“ In two minutes up comes a roasted breast of veal and the landlord going to take off the beef, (for there was not much of it left) Joe catches fast hold of the dish, and swore a great oath that he had not half dined, and in a moment whipped off the remainder of the boiled beef upon his own plate.—Seeing of that, the master runs down again to his wife, with a very dejected countenance, and shewing her the empty dish that the buttock of beef went up on, he swore a great oath there would not be a morsel of victuals left for the family to dine on ”

“ With that the drawer ran down stairs to his master as hard as he could drive—Egad, sir, says he, there's a man above stairs, that has eat above half the buttock of beef himself already, and there is not above a pound and an half of it left in the dish: he pitches it into his mouth as tho' he was filling an oven. Zounds, quoth the master, send up the breast of veal as fast as you can for your life, and I'll bring down what's left ”

“ So that by the time they had got to the park, their attendants was increased to several hundreds. But just as they came to the end of the Mall, they happened to meet a Nobleman, who in some measure answered the description which the gentleman had given of the King, being a Knight of the Garter, with his star and ribbon——Jack no sooner saw him, but he roared out to his companion.—— 'By G—d Tom, here is the King! ”

“ Jack Oakum, & Tom Splicewell,
Two Sailors, who went a Pirating on the King's Highway. How that the first Prize they took gave information of their course, and being pursued by a whole Squadron, Tom Splicewell was taken and condemned to be Hanged; but by means of his beloved Jack Oakum, who interceeded with his Majesty, he was pardoned. ”

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