Likewise Some Of Their War Captains,
And Great Men, Very Often Will Retain 3 Or 4 Girls At A Time
For their own Use, when at the same time, he is so impotent and old,
as to be incapable of
Making Use of one of them; so that
he seldom misses of wearing greater Horns than the Game he kills.
The Husband is never so enrag'd as to put his Adulteress to Death; if she
is caught in the Fact, the Rival becomes Debtor to the cornuted Husband,
in a certain Quantity of Trifles valuable amongst them, which he pays
as soon as discharg'd, and then all Animosity is laid aside betwixt
the Husband, and his Wife's Gallant. The Man proves often so good humour'd
as to please his Neighbour and gratify his Wife's Inclinations,
by letting her out for a Night or two, to the Embraces of some other,
which perhaps she has a greater Liking to, tho' this is
not commonly practis'd.
They set apart the youngest and prettiest Faces for trading Girls;
these are remarkable by their Hair, having a particular Tonsure
by which they are known, and distinguish'd from those engag'd to Husbands.
They are mercenary, and whoever makes Use of them, first hires them,
the greatest Share of the Gain going to the King's Purse,
who is the chief Bawd, exercising his Perogative over all
the Stews of his Nation, and his own Cabin (very often)
being the chiefest Brothel-House. As they grow in Years,
the hot Assaults of Love grow cooler; and then they commonly are so staid,
as to engage themselves with more Constancy to each other.
I have seen several Couples amongst them, that have been so reserv'd,
as to live together for many Years, faithful to each other,
admitting none to their Beds but such as they own'd for their Wife or Husband:
So continuing to their Life's end.
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