was bred at Mosco, that had too much Metal to attend Books of Entries and Accounts, when there was so active a Scene in the Country where he resided, and followed the Czar as a Volunteer:  This warm Youth, born at the Instant the thing was spoke of, was the Man who unhorsed the Swedish General, he was the Occasion that the Muscovites kept their Fire in so soldier-like a manner, and brought up those Troops which were covered from the Enemy at the beginning of the Day; besides this, he had at last the good Fortune to be the Man who took Count Piper [1] With all this Fire I knew my Cousin to be the Civilest Creature in the World.  He never made any impertinent Show of his Valour, and then he had an excellent Genius for the World in every other kind.  I had Letters from him (here I felt in my Pockets) that exactly spoke the Czar’s Character, which I knew [perfectly [2]] well; and I could not forbear concluding, that I lay with his Imperial Majesty twice or thrice a Week all the while he lodged at Deptford. [3] What is worse than all this, it is impossible to speak to me, but you give me some occasion of coming out with one Lie or other, that has neither Wit, Humour, Prospect of Interest, or any other Motive that I can think of in Nature.  The other Day, when one was commending an Eminent and Learned Divine, what occasion in the World had I to say, Methinks he would look more Venerable if he were not so fair a man?  I remember the Company smiled.  I have seen the Gentleman since, and he is Coal-Black.  I have Intimations every Day in my Life that no Body believes me, yet I am never the better.  I was saying something the other Day to an old Friend at Will’s Coffee-house, and he made me no manner of Answer; but told me, that an Acquaintance of Tully the Orator having two or three times together said to him, without receiving any Answer, That upon his Honour he was but that very Month forty Years of Age; Tully answer’d, Surely you think me the most incredulous Man in the World, if I don’t believe what you have told me every Day this ten Years.  The Mischief of it is, I find myself wonderfully inclin’d to have been present at every Occurrence that is spoken of before me; this has led me into many Inconveniencies, but indeed they have been the fewer, because I am no ill-natur’d Man, and never speak Things to any Man’s Disadvantage.  I never directly defame, but I do what is as bad in the Consequence, for I have often made a Man say such and such a lively Expression, who was born a mere Elder Brother.  When one has said in my Hearing, Such a one is no wiser than he should be, I immediately have reply’d, Now ’faith, I can’t see that, he said a very good Thing to my Lord such a one, upon such an Occasion, and the like.  Such an honest Dolt as this has been watch’d in every Expression he uttered, upon my Recommendation of him, and consequently been subject to the more Ridicule.  I once endeavoured to cure my self of this impertinent Quality, and