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318 Letters Historical and Galant. Vol. 5.

As these were the Verses that gave occasion to my sending you the Mercury, I ought not to suppress them.

"Since you see I have returned to the Article of the Hague, I must impart to you an Adventure that not long ago happened in that fine Village. A Certain Soldier of Fortune, whom the Caprice of Fate, some say, had raised to the Rank of a Colonel, fell in love with a Fair young Lady, and found the way of being equally admired by her. The Young Woman had a mother that adored her, and Consequently never cared to oppose Inclination, so the Gentleman's Suit was approved, the Marriage concluded upon, and to facilitate it's Accomplishment, the fortune was paid down before hand, and the Gallant received it as soon as the Contract was signed. But no sooner did he get the Money, but he did not press on the affair, and being persuaded that he could find means to avoid restitution, he, looked out for multiplying his fortune, and paid Court to an old Dutch Woman, he took to be very rich. But as Polygamy is no more allowed in that Country than here, he took care under plausible pretences, to make his betrothed Spouse, and his future Mother in Law, absent them sevles for some days, and in their absence espoused his old Woman. As Soon as the others came to know his Perfidiousness, they did not fail returning as fast as they could to the Hague, to demand Satisfaction, and Justice; and that faithless Wretch, could never have escaped being prosecuted, nor avoid being punished according to the Rigour of the Laws, if he had not found means to save himself by a treason still more Odious than the former. The Incensed Ladies were French, and Refugees too for Religion. He sent a Refugee to them, who out of a damnable Hypocrisy had put on an appearance of Piety and Charity, and had for above a year by this means imposed on the Publick, committing a thousand Rogueries under that Cloak, which People never suspected him of. This Wretch went to the afflicted french Ladies; shewed a hearty concern for their

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