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time, and were made the objects of any mans ſport, or malice, or revenge. Their behaviour in the Cage.The great one of the fair laughing ſtill at all that befel them. But the men being patient, and not rendering railing for railing, but contrarywiſe bleſſing, and giving good words for bad, and kindneſs for injuries done:
The men of the fair do fall out among themſelves about themſelves about theſe two men. Some men in the fair that were more obſerving, and leſs prejudiced then the reſt, began to check and blame the baſer fort for their continual abuſes done by them to the men: They therefore in angry manner let fly at them again, counting them as bad as the men in the Cage, and telling them that they ſeemed confederates, and mould be made partakers of their misfortunes. The other replied, That for ought they could fee, the men were quiet, and ſober, and intended no body any harm; and that there were many that Traded in their fair, that were more worthy to be put into the Cage, yea, and Pillory too, then were the men that they had abuſed. Thus, after divers words had paſſed on both ſides, (the men themſelves behaving themſelves all the while very wiſely
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