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18                          you may obtain her. Quoth Shef. fery how shall hur come to the speech of hur; said he, take horse, and I will send for her to a friend's of mine, as if                          I would speak with hur myself, and so                           you may view her to the full. To all which Sheffery agreed: Then said Pantillo, when she is minded to de- part, out of courtesy we will wait upon her home, and so yon may meet with an opportunity to express your mind. Sheffery was very well pleased with this, and went with Mr Pantillo to his friend's house, and sent for the gen- tlewoman; and after some discourse there, they waited on her home where Sheffery moved the matter to her, and in short time he gained her fa- vour; so that the wedding day was appointed, and Mr. Pantillo was to give the bride at church, all which was done out of hand. Shortly after Sheffery found a book in a closet, which he could not understand well, but asked his wife what book it was. She told in that her first husband was a doctor of physic, and that the book he had found, was a book of                          receipts.