God be thanked for Cou-
sin Peggie’s good Health. But, O! to know more,
what Joy would it give me &and many others?

A curious Gentleman in EdrEdinburgh, &andc. as in the pre-
ceeding Page. Bankruptcies still prevail in
EdrEdinburgh at a very strange &and alarming Rate. To
give you a Sketch of them for some few Years
past, One gave way for 150,000 ₤ sterlsterling.
a Second for 70,000 ₤ sterlsterling. a Third for
50,000 ₤ sterlsterling. a Fourth for 16 Do, a Fifth
for 20,000 ₤ sterlsterling. a Sixth for 5000 [] ₤ sterlsterling.
&and a Seventh for 1000. besides others for
like Sums to the two last. God knows
where these Things will end. Our paper-
Credit [fides ventosa], these repeated Fai-
lures in Trade, &and our increasing Luxury, wtwith
the high Prices for every thing necessary &and
comfortable in Living, must undo us at last,
and, perhaps, terminate in a national Bankrupt-
cy, consideratis considerandis, Talking with
some Folks on these Matters, “O! said they,
what better would you be of all this?”
“Why, said your Friend, I could suffer with
with the Philistines.” If these Anecdotes
be worthy the attention of our dearest Cou-
sin
1943(1943)
sin, tumet esto Judex. — More Failures
in Business are still dreaded, as every
one is now become jealous of another, &and
People know not whom to trust. — May
God amend the Times, &and send us better
Days. Amen.