How the deuel stumbled this case of rope-ripes into my way? Fris.

What art thou? Fris.

Who wold haue thought to haue found this in a plaine villaine that neuer woare better garment than a greene Ierkin? Fris.

What Mawmets are these? Fris.

but you shall, Sir. Fris.

hast thou found Fris.

What hast thou found, Frisco? Fris.

And I. Fris.

But Frisco, hast not found the faire shepheardesse, thy maister's mistresse? Fris.

Whatt'in a God might that bee? Fris.

May hap he cannot because hee's diseas'd. Fris.

how is that? Fris.

Is that a wise word? Fris.

Enter Aramanthus with his Globe, &c. Fris.

Good maister wizard, leave these murlemewes and tel Mopso plainly whether Gemulo my maister, that gentle shepheard, shall win the love of the faire shepheardesse, his flocke-keeper, or not; and Ile give ye a bottle of as good whey as ere ye laid lips to. Fris.

[Exit. Fris.

Mr Forster is not happy in his explanation of this word, Porlanda or Porland, which he endeavours to derive from Fara-land; precisely the same with Fris-land from Faras-land, only dropping the genitive s. Porland seems used as a general name of the earldom, perhaps connected with the strange name Pomona, still used for mainland, the largest of the Orkney islands.

Probatum fuit Testamentum suprascriptum, &c. 11° 1640 Juramento Willmi Burton Fris' et Executoris cui &c. de bene et fideliter administrand.