The Comic Almanack, Volume 1: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales, Humerous Poetry, Quips, and Oddities — David Hume — John Shaqi
The Comic Almanack, Volume 1: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales, Humerous Poetry, Quips, and Oddities
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_Clause 8._—Enacts that the halt, the maimed, and the blind, together
with all aged, infirm, diseased, idiotic, and insane persons, and all
who are unable, through mental or bodily incapacity, to maintain
themselves, shall be allowed the liberty of begging their bread on the
king's highway; by which, public sympathy will be powerfully awakened,
and pauperism effectually discouraged.
_Clause 9._—Enacts that all the moneys, necessary for carrying the
foregoing provisions into effect, shall be disbursed from the pockets of
the honest and industrious.
_Clause 10._—Enacts that this Act shall neither be altered, amended, nor
repealed.
ADVERTISEMENT EXTRAORDINARY.
FOUND on a suspicious person, stopped by the Police, the following
articles, _viz._:—
1. The clock of old St. Dunstan's Church, with the Cross of St. Paul's
and the steeple of the church in Langham Place, which he had converted
into a seal and key, and appended thereto by a chain cable.
2. The images of Gog and Magog from Guildhall. N. B. He begged hard to
have these restored to him, alleging that he had bought them as
playthings for his children.
3. The "collective wisdom" of St. Stephen's Chapel, which he had
purloined from the Members' skulls, before the late fire, and had
artfully concealed in a nut-shell.
4. The conscience of the legal profession, which, at first, was scarcely
perceptible, but on its being accidentally placed in a bag of
sovereigns, became extremely vociferous.
5. A cart-load of Billingsgate abuse, and a bag of moonshine. Should
these articles not be claimed, they will be sold to the best bidder.
N.B. They would admirably answer the purpose of some of our "best public
Instructors."
There were several other articles of less value, all of which will be
restored, to the right owners, on application to the Mansion House.