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 company, and to go to fairs and meetings to see sports and pastimes

Going to a feast, the young men were all met, some to cudgels, some to wrestling, some throwing the hammer and the like; Tom stood a while to see the sport, and at last goes to them that were throwing the hammer; and standing a little to see their manlike sport, at last he takes the hammer in his hand to feel the weight of it, and bid them stand out of the way, for he would throw it as far as he could. Aye, said the smith and jeered poor Tom, you'll throw it a great way I'll warrant you; Tom took the hammer in his hand and flung it; and their was a river about five or six furlongs off, and flung it into that: When he had done, he bid the smith fetch the hammer again, and laughed the smith to scorn.

When Tom had done this exploit, he would go to wrestling, tho' he had