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A25900
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The Art of cuckoldom, or, The intrigues of the city-wives
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1697
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Wing A3790; ESTC R10574
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Vrania's return To make quicker Work of it he Attack'd the Father and offer'd to settle a very large Joynture and remit all pretensions to a Portion with her The Father who indeed desired no better a Son-in-Law and perhaps had contracted this intimate Conversation betwixt his Daughter and him partly from such some hopes very readily listen'd to so honourable a Professour and immediately lay'd his absolute Commands upon his Daughter to Embrace the Happiness of such a Husband The poor Lady was almost mortally Afflicted at that Command for whatever Desert she might otherwise have found in such a Lover yet here was a Heart already disposed and consequently not in her Power to recall The young Country Rival had at this time made some Tenders to the Knight a a Suitor to the fair Angeline and the Lady seem'd inclinable to him for 't was agreed between 'em not to own any Pre engagement fearing it might breed ill Blood and be interpreted an Invasion of his paternal Authority in daring to contract Love and the Father not called to the Consult But whatever Inclinations the Father might otherwise have had towards this Country Pretender from that Minute that Peregrine set up for an Addressor he would not so much as hear him Named The whole Dead weight was on this side and the Baronet intirely weigh'd down the Squire and therefore 't is resolved that nothing but Sir Peregrine must and shall be the favour'd Lover the Husband Elect and consequently the fair Angeline is bid to prepare without any dispute for a Ladyship c. The poor Lady in this Distress endeavour'd all that was possible to Fence and Sheild against this impending Storm She beg'd the cruel Peregrine with wet Eyes and almost bended Knees to desist his hopeless Suit 'T is true she durst not tell him plainly her Heart was not her own because she would not and indeed durst not trust a Secret of that Importance to a Rival as dreading some fatal use that might be made of it if told to a resenting Father And though the Baronet was otherwise a Man of great Honour yet still as all Hostilities are thought Lawful in Rivalship she durst not put such a dangerous Discovery into his Power All these continued Repulses could not daunt our bold Lover who still persues the flying Fair being resolved to push on the Siege as invincible as she seem'd to hold out against him till at last the young Lady Persecuted by Love on one Hand Commands on the other for Reasons that the sequal of our Story will discover received the adoring Peregrine with a little kinder Aspect nay made him those advances of her Favour that in three days more Courtship she struck the Flag and received him as the Conqueror I will not describe the Triumphs the happy Peregrine made upon so charming a Victory the Glory of which was not a little heightned by the opposition and obstinacy he met in his first Assaults it is enough to tell you That the yeilding Lady on her part to caress the Man she has now made happy having now no reserves of Coyness or Coldness told him very kindly That it was her Duty now to contribute every thing in her Power to their mutual future Happiness and therefore she must communicate one extraordinary Secret to him which was That her Father whatever ever his outward Aspect or rather Disguise to the World might be was in his Heart the most hearty and unshaken Zealot for King James possibly in the Kingdom That as her Peregrine for now she 'll call him so was already a Favourite so near his Bosom and in a little time might be yet nearer she thought that nothing could be more adviseable for him than to take some private opportunity of caressing her Father upon that Subject for as much as her Father already Loved and Honour'd him there could be no excess in Love And it would only make the Bonds the more inviolable and the approaching Alliance yet more grateful if he should let drop any Expressions of his own Inclinations that way to transport him with that new Satisfaction and Pleasure viz. That he was like to have a Son-in-Law of his own Principle and Constitution c. The kind Peregrine received this generous Information with a hundred Thanks and promised there should be sought a very speedy opportunity of obeying her Commands 'T is true as he might open his Soul to his dear Angeline he confest that his Pulse beat very little that way However that was but a civil Complaisance to strain a Point upon so important an Account as the endearing in all kinds a Person whom he had so many Obligations of the highest Duty to Respect and Honour Peregrine who very wisely was for imbraceing the first smiling Minute that offer'd so fair for Happiness immediately attended the Knight with some Io peans of his Conquest and then desired his permission of engaging his Lawyer with the first expedition of drawing the Joynture all which you may imagine was gratefully accepted and granted by the Joyful Don Senior And the very next Night the Baronets gay Coach and Livery were order'd to attend the Aldermans Door to invite him forth to his Man of Law at his Chambers in the new Square in Gray's-Inn where coming about 20 Minutes before the Hour appointed the Clerk received them with a great deal of Respect told them his Master was ready within call at another Brothers of the Robe in the Inn from whence he was commanded to call him and therefore desired their Pardon for a Moments Patience till he could fetch his Master Peregrine now remembring his dear Angeline's last Commands and this being the first private opportunity himself and the Knight being then all alone in a large Chamber began first to tell him how Blest he should be in the Embraces of so charming a Creature as the fair Angeline and not only so but doubly Blest in the Alliance to a Family of such true Worth and Virtue For Sir continued her believe me 't is no little pleasure to my Soul to think that this happy Knot will tye me so near to a Person of that more than common Merit and Character that his Loyalty shines equal nay if possible beyond his other Virtues My Loyalty reply'd the Alderman Yes Sir interrupted he I know you honour our great Master are a true and pious Mourner for his Wrongs and if the Infinite Goodness would but graciously please to withdraw his too long Indignation that hangs Louring o'er these poor Kingdoms and restore our dear Prince to his Throne Lord Sir answer'd the Knight what do you mean holding up his Hands in an Amazement Nay Sir reply'd the Baronet I see you are surpriz'd I know I have crept into the secrets of your Heart but never doubt your ever obedient humble Servant my Silence shall keep a very faithful Key to so rich a Cabinet And to secure you my Discovery shall never turn to your prejudice