It was the saying of a merry conceited Fellow, that in Christendom there were neither Schollars enough, Gentlemen enough, nor _Jews_ enough: And when answer was made, that of all these there were rather too great a Plenty than any scarcety, he replied, that if there were Scholars enough, so many ignorant Dunces would not be beneficed; if Gentlemen enough, so many Plebeians would not be rank’d amongst the Gentry; and if _Jews_ enough, so many _Christians_ would not profess Usury. 137 Un Plaisant avoit accoutumé de dire que dans la Chretienté il n’y avoit n’y assez de gens scavans, ni assez de Gentilhommes, ni assez de _Juiss_: Et comme on lui répondit que bien loin qu’il en manquât il n’y en avoit qu’un trop grand nombre, il repliqua, que s’il y avoit assez de scavans, il n’y auroit pas tant d’ignorans beneficiez; Si assez de Gentilhommes, il n’y auroit pas tant de Roturiers faits nobles; & si assez de _Juiss_, tant de _Chrêtiens_ ne se feroient pas Usuriers. 138 In Queen _Elizabeth’s_ time, when the Wars were hot betwixt _England_ and _Spain_, a negotiation was resolv’d upon to treat of Peace between these two Crowns, in order to which Commissioners were appointed on both sides. They met at a Town of the _French_ King’s. And first it was debated in what Tongue the Negotion should be handled. A _Spaniard_ thinking to give the _English_ Commissioners a shrewd gird, propos’d the _French_ Tongue as most fit, it being a Language the _Spaniards_ were well Skill’d in, and for the Gentlemen of _England_, I suppose, says he, that they cannot be ignorant of the Language of their Fellow Subjects, since their Queen is Queen of _France_ as well as of _England_. Nay, in Faith, my Masters, replied Dr. _Dale_ one of the _English_ Commissioners, the _French_ Tongue is too vulgar for a business of this Secrecy and importance, especially in a _French_ Town; Let us therefore rather treat in _Hebrew_, the Language of _Jerusalem_, whereof your Master is King; and I suppose you are therein as well skill’d as we in the _French_. 138