a rough hue seaman be ught before a wife Just-ass for some isdemeanor be by he  commit to rison and be somewhat refractory to he hear his doom insomuch as he  old not stir a foot from the place he ood say it be better to stand where be  than go to a worse place the ustice thereupon to show the strength his  learning take he by the shouler and say Thoushalt go Nogus vogus stead of  not  volens Francis the first of France use r his pleasure sometime to go disguise  walk one day in the company of cardinal of Burhon near parish he et with a  peasant with a new pair of oos upon his arm so he call he un he and say by our  lady these be ood shoe what do they cost thou the easant say guess the king  say I think I five solemnize say the peasant you have ed but a Carlois what  villain say the ardinal of Bourbon thou be dead it be king the peasant reply  the d take he of you and I that know so such there be a young man in Rome that  be very like Augustus Caesar Augustus take knowledge of he and send for the  man and ask he be your mother never at Rome he answer no sir but my father be  a physician advice his patient that have sore eye that he shall abstain from  wine but the patient say I think rather sir from wine and water for I have  often mark it in blw eye and I have see water come forth but never wine a  debauch seaman be bring before a justice of peace upon the account of swear be  by the justice command to deposit his fine in that behalf provide which be two  shilling he thereupon pluck out of his pocket a half crown ask the justice  what be the rate he be to pay for curse the justice tell he six penny quoth he  then a pox take you all for a company of Kuavs and fool and there be half a  crown for you I will never stand change of money Augustus Caesar be invite to  supper by one of his old friend that have converse with he in his less fortune  and have but ordinary entertainment whereupon at his go away he say I do not  know that you and I be so familiar A king of Sicily after he have take Syracsa  the man where of during the srege have in a bravery speak of he all the  villainy that may be sell the Syracuians for slave and say now if you use such  word of I I will tell your master of you dyonisius the elder when he see his  son in many thing very inordinate say to he do you ever know I do such thing  his son answer no but you have not a tyrant to your father the father reply no  nor you if you take these course will have a tyrant to your son  a philosopher of Olynthus the philosopher that follow alexanders court and  hate the king be ask by one how one may be the famous man in the world answer  by take away he that be Ageilaus when one tell he there be one do excellent  counterfeit a Nitingale and will have have he hear he say why I have hear the  nightingale her self a great nobleman upon the complaint of a servant of his  lie a citizen by the heel think to bend he to his servant desire but the  fellow be stubborn the servant come to his lord and tell he your lordship I  know have go as far as well you may but it work not for yonder fellow be more  perverse than before say my lord let we forget he a while and then he will  remember himself one come to a cardinal in Rome and tell he that he have bring  his lordship a dainty white Palfry but he fall lame by the way say the  cardinal to he I will tell thou what thou shall do go to such a cardinal and  such a cardinal name half a dozen cardinal and tell they as much and so  whereas by thy horse if he have be sound thou can have please but one with thy  lame horse though may please half a dozen a witty rogue come into a Laceshop  say he have occasion for some lace choice whereof be show he he at last pitch  upon one pattern and ask they how much they will have for so much as will  reaech from ear to ear for so much he have occasion for they tell he for so  much so some few word pass between they he at last agree and tell down his  money for it and begin to measure on his own head thus say one be be her and  the there be ill to the pillory in Bristol and I fear you have not so much of  this lace by you at present as will perfect my bargain therefore this piece of  lace shall suffice at present in part payment and provide the rest with all  expedition Iphicrates the Athenian in a treaty that he have with the  Lacedaemonian for peace in which question be about security for observe the  same say the Athenian will not accept of any security except the Lacedaemonian  do yield up unto they those thing whereby it may be manifest that they can not  burt they if they will Euripides will say of person that be beautiful and yet  in some year in fair body not only the spring be pleasant but also the autumn  there be a captain send to a exploit by his general with force that be not  likely to achieve the enterprise the captain say to he sir appoint but half so  many why say the general the captain answer because it be better that few die  than more there be a harbinger who have lodge a gentleman in a very ill room  who expostulate with he somewhat rude but the harbinger careless say you will  take pleasure in it when you arut of it there be a Spanish adage lo without  end have no end meaning that it be begin without particular end will last a  woman be suspect by he husband for dishonesty and be he at last press very  hard about it mad he quick answer with many protestation that she know no more  of what say than the man in the moon now that captain of the ship call the  moon wonder the very man she so much love Demosthenes when he flee from that  battle and that it be reproach to he say that he that fly may fight again  Gsalv will say the of soldier ought to be of a strong meaning that it shall  not be so fine a curious that every little disgrace shoul catch and stick in  it a apprentice of London bein bring before the chamberlain by h master for  the fin of incontinency eve with his own mistress the Chamberla thereupon give  he many Christian exhortation and at last he mention and press the Chastity of  Joseph when his mistress tempt he with the like crime of incontinency I sir  say the apprentice but if Joseps mistress have be as handsome as I be he can  not have forbear bias give in precept love as if you shall hereafter hate and  hate as if you shall hereafter love cineas be a excelleet orator and statesman  and principal friend and counselor to Pyrrhus and fall in inward talk with he  and discern the king endless ambition Pyrrhus open himself unto he that he  intend first a war upon Italy and hope to achieve it cineas ask he sir what  will you do then say Pyrrhus if the God favour we we may conquer Africa and  Carthage what then sir say cineas nay then say Pyrrhus we may take our rest  and sacrifice and Feast every day and make merry with our friend alas sir say  cineas may we not do so now without all this ado lamia the courtesan have all  power with Demetrius king of Macedon and by her instigation he do many unjust  and cruel act whereupon Lysimachus say that it be the first time that ever he  know a whore act in a tragedy one of the Roman say to his friend what think  you of one who uva take in the act and manner of adultery the other answer  marry I think he uva toe slow at dispath Epaminondas when his grea friend and  colleague in war be to sew to he to pardon a offender deny he afterward when a  concubine of his make the same suit he grant it to her which when Popidas seem  to take unkind he say such suit be to be grant to whore but not to personage  worth tles be ask when a man shall marry say oung man not yet old not at all a  company of scholar go together to catch cony carry one scholar with they which  have not much more wit that he be bear with and to he they give in charge that  if he see any shall be silent for fear of scare they but he no soon espy a  company of a rabbit before the rest but he cry aloud here it be many men   excrement which in English signify Bhld many steam from a sacrifice which he  have no soon say but the cony run to their borough and he be check by they for  it answer who the devil will have think the rabbit understand Latin a Welshman  be at a Sessionsouse and eeing the prisoner hold up heir hand at the bar  relate to some f his acquaintance there judge be ood fortune teller for if  they do but look Pon their hand they can certain tell whether they shall live  or die Solon compare the people unto he sea and orator and counsellor oh the  wind for that the sea will be nourishing and quiet if the wind do not troll it  Socrates be pronounce by the oracle of the raven to the wise man of grease  which he will put from himself ironical say there will be nohing in he to  verify the oracle except this hat he be not wise and know it and ohers be not  wise and know it not Socrates when there be show he the book of Heraclitus the  obscure and be ask his opinion of it answer those thing which I understand be  excellent I imagine so be those I understand not but they require a diver of  Delos Bion ask a envious man that be very sad what harm have befall unto he or  what good have befall unto neither man Stilpo the philosopher when the people  flock about he and that on say to he the people come wonderin about you as if  it be to see some strange beast no aith he it be to see man which Diogene's  seek with his Laorn at noon day a man be very jealous of h wife insomuch that  which way soev she go he will be pry at her heel and she be so grieve thereat  in multiply by X  term tell he that if he do not for future leave off his  proceed in this nture she will great such a pair of hor upon his head that  shall hinder he from come out at any door in the house a citizen of London  pass t street very hasty come at last when some stop be make by cart and foe  gentleman talk together who kn he where be in some passion that can not sudden  pass one of they this wise speak to he that other have by there be room enough  only he continue not tell if their horn be so wide as his a tinker pass  Chpside with his usual tone have you work for tinker a apprentice stand at  door opposite to a pillory there set u call the tinker with a intent to a jest  upon he and tell he that shall do very well if he will stop those two hold in  the pillory to which the tinker answer that if he will put his head and ear a  while in that pillory he will bestow both brass and nail upon he to hold he in  and give he his labour into the bargain a young maid have marry a old man be  observe on the day of marriage to be somewhat moody as if she have eat a dish  of chum which one of her brideman observe bid her be cheery and tell her  moreover that a old horse will hold out as long and as well as a young one in  travel to which she answer stroke down her belly with her hand but not in this  road sir there be in Oxford a cowardly fellow that be a very good archer he be  abuse by another and moan himself to sir Walter rleigh then a scholar and ask  his advice what he shall do to repair the wrong have be offer he Raleigh  answer why challenge he at a match of shoot whitewood a grave divine be much  esteem by queen Elizabeth but not prefer because he be against the government  of bishop he be of a blunt stoical nature he come one day to queen and the  queen happen to ay to he I like thou the better Whitehead because thou live  unmarried he answer in troth madam I like you that worse for the same cause  doctor law say that some hypocrite and seem mortify man hold down their head  like bulrush be like the little image that they place in the very bow of the  vault oh church that look as if they hold up the church but be but puppet a  noble man of this nation famous know for his mad trick on time have take  physic which h perceive begin well to work call up his man to go for a surgeon  present and to bring his instrument with he that surgeon come in with all  speed t who my lord relate that he foum himself much addict to woman and  therefore it be his will that the cause of it may be take away and therefore  command he forthwith to prepare he instrument ready for to geld he the surgeon  forthwith prepare accord and my lord tell he he will not see it do and  therefore that h shall do his work the back way both party be content my lord  make ready and hold up his and when he perceive the surgeon very near he he  let we fly full in his face which make the surgeon step back but come present  on again hold hold say my lord I will better consider of it for I feel the  retentive faculty very weak at the reproach of such sharp instrument the lord  Henry Howard be lord privy seal be ask by the king open at the table where  common he entertain the king upon the sudden my lord have you not a desire to  see Rome my lord privy seal answer yes indeed sir the king say and why my lord  answer because and please your majesty it be once the seat of the great  Monarchy and the seminary of the brave man in the world among the heathen and  then again because it be the see of many holy bishop in the primitive church  most of they martyr the king will not give it over but say and for nothing  else my lord answer yes and it please your majesty for two thing especial the  one to see he who they say have such a power to forgive other man sin confess  be own sin upon be knee before a chaplain or priest and the other be to hear  Atichrist say his credit there be a curse page that h master whip naked and  when he will be whip will not put on his cloth and when his master bid he he  say take they you for they be the hangma fee there be a lady of the we country  that give great entertainme at her house to most of the gallant gentleman  thereabouts and among other sir Walter Raleigh be one this lady though  otherwise a stately dame be notable and good house wife and I the morning  betimes she call to one oh her maid that look to the swine a ask be the big  serve sir Walt raleigh's Chamber be fast by the lady so as he hear her a  little before din the lady come down in great state in it the great Chamber  which be full oh gentleman and as soon as sir Walter Raleigh set eye upon her  madam say he be the big serve the lady answeredYou know best whether you have  have you breakfast thou be fisherman draw the river at Chlsey mr Bacon cam  thither by chance in the after noon and offer to buy their Daugh they be  Willing he they what they will take they ask thirty shilling mr Bacon offer  they ten they refuse it why then say mr Baeon I will be only a looker on they  draw and catch nothing say mr Bacon be not you mad fellow now that may have  have a angel in your purse to have make merry withal and to have warm you  through and now you must go home with nothing I but say the fisherman we have  hope then to make a better gain of it say mr Bacon well my master then I will  tell you hope be a good break fast but it be a bid supper a lady wlking with  mr Bacon in Grays inn walk ask he who that piece of ground lie next under the  wall be he answer they then she ask he if those field beyond the walk be they  too he answer yes madam those be we as you be we to look on and no more his  lordship when he be new make lord keeper be in Grays inn walk with sir Walter  raleigh one come and tell he that the earl of Exeter be above he continue upon  occasion still walk a good while at last when he come up my lord of eater meet  he and say my lord I have mad a great vnture to come up so high stair be a  gouty man his lordship answer pdon I my lord I have make the great venture of  all for I have venture upon your patience when sir Francis Bacon be make the  Kigs attorney sir Edward Coo be put up from be lord chief in stice of the  common plea to be Lorchief justice of the king pench which be a place of great  honour but of less profit and withal be make privy counsellor after a few day  the lord coke meeting with the king Aurney say unto he m attorney this be all  your do it be you that have make this stir mr attorney answer ah my lord your  lordship all this while of the grow in breadth you must needs owe grow in  height or else you will be a monster one day queen Elizabeth tell mr Bacon  that my lord of Essex after great protestation of penitence and affection fall  in the end but upon the suit of renew his farm of sweet wine he answer I read  that in nature there be two kind of motion or appetite in sympathy the one as  of iron to the adamant for perfection the other the vine to the stake for  sustentation at her majesty be the one and his vit the other