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Time was when charity
Was not deny’d a being ;
Time was when office kept no knave
That time was worth the seeing.
Ay, ay, and time was for many other (illegible text) but what of that, goodman brazen-face see my master has placed me here on a foolish account: I think I’d as good ⟨get⟩ sleep too, as to stay watching here ⟨the⟩ purpose. Whilst he thus scoffed and t(illegible text)ed; the head spoke a third time, and ⟨said⟩ Time is past; and so, with a horrid (illegible text) fell down and broke to pieces. Where ⟨upon⟩ ensued lamentable shrieks and cries, ⟨flames⟩ of fire, and a rattling as of thunder, w(illegible text) awaking the two Friars, they came ⟨running⟩ in, in great disorder found Miles rolling ⟨on⟩ the floor, in a stinking pickle, almost (illegible text) with fear, and the head lying shattered ⟨about⟩ the room in a thousand pieces. Then (illegible text)ing brought him to his senses again, ⟨they⟩ demanded how this came. Nay, the (illegible text) knows better than I, said Miles, I ⟨believe⟩ was in this plaguy head; for when it ⟨fell it⟩ gave a bounce like a cannon. ⟨Wretched⟩ thou art! said Bacon, trifle not with ⟨my⟩ patience! Didst thou hear it speak, wa(illegible text) answer me that.
Why truly, said Miles, it did speak (illegible text) very simply, considering you have be(illegible text)
