. The craftsman. licity of your Lanvs. In Jfa, afew plain Words are found fufficientto fettle the-Differencesof P^/Z/rz/Z^rj in a State, or of one State with another ; but here Yoft^ run into Volumes upon both, and what is the EfFe£tl** of it? Why, after great Trouble, nmdigreat Ex-* pence. You are as far from a Decijton as before -,• nay, often more puzzled and confounded. The*« only Diltinftion feems to be that, in your La^LV Suits, perplexing as they are, there is at laft a Rule* of Equity to refort to j but, in the other Difputes,* the laft Appeal is to the iniquitous Rule of Force,« and P
. The craftsman. licity of your Lanvs. In Jfa, afew plain Words are found fufficientto fettle the-Differencesof P^/Z/rz/Z^rj in a State, or of one State with another ; but here Yoft^ run into Volumes upon both, and what is the EfFe£tl** of it? Why, after great Trouble, nmdigreat Ex-* pence. You are as far from a Decijton as before -,• nay, often more puzzled and confounded. The*« only Diltinftion feems to be that, in your La^LV Suits, perplexing as they are, there is at laft a Rule* of Equity to refort to j but, in the other Difputes,* the laft Appeal is to the iniquitous Rule of Force,« and Princes treat by the Mouths of their great Guns y which foon demolilh all the Paper on both* Sides, and tear to Pieces every Cobaveb of Nego-* tiation. I ihall leave this Letter to the Animadverfion of theingenious -Mr. Walfngham, who hath already takenthe Juthor of it to Talk, and conclude with afibringYou how much I am^ Dear Caleb, j^ Your Friend and humble Servant, H. , N^4^i. 21?^ Craftsman. 277. N46i. Saturday, May ^^ ^735^ F 0 R T E N L O Y A L T e. Moffo to the DAnverian Arms. Formerly gave my Readers fome Accountof the D^ Ativermn Family j but havinglince found it erroneous, in feveral Par-ticulars, I think it my Duty to correftit, and hope the Publick will excufefome farther Memoirs upon that SubjeSi ; in which Iam refolved to preferve a ftridt Regard to Truth, asfar as it hath come to my Knowledge, without anyfeUifh Partiality, Favour, or AfFe£lion. I dated our Arrival in England from the Time ofthe * Reformation only, according to our Family Ac-counts ; but in a f Book, fmce pubHfhd, our Pedigreeis traced up to one Roland de An verso, whocame over hither WMh-William the Conqueror. It isgenerally agreed that We took our Name from theTown of Annjers j though I am told that a mimjieria!Critick is now hard at Work, to prove that the trueReading of it is De Adverfo, and that We were fo de-nominated from haviog always been a turhdent andfeditious Race of Men
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