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(19) up he gets his elwand, and gives a stroke on the bed, which caused the brute to rise, and not seeing where to go, it fell a crying and turned round, which set the whole house a roaring out murder in their own tongue. The goodwife ran to the bed above the goodman, and the whole family cried out, not knowing what it was, but Leper and his two lads whipt off the blankets, and the brute ran in amongst the rest unperceived, then Leper lighted a candle, and all of them got out of bed, paid Leper for his work, and more if he pleased, and begged him to go away and take the devil with him. So home he went, but never was employed by that wife any more.

Leper had a deal of the best customers both in town and country, so one time he had occasion to go to the parish of Inchinan to make a wedding suit to a gentleman, after they were finished, he asked drink money for his lads, which the gentleman refused ; Leper resolved to be even with him, so he goes up to the hayloft where the groom slept, and takes his stockings, breeches, and jacket, sews altogether and stuffs them fall of lay, makes a head, puts a rope about his neck,