ABSTRACT

(r°) him to live at home, and too too often furnifhed his houfe with very unwelcom guefts. Others, who contributed their afiiftance, were perfons of both fexes, and of very difA ferent conditions and qualities: And alA though their endeavours often proved fuccefslefs, though they received difcouragements on one hand, were terrified with threats on the other *, That a feal of filence fliould be imprinted upon the lips of WoA men, who are become proverbial for their garrulity That faithfulnefs and conftancie fliould guard the hearts of Servants, who are ufually corrupted with rewards, or afA frighted with punilliments} That neither Hope nor Fear (moft powerful palfions, heightned by Capital animadverfions proA claimed againft All that fliould conceal, and large Remunerations promifed to fuch as fliould difcover the King ) could work noA thing upon any fingle perfon,fo as to remove him or her from their refpedive durv, but that all fliould fo harmonioufly concenter, ^ / both in the Defign, and alio afterward keep themfelves fo long clofe Jfhut up under the lock of fecrecy,that nothing could be difco