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 ended they went to the place appointed for keeping their wedding dinner. Hither reſorted abundance of perſons of diſtinction, who had been invited: yet none of them ſurpaſſed the bride in modeſty and beauty. At length her father and mother came in dreſſed in ſilks and embroidered velvets. The company was pleaſed with the entertainment which was very coſtly, and when the muſic, dancing, and maſquerading were ended, the old man Monford ſung a ſong, wherein he diſcovered his pedigree and his valour in the wars of France, which alſo filled the company full of admiration.

OU gallants all that here are come, To make this day more happy prove; Know tho' I am blind, I am not dumb, But wiſh you happineſs and love : The bride altho' her birth ſeems mean, Is born of a noble race ; Her predeceſſors great have been, If you her pedigree do trace. Know ſhe is Monford's daughter fair, Who loſt his ſight in the wars of France ; Who ever fince in begging here, Did take his happy thriving chance;