The Cooper and his Wife.
A Hasty Cooper beat his wife with a hoop for pissing the bed: the Neigh∣••ours to reconcile him to her, told him she ••as the weaker Vessel; Therefore (quoth ••e) do I hoop her, because she should hold water.
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A Hasty Cooper beat his wife with a hoop for pissing the bed: the Neigh∣••ours to reconcile him to her, told him she ••as the weaker Vessel; Therefore (quoth ••e) do I hoop her, because she should hold water.