She replied that she would bring in an account of the expenses of it in two or three shapes, and like a bill of fare, I should choose as I pleased; and I desired her to do so.
The next day she brought it, and the copy of her three bills was a follows:—
| l.s.d | ||
| 1. | For three months’ lodging in her house, including my diet, at 10s. a week | 06 00 0 |
| 2. | For a nurse for the month, and use of Child-bed linen | 01 10 0 |
| 3. | For a minister to christen the child, and to the godfathers and clerk | 01 10 0 |
| 4. | For a supper at the christening if I had five friends at it | 01 00 0 |
| For her fees as a midwife, and the taking off the trouble of the parish | 03 03 0 | |
| To her maid servant attending | 00 10 0 | |
| _______ | ||
| 13 13 0 |
This was the first bill; the second was the same terms:—
| 1. | For three months’ lodging and diet, etc., at 20s. per week | 13 00 0 |
| 2. | For a nurse for the month, and the use of linen and lace | 02 10 0 |
| 3. |