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 them by money. This being the third, the king was very silent in looking over the petition; George tanding by, asked the king what he was going to seal now? To which he anwered, it is a remit for a man who has killed three men at undry times, I gave him two remits before. O ays George, he has killed but one man. And who killed the other two? ays the king. You did ays George, for if you had given him justice when he killed the firt, he had killed no more. When the king heard these words he threw down the pen and declared, that uch an act to ave a murderer, hould be null ever after by him.

4. One day, George having no money, he goes away, and gets a pick and a spade, and then falls a-digging at a corner of the king's palace; which the king perceiving from his window, calls what he was wanting there? are you going to undermine my houe, and make it fall? No, my overeign, aid George, but it is verily reported, that there is plenty of money about this houe, and where can it be? ays George, I cannot find it, for it is not within the houe to do me ervice; then urely it mut be below it. O George, ays the king, that is a crave after the new fahion; what money you want I'll order it for you. Then my overeign, ays George I'll dig no more.

5. One time, George being in the country, he came to an inn; where he alighted to refreh himself and his hore. The innkeeper charged him double price for every thing he called for.