Eve Revived, OR THE FAIR ONE STARKNAKED. A Novel.  
LONDON, Printed by William Downing, in St. Bartholomew-Close, 1684.   

The Epistle Dedicatory. TO THE CHARMING Philina.  
Madam,  
ACcording to your Commands, I have taught the Fugitive Fair One to speak English, and have given Her this Passport, that She Herself may go and give you an Account of Her Adventures. I hope they will afford you the Entertainment you expect, and that they will divert some Hours of you Solitude in the Country. There is something so Extraordinary in Her Story as cannot but render it Agreeable, and which will keep you from Repenting the time you shall spend in Her Company: At least, Madam, I have shown herein the Absolute Obedience I pay to all your Orders, though I shall ever be Ready to give much more Signal Instances of my Entire Submission and Resignation to all you shall require. This Offering in the mean while, I beg, may be an Earnest of my future Performances, and if it obtains a Gracious Acceptance, I shall be the more Animated to further Essays to please you. Yes, Madam, if you grant but this Fair One a favourable Audience, I shall have satisfied my Ambition, in having been Her Usher, and the Zeal I had to find an Occasion of Declaring with what profound Respect I am,  
Madam, Your most Humble and Obedient Servant. G. R.   

EVE Revived: OR, THE FAIR ONE STARKNAKED.  
ANGELICA was one of those Unhappy Beauties, whose Amorous Youth by the Ridiculous Vanity of a Mother, who would needs seem Young at the Age of Fifty years, was Sacrificed to the horrors of a Cloister, that she might only keep with her a younger Daughter of Ten years Old, whom she Idolised, and made pass for her Eldest. Lion one of the most Flourishing Cities in France, having seen her Born about a League from its Walls, had no sooner discovered in her extraordinary Charms, than that it raised her Adorers. The Mother of this young Lady had hardly been a month in Second-Mourning, the year since the Death of her Husband being expired, when returning into the World, the great Riches again attracted her the Eyes of several Pretenders. One of those who Courted more her Estate than her Person, and whose Birth and Good-meen it became her to respect, having Flattered her one day with being still young, she Fancied she should become so in effect, if she put away from her a Daughter of Nineteen years old, whose Age, belied the Sentiments of that Interested Flatterer, and whose blooming Charms defaced the remains of a daubed Beauty. This Mother had at first all the pain Imaginable to prevail with Angelica, to retire out of the World; that Fair One frequented Companies, and Lived since her Mother had chosen Lion for the usual place of her Residence, wherein many Persons of Quality are brought up in France.  
What advantageous promises soever this Lady could make her Daughter, she was not able to Inspire her with a Love for a Solitary Life. Angelica received the visits of a Cavaleir, with whom she had a very intimate acquaintance, who Suggested to her quite other Sentiments, and knowing that her Inclinations were bend towards Marriage, still Nourished her Flames, and repeated to her perpetually that he well enough knew her Complexion to believe that if she was so Mad as to comply with the desires of her Mother, she would become the Prey of a Fatal Dispair.  
The more this passionate Mother found resistance in her Daughter, the more she stickled to persuade her to turn Nun, so far▪ as to Employ for the bringing about this design, all the unjust ways which she thought might facilitate the Execution of it. She did not content herself one day with giving her a box of the Ear in presence of her Lover, upon the occasion of a Cat that had thrown down some Porcelain Dishes of Value from off a Cabinet, she treated her yet after a more unworthy manner, on the Morrow that she diverted a whole Illustrious Company, who Honoured a Collation she Invited them to, even to the making her rise from the Table with the highest Confusion; a hundred hardships of this Nature not being capable of changing Angelica's Heart, that unreasonable Mother bethought herself of a last means, which was to go try her Confessor, whom she conspired to engage her Daughter to obey her, by going into a Cloister.  
Tho' the Jesuit to whom she addressed herself for this purpose, called Father Stanislas, was one of those of that Society, whose Morals are very Commodious; The fear he had of losing so pretty a Devota, and an Ingenious Lady, whose Youthfulness agreeably Solicited him from time to time, did so far work with him, as that he did not at first Espouse that Widows designs: True it is, that he did not absolutely deny her, and that he excused himself from Employing the Credit he had over Angelica's mind, for the obtaining her consent, but he represented to her that this affair was of the highest consequence, that she could only receive from God alone the vocation to a Religious Life, and that he should be the most Criminal of all Directors, if he forced her to determine herself to a choice which ought to be ever free, that nevertheless he would do all that was possible to dispose her to Embrace that sort of Life.  
The first time that Angelica went to give an account of the State of her Conscience to that prepossessed Director, he Insinuated to her the disposition of her Mother, and let her know with so much Eloquence that the Religious Life was the Calmest and surest way of going to God that he would have Staggered her Resolution, if the Blood of this Young Lady had been less boiling, and if the Age in Concert with Youth had not defaced out of her Mind the Pious Impressions it had received. All that he could obtain from her was that she would come every day to make him a Visit: And indeed she came every day to see that Good Father, and it was by the powerful Exhortations of that able Man, pined to the ill Treatments she received from her Mother, that this Young Lady conceived an aversion for the World, and resolved to yield to the Persecution. Thus did Angelica Espouse a retired Life, and went into the Convent of the Vrsclines, where she was received into the number of the Novices, and made profession as soon as this year of her Noviceship was expired.  
She had no sooner uttered those Vows which the necessity made her make, than that she Repent 'em, so as she related to me herself in the Faithful account she gave me of her adventures; She became the Prey of an amazing Melancholy Humour, which made her have in abhorrence all the Regular Execises, so as all the practices of the Cloister became a punishment to her. Her Mother who had Notice of the piteous Condition that a profound Melancholy had reduced her too, went and desired Father Stanislas to go give her all the necessary advice for her repose; This Father Entertained her every day in the Parlour, Flattered all her desires, and promised to Facilitate her change, upon that she seemed bend upon going into another Monastery. And indeed he powerfully Solicited the Archbishop to consent to her going out, but as it would have been Scandalous, and would have been of ill consequence his Solicitations were without effect; But he was so Irritated by this resusal, that he fell into Sentiments of aversion for his Prelate, and of pity upon the deplorable effect of the new professed Nun.  
How upright soever his Intentions were at first, and with what Motives of Charity he seemed then annimated, he was at length so melted by the fears of Angelica, that he resolved to free her out of her Slavery; Nevertheless it was no easy matter for her Father to second the Resolution which the young Lady had taken to free herself out of Servitude, and break her Fetters, true it is, that he had acquired to himself a Reputation of Sanctity: That the Parlours were open to him at all hours; but as the Walls of the Garden were not only very high it was daring very far and exposing his Life to Steal away a Young Lady, on whose Actions they had so strict an Eye. After much Meditation that Hypocrite found sure means to Execute his pernicious design, the Love he conceived every day for that Lovely Religious, and which had took such fast possession of his Breast, Suggested him with the expedient I am going to Relate.  
Angelica who was devoured by her Melancholy humour fell so Sick as to keep her Bed. Our Jesuit was Introduced into her Chamber for to bring her all the necessary Succours in the extremity her Feave● had reduced her to. Then it was when the Community was retired to give place to their Secret Entertainments that Angelica had the Confidence to declare to her Director, that he would answer before God, for the violence that had been done her, that she had never any real Vocation, that he was obliged in Conscience to procure her primitive Liberty. This discourse which she accompanied with some tears, and a certain Languishment would have had Charms for our Jesuit, though it had not been annimated by the exposing of certain Nudities capable of kindling Flames in the Heart of the most Insensible. I know not what he replied to this pressing and downright Declaration: but certain it is that he Swore he was Sensibly moved by it, and that if the assurance of recovering her Liberty, had virtue enough to Recover her Health, that she ought to be assured, he would afford her all the Succours he was capable off, provided she would protest she would be Faithful to him, and follow him every where, where their good Fortune did Conduct them. Sister Angelica had no sooner made her Protestations of an Inviolable Fidelity, but that the Father Jesuit fell to Hugging and Embracing her, and proceeded to some other Liberties, when that the Countenance of that Fair One, put on again its usual Sincerity, & she became better. Nevertheless he thought convenient for the having a private Commerce with her in the Future that she should counterfeit being Sick, which she performed with probability enough for the surprising the Credulity of her Sister Nuns.  
It is somewhat a difficult matter for a Person in a perfect Disposition to feign lying Sick. As soon as Angelica seemed Recovering, they were deprived of the satisfaction of Entertaining one another upon their mutual projects, she pretended a Relapse, and Counterfeited a Melancholy temper, which gave more than ever occasion to be in fear of her. The Director was recalled, and it was after having conferred for some space, of time that they concluded that they were to seek out a favourable opportunity for their escape.  
During these occurrences the Archbishop having had notice by the means of some false Jealous Brothers, that Father Stanislas was always at the Ears of a Religious, who was not so near Death, but who on the contrary was in reasonable good Health; let the Rector know that he disapproved of the frequent Visits of the Father, which was the cause that the entrance of the Cloister was quite forbidden him. The Passionate Jesuit who was wholly prepared for the prohibitions which were made him, having prepossessed his Mistress, in that he foresaw what would befall him, and had assured her that she should know his true Disposition by a Letter from his Hand, which he would slip into a hollow Stick, which St. Pancras used in his Travels, which is a Relic very considerable among them, which they hold to have the Virtue of Freeing a Person out of the Languishment which commonly follows a fit of Sickness: Angelica complaining only of this Languishment, that miraculous Stick-was sent her upon the Solicitation and by the hands of her Director, who put in this Letter, whereof I have taken a Copy from the Original.  
The Letter of Father Stanislas to Sister Angelica.  
I Am, My Dear Child, in Continual Apprehensions for you; There is not an hour all the day long, but that I am Contriving sure means to Free you, and not a Night but that I Embrace you. If the Grandeur of your Love be answerable to the Excess of mine, I do not doubt but that you enjoy some Delicious Moment's: In a short time our Pleasures will have their Consummation. Courage, My Dear Heart, the hopes of a certain Good, has something very Delightful. A Flattering Idea has agreeably wherewith to satisfy. This I find upon your occasion, and could wish I could produce in you one Tickling enough that you might enjoy by antisipation the Sweetness of the Divertisements which attend, and which a good design are preparing for us. I do not doubt but that you Love me, and that such Sincere Declarations will have more force for the Reestablishment of your Health, that this Stick has Virtue for to Cure you. The Imagination often performs more Miracles than Faith.  
Dear Angel. Adieu.  
This Learned Director had reason to assert that the Fancy has more force than a Stick has virtue. It indeed performed Miracles; For Sister Angelica had no sooner Read this Letter than that she Recovered of her weakness, though she feigned still a Languishment. She placed this Stick the worker of Prodigies, at her Beds-head, and spent that very Evening she received it, two hours time in Reading over, and over the Letter, to which She made the following Answer.  
Sister Angelica's Letter to her Director.  
I Know not, My Dear Father, if your Miraculous Stick has been a Bugbear to fright away the rest of my Infirmities; But certain it is, that I had it no sooner in my Hands, than that I found some Ease: Never did any Physician's Receipt Opperate better than your Letter, it Fills, Comforts, and Flatters me with the most Solid hopes I was ever Fed with. Be mindful to perform your promises; I am ready to attempt all, and disposed to grant you all. There comes into my Head a design which without doubt you will not disapprove off. As in what part soever fate Conducts us, we shall Enjoy imperfect Pleasures, without Money, I should think it very convenient that we endeavour to heap up a good Sum; Continue so to do on your side. I have all ready fixed my Eyes upon something of great Value, which cannot Escape me. I aspire to that Happy Moment which you assure aught to render you Happy with the same Impatience wherewith you desire to Enjoy the Faithful Angelica.  
Our Voluntary Sick Nun kept two days the Staff, which she put herself into the Hand of her Director, who received it with the highest respect, and took out of it the foregoing Letter, which made him cast his Eyes upon all that was in the Convent of good and easy prize. He was contriving for a fortnight together the means of doing the Feat, during which he was deprived of the conversation of his Ingenious Nun; She was no less Impatient than he to hear tidings of him, and that made her take the Resolution of feigning again her former Dejection of Mind and Body, and to cause Father Stanislas to be Solicited to obtain for her again on the morrow, the use of the Holy Stick; He found it no difficult matter to impetrate this Favour of the Director. He caused to be put therein the note which serves for an Answer to her Letter, the Tenor thereof being as followeth.  
Father Stanislas Letter.  
I Know not what Spirit it is that Inspires you, but I own that your Imaginations jump with mine. We can never Succeed well without the help of Money. We have Jewels for a considerable Sum in pawns, which are wholly at my disposition, and on which I shall lay hand, as I hope to do one day also upon the thing in the World, the most precious. This shall be when you please, Lovely Creature, let me only know the day and hour that you can make some Fortune, and you may come without being perceived to the Corner of the Little-Garden where a Ladder I shall bring shall Correspond with our Designs, until that Happy Moment.  
My Fair One Adieu.  
This Letter of advice Transported poor Angelica with joy, who lay awake all the Night contriving the means of conforming herself to the resolutions of her Father, she cast her Eyes upon certain small Reliquaries of Gold, garnished with Gems, and the Veil of a Calais Embroidered, beset with great Oriental Pearls, which together would make the Sum of Two Thousand Crowns, as it was easy for her to Seize, on these Rich Spoils she wrote by the way of the Stick to Father Stanislas that it should depend on him to determine the day of their Flight. The Stick was Garnished with this fine Note, a Lady of the highest Quality, a near Relation of the Arch bishop being fallen Sick, and having a great deal of Faith in the Stick, had it demanded. The Sacristain of the College went to receive it in the Name of Father Stanislas and put it with great respect into the hands of the afflicted Person, if it produced not any effect perhaps the Letter to which it served for Covering, Robbed it of its Virtue: that Lady kept it so long that our Jesuit had not that satisfaction to Learn the Tenor of it, besides that he was in mortal apprehensions that his Commerce would be discovered. However, nothing was revealed, and the Stick of S. Pancras does perhaps still serve at this day, for a Scabbard to this pleasant Writing.  
That Answer having escaped out of the hands of our Hypocrite, he ventured to go ask in the Parlour of the Confessional for his Ingenious Daughter, who had the Liberty granted her of going to Entertain him under the Veil of the Sacrament as long as he pleased.  
There it was they had the conveniency of saying to one another a hundred tender things, of speaking with open heart, and of concluding that after their escape they were to retire to Geneva. But for fear that too frequent Entertainments in the Confessional might create some susspitions, Angelica bid the Father come and ask for her three days afterwards in the Common-Parlor, where in the presence of Sister Spy, she should make him a present of an Agnus wherein the Letter should be contained, which should precisely show him the hour that she should be ready to evade. He was not wanting to be at the Grate at the day appointed, where he received it from the hands of his Daughter, which he had no sooner taken, than that the Sister who accompanied Angelica having taken it to view it had all the pain imaginable to restore it him, being persuaded that it was full of Relics, which made him often change his Colour. The Father being returned to his Cell ripped open the Agnus, and knew by the Letter that the design of his Daughter was to Scale the Walls, the very same Night about nine of the Clock he settled his affairs in all diligence, seized on the Box of Jewels, which he kept in pawn, and Stole out of the College Gate, and went to find out a sharper whom he knew would help him in Stealing away the Religious out of a desire of Money. He found that honest Malcontent bend to do him Service; He put on one of his Suits of ; They Drunk as much as was necessary, not to be timorous, and went together at the hour appointed towards the Corner of the Little-Garden of the Vrsclines where they heard Sister Angelica Cough, who showed them by that Signal she was there.  
Their hurry and precipitation not having given 'em time to think of a Ladder of Ropes, the Chevaliers cunning Suggested to him to go to his House and fasten two Dozen of great Nails along a great Plank by favour of which having mounted upon the very Wall, he sat down, took over that Ladder of a New Invention, and laid it on the other side, by which our Fair Fugitive Nun mounted and descended, who was led to the House of that Man of good Will, where she stripped herself of her , for to put on a modest Robe, and very  to favour her evasion, though it be very difficult to explain the Transports of Joy of them both, of her to see herself free, and of the other to see himself upon the point of Enjoying the Embraces of this Lovely Person; Nevertheless there passed nothing that Night contrary to Honesty, they lay in Separate Beds, being resolved to departed very early on the Morrow.  
All was hushed in Silence, when their Hosta, great Rogue by profession, went to Angelica's Bed, sat down by her Pillow, and discoursed her in this manner. I am not amazed Madam, at your Resolution, I know that the passion alone, of a vain Mother has put you into Shackles, the whole Province will commend the Generous Action, which you have now performed: But I am Surprised to the highest Degree, to see that you seemed Inclined to deliver yourself into the Arms of a J●suite, of a Priest, of your Spiritual Father, of a Man in short, who will every where be attended by ill Luck: I do not blame you for having wrought out your Freedom: But not a Man how Libertine soever he may be, but will blame you if you abandon yourself to the Passion of a Person who bears a Character he shows himself Unworthy off, and who without doubt will have no sooner abused you, but that he will make Murder follow the Sacralegious Incest; If I was capable of giving you any good advice, it should be to commit the Care of your Person to some Cavalier capable of rendering you every where good Offices, and if I was not afraid of Speaking out of a Motive of Interest, I would make you the offer of my Arms, of my Fortune, and all myself. This Discourse which the sharper accompanied and seasoned with the Sweetness of Eyes and a Composition of an easy Look, made some Impression upon Angelica's Mind: Never having Loved nor made any returns to the Passion of the Jesuit, but out of reasons of Interest, and not being resolved to follow him any longer; She Replied to that obliging Cavalier, That she was Infinitely Indebted to him for the Civility of his offers, that she Relished his Reasons, and that if she thought she could Merit his Esteem, she would Sacrifice herself wholly to him, in a Country where she might be allowed to dispose of her Faith and of her Liberty.  
‛ Thomas Angelica was not so cunning as this Cavalier was sharp, and that she had no desire to lead him very far, she thought it was Policy, and that her design would Suggest to her to make use of him, in the present Conjuncture of things, and this persuaded her to give him her Hand, and protest to him that since she saw him so Resolved to render her good Offices, she would share with him what she might hope to obtain from the Liberalities of the Jesuit. These Lovers of new-date, gave thus one another mutually their Hands and Kisses to Seal the Bargain, and after this Privacy the hungry Cavalier told Sister Angelica, that she might Husband things well, that the Father had undoubtedly Money, and that she ought by dissembling so to Insinuate herself into his Breast, that he might render her the Keeper of all his Booty, out of the apprehension he might abandon her hereafter; which having promised to Execute, she told this new Favourite, that he should offer himself to go and conduct 'em to Chamberry, and that there they would contrive after what manner they should get rid of the Father. All this being well concerted, the Cavalier Host retired, after having given some Liberty his Hands, which Angelica allowed of, that she might not digest a Person whom she stood in need of, and who had the power in hand to Ruin her.  
It was no sooner five a Clock, then that our Cavalier awaked his Guests; he Hired Horses, they Break-fasted and departed before break of day, as fa● as Chamberry; Every thing Succeeded to the wish of all the Parties. Never good humour was like to that of our Jesuit, who was wholly taken up with the thought of the Pleasures, which hepromised himself, in the enjoyment of Angelica; but alas, be not Love and Interest capable off! That very Evening they Arrived, the Cavalier and our Fair One had a Secret conversation together, wherein they vowed the Ruin of the Jesuit, that false Friend was of Opinion that for the Punishment of his Crime he should be delivered to the Fathers of the Society, and was very much disposed to play him that bad prank if Angelica more compassionate, had not contradicted that design, and thought convenient to strip him of what he had carried away with him: It was for the bringing about privately this design, that lying in the same Chamber wherein there were three Beds, She approached, as soon as the Candle was put out that of the Fathers, kissed him, told him a hundred kind things, her head leaning upon his Pillow, made him a thousand Protestations of Fidelity, and conjured him that he would give her pawns and assurance of his. Our Jesuit not foreseeing whither this tended, told her, all that tenderness Suggested to him in that Moment, and upon her feigning to answer with Tears for fear that he one day should leave her alone, a Prey to her despair; She asked him a kindness; he Swore by his God that she could ask him nothing but what he would grant her forthwith; This Counterfeit Mistress made some difficulty of unbosoming her Mind, but he Solicited her with so much earnestness to open to him her Heart, that she owned to him that she should not be in Repose, until that she was the keeper of twenty thousand Franks in Jewels, which she knew he had about him, this Man thinking she Acted with Sincerity, did not suffer himself to be Importuned; He took out of a Pocket (which he had Sewed on purpose in his Breeches) the Box in question and put it into her Hands as a pledge of his Love and Fidelity.  
Angelica had no sooner got this precious pawn into her Hands, than that she wished him a good Night, and went again to Bed. ' Thomas she was none of the most Cunning of all Women, yet she failed not to take out of that Pox what it had most precious, she left only in it about two thousand Franks in Jewels, as a Bone which she meant to throw for the Cavalier to pick, whom She gave an account to, on the Morrow of what she had done.  
Our Jesuit stripped of a Treasure on which he founded all his hopes, abandoned the least that was possible for him, her who possessed his affections, the Cavalier perceiving that he always kept her Faithful but troublesome Company, thought it a very difficult matter to get time to Entertain Angelica in private. They had already made three or four days Residence at Chamberry, when going together to hear a Famous Preacher, they divided themselves in the Crowd, so as that the Cavalier might easily get up to Angelica.  
In the midst of that confusion it was that they Settled their affairs and concluded to leave the Jesuit that very Moment in the Lurch. All Favoured their design. The Jesuit having been hindmost being obliged to go out first, and thinking the others must come out of the same Door they went in at, was villainously deceived in his expectation. But our Cavalier and Sister Angelica stole out at another, and in a little while whipped out of sight, and Pursuits of the Cully of a Jesuit.  
I will leave you to judge the amazement that miserable Man was in, who in vain waited for his Companions at the Inn, where he had hardly wherewith to pay for his Supper. How extreme soever they judged his Dispair, they had not Charity enough to comfort him in that extremity; they left him a Prey to Cruel Repentances, and I believe that let a Man be never so much a Philosopher that he yet loses something of his equality in so Mortifying a Rencounter. But let us follow Angelica and our Treacherous Friend to the Gates of Geneva, where the passage between them is something worthy of being Related.  
This Cavalier during the rest of the way from Chambery to Geneva, only Entertained Angelica of the excess of his Passion. He met with no Inn upon the way or convenient place, but where they alighted; and where he desired her, she would Second his Flames; She still resisting, giving him good words, and promising to grant him all at Geneva, and at last making him comprehend that she was resolved not to abandon herself to him, until after the Magistrate and Church had Authorized their Union.  
As his Wishes grew Irritated by Resistance the more Angelica avoided complying with the Impurity of his desires, the more he Solicited her to grant him the last Favour; Nay, he came to such a point of Insolence as to offer forcing of her in passing through a little Wood, where they had alighted to take the Fresh Air for a moment: Angelica imagining with some ground that he only disturbed her in this manner for the pinching her out of some Money: Proposed to him that in case he would take the pains to Conduct her as far as Geneva, he should have half the Jewels she had stripped the Jesuit off; At that proposition our sharper opened his Ears and accepted the offer; But as he was afraid he should not be so absolute over this young Person, when she had cast herself into the Arms of the Magistrates of that City; That he was her Master in the Field. They were no sooner Arrived at the Burrough called La Roche, two Leagues distant from Geneva, than that he pretended he would part from her, for that his affairs did not allow him to be absent any longer from his House. Angelica received this Declaration with a seeming Sadness, and put into his Hand the Box which still contained the Value of two Thousand Franks in Jewels, after having taken out of it a Ring only of the Value of Thirty Pistols, which she said must serve for the procuring her some Establishment. Our Cavalier thus provided, and being persuaded that that young Lady had not cunning enough to hid from him any thing of what she possessed, thanked her very Civilly and Conjured her she would pass two or three days with him in that Village, because he was extremely loath to part from her; This She consented to, as by force, still distrusting the Offices of so perfidious a Friend. But, alas! this stay cost her many Tears: That Man became more passionate than ever; He pressed her very briskly, and gave her no rest, until She had granted him certain Liberties, which she thought might have mollified his Flames. But that course was prejudicial to her, his Ferment Increased, his Flames augmented, and therefore to seek out a speedy Remedy to so impatient a Malady as was his, he proceeded to threaten her with delivering her to the justice of the Secular Arm, as an Apostate, and as having committed Sacrilegious. Thefts if she resisted any longer. If ever Maiden was in Perplexity, Angelica was then in one; It lay in this Traitor's power to Ruin her. She would undoubtedly have yielded to his Lascivious desires, if a Remain of Modesty (which was strong in a Maiden of her Age, and newly come out of a School of Chastity) had not prevailed and opposed a Torrent of Tears, against the wishes of that Madman.  
Nevertheless it was the will of God that this Furious Man should give her some Truce, and that his passion was less than his Compassion. He grew enamoured of a young Country Wench, a Servant in the Inn where they lay, who according to all appearances was no Novice in point of Love. This Maiden who was not Ugly, and granted him all for Money, did not make him absolutely forget the Charms of Angelica, she only as it were Lulled 'em asleep for some days. True it is that he Solicited her in vain, and that she declared to him in a word that she should prefer being delivered to the violence wherewith he threatened her. It was after having attempted her in vain, by all the ways of Gentleness, and of Rudeness that he bethought himself of, a pleasant course of satisfying his passion upon Angelica, without obtaining the last Favour from her, the particulars of the adventure being as followeth.  
Our Amorous Spark came to Angelica in the Evening, told her after a very doleful manner, how Sorry he was to see himself obliged through the necessity of his affairs which recalled him, to quit in her the Person of the World, for whom he had the most Love and Esteem, he Drank with her, and no sooner saw her in a good Humour, than that he asked her if she were not resolved to grant him for the last time, all that concerned Amorous wantoning, provided he did not proceed to the last thing.  
The Custom they had of toying together, allowing her to hearken to a proposition, which Engaged her at most to something more free than what had passed, she Swore to him that she would grant him Quoniam Bonus, with a Reservation of the use of all the rest. As soon as she had given the word, that Voluptuous Man, called the Maid, put some Money into her Hand, fling her upon the Bed, and made Angelica lie down by her, whom he obliged to open her Bosom, he lift up the Petticoats and Smocks of both of 'em, and lying a little a cross upon the Maid, having placed one of his Hands upon Angelica's Breasts, and the other upon her Tuzzy-Muzzy, and applied his Mouth upon hers too, he enjoyed the one and Embraced the other, with as much Pleasure and Delight, as if all the Mysterious Commerce had passed between Angelica and him.  
This new way of enjoying the Amorous Sports seeming to him extremely Ticklish, he returned more than once to the charge, and made in that Moment Angelica feel Delights, so approaching to those he Enjoyed, that without doubt though she would never own it to me, she exhaled in that moment some tender Sighs. On the Morrow they Renewed the same dallyances, and thus after having satisfied, and glutted himself in such delicious Heats, our Cavalier having put Angelica into a conveniency, and having recommended himself to her good thoughts, he Returned towards Lion through another way, than that he came, to avoid meeting with the plumed Jesuit.  
Angelica being Arrived at Geneva, was much dejected, and out of Humour to see herself thus alone, and as lost in a Country, where she had no acquaintance, Armed herself against the weakness of her Sex, and abandoned herself to her good Destiny. The Golden-Eagle was the Inn where she alighted, she took there a particular Chamber where she Dined alone for above eight days together, at the end of which she took a Chambermaid, who served her for a Companion.  
As this Inn is one of the most considerable of the City, it is the Resort of most Persons of Quality. A kind of Pickled Rogue, an Italian by Nation, having learned that there had been of late a Foreign Lady in that House, who was extremely Beautiful, and made a Fair Figure, pretending to be Arrived from Malta, went and Lodged in the same place. As he went but rarely out, Angelica must needs meet with him at one time or other, one day that they met going both to the same place for some necessity, Angelica out of Countenance, would have returned in haste, but was stopped by this Italian, who Complemented her so to the purpose, that from that Moment they Contracted a Bond of a Secret Friendship, which cost this poor young Lady very dear; the Italian who passed over all the Town for a Knight of Malta, who was come to Geneva to Embrace the Reformed Religion, had Mademoiselle, Angelica asked, (who called herself the Barroness of Fare) if she would allow of his Visit that Evening. Our Barroness being Charmed with the seeming Civility of the Italian willingly admitted him into her Chamber. After the usual Compliments, he Entertained her with the reasons of his abode at Geneva, she Instructed him with the Motives which had brought her thither, which happened to be the same. Thus they Contracted acquaintance together, and those same designs which had brought 'em thither seemed to tend to joining 'em in an intimate Bond. The first Conversation they had passed no further, but it disposed 'em to some more Familiar Entertainments. This Italian who took the Quality of a Knight of Malta, was a discarded Monk, newly escaped out of the Prisons of Milan, as she has been since Informed, and had Signalised himself over all France, Germany, and Italy by his Notorious Cheats, and the difference of the Qualities which he took being young, perfectly well made of his person, and very Insinuating, he Surprised the Inclinations of the Barroness, who began to make him demi Confidences. Their frequent Communications Engendered a great Familiarity between 'em, which degenerated at length into Privacy. True it is that it did not proceed to yielding up an Enjoyment: But as it is a hard matter to hinder two young Hearts from Inflaming one another, when Toying and Wantoning Concur to the doing it, our Knight passed afterwards to Freedoms, which deeply engaged that of the Barroness. And indeed she had no sooner shown him part of her Jewels with which she decked herself, as a Necklace of Pearl, Pendants, and Rings, and knots of Diamonds; than that he made to her Proposals of Marriage. This Blind Maiden who had no experience of the World, thinking to make a good Fortune by entering into the alliance of this Cavalier, whom she thought must needs be considered in all Courts for his Quality, his Gracefulness, and Wit, listened to him very Favourably. But as it would have been unbecoming for them to Marry before they had Embraced a Religion which renders the Union between such Persons Legitimate, their Reciprocal Love Augmenting every day, they Resolved upon being Instructed in the Principles of the Protestant Religion.  
How little versed soever the Baroness was in the Doctrine of Geneva, she went Sincerely to work, when she made her abjuration before the Ministers of the Church of St. Peter; But the Italian was a Hypocrite and of the Temperament of most Monks, who have cast off their Frocks, and whom Luxury, Worldly Vanity and the Love of Women do draw out of the Cloister. He Renounced the Errors of the Roman-Church rather with his Mouth than his Heart, Interest alone carrying him to that Action, and the pernicious Designs he had upon the Baroness, gave Life to his Resolutions.  
They were both received in the presence of the whole Assembly of the faithful, and acknowledged as Members of the Church, with the applause of the whole City. This Action being Celebrated, they returned home, where they still lived some time without speaking of Love otherwise than by their Eyes. The Italian, whose purse began to empty every day, as well by the expenses he was at in the Magnificent  he made, as by the little presents wherewith he endeavoured to engage the Heart of the Baroness, he fancied, seeing her one day in a good humour, that then was the time to Unbosom to her his mind. He discovered to her the disposition of it so Pathetically, that he persuaded her to all he desired. She owned to him part of her Gems and Jewels, told him that it was all he was to expect from her; that she had nothing to hope from her Relations, and added, that if he was content with a Sum of Ten Thousand Franks, the value of her Jewels, to the selling of which she consented, and that he might dispose of all as he should think convenient.  
This Booty pretty considerable for a sharper, made him open his Ears. He made his Mistress a Thousand protestations of Love, told her that he only aspired to her person, and assured her that with the Talents wherewith he thanked Heaven for having gifted him, if she would live with him in good Intelligence, Ten Thousand Franks well Husbanded, were capable of making 'em both a considerable Fortune.  
The unhappy Design which he Meditated, of Stealing away within some days, all those precious Jewels, made him not speak to her then of disposing of her Jewels. They consented to pass through the usual Ceremonies, and to have their Banes Published for three Sundays together: Our Knight did not solicit the Baroness, until the Second had been Read, for than he pressed her so Briskly under the pretence that the consent alone was of the Essence of Marriage, and that the rest was only Policy, that she abandoned herself to him that very day.  
As they had now but one Bed, they kept but one Table, and the Baroness who disinherited not in the least what happened to her, consented that her Spouse should bring jewellers to prise their Jewels. They made some offer, but as they were not answerable to the pretensions of the interessed, they were Discharged. The Italian to accustom the Baroness not to distrust him, carried with him when he went out, some Jewels as to show 'em, which he restored into her Hands as soon as he came back. He disposed her so well by his Insinuations to confide all with him, that on the Saturday, foregoing the day of the last ask, he took them all with him, under pretence of showing them to one of the Magistrates of the City; the Baroness blinded with her passion and prepossessed with the Candour and sincerity of the Knight let him do what he pleased, and did not trouble herself with following him. In the mean while that Cheat departed the City without taking leave of any Body, encharged with these Spoils, without the Baronesses having ever heard any Tidings of him since. In vain waited she for him until the Evening, and the Morrow made her judge she had been made a Cully. All the City knew of her disaster, and a Thousand Persons whom he had affronted, spoke of his Cheats.  
Our Baroness was a long while void of Comfort, for the double loss she had sustained. She stood in need of all her force of Mind, and of the Visits of several Pious Ladies, to support her in her Calamity. The Truth is she had still remaining above twelve Thousand Franks, as well of the remains of the Jesuits Jewels as of the Gold and Jewels she had Stole out of her own Cloister. But as she was not so little Judicious but that she did consider that she must Live above one day, She reserved them for an occasion, wherein without doubt she might stand in need of 'em.  
Before she had tasted the delights of the Bed, though she was not of an Age to be an Enemy of Pleasures, she had not felt the provocations of those tickling Motions which a boiling and sermenting Blood does Excite: But since she had unhappily tasted its delights, she was become so Amorous that it was almost Impossible for her to Live alone.  
Some Virtuous Ladies apprehending that so Beautiful a Maiden in so tender an Age, might abandon herself to something as should prejudice her Honour, Interessed themselves for her, so far, as that one of the Principal of the City, offered her her House to be nourished and maintained there, as her own Daughter; She accepted this Condition and comported herself for some time with a great deal of Prudence in this Lady's Family, But the great Familiarity She contracted with the Daughter of the House, who was much of her Age, and had very Libertine Inclinations had corrupted 'em both in a very short time. They became two Confidents, and two inseparable Companions, and taught one another a hundred little Games. Our Stranger seeming very Ingenious, very Reserved and Sage, the Lady was never more satisfied than when the Daughter kept the House with the Baroness.  
However as in so tender an Age it is usual for Maidens to feel certain little Motions, and to discover to one another what passes in themselves; they made one another so well acquainted with their complexion, the Daughter called Judith, explained so well to the Baroness her little Itchings, and her longing to be tickled, that that Learned Mistress Suggested to her the Secret of the Godemichi, so much in use in the Cloisters of the Female Sex, and Cousin German of Seiginor Dildo, who was much in request some years since, with the English Ladies; At the first Declaration she made her of this Term, Judith let her know that she knew nothing of the Disposition nor use of that Instrument. The Baroness rallyed her Innocence, and made this a Conscience of Informing her. That curious and impatient Maiden desired her so earnestly that she would declare to her the Mystery, that she could not deny satisfying her Requests. The Godemichi, said she to her, is a certain Instrument, small or great, long or short, according to the suitable proportions wherewith Persons of our Sex ease and procure to themselves Pleasure, when that their— Itches, and if you long for the like relishing Bit, there is nothing more easy than to show you the use of it. Of what is it Composed, ernewed then the Amorous judith's. Of a piece of Velvet well Sewed and made very round, which is filled with Bran. What is its use pursued She laughing? You shall try it if you please, replied the Other. Let us only fall to making of it. It was easy for them to meet with Velvet and in less than a quarter of an hour, she shown by a Sample, that she was very expert in the Art of making 'em. It was no sooner Finished than that they were both ready to burst 'emselves with Laughing. The Figure of that Instrument Furnished 'em with tickling Ideas, and Judith became impatient to see it put in practice. I shall pass over in Silence what they did with that Instrument. I know not if it was capable of procuring 'em any pleasure: But this I know for very certain that the Godemichi was found within 3 or 4 days after in the Bed of those two Fair Ladies, who lay together by a Maid, whom it put into a Terrible Fright, thinking it was the Devil. That Innocent Maid having opened the Sheets and finding that business of Velvet, ran into the next Chamber, where my Lady was, whom she acquainted with her Discovery. Away trudged the Lady to see the Monster, but not daring to go near it, and thinking confusedly that it was a Mole, she went below with the Maid, had the Tongues made Red hot in the Fire, and called our young Ladies, quite undone at the Recital of the thing, for to come assist at the taking and Massacre of the Animal. Our two young Companions never suspected the business, the one imagining that the other had taken care to lock up the Godemichi, and the one not doubting but that the other carried it in some Secret Pocket.  
That which amazed all was that this Animal what noise and motion soever they made, had not changed its place. As this gave matter of reasoning to the Lady and the Maid, the Baroness came near the Bed, took the pretended Animal in her Hand, and told those to whom it had caused a Panic Fear, that they were afraid of a very small matter, that their Alarm was false, and that it was only a Relic filled with Blessed Bran, being the same which a certain Hermit was used to make his Bread of, who Lived near Lions in a great Odour of Sanctity. This subtle answer made with confidence, was taken for ready Money, and they all went away Laughing, without more words being made of it, until the Morrow, when the account of the adventure having been given at Table, to the Master of the House, and he was curious to see this Relic, which occasioned so much fear, though the Baroness had it about her, the fear she had this kind of Instrument might not be unknown to that Man, she kept it hid, and saying, that it being a Dreg of Roman, Superstition, she had thrown it into the Fire, so vanished the desire of seeing it.  
But this adventure which sufficiently discovered the Commerce, and great Familiarity of the Baroness with Judith, was followed with an other, much more Pleasant, which will give no less Sensible Proofs of the Privacy, to which their Gallantry and Privacy did mount. One day when they were in their Night Gowns, about nine of the Clock in the Morning, that it was very fine Wether, and that they thought 'emselves alone, they had a contest upon certain little Questions which passed between 'em, if it was convenient to employ the Scissors upon a certain Beard which grows in those parts, which Modesty knows not the Name of. The Valet de Chambre, who had heard 'em confer together upon this point, curious to know what the Result would be of so Pleasant a Proposition, ventured to slip softly behind the Tapestry of the Chamber, from whence he could see the Trial each of 'em made to maintain their Opinion, the one having her Hair shaved off, or at least cut very close; the other having left it in such manner as Nature had given it her; Hereupon they tucked up their Smocks and shown one another the place in question. But not agreeing upon the point because it was a hard matter for 'em to see it, as was necessary, what pleasant postures soever they made, they bethought 'emselves of mounting upon Stools, lift up their Smocks and expose one after the other my Lady's Honey-pot. Our Valet de Chambre overjoyed to see such like Wonders contained himself the best he was able, not to interrupt 'em; but as the Capriciousness of Fate always traverses good Fortune, he was betrayed by an unhappy Cough, insomuch that he would have been Swinged to some purpose, so animated were those young Ladies, if he had not Stole away with the soon from their Fury. This happy Servant went and shut himself up in his Chamber to Meditate and Repass over what he had seen: But he was not there long in Repose; for our young Damsels, fearing he should discover 'em, all out of Countenance, went to desire him that he would keep their Secret, and not make a Jest of that little Dispute, which without Scandal might arise between Maidens. This Valet de Chambre promised 'em Secrecy, and indeed the thing went no further but stopped there.  
Such like Actions engendered certain habits, which passed much farther: The Blood of those young Ladies Fermenting more and more every day, their thoughts were wholly bend upon getting Lovers. The Son of one of the Magistrates of the City, saw 'em both with a willing Eye, which Created between 'em the most Furious of all Jealousies, they endeavoured to Supplant one another, and never Man of Wit saw himself more perplexed than this Favourite of those two Beauties. Judith passed for the most Beautiful in his Eyes, and the Baroness nevertheless shared deepest in his Inclination. Love Suggested to him the Baroness, & Policy required he should have great Regards for the Daughter of the House. In the frequent Visits he made 'em, if he looked upon the one more wishfully than on the other, this entered into Motions of Jealousy, so Prodigious, that their Weakness came to Light in a short time. judith's Mother apprehending these young Women would become the Fable of the City, one day thanked that young Man, and handsomely forbid him her House. But what does not Love do? He found the means of Writing to each of 'em in particular, insomuch that the Letters he Addressed to 'em, fell into their Hands. This is the Copy of that he Writ to Maidemoiselle Judith.  
I Know not the reasons which have moved your Lady Mother, to forbid me your House. I do not believe to have been capable of doing any thing to Dishonour The Forbidding me to see you is but a weak means to break our Reciprocal Inclination, if her Persecution continues, and you desire to be Free, give me but serious Notice thereof, and you shall find what Love can do over the most Passionate of your Servants.  
And the Letter he Wrote to the Baroness, was conceived in these Terms.  
Maidemoiselle,  
SHe who Snatches you from me, aught to deface your Charms and Banish out of my Heart the profound Traces they have left, the more I avoid you, the more I think you amiable. They are mistaken who believe that being deprived of seeing you, I can forget you if you Love as much as I Love; Declare to me your Real Sentiments, and be persuaded, that I am ready to Sacrifice to your Fortune, to your Pleasures, and to your Liberty, which you are the Mistress of, that of the most Faithful of all Lovers.  
The Peaks of Women last commonly but a days, they could not conceal those Love Letters from one another. They Imparted 'em to each other, and their Inclination for Liberty or rather for Libertinage, joined to the offers which that young Man made 'em, who was one of the Richest of the City, and who could raise a considerable Sum of Money, made 'em forget their Quarrels, and conclude upon a Resolution; wherein they Figured to themselves a thousand pleasures. They did not trouble themselves to make as answer to their Mutual Servant, in separated Letters, they concerted one together, which was delivered him, which shown him the desire they had to Entertain him in Private, one Sunday in the Evening at their Return from Church, he nicked his time so well that he joined 'em, and in that conversation they took the Resolution of running away with this young Man, if he could carry along with him a considerable Sum of Money, which he promised 'em to attempt.  
The Baroness whom nothing wedded to Geneva, and who considered herself as an Adventurer who was to follow her Destiny, had so prepossessed the Mind of Judith with the Delights of a Free Life, that that Innocent Creature consented to all she had a Mind to, she gave her so much horror for the Captivity wherein she was detained by her Mother, and such fine Ideas of the Libertine Life, to which they were a going to abandon themselves, that she Surprised her Resolution, to the Fear which she opposed to her of the Inconstancy of Men, particulary when they were of so tender an Age, and that they had so little experience of the World as had this Favourite, she Replied they would only make use of this young Man, until that he had set 'em free, that they should find the Secret of Stripping him of what he had; That they could Subsist for some years on his Money, and that in the Sequel they should find opportunities enough to Settle themselves in one Court or other, there to Live Happy.  
This Cunning Person who had played the Jesuit the like prank, might well hope to deceive a young Novice, whom his passion alone Spurred on to the committing the greatest of all Follies. In the mean while watched the time to do his business, caused false Keys to be made, and gave Notice to our young Damsels of the day they were to be ready. He charged himself with two Bags full of Gold, of about eight Thousand Franks, waited for 'em at their coming out of the Church in the Evening, paid them the Civility, and under the Colour of bringing 'em back to their House, he went out of the Town with 'em, and away posted they all together for Basle.  
All that passed Remarkable was, that they rid themselves of their Conductor, after they had Stole away his Money; That the Baroness Dressed herself in Man's Apparel the best she was able and that they both went down the Rhine together, for to go to Strasburg, where they heard a Young Prince was forming his Household.  they Lodged they passed for Brother and Sister, and in that Quality always took up two Beds. As soon as they were a little acquainted with the City, they agreed after what manner they ought to give an account of their Birth, of their Education, of the occasion of their Flight, and of the reasons of their Arrival at Strasburg. They Resolved to say that being Nobly Born, they had been deprived of their Father and Mother in their Infancy, and left to the Conduct and under the dependence of a Tutor, a Man avaricious, Barbarous and Insupportable, who still used 'em with so much Inhumanity, that they thought fitting to prefer the Fatigues they expected, before the Misery of seeing themselves any longer Miserable. And nothing more.  
As they were alighted into the most Renowned Inn of the Town, and in that where that young Prince Assembled his Train; the Gracefulness of their Persons and Behaviour Attracted his Eyes, and he enquired who those Strangers were, who shown something above what is common. They were Invited on his part to a supper, the Prince observed & was so taken with the sweetness of their many charms, that he conceived an Inclination for 'em, and Informed himself of the Subject of their abode at Strasbourg, they were so well prepared to make him an Answer, that they did not hesitate to discover to him as in Secret, the Estate the Barbarousness of their Tutor had reduced them to; The Prince thus Informed offered them Places in his Court, and asked 'em if they would either of them be Engaged in any Quality. It would be too much Honour in us, Replied the Baroness, who now went by the Name of the Chevalier de Bragineour, a Name which the Prince did not doubt but that it was supposed, and will consent to it with all my Heart, provided that your Highness will Place my Sister in some Place where I may have the satisfaction of seeing her every day, and upon condition we may not be forced to decline our Real Name. Whereupon the Prince having given them his word, he admitted the Chevalier into the number of his Pages, and Destined his pretended Sister, who went under the Name of Lilia, to the Service of a Princess, an Aunt of his, until that the Alliance he projected, being made, she should pass into the Rank of the Maids of the Future Princess.  
Princes of a Benign Nature, doing always more Friendship and kindness to Strangers than to those of their own Nation, as soon as he was returned into his States, he desired his Aunt, who kept one and the same Court, to accept of Maidemoiselle Lilia, this Princess took her to her, and had an extreme care to Teach her all that was suitable to so fine a young Lady, while that the Prince her Nephew recommended above all his Favourite Page, to the Masters of the Pages.  
That soft Air, Tender Look, and I know not what, which the disguise of the Baroness could not deface out of her Countenance and her Manners, made the Young Prince her Master Conceive for this Page a very extraordinary affection. He became his Minion, the Companion of all his Walks, and the only Page of his Closet. Bragineour, who had some little experience of the World, and who had learned the Art of Dissimulation apprehending that such Singular Favours which he received from his Master, might expose him too much to the Eyes of others, and that Jealousy might contrive him some mischief, he managed himself the best he was able in the good Opinion of his Companions, so far as to declaim against the hardness of the Service of a Prince, who seemed only to have engaged him to Ravish from him his Liberty, and lock him in a Closet. But all this was to no purpose, he could not deceive them in the thoughts wherewith they were prepossessed, that he was the only Beloved. They saw but too well the Regards which their Governor had for Bragineour because he was Cherished by the Prince. And indeed though this Favourite Page was found enveloped in the Faults which commonly that sort of Youth commit, he did not undergo the punishments wherewith the Libertinage of others was Repressed.  
That which animated them most against him was, that Bragineour who saw that he was made the Author of all the noise and little disorders which that sort of Youth commits in the Night, obtained a Chamber to himself, which was only Separated by a Wall from that of the others, where he had his Bed and Chimney. There was not a day but that they Assembled to contrive the means of laying him a Snare, that he might grow weary of the Service. By much Meditating and Conferring together, as there be always some one more Malicious than the others, one amongst them bethought himself of an expedient, as of a prank which put the Life of the poor Bragineour into danger.  
The Chimney of the Favorite-Page's Chamber, and that of his Companions being back to back, and having but five or six Feet, from the height of the Mantle, and but one Tunnel, insomuch that one mounting with the help of a little Ladder, so far as that one might make a passage of Communication from the one Chamber to the other, they Suborned, by means of Money, Merry Andrew dressed in all his Jack-Puddings , Decked with all his Feathers and Covered with all his Masques, into whose Hand they put a Switches, to beat the poor Bragineour. They were used to Rise at Seven a Clock Winter and Summer, and some of them curious to see what Bragineour did in his Chamber, had observed tho very confusedly through the Keyhole, that as soon as he was up he made a Fire and Rubbed himself, as they thought with a warm Napkin from top to Toe. Thus one day that they waited his Rising and Lighting the Fire, they tied Merry- Andrew with a Cord under his Arms, lifted him up to the Mouth of the Tunnel of Communication, put a Stick in his Hand and let him slip down of a sudden into the Page's Chamber, who was Rubbing himself after his usual manner stark Naked, who was so Frighted at the aspect of so hideous an Object, which he took for the Devil, that he fell Topsy Turvy, in a Swoon for fear; without Merry - Andrew whom the Pages drew back, stood in need to give him any blow.  
Angelica Bragineour, I say, remained thus in a Swoon for above an hour. His Companions going to the place of their usual Exercises and this Favourite Page not being there with the others, their Governor went himself to knock at his Door for fear some Indisposition should have befallen him, he knocked a long time in vain, had him sought every where, returned to his Door, from whence he heard him give a great Sigh: The Door of that Chamber being only of Fir Wood, in two or three strokes with his Foot he burst it open, came near the Page, lying all along, whom to his great astonishment he perceived to be a Woman.  
So strange an adventure Surprised him, he used his efforts to get her up, but seeing her opiniative through the Deviation of her Senses, which the fright had caused in her, to lie upon the Floor, he shut the Door again the best he could, called a Footman whom he set Sentry at the bottom of the Stairs, with prohibition to let any one go up.  
Then he ran directly towards the Prince his Master, who got up in his Night Gown, to whom he related confusedly what he had seen; they mounted together into the Page's Room,, who had not changed his Situation lying upon her Belly. The Prince moved at the sight of so sad a Spectacle, and still uncertain of the Truth of her Sex, lent his hand to the governor to help him to carry her upon the Bed, where having laid her, he was convinced of the Truth, and saw a very amiable Object. Never Physician did more to ease a Sick Person, than this Prince, who was become that of Angelica's, did for this Page. He put her to Bed, caused restoratives to be brought, which he applied himself, that he might recover her Spirits, and from his Swoon, in short, one may say that he omitted nothing of all that may restore his Favourite into his usual condition.  
Neither did he Labour in vain. In a few hours Bragineour recovered out of that Trance, and his Face became as Serene and as vermilion as before. The Prince having recommended the Secret of the Discovery to the Governor of his Pages, whom he ordered to Treat this still after the usual manner, caused Bragineour to be dressed and commanded him to follow him, into his Chamber, where he shut himself up with him, and gently persuaded him to declare to him what had obliged him to disguise his Sex, and conceal his Birth. As to her Birth that cunning Maiden remained in the same terms, except that she called herself the Eldest Sister of Mademoiselle Lilia, and that her Name was Sarah. As to the reason which had moved her to conceal her Sex, she told him she thought herself obliged to take that course in the design she had of seeking her Fortune with her Sister in Foreign Courts, two young Maidens Travelling being always in danger, and a Man, who is thought so at least, obviates the Insults which might be made by Impertinents and ill intentioned.  
Ingenuity and Innocence seeming to speak by the Mouth of that Maid, the Prince gave credit to all she told him. Love then seizing on his Heart, he assured her that he would take an extreme care for her; That she was to dissemble and counterfeit herself still for some time, that so her circumstances might not be bruised at Court, and that in a short while he would put her in a condition to appear elsewhere, what she was.  
The mischievous prank which the Pages played Bragineour remained Buried out of Policy. The Merry- Andrew was known by the Favourite Page, demanding Alms at the Kitchen Door, he was questioned and threatened so long until he confessed all, and offered to show the Authors of the prank, if the Pages were but brought before him, the Prince thought not convenient to punish those Malicious Persons, reserving to himself however the giving 'em a Juniper Lecture.  
The accident which had happened to Bragineour in his Chamber had Created in him such apprehensions that he went not in it without feeling himself Surprised with Mortal Terrors. He declared his weakness to the Governor, who gave notice thereof to the Prince, by whose order he had another Room given him. The Prince having appointed him a Chamber at the end of a Gallery, wherein he might enter on the side without being seen by his Guards; He made her Evening and Morning a Visit, until that at length after some resistances which pleased him, and rendered him perfectly enamoured, our Beautiful Travestry granted him all he desired. His Secret pleasures and as Stolen, did so powerfully engage the Prince, Wedded him so to his Page, that he spent half the Nights with him. The Rumour of the considerations and tenderness which he had for Bragineour, spreading about the Court, one day that he went to see his pretended Sister in the Princess' apartment, she spoke to him thereof, and upon her telling him that she was afraid he had declared to him the Truth of things, Angelica told her all that had passed. Whereupon she advised her to behave herself so wisely, that she might not give any suspicion, because that the Prince, though of that Age, was not so well proof against the Remonstrances of his Aunt, but that she could prevail with him to rid himself of an Inclination capable of prejudicing an alliance, which was destined him by all Germany.  
She had reason to give him this advice; for in a few days after, the Prince going to make a serious Visit to his Aunt, she asked him the Liberty of Remonstrating to him how that the Courtiers made a Jest of the assiduities which he rendered to one of his Pages, and the familiarity he had with him; That the People made Raileries upon this Commerce below his Rank; so far as that some Audacious Persons had said that they were very much amazed he did not undertake a Journey into Italy, a Raillery he was told, the sharpest in the World.  
These Mortifying Remonstrances, and made to a Prince, who brag impatiently to see himself Slave to his Pages Charms. He could not be a Moment from him, and was never in good humour until he had been for some hours shut up with him, his Aunt who was a Princess Judicious and of great Wit, seeing all these practices, and not being able to conceive what there could be in this Page, that could Reign so absolutely over the Inclinations of the Prince her Nephew, she thought that for the Repose of the Court, it became her to endeavour the breaking this Commerce, she conferred for that purpose with a Counsellor a very discreet Man, and very Wise, and desired him to prevail with that Page to consent to leave the Court, she Conjured him to Employ all the means which Prudence should Suggest to him, even to very Menaces, if his good advice had not the power to make him resolve to take that course. This Prudent Personage promised her to do his best; But it was so difficult for him to find a  occasion to discourse the Page, with whom he was not Familiar, that he was forced to render himself more than ordinary assiduous to the Prince, to have an opportunity of Speaking to Bragineour.  
One day the Prince was a Hunting, the Page warming himself in the Antichamber, and our Counsellor meeting with him there, they discoursed for some hours together, at first upon indifferent matters, and at length with a Familiarity a● disposed Bragineour to give Ear to some Enigmatical words which were started by the Counsellor. As he was grown sharp and Sagacious enough, and that besides he imagined that this Man who had the Ear and Heart of the Prince, might know something of his affairs, he asked him with so much earnestness the explication of the obscure, and confused Discourses he had held him, that this other having demanded his Secrecy, told him that there was something very Fatal, Brewing against him at Court, and from which the Prince could not secure him, how tender soever his Inclination might be for him; added that it would be for his advantage to make use of the Gratifications of his Master; Counselled him to to take powerful Recommendations from him, and go think of his Establishment in some other Court. The Page having thanked him for such good advice, promised him to make use of it, and joined the Train of the Prince who was returned, who seemed to be Jealous, for having found the Counsellor with his beloved Page.  
When that all the Company was withdrawn the Prince remaining alone with Bragineour enquired of him what had been the matter of his Entertainments with the Councillor. Upon which the Page seeming in disorder he grew suspicious, which made him press him to give him an account of all the circumstances. The Tears of that Beautiful Travestry Antedated her Narrative, but after she had dried 'em up she Revealed all that had passed between the Counsellor and her; She told him that she saw plainly that Jealousy opposed her Happiness, that it was dangerous for her to stay in that Court, and she desired him to consent to the most cruel Separation on her part, that ever could be imagined. The Prince listened to this History with a very uneasy patience, it seized him in such manner that being agitated with two different motions, of Anger and of Love, he cast himself about the Page's Neck, Swore to him that he had nothing to fear at Court, and that he should know how to discover who those were, who would, who durst Traverse the greatest pleasure of his Life. He fancied these all to be an effect of his Aunts Artifices. He quarrelled in his Heart with her, and if he continued to make her Visits, it would be merely out of Duty.  
Our Travested Baroness had still at that time above twelve Thousand Livers, in Gems, and Jewels about her. The Prince who knew nothing of all this, made her a Present of a Ring and of his portrait Enriched with Diamonds of great Value, forbidding her to show 'em. When she saw herself Rich with these things, the fear she was perpetually in, that the Prophecy of the Counsellor would have its effect, made her declare her Mind to a Footman, capable of facilitating the means of her Flight, who upon the hopes of a hundred Livers gave his consent to all she desired. Whereupon the Page and Footman laid aside their Livery, and went out of the Town in the Night, upon Horses, which carried 'em to Heydelberg. In this City it was that our Baroness stole away herself with her hundred Guinies from the wretched Footman. The truth is he searched for her for above three days, but to no purpose, though once he met her in the Street, because she had put on Apparel Suitable to her Sex, which disguised her from the Eyes of that Cully.  
At the Arms of the Empire in that City she spent near a Month, which she passed in seeing in the Company of the Daughter of the Family, all that was there worthy of the Curiosity of a Stranger.  
In the mean while the Flight of the Page and Footman, which had caused a mortifying displeasure in the Prince, having made a great deal of noise at Court, where the Mystery of the Baronesses design, who still at this day passes for the Sister of Mademoiselle Lilia, had not been Revealed, and a considerable Sum having been proposed to those who could discover the way they took, several Persons set forth immediately to see if they could gain this prize; The Footman was Arrested, Conducted and put into Irons, when that a Gentleman of the number of those who are called Pretenders at the Court, having been as far as Heydelberg, the Capital of the Elector Palatine, met with and knew again there the Favourite Page, though Apparelled in women's . She failed not to Inquire of the dispositions of the Prince as to her, and if it was not true that he came thither on purpose to hear Tidings of her. He satisfied her upon that point, gave her an account of the Inclination of his Master, whose tenderness he exaggerated to her, and endeavoured to prevail with her to return. But seeing he could not prevail with her, his design was to go back to Court.  
This Gentleman extremely well made of his Person, spoke of taking leave of Her, impatient to go impart to the Prince his discovery, when Angelica, who had taken on Her again her Quality of Baroness, and who had a great inclination for that Cavalier, had the confidence to tell Him, as by way of Gallantry: But Sir, why do you Employ your Eloquence with so much Zeal and Ardour for a Prince to whom you are not yet obliged? Why do not you speak for yourself? At this overture of Heart and such like advances, whether he thought the witty Baroness meant to divert herself, or that she spoke in good Earnest, he replied, that he did not esteem himself worthy of possessing a Person, who had so much merit, and that if he durst pretend to that advantage, he would declare to her the effect which her Charms had produced upon his Heart. You may dare it, replied she, and I swear to you, that I had never any tender or real inclination for any Body but you. These words which she insinuated, more out of sport than uttered 'em in good Earnest, engaged so powerfully the Cavaliers Heart, that he thought no more of returning. He owned Ingeniously to that Fair One the State of his Purse, which was very infirm, and made her Protestations of an Eternal fidelity. The Baroness grown thus weary of being a Vagabond and of leading a licentious Life, thought it became her to confine her Inclinations. Whereupon she declared to this Gentleman, that she carried about her, as well in Gold as Jewels, a Sum considerable Enough and capable of helping him to seek his Fortune. They did not bargain long, and lost no hours in impertinent Discourses, they gave one another that very moment their Hand and Faith, and preventing the time of the Nuptials, they dislodged that very Evening, to go Lodge in a Place where they passed for Husband and Wife: Never did any new Married Couple enjoy a Sweeter Night, than that which these Lovers passed together. They wantoned all the Morning, and risen very well satisfied with one another. But as a Calm presages a Tempest, and that the greatest sweets are always mingled with bitterness; Our happy Cavalier going out about some business, was no sooner at the Corner of a Street, than Justling unwillingly against a kind of Bully, who charged him with Injurious Language, not being of a Temperament to suffer all, and prudence dictating to Him to make answer, he fancying that this Affront being made him in public, it became him to reply to the insult. Whereupon he Nosed that uncivil Man, who drawing the fate of Arms, would needs have it that our unfortunate Gentleman received a Thrust which bereaved him of his Life, the Author of his Death had time to make his escape, and the Rumour of the accident being spread abroad incontinently amongst the Crowd who came about this Dead Man, and the Maid of the House knowing Him to be the Husband of the young Lady, who was Lodged at Her Master's House, away flew she to give the Baroness notice thereof: This Beautiful Widow by anticipation, at the Relation of this Fatal adventure fell into a Swoon, from which she had all the Pains Imaginable to recover. How vehement soever that her grief was, she did not run to see that Tragical Spectacle. She was only heard to say, O God shall I always be the Mark of a Fatal Destiny, which having said, lifting up her Eyes to Heaven she gave Order that the Body of the Deceased should be brought to the House.  
No Body but did imagine to see that young Woman burst out into Sobs at the sight of so piteous an Object. The curiosity to see what her despair would be capable off, she had drawn after the Body a great Concourse of People, who Crowded into the Room where the Corpse was laid. But this pretended Widow exalting haet self above herself, far from producing those Motions usual to the weakness of her Sex, contented herself with Wiping the Wounds with an equality of mind which surprised all the Bystanders.  
As in so Fatal a Rancounter, there was now nothing more to be done, than to carry the Body to the Grave, which only demanded Earth, she caused all to be prepared that could suit with the Funerals of a Person of Quality. She spared nothing of all that could render 'em pompous and Sacrificed for that purpose the value of a Thousand Franks. The Funeral Ceremonies being over, she thought not fit to stay any longer in a City which brought every Day to mind the sad Object of her Lover's Disaster. She went on the Morrow for Francfort, from whence passing to Mayence, she met with the young Man of Geneva, whom she had so Villainously Deceived, though she endeavoured to avoid meeting with him, and turned back as soon as she saw him, yet he knew her, and followed her with so much diligence, that he observed the House she went in. It was to assure himself the more of the truth of things, that he stood Sentinal five or six hours pretty near her Inn, until he had the pleasure of Saluting her at the moment she was going out. It would be a hard matter for me to express the greatness of her surprise at her encountering of this Cully, she herself could not describe it, that she urged for Justifying Reasons of her Treachery, the Infidelity of her Companion, and the Opinion they had, he only followed 'em to enjoy 'em, and then leave them in the lurch.  
The reasons the least Specious are Truths in the Mouth of a beloved Person, that young Man being more fond than ever of the Baroness, who pretended herself poor, and he promised to help her with a hundred Pistols, which he said he was to receive at Cologne. Whereupon away went they for Coblentzer, but were no sooner there Arrived than that the Baroness meditated on the means of her escape. The fear she had of this young Man in a Foreign Country, where she had not any acquaintance, prevailed with her after some small Resistance to take the same Bed with him. Three days after their Arrival, being gone out to receive his Bill of Exchange, she nicked her time so well that she stole out of the House to go take a Chamber elsewhere. She Sojourned at Cologne near a Month without Budging out of the House; he enquired through all the City and Country without getting any Tidings of her. Whereupon she departed at length to go to the Court of the Prince of Parma, saw in the way the Cities of Rhimberg, Wesel, Nimmeghen, Boilduc, Breda, and Antwerp, and Arrived at length at Bruxelles, where she designed to spend the Winter.  
In that City it was, where she displayed all her Jewels, except those she had received by way of gratifications, from the Court, from which she Stole away, which consisted in a Ring, a Watch, and a Portrait beset with Diamonds. Thus had she got a Sum of about Twelve Thousand Franks, and she Dressed herself after so Gallant a manner, that she seemed one of the finest and most Monopolising Ladies of the Court, Contenting herself with one Lackey and a Chambermaid. During all the Winter which she spent at Bruxelles, there were no Assembly, nor Parties of divertisements at Court, but at which she was present. An unknown Person extremely young and fair, who made so neat a Figure, attracted the Eyes of all People, they became curious to know who she was, but no Body could tell, so much cunning had she to disguise her Sentiments, her Gallantry and good humour acquired her for her first Conquest, the Esteem and Heart of a Prince, whose Name she commanded me to suppress, he made her frequent Visits, all the Court talked thereof, and the Rumour came to the Ears of the Princess his Wife, whom Jealousy was going to hurry to strange extremity, when the Baroness having Notice thereof, absolutely broke off so dangerous a Commerce.  
The Palace of the Countess of— being the General Randezvouze of all the fine People, she frequented it, to the great prejudice of her Purse, which they emtied in a little time. The Prince whom she had Charmed, perceiving she no longer played so high, imagining that she wanted Money, thought to make her an offer of that kind, would be the true way to bring about his Ends. One day that she lost to the last Farthing, and that he was sitting by her, he slipped into her Pocket, a Purse of four hundred Duccates, with the help of which she recovered part of her loss. This was the right way to engage her▪ and as there is no Heart proof against Gold, the Baroness on the Morrow, upon a real Letter from the Prince, consented to take Coach to go a Journey with him for three days. This Sally was known by the Princess, who abandoned herself to such prodigious Motions of jealousy, that she Swore she would give no Bounds to her resentment, until she had Rid herself of her who durst thus Sully her Bed. The Baroness having Notice of the Danger she was in, and of the Fatal Designs that were Brewing against her Life, meditated her Retreat from the Court, after she had Read the following Letter which was given by an unknown Person to her Servant.  
If you are of Quality, you be-lie your Birth, by the Infamous Commence you take a Pride in. We have studied all your ways, and have discovered your filthy practices. Bridewell where you know Women of your Fashion Expire their Licentiousness, does expect you. Be gone if you are wise, within three days it will be too late to departed. Consult your interest, and take this Charitable advice from the Person in the World, who hates you the most, and who would undoubtedly go insult you in the Fetters you deserve.  
This Fair One thus Crossed in her pleasures, at the very Moment that Fortune seemed to look upon her with a better Eye, was very much Mortified at the Reading of this Letter: This Advice which only departed from a jealous Person, and whom she presumed to be the Princess, her Lover's Wife, seemed to her extreme Salutary; she knocked off the very same day. But having given her Footman and Maid leave to go walk out of Town. She satisfied her Landlady, and caused her Trunk to be carried to the Boat of Antwerp, where she took her Place by a Merchant, whose Magnificent outside be-lied his profession.  
This Man of about Thirty Years of Age, being perfectly Well-bred, and being besides of a very Gallant humour, observed in the Baroness so easy an Air and manners so agreeable in their Liberty, that he could not imagine aught else, but that she was some high flying Miss. He discoursed some time seriously, and the conversation still growing more Familiar as the Night advanced, he pushed things on so far that the Merchant declared to her, that he had a tender inclination at Antwerp, for the maintenance of whom he was at excessive charges; that this Miss of his, was about Eighteen years of Age, and near her Lying-In, and that as soon as she was Delivered, he would part from her, after having given her something that was handsome; whereupon the Baroness owned to him that she was seeking out a good Fortune, which was a hint sufficient. Then this Merchant put a Diamond Ring upon her Finger, to the value of 600 Livers as a Pawn of his Love, and made her such propositions, in Case she would accept of his Company, and answer his Flames, that she consented to what he pleased, and took no other Chamber than that he appointed her. Their Amorous Commerce lasted some time without the Merchants former Mistress receiving any Visits from him. She suspected he had changed his inclinations, and having had him spied, discovered the place where he daily went. She once followed so close upon his heels, that she entered immediately after him into the Room; that which confirmed her in the opinion she had a Rival, was, to see that her Servant, took her Concurrent immediately about the Neck, and held her Embraced a long while. Hardly were they separated, than that this Miss being Transported with Fury, gave the Baroness a Box of the Ear with all her strength, whom the amazement of the Action rendered Mute as well as the Merchant, who had need of all his strength of mind to appease the difference; he made her believe that the Baroness was the Sister of one of his best Friends, who has been Recommended to him, expecting a Bill of Exchange for the going suddenly into France.  
Tho this Wench gave no Credit to these Defences, she calmed her Rage however, and was brought to her own House by her Gallant. This Merchant being Returned, asked a Thousand Pardons of the Baroness, and made her change her Lodgings, gave her Money, and went no longer so often to see her as before for the Regards he had to his former Amours. This abatement did something Cool the Baroness. She looked upon what she received from this Lover, as too small a matter for her to Subsist on, and be Maintained, and this made her resolve to share her Favours. She contracted an acquaintance with the most qualified Bawd of the Town, and few Evenings but were worth to her two Guineas. Our Merchant was not long Ignorant of this petty Commerce, he thought fit to render himself certain of things by himself, and it was for the discovering the truth of things, that having been in the House of pleasure, which she frequented, spent there four or five times together at a high Rate, he Conjured the Mistress to procure him the Company of some handsome French Woman, if she had any acquaintance, the Bawd not suspecting in the least what happened, promised to obtain him the satisfaction he demanded on the Morrow, and she went to prepare the Baroness to come and gain some considerable Matter.  
The truth is, the Baroness did not appear in Company until she had first informed her of the Quality and Figure of those with whom she was to have to do, that so she might not fall into the snare; but the portrait that had been made her of the Person which desired her, being that of a Person of High Quality, and the Opinion she had, that her Merchant satisfied with two, did not haunt suchlike Places, made her Dress herself with all she had most precious, to go to the House where she was expected. Then was she introduced into a Room where a stately Collation was prepared, and her Heart already Leapt for joy, in the hopes of the pleasure she was going to receive, when that she saw her Keeper enter into her Chamber, who would needs Embrace her without seeming to know her again. At this surprising Spectacle she retired two or three Steps, and had like to have fallen Backwards. The surprise of 'em both being equal, they remained mute for some time. The Merchant opened his Mouth to declaim without doubt against the Infidelity of his Mistress, when not allowing him time to speak, she told him, giving a great Shigh, Are these Sir, the Protestations you made me? Ah, there is no trusting of Men, how, cannot two satisfy you? though People swore to me you hardly ever stirred from hence, I had such good Sentiments of you, that I did not think you capable of so  an inconstancy, but I am convinced that you are the most perfidious of all Lovers. Our Merchant being amazed at this come off of his Mistress' Wit, yet uncertain of the truth of things, and not knowing what Sauce to Eat with this Fish, excused himself upon that he thought himself in an honest House, where one of his Friends would needs entertain him with a Collation. He Counterfeited being in a Rage, Grasped his Land-ladies Hand, and went out with his Mistress, whom he Led to her House.  
Our Baroness had not so little understanding, but that she Judged this Encounter would Create some abatement in her Lover's affections. She redoubled her Caresses, & did all that a cunning Miss and one grown expert in the Trade can do, to squeezed as much Money from him as she could, paid her Landlady, and broke up her Quarters one Morning Early without Trumpet, with a design to go to Holland. She went for that purpose into a Ship Bound for Rotterdam, wherein she mademore Vows than the Papists make in Ten years' time to the Lady of Loretto, never was she so good a Christian as she became, hard by William-Stadt, where the ship was severely Tossed by a sudden Tempest, that it lay above two hours upon one side, and in short underwent the ill Treatment of two Hurricanes, which turned it Topsie Turvy, though it recovered again immediately as by a miracle, leaving only Fear and Water to the Passengers.  
The Ship being come at length into safe Harbour, by the Clemency of the Winds, Angelica disembarqued at Rotterdam, and went to Lodge at a certain French Cook's House called la Fleur at the Buck, just opposite to the English Ships, where the Landlord was as good Natured as the Hostess was Ugly. Tho she stayed there but three or four days, her Neatness and gracefulness attracting her the Landlords Eyes, his Wife became so Jealous, that she desired the Baroness unknown to her Husband, to take a Lodging elsewhere, which being told to la Fleur, he went to his worthy Spouse, Cudgeled her to some purpose, nay, Broke her very Jawbone.  
From Rotterdam, Angelica went in the Delft Boat, with design of going to the Hague. There it was she saw a sample of the Wonders of the Life of Holland, in all those of the Nation, who carry Bread, Beer, and Butter in Satchels, for fear of Qualms, and to spare charges. The History of an Honest Woman upon this Subject, does merit being related.  
The Boat had hardly passed the first Bridge, is not far distant from the City, than that a certain Old Woman, who had by her a Girl of about Twelve Years Old, grew Hungry. She reached her Satchel from behind her, took out of it Bread as brown as Earth, a Pot of Butter whereof she made, and She and her Daughter Eat about Twelve Butterams. Which having swallowed, she then ferreted in the same place for an Earthen Pot full of small Bear, but found nothing but the heads and pieces of the Bottle, the Beer being all spilt, and lying at the bottom of the Satchel, which was of Leather. She seemed at first vexed at so sad an Accident, but she Comforted herself at length, seeing that her Satchel held Tite, and that none of the Beer was run thro'. Wherefore to disperse and drown her trouble, she made her Daughter hold up the Corner of the Satchel, drank, made her Daughter drink, shut up the Satchel again, and regarded no Body, as if the business had not been singular, and that no Body had seen her. But this proves the Innocent manner of the Country, let us now see what was capable of giving her a High Idea of the Character of the same Nation.  
Angelica was busy with Reading a Romance which she held in her hand, when an English Man of Quality, who sat opposite to to her and spoke Latin, burst out in a fit of laughter, which made her inquire after the Reason and Occasion of so much good humour. This pleasant Cavalier told her, that he had Reason to Laugh at the answer he had newly received from a Hollander, which was as followeth. That English Gentleman having asked him in Latin, of what profession he was, and the Dutchman having reported that he was a Counsellor at Law, he enquired of him if he had never been out of his Country, whereupon the Hollander who seemed to be some Body, having replied to him with a disdainful Air, that he had not, to which the Englishman added, But Sir, have you not the Curiosity to see Rome, Paris, Vienna, Stockholme, Copenhagen, Madrid, and London, No Sir, replied the Hollander, all those of the best Quality of my Country, who have wandered over all Europe, nay, almost the whole Earth, have told me, that they had seen many Countries, but that they had not where met with this Holland, Nunquam reperimeam Bataviam. For Polieness and good Breeding, you mean said the Englishman, Generally for all pursued the other.  
Tho the Passage from Delft to the Hague is but an hours going. Angelica spent her time very pleasantly in the Boat. A young Man of Vtrecht, of very good mean, having cast his Eyes upon her, and Judging her the Handsomest of the Company, would needs make Love to her. By ill Luck he did not understand French no more than Angelica did Dutch; which made their conversation extremely diverting to those who understood both Tongues. The Hollander having said a Hundred kind things to this Fair Miss, and she having heard 'em without understanding 'em, told him at length that she did not understand him. He understood her as little, insomuch that he spoke in vain, since all the reply he made to her words was, Ick kan niet Vestan. This Rancounter wherein the conversation last some time in the Terms of the same Compliments, would undoubtedly merit being Written; But as it is suddenly to be the Matter of a Romance, which shall be Entitled, The Perplexed Lover. I shall here touch nothing more of that Comedy. Angelica at her setting Foot on shore at the Hague, met with one of those convenient Women, whose Houses are open to all the Fair ones of the Trade; they forthwith made acquaintance, insomuch that Our Wanderer went to take immediately a Lodging at her House, when that destiny furnished her with an opportunity favourable to her Interests. A Jeweler that was a Jew haunted this House: that Man who was Married at Amsterdam, spent at a Rate which sufficiently spoke his Opulency. The Master of the House Communicated to Angelica the design he had of having the Jew surprised in her Company by the Schout, for the getting some Money out of him. Angelica consented to all, promised to Play her Part well, and went to give the Provost notice of the business.  
The Collation was prepared, and the Jew Drank up to a good humour, during their Amorous Wanton, the Schout was Introduced with two of his Officers into the House; the Jew threw Angelica upon the Bed, and in the very moment he was going to do the Feat and Mount to the Attack, the Officers Entered, who took him in the Fact, and disappointed the Jew in his performances for that time, which made the poor Cully weep for vexation. Tho he could not deny it, yet the business was contested for some time. A great deal of Bustle there was upon the matter, & the End of the Farce was, that the Jew gave to the value of a Thousand Crowns in Jewels, to avoid a severer punishment, the Case was divided, and Angelica called by a certain Bawd of Rotterdam to fleece a certain Cully who deserved to be so served.  
A certain Seal-maker, a very able Workman new Arrived from France, being Lodged at a certain Heridan's House, having Conjured her to procure him a Handsome Whore to Marry, and who would renounce her former Commerce, she Suggested to him Angelica, had her brought to him, and was Contracted to her. Angelica Cunningly got out of his Hands to the value of Four Hundred Livers in Rings, and a Hundred and Fifty Ducatoons in liquid Silver, which was his whole Estate, pretended that she had Lovers, and some at Amsterdam whither she Conducted him, she went to Lodge with him at the Famous Madam la Vunche's behind the Old Church, whom she prepossessed with the thought, that this Amorous Cully had a great deal of Money to spend, was Treated there for Eight days together, with all she had a mind to, and left the Ninny there, to pay all the charges she had put him to.  
After so fine an exploit, Angelica being returned to the Hague, and now her Ill Destiny having granted her too long a Truce, she went to her Misfortune, and Lodged in a Semstrisses' House, who also did often the Office of a Heridan. The Jesuit whom this poor Wench had so villainously Cullied, having taught French for some Months in the Hague, haunted this House. The Hostess whom he favoured, and to whom he procured Customers for both Trades, told him fine things of the Beauty of her, who had taken her Chamber. He was Curious to see her, for to offer her his Services, and found in her with the highest Astonishment, her who had rendered him unhappy. One may Judge of the surprise: If the Jesuit was struck Dumb at the Sight of her, Angelica fell into a Swoon, out of which they had all the pain imaginable to bring her again. What matter of Rage and Fury soever this Jesuit had against that Maiden, his Ancient prudence Suggested to him a fixed equality, he told her the softest Words imaginable, and insinuated himself so Cunningly into her good Opinion, that Angelica whom I call Innocence, with respect to the Artifices of a Jesuit, gave Credit to the Protestations he made her, of forgetting what was passed, provided she would Vow to be Faithful to him for the Future. They did not part that day. Our Jesuit who called himself Le Sieur Galois, and had a pretty good Reputation, represented to her, that being able to gain honestly a Livelihood for her and himself, it became her to Comport herself discreetly. She was pleased with his Counsel; consented to go take a Chamber with him, in the Quality of his Wife, newly Arrived from France.  
They lived for the space of three Weeks in very good Intelligence, the Cunning Jesuit having for her all the Deferences imaginable. But what did not this Natural Offspring of Judas meditate? What did not he Brew against the poor Angelica? All the Treachery which the perfidy of an insulted Jesuit is capable off. The matter of Fact was as followeth. He Studied for some time the Inclinations of Angelica, furnished her with all the Diversions he could imagine, until that one Day she had owned in her Drink, that she had still in a secret Pocket for above Ten Thousand Livers in Jewels. Their Familiarity Augmenting every day, Angelica not being willing to part with her Treasure, and the Jesuit not thinking fit to Strip her of it by Force nor by Cunning, in a place where it would have made too much Noise, he proposed to her, to go take the Air at Scheveling, for they having the Conveniency of Diverting 'em selves with the more Liberty, Angelica not foreseeing that some hours of Merriment would cost her whole Days of grief and vexation, accepted the offer. Whereupon they Troaped thither accordingly, went into a Tavern, where they spent the Night, until on the Morrow Morning, that the time and Sea-Calms seemed to invite 'em a walking. They Breakfasted after a handsome manner, until that the Wine getting into their Pates, they thought Convenient to go Dissipate the Fumes of it upon the Strand, where they walked until they were quite out of sight of all other Persons. Our Spark seeing himself in that Place Master of Angelica, put his Hand into the Water, and found the Sea so warm, that he Suggested to our Innocent Fair One, that they should find Bathing both Delicious and Healthful. She at first rejected the proposition; but he Solicited her so sweetly, that she Stripped he self for Company six Paces from him. He was Starknaked, and had already Wantoned in the Water, when that seeing Angelica come in with her Smock on, he lifted it up and took it from her, with so sweet a violence, that she would then have been taken for our first Mother in the Moment of the Creation. In went she into the Water, where they Washed, Kissed, Whipped, and a Hundred other little Toying, and then sat down to be Caressed by the Waves. Our Jesuit advised her to Bathe herself as long as she could well suffer it, Leaped out of the Water, Dressed himself again, hindered her after a Sporting manner from coming out, until that he being completely Dressed, he took up in his Arms all the  of Angelica, with which he ran a Cross the Downs, without any News having since been heard of him, leaving thus that Fair One Starknaked, who ran after him in vain, but she quickly lost sight of him, and remained as a perfect Model of EVE Revived.  
FINIS.