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Rh The king no ſooner ſaw her, but he ſtepped forth and ſaluted her coral lips impreſſing on them many balmy kiſſes. Then by her huſband’s deſire, ſhe ſat down and the King drank to her, ſhe pledged him, and paſſed it to her huſband. Then much diſcourſe enſued, in which ſhe appeared ſo witty, that the King reſolved to have her at any rate, and ſo presented her with ſome curious things. He paid for his plate, which the goodman would have ſent home, but he refuſed it, ordering his page to carry it: and with many kiſſes, he took leave of the charming fair one for that time.

The King had no ſooner departed but Jane aſked her huſband, who that gentleman was that had been ſo liberal to her; he told her; he ſaid he was a merchant, but he knew him not. Ah! ſaid ſhe, I rather take him for ſome lord in diſguiſe; therefore dear huſband, if he ſhould come again, tell him that I am ſick, or anything you can feign to diſappoint him.