. The craftsman. the Gentleman^whofe Caufe 1 have undertaken. I can allure you thatI have feen the laft Bill, drawn upon Him, io\ Bufi*fiefs done, (in which there are fome ixtraordinary Ar-ticles) and his Order for the Payment of the Writer Himfelf is fo far irom bemg afliamed of^Them, that He makes Them his Boall at Coffee-lioufes, and fnews tliera to all his Acquaintance, as un- .deniable Proofs of his Abilities and Merit. Jrould give you feveral Inilances o^ the great Ma;isGenerofity upon fuch Occalions j but I think Thefeiafficient at prefent.—-How furprizing is it that youfhould
. The craftsman. the Gentleman^whofe Caufe 1 have undertaken. I can allure you thatI have feen the laft Bill, drawn upon Him, io\ Bufi*fiefs done, (in which there are fome ixtraordinary Ar-ticles) and his Order for the Payment of the Writer Himfelf is fo far irom bemg afliamed of^Them, that He makes Them his Boall at Coffee-lioufes, and fnews tliera to all his Acquaintance, as un- .deniable Proofs of his Abilities and Merit. Jrould give you feveral Inilances o^ the great Ma;isGenerofity upon fuch Occalions j but I think Thefeiafficient at prefent.—-How furprizing is it that youfhould have been fufferd thus long to triumph in yourQejiances, when fo many Inilances were ready at hanclto confute you, unlefs you are loft to all Senfe of Shame^and have hardend your Mind againfl Convidion ? I am, as far as it is confiftent wiih my Devotion to THE M r, SIP, A. Tour Well-wtjher and humble Sert^antt Windfor, y^^ COURTLY GRUB, E/q 7 i73<^ ^^ an. The Craftsman. 1$$ Sf° an. Saturday, July iS, 1730,. 7a CALEB DANVERS, Efp Mr. D An VERS, Certain, minifterial Writer was lately-pleasd to pat you in Mind of a Sayingof Archbifhop ^i//fii//5;^, that his Ene-mies were his befl Friends, and very un-luckily apply^d it loyou, for certainlyyour beft FrienJs^could not have doneyou more Service than Thofe, who have been fcribbliiigagainft you for almoil thefe four Years paft. I couldhave wifhM, indeed, that They had performed a littkbetter, and ditcoverM fome fmall Abilities in their Pa-pers ; becaufe fome People are apt to llifpeil thatIhey have besn fighting Booty, and were only madeUfe of as Foils, to give a LuHre to your Writings. It might have been reafonably expelled that thegreat Encouragement, wliich hath been lately givento thefe Writers by a certain Gentleman, at the fub-lick Ex pence 3 would haveanimated their Genius, andadded a little Vivacity to their Dillerfations ; butThey Hill continue plodding on in their old humdrumWay, without doing any Service to Pat
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