The first and best part of Scoggins iests full of witty mirth and pelasant shifts, done by him in France, and other places: being a preseruatiue against melancholy. Gathered by Andrew Boord, Doctor of Physicke.
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The first and best part of Scoggins iests full of witty mirth and pelasant shifts, done by him in France, and other places: being a preseruatiue against melancholy. Gathered by Andrew Boord, Doctor of Physicke.
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London :: Printed [by Miles Flesher] for Francis Williams,
1626.
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English wit and humor -- Early works to 1800.
English wit and humor -- Early works to 1800.
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"The first and best part of Scoggins iests full of witty mirth and pelasant shifts, done by him in France, and other places: being a preseruatiue against melancholy. Gathered by Andrew Boord, Doctor of Physicke." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A68702.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2025.
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A Table of the merry Iests and witty shifts of Scogin.
VVHat shift Scogin & his chamberfellow made to fare well in Lent. 5
What shift Scogin made, when he lacked money. 5
How Scogin deceiued the skin∣ner. 6
How Iack got his dinner. 8
How Iack made his masterpay a penny for her ring bones. 9
How Iacke made of two egges three. 10
How a husbandmā put his son to schoole with Scogin. 10
How Scogin & his scholler wēt to seeke his horse. 11
Scogins scholler took orders 12
The scholler said, Tom Miller of Osney was Iacobs father 14
Scogins scholier made priest 16
How the Priest excused him∣selfe for not preaching. 17
How the Priest fell asleepe at Masse. 20
How the Priest said Requiem e∣ternam on Easter day. 20
How the Priest said, Deus qui gint i filij tui. 21
How the priest was accused for keeping a wench. 23
How the parson said, Anupsimus quesimus Domine. 24
How Scogin told the hunter he had found a hare. 25
How Scogin told his fellows of a Pickerell. 26
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How Scogin drew out an old womans tooth. 28
How Scogin gaue a medicine to make one goe to it. 29
How Scogin gaue one a medi∣cine to find his horse. 30
How Scogin was robbed. 30
Scogin parbraked a Crow. 31
How Sogin caused his wife to be let blood. 33
How Scogin and his wife made an heire. 34
How Scogin got the Abbots horse. 36
How Scogin broght a dogs ••urd to know what powder it was. 36
How Scogin did draw a Tooth-drawers tooth. 37
How Scogin did serue the poore folkes. 39
How Scogin came to the court, and won 20 pound. 40
How he leapt ouer the Tables. 44
How Scogin gaue one a goose leg. 45
Scogin was desired to sweepe a Lords chamber. 45
How Scogin said he had a wall eye. 45
How Scogin drew his son vp & downe the Court. 46
How Scogin greased a fat low. 47
How the King gaue Scogin a 〈…〉〈…〉
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How Scogin played horse play. 49
How Scogin let a fart, and said it was worth forty pounds. 50
How Scogin beg'd 500 Okes. 51
How Scogin wold make a shep∣heard aske blessing. 51
How a Cowheard taught him his cunning in the weather. 53
How a man told Scogin hee thought the building of Pauls cost forty shillings. 54
Of him that thought Paules steeple so high, that none might looke ouer it. 55
How Scogin desired to say, Aue Maria in the Kings eare. 55
How Scogin chalked his wife the way to Church. 56
How Scogin desired the Queen to know whether riches would not tempt women. 57
How Scogin escaped beating 58
How Sogins wife came to the Queene. 59
How Scogin whined like a dog. 62
How Scogin would flye into England. 63
How Scogin prayed for an 100 French Crownes. 64
How Scogin was new christe∣ned. 65
How Scogin deceiued a Doctor of Physicke. 66
And a Tapster. 68
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And the Draper. 72
How Scogin told a shoomaker he was not at home. 75
How the shoomaker gaue Sco∣gin forty shil'ing to haue his house made greater. 75
How Scogin could not doe two things at once. 77
How the French King shewed Scogin the King of Englands picture. 78
How Scogin put french earth into his shooes. 78
How Scogin deceiued the poore folkes. 79
How Scogin talked with a fel∣low that kept Oxen. 80
What shift Scogin made for boots. 81
How Scogin & the priest pray∣ed for money. 82
How Scogin came to court like a monstrous beast. 85
How Scogin asked the King & Queene forgiuenesse. 87
How Scogin told the Queene what a great study he was in 88
How diuers Gentlemen came to Scogins house to make merry. 89
How Scogin fell sicke. 90
How Scogin was shriuen. 91
Where Scogin desired to be bu∣ried. 91
What Scogin said when he took 〈…〉〈…〉
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