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 the money you carried out with you? you had fourpence halfpenny of me that I let you have out of my own pocket, becauſe I would have you appear like a man; and beſides what you took of Johnſon the old joiner, and likewiſe of Simon Souſecrown the ſaddler, for two pair of heelpieces, & now come let me ſee what you have left.' 'Alas,' ſaid the cobbler, 'My friend was ſo far from letting me ſpend any thing, that he has given me what may be the making of us both.' 'Why, husband, quoth Joan, what has he given you ? 'Why, to tell you the truth, my ſweet wife, he has ſettled forty merks on you and me, and as a ſure token of his goodneſs, he has given me theſe two broad pieces of gold.' 'O me! quoth Joan, did thy friend give thee all this? well, God's bleſſing on his loving heart, he's an honeſt fellow I'll warrant him. 'Who do you call fellow! quoth her husband, he that is ſo particular a friend of mine is no worſe a perſon than our gracious King Henry, and were he to know what you have ſaid of him to me, you might happen to dine upon the fruit of a hemp ſeed, by which I might be rid of a ſhrew.' 'Sweet husband, quoth Joan, pardon what I have ſaid through my ignorance, and never divulge my unfortunate ſayings, as you love me, and I will never call you ill names for the future during my life.' 'Be ſure, quoth he, you keep your promiſe, and I will aſſure you that all will be well.

ING Henry, as you have heard, promiſed the Queen that ſhe ſhould be accommodated with