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B01234	Foole upon foole, or, Six sortes of sottes. A flat foole, a leane foole, a merry foole, [brace] and [brace] a fatt foole, a cleane foole, a verrie foole. Shewing their liues, humours and behauiours, with their want of wit in their shew of wisdome. Not so strange as true.	Armin, Robert, fl. 1610.	1605 (1605)	STC 772.5; ESTC S124178	31,244	44

Camber that if a maide had a barne and did pennance at the Crosse in the high Towne of Edinborough what hath she done did she hit or misse she hath hit saies the other better she had mist sayes the first and so long time after this iest was in memorie yea I haue heard it my self some will talke of it at this day Wel to sea they put on a fair sunshine day where Iemy stood fearefull of euery calme billow where it was no boote to bid him tel what the ship was made of for he did it deuoutly but see the chaunce a sodaine flaw or gust rose the winds held strong East and by west and the ship was in great daunger insomuch as the Earle Maister and all began to feare the weather by by a stronger gale blew split their maine Mast gaue their ship a mighty leake insomuch as the cracke made them all screeke out which Iemy hearing was almost dead with feare some fell to pumping others on their knees to praying But the Fat foole seeing themselues in this danger thought there was no way but one with them was halfe dead with feare in the end the winde turned and the raging of the Sea began to cease I warrant thee now quoth the Maister Iemy we shall not be drowned I will ye warrant vs saies the foole I sayes the Maister I le giue thee my ship for thy chayne if wee bee drowned beare witnes my Lord saies he a plaine bargaine and with that threw the Maister his chaine who would haue giuen it to the Earle but ioy of their scape made him delight in the iest and therefore the Maister enioyed his bargaine With much adoe they attained thither againe where the King fearefull before awayted their landing now and seeing Iemy not a iot lesse of body then hee was onely lightened of his chaine how now quoth he how doest thou man O sayes Iemy well now King but ill had not the Maister beene who warranted our liues for my chaine the best bargain that euer I made for no way could I haue bene a looser how saies the King marry I le tel thee King quoth he say we had bin drowned his ship was forfeit to me for my chayne Earle Huntley was a witnesse to the bargaine and now wee are not drowned for my chayne did warrant our liues of the Maister nay sayes the Earle not our liues none but yours Iemy our liues were as safe vnwarranted without a chaine With this the foole had some feeling of sence and on the sodaine cried out mainely for his chayne againe which was restored to him by the Maister but he lost nothing by that for he attained to a suit as the story sayes that he had beene three yeres aboue Thus the King Nobles went to Edinborough merrily talking of their feare and welfare How Iemy Camber gaue fiue French Crownes for a Sallet of an atchison price which in our money was three farthings IEmy this Fat foole vsed euery day to go from the Abbey in the low towne vp the hill into the Citie of Edinborough and one euening aboue the rest he met with a broken Virgine one that had had a barne as there they are knowne by their attire wearing a loose kerchiffe hanging downe backward she I say cryed Sallets as thus buy any Cibus Salletea Iemy desirous of Sallets calles her to him lasse sayes he what shall I giue thee for a good Sallet fayre sir sayes the wench for she knew him for the Kinges foole she could not please him better then to call him fayre sir you must giue mee an atchison nowe hee hauing nothing but sixe French Crownes about him canst thou change mee a Crowne sayes hee yea sir sayes she he giues her a French Crowne and she gaue him a Sallet for it and she went her way Iemy thinkes it was mutch to giue a crowne for that for which she did demaund but an atchison which in our money is but three farthinges he runnes after and sayes she had his fayrest crowne but saies he giue mee that and take your choyse of these thinking by that deuise to get the first Crowne againe Will ye chaunge sayes the lasse I sayes the foole so she takes all the fiue and giues him one againe so laughing at his folly goes her way it was in vaine to exclayme for they will hold fast what they get but my fat foole goes home to eate his Sallet inuites the King to a deere dish and made him laugh hartely at the iest The King calles for Viniger to his Sallet because his sweete meate should haue sower sauce perswaded him it was well bought otherwise if the foole had repented his bargaine it was his manner to cry for his money againe and without it all the Court could not quiet him How Iemy this fat Foole swet almost to death and neuer knew the reason BEtwixt Edenborough Abbey the Kings place and Leeth there stands an euen plaine greene Meddow in which the King vsed most of his sports amongst which he rode thither one day to run at the Gloue or the King as his Grace should please With him rides Iemy Camber on a trotting Mule it was then a maruellous hot day O sayes Iemy how cold the weather is so wise he was that he scarce knew hot from cold No sayes the King it is hot looke how I sweat No sayes Iemy the Sunne blowes very cold No sayes the King the windes shines very hot The Foole was almost angry to be crossed said he would be hanged at night if he did sweate that day with this merry talke they rode on but one of the Kinges Footemen hearing this told the King at their returne he would make his Grace laugh hartely so the King very gallantly ran that time neuer mist the gloue so did the Lords which Iemy seeing sayd it was nothing to do The King bad him run he did so but the Gloue lay still and Iemy could not do it The Kings footman that watcht to do him a good turne said Iemy could do it better blindfolde what can he q. the King I wil neuer beleeue it you shall see else quoth he whereat Iemy marueiled much that without sight a man could doe that which with all his might and sight he could not do was desirous to make tryall so was blinded with a scarfe while another tooke vp the gloue and was ready for the iest Iemy runnes ah for my Maister saies hee they all shout alowd and cry rarely well done and one vnblindes him while another puts the gloue on the speare So simple hee was that he thought it was strange and bragged all that day not a little the King did alight and went to drinke wine at the Lord Hunnes house and Iemy went with him while the foote-man had time to worke his will and mingling a conceit with butter which I will not name least some one should practise the like

to make his father merry bade him home to dinner indéed will be or nill he he must goe with him with much ado Iohn went comming into the house simply sits him downe as his vse was in the chimney corner It was in Lent when pease pottage bare great sway when euery pease must haue his ease Iohn beholding pease pottage on the fire thoughr on his Nurse for he was all sauing for her when the roome was empty forgetting what his pocket was made of thogh of leather yet not sufficient but a good helpe from further harme as you shall heare he séeing no body by stopt to the pot and put a great ladle of pottage into his pocket and pittiously burnt his thigh and but that the leather was thick it had bin worse for if it had bene Canuas it had spoyled all Iohn féeling something burne leapt and cryed they ran in to sée the matter why he cryed but more more he exclaimed I burn I burne got out of doores and neuer leaues till he came to his Nurse who quickly shifted him mended what was amisse But the iest was to sée the folks of the house who wondring what he ayled could not deuise what the matter was but a begger in the entry who beheld all told the truth of the matter who lost a good almes for his labour But thus simple Iohn by his owne folly dyed the inside of his pocket pease pottage tawny and set a good scarlet red vpon his thigh How Iohn towled the Bell for his Nurses Chicken GAffer Homes being Sexton of Christs Church would often set Iohn a worke to towle the bell to prayers or burials wherin he delighted much it chaunced so that comming through the church and hauing nothing to do séeing the bel so easy to come by towles it The people as the custome is repaires to church as they vsed to know for whom it was Iohn answers them stil For his Nurses chicken They sayd Wherefore towles the bell Iohn I know not When dyed hee Euen now Who Iohn who My Nurses chicken quoth he and laughes This iest was known to euery neighbour thereabouts who sent to bid him leaue towling but it was not his custome till good man Homes tooke the rope from him that gaue the rope to him though goodmā Homes gaue him one rope he had forgotten that Iacks wit was not so good to remember any thing Well there stood Iacke towling from foure a clock to six goodman Homes being from home who was not a little vext at Iohns diligence but he layd the rope euer after where Iohn could not reach it How this very foole Iohn of the Hospital sold a gentlemans paire of boots for a groat that cost the Cobler fiue shillings IOhn was of this humour aske him what his coate cost him he would say a groate what his cap band or shirt cost all was a groat aske what his beard cost and still a groat So one Fryday morning there was a Gentleman to ride downe into Warwickshire about payment of twenty pound vpon a bonds forfeyture the time was next day by Sunne set it was no boote to bid him pull on his bootes and be gone Well he made haste and went to do it without bidding too yet for all his haste his boots were seame-rent and must haue a stitch or two néedes he sends them to a Cobler next to Christs Church gate in Newgate market who was diligent to mend them straight and as he had done comes Iohn of the Hospital to him as his vse was to carry home his worke and he sends Iohn home with the boots As Iohn was going through Iuy lane a Countrey fellow that knew him not méets him and séeing the boots What shall I giue thée for them sayes he Iohn who sold euery thing for a groate asked a groate The fellow turnes them winds them vpō that reasonable price and seeing it was a good pennyworth giues him a groat suddenly and departs with the boots Iohn who vsed to take a great of M. Deane and would carry it to his Nurse did so now with his money She asked him where he had it He sayd For boots but shee not knowing his mind forgot the iest and tell to worke againe as he found her The forfeiture of twenty pound so hammered in this Gentlemans head that he thought euery houre two till he had his boots and mused they came not from mēding sends for them presently One comes sweating zoones Cobler the boots being at worke very busy I sayes he they are mended and caryed home Another comes Boots boots Would the boots were in your belly quoth the Cobler once againe they are gone home By by comes the gentleman in his white linnen boot-hose ready to the purpose A poxe of lazy Coblers saies hee my boots shall I forfet a bond for your pleasure The Cobler puts off his considering rap why sir sayes he I sent them home but now By whome sayes he By Iohn blew Iohn sayes the Cobler The gentleman he runs home one way the Cobler he another way wel no boots were to be had the gentleman he stayed and the Cobler he prayed but all this while the boots delayd and came not The Cobler séeks Iohn at his Nurses thinking he forgot himselfe and went home wel true it was there he was indéed who after the matter was examined the boots were knowne to be sold by Iohn for a groat The Cobler séeing no remedy because the gentleman was in haste giues him fiue shillings with a heauy hey he and lost foure shillings eyght pence by the bargayne but the Cobler would neuer let Iohn carry home his ware more nay sayes the Cobler if my mony can be booted and ride post it by fiue shillings at a time it is no boote for me to say Vtinam but the next bootes I le make a page of my owne age and carry home my selfe for I sée fooles will afford good pennyworthe How this very foole Iohn lost himselfe on Easter Munday at the Spittle Sermon amongst all the people ON Easter Munday the auncient custome is that all the children of the Hospitall goe before my Lord Maior to the Spittle that the world may witnesse the workes of God and man in maintenance of so many poore people the better to stirre vp liuing mens mindes to the like good if God should call them amongst which the children of the Hospitall leads on before whom as chief Captayn goes Iohn whom to behold the people flock apace and the weather being hote their thrusting made Iohn in such a hote temper that he was extreme dry Iohn considering he was like to fast till dinner yet kéeps on his ranke till he came to the Spittle where the cannes did walke apace by his nose but neuer came at him which made him the more eager of drink Well while the children were placing Iohn stood to make water séeing a Gentlemans dore open slips in and the houshold without standing to sée my Lord Maior passe by not regarded him but he whole nose had wit to smell good beere got downe into the Seller fell to it tipple square till he was lost and quite drunke layd himselfe to sléepe behind two barrels vnseene slept all that day In the Sermon time he was mist sought and not found inquired after but he was a more foole that sought the foole The afternoone came the gentlemans Butler with other good fellowes fell to carrouse soundly till the Butler was layd vp too heere was a Seller wel fraught with fooles but all this while the Beadles fayled not to search vp downe the city yea the cryer cryed a man child of the age of two thirty yeres for at least he was so olde yet one saies he had not wit enough to looke to himselfe But returne we to the Seller the two drunkards wak't both together Iohn he calls Nurse Nurse which the Butler halfe awake hearing thought the deuill had bin playing bo péepe with him but when he looked beheld him he was amazed at it immagining how it was and so secretly sent him to the Hospital lest he were blamed for his negligence in looking to the dore no better the day before A number of things more Iohn did which I omit fearing to be tedious not long after he dyed and was old for his beard was full of white haires as his picture in Christs Hospitall now to be séene can witnesse buryed he i● is but with no Epitaph Mee thinks those that in his life time could afford him his picture might with his graue yéeld so much as foure lyues that people may see where he lyes whom they so wel knew and if I might perswade his Motto should be thus and to this effect Heere vnder sleepes blew Iohn that giues Food to feede wormes yet he not liues You that passe by looke at his graue And say your selues the like must haue Wise men and fooles all one end makes Gods will be done who giues and takes Thus Gentlemen as the kinde Hostesse salutes her ghestes saying You sée your cheere and you are welcome Euen to say I desiring that you will pardon my folly in writing of folly which folly can no way be excused but by your fauour so as Caesar sayd Veni vidi vici I am bolde to busie your brayne with any darke Enigma Wherfore if my pardon may be purchased then so if not the worst is you will say the Authour may kéepe his sixe fooles company FINIS

clapt it vnder the saddle and as they rode home to Edinborough saies the King what say you to the weather now Iemy mee thinkes it is hotter then it was nay it is colder sayes he for I begin to sweate The trotting of his Mule made the mingled confection lather so that it got into his breeches and workt vp to the crowne of his head I to the sole of his foote and so he sweat profoundly still he wipt and he wipt sweating more and more they laught a good to see him in that taking now you must be hanged quoth the King as your bargaine was for you sweat very much what remedie sayes hee I am content to be hanged but while I liue after I le neuer beleeue cold weather will make one sweat no more will I sayes the King but hot weather will Hot or cold sayes Iemy I am warme now I am sure I would I were ouer head and eares in some Riuer to coole mee So simple he was that he knew not whether it was the Sunne or the wind made him sweat at night the King caused him to be washt and perfumed yet he was scarce sweete twentie dayes after Thus this fatte Foole chaft but not in his owne grease How this fatte Foole Iemy Camber ran with the Kings best Foote-man for a wager and won it IEmy who was as you haue heard a tall low man and was swift of foote on a time challenged the Kings best Foote-man for a wager to run with him from the Abbey vp the hill to Cannegate which stood euering to Edenborough as Ludgate doth to Londō and the Kings place about Temple barre the King being told of this challenge thought it would be good sport to see it performed still perswaded Iemy to dare his Foote-man who before denyed him and knew Fooles would talke any thing though farre vnfit to performe any thing Still the King would say hee was made nimble to runne and askt euery Noblemans iudgement who likewise soothed the King it was so that they made him beleeue he was swift of foote that I thinke Iemy in the end perswaded himselfe that none but fatt men could run well and nimble men being light would fall soonest considering that light things being of small substannce not feeling themselues would surely fal But heere is the sport the Foot-man seeing it was the Kings pleasure to see the wager tryed dared him which made Iemy mad that he would runne with him from Edenborough to Barwicke which was fourtie myles in one day as a thing vnpossible as to pull downe a Church in one houer and to builde it againe in an other for Iemy was lost in the Kings company once of purpose but fiue myle from the Citty at the Earle Mortons castle at da Keth and they thought he would neuer haue come home againe when the King heard euery houre he was comming and still as he increated euery passenger to let him ride by the Kinges watch in the high way they had warning giuen to the contrary for he was seuen dayes going fiue myle then iudge how long he would be a running fourtie you will muse how he did for meate all the time I le tell you he fasted all day and went supperlesse to bed but being in his first sounde sleepe meate was brought and layde by him and a Choppin of Wine for so they call it theere which made him at his comming to court tell the King Heauen was gentler then Earth for earthly men would shew him no fauour neither to ride nor feede him when he was euery night cast into a sounde sleepe and then when he wakt was sure of meate from heauen to feede on when the meate came from the Kings Kitchin at Edenborough Abbey But to goe forward with our challenge the King sayd the first word should stand and on Iemyes head he layd a thousand marks the Lady Carmichell that laught to heare all this wagered as much on the Footmans head the day was appoynted the next morrow being Thursday to begin at fiue a clocke in the after noone in the coole of the euening and euery one to his race must make him ready Iemy as he had seene the Kinges Footman do washt his feete with Beere and soakt them in Butter so all that night and the next day there was nothing but Iemy and his prouision to that great iourney The time came Iemy was stript into his shirt trust round for the purpose the Footman and hee begins to runne the Footman makes great shew of labour and the Foole made the substaunce for hee was quickly in a sweat they puft and they blowd they ranne as swift as a pudding would creepe Iemy thought himselfe no small foole to out-run the Footman and did in his minde assure himselfe to win the King laughes to see the toyle he made and the Footman made great shew and litle paines By and by Iemy calles for drinke and the King loath hee should haue any harme with labour caused him to haue a mixed drinke to cast him into a sleepe who when he had drunke as he ran on his wager he dropt downe in the streete as heauy as if a leaden plummet that makes a Iacke turne the spitte and fallen on the earth dab there he slept and was carryed by commaund to the top of the hill and layde downe againe there he slept halfe an houre and when he wakt he remembred his iourney seeing people still about him vp he gets away he iogs and neuer lookes behind him and seeing Cannegate so neere him had not the witte to wonder how he came there but layde hold on the ring of the gate stayde to be seene By and by the Footeman comes sweating with water powred on his face and head O my hart sayes hee O my legges sayes Iemy I will not do so much for all Scotlande againe Well Iemy cryes victorie victorie and there was the Kinges Coach at hand to carry him home for of himselfe he could neuer haue gone had his life laine on it But when he came home the bragges he made the glory he gotte how hee out-ranne the Footeman and ran so easily as if he had beene asleepe was wonderfull I it was sport enough for the King a month after to heare him tell it Well the King wonne the wager he thought and that was honour sufficient for him not three dayes after he bad the King put away all his Footemen and he would serue his turne to any place The King thanked him for his good wil and said when his neede was great he would make bolde to vse him so Iemy this fat foole euer bragged of this wager How this fat Foole Iemy was stung with nettles and how after vnknowne to himselfe helped to make his owne graue THere was a Laundres of the Towne whose daughter vsed often to the Court to bring home shirtes and bandes which Iemy had long time loued and solicited but to no ende shee would not yeeld him an