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8                   Sheffery being ingenious, said, we'll go                    change it for three groats: to which they consented, So going from street to street, at last they came to Lom- bard street, where Sheffery spies a tray full of groats, and cryed, here hur will do it, if ever. The gentleman of                   the shop being at dinner, the hatch was shut, and nobody in the shop but an old jackananes, chained, upon the counter: Sheffery leaning over the hatch, said, Good Sir, will you give hur three groats for a shilling? and held the shilling forth, which the jack- anapes, took, and put it down into the place where he used to see his master put money, and minded, Sheffery no                   more; but hur was very, urgent with the jackanapes for hur shange; and said, good sir, what does bur intent to                   do? Will hur give hur three groats for a shilling or no? but the jackanapes not minding, stirred hur Welsh blood up, fearing that the old shentleman Was minded to cheat them, which caused a great croud about the door, so that, the gentleman of the house heard them, and coming into the shop to see what was the matter, began to