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A Woolfe was taken in a nare that a hepeheard had pitched at the foote of a hill (where euerye morning he founde the haunt and tracke of the Woolfe's feete) and at that time there paed by another illy hepeherde, whom the Wolfe called to him, and made a bargain with him, that if he would loe him he woulde neuer take any of his hepe, & thereupon gaue him his faith. The hepeherde newly come to keepe heepe, like a foole beleeued him, and loing him in deede let him goe. The Woolfe being at libertie trayde not farre but he had gotten a fatte Weather by the neck: the hepeherde eeing that, complained, and appealed to the Judges, and tolde them the pleaure he had done him, and what the Wolfe did promie him. The Woolfe being brought before the Judges, denied that he promied him ought: and if they would needes make it that he had made him a promie, he ayd that in that place where they ay he had promied him, he would go from his worde againe. The Judges agreed, and went togithers to the place. The Woolfe being come to the foote of the hill, aid to the hepeherd: was I here? yea anwered