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CHAP. V.

The Cobler's entertainment in the King's Cellar,

The cobler had not been long in the King's cellar, before the King came to him in the same habit that he had on when the cobler mended his shoe; whereupon the cobler knew him immediately, and ran and kissed him, saying.

Honest Harry I have made an holiday on purpose to see you but I had much ado to get leave of my wife Joan, who was loath to lose so much time from my work, but I was resolved to see you, and therefore I made myself as fine as I could. But I'll tell thee, Harry, when I came to court I was in a peck of troubles how to find you out; but at last I met with a man who told me he knew you very well, and that he would bring me to you; but instead of doing so, he