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 9 wife Joan, who lies hard by; shewing the king of a close bed made nearly up at one corner of the cellar, much like a closet, for if she should awake she will ill make pur ears, ring again.

At which speech of the cobler's the king laughed, and told him, he would be mindful and follow his directions. Whereupon the cobler kindled up a fire, and fetched out a brown loaf, from which he cut a lusty toast, which he set baking at the fire; then he brought out his Cheshire cheese. Come, said he, will you eat some of my Cheshire cheese; There’s as good fellowship in eating as there is in drinking. Which made the king admire the honest freedom of the cobler. So having eaten a bit, the cobler began a health