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 ithin three miles of the town where he live d, and he was very well mounted; but ough the moon was up, an accident, which little diſordered him, was, that it was not nly cloudy, but a very thick, black cloud ame ſuddenly (that is to ſay, without his otice, ſo it was fudden to hin) and ſpread ver his head, which made it very dark; d, to add to the diſorder, it began to rain olently.

Upon this, being very well mounted, as I fore obſerved, he reſolved to ride for it, ving not above two miles to the town; ſo ping ſpurs to his horse, he galoped away. man whoſe name was Gervais: not be- ſo well mounted was a conſiderable way hind. The darkneſs and the rain toge- put him a little out of humour; but as t was a little unexpected, perhaps it made m ride the harder rather than abate his ce.

In the way there was a ſmall river, but ere was a good bridge over it, well walled both ſides; ſo that there was no danger re, more than any where elſe; but the tleman kept on his ſpeed to go over the dge, when being rather more than half r, his horſe ſtopped on a ſudden, and ſed as we call it, bearing off to the right d; he ſaw nothing at firſt, and was not h diſcompoſed at it, but ſpurred his ſe to go forward; the horſe went two or e ſteps, then ſtopped again, ſnorted, and