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 KING AND THE COBLER. 7 CHAP. IV. The Cobler's reception of Court, with abe manner of his behaviour before the King. the ſtreets like a crow in n putter, thinking himſelf fine as the bell of them all : in this man Tier he came to court, ſtaring on this body and that body as I walked up and down and knowing no body to aſk for Harry Tudor: At laſt he eſpied one, as he thought in the habit of a ſervant man, to him he made his addreſs, ſaying, Doſt thou hear, ho- neſt fellow, do you know one Harry Tudor, who belongs to the court." Yes ſaid the man, follow me, and I will bring you to him With that he had him preſently up to the guard chamber, telling one of the yoeman of the guard, there was one that enquired for lorry Tudor. Replied the yoeman 'I know his very well, if you will pleaſe to go along with me I will ' bring you to him immediately. So the cobler followed the yoeman, much adir- ing the finery of the rooms he went through: and thinking within himſelf that the yoeman waſ mif- taken in the perſon he enquired after ' For, ſaid he, the man whom I look for, is a plain merry honeſt fellow, his name is Harry ' Tudor, we drank two pots together not long ' ſince, I ſuppoſe he may belong to ſome lord or ' other about the court ' I tell you friend replied the roman, I know ' him very well. do you fut follow me and I hall bring you to him ſtraight. So going forward, he came to the room where the king was, accompanied with ſeveral of the no. bles, Aſ ſoon aſ the yoeman had out by the array he