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A modest Gentlewoman being compelled to a•…•…cuse her Husband of defect, and being in the Court, she humbly desir'd the Judge, that she might write what she durst not speak for Modesty; the Judge gave her that liberty, and a Clerk was presently commanded to give her Pen, Ink, and Paper; Whereupon she took
the Pen without dipping it into the Ink, and made as if she would write. Says the Clark to her, Ma∣dam, there is no Ink in your Pen, Truly, Sir, says she, that's just my Case, and therefore I need not explain my self any further.