s 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 that is now too
late to help, I must make me a mends: But nothing could have fallen out
more happily for you, if you will follow my direction; which is, That as
soon as I am gone, you Complain in a low Voice of the Cruelty of your
Husband in abusing and wronging his Chaste and Innocent Wife, in so
shameful a manner, as the cutting of your Nose, & defacing your Beaut