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Biz time. married a silos. Who bad some
moasg, and started q ship building yard
u his own. built himself q ship and
started out 70 sea 10 his own crat and
piled her for some years 10 the lumber
trade Oue day while he was roaming
around among the shipping in old Bos-
too, he heard sqsne sailors, who had just
reached the port telling Of a Spanish gal
hamas with large treasure on board.
He Immediately got together a crew and
started In his vessel for the islaids, found
the wreck and raised some Of the cargo,
but the rumored treasure was not there,
or If 1t was Phipps' s'could not hnd it. He
beard Of another wreck which had taken
place fifty years before on the coast Of
South America, which he believed did
contain q large amount Of money. He
determined to make the attempt to raise
it, but he had not the means to make the
venture. He sailed for England, applied
to Charles the II, who placed at
his disposal a ship and crew, and ap-
pointed him captain. The search was
long, the men got tired and organized a
plot for mutiny, Phipps got wind of it
and quelled it, but had to return to Eng
land after fruitless search. The govern
ment would not aid him any further. He
persevered for years, and finally raised
the necessary money through stock
company. He then started-again. This
time he was successful; he found the
wreck and recovered treasure to the value
of nearly two millions. He was made
High Sheriff of New England, and after
wards Governor of Massachusetts,; and
then he returned to England and founded
the fortunes of the noble house Of Nor
mandy.
The founder of the Barony of Foley
hddled his way into distinction. He was
a nail-maker. The trade became q poor
one in consequence Of the quality Of
nails which were imported from Sweden.
They were better nailS and were sold
cheaper than the domestic article.
Richard Foley determined 70 discover
the reason for this. He disappeared from
his felsow-workmen at Stourbridge, and
no trace could be found Of him. He en-
gagged himself as a sailor on a vessel
bound for a Swedish port. When he
landed there he had nothing but his I'D
die, and the celebrated Dannemora mines
were near Upsala. He walked all the
way there, and subsisted by playing his
instrument When be reached his des-
tination, he fddled himself into the good
graces Of the workmen, and was allowed
access to the works; he was such good
fellow and played the fiddle so admirably.
After he had discovered--as he thought
the secret, he disappeared from them aud
returned to England the same way that
he went out He revealed his secret to a
rich man, who erected works and put up
machinery to manufacture nails, but It
would not act; something was wrong
Foley disappeared again, taking care %
carry his fiddle with him. He set out
for Sweden the second time. When he
reached the works at Upsala he was
heartily welcomed, aud as they did not
want 10 lose him, he was allowed to 20
where he liked, as he seemed to have no
intelligence beyond his playing. He
soon found the cause of his failure, re-
turned homo again; this time he sue
ceeded and amassedA fortune. The poor
nail-maker, with the aid Of a fiddle,
founded the house Of Foley.