She accomplishes the first well enough, but is at a damnable doubt in the second part of her resolution; for by the way, in the Church, and in the streets, she hath continually observed severall children, and the most part of them dressed up in severall sorts of fashions:  Some of them she hath a great fancy for, but then she doubts whether that be the newest mode or not.  One seems too plain and common, which makes her imagine in her thoughts; that’s too Clownish.  But others stand very neat and handsom.  ’Tis true, the Stuf and the Lining is costly and very dear; but then again it is very comly and handsom.  And then again she thinks with her self, as long as I am at Market, I’d as good go through stirch with it; and make but one paying for all; it is for our first, and but for a little child, not for a great person; therefore it is better to take that which is curious and neat, the price for making is all one; besides it will be a great Pleasure for my husband when he sees how delicately the child is drest up, and his mony so extraordinarily well husbanded.

Now, my dearest, pray be you merry:  if the stuf hath cost somthing much, you have need but of little; and it is for your first.  When it grows bigger, or that you get more, you must part with much more mony.  Don’t grudge at this for once, because then you would spoil all your mirth and Pleasure with it.  Rejoice that you have a Wife, who is not only good to fetch children out of the Parsley Bed; but is also very carefull to see them well nourished, and neat and cleanly cloath’d.  You your self have the praise and commendation of it.  Let her alone a while, for women must have their wills; say but little to her, for her brains are too much busied already; and it may be that in three hours time, you would hardly get three words of answer from her; and suppose you should relate somthing or other to her, this shall be your answer from her at last, that she did not well understand you, because all her thoughts, nay her very sences do as it were glide to & again, one among another continually, to order the dressing up of her child.

I am very well assured, O new invested Husband, that your wits at present run a Wool-gathering, because that both Merchandize and Trade are neither of them so quick as you would fain see them; and by reason of this tedious and destructive War, monies is horrible scarce, nothing near so plentifull as you could wish it to be:  But comfort your self herewith, that it hath hapned oft-times to others, & will yet also happen oftner to you.  Yet this is one of the least things; but stay a little, to morrow or next day the Nurse goes away.  This seems to be a merriment indeed; for then you’l have an Eater, a Stroy-good, a Stuf-gut, a Spoil-all, and Prittle-pratler, less than you had before.