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admired it beyond expression, saying, It was more valiant and daring than he expected. So the emnity he intended was extinguished and turned into love. It happened once that a malignant party in Scotland sent up a great spokesman to the King and Parliament, for the seducing of the church: George hearing of his coming went away and met him on the bridge, and the salutation that he gave him was, the cutting off his head, and throwing it over the bridge! He then run to the King with all his might, and fell down before him, pleading most heartily for a pardon, or without it he was a dead man. The King most seriously asked him what he had done now? To which he answered, He had only thrown the Scots bishop’s hat over the bridge; which made the king to laugh, to hear him ask pardon for such a small fault. But he had no sooner got the pardon sealed by the King, than he said, Indeed, my Sovereign, I threw his hat over the bridge, but his head was in it. Geordy, Geordy, says the king, thou wilt never give over till thou be hanged.

A nobleman in England agreed with the King, how to put a trick upon George, to try his manly courage in sending him to a certain place for a bag of money. On his way home through St. James’ park, they caused a sturdy fellow attack him on the way, and take the money from him. The fellow being armed with sword and pistol, came up briskly and attacked George with these words, You, Sir, deliver what money you have, or you are a dead man. To which, George answered, Sir, I have some, indeed, but 'tis not my own, and therefore do not like to part with it; nevertheless being determined as you seem to be, to exchange blows for it, pray do me the favour to fire your pistol through the flap of my coat, that the owners