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( 20 ) The good man in the hollow tree,

immediately peep’d out;

His neighbour, wife and maid to ſee

all dance and trump about.

Whoſe here? my kind 8 loving wifeǃ

likewiſe my maid young Sue!

My Quaking neighbour too ads-life!

a jovial whoring crew!

Jack broke the charm & then the pot,

soon looſen'd from their hands.

And they were likewiſe reeking hot,

with ſkipping o’er the lands.

The Inn-keeper ſaid Note it well,

I’ll geld you ere you go;

But on his knees the Quaker fell,

and ſaid Some pity show.

My precious nutmegs do not wound,

for fear I should not live;

I’ll pay thee down one hundred pound,

if thou wilt me forgive.

No, no, quoth Jack, we will have two,

in lawful ready gold;

Or elſe we will not pardon thee,

we have thee ſafe in hold.

I’ll freely give thee thy demand,

but yet beware I pray:

The wicked do not underſtand

that I have gone aſtray.

No, no, they ſaid, and home he went,

the gold he did receive;