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, by Virtue of which he eized her Huband's peronal Etate to answer the Money for which he was bound for his Father. But the personal Etate not amounting to that Money, the Adminitrator hewed no Mercy to the unhappy Widow, but took even her Wedding Ring, from her Finger, and all moveables, except the Cloaths on her own, and her Childrens Backs at the Time of the Seizure. The Widow was then left with four Children, a naked House, and an hundred and eventy Pounds per Annum Jointure. She became a Widow within a few Days after an half yearly Payment from the Tenant, who rented this Etate; conequently he could make no Demand upon him for near half a Year after. Within which Time, he was to upport the Expences of her Lying-in as well as to provide for the four Children he had already.

As thee, or the like Circumtances may happen to any Woman who has only a Jointure to depend upon, I would therefore recommend it to the unmarried of my Sex, to ecure by Article uch a Sum of Money as will upport them during uch an Exigency, till their Jointures hall come in. I confes 'tis very rare that we ee a Woman tript o bare, as this Lady, whoe Cafe I lat lated,