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gimeiit of Foot, as a Cadet ^ and tho' upon all Actions, 

 Ihe behaved herfelf with a great deal of Bravery, 

 yet fhe could not get a* Commiffion, they being ge- 

 nerally bought and Ibid ; therefore Ihe quitted the 

 Service, and took on in a Regiment of Horfe 5 ihe 

 behaved lb well in feveral Engagements, that Ihe 

 got the Efteem of all her OiEcers ^ but her Com- 

 rade who was a Flemings happening to be a hand- 

 fome young Fellow, ihe falls in Love with him, and 

 from that Time, grew a little more negligent in 

 her Duty, lb that, it leems, Mars and Venus could 

 not be ferved at the fame Time j her Arms and 

 Accoutrements which were always kept in the 

 beft Order, were quite ueglefted : 'tis true, when 

 her Comrade was ordered out upon a Party, ihe 

 ufed to go without being commanded, and fre- 

 quently run herlelf into Danger, where ihe had 

 no Bufinefs, only to be near him ; the reft of the 

 Troopers little liifpefting the fecret Caufe which 

 moved her to this Behaviour, fancied her to be 

 mad, and her Comrade himfelf could not account 

 for this itrange Alteration in her, but Love is in- 

 genious, and as they lay in the lame Tent, and 

 were conftantly together, ihe found a Way of let- 

 ting him difcover her Sex, without appearing that 

 it was done with Defign. 



He was much furprized at what he found out, 

 and not a little pleafed, taking it for granted, that 

 he Ihould have a Miftrefs fblely to himfelf, which 

 is an unufual Thing in a Camp, iince there is fcarce 

 one of thofe Campaign Ladies, that is ever triie 

 to a Troop or Company ; fb that he thought of 

 nothing but gratifying his FalTions with very lit- 

 tle Ceremony^ but he found himfelf ftrangely mi- 

 ftaken, for ihe proved very referved and modefl", 

 and refifted all his Temptations, and at the fame 

 Time was fb obliging and infmuating in her Car- 

 riage, that ihe quite changed his Purpofe, fo far 



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