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(illegible text)it I'll gar my colley had them by the fit on I'll ⟨and⟩ them by the horn, an pu' the hair aff them, ⟨and⟩ send 'em hame wanting the skin, as wi' (illegible text)owen Tammy's wee Sandy, for codin o' his (illegible text)case, he took aff the poor laddies coat, and sae (illegible text)d he e'en. And Willie said, If ye were a sow ⟨my⟩ Lord, and me sitting driting, and you to bite ⟨my⟩ arse, sudna I hae amends of you for that! (illegible text)d my Lord you wadna hae a bit out of your ⟨arse⟩ for twenty merks; ye maun e'en gar ⟨Muiredge⟩ gi'e ten merks to buy a plaster, to heal the (illegible text)oer bit weans arse again.
Well said, Willie, says my Lord; but who (illegible text)uts on the sow's nose again.
A fegs my Lord, said Willie, she's hones'er (illegible text)e wantin' it, and she'll bite nae mair arses; (illegible text)n ye had hane a nose my Lord, as lang as the ⟨sow⟩ had, ye'd been obliged to ony body it wad (illegible text)ut a piece af't.
A gentleman coming past near their town, ⟨asked⟩ one of their wives where their college ⟨stood⟩? Said she, Gie me a shilling, an I'll let you ⟨see⟩ baith sides o't. He gives her the shilling, ⟨thinking⟩ to see something curious. Now says ⟨she⟩, there's the one side of your shilling, and ⟨there's⟩ the other; so it's mine now.
Now Wise Willie being greatly admired ⟨for⟩ his just judgment in cutting off the sows nose ⟨my⟩ Lord, in a mocking manner, made him burly ⟨bailie⟩ of Buckhaven; Long Sandy was Provost,
