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where　a　large　army　was　to　be　formed；　at　the　head　of　which　the

king　intended　to　march　into　the　west。　　Any　person　who　hath　ever

been　in　love　may　easily　imagine　what　I　felt　in　my　mind　on

receiving　those　orders；　and　what　still　heightened　my　torments

was；　that　the　commanding　officer　would　not　permit　any　one　to　go

out　of　the　garrison　that　evening；　so　that　I　had　not　even　an

opportunity　of　taking　leave　of　my　beloved。



〃The　morning　came　which　was　to　have　put　me　in　the　possession　of

my　wishes；　but；　alas！　the　scene　was　now　changed；　and　all　the

hopes　which　I　had　raised　were　now　so　many　ghosts　to　haunt；　and

furies　to　torment　me。



〃It　was　now　the　midst　of　winter；　and　very　severe　weather　for　the

season；　when　we　were　obliged　to　make　very　long　and　fatiguing

marches；　in　which　we　suffered　all　the　inconveniences　of　cold　and

hunger。　　The　night　in　which　I　expected　to　riot　in　the　arms　of　my

beloved　mistress　I　was　obliged　to　take　up　with　a　lodging　on　the

ground；　exposed　to　the　inclemencies　of　a　rigid　frost；　nor　could　I

obtain　the　least　comfort　of　sleep；　which　shunned　me　as　its　enemy。



In　short；　the　horrors　of　that　night　are　not　to　be　described；　or

perhaps　imagined。　　They　made　such　an　impression　on　my　soul；　that

I　was　forced　to　be　dipped　three　times　in　the　river　Lethe　to

prevent　my　remembering　it　in　the　characters　which　I　afterwards

performed　in　the　flesh。〃



Here　I　interrupted　Julian　for　the　first　time；　and　told　him　no

such　dipping　had　happened　to　me　in　my　voyage　from　one　world　to

the　other：　　but　he　satisfied　me　by　saying　〃that　this　only

happened　to　those　spirits　which　returned　into　the　flesh；　in　order

to　prevent　that　reminiscence　which　Plato　mentions；　and　which

would　otherwise　cause　great　confusion　in　the　other　world。〃



He　then　proceeded　as　follows：　　〃We　continued　a　very　laborious

march　to　Exeter；　which　we　were　ordered　to　besiege。　　The　town　soon

surrendered；　and　his　majesty　built　a　castle　there；　which　he

garrisoned　with　his　Normans；　and　unhappily　I　had　the　misfortune

to　be　one　of　the　number。　　



〃Here　we　were　confined　closer　than　I　had　been　at　Dover；　for；　as

the　citizens　were　extremely　disaffected；　we　were　never　suffered

to　go　without　the　walls　of　the　castle；　nor　indeed　could　we；

unless　in　large　bodies；　without　the　utmost　danger。　　We　were

likewise　kept　to　continual　duty；　nor　could　any　solicitations

prevail　with　the　commanding　officer　to　give　me　a　month's　absence

to　visit　my　love；　from　whom　I　had　no　opportunity　of　hearing　in

all　my　long　absence。



〃However；　in　the　spring；　the　people　being　more　quiet；　and　another

officer　of　a　gentler　temper　succeeding　to　the　principal　command；

I　obtained　leave　to　go　to　Dover；　but　alas！　what　comfort　did　my

long　journey　bring　me？　　I　found　the　parents　of　my　darling　in　the

utmost　misery　at　her　loss；　for　she　had　died；　about　a　week　before

my　arrival；　of　a　consumption；　which　they　imputed　to　her　pining　at

my　sudden　departure。



〃I　now　fell　into　the　most　violent　and　almost　raving　fit　of

despair。　　I　cursed　myself；　the　king；　and　the　whole　world；　which

no　longer　seemed　to　have　any　delight　for　me。　　I　threw　myself　on

the　grave　of　my　deceased　love；　and　lay　there　without　any　kind　of

sustenance　for　two　whole　days。　　At　last　hunger；　together　with　the

persuasions　of　some　people　who　took　pity　on　me；　prevailed　with　me

to　quit　that　situation；　and　refresh　myself　with　food。　　They　then

persuaded　me　to　return　to　my　post；　and　abandon　a　place　where

almost　every　object　I　saw　recalled　ideas　to　my　mind　which；　as

they　said；　I　should　endeavor　with　my　utmost　force　to　expel　from

it。　　This　advice　at　length　succeeded；　the　rather；　as　the　father

and　mother　of　my　beloved　refused　to　see　me；　looking　on　me　as　the

innocent　but　certain　cause　of　the　death　of　their　only　child。



〃The　loss　of　one　we　tenderly　love；　as　it　is　one　of　the　most

bitter　and　biting　evils　which　attend　human　life；　so　it　wants　the

lenitive　which　palliates　and　softens　every　other　calamity；　I　mean

that　great　reliever；　hope。　　No　man　can　be　so　totally　undone；　but

that　he　may　still　cherish　expectation：　　but　this　deprives　us　of

all　such　comfort；　nor　can　anything　but　time　alone　lessen　it。　

This；　however；　in　most　minds；　is　sure　to　work　a　slow　but

effectual　remedy；　so　did　it　in　mine：　　for　within　a　twelve…month　I

was　entirely　reconciled　to　my　fortune；　and　soon　after　absolutely

forgot　the　object　of　a　passion　from　which　I　had　promised　myself

such　extreme　happiness；　and　in　the　disappointment　of　which　I　had

experienced　such　inconceivable　misery。　　



〃At　the　expiration　of　the　month　I　returned　to　my　garrison　at

Exeter；　where　I　was　no　sooner　arrived　than　I　was　ordered　to　march

into　the　north；　to　oppose　a　force　there　levied　by　the　earls　of

Chester　and　Northumberland。　　We　came　to　York；　where　his　majesty

pardoned　the　heads　of　the　rebels；　and　very　severely　punished　some

who　were　less　guilty。　　It　was　particularly　my　lot　to　be　ordered

to　seize　a　poor　man　who　had　never　been　out　of　his　house；　and

convey　him　to　prison。　　I　detested　this　barbarity；　yet　was　obliged

to　execute　it；　nay；　though　no　reward　would　have　bribed　me　in　a

private　capacity　to　have　acted　such　a　part；　yet　so　much　sanctity

is　there　in　the　commands　of　a　monarch　or　general　to　a　soldier；

that　I　performed　it　without　reluctance；　nor　had　the　tears　of　his

wife　and　family　any　prevalence　with　me。



〃But　this；　which　was　a　very　small　piece　of　mischief　in　comparison

with　many　of　my　barbarities　afterwards；　was　however；　the　only　one

which　ever　gave　me　any　uneasiness；　for　when　the　king　led　us

afterwards　into　Northumberland　to　revenge　those　people's　having

joined　with　Osborne　the　Dane　in　his　invasion；　and　orders　were

given　us　to　commit　what　ravages　we　could；　I　was　forward　in

fulfilling　them；　and；　among　some　lesser　cruelties　（I　remember　it

yet　with　sorrow）；　I　ravished　a　woman；　murdered　a　little　infant

playing　in　her　lap；　and　then　burned　her　house。　　In　short；　for　I

have　no　pleasure　in　this　part　of　my　relation；　I　had　my　share　in

all　the　cruelties　exercised　on　those　poor　wretches；　which　were　so

grievous；　that　for　sixty　miles　together；　between　York　and　Durham；

not　a　single　house；　church；　or　any　other　public　or　private

edifice；　was　left　standing。



〃We　had　pretty　well　devoured　the　country；　when　we　were　ordered　to

march　to　the　Isle　of　Ely；　to　oppose　Hereward；　a　bold　and　stout

soldier；　who　had　under　him　a　very　large　body　of　rebels；　who　had

the　impudence　to　rise　against　their　king　and　conqueror　（I　talk

now　in　the　same　style　I　did　then）　in　defense　of　their　liberties；

as　they　called　them。　　These　were　soon　subdued；　but　as　I　happened

（more　to　my　glory　than　my　comfort）　to　be　posted　in　that　part

through　which　Hereward　cut　his　way；　I　received　a　dreadful　cut　on

the　forehead；　a　second　on　the　shoulder；　and　was　run　through　the

body　with　a　pike。



〃I　languished　a　long　time　with　these　wounds；　which　made　me

incapable　of　attending　the　king　into　Scotland。　　However；　I　was

able　to　go　over　with　him　afterwards　into　Normandy；　in　his

expedition　against　Philip；　who　had　taken　the　opportunity　of　the

troubles　in　England　to　invade　that　province。　　Those　few　Normans

who　bad　survived　their　wounds；　and　had　remained　in　the　Isle　of

Ely；　were　all　of　our　nation　who　went；　the　rest　of　his　army　being

all　composed　of　English。　　In　a　skirmish　near　the　town　of　Mans　my

leg　was　broke　and　so　shattered　that　it　was　forced　to　be　cut　off。



〃I　was　now　disabled　from　serving　longer　in　the　army；　and

accordingly；　being　discharged　from　the　service；　I　retired　to　the

place　of　my　nativity；　where；　in　extreme　poverty；　and　frequent　bad

health　from　the　many　wounds　I　had　received；　I　dragged　on　a

miserable　life　to　the　age　of　sixty…　three；　my　only　pleasure　being

to　recount　the　feats　of　my　youth；　in　which　narratives　I　generally

exceeded　the　truth。　　



〃It　would　be　tedious　and　unpleasant　to　recount　to　you　the　several

miseries　I　suffered　after　my　return　to　Caen；　let　it　suffice；　they

were　so　terrible　that　they　induced　Minos　to　compassionate　me；

and；　notwithstanding　the　barbarities　I　had　been　guilty　of　in

Northumberland；　to　suffer　me　to　go　once　more　back　to　earth。〃





CHAPTER　XXII



What　happened　to　Julian　in　the　person　of　a　tailor。



〃Fortune　now　stationed　me　in　a　character　which　the　ingratitude　of

mankind　hath　put　them　on　ridiculing；　though　they　owe　to　it　not

only　a　relief　from　the　inclemencies　of　cold；　to　which　they　would

otherwise　be　exposed；　but　likewise　a　considerable　satisfaction　of

their　vanity。　　The　character　I　mean　was　that　of　a　tailor；　which；

if　we　consider　it　with　due　attention；　must　be　confessed　to　have

in　it　great　dignity　and　importance。　　For；　in　reality；　who

constitutes　the　different　degrees　between　men　but　the　tailor？　the

prince　indeed　gives　the　title；　but　it　is　the　tailor　who　makes　the

man。　　To　his　labors　are　owing　the　respect　of　crowds；　and　the　awe

which　great　men　inspire　into　their　beholders；　though　these　are

too　often　unjustly　attributed　to　other　motives。　　Lastly；　the

admiration　of　the　fair　is　most　commonly　to　be　placed　to　his

account。



〃I　was　just　set　up　in　my　trade　when　I　made　three　suits　of　fine

clothes　for　king　Stephen's　coronation。　　I　question　whether　the

person　who　wears　the　rich　coat　hath　so　much　pleasure　and　vanity

in　being　admired　in　it；　as　we　tailors　have　from　that　admiration；

and　perhaps　a　philosopher　would　say　he　is　not　so　well　entitled　to

it。　　I　bustled　on　the　day　of　the　ceremony　through　the　crowd；　and

it　was　with　incredible　delight　I　heard　several　say；　as　my　clothes

walked　by；　'Bless　me；　was　ever　anything　so　fine　as　the　earl　of

Devonshire？　　Sure　he　and　Sir　Hugh　Bigot　are　the　two　best　dressed

men　I　ever　saw。'　Now　both　those　suits　were　of　my　making。



〃There　would　indeed　be　infinite　pleasure　in　working　for　the

courtiers；　as　they　are　generally　genteel　men；　and　show　one's

clothes　to　the　best　advantage；　was　it　not　for　one　small

discouragement；　this　is；　that　they　never　pay。　　I　solemnly

protest；　though　I　lost　almost　as　much　by　the　court　in　my　life　as

I　got　by　the　city；　I　never　carried　a　suit　into　the　latter　with

half　the　satisfaction　which　I　have　done　to　the　former；　though

from　that　I　was　certain　of　ready　money；　and　from　this　almost　as

certain　of　no　money　at　all。



〃Courtiers　may；　however；　be　divided　into　two　sorts；　very

essentially　different　from　each　other；　into　those　who　never

intend　to　pay　for　their　clothes；　and　those　who　do　intend　to　pay

for　them；　but　never　happen　to　be　able。　　Of　the　latter　sort　are

many　of　those　young　gentlemen　whom　we　equip　out　for　the　army；　and

who　are；　unhappily　for　us；　cut　off　before　they　arrive　at

preferment。　　This　is　the　reason　that　tailors；　in　time　of　war；　are

mistaken　for　politicians　by　their　inquisitiveness　into　the　event

of　battles；　one　campaign　very　often　proving　the　ruin　of

half…a…dozen　of　us。　　I　am　sure　I　had　frequent　reason　to　curse

that　fatal　battle　of　Cardigan；　where　the　Welsh　defeated　some　of

king　Stephen's　best　troops；　and　wh