A serious and useful scheme, to make an hospital for incurables, of universal benefit to all His Majesty's subjects, occasioned by a report, that the estate of Richard Norton Esq. was to be appointed by Parliament for such an endowment. To which is added, a petition of the footmen in and about Dublin / By a celebrated author in Ireland [ie. J. Swift].

  • Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.
Date:
1733
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Credit: A serious and useful scheme, to make an hospital for incurables, of universal benefit to all His Majesty's subjects, occasioned by a report, that the estate of Richard Norton Esq. was to be appointed by Parliament for such an endowment. To which is added, a petition of the footmen in and about Dublin / By a celebrated author in Ireland [ie. J. Swift]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    tenances, with an air of Impudence and Dull- nefs peculiar to the reft of their Brethren: Who have not yet arrived at that tranfcen- dent Pitch of Afturance. Although, it may be juftly apprehended, that they will do fo in time, if thefe Counterfeits (hall happen to fucceed in their evil Defign, of palling for real Footmen, thereby to render themfelves more amiable to the Ladies. Your Petitioners do further alledge, that many of the faid Counterfeits, upon a ftridt Examination, have been found in the very Adt of f rutting, /wearing,, flaring, fwagger- ing in a manner that plainly fhewed their beft Endeavours to imitate us. Wherein, altho1 they did not fucceed, yet by their ignorant and ungainly way of copying our Graces, the utmoft Indignity was endeavoured to be caft upon our whole Profeffion. Your Petitioners do therefore make it their humble Requeft, that this Honourable Houfe (to many of whom your Petitioners are nearly allied) will pleafe to take this Grievance into your moft ferious Confideration: Humbly fubmitting, whether it would not be proper, that certain Officers might, at the publick Charge, be employed to fearch for, and dis¬ cover all fuch counterfeit Footmen, and carry them before the next fuflice of Peace •, by whofe i )