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into his hand a plate of comfortable

fweet confisting of eringoes &c for

his and he to regale themfelves ,

done fhe fills them a bowl of muf-

cadine, and drous therein a new laid egg,

which the bridegroom prefenting to the

partner of his pleafure, the mother fills

another for himfelf which, without en-

, he then drank quickly off — Bit

Mother Midnight, who longed to know

how the bridegroom performed, and how

many attacks he had made on the virgin

fort comes to the bride, end with a whif-

per in her ear would have her confefs ;

but the lady replied only with a blufh,

which made the bridegroom guefs what fhe

meant and therefore told her it was

an unfair queftion as yet; you ought,

faid he to tarry till we rife; and fince we

are recruited thus pray wait till the phy-

fic; has done working and then take the

whole account together. Upon this, the

mother and midwife retired. But to di-

geft what they had eaten and drank by

taking a nap, but the drums and trumpets

began to found, and, in a moment the

ftreet was full of benedictions to the bride

and bridegroom and this muft be another