at my great disorder, cōmaunded one of his ser∣uauntes
to take me vp, and locke me in some stronge
place to the ende I might disturbe them no more. But
I litle regarded my imprisonment, consideringe that I
was happely deliuered frō the handes of the traiterous
Cooke: Howbeit fortune, or the fatall disposition of the
diuine prouidence, whiche neither can be auoyded by
wise counsell, neither yet by any holesome remedy in∣uented
a new torment, for by & by a yonge ladde came
running into the parlor, all trembling and declared to
the maister of the house, that there was a madde dogge
running about in the stréetes, whiche had done muche
harme, for he had bitten many greyhoūdes and horses
in the Inne by: and he spared neither man nor beast,
for there was one Mytilius a mulettour, Ephestio a
cooke, Hyppatauius a chamberlaine, and Appolonius a
Phisicien, who (thinking to chase away yc madde dogge)
were cruelly wounded by him, in so muche that many
horses and other beastes infected with the venim of his
poisonous téeth became madde likewise, whiche thinge
caused them all at the table greatly to feare, and thin∣king
that I had bene bitten in like sorte, came out with
speares, clubbes, and pitchforkes purposing to slea me,
and I had vndoubtedly bene slaine had I not by and by
crepte into a chamber, where my maister intended to
lodge that night. Then they closed and locked fast the
doores about me, and kept the chamber rounde, til such
time as they thought that the pestilent rage of madnes
had killed me, when I was thus shutte in the chamber
alone, I laide me downe vpon the bedde to sléepe, con∣sidering
it was long time past, since I lay and toke my
reste as a man doth, when morninge was come, & that
I was well reposed, I rose vp lustely. In y• meane sea∣son