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 3 pg in a paſſon, ſets off, and would never cour- enance him any more. The young gentleman being ſadly vexed at this affront given to him by George, ſent him a challenge to fight him, ap. pinting day and place where they were to meet. Being to fight on horſeback, George gets an old biff borſe, and, for harneſſing, covers him about with blown bladders, with ſmall ſtones in each, without either ſword or ſpear; and away to the cid he goes, where the duel was appointed. So when George saw his enemy coming againſt im, all in glittering armour, armed with ſword ud ſpear, he made up to him with all toe ſpeed is horſe could carry him ; when the ſmall ſtones the bladders made ſuch a rattling noiſe, that the gentlemen's fine geiding would not ſtaed the battle, but ran away, and threw his maſter to he ground; which cauſed all the ſpectators ugh, and ſay, the gentleman was more fool han George. The gentleman being ſtill more praged at this ſecond affront, he would fight ith George on foot; but his friends perſuaded im, that it would be no honour for him to ght, and kill the King's fool; and far leſs to e killed by the fool. So they were adviſed oth to agree. But the gentleman would try bother exploit with George, for to have it ſaid sio was ſtill the clevereſt man, viz. To hold him jumping-bout publicly, the next day thereafter: With all my heart, ſays George, and we will end and about where we began, they not knowing is meaning in this. The place and hour being it, where they were to meet next morning, corge, in the night time, cauſed a deep pit