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Willie, its the father o' the maukins, I ken by its lang lugs.

Now ſome ſay this hiſtory is too ſatirical; bue it is according to the knowledge of theſe times, not to ſay one place by another. The old wives will tell you yet of many ſuch ſtories of the devil appearing to their grandfathers and grandmothers: and dead wives coming back again-to viſit their families loag after being dead; So this Buckhaven was once noted for droll exploits; but it is now become more known, and a place now produces the hardieſt ſailors of any town on the Scots coaſt, Yet many of the old people in it ſtill retain the old tincture of their ancient and uncultivated ſpeech, ſuch as Be go laddie; they are alſo of a fiery nature for if if you aſk any of their wives, where their College ſtands, they'll tell you, if your noſe was is their a-e, your mouth would be at the door of it.