CHAP.  II.

    Of Pimps and Panders, what they are:  with a Dialogue between a Whore,
    a Pimp, a Pander, an old Bawd, and a Prodigal Spend-Thrift about
    Preheminence.

In the House of Sin; I mean in a Bawdy House, there are other Instruments of Wickedness besides Bawds and Whores:  For tho’ the Bawd be the Person that keeps the House, and manages all in cheif, yet there are other Necessary Hangers-on belonging thereunto; and these are called Pimps and Panders, which are indeed a Sort of He-Bawds, and Procurers of Whores for other Men; of which one who is called a Pimp, is cheifly employ’d abroad, both to bring in Customers, and to procure such Wenches as are willing to be made Whores of:  And these are a sort of Persons so far degenerated below humanity that they will sometimes procure their own Wives to be Whore for other Men.  As an instance whereof, not long since two Men went into a House, to drink, not thinking it to be a Bawdy-House; but as soon as the Beer was brought in, there came in a Female Creature to ’em, who quickly let ’em understand what she was, and also in what sort of House they were got.  One of them took her by the Hand, and Began to grow very familiar with her; and found he might have any Kindness from her which he had a mind to, for asking; but the other seeing him ingross the wench to himself, began to Storm, and Knock, and Call, at a strange rate; upon which the man of the House came up presently, and desir’d to know what was the matter?  Why you Impudent Rascal, says he, have you but one Whore in the House, that you make me thus stand empty-handed, like a Jack-a-napes, while my Companion’s trading with the other?  The Pimp seeing the Man in such a Passion, Good Sir, says he be pacify’d, and I’ll go down and sent up my own Wife to wait upon ye:  Which he did accordingly.—­Those that are called Pandars, are in a strict sense such as keep always within doors, and have the management of matters in the House.  These, are they that bring the Rogues, and Whores together, and wait upon them whilst they are acting of their filthiness.

These Brethren in iniquity with the rest of the Bawdy-house Crew, were in a hot Dispute about Priority, every one striving to be chief:  And what their several Arguments were, I shall next give you an Account of; and afterwards shew you more of their Pranks.  The first that stood upon her Pantables, as being chief, was the Whore, and thus it was she manag’d her Cause.

Whore. That I ought to take place of the rest, is what none can without Impudence and great Injustice deny me:  For ’tis I that bring in all your Livings, ’tis I that venture my Carcase, nay, that venture my Soul too; and all to get an honest livelihood.  Yes Mr. Pimp, for all your sneering, I say an honest livelihood; for I cheat no body, but pay for what I have, and make use of nothing but what’s my own, and that no body can hinder me from.  And I think ’tis better