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( 4 ) knowing that nothing could reconcile the king at this time, he came away to Scotland, and cauſed to make him a pair of large boots and to put a quantity of Scottiſh earth in each of thein, and away he goes for England to ſee the king once more. He hearing the king and his court was to pass through a country village, George places himſelf up in an old window, and ſets up his bare arſe to the king and his court, as they paſſed by. The king was greatly amazed to ſee an unuſual hounor done to him, was curious to know the performer; ſo be called unto him, aſking him to come down, and finding it to be George, Sir, ſays the king, did not I charge you never to let me ſee our face again? True my ſovereign, ſays George, for which I let you ſee my arſe; nay, but ſays the king, you was never to come on Engliſh ground again; neither I do, ſays George, pulling off his boots before the king, ſaying, behold my ſovereign, it is all Scots earth I ſtand upon. The king and his court being ſo diverted with this merry joke, George was again admitted into the king's favour.

After this, there aroſe a debate betwixt the king and his queen about votes in the parliament, as the king had two votes, and the queen would have one, and would needs be a parliamenter, or no peace without this preferment; this matter was committed to George by the king, ſo it was agreed with the parliament, that the queen ſhould be admitted into the parliament for one day, and accordingly ſhe came, and was received with all the honours and congratulations as were due and becoming her high ſtation; but before any matter of conſequence was brought to the board, George fixed himſelf hard to the queen's ſeat: all being ſilent, he roſe up very quickly; and lifting up one of his legs, and then gave a great rt: which ſet the whole houſe a laughing; whereat the queen was greatly offended, crying, go, take the rouge and hang him; to which George anſwered, a fine parliamenter indeed, to hang a man for a ſinleſs infirmity, and that's a fart, The queen being to enraged at this affront put upon her firſt propoſal of parliament, went off in a paſſion and never would countenance them any more. But yet to be revenged on George, the would never give the king reſt till he had delivered George into her hands that he might be puniſhed at her pleaſure; which the king accordingly commanded to be done, knowing that George would reſcue himſelf by ſome intrigue or other. No ſooner George delivered into her ands for to be at her diſpoſal, but the and her maidens pro