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 ( 5 ) bufh, and fome into another. How- ever, he charged them to meet him in the market place. The man went to the market to meet with the cheefes, and ftayed till the market was almoft over; then went and enquired at his neigh- bours, if they faw his cheefes come to the market? Why, who fhould bring them ?faid one. Marry, themfelves, faid the fellow, they knew the way ve- ry well. A vengeance on them, they ran fo faft, I was afraid they would run beyond the market; I am perfuad- ed they are by this time almoft as far as .York So he immediately rod to York, but was very much difappointed. And to add to it, he never found nor heard of one of his cheefes. TALE V. A Man of Gotham bought at Not-

tingham-market, a trivot, or barn-iron, and going home with it, his fhoulders grew weary with the carriage.He fet it down,and feeing it had three feet, faid, Whorefon,thou haft three feet and I but two, thou fhalt bear me home if thou wilt; fo fet himfelf down upon it, and faid to it, Bear me as long as I have done thee, for if thou doft not,