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 10 THE HISTORY OF THE ' Ay, that you ſhall, replied the king, we'll be as merry nu princes. With that he called for a large glaſs of wine and drank to the cobler and the king's good health; ſaid the cobler, Honeſt • Harry I will pledge thee with all my heart." Now after the cobler drank four or five good healths, he began to be merry, and fells ſinging his old ſongs and catches, when pleated the king very much, and made him laugh heartily: when on a ſudden, ſeveral of the nobles came into the cellar, extra- ordinary rich in apparel, who food bare at Harry Tudor, which put the cob'er into a great amazement at firſt, but recovering himſelf, he looked more wiſhfully upon Harry Tudor, when preſently he. knew him to be the king, whom he law in the pre- fence chamber, thoughg in another habit. He im- mediately fell upon his knees, laying. May it pleaſe your Grace, Highneſs, i am an honeſt poor cobler and mean no harm. No, no ſaid the king, nor ſhall you receive any here. He commanded him therefore to riſe up and be as merry as before, and shot he ſhould uſe the fame freedom with him as be did before, when he mended the heel of his foe. This kind ſpeech of the kind three or four glaſſes of more wine, made the cobler to be in a good humour as he was before telling the king ſeveral of his pretty ſtories, and ſinging ſome of his bed ſongs, very much to the ſatisfaction of the king and has nobles.

The COBLER'S SONG in the KING': Cellar. Tune-JENNT GIN. COME let us drink the other put, Our ſorrows to confound : We'll lough and ſing before the king So let his health go round.