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Honest Harry, I have made an holy- day on purpose to see you, but I had much ado to get leave of my wife Joan, who was loath to loose so much time from my work; but I was resolved to                    see you, and therefore I made myself as fine as I could. But i'll tell thee, Harry, when I came to count I was in a                    peck of troubles how to find you out; but at last I met with a man who told me he knew you very well, and that he                    would bring me to you, but instead of                     doing so, he brought me before the king, which almost frightened me out of my                    seven senses; but faith I'm resolved to                     be merry with you now, since I have met you at last.

Ay, that we shall, replied the king, we shall be as merry as princes.

Now after the cobler had drunk about four or fire good healths, he began to                    be merry, & fell a-singing his old songs and catches, which pleased the king very much, & made him laugh heartily.