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10 place for a bag of money. On his way home, through St. James' Park, they cauſed a ſturdy fellow to go and let upon him by the way, and take the money from him. The fellow being armed with ſward and piſtol, came up briskly, and attacked George with theſe words, You, ſir, deliver what money you have, or you are a dead man. To which George anſwered, Sir, I have ſome indeed, but 'tis not my own, and therefore do not like to part with its nevertheleſs, ſince being de ermined as you are, to exchange blows for its pray do the the favour to hire your piſtol through the flap of my cloak, that the owners may fee I have been in danger of my life before k parted with it, which he accordingly did. No ſooner, had be fired the piſtol, than George whips out his hanger from below his cloak, and with one ſtroke, cut off his right hand, wherein lie held his ſword; ſo that both his sword and the Band fell to the ground; but George lifted his tard, and carried it to the king. No ſooner did he come before them, but they aſked him, ſay- ing, Well, George, did you ſee any body to trouble you by the way ? None, ſaid he, but one fellow who was going to take the money from we; but I made him give me his hand he would not do the like again. You did ? ſays the fel- low's master. Yes, I did, ſays George, ſet work hear witneſs, throwing down the fellow's hand on the table before them all.

7. Now this laſt exploit of George's cauſed many of the Engliſh to hate him; and among the reſt, a young nobleman fell a-joking of