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 23 den with earthen ware, holding the bridle in his hand ; ſaid one of the ſcholars to the reſt, if you will aſſiſt me, I'll help you to a little money, for you know we are bare at preſent. So they conſented Why then, ſaid he, we'll go and fell this fellow's aſs at Abingdon as the ſai is to-morrow, there. fore do you take the panniers off and put them upon my back, and the bridle over my head, and then lead the aſs to the mar- ket, and let me alone with the old man. This being done accordingly in a little time after, the poor man awaking, was ſtrangely ſurpriſed to ſee his aſs thus metamorphoſed. O for God's ſake! ſaid the ſcholar, do take this bridle out of my mouth, and this load off my back Zounds how came you there? replied the old man. Why, ſaid he, my father, who is a ne- cromancer, upon an idle thing that I did to diſoblige him, transformed me into an aſs; but row his heart is relented, and I am come to my own ſhape again ; and I beg you will let me go home and thank him. By all means, ſaid the crockery merchant, I do not deſire to have any thing to do with conjuration, and ſo ſet