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 the, he lriped off his hepherd's dres, and up through England he goes, with all the hate imaginable, so that he arrived at the place from whence they set out, three days before the judges, and went every day asking if they were come, o that he might not be upected. As oon as they arrived, all that were concerned in the dipute and many more, came crowding in, to hear what news from the Scottih hepherds, and to know what was done. No ooner had the three gentlemen declared what had pat between the bihops and the hepherds, whom they found on the Scots border, but the old bihop made anwer, and doyou think said he that a hepherd could anwer thee questions ? It has been none else but the devil? for the Scots miniters themselves could not do it; they are but boys Then George thought it was time to take speach in hand. Well, my Lord Bihop, ays George, you call them a parcel of ignorant beardles boys. You have a great long beard yourelf my Lord Bihop, and if grace were by beards, you bihops and the goats will have it all, and that will be quite avere to Scripture. What, says the bihop, are you a Scot? yes, ays George, I am a Scot. Well, fays the bihop, and what is the difference between a Scot and a et? Nothing at preent, ays George, but the breadth of the table, there being a table betwixt the bihop and George. So the bihop went off in high pasion, while