I Could prayse Heywood now: or tell how long, Falstaffe from cracking Nuts hath kept the throng:

I prayse your witt, my Lord, that choose such safe Honors, safe spoyles, worm without dust or blood.

I prayse God, to telle you that I conceaue there is nothing capitall, and for the reste I knowe at the worste his maty will pardonne all without hurting my fortune, and then wee shall be happie by God's grace.

Then I thy soverayne prayses loud wil sing, That all the woods shal answer, and theyr eccho ring.

Then I thy soverayne prayses loud wil sing, That all the woods shal answer, and theyr eccho ring.

but now I've thought upon't, I'le prayse thee more then all have ventur'd on't.

Contynuall prayse these lynes in brasse, Of Allaine Dister here, A clothier, vertuous while he was In Lavenham many a yeare.

it's a lye: the Burre that stickes in your throat is a throane: let him out of his messe of Kingdomes cut out but one, and lay Sicilia, Arragon, Naples or any else upon your trencher, and you'll prayse Bastard for the sweetest wine in the world and call for another quart of it.