THE

LIFE

AND

ADVENTURES

OF

JOE THOMPSON.

A Narrative founded on FACT.

WRITTEN BY HIMSELF.

To wake the Soul, by tender Strokes of Art;
To raife the Genius, and to mend the Heart ;
To make Mankind in confcious Virtue bold,
Live o'er each Scene, and be what they behold:
For this

VOL. II.

POPE

DUBLIN:

Printed by S. PoWELL,

For ROBERT MAIN, Bookfeller in
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CONTENTS.

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CHAP. XXXIII.

R. Diaper and his Family retire inte

the Country. Thompson returns from

thence, and takes a Lodging in Lon-

don. Almost conftantly at Mr. Bell-

air's. The Manner of employing this leifure Time.

-Hears from Archer.Contracts an Aver-

fion for Women. Vifits a fuburbian Club with

Mr. Deacon.Account of that abfurd Set of

People, and their Converfation. Receives a

Letter from Mr. Diaper, dated Lifbon. Page 1

CHAP. XXXIV.

He, with Prig, is attacked by Footpads. They

take three of them. One of them proves to be

Packer. Difcourfe between Thompson and

him. He is committed to Newgate, tried at

the Old Bailey, condemned, and executed.

Obfervations arifing from his Behaviour in his

laft Moments.Mr. Archer and Mr. Sharp-

ley arrive in Town.

CHAP. XXXV.

He meets Mr. Archer and Mr. Sharpley.

He apologizes for his Friend.

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Receives an

Account of Sir Walter's Alteration of Temper,

and the Difference between him and the Squire.

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They bring him a Letter from Fidele.

Its remarkable Contents.

His Rage after pe-

rufing it.They return into Yorkshire.

Prig fets out upon a fourney. He grows more

and more melancholy.

CHA P. XXXVI.

Page 17

He takes to Drinking. Mr. Deacon dies, by

which he is involved in a fad Scrape.He is

arrefted.-Carried to the Spunging-houfe.

His Treatment there. Removes himself, by

Habeas Corpus, to the Fleet.His Motives

for doing fo.

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CHA P. XXXVII.

He is painted in the Coffee-room.Adjourns to the

Fleet-cellar. Humourous Appearance of the

Guests there-Hears a Character of Speculift.

-Enters his new Apartment.-Defcription of

it.-Character of the Place in general.-Divers

Reflections-He joins with an Ordinary.

CHAP. XXXVIII. C

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Gets another Apartment. Meets Speculift.-Be-

comes extravagant. Lofes Money at Fives.

Is quarrelled with at the Dragon-Club.-

Fights his Antagonist upon the Bare, and beats

him.Is in great Diftrefs Makes away

with his Clothes by Degrees.

CHAP. XXXIX.

A Digreffion. Speculift taken ill. His Behavi-

our on his Death-bed.Dies. An unexpected

Vifitor arrives, and enquires for Thompson.-

The affecting Interview between them.His

Father and Diaper come to him. He is fet at

Liberty. Takes Leave of his Fellow-prifoners.

CHAP. XL.

The Hiftory of Sir William Failer, Bart.

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CHA P.

ACHA P. XLI.

He perfifts in his Defign of going Abroad.- Psig

arrives, whom he confults

applying to Mr. Goodwill.

Luckily thinks of

That Gentleman

arrives at Mr. Diaper'sHe perfuades Mr.

Thompson to let his Son go to the Eaft-Indies.

Mr. Goodwill procures him to be fent as a

Factor to Fort St. George.He takes Leave

of the Directors Is nobly fitted out for the

Voyage. Fo
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CHA P. XLII.

Mr. Thompfon gives his Son a Paper of Inftructi-

ons, for the Management of his Conduct.-

Mr. Diaper refolves, with his Spouse, to spend.

fome time in Yorkshire.-Prig employed advanta-

geously by Mr. Goodwill. They accompany

Thompfon to Dover. Their tender Parting.

He embarks on board the Haftings, Capt.

:Social, Commander. They weigh Anchor, and

fet Sail on their Voyage to the Eaft-Indies.

CHA P. XLIII

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He opens his Mothers Letter, and finds a Picture

of his Louifa.They meet with a terrible

Storm Difcover a Veffel on Fire, which

blows up. They receive the Crew of her en

Board Thompfon difcovers an old Friend

amongst them.Their Account of the Misfor-

tune.

CHAP. XLIV.

The Adventures of Mr. William Prim.

CHAP. XLV.

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95.

He fatisfees Prim in his Enquiries.-The_mutual

Civilities that pass between them. They touch

at one of the Cape de Verde Islands. A Veffel

puts in there alfo, bound to Glasgow in Scotland.

-Proves to be freighted by Prim's Overfeer