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Man in Gotham that did not love his wife, and ſhe having fair hair, her huſband ſaid divers times, he would put it off but durſt not do it when ſhe was awake ſo he reſolved to do it when ſhe was aſleep. Therefore one night he took up a pair of ſheers, and put them under his pillow; which his wife perceiving, ſaid to one of her maids, Go to bed to my husband, for he intends to cut off my hair to-night; let him cut off thy hair, and I will give thee as good a kirtle as ever thou didſt ſee. The maid did ſo, and feigned herſelf aſleep; which the man perceiving cut off the maid's hair, and wrapped it about the ſheers, and laid them under the pillow, and went to ſleep. The maid aroſe, and the wife took the hair and ſheers, and went to the hall, and there burned the hair.— The man had a fine horſe that her loved much, and the good wife wept into the ſtable, cut off the horſe's tail wrapped the ſheers up in it, and then laid them under the pillow again. Her huſband feeling her combing her head in the morning, marvelled very much thereat