Chap-books of the eighteenth century . used the King to order his trial to beimmediately brought on. A parliament was summoned, and after a long trial, in thecourse of which the Fox answered every thing with much craft,he was condemned; whereupon Grimbard, and the rest of hiskindred left the Court, as not enduring to see him King seeing so many depart, said, Though Reynard hadsome faults, yet he had many friends. This musing of theKing made the Cat, the Bear, and the Wolf jealous lest theKing should retract Reynards sentence, and was angry atthe delay of his execution ; to forward
Chap-books of the eighteenth century . used the King to order his trial to beimmediately brought on. A parliament was summoned, and after a long trial, in thecourse of which the Fox answered every thing with much craft,he was condemned; whereupon Grimbard, and the rest of hiskindred left the Court, as not enduring to see him King seeing so many depart, said, Though Reynard hadsome faults, yet he had many friends. This musing of theKing made the Cat, the Bear, and the Wolf jealous lest theKing should retract Reynards sentence, and was angry atthe delay of his execution ; to forward which Tibert producedthe Cord in which he was hanged in the priests house, andthey put it round Reynards neck, who said, I do not fear death;I saw my father die, and he soon vanished; death is familiar tome : but I beseech your Majesties (who were both seated tosee the execution) to grant me but one request before I die;that is that I may unload my Conscience, and beg the assistanceof your prayers, that I may be made happy Chap. 8. Reynards Confession and Pardon. Now every one began to pity Reynard, and prevailed with theKing to grant his request; which being done he thus began; The History of Reynard the Fox. \of Help me ye powers above, for I can see none but whom I haveoffended; in my youth I used to be much with the lambs,delighting in their bleating, till at last biting one of them, Itasted the Sweetness of their blood, and could not forbear eversince. This drew me into the woods among the goats, whereI slew and eat some young Kids ; this made me more hardy, soI fell to killing Hens, Geese, and other Pullin ; for all was fishthat came to net Afterwards I fell into bad company, asIsegrim, who pretended to be my kinsman; we grew at last sointimate, that he stole the great things and I the small; hemurdered the Nobles, and I the meaner subjects; I speak thusplainly, he had plate and jewels more than ten carts couldcarry.—Ah ! said the King, where is all this tr
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