This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1867 edition. Excerpt: ... euer after, that loued hym so well before, If How Howleglas was hired of a black smith, At Eastland in Rosticke dwelleth a smith that hired Howleglas for hys man, and when he was hired: he put him to ye bellowes to blowe, And when he blew not well, then toke the smith the belowes in his hande and blewe, and sayd felowe do thus. Bere the belowes vpright and then he gaue ye belowes to Howleglas againe, then wente the smith forth with into the garden, and then toke Howleglas the belowes on his necke, and folowed after his master with the into the garden where his maister was a shiting and then saide Howleglas to his maister where shall I leue this belowes y' I may go fetch the other vnto you. Then answered his maister and sayd good man what meanest thou art ye not well in thy minde? Goo take the belowes and bare them where thou had the he spake faire to Howleglas and right lothe he was to displease him. For euery night by the space of,viii, dayes long he called vp euery night his seruaunts at midnight for to worke wherof they marueiled what he ment, for they were very angry therwith: and one said to the other, I thynke our maister is not well in his minde that he ryses euery night at mydnight to worke he was not wont so for to doo in times paste: And as they were speaking of thys rising together, the said Howleglas to his felowes & asked the if that they would be wel content with hym and if lie asked of his maister what was the cause that he dy dde call them vp euery night at midnight to worke, And rhe aunswered the seruauntes, we wyll not be displeased therwith, but right glade thereof, and well contente, therewith, & then sayde Howleglas to the seruauntes I will go to him. And forth with spake Howleglas to his maister and said to him,...
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