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 pursued the other as a murderer; and his defence was, That he was a cheat, and a corner of his houe, until the truth was found out.

6. About this time the French king ent, and demanded from the king of England, three men of different qualitiesThe firt was to be a mighty trong man; the econd a very wie man and the third a very great fool; o that he might have none in all France to match themSo, accordingly, there were two men choen; the one a trong man, and the other a very wie man, but George was to act as a fool; nevertheles he was the teacher of the other twoOn their way to France, George asked the trong man, What will you anwer the French king, when he asks if you be a trong man? Why, says he, I'll ay I am.—Then, ays George, he'll poibly get a tronger man than you, who may kill you and affront your countryWhat hall I ay then? aid the trong man.—Why ays George, tell him you are trong enough untried.—Then says he to the wie man, And what will you ay to the king when he asks if you are a wie man? Why I'll tell him I am, and anwer him all the quetions I know—Very well, ays George; but what if he ask you what you do not know? then you'll affront your country, and be looked upon as a greater fool than me—Well, what hall I anwer then aid the wie manWhy, ays George, tell him he is only a wie man that can take care of himelf; and I hall come in after you, and take care of you all together, As oon