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Three men gave their Hostess Forty pounds to keep for them, with this charge, not to deliver the money to any one sin∣gle, unless they came all three together: Not long after one came for the money, and by words and many great signs that he
Cambridge jests, or, Witty alarums for melancholy spirits by a lover of ha, ha, he.
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- Cambridge jests, or, Witty alarums for melancholy spirits by a lover of ha, ha, he.
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- Lover of ha, ha, he.
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- London :: Printed for Samuel Lowndes, and are to be sold at his shop ...,
- 1674.
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came from the rest, got the money, and then went away beyond Sea. The others hearing of this, came and demanded the reason, why she parted with the money contrary to the charge given her; and thereupon sued her at Law for the Forty pound; at last by the force of one Coun∣cellor the poor woman was almost cast and forced to pay the said sum: when a Lawyer who had diligently observed the Cause, started up and said to the Judge, The charge given to this woman, my Lord, concerning the money, was to deliver it to these three all together, and no otherwise; let these two bring the other with them, and their money is ready to be paid down.