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 ken to this new adventure, and he resolved to go to Shore's shop in disguise to see her.

The King whose thoughts still run on his intended mistress, delayed not long to pay her a visit; and in order to it, attired himself like a merchant, and withdrew privately from the court, only attended by a page.

And coming in to Shore's shop, then the richest in Lombard street, he found the good man employed in his business; and waiting till he was a little at leisure, he desired to see some plate, which being shewn him, he, under a pretence of carrying it beyond sea, soon agreed for a considerable quantity.—But yet no wife appeared, which made him delay the time with discoursing about what was then transacting in England and places abroad, where, he said, he had travelled.

This delighted Shore mightily, so that he ordered his man to fetch up a