'This is to satisfie all Persons, That the Right Honourable the Lord _Ashburnham_, Father of the Honourable Major _Ashburnham_, Major of the First Troop of Her Majesty's Life Guards, who was ordered to march for _Scotland_, sending to the said Sir _Richard Hoare_ for a large Quantity of Gold, and for Ten Bank Notes of £10 each, for the said Major to take with him to bear his Expenses. The Gold was sent to his Lordship accordingly, and Sir _Richard's_ Servant went to the Bank for ten Notes of £10 each, which the Cashier of the Bank refus'd to give: But if Sir _Richard_ had intended to promote a Run for Mony on the Bank, he could have done it in a more effectual manner, having by him, all the time that the great demand for Mony was on the Bank, several Thousand Pounds in Notes payable by the Bank; and also there was brought to Sir _Richard_ by several Gentlemen, in the time of the Run on the Bank, Notes payable by the said Bank, amounting to a great many Thousands of Pounds, which he was desir'd to take and receive the Mony presently from the Bank, which he refus'd to do until the great Demand on the Bank for Money was over. 'N.B. That the Reports against Sir _Richard_ have been more Malicious than herein is mention'd, which he forbears to insert for brevity's sake.' Ward, for some reason, disliked bankers: 'What methods do they take now to improve their Cash? The chief advantage they now make is by supplying the Necessities of straiten'd Merchants and great Dealers, to pay (for) the Goods imported, rather than they should fall under the Discredit as well as Disadvantage of being run into the King's Ware House, or by assisting of 'em in the purchase of great Bargains, or the like; for which they make 'em pay such unreasonable extortion, that they devour more of the Merchants Profit than Snails, Worms or Magpies, do of the Farmers Crop, or the Gardiner's Industry.' If this was all the fault he could find, their iniquities were not very glaring. CHAPTER XIII. MEN'S DRESS. A beau -- An inventory of him -- Hats -- Wigs: their price: varieties -- Hair powder -- Robbery of wigs -- Natural hair -- Neck cloths -- Shirts -- Open waistcoats -- Colonel Edgworth -- Coats -- Cheap clothiers -- Stockings -- Boots and shoes -- Shoeblacks and blacking -- Handkerchiefs -- Muffs -- Swords -- Walking sticks -- Watches -- Over coats -- Night caps -- Night gowns.