11091045was a man when King Pippen of Frannce was a litle boy, as

11101046touchiug the hit it.

11111047Boy. So I may answere thee with one as olde that was a

11121048woman when queene Guinouer of Brittaine was a litle wench

11131049as toching the hit it.

11181053Clo. By my troth most plesant, how both did fit it.

11191054Mar. A marke marueilous wel shot, for they both did hit.

11211055Bo. A mark, O mark but that mark: a mark saies my Lady.

11231056Let the mark haue a prick in't, to meate at, if it may be.

11241057Mar. Wide a'the bow hand, yfaith your hand is out.

11251058Clo. Indeed a'must shoot nearer, or hele neare hit the clout.

11271059Boy. And if my hand be out, then belike your hand is in.

11291060Clo. Then will she get the vpshoot by cleauing the is in.

11311061Ma. Come come, you talke greasely, your lips grow fowle.

11331062Cl. Shes to hard for you at pricks, sir challeng her to bowle

11351063Bo. I feare too much rubbing: good night my good owle.

11371064Clo. By my soule a Swaine, a most simple Clowne.

11381065Lord, Lord, how the Ladies and I haue put him downe.

11391066O my troth most sweete iestes, most inconic vulgar wit,

11401067When it comes so smoothly off, so obscenly as it were, so fit.

11421068Armatho ath toothen side, o a most daintie man,

11431069To see him walke before a Lady, and to beare her Fann.

11441070To see him kisse his hand, & how most sweetly a wil sweare:

11461071And his Page atother side, that handfull of wit,

11471072Ah heauens, it is most patheticall nit.

11481073Sowla, sowla. Exeunt. Shoot within.

11511075Nat. Very reuerent sport truly, and done in the testimonie

11521076of a good conscience.

11531077Ped. The Deare was (as you know) sanguis in blood, ripe

11541078as the Pomwater, who now hangeth like a Iewel in the eare

11551079of Celo the skie, the welken the heauen, & anon falleth like

11561080a Crab on the face of Terra, the soyle, the land, the earth.

11581081Curat Nath. Truely M. Holofernes, the epythithes are

11591082sweetly varried like a scholler at the least: but sir I assure ye

11601083it was a Bucke of the first head.