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( 8 ) very day. And do you know the reaſon of that ſays George. No, I don't, ſays he. Well I'll tell you, thy George, he was ſuch a terror to the Englishmen when he was alive, that a light of him yet, makes them b th it themſelves. The English took this anſwer as a great affront, and forthwith cauſed Wallace's picture to be take out of that place.

There was a young Engliſh girl in love with Scotſman and petitioned him ſeveral times to marry her, which he refuſed, and upon revenge thereof, went to a Juſtice, and ſwore a rape againſt him, which death by the law. George hearing this, went into the priſon, where the young man was, and inſtructed him how to behave before the judge. So in the time of the trial, George came in, while the judge was crying to the man, but never a word could he get out of him to anſwer to tell whether he was guilty or not. After the judge had given him over to be deaf and dumb, others fell a ſhouting in his ears, but never a word would he ſpeak. Then the judge perceiving George, called to in ſaying. George do you know what is the matter with this man? Yes I do very well. What is it? ſays the judge. Why ſays George, the woman made ſuch a noiſe and crying when he was raviſhing her, it has put the poor man dear, I aſſure you. Is it ſo ſaid the judge. No, no, ſays the women, my Lord judge, you may well believe me, I lay as a lamb, and never ſpoke a word all the time. Very well confeſſed ſays the judge, and you have ſworn a rape againſt him; go take the whore to Newgate, and ſet the poor man about his buſineſs. And ſo it ended.

PART II.

GEORGE happened one night to be in company with a Biſhop, and ſo they tell to argument about religion, wherein George got the better of him, and the Biſhop himſelf, found he was wrong; then one of the company addreſſed himſelf to George, in theſe words. Thou Scot ſaid he, ought not to have left thy own country. For what ſays George, becauſe thou haſt brought all the knowledge t along with thee. No, me, ſays George, the ſhe, lord in Scotland will argue with any Biſhop in England, and exceed the mighty for in knowledge. The Engliſh took this as a great affront, and ſeveral men af it to be a George had ſaid. Wagers were laid thereon, and three of the Engliſh clergy were choſen and ſent away to Scotland, to diſpute with ſhepherds d with ſeveral gentlemen who were to be as of a they heard paſs between them. Now George knowing what way