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On a Cordelier and a Jacobin.

A Cordelier and a Jacobin having taken up one Inn together; the next morning the Jacobin paid his Reckoning, but the Cordelier supposing to have come off here, as elsewhere, for a God a mercy, or a Retribuet Deus, was forced by the Master of the House who was a Protestant to pay for what he had had, by pawning some Books he had, for the Jacobin refused to lend him a farthing. The next day travelling to∣gether, they came to a small River; whereupon the poor Cordelier put off his Sandals and holding up his Gown began to wade: the Jacobin being well apparreld, and loath to spoil his fine Cloathes, call'd to the Cordelier to carry him over; what will you give me then quoth he? said the other, I will redeem

your Books and pay your Charge at the next Inn; So the Cordelier took him up on his back, and when be was in the deepest place of the Water, the Corde∣lier asked the Jacobin if he had money enough to make good his promise? yes that I have said he, and there∣upon chinkt his money in his pocket: the Cordelier hearing this, and finding a fit opportunity to be re∣venged, let him drop in the Water, saying, Brother, you have done very ill to make me transgress my Orders, for you know I am bound never to carry any money about me.