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MADAM,
IT requires Experience, Skill, and Practice, for Men, Civilly, yet Courtly, to Entertain and Accompany Women in Visiting, or the like; they must sit within a Respectful Distance, with their Hats off, and Begin a Discourse, but let the VVoman Follow it, which they will do un∣til they are out of Breath; also they must not
Interrupt them in their Talk, but let them Speak as Much, or as Long as they will, or ra∣ther Can, for our Will to Talk is beyond our Power, but though we want not Words, yet we want Understanding and Knowledge to Talk Perpetually; Neither must Men Contradict Women, although they should Talk Non∣sense, which oftentimes they do, but must seem to Applaud and Approve, with gentle Nods and Bows, all they say; also they must View their Faces with Admiring Eyes, although they were Ill-favour'd, but those that are Beautiful, their Eyes must be Fix'd on them, or else seem to be Dazled; likewise they must seem to Start at their Calls, and Run with an affrighted hast, to Obey their Commands. Such, and many the like Ceremonies and Fooleries there are of this kind from Men to Women, but these are ra∣ther from Strangers than Domestick Acquain∣tance. Wherefore setting aside antick Follies, yet a Civil Respect and Regard is due to the Fe∣male Sex from the Masculine, even from the Greatest to the Meanest; and so leaving Men to their Constrain'd Civilities and Feign'd Ad∣mirations, I rest,
Madam,
Your faithful Friend and Servant.