The dialogue reads:<\/p>\n
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\nFarmer:<\/strong> Why aye, Doctor, but when you consider what a sensible Creature he was, you will not be so severe, the day before he died he made his Will and left you a Legacy.
\nVicar<\/strong>: a Legacy
\nFarmer:<\/strong> Yes he left you 6 Guineas & I’ve come to give it you, Parson.
\n[Vicar:]<\/strong> Oho if that’s the case why did you not mention it before, & he might have laid inside the Church.”<\/p>\n
\nLaurie & Whittle, London: 1800
\nBlack-and-white copperplate engraving
\n9 x 11.25 inches, sheet
\n7.75 x 9 inches, image
\n$100<\/p>\n