Certain Young Ladys walking in the fields met in their way, a Shepherd, who carried a Lamb to the Market, one among them coming near, stroak’d it, and said to her Companions, _Look how pretty he is, he has yet no Horns_; the Shepherd hearing that, reply’d, _’tis because he is not yet married_. 83 Certaines Demoiselles, se promenant à la campagne, rencontrerent par le chemin un Berger qui portoit un chevreau au marché; une d’entre elles s’en étant approchée, le caressa & dit à ses compagnes, _Regardez comme il est joly, il n’a point encore de cornes_; le Berger entendant cela, leur repondit, _c’est qu’il n’est pas encore marié_. 84 The Kings Court being at a certain Town, two Gentlemen walking together met a Clown beating his Ass unmercifully; they said to him harkee friend, have you no conscience to abuse that poor beast at this rate? the Man pulling off his Hat, presently reply’d, _Cry Mercy good Mr. Ass, I did not think you had relations at Court_. 84 La Cour du Roy étant en une certaine ville, deux gentilshommmes se promenant ensemble rencontrerent un Païsan qui battoit son Ane avec éxcez, ils lui dirent aussi tôt, he, mon amy, n’avez vous point de conscience de maltraiter ainsi cette pauvre Bête? Cét homme ayant ôté son chapeau dit aussi tôt, _Pardon, monsieur l’Ane, je ne croyois pas que vous eussies des parens à la Cour_. 85 A Citizen said to a Courtier, that he had eased himself of a heavy Burden, by paying a Sum of Money he ow’d; and that he could not apprehend how one could Sleep that was deeply indebted. _And I_, answer’d the Courtier, who was in Debt over Head and Ears, _do very easily apprehend it; but I cannot imagine how my Creditors can Sleep, when they think I shall never pay them_. 85 Un homme de la Ville dit à un Courtisan, qu’il venoit de se decharger d’un pesant fardeau en payant une Somme qu’il devoit, & qu’il ne comprenoit pas comment on pouvoit dormir, quand on ètoit chargé de dettes: _Pour moy_, repondit le Courtisan, qui ètoit fort endetté, _Je le comprens facilement; mais je ne comprens pas comment mes Creanciers peuvent dormir, sachant bien que je ne les payerai jamais_. 86 The Baron _des Adrets_, one of the Generals of the _Huguenots_, took during the Wars a Castle belonging to the Catholicks, and condemn’d all the Soldiers that had defended it, to leap out at a Window of that Castle; one of them advanc’d twice to the brink of the Precipice, and still he shrunk back; whereupon the Baron told him, Come, take your Leap without any more ado, for I’ll make you suffer greater Torments if you go back a third time. _Sir_, answer’d the Soldier, _since you take the thing to be so easy, I lay you don’t do it in four times_. Which so pleas’d the Baron, that as cruel as he was, he pardoned the Soldier upon accout of this Repartee. 86