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13 and ſent away to Scotland to diſpute with the ſhepherds, accompanied with ſeveral others, who were to bear witneſs of what they should hear paſs between them. Now, George knowing which way they went, immediately took ano- ther road, and was in Scotland before them. He then made an acquaintance with a ſhepherd on the border, whoſe paſture lay by the way- fide where the biſhops were to paſs; and there he mounted himſelf in a ſhepherd's ds: and when he ſaw the biſhops appear, he conveyed his flock to the road ſide, and tell a-chanting at a Latin ballad. When the biſhops came up to George, one of them aſked him, in French, what o'clock it was? To which he anſwered, in Hebrew, It is directly about the time of the day it was yeſterday at this time. Another aſked him, in Grek, What countryman he was ? To which he anſwered, in Flemilh, If you know that you would'.' as wife as myſelf. A third asked him, in Dutch, Where was. you educate! To which he anſwered, in Earſe; Herding my ſheep between this and Lochaber. This they deered him to explain into Engliſh, which he immedi- ately did. Now, ſaid they one to another, we Bu need not proceed a:y further. What, ſays George, arc yon butchers! I'll fell you a few ſheep. To this they made no anſwer, but went away ſhamefally, and ſaid they believed the Scotſ had been through all the nations on the world for their education, or the devil had taught them. Now, when George had ended this diſpute with the biſthops, he ſtripped off his ſhephere's dreſs, and up through England he goes, with di the