alſo the wylde Foxe, that ſtepping in betweene them both, lycked vp the ſtreames of bloude that fell from their harde horned heades, and tending ſtill this bloudie feaſt, not regarding the daunger he was in they fiercelye meeting their bodies togither, cruſſhed this Foxe betweene them, both ſtrayght to death, who deſeruedly payde his proude attempt. The holy man ſeeing thys chaunce, kept on his waye, and came at length to a great towne: and bicauſe it was night, bichaunce he came to be lodged in a pore old beade womans houſe that playd the Bawde, whych had laide hir egges for hir ſelfe long time before, & then was glad to haue others to lay egges in hir houſe, of which ſhee otherwhile liked to feede on and to take ſome little profit. But at that preſent time the yong faire Henne ſhe had in hir houſe at halfe of the profit, ſhe had a Cocke by hir ſelfe, and would be troden of no other. Now the Bawde ſeeing ſmall profit come of hir egges, ſhe tooke on lyke a mad woman. And the yonge Henne keeping hir ſelfe ſtill to one Cock, ſhe was not able to liue ſo on it. This made the woman madde for anger, infomuch as ſhe detirmined one daye to giue him a remedie for this: and the foolifh Henne hauing appointed hir friende and Louer one night, and prepared a certaine drinke to breath him in his iourney, and to make him
