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22 faster and in running he left one of his old slippers here and another there. ever looking behind him with great fear. At last, his breeches being tied with one point, what with the haste he made, and the oldness thereof they broke, and fell about his heels, and so fettered him, that he fell down in the street, with his back side bare, and an old ragged shirt, and lay sweating and blowing, quite and out, The fellow came to him, and brought him to his master, who took him to a scrivener, to give him a bond for the payment of the money; and the time for payment was fixed to be when the fai Port was sheriff of London, and was with stood by.

Then Jack of Newbury sent for a new suit of apparel for him out of Birching Lane, and a new shirt and band hat, shoes, and all things necessary for a merchant, Then he took for him a shop in Canwick-street, and furnished it with thousand pounds worth of good cloth, by which means, and other favours he did him, he grew in good credit again, and was very provident; and his wife