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  Containing one of the mot bloody Battles, or rather Duels, that were ever recorded in Dometic Hitory.

OR the Reaons mentioned in the preceding Chapter, and from ome other matrimonial Conceions, well known to mot Hubands; and which, like the Secrets of Free Maonry, hould be divulged to none who are not Members of that honourable Fraternity, Mrs. Partridge was pretty well atisfied, that he had condemned her Huband without Caue, and endeavoured, by Acts of Kindnes, to make him Amends for her fale Supicion. Her Paions were, indeed, equally violent, which ever Way they inclined: for, as he could be extremely angry, o could he be altogether as fond.

But tho’ thee Paions ordinarily ucceeded each other, and carce twenty-four Hours ever paed in which the Pedagogue was not, in ome Degree, the Object of both; yet, on extraordinary Occaions, when the Paion of Anger had raged very high, the Remiion was uually longer, and o was