"A Waiter, to fill out wine, snuff candles, and attend in the gaming-room.
"An Attorney, a Newgate solicitor.
"A Captain, who is to fight any gentleman that is peevish for losing his money.
"An Usher, who lights gentlemen up and down stairs, and gives the word to the Porter.
"A Porter, who is generally a soldier of the foot-guards.
"An Orderly-man, who walks up and down the outside of the door, to give notice to the Porter, and alarm the house at the approach of the Constables.
"A Runner, who is to get intelligence of the Justices meetings.
"Link-boys, watchmen, chairmen, drawers, or others, who bring the first intelligence of the Justices meetings, or of the Constables being out—half a-guinea reward.
"Common-bail, affidavit-men, ruffians, bravoes, cum multis aliis."
To characterise the follies of the day, it will be necessary to add to the account of the walking man, in a preceding page, another of a hopping man, who engaged to hop 500 yards in 50 hops, in St. James's-park, which he performed in 46. This important event occurred in December 1731.