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 enquired after; therefore in a trembling condition he tell down on his knees, saying,

May it please your grace, may it please your highness, I am a poor cobler, and enquired for one Harry Tudor, who is a very honest fellow, I mended the heel of his shoe not long since for which he paid me nobly, and gave me two pots to boot, but, I had him afterwards to my sellar, where we drank part of p cup of nappy ale, and were very merry, till my wife Joan began to grumble which put an end to our merriment for that time, but I told him I wonld come to the court and see him as soon as conveniently I could.

Well, said the King, don’t be troubled, do you know this honest fellow again, if you could see him ?

The cobler replied, Yes, that I do among a thousand.