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15 man ran into the stable, and found the horse's tail was cut off ; then going to the bed, he found the shears wrapped up in his horse's tail. He then went to his wife, saying, I crave thy mercy, for I intended to cut off thy hair, but I have cut off my own horse's tail. Yea, said she, self do self have. Many men think to do a bad turn, but it turn oft times to themselves.

TALE XIII. A MAN of Gotham laid his wife a wager that she could not make him a cuckold. No ! said she, but I can. Do not spare me, said he, but do what you can. On a time she had hid all the spiggots and fausets, and going into the buttery, set a barrel of broach, and cried to her spouse, Pray bring me a spiggot and fauset, or else the ale will all run out. He sought up and down, but could not' find one; Come here then, said she, and put thy finger in the top-hole. Then she called a tailor with whom she made a bargain. Soon