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136 BRITISH PHYSICIANS. ciently testify the deference I pay to your Lord- ship's judgment, and my wiUingness to contribute towards the relief of persons in distress for con- science-sake. The insupportable tyranny of the Presbyterian clergy in Scotland, over those of the Episcopal persuasion there, does, I hold with your Lordship, make it necessary that some care should be taken of them by us, that are of the same house- hold of faith with them, and by the late act of Union (which I bless God I had no hand in) of the same nation. But, my Lord, I need not tell you, many collections of this nature have been misapply'd, and given to persons in no manner of want, instead of those men in low circumstances, that are real objects of compassion. I cannot be induced to love a Scripture Janus, such as (if I am not very much deceived) is the archbishop of Glasgow, who, I must confess, talks very well ; and in our old acquaintance John Dryden's words, Has brought the virtues of his soil along, A smooth behaviour and a fluent tongue ; but acts very much like the Primate these verses were made upon, for I never yet heard that, amidst all his fine harangues to incite the people to exert themselves in the support of the necessitous, this most reverend father in God, notwithstanding he is in circumstance so to do, has ever advanced one shilling to his afflicted brethren, but has always had a share, and that very large, of all sums that have been gathered for their use. My lord of Edinburgh, Dr. Scott, Mr. Skeen, and others that have been with me, are just objects of every ho- nest man's charity. They have suffered very