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19 Lord Provost, who sends two officers for Leper, who came immediately. My Lord asked him how he dared to take away the Principal's mutton? Leper replied, how dared your civileers to take away my kail pot? I'm sure there is less in making a pot full of kail, than roasting a leg of mutton, law makers should not be law breakers, so I demand justice on the civileers? The Provost asked him what justice he would have? says he, make them carry the pot back again; and to the Principal, a leg of mutton will not make him and me fall out; so they were forced to carry the pot back again, and Leper caused the boys to huzza after them to their disgrace.

There was a barber who always plagued Leper, and called him prick-the-louse.—Leper resolved to be even with him, so he goes and buys three sheep heads, and sends for the barber, and told him that there were three fine Southland gentlemen just come to his house, who much wanted to be shaved, and he assured him he would receive six-pence for each one of them;—this good news made the shaver send for a dram;—Leper was still praising them for quiet good natured gentlemen. So Leper takes him to the bed where the sheep heads lay covered, and desired him to awaken them for they would not be angry, or say an ill word to