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A Gent. not the best fauour'd, came early in a cold winters morning to visit a Gentlewoman, and by reason the frost had sore nipt his nose, and somewhat bluly di••figur'd it, shee said vnto him: Lord (maister N.) how ill-fauor'dly you looke this morning: he answered: Faith, neither of vs both look very well when we are at the best.
One that with ouermuch fasting & austere life, had wrought
himselfe exceeding pale and leane in the cheekes: Another see∣ing him, said: Lord, how yonder poore soule hath terrefi'd himselfe with fasting.
One disprais'd vnto his friend a certaine Gentlewomans hard fauor, & said; If you saw her by day, you would loath her by night.
A Gent. entring into a prison to visite a friend of his, the porter (who had a great skarre in his face) demaunded his wea∣pon: The Gent. gaue it him, and noting his skarre, said: Holde here (friend) and see thou make much of it, for (I assure thee) it is not it that did thee that disgrace, pointing to his face.
A Gent. hauing a quarrell with a neighbour of his, sent vp and down the country for hackstars, & good fellowes: Among others, two that had vglie great skarres in their faces proffered him their seruice, which he refused, saying: Bring me them that gaue you those skarres.
A maid accus'd a sterne-fac'd fellow before a Iustice, affir∣ming that he had rauish'd her, and the Iustice asking him, whe∣ther it were tru••, hee answered: Your Worship sees my face, other force I offred her none.
A Gent. saying to a foule-fac'd fellowe: How like you yon∣der maid? He seeing her yll-fauor'd, answered: Like mee.