_Cou_. That has startled him: I doubt this fellow does but counterfeit. _Un_. What thinke you of the Dromedary that was to be seene at the back side[258] of the _Bell_. _En_. I have seene a stranger beast. _Cap_. So have I; I have seene you before now, sir. _En_. Why then, ile tell you: the strangest beast that ever I saw was an Ostridge that eate up the Iron mynes. But now you talke of birds I saw an Elephant beat a Taylor in the fenceing schoole at his owne weapon. _Tho_. The _Spanish_ needle? _En_. He did out eat him in bread, and that was miraculous. I have seene a Catamountaine[259] once; but all was nothing to the wench that turnd round and thred needles. _Cou_. Troth, sir, I thinke you have turnd round, too, and are not setled yet. _En_. Now you talke of setling I knew a gentleman, that was borne to a good fortune, sold all his land, went to sea in a _Hollander_, was taken by the _Dunkirke_; at seaven yeares end stole away in an _English_ botome; after that saw both the _Indies_; for all this was taken by a _Turks_ man of warre, put into the Gallies, and for ought I heare by credible report is not setled yet. _Tho_. Sure he is a great scholler; a man cannot understand him. _Un_. His braines are out of tune. _En_. Now you talke of Musick theres no man in the world loves musick better then I,--ile give you the reason: I have been deafe almost this halfe yeare, and it came with a cold sitting up a primero. _Co_. Now you talke of the cold it puts me in mind of the new device of fire for brewing and bakeing. Had you no hand in the project? _Cap_. Againe hees startled: come, he shall to taverne with us and confess all. If he do not strip his soule stark naked to us, say I am no fortune teller.--Please you to honour our society: we are going to indulge at the taverne hard by. _En_. You shall comand me, sir. Oh the Neats tongues and partargoes that I have eaten at Stillyard, but of all things in the world I do not love a black catt: next a brewers cart, there's nothing will stay a man so much in the night as a Constables. One word before you go, and I beseech you give me your opinion cleerely: was not the _Morocco_ Ambasadour a very fine gentleman for a pagan? _Cap_. Yes, surely, and the lead mines in _Darbishire_ hold still for the Allom businesses. But come; will you walke, Sir? _En_. I do use to goe a foote sometymes but when I ride; and then I must confesse there is no striving with the streame. You were in _London_ lately: they say the people are more affected to beare baiting then in former tyme. _Cap_. There are some a late are drawne like beares to the stake; but for your owne part the gout and the grand pox are all one to you. What price beare[s] meat in the shambles?