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winkles, beef marrow, fhirrets, with

fome mufcadine, or tent. The young

woman heard all this; but imagined all

her coft would be thrown away if fhe

had not her full meafure ; and accordingly

produced it the next time of meeting,

which, as they furveyed filled them with

admiration which one of them expreffed

in this manner; neighbour, there is fome

other caufe why you are not got with

child : if this be the right meafure, I do

fwear your hufband is a man every inch

of him, and therefore muft needs tell

you that the fault is not in him. I know

not how it is, faid the young woman,

very difconfolatery, but I am fure I have

given the exacteft and tureft meafure —

But, that the woman might not be caft

down. Come, come, faid one of the good

natured creatures who was for forward-

ing the bufinefs do not be caft down but

ufe means, and you may yet have chil-

dren enough: for I know a young married

couple juft in your cafe. And, by the

advice of a worthy and learned phyfician,

the wife was got with child very effectu-

ally. And this was the whole procefs of

the bufinefs: