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 4 to be made, and the earth of it carried away then filled it up with dung from a privy, and co vered it over with a green turf, that it mig! not be known by the other ground. So, accord ing to promiſe, they both met in the morning gainſt the appointed time. Now, George beinig the oldeſt man, and by them counted the greate fool, the young ſpark permitted him to jump firſt, which be, according to order, did ; an jumped within a foot of the place where th ground was faliliet. The young man ſeeing th made his performance with great airs, and a his might, ſo that he jumped a foot over George but to his oxters among clean dung! whereas the whole multitude of ſpectators cried out wit oli huzzas and laughter. Now, fays George, I tol you, we would end in and about where we beld gan, and that is in clean dirt.

2. On a time after this, the King and hi Court was going into the country, and the would have George to ride before them in the fool's dreſs ; whereunto he ſeemed unwilling but it was the King's pleaſure. So George wa mounted upon an old horſe, with a pair of old riven boots, the heels hinging down, and a pal mer coat, patched over with pictures of diver kiods. George rode before them in this poſture which cauſed great laughter and diverſion, until they came to an inn, where they alighted to dine and in the time they were at dinner, George went into the ſtables, and with a knife cut al. their horſes chaſts, not fore, but ſo as they migh bleed. Now, as ſoon as dinner was over, and