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Her parents were ſtarted at this and not knowing what could be the occaſion of ſo ſudden an alteration in a perſon who had profeſſed ſuch love to their daughter, followed him into a private room, to be informed of the reaſon of his diſcontent, and on found the occasion of it; whereupon calling his daughter aſide, he told her what German had ſuggeſted. To which ſhe modeſtly ⟨r⟩eplied, ſeeing the gentieman had ſaved ⟨h⟩er life, when others had failed, ſhe ⟨t⟩hought, ſhe could do no leſs in requital ⟨th⟩an to give him her love, and was re⟨so⟩lved if ever ſhe married to be his wife. ⟨T⟩his ſtartled the old man more and more ⟨a⟩nd Beateman miſtruſting what had hap⟨pe⟩ned, came in the interm, and being ⟨de⟩manded by her father, if he made love ⟨to⟩ his daughter, boldly owned it: deſi⟨ri⟩ng his conſent to have her in marriage.
How ſaid the old man, you that are a ⟨ſt⟩ranger, make love to my daughter, and ⟨w⟩ithout my knowledge, you may be a ⟨be⟩ggar for ought I know. I intend togive
