The Wise and Ingenious Companion, French and English;: or, A Collection of the Wit of the Illustrious Persons, Both Ancient and ModernBoyer, Abel
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The Wise and Ingenious Companion, French and English;: or, A Collection of the Wit of the Illustrious Persons, Both Ancient and Modern
Boyer, Abel
Anecdotes; Wit and humor
The _Spaniards_ sided with the Duke of _Mayenne_, and the rest
of those Rebels in _France_, which call’d themselves the _Holy
League_; and a _French_ Gentleman beîng ask’d the Cause of their
Civil Broils, with an excellent Allusion he replied, they were
_Spania_ and _Mania_, seeming by this answer to signifie Σπανία,
Penury, and Μανία, Fury; but covertly therein implying the King of
_Spain_, and the Duke of _Mayenne_.
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Les _Espagnols_ favorisoient le patli du Duc _De Mayenne_ & des
autres Rebelles de _France_, qui prirent le nom de _Sainte Ligue_:
Et comme on demandoit à un Gentilhomme _François_ les causes de
leurs Brouilleries domestiques, il repondit par cette excellente
Allusion, qu’elles ètoient _Spanie_ & _Manie_; semblant signifier
par cette Reponse Σπανία, indigence; & Μανία, la Manie, la Fureur;
Mais voulant marquer à mots couverts, le Roy d’_Espagne_ & le Duc
de _Mayenne_.
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_Thomas Aquinas_ came one Day to Pope _Innocent_ the Third, in
whose Presence they were at that time telling a great Sum of Money:
Thou seest _Thomas_, said the Pope, that the Church need not say
now as she did at the biginning, _Silver and Gold I have none_.
_Thomas_, without study reply’d: _You say true, Holy Father, Nor
can the Church say now, as the Antient Church said to the Cripple_,
Arise, walk and be whole. Note by the by that some relate this
story of Pope _Sixtus_ IV. and a Cordelier, or Franciscan Frier.
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_Thomas d’Aquin_ vint voir un jour le Pape _Innocent_ III. en
presence de qui on contoit alors une grande somme d’argent. Tu vois
_Thomas_, lui dit le Pape, que l’ Eglise n’a pas besoin de dire
presentement, ce qu’elle disoit dans son enfance, _Je n’ai ni or,
ni argent_. A quoi _Thomas_ lui repliqua sans étude: _Il est vray
Saint Pere, mais aussi l’Eglise d’àpresent ne peut elle pas dire ce
que l’ancienne dit à ce même Boiteux_, Leve-toi, marche & te porte
bien. Remarquez en passant que quelques uns font ce Conte du Pape
_Sixte_ IV. Et d’un Cordelier.
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Pope _Alexander_ the sixth was asking _Jerome donatus_, Ambassador
of _Venice_, of whom the _Venetians_ held those Rights and Customs
of the Sea, the Ambassadour answer’d him presently, _Let your
Holiness shew me the Character of St._ Peter_’s Patrimony, and you
shall find on the back thereof, a Grant made to the_ Venetians _of
the_ Adriatick _Sea_.
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Le Pape _Alexandre_ VI. demandoit à _Jerome Donat_, Ambassadeur
de _Venise_, de qui les _Venitiens_ tenoient les Droits, & les
Coutumes de la Mer? A quoi l’Ambassadeur repondit sur le champ:
_Que vôtre sainteté me montre les Titres du Patrimonie de_ S.
Pierre, _& vous trouverez au dos, une donation faite aux_ Venitiens
_de la Mer_ Adriatique.
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