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 16 THE HISTORY OP THE ' the money you carried out with you? you hid ' fourpence halfpenny of me to I let you have ' out of my own pocket, becauſe I would love you ' appear like a man; and beſides what you took ' of John on the old joiner, and likewiſe of Simion ' Soufecrown the ſadler for two pair of heelpieces, ' und no come let me ſee what you have left? a- las, ſaid the cobler. My friend wan ſo far from ' letting me ſpend any thing that he has given me ' what may be the making of us both.' ' Why ' huſband, quoth Jan, 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 ſure ' token of his goodneſs, he has given me theſe two ' broad pieces of gold. O me ! quoth Joan, did ' thy friend give the all this? Well, God'a bleſſing ' on his loving heart he's an honeſt fellow ! I'll war- ' rant him. Who do you call fellow ! quoth her ' huſband, he that is to particular a friend of mine ' is no worſe a perſon than our gracious King Hen- ' ry and, were he to know what you have ſaid of ' him to me, you might happen to dite upon the ' fruit of hemp ſeed by which might be rid of a ' ſhrew ' ' Sweet huſband, quoth Joan, pardon ' what have ſaid through my ignorance, and never ' divulee my unfortunate ſayings aſ you love me, ' and I will never call you ill names for the future, ' during my life.' ' Before, quoth he you keep your promiſe, and I will aſſure you that all will be well

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