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have the heft Luch Her Father was a Married Man^^ 

 and his Wife having been brought to Bed, con- 

 traded an lllnefs in her lying in, and ill order 

 to recover her Health, flie was adviled to remove 

 for Change of Air the PJace ihe chofe, was a few 

 Miles diftance from her Dwelling, where her Hus- 

 band's Mother liyM. Here flie fojourn'd Ibme Time, 

 Jier Husband ftaying at Home, to follow his Af- 

 fkirs. The Servant-Maid, whom flie left to loolc 

 after the Houle, and attend the Family, being a 

 handfome young Woman, was courted by a young 

 Man of the fame Town, who was a Tanner thi§ 

 Tanner u(ed to take his Opportunities, when the 

 Family was out of the Way, of coming to purfiie 

 his Cburtfhip \ and being with the Maid one Day 

 ias fhe was employ 'd in the Hpulhold Bufinefs, not 

 having the Fear of God before his Eyes, he take§ 

 his Opportunity, when her Back was turned, of 

 whipping three Silver Spoons into his Pocket. The 

 Maid loon mifs'd the Spoons, and knowing that 

 no Body had been in the Room, but herfelf and 

 the young Man, iince fhe faw them lafl:, fhe char« 

 ged him with taking them ; he rery flifly denied it, 

 upon which fhe grew dutragious, and threatned to 

 goto a Conftable, in order to carry him before* a 

 Juflice of Peace : Thefe Menaces frighten'd him out 

 pf his Wits, well knowing he could not fland 

 Search • wherefore he endeavoured to pacify her, 

 by defiring her to examine the Drawers and other 

 tlaces, and perhaps Ihe might find them- in this 

 Time he flips into another Room, where the Maid 

 ufually lay, and puts the Spoons betwixt the Sheets, 

 and then makes His Eftape by a back Door, con- 

 ipluding fhe mufl find them, when flie went to Bed, 

 and fo next Day he might pretend he did it 6nly to 

 frighteii Her^ and the Thing might , be laugh'd off 

 fox a Jet. 



