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 6. A Nobleman in England agreed with the King, how to put a trick upon George, to try his manly courage. in ending him to a certain place for a bag of money. On his way home, through St. James's park they caused a turdy fellow to go and let upon him by the way, and take the money from him. The fellow being armed with word and pitol, came up briskly, and attacked George with thee words, You sir, deliver what money you have or you are a dead man. To which George anwered, Sir, I have ome indeed; but 'tis not my own, and therefore do not like to part with it; nevertheles, ince being determined as you are to exchange blows for it, pray do me the favour to fire your pitol through the flap of my cloak, that the owners may ee I have been in danger of my life before I parted with it, which he accordingly did. No ooner had he fired the pitol, than George whips out his Lunger from below his cloak, and with one troke cut off his right hand, wherein be held his word, o that both his word and the hand fell to the ground; but George lifted the hand, and carried it to the king. No ooner did he come before there, but they asked him, aying, Well, George, did you ee any body to trouble you by the way? None aid he but one fellow, who was going to take the money from me; but I made him give me his hand he would not do the like again. You did? ays the fellow's master. Yes, I did, ays George, let work bear witnes, throwing down the fellow's hand on the table before them all.