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The king no ſooner ſaw her, but he ſtepped forth and ſaluted her coral lips, impreſſing on them many balmy kiſſes. Then by her husband's deſire, ſhe ſat down, and the King drank to her; ſhe pledged him, and paſſed it to her husband. Then much diſcourſe enſued, in which ſhe appeared ſo witty, that the King was reſolved to have her at any rate, and ſo preſented her with ſome curious things. He paid for his plate, which the goodman would have ſent home, but be refuſed it, ordering his page to carry it; and with many kiſſes, he took his leave of the charming fair one for that time.
The King had no ſooner departed, but Jane asked her husband, who that gentleman was that had been ſo liberal to her? he told her, he ſaid he was a merchant, but he knew him not Ah! ſaid ſhe, I rather take him for ſome lord in diſguiſe; therefore dear husband, if he ſhould come again, tell him that I am ſick, or any thing you can feign to diſapoint him.
