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Imparlance.
By A. B.
And now until this day, that is to say,
On Munday three weeks after Michaels day
In this same Term, which very day until
Roger had leave t'emparl unto that Bill,
And then to answer it; before the same
Keepers, as well the said Priscilla came,
I'th Court of Upper Bench, at Westminster
By that Attourney nam'd before, for her,
As the aforesaid Roger, who doth come
By his Attourney A. B.
And doth defend the force and injurie,
When, where, et ceæera. And said that she,
The said Priscilla, ought not maintain, nor
Have thereupon her Suit against him, for
Protesting, not acknowledging that she
Is half so honest as she'ld seem to be;
Nor is her body, or her life so clear,
Nor so unspotted, as she would appear;
Nor is she of so chaste a reputation,
As is pretended by her Declaration:
Protesting also that the said Ralph Seely
(Though oft together did both he and she lye)
Ne'r meant to Marry her, but all his power,
Of love was quench'd in less then half an hour.
Besides he'ld quite undo her; if he had,
His learning was so small his life so bad.
On Munday three weeks after Michaels day
In this same Term, which very day until
Roger had leave t'emparl unto that Bill,
And then to answer it; before the same
Keepers, as well the said Priscilla came,
I'th Court of Upper Bench, at Westminster
By that Attourney nam'd before, for her,
As the aforesaid Roger, who doth come
By his Attourney A. B.
And doth defend the force and injurie,
When, where, et ceæera. And said that she,
The said Priscilla, ought not maintain, nor
Have thereupon her Suit against him, for
Protesting, not acknowledging that she
Is half so honest as she'ld seem to be;
Nor is her body, or her life so clear,
Nor so unspotted, as she would appear;
Nor is she of so chaste a reputation,
As is pretended by her Declaration:
Protesting also that the said Ralph Seely
(Though oft together did both he and she lye)
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Of love was quench'd in less then half an hour.
Besides he'ld quite undo her; if he had,
His learning was so small his life so bad.
For Plea he saith that at the time, wherein
She does suppose these slandrous words t'have bin
Spoke by th'aforesaid Roger, she the said
Priscilla was nor Widow, Wife, nor Maid;
And though she pass'd for an unbroken Virgin,
She catch'd th'aforesaid Presbyter in her gyn;
And with his wall-ey'd Saintship plaid the sinner,
Who b'ing inspir'd by a Thanksgiving dinner,
Did carnally her body know, to wit
The crime of Fornication did commit;
In the same Ward, and Parish, to his Honour,
He at one clap got three great Boyes upon her.
All which for privacy were put to feeding
At Bridewell and Pick-hatch, to learn good breeding:
And she in recompence clap'd him so sore,
With Anglice French-POX, it made him rore;
And put his Genitals in such a pickle,
That all his Parish women did article,
And out him of his Benefices twain,
And into Scotland made him trot again:
Wherefore (as lawful 'twas) on this occasion,
He spake the words laid in the Declaration.
And this he Justifies, and judgement crave,
If she this suit ought to maintain or have.
She does suppose these slandrous words t'have bin
Spoke by th'aforesaid Roger, she the said
Priscilla was nor Widow, Wife, nor Maid;
And though she pass'd for an unbroken Virgin,
She catch'd th'aforesaid Presbyter in her gyn;
And with his wall-ey'd Saintship plaid the sinner,
Who b'ing inspir'd by a Thanksgiving dinner,
Did carnally her body know, to wit
The crime of Fornication did commit;
In the same Ward, and Parish, to his Honour,
He at one clap got three great Boyes upon her.
All which for privacy were put to feeding
At Bridewell and Pick-hatch, to learn good breeding:
And she in recompence clap'd him so sore,
With Anglice French-POX, it made him rore;
And put his Genitals in such a pickle,
That all his Parish women did article,
And out him of his Benefices twain,
And into Scotland made him trot again:
Wherefore (as lawful 'twas) on this occasion,
He spake the words laid in the Declaration.
And this he Justifies, and judgement crave,
If she this suit ought to maintain or have.
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