, what is become of Booth?«
    At this Instant a great Noise arose near that Part where the two Ladies
were. This was occasioned by a large Assembly of young Fellows, whom they call
Bucks, who were got together and were enjoying, as the Phrase is, a Letter,
which one of them had found in the Room.
    Curiosity hath its Votaries among all Ranks of People, whenever therefore an
Object of this appears, it is as sure of attracting a Croud in the Assemblies of
the Polite, as in those of their Inferiors.
    When this Croud was gathered together, one of the Bucks, at the Desire of
his Companions, as well as of all present, perform'd the Part of a public
Orator, and read out the following Letter, which we shall give the Reader,
together with the Comments of the Orator himself, and of all his Audience.
    The Orator then being mounted on a Bench began as follows:
    »Here beginneth the first Chapter of - Saint - Pox on't, Jack, what is the
Saint's Name? I have forgot.«
    »Timothy, you Blockhead,« answer'd another - »Timothy.«
    »Well, then,« cries the Orator, »of Saint Timothy.
    Sir, I am very sorry to have any Occasion of writing on the following
Subject, in a Country that is honoured with the Name of Christian; much more am
I concern'd to address myself to a Man whose many Advantages derived both from
Nature and Fortune should demand the highest Return of Gratitude to the great
Giver of all those good Things. Is not such a Man guilty of the highest
Ingratitude to that most beneficent Being, by a direct and avowed Disobedience
of his most positive Laws and Commands?
    I need not tell you that Adultery is forbid in the Laws of the Decalogue,
nor need I, I hope, mention, that it is as expresly forbid in the New Testament.
    You see therefore,« said the Orator, »what the Law is, and therefore none of
you will be able to plead Ignorance when you come to the Old-Baily in the other
World. - But here goes again. -
    If it had not been so expressly forbidden in Scripture, still the Law of
Nature would have yielded Light enough for us to have discovered the great
Horror and Atrociousness of this Crime.
    And accordingly we find, that Nations where the Sun of Righteousness hath
yet never shined, have punished the Adulterer with the most exemplary Pains and
Penalties, not only the polite Heathens, but the most barbarous Nations have