harsh_a in_o the_o ear_n of_o english_a man_n and_o not_o without_o reason_n nor_o can_v i_o in_o any_o manner_n approve_v of_o it_o the_o custom_n of_o keep_v woman_n mew_v up_o in_o spain_n and_o portugal_n be_v the_o occasion_n our_o author_n give_v this_o advice_n suitable_a to_o the_o place_n where_o he_o write_v but_o we_o must_v not_o therefore_o conclude_v it_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o only_a those_o country_n to_o take_v wife_n at_o a_o venture_n all_o the_o great_a man_n of_o the_o world_n use_v it_o king_n and_o prince_n seldom_o or_o never_o see_v their_o consort_n till_o secure_v and_o this_o custom_n have_v descend_v to_o all_o man_n of_o any_o considerable_a fortune_n who_o be_v often_o contract_v to_o woman_n at_o a_o great_a distance_n and_o all_o the_o sight_n they_o obtain_v of_o they_o be_v a_o picture_n in_o which_o the_o painter_n rather_o express_v his_o art_n than_o her_o face_n and_o be_v oblige_v to_o flatter_v to_o enhance_v his_o reward_n and_o to_o say_v the_o truth_n where_o conveniency_n and_o interest_n be_v the_o aim_n it_o be_v indifferent_a whether_o a_o man_n see_v the_o woman_n or_o not_o since_o it_o be_v not_o she_o he_o marry_v but_o his_o interest_n if_o she_o be_v beautiful_a he_o stand_v not_o to_o examine_v her_o quality_n if_o she_o be_v never_o so_o much_o deform_v he_o be_v satisfy_v so_o the_o portion_n be_v agreeable_a therefore_o we_o must_v not_o look_v upon_o this_o custom_n of_o not_o see_v the_o woman_n as_o only_o usual_a in_o other_o country_n it_o be_v too_o much_o the_o practice_n of_o our_o own_o i_o must_v avow_v i_o can_v no_o way_n approve_v of_o it_o be_v certain_o the_o occasion_n of_o so_o many_o unhappy_a match_n as_o may_v be_v obvious_a without_o descend_v to_o particular_a example_n which_o will_v be_v endless_a for_o it_o be_v visible_a that_o few_o of_o the_o great_a man_n and_o they_o be_v general_o marry_v after_o this_o manner_n have_v no_o more_o esteem_n for_o their_o wife_n than_o what_o decency_n superficial_o oblige_v they_o to_o few_o love_n most_o for_o shame_n strive_v to_o be_v civil_a to_o they_o but_o let_v we_o return_v to_o our_o author_n let_v the_o wife_n be_v make_v sensible_a it_o be_v her_o duty_n to_o love_v her_o husband_n above_o all_o thing_n let_v the_o husband_n understand_v he_o must_v be_v most_o in_o love_n with_o his_o honour_n and_o next_o with_o his_o wife_n there_o be_v a_o ancient_a spanish_a proverb_n that_o say_v she_z who_o have_v no_o husband_n have_v no_o friend_n and_o another_o say_v he_o who_o have_v a_o wife_n have_v all_o he_o want_v this_o be_v verify_v in_o every_o happy_a couple_n proverb_n be_v sentence_n full_a of_o truth_n which_o experience_n have_v put_v into_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o people_n but_o because_o it_o happen_v that_o notwithstanding_o all_o precaution_n when_o god_n will_v punish_v we_o with_o the_o cross_n or_o shame_n of_o a_o woman_n of_o perverse_a temper_n she_o struggle_v to_o maintain_v herself_o in_o her_o disorder_n we_o will_v discourse_v of_o the_o ill_a quality_n they_o be_v general_o subject_a to_o that_o fit_a remedy_n may_v be_v apply_v to_o they_o all_o yet_o it_o must_v not_o be_v hope_v that_o all_o woman_n be_v in_o a_o possibility_n of_o be_v cure_a some_o woman_n believe_v that_o because_o they_o be_v true_a to_o their_o marriagebed_n their_o husband_n be_v oblige_v in_o all_o other_o respect_n to_o bear_v with_o whatsoever_o they_o will_v impose_v upon_o they_o this_o be_v a_o very_a gross_a mistake_n for_o two_o reason_n the_o first_o because_o a_o husband_n be_v no_o way_n behold_v to_o a_o honest_a woman_n for_o perform_v the_o duty_n she_o owe_v to_o god_n to_o nature_n to_o her_o fame_n and_o even_o to_o her_o safety_n i_o remember_v that_o be_v at_o madrid_n i_o have_v a_o neighbour_n a_o high_a spirit_a woman_n who_o quarrel_v one_o day_n as_o she_o always_o use_v to_o do_v still_o buzz_v in_o her_o husband_n ear_n sir_n i_o be_o very_o honest_a and_o he_o reply_v then_o ask_v your_o reward_n of_o god_n almighty_n for_o it_o lie_v not_o upon_o i_o to_o requite_v you_o for_o be_v so_o but_o to_o punish_v you_o if_o you_o be_v not_o the_o second_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o husband_n be_v not_o only_o lose_v by_o incontinency_n but_o by_o many_o other_o peril_n to_o which_o they_o expose_v man_n by_o their_o extravagancy_n it_o be_v therefore_o a_o witty_a but_o not_o a_o true_a say_v of_o one_o who_o affirm_v that_o no_o man_n have_v more_o need_n of_o patience_n than_o he_o who_o have_v a_o good_a wife_n a_o good_a servant_n and_o a_o good_a horse_n for_o that_o each_o of_o they_o sensible_a of_o their_o own_o value_n follow_v their_o own_o will_n and_o not_o that_o of_o the_o master_n or_o owner_n on_o the_o same_o reason_n perhaps_o be_v ground_v that_o waggish_a spanish_a say_v a_o good_a mule_n a_o good_a goat_n and_o a_o good_a woman_n be_v three_o scurvy_a beast_n imperious_a and_o high_a spirit_v woman_n be_v the_o hard_a to_o be_v reclaim_v because_o they_o grow_v more_o haughty_a upon_o the_o meekness_n of_o a_o husband_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v their_o only_a cure_n it_o be_v always_o know_v that_o the_o proud_a be_v more_o insolent_a where_o they_o find_v humility_n and_o the_o outrageous_a grow_v more_o fierce_a at_o the_o sight_n of_o mildness_n among_o people_n of_o credit_n no_o force_n or_o violence_n can_v be_v use_v this_o give_v occasion_n to_o a_o wise_a man_n to_o say_v that_o among_o other_o thing_n the_o commonalty_n have_v wrest_v from_o the_o gentry_n one_o be_v the_o privilege_n of_o correct_v their_o wife_n whensoever_o they_o deserve_v it_o it_o require_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o prudence_n to_o curb_v woman_n of_o this_o temper_n i_o will_v advise_v those_o who_o be_v under_o such_o unhappy_a circumstance_n to_o avoid_v as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v live_v in_o court_n and_o great_a to_n those_o who_o make_v a_o noise_n in_o a_o desert_n be_v least_o hear_v this_o will_v put_v a_o stop_n to_o many_o inconvenience_n and_o a_o man_n will_v avoid_v become_v the_o town-talk_a for_o the_o action_n of_o such_o unhappy_a couple_n be_v the_o common_a discourse_n of_o censorious_a tongue_n this_o be_v no_o small_a reflection_n on_o the_o husband_n and_o be_v in_o some_o measure_n a_o affront_n always_o sound_v in_o his_o ear_n no_o less_o than_o the_o voice_n of_o his_o noisy_a wife_n a_o ugly_a wife_n be_v a_o common_a trouble_n but_o may_v be_v ease_v many_o time_n in_o a_o day_n that_o be_v as_o often_o as_o the_o husband_n go_v out_o of_o her_o sight_n or_o she_o out_o of_o he_o let_v he_o consider_v the_o security_n of_o his_o thought_n be_v of_o much_o more_o value_n than_o the_o pleasure_n of_o his_o eye_n let_v he_o rest_v satisfy_v in_o this_o security_n and_o persuade_v himself_o the_o difference_n be_v not_o much_o between_o lose_v all_o beauty_n at_o once_o and_o see_v it_o daily_a decay_n which_o be_v no_o small_a affliction_n to_o he_o that_o love_v all_o woman_n be_v subject_a to_o this_o decay_n either_o by_o age_n sickness_n or_o other_o misfortune_n incident_a to_o they_o this_o make_v a_o ingenious_a man_n complain_v not_o that_o nature_n cut_v off_o but_o that_o it_o make_v beauty_n grow_v old_a he_o who_o have_v a_o deform_a wife_n have_v the_o least_o cause_n to_o complain_v of_o any_o man_n or_o if_o he_o do_v it_o ought_v to_o be_v only_o of_o himself_o other_o imperfection_n may_v be_v hide_v beauty_n and_o deformity_n be_v too_o visible_a to_o be_v impose_v upon_o any_o man._n if_o he_o see_v not_o the_o wife_n before_o marriage_n he_o be_v in_o the_o wrong_n to_o take_v she_o at_o a_o venture_n be_v he_o to_o buy_v a_o horse_n he_o will_v doubtless_o see_v he_o first_o if_o he_o see_v and_o like_v his_o fault_n be_v great_a in_o be_v so_o changeable_a to_o reject_v now_o what_o then_o he_o approve_v of_o if_o convenience_n and_o interest_n prevail_v above_o the_o consideration_n of_o form_n his_o crime_n be_v great_a in_o sell_v his_o satisfaction_n first_o and_o not_o prize_v afterward_o the_o poor_a creature_n have_v purchase_v he_o at_o a_o dear_a rate_n these_o consideration_n shall_v stir_v he_o up_o to_o love_n and_o respect_n but_o if_o they_o be_v not_o of_o force_n enough_o let_v he_o look_v through_o those_o exterior_a imperfection_n he_o may_v perhaps_o discover_v the_o beauty_n of_o a_o soul_n far_o transcend_v all_o those_o of_o the_o body_n when_o nature_n be_v defective_a in_o one_o part_n it_o for_o the_o most_o part_n make_v amends_o in_o another_o it_o be_v usual_a for_o some_o man_n with_o one_o eye_n to_o see_v more_o than_o other_o with_o two_o many_o beautiful_a body_n have_v deform_v soul_n and_o
to_o be_v one_o as_o christianity_n teach_v it_o be_v raise_v the_o desire_n of_o lewd_a man_n and_o he_o that_o desire_v have_v already_o as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v wrong_v a_o man_n of_o honour_n in_o this_o case_n there_o need_v not_o the_o execution_n the_o wish_n the_o thought_n be_v a_o injury_n and_o that_o be_v seldom_o want_v where_o such_o praise_n be_v inconsiderate_o lavish_v if_o praising_n be_v not_o allowable_a how_o much_o less_o to_o reproach_n and_o slander_v a_o wife_n it_o be_v not_o only_a reflection_n a_o man_n share_n as_o she_o be_v his_o second_o self_n but_o that_o he_o bring_v upon_o his_o own_o judgement_n for_o not_o make_v a_o better_a choice_n the_o honour_n do_v to_o a_o woman_n redound_v to_o her_o husband_n if_o he_o make_v she_o despicable_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o world_n he_o must_v share_v in_o the_o disgrace_n there_o be_v another_o more_o than_o brutal_a liberty_n much_o practise_v by_o some_o who_o think_v all_o that_o be_v lewd_a will_v pass_v for_o wit_n which_o be_v to_o make_v their_o jest_n and_o divert_v themselves_o with_o the_o discourse_n of_o those_o thing_n modesty_n and_o good_a manner_n forbid_v we_o to_o name_n nature_n itself_o and_o the_o custom_n of_o all_o age_n have_v prescribe_v rule_n of_o decency_n for_o our_o word_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v man_n who_o believe_v there_o be_v no_o great_a wit_n than_o infringe_v those_o very_a rule_n i_o can_v only_o say_v this_o be_v a_o horrid_a practice_n that_o all_o man_n either_o of_o sense_n or_o honour_n ought_v most_o careful_o to_o avoid_v i_o will_v add_v no_o more_o because_o the_o subject_n be_v such_o as_o do_v not_o bear_v discourse_v of_o it_o and_o modesty_n forbid_v touch_v any_o far_o upon_o it_o if_o there_o be_v occasion_n for_o a_o man_n to_o speak_v of_o his_o wife_n and_o to_o express_v his_o satisfaction_n let_v it_o be_v with_o few_o word_n and_o always_o in_o general_a term_n without_o ever_o descend_v to_o particular_n but_o his_o action_n and_o behaviour_n be_v the_o language_n will_v most_o fit_o and_o best_o speak_v her_o praise_n the_o respect_n he_o show_v the_o love_n he_o bear_v she_o be_v the_o great_a orator_n to_o speak_v for_o she_o there_o be_v no_o panegyric_n so_o much_o extol_v she_o as_o the_o company_n and_o kindness_n of_o her_o husband_n if_o a_o woman_n have_v fault_n it_o be_v his_o duty_n if_o possible_a to_o correct_v if_o not_o at_o least_o to_o hide_v and_o conceal_v they_o some_o man_n lead_v away_o by_o their_o open_a nature_n or_o the_o fierceness_n of_o their_o desire_n stick_v not_o to_o discover_v to_o their_o wife_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v sorry_a to_o become_v widower_n and_o though_o for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o let_v fall_v these_o expression_n by_o the_o way_n of_o jest_n woman_n general_o take_v they_o as_o real_a discovery_n of_o their_o thought_n and_o token_n of_o their_o diskindness_n which_o be_v general_o better_a repay_v in_o the_o same_o coin_n than_o love_n let_v every_o prudent_a man_n have_v a_o care_n of_o exercise_v this_o sort_n of_o raillery_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a let_v his_o word_n and_o action_n always_o express_v that_o love_n and_o tenderness_n he_o will_v expect_v from_o she_o he_o must_v not_o do_v as_o be_v say_v of_o one_o who_o wife_n when_o she_o lie_v a_o die_v say_v she_o be_v very_o much_o trouble_v she_o have_v not_o do_v such_o and_o such_o thing_n he_o answer_v madam_n do_v you_o die_v and_o all_o shall_v be_v do_v have_v a_o great_a care_n of_o be_v too_o troublesome_a and_o difficult_a to_o please_v as_o many_o be_v with_o their_o wife_n and_o family_n the_o impertinence_n of_o many_o be_v real_o intolerable_a who_o without_o any_o other_o reason_n but_o bare_o because_o they_o be_v in_o their_o own_o house_n be_v always_o quarrel_v and_o complain_v tire_v all_o their_o servant_n order_v first_o one_o thing_n and_o then_o contradict_v the_o same_o thing_n they_o command_v hatred_n be_v not_o kindle_v at_o once_o but_o spring_n from_o dislike_n and_o by_o degree_n become_v hatred_n this_o often_o happen_v between_o man_n and_o wfe_n their_o continual_a cohabitation_n and_o company_n which_o shall_v increase_v love_n and_o affection_n exciting_a in_o they_o enmity_n and_o loathe_v since_o i_o have_v tell_v some_o such_o story_n i_o will_v not_o omit_v this_o a_o son_n of_o the_o venerable_a matron_n margaret_n de_fw-fr chaves_n with_o who_o i_o be_v well_o acquaint_v and_o from_o who_o mouth_n i_o hear_v it_o solicit_v the_o canonization_n of_o his_o mother_n at_o rome_n with_o great_a importunity_n pope_n paul_n v._o have_v remit_v the_o examination_n of_o the_o matter_n to_o a_o cardinal_n who_o be_v already_o so_o weary_a of_o this_o young_a solicitor_n that_o he_o endeavour_v to_o fly_v as_o soon_o as_o he_o see_v he_o it_o happen_v he_o come_v to_o speak_v to_o he_o upon_o a_o day_n when_o the_o cardinal_n be_v more_o out_o of_o humour_n than_o ordinary_a and_o after_o he_o have_v tell_v he_o his_o business_n as_o usual_a the_o cardinal_n reply_v sir_n it_o be_v needless_a to_o trouble_v ourselves_o with_o far_a proof_n of_o your_o mother_n sanctity_n do_v you_o but_o prove_v she_o have_v patience_n to_o endure_v you_o and_o the_o pope_n will_v immediate_o declare_v she_o a_o saint_n certain_o if_o we_o consider_v how_o great_a a_o stock_n of_o patience_n be_v require_v to_o bear_v with_o impertinent_a man_n who_o value_v themselves_o upon_o be_v absolute_a in_o their_o house_n and_o have_v no_o other_o way_n to_o show_v it_o but_o by_o torment_v and_o plague_v their_o poor_a wife_n we_o shall_v find_v they_o make_v a_o please_a offer_v of_o patience_n to_o almighty_a god_n and_o that_o they_o may_v just_o be_v receive_v among_o the_o number_n of_o saint_n there_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o man_n give_v to_o bawl_a who_o upon_o the_o least_o motive_n will_v throw_v the_o house_n out_o at_o the_o window_n and_o who_o discover_v the_o secret_a of_o their_o own_o ill_a condition_n and_o publish_v it_o to_o all_o the_o neighbourhood_n god_n deliver_v we_o from_o that_o perverse_a custom_n it_o be_v a_o good_a say_v of_o one_o that_o no_o body_n suffer_v so_o much_o but_o if_o he_o look_v upon_o the_o suffering_n of_o another_o his_o own_o will_v appear_v tolerable_a enough_o proud_a and_o unreasonable_a man_n be_v common_o subject_a to_o this_o fail_v the_o former_a think_v all_o creature_n be_v make_v to_o serve_v they_o the_o latter_a will_v not_o allow_v any_o thing_n for_o accident_n both_o be_v most_o unhappy_a fail_n because_o be_v the_o success_n of_o thing_n be_v not_o general_o in_o our_o power_n it_o happen_v that_o every_o year_n day_n and_o hour_n they_o fall_v out_o contrary_a to_o our_o expectation_n and_o these_o disappointment_n be_v no_o way_n remedy_v by_o our_o peevishness_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o remember_v those_o who_o suffer_v their_o affection_n to_o stray_v towards_o their_o maid_n to_o the_o great_a hazard_n of_o the_o reputation_n of_o their_o family_n to_o which_o they_o be_v false_a and_o deserve_v a_o exemplary_a punishment_n the_o very_a bird_n of_o prey_n that_o live_v upon_o what_o they_o find_v general_o go_v far_o from_o home_n to_o seek_v their_o food_n why_o then_o shall_v man_n be_v less_o cautious_a and_o wary_a though_o all_o manner_n of_o unlawful_a conversation_n with_o woman_n be_v of_o very_o dangerous_a consequence_n to_o man_n yet_o none_o so_o absolute_o pernicious_a as_o that_o which_o be_v entertain_v within_o his_o own_o house_n the_o disorderly_a proceed_n of_o the_o master_n be_v soon_o know_v to_o the_o family_n the_o ill_a example_n prevail_v one_o vice_n create_v another_o and_o thus_o they_o multiply_v till_o they_o bring_v on_o some_o unexpected_a misfortune_n on_o the_o family_n the_o maid_n find_v themselves_o belove_v by_o their_o master_n plot_n against_o their_o mistress_n and_o contrive_v such_o devilish_a mischief_n that_o not_o satisfy_v with_o the_o first_o wrong_n they_o often_o endeavour_v to_o deprive_v they_o of_o their_o honour_n and_o sometime_o of_o their_o life_n some_o hope_n hereby_o to_o succeed_v in_o their_o place_n as_o it_o often_o happen_v and_o other_o the_o more_o free_o to_o follow_v their_o dissolute_a course_n of_o life_n hence_o follow_v sometime_o lamentable_a tragedy_n and_o sometime_o scandalous_a marriage_n have_v give_v several_a counsel_n relate_v to_o the_o government_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o practice_n of_o virtue_n it_o be_v requisite_a to_o present_v you_o with_o some_o precept_n touch_v the_o management_n of_o the_o house_n which_o with_o more_o elegancy_n by_o philosopher_n be_v style_v the_o oeconomical_a virtue_n and_o be_v the_o second_o part_n of_o civil_a learning_n which_o be_v also_o the_o second_o of_o moral_a philosophy_n this_o in_o fine_a be_v
man_n have_v so_o little_a consideration_n and_o some_o woman_n so_o little_a patience_n that_o the_o former_a can_v not_o chide_v without_o loud_a scold_a nor_o the_o latter_a answer_n without_o shriek_v so_o that_o their_o neighbour_n have_v enough_o to_o do_v to_o pacify_v they_o all_o the_o week_n and_o hear_v their_o complaint_n on_o sunday_n the_o husband_n complain_v his_o wife_n be_v so_o high_o spirit_v the_o devil_n can_v not_o bear_v with_o she_o he_o complain_v she_o be_v mistrustful_a and_o jealous_a to_o such_o a_o degree_n he_o can_v not_o live_v with_o she_o he_o complain_v she_o be_v passionate_a and_o soul-mouthed_a and_o be_v always_o abuse_v he_o he_o complain_v she_o be_v weak_o ugly_a and_o sickly_a and_o that_o all_o he_o have_v be_v spend_v in_o look_v after_o she_o he_o complain_v she_o be_v nice_a dainty_a and_o lazy_a and_o never_o rise_v till_o noon_n he_o complain_v she_o be_v nasty_a a_o slattern_n and_o heedless_a and_o that_o she_o can_v not_o so_o much_o as_o lay_v by_o much_o less_o keep_v what_o belong_v to_o the_o house_n he_o complain_v she_o be_v a_o gadder_n a_o gossip_n and_o rambler_n and_o that_o if_o once_o she_o get_v out_o of_o door_n she_o never_o return_v till_o the_o star_n appear_v on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o poor_a woman_n want_v power_n to_o be_v revenge_v make_v use_n of_o their_o tongue_n to_o complain_v the_o woman_n complain_v that_o her_o husband_n be_v dull_a sullen_a and_o melancholy_a and_o so_o ill_o nature_a the_o neighbour_n can_v abide_v nor_o the_o servant_n endure_v he_o she_o complain_v he_o be_v passionate_a proud_a and_o impatient_a and_o that_o many_o time_n in_o his_o fury_n he_o beat_v the_o servant_n and_o sometime_o unrig_v she_o she_o complain_v he_o upbraid_v she_o of_o be_v ugly_a nasty_a and_o ill-bred_a and_o that_o sometime_o he_o cast_v so_o many_o reproach_n on_o she_o her_o heart_n be_v ready_a to_o burst_v and_o she_o cry_v her_o eye_n out_o she_o complain_v he_o will_v not_o allow_v she_o to_o go_v see_v her_o parent_n and_o visit_v her_o relation_n that_o mere_o through_o jealousy_n he_o will_v not_o let_v she_o go_v out_o of_o door_n and_o send_v she_o to_o church_n when_o it_o be_v half_o do_v she_o complain_v he_o be_v mistrustful_a and_o jealous_a without_o sense_n or_o reason_n and_o therefore_o will_v not_o allow_v she_o to_o come_v near_o the_o door_n nor_o look_v out_o at_o the_o window_n nor_o wear_v her_o clothes_n nor_o dress_v her_o head_n nor_o speak_v a_o word_n to_o any_o body_n but_o that_o she_o must_v be_v watch_v like_o a_o maid_n and_o shut_v up_o like_o a_o nun._n she_o complain_v he_o believe_v nothing_o she_o say_v nor_o be_v please_v with_o any_o thing_n she_o do_v for_o when_o he_o be_v angry_a he_o contradict_v every_o body_n and_o throw_v about_o whatsoever_o be_v next_o at_o hand_n she_o complain_v there_o be_v no_o marry_a woman_n but_o he_o court_v no_o widow_n but_o he_o follow_v no_o single_a woman_n but_o he_o gallant_n and_o no_o young_a wench_n but_o he_o make_v much_o of_o and_o that_o he_o only_o keep_v she_o unhappy_a woman_n as_o she_o be_v to_o nurse_v his_o child_n provide_v his_o meat_n and_o look_v to_o his_o house_n she_o complain_v he_o be_v not_o satisfy_v to_o carry_v the_o corn_n bacon_n butter_n oil_n and_o cheese_n out_o of_o the_o house_n to_o give_v to_o his_o mistress_n but_o steal_v what_o she_o work_v to_o present_v they_o she_o complain_v he_o be_v a_o common_a bubble_n and_o gamester_n and_o that_o not_o satisfy_v to_o play_v away_o his_o fortune_n and_o all_o he_o get_v he_o lose_v the_o movable_n of_o the_o house_n and_o her_o jewel_n she_o complain_v he_o often_o come_v home_n in_o such_o a_o rage_n so_o furious_a and_o possess_v by_o the_o devil_n that_o no_o body_n be_v able_a to_o endure_v he_o for_o he_o whip_v the_o child_n scold_v with_o the_o maid_n beat_v the_o man_n and_o sometime_o comb_v her_o head_n these_o and_o the_o like_a complaint_n the_o man_n make_v of_o his_o wife_n and_o the_o woman_n of_o her_o husband_n and_o i_o think_v it_o be_v a_o great_a indiscretion_n in_o the_o man_n and_o weakness_n in_o the_o woman_n to_o reveal_v such_o thing_n to_o those_o who_o can_v remedy_v and_o ought_v not_o to_o know_v they_o i_o say_v it_o be_v weakness_n and_o indiscretion_n for_o they_o will_v not_o show_v any_o body_n what_o be_v in_o their_o trunk_n and_o yet_o discover_v that_o which_o lie_v in_o their_o heart_n it_o be_v no_o harm_n for_o one_o friend_n to_o show_v another_o his_o stock_n or_o his_o treasure_n but_o it_o be_v very_o inconvenient_a to_o disclose_v what_o we_o love_v what_o we_o esteem_v and_o what_o we_o dote_v on_o which_o ought_v not_o only_o to_o be_v keep_v but_o hide_v and_o conceal_v the_o love_n or_o hatred_n that_o lie_v in_o the_o heart_n ought_v not_o only_o to_o be_v shut_v but_o seal_v up_o what_o more_o can_v i_o do_v for_o the_o person_n i_o love_v if_o i_o discover_v the_o secret_n of_o my_o heart_n to_o every_o body_n to_o he_o alone_o who_o hearty_o love_v we_o and_o who_o we_o hearty_o love_v must_v we_o disclose_v what_o lie_v in_o the_o heart_n our_o suffering_n and_o misfortune_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v make_v know_v but_o to_o those_o that_o will_v help_v we_o to_o redress_v they_o and_o will_v bear_v a_o part_n in_o lament_v they_o with_o we_o for_o the_o compassionate_a sorrow_n of_o a_o friend_n ease_v a_o afflict_a heart_n if_o this_o be_v true_a as_o real_o it_o be_v to_o what_o end_n do_v a_o man_n complain_v of_o his_o wife_n and_o the_o wife_n of_o the_o husband_n to_o they_o they_o know_v can_v help_v but_o will_v rather_o scoff_n and_o jeer_v at_o they_o if_o the_o husband_n commit_v a_o extravagancy_n or_o the_o wife_n be_v guilty_a of_o some_o fail_v it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o little_a sense_n and_o much_o madness_n to_o tell_v it_o to_o they_o that_o know_v nothing_o of_o it_o for_o it_o be_v less_o harm_n they_o shall_v surmise_v it_o than_o know_v it_o from_o their_o own_o mouth_n that_o husband_n be_v careful_a to_o furnish_v their_o house_n with_o all_o thing_n necessary_a it_o be_v also_o wholesome_a advice_n that_o husband_n be_v very_o careful_a in_o provide_v for_o their_o house_n in_o clothing_n their_o wife_n breed_v their_o child_n and_o pay_v their_o servant_n for_o in_o thing_n that_o be_v indifferent_a they_o may_v be_v negligent_a but_o must_v never_o be_v heedless_a or_o forgetful_a of_o what_o be_v necessary_a it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o husband_n to_o get_v and_o the_o wife_n to_o lay_v up_o and_o save_v it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o husband_n to_o go_v abroad_o and_o get_v his_o live_n and_o the_o wife_n to_o look_v to_o the_o house_n it_o be_v the_o husband_n duty_n to_o provide_v money_n and_o the_o wife_n to_o lay_v it_o out_o providential_o it_o be_v the_o husband_n duty_n to_o deal_v with_o all_o man_n and_o the_o wife_n to_o talk_v to_o few_o it_o be_v the_o husband_n duty_n to_o be_v pry_v and_o the_o wife_n to_o be_v close_o it_o be_v the_o husband_n duty_n to_o talk_v well_o and_o the_o wife_n to_o be_v proud_a of_o say_v little_a it_o be_v the_o husband_n duty_n to_o be_v zealous_a for_o his_o honour_n and_o the_o wife_n to_o be_v very_o virtuous_a it_o be_v the_o husband_n duty_n to_o be_v very_o liberal_a and_o the_o wife_n to_o be_v save_v it_o be_v the_o husband_n duty_n to_o wear_v such_o clothes_n as_o he_o can_v afford_v and_o the_o wife_n to_o be_v dress_v as_o she_o ought_v to_o be_v it_o be_v the_o husband_n duty_n to_o be_v absolute_a as_o master_n of_o all_o and_o the_o wife_n to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o all_o it_o be_v the_o husband_n duty_n to_o manage_v all_o thing_n without-door_n and_o the_o wife_n to_o take_v care_n of_o all_o within_o in_o fine_a i_o say_v it_o be_v the_o husband_n duty_n to_o furnish_v money_n and_o the_o wife_n to_o govern_v the_o family_n that_o house_n in_o which_o each_o do_v his_o duty_n may_v be_v call_v a_o well-governed_a monastery_n and_o that_o where_o every_o one_o draw_v a_o different_a way_n be_v a_o mere_a hell_n a_o wife_n ought_v not_o to_o desire_v of_o her_o husband_n any_o thing_n that_o be_v superfluous_a and_o costly_a nor_o if_o she_o do_v ought_v he_o to_o grant_v but_o if_o she_o ask_v only_o what_o be_v necessary_a he_o be_v oblige_v not_o to_o deny_v for_o a_o man_n must_v engage_v even_o his_o honour_n and_o reputation_n to_o furnish_v his_o wife_n himself_o and_o family_n the_o husband_n who_o do_v not_o give_v his_o wife_n a_o petticoat_n nor_o a_o gown_n nor_o shoe_n nor_o linen_n nor_o a_o scarf_n nor_o cloth_n wherewith_o to_o clothe_v the_o
the_o contrary_a this_o latter_a be_v the_o most_o perfect_a beauty_n a_o foolish_a woman_n be_v troublesome_a but_o not_o intolerable_a the_o husband_n must_v endeavour_v to_o lend_v as_o much_o of_o his_o discretion_n towards_o direct_v the_o action_n of_o his_o wife_n as_o he_o see_v she_o want_v a_o man_n of_o sense_n will_v observe_v this_o method_n but_o if_o he_o have_v as_o little_a as_o she_o her_o weakness_n will_v never_o trouble_v he_o few_o man_n will_v be_v so_o mad_a to_o marry_v a_o mere_a natural_a for_o the_o rest_n if_o a_o woman_n have_v sense_n enough_o to_o preserve_v her_o honour_n the_o husband_n have_v better_o bear_v with_o simplicity_n and_o innocence_n which_o may_v be_v guide_v and_o inform_v than_o with_o the_o incorrigible_a humour_n and_o vanity_n of_o woman_n puff_v up_o with_o the_o conceit_n of_o their_o wit_n discretion_n and_o part_n it_o be_v certain_a the_o pride_n of_o their_o own_o ability_n have_v debauch_v more_o woman_n and_o dishonour_v more_o man_n than_o ever_o can_v be_v reckon_v to_o suffer_v damage_n by_o ignorance_n or_o want_n of_o judgement_n sickness_n which_o she_o be_v subject_a to_o be_v also_o a_o great_a affliction_n it_o be_v a_o grief_n to_o see_v the_o person_n belove_v languish_v and_o it_o be_v often_o they_o that_o deserve_v it_o least_o for_o good_a and_o evil_a have_v always_o be_v very_o unequal_o distribute_v in_o this_o world_n a_o sick_a wife_n must_v be_v treat_v with_o all_o delicacy_n imaginable_a and_o her_o humour_n tolerate_v with_o all_o possible_a patience_n a_o man_n may_v make_v this_o account_n that_o it_o be_v decree_v one_o half_a of_o he_o must_v suffer_v it_o be_v a_o mercy_n of_o god_n it_o shall_v fall_v upon_o that_o half_a which_o will_v be_v least_o miss_v in_o his_o family_n let_v he_o consider_v it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o faithful_a companion_n to_o stick_v by_o his_o company_n in_o the_o bad_a as_o well_o as_o the_o good_a way_n if_o the_o scale_n be_v turn_v the_o husband_n will_v desire_v to_o be_v treat_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n by_o his_o wife_n there_o be_v some_o woman_n extravagant_o impertinent_a and_o never_o to_o be_v please_v all_o their_o uneasiness_n fall_v upon_o the_o servant_n to_o who_o they_o become_v insupportable_a so_o the_o house_n get_v a_o ill_a name_n and_o the_o master_n can_v scarce_o find_v any_o body_n that_o will_v serve_v he_o it_o be_v requisite_a these_o woman_n be_v hold_v in_o and_o their_o power_n restrain_v that_o like_a people_n labour_v under_o some_o infectious_a distemper_n they_o be_v serve_v at_o a_o distance_n that_o little_a ear_n be_v give_v and_o less_o say_v to_o they_o let_v they_o feel_v the_o effect_n of_o their_o ill_a humour_n by_o leave_v they_o without_o the_o necessary_a attendance_n for_o if_o this_o will_v not_o reduce_v they_o any_o other_o remedy_n be_v hard_o to_o be_v find_v and_o the_o innocent_a husband_n suffer_v for_o the_o peevishness_n of_o his_o ill_a nature_a wife_n that_o have_v gain_v the_o ill-will_n of_o the_o servant_n who_o want_v discretion_n to_o distinguish_v between_o the_o action_n of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o and_o consequent_o which_o of_o they_o merit_v their_o love_n and_o which_o their_o hate_n some_o woman_n be_v penurious_a and_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o small_a fault_n they_o be_v subject_a to_o i_o do_v not_o look_v upon_o it_o of_o any_o dangerous_a consequence_n though_o it_o may_v breed_v some_o discontent_n for_o if_o the_o husband_n be_v generous_a he_o will_v remedy_v the_o fault_n of_o the_o wife_n and_o if_o like_v she_o they_o will_v live_v in_o misery_n but_o with_o content_a i_o think_v all_o the_o cunning_a hierogliphic_n of_o egypt_n have_v not_o a_o more_o witty_a simile_n than_o our_o portuguese_a proverb_n the_o husband_n a_o boat_n the_o wife_n a_o chest_n i_o have_v it_o long_o since_o from_o a_o old_a woman_n and_o observe_v it_o as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v from_o a_o learned_a man._n the_o husband_n must_v bring_v in_o and_o the_o wife_n must_v keep_v a_o jealous_a wife_n be_v very_o apt_a to_o cause_v discontent_n a_o man_n of_o judgement_n use_v to_o say_v keep_v a_o jealous_a wife_n idle_a that_o be_v give_v she_o no_o occasion_n and_o she_o will_v not_o seek_v it_o he_o do_v not_o distinguish_v between_o a_o just_a cause_n of_o complaint_n and_o a_o groundless_a jealousy_n for_o i_o call_v not_o her_o jealous_a who_o discontent_n proceed_v from_o open_a wrong_n those_o be_v jealous_a who_o complain_v without_o cause_n and_o they_o be_v the_o troublesome_a woman_n for_o it_o be_v difficult_a but_o not_o impossible_a to_o any_o man_n to_o mend_v his_o own_o fault_n but_o to_o correct_v those_o of_o other_o be_v not_o difficult_a but_o impossible_a the_o best_a remedy_n against_o a_o jealous_a wife_n be_v to_o give_v she_o no_o occasion_n and_o that_o will_v secure_v both_o honour_n and_o conscience_n those_o that_o be_v jealous_a with_o cause_n be_v cure_v of_o their_o jealousy_n by_o the_o husband_n cure_v himself_o of_o his_o fail_v as_o for_o light_a suspicion_n which_o a_o ingenious_a man_n call_v the_o itch_n of_o love_n for_o that_o they_o be_v at_o once_o painful_a and_o pleasant_a the_o same_o medicine_n that_o be_v apply_v to_o a_o mistress_n will_v heal_v a_o wife_n of_o they_o that_o inordinate_a passion_n be_v most_o fierce_a and_o therefore_o the_o jealousy_n proceed_v from_o it_o the_o more_o violent_a as_o the_o best_a vinegar_n be_v make_v of_o the_o strong_a wine_n therefore_o he_o who_o know_v how_o to_o divert_v the_o jealousy_n of_o a_o mistress_n when_o he_o have_v one_o may_v by_o the_o same_o method_n remove_v the_o jealousy_n of_o his_o wife_n when_o marry_v though_o it_o be_v uneasy_a to_o see_v a_o woman_n jealous_a without_o cause_n there_o be_v still_o that_o comfort_n in_o it_o it_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o love_n and_o a_o husband_n may_v the_o better_o bear_v with_o that_o fail_v consider_v it_o as_o a_o demonstration_n of_o affection_n in_o his_o wife_n let_v he_o apply_v soft_a medicine_n continual_a endearment_n and_o constant_a kindness_n will_v probable_o reclaim_v any_o reasonable_a woman_n if_o her_o madness_n be_v not_o otherwise_o curable_a a_o harsh_a remedy_n may_v sometime_o apply_v with_o discretion_n have_v a_o good_a effect_n i_o will_v not_o attempt_v to_o prescribe_v it_o but_o give_v this_o example_n a_o gentleman_n who_o keep_v unseasonable_a hour_n at_o his_o come_n home_o always_o find_v his_o wife_n up_o she_o grow_v sickly_a and_o pine_v not_o understand_v the_o reason_n he_o one_o day_n call_v a_o servant_n that_o attend_v on_o she_o and_o what_o by_o threat_n what_o by_o fair_a mean_n bring_v she_o to_o confess_v her_o mistress_n every_o night_n follow_v he_o till_o she_o see_v he_o house_v and_o that_o with_o the_o fatigue_n of_o walk_v the_o street_n the_o cold_a night_n and_o vex_v at_o home_n she_o be_v reduce_v to_o that_o condition_n the_o gentleman_n charge_v the_o maid_n to_o keep_v counsel_n and_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o what_o he_o have_v hear_v but_o the_o follow_a night_n go_v out_o as_o usual_a and_o know_v she_o to_o be_v at_o his_o heel_n walk_v the_o street_n till_o near_a morning_n she_o still_o pursue_v he_o he_o go_v home_o the_o wife_n perceive_v by_o his_o ramble_n she_o be_v discover_v never_o more_o offer_v to_o follow_v he_o and_o he_o for_o the_o future_a keep_v better_a hour_n the_o next_o that_o come_v in_o the_o way_n be_v the_o extravagant_a wasteful_a woman_n the_o devour_a flame_n of_o house_n and_o family_n this_o be_v a_o most_o pernicious_a quality_n because_o it_o carry_v some_o shadow_n of_o goodness_n and_o be_v much_o applaud_v a_o woman_n ought_v to_o handle_v money_n with_o as_o much_o caution_n as_o she_o will_v a_o sword_n or_o fire_n or_o any_o other_o thing_n she_o ought_v to_o be_v afraid_a of_o money_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o woman_n be_v as_o unbecoming_a as_o a_o weapon_n if_o a_o marry_a woman_n of_o herself_o have_v not_o sufficient_a authority_n to_o turn_v away_o a_o servant_n how_o can_v she_o pretend_v to_o dispose_v of_o her_o substance_n in_o which_o consist_v the_o welfare_n and_o happiness_n of_o master_n and_o servant_n much_o caution_n and_o discretion_n be_v requisite_a to_o manage_v one_o of_o these_o woman_n for_o as_o in_o a_o ship_n at_o sea_n the_o spring_a a_o leak_n because_o under-water_n be_v more_o dangerous_a than_o if_o many_o breach_n be_v make_v upon_o the_o deck_n or_o side_n of_o the_o ship_n that_o bear_v above_o the_o sea_n so_o no_o other_o defect_n be_v equal_o dangerous_a as_o the_o profuseness_n of_o a_o wife_n because_o it_o be_v a_o fault_n under-water_n it_o ruin_v the_o main_a stoek_n and_o the_o family_n must_v inevitable_o perish_v there_o be_v some_o of_o these_o who_o will_v mortgage_v
a_o estate_n to_o gratify_v a_o humour_n or_o please_v their_o appetite_n not_o only_o great_a lady_n be_v subject_a to_o this_o folly_n for_o in_o they_o it_o be_v less_o dangerous_a and_o therefore_o more_o excusable_a but_o even_o very_o ordinary_a people_n when_o i_o be_v at_o madrid_n there_o come_v to_o the_o house_n where_o i_o lie_v a_o labourer_n wife_n beg_v very_o earnest_o they_o will_v lend_v she_o twelve_o royal_n upon_o a_o pair_n of_o sheet_n and_o be_v ask_v what_o be_v her_o great_a want_n she_o answer_v good_a lord_n gentleman_n i_o have_v agree_v for_o half_a a_o dozen_o of_o jet-hand_n they_o be_v bauble_n usual_o hang_v about_o child_n neck_n to_o preserve_v they_o from_o ill_a eye_n as_o they_o say_v and_o if_o i_o miss_v of_o they_o now_o i_o know_v not_o when_o they_o may_v be_v have_v again_o such_o a_o fancy_n if_o not_o customary_a be_v the_o more_o tolerable_a it_o be_v more_o excusable_a in_o youth_n in_o a_o marry_a woman_n less_o to_o be_v bear_v let_v every_o woman_n consider_v the_o world_n be_v great_a than_o her_o appetite_n that_o she_o may_v not_o pretend_v to_o want_v all_o she_o see_v and_o hear_v god_n deliver_v we_o from_o those_o who_o verify_v that_o proverb_n my_o daughter_n eye_n cover_v all_o she_o spy_v these_o woman_n must_v be_v put_v in_o mind_n they_o be_v first_o to_o have_v regard_n to_o their_o duty_n next_o to_o temperance_n and_o after_o these_o may_v be_v allow_v to_o look_v to_o their_o pleasure_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v of_o those_o wilful_a woman_n who_o will_v be_v positive_a and_o absolute_a in_o their_o opinion_n these_o for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v either_o very_a foolish_a or_o very_a proud_a i_o can_v allow_v of_o argue_v with_o a_o wife_n for_o this_o be_v grant_v they_o a_o equality_n of_o judgement_n and_o authority_n which_o must_v be_v careful_o avoid_v she_o must_v be_v make_v sensible_a it_o be_v not_o her_o part_n to_o understand_v but_o to_o obey_v and_o to_o be_v lead_n not_o to_o lead_v let_v she_o sometime_o be_v put_v in_o mind_n that_o have_v in_o marriage_n resign_v her_o will_n to_o her_o husband_n it_o be_v now_o a_o crime_n to_o make_v use_n of_o what_o be_v not_o her_o own_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n my_o author_n have_v incur_v the_o displeasure_n of_o all_o the_o female_a sex_n by_o seem_v to_o debar_v they_o the_o handle_n and_o dispose_n of_o money_n which_o they_o esteem_v a_o essential_a part_n of_o their_o prerogative_n and_o not_o without_o reason_n yet_o in_o this_o point_n as_o well_o as_o other_o i_o think_v he_o no_o way_n meritorious_a of_o their_o censure_n he_o speak_v of_o prodigal_a woman_n such_o as_o have_v no_o regard_n to_o the_o welfare_n of_o husband_n and_o family_n so_o they_o gratify_v their_o own_o profuse_a appetite_n such_o wife_n can_v certain_o be_v too_o severe_o curb_v we_o think_v it_o not_o strange_a that_o child_n and_o fool_n shall_v have_v tutor_n or_o keeper_n and_o be_v debar_v the_o extravagant_a use_n of_o money_n why_o then_o if_o a_o marry_v woman_n still_o continue_v in_o her_o minority_n and_o never_o recover_v sense_n enough_o to_o moderate_v her_o expense_n shall_v not_o a_o husband_n take_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v her_o guardian_n her_o tutor_n and_o her_o keeper_n i_o know_v a_o lady_n who_o have_v waste_v her_o husband_n estate_n and_o drown_v his_o credit_n by_o game_n be_v still_o so_o fond_a of_o that_o destructive_a devil_n she_o will_v play_v with_o her_o servant_n and_o lose_v her_o wear_a apparel_n i_o have_v see_v another_o pawn_n her_o husband_n clothes_n to_o appear_v splendid_a abroad_o and_o even_o her_o own_o gown_n to_o go_v to_o a_o play_n what_o restraint_n what_o rigour_n be_v too_o great_a for_o such_o monster_n as_o these_o but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n to_o deprive_v a_o prudent_a woman_n from_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o the_o purse_n i_o look_v upon_o it_o not_o only_o as_o unkind_a but_o inhuman_a we_o trust_v our_o child_n our_o friend_n our_o servant_n nay_o often_o stranger_n and_o shall_v we_o refuse_v to_o trust_v our_o second_o self_n we_o trust_v a_o wife_n with_o our_o life_n our_o content_n and_o whaâ—_n be_v most_o our_o honour_n and_o shall_v we_o refuse_v to_o trust_v she_o with_o our_o estate_n iâ—_n be_v a_o absurd_a abuse_n to_o make_v a_o settlement_n on_o the_o wife_n for_o clothes_n for_o idle_a expense_n to_o make_v her_o present_n to_o limit_v she_o to_o a_o allowance_n and_o yeâ—_n all_o this_o pass_v with_o the_o ignorant_a for_o kindness_n these_o method_n be_v propeâ—_n for_o a_o mistress_n who_o may_v be_v turn_v of_o at_o pleasure_n and_o therefore_o must_v only_o be_v feed_v and_o not_o enrich_v a_o wife_n shall_v have_v all_o at_o command_n she_o shall_v be_v under_o no_o confinement_n alâ—_n the_o husband_n have_v shall_v be_v she_o without_o reserve_v he_o have_v give_v himself_o to_o she_o and_o he_o who_o give_v himself_o reserve_v nothing_o this_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o a_o prudent_a woman_n she_o must_v covet_v nothing_o above_o her_o fortune_n and_o quality_n and_o he_o must_v oppose_v nothing_o that_o be_v suitable_a to_o both_o no_o restraint_n be_v too_o great_a for_o a_o extravagant_a and_o no_o liberty_n too_o much_o for_o a_o discreet_a woman_n all_o these_o fault_n be_v nothing_o in_o comparison_n of_o lightness_n and_o immodesty_n i_o dare_v not_o speak_v it_o out_o because_o i_o find_v not_o a_o word_n decent_a enough_o to_o express_v it_o there_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o vain_a loose_a and_o faithless_a woman_n that_o be_v lead_v away_o by_o every_o wind_n that_o blow_v and_o this_o be_v the_o great_a of_o all_o other_o evil_n i_o will_v not_o discourse_n of_o it_o for_o it_o be_v needless_a to_o assign_v any_o remedy_n in_o that_o case_n let_v every_o man_n honour_n and_o conscience_n be_v his_o counsellor_n under_o these_o unhappy_a circumstance_n a_o ingenious_a man_n very_o witty_o determine_v this_o point_n in_o few_o word_n thus_o let_v the_o husband_n take_v all_o thing_n from_o his_o wife_n but_o wrong_v of_o honour_n and_o the_o wife_n marriage_n wrong_n and_o all_o yet_o i_o must_v observe_v it_o be_v of_o dangerous_a consequence_n to_o allow_v of_o that_o pretence_n of_o they_o that_o there_o be_v no_o harm_n in_o wit_n and_o gallantry_n this_o be_v a_o practice_n bring_v up_o to_o disguise_n lewdness_n and_o no_o way_n justifiable_a it_o be_v usual_a to_o make_v way_n with_o a_o gimlet_n before_o we_o drive_v a_o nail_n no_o vice_n take_v possession_n on_o the_o soul_n all_o at_o once_o that_o insect_n which_o in_o brasil_n cause_v sickness_n may_v serve_v as_o a_o example_n to_o all_o the_o world_n it_o enter_v invisible_o be_v at_o first_o but_o a_o pastime_n grow_v troublesome_a pass_v to_o be_v a_o disease_n and_o may_v prove_v dangerous_a a_o woman_n honour_n may_v be_v compare_v to_o arithmetic_n it_o be_v as_o bad_a to_o be_v out_o in_o one_o as_o in_o a_o thousand_o let_v honest_a woman_n balance_v their_o account_n and_o they_o will_v find_v this_o a_o sure_a reckon_a custom_n in_o spain_n and_o some_o other_o country_n have_v make_v it_o safe_a for_o a_o man_n to_o kill_v his_o wife_n if_o she_o be_v false_a to_o he_o the_o law_n be_v not_o positive_a for_o it_o but_o the_o practice_n be_v frequent_a and_o tolerate_v the_o law_n of_o god_n do_v not_o allow_v it_o yet_o we_o find_v the_o levitical_a ordain_v a_o woman_n convict_v of_o adultery_n to_o be_v stone_v to_o death_n by_o the_o people_n the_o husband_n be_v not_o here_o allow_v to_o be_v judge_n and_o executioner_n in_o his_o own_o cause_n but_o yet_o death_n we_o see_v be_v the_o punishment_n of_o that_o crime_n if_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n do_v allow_v it_o i_o believe_v it_o be_v no_o offence_n then_o before_o god_n for_o the_o husband_n to_o be_v the_o executioner_n for_o since_o god_n adjudge_v the_o crime_n to_o deserve_v death_n it_o be_v doubtless_o indifferent_a who_o execute_v the_o sentence_n if_o this_o power_n be_v invest_v in_o the_o husband_n the_o terror_n of_o it_o will_v prevent_v much_o scandalous_a lewdness_n which_o now_o triumph_n barefaced_a no_o advice_n can_v be_v give_v to_o a_o man_n under_o this_o most_o unhappy_a circumstance_n he_o must_v summon_v all_o his_o discretion_n and_o all_o his_o resolution_n he_o must_v steer_v steady_o between_o honour_n and_o conscience_n and_o let_v they_o both_o direct_v his_o action_n that_o most_o pernicious_a liberty_n woman_n pretend_v to_o of_o wit_n and_o raillery_n aught_o by_o all_o man_n of_o sense_n to_o be_v careful_o cut_v off_o as_o infamous_a and_o abominable_a it_o be_v either_o a_o disguise_n or_o introduction_n to_o lewdness_n and_o debauchery_n the_o woman_n that_o haunt_v the_o door_n of_o chocolate-house_n in_o a_o hackney-coach_n
time_n to_o look_v about_o he_o the_o least_o delay_n be_v of_o dangerous_a consequence_n a_o immediate_a cure_n must_v be_v apply_v he_o must_v cut_v off_o that_o conversation_n before_o it_o take_v root_n she_o must_v be_v hold_v back_o before_o she_o be_v quite_o lose_v where_o the_o devil_n find_v a_o hot_a but_o indiscreet_a zeal_n he_o blow_v it_o into_o a_o flame_n till_o it_o consume_v itself_o the_o bellows_o he_o make_v use_v of_o be_v those_o cant_v false_a prophet_n who_o pretend_v to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n have_v no_o other_o sound_v but_o the_o voice_n of_o hell_n these_o be_v the_o idol_n some_o woman_n adore_v to_o they_o they_o make_v their_o offering_n and_o if_o not_o prevent_v to_o they_o they_o fall_v down_o they_o at_o first_o they_o make_v the_o keeper_n of_o their_o wealth_n and_o at_o last_o of_o their_o honour_n these_o be_v the_o thief_n who_o rob_v family_n insensible_o of_o their_o wealth_n the_o enemy_n who_o sow_v the_o tare_n of_o sedition_n between_o marry_a people_n while_o they_o sleep_v and_o the_o false_a light_n that_o misguide_v frail_a virtue_n till_o it_o tumble_v headlong_o into_o the_o precipice_n of_o vice_n as_o these_o viper_n be_v to_o be_v exclude_v the_o house_n so_o must_v a_o woman_n whole_o be_v debar_v frequent_v their_o sermon_n hear_v their_o doctrine_n or_o be_v see_v in_o their_o congregation_n it_o be_v enough_o she_o be_v allow_v her_o parish_n or_o those_o church_n where_o most_o decency_n be_v observe_v that_o she_o frequent_v they_o on_o the_o proper_a day_n at_o most_o seasonable_a hour_n that_o she_o go_v with_o modest_a company_n that_o at_o other_o time_n she_o pray_v in_o her_o closet_n let_v she_o not_o go_v through_o the_o church_n as_o if_o she_o be_v at_o a_o play_n not_o go_v to_o see_v and_o endeavour_v to_o be_v see_v not_o take_v much_o greatness_n upon_o she_o since_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n the_o mean_a be_v as_o acceptable_a as_o the_o great_a not_o pray_v aloud_o not_o crowd_n to_o be_v the_o first_o out_o nor_o stay_v the_o last_o some_o man_n indiscreet_o fly_v from_o one_o extreme_a into_o another_o because_o there_o be_v danger_n in_o hypocrisy_n they_o hate_v all_o that_o look_v like_o devotion_n because_o there_o be_v pharisees_n they_o can_v endure_v no_o churchman_n if_o one_o enter_v the_o house_n some_o leave_v they_o with_o their_o wife_n pretend_v business_n and_o fly_v their_o company_n other_o indeed_o will_v stay_v but_o grow_v uneasy_a afford_v not_o a_o please_a look_n nor_o oblige_a word_n honour_n shall_v oblige_v they_o to_o stay_v good_a manner_n to_o be_v civil_a churchman_n be_v to_o be_v treat_v with_o respect_n it_o be_v better_a not_o admit_v than_o once_o admit_v not_o to_o show_v they_o a_o good_a countenance_n to_o speak_v the_o truth_n i_o be_o much_o of_o the_o opinion_n of_o one_o that_o use_v to_o say_v he_o have_v a_o great_a respect_n for_o churchman_n therefore_o if_o they_o be_v bad_a he_o will_v not_o encourage_v they_o to_o be_v worse_o and_o if_o good_a will_v not_o give_v they_o a_o opportunity_n of_o be_v bad_a in_o his_o house_n another_o more_o nice_o say_v they_o be_v only_o good_a in_o four_o place_n at_o the_o altar_n in_o the_o pulpit_n and_o in_o the_o confession-seat_n and_o be_v ask_v a_o four_o answer_v a_o picture_n a_o wife_n ought_v always_o to_o be_v dress_v neat_a and_o decent_o in_o the_o house_n her_o servant_n shall_v never_o see_v she_o in_o any_o unbecoming_a garb._n as_o she_o be_v oblige_v to_o endeavour_v to_o please_v none_o in_o the_o world_n but_o her_o husband_n so_o she_o shall_v always_o appear_v to_o he_o as_o if_o all_o the_o world_n see_v she_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n a_o woman_n shall_v always_o be_v set_v out_o in_o the_o house_n in_o all_o the_o formality_n of_o a_o strict_a dress_n conveniency_n and_o ease_n have_v find_v out_o what_o be_v call_v undress_n as_o decent_a as_o become_v and_o as_o modest_a some_o be_v no_o soon_o marry_v but_o they_o grow_v careless_a either_o through_o affectation_n or_o natural_a laziness_n they_o all_o use_v the_o same_o plea_n to_o wit_n that_o they_o be_v marry_v the_o same_o art_n they_o use_v to_o gain_v a_o husband_n the_o same_o they_o ought_v to_o use_v to_o preserve_v he_o yet_o woman_n will_v all_o appear_v like_o angel_n abroad_o and_o value_v not_o many_o of_o they_o how_o like_a devil_n they_o look_v at_o home_n they_o will_v be_v see_v gay_a and_o glorious_a by_o those_o they_o pretend_v not_o to_o regard_v and_o be_v always_o discompose_v and_o loathsome_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o he_o they_o ought_v alone_o to_o oblige_v nor_o do_v it_o end_n here_o they_o will_v receive_v visit_n and_o expose_v themselves_o in_o that_o unseemly_a manner_n to_o the_o eye_n of_o their_o friend_n or_o those_o who_o only_o pretend_v to_o be_v so_o this_o be_v a_o contempt_n of_o the_o person_n receive_v and_o a_o great_a lessen_v of_o she_o that_o receive_v the_o visit_n to_o appear_v in_o a_o disagreeable_a garb_n to_o the_o husband_n breed_v distaste_v to_o be_v see_v so_o by_o stranger_n produces_z contempt_n to_o this_o purpose_n a_o courtier_n be_v invite_v by_o a_o friend_n and_o ill_o treat_v ingenious_o say_v to_o he_o i_o think_v we_o have_v not_o be_v such_o intimate_a friend_n some_o man_n there_o be_v who_o proud_a of_o their_o wife_n ablility_n or_o beauty_n make_v they_o the_o common_a subject_n of_o their_o discourse_n and_o take_v all_o opportunity_n to_o show_v they_o and_o their_o perfection_n this_o look_n as_o if_o they_o expose_v they_o to_o sale_n and_o be_v expose_v their_o virtue_n to_o be_v try_v for_o the_o more_o beautiful_a the_o more_o charm_v a_o woman_n be_v the_o more_o other_o as_o well_o as_o the_o husband_n will_v affect_v she_o and_o the_o more_o he_o make_v her_o public_a the_o less_o worthy_a of_o she_o will_v she_o and_o they_o believe_v he_o i_o do_v not_o pretend_v he_o shall_v not_o be_v free_a and_o easy_a with_o his_o friend_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o entertain_v they_o in_o his_o own_o and_o be_v entertain_v in_o their_o house_n that_o he_o shall_v hide_v his_o wife_n and_o be_v afraid_a of_o every_o body_n that_o see_v she_o either_o excess_n be_v equal_o bad_a his_o house_n must_v neither_o be_v a_o goal_n to_o she_o nor_o a_o public_a place_n of_o entertainment_n for_o all_o the_o world_n it_o be_v fit_a she_o grace_v his_o table_n when_o he_o invite_v his_o friend_n and_o familiar_a acquaintance_n not_o that_o she_o be_v make_v the_o discourse_n of_o his_o wild_a and_o extravagant_a companion_n it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o wife_n to_o see_v all_o thing_n be_v in_o good_a order_n that_o nothing_o be_v want_v to_o be_v please_v and_o easy_a with_o her_o husband_n guest_n and_o to_o know_v without_o be_v bid_v to_o withdraw_v if_o requisite_a and_o when_o to_o stay_v if_o convenient_a her_o behaviour_n will_v produce_v respect_n if_o good_a and_o all_o that_o see_v it_o will_v look_v upon_o she_o as_o we_o do_v upon_o thing_n holy_a at_o a_o distance_n without_o presume_v to_o approach_v i_o can_v forbear_v speak_v one_o word_n of_o a_o certain_a sort_n of_o matron_n who_o right_a or_o wrong_n will_v wear_v the_o breeches_n and_o be_v absolute_a within_o door_n these_o ground_n their_o pretension_n to_o that_o usurp_a power_n on_o be_v very_o virtuous_a very_o wise_a or_o of_o very_o great_a birth_n and_o sometime_o when_o the_o husband_n be_v mild_a good_a nature_a or_o loose_a liver_n they_o compass_v it_o without_o allege_v any_o of_o those_o title_n if_o once_o the_o husband_n discover_v any_o such_o design_n in_o his_o wife_n let_v he_o look_v narrow_o to_o she_o for_o if_o once_o she_o get_v the_o upper_a hand_n of_o he_o she_o will_v never_o give_v over_o till_o he_o entire_o become_v her_o slave_n i_o know_v one_o who_o find_v his_o wife_n upon_o these_o term_n say_v to_o she_o madam_n i_o will_v carry_v you_o home_o to_o your_o father_n and_o then_o will_v take_v a_o course_n at_o law_n with_o he_o to_o recover_v my_o wife_n and_o she_o ask_v of_o he_o why_o he_o say_v so_o he_o answer_v because_o you_o be_v not_o my_o wife_n but_o my_o husband_n a_o ingenious_a and_o pleasant_a married-man_n use_v to_o tell_v i_o it_o be_v impossible_a but_o woman_n will_v command_v their_o husband_n but_o that_o all_o a_o good_a man_n can_v do_v be_v to_o endeavour_v it_o shall_v be_v as_o late_o as_o possible_a for_o my_o part_n i_o can_v no_o way_n allow_v it_o shall_v ever_o come_v to_o pass_v no_o man_n of_o sense_n will_v allow_v of_o it_o and_o no_o woman_n that_o love_v her_o husband_n desire_v it_o i_o have_v not_o yet_o speak_v of_o the_o management_n of_o household_n affair_n and_o they_o
require_v much_o circumspection_n the_o house_n itself_o i_o will_v have_v compact_v i_o do_v not_o approve_v of_o wild_a ramble_a building_n full_a of_o door_n by_o stair_n and_o private_a passage_n the_o palace_n of_o king_n and_o prince_n be_v surround_v with_o guard_n and_o porter_n which_o prevent_v all_o inconvenience_n may_v happen_v like_o spikes_n set_v upon_o a_o low_a wall._n the_o house_n of_o man_n of_o quality_n which_o can_v be_v so_o well_o secure_v require_v some_o old_a and_o trusty_a servant_n who_o their_o master_n shall_v appoint_v to_o be_v watchful_a and_o vigilant_a overseer_n of_o the_o good_a order_n and_o decency_n observe_v in_o the_o family_n but_o the_o husband_n be_v not_o whole_o to_o rely_v upon_o they_o for_o as_o in_o war_n we_o think_v it_o not_o enough_o to_o post_v sentinel_n unless_o we_o keep_v continual_a round_n upon_o they_o to_o keep_v they_o wake_v and_o see_v they_o perform_v their_o duty_n so_o the_o master_n of_o a_o family_n must_v perpetual_o have_v a_o eye_n over_o those_o who_o he_o have_v entrust_v with_o the_o care_n of_o his_o reputation_n i_o will_v have_v no_o black_a or_o tawny_a woman_n that_o go_v on_o errand_n they_o general_o prove_v fruitful_a and_o in_o my_o opinion_n every_o slip_n of_o they_o be_v a_o scandal_n to_o the_o house_n for_o it_o be_v a_o shame_n such_o infamous_a practice_n shall_v be_v allow_v in_o the_o face_n of_o a_o lady_n and_o her_o maid_n little_o black_a and_o mullatto_n boy_n be_v devil_n incarnate_a natural_o buffoon_n and_o of_o a_o mischievous_a wit_n they_o be_v pamper_v by_o the_o maid_n and_o for_o apple_n and_o pear_n manage_v their_o intrigue_n gipsy_n unessayed_v woman_n such_o as_o carry_v about_o small-ware_n and_o some_o that_o sell_v thing_n for_o less_o than_o they_o be_v worth_a be_v all_o pernicious_a cattle_n dumb_n woman_n be_v viper_n laundress_n woman_n that_o carry_v nosegay_n other_o that_o either_o buy_v or_o sell_v grow_v familiar_a with_o the_o maid_n and_o persuade_v they_o they_o can_v live_v without_o they_o as_o also_o fortune-teller_n and_o mountebank_n be_v not_o fit_a to_o be_v converse_v with_o jester_n especial_o those_o who_o belong_v to_o prince_n grow_v impudent_a upon_o the_o least_o encouragement_n man_n that_o practise_v slight_a of_o hand_n those_o who_o mimic_n sermon_n imitate_v beast_n and_o act_v other_o man_n be_v a_o destructive_a generation_n but_o above_o all_o those_o woman_n be_v so_o who_o sell_v wash_n for_o the_o face_n take_v away_o freckle_n make_v false_a eyebrow_n and_o smooth_a the_o skin_n those_o who_o go_v about_o beg_v for_o other_o and_o pedlar_n all_o this_o sort_n of_o people_n that_o usual_o resort_v to_o great_a house_n stick_v like_o fish_n to_o the_o rock_n they_o be_v hard_a to_o remove_v but_o worse_a to_o be_v endure_v there_o must_v be_v force_v use_v as_o well_o industry_n to_o expel_v they_o for_o all_o this_o sort_n of_o vermin_n only_o study_v how_o to_o cheat_v to_o get_v to_o steal_v to_o lie_v to_o tell_v news_n and_o very_o often_o to_o bring_v and_o carry_v very_o scandalous_a message_n that_o redound_v to_o the_o discredit_v of_o those_o house_n that_o entertain_v they_o from_o which_o god_n deliver_v all_o good_a people_n a_o man_n of_o considerable_a quality_n have_v a_o sick_a daughter_n who_o he_o keep_v very_o strict_o she_o have_v a_o gallant_a who_o use_v to_o write_v to_o she_o the_o letter_n be_v roll_v up_o and_o a_o nosegay_n make_v upon_o it_o a_o hypocrite_n under_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o hermit_n use_v to_o talk_v to_o her_o father_n and_o present_v he_o with_o the_o nosegay_n as_o bring_v from_o the_o altar_n of_o some_o saint_n he_o be_v please_v and_o carry_v it_o to_o his_o daughter_n and_o under_o those_o flower_n administer_v the_o poison_n he_o ought_v to_o keep_v from_o she_o and_o may_v be_v say_v to_o play_v the_o part_n of_o her_o procurer_n who_o will_v have_v think_v such_o villainy_n can_v lie_v hide_v under_o such_o fair_a appearance_n as_o sanctity_n and_o flower_n this_o make_v good_a the_o word_n of_o the_o poet_n latet_fw-la anguis_fw-la in_o herba_fw-la the_o snake_n lie_v hide_v in_o the_o grass_n some_o man_n and_o those_o of_o no_o small_a note_n will_v employ_v their_o wife_n to_o solicit_v their_o business_n know_v they_o be_v often_o more_o successful_a than_o men._n i_o think_v there_o be_v but_o few_o case_n wherein_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o man_n to_o take_v his_o pleasure_n and_o send_v his_o wife_n to_o speak_v and_o solicit_v for_o he_o if_o the_o husband_n be_v in_o prison_n the_o honour_n of_o the_o family_n at_o stake_n if_o his_o good_a name_n be_v in_o danger_n his_o employment_n depend_v upon_o it_o if_o it_o be_v to_o get_v leave_n for_o he_o to_o come_v home_o when_o absent_a or_o to_o secure_v the_o life_n of_o a_o son_n in_o these_o case_n and_o no_o other_o it_o be_v fit_a for_o a_o woman_n to_o appear_v in_o business_n and_o even_o then_o it_o be_v dangerous_a and_o do_v not_o always_o answer_v expectation_n a_o certain_a great_a minister_n use_v to_o give_v audience_n to_o lady_n without_o his_o house_n in_o a_o place_n so_o retire_v it_o be_v suspicious_a two_o man_n of_o quality_n carry_v their_o wife_n thither_o to_o solicit_v their_o business_n and_o put_v they_o in_o withdraw_v other_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o and_o one_o of_o they_o say_v indeed_o it_o be_v not_o well_o do_v of_o those_o gentleman_n to_o withdraw_v for_o their_o presence_n credit_v their_o business_n another_o answer_v that_o be_v a_o jest_n those_o gentleman_n do_v not_o desire_v to_o credit_v but_o to_o do_v their_o business_n it_o be_v a_o excellent_a say_v of_o the_o count_n de_fw-fr vimioso_n that_o he_o who_o lose_v his_o honour_n to_o do_v his_o business_n lose_v both_o honour_n and_o business_n let_v no_o man_n of_o sense_n and_o honour_n endeavour_v to_o advance_v himself_o with_o such_o danger_n what_o can_v he_o expect_v to_o gain_v at_o last_o who_o very_a beginning_n be_v build_v upon_o loss_n prudent_a merchant_n insure_v their_o good_n of_o most_o value_n a_o virtuous_a woman_n must_v be_v like_o that_o saint_n who_o never_o appear_v but_o in_o great_a storm_n and_o then_o it_o be_v to_o bring_v help_n let_v she_o be_v ready_a to_o assist_v in_o the_o misfortune_n of_o her_o house_n and_o to_o ease_v the_o trouble_n of_o her_o husband_n and_o child_n let_v her_o endeavour_n to_o deliver_v he_o and_o they_o from_o disaster_n let_v she_o be_v their_o voice_n not_o their_o solicitor_n she_o may_v strive_v to_o help_v out_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n not_o to_o carry_v on_o a_o interest_n marry_a woman_n be_v please_v and_o oblige_v when_o their_o husband_n tell_v they_o what_o they_o know_v what_o they_o hear_v and_o what_o news_n there_o be_v about_o the_o town_n to_o be_v too_o reserve_v be_v the_o way_n for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v hate_v to_o be_v too_o open_a a_o infallible_a way_n to_o be_v despise_v a_o man_n must_v choose_v a_o medium_fw-la between_o both_o those_o extreme_n so_o that_o his_o wife_n may_v not_o think_v he_o slight_v she_o nor_o he_o give_v occasion_n to_o be_v undervalue_v by_o she_o our_o woman_n have_v a_o say_v that_o he_o who_o love_v i_o tell_v i_o what_o he_o know_v and_o give_v i_o what_o he_o have_v a_o discreet_a man_n will_v never_o tell_v his_o wife_n the_o story_n of_o his_o youthful_a amour_n and_o intrigue_n for_o they_o produce_v two_o ill_a effect_n the_o one_o that_o they_o discover_v their_o own_o frailty_n the_o other_o that_o they_o show_v they_o how_o easy_o some_o woman_n be_v draw_v in_o he_o must_v by_o no_o mean_n ever_o entertain_v they_o with_o the_o fail_n of_o other_o woman_n but_o if_o thing_n happen_v to_o be_v mention_v that_o be_v so_o notorious_a they_o can_v be_v deny_v he_o may_v excuse_v they_o or_o evade_v the_o discourse_n let_v he_o always_o mention_v those_o thing_n with_o horror_n and_o lay_v all_o the_o blame_n of_o such_o miscarriage_n upon_o the_o husband_n ever_o excuse_v the_o wife_n this_o will_v denote_v that_o a_o good_a husband_n will_v not_o fail_v of_o a_o good_a wife_n as_o it_o common_o happen_v and_o that_o he_o be_v such_o expect_v the_o like_a return_n from_o she_o we_o often_o see_v marry_a woman_n of_o untainted_a reputation_n keep_v company_n and_o be_v familiar_a with_o some_o who_o credit_n be_v either_o quite_o lose_v or_o run_v very_o low_a much_o prudence_n be_v requisite_a in_o this_o case_n but_o the_o safe_a course_n be_v whole_o to_o avoid_v they_o honour_n be_v like_o a_o looking-glass_n any_o stroke_n break_v it_o and_o the_o least_o breath_n cloud_n it_o perhaps_o some_o be_v the_o more_o free_a to_o converse_v with_o such_o woman_n rely_v upon_o their_o own_o unspotted_a fame_n but_o the_o