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George was met one day by three bishops, who paid him the following compliments: Says the first, Good-day, father Abraham; the second, Good-day, father Isaac; the third, Good day, father Jacob. To which he replied, I am neither father Abraham, father Isaac, nor father Jacob; but I am Saul the son of Kish, sent out to seek my father's asses, and lo! I have found three of them. Which answer convinced the bishops that they had mistaken their man.

There was a bell at Dalkeith, which the Popish clergy made use of to extort confession from the ignorant people, in the following manner: They told the persons who they suspected guilty, the bell would rive at the touch of a guilty person, but if not guilty it would not. By these means they generally frightened the ignorant into confession; for if the bell would rive the person was then to be condemned to death. But they managed the matter so, that the bell was never brought to trial, till George did as follows; he was imprisoned for saying, That the Pope was falliable himself; and could not pardon the sins of others. George owned he said so, but would refer to the bell whether he was guilty or not. The priests, tho' unwilling, were obliged to comply.--George touched the bell, repeating as before, The Pope is falliable, and cannot pardon sin; moreover added, The Pope and the Popish clergy are imposters, and thereupon touched the bell, referring to it for the truth; but the bell not rending, the priests were disgraced as impostors, George was honourabły acquitted; and the bell was laid aside.

A young gentleman that would be witty on the Scriptures, eating some cheese full of mites, one night, at a tavern.--Now said he, I have done as much as Samson for I have slain my thousands and ten thousands