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and taking ſome friends with him, I directed them where they ſhould go, and in what place they ſhould find them. He would have had me go with them, but that I excuſed myſelf from Taking a conſtable with them, they went and found what they fought for, according to my direction, which they ſeized, leaving the old Uſurer to condole his loſs.
The next I fell on was a young merchant, to
whom I went genteely habited, with a foot boy
waiting at my heels I looked out ſeveral commodities and laid them aſide, aſſuring him that I would
ever lay out a conſiderable parcel of money with
him We diſcourſed upon the price, and in the
concluſion cloſed. The next day I appointed the
goods to be ſent home to my houſe, and in the interim, deſired him to go along with me, and accept
what poor accommodation my habitation would afford him, (under the pretence of being better acquainted, but my deſign was to raiſe in him a good
opinion of me: for I had one room eſpecially very
richly furniſhed) My motion was entertained, and
away we went, where I treated him nobly The
next day the goods were ſent with his fervant, who
expected his money, but I pretended that my caſhier
was abroad, and to deſired him to call the next
morning, he did, but then I was not to be ſpoken
with. Thus he did ſo often till the young man
was weary: at laſt the maſter himſelf came, who
met me juſt as I was going out; who had not the
patience to aſk for his money, but preſently railled
moſt bitterly, calling me cheat, knave, &c and that
he would not put himſelf to the trouble of poſting
me up but would have a warrant for me instantly.
Being gone, I was as nimble as himſelf having a
couple of my emiſſaries, ready with a warrant for
him againſt his return. It was not long before he
came ſtrutting with a conſtable: perceiving him
