The next Morning, I ask’d my Husband what the matter was that made him so extreamly discompos’d last Night:  Why, says he, did you see nothing last Night?  Not I, said I, but only you dissorder’d as you were praying:  O Love, said he, I saw Death coming towards me as plain as I see you; and I believe I shan’t trouble you long; for Death held up his hand and beckon’d to me several times:  ’Tis nothing but your Fancy sure, said I, for I saw nothing, ’Tis certain true as you are there:  And that you cou’d not see it, makes it more Evident that Death came only unto me.  But how do you know, said I, that it was Death, if you did see something?  Know! says he, why I knew it very well, and if you’d seen it you’d a said of it as I do:  For never any thing look’d more pale in the World.  The very thoughts of it frightens me still—­Besides the kindness that contrivance did me to make way for my Gallant’s escape that time, ’twas very serviceable to me afterwards; for the Remembrance of the Ghost was always so fresh in my Husbands memory, that he wou’d never venture into the Room again by Candle-Light.  So that my Love and I had other Assignations afterwards:  and if my Husband happened to come home before he went, it was but putting him into the Dining-Room and he was safe enough, for I was sure my Husband never wou’d come there.

Thus I advantage of his Weakness made, Who was by Fear to Cuckoldome betray’d And upon all Occurrences, I still Contriv’d to blind his Eyes, and Act my Will: For those in their Design will often fail. That know not how with ev’ry Wind to sail.

But after some time my Gallant fell Sick, and in the midst of his Sickness, he was very much troubled with Qualms of Conscience for his Sins, and had no more Wit and Honesty but to send me a Letter to acquaint me with it, and to exhort me to repent; Which Letter my Husband happening to receive, all our Intrigues were thereby discover’d; which made my Husband absolutely relinquish me; and turn me out of Doors with much Disgrace.  Which yet could not at all reclaim me, for by my Husband’s exposing me, I was past shame, and car’d not what I did:  But being in a very good Garb, and having some Money, I took me Lodgings, and walk’d the Streets at a Night, picking up whom I cou’d get.

Once I remember going along Cheapside, late at Night, a Citizen in a very good Garb, coming up to me, Madam, said he, will you accept of a Glass of Canary?  I thank’d him, and went with him to the Bull-head Tavern; where he call’d for a Bottle of the best Canary; which being brought, after two or three Glasses a piece, and as many more Kisses, he began to take up my Petticoats; and I seeming a little coy, putting of ’em down, he grew more eager; and was for a little diversion upon the Tavern Chairs; and whilst he was eager in finishing what he was about, I began to dive into his Fob, which I found well furnished with Guineas, besides