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 16 The Life and Merry Exploits

all honeſt men, only cavaliers he lets them go; will put his gold among mine own: I would have given ten pounds to have been rid of him, when firft I met with him. So after ſupper, going to bed, Hynd came to the inn, uſing to lye lurking there unknown, and the hoſt told him in what fear an old committee man was to-day; ſaying, he had met with Hynd, who gave him money to drink his health, but he ſaid, he would ſee him hanged firſt, and called him a rogue a thouſand times. Hynd went to bed, and let the old man travel firſt in the morning, and about an hour after, Hynd rode after him: when he had overtaken him, he aſked the old man if he drank his health? yes, ſaid he, I was never fo drunk all my life, as I was laſt night, for I drank the king's health, the queen's health, the prince's, and your health ten times over. Hynd ſaid to him, friend I have found you out in many lies, and now I will make you call me rogue for ſomething, Hynd made him untie his greeſy napſack, where he found fifty pieces of gold, and his own piece beſides. Now the committee man, to chear up himſelf, reſolves to borrow ſo much off the State, before he went another journey, Hynd ſaid, the ſooner you get it, the better for me, if I meet you.

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How Hynd robbed a Gentleman in Hide-Park.

HYND being well horſed, went one evening into Hide-Park to ſee ſome ſport; and riding up and down the Park by coaches, eſpy'd a bag of money by a gentleman, with whom Hynd fed ſome diſcourſe about the race that was to be run;