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But rather wifely flip his Fetters,

And leave them for the Knight, his Betters.
He call'd to mind th' unjuft foul play
He would have offer'd him that day,
To make him curry his own Hide,
Which no Beast ever did befide.
Without all poffible Evafion,
But of the Riding Difpenfation.

And therefore much about the hour,
The Knight (for reasons told before)
Refolv'd to leave him to the Fury
Of Justice, and an unpack'd Fury.
The Squire concur'd t abandon him,
And serve him in the felf-fame trim ;
T'acquaint the Lady what h' had done,
And what he meant to carry on;
What Project 'twas he went about,
When Sidrophel and he fell out;
His firm and ftedfaft Refolution,
To fwear her to an Execution:

To pawn his inward Ears to marry her.
And bribe the Devil himself to carry her,

In which both dealt, as if they meant
Their Party Saints to reprefent,
Who never fail'd, upon their fharing
In any prosperous Arms-bearing,
To lay themselves out, to fupplant
Each other Coufin-Germain Saint.

But e'er the Knight could do his part,
The Squire had got so much the start,
H' had to the Lady done his Errand.
And told her all his Tricks aforehand.
Juft as he finish'd his Report,
The Knight alighted in the Court;
And having ty'd his Beast t' a Pale,
And taken time for both to ftale,
He put his Band and Beard in order,
The fprucer to accoft and board her,
And now began t'approach the Door;
When fhe, wh' had spy'd him out before,
Convey'd th' Informer out of fight,
And went to entertain the Knight,
With whom encountring after Longees.
Of humble and fubmiffive Congees,

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And all due Ceremonies paid,

He ftroak'd his Beard, and thus he faid.
Madam, I do, as is my Duty,

Honour the Shadow of your Shoe-tye :
And now am come, to bring your Ear
A Present you'll be glad to hear;

At least I hope fo. The thing's done,
I never fee the Sun ;

Or

may

For which I humbly now demand Performance at your gentle Hand : And that you'd please to do your part, As I have done mine, to my fmart.

With that he fhrugg'd his sturdy Back,

As if he felt his Shoulders ake.

But fhe, who well enough knew what
(Before he spoke) he would be at,
Pretended not to apprehend

The Mystery of what he mean'd:
And therefore wifh'd him to expound
His dark Expressions less profound.
Madam, quoth he, Icome to prove,
How much I've fuffer'd for your Love,

Which (like your Votary) to win,
I have not spar'd my tatter'd Skin:
And, for thofe meritorious Lashes,
To claim your Favour and good Graces.
Quoth fbe, I do remember once

I freed you from th' inchanted Sconce.
And that you promis'd, for that Bavour,
To bind your Back to'ts good Behaviour,
And for my Sake and Service vow'd
To lay upon't a heavy Load,

And what 'twould bear t' a Scruple prove,
As other Knights do oft make Love.

Which, whether you have done or know,
Concerns your felf, not me, to know.
But if you have, I shall confefs,

You're honester than I could guefs.
Quoth he, If you fuspect my Troth,

I cannot prove it but by Oath;
And if you make a question on't,
I'll pawn my Soul, that I have don't;
And he that makes his Soul his Surety,
I think does give the best Secur❜ty.

Quoth

Quoth fhe, Some fay, the Soul's fecure Against Distress and Forfeiture;

Is free from Action, and exempt
From Execution and Contempt;
And to be fummon'd to appear
In th' other World, 's illegal here,
And therefore few make any account,
Int' what Incumbrances they run't.
For most Men carry things so even
Between this World, and Hell, and Heaven,
Without the least Offence to either,

They freely deal in all together;

And equally abhor to quit

This World for both, or both for it.

And when they pawn and damn their Souls,

They are but Pris❜ners on Paroles.

For that, quoth he, 'tis rational,

They may be accountable in all.
For when there is that Intercourse
Between Divine and Humane Pow'rs,

That all that we determine here
Commands Obedience every where;

When

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