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Show MB ^^M »*«#*-' H ES9R : 34X The W I V E S EXCUSE: Or, I Cuckolds make Themfelves. 343 to** XT , « l. xtfritines, in order to marry her to-morrow; when S V ^ i F 0 ? * y ° ^ R e V e r £ D C e % lZ> « w u « i r d upon, to perform her Part, whip. T L ;,vWhltS the,M?tter> P"/,?. .„ •„,.- - f J fef»en us the flip, tuck'd up her Tail, and run a •w^W h T tHre^rT ,^U?^,«», T 0TK«^te that Fellow again: But I (hall light upon ate matter enough for the Vexation of any Woman, th«mD& has a Girl up your M atfoq luoeorkad aefst,e ri:n Gthoed 'Psr immyit iLivfee I \nf tCiatnu'tti oyno ouf kneu, king Cuckolds, as it us'd to be, without bringing t young Wenches into the Myftery of Matrimony befoi their time ? Where's m y Neice among you ? 'tis a bun. ing Shame to draw away a poor young Girl into the! deboaft galloping doings, as you do. Mrs. Fri. Good Mrs. Teazall, not fo cenforious: Prj Where's the harm of a little innocent Diverfion ? Teaz,. Innocent Diverfion, with a Pox to'*! fort, will be the end on't, at laft: Very innocent Divetft indeed; why, your Mufick-meetings,Dancing-meeting Mafquing-meetings, are all but Pretences to bring you ti gether: And when you meet, w e know what you m for well enough; 'tis to the fame Purpofe, in g troth; AU ends m the innocent Diverfion. Well. Nay, Faith, the Gentlewoman has reafon f< what fhe fay?. Teaz.. Well, make m e thankful for it; there's one we. Wilding, what fay you to this? ; met O, Sir, are you there? if there be any Juftice m Ami for the W o m e n , I'll have you bound to the good Lour; I'll fwear the Peace againft you m y felfi for M is no body fife, young or old, at this rate, it fuch bore-mafters as you are allow'd to do as you do. gi I am bound already to behave m y felf like a Gen-nan: I do what good I can, in m y Generation; but V°Sirrah', Sirrah, you (hall find you have injur'd my ice, and me, before I have done with you. ftU You won't bring it to Weftminfter, i hope, to be fed, who has moft injur'd her; I: by being civil to or you, by telling it to all the Town. Bifc. Why that's true again. M And let the Company judge, w h o appears to be ft her Enemy; I, in teaching her a very good Trade; ,ou in endeavouring to break her, before (he's well vil Gentleman among you: And really there's a g ! * ^ n o W it a alnft you. [ibTcaxiII. deal of Comfort in opening a poor Woman s Cafe, *~|Q»t. Nay, ™ w it g o ^ g^ y ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ it well, (he'll make more on't, than her Mother made her Matrimony difcreet good-natur'd Gentleman: Pray, Sir, hear m and if you don't allow that I have fome caufe for wh 1 do, I will be contented never to fee Coat-card, nor h Pam in m y Pocket again. Mrs. Fri. But w h o are you looking for all this whilef Teaz.. An untowardly Girl, to be fure, my CoufinE m Madam: She has undone her felf, and my Hopes a Husband for her: Gad forgive me, I have no Patten when 1 think upon't: Laft Night, Witwoud torfooth, carries her to the Mufick-roeeting; then oneflWw* impudent Whore-maftering Fellow, he carries her ho with him, which I could torgive well enough too, if lux.. Nay, 'twas the Ruin of her, that I grant you. Wild. And let the worft come to the worft, if (he tails this Calling, (he may begin in another, (as they do the City fometimes) M s but fetting up tor a Hus-id at laft. . e Teaz, But that you won't confent to, it feems. Wild. Faith, Madam, 1 han't feen your Neice fince •ning; and then Mr?. Witwoud oblig'd m e to give o-ray Pretenfions to her, upon the Promife of procu-w u n inn., w - - o aareed u*e Mrs. Sightly tor me. ended there: But now. when J th ngs w««^ g W W &nQwled sir? on, itidW.Buttybun was to give us a auppw, m * J D |