JohnFryhadnowsixshillingsaweekofregularandpermanentwage，besidesallharvestandshearingmoney，aswellasacottagerent-free，andenoughofgarden-groundtorearpot-herbsforhiswifeandallhisfamily。Nowthewagesappointedbyourjustices，atthetimeofsessions，werefour-and-sixpenceaweekforsummer，andashillinglessforthewinter-time；
andwecouldbefined，andperhapsimprisoned，forgivingmorethanthesumssofixed。ThereforeJohnFrywaslookeduponastherichestmanuponExmoor，I
meanofcourseamonglabourers，andthereweremanyjokesaboutrobbinghim，asifhewerethemintoftheKing；andTomFagguspromisedtotryhishand，ifhecameacrossJohnonthehighway，althoughhehadceasedfrombusiness，andwasseekingaRoyalpardon。
Nowisitaccordingtohumannature，orisitathingcontradictoryasIwouldfainbelieve？Butanyhow，therewas，uponExmoor，nomorediscontentedman，nomanmoresurethathehadnothisworth，neitherhalfsosoreaboutit，than，oras，JohnFrywas。AndonethinghedidwhichIcouldnotwhollyorindeedImaysay，inanymeasurereconcilewithmysenseofright，muchasIlabouredtodoJohnjustice，especiallybecauseofhisroguery；andthiswas，thatifwesaidtoomuch，oraccusedhimatalloflazinesswhichhemusthaveknowntobeinhim，heregularlyturnedrounduponus，andquitecompelledustoholdourtongues，bythreateningtolayinformationagainstusforpayinghimtoomuchwages!
NowIhavenotmentionedallthisofJohnFry，fromanydisrespectforhismemorywhichisgreenandhonestamongstus，farlessfromanydesiretohurtthefeelingsofhisgrandchildren；andIwilldothemthejustice，onceforall，toavow，thuspublicly，thatI