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(24) MINISTER and Muſſel-Mou‘d HARRIE

Muſſel-Mou'd Harrie, the ſkull maker, whose lug was nail'd to a tree near my Lord's garden, for cutting young laughs, for to make creels and ſkulls of. He aſumed a head dreſs as he had been the devil, and went and play'd his tricks in the night time, which frighted the whole town until the time he was catched by my Lord's piper. He was then ſent for to the miniſter, and was obliged to put on his frightful dreſs, with the appearance of two horns on his head; the miniſter rebuked him, but he had the aſſurance to tell the miniſter, that he only frighted his own town, but that he frighted the whole pariſh, by telling them to repent or be d-d, this is your gate o't ſtir; ſo I made them repent by fright, and I think I fud be paid by your honour for't, as you tell me ſir about my Lord's laughs width I ſuffered for, if your honour's lug had been there you would not have got ſo eaſy off ſtir, your lug is as lang as my grey cats, ſo I bid you farewel until our next meeting.

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