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 mind: however, taking the bloody pen in his hand he deſperately ſubſcribed and ſealed the writing. Then telling the money into a cloak-bag, he laid it on his horſe, and they, with much ceremony, took leave of each other. The gentleman laughed in his ſleeve to think how he would find him out, ſeeing he had not aſked, nor himſelf told him, where he lived.

Soon after he ſummoned all his creditors, paid them to a farthing. redeemed his land, went gallant, and recovered his eſteem in the world: but one evening as he was looking over his writings in his cloſet, he heard ſomebody rap at the door; when opening it, he ſaw the party he had borrowed the money off, with the writing in his hand, who told him, he was now come to demand him, and he muſt now go along with him; for, to his knowledge, he had paid his debts and done whatever was agreed to. The gentleman, wondering how he ſhould know this ſo ſoon, denied it. Nay, replied he fiercely, deny it not, for I'll not be cheated of my bargain: and thereupon changed into a horrible ſhape, ſtruck him almoſt dead with fear; for now he perceived it was the Devil. Then he told him, if he did not meet on the morrow in the ſame place he had lent him the money, he would come the next day, and tear him to pieces; and, ſays he, if I prove not what I ſay, you ſhall be quiet. And ſo vaniſhed out of the