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6 ther beasts, or gin ye be aun ony penny, let some body tak them up o' deſperate debt, I ſude ſlie the fykes frae them, they anger'd you, and sham'd you baith wi' their baſtards, a wheen daft jades it gets men or they be married, and bairns or they get bridals.

Goodwife.) A wat well that's trae lad

Glrzy.) A well John then, will ye tak me, I hae nae baſtards, how will ye and I do?

John.) I watna gin ye be able to get a baſtard, yet ye may hae ſome war faut; but ye maun be my pennyworth, for ye're unco little, and I'm o'er muckle, and gin ye an I war ance carded thro' ither, we may get bonny weans o' a midlen mak; I hae nae fauts to ye, but ye a hae high breaſt, a hump back, a ſhort neck, and high ſhouthers, the hands and legs may do, tho' your mouth be a wee to the tae ſide, it will ly well to the rock, and I hae a hantle o' tow to ſpin, will be baith ſarks and ſacks till us, ye'll be my ſonſey dauty, up and down; a perfect beauty, wi' cat's yellow een, black