dayes wonder.
that it is any Christen worde, and yet it may be a
good worde for ought I knowe, though I neuer
made it, nor doe verye well vnderstand it; yet I am
sure I haue bought it at the word-mongers, at as
50deare a rate, as I could haue had a whole 100. Of
Bauiues at the wood-mongers. Farwell Congru-
itie for I meane now to be more concise, and stand
upon euener bases: but I must neither stand nor sit,
the Tabrer strikes alarum. Tickle it good Tom, Ile
55follow thee. Farwell Bowe, haue ouer the Bridge,
where I heard say, holiest Conscience was once
drownd. Its pittye if it were so: but thats no mat-
ter belonging to our Morrice, lets now along to
Stratford Langton.
60 Many good fellows being there met, and know-
ing how well I loued the sporte, had prepared a
Beare bayting: but so vnreasonable were the mul-
titudes of people, that I could only heare the Beare
roare, and the dogges howle: therefore forward I
65went with my hey de gaies to Ilford, where I a-
gaine rested, and was by the people of the towne
and countrey there-about, very very wel welcomd:
being offred carowses in the great spoon, one whole
A great spoone in Ilford hol-ding aboue a quart.
draught being able at that time to haue drawne my
70little wit drye: but being afrayde of the olde Pro-
verbe (He had need of a long spoone that eates with
the deuill) I soberly gaue my boone Companyons
the slip.
From Ilford by Moone-shine, I set forward,
75daunceing within a quarter of a myle of Romford:
where