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24 thinking he was some old stranger, who knew not the stool of repentance by another seat so that he passed the first day unknown but to very few; yet, on the second it to be so well known, that the whole parish and many more, came to see him; which caused such a confusion, that he was ab-solved, and got his children baptised the next day,— But their happend a tullie between the twa mothers' who would have both their names to be John. A-weel says auld John their father to the Minister. A-deed, Sir, ye maun ca' the tane John and the tither Jock, and that will please baith these enemies of mankind.

Minist. Now John, you must never kiss and other Woman but your own wife; live justly, like another honest man, and you'll cmoecome [sic] to die well.

Jock. A black end on a me, Sir, if ever I lay an unlawfu' leg upon a hissy again, an' they sud lie down to me, as lang as our Maggy lasts; and for dying, there's nae fear o' that, or I'll no get fair play, if ye an' a' the aulder folk in the parish be not dead before me. So I hae done wi' ye now, farewell Sir.