The name of this gentleman was Prettyman.

Sir William was exactly the reverse of Mr. Prettyman.

He now contributed every thing in his power to inflame his lordship against Mr. Prettyman.

But then it must be considered that Mr. Prettyman is six foot high, and I am not five.

It is true I understand cart and terce, parry and thrust, but I have heard that Prettyman studied under Olivier.

" Sir William, as soon as he had left lord Martin, repaired to the lodgings of Mr. Prettyman.

"Morbleu," cried Prettyman, "I thought I had been in a land of liberty."

" "Pardi" answered Prettyman, "that is damned hard!

"Well my dear Prettyman, I will exert myself on your account; but, upon my soul, I had rather have an affair with half a regiment of commissioned officers fresh imported from America.

The affair is briefly thusyou must either give up Delia, or fight Mr. Prettyman."

Prettyman has heard of the bustle you made about the fellow at the ball, that tricked you of your partner; and he will never pardon the affront, if you pay less attention to him."

For poor Mr. Prettyman, he feared to stay, and dared not fly.

It was agreed that Mr. Prettyman should fall upon his knees before lord Martin in the public room in the presence of Delia, and, asking his pardon, put a small cane into his hand.

"Mr. Prettyman," said sir William to lord Martin, "unites the heart of a chicken to the most absolute skill in the small sword that ever I saw.

"Mr. Prettyman and lord Martin have ordered two large rounds of beef to be set upon the table at supper, and they mean to lay about them for a wager.

About nine o'clock Mr. Prettyman entered, but instead of exerting himself with his usual vivacity, he retired to one corner of the room, and sat in a sheepish and melancholy posture.

" While this passed Mr. Prettyman was by no means in an enviable condition.

Mr. Prettyman fell upon his knees, and sir William put a cane into his hand.

Sir William related to him the adventure of Mr. Prettyman, as we have already stated it to our readers, and deeply lamented the persecution to which Delia was subjected from the haughty victor.

Sir William Twyford had gained great credit with lord Martin by his conduct in the affair of Mr. Prettyman.

CLORIS, the damsel beloved by Prince Prettyman.

But surely the whimsical distress of Prince Prettyman, "sometimes a fisher's son, sometimes a prince," is precisely that of Leonidas, who is first introduced as the son of a shepherd; secondly, discovered to be the son of an unlawful king called Polydamas; thirdly, proved anew to be the son of the shepherd, and finally proved to be the son of neither of them, but of the lawful king, Theogenes.

I'm a very good Mimick; I can act Punchinello, Scaramoucho, Harlequin, Prince Prettyman, or anything.

My Neighbour Prettyman shall be the Subject of this Letter; who falling in with the SPECTATOR'S Doctrine concerning the Month of May, began from that Season to dedicate himself to the Service of the Fair in the following Manner.

These passages, in which the plot stands still, while the spectators are entertained with flippant dialogue and repartee, are ridiculed in the scene betwixt Prince Prettyman and Tom Thimble in the Rehearsal; the facetious Mr Bibber being the original of the latter personage.