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A Lady in this Kingdom hearing that a Lady, that was a Person of Quality, did much long for Oysters, she then sent a Foot-man of hers, that was an Irish-Man, to the said Lady with a Barrel of Oysters, and as he was going, he met an Arch Wag by the way, who askt him whither he was going? Then he told him:
O Donniel, says he, you must gut them before you go, or else they will Poyson the La∣dy; I Predde, says he, show me how to do it?So the Fellow took them and o∣pened them, and took out all the Oysters and put them into a Wooden Dish that was by, and then put all the Shells again into the Barrel: Now, says he, you may carry them, for they are all Gutted: E Fait, said Donniel, for this Kindness I'll give thee a pint of Wine out of the Vails that I shall