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 the lady having her head to dreſs a little, told him, the knew the place well enough, and would be there inſtantly.

Roger brings the pheaſants to my lord and his company, which action cauſed as much mirth as any thing that had been before, eſpecially conſidering how clowniſhly he looked and ſpoke; but they had been miſtaken as to him, for he was more knave than fool; a fly dog as you ſhall know in the following chapter.

The lady coming to the Swan, enquired for her huſband, they told her he had not been there that day. This anſwer ſtruck her dumb for a ſhort ſpace, and they ſeeing her in great confuſion, thought ſhe was ſome whore that had miſſed her ſpark, and began to banter her; then ſhe telling a lame ſtory of her being robbed, and aſking them ſome impertinent queſtions, as they fancied, about a tankard and pheaſants, they fell a laughing at her. Being of a high ſpirit, ſhe raged extremely at them, but could not help herſelf, and fearing to be mobbed for a whore, the poſted hone to vent her grief there, and finding her huſband juſt come in, ſhe told him how ſhe had been ſerved.

While they were fretting and talking thus, and the lady roaring as loud as ſhe could, the maſter of the tavern where my lord