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( 13 ) throw it at the bride. This caused the sack posset to be taken away; which, being done it only remained now to kiss the women round, and so depart whilst the bride's mother locked fast the door, and took away the key, that none might interrupt them. They uowvow [sic], being both left alone, the bridegroom, without any doubt, improves his time; and therefore let this suffice, that they now revel in those joys they not long before durst hardly think of and for the bridegroom, as Carew expresses it.

Now his enfranchis'd hand on every side, May o'er her naked polish'd ivory glide; No curtain now o'er the tron parent lawn, Is there before her virgin treasure drawn, Now void of all offence, he may behold Her bottom bare, and her unbraided gold.

But though he had revelled in bliss all night, yet his fair spouse's mother came to the fair couple in the morning, to inquire how her dearest daughter did.—Yet the son was first saluted with, Son, how is it? So well, said he, that I have seen this night in Paradise. With that she