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 20 Merry Tales and Comical Jeſts.

the calves of your legs and the nape of your neck will dance with you, which are what are mentioned.

Here follow merry Tales and Comical Jeſts.

IN the reign of Queen ELIZABETH, the County of Lancaster was much peſtered with witches, whereupon the Queen ſent her judges down to try them. This being reſolved to try the old men and women, whether or not they were witches. Now one among many, was a poor man, who having a ſort of wart on his ſide, doubted that he was a witch; therefore he diſired his wife to let him go to the place, which was about thirty miles, there to be reſolved of his doubt. His wife, being a very civil woman, gave him leave. Now after a long travel, coming to the court, which was then fitting, he ruſhed in amongſt them, and the cryer of the court obſerving it, demanded ſilence, and bid him give an account to the court of what he had to ſay. Marry, quoth he, they ſay theſe gentlemen can tell one whether a body be a witch or not; and having a wart on my side, I am afraid, I am