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 In love release me from this horrid smoke,

And I will never more my wife provoke;

She strait did yield to let him down from thence

And said be careful of the next offence.



OT long after she sent him to the mill with a sack of corn, and bade him what she said to him, or he should  go unpunished. Well, said Simon, I I shall never offend thee more. For promise she gave him a mess of milk,  when he had eaten all up, he took the  of corn on his back, and went towards  mill, which stood about two miles from the house. When Simon was got about half he began to be weary, which was the  of a greater misfortune; for a man  by leading an empty horse towards the mill, perceiving Simon weary of his load,  him he might lay it upon his spare horse. which Simon willingly consented. The riding on, Simon could not pace with, so he desired him to leave it for him at