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 KING AND THE COBLER. 17 ſome of the cobler's figaries, now his care was how to make good his promiſe; that is to fay, how he might bring himſelf into the cobler's company with out the honeſt cobler knowing who he a Many thoughts came into his head, but amongſt the reſt, one he reſolves upon, wich is this, the ling ſends a man and a horſe down into the country, there to buy leather fit for ſhoe-makers, and to ſend it to London by the carrier, who came to the ſame inn, which was over against the foreſaid cobler. This was accordingly done; the king in the habit of a plaid country man came to the int with his queen, who, in the dreſs of an innocent country maiden, paſt for his kin woman; he paſſing for a tanner that was cont to receive and ſell the leather; the king having paid the carrier for bringing his parcel, calls for ſome of the bell liquor the houſe afford- ed; which being brought, he aſked the inn-keeper whather or not he could help him to a chapman for his leather; who anſwered. There is an honeſt ' fellow of a cobler over the way, I'll fend for him, ' he'll either buy it, or help you to a chupman for ' it no doubt.' Then the king ſaid, Pray thee fend ' for him. Whereupon the cobler was called, who come capering like a morice-dancer, ſaying, Who ' wantſ me? This gentleman, ſaid the in-keeper, ' he has a parcel of leather to fell.' ' I'll buy it, ' ſaid the cooler, if it he foro y tu n. Now hav- ing looked over it, he alked the price : the king not knowing what it was worilsked him forts fil- lings. ' Harry! South he, I wiſh you may have ' come honell lye it, for thcugli I am the buyer, ' I must tell you it is worth great deal more. ' That is reither here to there ſaid the king, I am for fulling it off, which wen I have done, I dont think to deal in leather for the future any more, for I am a place at the count, and this young maid my kintran, is like wife defrous