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5 "Pih," aid he, "that's nothing be ruled by me, thou halt never lack" She hearing him promie o fairly; told him he would; and there upon to draw her by degrees to detruction, he first tempted her to fornication, and prevailed o far as to gain her; but his touches, as he afterwards confeed to the midwife, were as cold as ice or now—From this time forward, he was commonly viited once a day by her hellih gallant, and never wanted money; for till as he wept the houe, he would find ome odd nine pences, quarters of thirteen-pence half-pences, and the like, ufficient to upply her occaions.

THE neighbours oberving that Agatha, without any employ, lived o handomely, wondered exceedingly how geshe [sic] came by the money to upport her in that way; but were mot urprized when they oon after found her