Strange adventures of Lewis Gordon

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Dublin. I went in upon a sabath clay
being the twentie eevent cf Jun, my wife
being removed to Mr Roberts in Bryd
Streett. Saterday he-iraffter she was
brought to bead. I payd Arther Gordon
that inony he hade lent hir, and the said
Arther would taiko no intrest from me,
and was kynd to me in severall respecks.
The first I write I did give the D:G:
accunt of hie sevilaty, and it was the main
thing that made me to keep a club in his
house, and that I should leiv temporate, to
drink but once in a month ; for before the
olub was made I could not goe over my
chamber doar, but fellers pressing me to
drink. When the club was made everie
one that spake to ane other of me told I
would not drink with any untill the club-
day, and then they did leat me allon. I'm
sC'rie I have not the articls of the club heir
if ther be any that is need to be explaint,
and that I might distinguish their sub-
scriptions with thair designations, places
wher they live with thair imployments and
traids.
Seing I have not the articls of the club,
I shall guese as near as possabill to them
first my own name Lewis Gordon provis ;
then Cnairls Gordon, ansein [ensign], who
is a sister son cf Generall M'Keys, who
went to Portegeall with the first forcess
went out of Irland Septr. last ; John
Gordon, a gentleman in Heasten's
[Houstcns?] Regment [in the Scote> Bri-
gade in Holland] ; John Gordon, a show-
maiker in Dublin ; Alexr. GorOon, stationar
in Plunket Street; Alex. Gordon, Tayllor
in Skiner Roe ; Archbald Gordon at the
Seign of the Coak and Bctle in Bryd Street,
I supose he is a merchant Tyler ; Robert
Gordon, ane old man, a Tyllor in Patriks
Oloas ; Thomas Gordon, doctor and
dextrous in: cutting of the ston, he is
known throu the whole kingdome of Irlar.d,
he told he was maried in Countie of Cork ;