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 The Life and Merry Exploits, &c.

CHAP. II.

How Hynd robbed a gentleman on foot, end furniſhed himſelf with a horſe, money, and clothes.

HYND having loſt his horſe, when he made his eſcape, was reſolved to get one, or follow his trade on foot: his maſter's misfortune grieved him much, yet he quickly cast it out of his mind: and now to colour his knavery, he puts himſelf in the habit of a ſhepherd, with a long pike ſtaff on his neck, and to travels towards Banbury, where in his way he eſpied a gentleman coming down a hill, leading his horſe in his hand; Hynd, as if he took no notice of the gentleman, went whiſtling the tune of an ordinary pſalm. When the gentleman came to the foot of the hill, where Hynd ſtood whiſtling the pſalm, the gentleman enquired of him the time of the day? He anſwered him very civilly; but as the gentleman was getting on his horſe, Hynd hit him with his long pole ſuch a ſtroke between the head and the ſhoulders, that he made him ſtumble on the ground. Hynd preſently took his money, cloak, horſe and ſword, and left him his old coat and his ſtaff to hit on the hoof, and gave him twenty ſhillings back to bear his charges. But to this day the gentleman loves not the tune of a pſalm.

CHAP III.

How Hynd was betrayed by two Whores, who ſent two Highwaymen to take his money, and how he robbed them.

HYND having gotten a good purchaſe of gold, paſt away the day very merrily, and then towards