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( 24 ) on the boil, get out the p k; then George e unto the room where his ſervant was, and ſet the biſhop t the one ſide of the fire, and ſat down at the other himſelf, while his ſervant made a gr bowl full of milk broſe, and ſet them w between the biſhop and George; then George fi ed the biſhop to aſk a b ng for what they were to receive. The biſhop did not know what he meant by a bleſſing, it not being uſual for the Engliſh to do ſo, aſked at George what it was but George took up a great ram horn ſpoon, and ſlapped it into the biſhop's hand, ſaying, There it is my Lord. What! ſays the biſhop, call you that bleſſing we call that a ſpoon, O my lord, ſays George, it is the beſt bleſſing yea can aſk, if it do but come empty.

Well, ſays the biſhop, and how do you call this ſcalded meatǃ Why, ſays George, we call it Scots broſe. O, ſaid the biſhop, I cannot eat n. O, ſaid he, the thing we cannot eat we p my lord, n you are in a Scotſman's hour, you muſt partake of a Scotſman's v ſtuals. Thee, ſhid the biſhop, I always thought the Scots had lived well all now, I would not be a Scotſman for the world. O, ſays George, if a Scotſman lives but o yearn, and get but 10 years meat, he came be badly off. What, hot badly off, and want a year's victualsǃ ſaid the biſhop, upon my word of honour, if I wanted one day's victuals, I'd be ſure to die the next. O ſays George, we drink water when we cannot do better, and that puts us in remembrance of wealth, for a diſh of contentment is good cheer.

Then ſaid the biſhop, I'll drink water too, if it be good for the memory, Ay, do, ſaid George, and you will remember me when you do ſo. Now after dinner the biſhop took his leave of George, and deſired him next day to come and dine with him,

PART V.

NEXT day, George, according to promiſe, went to the b up a lod n, but no ſooner did the biſhop ſee George, t he ſaluted him with the murder;

Your ſervant, miſter wiſe man, And yet you have no books; How can you have knowledge, That o may inſtructs?

George anſwered

Your ſervant, maſter biſhop, Your ſalutation's good; You knowledge in your library, While others are it their od.