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 have their Heart’s Bloods out of their Bodies.

After much Admonition for what was pat, and much good Advice to Mr. Partridge for his future Behaviour, the Company, at length, departed, and left the Huband and Wife to a peronal Conference together, in which Mr. Partridge oon learned the Caue of all his Sufferings.  Containing much Matter to exercie the Judgment and Reflection of the Reader.

Believe it is a true Obervation, that few Secrets are divulged to one Peron only; but certainly, it would be next to a Miracle, that a Fact of this Kind hould be known to a whole Parih, and not tranpire any farther.

And, indeed, a very few Days had pat, before the Country, to ue a common Phrae, rung of the Schoolmater of Little Baddington; who was aid to have beaten his Wife in the mot cruel Manner. Nay, in ome Places, it was reported he had mur-