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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55423	The memoires of Monsieur Du Vall containing the history of his life and death. Whereunto are annexed his last speech and epitaph.	Pope, Walter, d. 1714.; Duval, Claude, 1643-1670.; Pope, William, attributed name.	1670 (1670)	Wing P2912; ESTC R203010	11,143	23

Now from this Story the certainty of Physiognomy and Judicial Astrology is evidently proved so that from henceforward whoever shall presume to deny it ought not to be esteemed a person in his right Wits Pierre and Marguerite look'd upon the Frier as an Oracle and mightily rejoyced at their Sons Fortune but it could not enter into their imagination how this should come to pass having nothing to leave him as a Foundation to build so great a Structure upon The Boy grew up and spoke the Language of the Country fluently which is Lawyers French and which if I should not offend the Ladies in comparing our Language with theirs is as much inferiour to that at Paris as Devonshire or Somersetshire English to that spoken at white-hall I speak not this to disgrace him for could he have spoke never so good French it is not in such high esteem there as it is here and it very rarely happens that upon that account alone any great mans Daughter runs away with a Lacquey When he was about thirteen or fourteen years old his Friends muster'd their forces together to set him up in the World they bought him shoos and stockins for according to the laudable Custom of that Country of inuring their Youth to hardship till then he had never worn any they also bought him a Suit of the Brokers gave him their Blessing and twenty Sous in his Pocket and threw an old shoo after him and bid him go seek his fortune This throwing of an old shoo after him was looked upon as a great piece of Prodigality in Normandy where they are so considerable a Merchandize the Citizens Wives of the best Quality wearing old shoos chalked whence I suppose our Custom of wearing white shoos derives its Original His Friends advised him to go to Paris assuring him he would not fail of a Condition there if any could be had in the World for so the French call Paris He goes to Rouen and fortunately meets with Post-horses which were to be returned one of which he was proffer'd to ride gratis only upon promise to help to dress them at night And which was yet more fortunate he meets several young English Gentlemen with their Governours going to Paris to learn their Exercises to fit them to go a woing at their return home who were infinitely ambitious of his Company not doubting but in those two daies travels they should pump many considerable things out of him both as to the Language and Customs of France and upon that account they did very willingly defray his Charges They arrive at Paris and light in the Fauxbourg St. Germain the Quarter wherein generally the English lodge near whom also our Du Vall did earnestly desire to plant himself Not long after by the intercession of some of the English Gentlemen for in this time he had indear'd himself to them he was admitted to run on errants and do the meanest Offices at the St. Esprit in the Rue de Boucherie A house in those daies betwixt a Tavern and an Ale-house a Cooks-shop and a Bawdy-house and upon some of those accounts much frequented by the English his Patrons In this condition he lived unblamably during some time unless you esteem it a fault to be scabby and a little given to filching qualities very frequent in persons of his Nation and condition The Restauration of his Majesty which was in 1660. brought multitudes of all Nations into England to be spectators of our Iubilee but more particularly it drein'd Paris of all the English there as being most concern'd in so great a happiness One of them a person of Quality entertained Du Vall as his Servant and brought him over with him What fortunes he ran through afterwards is known to every one and how good a proficient he was in the laudable qualities of Gaming and making Love But one Vice he had which I cannot pardon him because 't is not of the French growth but Northern and ungenteele I mean that of drinking for that very night he was surpriz'd he was overtaken By these Courses for I dare not call them Vices he soon fell into want of Money to maintain his Port That and his Stars but chiefly his own Valour inclined him to take the Generous way of Padding in which he quickly became so famous that in a Proclamation for the taking several notorious Highway-men he had the honour to be named first This is the place where I should set down several of his Exploits but I omit them both as being well known and because I cannot find in them more ingenuity than was practiz'd before by Hind and Hannum and several other meer English Thieves Yet to do him right one Story there is that savours of Gallantry and I should not be an honest Historian if I should conceal it He with his Squadron overtakes a Coach which they had set over night having intelligence of a booty of Four Hundred Pounds in it In the Coach was a Knight his Lady and only one serving Maid who perceiving five Horsemen making up to them presently imagin'd that they were beset and they were confirmed in this apprehension by seeing them whisper to one another and ride backwards and forwards The Lady to shew she was not affraid takes a Flageolet out of her pocket and plays Du Vall takes the hint plays also and excellently well upon a Flageolet of his own and in this posture he rides up to the Coach side Sir sayes he to the person in the Coach your Lady playes excellently and I doubt not but that she Dances as well will you please to walk out of the Coach and let me have the honour to Dance one Corant with her upon the Heath Sir said the person in the Coach I dare not deny any thing to one of your Quality and good Mine you seem a Gentleman and your request is very reasonable Which said the Lacquey opens the Boot out comes the Knight Du Vall leaps lightly off his Horse and hands the Lady out of the Coach They Danc'd and here it was that Du Vall performed marvels the best Master in London except those that are French not being able to shew such footing as he did in his great riding French Boots The Dancing being over he waits on the Lady to her Coach as the Knight was going in sayes Du Vall to him Sir You have forgot to pay the Musick No I have not replies the Knight and putting his hand under the seat of the Coach puls out a Hundred pounds in a bag and delivers it to him Which Du Vall took with a very good grace and courteously answered Sir You are liberal and shall have no cause to repent your being so this liberality of yours shall excuse you the other Three Hundred Pounds and giving him the word that if he met with any more of the Crew he might pass undisturb'd he civilly takes his leave of him This Story I confess justifies the great kindness the Ladies had