ondition, that you think no more on the Chamber-Maid; and get you
to Bed forthwith, otherwise it will be worse for you. And this I enjoyn'd
him, lest he should have told the Maid. My Spark was very thankful that I
suffer'd him to come off so well, and accordingly went to Bed. The next
Morning I paid my Maid her Wage, and turn'd her off, not letting her so
much as bid her Lover adieu. After which my young Spark and I us'd to have
frequent Rencounters, to each others mutual Satisfaction: And I us'd to
supply him with Money for his Pocket Expences, furnishing him always with
what he wanted; until at last our kindness for each other was taken Notice
of by my Husband; who not being willing to have a Publick Talk made of it,
gave him up his Indentures when he had a year and a Quarter to serve.

This was a very sensible Trouble to me; for having been used to those
Delights which my Youth and high-feeding requir'd for about three Quarters
of a Year, it became very irksome to me to be abridged of 'em. And my
Husband being grown Jealous of me, by the familiarity he had observ'd me to
have with his Man, after he had turn'd him off, as I have related, gave me
this Gentle Reproof:

Wife, _you cannot but be sensible that your Familiarity with your Man is
become a Town-Talk; I have done what I can to prevent it, by turning him
away; but if you don't mend your Manners, and Reform your Life, all that I
can say, will be to no purpose. I am afraid you han't been Innocent in this
matter: But since what is past cann't be recall'd', I will say no more of
that; but I expect for the time to come that you avoid both his and all
other suspicious Company: You know I took you without a Portion at a time
when your Family was fallen to decay; and I maintain you as well as any
Citizens Wife in London; and for you to requite me with being false to my
Bed, is not only to be very Dishonest, but highly Ingrateful. And therefore
as you expect the Continuance of my Love, pray let me find a Reformation of
your Manners_.

To this I answer'd him, _That 'twas possible that a Free and affable
Temper, as mine was, might give too much occasion to those that had no
kindness for me, to speak evil of me: And that if to be accus'd, was enough
to make one Guilty, it was impossible for any to be Innocent. However,
since the Freedom I had us'd had given such occasion of offence, I wou'd
take care for the future to walk more Circumspectly, and be more Reserv'd_.
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