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A68702	The first and best part of Scoggins iests full of witty mirth and pelasant shifts, done by him in France, and other places: being a preseruatiue against melancholy. Gathered by Andrew Boord, Doctor of Physicke.; Scoggin's jests. Part 1.	Boorde, Andrew, 1490?-1549.; Scogan, John, fl. 1480.	1626 (1626)	STC 21850.7; ESTC S101656	50,122	100

said the Quéen and I will deale with her well enough How Scogins wife came to the Queene and how Scogin was banished the Court. WHen Scogins wife came to the Court shée was brought to the Quéene the Quéene with a high voyce said to Scogins wife art thou Scogins wife Scogin had shewed his wife before that the Queene could not heare she cryed out to the Quéen said yea Madam I am Scogins wife The Queene cryed out to Scogins wife and said if thou bée no honester then thy husband it is pity that thou shouldest liue wherfore counsel him that he do not raile so largely as hée doth with me Scogins wife cryed out to the Quéen saying and it like yeur Grce he wil not be ruled by me why dost thou cry out so loud said the Quéen Madam said Scogins wife my husband shewed me that you could not heare Why what a knaue is that said the Quéen he told me that thou couldst not heare Alas said Scogins wife I aske you mery for I had thought you could not heare Well said the Quéene I will be euen with the varlet thy husband for mocking thée me Whereupon the Quéene went to the King saying I pray your Grace that you would banish Scogin from the Court The King sent for Scogin said thou hast displeased the Quéen wherefore I doe banish thée the Court if thou doe come hither any more my hounds and dogs shall be set vpon thee Scogin went his way and within two or thrée daies he had got a quick hare was going to the Court when the Kings seruants had espied him they shewed the King that Scogin was come to the Court The King said take all the hounds and dogs and set them vpon Scogin Euery man did run some with hounds and some with dogs Scogin made no great hast When the Kings seruants had espied him they did maintaine their dogges to runne at Scogin When the hounds were nigh Scogin he cast before them the quick Hare and said to the hounds Now now whoresons The Hounds espied the Hare and followed her and left Scogin so Scogin went to the Court and the Hare escaped from the Hounds The Kings seruants shewed what Scogin had done whereupon the King sent for Scogin and said thou didst cast a Hare before my Dogges when they were set vpon thée goe and looke out the said Hare or else thou shalt suffer death The said Scogin I can get you another quicke Hare but it will bée hard for me to find out the selfe same Hare I wil haue the selfe same Hare said the King why said Scogin I cannot tell where or whither I shoud goe to looke him The King said thou must looke him as well where he is not as where he is Wel said Scogin then I trust to find him out Scogin in the morning did goe vpon the Kings leades tooke with him a pickare and a great béetle and ouer the King he tore vp the leades and did beat down the battlement some of the priuy chamber séeing this went to Scogin and said what art thou doing thou mad fellow What am I doing said Scogin I am doing the Kings commandement Why said the Gentleman the King did not command thée to cast downe his palace Wel said Scogin if I doe otherwise then I was commanded to doe shew your mind to the King The Gentleman went to the King and said Did you command Scoggin to cast downe the battlement of your place and to pull vp your Lead Nay said the King The Gentleman said that Scogin was making a foule worke vpon the leades Goe said the King bid him come speake with me Scogin came to the King which said to him why doest thou pull vp my lead cast down the battlement of my place Scogin said I was doing your commandement My commandement said the king yea said Scogin it like your Grace for yesterday you did command me vpon paine of my life to looke out the Hare that I did cast among your hounds I said I could not tell where I should looke him and you said I must looke him as wel where he was not as where he was and peraduenture he is crept vnder the leads of this place or else some other of your places and I will séeke search all the places in England but I will find out the Hare Nay said the King thou shalt not doe so for I charge thee vpon paine of thy death to goe out of my Realme and to tread vpon none of my ground here in England How Scogin in the French Kings Court came to a Gentlewomans doore and whined like a dog WHen Scogin was thus commanded by the King hee got him into France into the French Kings Court there he iested And first there was a Gentleman which made a gentlewoman promise to come to her bed at nine a clock at night he did promise to come to her chāber doore and would scrape s●rtch at the doore like a dog and would whine Scogin hearing this bargaine before nine a clocke came to the doore and scrapt with his nailes and did whine like a dog Then the Gentlewoman did rise and let him in within a little while after the Gentleman did come and scrape whine at the doore like a dog Scogin arose and went to the doore and said arre arre like another dog And after that the french Gentlewoman did loue and Englishman Wherefore in such matters let a man make no body of his counsell lest he be deceiued How Scogin told the French men he would flye into England ON a time Scogin made the Frenchmen beléeue that hée would flie into England and did get him many goose wings and tyed them about his armes and legs and went vpon an high tower and spread his armes abroad as though he would flie and came downe againe and said that all his feathers were not fit about him and that hée would flie on the morrow On the morrow hée got him vp vpon the Tower and there was much people gathered together to sée him flie Scogin did shake his feathers and said all my feathers be not fit about me come to morrow I will fly On the morrow Scogin got vpon the Tower and did shake his feathers saying Goe home fooles goe home trow you that I will breake my necke for your pleasure nay not so There was a French man had indignation at Scogin and he said to morrow you shall sée mée flie to Paris And he got him wings and went vp vpon the Tower and spread his wings abroad and would haue flowne and fell downe into the mote vnder the Tower Euery man was diligent to get the man out of the water and Scogin did take him by the hand and said sir you be welcome from Paris I thinke you haue béene in a great raine Here a man may see that one cannot haue a shrewd turne in playing the foole but he shall

THE First and best Part OF Scoggins Iests Full of witty mirth and pleasant shifts done by him in France and other places being a preseruatiue against melancholy Gathered by Andrew Boord Doctor of Physicke LONDON Printed for Francis Williams 1626. The Prologue THere is nothing beside the goodnesse of God that preserue health so much as honest mirth especially mirth vsed at dinner and supper and mirth toward bed as it doth plainly appeare in the Directions for health Therefore considering this matter that mirth is so necessary a thing for man I published this Booke named The Iests of Scogin to make men merrie for amongst diuers other Bookes of graue matters that I haue made my delight hath beene to recreate my mind in making something merrie Wherefore I doe aduertise euery man in auoiding pensiuenesse or too much study or melancholie to be merrie with honesty in God and for God whom I humbly beseech to send vs the mirth of Heauen Amen I Haue heard say that Scogin did come of an honest stocke or kindred and his friends did set him to schoole at Oxford where hee did continue vntill the time he was made Master of Art where he made this Iest A Master of Art is not worth a fart Except he be in Schooles A Batchelor of Law is not worth astraw Except he be among fooles A Table of the merry Iests and witty shifts of Scogin VVHat shift Scogin his chamberfellow made to fare well in Lent 5 What shift Scogin made when he lacked money 5 How Scogin deceiued the skinner 6 How Iack got his dinner 8 How Iack made his masterpay a penny for her ring bones 9 How Iacke made of two egges three 10 How a husbandmā put his son to schoole with Scogin 10 How Scogin his scholler wēt to seeke his horse 11 Scogins scholler took orders 12 The scholler said Tom Miller of Osney was Iacobs father 14 Scogins scholier made priest 16 How the Priest excused himselfe for not preaching 17 How the Priest fell asleepe at Masse 20 How the Priest said Requiem eternam on Easter day 20 How the Priest said Deus qui gint i filij tui 21 How the priest was accused for keeping a wench 23 How the parson said Anupsimus quesimus Domine 24 How Scogin told the hunter he had found a hare 25 How Scogin told his fellows of a Pickerell 26 〈…〉 How Scogin drew out an old womans tooth 28 How Scogin gaue a medicine to make one goe to it 29 How Scogin gaue one a medicine to find his horse 30 How Scogin was robbed 30 Scogin parbraked a Crow 31 How Sogin caused his wife to be let blood 33 How Scogin and his wife made an heire 34 How Scogin got the Abbots horse 36 How Scogin broght a dogs ●urd to know what powder it was 36 How Scogin did draw a Tooth-drawers tooth 37 How Scogin did serue the poore folkes 39 How Scogin came to the court and won 20 pound 40 How he leapt ouer the Tables 44 How Scogin gaue one a goose leg 45 Scogin was desired to sweepe a Lords chamber 45 How Scogin said he had a wall eye 45 How Scogin drew his son vp downe the Court. 46 How Scogin greased a fat low 47 How the King gaue Scogin a 〈…〉 How Scogin played horse play 49 How Scogin let a fart and said it was worth forty pounds 50 How Scogin beg'd 500 Okes. 51 How Scogin wold make a shepheard aske blessing 51 How a Cowheard taught him his cunning in the weather 53 How a man told Scogin hee thought the building of Pauls cost forty shillings 54 Of him that thought Paules steeple so high that none might looke ouer it 55 How Scogin desired to say Aue Maria in the Kings eare 55 How Scogin chalked his wife the way to Church 56 How Scogin desired the Queen to know whether riches would not tempt women 57 How Scogin escaped beating 58 How Sogins wife came to the Queene 59 How Scogin whined like a dog 62 How Scogin would flye into England 63 How Scogin prayed for an 100 French Crownes 64 How Scogin was new christened 65 How Scogin deceiued a Doctor of Physicke 66 And a Tapster 68 〈…〉 And the Draper 72 How Scogin told a shoomaker he was not at home 75 How the shoomaker gaue Scogin forty shil'ing to haue his house made greater 75 How Scogin could not doe two things at once 77 How the French King shewed Scogin the King of Englands picture 78 How Scogin put french earth into his shooes 78 How Scogin deceiued the poore folkes 79 How Scogin talked with a fellow that kept Oxen. 80 What shift Scogin made for boots 81 How Scogin the priest prayed for money 82 How Scogin came to court like a monstrous beast 85 How Scogin asked the King Queene forgiuenesse 87 How Scogin told the Queene what a great study he was in 88 How diuers Gentlemen came to Scogins house to make merry 89 How Scogin fell sicke 90 How Scogin was shriuen 91 Where Scogin desired to be buried 91 What Scogin said when he took 〈…〉 The merry Iests and witty shifts of Scogin What shift Scogin and his Chamber-fellow made to fare well in Lent ON a time in Lent Scogin consulted with a Chamber-fellow of his a Collegioner said How shall we do to fare well this Lent The scholler replyed I cannot tell for I lacke mony Nay said Scogin if you will be ruled by me we will fare well The scholler answered I will do as you shall counsel me Then Scogin said faine your selfe sicke goe to bed grone and cry out for helpe and call for me to come vnto you which was done and when Scogin came to his chamber-fellow he fained himselfe sore sicke Scogin asked how he did I am so sicke quoth he that I thinke I shal die then said Scogin bee of good comfort I sée no perill of death in you O sir said the scholler you doe not féele the paines that I féele I pray you sir as my trust is in you kéepe mée and go not from m vntill I am amended for euery Lent is vnto me very euill vnlesse that I haue some good cherishing as you sée this little sicknesse hath made mée so faint and weak that I cannot stand on my legges and I feare I shall pine away not so said Scogin be of good chéere and pull vp your heart here be of your fellowes which will take the paines to goe to the Eowcers of your place to entreat them to take care of you When it was known in the Colledge that Scogins chamber-fellow was so sore sicke some were afraid that it had been the pestilence or else some other infectious sicknesse wherefore Scogin was put in trust both for the keeping and to doe other necessary things for his chamber-fellow and had euery night the keyes of the Bowcery and Buttery deliuered whereby he prouided for bread drinke good salt Eeles salt Salmon

not Deane of Welles nor I neuer bought nor sold with you you shall haue no money of me for I promised nothing before masse but 3 sups of the chalice if thou wilt haue that take it or els fare ye wel A fart for thy 3 sups of the chalice said the Draper giue me my mony I owe thee none said the Priest nor none shalt thou haue of me The Merchant could not tel what to say but hied himselfe home to seeke for Scogin which was gone Then said the Draper I trow wee haue spun a faire thraed where is the man that should haue the cloth The seruants said sir he hath it and is gone Which way said the Merchant We cannot tel said his seruants Why said the Draper did you deliuer him al the stuffe yes sir said they because you sent vs a true token Then said the ●raper I would I had béene ware my selfe first for if I make many such bargaines I shall neuer thriue How Scogin told a shoe-maker hee was not at home THere was a shoe-maker in Paris which was a widower and he was not very wise of him Scogin bought all his shooes and on a time Scogin came to the shoe-makers house to speak with him The shoo-maker was at dinner and bad his maid say that he was not at home Scogin by the maids answer perceiued that her master was within but for that time he dissembled the matter and went home shortly after the shoo-maker came to Scogins chamber asked for him Scogin hearing the shoo-maker enquire for him said aloud I am not at home Then sayd the shoo-maker what man thinke you that I know not your voice why said Scogin what an vnhonest man are you when I came to your house I beleeued your maid that said you were not at home and you will not beleeue me mine owne selfe How the aforesaid shoo-maker gaue Scogin forty shillings to haue his house made greater THe aforesaid shooe-maker married a rich widow whereby his houshold was greatly encreased And on a time Scogin came thither and séeing that he had so many seruants and much houshold scuffe heapt vp in euery corner of his house said that he had need haue a greater house Yea said the shoe-maker I would spend forty shillings that the house were butthrée yards broder Scogin said giue me the money and you shal haue it made as broad as you will Hold said the shoo-maker here is the money Then Scogin caused one of the shoo-makers horses to be tied to the house side and got a chaire with whéeles in the feet wherein he bad the shoo-maker sit and sayd when the house is as you would haue it speake Scogin bad one of the shoe-makers men that he should make the horse draw a little and he himselfe stood behind the shoo-maker and euer as the horse drew Scogin would pull the chaire to him that the shoo-maker did sit in and asked him if the house were broad enough yet The shooe-maker for the noise that the horse made with drawing and for Scogins talking did not perceiue how Scogin did pull the chaire but thought that the horse did pull the house broader When Scogin had drawn the chaire a good way the shoo-maker said this side is broad enough now let the other side bee drawne out as much Then Scogin tied the horse to the other side of the house and turned the chaire and caused the shoo-maker to sit in it againe and did as he had done before drew the chaire a good way back saying is the house broad enough yet the shomaker said yea I thanke you it is as broad as I would haue it Then Scogin had the shoo-makers man set vp his horse he tooke his chaire and went his way How the shomaker would haue made his house greater and brake downe the one side of it VVIthin two or thrée dayes after this the shomaker thought to make his house greater caused the horse to be tyed to the house side againe he himselfe sate downe in a chayre in the midst of the house to sée when it was broad enough and bad one of his men to make the horse draw The horse pulled but the house was neuer the broader Then the shomaker caused another horse to be tyed to the house side Then both the horses drew so much that they pulled downe foure or fiue postes of the house which caused the tiles to fall so that the shooe-makers head was broken in two or thrée places Then the shomaker was faine to bestow a great deale of money in mending his house and at the Surgeons for healing his head After this he met with Scogin and told him what a great mischance hee had Why said Scogin when it was well you could not let it alone How Scogin told the French King that hee could not doe two things at once ON a time the French King and Scogin did ride together and the King said to Scogin why dost thou not speake Why sir said Scogin will you haue me doe two things at once will you haue me ride and speake too nay sayd hee that were too much for it is hard to serue two Lords and two Masters and please doth the parties How the French King had Scogin into his house of office and shewed him the King of Englands picture ON a time when the French King went to his stoole hée did take Scogin with him then said the French King to Scogin looke behind thee who is pictured on the wall Scogin looked and said it is a faire picture The King said thou maist see what I doe make of a picture of thy King Scogin beheld the picture of the King of England and said to the French King Jesu Christ here is a wonderfull thing what would you doe if you did see the King of England in the face as he is when that for feare you doe beshite your selfe when that you looke but vpon a picture of him Then the French King banished Scogin out of France and he came into England againe How Scogin put French earth into his shooes and came into England WHen Scogin was banished out of France hee filled his shooes full of French earth and came into England and went into the Kings Court and as soone as hee came to the Court the King said to him I did charge thee that thou shouldest neuer tread vpon my ground of England It is true said Scogin and no more I doe What Traytour sayd the King whose groūd is that thou standest on now Scogin said I stand vpon the French Kings ground and that you shall see and first he put off the one shooe and it was full of earth then said Scogin this earth I brought out of France Then said the King I charge thée neuer to looke me more in the face How Scogin came to Cambridge and how hee deceiued the poore folkes AFter the King had commanded Scogin to looke him no more in the face hee