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 ( 19 ) him, he would receive fix-pence for eachy of them. This good news made the flaver fend for a dram. Leper was ſtill praiſing them for quite good-natured gentlemen So Leper takes him to the bed where the ſheep.heads lay covered, and deſired him to waken them, for' they would not be angry, or fay an ill word to him, the barber lifts the covering, and ſeeing the ſheep-heads, runs out curfing and ſwearing, and Leper crying after him, “ Sheep-head barber." The Barber rcfolved to be revenged on Leper, ſo when he was having Meſs John; he tells him, that Leper was the drunkeneſt fellow in the parilli; fo Meſs John warns him to the fellion: Leper comes and ſays, “ 'What do you want with me, Sir ? Come " away, Leper, fays Meſs John, I hear a “ bad report of you."-" Me, Sir! I am "fure they were not my friends that told you that."- Indeed, I am iàformed you "s are a great drunkard. I a drunkard! you: “ have not a foberer man in your pariſh: “ Stay, Sir, I'll tell you how I lead my life: " a bit of brcad, that I call my morning :- “ For breakfaſt I generally take a herring and a chopping of ale, for I cannot fup brofe like 5. my lads; the herring makes me dry,, ſo at " eleven hours I take a pint; at dinner another pint; at four afternoon my comrades and "Ijoin, ſometimes we are a pint and fome.
 * In the morning I take a choppen of ale, and