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3 would not have her's buried inforgetfulneſs and ſuch a one as his flouriſh. Her husband, to fave contention yielding to let her name be joined to bis, and ſo called Stitch Needle

Soon after this ſhe lived a more chaſte life than heretofore ſo that ſhe proved. with child; but her huſband in half a year after died. He being dead, and he very poor, could not tell where to go for relief, having ſcarcely any friend living that would regard her.

The time ſoon ſlipped away, and the day of her delivery drew nigh; but the not thinking it ſo near as it was, neglected the getting ſuch neceſsaries as one in her condition required; ſo one day unexpectedly, ſhe fell into travail, no body being with her but only a maid, who firſt ran to call the neighbours and then the midwife; but being delivered before the causes a poor neighbour had dreſsed the babe, which was a boy. Then a miniſter was ſent for to baptize him, who having orders named by him Thomas Stitch; and a while after, che woman asked the mother what ſhe had got to give the child. She anſwered with a sigh, that ſhe had nothing in the houſe but a porringer of butter'd cabbage which the had eat part of that day for her dinner,