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whence the taylor fell, and jump, down sad so kill the taylor as he did his father; for I can make no more of it; you see it was a great mercy for the taylor that he had the old gentleman beneath him, else he had been killed on the spot, and that it was the old gentleman's lot or misfortune to die there. The taylor's adversary hearing this sentence past, he would not venture to jump over the window, and so the taylor got clear off.

After this, an English 'squire, who professed to be better versed is poetry than George, laid a wager with another gentleman, five guineas against one, that George would not metre the first words that he would say to him in the morning, when newly awaked out of his sleep; so the gentleman went the night before and told George the story, and bade him be on his guard, for in the morning they would certainly come, and that very early. At midnight, if they will, says George, I will order my servant to let them in.

So the English 'squire sat up all night conferring with his friends, whether to put a high verse to him, or mean simple words; thinking that George would be sitting up all night meditating or an answer; so they all agreed, that mean and simple words he would not be thinking on, and have no answer provided for such. So away they came in the morning very early, with several gentlemen in company to hear the diversion. George's servant opened the door, according to his master's orders. The 'squire entered the room first and awaked George out of his sleep, then said,

Rise up vou nadman and put on your clothes. (To which George answered.) O thou hast lost thy madman, for I am none of those, The 'squire confessed he was fairly beat, and would match with him no more. Then another gentlemen