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 4 The Life and Merry Exploits

towards night he rode to an inn which ſtood in a private road where it ſeems fome highwaymen did uſe to put up. After he had ſeen his horſe dreſ and fed, he came into the houſe, where were two handſome ladies by the fire; he beſpoke a good ſupper, and invited them unto it. When ſupper was ready he called for wine, and made their merry. They ſeemed very coy to him, but he knowing of their humours, he pulled out of his pocket a handful of gold, ſaying, “Maids where "are your hearts, look you what is here." And after much mirth, to bed he, went, and preſently after came in two men, which kept thoſe two whores, to whom they related all the courteſy of Hynd, and that he had abundance of gold about him: They reſolved to watch his going, and to follow him on the morn; Bar Hynd being wakeful, was up and mounted before the two ladies were ſtirring: when they heard his horſe prance, they looked out of the window, and ſeeing he rode a good horſe, were ready to fail out who ſhould have him: I will have the horſe, ſaid the one, and you ſhall have his money. Nay, I'll have his horſe, ſays the other. In confuſion they quickly made themſelves ready, and rode after Hynd when they had overtaken him; they aſked him which way he rode? he anſwers them, toward Cambridge. They told him, they would be gla of his company. Now riding in a place where n people were nigh, one of the thieves ſings, “Maid as where are your hearts, look you what here is. Hynd feeing their intent, and knowing he wa betrayed, anſwered them at the ſame time, Not you rogues, you are both undone, look you whe here is! ad drawing forth his piſtol, and firin at one of them, by chance ſhot his horſe in th head, who preſently fell down with his maſter le