You may judge by this (said Mrs. _Mary_) of the rest of his Extravagancies; and this was the dayly exercise of his wit, which (as you may understand) was not barren in inventing all manner of debaucheries; and indeed, had he had somewhat to exercise his wit on that which was ingenuous or good, he must have been succesful enough, for he had a strong memory, for he retained all he read, he never forgot the least, or slightest story that he had once read over: he read but little, and that was of the pleasantest sort of reading, books of Knight-Errantry; and of them he knew all, and could relate all the stories, from _Tom Thumb_ to _Amadis de Gaule_, and the Mirrour of Knight-hood. All the _Palmerins_, and _Primaleons_, he knew as well as if he had gon to School with them; he knew the Father, Son, and Grandfather; and frequented Booksellers Shops only to inquire for more parts of those Histories. Don _Bellianis_ of _Greece_ was a brave Knight with him; and he was wont to say, that it was great pity that some Ingenuous Pen did not prosecute the adventure of that honour of Chivalry in a second part: he was intended to have done it himself, if he could but have spared so much time. From this History he proceeded to _Cassandra_ and _Cleopatra_; but those _Hero’s_ and Ladies were of too strict and virtuous an inclination for his converse: the loose _Galaor_, Brother to St. _Amadis_, was a man for his Money, being one who was a general lover of all Ladies. He had also read over _Orlando Furioso_ in verse; and was very much in love with mine Hosts Tale to _Rodamant_, of the loosness of Women; this he commended above any thing in the book; and in all his readings he imitated the Spider, and not the Bee, in sucking the Poison, not the Honey from them. By means of this converse with Poetical books, he was so much infected with Poetry, that he could versifie and ryme indifferently; and being in love with Canary, he bestowed some time in composing these Verses on that Divine Liquor. An Encomium on Canary. T_hou glory of this glorious Nation._ Spains _best Child, her Pride, her Reputation: Her_ India, _her_ Peru, _her best Wealth; Thou art Fortune, Pleasure, Riches, Health, Companion to the Worthies, giving birth, To_ Hector _Valour, and to_ Cæsar _Mirth: Nay, and sometimes sole Commander Of the Worlds All-commanding_ Alexander. _Ye Muses guide unto the pleasant Spring, Where you inchanting sit, and chanting sing Such Roundelays, that those which do draw near, Are no more fed by th’ eye, but by the ear. There is no Musick, nought that cheers the heart, If Don Canary does not bear his part._