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conversatioriy that malice itself should not be able 

 to fix upo7i you the imputation of any unlawful 

 love. 



" Out of the tender respects, Sir, I have to 

 you, as a friend, I give you this advice, and 

 should be very much troubled ever to apply 

 myself to you under another character. I hope 

 I may have so much interest with you, as to 

 prevail upon you to think seriously of these 

 matters. And if you do, I am sure you will be 

 so far convinced of the reasonableness of my 

 advice, that you will follow it. I do assure you, 

 that I shall be most heartily glad to hear that 

 you do so. 



*' But if the discontents between you do still 

 continue, and a happy lasting union cannot be 

 made, I do at least expect that you will deal 

 as freely with me as I have been dealing with 

 you, viz. that you will tell me the reason thereof, 

 and what you have to charge her with, that 

 should put an hindrance to this peace, and love, 

 and entire confidence that ought to be between 

 man and wife. And then my request must 

 be to you both, if you think it fit, that I may 

 see you together, and hear what each party 

 hath to say. I assure you I shall do it without 

 partiality to either. And this is all I can do by 

 way of friendship. 



" I have no more to add, but that I heartily 



