England
, and within few Months after came back to them their Governour on the Strength of their own Testimonials.
Such a Rebuke as this cannot indeed happen to easy Recommenders, in the ordinary course of things from one hand to another; but how would a Man bear to have it said to him, the Person I took into Confidence on the Credit you gave him, has proved false, unjust, and has not answered any way the Character you gave me of him?
I cannot but conceive very good hopes of that Rake
Jack Toper
of the
Temple
, for an honest Scrupulousness in this Point. A Friend of his meeting with a Servant that had formerly lived with
Jack
, and having a mind to take him, sent to him to know what Faults the Fellow had, since he could not please such a careless Fellow as he was. His Answer was as follows: