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 The Hiſtory of the four Kings. 19

The old man frowned, ſaying, Evil fortune attend thee-Going on, ſhe came to the hedge, through which ſhe eſpied a gap, where the thought to paſs, but going in the hedge cloſed, and the thorns ran into her fleſh, ſo that with great difficulty she got out. Being now in a bloody condition, the looks for water to waſh herſelf, and looking round ſhe ſaw a well, and ſitting down, one of the Heads came up to her, ſaying, Waſh me, comb me, lay me down ſoftly. But ſhe bang'd it with her bottle, ſaying, Hang you, take this for your waſhing. So the ſecond and third Heads came up, and met with no better welcome than the firſt, whereupon the Heads conſulted amongſt themſelves, what evils to plague her with for ſuch uſage. The firſt ſaid, Let her be ſtruck with leproſy in her face. The ſecond ſaid, Let In additional flink be added to her breath. The third beſtowed on her a uſband, though but a poor country. obler.--This done, the goes on till he came to a market-town, and it be- ng market-day, the people ſmelled a ink, and ſeeing ſuch a mangy face,