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John Coustos, For Freemasonry,

Were lying in Avait for me with a chaise near that p lace . I was in the utmost confusion , when at my going out of the coffee-house Avith two friends , the above officers seized me only . Their pretence for this Avas , that I had passed my word for the diamond which Mr . MOUTON had run aAvay with : That I must certainly be his accomplice , since I had engaged my friends to offer to pay for the diamond ; all which , they addedI must have done Avith no other vieAV than to conceal my villainy .

, It was to no purpose that I alledged a thousand things in my OAVII jugr tification . Immediatel y the wretches took away my sword , handcuffed me , forced me into ' a ' chaise draAvn by tAvo mules , and in this condition was 1 hurried away to the prison of the Inquisition . But , spite of these severities , and their commanding me not to open my lips , I cal'ed aloud to one of my friends ( Mr . Ric HARDS ) who had been at the

coffee-house with me , and was also a Freemason , conjuring him to give notice to all the rest of our Brethren and friends , of my being seized b y command of the Holy Office , in order that they mi g ht avoid the misfortune Avhich had befallen me , by going voluntarily to the Inquisitors and accusing themselves . I must take notice , that the Inquisitors very seldom cause a person to be seized in broad day-lihtexcept they are

g , almost sure that he will make no noise nor resistance . This is a circumstance they observe very strictly , as is evident from tlie manner in which they seized Brother MouTON . Farther , they frequently make use of the King ' s name and authority on these occasions to seize and disarm the pretended criminal , who is

afraid to disobey the orders he hears pronounced . But as darkness befriends deeds of villainy , the Inquisitors , for this reason , usually cause tl > eir victims to be secured in the night . The Portuguese , and many , foreigners , are so apprehensive of the sinister accidents which often hap - pen at Lisbon in the night , especially to persons who A'enture out alone , thaf feAV are found it ) the streets of this city at a late hour . I imagined myself so secure in the company of my friends , that I should npt have

been afraid of resisting the officers in question , had the former sent me their assistance . But , unhappily for me , they Avere struck AA'ith such a sudden panip , that every one of them fled , leaving me to the mercy pf nine wretches Avho fell upon me in an instant . They . then forced me to the prison of the Inquisition ,-where 1 was delivered up to one of the officers of this pretended holy p lace . This officer presently calling four

of the guard , these took me to an apartment , till such time as notice should be given to the president of my being caught in their snare . A little after the above-mentioned officer coming again , bid the guard search me , and take away all die gold , silver , papers , knives , scissars , buckles , - & c . I might haA'e about me . They then led me to a lonely dungeon , expressl y forbidding me to speak loud , or knock at the walls ;

but that in case I wanted any tiling , tq beat against the door with a padlock that hung on the out \ vard abo ' r , and which I couljl reach , b y thrusting my arm through the iron grates . It Avas then that , struck with all' the horrpre pf a p lace , of which I Jiad heard and read such baleful descriptions , I plunged at once into the blackest melancholy , especially when I reflected on the dire conse . '"""" ' ' ¦ ' IS a %

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Untitled Article 1
LONDON: Article 1
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 2
THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. OR GENERAL AND COMPLETE LIBRARY. Article 3
THE PRINCIPLES OF FREE MASONRY EXPLAINED. Article 11
JOHN COUSTOS, FOR FREEMASONRY, Article 19
A VIEW OF THE PROGRESS OF NAVIGATION. Article 22
ON THE PROPRIETY OF MAKING A WILL. Article 24
ANECDOTES OF THE LATE HUGH KELLY. Article 29
EXTRACT FROM AN ESSAY ON INSTINCT. Article 33
THE ORIGIN OF LITERARY JOURNALS. Article 35
LETTER Article 37
LETTER Article 38
ON MAN. Article 38
ON JEALOUSY. Article 40
ON YOUTHFUL COURAGE AND RESOLUTION. Article 41
INVASION. Article 42
ANECDOTES OF JAMES NORTHCOTE, ESQ. Article 48
SURPRIZING INGENUITY. Article 51
CURIOUS ACCOUNT OF THE PHYSICIANS OF ANCIENT EGYPT. Article 52
INSTANCE OF THE POWER OF MUSIC OVER ANIMALS. Article 53
PLAN OF EDUCATION. Article 53
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. Article 56
REMARKS ON THE MUTABILITY OF FORTUNE. Article 57
LONDON CHARACTERIZED. Article 59
LITERARY INTELLIGENCE. Article 59
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. Article 60
STRICTURES ON PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Article 69
A CURIOUS FACT. Article 72
POETRY. Article 73
FREEMASON PROLOGUE. Article 74
PROLOGUE WRITTEN FOR THE YOUNG GENTLEMEN, Article 75
RURAL FELICITY: A POEM. Article 76
TO FRIENDSHIP. Article 77
IMPROMPTU Article 77
ON CONTENT. Article 78
ON AN INFANT Article 79
EPITAPH. Article 79
EPITAPH ON A NOBLE LADY. Article 79
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 80
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John Coustos, For Freemasonry,

Were lying in Avait for me with a chaise near that p lace . I was in the utmost confusion , when at my going out of the coffee-house Avith two friends , the above officers seized me only . Their pretence for this Avas , that I had passed my word for the diamond which Mr . MOUTON had run aAvay with : That I must certainly be his accomplice , since I had engaged my friends to offer to pay for the diamond ; all which , they addedI must have done Avith no other vieAV than to conceal my villainy .

, It was to no purpose that I alledged a thousand things in my OAVII jugr tification . Immediatel y the wretches took away my sword , handcuffed me , forced me into ' a ' chaise draAvn by tAvo mules , and in this condition was 1 hurried away to the prison of the Inquisition . But , spite of these severities , and their commanding me not to open my lips , I cal'ed aloud to one of my friends ( Mr . Ric HARDS ) who had been at the

coffee-house with me , and was also a Freemason , conjuring him to give notice to all the rest of our Brethren and friends , of my being seized b y command of the Holy Office , in order that they mi g ht avoid the misfortune Avhich had befallen me , by going voluntarily to the Inquisitors and accusing themselves . I must take notice , that the Inquisitors very seldom cause a person to be seized in broad day-lihtexcept they are

g , almost sure that he will make no noise nor resistance . This is a circumstance they observe very strictly , as is evident from tlie manner in which they seized Brother MouTON . Farther , they frequently make use of the King ' s name and authority on these occasions to seize and disarm the pretended criminal , who is

afraid to disobey the orders he hears pronounced . But as darkness befriends deeds of villainy , the Inquisitors , for this reason , usually cause tl > eir victims to be secured in the night . The Portuguese , and many , foreigners , are so apprehensive of the sinister accidents which often hap - pen at Lisbon in the night , especially to persons who A'enture out alone , thaf feAV are found it ) the streets of this city at a late hour . I imagined myself so secure in the company of my friends , that I should npt have

been afraid of resisting the officers in question , had the former sent me their assistance . But , unhappily for me , they Avere struck AA'ith such a sudden panip , that every one of them fled , leaving me to the mercy pf nine wretches Avho fell upon me in an instant . They . then forced me to the prison of the Inquisition ,-where 1 was delivered up to one of the officers of this pretended holy p lace . This officer presently calling four

of the guard , these took me to an apartment , till such time as notice should be given to the president of my being caught in their snare . A little after the above-mentioned officer coming again , bid the guard search me , and take away all die gold , silver , papers , knives , scissars , buckles , - & c . I might haA'e about me . They then led me to a lonely dungeon , expressl y forbidding me to speak loud , or knock at the walls ;

but that in case I wanted any tiling , tq beat against the door with a padlock that hung on the out \ vard abo ' r , and which I couljl reach , b y thrusting my arm through the iron grates . It Avas then that , struck with all' the horrpre pf a p lace , of which I Jiad heard and read such baleful descriptions , I plunged at once into the blackest melancholy , especially when I reflected on the dire conse . '"""" ' ' ¦ ' IS a %

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