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 increaing, the Mother and Wife took Hore immediately, and went back to the Mother’s Houe, and the Husband and Wife never bedded together after.

The Maid lay a long Time in the Prion, it being near half a Year to the Aizes; but before it happened, it was dicovered he was with Child; when he was arraign’d at the Bar, he was dicharged for want of Evidence; the Wife’s Concience touch’d her, and as he did not believe the Maid Guilty of any Theft, except that of Love, he did not appear againt her; oon after her Acquittal, he was delivered of a Girl.

But what alarm’d the Husband mot, was, that it was dicovered the Wife was with Child alo, he taking it for granted, he had had no Intimacy with her, ince her lat lying in, grew jealous of her, in his Turn, and made this a Handle to jutify himelf, for his Uage of her, pretending now he had upected her long, but that here was Proof; he was delivered of Twins, a Boy and a Girl.

The Mother fell ill, ent to her Son to reconcile him to his Wife, but he would not hearken to it; therefore he made a Will, leaving all he had in the Hands of certain Trutees, for the Ue of the Wife and two Children lately born, and died a few Days after.

This was an ugly Turn upon him, his greatet Dependence being upon his Mother; however, his Wife was kinder to him than he deerved, for he made him a yearly Allowance out of what was left, tho’ they continued to live eparate: It lated near five Years; at this Time having a great Affection for the Girl he had by his Maid, he had a Mind to take it Home, to live with him; but as all the Town knew it to be a Girl, the better to diguie the Matter from them, as well as from his Wife,