As foon as Booth was gone to his Apr
pointment with this Man, Amelia iooofie-
diately betook herfelf to her Bufinefs with
the higheft Refolution. She packed op
no% only her own little Trinkets, and thole
of the Children, but the grcateft Part of
her own poor Cloaths, (for fhe was but
barely provided) and then drove in a Hack-
ney-Coach to the fame Pawnbroki^r's, who
bad before been recommended to her by
-Mrs. Ajkinfon. This worthy Perfon offered
to l^nd her fo very little on her Goods^
(not the fourth Part qf their Value) that Ihe
was not able to raife the Sum ihe wanted..
This^dejefted the poor Woman to the
lowed Degree in the World, and ihe now
(determined to fell them outright •, but uiv-
fortunately ihe knew not to what Market
to carry them. In this Diftrefs, it luckily
occurred to her Mind that her Huiband
had told. her there was no kind pf lnfor<-
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mation whatfoever, which was not to be had
at thcUnivcrfalRcgifter-Office. Thither Ihe
immediately drove, and was there recom*
mended to a Perfon, who not only ad-t
vanced her the Money fhe defired, but at
a much lefs Intereft than the Pawnbroker
would have infifted on*

Being.now provided with her Sum (he
returned well pleafed home ; and her Hus-
band coming in foon after, ihe with much
Chearfulnefs delivered him all the Moneyt

Booth was fo overjoyed with th6 Pro-
fpefk of difcharging his Debt to Trent^ that
he did not perfe£Uy reflefb on the Diftrefs
to which his Family was now reduced.
