Page:Witty and entertaining exploits of George Buchanan (12).pdf/12

 Judge, perceiving George, called him, aying, George, do you know what is the matter with this man? Yes I do, very well ays George, What is it? ays the judge. Why, ays George, the woman made uch a noie and crying when he was ravihing her, it has put the poor man quite deaf I aure you. Is it o, ays the Jutice, No, no, ays the woman, my Lord Juftice, you may believe me, I lay as mute as a lamb and never poke a word all the time. Very well confeed, aid the Jutice, and you have worn a rape upon him: Take the whore to prion, and let the poor man go about his busines, and o it ended.

GEORGE happened one time to be in company with a bihop, and o they fell to dipute anent education, and he blanked the bihop remarkably, and the bihop himelf owned he was worted—Then one of the company addreed himel' to him in thee words, Thou, Scot, aid he, hould not have left thy country. For what? ays he. Becaue thou hat carried all the widom that is in it thither with thee. No, no, ays he, the hepherds in Scotland will dipute with any bihop in London, and exceed them very far in education. The bihops then took this as affront, and everal noblemen: affirmed it to be as George had aid: Beats were laid on each sides and three of the bihops were choen,