The person who serves the cure of this parish is a man of good character, beloved by the people, and has a large family.

I shall be obliged to you if you will continue him in the curacy.' The other told him he was sorry he could not comply with his request, being that he had already promised the curacy to a friend of his own.

'No matter,' replied Sir Launcelot, 'since I have not interest with you, I will endeavour to provide for Mr.Jenkins in some other way.' "That same afternoon he walked over to the curate's house, and told him that he had spoken in his behalf to Dr.Tootle, but the curacy was pre-engaged.

The good man having made a thousand acknowledgments for the trouble his honour had taken; 'I have not interest sufficient to make you curate,' said the knight, 'but I can give you the living itself, and that you shall have.' So saying, he retired, leaving Mr.Jenkins incapable of uttering one syllable, so powerfully was he struck with this unexpected turn of good fortune.

The presentation was immediately made out, and in a few days Mr.Jenkins was put in possession of his benefice, to the inexpressible joy of the congregation.
"Hitherto everything went right, and every unprejudiced person commended the knight's conduct; but in a little time his generosity seemed to overleap the bounds of discretion, and even in some cases might be thought tending to a breach of the king's peace.