The little fish called Cuddies produce a great deal.

But Master Collin Cloute is not euery body, and albeit his olde companions, Master Cuddy & Master Hobbinoll, be as little be holding to their Mistresse Poetrie as euer you wist, yet he peraduenture, by the meanes of hir speciall fauour, and some personall priuiledge, may happely line by Dying Pellicanes, and purchase great landes and lordshippes with the money which his Calendar and Dreames haue and will affourde him.

* CLOUGH NA CUDDY.

Out of all the monks you could not pick a better fellow nor a merrier soul than Father Cuddy; he sang a good song, he told a good story, and had a jolly, comfortable-looking paunch of his own, that was a credit to any refectory table.

Now there are many that will take huff at a name; but Father Cuddy had no nonsense of that kind about him; he laughed at it, and well able he was to laugh, for his mouth nearly reached from one ear to the otherhis might, in truth, be called an open countenance.

The superintendence of this important matter was committed to Father Cuddy, who felt too deeply interested in the future welfare of any community of which he was a member to neglect or delay such mission.

"Welcome, Father Cuddy!" said the prior, "grace be on you.

" "Grace before meat then," said Cuddy, "for a long walk always makes me hungry, and I am certain I have not walked less than half-a-mile this morning, to say nothing of crossing the water.

After such consoling repast, it would have been a reflection on monastic hospitality to have departed without partaking of the grace-cup; moreover, Father Cuddy had a particular respect for the antiquity of that custom.

It was well known to the brethren, that wherever Father Cuddy was, mirth and melody were with him.

Father Cuddy smacked his lips at the recollection of Margery's delicious fried eggs, which always imparted a peculiar relish to his liquor.

This is, and ever was, a censorious world, often construing what is only a fair allowance into excess; but I scorn to reckon up any man's drink like an unrelenting host; therefore, I cannot tell how many brimming draughts of wine, bedecked with the venerable Bead, Father Cuddy emptied into his "soul-case," so he figuratively termed the body.

"Bless my eyes," said Father Cuddy, "everything is changing now-a-days!the very stars are not in the same places they used to be; I think Camceachta (the plough) is driving on at a rate I never saw it before to-night; but I suppose the driver is drunk, for there are blackguards everywhere.

" Cuddy had scarcely uttered these words when he saw, or fancied he saw, the form of a young woman, who, holding up a bottle, beckoned him towards her.

"Ah, Margerymerry Margery!" cried Cuddy, "you tempting little rogue'Et a Margery bellaQuae festiva puella.'

Father Cuddy found it rather difficult to account for such sudden transformations, and to convince himself it was not the illusion of a dream, he was about to arise, when, lo!

Father Cuddy waddled, as fast as cramped limbs could carry his rotund corporation, to the gate of the monastery, where he loudly demanded admittance.

Scoundrel!" cried Cuddy, raising his voice, "do you not see my garbmy holy garb?" "Aye, fellow," replied he of the keys, "the garb of laziness and filthy debauchery, which has been expelled from out these walls.

I must have slept all this time!" That Father Cuddy had done so, I think is sufficiently proved by the changes which occurred during his nap.

The stone impressed with the mark of Father Cuddy's knees may be seen to this day.

BUXO´MA, a shepherdess with whom Cuddy is in love.

Appointed to decide the contention between Cuddy and Lobbin Clout. From Cloddipole we learn to read the skies, To know when hail will fall, or winds arise; He taught us erst the heifer's tail to view, When struck aloft that showers would straight ensue.

He challenged Cuddy to a contest of song in praise of their respective sweethearts, and Cloddipole was appointed umpire.

He rummaged old cuddies, closets, vaults, and cocklofts, and pried into every recess of the Chancery, the Land Office, the Committee-Rooms, and the Council-Chamber, searching up-stairs and down-stairs, wherever a truant paper was supposed to lurk.

Eight other deluded individuals, of whom I am one, are given to understand that a cabin-passage is included in permission to sleep on the benches and table of the cuddy.