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 going to ſeal now! To which he anſwered, it is a remit. for a man who has killed three men at ſundry times, I gave him two remits before. O! ſays George, He has killed but one man: and who killed the other two, ſays the King? You did, ſays George; for if you had given him juſtice when he killed the firſt, he had killed no more. When the King heard thoſe words, he threw down the pen, and declared, that ſuch an act to ſave a murderer, ſhould be null ever after by him. One day after this, George having no money, he goes away and gets a pick and ſpade, and then falls to digging at a corner of the king's palace, which the king perceiving from his window, calls what I was wanting there? Are you going to undermine my houſe, and make it fall! No, my Sovereign, ſaid he, but it is verily reported, that there is plenty of money about this houſe, and where can it be, ſays George? I cannot find it: for it is not within the houſe to do me ſervice, then ſurely it muſt be below it. O George, that is a crave after the new faſhion ; what money you want, I will order it for you. Then my Sovereign, I will dig no more. One time after this, George being in the country, he came to an inn, where he alighted to refreſh himſelf and his horſe; the inn-keeper charged him double price for every thing he called for: George never grumbled at this but gave him all his demands, and away he goes on his journey; and where he quartered the night following, he was uſed after the ſame manner, if not worſe. Now George having little farther to go, he returned the next day and came that night to the inn where he had refreſhed himſelf the day before; ſo when he alighted, the boy aſked him, Sir, What ſhall I give your horſe? What you will boy, ſays George. No ſooner had he gone into his room, but the drawer aſked him, What will you have to drink, Sir? What you will, ſays George. The maſter of the inn came into his room before ſupper, aſked him, What will you have for ſupper, Sir? What you will landlord, ſays George. Now after ſupper being ended, and a hearty bowl to put all over, George went to bed, and got up pretty early in the morning, called for the boy to make ready his horſe in all haſte, for he deſigned to mount him and go directly: ſo in a ſhort time he went into the ſtable