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106 alo the wylde Foxe, that tepping in betweene them both, lycked vp the treames of bloude that fell from their harde horned heades, and tending till this bloudie feat, not regarding the daunger he was in they fiercelye meeting their bodies togither, cruhed this Foxe betweene them, both trayght to death, who deeruedly payde his proude attempt. The holy man eeing thys chaunce, kept on his waye, and came at length to a great towne: and bicaue it was night, bichaunce he came to be lodged in a pore old beade womans houe that playd the Bawde, whych had laide hir egges for hir elfe long time before, & then was glad to haue others to lay egges in hir houe, of which hee otherwhile liked to feede on and to take ome little profit. But at that preent time the yong faire Henne he had in hir houe at halfe of the profit, he had a Cocke by hir elfe, and would be troden of no other. Now the Bawde eeing mall profit come of hir egges, he tooke on lyke a mad woman. And the yonge Henne keeping hir elfe till to one Cock, he was not able to liue o on it. This made the woman madde for anger, infomuch as he detirmined one daye to giue him a remedie for this: and the foolifh Henne hauing appointed hir friende and Louer one night, and prepared a certaine drinke to breath him in his iourney, and to make him