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 ooner perceived, than the Softnes of her Sex prevailed over her Rage, and he preently diolved in Tears, which oon after concluded in a Fit.

That mall Share of Sene which Mr. Partridge had hitherto preerved, through this Scene of Fury, of the Caue of which he was hitherto ignorant, now utterly abandoned him. He ran intantly into the Street, hollowing out, that his Wife was in the Agonies of Death, and beeeching the Neighbours to fly with the utmot Hate to her Aitance. Several good Women obeyed his Summons, who entering his Houe, and applying the uual Remedies on uch Occaions, Mrs. Partridge was, at length, to the great Joy of her Huband, brought to herelf.

As oon as he had a little recollected her Spirits, and omewhat compoed herelf with a Cordial, he began to inform the Company of the manifold Injuries he had received from her Huband; who, he aid, was not contented to injure her in her Bed; but, upon her upbraiding him with it, had treated her in the cruelet Manner imaginable; had tore her Cap and Hair from her Head, and her Stays from her Body, giving her, at