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When he ended with these words, "The greatet whore hould throw the firt tone" every one put it to another to cat the firt tone, but knowing they would attain the character of a whore for o doing, they all refused till the dying hour was pat, and then he took a protest againt them, and by that means he gained his life. After this he was admitted into the Queen's favor and preence, and attended the court as formerly.

4. About this time the French King, in order to pick a quarrel with the court of Britain, ent a letter to he king, desiring it to be read before the parliament: and the writing was as follows "Will I come?—Will I come?—Will I come? This letter being read before the King and his courtiers, they all concluded that the French king designed to invade England. Therefore they ordered an anwer to be wrote, upbraiding him with the breach of peace, and putting him in mird of the lat treaty. The anwer being read ever before the king and his nobles they all agreed that it hould be ent off: But George miling, and haking his head, cried out,

Many men, many minds, Who knows what he desings?

Then they asked George what he thought the French king meant by uch a letter? To which he anwererd, I uppose he wants an invitation to come over to dine with you, and then return