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 charged me to came to court soon and see him, which I promised I would, and accordingly I have made a holiday on purpose to have a glass with him.

At which speech of the cobler's, the King had much ado to forebear laughing out, but keeping his countenance as steady as he could before the cobler, he spoke to the yeoman of the guard.

Here, said he, take this honest cobler down into my cellar, and let him drink my good health–I will give orders that Harry Tudor shall come to him presently.

So away they went, the cobler being fit to leap out of his skin for joy, not only that he had come off so well, but that he should see his friend Harry Tudor.