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 enſued; till at length divers perſons that were travelling the road came in and parted them, whereby they came to a right underſtanding, which made thoſe that had miſuſed him beg his pardon, which he granted, and diſmiſſing them kept on his way till coming to the old man's door they alighted; which made him, upon hearing the noiſe of horſes trampling, being a thing very unuſual, ſtart from the fire and put his head out of the window, and not underſtanding the meaning of it, here the knight's uncle, came puffing and blowing at a ſtrange rate, crying, why, how now, nephew? What's this I hear of you? Are you mad, to diſgrace your family by marrying a beggar's brat? For ſhame, for ſhame, conſider better than to make yourſelf a laughing-ſtock to the world, by ſuch an unſeemly match: then turning about to pretty Betty, ſaid, Pray, how came this about, you baggage, you? But however, I ſay, nephew, leave her, and come along with me, and I will provide a rich wife for you, ſuitable to your condition.

To this the young knight would have replied, but the blind beggar Monford, not being able to bear his taunts and