. Encyclopedia of natural and artificial wonders and curiosities including a full and authentic description of remarkable and astonishing places, beings, animals, customs, experiments, phenomena, etc., of both ancient and modern times, in all parts of the globe : comprising correct accounts of the most wonderful freaks of nature and arts of man . i% ,^^ ^ .n. ^^T^. \ mwi ^\^t^^\i C5 DWARFS. 41 this period, JefFery was employed on a negociation cf greatimportance: he was sent to France to fetch a midwife for thtqueen ; and on his return with this gentlewoman, and her ma-jestys dancing-master, a
. Encyclopedia of natural and artificial wonders and curiosities including a full and authentic description of remarkable and astonishing places, beings, animals, customs, experiments, phenomena, etc., of both ancient and modern times, in all parts of the globe : comprising correct accounts of the most wonderful freaks of nature and arts of man . i% ,^^ ^ .n. ^^T^. \ mwi ^\^t^^\i C5 DWARFS. 41 this period, JefFery was employed on a negociation cf greatimportance: he was sent to France to fetch a midwife for thtqueen ; and on his return with this gentlewoman, and her ma-jestys dancing-master, and many rich presents to the queenfrom her mother Mary de Medicis, he was taken by the Dun-kirkers. JefFery, thus made of consequence, grew to thinkhimself really so. He had borne with little temper the teazingof the courtiers and domestics, and had many squabbles withthe kings gigantic porter. At last, being provoked by , a young gentleman of family, a challenge ensued:and Mr. Crofts coming to the rendezvous armed only witha squirt, the little creature was so enraged, that a real duelensued; and the appointment being on horseback, with pistols,to put them more on a level, Jeffery, at the first fire, shot hisantagonist dead. This happened in France, whither he hadattended his mistress during the troubles. He was againtaken prisoner by a Turkish rov
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