. The craftsman. itw,- For a Vote of Credi r. Ratio ultima, Mr. Addifon feems to condemn any Sort of Mirth,Raillery, or Satire upon Medals, becaufe He can findno Authority for it among the antient Romans i thoughHe is obliged to confefs that They run into moll abo-minable Flattery; and even feems to grant that one is,at leall, as juftifiable as the other. However, theReader will obferve that I have complyd intirely withhis Doctrine in this Particular, and have not recom-mended o?/f 5k3/>6?, ox Infcription, which can be char-ged with theleail Tendency to Irony, ov Sarcafm. As for the Devices
. The craftsman. itw,- For a Vote of Credi r. Ratio ultima, Mr. Addifon feems to condemn any Sort of Mirth,Raillery, or Satire upon Medals, becaufe He can findno Authority for it among the antient Romans i thoughHe is obliged to confefs that They run into moll abo-minable Flattery; and even feems to grant that one is,at leall, as juftifiable as the other. However, theReader will obferve that I have complyd intirely withhis Doctrine in this Particular, and have not recom-mended o?/f 5k3/>6?, ox Infcription, which can be char-ged with theleail Tendency to Irony, ov Sarcafm. As for the Devices, I ihall not pretend to recom-mend any, though I am not altogether unprovided; be-caufe That would be incroaching on the Province of alearned Viriuofo, who is much better qualified for it than, Myfelf, and will, I doubt not, be very ready to offerhis Service, upon fuchan Occafion. A, I am, Sir, ^c. ? See Conjideraihns concerning the publick Funds, &c, p, ^.Z ^ Satur 3 Saxurdav, 270 ^he Cr AFTSM A N, No 459. N°459. Saturday, Jpril 19, 1735. To CALEB D^ANVERS, EfqiDear Caleb, \ T is now a long Time fince You gaveus any Difcourie upon foreign Affairs,. .thougn You have been often calld upto it by the minijierial Scribes, who re-preach You vvith playing the Fool, whilftthe Interefts of your Country are at Stake, and en-deavouring to ftiev/ your Wit, inflead of giving Themyour Advice, in this critical Conjundlure. But, per-haps, You have not yet forgot the Hague Letter ;and, indeed, I think rt a Tittle unreafonable in anyMen to expecl your Affiltance a fecond Time, whohave aready ufed You fo fcurvily, for helping Themout at a dead Lift before. How many learned PapersW€re written upon that Occaiion, to prove ihzX foreignAffairs ought not to come under the Cognizance ofthe Frefs , and thata Reftraint upon fuch Writings isnot infringing the Liberty of it ? Since that Timetherefore You have confined Yourfelf chiefly to Mat-ters of a domefiick Nature, in tracing Corruption thro*^all
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