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td remain here, I Jhould expeB a Judgment to fall ufon
e'jery Thing I hanje, fo go ainay, or til fetch a Coiijta-
bk 'mho Jhdll eblige you to go. Upon that I awak'd and
got up, but finding it ftill dark, I went all round the
Hay Rick to fee if any Body was there, and was fo
llrongly poffefs'd of the Image I had feen in my Sleep,
that I caird out twice or thrice, Who's there ? but no
body anfwering, I laid down again, but could not get
any Sleep till Day-light, about which Time I flumb'red
again, when methought my Father flood before me,
and looking very ftedfaft on me faid, O Son ! nvill you
ne'ver take Warning till fuflice overtakes you .? The Time
nvill come wjhen you ^ixill'wijh, but too late, that you had
teen ruled by me. I ftarted up under an inexpreflible
Horror of Mind, and wand'red away from that Place,
I knew not whither, till the Sun was about two Hours
high, and then I went to the Thames with an intent to
wafh, but being half undreffed, I was poffefled with a
Belief that if I went into the Water I (hou'd be
drown'd; fo putting on my Cloaths again, I came a-
way fully refolving to go Home again to my Father;
but as I was going along I met a young Man who
owed me 3 j. 6 d. who afked me to drink with him,
which I accepted, and went into the firft Publick Houfe
we came to, where he paid me, and treated me with
fome Punch, in which 1 walhed away all thofe good
Thoughts I had entertain'd.
When I parted with him, I went to a Friend's Houfe,
complaining that I was not very well, whereupon they
ask'd me to lie down, which was what I wanted ; for
thro' want of Reft, and drinking the Punch fafting, I
cou'd fcarce hold up my Head I was fo drowfy. I
flept there near five Hours without moving, and when
I wak'd found myfelf very hungry, and tho' they preflcd
me to ftay and fup with them (for it was almo I Night)
I would not, but asking Pardon for being fo trouble-
fome, and faying, I fear'd I had over flept my Time, I
took my Leave, and going to a Publick Houfe I had
fome Stakes dreffed, and ftaid drinking there till ten at
Night,