THE CONTENT S. Chap. I. 15 Chap. III. A copy of Bull and Frog's letter to Lord Strutt 16 Chap. IV. How Bull and Frog went to law with Lord Strutt about the premises, and were joined by the reft of the tradesmen 17 Chap. V. The true characters of John Bull, Nic. Frog and Hocus 18 Chap. VI. Of the various fuccefs of the law-fuit 20 Chap. VII. How John Bull was fo mightily pleased with his fuccefs, that he was going to leave off his trade, and turn lawyer 21. Chap. VIII. How John difcovered that Hocus had an intrigue with his wife, and what followed thereupon 22 Chap. IX. How fome Quacks undertook to cure Mrs. Bull of her ulcer 25 Chap. X. Of John Bull's fecond wife, and the good advice that she gave him 26 Chap. XI. How John looked over his attorney's bill 28 Chap. XII. How John grew angry, and refolved to accept a compofition; and what methods were praЄtifed by the lawyers for keeping him from it 29 Chap. XIII. Mrs. Bull's vindication of the indifpenfable duty of cuckoldom, incumbent upon wives, in case of the tyranny, infidelity, or infufficiency of hufbands: being a full answer to the Doctor's fermon against adultery 32 Chap. t Chap. XIV. The two great parties of wives, the Devoto's and the Hitts 35 Chap. XV. An account of the conference between Mrs. Bull and Don Diego 36 Chap.XVI. How the guardians of the deceafed Mrs. Bull's three daughters come to John, and what advice they gave him; wherein is briefly treated the character of the three daughters: alfo John Bull's anfwer to the three guardians 44 Chap. XVII. Efquire South's meffage and letter to Mrs. Bull 59 PART II. Chap. I. THE character of John Bull's mother 56 Chap. II. The character of John Bull's fifter Peg, with the quarrels that happened between Mafter and Mifs in their childhood 58 Chap. III. Jack's charms, or the method by which he gained Peg's heart 60 Chap. IV. How the relations reconciled John and his fifter Peg, and what return Feg made to John's meffage 63 Chap. V. Of fome quarrels that happened after Peg was taken into the family 66 Chap. VI. The conversation between John Bull and his wife 68 Chap. VII. Of the hard fhifts Mrs. Bull was put to, to preserve the manor of Bullock's Hatch; with Sir Roger's method to keep off importunate duns 73 Chap. VIII. A continuation of the converfation be twixt John Bull and his wife 75 Chap. IX. A copy of Nic. Frog's letter to John Buit 82 Chap. X. Of fome extraordinary things that passed at the Salutation tavern, in the conference between Bull, Frog, Efquire South and Lewis Baboon 84 Chap. XI. The apprehending, examination, and imprisonment of Jack, for fufpicion of poisoning 88 Chap. Chap. XII. How Jack's friends came to vifit him in prifon, and what advice they gave him 93 Chap. XIII. How Jack hang'd himself up by the perfuafion of his friends, who broke their words, and left his neck in the noofe 96 Chap. XIV. The conference between Don Diego and John Bull 100 Chap. XV. The fequel of the meeting at the Saluta tion ΠΟΙ Chap. XVI. How John Bull and Nic. Frog fettled their accompts 105 Chap. XVII. How John Bull found all his family in an uproar at home 110 Chap. XVIII. How Lewis Baboon came to visit John Bull, and what paffed between them 113 Chap. XIX. Nic. Frog's letter to John Bull; wherein he endeavours to vindicate all his conduct with relation to John Bull and the law-fuit 116 Chap. XX. The difcourfe that pafs'd between Nic. Frog and Efquire South, which John Bull overheard 118 Chap. XXI. The reft of Nic.'s fetches to keep John 122 out of Ecclefdown-caftle Chap. XXII. Of the great joy that John expreffed when he got poffeffion of Ecclefdown POSTSCRIPT 125 126 1 |