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luſtie, it happened ſhee vnwittingly chaunged it, and in lieu of hir firſt and coſtly potion, ſhee placed where hir Louer ſhould lie a receyt of oppium. This Cocke ſleeping ſoundly coulde by no meanes be awaked: ſo that the poore broken Maide went up and downe the chamber like one ſtraught of hir wittes, and thought to go out for ſomewhat to wake him, ſaying that he that gaue this potion had ſure chaunged Violles: and going hir waye abrode to ſeeke remedie, the Bawde thought ſtrayght to diſpatch him. And hauing prepared already a Quill which ſhe had fylled with fine venimous beaten powder, ſhee went and put it to the mouth of this ſleeping Cocke, and blewe at one of the endes to make it enter perforce into the body. But it happened farre otherwiſe than ſhee looked for. For euen at that inſtant there came ſuch a blaſt of winde from him that had the oppium, that ſhe hauing hir mouth ready to blowe, receiued with the force of his winde the whole powder into hir owne bodie, which was made ſo ſtrong that forthwith ſhee fell downe dead. And thus weening to haue deliuered the yong Mayde from him, to haue gotten the more gaine to hir ſelfe, ſhee quit hir ſelfe of hir owne life. As man ſhoulde neuer for any vile corruption relieue one to hurt another. For neyther doth Gods lawe nor the lawe of