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62 his handes of the thwigges of the ame, and o cat himelfe into it, hanging by force of his armes vpon the thwigges, not falling downe at all: and throwing his legges a croe to the ides, he tayde himelfe with them, and the trength of his hands to kepe him from falling downe. While hee toode thus vpon his feete and force of handes, looking downe into the Well, he awe a terrible Dragon that with open mouth gaped for his fall. This youth brought nowe to uch a preent michiefe, rayed vp himelfe perforce ometimes, and looked out of the Well to ee if thee devouring beats were gone their waye: and eeing them tanding hard by him, with great orrowe and paine he hunge till on force of his armes cant able to continue. A newe mihappe (and wore than all the ret) aaulted this iolye youth. Two beats of colour white and blacke came to gnaw the rootes of thee thwigges, the tops whereof he gladlye helde fat in his handes to utaine himelf aliue withall: so that nowe he awe preent death on euerie fide preented. Remayning thus in this daunger (brought to orrow and dipaire), cating backe his eie, he awe a little hole behind him wherein there was a pot full of honie, layd there by chaunce by ome hepehearde paing by that waye. And forgetting quite in what termes