violence. With that this craftie olde Bawde cryed out amaine, alas, alas, my noſe. And taking one of thoſe razors ſhe al to bloudied it and ſtraight ſhewed him (hir huſbande coming with the light) the bloud, hir noſe, and razor. The huſband aſtonied at this, to ſee this in maner impoſſible happe, ſhee ſtanding ſtowtely to it, cauſed hir friendes and kinsfolks to be ſent for, & pitifully complaining to them they altogithers went to preſent this chaunce to the Lordes and rulers of the towne, and made hir huſbande be puniſhed. This holy man (as one in deede that ſawe this practiſe) loth to ſee the innocent huſbande ſuffer for his wifes falſe accuſation: went to the ſeſſions at the day of his araynement to witneſſe a troth for the ſeilye man. And as he was bent to ſpeake in fauour of this poore Barber, he ſodeinly eſpied that olde beaten theefe that had robbed him, and whom he went ſo long to ſeeke, who was euen newlye puniſhed for an olde offence he had done. This good man for getting to follow the barbers cauſe, and to doe that good he came for: cried oute vppon the Judge for iuflice agaynft the theefe (as hee that in deede had more minde of hys golde than of deuotion:) and beſought him he might haue ſome part of his owne that was left, ſince he coulde not poſſible recouer the whole. The Moyle that
