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48 foreeeing the daunger) entered one nyght into a knightes houe, no lee wye than worhipfull, and verie riche: where thee theeues thought to have ped themelues for euer, that they hould neuer more haue needed to haue exercied that arte. This valiant knight awaketh, and hearing the noie of their feete in the houe, imagined (as it was) that there were theeues: and they were euen vpon the point of opening his chamber doore where he laye, when he iogging his wyfe awaked hir, and oftly aid to hir, Have ye not heard the noye of the theeues in the houe that are come to robbe us? I would haue ye therefore ake mee treight with great intance, after what ort, whence and howe I came by all that we haue togither in the houe. And ye hall ake mee o lowde that if there were any at the chamber dore he might eaily heare you: and I will eeme to be verie crupulous to tell you, then hall you bee more earnet with mee than before to vndertande it: at length you hall pree mee o with importunacie that I will tell it you. The Ladie his wife being verie wie and ubtill, began in this maner to ake hir hubande, and thus me aide vnto him: O deare ir, graunt mee I beeech you one thing this night that I o long haue deired to knowe: to tell me how you haue done to come