Theirs a wery observable difference betuixt on thats drunk wt win and on drunk wt beir, the win perpetually causes to stagger and fall forward; the beir and alle[277] backward.

    [277] Ale.

A women drowen[278] is carried wt the water on her belly, a man on his back.

    [278] Drowned.

Their ware 4 peasants in a French village on a tyme discoursing about the King.  They sayd it was a brave thing to be a King.  If I ware King (said the first) I would rest wt ease all the day on that hy stack wt my vomb up to the sun:  the 2nd, if I ware King I would eat my sup every day swimming wt bacon:  the 3d, I would feid my swine a cheval:  the 4t, Alas, ye have left me nothing to choose; ye have chosen all the best things.

Francois the 1t was a King that loved exceedingly to discourse and hear the minds of al ranks of peaple, as even our James.  For that effect he seweral tymes disguised himselfe and all alone gon to discours wt common peaple.  On a tyme he fand a poor man digging a ditch:  he demanded what he wan every day by his peins. 5 pence at most, quothe he.  What family have ye?  I have my wife, 4 bairns and my old mother whom I nourish; but, further, I most divide my 5 pence into 3 parts every day:  by on part I pay my debt, another I lean, the thrid, nourishes us.  Whow can that be, can 10 turners[279] maintain you a whole day?  Sir, 10 I give to my old mother every day as payment of what she bestowed on me when I was young; 10 I lean[280] to my children, that when I am old and cannot work they may pay me again; the other 10 is betuixt my wife and me.  The King proponed this to the courtiers to resolve him, etc.

    [279] Turner, a copper coin equal to two pennies Scots or one bodle. 
        Thus the 5 English pence, which the man got, are equal to 5 sous
        or 5 shillings Scots, and so to 60 deniers or 60 pennies Scots, or
        30 turners.

    [280] Lend.

In France a man wil do weill to take heid what women he medles wt; for if he get a woman of degre below himself wt child he most ether mary hir or tocher hir:  if his aequal, ether marry hir or be hanged (which few chooses):  if she be far above his condition (especially if a valet engrosse his masters daughter or sister not married) he is hanged wtout al process brevi manu; the maid is thrust unto a convent to lead repentance their for hir lifetyme, since she hath prostrat hir honor so basely.

While I was at Poictiers a young fellow got a wanton cocquette, a cream keiper, wt child.  For fear he sould be put to marry hir he quietly went and enrolled himselfe amongs the sogers whom the King was levieng at Poictiers.  She gets notice of it, causes clap him fast and lay him prisoner.  The Captain came to seik back his soger, since he was under the protection of the King, but he could not praevaile:  they replied, if he war their for debt they would villingly release him, but since he was criminal they could not.