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Ashton, John, b. 1834 · London Chatto and Windus · leaf 271

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had a good complexion, hishair was of a dark flaxen. He was of a middle stature, andgood countenance. If his tongue had not betrayed his folly,he might have been taken for a wise man. The Knight where Jack lived kept a poor taylor in hishouse, who lay with the fool. One morning they wondered that… … The Birth, Life, mid Death of John Franks. 255 taylor dead in his bed with his neck broke, and the fool setastride on a high beam, whence he could not come dowTiwithout help. They asked Jack how it was? he said theDevil came upstairs, clink, clink, clink, and came to my bedside, and I cried, Good…

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