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 a-bed together, What, you have forgot, I uppoe, when you beat me into a Fit, and made the Blood run down my Forehead, becaue I only civilly taxed you with your Adultery! but I can prove it by all my Neighbours. You have almot broke my Heart, you have, you have.”

Here Mr. Allworthy interrupted, and begged her to be pacified, promiing her that he hould have Jutice; then turning to Partridge, who tood aghat, one half of his Wits being hurried away by Surprie and the other half by Fear, he aid, he was orry to ee there was o wicked a Man in the World. He aured him, that his prevaricating and lying backward and foreward was a great Aggravation of his Guilt: For which, the only Attonement he could make was by Confeion and Repentance. He exhorted him, therefore, to begin by immediately confeing the Fact, and not to perfit in denying what was o plainly proved againt him, even by his own Wife.

Here, Reader, I beg your Patience a Moment, while I make a jut Compliment to the great Widom and Sagacity of our Law, which refues to admit the Evidence of a Wife for or againt her Huband. This,