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9 one day, the nure having been abroad, when the returned, he found the door open: whereupon, fearing that he was robbed, he called three or four neighbours and their wives to go into the houe with her, but before they got into the entry, they heard a noie, as if there had been a thouand cats in conort, which o dimayed them, that they all ran towards the door, endeavouring to get out again; but in vain, for every one of them had got yokes on their necks, that they could not poibly return; but oon after the yokes fell-off, and then a coult-taff was laid on two of the men's houlders; upon which an old woman preented herelf tark naked, ometimes hanging by the heels, ometimes by the toes, anon by the middle, with divers other potures; while, the women having all their coats turned over their ears, expoed their hape to public view, and o continued till a fryar accidently came to the houe, and then they were uddenyly releaed; but still the child being taken out of the cradle, could not be found, till at lat one of the company looking by chance up the