England's jests refin'd and improv'd being a choice collection of the merriest jests, smartest repartees, wittiest sayings, and most notable bulls yet extant, with many new ones never before printed to which are added XIII ingenious characters drawn to the life / the whole work compil'd with great care and exactness, and may serve as the witty-man's companion, the busie-man's diversion and the melancholy man's physick and recreation, calculated for the innocent spending of the winter evenings by H.C.

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A Citizen of London had for a long time been Jealous of his Wife, mistru∣sting her Chastity, but had no real proof of it; till at length he resolving to have an ocular Demonstration, pre∣tends to go into the Countrey, but re∣turns the same Night; and coming in∣to

the House, looks through the Door into his Wives Chamber, and sees a brisk Spark Caressing her in an Amo∣rous manner. Having thus satisfied his Curiosity, he retires, resolving to discipline her the next day: So he comes to her, and after some little Dis∣course, taxes her with the last Nights Recreation. She denies it, and he af∣firms it, telling her that he saw it with his own Eyes: to which she wittily and simperingly said, What, my Dear! Won't you believe your own dear Wife, before your own Eyes?