would constrain him to be always constant.  And that if she would promise to be as true to him as she shou’d always find him true to her, it wou’d be all the happiness he’d ask.—­And now, to make the Bargain firm, the Bawd engages for both Parties, that they shall each be true to one another.  And then after a costly and expensive Match they went to Bed together; where she (instructed by the Bawd) carried her self so cunningly that her besoted Lover thought her as good a Maid as when she was but just come to her Teens.—­And that they might the better keep company without discovery, she must pass under the Notion of his Sister, and he of her Brother.

And now she wheedles him with so much pretended Love, that she can have what she will of him:  and finding he was flush of Money and had a good Estate, she won’t be satisfied without her Countrey-House, which was provided for her accordingly, facing the River-side at Hamersmith; and adorn’d with rich Furniture.  And when her Paramour cou’d not come to her, by reason of Business, she then sent to the Bawd, who provided her a Stallion to supply his place, which she paid for doing her Drudgery, with his Money.  And yet when he came to see her, she wou’d wipe her mouth as if nothing had been the matter, and cry, why does my Sweeting stay so long away?  You don’t care for me now!  I sigh night after night, and day after day, for want of your Company, but you’ve a Wife that you love better than you do me; and indeed I told you so at first, and then you told me you’d love me best, and I was so simple as to believe you:  But if you had lov’d me best, you wou’d’nt have staid away from me so long, that you wou’d’nt; I am sure if I could have come to you, I woud’nt have staid from you so long.  And then she falls a weeping; which so much moves the amorous Cocks-comb, that he falls a kissing her, and giving her all the good Words that can be; cursing his Wife, and calling her all to nought; and telling his Miss that he loves none but her.  Having thus brought him to her Bow, she kisses him again, and then says, Well, Honey, if you do love me indeed, I’ll be Friends with you, but let me see what you have brought me?  Then if he have brought her store of Yellow Boys, she’s very well pleas’d with him; but if his Money happen to be short, then she’ll be out of humour; ’Tis a sign how you love me, indeed, to stay away so long and then bring me nothing!  Here’s all the Ladies round about can have new things, but I; and you don’t care how I go!  Then to put her in a good humour, be promises her a new Satin Gown; but this won’t serve her turn neither, she wants jewels and Diamond Rings to answer her other Apparel:  And to procure these, he’s fain to run on the Score both with the Mercer and Goldsmith—­By this means in a little time his Estate comes to be wasted, and his Friends come about him, and advise him to leave off these wicked Courses, which else will end in the Ruine both of Soul and Body:  They tell him that he has a fair and vertous Wife of his own, by whom he has had several pretty Children, and therefore wonder how he can be so besotted with a filthy Whore.  But when all this prevail’d not, his Wife seeing a wicked Strumpet without cause prefer’d before her, taking a fit opportunity, acquainted her Husband with her grief, and his own dangerous Estate, in this manner: