HISTORY O F Eftevanille Gonzalez, Surnamed THE MERRY FELLOW. Tranflated from the Original SPANISH Alain Rene Author of the Devil upon two Sticks. Done out of FRENCH. LONDON: Printed for W. MEARS, at the Lamb on Ludgate- 10-41-411 P Sowe THE PREFACE. T HE following is the Hiftory of a new Spanish Adventurer, which I offer to the Publick, and flatter myself from the favourable Reception others of the fame kind have met with before, that this of Don Eftevanille Gonzalez, furnamed The Merry Fellow, may be agreeably received. He wrote it himself, published it at Antwerp, and dedicated it to the Duke d'Amalti, formerly General of his Catholick Majesty's Forces in the Netherlands, and by his Epiftle Dedicatory feems to have been in that Nobleman's Service. The Hero of the Hiftory I give you has diverted the Spaniards and French with fuch Success, that I believe it will not be unacceptable to the English Na tion. It is not the Novelty alone of this Work which ought to render it agreeable, fince it does not confift of a Series of idle Fictions, to ferve as a bare Amusement, but contains good Characters, and Lef Jons of Morality, couched under lively and pleafant Defcriptions. In fhort, it is happily interfperfed with Variety of entertaining Adventures, and keen Genfures upon the Vices of Mankind, from whence People of all Nations may receive fome Inftruction and Advantage. CON CONTENTS. HAP. I. An Account of Eftevanille's Chap. III. He arrives fafely at Salamanca, lodges with the Master of a Boarding-School, who enters him in the third Class at the Chap. IV. Of the fudden Progrefs be made in the Belles-Lettres; how his Love for ings after be left the University. Chap. V. In what Manner he ferved Don Chriftoval de Gaviria, and for what Piece of Indifcretion be loft his Place. Chap. VI. What became of Eftevanille after Don Chriftoval bad difcharged him, and by what Fortune be entered into the Service of the Licentiate Salablanca, Dean of the |