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50 that I neuer gate anything trulye. His Ladie amazed to heare that aunwere, would not yet beleeue it at the firt, but aide: What for hame, how can you euer peake this with truth! being reputed here the bet Gentleman in this citie: and there is none in all this realme I dare well aye that would once dare to upect you for a theefe. Out a theefe, one of your worhip and credit? nay nay, I will neuer beleeue it. Therefore I pray you without ceremonie, tell mee truly that I have aked you, or ele I cannot be in quiet. The knight anwered hir and fayd: You think it perauenture a wonder that I haue tolde you: but liten yet and you hall heare more. Euen from my cradell in maner I alwaies had delight to teale and filch, and it liked me a life to be amongt theues that my fingers might euer be walking, o weete was the craft vnto me. And a Mate amongt them there was that loued me o well, that he taught mee only a ingular tricke, and o rare a ecret as neuer yet was hearde. And wote ye what it was? a fewe wordes coniurations which I made to the Beames of the Moone, and I ranne odenly to embrace them, going vpon them qucklye into euery part where they hone. Sometime I came downe vpon them from a high windowe, another time