All the vvorkes of Iohn Taylor the water-poet Beeing sixty and three in number. Collected into one volume by the author: vvith sundry new additions corrected, reuised, and newly imprinted, 1630.

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ONce the said Monsieur saw a fellow that had a Iack-Daw to sell: Sirra, quoth he, what wilt thou take for thy Daw? Monsieur (said the fellow) the price of my Daw is two French Crownes. Wherefore, said the other, dost thou aske so much for him? the fellow replied, that the Daw could speake French, I∣talian, Spanish, Dutch and Latine: all which tongues hee will speake after he is a little ac∣quainted in your Lordships house: Well, quoth he, bring thy Daw in, and there is thy money. In conclusion, Iack-Daw (after a mo∣neth or fiue weekes time) neuer spake other∣wise then his fathers speech Kaw, Kaw, where∣at

the Monsieur said, that the Knaue had coze∣ned him of his money: but it is no great mat∣ter there is no losse in it: for, quoth he, though my Daw doe not speak, yet I am in good hope that he thinkes the more.