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A Iest of a Iackbragger.
A Country clounish Coridon,did vse abroad to rome:
And kept a bragging Thrasos wife,
while he was gonne from home.
When as the Souldier was returnd,
and heard this of the Clowne:
He stampt and stard, and swore gogsnownes,
Ile beat the villen downe.
And went well weponed into feeld,
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At last by chaunce he did hym finde,
raingyng the feeld about.
Ho sirra said the soldier, stay:
you rascall villen vile
I must you bob: the clowne did stay,
and tooke vp stones and Tyle.
Shaking his sword the souldier sayd,
you slaue you vsde my wife:
I did so said the clowne, what then?
I loue her as my life.
O doe you then confesse said he?
(by all the gods I swere)
If thou hadst not confest the fact,
it should haue cost thee dere.
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