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18 from this place, if you pleaſe to go along with me to my houſe, I have a wife much troubled with the flux in her belly theſe fourteen days; and you by your experience may do her much good, if you pleaſe to give her a viſit, I humbly requeſt you to go along with me, and what content you deſire, I ſhall willingly ſatisfy you: this bell founding well in his ears, he goes with Hynd to his lodging, and by the way gives Hynd a comfortable antwer, ſaying, God forbid that I should neglect the little ſkill I have to do your wife any good.

Upon theſe compliments Hynd leads him from one ſtreet to another, till at last he got within his lodging, which was ſo contrived, it was ſome diſtance from any other houſe. Having locked the door upon him, he takes in the one hand a piſtol, and in the other a great empty purse, and furiouſly looking upon the Mountebank, he ſaid Sir, here is my wife, meaning his empty purſe, ſhe hath been a long time troubled with a flux in her belly, and you are the only man can remedy it, and find out a mean to cure this diſeaſe: or elſe I myſelf, by the help of this piſtol, am reſolved to remedy it. The Mountebank ſeeing himſelf thus cunningly and ſuddenly ſurprized, began to cry out, but was preſently ſilenced by the ſight of the piſtol, and was fain (for fear,) to let go his purſe to cure Hynd's, which had the flux. But according to his wonted charity, ſeeing the man in this trembling condition, reſtored him ſome of the money again, promiſing him to convoy him, home to his lodging, and rode with his piſtol cocked for fear of any out-cry, and in the mid-way left him to find out his chamber himſelf.