brothel scene 
Love not Lewd Women, for you'll find 'em worse  
Than all that's Bad, attended with a Curse    

The Miss DISPLAYED, With all Her WHEEDLING ARTS AND Circumventions.  
In which HISTORICAL NARRATION are detected, Her selfish Selfish Contrivances, Modest Pretences, and subtle Stratagems.  
By the AUTHOR of the First Part of the English Rogue.  
LONDON, Printed and are to be sold by the several Booksellers. 1675.   

THE EPISTLE To the Reader.  
Sensual satisfaction was the Midwife to Original Sin, and was the means to bring it first into the World; And though it hath brought so much misery, and all manner of mischief on Mankind, yet M●n still hugs and embraces it, though they are not ignorant, that by so doing, they seem to enjoy a (Fools) Paradise here, and lose thereby a real Heaven hereafter. Fond, foolish Man, that do●st inconsiderately make pleasures the Mark, which thy insatiate affections Aim at; an● when thou hast given thyself that satisfaction, the effect of thy great cost and labour will prove, Vanity and Vexation of Spirit. To make thee a Proselyte to Continency, Consider what the Objects are, that too many Men too often do at upon; and to be in the fashion, will have their dangerous Dalilahs called Miss, forsooth, and do take pains to persuade themselves, that they are chaste to all but them: appearing like a Merchant man, richly Laden, but by boarding, proves a Fireship that infallibly blows up, wherever she comes. Like a Watch from a Fireship she will turn herself to a Caterpillar, and destroys many a hopeful young Gentleman's Health and Estate in the Blossom; and when she turns Land-Syren●, she proves more dangerous than those in the Ocean; for, he that falls into her hands runs a threefold hazard of Shipwracked, not only his Fortune, but Soul and Body to boo●. To deter the Reader from ever having to do with these pernicious people, though seeming Angels of Light. I could here produce ten thousand instances of what remediless evils have happened, by the Society of l●wd and lascivious women; but since th●y are so many, that Folio's can't contain them, let this following Treatise suffered, wherein is described part of th● life of a notorious Irish-English Whore; I could not complete it, since she is yet living, and gone into France to learn Language, and to add to her experience; and I fear upon her return, as she is young enough, so assure yourself she is so ingeniously subtle, that she will make trial thereof to her best advantage; I solicitously wait her return, and then you shall hear more of her; in the mean time, give me leave to give a word of Advice to honest Females, not yet vitiated, or debauched by the cunning insinuations and vicious persuasions of the Huffing Crew.  
Of all things, have a special care of being insensible of any good hereafter, than what is to be had in this life, preferring the pleasures thereof, before those that are yet invisible, yet eternal; if Heaven hath been more kind to you then others, in bestowing on you large Estates, you should not therefore be the more Prodigal in your delights. You may safely sail with a gentle breeze in the Ocean of Pleasure; but let your Course be steered by Virtue's Compass, and then you need not fear splitting against the Rocks of Pride, Luxury and Incontinence; If Vice (which comprehends the sins of Whoredom and Adultery) be the Pilot of your fairly built and well-rigged Vessel, she will steer it a quite contrary way ●o Virtue's course, and so in stead of bringing her home to him that built her, will infallibly run her upon the Quicksands of destruction; which that your weakness and frailty may avoid, is the hearty Prayer of him, who is an Admirer of the glorious female Sex, when virtuous.  
R.H.   

The Miss DISPLAYED, WITH ALL Her Wheedling Arts and Circumventions.  
THIS true History of a late famous or infamous Whore, laying open her cunning Contrivances. Intrigues, Cheats, Plots and Projects, either for pleasure or profit, is made public to no other end then to the Reformation of Vice, which is good men's wishes, and to the advancement of Virtue, which is the aim of all honest affections; so that making my sum just with mine account, I doubt not but I shall discharge myself to Posterity, and by one and the same Act give all encouragement to Chastity, and will not put Modesty to the blush, though I strip the Courtesan out of all her Finery, leaving her nakedly to be exposed to the view of all, to the perpetual infamy of debautched Women. They only are the subjects of my present Discourse, whom, though I shall severe and roughly handle, yet in their dissection I will neither foul a finger of mine own, nor offend the eye, nor ear of any modest Person. Neither do I herein design any affront to the rest of that lovely loving Sex; those sweet, whom, if beautiful, continent and virtuous, I ever honoured in my thoughts, whilst my saucy arms, in spite of me, would be familiar with their Persons. Mistake me not, I mean not lasciviously, but lawfully; he that otherwise makes use of a Woman, abuses himself and her too, and by so doing differs not from a Beast, but in form, having the same brutish appetites: Men absolutely blind, and irrational, who having Wives of their own, whose beauties might dispute for pre-eminence with the choicest in a whole City, whose prudence and discretion, by any foolish act, was never called in question; whose love to her Children, fidelity to her Husband, and spotless honesty, white as Innocence herself, was a matchless Pattern to all her Neighbourhood; yet notwithstanding all these excellencies which are possessed by a brave woman of their own, they must ramble abroad, either invading other men's rights, or hazarding their healths amongst Prostitutes, not regarding much the courseness of the face, so the Crack does but humour him; and because they grow so numerous of late, that they swarm in all places, (some making it a Trade, only others a Recreation) they will not stick to scruple the honesty of the whole female Sex, and are so censorious to all, that they will not swear for the honesty of their own Mothers; a Maid cannot be so (they say) after eleven, and will justify that a Woman will fee her Stallion well at fourscore. These are a sort of cattle, whom wise men look on as a shame to mankind, for their ingratitude to that Sex which was instrumental in their Production, and tenderly careful of their Preservation; and yet these Magis, these Misanthropes, whilst they accuse them, are more too blame themselves, not only in lessening the real worth of that charming Piece of excellency, called Woman, but by throwing their unjust opprobriums on her, whilst they stand indicted themselves of a thousand errors, and unpardonable fopperies; and these are wont to say, (to magnify their own Prerogative) that Woman is an error, or imperfection in Nature; others imagine Woman to be born into the World, only for the exercise of Man's Patience, and trial of his Passions; others, for the affliction of Mankind, the Abridgement of his life, and the Disannuller of his Contentment, the Debaser of his Grandeur, the Murderess of his Valour, the decay of Courage, the Ruin of his Advancement, and the Envy of his happiness. She doubles his afflictions, captivates his freedom, obstructs all his noble Erterprises, drowns his fortune, disquiets his repose, and involves him daily in a thousand inquietudes; Lastly, she is the Rise of most quarrels, and the chief Incendiary of mischief and dissension.  
It is incongruous to my present purpose, to vindicate them at this time from these aspersions; only this I shall say, that doubtlessly there are good Women in the World, but they are so few, by reason of the spreading Contagion of their vicious inclinations, that thereby some are are induced to believe, that it is only a supposed goodness, and as imaginary as a Circle in the Firmament. Begging pardon for this digression, I shall leave the good and bad promiscuously one amongst the other; only pick one out of the Flock (a scabbed sheep) whom I shall anatomize, or cut in pieces, for the benefit of such, who will take the pains to read a Lecture on her Carcase.  
In Ulster in the Kingdom of Ireland, there lived an English Gentleman, whom some misfortunes in his Native Country, had driven thither to seek some shelter from the injury that did attend him. Here he had not lived long, ere his own industry (improving that little he had) and symmetry of Parts, procured him (with a handsome woman) a fortune not mean, and inconsiderable; she was all Irish; for, her Relations out of a natural antipathy to their Conquerors, would never suffer any of their Family to commix, or Match with any of English Extraction; yet such was the Power of Love, that it broke down all oppositions that were raised against it; nay, her Religion (which she should have prized above every thing that is sublunary) she slighted for the sake of love, and became a Protestant, because her Husband (so intended) was of that Persuasion.  
He was a proper Man, accompanied with many inward excellencies, his hair of a bright flaxen, which colour the Irish love above any; so that such as are not born with that happiness (as they account it, especially the Females) use Art to bring their hair to that Complexion. The Estate he had purchased was not so great that Ambition did assail him, nor so low that Contempt might follow him; but Anchoring in a smooth low Tide, and a safe Harbour, made himself content with things necessary; not but that his ability might permit a larger expense, but that frugality did countermand it. His Wife, as she was suitable to his quality by birth and education; so she was agreeable to his love and affection, having comeliness enough to content an honest eye, but skin so white, as most of that Country have, only that it is too often powdered with freckles that it was sufficient to tempt a Carmelite; Cleanliness she had withal (which is a Jewel in that Country rarely to be found,) what might be requisite for a chaste Bed, or a frugal Table; and discretion at will to govern, and dispose all things committed to her Stewardship.  
That loving Correspondence between them gave them the Production of a Daughter, who was called Cornelia; A Maid, in the time of her Innocence, and Ignorance, so accomplished and accommodated with all the Ornament of Nature, and Education, that she fat surpassed all those of her rank, and might without the offence of Modesty, challenge equality with those which were accounted most excellent, for her eye was a Magazine, or Arsenal of Love's choice Enchantments; her Hair was like her Mothers, the come of Apoll●'s Tresses, which for quantity so Prodigally adorned her head, she could have spared half a dozen Tours, to have supplied the deficient heads of some v●terane Ladies, without a visible empair to Nature's stock bestowed upon her; a modest Cheek she had, rich with bashfulness, and a face to generally clothed with beauty, and blushes, that there was an infinite Promise of much virtue: her stature was but low, yet composed with such true symmetry, and so agreeable with every other lineament, through the whole Fabric of her body, that had Apelles beheld her, he would have forsworn his Idol to have made her his Goddess. But to leave off all further circumstance, let it suffice me to say she was truly handsome, exceeding hopeful, and had not the Devil been too malicious, she might have been exceeding happy: but where the house is cleanest, there Man's Seducer endeavours to enter soon; and if the Guard of Virtue be idle, or unwatchful, Repentance may follow, but it cannot prevent surprisal; and thus it fares with this our poor Cornelia; for as Heaven had bestowed upon her all outward embellishments to attract Virtue unto her, so had the corruption of her Nature, (whence flow all vicious inclination,) married to those corporeal excellencies such a wicked spirit, that all goodness became an utter stranger, and Modesty became an Exile; in a little time, she grew so haughty, proud and disdainful, so averse and impatient in the encountering any thing that opposed, or withstood her roving fancy, and beloved cogitations, that she would yield to no other power but her own, and acknowledge no God, but her own Will and Pleasure: and that which laid the Basis of her future ruin was, she had from men's Praises, women's Envy's, her Glasses plain dealing, or its Flatteries; her Parent's tenderness, her Friend's carefulness, and her Associates amazedness, got such a true knowledge of her handsomeness, that she did not only believe it, and love it, but, lost in self-admiration, beyond expression, doted on it: neither did this foolishness of Philautie, or self-affection, so bind her to the admiration of her own beauty, as a proud, yet not groundless conceit of the excellency of her Wit, (above the Sphere of other women's capacities) did bind, and slave her to embrace to herself this Conclusion, That she only was excellent. To give her her due, (besides those excellent natural parts she was endued withal) she had acquired a competent knowledge in the Latin, so rhat she could speak it volubly, nay, elegantly withal: sure she understood so much Greek too, as to know what was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifies, which may be taken, either for f●emina, or confabulatio, which she understanding as a Woman, she would appropriate the other sense to herself, talking. Surely, one tongue is enough for one Woman, according to the Spanish Proverb, De Mula que haze him, y Muger que habla Latin, guarte, take heed of a wenching Mule, and a Latin Woman. This is true in some sense, where there is not prudence to regulate, and moderate our words and actions; in that case one tongue may be too much; but discretion doth not consist so much in speaking few words, as no superfluous, or impertinent ones, which was Cornelia's praise, and her vainglory, which made her company acceptable to all, whilst that of others, of her neighbouring Sex, became insupportable, because they only prattled.  
Now she began to grow in hate with her Father's house, having not that freedom she proposed to herself, where she removed from the careful vigilancy of a Parents eye; and hereupon cries out on the Country as unpleasant, unhabitable, obscure and dirty; that Housewifely Employments were saltish engagements; to live with Parents is to lie with bondage; that all Commandment are Curses, and obedience only a figure of simplicity, and ignorance. She would often argue with her Mother's servant (when in private, with whom she might be as bold as she pleased,) after this marmer: What is Beauty, if not seen; what seen, if not admired; what admired, if not desired; and what any, or all, if not enjoyed; and where shall these be gathered? from the blossoms of Trees, from Stones and Mountains, or the over flows of Fountains; or from Lakes, Loughs, Bogs, Woods; or from a rabble of Skullogues; Patrick, Dermot, Mack-devil, & c? No, 'tis the City that is the Sphere of Beauty; there are her Temples, there live her Votaries, and there burns her Sacrifice; the Country is but a rotten Chest that conceals holy Relics; let m● live in the City, where, if I cannot outshine all, or at least equal all, yet at worst I shall be hid in a handsome Cabinet.  
Upon these and the like resolutions, she threw herself into a deep Melancholy; all meats were but course for her Diet, and though few Kingdoms in the world have better flesh and fowl than Ireland, with plenty of every thing that is Palatable, yet she slighted whatever Nature indulgently provided for her use: Sleep is too near a Kinsman to Death, she hated it: All rural company seems rude, she loathed it: all their discourses are unpolisht, her ear would not receive them; and to conclude, as an exanimated Carcase she walked with no soul, and but half a Motion. Her Parents quickly perceived this Alteration, and like skilful Physicians, laboured to find out the cause to make the cure more easy, speedy, and certain: But she thus had a lock'd-up-Soul in a Fort impregnable; what through Disdain (the Handmaid of Pride itself, the Lord of stubborn resolution) she became so impenetrable, that sooner might they bring the Poles together, than separate her from one tittle of her private resolution; so that finding her fixed, they forbore any further inquiry, only observed all occasions, and all Circumstances, every passage, and every action that might give light to those designs, on which she laboured with such Difficulty; at length finding her set one day in a private room (all alone, but solitude, and her own perplexed thoughts) her Father, stealing within hearing, might hear her utter these words. O Life, which hath deceived so many, seduced so many, blinded so many, thou art nothing at thy beginning; thy light is nothing but a shadow, thou art but smoke at thy height; thou art sweet to Fools, bitter to the Wise; who loveth thee, knows thee not; who knoweth thee, contemns thee; And here (with a deep sigh) she made a stop, when her Father pressing upon her, demanded the cause of this quarrel between her and Life, urging her with much ingratitude to condemn that, from which herself had received so much Lustre; applying her Beauty, Youth, Wit, and all her inward and outward faculties as unrefellible arguments of infinite obligation to Life, who had brought them into the World, and made them beloved of the World: But she with a silent bashfulness (fuller of deceit than innocence) forbearing to reply, gave him occasion to assail her with all the strength that Nature, Love, and a Father's Authority could summon up together, and did so urge her to display, and lay open the Cabinet of her dearest Counsels, that she, unwilling to lose so fair an opportunity, or to apparel her envious grief in the garment of Obedience, with a seeming unwilling willingness did disburden her heart of that grief, which so long had afflicted her: yet not without many Disguises and subtle falls pretences, as that she was not weary of the Country for its solitude; that she was content to live there all her days, but that she had a desire not to be continually a charge or encumbrance to her indulgent Parents; that the City was more hopeful for her advancement; because the two Pillars of Posterity, Honourable Marriage, and wealthy employment, had there a settled residence, and threw away their favours blindfold like the Ghildrens of Fortune.  
There needed but small deliberation, when both parties did agree upon one proposition: For he seemed to outstrip her in willingness, and as if their thoughts had been cast in one Mould, an equal diligence made a preparation for her speedy departure; the Mother's consent (though her only Darling, for her Daughters good) was not wanting, so that all drawing by one link, without let or hindrance, the Work was speedily effected and the Daughter was conveyed to 〈◊〉 Metropolis, Dublin; where her Beauty would not let her lie long concealed, but introduced her into the service of a Noble Lady, who in a little time loved her so entirely, that she was never satisfied when she was out of her sight and coveted not her service so much as her company; Nor was this Lady to be blamed for her forward love and affection to her servant Cornelia, since she had so many charms irresistible in her feature and behaviour; her carriage was so winning and agreeable, that not a menial, male or female in the whole house, but was totally at her devotion; the greatness of her Ladies love made her soon change the scene of her Apparel, and though it was Gentile enough before, and well befitting her no mean Extraction; yet it was thought too mean forso transcendent a Beauty.  
This Lady seldom went any where, but Cornelia attended her, which proved very advantageous to her admired beauty, in making the knowledge thereof spread universally: and indeed, in a great City very populous, where Men and their Minds (living as it were in a Burse of resort) were continually trucking for new Commodities, it was impossible for this rich Jewel, which was without foil, should either stand gaping for a Chapman, or like an idle Apprentice, blowing his fingers, or hands in his Pockets, cry, What lack you, Sir? This unclouded beauty, like the Sun, gave light to a whole Hemisphere, and so shot her beams through every corner of the City, that her Suitors were like Corisca's smocks, infinite in number, many in good opinion, and but one at one time in employment; At first with such severity she governed her Passions, which Reason hindered from rising in Rebellion, that the strictest eye of Modesty could not find fault with her Government; it may be she was the rather induced to this Austerity, by beholding the Pictures of two famous Courtesans, which hung in her Master's Gallery; the first, which was less fair but more fortunate, had in this Inscription, Si non caste tamen caute, if not chastely yet cautiously; the other, which was far beyond all for beauty, and inferior to none for misery, had written over her, Nec caste nec caute, neither chastity nor caution; On these two plain Songs, her resolution made sundry descants, but the close of every strain was, That to sin wisely, was to sin safely; That after thoughts were foolish, and had-I-wist, childish.  
Many assaults were given to this lovely Fortress; some she withstood, to gain an opinion of goodness, and they were great ones; some she durst not entertain, for fear of after-repentance, and they were loose ones; some she held at a distance, waiting for Preferment, and they were rich ones; and some she scorned, and they were poor Fops, and frivolous persons. But at last observe, the Devil himself fearing to lose so rich a Prize, which he knew would not come to his Kingdom alone with her own lading, but with the spoils and triumphs of a world of unfortunate creatures of both Sexes, he sent to assail her one Ignatius, a fellow whom the Devi● had so instructed, and adorned with all deceivable qualities and enchantments of a seeming sanctity and goodness, that Virtue herself could hardly have discovered him without the use of her divine and most prying spectacles: he had what ever was excellent in a good promising face, and a well-shaped body, which he made more glorious with gravity, and good clothes without gaudery; he had an excellent smooth wheedling tongue, with a wit prompt and ready, which he witnessed in his Discourses, being full of whatever delight most suitable to the humour of a Woman; and that his pretended Piety might not any way detriment his lascivious design; he was liberal without Prodigality; his deportment was such, that he made a Conquest over a world of poor deluded people (especially women) maintaining his Exchequer; and when the fire of lust was kindled in him by the Devil's bellows, he was so full of delicate petulance, and bewitching dalliance, that a cold half buried Anchorite would have engendered a flame for his embers. This great General or Factor for Hell came with his Legions of Enchantments to besiege this Redoute, or weak Sconce, even at the time when there was a mutiny raised betwixt her and her best Soldiers; for indeed Modesty was in disgrace, and accused for a Coward; Chastity was scorned as a shadow, and no substance; Bashfulness was reputed weak and childish; Honour a Chimaera, Good-Fame a Dream; and indeed all the Virtues stood cashier as Enemies unto Pleasure; so that there was left none to withstand this bold Assailant, but Frailty, a Canon La●, and a Penal Statute.  
Against these he raised such a battery of pleasing petulant discourse, and subtle insinuating Persuasions, that she stood amazed and staggering at the first onset, and had like to have been surprised in this Rencounter, had not fear of the Law, and a little love to good Report stepped betwixt her and the enemy, and beat him back with these or the like Arguments. First, that her Reputation was so dear and tender unto her, that she durst not give ear to his libidinous insinuations; but he with a smile (wherein a good eye might have discerned scorn) asked her what that thing was, so called, Reputation? She replied, that it was the very Manna and Nepenthe of generous spirits, the Goddess of great Courages, and the Triumph of all Noble Actions; and further said, it was a thing so pure, so delicate and unspotted, that the least excess did blemish it, any unjust action dishonour it, Indiscretion, Negligence or Idleness will deface it; but Prostitution that will wh●lly ruinate it: This Reputation is a good friend, and constant, that will go with, and follow any good Action; but if once forsaker, no search, no inquisition, no Prayers or tears can ever finde it out. Believe it, Sir, (said she) there is no greater misery then to outlive Reputation, nor greater folly then that which puts in hazard and danger of misery. But he, to whom sophistical delusions, nay, Atheistical Propositions, (if they might produce either profit or pleasure) were more familiar and frequent then sound doctrine, or sincere Christianlike expression, perceiving that all his Persuasions to downright whoring, would take no effect, shifted the Scene of his Discourse into Proposals of Marriage. Pausing a while, she told him, That Marriage was a business of too great a consequence to be rashly undertaken; and that he had not known her long enough to understand her humours and conditions, which are necessary to be known, lest a Matrimonial Knot tie two Persons together, of such different tempers, that in stead of a sweet harmony of affection, there is nothing but harsh, and unpleasant discord between them all their life time. Besides, Sir, (said she) I doubt you have some other end in this Proposal than Marriage, since you cannot be ignorant of those many inconveniences, that daily, nay, hourly do attend it. You have read, I question not, several books, which have inveighed bitterly against marriage, particularly that Author, who writ of Love-melancholy, who thus capitulates with him that is overfond of marriage, to dissuade him from it. Hast thou means? thou wilt have then one to spend it. Hast none? thy Beggary is increased. Art in prosperity? Thy happiness is ended. Art in Adversity? Like Jobs wife, she will aggravate thy misery, vex thy soul, and make thy burden intolerable. Art at home? She will scold thee out of doors. Art abroad? If thou art wise, keep thee so; she will perhaps graft horns in thy absence, yet scold on thee coming home. Nothing gives more content than solitariness, no solitariness like this of a single life. The Band of Marriage is Adamantine, no hope of losing it, though ever so ill linked together. Thy number increaseth, thou shalt be devoured by thy Wife's Relations. An unchaste wife will cornute thee, and so thou shalt b●ing up other folk's Children instead of thine own. Paul commends marriage, yet he prefers a single Life. Lastly, is marriage Honourable, What an immortal Crown belongs to Virginity? To this the crafty Smec (Ignatius) thus replied; Madam, you have cunningly produced what that learned Author writes against marriage, without mentioning a word which he speaks in praise of it, in an Anti-Parodia, quite opposite to every question, in this manner Hast thou means? Thou hast one to keep and increase it. Hast thou none? Thou hast one to help to get it Art in Prosperity? Thine happiness is doubled. Art in adversity? she'll comfort, assist bear a part of thy b●rden, to make it more tolerable. Art at home? she'll drive away melancholy. She looks after thee going from home, wishes for thee in thine absence, and joyfully welcomes thy return. There is nothing delightsome without society; no society so sweet as Matrimony. The Band of Conjugal love is Adamantine, and where true love is there is a Heaven on Earth, and here by this perpetuated. The sweet company of Kindred increaseth, the number of Parents doubled, of Brothers, Sisters, Nephews. Thou art made a father by a fair and happy issue. Moses curseth the barrenness of the womb, how much more a single life. If Nature escape not punishment, surely thy Will will not avoid it. Thus, Madam, are all your Objections answered, and if such happiness accrue to us men by Matrimony, surely much more to women. Why will you then lie alone, and let your youth, and best days fruitlessly pass away: Be not wayward, distrustful, curious, and nice, but let us make trial of that blessed estate in which dwells such sweet delight, and incomparable happiness. Tomorrow is Valentine's day, and, to speak in the Language of the Heathen, let's keep it Holiday for Cupid's sake, for Hymen's sake, and celebrate Venus' Vigil with our Ancestors for Company sake. Hold Sir, not so fast (replied Cornelia) had you alleged ten thousand Arguments more to persuade me to marry, I should not alter my condition for the present; and though I had no reasonable grounds for my aversion to a married life, yet I should not like it being so much out of Fashion. He hearing that word concluded from thence, she had rather be a Miss A-la-mode, than a slave to the idle humours of an Husband, and from hence assured himself of a future conquest, and began to sing his own triumph; and to make his conditions the more glorious, the assurance of her affections more serious, and his lascivious pleasures of a Long-lived continuance, he highly commended that exotic custom of having Adjutores tori, assistants to feeble husbands, who were allowed of by the consent of the wife, to be made choice before the day of Marriage; and though it be not allowed of as lawful among us, yet you see, said he, how generally it is practised privately, so that it is become a byword, that he is no man, or she no beauty, if the one have not a Miss and the other a Gallant, notwithstanding the one is possessed of a wife, and the other of an Husband. After this, he discoursed her with the glorious lines, and golden Legends, but not the miserable deaths and horrid disasters of divers famous and renowned Courtesans. Madam, said he, I need ●o inform you, that your 〈◊〉 is in●er our to none, since your own glass, and the report of all that ever had the happiness to see you, fully assure you of that already; & it is no Hyperbole to say, it is superior to Donna Olympia's an Italian Lady, and yet hers was so much esteemed by Pope Innocent, that it made a total conquest over that Holy Father, in so much that by that means, and yielding to his desires, by becoming his Mistress, she became his Master, and disposed of all Court-Affairs public and private; there being not the least business ordered without her good liking, in part at least. For most frequently as he hath been treating with Cardinal Panzirolo about any particular, it hath been heard come from his Holiness' mouth; What will Donna Olympia say? Which makes it most palpable, that he was afraid of displeasing her; and therefore that great Cardinal, before he proposed any great business to the Pope, he commonly Consulted Donna Olympi●, for fear he might otherwise contract the Odium of that aspiring Lady. Nay, a Prince amongst the rest of the most considerable in Europe, sent an extraordinary Ambassador to Rome, to whom after having given him his most necessary Instructions, he gave in charge at his last farewell; If by the application of our authority you can make no impression on the Pope, endeavour to gain him by bribing his Miss Donna Olympia, to use her power,  
Her excellent features (though failing of yours) with her compliance to his desires, unpoped him; the pleasure he had with her enervated his power; so that there was no more talk in the Palace but of Donna Olympia; all letters are delivered to her, the Memorials were no longer brought to the Pope, but to Donna Olympia, who told him the contents of them; and had always this Duplicate, fate voi, fate voi, as much as to say, Pray do you look after it.  
By her sweet indulging of the Pope's humour, a man could see nothing but Presents still going up to the Vatican stairs; every two or three days you should meet four Porters loaded with money. So great was the profit belonging to this Papal Miss, that she had in a manner the sole command of the Datary; Multitude of Benefices she sold, and received vast sums for Composition of Law-Suits besides the sale of Offices; and by her instigation were many Taxes. Imposts and Gabels laid upon the people: In short, such was her interest, that she was Mistress over Court, Church, State and Pope, only for being the Pope's Miss; and it was thought, when she died, she left more than two millions of C●owns in ready money, besides Land and Movables inestimable.  
I could give you, said he, a thousand of these instances, how Persons of a low fortune have raised themselv● to the height of wealth and honour, only by submitting to the humours of great men: But especially above the rest, and as 〈◊〉 History best agreeing and paralleling with her own fortunes, he insisted much upon the life and fortunes of Lollea Paulina, the greatest Whore, and most deceitful Bawd that ever Rome acknowledged; but here you must understand, that this subtle Engineer played but the flattering Historian; for he only touched at her felicities, but either forgot or leaped over her miseries, which were infinite: He showed how she was born in the City of Fano in Italy, of good but mean Parentage, how after her father's decease, necessity compelled her to look out sharply for a place of shelter, having no other Attendants than a divine beauty, an unparallelled Personage, a boundless and undaunted courage. Here Hippolito the great Cardinal of Est, and brother to the Duke of Ferrara, beholding her, fell in love with her, bought her at an infinite price, and maintained her above the rank of the greatest Princes: Insomuch, that at an Interview of Ambassadors before the Pope in Mount Angelo, (being by torchlight) she came among the Ladies, so covered over with Diamonds, and the richest Jewels, that excepting her face, (which the Sun itself was not able to darken) there could nothing be discerned but a moving flame of most glorious fire, and those that had skill did value her at more than a Million.  
It is not to be expressed, with what greediness of spirit, and wonderful delight Cornelia's ears, drunk in these stories and such like, of which he was no Niggard, since this Age doth every where so plentifully abound therewith; and she was the more pleased with them, being infinitely covetous, but not in that nature avaricious, to heap up treasure only to look upon, but as a discreet Prodigal, to fill her Pockets; placing her delight in fine Clothes, high spending, Treats, Plays, Balls, guilt Coaches, rich Hangings, with Lodgings furnished richly and most splendidly; all manner of wasteful delights were to her such dear Companions, that rather than lose them, she would lay both life and soul in a pawn for their ransom; nay, she was such a true Admirer of pleasure, that if at any time a melancholy thought did chance to seize her, she was observed to start from the seat she sat on, and force herself into a pleasant humour; and if she found no agreeable diversion at home, she would travel through the whole City but she would find it out; Nor could she belong in search for it, since Dublin is a place of as much jollity and mirth as any City in the three Kingdoms, saving England's Metropole; and setting aside beating the Watch idle breaking of Glass. Windows in Morning-Rambles, and killing naked men for no other cause then to gain the dis-reputation of a desperate Man; I believe Dublin hath as many witty Frolicking H●●k in her as any other City, sworn servants to Madam Venus, and as true Bucchanalians as ever helped to raise the Price of Wines.  
Cornelia's humour Ignatius quickly perceived, and finding her spirits take fire at his words, he again pursued his former subject, and showed her how Paulina, having nothing but the Revenue of a beauteous countenance, and a well-proportioned body, was three times the greatest and most respected Lady of all Rome; and here he paused, for had he followed the truth of the Story, it would have discovered, that she was three times also the poorest most dejected, basest, most miserable and despised creature, that Rome or the World had ever reserved for memory; nay▪ so exceeding hateful was her condition, and so infinite her contempt, that she gave her body in Prostitution to the common Hangman for one meal to satisfy her hunger, and in the end died without pity, and was buried without ceremony: Had he amplified any thing on this text, he had marred his own Market, and made a Proselyte in stead of a Prostitute; but they were whites beyond his aim: confusion was only within the reach of his Arrow, and that he hit; for his words did so well please her, and his rich Promises so assure her, that (not without some reluctancy, she gave him an assignation, and that their Contract might be neither obstructed nor suspected she would not presently resign herself up to his embraces, but desired him to have a little patience, and time would produce a convenient opportunity, wherein they might enjoy each other uncontrollably.  
Every day, nay, every hour offered them an occasion to discourse, for he lived in this Lady's house in the nature of a Chaplain, not to read Common-Prayer to her, that was an abomination to this Lady-Saint, but to say Grace, till the Guests in their hearts cursed him, for letting the meat be cold; and to pray at night the whole Family asleep; this was a precious man in the eye of the Lady, though not of the Knight; for she loved him for the workings of the Spirit, and he hated him therefore; and because he would be even with his Lady, this Knight had had some Conference with Cornelia, and being an honest blunt Gentleman, he went not about to preach her into a Compliance, with a tedious story of I-know-not-what, but told her his meaning in plain English; and to that end told her, that very speedily he would invent a way to effect his design, but did not acquaint her in what manner he would do it; One day, when his Lady and Cornelia took Coach to take benefit of the Air he took the opportunity to get the Key of Cornelia's Chamber-door, and got another made by it, before her return, and was so eager in the Prosecution of his Amour, that he resolved that very night to put his stratagem in practice, which was the very night Ign●tius and Cornelia had completed to lie together, and that she might not be interrupted by her Lady (who frequently did call her unto her at midnight, when she ailed any thing; and for that purpose that she might be within call she lodged her the very next Chamber to hers) I say, to prevent interruption, told Ignatius, that she would feign an indisposition upon her return from taking the Air, and so she should have the privilege of going to bed betimes, and he of coming the sooner unto her.  
This double plot took not its desired effects; for the Knight caused his Lady to go to bed with him, an hour and a half sooner than they were wont, and that he might lull her to sleep the sooner, he gave her in a glass of wine, a very small quantity of Opium, which so successfully wrought upon her, that as she was as desirous as himself to go to bed, so she soon fell asleep; the Knight, by her snoring finding that she was fast enough stole out of bed, and being in haste, forgot to shut his own door, being so eager to open Cornelia's, which he did without making the least noise.  
In the mean time, Ignatius in his shirt forsook his own bed, to enjoy of that of Cornelia; but mischief on't, as he was groping in the dark he found a door open, and entering love, though blind, and he in obscurity, soon directed him to the bed, and quickly found the way into it; but expected not to find Cornelia in that careless posture, as if she valued not the loss of a thing she seemed so highly to esteem, being troubled to find her asleep, he pulled her by the arm again and again, but could not awake her; tried to wake her by kisses; and now the virtue of the Opium was evaporated, so that waking she spoke somewhat angrily, saying, prithee, what's the matter, Dear, that thou wilt not let me sleep quietly? indeed you were a naughty man to wake me. What's this, said Ignatius? Why, sure my Cornelia is not distracted; Is not this the night you appointed me, wherein we should commence our happiness?  
The Lady, not knowing what to say or think, cried out, Lord Husband, what's the matter you talk after this manner? this is enough alone to create a jealousy in me: Why should you talk thus of Cornelia; I am your wife, whom legally you are bound to love, and have not injured hitherto that love you owe me.  
It is true, said he, and dearest Madam grant me your pardon, and I'll confess the truth. I have injured that love you hitherto have shown me, by affecting any other but yourself, and therein I have blackened my Conscience blacker than that Hypocritical coat I use to wear, by breaking those many thousand promises I made you to be faithful: I am Ignatius and this night I should have enjoyed by agreement Cornelia, but I find I mistook her Chamber.  
This discovery so nettled the Lady, that she knew not what to say or do, to find her friend false, could not but trouble her; but to think what was become of her husband troubled her more; not knowing what to conclude on, she in a rage bid him be gone and see her face no more, so seeing that there was no remedy, he was even content to sneak away to his own Chamber; being gone, the Lady a rose and locked her Chamber door; and going to bed again, her thoughts were seriously employed about her husband, that he was gone a Catter-Wouling, she questioned not; neither did she doubt he was gone to any other person but Cornelia, but whether to stay within her own Chamber and wait her husband's return, or in a rage go to Cornelia, and revenge herself on the Whore her servant, and the Adulterer her husband, she could not presently determine: Whilst she was in this consultation, her husband came to the door, but finding it shut, he was at his wits ends; for now he knew he was discovered, and it was but a folly to go about to palliate his crime, since it was so palpable, wherefore he knocked at the door, his Lady within, as seemingly not knowing who was without, asked, who was there. By reason of the coldness of the night, and the thinness of his clothing (being in his shirt) his teeth so chattered, that he could not in the return of his answer be understood. The Lady knew well enough who it was, and therefore to punish his Concupiscence, she thought it requisite to let him stand without, and instead of a sheet, make him do penance in his own shirt. Prithee, dearest wife, said he let me in, am half starved with cold. What saucy Jack is that, said she that calls me wife there, what bold impudent Scoundrel; my husband's here in bed with me; sirrah, you were best be gone, ●'le raise the house upon you else; nay, good dear Honey, don't do so, quoth he, let me not be a reproach to my servants, whose tittle tattle, it may be, abroad will engage all the rhyming tatterdemalion crew of the Town, to write Lampoons upon me, and my reputation will he racked, nay drawn, hanged and quartered by a parcel of Ballads, composed of ill tuned non sense, if this night's action be discovered.  
The Lady could be no longer cruel, and fearing what damage her husband might sustain, she arose and let him in; but poor Gentleman his condition was but little bettered; for he did but leap, as I may say, out of a cold grave into a Purgatory; heated by a woman's flaming passion. I shall not trouble you with those bitter taunts, and sharp invectives, she then uttered, you may imagine they were not a few. There is nothing more certainly discovers the perpetual notion in a woman's tongue, than her jealousy or the knowledge of her husband's infidelity. In short he endeavoured to lesson his own error, by telling her of hers; which he said he should in a little time have told her to some purpose, whither this accident had happened or no; and therefore desiring her silence, and requesting a pardon on both sides, for each others infirmity, with protestations never to do the like, and promises the next day to remove those persons who had occasoned all this disorder, in their family affections they sealed the bargain,— which made them the more desirous of their natural rest.  
Ignatius, that precious, deforming, Nonconforming, dissembling Holderforth slept not, nor could he close his eyes that whole night, his thoughts were so busied about this strange adventure; and whilst he was ready to tore his flesh for very vexation, to think how he had irrecoverably lost that fair opportunity, of enjoying the fair Cornelia; when he considered how highly he had disobliged his Lady Miss, who loved him but too well, and cherished him too much, he was then desperately resolved to hang himself. Whilst thus ruminating his misfortune, a servant came and told him that he must rise immediately, and come to his Master; this started Ignatius, and the fear of what the event of this message might be, put him upon a hundred projects, and guilt would have winged him for a flight, had not a little remaining reason prompted him to stay; whereupon dressing himself, not without a universal trepidation, he appeared before the Knight, who taking him aside, in few words told him that he was an ungreateful Rascal, to repay those kindnesses he had received, by debauching and abusing his wife, that were it not more in respect of kindness to himself, than mercy to him, he would cut his Throat; however he told him, he should not escape circumcising, since he believed he would make a better Jew than a Christian; and immediately hereupon he stepped within him, and with that dexterity threw him on his back, that the others Amazedness, by this sudden surprise, gave the Knight time enough to draw a Razor, with which he did cut off his Foreskin. But this was not all his punishment, he was immediately turned out of doors, with menaces to this purpose, that if ever he revealed what he had done, and who it was that dealt with him thus, and the cause wherefore; he should certainly die for it, wherever he met him.  
Whilst the Knight was thus severely handling the Man; the Mistress was taking to task her woman, who had not the patience to capitulate with her, who had shared with her in her enjoyments, forgetting the quality of her Ladyship, was as furious as an incensed Fishwoman at Billingsgate, using her tongue all the while she was managing her hands upon a face so pure, so fair, that Cruelty herself at sight thereof, would forbear to do it any harm or prejudice; yet this enraged Lady persisted, and had not only embrued it in blood, hut had tore off her Headclothes, and was dragging her by the hair, just as the Knight came in, who imagined the Tragedy would not end in his part. His late revenge was now turned into grief and sorrow, to see the fair, and his beloved Cornelia thus used, yet durst not seem over hasty in rescuing her out of the hands of her cruel● Mystriss; hut by degrees he so ordered the matter, that by holding his wife, he gave Cornelia the opportunity to escape; who took to her own Chamber as a Sanctuary, and there locked her se● in, and rectified that disorder the Lady● had put her in. She had now some little time to consider what was best to b● done; she saw there was no thoughts 〈◊〉 staying there any longer, where for● packing up no more than what she coul● easily carry with her, she watched her opportunity, and marched off,  
St. Patrick's Close was the place where she first repaired to, having there an acquaintance, who very lovingly entertained her, and lodged in one of the best Rooms of the house, This Gentle woman had been wanton herself, and was now a private Bawd, and therefore could the better advise her friend in the whole course of her vicious practice, and so crafty and subtle she was, it was to no purpose to endeavour to hide any thing from her, wherefore Cornelia told her the true History of her Misfortunes how her Master had enjoyed her, and how her Mystriss had abused her for it; that she believed that her Master loved her still very well, but knew not whether she was gone. Hold, hold, (quoth Polyandria) give me leave to call her by that feigned name, since what is proper to her she may be ashamed to own. Doth not your Master know whither you are gone? He loves you without doubt, and how shall he extend his love if he be ignorant of your abode? He must be therefore acquainted therewith, and that very privately for fear of discovery; let me see— I think I had best to undertake the work, as being long enough experienced in such affairs; but d' ye hear me, quoth this Reverend Matron (whom Cornelia suspected not to be, what she soon found she was, and was therefore at first troubled at her coming thither) I say, quoth she, you must be ruled by me if I undertake your business; you are very young, and want wholesome instruction, you shall not want it as long as you are under my roof: the greatness of your beauty may be the ruin, instead of the rise, of your fortunes, if it be not House-wived to the best advantage, etc.  
Polyandria was informed by Cornelia, that the Knight did frequently drink, when he was in the City, at the Clobe near the Castle, and in the Suburbs at the Nagshead in Oxman-town; this was Intelligence sufficient for her purpose; for going to the first, she found him alone, expecting company to come to him: glad of this opportnnity, she gave him to understand, that there was an ancient Gentlewoman below would speak with him; he wondering who it should be, in haste comes to her; and she (to free him quickly from that amazement he was involved in at the fight of this veterane female stranger) took him aside, and whispering said, Sir, it is necessary I he short in a business of this nature; Cornelia lies at such an house, etc. she languishes for none but you, and none but you can give her ease.  
The Knight, like a man transported, was ready for joy to have hugged the old Matron for her welcome Message; but considering how inconvenient it was to talk so publicly, he dismissed her, and promised to be there as soon as she, and he was as good as his word, for he left his company immediately, for, though a short, yet more ravishing enjoyment.  
Love soon conveyed him to the place where Cornelia lay, and was there received by her, not as a loose Prostitute does her Lecher, but as a deluded Maid does her long absent Lover, with silence, sighs and blushes; whereas he, raptured at the fight of her he now so dearly loved, made all the outward demonstrations of vigorous and sincere affection; Polyandria minded every passage and expression, and was no less joyful than they, in that she could by what she saw, promise herself no small advantage.  
As an earnest penny of this Knight's affection, he first gave Cornelia twenty Guinny's, and then promised Polyandria that he would pay for her Diet, Lodging, and what other Necessaries she wanted; for such fair Promises as these Polyandria thought herself obliged to withdraw, and leave them alone, which the Knight interpreting to his best advantage, made use of that time to renew his former enjoyment, and to assure his Miss, that her constancy should be gratified with such an annuity as should Gently maintain her, but it should revert if ever she admitted a Competitor.  
Cornelia left behind her all her Gowns but what she then wore, and carried off only some of her best linen, and some Jewels she had given her by some that had hopes to have tempted her that way, which had she stayed, undoubtedly had taken effect. Being thus but thinly, though finely, garbed; the good old Gentlewoman that took upon her to be her Tutoress, thought fit to put her into a Garb, not only fashionable, but rich and costly, as far as that money would go: 'twas the first-fruits of the Knights second enjoyment of Cornelia, who at his next coming, seeing her so good an Housewife as to lay out her money in clothes, gave her as much more, which was disposed of to make the splendid furniture of her delicate body exact and complete.  
Frequent were the visits of this Knight, and as he allowed his Miss an annual Pension, so he bestowed costly Presents, of which contributions Polyandria would not be denied her Dividend. Cornelia observing this, and how her benefits were much impaired by the avarice of this Strepo-grana, began to consider, that she had wit and under standing enough to manage her own affairs, and needed not the auxiliary counsels and instructions of Polyandria, nor ●●●ught herself obliged to the unnecessary and impertinent trouble of Books, when her chief study was to read men, i.e. glance in their faces, and suck the honey out of their Pockets, wherefore she resolved to trust to herself, wisely measuring her hopes and advantage, by the sure Standard of her beauty, well-weighing that by an oversupple compliance with her Grandam Tutoress, she should unadvisedly prostitute that to an old woman (whose respects to her were as uncertain as her tail) which she might at her choice and liberty bestow upon any young Gallant, her lucky stars, and bewitching eyes, might offer, notwithstanding, her vows and protestations to her Knight made to the contrary, and the hazard of losing her annual allowance. But lest she should discover her design of inconstancy, she demeaned herself to Polyandria with such a reservedness, that might rather be construed an innate severity, and reverence of herself, derived from her father's Gentile strain (which indeed wholly makes a Gentleman, that should live not according to the fashion, but the virtuous mode of his Mind, and reckon Virtue his only Nobility;) then any shy averseness or indisposition to her veterane Governess, that might at pleasure overrule her with bawdy experiences, and pocky Probatums. In whose affection (if you can believe that Crocodile tears may be limbecked into compassion) she seemed to have gained exceedingly.  
Notwithstanding all which tenderness, set off with all the endearments her Guardian thirty years' practice, in the mysteries of her Art, could suggest unto her. Cornelia kept within herself, after a long contest, wherein she plainly told her, it was sufficient she was largely recompensed, for Diet, Lodging, and other necessaries, and therefore told her it was unconscionable to expect, besides all these benefits, an Excise or Income from her bodily Exercise. She took up this Resolution so firmly, that she could not be won from her main strength to wit, a purpose of reserving her growing fortunes wholly to herself. And herein the young Gentlewoman did (something above her years) very prudently forecast what a slavery she should bring herself to; if her Patroness once came to an absolute Sovereignty over her affections, or by imperiousness, or forcible insinuation, make herself Secretary of State to all her thoughts, which would have rendered her only a cipher, and serve to multiply the incomes and revenues of her Guardian; a Rock upon which many featured and well form females have split, and undone themselves for ever: For Argier slavery is not so intolerable, as the unreasonable and unconscionable usage of these Beldames. A Bawdy-house, or the Community of two or three Bawds, and their well affected people the Wenches, is as like our late Commonwealth as may be, where all should share alike, and the emoluments should be equally universally distributed, but in effect it all comes into private hands, no regard being had to those that drudge for it, and sweat not with their brows for their daily provision.  
Just as Cornelia in a great measure had got the mastery over her Mistress, she perceived she was with Child, which very much disordered her thoughts, and was the occasion of her sudden Pensiveness, and Melancholy. Polyandria taking more than ordinary notice thereof, was very inquisitive to know the cause; but Cornelia, thinking it might tend to her prejudice, concealed it as long as she could; but in a little time it discovered itself, by various symptoms and appearances; this Venerable Matron perceiving the cause of her unwonted sadness, came one day to her with a countenance more Cheerful than usual and said, Come Daughter, be not thus troubled in your thoughts the grief that thus internally afflicts you will in a short time be in your arms, and then all will be well again, in the mean time, be of good cheer, the father is able to maintain the Bantling, and we will make him pay dearly for the pains he shall put you to, in bringing his stolen delights into the world.  
Cornelia was now constrained to tell the truth, confessing she was with child, and had concealed it some ten weeks: that, that was indiscretion, quoth the Mother, this should have been revealed sooner; however, it is well enough, the father shall know of it at his next coming, and as she spoke the word, in came the Knight, who had formerly taken notice of Cornelia's melancholy, and severely checked her for't, and now finding her in the same moody posture, blamed her as before.  
This gave Polyandria occasion to discourse him after this manner, Sir, I am not ignorant of what familiarity hath passed between you, before she came to my house and since; and it is no wonder, if a Person so young, plump and tender as she is, meet with a Person like yourself, middle-aged, strong and lusty, should conceive with child, since there have been made so many endeavours between you to that end and purpose. Now Sir, if she be sad and melancholy her eat, blame her not, since she now fears a general Publication of her shame and infamy, and that her reputation will be for ever ruined; besides, having never tried man before you, and hearing how variable they are in their affections, she is fearful after this you may desert her.  
If that be all the cause of thy discontented countenance, said he, be cheerful and assure thyself, Cornelia, prove but constant still, and this will cause my love daily to increase; and to divert her, entertained her with pleasant discourse, caressed her Affectionately, treated her in her own Chamber most sumptuously, and taking his leave of her, left her Fifty broad pieces, till his return, for he was going into the County of Tipperary.  
In his absence, Polyandria consulted nothing more than where and how she should lie in, what costly things to be bought, and where the Child should be Nursed, and all with the greatest privacy. For her delivery she judgd her own house as convenient as any other, but that she must then pretend that she is a Gentlewoman whose husband is gone for England, about some urgent affair, and that would spoil her design after she was brought to bed, for she intended that she should pass for a Maid, till she was detected to the contrary, wherefore she pitched upon an obscure place, and agreed with the people, (payin'g down twenty pounds ready money) they should keep the Child, and never more return it to the Parent; this they greedily yielded to, since they nor their frye-fathers' never saw such a sum of Arraget Saffenagh (English money) before in their life-time.  
The time of Childbearing drawing on, the Knight was consulted about the charge, how necessary it was for her to remove into the Country, how expensive her lying in would be, having been so tenderly and Gently educated, and that it would be altogether expedient, to provide for the Child for his life-time; and lest any thing should miscarry by negligence, or for want of prudent management she would accompany Cornelia, and stay with her till her uprising, though it would considerably prejudice her business at home, since she must leave all to the guidance of her servants, and so she might without any great damage, for as yet she kept no pubick house, having lived but a little while in that place, having furnished her house very gallantly for the entertainment of Lodgers to begin with.  
All these Items for charge of one ling in, made the Knight scratch where it did not itch; but seeing there was a necessity that things must be carried privately and that the way propounded could not but be very chargeable, he ordered them two hundred pounds, to defray all expenses, a great part whereof Cornelia, notwithstanding her former conquest, could not keep from Polyandria.  
Being safely delivered, and secretly too, without prejudice to her honour, they returned with triumph to Dublin, where burroughing again, Co●nelia appeared then after the purification of her body, a thousand times more fair and lovely, than formerly, if it were possible; she sweetly Bloomed, ready to Bud to the first Golden Rays that should dart on her; and her glad and greedy Foster-mother, was almost made young again, with the hopes her lovely and enchanting Pupil did promise her. But part of her hopes were quickly dashed, by the discontinuance of the Knight's visits, which were not so frequent as formerly, more cold or indifferent, and not half so beneficial. It seems he was cloyed with this delicate bit, (sweetest meats are most subject to surfeit) and was wearied with his annual charge, and diurnal expenses, which caused his life to be so vexed and discontented, that he saw there was no remedy for his grief but a positive resolution to abandon this Lady Errand, and be content with his domestic Recreations, and that he might have a pretext to acquit himself of his Obligation, to allow his Miss a considerable annuity in case of constancy, he charged her one day (seemingly in a great rage and passion) with disloialty, and breach of promise, and as in his expressions, he became discourteous, and uncivil, so his actions were rude and boisterous; in so much that Mother-Damuable was forced to fly for it, to save her a sound kicking, whilst he in the mean time compelled very unhandsomely Cornelia to deliver up to him a paper, he had signed for the payment of the annuity aforesaid, and going down the stairs, he vowed he would never see her more.  
Poor Cornelia was so amazed at this sudden causeless change, that she was in a manner senseless, and seemed to be converted into a well-framed white marble Statue, and as that moody stone drops tears sometimes, when Heaven seems to look angrily, so she for the loss of that for which she had an equal estimation, had her eyes deluged in tears, whilst her heart O'ercharged with sighs, threatened a breaking every minute. As she was in this pitiful posture, in came the old Gentlewoman, limping and cursing all the way she came, a pox on him cried she, he a Knight if he had been a Gentleman, he would have scorned to have done as he did; to frighten a poor old woman in this manner.— May an Hospital convert him, h● bath been the cause of the breaking of my bones and almost my neck,— for a Pla●ne on him, I fled from his fury, th● first pa●r of stairs I got down w●ll enough, but coming to the Cellar stairs, thinking to have hid myself from the Ra● all in the Coal-hole, I stumbled on the Mastiff Dog, and tumbleing over him topsy turvy down the stairs, I butted down the Ferkin of Ale, which we keep for our own use, and had like to have dashed my brains out against the Hogshead.— See the vanity of the female Sex, their levity and mutability, like a shower in April, the Sun shine out clear, and yet so rain it would have wet one to the skin; Cornelia at this pleasant report of her mother's disaster, fell out into so loud a fit of laughter, that Polyandria thought her Daughter was distracted, and so continued laughing, till the old one put a stop to it, by saying, 'tis well that you can sustain so great a loss as this of your friend, as to be so little concerned is to laugh at the mischief that befell me for your sake partly; these words were delivered with so much gravity, attended with a Countenance severe, that they stopped the career of Cornelia's mirth, and reminded her of her tottering condition, thus will a cloud o'ercast the face of Luna, and then she's totally obscured, and in a trice b●ing blown over, sh●shines as bright as ever, and as at Boe peep, seems to sport with her inconstancy a fit Emblem for the female S●x; thus Cornelia reassuming her former sadness, appeared the most discontented Perion now, that was the merriest but one minute past; and now lest her sadness should take real rooting, Polyandria began to comfort her, telling her there was no such scarcity of men that she should despair of having his place supplied, every whit as advantageously, since the same b●a●ty that had that efficacy over him was so far from being impaired, that it was much emprov'd, that there was enough gotten by the former to maintain them till another came, and that if it should not happen to be speedily, sh● had contrived a plot how to hook some more money out of the Knight's Pocket, which should largely gratify both their necessities and revenge. This pleased Cornelia so well, that drying up her tears, she frankly told her Mother, that as she had wiped off all appearances of sorrow from her face, so she had a desire to wash off with wine what might casually stick to her heart; it was mutually agreed, and over the Glass she consults in what place this bright Star shall appear, in what Horizon she should next shoot her kill beams, for they concluded it not safe to stay longer there, since Cornelia's Lady had some inkling where she was.  
Cornelia as yet was but a Novice in the Politics of Queen Venus; and fearing lest the greenness of her experience should cause the miscarriage of her Erterprises, for the present the thought it convenient to leave the guidance of her Affairs to her Governess Polyandria, who was resolved, the first thing she acted should be some trick that should give her satisfaction and revenge upon the Knight that had abused them; and in this manner she plotted it: She had an acquaintance at the Folly (so called) at Lazie-hill, butting over against Ringsend, who was one of the craftiest Queans of all those Oriental Parts adjacent to the City; her Governess for Cunning was very famous, in so much that she became Tutoress-Universal to City and Suburbs, both to Privateers, and public Prostitutes: to these she laid open the whole matter, being her confidents, and omitted no particular of the preceding story. A business of thi● weight required more assistance to advise what was best to be done, wherefore some of the sage aged counsel thereabouts were sent for, who having heard all that was done and said before, a general silence was proclaimed, and before any thing should pass, it was ordered that two dozen of Cans should be brought in, with a quart of burnt Brandy, Pipes, and Tobacco; and because some of them were Irish (who were admitted rather for their inexpressible impudence than intelligence) some Snuff was sent for, who dote so much on a Clock●t'a Sneezing, that they will not omit it in their very prayers, making each Snuff a silent Parenthesis in their very devotions.  
The Cans went briskly about, nor was the Brandy so neglected, as to stand and cool, the room was filled with Smoke & the clacking nois of their tongues was so great, that the poor Sneezing Cnram-a-C●rees that sat below, could neither be seen, heard nor understood.  
Silence again Proclaimed, Polyandria undertook to speak to this purpose, (several circumstances I shall omit for brevity sake) that whereas her daughter Cornelia, servant to a Knight, had been got with child by him, and that having given her but a small recompense for all her pains, only providing for the Child for life, and allotting her an inconsiderable sum of about 200 li. she thought it reasonable to make him sensible of his niggardly unworthiness, by forcing him to a more liberal contribution. To this end (said she) here is a daughter of ours that broke her leg, much about the time mine broke hers; she must be the Instrument to do my business, by carrying her own child to the Knight, pretending to be Nurse to Cornelia, and that having received nothing of her promised Salary, let her threaten to leave the Child at his Gate; and that his Lady should not suspect any thing, this Woman was ordered to wait near the house with Polyandria, to show her which was the man. In less than four hours she spoke with the Knight, and so cunningly carried the business, that he verily believed all she said to be true; and that he might not raise the leastsuspition in his Lady's breast that he kept a Bastard; and to be sure for the future of not being served so again, he appointed her to meet him at Kilmanam a mile out of the City, the next day, where he would endeavour to make her satisfaction; Mrs. Craftsby you may be sure was punctually there at the time appointed neither was Polyandria far off from her; the Knight came accordingly with some friends he durst trust, who after they had bandied the business to and fro, it was concluded, that she should have an hundred pounds to take him off clearly from keeping the child, with this Proviso, that her Husband would enter into Bond for Performance of the Agreement: I Sir, said she, with all my heart, I will send for him; and going out seemingly for a Messenger, she stepped to Polyandria, and told her what was required, and therefore told her she must immediately go into Saint Francis street, and at such a sign lodged her Gallant, giving her Instructions what to do, that is, to acknowledge her for his Wife, and enter into Bond upon the Premises.  
This was done in an instant, and all things b●ing concluded and agreed upon. Polyandria appeared, and told the Knight plainly, that though he had stopped the mouths of others, yet hers was not sufficiently stopped, and that if he did not open his purse, she would open her mouth so wide, that his Lady should hear what would not tend neither to his quiet nor Reputation; and know Sir, this is a plot of my own contrving, and I have more of them, this is not your natural Child, though a Bastard, as well as yours. The Knight hearing this, made presently diligent search for the Cheating Nurse, but she was not to be found, for having received her money, the same Coach that brought her Gallant and Polyandria, carried her and her Bully back again; leaving this projecting Matron to shift for herself.  
You cannot imagine what a heat our Knight was in, he walked up and down like a man bereft of his senses, and sometimes in his rage would offer to beat the old Gentlewoman; but his friends hindered him from that as an act ignoble; not being able to use his hands, he was resolved his tongue should not be idle, which tumbled out nothing but the basest expressions intermixed with menaces; as that he would indite her for a Cheat, Bawd, and what not; and that he would procure a riding in state.  
To all these worst of names, and dreadful threats, Polyandria only laughed, and bid him do his worst, advising him withal, to have a care how he farther provoked her, lest in a very short time he should dearly repent of it.  
The Knight's friends observing the impudence and subtlety of this long experienced Matron, advised him by all means to make a speedy end with her, cunningly instructing him to offer her so much money, on condition she and her adopted daughter would sign an Instrument, wherein they should acknowledge that it was a Lie, and a mere invention of their own to get money, by causing Cornelia to lay a Bastard to his charge, which was none of his.  
Polyandria paused a while, and found that this was nothing but a mere trick of theirs, to make them acknowledge under their own Hands that they are Cheats, which would be a sure evidence against them, and make them liable to the punishment of the Law; but considering this would not injure them much if they had something under his hand to bear them harmless upon this confession; she made this proposition, that if the Knight would give her and Cornelia, a bond of a Thousand po●nds, to be paid to them, or either of them, their Executors, Administrators, o● Assigns, if either of them should sustain any di●ge, by Indictment or otherwise, by reason of the Confession aforesaid that they would put their hands to such an Instrument. The Knight and his friend, seeing their policy defeated, and that there was no d●aling with this woman, in any thing that concerned her Sex, consented to her motion, and whilst the writings were drawing, Polyandria by general agreement was dispatched to bring thither Cornelia, who, poor Girl, was all beblubbered for the long absence of her mother, but was soonoverjoyed to hear (as they rid in the Coach) how admirably their plots did hit, and how successful they were like to prove.  
Just as they arrived at the house, the writings were Finished, but the Devil a bit would either of them seal, till she had old over, and secured the money, which was one hundred and fifty pounds: and having interchangeably set their hands, Polyandria and Cornelia stood not upon Compliments, but taking Coach (hardly taking leave they galloped away for Dublin and through the City to the to the Folly; where they found the Counsel afoersaid sitting, expecting the return of Polyandria, who for joy at the success of the Counterfeit Nurse, they were all got maudling drunk; but Polyandria coming in at that juncture, added to their merriment, that she had escaped the hands of the Knight, and his dainty Squires, who (as they feared) would look them up in some Enchanted Castle. She had not been long among them (concealing what she had received by this other project) before she told them gravely and gratefully, that the Inventor deserved a reward, and the Labourer her hire; to be short, pretending business, said she it was my plot, therefore I will have fifty pound of the hundred; for Nurse's assistance, she shall have twenty pound, and the other twenty shall be divided equally amongst you, for your counsel equally I say, that there may be no quarrel and dissension among the Prosessors of our sacul●y of Sisterhood met together.  
This Proposal was generally liked, and each taking her share, as it was agreed upon, Polyandria took her leave of them, taking her precious charge with her. resolving with herself to change her habitation with all expedition, finding therein many Inconveniences; as first the rooms lay too contiguous to each other, without winding Meanders, and multiplicity of doors; no variety of Staircases, and but one avenue to the house, which was the Fore-door, there were no Salliports but one, and never a Postern for an escape, if need should require. etc. These & many other weighty Considerations moved her to aspeedy removal, but whether near the Court, into the City, or Country, she could not well determine.  
She had a month's mind to have tried an old Lord, but she feared his state was diminished with his strength, the first deterred her, and she well knew the latter would never please her curious young Cornelia, whose Second Maidenhead she would sacrifice in an equal flame of youthfulness, where a large contribution and donations might supply and feed the fire.  
Such a Match, or a Westminster-wedding, she could easily, and in a short time doubted not but to find in the City; to which place the old Gipsy was the more inclinable; for that she had been so long, and so well versed and insighted in the fashions and humours thereof; but she feared her Darling was too raw and tender, to endure so many importunities, and thrusts of so many Suitors, as Cornelia would attract, whom it was impossible to conceal long from same and report, with what competence she had to support the lustre of so great a beauty.  
She concluded therefore to retire for a while with her Jewel into the Country, in that privacy the better to confirm and ground her yet not well experienced Disciple, withal to give her a taste of the Country simplicity, that would rarely set off her other accomplishments, and be a masqne, or disguise, to what ever subtlety, or designs her employment might put her upon: but herein Polyandria came short of her measure; for she that had at first so great an aversion to the Country, must now have a greater, since she had so freely tasted of those City-delights, the Country is incapable of enjoying; however Cornelia for a short stay, to gratify the request of her Governess, did willingly Condescend.  
Cornelia coming into the Country, and being lodged in a place within four miles of Kilkenny (a Place the Bawd pitched upon for Convenience, for there is not a purer Air throughout the Kingdom than thereabout) in a little time after she had been there, either through some inward discontent, for the loss of her Knight (who, though she was mutable, and whorish enough, could not but be troubled when she thought on him, who had cropped her Virgin Flower, or through change of the Air, she began to abate of that Orient Vermilion in her Cheeks; and when all the Flowers were in their Prime, she only drooped, and flagged the head, as if the Rival pride of the Gardens, had put down and vanquished her before matchless, and incomparable beauty.  
They Lodged at a Widow's house under pretence of Summering, where they had all the Conveniences that health required, and their Landlady a good debonair woman, and who was infinitely taken with Mistress Cornelia, and more than Polyandria liked or approved of; but she was more discontented at the sick symptom of her Daughter (for now she called her by no other name) the decay of whose Complexion, or least empairment of her beauty, was as gloomy to her thoughts, as the decay of the Universe at the Suns losing his light; for to the Wash-boul, or some infected Hothouse, to kindle the Bavins, she must betake herself, if the Empire of Cornelia's eyes should wain or be Eclipsed; but Venus was loath to cast off an old trusty Pensioner, and besoaght her Brother Apoll; neither did she forget to address herself to Priapus, to cure pretty lovely Cornelia, and send her an honest Aesculapius.  
Polyandria hearing of a famed Quacking Doctor (that ran out of England to settle in Ireland, where his mean extraction, and base education was not known) living in Kilkenny, in all hast she hy's to him with an Urinal, and with such anxiety and grief of mind, that it would have melted a Kitchenstuff tub, to have seen the poor old Hag trot, that her face looked like an Hogs-Countenance in souse, her eyes sunk as low altogether; or like a dark Lauthorn in a rainy night, betwixt ambling and trotting, she got to the Doctors, & up stairs she bustled, to the great offence of the Waspish quack, who at the same time handling such another Patient as Cornelia, What's the matter, quoth this mighty Doctor? With a low Courtesy, answered Polyandria, I have brought you a Maids, water an't shall please your Worship, desiring your Advice, for I am an undone old Woman if my Daughter iniscarry. What (said he) a Maid and miscarry, come not to me with your bawdy inaladies, and away hurls the Urinal into the Chimney without any further enquiry.  
Polyandria looked like the picture of ill luck, and could have found in her heart to have embroidered his great wide Jowls with her nail; but in a cruel rage and indignation she flew out of the Chamber, ●sing and railing on him, calling him an hundred bungling, cobbling, rascally. empirics, (for it seems he had formerly exercised himself with St. Hugh's bones) wishing him no other Patients than such as were infected with the Plague, Poverty and Pox incurable.  
She was now in a peck of troubles, and in such a h at, for she had no leisure to cool herself, that she was almost sweltered; never was there a sultred fat Hostefs in R●m Alley in Trinity-Tearm, nor Pig-Roaster in Rartholome● Fair, could complain so justly: but what added misery to her vexation, she could not tell to whom 〈◊〉 impart hers and Cornelia's condition; 'twas bootless to think of another Doctor without a Urinal, for she could give no account or signs of the Distemper; As she was walking in the street, musing with herself, she met with an old acquaintance who was come down too upon some notable design, a Gossip that had with some success practised Physic, and was, to complete her skill, Mother-Midnight: This Doctress hearing all that Polyandria spoke freely said no more than what Friar Bacon's du● servant thought not worth notice to his Master, T●ne is; intimating, That if her former enjoyments were not repeated and renewed she would absolutely fall into some desperate distemper, which might deprive her of her life. Let us leave these two Matrons pecking at one another in Brandy, white Aniseed and Ale, talking of their Adventures while they are drunk, and fall a tearing one another's Headgear, and return to fair languishing Cornelia, who by the pleasant conversation of her Landlady, and the desired absence of Polyandria, had already advanced to such a degree of Sanity, as to have her mind perfectly well and her body in some measure subservient to it.  
The Widow-woman, who could see as far into a Millstone as another, taking Cornelia by the hand, desired her to walk into the Garden with her, which for the beauty scite, and variety of it, was one of the best thereabouts; here note, that this widow was little less honester in her body (as we use to say) than Polyandria had been heretofore, but of a far more noble and ingenious soul; but the decay of nature by age, had now in a manner extinguished all youthful desires in themselves, yet still took delight to encourage them in others. This made her deal candidly and freely with Cornelia, and after a demur or two, which this under-feeling of a Persons condition, not well acquainted with her, put upon the freedom of her discourse, she began in this manner.  
Madam, To divert something of that untoward disease which hangs upon you, I will without further enquiry into the cause, or putting you to the expense of a blush, tell you a good story, which hath good credit here, and the example of it may be of very good use to you hereafter; as I suppose, the relation of it may be pleasant at this present; pardon the tedi●sness of an old woman's Relation, which is intended only for your diversion; for I profess, I do hate melancholy myself, although length of years incline me to it; but more abominably I detest it in the Juni● of our Sex whom Nature (where she has been profuse of her excellencies) has decreed to the fruition of the most delightful part of life; and when I consider those transcendent perfections you are adorned with, I cannot but wish to you all those joys and pleasures my younger years and j●veniled sires, ever longed after (not imagining she had already tasted thosesw ets, which formerly bewitched her the remembrance whereof put her upon a yawn●nst add of a pause. Cornelia heard now assh thought the second part of Polyandria to the same rune, but to less disadvantage; for she reckoned all her Avis●ments would be free-cost and partake of the free Air she breathed in, and was exceeding desirous to have a full knowledge of this pleasant and profitable story she was going to relate, and there with dropped her a most obliging courtesy, requesting her, since she had vouchsafed so much favour to her, in the demonstration of her undeserved kindness, she would give her the satisfaction of her promise.  
You may understand then quoth Polyandria, that an honest Collier, or one who got his living by carrying Kilk●nny coals up and down the Country, had a young Daughter, this Girl was proud, though seemingly modest, she would not let an English Bumpkin, no● an Irish Skullogne, though the first had never so many Ribbons in his hat, and the latter never so much Snuff and Usquebaugh about him, she would let neither of them touch her with a Hop-●ole but there was a young Gentleman of a large estate living near, who by intelligence had smelled her out, and was resolved to carry her at any rate, for she was extraordinary handsome, and that she knew right well, which made her stand somewhat the more upon her Pantofles, especially when she considered that Carbonero her Father, though he had a sooty face, he had white money; which by length of time, and great labour he had raked together.  
This young Gallant employed a Gentleman that waited on him in his Chamber, who after many good-morrows to her Parents, by selling him a Wood or Copse (for he sometimes made Charcoal) and under such pretences got acquaintance with the Daughter, and with rich unusual Presents had quickly won her, so that upon all opportunities she could find, she gave her friend his desired satisfaction; but by the way let me tell you, he was so ingenious to himself as to serve his own turn first, by promising Marriage, if she was got with child by either of them; the proposal she looked upon so reasonable, by reason of the present benefit she had received, and future advantage she expected, that she consented the Articles should be sealed between th●m.  
This wash●r first step into the World, and it Dislocated all the ligaments of her Virtue and Honesty; and to help the matter, she had worms in her B●lly, with over-greedy eating of Apple-pye, and that medicine of Marriage was not so easy to come by, as Wormseed and Aloes. She was Complemented by the Squire in the words of the Spanish-Curat●, Even as you please, either for a Husband or a Friend, and like Master like Man, all Promises were forgot, having obtained that by them, which after trial they found not worth the Performance of them. So this young Gentlewoman was forced to kiss the Plough-Tail, and long for a Wake, or a Fair to put off her great Belly, and in a short time her pleasant Compliance, and her witty dispatches, whither fortune helped her to a broad-shouldred Yeoman in a neighbouring Village; and she proved the Arrantest Whore, in all this part of the Country.  
Now I speak not this in the dishonour of her, nor any way in reflection to yourself, little Lady (said the widow) for I know it is the frailty of our Sex, but to give you a warning, to avoid the error that she committed. It is indispensable folly, for a beauty fresh as a Rose, to suffer itself to be cropped, and wither in the hand of a wanton Hotspur, without sound pricking his fingers for his feeling; such tender Buds should be worn in the bosom for ornament, the inward and most close affections, and though now and then sense were gratified, yet always a chariness should be used to it, and a value ●tupon it, that might preserveit. But superexcellent faces, without the help of the Looking glass of good fortune, s●ldome discover that blemish, while sorrow and repentance have wrinkled and furrowed their foreheads, or impudence and prostitution have brazened them.  
This is a lesson, pretty Heart, I would have you excellently well read in, and I press it, not so much out of any fear I have of you, as in humanity to your worth; though I suppose your Mother, that reverend Matron Polyandria, hath anticipated this council; and now I think on't, I marvel what's become of her.  
You need not question, said Cornelia, but she will be here quickly; for her tender care to me is so great, that she would not lie one night from me, to be a sharer in the King of Spain's Indies: and now I must give you thanks, not only for the relation of this pleasant story, but for the good counsel, you so seriously and friendly give me, though to deal ingeniously with you (since I perceive you have so well acquainted yourself with my condition) I have no other Sampler, nor ever set my eyes to any other work, but Cupid's Love-knots.  
However, I should take it as a very great happiness, if my sojourning here procure your friendship, which I hope you will show in being co-adjutant to a weak and imbecile Maiden, if ought otherwise than a prosperous course my Fates shall appoint me. As she was proceeding with her Compliment, in came Polyandria, and stopped the residue, who stunk so loathsomely of Mandungus, Ale. and strong waters, that Cornelia was forced to keep the Weather-gage of her, and answer with but half a face to her drunken discourse; Polyandria observing how careless her Daughter's deportment was towards her, in a passion cried out, Is this all the thanks I have for my Labour? Nay, be sick and full in too, if you will: I thought to have told you some good news, but let that pass; Why Mother, replied Cornelia, are you so displeased? I was taken with a sudden qualm, and those sits you know I have been lately troubled with and therefore be not offended but let me hear how matters go.  
Why. there is a young Gentleman, saith she, that will be here to morrow, and therefore I would desire you to clothe your face with your best looks, and wear again your Rosy Vermilion colour, for these Lilies in your cheeks will hardly admit those blushes which your Virgin modesty did wear, as snares for such as this young Paris. For all other things I hope you are well enough provided; and I am loath you should be beholden to Paint or Art, to ill ustrate and grace your first view and appearance: and to whether appetite, nothing was talked of, but what savoured of too mnch petulancy, and wanntonness.  
Such discourse were for the most part the entertainment of Cornelia's second loathed rural life, who considering only to what her Mother and Tutoress (not bountiful Nature) had designed her, applied herself wholly to the Cyprian-Language and Customs. She had lived a Nun's life she thought in that Age, which by the Laws of Venus, was scarce passed adolescency, and yettook her Virginity for a work of Supererogation.  
But now the time was come, wherein she was to be Manumitted from the slavery of her unsatisfied desires, whose restless importunities had so long vexed her.  
Lust is a Gangrene, and having once poisoned a member, never leaves spreading till the whole body be Confounded; she hath now broken one Link in the Golden Chain of Chastity, and she cares not if all the rest be molten with confusion; hence it comes that she entertains more Devils, variety is pleasant; one Ship yields small custom, great Navies fill large Treasures, and by this means she thought her revenues would flow in such full Tides, that false Pleasure made her believe there would never come an Ebbing.  
But to proceed, you may imagine this night was one of the longest she ever yet counted, from the disappointed assignation she gave that puling precious Saint Ignatious, that was to present the morning and her Gallant together.  
As soon therefore as Aurora with her flattering smiles had saluted her windows, she leapt out of bed, from the side of that Sepulchre (whose corrupt unsavoury stench had tainted this sweet morsel of flesh) and before Polyandria had recovered her Crapula; and into the Garden she went to sacrifice unto Flora.  
According to appointment, and by that time, that usefully ill piece of Antiquity had more than snackt to herself her customary share of Bob, and was upon her Trotters, A Gentleman and his Footboy alighted at the door, and was so hasty of admittance, that Cornelia could scarce recover her Chamber, to attire herself in her most splendid dress, of which she had good store of her late Gallants providing. In the entering, this Gentleman was desired to walk in the Garden, and that immediately, Mistress Cornelia should wait upon him, which accordingly he did, and after half an hours space, his fair unknown Mistress entered, and with a winning, or rather commanding aspect, and most obliging deportment, presented herself at the descent of the Garden steps, to which our young Lover, to prevent her further coming, and that such a venerable beauty might keep due state, with all expedition hastened.  
Having Admired and Complemented her with an elegant Address, and saluted both mouth and hand, he began his Commendatory Discourse with his own ravishments, telling her, her Perfections ought not, nor could not, without extreme boldness, be meddled with.  
In short, that he intended himself a servant to her, but his ambition was too high, and had failed him; for her excellencies had so captivated him, that he could be no other than her Slave; to which Cornelia was no way wanting for answer, nor did she like other weak women dissemble her sentiments of his true praises, nor extenuate, much less, deny her beauty, but with a generous confidence told him, that he had taken some pains to extol that which her own pride and her glass could flatter sufficiently, that she conceived the felicity of a Beauty con●sted not in Encomiums, or in Fame, which are but perfumed Air and Wind, Artificial Trophies of Nature's Conquests, which she needed not.  
She looked now to our enamoured Gallant so wantonly, as that he thought it was a Cupidian challenge, though she left off without inferring; That use was that only, that gave the right value and esteem to beauty; yet the imperiousness of her eyes overawed his liberty of questioning her meaning, or to entreat her to proceed.  
This first smart Rencounter almost puzzled the young Gentleman; for his intention was to marry a Fortune as well as a Face, and that brought him thither, but such pertinent, home and uncircumstanced discourse would put him off from any enquiry into her estate, and withal he might chance to marry Fortune Pluraliter; for such a sprightly Girl could not but be suspicions.  
Neither could he handsomely retreat without some devoir, that might be construed to a Love-visit, and to render an account of his days Proceedings to Polyandria's Factors, (for you must know she trotted, not so far to dusty it away only, but to settle a correspondence, that might contribute assistance to her dangerous designs) to attempt her, he considered it was both unmannerly and dangerous; And on the other hand, it was a Cow-baby trick to say nor do nothing to the purpose, and betwixt these two extremes he was engaged, and there was no Medium.  
The way he dis-●ngaged himself out of this Labyrinth, was thus, After he had warded some other dangerous flings, which Cornelia's wit had brandished about him, to invite her to Kilkenny for a Treatment, which would either open his way to a more familiar a acquaintance with her, or else give him an honest civil Congee, and this was as much as crafty Cornelia expected, for she found this Gentleman not for her palate, and therefore to give him no breathing-time, or respite of another day, she most kindly accepted of his court●sie, and if he would please to take a small repast there, while she should put herself in a convenient posture to wait upon him, she and her Mother would attend him to Kilkenny.  
Done and done, and the widow their Landlady must go for Company; and soon after away they went, and coming into Town, he planted them in a Tavern, the most noted on all that side of the Country for good wine, and noble entertainment, to which place this Gentleman had sent for some of his acquaintance; in the mean while the woman drunk something freely, and the rather to disguise the openheartedness of Cornelia, who was this day to begin and set up a new.  
Presently in came a crowd of Gentlemen, whom the young Esquire had sent for, and now Cornelia might pick and choose her Lover.  
Such a flight of Butterflies (the gaudy Birds of Summer) as they did delight Cornelia's eyes, so they pretended hot weather, a scorched Harvest, and early but smutcht and rotten fruit. Such Pracoce, and soon ripe gear, being either first seized on by such Locusts and the beauty and sapidness defaced and exhausted, or else wanting its due heat to concoct its crudities, (the just temperature of discretion) presently putrifies and corrupts.  
These Gallants kept a huge buzzing about Cornelia; and with a deal of soft courtship, by turns, did light on her lips, about which they wantoned off and on, till they were most damnably drunk with the juice that pearled on the brinks of them; nor did she refuse, or pettishly or unwillingly afford them the pleasure, nor with any particular or kinder aspect to one more than another, entertain their caresses; whomsoever notwithstanding her fancy did best and chiefest commend to her affection: only some greater and freer familiarity she manifested to that Gentleman that invited her from her Country Lodging to Kilkenny, which she might do the better from their supposed acquaintance, and Polyandria was observed to be very open hearted to that Person, between whom Cornelia was afraid there was some compact and bargain, that might tend to the forestall of her market.  
In the mean while, the wine went merrily off, with a thousand healths to Mistress Cornelia, and her servant, and his happy fortunes extolled to the Sky, that had any interest in her breast, nothing but admiration, and such like Hyperboles, from the one Youngster to the other, vying who should best and with most Rhetoric set off her excellencies and perfections.  
To all which grandezzas of Compliments; and liberal Eulogies, Cornelia made no other return but in bewitching Language of her eyes, which (like the beauty of a good Picture) looked with the same aspect on them all, and that too with a smiling and serene brow. Every one fancied himself to be the Person whom she would peculiarly admit for her servant, and was the rather loath to obtrude his respects upon her in public before his Comerades, lest he should offend her that was resolved to serve them all.  
Now the Wine and her incomparable Beauty had intoxicated them all, so that from admiring and kissing they began to amend their Pace, and gave a more than decent liberty, while by struggling she disengages herself, and being free, cries, Fie, Gentlemen, are ye not ashamed?  
By this time Polyandria was laid a sleep, in a great groaning Chair, and her Landlady out of pure kindness to bear her company, sitting in another Chair next to her, snored as bad as Hogs-Nor●ons-Organs; now Cornelia was to stand upon her own Legs, and defend herself as well as she could, kisses flew about with such smacks, you would have taken them for Crackers fired with her eyes, that sparkled with vehement burning desires; and to such a pass was her ardency grown that it impetuously spread itself to all.  
These Gallants had by this time good assurance, that Helena was as they would have her; but it is impossible she could serve them altogether, and he that could claim the first share in her, her first visitant was grown very Squeamish, from the impulse of those honourable thoughts he brought with him to her at his first Address; not but that he was glad he had missed a snare, (if he had married such a dissolute Female,) and withal, he was assured in himself, that his interest in her would be as great, if not greater than the rest, and that without any more expense or cost then what fell to the Club. Procul jam culmin● fumant, the Evening now came riding Post into their Horizon, so that it was high time for Cornelia to bethink herself of her Lodgement, which she (for all the freedom given and received between them,) thought not honourable to acquaint them with, (for all her favours were clear of any engagement upon her) or to obtrude herself upon their Harbinging, while she was consulting with herself what was best to be done, seeing herself involved in so great an extremity, as hitherto she had encountered, being in a strange place where she had no acquaintance; and being bereft withal of the assistance of her Governess and Landlady, whose eyesight, was extinguished by excess of Liquor; I say, while she was in this Profound study, one of the briskest of the whole Company, taking her aside, told her in a low voice, That it was later than she imagined, and that it was impossible for hereto go home that night, without extrem● danger, affrighting her with the supposition of meeting Tories by the way, and therefore humbly entreated her to be his Guest at his Lodging (for he was only an Attendant on the Court) and that for the smother carrying on the business, she should go by the name of is Cousin newly come to Town.  
Cornelia, as she was young, credulous, and little experienced in the humours of men, so she was desirous above all things to be freed from the slavery she groaned under of an insufferable Governess, who never prompted the young one to enjoy herself, but when the Beldame did design to increase her own profit by that means; this made Cornelia the more forward to express a seeming consent in the return of her thanks to this her Confident; his Comrades being acquainted with the Proposal of her Lodging, gain-sayed it not, bieng very well acquainted in the same house, by a constant converse with their Lodger, contenting themseives with future hopes of kindness; And it was agreed, that they should all for the lesser suspicion honour their friend and his Cousin to his Lodging: withal Cornelia designed to give Polyandria and her Landlady the slip, and leave the two Sleepers to shift for themselves, and to make herself free from any further Government of her Tutoress; so calling for a reckoning, and Commending the care of the Old drowsy Siners to the Drawers, they paid and departed.  
To omit all the lewd practices of this witty wanton Cornelia, which she exercised in this Lodging, do but cast your eye back, and think what a wretched condition Polyandria was in when she awaked, raving and tearing, like a She-Bear robbed of her only Cub, and engaged in a mortal fray with her Landlady whom she charged with the Spiriting away this young White-Devil, beautiful Cornelia, and although she denied it with many vows and protestations, yet this would not any ways qualify the enraged passion of our furious Matron, nay, what ever she alleged in her own defence was so ineffectual, that instead of lessening the others anger, it rather added thereunto, so that since words would not do, the feud grew to that height, that to't they went tooth and nail, so that it may be conjectured the dispute was both sharp and bloody, and might have proved fatal, but that the Mystriss of the house stepped in between them, and parted them, for that great love and esteem she ever had for their venerable occupation; and to reunite their friendship, invited them to lie in her house that night, which accordingly they did; and the next morning she treated them very Gently during their little stay; for Polyandria, being impatient for the loss of her Cornelia, would not be detained from making all the speedy enquiry she could after her Daughter, who now was on the Ramble, and that she might the better do it, dismissed her Landlady, sending her home, while she hunts hotly through the Town in quest of this out-lying Deer.  
All her pains, though she was indefatigable in her search, availed nothing; for Cornelia, fearing she should be discovered if she stirred abroad, kept close within, not only prompted thereunto by that which she enjoyed, but more encouraged thereunto by large Presents, liberally bestowed upon her, conditionally for some time she would stay within. For some short time she yielded to their Proposals, but they growing weary of this, acquainted other Tumblers what Game they lately had found out, who coming in afresh were greedy, and by their eagerness had like to have spoiled all, for these Blood Hounds opened so wide, that they noised every where, and by this unlucky means Polyandria came to know where her lost daughter did inhabit; Cornelia had knowledge of her discovery, and to prevent her falling into the hands of her former Governess, she singles out one of her Admirers, (whom the thought most feasible for her purpose) and in a private Conference tells him how the multiplicity of her Visitants had betray'● her being and actions to the knowledge of her Mother, that should she stay a day longer, she should inevitably fall into her hands, from whence no Redemption could be expected, and therefore persuaded him, if he had any love for her, that he would think of some expedient, whereby they might secretly and speedily remove from thence to Dublin.  
The Gentleman overjoyed to think himself so much her Favourite beyond the rest, expressed in his face and gestures all the symptoms of the greatest satisfaction; and being eager to put her Proposals in practice, trifled away no time in vain and empty Compliments, but taking his leave of her, assured her he would return immediately, and gratify her expectations.  
In the interim, Polyandria hearing where her beloved Daughter was, come in such haste, that her overheated moisture had laid her Waistcoat under water. So furious was her Knock at door, that Cornelia and her Gallants were very much startled at it; she knowing herself to be principally concerned, peeps out at window, and seeing that it was the good Gentlewoman her Mother, that had thus put them into a fright, she whipped down stairs, and before the Maid could get to the door to open it, Cornelia met her, and charging her to deny that she was within, but that she would be within by and by, she slipped into the Garden, through which there was a passage out into the Highway, and withal enjoined the Maid to tell that Gentleman that was gone to contrive a way for her escape, that she attended him in the Garden.  
Whilst Polyandria was longingly expecting the return of Cornelia, this Gentleman entering the house, was informed where Cornelia was, who hastening to her, immediately conveyed her through the Garden-door to an Inn where his Horse stood, and having with more than ordinary expedition provided Necessaries for their journey mounted and directed their course for Dublin, leaving the rest of the Gallants behind, with the aged and experienced Matron, to procure them other Necessaries to supply the place of Cornelia,  
Coming to Dublin, they for the present settled themselves in St. Francis-street, where this Gallant briskly prosecuted his business as long as his money lasted; but finding his amorous Appetite satiated, and his stock wasted, he gave her the liberty to be a free Trader, which indeed he could not help, for in that small time they sojourned together, she had privately contracted a considerable acquaintance, which very much advanced her interest both in money and apparel.  
How to work with her hands she knew not, yet was well acquainted with the way to the Theatre, the Rendezvouz of Gallants of both Sexes, and the Place of amorous Intrigues; there she knew how to plant herself to the best advantage, and how to pick and choose the self admiring Fops; Having first consulted her Glass, with the help of Art, to make her appear as lovely as was possible; but certainly, that Beauty is most perfect where the Face graceth the Apparel, and not the Apparel the Face, for none will deny, that the Truth of Nature exceeds the falsehood of all Artificial Beauty; so incomparable was hers, that through the natural whiteness and smoothness of her Front, Neck, and plump Breasts, a man might with wonderful delight perceive the azure of her Veins, circling about in their several Meanders; the splendour of her eyes made her Beholder's dim-sighted, their radiant influence being so strong and penetrating; and to complete her excellency, the rare symmetry of every part of her body was so charming and magnetical, that it was impossible to look on and not be attracted to her.  
As Playhouses were her Chapels of Ease, so she had several public Walks, in which she subtly contrived a way to make herself known; nor did she refuse to be courted and treated by the Gallants that frequented those places, provided they were the more noble and civiler sort of amorous Combatants. Ringsend she had little reason to slight, by reason of the excellency of the Air, and Prospect into the Ocean; nor could she think her time ill spent in a Coach, for a miles riding thither over the Strand, if for nothing else then for those delicate large Polebeg Oysters, which are there plentifully to be had, so large an overgrown mouth would hardly contain the moiety of one of them; nor could she choose, but now and then for variety, resort to Chappel-Izard, or to Santry, (Inland Towns not far remote.) None ever enjoyed her company once, but they were impatient till they were in it again; for to gain herself esteem and credit, she showed herself (seemingly) modest, yet very merry and facetious; and to say the truth, Wit she had rather too much, by which she gained an absolute power over her Lover's Persons and Purses.  
In this unchaste progress she took an essay or taste of all degrees, professions and conditions, from the Noble to the Gentile, from the Camp to the City, her Fars had heard all Languages that were charming, her Purse had received all Coins that were tempting, and had not her Fortune been ever more favourable than her affections a her body had been confounded.  
Whilst Cornelia was endeavouring to work herself into a general esteem, (as she had in a little time indifferently well done it) and had thereby collected a considerable sum together, Polyandria found her out, which raised a different passion in them both, for the one could not be so glad as the other was sorrowful, the one having found the staff of her life, (as she vainly did imagine) while the other from that minute concluded herself to be the most miserable creature living.  
It will not import much to my present purpose, to relate the variety of talk this first interview did produce; you may conjecture that Polyandria was not meally mouthed, whilst poor Cornelia knew not what excuse to make for herself; In short, after a storm of words were blown over, they drank themselves friends, and concluded once more to cohabit in one habitation, which they agreed should be an Ordinary for flesh; and for the better entertainment of their Guests, they thought it not irrequisite to vend such Liquid 〈◊〉 were not sold by every vulgar person, 〈◊〉 only such Wines as were most desired by the Gentry.  
Polyandria had no sooner settled herself in this resolution, and sealed it before Hell and her own evil Conscience, but presently she puts in execution; and that she might frame all accommodations suitable to her design, she immediately made search for a better house than what she had before, for that wanted elbow-room, she must have many Meanders, and many Passages, many Holes and many Hides Deeds of darkness do ever require many dark corners.  
At last, she chanced to light upon an house near an Old Castle, commodiously placed, both for her homebred Customers and foreign Visitants, as well for the Hawk or Buzzard that flies by day, as for the Owl or Bat that flutters in the night, that she could not wish for a place of better convenience. The Sea was on the one side, which though its billows did not beat against the walls, yet any Ship of never so great a burden might safely ride at Anchor. On the other side, it had some small or slight Intrenchments, which though they were but weak and assailable, yet the Sea upon all assaults did grant her both Munition and Provision. And that a good name might Patronise her many evil actions, she caused it to be called, THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.  
By Contract she got possession of this house, and her Purse being well filled, and wide open, emptied itself for Ornament and Furniture. There wanted nothing for state, nothing for Magnificence, nothing for delight, nothing for beauty, and nothing for necessity; howsoever, some bones that lodged in it were rotten and unwholesome, yet the Monument itself was stately and splendid, she wanted nothing now but living Furniture, and that she divided into two stations.  
The first were two Bulleys, appointed at night for her black Guards, the second a parcel of lusty Queans, to supply Offices according to their quality. The first of these she saved from the Gallows by ransoming their forfeited lives, and the last she picktup out of several Bawdy-houses, having had not time as yet to keep any of her own dragging up: for these there needed not much search or enquiry, since Sin is found in every corner, and these Creatures, plying a wealthy Fair, will thrust themselves into the Devil's arms, beyond Hope, beyond Redemption.  
There was not a Ship that brought in any Person fit for her turn, from any part of Wales, or England, but she had Pieces of Eight, of greater weight to exchange for it, Not any young or tender Pullet, that came fluttering out of the Country, whether English or Irish, of they were plump and bandsome, but she had speedy intelligence thereof, and quickly found out a way to insinuate into their Company, and diving into their present condition, she by that means knew how to steer her course to her best advantage, and by pretending to do them kindnesses by helping them to advantageous services, she served her own turn first, and by her flatteries & large pretences made them her absolute Creatures. In short, she had variety of Charms to entice the simple, Money to bewitch the Needy, Splendid habiliments, and other gaudy Ornaments for the proud and Ambitious, Ease for Idleness, Pleasure for wantoness, and indeed any thing, or all things, to keep her Commonwealth from falling.  
Being thus generally accommodated, and her Mart, or Fair proclaimed, she need not doubt the want of Customers, every man hath a penny for a New Tavern.  
She had wound herself into so good a credit among some young Wine Merchants, this added much to the gaining her a vast Custom, and as the Wine did in part attract them, so when drawn in, it was no eas●e matter for them to get out quickly, so powerful were the charms of those beautiful Inchanteresses therein plying or inhabiting: She had no sooner discovered her public and private Profession, but that her Visitants came tumbling in so fast for entertainment, that her Kitchen was like Mongibel, ever flaming; her Hall, like Augeus' stable, ever stinking with broken meat; her Dining-Room, like Babel, a mixture of nothing but confused noises; and her inward and private Lodgings, like Hell itself, where damned or wicked creatures, by bathing themselves in lust as souls infernal, lie pickled up in Sulphur; Thus she continued her debautcheries for a long season, boasting herself in the strength of her wickedness, and not grieving for any thing more, then that she could be no more wicked.  
Carnelia was the chiefest Jewel in her whole Cabinet, whom she exposed not to common view, but reserved her for her best Customers, such as valued not the expense of their money in the prosecution of their pleasure; one where of being a very ingenious man, though sensual, after his enjoyment of Cornelia, wrote these lines upon her.  
'Twas Summertime, the sweltry time o'th' day,  
When on a Bed to ease my Limbs I lay;  
T●e Curtains thin were round about me drawn,  
Which formed a twilight like the day at dawn;  
Thus as I lay, and thought no one was near,  
I looked and saw my loved Cornelia there;  
All thoughts of sleep were on a sudden gone,  
As Mists that vanish at the sight o'th' Sun;  
Thirsty of bliss, into her arms I flew,  
And drank up Kisses as the Sun doth dew;  
She struggling, seemed to dispute the Field,  
But struggled so, as though she strove to yield.  
Heat of resistance had enoreased her fire,  
Her weak defence was turned to strong desire;  
Locked in each others Arms, by Passion led,  
Insensibly she dropped upon the bed.  
I'll say no more, now you may think the rest,  
Good the beginning was, the end was best.  
The abuses in Baudy-houses are so generally known, that I need not here relate the several tricks and straragems Polyandria used to augment her profit, nor what devices she found out to assist Cornelia, in the attracting such company to the house, that may dearly pay her for her own wantonness. But though they lived thus splendidly and pleasant, yet there were Judgements registered above, and shame and disgraces preserved below, and when either the one or the other falls, Woe to the Offender; Judgement may forbear, and Justice seem to sleep, but neither will pardon; it is only to raise the Arm higher, that the Thunder may fall with the greater fury.  
And now the noise of these offences awakened Authority, and that joining with Piety, both send forth their Ministers to dissipate or apprehend them. At first, Polyandria played the Rebel, and withstood their Summons; but finding herself environed on ●ll sides, and that neither Sea nor Land afforded her safety; however unwilling, yet with a seeming willingness, she yielded up herself and the bandy Utensils of her Enchanted Castle into the hands of Mercy.  
Upon Examination, being found guilty of various villainies, besides the too customary common sin of uncleanness; her Ruffians were sent to the Black-Dog; the Females whom this crafty Bawd had divelishly seduced, were sent over to the house of Repentant Hemp-beating Strumpets, commonly known by the name of Bridewell, near Oxman-Town; but Polyandria and Cornelia, who were the chief Authors and Framers of all this iniquity, were sent to a Prison, much like one of of our Compters, there to remain till their cause was heard, and due punishment put in Execution.  
All this, as it was decreed, so it was performed, and each one went to their several place of Sadness; but Polyandria, although she ran in a superlative way of wickedness, yet did she not want friends, neither was the without her daily Visitants, for the love they bore Cornelia, for there is a Correspondency even among the worst; Birds of a black Hellish colour will flock together.  
She had Counsels of all manner of Creatures, quirks to avoid Statutes, Quillits to defraud Judgements, and Demurs to protract and put off the days of her Trial; She wanted no Advocates to plead for Compassion to blanche her Offences, and make her black Sins white ones; there needed no tears, she commanded more Crocodiles than Nilus, and was not in the least Slack-handed in her bribery.  
All these, and a world of others, being put up together in a b●dle, and put in the seal against h●r intolerable mi●hiefs, w●●o light and amoah able, that but di● a● and diagram, she could find no Comforts. 〈…〉 thus hard beset, she now 〈…〉 to call into her the st●th of a woman wit, and concludes in h●, that a● th● 〈◊〉 deceived the first woman with his slattery, he may (●am 〈◊〉, give some relief with his ●bti●ry; and ind●d her cause waro foul, that there was no hope but in stratum, and to that co●●se she only bends h●r study, and in this sort she effects it.  
Some few days before her trial, there came to visit Polyandria for Cornelsa's sa●, a Gentleman of very grave and good de●tm●nt, one that had in his looks and behaviour both reverence and Authority h●saluted the old One by the nam● of ●ister; and the younger by that of Niece, who with much humility, and a river of w●ll Commanded tears blushing that she could not blush faster, re●rn'd his Sal●tations with the name of an Uncle; b●t casting down her countenance she seemed to be ashamed to look upon him; Whilst he on the other side endeavoured to give her comfort, but so mixed with severe and bitter council, that the standers by might perceive he came neither to flatter nored ject her; these Compliment finished they f●ll to private discourses; those ended according to the custom of these places, and the use of such Visitants, he call for B● Ale, Wine, and other Liq●d that th● ho●●● afforded, there is no spare of ●ost; his Cobs flew about as if they had been purposely winged for such a motion the Keeper careless, and ●d sts it away briskly his servants supply thing wanting, and no man near them but hath busy employment.  
After this conflictend●d, and the Gentleman preparing so 〈◊〉ture, he bestowed on the 〈◊〉 privately something that was worth his acceptance; nor were his servants ●nrewarded; nay as if h● had been confined himself to express the largeness of his soul, he bestowed a large garnish on the poorer sort of Prisoners.  
Descending the stairss, ●e took his absolute leave of Pol 〈◊〉 〈◊〉, begging leave of her, ●hat his Niece should attend him as far as the limits of the House will give her sufferance, and so she accompanied to the very Gate, where talking a little while, he at length proposes to the Keeper that he hath a great desire to drink one bottle or two more at a Tavern, but a little way from the Prison; and that if he would favour him so far as to let his Niece go and participate with them, he should think himself infinitely engaged.  
The Keeper immediately expressed much willingness to attend him, saying further, that Cornelia's offence was neither Felony nor Treason, neither is she liable to Bond nor Execution, and therefore myself will be her Guardian, and she shall wait upon you; and so together they went all three to the Tavern; the Uncle called for Pottle upon Pottle, and to avoid idleness, the glass never stood still, which the greedy Keeper tossed off so often, that one would have thought he had an Aetna in his belly, and that he endeavoured to quench the flames thereof by drinking.  
Several Healths having passed round, the Gentleman and ●the Keeper fell into a serious discourse, not minding any thing but their own expressions: Cornelia taking especial notice hereof, rises from the Table; and as if the Wine had stirred in her some Office of secret occasion, steals out of doors, and knowing that at the very entrance of th● backdoor stood a Sanctuary for the distressed, looking back, and seeing her Argus more and more enchanted with Mercury, like light Salmacis, having her heels at liberty, away she runs, and finding the door of her Refuge wide open, like a poor affrighted Dove, shot from the Talons of an eager Falcon, in she enters for safety; to the first Brother she meets she falls on her knees, and having taught her eyes to weep at her own pleasure she delivers him so pitiful a story of her misfortune, that had he been as cold as a Carthusian, yet it would have moved in him a flame of infinite Compassion; wherefore taking her up, and being as all his Order are, faithful and helpful to woman's afflictions, he promised her all relief, all safety; which done, he conveyed her through the dark corners and intricate passages of that Cloister, whether he showed her his own Cell or no, it is uncertain; but it is an apparent truth, that he never forsook her till he had placed her in that safety, which herself desired.  
By this time the grave old Gentleman, and the Keeper having tired themselves with needless Compliments, began to give their tongues a little ease, that their eyes with more liberty might look about them.  
The Uncle perceiving that his work was effected, pretended his time was fully expired, and that his departure must be speedy. The Keeper, supposing his Prisoner was with the Mistress of the House, conducteth him to the door, and there took his have, expecting speedily such another advantageous meeting; after this he called for his charge, but she i● missing, and by a general and strict search through the whole House, she was no where to be found.  
It will be to no purpose to trouble your ears with the Keeper's amazement. Fury, Fretting, Damning, Sinking, etc. Let it fusti●e, C●li●● is gone, her escape is known, but the place where in she hath absconded herself, is a Secret yet that's unrevealed; here she lay hid like the Minotaur in the Labyrinth, and although her Person lay concealed, yet her mind was full of action, and busily employed in a thousand several Cogitations. Sti● abroad she durst not, for fear of being detected; and her amorons Visitants, as formerly, she could not with safety admit of, for fear of being discovered by their means; wherefore she looked on nothing more expedient for her future preservation, than to set her labouring acquaintance on work to sue, if not for a pardon, yet at least for some fair and reasonable composition, and having the experience of others misfortunes in things of this nature, she knew no way so safe or speedy as that of Bribes; wherefore like a Prodigal, she s●arters with her hands what moneys they never wrought for, and would not surfer any man to be employed for her, but he should have profit before he under took her business; neither must she undertake any mean instrument ro prosecute her designs, especially at this time, wherein arose the Whore's greatest Persecution in Dublin, from St. P● clearing the Kingdom of all venomous Creature, to the establishing a New-More-Fields upon St. Stephens Green. For such was the extraordinary zeal of the chief Magistrate of the City, that though he was an Annual Lord, yet it put him on the Office of a Skavinger, to cleanse the streets of menstruousraggs, filthy lusts, and whorish impurities; to that end, he had more than a complete Regiment of Informers, whose sole business was to inspect Baudy-houses, and to register the names of the Offenders, who were immediately seized by Warrants, and confined; whose numbers were so great, that in that dreadful year all the Common Prisons in or about the City, were crammed with them.  
In the end, Cornelia's Project proved prosperous; And upon good security, that she would lead a new life, and be a true Penitent for crimes past, her Peace was made but at so dear and high prized conditions, that looking into the remainder of her money, she sound so little, that did she not speedily study for a supply, she could not reasonably from thence expect subsistence.  
Session; being now at hand, Polyandry, with a whole Herd of the Baudy-Sisterhood, were brought to the Bar, where their lives and conversations were found so lewd, and notoriously wicked, that the Sentence which passed upon them, was, that they should be Carted through the City.  
Polyandria led the Van, being the most experienced crafty Bawd of them all, whose sufferings were somewhat greater than the rest and although she had her brains almost beaten out with rotten eggs, yet such was the indefatigable Painstaking of the Communality, that by continually pouring on her their dirt she seemed to be in pickle for the Devil and was going to Hell for a token. After this, at the Towns-end, she (by command) was saluted by a Firz-bush, and so dismissed; but what became of her afterwards was unknown to most, though some confidently affirm she was drowned in her passage to West-Chester.  
This Persecution grew so hot, that the Whores for fear fled out of Dublin, and such as durst stay behind were forced to play the Hypocrites, having no other way left to blind the eyes of Justice. Whoring grew now so out of fashion, through fear of punishment, that Cornelia had nothing to do, which rendered her condition very miserable and indigent. These afflictions every one thought to be Adamants, powerful enough to attract her soul to Heavenly Meditations; but the effect proved quite contrary 〈…〉 ●er carried the Devil's Balm in her bosom, and could anoint over every disafter of Fortune; with, What will be shall be; She often perused this Adage; Things past cure, past care, and whether it were Envy or Fury, or both, she became in a manner desperate.  
After some small time thus spent in Languishment, looking at no mark, but the old one, (for she could with the least trouble hit it) she labours all her Spirit, all her imaginations, puts her Friends, Flatterer's and Companions to the Test leaves no way no means ●nessayd how she might set up again, and advance her former Trade.  
It was not long ere she had renewed her trade, and by running over her former practices, she made a shift to cram her bags pretty well again. Among the rest of her Gallants, she used to frequent with a most affectionate Dotard, an old fellow that for fear of Taxes, etc. Had betaken himself to the privacy of a Lodger. something near Cornelia's Lodgings, and made it his business to inquire o●ther Fortune and Reputation, where he met with an Answer that had laya Leger there ever since Cornelia came to the House, That she was an Orphan well descended, allied to such a Gentleman, and was a most modest virtuous Lady; This and his own conceit of her, led him into the snare.  
Hereupon he forthwith addressed himself to her, having prepared his way by the Landlady his good Neighbour, who omitted not to commend him, his Bags, Parts, and Alderman's abilities, which Cornelia well approved of by a slight and careless laughter at the story.  
But yet it would hardly down with her, although she foresaw the necessity of being married, until the advice, and importunate counsels of her Voluptuary Friends had persuaded her to it (and the old Fop never came to visit, but he saw one of her Cousins, Townsmen, or the like, in her Company;) For they told her that the cold Dew gave the sweetness to Flowers, and that Catarrhs, and Rheums were the irrigations and moisture that would still keep her blooming, while the violent heat of youth would soon wither her, as, ●tha considering her own intemperancy and immoderateness, she could find no better expedient than one, whose weakness of body and mind would afford her liberty, whereas should she marry a young one, as he could not satisfy her, so also would a raging jealousy, and a sour usage discount her portion.  
Now the Match went on amain, and Cornelia well satisfied with a pregnant Reason one of them had given her, in Reverence to his Age, professed herself bis Handmaid, and gave him assurance of her most entire affections, which so blinded this old Fribbling Sink-Kater, that without any more ado, and with all the privacy that could be, as if he had got a most inestimable Jewel, they were presently married; and the old Bridegroom, and the young Bride, were the lovingest Couple, as ever eyes and looks beheld.  
Now Horn-Fair began, such a concourse of Chapmen followed her, as was hardly ever seen before, all forsooth to honour the Espousals of Cornelia, and to see the Bridal-bed, the old man still inventing new ways of Courtship, and Entertainment for these his friends, whilst her whole time was taken up in studying how to make them welcome.  
This Trade continued till the young Gentlewoman came within Ken of her nine months' time, and a swelling in her belly to an usual bulk at five months' time, signified a forward inchoation of the Marriage-Rites; and it was souniversally taken notice of, that at last the old Chance himself had so much sagacity, as to suspect some body had been tempering there before which he could not longer dissemble; but one night in bed told her of it.  
Cornelia began first moderately to refute his jealousy, and protested her innocency and spotless Chastity; but the old man growing somewhat wayward and testy, she fell downright a railing on him, telling him, that she would acquaint her friends with his Language, whose Honour would oblige them to call him to a strict account of that scandalous imputation; It is true (said she) I was told of this before, but my indiscreet affection to such a Worm-eaten Slave hath overborne my felicity, which I might have enjoyed with a Noble young person, who hath Courted me with the greatest passion; but since it is as it is, I would have you know that you have not married a Fool, telling him further, that she would take a severe revenge of that his affront done to her Honour, and unblemished reputation, and mounted this disgrace to such a height, that sh● swore she would never bed again with him, till he had made Reparation.  
The next Morning her usual Visitants came to give them the Good-morrow, and found her and her old Husband quite out of T● but her especially so dogged & so discomposed, that they feared she had vowed Penitence, and would louvre such Sinners ought of her sight, when to save the fear of such a thought, she presently tells the story, and with all aggravation either female wit or malice could invent, reports his usage of her.  
In the interim, the old Gentleman slips out of doors, to avoid the storms he feared from these friends of his wife, who presently, upon notice of his absence, falls to the old Game, with all the mirth and jollity imaginable; but however, she did not wholly forget her husband's words, which she knew a little longer time would manifest to be true. So she resolved whatever befell, to make the feud irreconcilable, and in order to that to leave him. But before she did this, it was advised that two of her pretended Cousins, should go and expostulate the case with Gaffer Grace beard, and give him a Juniper Lesson in some public place, to make Cornelia's departure from him, just and honourable.  
This Counsel was well followed, and her husband well told of the insufferable wrong he had done their Kinswoman, but gave him no such hint as leaving him, for now was she packing up her best Movables, Jewels, and Plate, with a good sum of moneys, and withal, stretching her husband's credit for more (where ever she knew any thing could be raised) and thus viis & modis, she had amassed together near the value of a thousand pounds.  
So with two of her intimate and confiding friends, she that afternoon departed from Dublin, and went to Tredath, twenty miles from thence remote, where like the only Beauty, the only Gallant of that place, she was admired by all, but kept at a distance from any thing further, by her Paramours, who were very strict in observing her, and very careful of her slipping.  
The forlorn Elder at Home, missing his Wife, and seeing his Trunks and Cabinets broke open, was almost ready to hang himself. He was ashamed to make any loud Complaint, for who would pity him? What to do he knew not and before he could well recollect himself, people were knocking at door for money for the wares she had taken up that day, and had appointed them to bring their B●lls of Parcels that night.  
These Dons, and Undons, had quite cured my Gentleman of his longing (which Cornelia would by no means gratify, she was so Squeamish and coy to his embraees) and made him scratch where it needed not; and to sum up his miseries, his Wife's Relations, as they called themselves, were Ubiquitaries, and in his unlucky Mansion he was sure never to see them again; and which was worse than all, after his young wise had thus liberally taken her pleasure, and was gone incognito to Droghedaugh, new Stratagems were set on foot by the policy of her Privado'●, to make the Viellago bear the charge, and cost of their sport.  
To which end they advised with a Lawyer (that was to go snip with them) to set a foot her Claim for Alimony, and accordingly drew up a Bill in Chancery, and Suppaelig; naed the old man to answer; in which Bill there wanted not such invectives, as their Plot (and the modesty and severity of the Law could suffer) did require, especially they exagitated, and urged strange things unto him.  
After much trouble, and many vexatious Orders which her Agents had the opportunity, and pleasure of procuring him; and no end except of a good one, either in Hope or View.  
At length he makes an Overture of a Treaty, which with much ado was Condescended to, but with such stiff obstinate terms on her side (which for a weight to her lightness, were managed by learned Counsel) that it was as bad as holding the the Wolf by the ear.  
But the desire of quiet prevailed, which he purchased at the rate of five hundred pounds ready money, to be paid down, with a condition of two hundred pounds more to be paid by way of Legacy, if he died before her, and Releases good in Law to be given each other. Shortly after this agreement, this old fellow broke his heart, and died, ●nd left Cornelia a most triumphant, rich, and eminent Whore through the whole Kingdom.  
Flushed with this gre● success, and tumbling in money, she began to Circumscribe the familiarity of her former deportment, and taking state upon her, would admit but few into her society, and such only who had either wealth, or honour, or both.  
After the manner of a splendid debauchees, she lived several years in Ireland, scorning to be confined to the narrow limits of any one City, though the Metropolis thereof; and therefore she gave herself the liberty of roving to and fro the Country. Her Reputation being worn almost Thread-bear, and moneys coming in too slowly, to gratify her enlarged expectations, she resolved to leave her native Country, and try her fortunes elsewhere, and concluded no place so requisite for that purpose, as the famous City of London.  
She need not wait long in the expectation of a fair wind for England, since Southerly and West Winds are there so srequent; but left she should be troubled with an expensive Male-Attendant, converting what goods she had into ready money, she privately, and without acquainting any of her friends with her departure, stole aboard, and having a prosperous gale, arrived in twenty four hours at a place called Nessen, within eight miles of Chester, and having lain there one night, went thither, and took Coach for London, where being arrived, she found the splendour of that unparalleled new-built-City, so far exceeding all report, that she esteemed it her Terrestrial Heaven, and doubted not to enjoy a happiness agreeably lasting.  
The Exchanges were her Marts for fashions, whither she repaired, and was supplied with what she best fancied, she visited the Kings and Dakes Theatres by turns there, to expose to public view her rich and fashionable Ornaments and Habiliments.  
All places of Gentile resort she frequented in or about the City, and in a little time became as familiar acquainted with Epsom, and Tunbridge, that few of their Visitants knew more of the humours which attend them than did Cornelia, and was as much crowded with the visits of Gallants.  
At London she had gained the reputation of a matchless Beauty, and indeed her features were so excellent, the greatest Critic in handsome faces knew not where to take away, or what to add; in short, she was a Book without an Errata; neither did ever such a perfect Impression come from Nature's Press: By these irresistible Charms she won more hearts than a new Dramatic Poet gains praises, and was burdened by their importunate, and some impertinent visits, that she resolved to seclude her from that vexatious trouble, by dedicating her time and pleasure to one only that would maintain her Gently.  
Such a Person (sit as she thought for her purpose) she soon found out, but she found her deigns soon frustrated by her Gallant inconstancy, and looking on this as the fault or error of few men, so the first relinquishing her, she resolved to go on in her wickedness and debaucheries, and had so many, till her own woeful experience did largely inform her, that as Astra● had forsaken the Earth, so sidelity and constancy to a woman had left mankind. Wherefore she resolved to be a Miss to o● nolon●er, but to any one that would b● 〈◊〉 allant and, by assuming this freedom procured herself vast numbers of friends and acquaintance.  
But in the end, looking back into herself, and observing into what a crazy and rotten Bark sh● had shipped herself, on a rough and tempestuous Sea, where infinite diseases lay gaping to swallow her up, the rigour of th● Laws ready to devour her, Sham● and Beggary striving to overtake h●r, and at last the Curse of all Curses, to make her last Will on a Dunghill, or at best in an Hospit all, Pandora's Boxes of most distempers; this did so perplex her, that being cloyed with such lewdness, and sin a●weary of her, as she was weary of sinning, she began to turn over the lease of h●r wickedness, and though she had no thought of Amendment, yet she resolved to take a new course, for the safety of her health and Person.  
As she had formerly been a be witching Whore, she knew no reason, but that she might practise the Art of a deceiving Bawd, making others sins maintain her own; resolving not to venture herself again singly on the Surges, but to traffic by Factors.  
As a Pattern for this her wicked and destractive purpose, she made a severe inspection into the Platform of her mother Polyandria's Bawdy Commonwealth; but finding many faults in her government, and having seen the woeful Consequences of that Matrons foul and villainous Miscarriages, she thought it requisite to regulate that form, and to frame to herself new Laws of severer condition, and therefore would have Taxes and Gatherings of an higher and more profitable Nature; all her Riot was in the shape or with th● shadow of Frugality; her Instruments shall be fair and handsome, yet but few in number; for whensupplies are wanting, she knew how to fetch them from places of fair Reputation; she made Choice of such for her ordinary servants that were comely and industrious, that when extremity should fall upon her, with her disguises, she may make them appear like glorious D●mi-Angels. In short, that old Commonwealth, wherein she drew her first experience, and the beneficial nowledg of most humours, she turned topsy-turvy, and made 〈◊〉 new one so strong and permanent, as she thought, that it should be to all the Impudent an everlasting Precedent.  
Upon these Resolutions she thought her work was half finished, till looking better, and more strictly into her design, she found the Basis, and groundwork whereon she was to build the foundation of her proceedings, was yet to find out, though not beyond her reach and ability, and that was a Convenient House, standing in a Convenient Place, for the exercises of her deeds of darkness; an house so impregnable, that when all shall be vanquished, it shall stand in defiance; and that she might attain to so great a safety, she ranged through every part, and promising place of the City: half tired with her search, she is at length informed of a place sit for her purpose, being very Commodiously planted for all accommodations. It was without the Walls of the City, bordering upon one of the most eminent pleasant Walks that do belong thereunto, and not far distant from that famous, or rather infamous place, which had like to have been defaced, nay, utterly ruined by the giddy many Headed-Multitude.  
This Fort or Citadel, which she had chosen for her Mansion, was so fortified, and invyroned with all manner of Fortifications, that had impregnable Rhodes taken thence its Pattern, neither the Turks wealth, nor the Traitor's Wit could ever have betrayed it; for e'er any Foe could approach this, he must march a long way, and so narrow, that but two could march a breast, and at last no entrance at the Port, unless they were known to be friends by a word given out for that purpose.  
Within this Citadel, were Bulwarks, Orchards, Gardens, Base-Courts, and inferior Offices, every one being capable of maintaining a several fight, and every fight able for many hours to play with a rabble Army; and should she be overpowered with multitude of men, she had several Posterns to permit her escape in great necessity.  
For the better and securer management of this famous infamous House of Hospitality, she thought it Convenient to prepare Men, and Munition for defence, as for Household-Ornaments, those she intended to increase according to the plenty of her incomes. Her desires were so great, that her haste in the execution could not be little, she would not lose a minute, but according to the Proverb, turned every stone, and making Hay while the Sun shined, she had all things befitting this her new design. And that which made her more confident in this work, she was inwardly acquainted with a fellow whose face looked no less furious than a Lions, when Hunger prompts him to hunt after prey, to this great Monster both in shape and condition, she gave the charge of her gate.  
These whom she entertained in the house she placed in their true equipage, gave them their several charges, read them the Orders of the House, proclaiming a strict penalty for the breach of every condition; this done, she hung forth her Flagg for Custom, proclaims her preparations, and invited all wealthy Chapmen to a general entertainment.  
As greedy Eagles prey on dead Carcases, Crows and Ravens feed on Carrion, or hungry dogs tear and devour the Entrails of stinking beasts, so abundance came (sinful Creatures of all qualities) to be undone by her, only the empty Purse expulsed, and could get no admittance, nay, a reasonable stock many times perished in the Midway, & could not get to the end of his purpose, her Taxes and Customs were so many, and so mighty; for her Cerber us at the first Port had a double Impost, one for the Gate, and another for the word he must deliver at the inner entrance, or else he was to proceed no further; nay as I have been informed there were those who had Fees for the Hall, for the Dining Room, and the With-Drawing-Chamber, the rest which were peculiar to the Bawd herself (beauty blown Cornelia) report, hath affirmed they were infinite,  
All her entertainments (Proteus like) were full of variety and changes, and she would ever suit them to the nature of him that was entertained; if he were a man of worth and respect, he was respectively used, hating Over-reckon and sold her Winesas good as most commonly sold, at little more than the rate of Taverns; if other wise, besides the expense of his money a Hat, Cloak, or Sword were forfeited for his rude behaviour, with a good beating many times to boot.  
These Mill dews could not choose but breed her a World of Honey, and true it was, that her bags were so many, and so massy that she had searce Trunks enough to contain them. This wealth made her proud, and Pride renewed her former curiosity, she will not now live at so low a rate as lately she hath done; but as she hath plenty of money, so she will have plenty of Attendants; and hereupon she instantly Contracted, and hired several Retainers, but more especially an able Chirurgeon, who was a Bachelor, for whom she had more than a common kindness, and loving him so well, persuaded him to lodge in her house, that he might oversee, and be continually ready to offer his assistance to those whose infected bodies stood in need of his medicament● But this Sunshine must not continue long without some clouds, for now a crew of those disobliged Queans, whom she had cast off, with the accusations of those whom she had either abused or robbed, with the detestable enormities which spring from such wicked Examples, came all with one voice before the Throne of Justice, not only appealing for satisfaction, but secretly accusing with suspicion of Murder. The Complaint was received, approved, and pitied, and presently the City-Marshall, with other Officers, were dispatched for her apprehension.  
It being spread a broad what these Officers of Justice were going about, they were followed by a great number of the younger fort, who hooped and hollowed strangely, thinking now they were going to the best of Pastimes. Coming near the place, the Corporal or Constable with a stout band of Halberdiers and Billmen beleaguered this Fortress; and though the whole Body of the Rabble drew up in Battalia, she hung out her Flagg of defiance, and bids them enter at their peril; they which were fortified with double Armour, a good cause, and lawful Authority, scorning to be outbraved, prepare for an assault; she on the other side with her Devil incarnate, and she-Faries stand to receiv'●m. Never was combat for the time so dreadful as between these Assailants and Defenders: the first Scene in the first Act of the Mock Tempest, or Enchanted Castle represents not half the noise, horror, and confusion they were involved in; what with Bar up the Doors, Bar up the Doors; another crying, Le's make all fast enough, and then let'em roar the Devil's head off. Oaths and Curses were the Materials of the fiery Rain, which poured down upon the Affailants heads, whilst they cry out for Jourdans' full of water, to quench the flame of the enraged vulgar; but all to little purpose, for at length like a Sea they break in upon them, and overwhelm the Castle. Cornelia, the governess thereof, was the first Person seized; in the mean time her Mandevil made his escape through one of the Posterns, her gaudy Crew were likewise laid hold on, and whilst they were carrying before a Justice, the Rabble endeavoured to pull down the house, but finding they could not easily do it, defaced it as much as they could, spoiling a great deal of good Goods, and so left it to those Menials, left to take careof it for the benefit of their Mystress, who with her hopeful Daughters, being examined before a Justice, were found guilty of Crimes innumerable, and therefore justly committed the Mother to Newgate, and her Children to Bridewell; whose tender delicate backs, were there severely lashed, and afterwards dismissed; but Cornelia was forced to suffer Confinement till her Trial at the Sessions-house in the Old Bailie, where, I know not by what means, she found so much favour as to be acquitted of her Indictment, and had her liberty granted her. Having her freedom, the first thing she did was to remove her goods from her former house, and dismissing her servant●, she resolved to lie private for a while, till she could find some expedient to renew her Occupation.  
Cornelia, finding she could not presently satisfy her Expectations, in taking a House that may fitly suit with her purpose, resolved she would not live idly (sat●us est male agers, quam nihil ager,) and therefore was willing to play at small Game rather than sit out. To this end, she joined in Partnership with a famous Bawd of her acquaintance in Whetstone's Park, with whom she lived peaceably above a Twelvemonth, with little disturbances from Justices, being in see with some of their Clerks.  
Though Bawds and Whores are a sort of cattle that can agree well enough against the common enemy, that is, to Rook and Cheat those that are Rogues and Fools that go among them; yet it is well known to all verssed in those Mysteries, that there have been continual feuds, and sometimes Civil Wars among themselves, about sharing the wages of iniquity.  
Now Cornelia, she was looked upon as the chief Oracle of the Park whither resorted continually the do: for Advice in case of extremity, and was esteemed the most famous that ever the Sun did look upon, for her skill in that wicked Profession.  
Cornelia, finding (by woeful experience) that the meretricious reputation of the Park, fell much to decay, by the decrease of the famous Patroness thereof Nab C— and for want of prudent Conduct in her infamous Successors, she left that place as too inglorious for her to inhabit in, by her subtle Inquisition, with advice of her cunning friends, (Professors in the same wicked Occupation) she removed to a Place as difficult to find out as the Head of Nilus, where now, as being not much antiquated, she reassumes the Name of Miss, and acts accordingly; and so endeavours by becoming Gallantry, to make herself a Help meet for any wealthy Prodigal, who will not be out of fashion to marry an honest woman; Or if he be contrary to the idle opinion of the loser Persons of this wicked Age, she knows how to benefit herself, by being a little side-Pillow, to render the Yoke of Matrimony more easy, and proves an excellent conveniency for such, who have more money than wit, who spend their estates upon her to her profit, and their own misery, and bring themselves by that means to the Stool of Repentance, which for aught I know, if the Person be truly penitent for his sins past, he may do well.  
Nature (as I have told you before) gave her an incomparable countenance, furnished with the best of Creatures; neither was her stock of confidence, (which some call convenient boldness) deficient, which she, by prudent management hath now improved into impudence, though at some times, when she hath a design on foot that is profitable, she will seem more modest than a bashful blushing Maiden.  
Though she is wicked enough of all conscience, yet I never could hear that she was so base and low-spirited, as to sally abroad in the night, to pick up drunken Fellows, and in a Tavern, whilst he was ever-busily employed, pick out the straggling Guinny's in his Pocket, or anything else that is valuable; she hath found out a far safer way, which she calls commendable, by persuading her Gallant to this opinion, That the blood cannot be always kept in a full Tide, without extraordinary Treats and high feeding; by such like subtle insinuations, she hath persuaded many to keep her in a better equipage than they have done their wives; having costly Clothes, Rooms hung with the greatest Gallantry, and the variety of servants, male and female, to attend her, whom she hath taught to call her, Madam, that she may be looked on as a Person of quality: In short, by long experience, she hath arrived to so great a knowledge in this Profession, that there was never any subtle Whorish Invention yet invented, of what she is ignorant, and knows how to emprove them best to the Accomplishment of her desires; either as a rambling Dinah, Trading or Coaching the streets, a Jael standing at the door, a Jezabel looking out of the window, or as an insatiate Messalina.  
When the Appetites of her Gallants begin to be cloyed, their Purses exhausted, or their Eyes enlightened, and thereupon withdraw, she soon finds out some other Fool to bubble, with whom, for security sake, she will not Trade without a Pension per week, or sometimes an Annuity for life; and having Plurality of Gallants, commands what moneys she pleases, which she expends as Profusely, for now the Gallantty of her high spirit will not stoop to the mean Arts of Frugality and good Housewifery,  
She is now Arrived to a great height of unexpected glory, her Boys are in Livery, her House splendidly furnished, and rarely stirs abroad without Sedan or Coach, she glitters in the Boxes of the Playhouses, she draws all eyes after her wherever she comes, to the amazement of virtuous Women, and encouragement of the Vicious, who delight only in Finery, costly Treats, Dancing, Singing, Balls, Masks, Masquerades, Plays, Frolicks, Rambles, Assignations, and all manner of Idleness, in imitation of such a thriving Example.  
I hear she is gone to Paris in company of one of her Gallants, to the intent, by her language and deportment she may pass for an Outlandish Miss: As you like this present Narrative, on her Return you may hear more of her Life and Conversation.  
FINIS.