The falsehood of this story the _Free Briton_ thus corrects.--The gentlemen of _Greenwich_ disagreeing upon the choice of a church-warden at _Easter_ 1722, a poll was demanded and a scrutiny afterwards agreed on. The scrutineers met, but a number of dissolute persons tumultuously assembling at the same time, insulted the justices in a rude and outragious manner, (justice _Savory_ receiving a blow on the back by a great stone) so that it was thought proper to read the proclamation in order to disperse them. Among the rioters was _Charles Curtis_, master of a small vessel. He was with them before, at, and after the proclamation was read, and very notorious by his behaviour; was several times admonished by the justices to depart; and as often very civilly acquainted by them with the ill consequence of his continuance in that riotous assembly. But notwithstanding their repeated admonitions, he still continued, and was found among the rioters an hour and a half after the Proclamation was read, and being even then advised to leave that place, and to avoid the fatal consequence, the said _Curtis_, still refused to depart, and insisted with uncommon insolence, that he was as much about his business in that place as the justices themselves. Whereupon he was apprehended, committed to _Maidstone Gaol_, try’d, and convicted, but in compassion to his family his punishment was suspended; but a _Noli prosequi_ was never granted. The aim of the _Free Briton_, in this paper, is to shew the inconclusive reasoning of the _Craftsman_ from matters of fact _falsely_ asserted. Free Briton, _Jan. 14._ No. 59. In the conclusion of this paper is a letter by way of reply to the _Craftsman_, Jan. 9. wherein that author calls upon the _Free Briton_ to justify the administration for breaking with the Emperor. To which the _Free Briton_ answers, that it will be full time to make a defence when such measures are undertaken; that their insolence is astonishing, in imputing the same crimes to our ministers for which themselves have deserved a halter. Asks the _Craftsman_ whether he imagines the ministry are so fond of the Emperor on the sudden, as to sacrifice the trade of _Spain_, and abandon all the powers of _Europe_, only to run into his arms? In _Feb._ last an outcry was rais’d on a pretended discovery that the ministry were making up at _Vienna_ by an implicit guarantee of the Emperor’s succession to the _Austrian Netherlands_, as he should settle it; yet this could not be obtain’d of the _British_ councils; and now we are told we are ready to lurch all our allies for his sake. The authors of the _Craftsman_ allow that this Treaty-breaking measure would be right, provided a certain great man was removed. As if national compacts could be dissolv’d by the change of the ministers: The nation must answer for the faith of treaties. Grants that such a conduct might be expected, should this ministry be chang’d.