revenge; and nothing was feen but scenes of horror and davaftation, Wulfoode, mayor of the palace, finding himself in no condition to reprefs these disorders, retired with his friends into Auftrafia, part of which was now governed by that very Dagobert, the fon of Sigebert, whom Grimoaldi had exiled to Scotland. This young prince had returned to France with Wulfred, archbishop of York; and Childeric, out of respect for his mother Innechilde, had bestowed upon them that part of Auftrafia which lay on the other fide of the Rhine. Dagobert, taking advantage of the confufion occationed by the death of Childeric, extended his territories, until he recovered the best part of his father's dominions. He might have lived to reign with reputation, had not he been treacheroufly flain, together with his fon Sigebert, at the chace. by a remnant of Grimoaldi's faction. Their bodies were interred at Stenai, where Dagobert was invoked as a faint.

[An. 1673.] Some time after the death of Childeric, his brother Thierri quitted his convent, affumed the reins of government, with the confent of his nobles, and bestowed the office of mayor of the palace on Leudefie, the fon of Erchinould. Leger, bishop of Autun, and Ebroin, had abandoned the convent in the midst of the troubles. The prelate joined the king, by whom he was courteously received, altho' he had fpirited up that revolt which occafioned his depofition: but Ebroin, putting himself at the head of the malcontents, who were joined by all the vagabonds and banditti, impatient of the restraint of government, bad defiance to his king, drove him from place to place, and declared he would never lay down his arms, until he fhould be restored to the office of mayor of the palace. Nevertheless, he invited Leudefie, the prefent mayor, to a conference, as if he had been willing to accommodate the difpute; but took care that he fhould be affaffinated in his way to the place appointed. By this effort of cruel treachery, he incurred the general odium, and having no longer any hope of fucceeding in his defign, retired to Australia, in order to play a new game of ambition. He produced an unknown youth, under the name of Clovis, as the fon of Clothaire; and affirming that Thierri was dead, gained a prodigious acceffion of ftrength by

this impofture. His old animofity reviv➡.
ing against his former fellow-prifoner,
the bishop of Autun, he fent a strong
body of forces to invest that city, which,
in order to preferve, the honest prelate
furrendered himself into the hands of his
enemies, by whom he was deprived of his
eye-fight, and must have perished by want
in his old age, had not he been relieved
by the charity of the duke of Champagne.
The king finding himself unable to cope
with this powerful traitor, was obliged
to receive him on his own terms, as mayor
of the palace. Ebroin, having gained this
point, fet on foot an inquiry into the de-
pofition of Thierri, and the murder of
Childeric. This furnished him with an
opportunity of destroying all his enemies
under colour of law. The blind bishop
of Autun, as acceffory to the death of
Childeric, loft his lips and his tongue,
and his brother was ftoned to death. The
wretched prelate was afterwards tried on
a new charge, condemned to lose his life,
and fuffered accordingly. Others felt the
rod of his barbarity and oppreffion. The
nobles of Auftrafia, in the midst of their
own diftractions, united in one measure
to prevent Ebroin from extending his
power into their country. They chofe
Martin and Pepin, dukes of Austrafia ; but
before thefe two noblemen could take
proper precautions for their own defence,
Ebroin marched against them, at the head
of a difciplined army, and defeated them
in battle. He afterwards befieged Martin
in the city of Laon, who having furrender-
ed the place in confequence of the most
folemn capitulation, was beheaded by or-
der of the victor. Pepin, mean while,
having rallied and augmented his forces,
chofe an advantageous fituation, where he
encamped, and refolved to defend himself
to the laft extremity. Ebroin was bufied
in making preparations for attacking his
intrenchments, when a period was put to
his villainy and life, by one Hermanfroi,
who had been steward of the king's hou-
fhold, and severely fined for peculation.
This man, inflamed with revenge against
the mayor of the palace, as the author of
his difgrace, engaged a few friends in the
defperate enterprize, and having butchered
Ebroin with knives, in his going to wor-
ship, fled to the camp of Pepin, where they
met with a very cordial reception.
[To be continued.]

An

Elays on the important Truths contained in the A Dialogue between a great Commoner and bis

Poetical Essays for OCTOBER, 1761.

A young Gentleman in North America quas Aruck with Lightning in fo dangerous a manner, that be remained feveral Hours wit bout any Signs of Life; however, be recovered, and wrote the following HYMN.

And fond Medea's ill-requited aid
To that falfe hero, who his vows betray'de
In ev'ry clime, where learned mufes reign,
The stage hath known Medea's mournful
ftrain,

Hath given the flying car, and magic rod
To her, th'avow'd descendant of a god.

The ftorms of trouble which affect the

V

SONNET aux JESUITES.

VOTRE Societé converte d' infamie,
Ne ceffe de crier, qu'on l'opprime ca
tous lieux ;

Qu'à de noirs enemies un Roi la facrifie,
Et n'eft à votre egard, qu'un tyran odieux.
Hommes à front d'airain, quittez cette
manie,

Pour tromper l'univerfe, ce language eft
trop vieux :

Des lieux plus obfcures la lumiere eft fortie;
Vos enormes forfaits ont deffillé nos yeux.

Votre regne eft paffé. Le Ciel qui de vos
crimes

Voit la mesure comblé a marqué fes victimes. Que vous fert deformais de braver fon corroux?

Ninive, fur la cendre, appaifa fa colere. A la Grace rendez un homage fincere, Humiliez vos cœurs, & Dieu fera pour vous.

OLD ENGLAND'S EPITAPH.

HIC ja

C jacent England's glory, wisdom, wit,
Oh! ftrange! all raised and buried in
a Pitt.
E. M. T.

On the Report that the King of Spain was to marry Madame Victoire.

Source of all joys, from whom all bleflings
flow,

Prefent to aid, ftill ready to bestow,
Oh! hear indulgent, this my ardent pray'ı!
Make lovely Jenny thy peculiar care.

Guard from infidious man the harmless

maid;
[tray'd.
Nor let fuch fweetnefs be by fraud be-
Her blooming youth and innocence pro-
te&t;
[neglect ?)

THO' Frenchmen may promife him (For can just heav'n fuch innocence

Madam Victoire,

He'll find it a trick and a cheat,

An union with France upon this or that

She whisks from bed, and to the toilet flies.
In hafte fhe drefs'd, but did it with an air,
And to advantage patch'd, and comb'd
her hair.

Her dying slave to rap once more prefumes,
Whilft fweet Dorinda washes and per-
fumes;

But that he might not at the door expire,
She let him in, and farther did enquire.
With cap in hand, and with fubmiffive
look,
[fpoke;
He bow'd, and then thefe killing words he
Madam, I've dy'd your fattin, and fee here,
The black's entire,no colour'd ftripes ap-
pear.
JOHN BULLEN.

A PRAYER for Mifs JENNY SW-NB-N of M-d-ft in Suffex, October 14, 1761.

Juftus ades votis Jupiter ipfe meis. THOU Pow'r Supreme, who doft o'er all prefide; [guide; And through life's doleful vale frail mortals

October 1761.

Nor e'er let faithlefs vows her heart

Th' initials united, you'll quickly explore'
The name of the charming dear maid I
adore:

Who for fweetnefs of manners, and wit
moft refined,
[kind.
Has fcarcely her equal 'mongst all woman-

Trung, 28 Sát. 1-61.

4 A

acBririd,

J. S.

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