Poor Robin's jests: or, The compleat jester Being a collection of several jests not heretofore published. Now newly composed and written by that well-known gentleman, Poor Robin, knight of the burnt island, and well-willer to the mathematicks. Together with the true and lively effigies of the said author. Licensed Feb. 2. 1666. Roger L'Estrange.

The Irish Lord and Tory.

AN Irish Lord named Mac Mahowne had taken one of the Tories Prisoner, and for some secret grudge he bare unto him, would by no entreaty spare his life, but commanded he should be hanged pre∣sently, and made a Fryar to shrive him; who examining him of his sins, asked him which was the heaviest, and did most burthen his Conscience; The Tory answer'd, that which he most repented of, was, that the last week when he had Ma∣howne at his mercy in the Church, that he did not set fire to it, but out of pitty to save the Church let him escape; which he count∣ed the worst Act that ever he did. The Fry∣ar bid him to change his minde, and die in charity, or he would never go to Heaven; N••y, quoth the Tory I will never change my minde whatsoever becomes of my Soul. Whereupon the Fryar went to Mahowne, and desired him to defer the fellows Execu∣till he were in a better minde, for if he died

being so much out of charity, his Soule was sure to go to Hell: The Tory hearing the Fryar entreate thus for him, desired of Ma∣howne, that seeing he was so unprepared to die, and the Fryar so well disposed, and ready to goe to Heaven, that he would hang the Fryar, and let him tarry till another time. Mahowne hearing this mad answer, forgave him his offence, and pardon'd him that time.