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(5) led unto him asking to come down, and finding it to be George, Sir, says the King, I did not I charge you, never to let me see your face again; true my sovereign, says George, for which I let you see my arse; ay, but again, neither I do says George, pulling off his boots before the King, saying behold, my sovereign, it is all Scots earth I stand upon. The king and his court being into the King's favour.

After this there arose a debate, betwixt the king and his queen, about votes in the parliament; as the king had two votes, and the and the queen would have one, and would needs be a parliamenter, or no peace without this preferments; this matter was committed to George by the king, so it was agreed with the parliament, that the queen should be admitted into the for one day, and accordingly she came, and was received with all the honours and congratulations, as were due, and becoming her high station; but before any matter of consequence was brought to the board, George, fixed himself, hard by the queen’s seat: all being silent, he rose up very quickly; and lifting up one of his legs, and then gave a great fart; which set the whole house laughing; where at the queen was greatly offended crying, go take the regue and hang him; to which George answered, a fine parliamenter indeed, to hang a man for a sinless infirmity and that's a fart. The queen eing so enraged at this affront put upon her first propsal of parliament, went off in a passion and never would counterance them any more. But yet to be revenged on George, she would never give the king rest till be had delivered up George into her hands, that he might be punished at her pleasure; which the king accordingly commanded to be done, knowing that George would rescue himself by some intrigue or other. No sooner was George delivered into her hands for to be at her disposal, but she and her maidens pronounced his doom, which was as follows; as he had affronted the queen among so great an equipage, who ought to be honoured inclues, and above all women in the nation, that he should be stoned to death by the hands of women. Now his time being come that he should die, according to appointment he was taken into a park were a great number of women as waiting upon him with their aprons full of stones to fall upon him and put him to death, according to the queen's appointment.

HIS SPEECH TO HIS EXECUTIONERS. Here’s a female band with bags of stones, to kill a man for nupply treans{illegible}}