Un homme de la Cour de _France_ ètoit soupconné d’être impuissant, & ne vouloit jamais demeurer d’accord qu’il le fût; il rencontra un jour le Poëte _Benserade_, qui l’avoit souvent raillé là dessus. Monsieur, lui dit il, nonobstant toutes vos mauvaises Plaisanteras, ma Femme est accouchée depuis deux jours: _Hé, Monsieur_, lui repliqua _Benserade, on n’a jamais douté de vôtre Femme_. 13 A petty Prince of _Italy_ being informed that a _French_ Gentleman who was at his Court, had made a jest of him and his designs, sent one to bid him depart his Dominions within three Days: _He does me too great a Favour_, answered the French Man, _in granting me so much time: I don’t want above three quarters of an Hour to obey him_. 13 Un petit Prince d’_Italie_ ayant appris qu’un Gentilhomme _François_ qui ètoit en sa Cour, avoit fait quelques railleries de lui & de ses desseins, lui envoya dire qu’il eût à sortir dans trois jours de ses ètats. _Il me fait trop de Grace_, repondit le _François_, _de m’accorder un si long terme: Je n’ai pas besoin de plus de trois quarts d’heure pour lui obeïr_. 14 The Mother of a young wanton Lady designed to send her to the Nunnery of the _Repenting-Maids_: I am not of that Mind, said a Lady of her Relations; and why? askt the Mother, _Because she’s neither_, answer’d th’other. 14 La Mere d’une Demoiselle jeune & coquette vouloit l’envoyer au Convent des _Filles Repenties_. Je n’en suis pas d’avis, dit une Dame de ses Parentes, & pourquoi? lui demanda la Mere: _C’est_, repondit-elle, _parce qu’elle n’est ni l’une ni l’autre_. 15 The _French_ King said some Days ago to _Racine_ and _(Boileau) Despreaux_, I am sorry you did not come to this last Campaign, for you had seen the War, and your Journey had not been long: _Sir_, answer’d _Racine_, _we had no Cloaths but for the Town, and bespoke some for the Camp; but those Places you attackt were sooner taken than our Cloaths made_. 15 Le Roy de _France_ dit il y a quelques jours à _Racine_ & à _Despreaux_, je suis fâché que vous ne soyez venus à cette derniere Campagne, vous auriez veu la Guerre, & vôtre voyage n’eût pas été long. _Racine_ lui repondit, _Sire, nous n’avions que des habits de Ville, nous en commandâmes de Compagne, mais les Places que vous attaquez, furent plûtot prises que nos habits ne furent faits_. 16 Three Gentlemen playing together, a mad Bull ran into the Place where they were: So one hid himself under a Bed, another went into a Hogshead, and the third under an Asses Pack-saddle. Now as they told their Friends how they escaped, they all laugh’d at him who had hid himself under the Packsaddle; but one of them said: _Truly he was in the right on’t, for he had a mind to die with his Cloaths on_. 16