he exchanged his night-gown and wig with the priest of Peterswalde, for an old black coat, and the slip pers for a pair of shoes, and then set out for Prague. By the assist ance of some friends, which the oddity of his late adventure had acquired him, he was enabled to go, to Francfort on the Maine, and from thence to Berlin, Holland, and England, where he had many adventures, and made many a shift to live. From England he was obliged to make a precipitate retreat, being taken for å spy; and a Dutch fishing-boat, that had sold her car go in the Thames, procured him the means of preserving his liberty. He once more landed in Holland, where the present troubles offered him the means of gaining a livelihood by his pen: He was advan tageously known by his testament of C. Alberoni, and by his political history of this age. He published several political pamphlets, for

Count Bruhl, who had prosecuted him some years before. Ephraim justified is a false representation of the situation of Saxony, under the Prussians; the affair of the coinage, the levies of recruits, and the fais ing of contributions, are painted in odious and false colours; erroneous calculations, and facts that never existed but in his brain, serve to illustrate this performance. Count Bruhl and Count Kaunitz's pensions to him were but scanty, which ob liged him to make an offer of his pen to defend the British cause in polemic writings. His proposals were rejected: piqued at such a mark of indifference, he swore revenge. A letter which he wrote in the name of the late prince royal to the King of Prussia, was intended

to blacken the greatest hero of the age. M. Van Hellen demanded satisfaction of the States in his master's name, and he was ordered by a state messenger twice to leave Holland. He paid no regard to the compliment; but a sufly scout, with his satellites, carried him, bon gre, mal gré, in a coach, to the limits of the States territories, where he was left to meditate on human vicissitudes. He went again to Brussels, where he was received with open arms; he returned to the bosom of the church, was made a conseiller de Cour by her Apostolic Majesty, gratified with a pension of 600 ducats, and probably has received from Rome absolution for all the lies he is to tell in the Brussels Gazette,

Singular account of a Miser.

is the least to be accounted Varice, of all other passions, for, as it precludes the miser from all pleasure except that of hoarding: the Prodigal, the Gamester, the Ambitious, having something to plead by way of palliatives for their inordinate affections to their respective objects and pursuits; but the miser gratifies his passion at the expence of every conveniency, indulgence, or even necessary, of life. He is aptly compared to the magpye, who hides gold which he can make no use of.

M. Vandille was the most remarkable man in Paris, both on account of his immense riches, and his extreme avarice. He lodged as high up as the roof would admit him, to avoid noise or visits, maintained one poor old woman to attend him in his garret, allowed her

only

only seven sous per week, or a penny per diem. His usual diet was bread and milk, and for indulgence, some poor sour wine on Sunday, on which day he constantly gave one farthing to the poor, being one shilling and a penny per ann. which he cast up, and after his death, his extensive charity amounted to forty-three shillings and four-pencé. This prudent deconomist had been a magistrafe, or officer, at Boulogne, from which obscurity he was promoted to Paris, for the reputation of his wealth, which he lent upon unde mable security to the public funds, not caring to trust individuals with his life and soul. While a magistrate at Boulogne, he maintained himself by taking upon him to be milk taster-general at the market, and from one to another filled his belly, and Washed down his bread at no expence of his own, not; doubtless, from any other principal than that of serving the public in regulating the goodness of milk. When he had a call to Paris, knowing that stage vehicles are expensive, he de=termined to go thither on foot; and to avoid being robbed, he took care to export with himself neither more nor less than the considerable sum of three-pence sterling to carry him one hundred and thirty miles; and with the greater faci lity to execute his plan of opera tion, he went in the quality of a poor priest, or mendicant, and no doubt gathered some few pence on the road from such pious and welldisposed persons of the country who were strangers to him.

The great value a miser, annexes to a farthing, will make us less sur prised at the infinite attachment he must have to a guinea,of which it is the seed, growing by gentle grada

tions, into pence, shillings, pounds, thousands, and ten thousands, which made this worthy connoisseur say, take care of the farthings, and the pence and shillings will take care of themselves; these semina of wealth may be compared to seconds of time, which generate years, centuries, and even eternity itself.

When he became extensive rich, being in the year 1735 worth seven or eight hundred thousand pounds, which he begot or multiplied on the body of a single shilling, from the age of sixteen to the age of seventy-two; one day he heard a woodman going by in summer, at which season they stock themselves with fuel for the winter : he agreed with him at the lowest rate possible, but stole from the poor man several logs, with which he loaded himself to his secret hiding hole, and thus contracted, in that hot season, a fever; he then sent, for the first time, for a sugeon to bleed him, who asking half a livre for the ope ration, was dismissed; he then sent for an apothecary, but he was as high in his demand; he then sent for a poor barber, who undertook to open a vein for three-pence a time ; but, says this worthy œconomist, friend, how often will it be requisite to bleed? three times, said he: and what quantiy of blood do you ina tend to take? about eight ounces each time, answered the barber. That will be nine-pence; too much, too much, says the old miser, I have determined to go a cheaper way to work; take the whole quantity you design to take at three times, äf one time, and that will save me six-pence; which being insisted on, he lost twenty-four ounces of Blood; and died in a few days, leaving all his vast treasures to the king, whont

he

he made his sole heir. Thus he contracted his disorder by pilfering, and his death by an unprecedented piece of parsimony.

Copy of the will of the late Lieutenant

General Henry Harley.

I that I am writing this my last will, by which I do hereby give, order and, dispose of what is mine, both real and personal, that there may be no disputes after I am gone, Therefore, as I began the world with nothing, and as all I have is of my own acquiring, I can dispose of it as I please. But first, I direct and order (that as there is now a peace, and I may die the common way) my carcase may be put any where; 'tis equal to me; but I will have no more expence or ridiculous shew, than if a poor soldier (who is as good a man) was to be buried in the hospital. The priest, I conclude, will have his fee: let the puppy have it. Pay the carpenter for the carcase box. Debts I have none at this time; some very small trifles of course there may be let them be paid; there is wherewith to do it. First, then, to my only sister Anne Hawley, if she survives me, I give and bequeath 5000l. sterling out of the 75001. which I have at this time in bank annuities of 1748. Be that altered or not, I still give her 50001. out of what I die worth, to dispose of as she pleases; and this to be made over to her, or paid as soon as possible, after I am dead; a month at most. As to any other relations, I have none who want, and as I never was married, have no heirs. I therefore

Being perfectly well, both, in

have long since, taken it into my head to adopt one heir, and son, after the manner of the Romans, who I hereafter name.

But first, there's one Mrs. Eliz. Toovey, widow, mother of this aforesaid adopted son, who has been for many years my friend and companion, and often my careful nurse, and in my absence a faithful

steward: she is the person I think myself bound in honour and gratitude to provide, for, as well as I can, during her life. I do there fore give and bequeath to the said Eliz. Toovey, widow, all that my freehold estate, houses, out-houses, &c. and all the land thereto belonging, situate at the upper end of West-green, in the parish of Hartley Wintny, and county of Southampton, which I bought of William Shipway I likewise give to the said Elizabeth Toovey the lands or farm commonly called Exell's farm, which join to the aforesaid lands bought of William Shipway, and which I bought of Lord Castlemain., I also gave her the field adjoining thereto, which I bought of farmer Hellhouse, called the Paddock. I likewise give to the said Eliza beth Toovey, my farm-house, other house, and all out-houses, &c. and all the lands thereto belonging, situate at the bottom of Westgreen parish, and county aforesaid, which farm, lands, &c. I bought of farmer Hellhouse. I likewise give and bequeath to the said Elizabeth Toovey, the great meadow, which I bought of Thomas Ellis, carpenter, or wright, which is commonly called Tiligany; and I give also the little meadow over against the great one, part of the purchase made of farmer Hellhouse, to her. And I also

give

give to the said Elizabeth Toovey a little barn and farm I lately pur chased, called Birchin Reeds, up on Hasty-heath, in the parish of Mattingly, or Hetzfield.. I like wise give and bequeath to the said Elizabeth Toovey, my house, stables, out-houses, and all the ground thereto belonging, which I purchased lately of the widow Rooke, situate in the parish of St. George's near Hyde-park-gate, in the county of Middlesex, she to hold and possess these several houses and estates during her natural life; and then, after her decease, I give and bequeath them to her second son Captain William Toovey, my adopted son and heir (at present a captain in the regiment of Royal dragoons under my command) then when his mother dies, and not before, the whole which I have and do give to her, to come to him, and to be his and his heirs for ever. And I do direct and require the said Captain William Toovey, that as soon as I am dead, he shall forthwith take upon him both my names, and sign them, by act of parliament or otherwise, as shall be needful. I do order and appoint that the aforesaid Elizabeth Toovey, shall have the use of all my goods, plate, &c. during her life, as also the use and interest of all the sums of money I die possessed of in present, as also what shall be due to me from the government, during her natural life, excepting always the 50001. which I give my sister, and what legacies hereafter follow, and debts paid, and my horses and arms exclusive.

I do appoint Captain William Toovey my sole executor and trustee to see this my will executed punctually, and to act in behalf of

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As to his brother Lieutenant Colonel John Toovey, I give and bequeath to him 10001. out of the money the government owes me, when paid. I also give him all my horses and arms. I also give him up the writings and money which his brother Captain William Too-. ley owes me, lent him for his several preferments in the regiment.

I give and bequeath to Elizabeth Burkitt, spinster, 1001. as a legacy, she having been a useful, agreeable handmaid to me; but upon this condition, that she never marries Lieutenant Colonel John. Toovey; if she does, I give her nothing. Likewise if Lieutenant Colonel John Toovey should be fool enough to marry her, Elizabeth Burkett, I disannul whatever relates to him and her, and I give nothing either to Lieutenant Colonel John Toovey or her. And if, after all this, they should be both fools and marry, I do hereby give (what I had given to them) I say, I give it to my sister Anne Hawley, and her heirs, and order her or them to sue for the same.

I once more appoint Captain William Toovey my executor and trustee; and I order him to administer; there's no debts will trouble him, or his mother; what there is she will pay; and that he immediately wait on my sister with a copy of this will, if she survives me; if not, what I give her is his. In case I have not time to make another will, my house in the Mews, which lease is almost out, iny sister has already by my gift. My house at Charlton I shall sell; so

don't

don't mention it. I have no other will but this, which is my last. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, having writ it all with my own hand, and sign ed each page: and this I did, be cause I hate all priests of all professions, and I have the worst opinion of all members of the law. This the 29th of March, 1749.

[L.S.] HE. HAWLEY. Signed, sealed, and delivered by Lieutenant General Henry Hawley, in our presence, who likewise in his presence have subscribed our names as wit

nesses.

J. Wilkinson, Sam. Moss, Patt. Maguire. What follows in this sheet is a codicil to the foregoing will; but, without making any alterations in the said foregoing will, I by this give and bequeath to Captain William Toovey and his heirs, that farm and lands called Hurlebatts farm, lying near Hartford Bridge; which lands I lately purchased of James Hare, yeoman; the house and barns not being yet purchased, nor twenty pounds a year belonging to it but as the said James Hare is under an obligation to sell it to me at a stipulated price, within twelve months, I do give the said house, lands, &c. to the said Capt. William Toovey, in the same manner as the lands first mentioned; therefore I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 7th day of November, 1749.

(L. S.) HE. HAWLEY. Signed, sealed, and delivered, &c.

Am. Hodges,
Tho. Gibson,
Hen. Romerman.
This sheet is also a codicil to my

will.

Whereas my estate is increased, since the former date, by the pur chase of Dipley mill, and lands, &c. thereto belonging, at the rent of 501. a year, and by a mortgage of 1000l. upon the estate of one John Fly, at Qdiam, as also of or by a mortgage of 1500l. upon the toll of the turnpike at Pheanise Green, parish of Harley Wintny; I do give to the aforesaid Anne Hawley, my sister, the abovesaid mill, lands, &c. for her life; after her to Captain William Toovey; and order him to pay her 501, a year penny rent, by half-yearly payments. I give to Elizabeth Burkett, the 1000!. mortgage upon John Fly's estate; and I give to Captain William Toovey, the 15001. loan on the toll as above, in present to him. Witness my hand and seal this 22d of October, 1750.

(L. S.) Signed, sealed,

HE. HAWLEY, and delivered, &e. John Smith, John Baignan,

Jaque Guaillard.

This sheet is also a codicil to my

will.

Whereas since the foregoing codicil, I have purchased that estate at Odiam, on which I had a mortgage, being 50l. a year, I give that in present to my sister Anne Hawley, instead of Dipley mill, &c. the mill I give to Captain William Toovey, and order him as before to pay my sister 50l. a year penny rent quarterly. And whereas I have already articled for an estate called Blue-house farm (though the writings are not yet finished) when done I give it to Captain William Toovey in present. I give to Eliz. Burkett 1000l. to be paid to her by her aunt Mrs. Elizabeth Too

vey,