To be short, they both intreated me to be silent, and retire to my own lodging, & that in the morning they would treat with me to my full satisfaction. This was what I aimed at, though brought about otherwise then intended. Early they both came to me: the pious Gentlewoman being very tender of her credit, would forgive me my Debt, if I would not blemish her reputation by my report; her Gallant gave me ten pieces to bind the bargain: having gotten a discharge under her hand, I sealed our contract with an Oath and faithful promise never to divulge their shame. The Gentleman (though his estate much exceeded hers) out of spight, I think, or vexation to be so caught, _incontinently_ married her, though all former sollicitations (which I understood were many) proved ineffectual. CHAP. XXV. _He is driven to extreme necessity; he describes what it is to be indigent, by what he suffered in that condition._ This ten pound I received from my old leacherous Dotard, made its _Exit_ almost assoon as its entrance into my Pocket: by that sum I thought to have purchased Mountains in _Ireland_ (and indeed there is too great plenty of them there,) by gaming; but experience told me afterwards that my design was hazardous, and so it proved, for I met with a person that _bubbled_ me at Hazard, not leaving me a penny, and ingaged besides for my proportion of the Reckoning. My Gamester dealt too hardly with me; yet it was but just, for I intended to show him as little favour, if compell’d to lye at my mercy, which I verily thought would be, having various Utensils about me to that purpose, but I was overmacht. _I thought my self secure, for I could top, By which I’ve forc’d some Cits to leave their shop. I palm’d, and put the change upon them too; I only studyed how I might undo. But now I’m met with, ’tis but just I see, That he which others cheats, should cheated be._