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 blow cut of the fellow's right hand, wherein held the sword, so that both sword and hand fell to the ground: But George lifted his hand and carried it to the King. No sooner did he come before them, but they asked him saying, Well George, did you see any body to trouble you on the way? None said he but one fellow who was going to take the money from me, but I made him give me his hand he will not do the like again. You did? says the fellow's master. Yes I did, says George, let work bear witness throwing down the fellow's hand on the table before them all.

Now this last exhibit of George's caused many of the English to hate him, and among the rest a young nobleman fell a joking with George, saying he would be a famous champion for Scotland like Sir William Wallace was. Aye, aye says George, Wallace was a brave man in his time. True indeed, says the young nobleman but when he came to London we did him all manner of justice, and for honour of the Scots we have his effigy in our shit houses to this very day. And do you all know the reason of that says George: No I do not says he. Well I'll tell you said George, he was such a terror to Englishmen when he was alive that the sight of his picture yet makes them beshit themselves. The English took this answer as a great affront and forthwith caused Wallace's picture in be taken in of their shit houses.

George happened one time to be in company with a bishop and so they began to Education wherein he blanked the bishop so remarkably that the bishop himself owned he was worsted- then one of the company adressed George in the words: Thou Scot should not have left thy country. For what reason says George. Because