to even a better meal, and ended his speech with something like Evander's to Eneas.

Aude hospes contemnere opes, &c.

The guests, with gratitude for the refreshment they had received, and with admiration at the good people's charitable hospitality, assured them that they were not only thankful, but that they should also see that they were, and had it in their power to be grateful,— when immediately the empty cup of Mead that was on the table began to fill of itself; and the master of the house being ordered to bring all the empty vessels that he had, they were also soon filled with the same liquor. After this the guests bid him borrow all the vessels he could of his neighbours, which he did, and they were filled also, and the joints of pork were multiplied

in the same manner.

By this, and by the counsels of these two heavenly messengers, Piast became soon rich, and the festival for the naming his son approaching, he, by the advice of his guests, invited

not only all his neighbours and fellow citizens, but Prince Popiel himself, and after having by the divine help prepared and given a magnificent entertainment, his son had his head shaved by the two strangers, who gave him at the same time the name of Semovitus, and after they had performed that office they disappeared.

Hitherto you must perceive, that the great Polish historian Dlugossius has humbly stooped to borrow the story of Baucis and Philemon from Ovid-which he has introduced and told with much more pomp, but not half so well as Doctor Swift.

But this miracle is not yet ceased, and I must once more bring these wonderful strangers (with whom you are now pretty well acquainted) upon the Stage.

At the time of the meeting of the second assembly for the Election of a Sovereign of Poland, the two same persons came once more to visit Piast; they once more filled his house with meat, and his cellars with drink, to

the great joy of Piast and Rzepica, and after some stay they declared to Piast, that he was the person designed by heaven to rule over the Poles, and that he and his descendants should reign in that country for many ages.

The assembly that had been summoned was now met, and after having spent much time in endeavouring to reconcile opposite interests and in fruitless debate, it happened that provisions of all sorts grew scarce; but particularly liquor, and the whole assembly was near perishing by thirst; when Piast by the advice and order of his guests brought forth a small vessel of Mead, which he had prepared for his own use, and that of those who really wanted it, and having invited the whole assembly, the vessel never ceased running till every body was thoroughly satisfied.

You will easily imagine, that by virtue of all this liquor, Piast carried his election, and was chosen king, to the great joy of every body, says my historian, except himself; for he

would willingly have declined it, and certainly would never have accepted it, but by the immediate commands of his two guests; but at their instigation, he suffered himself to be conducted to the Palace, amidst the universal acclamations of the people. Rzepica went with him, and they carried with them his oaken sandals to put his Royal Descendants (as he said) in mind from how humble a stock their greatness first arose.

Will you now believe me, when I tell you that the book out of which I quote this, is certainly the work of the ablest of the Polish historians; was written by a man who was very high in their church; who lived about the year 1500; has been reprinted so lately as the year 1711; and is at this time in the highest esteem all over Poland. But the ignorance, superstition, and licentiousness of that unaccountable people, still remain in their full force, and produce their

natural fruits. They are abject to their priests,

and insolvent to their prince, they bear with cheerfulness the heavy yoke of the Church of Rome that galls them severely, while they won't suffer the reins of their own gentle government to touch their necks.

But to return to Piast you may be sure that after my historian had placed him upon the throne by a miracle, he made him do wonders the instant he was seated there.

He tells us that, by his great lights and prudence, he soon removed all the evils his wicked predecessor had caused; that he exterminated the troops of robbers and banditti, which at that time infested Poland; and that (except the sons and grandsons of Popiel, who refused to acknowledge or pay tribute to him, and who from Pomerania and the Sea Coast of Prussia made several inroads upon Poland, but were constantly repulsed with loss) the whole Polish nation were thoroughly satisfied with a prince, who never forgot his humble origin when ele