Ortho-epia Gallica Eliots fruits for the French: enterlaced vvith a double nevv inuention, vvhich teacheth to speake truely, speedily and volubly the French-tongue. Pend for the practise, pleasure, and profit of all English gentlemen, who will endeuour by their owne paine, studie, and dilligence, to attaine the naturall accent, the true pronounciation, the swift and glib grace of this noble, famous, and courtly language.

The Sergeant. Chap. 12.

I Arrest you in the Queenes name, in the kings name.

Maister Sergeant (for he is a gentleman by his office) I pray you do me this fauour to come with me hard by to the next streat, to the house of a Merchant my friend, vvho vvill be suertie for me.

Dispatch then, giue me halfe a crowne from you.

Hold, there is two shillings.

Come lets go then to the Tauerne to drinke a quart of wine, and we will send in the meane while for your friend.

Harke you sir, your man comes not,

My friend it is true that I can marke you prisoner.

You haue taken my monie for an hower.

I leese fortie shillings in another place,

I haue other more waightie businesse, what vvill you that I doe? Giue me fiue shillings, and I vvill bring you along the Citie till fiue of the clocke at night.

Sir, I am a poore man charged with wife and children.

Thats all one. Giue me yet for my paine or els you shall see quickly

that vvhich I vvill do.

My God vvhat shall I do?

I am deuoured aliue.

VVhat birds of pray! vvhat crowes be these?

What reason or conscience haue you to take a crowne more?

Gods Lord aske you that? Come, come, come along. By God sir you shall enter into the court to see your action, I can do no lesse by mine office and oth.

O now you are in Cappaedocia, farewell honest man adieu, you must sing there a little among the Canarie birds.