A Schole of wise conceytes wherein as euery conceyte hath wit, so the most haue much mirth : set forth in common places by order of the alphabet / translated out of diuers Greeke and Latine wryters by Thomas Blage ...

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Title: A Schole of wise conceytes wherein as euery conceyte hath wit, so the most haue much mirth : set forth in common places by order of the alphabet / translated out of diuers Greeke and Latine wryters by Thomas Blage ...
Publication: Printed at London :: By Henrie Binneman,; 1572.
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Subject terms: Fables, Greek.; Fables, Latin.
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Mad seruaunts.

213 Of a Priest and his Boy.

A Priest giuen to belly good chéere, deliuered to his Boy ten fat thrushes vppon a Spit to be rosted, saying that he should eate them al at a bit, if he let them fall into the ashes. Within a short while after, whē he returned (for he was gone out to doo certeine businesse) he founde the boye crying, who being demaunded whye he wept, aunswered, bicause he could eate but nine when they fell into the ashes, requesting that he might not be forced to eate the tenthe, bicause he was ful swolne more than inough. The priest be∣ing offended, as well with the madnesse of the

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boy, as bicause he saw that he had lost his supper, led the boy without the threshold of the dore, and shewed him thrée wayes, saying: Choose which of these thou wilt, for héere thou shalt not lodge this night.

MOR. We ought not to kéepe mad seruaunts in our house.