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 THE WISE MEN OF GOTHAM. II

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 buzzard'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 ſtripes, ſaying, Why, you knave, could you not be content to mock us at home? but are you come here to mock us alſo.

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 god-mother'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 ſaid, be you all agreed of the name? Gilbert, Humphrey, and Chriſtibel, ſaid they all The Prieſt then ſaid, Wherefore came you hither! They immediately ſaid the ſame. The Prieſt being amazed, could not tell what to ſay, but whiſtled and ſaid, Whey, and ſo did they. The Prieſt being angry, ſaid, Go home fools, go home. Then Gilbert, Humphrey and Chriſtibel did the ſame The Prieſt then provided godfathers and godmothers himſelf. Here a man may fee, that children can do