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12 Mrs. Blague often left them alone, and the King courted her with all his rhetoric, yet ſhe appeared averſe to his love, and often blamed him ſharply for perſuading her to defile her huſband's bed; and then she would chide Mrs. Blague for ſuffering ſuch a rude man to come to her houſe, telling her the deſign he had on her chaſtity; ſhe ſeemed very ſurpriſed at it, but entreated her to be at eaſe, for ſhe would not ſuffer him to come there again any more.

This pacified her, but the plot was ſtill deeper laid for her ruin, and at Chriſtmas time ſhe got leave of Mr. Shore for his wife to accompany her to the Court, to ſee the ball there, to which he conſented with ſome unwillingneſs: And ſoon after ſhe was introduced, a man of very comely port entered, with a maſk on; and Mrs. Shore heard the ladies whiſper, That's the King; who looking round through his mask fixed his eyes upon her, and immediately ſtepping to her feat, took her out