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15 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 turneth oft times to themselves.

TALE XIII.

A MAN of Gothamn 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 spigots and faucets, and going in to the buttery, set a barrel of broach, and cried to her spouse, Pray, bring me a spigot and faucet, 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 tap-hole. Then she called a tailor with whom she made a bargain. Soon after she came to her husband