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 10 The Hiſtory of the four King's.

a party coloured coat and ſteeple crowned hat, at the top of which was taſſel, in this dreſs he made a comica figure.—At this time the king of Canterbury had a fine daughter, adorned with all the gifts of nature, joined to an ingenious education; ſhe bein very ripe witted, as appeared by he ready anſwers, and the comical queſtions ſhe put forth.-The king her father, published a decree, that whoever ſhould come to the court, and anſwer his daughter three queſtions, withou ſtudy or ſtumbling, ſhould have hen in marriage, and alſo be heir to the crown at his deceaſe. Upon publiſhing this decree, the ſaid gentleman's two ſons agreed between themſelves to go and try, how favourable fortune might be to them in this undertaking; but all their care was, what they ſhould do with their ſilly brother Jack; for, as they ſaid, if he follow us, he will out with ſome fooliſh bolt, and to ſpoil our buſineſs. At length it was agreed in going to the court, to go out of the back door, which led to the road over ſeveral fields, about a mile from the houſe. They did ſo, but were no