Sail. Mrs. Chambers! To that place I was directed, where liv'd the maid that put the bantling out to be nurs'd by my wife for her lady; and who she was, 'tis none of our business to enquire.
Pos. Dost thou know the name of this maid?
Sail. Let me consider——Lutestring.
Foss. Sarsnet, thou mean'st.
Sail. Sarsnet, that's right.
Town. I'll turn her out of my house this moment, Filthy creature!
Pos. The evidence is plain. You have cohabitation with the mother, doctor, currat lex. And you must keep the child.
Foss. Your decree is unjust, Sir, and I'll seek my remedy at law. As I never was espoused, I never had carnal knowledge of any woman; and my wife, Mrs. Susanna Townley, is a pure virgin at this hour for me.
Pos. Susanna Townley! Susannah Townley! Look how runs the warrant you drew up this morning.
[Clerk gives him a paper.
Madam, a word in private with you. [whispers her] Doctor, my Lord Chief Justice has some business with this lady.
Foss. My Lord Chief Justice business with my wife!