.MISCELL.aNROUS.
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The Prayer of a Miser-Among many curl
Gus papers found after the dceease of John Ward,
a member of the British Parliament for Hackney.
there was one in his own handwriting, of which
the following sa copy. 1t is an admirable satire,
and we commend il to certain persons who must
be nameless:


"Oh Lord thou knowest that have nine hou-
ses in the city of London, and likewise that have
purchased an estate in fee simple in the county Of
Essex beseech thee to preserve the counties oi
Middlesex and Essex from fire and earthquakes
and as l have Mortgage in Hertfordshre, 1 beg
Of thee likew ise to have an eye of compassion on
that county; and for the rest of the counties thou
mayst deal as you please. Oh Lord, enable the
banks to answer all their bills, and make all my
debtors good men. Give prosperous voyage
and return to the Mermaid sloop, because have
Insured in it; and as thou hast said that the days
of the wicked are but short, trust in thee thou
wilt not forget the promise, as have purchased
an estate in reversion, which will be mine on the
death of that profigate young man, Sir j
L. Keep my friends from sinking, and pre-.
serve me from thieves and house breakers, and
make all my servants so honest and faithful that
they may attend to my Interest and never cheat me
out of my property, night or day"