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A68702	The first and best part of Scoggins iests full of witty mirth and pelasant shifts, done by him in France, and other places: being a preseruatiue against melancholy. Gathered by Andrew Boord, Doctor of Physicke.; Scoggin's jests. Part 1.	Boorde, Andrew, 1490?-1549.; Scogan, John, fl. 1480.	1626 (1626)	STC 21850.7; ESTC S101656	50,122	100

THE First and best Part OF Scoggins Iests Full of witty mirth and pleasant shifts done by him in France and other places being a preseruatiue against melancholy Gathered by Andrew Boord Doctor of Physicke LONDON Printed for Francis Williams 1626. The Prologue THere is nothing beside the goodnesse of God that preserue health so much as honest mirth especially mirth vsed at dinner and supper and mirth toward bed as it doth plainly appeare in the Directions for health Therefore considering this matter that mirth is so necessary a thing for man I published this Booke named The Iests of Scogin to make men merrie for amongst diuers other Bookes of graue matters that I haue made my delight hath beene to recreate my mind in making something merrie Wherefore I doe aduertise euery man in auoiding pensiuenesse or too much study or melancholie to be merrie with honesty in God and for God whom I humbly beseech to send vs the mirth of Heauen Amen I Haue heard say that Scogin did come of an honest stocke or kindred and his friends did set him to schoole at Oxford where hee did continue vntill the time he was made Master of Art where he made this Iest A Master of Art is not worth a fart Except he be in Schooles A Batchelor of Law is not worth astraw Except he be among fooles A Table of the merry Iests and witty shifts of Scogin VVHat shift Scogin his chamberfellow made to fare well in Lent 5 What shift Scogin made when he lacked money 5 How Scogin deceiued the skinner 6 How Iack got his dinner 8 How Iack made his masterpay a penny for her ring bones 9 How Iacke made of two egges three 10 How a husbandmā put his son to schoole with Scogin 10 How Scogin his scholler wēt to seeke his horse 11 Scogins scholler took orders 12 The scholler said Tom Miller of Osney was Iacobs father 14 Scogins scholier made priest 16 How the Priest excused himselfe for not preaching 17 How the Priest fell asleepe at Masse 20 How the Priest said Requiem eternam on Easter day 20 How the Priest said Deus qui gint i filij tui 21 How the priest was accused for keeping a wench 23 How the parson said Anupsimus quesimus Domine 24 How Scogin told the hunter he had found a hare 25 How Scogin told his fellows of a Pickerell 26 〈…〉 How Scogin drew out an old womans tooth 28 How Scogin gaue a medicine to make one goe to it 29 How Scogin gaue one a medicine to find his horse 30 How Scogin was robbed 30 Scogin parbraked a Crow 31 How Sogin caused his wife to be let blood 33 How Scogin and his wife made an heire 34 How Scogin got the Abbots horse 36 How Scogin broght a dogs ●urd to know what powder it was 36 How Scogin did draw a Tooth-drawers tooth 37 How Scogin did serue the poore folkes 39 How Scogin came to the court and won 20 pound 40 How he leapt ouer the Tables 44 How Scogin gaue one a goose leg 45 Scogin was desired to sweepe a Lords chamber 45 How Scogin said he had a wall eye 45 How Scogin drew his son vp downe the Court. 46 How Scogin greased a fat low 47 How the King gaue Scogin a 〈…〉 How Scogin played horse play 49 How Scogin let a fart and said it was worth forty pounds 50 How Scogin beg'd 500 Okes. 51 How Scogin wold make a shepheard aske blessing 51 How a Cowheard taught him his cunning in the weather 53 How a man told Scogin hee thought the building of Pauls cost forty shillings 54 Of him that thought Paules steeple so high that none might looke ouer it 55 How Scogin desired to say Aue Maria in the Kings eare 55 How Scogin chalked his wife the way to Church 56 How Scogin desired the Queen to know whether riches would not tempt women 57 How Scogin escaped beating 58 How Sogins wife came to the Queene 59 How Scogin whined like a dog 62 How Scogin would flye into England 63 How Scogin prayed for an 100 French Crownes 64 How Scogin was new christened 65 How Scogin deceiued a Doctor of Physicke 66 And a Tapster 68 〈…〉 And the Draper 72 How Scogin told a shoomaker he was not at home 75 How the shoomaker gaue Scogin forty shil'ing to haue his house made greater 75 How Scogin could not doe two things at once 77 How the French King shewed Scogin the King of Englands picture 78 How Scogin put french earth into his shooes 78 How Scogin deceiued the poore folkes 79 How Scogin talked with a fellow that kept Oxen. 80 What shift Scogin made for boots 81 How Scogin the priest prayed for money 82 How Scogin came to court like a monstrous beast 85 How Scogin asked the King Queene forgiuenesse 87 How Scogin told the Queene what a great study he was in 88 How diuers Gentlemen came to Scogins house to make merry 89 How Scogin fell sicke 90 How Scogin was shriuen 91 Where Scogin desired to be buried 91 What Scogin said when he took 〈…〉 The merry Iests and witty shifts of Scogin What shift Scogin and his Chamber-fellow made to fare well in Lent ON a time in Lent Scogin consulted with a Chamber-fellow of his a Collegioner said How shall we do to fare well this Lent The scholler replyed I cannot tell for I lacke mony Nay said Scogin if you will be ruled by me we will fare well The scholler answered I will do as you shall counsel me Then Scogin said faine your selfe sicke goe to bed grone and cry out for helpe and call for me to come vnto you which was done and when Scogin came to his chamber-fellow he fained himselfe sore sicke Scogin asked how he did I am so sicke quoth he that I thinke I shal die then said Scogin bee of good comfort I sée no perill of death in you O sir said the scholler you doe not féele the paines that I féele I pray you sir as my trust is in you kéepe mée and go not from m vntill I am amended for euery Lent is vnto me very euill vnlesse that I haue some good cherishing as you sée this little sicknesse hath made mée so faint and weak that I cannot stand on my legges and I feare I shall pine away not so said Scogin be of good chéere and pull vp your heart here be of your fellowes which will take the paines to goe to the Eowcers of your place to entreat them to take care of you When it was known in the Colledge that Scogins chamber-fellow was so sore sicke some were afraid that it had been the pestilence or else some other infectious sicknesse wherefore Scogin was put in trust both for the keeping and to doe other necessary things for his chamber-fellow and had euery night the keyes of the Bowcery and Buttery deliuered whereby he prouided for bread drinke good salt Eeles salt Salmon

oppose you it shall be in Te Deum and I will begin answer you me and say Tibi Cherubin Scraphin incessabili voce proclamant Sanctus said the scholler Sanctus said the Ordinary Sanctus said the scholler Hold thy peace knaue said the schollers father will you checke the Gentleman that is so good to vs The Ordinary did laugh and said to the Scribe put this mans name in the Booke to be Priest Goe said he Ordinary come to morrow and the Bishop will make you a Priest the which was done What talke this wise Priest and his Father had as they rode home ANd as he was riding home with his father he espied the Moon said father this is like the Moone we haue at home I maruell said he whereof the Moone is made His father said I cannot tell Then said the wise Priest it is made like a Cheese and if it be a Chéese I would I had a gobbot for I am hungry Father he said how may a man climbe vp to it cut out a péece then said the Father I would I were at home for all the Moones in this Countrey At last they came to Uxbridge and there the young Priest had espied a Cowturd lying vpon a beame in the top of the house then he said to his father here is a thing to be maruelled on whether the Cow went vp to shite on the beame or the beame came downe to let the Cow shite on it Then said the father belike one of the two it was How the Priest excused himselfe because he did not preach AFter that this man was made Priest for mony his father had not him a benefice then the parishioners where he was parson were not contented that they had no sermons of him vpon the which he went to master Scogin to aske his counsell Then said Scogin Christmas day is at hand and then goe into the Pulpit and take this for thy antheme P●er natus 〈…〉 c. Then say Masters to yeu ali what is Pu●● natus est nobis and if no man will answer aske of the Clarke and if hee cannot tell then say Now Masters to you all what is 〈◊〉 datus est nobis if none can tell aske the Clarke if he cannot tell then say Masters what is Cuins imperium if none can tell then aske the oldest man in the Church what Cuius imperium is is he cannot tell then say Masters this man hath dwelt in this Parish this many yeeres and he cannot tell what Cuius imperium is I haue not beene halfe a yeere among you and you would haue me to preach I tell you all by that time I haue beene in this Towne as long as this old man hath béene I will preach and tell you what Cuius imperium is On Christmas day this noble Priest went into the Pulpit and said Puer natus est nobis Filius datus est nobis cuius imperium Now Masters to you all what is Puer natus est nobis There was no man could answer him then said the Priest to the Clarke what is Puer natus est nobis The Clarke said A Childe is borne to vs. It is well said said the priest Now Masters to you all what is Filius datus est nobis No man said a word Clarke what is Filius datus est nobis 〈◊〉 The Clarke said a sonne is giuen to vs. It is well said said the Priest although he knew not whether hee said right or wrong Then said the Priest now masters to you all what is Cuius imperium There was none in the Church did answer Then said the Priest to the Clarke what is cuius imperium the Clarke said I cannot tell Then the Priest said how long hast thou dwelt here The Clarke said nine or ten yéeres Then there sate before the Priest an olde man with a bald head thou old Father said the Priest what is cuius imperium I cannot tell said the olde man why said the Priest how long hast thou dwelt in this parish The olde man said I was borne in this Towne Why said the priest how olde art thou The old man said fourescore yéeres and odde Then said the priest loe masters all here is a Clarke which hath dwelt here this nine or ten yéeres and this olde man hath dwelt héere fourescore yéeres and odde yet they cannot tel what Cuius imperium is and I haue not beene here ten weekes and you would haue me preach I tell you all by that time I haue dwelt here as long as this olde man hath done I will preach 〈◊〉 tell you what Cius imperium is For hee is 〈◊〉 starcke foole that can make no excuse for himsel●● that is culpable How the Priest fell asleepe as he was at Masse ON a certaine time Scogin went to his scholler the aforesaid Parson to dine with him on a sunday and this foresaid Priest or Parson all the night before had béene at Cards playing at the Post hée made short mattens and went to Masse and when he did come to his first memento hée leaned him to the Altar and fell asléepe When Scogin had espyed it he called the Clarke to awake him the Clarke went and shoote him and bad him awake Passe said the Priest awake said the Clarke I will none of it said the Priest what sir said the Clarke you are at masse Hold thy peace saith the Priest I beshrew thy heart thou hast let me of a good sléep Awake for shame said the Clarke At the last he awaked and made an end of his Masse When Masse was done Scogin reprehended him and they of the Parish complained of the Priest to Scogin for that fault and many other Scogin said that the Priest had great paine in his browes that he could not hold vp his head and therefore pardon him for this fault considering his sicknesse How the Priest said Requiem aeternam on Easter day ON an Easter day this aforesaid Parson could not tell what Masse he should say wherefore he said to the Clarke I pray thée run to my next neighbour the Parson of Garsington let him send me word what Masse I shall say to day the Parson said to the Clarke let him say the Masse which doth beginne with a great R. The Priest turned ouer his Booke and found Requiem aeternam and said the Masse which is vsed for a soule or soules When Masse was done one said to him Master Parson for whose soule did you say Masse to day sir said he for Gods soule which died on Friday last For I was sicke yesterday and could not say Masse for his soule sir said the man God is aliue and not dead No said he if he had not béene dead hee should not haue béene buried All this is true said the man but after he was dead he rose from death to life and is aliue and shall die no more By my faith said the Parson I will neuer after this pray for him any