“ The gentleman being still more enraged at this second affront, he would fight with George on foot, but his friends persuaded him, that it would be no honour for him to fight and kill the King's fool; and far less to be killed by the fool. ”

“ This matter was committed to George by the King: So it was agreed among the Parliamenters that the Queen should be admitted into Parliament for a day. Accordingly she came, and was receieved with all the honour and congratulations that were due and becoming her high station: but, before any matter of consequence was brought to the board, George seated himself hard by the Queen's seat: All being silent, he rose up very quickly, lifted one of his legs end let a loud fart, which set the whole house a-laughing: whereat the Queen was greatly offended, and said, Go, take the rogue and hang him. ”

“ No, says the fellow, I never did {wim with a sword, nor any man else, that ever I saw or heard of; I know not but that wild man will kill me in the deep water, I would not, for the whole world venture myself with him and a sword. The captain seeing his servant afraid to venture, or if he did, he would never see him again alive; therefore he desired an agreement with the drover, who at first seemed unwilling; but the captain putting it in his will, the drover quit him for half the sum: This he came to, through George's advice. ”

“ A Nobleman in England agreed with the King, how to put a trick upon George, to try his manly courage. in sending him to a certain place for a bag of money. On his way home, through St. James's park they caused a sturdy fellow to go and let upon him by the way, and take the money from him. The fellow being armed with sword and pistol, came up briskly, and attacked George with these words, You sir, deliver what money you have or you are a dead man. ”

“ George rode before them in this posture, which causes 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 stable, and with a knife cut all their horse chafts, not fore, but so as they might bleed. Now, as soon as dinner was over, and they mounted on their horses again, George riding before them, as usual, in his palmer coat and old boots. they began to make their game of him; then George turning about suddenly, and clapping his hands with a loud laughter, the king asked him what made him laugh so? ”

“ No sooner had the three gentlemen declared what had past between the bishops and the shepherds, whom they found on the Scots border, but the old bishop made answer, and doyou think said he that a shepherd could answer these questions ? It has been none else but the devil? for the Scots ministers themselves could not do it; they are but boys Then George thought it was time to take speach in hand. Well, my Lord Bishop, says George, you call them a parcel of ignorant beardless boys. ”

“ When he ended with these words, "The greatest whore should throw the first stone" every one put it to another to cast the first stone, but knowing they would attain the character of a whore for so doing, they all refused till the dying hour was past, and then he took a protest against them, and by that means he gained his life. ”

“ No, no, says he, the shepherds in Scotland will dispute with any bishop in London, and exceed them very far in education. The bishops then took this as affront, and several noblemen: affirmed it to be as George had said: Beats were laid on each sides and three of the bishops were chosen, and sent away to Scotland to dispute it with the shepherds, accompanied with several others who were to bear witness of what they should hear pass between them. Now, George knowing in which way they went, immediately took another road, and was in Scotland before them. ”

“ Yes, I did, says George, let work bear witness, throwing down the fellow's hand on the table before them all.
7. Now, this last exploit of George's caused many of the English to hate him; and, among the rest; a young nobleman fell a joking of George, saying, he would be as famous a champion for Scotland as Sir William Wallace was. Ay, ay, says George, Wallace was a brave man in his time—True indeed, says the young nobleman, but when he came to London, we did him all manner of justice, and for honour of the Scots, we have his effigy in the in this house to this very day. ”