Questions and Commands.
The Question was put,
Whether Colatinus were not a cuckold for all that Lucretia stabb'd her self?
To which the Lady answered in the Affirmative.
It was demanded,
Whether of the two wrought the most excusable Love-cure upon themselves, Hero that drown'd her self, or Phillis that hang'd her self?
It was answered,
Phillis that hang'd her self; because it may be the nature of some women to love hanging so well, that they had ra∣ther hang by the neck then not hang at all.
It was ask'd,
Whether it were more dangerous for Ladies to dance upon the Ropes, or to dance upon the Ground?
The Reply was,
To dance upon the Ground, because that sport hath been the occasion that several Ladies have caught many a shrewd fall.
It was demanded,
Why women are many times more quick witted then men?
The Answer was,
Because they eat so much salt.
It was required,
Why the Poets do so much extol Cupid for his shaft, being but a Boy;