will now pull off my Mask:  You have both confessed your way of Living to me, and I have discover’d your Crimes, without being Criminal my self:  And therefore not doubting but both of you pretend to be Christians, for I am told you go constantly to Church, I adjure you by his Name whom you profess, to tell me how you can answer it to him, or to your own Consciences, to Live in downright Disobedience to his holy Laws, and in defiance to the known Laws of the Land? With much more Preachment to the same Purpose, too long to repeat.  I must Confess both my self and Mrs. Gertrude, were both struck with some Amazement at this unexpected Entertainment; And seeing her a little daunted, I answer’d, Sir, I shall quickly bring you those that will give you better Satisfaction.  And so rise up to call in a couple of Men-Servants belonging to my House.  Upon which he rise up likewise, and catching me by the Arm, pull’d out a short Constable’s Staff, Commanding me to sit down, or otherwise I should find it was in his Power to take another Course with me.  This indeed increas’d my surprise, and made me a little mute for the Present; which he seeing, got between the Door and us, and then was so uncivil as to tell me, That I was a Vile Woman; and all the difference he knew between a Bawd and a Procurer, was only such as was between a common Tom-Turd-Man, and a Person of Qualities House-Maid, who Emptied Close-Stools:  And then told Mrs Gertrude that the difference between her and the Trulls that pli’d in the Streets, was no other then betwixt a common Vau’t and a Private Close-stool.  Upon which she told him that his Comparisons were very odious; and that such Language didn’t become a Gentleman:  But he answer’d, That our Language wanted words to express the fulsomeness of our Crimes, calling us Dogs, and Swine, and Goats, and a deal of such Billingsgate-Stuff, till he had so provok’d my Passion, That I told him boldly, That I didn’t value his Fanatical Cant, for there were Men of better Sense than he, thought it no Sin; and that I knew the Opinion of the greatest Wits in the Town, in those things; and car’d not what a parcel of Canting Coxcombs said.—­To which he reply’d, My Coming hither was to do you good, and to turn you (if Possible) from your Wicked Courses; but seeing you are hardened in it, and will not be reclaimed, I will take care to have your Quarters beat up, and spoil your Trading here for time to come. And so he left us.

This unexpected Adventure put us all to a stand.  And after consulting what was best to be done, I resolved not to venture being expos’d, and so immediately with-drew, and took down all my Pictures, leaving only a Servant in the House for some days, to see whether he wou’d be as good as his word:  and in three Days after, a Constable came with a Warrant to search the House for disorderly Persons; but finding only a Servant there, he told her he perceiv’d the Birds were flown.  The search being over, some of my Women were for returning again; but I oppos’d it, as not judging it safe; and the Event prov’d it so; for the Day they design’d to have gone, there was another Search made, and a strict enquiry after what was become of us?  Which made all to commend my Caution and Conduct.