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11 which the women think will make the bride. groom kind and lusty too; nor can the bride and bridegroom get rid of this unnecessary ceremony, until some good compassionate lady throw, on purpose, the stocking into the posset, when the pretended to throw it at the bride. This caused the sack-posset to be taken away; which being done, it only remains now to kiss the women round, and so, depart, whilst the bride's mother locks fast the door, and takes away the key, that none may interrupt them.

They now 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, is Carew expresses it,

Now his enfranchis'd band on every side, May o'er her naked polisb'd ivory glide; No curtain now, o'er the transparent lawn, Is there before her virgin treasure drawn. Now, void of all offence, be may behold Her bosom bare, and her unbraided gold.

After he has revelled in bliss all night, his fair spouse's mother comes to them in the morning, to enquire how her dearest daughter does: Yet the son is first saluted, with, Son, how find you yourself now?__