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4 ſhe had been nine months in a haggies, a ſecond edition of crooked backed Richard, an old Engliſh King, that was born wi' teeth to bite a' round about him, and yet the wight gaed mad to be married.

John's mither tell'd him the road where to go, and what to ſay, and accordingly he sets out wi' his ſunday's coat on, and a' his braws, and a pair o' new pillonian breeks o' his mither's making, in he comes, and tell'd his errand before he would ſit down, ſays good day to you goodman, what are ye a' doing here? I am wanting a wife, and ye’re a eſher and has a gude ſorting aſide you, my mither ſays y'e can ſair me or ony body like me, what ſay ye til't goodman? How mony dochters hae ye? Are they a' married yet? I fain wad tak a look a' some o' them gin ye like.

A wow ſaid the goodwife, come in by honeſt lad and reſt you, an ye be a wooer ſit down and gie's a ſnuff; a deed goodwife I hae nae mills but my mither's, and it's at hame; a whare win ye, I'ſe no ken ye; I wat, quoth