ound.
Observing that De la Pryme's _Diary_ was not printed until 1870,
though certainly the MS. had been lent to antiquaries, it is curious
that the following almost identical account is told in the _St.
James's Chronicle_ of November 28th, 1786:--[15]

"A Pedlar who lived many Years ago at Swaffham, in
Norfolk, dreamt, that if he came up to London, and
stood upon the Bridge, he should hear very joyful
News; which he at first slighted, but afterwards his
Dream being doubled and trebled unto him, he resolved
to try the Issue of it; and accordingly to London he
came, and stood on the Bridge for two or three Days,
but heard nothing which might give him Comfort that
the Profits of his Journey would be equal to his
Pains. At last it so happened, that a Shopkeeper
there, having noted his fruitless standing, seeing
that he neither sold any Wares, or asked any Alms,
went to him, and enquired his Business; to which the
Pedlar made Answer, that being a Countryman, he had
dreamt a Dream, that if he came up to London, he
should hear good News: 'And art thou (said the
Shopkeeper) such a Fool, to take a Journey on such a
foolish Errand? Why I tell thee this--last Night I
dreamt, that I was at Swaffham, in Norfolk, a Place
utterly unknown to me, where, methought, behind a
Pedlar's House, in a certain Orchard, under a great
Oak Tree, if I digged there, I should find a mighty
Mass of Treasure. Now think you, that I am so unwise,
as to take so long a Journey upon me, only by the
Instigation of a foolish Dream! No, no, far be such
Folly from me; therefore, honest Countryman, I advise
thee to make haste Home again, and do not spend thy
precious Time in the Expectation of the Event of an
idle Dream.' The Pedlar, who noted well his Words,
glad of such joyful News, went speedily Home, and
digged under the Oak, where he found a very large Heap
of Money; with Part of which, the Church being then
lately fallen down, he very sumptuously rebuilt it;
having his Statue cut therein, in Stone, with his Pack
on his Back and his Dog at his Heels, which is to be
seen at this Day. And his Memory is also preserved by
the same Form, or Picture, on most of the Glass
Windows of the Taverns and Ale-houses in that Town."

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