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.

Another.

THere was a Welshman who wanted both money and victuals, and being in this extremity, yet thought it better to steal then starve: wherefore spying a Bull with a cut taile in a Pasture, there being a Faire but six miles off, he made a vertue of necessity, and took the Bull along with him thither. It happened that the ma••ket was so slow, that the owner came before he had sold him; but he in the mean time mistrusting the worst, had procured another Beasts taile, and so fastned it to the Bull that it seemed to be his own; the owner walking by, and viewing the Bull well, said to a Neighbour of his, Had this Bull a cut taile I would swear it were mine; the Welshman over∣hearing him, said, Sir, will you swear this Bull is yours? Yea said the owner, I should

have sworn it if it had had a cut tail: I will try that presently, quoth the Welshman, and thereupon steps to the Bull, and with his knife cuts off his taile, just above the place where he had fastned the false one; and throwing it away, said, Now Sir, will you swear that it is your Bull? The man seeing the Bull bleed extremely, thought it was best to be gone, and so left the Welshman to sell the Bull as he pleased himself.