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 Scriptures, eating some cheese full of mites one night at a tavern.—Now said he, I have done as much as Samson for I have slain my thousands and ten thousands. Yes, replied George, who happened to be in his company, and with the same weapon too, the jaw bone of an ass; which set the whole company a laughing to see the young nobleman beat with his own weapon.

George being in company where three bishops were present at dinner, they knowing George to be a great scholar, and comical witted, they put upon him to say the grace which he did as follows—

Fall on gentlemen, the cause is good. This grace made the bishops look on one another like fools while George laughed heartily at the confusion they were in.

A candlemaker having had some candles stolen, was telling it in a company where George was present who had him be of good cheer, for, says he, in a short time they will all come to light.

George being sent to Paris about some business went from there to Versailles to see the French King's court; and being known there by several of the courtiers who had been at the English court, one of them took occasion to tell the French King that George was one of the wittiest men in England; upon which, the French King desired to see him: which he did, but George it seems, was out of humour, or seemingly so and spoke but little to the purpose, so that the French King told the nobleman who commended him for such wit that he looked upon him as a very dull fellow; but the nobleman assured the king, that whatever he thought of him, George was a very witty and ingenious man; whereupon the king was resolved to make farther trial of him, and took him into a large hall