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 me and two or her gomps ate me buzzare, and the old gooſe was laid to the fire for the gentleman's ſervants. So when they came, the gooſe was ſet be- fore them. What is this, ſaid one of them? The good- man ſaid, a curious buzzard. A buzzard ! ſaid they, why 'tis an old gooſe, and thou art a knave to mock us, and ſo in great anger departed home. The fel- low was very ſorry that he had affronted them, and took a bag and put the buzzard's feathers in it; but his wife deſired him before he went, to fetch a block of wood, and in the interim ſhe pulled out the buz- zard's feathers, and put in the gooſe's. Then the man taking the bag went to the gentleman's ſervants, and ſaid, Pray be not angry with me, you ſhall ſee I had a buzzard, for here be the feathers. Then he opened the bag and took out the gooſe's feathers. Upon which one of them took a cudgel, and gave him a dozen of ſripes, ſaying, Why, you knave, could you not be content to mock us at home? but are come here to mock us.

T A L E XV.

A Man's wife of Gotham was brought to bed of a male child, and the father invited the goſſips, which were children of eight or ten years of age. The eldeſt child's name was Gilbert, the ſecond's name was Humphrey, and the godmother's name was Chriſtibel. Their relations admoniſhed them divers times, that they muſt all ſay after the Parſon. And when they were all come to the church, the Prieſt aid, be you all agreed of the name? Gilbert, Hum- phrey, and Chriſtibel, ſaid they all. The Prieſt then aid, wherefore came you hither? They immediately aid the fame. The Prieſt being amazed, could not ell what to ſay, but whiſtled and ſaid, Whey, and o did they. The Prieſt being angry, ſaid, Go home