4 THE HISTORY OF THE (illegible text) Now the cobler little dreined that he was the king who ſpoke to him, much leſs that the king's deal of confidence, he llan.ls up and polis off his hat, and makes two or three ſeraps with his foot, and was the king many thanks, telling him that he was one of the not-it fellow he ever met with in his life time, and though he had never been at court, vt it ſhould not be long before he would make a holy day to come and ſee him. Whereupon the king diſcharged the houſe for what they had drank, would have taken his leave of the cobler, But the cobler not being willing to part with the king, took him by the hand, and ſaid, 'By my ' faith, you mall not go yet: you ſhall firſt go and tee my poor habitation: I have there a tub of good brown ale that was never tapp'd, you muſt needſ go and taſte of it, for you are the ho- • neſte blade that I ever met withal; and I love ' an honeſt merry companion with all my heart. CHAP. IT. How the Cobler entetained the King in his cellar, and of the wirbance they'd like to have ball by the Cobler's Wife Joan ſO the cobler tool the king with him over the way; where he had a cellar joining to the fall, which was handſomely and neatly furniſhed for a man of his profeſſion; into this cellar he had the king; . There,' ſaid he . fit down, you are very welcome, But I muſt deſire you to ſpeak ' ſoftly for fear of awakening my wife Joan, who • lies here hord by," heing the king a cloſe bed made up neatly at the corner of the cellar, much Like unto cloſet, for if the ſhould wake, the will ' make your ears ring again.'
