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C H A P. VII.

Simon's Wife fends him to buy Soap, but go-

ing over a bridge he let's the Money fall

into the river ; of a Ragman's ftealing his

Clothes, and Margery's Death and Burial.

MARGERY calling Simon to her, faid

Will you never be careful in any thing

let you about ? Yes, dear wife, l hope I

fhall. Why then faid fhe, take this money

I have tied up in a clout that you may not

lofe it. Therefore go you to market, and

all the hafte you can, and get me fome

ap. I will, fweet wife quoth he, and with

that he went as faft hs ever he could.

Now in his way he was to pafs over a

and, coming to the middie of it, a

ght of crows flew over his head, which

frightened him, that he let fall his mo-

This was the begining of a new for-

he ftood a while, and knew not what

to take. At length he refoved to

off his clothes, and jump into the wa-

and fearch for it. Now, as he was