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Essays and addresses

This series is not infrequently quoted as Colonial Records, Pennsylvania.

The unhappy "John Remington, Attorney-at-law," in this Petition, said that he "was unfortunately de- luded and drawn into the idle Diversion of performing the Cere- mony of making a free Mason in Order to which a Sport called Snap Dragon was prepared, at which the Petitioner was persuaded to be present.

" (He does not say who de- luded, drew or persuaded him: but it was, of course, "the other fellow").

Then, "unhappily, some of the burn- ing Spirit used in this Sport was thrown or spilt on the breast of one Daniel Rees which so burnt or scalded him that in a few days after, the said Daniel die" Apparently the candi- date was lying down.

After telling of the conviction of Dr Jones as "Principle," and himself.