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 12 THE MAD PRANKS haſted thither with his-glyſter-pipes as faſt as the horſes could carry him and his man; bat the doctor no ſooner came into the houſe, but he ſmell'd there was no need of glyſters. In the mean time for told not only all he met with, that there were ſuch women met to be merry at ſuch a place; and not only they, but all the women of the houſe were poiſon- ed but went likewiſe to their huſbands, and told them the like, ſo that all the people thereabouts repaired thither; which made the women ſo aſhamed, that they knew not which way to look, becauſe all that ſaw them judged they were drunk; ſo that inſtead of comforting them, which they expected, they fell a reviling them; the women alſo fell to ſcolding among themſelves, and would have fought, had not their huſbands parred them, by carrying them home.

CHAP. VII.

How Tom ſerved a company of Gypſies.

IT happened on a day, towards night that there came a company of Gypſes into a town, and had not very long been there till Tom met them and aſked them, What they made there? They ſaid, they came to town to tell the people their fortunes, that thereby they might with ſtand enſuing dan- gers. Aye, ſays Ton, and where do you lie to-night? They told him they could not tell. Nay, ſaid Tom, if you will be con-