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catomb of Reputations was that Day to fall for her Pleasure. The Houfe ftood upon an Eminence, having a thousand Paffages to it, and a thousand whispering Holes for the Conveyance of Sound. The Hall we entered was formed with the Art of a Mufick-Chamber for the Improvement of Noifes. Reft and Silence are banished the Place. Stories of dif

ferent Natures wander in light Flocks all about, fometimes Truths and Lies, or fometimes Lies themselves clashing against one another. In the middle stood a Table painted after the manner of the remotest Afiatick Countries, upon which the Lamp, the Silver Veffel, and Cups of a white Earth, were planted in order. Then dried Herbs were brought, collected for the Solemnity in Moonshine, and Water being put to them, there was a greenish Liquor made, to which they added the Flower of Milk, and an Extraction from the Canes of America, for performing a Libation to the infernal Powers of Mischief. After this, Curiofity, retiring to a withdrawing-Room, brought forth the Victims, being to Appearance a Sett of small waxen Images, which he laid upon the Table one after another. Immediately Talkativeness gave each of them the Name of fome one, whom for the Time they were to represent; and Cenforioufness fuck them all about with black Pins, ftill pronouncing at every one she stuck, fomething to the Prejudice

of the Perfons represented. No fooner were thefe Rites performed, and Incantations uttered, but the Sound of a Speaking Trumpet was heard in the Air, by which they knew the Deity of the Place was propitiated and affifting. Upon this the Sky grew darker, a Storm arofe, and Murmurs, Sighs, Groans, Cries, and the Words of Grief or Refentment were heard within it. Thus the three Sorceresses discovered, that they, whofe Names they had given to the Images, were already affected with what was done to them in Effigie. The Knowledge of this was received with the loudeft Laughter, and in many Congratulatory Words they applauded one another's Wit and Power.

As Matters were at this high Point of Diforder, the muffled Lady, whom I attended on, being no longer able to endure fuch barbarous Proceedings, threw off her upper Garment of Referve, and appeared to be Truth. As foon as the had confeffed her felf prefent, the Speaking-Trumpet ceas'd to Sound, the Sky cleared up, the Storm abated, the Noises which were heard in it ended, the Laughter of the Company was over, and a ferene Light, till then unknown to the Place, was diffused around it. At this the detected Sorcereffes endeavoured to escape in a Cloud which I faw began to thicken about them, but it was foon

difperfed, their Charms being controled and prevailed over by the fuperior Divinity. For my Part I was exceedingly glad to fee it fo, and began to confider what Punishments fhe would inflict upon them. I fancied it would be proper to cut off Curiofity's Ears, and fix them to the Eaves of the Houses, to nail the Tongue of Talkativeness to Indian Tables, and to put out the Eyes of Cenforiousness with a Flash of her Light. In respect of Credulity I had indeed fome little Pity, and had I been Judge fhe might, perhaps, have escaped with a hearty Reproof.

But I foon found that the difcerning Judge had other Designs, fhe knew them for fuch as will not be destroyed intirely while Mankind is in Being, and yet ought to have a Brand and Punishment affixed to them that they may be avoided. Wherefore fhe took a Seat for Judgment, and had the Criminals brought forward by Shame ever blushing, and Trouble with a Whip of many Lafhes, two Phantoms who had dogged the Proceffion in Disguise, and waited 'till they had an Authority from Truth to lay Hands upon them. Immediately then the ordered Curiofity and Talkativeness to be fettered together, that the one should never fuffer the other to reft, nor the other ever let her remain undifcovered. Light Credulity fhe linkt to Shame at the Tormenter's own Request,

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queft, who was pleased to be thus fecure that her Prisoner fhould not escape; and this was done partly for her Punishment, and partly for her Amendment. Cenforioufness was alfo in like manner begged by Trouble, and had her affign'd for an eternal Companion. After they were thus chain'd with one another, by the Judge's Order, fhe drove them from the Prefence to wander for ever thro' the World, with Novelty stalking before them.

The Caufe being now over, fhe retreated from fight within the Splendor of her own Glory, which leaving the House it had brightned, the Sounds that were proper to the Place began to be as loud and confused as when we entered, and there being no longer a clear diftinguished Appearance of any Objects reprefented to me, I returned from the Excurfion I had made in Fancy.

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Hatever Industry and Eagernefs the modern Discoverers have fhewn for the Knowledge of new Countries, there yet remains an ample Field in the Creation to which they are utter Strangers, and which all the Methods of Travelling hitherto invented, will never bring them acquainted with. Of this I can give a very particular Instance in an Accident which lately happened

to me.

As I was on the 6th of this Inftant, being Febr. 1715, walking with my Eyes caft upward, I fell into a Reflection on the vaft Tracts of Air which appear'd before me as uninhabited. And wherefore, faid I to my self, fhou'd all this Space be created? Can it only be for an odd Bird to fly through, as now and then

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