within some few daies after had an end of his Booke. [Footnote 203: A woman very finely dressed. "Whereas she wont in her feathered youthfulnesse to looke with amiable eye on her gray breast, and her speckled side sayles, all _sinnowed_ with silver guilles."--_Pierce Penilesse his Supplication to the Divell, by Thos. Nash._ 1592.] [Footnote 204: Briskly, lively.] [77.] There was a great huge man 3 yards in the Waste, at _S. Edmondsbury_ in _Suffolk_, that died but of late daies, (one _M. Blague_ by name) & a good kinde Justice too, carefull for the poore; this Justice met with _Tarlton_ in Norwich: _Tarlton_, said he, give me thy hand; But you, Sir, being richer, may give me a greater gift, give me your body! and imbracing him could not halfe compasse him: being merry in talke, said the Justice; _Tarlton_ tell me one thing, what is the difference betwixt a Flea and a Louse? Marry, Sir, said _Tarlton_, as much and like difference, as twixt you and me; I like a Flea (see else) can skip nimbly: But you, like a fat Louse creepe slowly, and you can go no faster, were a Butcher's axe over you, ready to knock you on the head. Thou art a knave, quoth the Justice. I, Sir, I knew that ere I came hither, else had I not been here now, for ever one knave (making a stop) seekes out another: the Justice understanding him, laughed heartily. [17.] A Gentleman had a desire to hire two resolute Ruffians to do some exploit upon one that had abused him: A little after his man brings him two whose faces were slasht and cut: No, says he, I'll have none of you, but if you can bring me those men that gave you those wounds, they are for my turn. [4.] A Sea Captain was invited to a Hunting Match, who when he came home related what sport he had after this manner: Our Horses, says he, being well Rigg'd, we man'd them; and the Wind being at West South West, (Fifteen of us in Company) away we stood over the Downs; in the time of half a Watch, we spied a Hare under full Sail, we Tackt, and stood after her, coming up close, she Tacks, and we Tackt, upon which Tack I had like to run aground; but getting clear off, I stood after her again; but as the Devil would have it, just as I was going to lay her aboard, bearing too much Wind, I and my Horse overset and came Heel[F. 205] upwards. [Footnote 205: ? Keel.] A _Leicester-shire_ Frolick; _Or_, The Valiant Cook-Maid.