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20                   practice increased, and he had wonder- ful luck in all his undertakings. Shortly after a gentleman hard by had lost his mare, and hearing of Sheffery's                   skill, went to him, to know if he could help him to his mare; he told him yes, but I must give you a clyster. A                   clyster, quoth the man. Yes, quoth Sheffery, a clyster. Well, quoth he, if I must, I must. Which, when he                   had taken it he paid the doctor for, and walking homewards, and finding he had occasion to ease himself, as he                   was stepping over a stile to a conveni. ent place, he espied his mare, con- cluded it was by reason of his clyster. This more and more made Sheffery's                   name famous, so that he was applauded beyond all the doctors thereabouts. Not long after, an old man fell down a pair of stairs, and was greatly hurt; but his careful wife saved his water, and went to Sheffery for his advice, who took the urine in his hand and asked it, asking the woman how her husband was first taken? She answered, he fell backwards dow a pair of stairs.