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The old book collector's miscellany (Volume 5); or, A collection of readable reprints of literary rarities, illustrative of the history, literature, ... the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
Charles Hindley
Paperback. General Books LLC 2012-02-07.
ISBN 9781154424850
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1872 Excerpt: ... A Dialogue between the Maid and the Nurse, about their Master, Mr. Nevellhis Generosity. Maid. URSE, I will tell you what I heard my Master say even now of you. Nurse. Why, what did he say? I pray thee tell me. Ma. He said that he would turn away both you, and me: you to morrow, and me the next day after. Nur. How can I go away, and my Mistress so ill? thou talkest strangely; or thou either, why what is the matter with him now? it is the strangest man, he is never contented, never quiet. Maid. For your part he saith, that you are so chargeable to him, and put him to such cost for my Mistress, that he will not by any means endure it. Nur. He is a base fellow, for all he is my master, would he have to starve my mistress? I will have that which is fitting for her, that I will, a poor sick woman, I think he would starve her, if he might have his will. Maid. Truly I must needs say that he is very miserable, I am sure I have felt it, and know it; for I did live with him when he was a Widower. Nur. Was he not then more generous and free, than he is now? Maid. Free? I will tell you how free he was; I was all the family he had; and he gave me but 18s. a year, and we lay in bed (commonly) till 9. or 10. of the clock in the morning; and went to bed before candle light to save charges; and he would let me make but one meal a day for the most part (as himself had) and that was with a black pudding to dinner, and an half penny loaf, except by chance sometimes he cut me a slice of bread and cheese, and that very thin: which he always used to lock up in the Cupboard himself, because he would not trust me with it. Nur. Had you no supper then never, nor breakfast too? Maid. Sometimes he would cut me a thin slice of bread and cheese? or else give me a slice of bread only or a
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