for me, and less hazardous, to get my living by my Tail, then to turn Thief and steal from other Folks.  Besides, I’ll suffer nobody to have to do with me, but What I like; nor lie with any but whom I love; I make no Price with any Man; but take what they freely give; and therefore I can’t properly be said to be a Whore, for Whores are they that trade for Hire and make Bargains before-hand, which I never do.  And therefore seeing I maintain you all, you ought to acknowledge me to be the cheif, and give me the Preheminence; for you all live by the Blood that runs in my Veins; for did not my Beauty invite Men, and my Embraces please ’em, you cou’dn’t all of you get water to wash your hands, but wou’d be as poor as so many Church-Mice.

To this the Pimp thus replyed.

Pimp. Your run too fast, Mrs Minx, and are a little too Confident:  For tho ’tis my place to attend, yet ’tis I that give a Credit and Reputation to all you do; I walk along the Streets so boldly, and so spruce, and so all-to-be-sented with sweet Powder, cocking my Beaver and looking big, that I make the greatest Gallant I meet give me the Wall, as if I were a Person of Quality; And when any comes hither they are won by my complemental and genteel Discourse; my comely presence brings in many a Guest into the House, besides particular Acquaintance:  So that I may well affirm I am the Prop of the House.  If I didn’t introduce Gentleman into your Company, I wonder what you’d do; you might e’en sit still, and be forc’d to make use of a Dildo, before any Body would come to you if it wan’t for me.

This Speech of the Pimp, stirr’d up the Fury of the Pander, who with a great deal of heat made him this Answer.

Pander. Thou prating Cockscomb of a Pimp!  Do’st think that I’m an Underling to thee!  No I’d have you to know I’m above thee:  We’ll quickly try which is the most useful.  An’t I intrusted with all the Gentlemens Secrets; Don’t I keep the Door?  Nay, been’t I the Overseer of all?  Sure then I must be the better Man.  Besides, I suit the Wenches with such Gallants as are of their own Complexions, and are the best liking to ’em; and in all difficult Cases which happen, they still ask my advice, for giving which, I often get a double Fee.  And if I stay at home, ’tis only to make an Ass of thee whilst thou’rt abroad; for where thou get’st one Shilling a Broad, I get Five at Home.  If I shou’d go away, I am sure the Custom wou’d quickly drop off; for I am the Person most respected by the Customers, and therefore I think I have the best Title of you all to Preheminence.

Old Mother Damnable the Bawd having stood by all this while, and heard all their Allegations, at last broke forth into a very great Laughter; and after having given vent to her Risible Faculty, made em’ this Answer.