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Rh he, my name's Jock Sandyman, they ca' me Simple John the ſack-weaver, I hae nae tocher but my loom, a pirn-wheel, a kettle-pat, a braſs-pan, twa piggs, four cogs and a candleſtick, a good cock, a cat, twa errocks new begun to lay; my ſiſter Sara is married on Sleeky Willie the wylie weaver, and I maun hae a hagwife or my mither die, for truly ſhe’s very frail, and ony harl o' health ſhe has is about dinnertime; what ſay ye till't good man? can ye buckle me or no?

Goodman.) A dear John, ye're in an unco haſte, ye wadna hae your wife hame wi' ye? they're a' three before ye, which oſ them will ye tak?

Hout tout, says John, ony o' them will fair me, but my mither ſays there's twa o' them has fauts, and what is their fauts, ſaid the goodwife? hout, ſaid John, it's no meikle faut, but I dinna like it, they got men or they were married. And what ſhall I do wi' them? ſaid the goodman.

John.) A deed good man, as ye're ay dealing amang dead beaſts and living beaſts, I wad put them awa amang i-