The London-Bawd: With Her Character and Life: Discovering the Various and Subtle Intrigues of Lewd Women — John Shaqi
The London-Bawd: With Her Character and Life: Discovering the Various and Subtle Intrigues of Lewd WomenAnonymous
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The London-Bawd: With Her Character and Life: Discovering the Various and Subtle Intrigues of Lewd Women
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Prostitution -- England -- London
_Pierpoint_! Yes Sir, says she, you han't forgot _Pierpoint_ of _Hargrave_,
I suppose; I have some small Estate there still: Madam says he, I am very
glad to see you; It is not an hour ago since I was Drinking your Health: I
hope your good Daughter's very well: She's very well at your Service, Sir,
replyed the old Crone; and I hope, Sir, you'l do me the honour to go and
see her: I'll wait upon you another time, Madam, said he, but I an't in a
condition to wait upon a young Lady now; O you are very well, reply'd she;
come, you shall go along with me; and taking him by the Hand, leads him
along with her: The Steward was the more willing to go, upon the account of
what the Gentleman had said to him at the Tavern about _Mrs. Pierpoint_ and
her Daughter, and so went with her the more easily.
As they went along together, she ask'd him about several Persons in the
Country, which she had hear the Gentleman and he talk of; So that he had no
manner of doubt but that this was the very Person she pretended to be. And
among other things, she ask'd him who it was that he was drinking her
Health with to day, as he was talking; and he telling her it was one Mr.
_Hanwel_ she presently describ'd his Person, which she had seen at the
Tavern with him. At last she brings him to her house, which was in an Alley
on the back-side of _St. Jones_'s Lane, and has him into a Parlour very
well furnished; and then tells him She'll go and fetch her Daughter: And
goes to one of her first-rate Girls, and having given her her Lesson, has
her into the Steward, who Complements her to a great degree, and told her
he had heard a very good Character to her, both as to her Beauty and Parts;
but that he found they came far short of what she merited; & added, that he
thought himself very happy in Meeting with her Mother, because by that
means he had the Honour of being introduc'd into her good Company.--The
Jilt knew whom She was to personate, and carry'd herself is demurely as
cou'd be; but both the Bawd and She ply'd him with good store of Wine,
which made the Steward very merry and frollicksome, and according as Mrs.
_Betty_ found him, She put her self forward. But it beginning to grow late,
_Brightnel_ would have been gone, but the pretended Mrs. _Pierpoint_ would
by no means suffer him to go, till he had supp'd, which was a getting ready
on Purpose for him, by which means he was drawn to to stay till supper was
ready; and to make the time seem less tedious, the old Bawd calls for a
Pack of Cards, and sets her pretended Daughter and he to play a Game of
_Cribbage_ together. At last Supper was brought in, and her Servants
waiting upon them at Table, like a Person of Quality; Mrs. _Pierpoint_
every now and then Drinking a Health, sometimes to Mr. _Hanwel_, and by and
by to all their Friends at _Hargrave_; then to his good Health, which
engag'd him to drink theirs: Till Supper being ended, the Bawd ask'd one of
her Servants what a Clock it was? Who answered, Past Eleven: The Gentleman
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