both ends, at the same time rattling a heavy iron chain. If the
bellman's terror before was great, it was now much greater; and indeed
the appearance, joined to the rattling of the chain, was so hideous, that
the boldest soldier might have been terrified by it, without any
imputation of cowardice. The bellman fled away with all the wings of
fear, the spectre following him at a distance, rattling the chain with a
most hideous noise; hence the bellman concluded himself to be haunted by
the devil, and declined ever after his nocturnal employment.

About this time Mr. Carew met with one Mr. Philips, a celebrated limner
in Porlock, who showed him a great many pictures of different likenesses,
and asked him if he knew any of them. He pointed out his old
school-fellow, Edward Dyke, Esq., and Sir Thomas Carew. Mr. Philips then
asked him if he would sit for his picture, as he had been desired to draw
it for Mr. Copplestone Bampfylde; which our hero agreeing to, he went the
next day, and the following, to sit for the picture, undisguised. When
it was finished, Mr. Philips desired him to come again another time in
his mumping dress, which he accordingly promised to do.

After this he went to Minehead, and called on several of his old
acquaintance, viz. Dr. Bell, Parson Beer, and the Collector, who all
treated him very kindly. Having raised contributions from these
gentlemen, he repaired to his quarters, and desired them to lend him a
pair of trowsers. Having a mind to try some of the neighbouring country
parishes, he pretended to be a cast-away seaman, 3500 miles from home,
and picked up a great deal of money, and seven or eight pounds of bacon,
which he brought to his quarters, and gave as a recompense for the loan
of the trowsers.

Some days after he met with an old female acquaintance, who had a young
child with her, at a place called Embercomb, with whom joining company,
they came into Dunster, and lay at private lodgings. The next day, being
willing to indulge his companion, he borrowed her child, a gown, and one
of her petticoats. Thus accoutred, with the child in his arms, he
returned to Minehead among the gentlemen he had so lately received
contributions from; and pretending to be an unfortunate woman, whose
house had been burnt at Chadleigh, and giving a good account of that
place and its inhabitants to those who questioned him, coughing very
violently, and making the child cry, he got a great deal of money,