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22 man, as they ran to his house when they were hunted. The swine came very often in about their house, seeking fish gu and ony thing they could get. So it happened when one of the children was sitting easing itself, that one of the swine tumbl it over, and bit a piece out of its backside. The whole town rose in an uproar agai poor grunkie, as they called her, takes her before Wise Willie. Wil took an axe and cut two or three inches off her long nose. Now, says Willie, I tr I hae made thee something like another beast; thou had sic a lang mouth bef it wad a frighted a very deil to look at y but now your fac’d like a little horse cow. The poor sow ran home roaring all blood and wanting the nose; whi caused Muiredge to warn them in bef my Lord. So the wives that had the kail eaten appeared first in the Cou complaining against Muiredge. Indeed, my Lord, said they, Muiredge is no good man, when he is sic an ill neighbou he keeps black hares and white hares, little wee brown backed hares wi’ white ars and loose wagging horns; they creep at our gush-holes an’ does the like; wh we cry, pussie, pussie, they rin hame