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On the death of the facetious Mr[?] Hand late Master of the Royal Bun house at Chelsea [horizontal line of ten stylized cursive "H"'s, centered on page] He's[?] gone at last _ the jolly Hand[underlined] And left none merrier in the land; That Hand[underlined] that never took a bribe, Or ever proov'd[?] a perjur'd[?] scribe; That Hand[underlined] that honest Fame blew lond[?] on That Hand[underlined] that deeply dealt its [pelt?] To sores the needy is scanty [shelf?]; That Hand[underlined] that each one justly paid; That Hand[underlined] that was the [Heart?] of Trade; That Hand[underlined] has all its [illegible] done And never more shall Touch a Bun

     My Hand had a Hand on his [chaise?] for
     his [?], and the words Touch Bun
     for his motto.

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            On Mr Fox's Credit

[if] the Credit of [Fox?] what [illegible] can [despond?] Who knows that his word is of [illegible] or his Bond