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[ 11 ] for a bottle of ale, and a dram, then takes the jailor aſide, as if he had been going to borrow the money from him, a d ſays to the jailor, this man is a great thief; I and two others have been in ſearch of him theſe three days, and other two men have the warrant with them, you ſh ll have a guineas in reward; yes ſaid the jailor, go and I fix the rogue for yes Tom goes out, leaving the innocent fellow and the jailor ſtruggling together, as then off for England directly.

PART III.

and hired himſelf to an old miſer of a farmer; and here he continued for ſeveral years performing he duty in ſervice well n h, though ſometimes playing a roguiſh t ick to thoſe about him, his l after had a very naughty cuſtom, that he w uld allow them so candle at night to ſee with when at ſupper. Tom one night ſats himſelf next of his maſter, and as they were all out to fal on, Tom puts his ſpoon into the mi ſt of the fh e the crowdy was hotteſt, and clapt a ſp nfu into his maſter's mouth. A pox an you for a rogue, cried his maſter, for my mouth is all burnt: a pox upon you for a maſter, ſays Tom, for you keep a houſe at as purgatory was going to my own mouth with shat ſoup and miſt the way, it being ſo dark; don't think maſter, that I am ſuch a big fool us to feed you, while I have a mouth of my own. So from that night Tom burnt hi maſter's mouth with the hot crowdle, they always not a candle to ſhew them li h ne ſupper; for, his maſter would feed no more in the d rx while Tom was preſent.

There was a ſervant girl in the houſe, who ale ways whr the made the beds, neglected to make,