th 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:

My dear Husband!

_Had I ever given you any just occasion to w