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Filed under Sale of worthless services.

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Man collects toll fraudulently, stamps "Brass Gate" on receipts he gives. People think this is some Government phrase
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A beggar tells the bishop how to stay warm. For a gulden he tells him that he should wear all his clothes when he goes horseback in winterThief masked as devil bought off by frightened ownerThe backwards and forwards dance. Dupe persuaded to pay for learning this dance (really moving toward and away from a fire)Trickster feigns ability to influence the sun; sells services. Sun to shine on fools' backs as they go to town in morning and return in afternoonTrickster persuades dupe to sacrifice animal and give it to him as payment for supposed services

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