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<p n="67">I, what were Adam and Eve's Fig-Leaves, and who sewed them together? Pray, says I to him, Who was the first Pawnbroker? He could not answer me, so I asked him what he thought of Joseph, who took the Lands of the AEgyptians in Pledge for Corn in the Time of Famine; and so I silenc'd him.</p>
<p n="68">And now, tho' I have the Gift of Knowledge, I have no Expectation but to die; but what signifies Life, 'tis but a Vapour and a Trouble, and we all must die sooner or later. I hope no one will reflect upon my Son for my dying in so shameful a Manner, and that is my last Request.</p>
<p n="69"> <rs type="persName" id="OA17400806_n69-1">JOHN FOSTER</rs>
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'S Account, as given by himself.</p>
<p n="70">I Was 35 Years old the <rs type="date" id="OA17400806_date22">17th of last June</rs>
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; my Father and Mother lived in <rs type="placeName" id="OA17400806_geo43"> <rs type="placeName" id="OA17400806_geo44">Little Distaff-Lane</rs>
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, near St. Paul's</rs>
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, but I had the Misfortune to know neither of my Parents, for my Mother died in Labour with me, and my Father, who was a Plasterer, died ten Weeks after; upon which I was lft to the Care of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="OA17400806_geo45">St. Matthew; Friday-street</rs>
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; and when I was big enough, was put into the Ward Charity School, where I continued till I was 9 Years old. Then I was put Apprentice to <rs type="persName" id="OA17400806_n70-1">John Goldsmith</rs>
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, <rs type="occupation" id="OA17400806_occ23">Chimney-Sweeper</rs>
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, in <rs type="placeName" id="OA17400806_geo46"> <rs type="placeName" id="OA17400806_geo47">Bell-Alley</rs>
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, Coleman-street</rs>
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, with whom I served out my Apprenticeship, and afterwards I Worked a Year with him as a Journeyman. After this I married a Wife, and lived with her ten Years; I had five Children by her, but they are all dead except one Girl, who is now about Five Years old.</p>
<p n="71">The Deceased had been <rs type="occupation" id="OA17400806_occ24">Cook</rs>
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at the <rs type="placeName" id="OA17400806_geo48"> <rs type="placeName" id="OA17400806_geo49"> <rs type="placeName" id="OA17400806_geo50">Sun-Tavern</rs>
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in Aldersgate-street</rs>
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, near the End of Long-Lane</rs>
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, five Years. She married a topping Gentleman's Son, who lived with her but a very small Time; after he left her, she took to ill Courses, such as Drinking and keeping ill Company; and for her Livelihood sold Greens about the Streets; and my Landlady where I lodged being her Acquaintance, used to lend her Money to go to Market with. Her Father's Name was Showell, he was a Chairmaker in St. Luke's Parish, and afterwards kept a Publick-House, the Sign of the Angler, in Brick-Lane, near Old-street.</p>
<p n="72">The Day when this unhappy Accident happened, I had been at <rs type="placeName" id="OA17400806_geo51">Hornsey</rs>
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, and swept the Minister's Chimnies at <rs type="placeName" id="OA17400806_geo52">Croutch-End</rs>
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; after which I went to the <rs type="placeName" id="OA17400806_geo53"> <rs type="placeName" id="OA17400806_geo54">Green-Dragon</rs>
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at Muswell-Hill</rs>
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, and did some Work there. When I returned to <rs type="placeName" id="OA17400806_geo55">Crouch-End</rs>
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in my Way Home, I met 2 Men of the same Business, who being likewise going to London, we all three went in at Mr. White's, at the <rs type="placeName" id="OA17400806_geo56"> <rs type="placeName" id="OA17400806_geo57">Butcher's-Arms</rs>
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at Crouch-End</rs>
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, and there we drank 4 or 5 Full-Pots of Two-penny. My Misfortune is, that when I drink I cannot eat, so when I got out into the Fields, my Heels grew lighter than my Head, and I could hardly stand; but by that Time I got Home, I was pretty middling, and my Wife and I got some Victuals together; after which we got a few Drams, and she and the Landlady having been drinking Drams before I came Home, we were all three equally fuddled,</p>
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