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186 has alo copied from Moliere another Play, of as ingular and bold a Cat, which is a kind of Ecole des Femmes, or, School for married Women.

principal Character in this Comedy is one Horner, a ly Fortune-Hunter, and the Terror of all the City Hubands. This Fellow in order to play a urer Game, caues a Report to be pread, that in his lat Illnes, the Surgeons had found it neceary to have him made an Eunuch. Upon his appearing in this noble Character, all the Hubands in Town flock to him with their Wives, and now poor Horner is only puzzled about his Choice. However, he gives the Preference particularly to a little female Peaant; a very harmles, innocent Creature, who enjoys a fine Fluh of Health, and cuckolds her Huband with a Simplicity that has infinitely more Merit than the witty Malice of the mot experienc'd Ladies. This Play cannot indeed be call'd the School of good Morals, but 'tis certainly the School of Wit and true Humour.