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 bleed. Now, as oon as dinner was over, and they mounted on their hores again, George riding before them, as uual, in his palmer coat and old boots. they began to make their game of him; then George turning about uddenly, and clapping his hands with a loud laughter, the king asked him what made him laugh o? Laugh, ays George, how can I but laugh, when hores cannot hold their peace? O my overeign, ays he, don't you ee how your hores have rent their chafts laughing at my old boots! Then, every man looking at his hore's mouth, they were all in a rage againt George. The King caufed George to dimount directly, and charged him never to let him ee his face on Englih ground. Now George knowing that nothing could reconcile the king at this time, he came away to Scotland, and caued make him a pair of great boots, and put a quantity of Scottith earth in each of them, and away he goes for London, to ee the king once more. He hearing the king and his court was to pas through the country, George places himelf in an old window, and ets up his bare are to the king and his court as they paed. The king being greatly amazed to ee uch an unuual honour done to him, was curious to know the performer: So he called unto him, desiring him to come down, & bidding it to be George, Sir, ays the King, did not I charge you never to let me ee your face again? True, my Sovereign ays George, for which caue I let you ee may are. But, ays the