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20 THE HISTORY OF (illegible text) drank de filler, an how his midder ſell'd mauky mat ton, an mair nor a' chat, a fae did I een, my Lord My Lord had a friend of his own who was captain in the army, who came to viſit him, and hearing of the Buckers' ſayings and exploits; wa deſirous to ſee them, and my Lord as deſirous id put them in a fright, ſent his ſervant, and ordered them, both men and women, to come up before his gate; directly the morn about kail-time, and all that did not come, was to flit and remove ou of my Lord's ground directly, this put the whole of them is great terror, ſome ran to Wiſe Willy to ſee what it mean'd, Willy ſaid, it was before ſomething, and he was ſure that death would be the warſt ot', come what will; But Witry Eppie ſaid, I ken weel what's to come, he's gaun to mal de mea b'us ſogars, and the wives dragoons, bc cafe we're de bell fighters i ken there is some thing to coine on the town, for our Nancy fau Maggy's gaiſt the ſtreen, it was bury'd four ouk fras; a hech co' Willy, that's a ſign the meal cieari he ither warld, when the comes to thin Lon't again; we will tak our dinner or we go, we'l may be celer come back again, ſo away they wet Jämeating all in a crowd. My Lord and the Cap tain were looking out at the window to them, th Captain cries to them, to the right about, to which they anſwered, god bliſs you my Lord, what doe that man fay? Then ſaid my Lord, turn your fac to Maggy Millbeads, and your arle to the lea; thi they did in all baſte. And what will we do now Said Willy; no more, ſaid my Lord, but gang way home Willy; O my bows, O my bleſſings con o'er your bonny face, my Lord, I wiſh you ma never die, nor yet grow ſick, nor naebody kill you ye're the beſt Lord I ken on carth, for we though a' to be made dend mee and fogers, ye're will than a the witches in life