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☞ I Am to acquaint my Reader, that I have just now met with a New Piece of J. P's Astrology, as like the Dad as ever it can stare; It rather excels, than falls short of his other Bedlam Prints in Ignorance, loud Railing, and superlative Impudence, &c. yet demon∣strates his Nurses care of him in his Infancy; for it appears he is nei∣ther Pen nor Tongue-ty'd. He is so bold herein, as to denounce a War, not only against the Person that first taught him to get his Bread, but also against almost all Astrologers, both Ancient and Modern. So that you see, this Terrae Filius, is ashamed of nothing, be it never so Ridiculous.
Albeit, (tho by his many idle Concessions, and obvious Contra∣dictions, he hath Answer'd himself.) Yet, I dare engage, on condi∣tion that he first disrobe his beastly Tract of all its Railings against Religion, Kings, Princes and Nobles, &c. and Re-print it in such a Dress as may shew him a Man that deserves some reasonable notice, he shall have a Reply. But for a Beast that Brays! and a Bedlamist that Raves! can any one that is compos Mentis, think such fit for any Sober Man to Cope with? He must be a grand Enemy to Art and Reason both, that shall Prostitue either to any irrational or unwarrantable Purpose.
As for Mr. G. (the only Man that rais'd him to what he is) I am of an Opinion, he's wiser than to be concern'd with his great heap of Billings gate Stuff, but will rather own himself overcome by his Ribaldry than Reason; and Silenc'd more with his Acrimony than Ar∣guments. And for the wicked Scandals wherewith he Defames Mr. G: had they been true, how comes it that he hath escaped the Law all this while? And wherefore is it, he holds so clear a Credit among his Neighbours? But J. P's. Pen (or Tongue) is no Slander.
To conclude, Mr. J. P. your terming the two late Reigns Bloody, &c. and taxing that Glorious Monarch, K. Charles II. with break∣ing his Coronation Oath; your dirty ridiculing his serious Devotions at Breda, when under his greatest Afflictions; and your dangerous Story of Scandalum Magnatum's, (I wish that you, &c. find it not so) are no Arguments in any Man's Astrology, save yours. But you have Labour'd hard, Sir, to approve your self another Stephen Colledge, and been guilty of as many Anti-Monarchical Gim cracks, (tho not in the same way) and have presented the World with as many Raree-Shows. God bless you from his End, for you are not much in Person unlike him.—Sero sapit Ingratus.
☞ A Discourse Intituled, The Ungrateful Daemon Dispossess'd wherein the Manners and Skill of J. Partridge, is more largely Exemple∣fied, will shortly be made Publick by his Tutor.