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Simon returned back to the well, but

pail was loft, and he made fad lamen-

tion for it, but could hear nothing of it;

d, as the old proverb fays. One forrow

dom comes alone ; for on going in doors

fire was fiaming and the bottom of the

kettle burnt out. At the fight of this he

to wringing his hands, and crying out

th a moft lamentable tone never was a

{{illegible fo unfortunate as poor Simon ; what

ll I fay to my wife when fhe comes home!

I have loft the pail ; fecond, I have

burnt out the bottom of the kettle. Here

be a lad reckoning for thefe mif-

Juft in the middle of thefe lamentations icomts his dearly beloved Margery who /ing heard him. came armed ai?d fitted the fray, flow now. firrah laid fihe, this been the care you promifed of my ances.

{{em}}Juft in the middle of thefe lamentations

comes his dearly beloved Margery who

ving heard him, came armed and fitted

{{illegible}} the fray. How now firrah faid fhe,

{{illegible}} this been the care you promifed of my

{{illegible}}finefs : and wi h that let fly a earthen

{{illegible}} at his head, which caufed the blood to

{{illegible}} about his ears. This one, fhe took

{{illegible}} by the collar and cuffed him about the

{{illegible}}chen at the moft horrid rage, Simon crying

{{illegible}} mercy ; but cruel Margery ftill en-

{{illegible}} his mifery, till the neighbours