. The craftsman. es for That of Fools ; and fuch you will reallybe, if youthink to get rid of b-urthetifme Taxes Thofe, who live by. Them ; to fupport yourTrade by Thofe, who-are either ignorant of, or indif-ferent about it ; or to free your felves from ftanding^Armies^ either, at hojne or abrmd, by ehuilng Dipen-dents upon Men in Power. But We-rely upon your Prudence,, your Couragemd Virtue^t the approaching Eleftions. We hope,you will give Encouragement to honef, country Ge?!-dmm. to offer their Service i and. that you,; in a Body, without any Diftinftion of Parly, t


. The craftsman. es for That of Fools ; and fuch you will reallybe, if youthink to get rid of b-urthetifme Taxes Thofe, who live by. Them ; to fupport yourTrade by Thofe, who-are either ignorant of, or indif-ferent about it ; or to free your felves from ftanding^Armies^ either, at hojne or abrmd, by ehuilng Dipen-dents upon Men in Power. But We-rely upon your Prudence,, your Couragemd Virtue^t the approaching Eleftions. We hope,you will give Encouragement to honef, country Ge?!-dmm. to offer their Service i and. that you,; in a Body, without any Diftinftion of Parly, to fup-port their Intereft. la a Word, it is our earneft De-fire and Expedation that you will now give a finifli-ing Blovr to that devouring Canker of the State, Corruptioftt and confound the Devices of Thofe, in, whofeHand is Mifchief, and whofe right Hand is full ofBribes. 1 ^m, Gentlemen^CD. Tour mofi affeSiionatti GrayV-Inn, , 1729; and devoted Serva?ityCAL. DANVERS. N^lSj, Saturday, January ly^ ly^J-S^*. From my own Chambers. HE Treaty of Seville is at length puB-liflied, with fome learned Obfervationsupon it by a Gentleman, who is fup-pofed to have had no fmall Share in theContrivance of this wonderful Schemetwhich hath brought the King of Spainto a jull Senfe of his own Interefi- He feems to confefs, in the Warmth of his Joy, up*On this Oceafion,. that he hath been undfcr fome Ap-prehenfions for the ^ii:v?// of tl>eie Negotiations, fromthe ill Intentions of thofe Men, who have fo long la-bour^ to objiruEt them. I cannot help rejoycing, faysHe, at this Difappointment, which hath at once de-grayed all the pleafing ProfpeSfs of Power and Re-venge, with which They had for fome Time flatter d Thsnp? 20 The Craftsman. N° i ^hefnfelves. — I heartily congratulate Him upon be-ing thus freed from all his Anxieties and hope,for the future, He will Jleep in Peace. He tells us (without any Kind of Vanity, Preju-dicBi or felfjb Viezvs) that this Treaty contains a^V/?,f


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