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I could long continue at large, I thought it Prudence to
make fome Overtures of Accommodations, but whihl
the Treaty was in Agitation, I was furrounded at a
Brardy-Shop in Chancery-Lane, by the before-mention'd
Perfons one Night, about Eleven o'Clock, who feiz'd
me, and hurrying me into a Coach, carry'd me avvay
to the Elephant and Caftle in Fleet-Lane, from whence a
Deputation from my Body Guard was difpatch'd to Ja-
r,athan, to inform him of my being in Salvo Ciijhdia ;
but to my good Fortune Jonathan v.'as then in Bed, arid
whether he refolv'd to win upon me by my good Na-
ture, or that he was unwilling to rife 1 know not, bat
he direfted them to difcharge me, telling them, that he
had taking my Word for my Appearance, and that I
might attend at his Levee next Morning in fafety ; as I
knew his Temper too well to be trifled with, and that
this Aft of Indulgence would be attended with another
of Severity if J! did not comply, I was difmifled out of
Cuftody for the prefent, and the next Morning had the
Honour of treating my Benefaftor with a Breakfaft at
the Baptift-liead I'avern in the Old-Bailey, where by
way of Attonement for his. Trouble in. my Affair, I pre-
fented him with five Pieces, which prov'd fo good a
Cordial, that all my Tranfgreffions were to be buried in
Oblivion, and Jonathan engag-d for Mr. Wildgoofe, that
wpon my giving him a Bond for his i o Guineas, the
Note I had forg'd fhould be deflroy'd, fo as never to
rife up in Judgment agaioft me for the future ^ accord-
ingly Wildgoofe was fent for,, and upon his Appearance,,
my indulgent Mafter Jonathan ufed fuch Methods of
Perfaafion,. as induc'd my incenfed Adverfary to agree,
and accept of a Bond for the faid Sum of lo Guineas,
to_ be paid I know not when, and that the Forgery
might not be detefted, the Note was- delivered up and
committed to the Flames, to prevent its ever appearing
in Judgment againft me; afterwards we regal'd out
felves, and having receiv'd fome private Document.'!
from my old Mafter Jonathan, we feverally parte;d for
ihspxefent, and as I prefume, each very well pleafed
P 5 with.