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like the certes, wch gentleman have, and wch in going about the town: there is no diffce in any part, they are exactly alike: no body will know. I sd. This is a bad business: if I meddle, I shall be hanged. I cannot undertake it. Omar sd Doubt not, sell it, & bring the money: you shall have 50 gold mohurs. I gave no answer, laid the certe on the mat, & went out, & stood on a bridge before the threshold. Immediately Omer & Tonoo ran out, & came to the place where I was; & both sd you know what a sort of people we are: if you divulge this to any person, we will get a warrant agst you for a great sum, & keep you in prison for life: if we fail in that attempt, we will take your life away. – since you will not sell it, beware of divulging the matter.” They both spoke alternatively, almost together: one of them sd – if you tell, be sure,