The Complaisant companion, or, New jests, witty reparties, bulls, rhodomontado's, and pleasant novels

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Title: The Complaisant companion, or, New jests, witty reparties, bulls, rhodomontado's, and pleasant novels
Publication: London :: Printed by H.B. ...,; 1674.
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Subject terms: Wit and humor.
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Cuckoldry wittily return'd

A Young married Gentlewoman of the Town of Alerson in Normandy, had a Parrot whom amongst other things, used to say walk Cuckold, walk; One day a Doctor of Physick of her acquaintance coming that way, she perceiving him by often repea∣ting those words, the Parrot spoke nothing else as he past along; the Doctor seeing the Gentlewoman by the Cage made a stop, and said, Madam you have done very well to teach your Parrot to call men by their proper names, as Walk Cuckold, walk, but you would have done much better if you had taught him, how to distinguish persons, which I perceive he is ignorant of, for he takes me to be your Husband.