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142 propoes it to their Parents and Relations on both Sides; and after he has obtained their Conent, he gets two or more old Women to fetch the Bride (and if he is a tout Fellow, he will fetch her himelf:) They go to the Place where the young Woman is, and carry her away by Force; for though he ever o much approves of the Match, yet out of Modety he mut make as if it went againt the Grain, and as if he was much ruffled at it; ele he will be blamed and get an ill Name, as if he had been a Loveick Wench. After he is brought to the Houe of the Bridegroom, he keeps for ome time at a Ditane, and its retired in ome Corner, upon the Bench with her Hair dihevelled, and covering her Face, being bahful and ahamed. In the mean while the Bridegroom ues all the Rhetorick he is Mater of, and pares no Carees to bring her to a Compliance with his ardent Wihes; and the good Girl being at length peruaded and prevailed with, yields kindly to his ravihing Embraces; and then they lie down together, and o the Wedding is over.