Mr. Alex’r in salaire hath only 600 livres, the other 4 each a 1000, also seweral obventions and casualities divided amongs them, of which he gets no scare, as when any buyes the Doctorat.  He is a hasty capped body.  Once one of his servants brook a lossen,[298] he went mad, and amongs other expressions he had this:  these maraudes[299] their break more to me in a moment then I can win in tuo moneth.  They have no discourse at table.  He cars not for his wife.  That night the oubliour[300] was their and she would not send another plat[301] he threatned to cast hir and hir family over the window.

    [298] Pane of glass.

    [299] Rascals.

    [300] Oublieur, pronounced oublieu, pastrycook’s man,
        who came round in the evening selling small round cakes,
        oublies.

    [301] Plate.

We on night fel to telling of notes of preachings, as of the Englisman preaching on that, In came Tobit, and much controverted whither they called it baty, light feit or watch;[302] and of the minister that sayd, Christ, honest man, liked not war, sayd to Peter; and of on preaching on that, And Abram gave up the ghost, sayd that it was wery debated if it was for want of breath or not, that he durst not determin it.  Of a Preist preaching on the miracle wt whilk Christ feed a multitude wt 5 loaves, it was not so great a miracle, quoth he, as ye trow, for every on of the loaves was as meikle as this Kirk:  a baxter being at the pulpit fit[303] started up and demanded wheir they got a oven to bake them in, and a pole to put them in and take them out.  Ye are to curious, quoth the preist, go and bake your oune bread and medle not wt Christs, they had other ovens in the days then they have now and other poles to, and do ye not think but Christ could have lent them a pole.  Also on who praying for the King our dread soveraine Charles by the grace [of God] King of S[cots], etc., supream governour, instead of under the[304] and they sone Christ, sayd over the.  Also of another who praying for the Illustrious Duke of York, sayd the Lusty Duk.  Also whow a hostesse at Camphire served Mr. R. Macquaire, being their to dine, wt a great deall of other company, he was desired to seik a blissing, he began so long winded grace that the meat was all spilt and cold ere he had done.  The wife was wood[305] angry.  The nixt day comes, the meat was no sooner put to the fire but she comes to Mr. R. and bids him say the grace.  Whats your haste Margerit, is the meat ready yet?  No, Sir, but its layd to the fire, and ere ye have ended your grace, it wil be ready.  We most not forget the Swisse, who coming in a cabaret at Poictiers demanding for win, drank for his oune hand 15 pints, calling for a reckning they gave him up 16 pints.  He told they ware cheating him of a pint, for he know weill the measure of his womb, that it held no more but 15 pints, wheirupon he would pay no more but for 15.  Also of the Preist who bringing our Saviour in the Sacrament to a young galliard very sick, sayd, behold, Sir, Christ is come to visit you.  The sick party replied, I sie very weil that Christ is their by the carrier of him, for as he was knowen at his entry unto Jerusalem by his asse that carried him, so do I know him at present.