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15 His maſter ſeeing him diſcharged ſo and himſelt made the object of all his neighbours ſport and laughter made what haſte he could home, and told his wife in a great rage, That, if ever ſhe let Tom lie with her again, he would turn them both out of doors, and put them to ſeek for freſh quarters; but if ſhe would promiſe never to lie with him again all ſhould be well, and he would forgive all whatever was paſt. She made a thouſand proteſtations to obey his commands and never more to offend in the like manner: yet, notwithſtanding all her promiſes, ſhe made uſe of all opportunities to ſteal into the ſweet em- braces of her pretty Tom.

CHAP. II.

Shewing how Tom was revenged on the maid for not telling him his Maſter's Design in taking him and his Miſtreſs in Bed together O his Miſtreſ's Death; and of his being turned out of doors.

WHEN this quarrel was over and all things quiet, Tom ſtudied how to be revenged on the maid for not acquainting him and his miſtreſs of his maſter's plot, in catching him with his miſtreſs. Tom at length imagined ſhe and his fellow