mr Bacon after he have be veent in parliament against depopulation and  enclosure and that soon to the queen tell he that she have err the hear of mr  mill Cause certain counsellor and judge and ked he how he like of it answer  madam my mind be know I be ainst all enclosure and especial againclosed  justice when sir Nicholas Bacon the rd keeper live every room in Gormbury be  serve with a Pipe of Wa from the pond distant about a mile in the life time of  mr Anthony con the water cease after who of the his lordship come to the  Inheance can not recover the water think infinite charge when he be rd  chancellor he build Verulam house ose by the pond yard for a place of ivacy  when he be call upon to spatch a urgent business and be ked why he build that  house there be lordship answer that since he uld not carry the water to his  house he will carry his house to the Wa when my lord precedent of Council come  first to be lord treasurer complain to my lord chancellor of troublesomeness  of the place for that exchequer be so empty the lord Chellor answer my lord be  of cheer for now you shall see the bottom your business at the first when his  lordship be new vanced to the great seal gondomar can to visit he my lord say  that he to thank God and the king for that nou_r but yet so he may be rid of  he can very Willing forb the honour and that e former will desire and the I  continue with to lead a private life Gondanswered that he will tell he Tale of  a old rat that will leave the world and acquaited the you rat that he will  retire into his h and spend his day solitary and woe enjoy comfort and command  they upon his high displsure not to to come in unto he they for two three day  at last one that be hurity than the rest incite some of fellow to go in with  he and he woe venture to see how his father do for ght be dead they go in and  find old rat sit in the amid of a rich rmizan cheese so he apply the fa after  this witty manner Rabelais tell a Tale of one that S very fortunate in  compound difrences his son undertake the say ourse but can never compound any  hereupon he come to his father and ked he what be he have to reconcile  ifferences he answer he have no but this to watch when the two par be much  wearid and their heart ere too great to seek reconcilement at other hand then  to be a mean betwixt they and upon no other term afer which the son go home  and prosered in the same undertake Alonso Cartilio be inform by be steward of  the greatness of his Exence be such as he can not hold ut therewith the bishop  ask he it chief arise his steward tell he in the multitude of his Servts the  bishop id he make he a note of hose that be necessary and those that ight be  spare which he do and the bishop take occasion to read it before often of his  servant say to his steward ell let these remain because I have needs of they  and these other because have needs of I mr Marbury the Pracher woe say that  God be fain to deal with wied man as man do with frisk jade a pasture that can  take they up they get they at a gate so wicked will not be take up till the  hour death pope xyst the five who uva very poor man son and his Fath house ill  thatch so that the sun can in in many place will sport with ignobility and say  that he be no if casa illustre son of a bright house when the king of Spain  Coquered Portugal he give special charge to the lieutenant that the souldie  shall not spoil lest he shall another the heart of the people the Army all  suffer much scacity of victual where upon the Spanish soldier will after ward  say that they have win the king kingdom on earth as the kingdom heaven use to  be win by fast a abstain from that which be anothe man they feigneda Tale of  Sixtu quintus who they call Size-A at after his death he go to hell d the pter  of hell say to he you we some reason to offer your self to this because you be  a wicked man yet because you be a pope I have er not to receive you you have a  place your own purgatory you may go thy so he go away and seek about great  while for purgatory and can no such place upon that he take be and go to  heaven and knock saint Peter ask who be there he Sixtus pope whereunto saint  Peter why do you knock you have the key uts answer it be true but it be so g  since they be give as I doubt the rds of the lock be alter Charles king of  Swide a great emy to the jesuits when he take of their college he will hang  old jesuits and put the young to i say that since they wrought ard above  ground he will try how d they can work under ground in chancery at one time  when counsel of the party set forth the undaries of the land in question by  plot and the counsel of the one be say we lie on this side my lord d the  counsel of the other part say and we lie on this side the lord chancellor  Hatton stand up and say if you lie on both side who will you have I to believe  sir Edward coke be wont to say when a great man come to dinner to he and give  he no knowledge of his come sir since you send I no word of your come you must  dine with I but if I have know in due time I will have dine with you William  earl of Pembroke upon the complaint make of a servant of his lie a citizen by  the heal 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 pope  Julius the when he be make pope give his Hat unto a youth a favourite of his  with great eandal whereupon at one te a cardinal that may be free with he say  modest to he what do your holiness see in that young man to make he Cardil  Julius answer what do you see I to make mr pope the same Julius upon like  occasion of speech why he shall bear so great affection to the same young man  will say that he find by Astrologyhat it be the youth destiny to be a great  prelate which be impossible except himself be pope and therefore that he do  raise he as the driver on of his own fortune sir Thomas more have only  daughter at the first and his wife do ever pray for a boy at last she have a  boy which be come to man estate prove but simple sir Thomas say to his wife  thou pray so long for a boy that he will be a boy as long as he life sir fulk  Gravil afterward lord brook in parliament when the house of Commons in a great  business stand much upon precedent say unto they why do you stand so much upon  precedent the time hereafter will be good or bid if good precedent will do no  harm if bid power make away where it find none sir though more on the day that  he be behead have a barber send to he because his hair be long which be think  will make he more commiserate with the people the barber come to he and ask he  whether he will please to e trim in good faith honest fellow say sir Thomas  the king and I have a suit for my head and till the Title be clear I will do  no cost upon it Stephen gardener bishop of Winchester a great champion of the  Popish religion be wont to say of the protestant who ground upon the scripture  that they be like post that bring truth in their letter and lie in their mouth  the former sir Thomas more have send he by a suitor in chancery two silver  flagon when they be present by the gentleman servant he say to one of his man  have he to the cellar and let he have of my best wine and turn to the servant  say tell they master if he like it let he not spare it Michael Angelo the  famous painter paint in the pope chapel the Pourtracture of hell and damn soul  make one of the damn soul so like a cardinal that be his enemy as every body  at first sight know it whereupon the cardinal complain to pope Clemt humble  pray it may be deface the pope say unto he why you know very well that I have  power to deliver a soul out of Purgatry but not out of hell there be a agent  here of the Dutch call Carroon and when he use to move the queen for further  succour and more man my lord Henry Howard will say that he agree well with the  name of Charon ferryman of hell for he cam still for more man to increase  kingdom a shade they be wont to call refer to the master in chancery commit my  lord keeper Egerton when he be master of the roll be wont to ask what the  cause have do that it shall e commit they feign a Tale principal against  doctor report in the Cancery that sir Nicholas Bacon when he come to heaven  gate be oppose touch a unjust decree which have be make in the chancery sir  Nicholas desire to see the order whereupon the decree be draw up and find it  to begin loveliness c why say he I be then sit in the star Chamber this  concern the master of the roll let he answer for it soon after come the master  of the roll cordial who die indeed a small time after sir Nicholas Bacon and  he be likewise stay upon it and look into the order he find that upon the read  of a certificate of doctor Gibson it be order that his report shall be decree  and so he put it upon doctor Gibson and there it stick sir Nicholas Bacon when  a certain nimble witted counsellor at the bar who be forward to speak do  interrupt he often say unto he there be a great difference beiwixt you and I a  pain to I speak and a pain to you to hold your peace the same sir Nicholas  Bacon upon bill exhibit to discover where land lie upon proof that they have a  certain quantity of land but can not set it wont to say and if you can forth  be find your land in the country how will you have I find it in the chancery  mr Houland in conference with a young student argue a case happen to say I  will ask you but this question the student present interrupt he to give he a  answer whereunto mr Houland grave say may though I do ask you a question you I  do mean you shall answer I I mean to answer my self pope Adrian the six be  talk with the duke of sesa that Pasquit give great scandal and that he will  have he throw into the river but sesa answer do it not holy father for then he  will turn frog and whereas now he chant but by day he will then chant both by  day and by night there be a gentleman in Italy that writ to a great friend of  his who the pope have new advance to be cardinal that he be very glad of his  advancement for the cardinal own sake but he be sorry that himself have lose a  good friend there be a king of Hungary take a bishop in battle and keep he  prisoner whereupon the pope writ a monitory to he for that he have break the  privilege of holy church and take his son the king send his embassage to he  and send withal the armour wherein the bishop be take and this only in write  vide num have sit garment son tui know now whether this be thy son coat sir  the tunny paulet when he see too much have make in any matter be wont to say  stay a while that we may make a end the soon a master of the request to queen  Elizabeth have diverse time move for audience and be put off at last he come  to the queen in a progress and have on a new pair of boot the queen who love  not the smell of new leather say to he fie sloven thy new boot stink madam say  he it be not my new boot that stink but my stal bill that I have keep so long  at a Act of commencement the answerer give for his question that aristocracy  be better than Monarchy the replier who be a dissolute man do tax he that be a  private breed man he will give a question of state the answerer say that the  replier do much wrong the privilege of scholar who will be much straighten if  they shall give question of nothing but such thing wherein they be practice  and add we have hear your self dispute of virtue which no man shall say you  have put much in practice queen Isabel of Spain use to say whosoever have a  good presence and a good fashion carry continual letter of recommendation  Alonso of Aragon be wont to say in commendation of age that age appear to be  best in four thing old wood best to burn old wine to drink old friend to trust  and old author to read it be say of Augustus and afterward the like be say of  Septimius Severus both which do infinite mischief in their beginning and  infinite good towards their end that they shall either have never be bear or  never die Constantine the great in a kind of envy himself be a great builder  as Trajan likewise be will call Trajan parietaria wall flower because his name  be upon so many wall Alonso of Aragon be wont to say of himself that he be a  great necromancer for that he use to ask counsel of the dead meaning of book  ethelwold bishop of Winchester in a famine sell all the rich vessel and  ornament of the church to relieve the poor with breed and say there be no  reason that the dead temple of God shall be sumptuous furnish and the live  temple suffer pery many man especial such as affect gravity have a mner after  other man speech to shake their head a get officer of this land will say it be  as man shke a bottle to see if there we any wit in their head or no after a  great fight there come to the camp of Consalvo the great captain a gentleman  proud horse and arm diego de Mendoza ask the great captain who be this who  answer it be saint ermine who never appear but after the storm there be one  that die great in debt when it be report in some company where diverse of his  creditor casual be that he be dead one begin to say well if he be go then e  have carry ducat of I with he into the other world and another say and of I  and a three speak of great sum of his whereupon one that be among they say I  perceive now that though a man can carry any of his own with he into the next  world yet he may carry away that which be another man Francis Carajal that be  the great captain of the rebel of Peru have often give the chase to diego  num. distrib. a principal commander of the emperor party he be afterward take  by the emperor lieutenant gasca and commit to the custody of diego Centeo who  use he with all possible courtesy insomuch as Carvajal ask he I pray sir who  be you that use I with this courtesy num. distrib. say do you not know diego  num. distrib. Carvajal answer true sir I have be so use to see your back as I  know not your face Godomar will say love without end have no end meaning that  if it be begin not upon particular end it will last there be a merchant die  that be very far in debt his good and householdstuff be et forth to sale a  stranger will needs buy a pillow there say this pillow sure be good to sleep  upon since he can sleep that owe so many debt a lover meet his lady in a close  chair she think to have go unknown he come and speak to her she ask he how do  you know I he say because my wound bleed afresh allude to the common tradition  that the wound of a body slay will bleed afresh upon the approach of the  murderer a gentleman bring music to his lady window she hate he and have warn  he often away and when he will not desist she throw stone at he whereupon a  gentleman say unto he that be in his company what great honour can you have to  your music then that stone come about you as they do to Orpheus Coranus the  Spaniard at a table at dinner fall into a extol of his own father say if he  can have wish of God he can not have choose among man a better father sir  Henry Savil say what not Abraham now Coranus be doubt to descend of a race of  jews Consalvo will say that the honour of a soldier ought to be a good strong  web meaning that if shall not be so fine and curious as for every small  disgrace to catch and stick in it