When she came in to any full assembly, she would not yield the pas to the best of them.

If one asked her, "Are not you related to John Bull ?" "Yes," says she, "he has the honour to be my brother." So Peg's affairs went till all the relations cried out shame upon John for his barbarous usage of his own flesh and blood; that it was an easy matter for him to put her in a creditable way of living, not only without hurt, but with advantage to himself, seeing she was an industrious person, and might be serviceable to him in his way of business.

"Hang her, jade," quoth John, "I can't endure her as long as she keeps that rascal Jack's company." They told him the way to reclaim her was to take her into his house; that by conversation the childish humours of their younger days might be worn out.

These arguments were enforced by a certain incident.

It happened that John was at that time about making his will* and entailing his estate, the very same in which Nic.