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the other, the matter is not ſo much; ⟨you⟩ ſhall only oblige yourſelf, when I have furniſhed you with money to do all you ⟨have⟩ named, and you have paid every one ⟨you⟩ owe a farthing to, to become obedient ⟨to⟩ me, and be diſpoſed of at my ⟨pleaſure.⟩ Now the young man taking him for an Urſurer, and very rich, ſuppoſed this obligation was only a fetch to marry his daughter, or ſome kinſwoman of his, which ⟨he⟩ could be well contented to do, not doubting to have a good portion, and therefore ſcrupled not to do as he deſired. ⟨Upon⟩ this he bid him meet him the next morning about the ſame time, when he would ⟨have⟩ the writing ready; and on ſigning he ⟨ſhould⟩ have the money. So they parted; and ⟨the⟩ gentleman delayed not coming, ⟨without⟩ aſking advice, and was as punctually met, but when he ſaw the writing in blood, ⟨he⟩ was ſtartled a little; but the old man ⟨told⟩ him, it was only a whim of his own to ⟨have⟩ it ſo written to diſtinguiſh it from ⟨other⟩ men's, and put bis debtors more in ⟨mind⟩ to repay the money he lent them. ⟨Upon⟩ this ſpeech, and the gentleman's ſeeing ⟨a⟩ ſtore of gold and ſilver brought by three ⟨or⟩ four of whom he ſuppoſed to be ſervants, he believed it. But how, ſaid he, ſhall ⟨I⟩ write with the ſame? O, ſaid he, let me ſee, I'll prick your right vein; which he ⟨did,⟩ whilſt the gentleman found an ⟨unuſual⟩ trembling, and an inward remorſe in ⟨his⟩