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( 4 ) and ftill keptriding upon his horfe, ti he arrived at the end of his journey Now I will leave you to judge, which wa the wifeft, his horfe or himfelf. T A L E III. ON a time the men of Gotham fair would have pinn’d in the cuckow, that fhe might fing all the year; and in the midft of the town, they had a hedge made round in compafs, and got a ccu kow and put her into it, and faid, Sin here and you fhall lack neither mea nor drink all the year.The cuckow, when fhe perceived herfelf encompaffed witih the hedge, flew away. A venge anee on her, faid thefe wife men, w did not make our hedge high enough. TALE IV. THERE was a man of Gotham, wh went to Nottingham market to fel cheefe; and going down the to Nottingham-bridge,one of his cheefe fell out of his wallet,and randown the hill. Whorfon,faid the fellow, what can you run to the market alone ? I'll now fend fone after another.Then laying, his wallet down, taking out the sheefes he tumbled them down the hill one after another Some ran into, one