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fearching for his money, an old ragman

came by, and put his clothes in his bag

Simon feeing this, purfued him, but all

vain, fo was forced to return home naked

which his wife feeing fell in a horrid

and taking the dog whip fhe jerked po

Simon about, making him dance the can

ries for two hours he crying out Good wife

forbear. But fhe cried out. You rafcal

where is my money and your clothes

Thus fhe continued until fhe was tired and

he begged her pardon At length it pleafed God to vifit the

merciful Margery with a fever of which

fhe died, and never did poor Simon teftify

greater joy than at her funeral.

MARGERY’s EPITAPH.

Written by her hufband.

As vile a fcold as ever lived here lies.

Tis her hufband’s' pray’r fhe never more

may rife.

FINIS.