them I thanke God but he tooke all that came and put all together in a great Pot that he had prouided of purpose in a corner of the kitchin At the laste came the Channons to Dinner sat downe in order according to their dignities This singing man at y e first let before them their pottage that he had put together in the great Pot but God knoweth in what order for one had sent a Capon in stued broth another SaffroÌ„ broth another Chickins in white broth an other powderd béefe and turneps an other a legge of mutton in herbe pottage some sent their meate sodden and some rosted When the Channons sawe this kinde of seruice they had no stomackes to eate but tarried ech man to see when their owne prouision woulde come in not thinking that it was on the Table before them The Querister or singing man wente to and fro very busie as one that was carefull to sée them well serued beholding alwayes their countenaunces that sat at the table The first seruice béeing somewhat too longe they could forbeare no longer but said vnto him I pray thée take away these pottages and giue vs those that we sente hyther These are yours said he Ours saide they that they are not Yes truely quoth he they are saying to one here is your turnups to an other here is your stued broth to an other here is your herbe pottage to an other here is your white broth and to an other these are your SaffroÌ„ pottage then they began ech man to know his owne pottage and to behold one an other Now truely saide they we were neuer thus vsed but is this the order to feast y e Channons now the Deuill take all I thought this foole would mocke vs. Then spake an other saying I had the best pottage that was eate of this seauen yeares And I said an other had well prouided for my dinner And my heart gaue me said the fourth that it had béene better to haue dined at home When the singing man had giuen eare a while vnto their talke he said My maisters if all your pottages were so good as ye faine they were howe can it bee possible that they should become naught in so short a time I haue kept them by the fire close couered what could I haue done better to them Yea mary saide they but where diddest thou learne to put them thus together thou mighst well know that they would not bee good béeing thus mixed Well then said hee I perceiue that which is good by it selfe alone is naught béeing mixed with other things Now truely said he I must néeds beléeue you if it be but by your selues my Maisters for when ye be ech one alone by your selues ther is nothing better then yee are you promise then mountaines but when you are together in your Chappel Court then are ye like to your pottages TheÌ„ they vnderstood wel what he meant Ha well said they we perceiue nowe to what end this thy dooing was thou hast good cause to be considered but in the meane time shal we not dine Yes that you shall sayd he better then you are worthie Then hee brought them other meate that he had prepared set yt before them where with they were pleased When they had well dyned they went away concluded from that time foorth that hee shoulde bee prouided for the which was done And thus his inuention and deuise of pottages did preuaile more then all his requests and importunate suites before time ¶ Of one that sang the Countertennor at Reymes who was a singing man a Pickard and a Mayster of Art THere was a singing man that did belonge to our Ladies Church at Reymes which is the Countrey of Champeny who had a singular good voice to singe the Countertennor but he was a man giuen verie much to vice for there escaped no day wherin he did not commit some follie with one he would fighte with an other quarrell a common gamester at Cardes and Dice always at the Tauerne with his pretie wenches of whome complaintes came daily to the Chappell Court before the Channons and maisters they would often times warn him of his faults reproouing threatning him sometimes openly sometimes secretly and he would promisse euerie time to amend and to become an honest man but when they were turned and gâ—ne out of sight that the wine had gotten Sir Iohn by y e braine then began he his old pranks Now the Channons were constrained to beare with him for twoo causes the one was because he sange passing well the other because hee was put to them by an Archdeacon of the Church vnto whom they bare such reuerence that they would not open the mans faultes vnto him thinking belike that he had known them aswell as they and that he did reproue him for them as in déede he did when he knew thereof but hee knewe not the one halfe of this faultes It came to passe vppon a time that this singing man committed an offence so haineus that the Channons were constrained of force to declare it to the Archdeacon shewing him that for his sake they had put vp manie greeuous offences at his handes but now seeing he vsed himself worse and worse béeing in a maner past remedy they could no longer forbeare to hold their peace Hee hath said they this night so beaten a Priest that he shal not be able to singe Masse againe this twoo Monethes if it had not béene for the looue of you we wold haue forbidden him our church long ago but for that we sée in him no remedie we pray you not to bee offended with vs for that we doo informe you thereof The Archdeacon aunswered them that they had done well that he himselfe would take order therin And incontinently he sente for the singing man who feared that there was some matter against him for hee knewe well it was not to giue him a Benefice neuerthelesse he went and was no sooner gone in but Maister Archdeacon began to sing to him an other maner of lesson then Mattins Come hither saide hee thou knowest how often those of this Church haue borne with thy insolencie and naughtie life therefore auoide and get the hence and sée that thou sée my face no more I will not hereafter bee reprooued for suche a leude Iauell as thou art for there is no amendment in thée but if I shoulde serue thée according to thy desertes I should make thee fast bread and water this twelue monethes Ye néed not aske if the singing man was cut on the heade not withstanding he was not so calmed but that he made his answere directlie and saide Sir doe you that are so well séene in men maruell though I am not wise you know Sir that I am a singing man a Packard and a Mayster of Arte. The Archdeacon at this sodaine answere could not tell whether to laughe or to be angrie notwithstanding he turned it to the beste
amongst other Companie that did frequent haunt this maried mans house whome I meane not to name was a yong Aduocate who was called the Lord of Beaufort being of the cuntry of Berry who came many times to the Bar to plead the law to which Gentleman this maried maÌ„ bare great fauour loue made good chéer because they had béene familliar at y e. Vniuersities and Companions together in many places This Beaufort had not his name in vaine for he was faire of a good behauiour and therfore the yong maried Gentlewoman gaue him a louing looke he likewise to her in so much that in short time by their ofteÌ„ regards they gaue a token of their secret loue good wills Now the Husband knowing fashioÌ„s showed himself very willing to please his wife specially when things were new not greatly mistrusting his wiues youth neither doubting his fréends honesly contenting himself with the diligent care attendance of Dame Parnet Beaufort in like manner for his part could tell how to behaue himself perceiuing the great familiarity that his freend her Husbande shewed him the gentle gratious intertainement that y e yong wife made him with an outward affectioÌ„ which hée thought was more manifest to him then to another as indéed it was true and therfore he found easily an occasion in talking with her to declare the sorrow he conceiued through her loue and because she was brought vp nourished in a house of fame she could y t better vse her self and answere vnto all questions and demaunds To whome Beaufort being pricked forward with a goodwil said in this maner Gentelwoman it is easie enough to a Gentlewoman of a good minde to know the goodwill of a seruant for they alwaies bring in subiectioÌ„ and thraldome the harts of men whither they will or no therfore it shall not néede further to expresse declare vnto you y e great affectioÌ„ honor that I beare to an infinit nomber of your vertues which are indeed with such gentlenâ—â— of the minde that the man can not otherwyse iudge 〈◊〉 think but that he was borne happy fortunate to haâ—â— his heart fixed in so good a place for those things that are most precious are not desired but of gentle and noble minds which therfore to me is a great occasioÌ„ to praise fortune that hath béene so fauorable as to present and offer me so vertuoâ—s and worthie a subiect that thereby I might haue the meane to put in euideÌ„ce the desire I haue to things precious and of a great valew And although I bée one of the leaste of those whose seruice you meryt deserue yet neuertheles I am thus perswaded that the great perfections that are in you wherat I do wonder will giue occasioÌ„ to increase in me those things y t are required to true seruice For as touching my hart it is so faithfully affectioned towards you that it is vnpossible any thing caÌ„ be more which I hope trust so to giue you to vnderstand that you shal neuer be displeased in that you haue giuen me occasion to remaine for euer your faithfull trusty seruant The yong gentle womaÌ„ y t was well taught and sober hearing his preteÌ„ce would as gladly haue fulfilled his request as it was required who with a feminine voyce being somwhat bould according to her age to the which commonly Women haue respect being coupled with an honest modest shamfastnesse answered him in this maner GentlemaÌ„ although I should haue a will and a desire to loue yet will I not so ouershoot my self as to make another Louer theÌ„ he to whome I am coupled ioyned in mariadge wedlocke who loueth me so wel and doth so gently entertaine me that he kéepeth me froÌ„ thinking on any other theÌ„ on him Furthermore if it should fortune vnto me to set my hart in two places I estéeme iudge your vertue good heart to be such y t you wold not wish me to do any thing y t shal redound to my dishonor As touching the vertues graces that on attribute vnto me I will let theÌ„ passe â—nowing no such thing in my self and therfore I restore â—â—m to the place froÌ„ where they came which is to you â—or now to defend my selfe otherwise would you presume to do that iniurie and wrong to him that putteth so much confidence and trust in you it séemeth to me that such a noble minde as yours is would by no means geue place to such a fact as this And then you sée besides the inconueniences so greatly to let such an enterprise that if you should obtaine your request there is not oportunitie to fulfill the same For I haue alwaies in my CoÌ„panie a Kéeper so that if you would consent to do euill she hath alwayes her eye vpon me that I cannot steale from her by no means Beaufort was very glad when he vnderstood this answere and specially when he felt that the Gentlewoman stayed her self vpon reasone whereof the first were some what to hard but afore the last y e yong wife did mellify their herselfe to the which M. Beaufort made answere in this order The thrée poincts that you doe alledge Gentlewoman I haue wel wayed and considered but you know y â— two of them depend and consist of your goodwill and the third lyesh in diligence good aduise For as touching the first séeing that loue is a vertue that searcheth out and séeketh the hearts and minds after a gentle nature you must well think that one day you shall lyue first or last the which thing before it be it were better you should receiue the seruice of him who loueth you as his proper life in due houre then to staye any longer to yeeld obey to y e Lord that hath power to make you pay y e interest of the time y t by you hath beene let slyp and to put you into y e hands of some dissembling man y t wold not take such regard of your honor as it deserueth As touching y â— second it is a case that hath béene long voide to theÌ„ that find me what loue is for you shall vnderstand for the affection that I beare vnto you so far am I from doing iniurie to your Husbande that rather I do him honor what I loue with a good heart that which he loueth there is no greater shew y e two hearts are at accorde but when they both loue one thinge You know well if he and I were ennemies or if we had not acquaintance one with an other I should not haue oportunitie to sée you neither to speake to you so often as I doe So then the good will that I beare towardes him béeing the cause of the great loue that I beare towardes you ought not to be the cause that you should let me die for louing you Now then as concerning the thirde you knowe faire Lady that to a willing and noble heart
which the wisest men neuer knewe their doings is like smoke in the Sun so y t their Southsaying may rather be termed false saying and we cānot compare it better then to a good wife y t somtime caried a pale of milke to the market thinking to sell it as pleased her making her reckoning thus First she would sell her milk for ij d with this ij d buy xij egs which she wold set to brood vnder a hen she would haue 12. Chickons these chykons being growne vp she would kerue them and by that meanes they should be capons these capons would be worth being yong fiue pence a piece that is iust a crowne with the which she would buye two pigs a Sow a Boare and they growing great would bring forth twelue others the which she would sell after she had kéept them a while for fiue grotes a piece that is iust twentie shillings Thē she would buie a Mare that would bring foorth a faire Foale the which would grow vp be so gentill and faire y t he would playe skip leape and fling and crie we he he he after euery beast that should passe by and for the ioye she conceyued of her suppossed coult in her iollitie counterfeiting to show his lustynesse her pale of milcke fell downe of her head and was all spilt there laie her egs her chikons her capons her pigs her mare her coulte and al vppon the ground Euen so these Southsaiers after y t they haue furnished burnished blotted and spotted loutted and floutted putrefied and corrupted promised and not performed their best boxe being broken they maie goe counte with this good Wife ¶ Of King Salomon that made the Philosophicall stone the cause why these Southsayers cannot preuaile in their doinges THE cause why South-sayers Witches Wissardes cannot bring all there matters to passe as they would all the world doth not know but Marie the Prophetisse showeth the cause why in a Booke that she hath made of the greate excellencie and knowledge of the art exhorting the Philosophers and giuing them courage not to dispaire and she saith that the Philosophers stone is so worthie and so precious that amongst other her wonderfull vertues and excellences she hath power to commaūd Sprites and whosoeuer hath it he may binde loose warrant torment martyr helpe out of prison goe through boltes and lockes to be shorte he may iuggle playe with both handes and doe what he list if he know how to vse his fortune It is so saith she that Salomon had the perfection of this stone and knew by diuine inspiration the great and woonderful propertie of the same which was to constraine the Deuils as we haue saide And therefore so soone as he had made it he concluded to make all the spirites come and appeare before him but first he caused to bee made a Caldron of Brasse of a woonderfull and huge greatnes for it was nothing lesse then all the whole circuite of the Forrest of Sherborn but that it wanted halfe a foote or there about it is all a matter we wil not striue for a litle mary ye must note that it must be somewhat rounder and it was néedful to be so great for to serue that turne that he minded And after the same maner he caused to be made a couer so closse and iuste as was possible And also in like manner he caused a hole to be made and cast in the ground large and déepe inough for to burie his Caldron When hee had prepared all these thinges hee made to come before him by vertue of the stone all the Spirites that were dispersed in this world litle and great beginning with the Emperoures of the foure corners of the earth then he made the Kinges to come Dukes Earls Barrons Lordes Knights Esquires Captaines heads of Bandes pettie Captaines Soldiours a foote and on horseback to great numbers When they were all come Salomon commaunded them by the vertue aforesaid y t they should all goe into that said pan that was buried in the ground The Spirites could not gainesay but were faine to goe in but ye may wel thinke that it was with great griefe So soone as they were all in Salomon caused the couer to be set on and glued fast with the glue of Sapience and therein leauing the Deuills caused it also to bee couered with earth vntill the hole was filled vp with whom his minde and purpose was that the world should be no more infected that men might afterward liue in peace and tranquillitie and that all vertue and godlinesse might raigne vppon the earth And it came to passe presently after that that men began to bee merrie and glad content liuelie gallant frollirke gentle amiable and pleasant O how all thinges went forward The earth brought foorth all manner of fruite without mans labour the Wolues did not deuoure the Cattell the Lyons Tigers and wilde Boares were as tame as other Beastes to bee shorte all the earth séemed a Paradise whilest these Runnigate Deuills were inclosed in this déepe Dongeon But what happened after a long time as Kingdomes chaunce to chaunge the Townes Citties decay and new are builded so there was a Kinge who had a great desire to builde a Cittie and Fortune wold that it came into his head to raise it in the proper place whereas these Deuils were inclosed This Kynge set people on woorke for to make this Cittie the whiche he would haue mightie strong and inuincible and therfore it required a terrible and déepe foundations to make the walles herevpon the Pyonners digged so lowe that one amongst the reste discouered the Caldron wherein these spirites were who after y t he had stricken vpon it and that his companions did perceiue it thought they should haue bene made riche for euer y t there was hidden some inestimable Riches But it was not in their power to breake it open of a sodaine for besides y e greatnes it was out of measure thicke and therefore it was necessary that the King should know therof Who when he had séene it thought euen as the Pyoners did for who would euer haue thought that deuils were therin when it was thought that there was none in the world for in long time before there was no talk of them This King did well remember that the Kings his predecessors had infinite riches so as he could not iudge but that they had buried and hid therein some greate treasure and that it was appointed him of destenie to finde it out and to enioy that wealth that he might be the richest King in the worlde To conclude he set as many men of woorke as there was about the Caldrō at the first and whilest they were battering and beating vppon it to get it open the Deuils were at their watch listening and geuing care what it should be so y t they could not tell what to thinke whether they should be had out to hanging or that their
the precept of the Scripture for when I am alreadie prouided what néede I then care for tomorrowe Some saye that it was a Fryer that did hide a Pudding in his Gowne sléeue that he stole at a certaine banquet but all cōmeth to one matter There is yet many prety tales of this Vicar of Brow that are verie pleasant which I wil leaue for others to set foorth ¶ Of a pretie litle man named Terry who being vpon his Mule could not be seene aboue the pommell of his saddle IN the Town of Montpellier there was a young man called the Prior Terry who was of a good stocke and well learned but that he was vnable of his body for hee had a botch on his backe and an other on his stomacke y t did let him to grow so y t he was not aboue a cubit hie Vpon a day hee chaunced to ride from Montpellier vnto Tholouse in companie of certaine his frendes of Montpellier they came to Thuberys to dinner and because yt was in Sommer and that the dayes were longe his cōpany after dinner made no great hast to depart but tarried vntill the heate of the daye was past and also some of them laide them downe to sléepe Wherewith Terrye was displeased and therefore hee caused his Mule to bée brideled in an anger and got vppon his backe saying Now sléepe your fyll for I will be gone So he rode his waye as fast as he could When his companie knewe he was gone not minding to let him goe alone they dispatched as fast as they could after him but Terrye by this time was ridden most part of his iourney Now you shal vnderstand that he caried one of the great Spanish felts to kéepe him from the Sun béeing so broad that it couered almost both y e Mule the man rebating neuertheles somewhat as much as is reason They that followed after him spying a fellow of the Country in a field not far from the high way demaūded if he saw a man on a mule riding towards Narbona The fellow aunswered thent saying No I saw no man but I saw a gray Mule that had a great felte Hat vpon his saddle and he ran a great pace These men began to laugh for they knewe well it was Terrye whose stature was so tall that he could not be séene ouer the saddle ¶ Of a Doctor that blamed Dauncing and of a Gentlewoman that defended the same with the reasons alleadged on eyther part IN the towne of Mauns there was in times past a Doctor of Diuinitie a man of great knowledge singlenes of life And although hee was a Deuine yet was he acquainted with ciuill orders and therin he wuld behaue himselfe very modestlie and wel for which cause he was desired into good and honest companie often times Vpon a day in an assembly of the chiefest principall of the Towne he being of the number there was as it chaunced dauncing after Supper the which he beheld for a time during which dauncing he toke occasion to talk with a Gentlewomā called y e Bayliuisse of Silla a woman who for her vertue modestie and honest behauiour was well estéemed in worshipful and honourable companie verie forward in all thinges that she did and specially in dauncing wherein shee tooke more delighte then in any thing els and hauing spent much time in ciuill communication at the laste they began to talke of dauncing whereof the Doctor said that there is nothing wherein men women were so much ouerséene as in it The Bayliuisse replied to the contrarie saying that no thing did reuiue the mind more then it that the measure in dauncing would neuer enter into the mind of a dull man which doth declare y e partie to be nimble feate of actiuitie to haue measure in his doings there are also said she young folkes that are of so heauie a moolde that you shall sooner learne an Oxe to amble then them to daunce and also you may sée what mindes they haue Of dauncing there commeth pleasure both to them that daunce and to them that looke on And I am of this opinion that if you durst tell the trueth you your selfe take great pleasure to beholde them for there is none be they neuer so melancholy and heauye but will reioyce to sée them foot it so finely with the gesture of their bodie The Doctor vnderstanding what she had said left the termes of dauncing for a time holding this Gentlewoman neuerthelesse with other talke yet not so far from the purpose but that he might fall in hand with the former whē he thought good Within a quarter of an houre after as he sawe occasion offered he demaunded of Mistris Baliuisse if she were standing at a window or vpon a gallerie and should sée from whence she was in some great and broad place a dossen or sixtéen Persons together hād in hand that did leape and skip and turne about going forwarde and backwarde whether she would not iudge them very Fooles Indéed said she if they kept no measure I saye quoth he although they kepte measure and had neither drum flute taber nor minstrell I confesse saide the Gentlewoman the sight would be very vnséemly Why then said the Doctor can a hollow piece of wood or a paile that is stopped at both ends with parchment haue such power to delight your cares which of it selfe seemeth folly and why not said the Gentlewoman know you not of what power musicke is the melodie and pleasant sound of the instrument entreth into the parties minde and then the minde commandeth the bodie which is for no other thing but to show by signes and mouings the dispositiō of the soule in ioye and gladnesse for such men as are sad and sorrowful show a contrarie countenance Furthermore in all places the circumstance and meaning of thinges are to be considered as you your selfe dayly preach A minstrell that should playe to himselfe alone were to be estéemed as a Preacher that should goe into the pulpit to preache without audience the dauncers that are without an instrument are as People in a place of audience without talking wherefore in vaine blame you dancings vnlesse our féet and eares were taken away And I ensure you said she if I were dead and could heare a minstrell I would rise again and daūce They that play at tennys take a great deale more paines to runne after a litle baule of leather stuft with haire and they followe it with such a desire that it séemeth sometymes they would kill themselues they are so eager and yet haue they no Instrumentes of musicke as the Dauncers haue Neuerthelesse they find therein great pleasure and merueilous recreation and therefore Maister Doctor in my opinion moderat mirth discretly vsed and daūcing indifferently practised is rather profitable then otherwyse hurtfull The Doctor would haue replyed but he was compassed about with Women that made him holde his peace fearing they would haue taken him to
Wife is Church and nowe hee must goe fetch himselfe He goeth backe againe to his house and then he brought himself to to the Church with his tabor and pipe where he marryed his Wife and then brought her home so that he was himselfe both Bridegroome and mynstrell and gained his owne money he plaid the good husband with her and they liued alwaies together ioyfully At the end of two yéeres perceiuing that his father in law did not die he tarried yet two monethes yea thrée months but he liued stil. He bethought him for his pleasure and to make sport to sommon his Father in lawe for that purpose sent to him a sergeant to warne him to the Court This good olde man that neuer before had to do in the Court and that knew not what suche adiornementes meant was the heauiest man in the world to sée himselfe adiorned and also at the request of his sonne in law whom he had séene the day before and had saide nothing to him of it He went out of hande to Chykouan made his complaint shewing him that he had done him great wronge thus to adiorne him and he not knowing wherefore it was No said Chykouan I will tell you tomorrow at the Court and so could get no other thinge of him but must néedes come to the Court. When as they came before the Iudge Chykouan began to declare his matter himselfe saying My Lord Iudge I haue maried this mans daughter here as all men know I neuer had one pennie with her as he himselfe can tell but hee promised me when I did marrie her that I should haue his house and all his goods that he wold not liue aboue one yeare or two at the most I haue tarryed this two yeare and thrée monethes longer and yet I haue neither his home nor any other thinge I require that he die or els to giue me his house and mouables according to promis The good man defended his cause by his Attorney that aunswered briefly what he had to say The Iudg hauing heard the debates on both sides with their reasons alledged and knowing the 〈◊〉 intent of Chykouan and his foolish demaund vpon the old mans vnsure promis for his foolish adiornment did condemne Chykouan to paye all his Fathers costes and charges and besides that twenty frankes turnoys to the King Yet said the Iudge perceiuing thou art a poore man I wil moderate the sentence it shall be but a Capon and the charge that the goodman hath béene at and you shall go together like frendes and eat your part after his death you shall haue his house if it be not solde before or morgaged or fallen by casualtie of fire And thus the Iudges appointment was according to Chykouans demaunde whome he made affrayde with his first sentence but at the laste did moderate the same as a Iudge may do in such a case ¶ Of two poyntes to make a woman hold her tongue A Certaine young man béeing in talke with a Woman of Paris who made her vaunt that shee was Maister said vnto her If I were your Husband I would breake you well enough from your will You said shee why what can you doe more then other men you wold be made to come vnder as well as others I warrāt you No no said he I know two poyntes to haue the vpper hand of a Woman Say you so said she and what be the pointes I pray you The young man in shutting his hande showed her his fitt saying that was one and then in closing the other hand said that was the other whereat there was good laughing For the Woman thought y t he would haue shewed some reason by learning to haue the vpper hand of a Woman but trust me I think there is neither these pointes nor any other that can perswade a Woman if once she haue gotten the head to raunge at her owne pleasure ¶ Of the Lord of Vauldry the pranks that he playd IT is not longe since was liuing the Lord of Vauldry whose doinges made him knowen of Princes and almost of all the world the Acts that he did in his life time with such a terrible and fearefull desperatenes and the good fortune that he had withall that no man but onely he durst presume to doe the like And as it is commonly said that a wise man should haue died thereof a hundred times As whē he strangled a Cat with his téeth hauing both his handes bounde behind him And an other tyme when he would trie the goodnes of a buffe leather Ierkin or a Iack of mayle I know not whether but to trie it he pithed a naked sword against a wal with the point toward him and ran against the sword with such might that he ran himselfe through the bodie and yet neuerthelesse he dyed not he may say he had good lucke Amongst other of his desperate follyes there is yet one that deserueth well to haue the hearing He passed on Horsebacke vpon a time ouer Seye bridges not farre from Angyers which for bridges of wood are very high from the water and hee bare behinde him on his Horse an other Gentlemā who iesting with M. Vauldry said vnto him tel mée now M. Vauldry thou that art so full of inuentions and that canst play so many prankes if thou sawest now thy enemies at both endes of the bridge that wayted for thy comming to slay thée and thou haddest no shift but to goe forward or backward what wouldst thou do Then said Vauldry vnto him dost thou aske me what I would do thou shalt sée what And without any more adoo set spurs to his horse and leapte with him cleane ouer the bridge into the riuer of Loyre and kept his horse backe so wel that he escaped with his horse but if the gentleman that was behinde him escaped as well as he truely hee was more happy at the least then wise For it is great foolishnes of him to put himselfe behinde a desperate foole and to moue such wordes vnto him knowing when a man is in such a place he is not sure from daunger ¶ Of a Mooncke that aunswered altogether by Syllables A Certaine Mooncke trauailing the Countrey aryued in an Inne at supper time the host willed him to sit downe among others that had alredy begun supper but the Mooncke to ouer take them began to lay on loade with his teeth and with such an appetite as though he had eate no meat in thrée or foure days before The olde Lad had put himselfe in his dublet the better to fyll his paunche the which béeing perceiued be one that sat at the table He began to aske y e Mooncke many questions that were not greatly to his minde for he was busie filling of his bellie because he would not lose muche tyme he aunswered the partie that spake to him altogether in sillables and I thinke he was practised with this language long before for he was very expert