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A step to the Bath with a character of the place.
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Ward, Edward, 1667-1731.
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Wing W758; ESTC R38065
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A STEP TO THE BATH WITH A CHARACTER OF THE PLACE LONDON Printed and Sold by I. How in the Ram-Head-Inn-Yard in Fanchurch-street 1700. Books Printed and Sold by J. How in the Ram-Head-Inn Yard in Fenchurch-street and by M. Fabian at Mercers-Chappel 1. SOt's Paradise Or the Humours of a Derby-Ale-House With a Satyr upon the Ale Price Six Pence 2. A Trip to Iamaica With a True Character of the People and Island Price Six Pence 3. Eclesia Factio A Dialogue between Bow-Steeple-Dragon and the Exchange-Grashopper Price Six Pence 4. The Poet 's Ramble after Riches With Reflections upon a Country Corporation Also the Author's Lamentation in the time of Adversity Price Six Pence 5. A Trip to New-England With a Character of the Country and People both English and Indians Price Six Pence 6. Modern Religion and Ancient Loyalty A Dialogue Price Six Pence 7. The World Bewitch'd A Dialogue between Two Astrologers and the Author With Infallible Predictions of what will happen from the Vices and Villanies Practis'd in Court City and Country Price Six Pence 8. A Walk to Islington With a Description of New Tunbridge VVells and Sadler's Musick-House Price Six Pence 9. The Humours of a Coffee-House A Comedy Price Six Pence 10. A Frolick to Horn-Fair With a Walk from Cuckold's-Point thro' Deptford and Greenwich Price Six-Pence 11. The Dancing-School With the Adventures of the Easter-Holy-Days Price Six Pence 12. The First Volume of the LONDON-SPY In Twelve Parts 13. The Second Volume of the LONDON-SPY In Six Parts Price Six Pence each or they may be had both Volumes Bound together and also Bound with the rest of the Authors Writings 14. The Metamorphos'd Beau c. 15. The English Nun c. 16. Laugh and be Fat Or an Antidote against Melancholy Containing great variety of Comical Intrigues in Town and Country To which is added Nine Delightful Tales Price IS A STEP TO THE BATH THE Town and its Diversions being grown as Stale as a Cast-off Mistress and the chiefest of its Inhabitants withdrawn to their Rural Pleasures and Duns as Impudent as D the Poulterian Officer So that being Bereav'd of the one and damnably Fatigu'd by the other Necessity the Mother of Invention oblig'd me to take a Country Journey for Self-preservation sake having Money to Spend tho' none to Pay And the last Summers Expedition at the Wells not agreeing with my present Constitution and my Inclinations being bent after Novelties I resolv'd to Steer my Course Westward to see what Pleasure those Pools of Iniquity call'd the BATH would afford me In order for which I presently took Hack and bid him drive me to that terrible Sign the Sarazens-Head in Friday-street where I gave Earnest for a Place in the following Mondays Coach but being Saturday and late in the Season I thought I should have no reason to Curse my Company for mine was the first that was taken But my Tun-Belly'd Hostess to Encourage me said That notwithstanding 't was so late in the Week she doubted not but there would be more Places taken before Night In hopes of which I left her to prepare for my approaching Journey and Money being the Life of the Cause I muster'd up a pretty tolerable Sum and for conveniency of Carriage converted it into the Noblest of Metals Then I began to think of the Redemption of several Captivated Necessaries which an Unlucky Accident had brought into Bondage as an Vltramarine Ioseph a Pocket Monitor of Tompion's Composing and a Silver Hilted Ripp of the Isebrook's Temper three as necessary Implements for a Traveller as Goose Yard and Sheers for a Taylor Well to Egypt I went and Redeem'd them from Slavery And by reason I would be ready on Monday Morning I went to Lye at the Inn on Sunday Night and Enquiring of the Tapster what Company I was like to have he said more he believ'd than I desir'd for there was four Places taken just after I went and three of the Passengers were in the House and to Lye there that Night the other was for a Merchant of Bristol Then asking what those in the House were he told me two Gentlewomen and their Maid Servant who were just going to Supper Whereupon I bid him go and give my Service to 'em and tell 'em I was to Travel with 'em to Morrow and should take it as a great favour if they would please to Honour me so far as to admit me into their Company for I was alone The Fellow brought word they desir'd me to walk in and they should be very glad of mine This being what I wanted in I went and after a few Ceremonial Complements and begging pardon for my Rudeness I told them I was afraid I should have gone alone but now I found I should be Bless'd beyond my Hopes in having the Honour or rather Happiness of their good Company I wish Sir reply'd one of 'em it may answer your expectation for our Sex is counted but very indifferent Company to Travel with and you are like to be Fatigu'd with three of us As for Children and Testy Age Madam answer'd I I agree in the Opinion but otherwise condemn it as Erroneous And for your Number The More the Merrier That 's according as it proves Sir said she neither would I have you Flatter your self too soon least your hopes should prove abortive but rather referr you to old Saffold ' s Advice Read Try Judge and speak as you find I must confess Madam answer'd I Experience is the only Touch-stone but I shall be mightily deceiv'd in my Politicks if it does not make good my Assertion I Presume Sir said the other Lady You have Studyed Saunders and are well Vers'd in Physiognomy or you could never pretend to so much Fore-knowledge At which I Crav'd the Honour of seeing her Hand telling her I had some little Skill in Palmestry by which Art I perceiv'd she requir'd not much Castration which made them both Laugh And the first Lady ask'd me if I had any Skill in Chiromancy for the same Author Profest both I told her no but was satisfied she had for her Charms had rais'd such a Spirit in me that I knew not how to lay it without her Assistance I never understood Magick I Protest Sir reply'd she and am mightily afraid of a Spirit Therefore let 's Discourse no more of such Vnruly things that neither of us know how to Govern Your Power is as absolute in Laying as in Raising of them Lady answer'd I but since 't is your Pleasure your Command shall be Obey'd and I 'll Shape my Discourse to what Subject you Please But Supper coming in they desir'd me to sit down with them and having more Manners than to refuse so good a Proffer I comply'd with their Request and fed very Heartily The Glass went Briskly about that we were as Merry as a knot of joval Tinkers over a Cup of Nappy-Ale and I began to like my Company extraordinary well but the