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 ( 15 ) and faid, Pray be not angry with me, you fhalt fee I had a buzzard, for here be the feathers. Then he opened the bag and took out the goofe’s feathers. Upon, which one of them took a cudgel. and gave him a dozen ftripes, faying. Why you knave, could you not be con- tent to mock us at home ? but are you come here to mock us ? TALE XV. A Man’s wife of Gotham was deli- vered of a male child, and the father invited the goffips, which were chil- dren of eight or ten years of age The eldeft child’s name was Chriftibel. Their relations admonifhed them di- vers times that they must all fay after ithe parfon.* And when "they were all come to the church, the Pried faid, be you all agreed of the name ? Gilbert, Humphrey, and Chriftibel, faid they, all. The prieft then faid, Wherefore come you hither ? They immediately faid the fame. The Prieft being ama- ed, could not tell what to fay, but whiftled, and faid, Whey, and fo did hey The prieft being angry, faid, Go