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The Ten Pleasures of Marriage
The Ten Pleasures of Marriage

The Ten Pleasures of Marriage

and the Second Part, The Confession of the New Married Couple

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40 Chapters
  1. 1 INTRODUCTION
  2. 2 Publisher's Preface
  3. 3 THE TEN PLEASURES OF MARRIAGE,
  4. 4 Relating All the delights and contentments that are mask'd under the bands of Matrimony.
  5. 5 Written by A. MARSH, Typogr. LONDON, Printed in the Year, 1682.
  6. 6 To the READER.
  7. 7 The Ten PLEASURES Of MARRIAGE.
  8. 8 The Consent is given, the Match concluded, and the Wedding kept.
  9. 9 THE SECOND PLEASURE.
  10. 10 The young couple walk daily abroad, being entertained and treated by all their friends and acquaintance; and then travell into the Country for their pleasure.
  11. 11 The Wife goes a pratling by her Neighbours; complaining of her barrenness, and takes Physick for it.
  12. 12 The young Woman proves with Child, and longs.
  13. 13 Care is taking for the Child and Child-bed linnen; and to provide a Midwife and Nurse.
  14. 14 The Woman falls in Labour.
  15. 15 The Womans brought to bed.
  16. 16 Of the Gossips Feast.
  17. 17 A great Child-bed Feast is kept, and the Child put in Cloaths.
  18. 18 Conclusion.
  19. 19 The End of the Ten Pleasures of Marriage.
  20. 20 From one Friend to another, Desiring to know whether it be advisable to marry.
  21. 21 The CONFESSION Of the New Married Couple.
  22. 22 The CONFESSION Of the New Married Couple,
  23. 23 Being The Second Part of the Ten Pleasures of Marriage.
  24. 24 Relating The further delights and contentments that ly masked under the bands of Wedlock.
  25. 25 Written by A. Marsh. Typogr.
  26. 26 LONDON,
  27. 27 To the READER.
  28. 28 The CONFESSION Of the New Married Couple,
  29. 29 The Second Part of the Ten Pleasures of Marriage.
  30. 30 INTRODUCTION.
  31. 31 The young Couple begin to keep Shop, and demand their promised Portion.
  32. 32 The Husband grows Pipsy; and keeps the first Lying-in: Takes the Doctors advice. Is mocked by his Pot-Companions.
  33. 33 Whilest the Husband is from home, the Wife plaies the Divel for God's sake. The Husband upon his journy will want for nothing.
  34. 34 The Wife will be Master of the Cash, or mony Chest.
  35. 35 Of Mens negligence of their affairs; whereby their Antic-tricks and loss of time is discovered.
  36. 36 The Woman hath got the Breeches. What mischeefes arise by it. Counsel for the unmarried. To shun those that are evil natured.
  37. 37 The bad times teaches the new married Couple. Makes them brave housekeepers. They take in Lodgers, and give good examples to their Children.
  38. 38 The Parents would bring up their son in their way of Trade, but he hath no mind to't. He is put to School out of the City. Grows a Scholler, commits much mischief. Is apprehended and informed what a Schollerlike life is.
  39. 39 Of base conditioned Maid-servants.
  40. 40 An empty Purse, makes a sorrowfull Pate. The Husband grows jealous. And the Wife also. The Husband is weary of his wife, and seeks to be divorced.