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The Skull-maker, whose lug was nail'd to a tree near my Lord's garden, for cutting young saughs, for to make skulls and creels of, he put himself in a hideous dress, and went about playing tricks in the night-time, which frighted the whole town, until he was catched by my Lord's piper. He was therefore sent to the minister, who rebuked him; but Harry said that he frighted only his ain town, but the minister frighted the whole parish, by telling them that they would go to Hell, if they did not repent; this is your gate o't stir, and I make them to repent by fright; so I think I should be paid by your honour for't. You tell me, stir, about my Lord's saughs, for which I suffered; if your honour's lug had been there, you wou'dna gotten aff sae easy, for, stir, your lugs are as lang as my grey cat's so I bid you farewell.