Book IV, chap. x.

Indeed your grandam's maids were wont to set a bowl of milk before him and

his cousin, Robin Goodfellow, for grinding of malt or mustard, and sweeping

the house at midnight; and you have also heard that he would chafe

exceedingly, if the maid or goodwife of the house, having compassion of his

nakedness, laid any clothes for him, besides his mess of white bread and

milk which was his standing fee. For in that case he saith: What have we

here? Hemton hamton[1], here will I never more tread nor stampen.

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