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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246 Of a man and a Dog.

A Certayne man had prepared a Supper, to whiche he hadde certaine of his friendes, whose Dogge lykewise desired an other Dogge, saying: Friende, come and suppe with mée. Which Dogge béeing come in at the doores, and séeing suche great chéere towarde, reioyced greatly, and sayd to him selfe: Oh what ioy hath happened me of late, for I shall fill my belly so full, that I shall not be hungry to morrow: and as he wagged his tayle for ioy, bicause he trusted in his friende, the Cooke seeing him thus doo, caught him by the legges and cast him out of the wyndow: when the Dogge was fallen, he rose vp quickly and ran howling away: As he went another Dog met him, and asked him what good chéere he had to supper, he answered: I was so out of measure dronke, that I knew not the way wherout I came.

MOR. We must not trust in those which pro∣mise vs a good turne of another mans gifte.

247 Of a Heardman.

AS a Heardman kepte a Heard of Bulles, he lost a Calfe, whom in euery desert he sought a long time, but when he coulde not finde hym, he prayed to Iupiter, promising if he would shew him the Théefe which stole his Calfe, to offer a

Gote in sacrifice to him. It happened as he wal∣ked in a groue of Okes, he foūd that his calf was deuoured by the Lyon, whereat trembling for feare, he cast vp his hands to heauen and sayde: God Iupiter I promised to giue thee a kidde if I found the Théefe, nowe if I escape his hands, I will vndertake to giue thée a Bull.

MOR. This Fable is agaynst vnluckie men, that lacking ought, pray to finde it, which hauing found, they séeke to auoyde.