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(18) Pate of the Pans, play’d a ſad prat, caſting in two pound of candles among the kail which made them ſae fat, that ſome could apt ſup them, for the candle wicks came into their cuttles like ſutter’s lingles in the diſh but ſome of them wi’ ſtronger ſtomachs, ſtripped them thro' their teeth like ration tails, and fald, mony a an would he blythe o fie a ſtring to tie their hoſe wi' in a pinch: my Lord and the Gentry, Meſs John and the Clerk were all placed at the head of the table, oppoſite to the bride, but would ſup none of the candle kail, Wiſe Willy and the bridegroom ſerved the table, and cried ſup and a ſorrow to you, for I never liked four kail about my houſe; when the fleſh came the bride got a ram’s rumple to pick, ſhe takes it up and wags it at my Lord, ſaying, Ti, hi, my Lord, what an a piece is dat? O, ſaid he, that‘s the tail piece, that belongs to you; Me, my Lord, it’s no mine, I never had a ting like dat, it’s a fiſh tail, ſee as it wags, it's a bit o’ a dead beaſt; O yes, ſaid he bride, yes have hit it now: but how come you to eat with your gloves on? Indeed my Lord, their is a reason for dat, I hae ſcabbit hands. O ſy, ſaid he, I canna believe you, ſo ſhe pulls down a piece of her gloves and ſhows him O yes, ſaid he, I ſee it is ſo; Aha, my Lord I wiſh you ſaw my a—, it’s a’ in ae hotter; O ſy ſaid he, bride, you ſhould not ſpeak ſo before Ladies and your maiden; I wonder, ſaid he to Wiſe Willy, her father, you do not teach your daughter to ſpeak otherwiſe. A be my fog, my Lord, ye may as ſoon kiſs her a—, as ear her ſpeak otherwiſe: I find ſo ſain my Lord, but it lies much in lack of a teacher.

The next diſh that was preſented on the table was roaſted hens, and the brides portion, being laid on her plate, ſhe ſays so my Lord, will ye let me dip my fowl arſe amang your ſauce! Upon my word and