his Reception; and just as I was ready to have call’d him in, my Husband came, and unexpectedly surpris’d me.  And seeing the Banquet I had made, grew into such a rage, that he has dealt with me thus barbarously—­Well, said the Bawd, if this be all, take Courage; you shall be even with him still, and if you’ll but be ruled by me, the Jealous Dotard shall be made a Cuckold before to morrow-morning:  Your Spark is at my House waiting for my Return.  I’ll take your place, and you shall put my Cloaths on, and go meet him there, and take your fill of Loves Enjoyments, and then return again to me.

The young Lady, who was extreamly troubled at her late Disappointment, and her Husbands cruel Usage, and perceiveing that these things was feizable, she took the offer’d Counsel; and the Old Bawd having soon stript herself, and releas’d the young Lady, took her place in the Pond, whilst she went forth to the Bawds Apartment, and there met with her Gallant, who at first by her Garb took her for the Bawd, but was well pleas’d to find himself mistaken:  And being told how matters stood, they made use of their time; and esteem’d themselves much beholden to the Bawd, by whose contrivance they thus come together; whilst she did greater Pennance, and under-went more Pain to procure their Pleasure, then they were then aware of:  For the old Gentleman not being Satisfied in that Revenge he had taken on his Wife, for her making him a Cuckold; resolved to punish her farther, and so rises out of his Bed, and goes down to the side of the Pond; and there calls her a thousand Whores and Strumpets; Did not I (says he) take you in a manner without a Smock to your Arse, and desired no Portion with you, on purpose that you might be a dutiful and kind Wife, and maintain’d you as well as any Lady in the Land?  And is this the requital that you make me, you impudent Strumpet?  Tell me, who was it that advis’d you to this wickedness?  The Old Bawd to whom all this was spoken (tho’ he thought it had been to his Wife) durst not reply one word; and resolv’d, whatever he said, she wou’d not answer him; which so much enrag’d him, that he said, What!  Am I not worth an Answer then?  I’ll make you an Example to all Whores that abuse their Husbands; and then pulling his Knife out of Pocket, he comes to her, and cuts off her Nose, and flings it in her Face; Now, Strumpet says he, take that for your Whoring, and present it to your Gallant:  And having said that, he left her, and went up to his Bed, Leaving the old Bawd in a miserable condition.  But it was not long after, that the Lady having satiated herself with her Gallant, & taken her leave of him, return’d to the Pond, to relieve the Poor Bawd, Who told her what had happen’d since her Departure:  At which the Lady was more disturb’d than even the Bawd her self; and was once thinking of running quite away from her bloody Husband:  But the Bawd being a cunning old Jade, documents her thus:  ’Tis true, says she, it has fallen out very unhappily for me; but since