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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 Sampson, 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; whiehwhich [sic] 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 comiealComical [sic] withal, they put upon him to say the grace, which he did as follows:—

Here are three brethern of the coat,

Who for thy blessings thank thee not,

Curse them Lord, and bless them not.--Amen

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 eandlescandles [sic] stolen, was telling it in a company where George was present, who bade him be of good cheer, for, says he, in a short time they will all eomecome [sic] to light.

George being sent to Paris about some business, went from thenee to Versailles to see the French King's court'; and being known there by several of the courtiers, who had bcenbeen [sic] at the English court, one of them took occasion to tell the FrenehFrench [sic] 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 FrenehFrench [sic] King told the nobleman who eommendedcommended [sic] 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 ingenous man; whereupon the King was resolved to make