Page:The fables of Aesop, as first printed by William Caxton in 1484, with those of Avian, Alfonso and Poggio. Vol 2.djvu/327

 

with the ſellar for xxv ducattes for to paye forthwith in hande xv ducattes / And as for the reſt he ſhold abyde dettour and owe / And the ſellar was content / and therupon delyuerd the hors and receyued the xv ducattes / After this a certayne terme the ſellar demaunded of the byar the reſydue / And he denyed the payment / & had hym hold his couenant / For the byer ſayd we were accorded that I ſhold be thy debtour / And yf I ſhold ſatyſfye and paye the I ſhold nomore be thy dettour / et cetera / and ſoo he abode dettour