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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

his master with an euill will they seeking one in one place and the other in another place for his horse At last Scogin did lewer and whoop to him Will said as he was brought vp with his father what a diuell will you haue now Scogin said hast thou found my horse No I may but ch'aue found a better thing What is that said Scogin By my vay said Will ich haue found a birds nest Well Will said Scogin marke the place and looke out my horse By my day said Will I hill marke the place vor ich haue shit vnder the tree and now chould ich could find another birds nest for all your horse Thus you soe a soole will not leaue his bable for a thing of better worth How Scogins scholler tooke orders WHen that Scogin had taught his scholler that hee with helpe might be Subdeacon he said to him thou shalt goe to take orders and I will go with thée And if thou dost stand in any doubt take heed to my booke and giue an eare tame and I will helpe thee as much as I can When all they that should take orders were come to oppositions Scogin did come forth with his scholler And the Ordinary did oppose him with a verse of the Psalter which was this Moab Agareni Gebal Amon Amaleck cum habitantibus Tirum Scogins scholler was blanke oramazed Sir said Scogin to the Ordinary you shall vnderstand that Moab Agareni Gebal Amon Ameleck cum habitantibus Tirum were vnhappy fellowes for they did trouble the children of Israel and if they trouble my scholler it is no maruell but now I doe tell thée my scholler be not afraid of Moab Agareni Gebal Amon Ameleck cum habitantibus Tirum for I will stand beside to comfort thée for Moab Agaren● c. can do thée no haime for they be dead By reason that Scogin did so oft repeate these words the scholler did reade this verse aforesaid and through Scogins promise the Ordinary was content that his scholler should take Orders and be Subdeacon After this when the Orders were giuen againe Scogin did speake to his schollers Father to send in a letter three or soure péeces of gold The schollers Father was content so to doe so that his sou might be Deacon Then said Scogin to his scholler thou shalt deliuer this letter to the Ordinary when he doth sit in oppositions as soone as he féeleth the letter he will perceiue that I haue sent him some money and he will say to thée Quomodo valec magister tuus that is to say how doth thy Master thou shalt say Qiud petis what thing doest thou aske Then thou shalt say Diaconatum to be Deacon Then the Ordinary will say Es tu literatus art thou learned thou shalt say Aliqualiter some what Now said Scogin thou hast no more but thrée words to beare in mind in Latine which is to say Bene Diaconatum and Aliqualiter The father and the scholler were glad that by Scogins letters the money he should be Deacon went to the oppositions and deliuered his letter with the money The Ordinary perceiuing money in the letter said to the scholler Quid petis that is to say what dost thou aske or desire The scholler remembring Scogins words that the first word was Bene he said Bene that is well When the Ordinary heard him say so he said Quomodo valet Magister tuus Now doth thy Master The scholler said Diaconatum that is to say Deacon The Ordinary did sée he was a foole said Tues stu●tus thou art a foole the scholer said Aliqualiter that is to say somewhat Nay said the Ordinary not Aliqualiter but Totaliter a starke foole Then the scholer was amazed and said sir let me not goe home without mine Orders and heere is another Angell of gold sor you to drinke Well said the Ordinary on that condition you will promise me to goe to your booke and learne you shall bee Deacon at this time Héere a man may see that money is better then learning How the scholler said Tom Miller of Osney was Iacobs Father AFter this the said scholler did come to the next Orders brought a present to the Ordinary from Scogin but the schollers father paid for all Then said the Ordinary to the scholler I must néedes oppose you and for Master Scogins sake I will oppose you in a light matter Isaac had two sons Esau Iacob who was Iacobs father The scholler stood still and could not tell Well said the Ordinary I cannot admit you to be Priest vntill the next Orders and then bring me an answer The scholler went home with a heauy heart bearing a letter to Master Scogin how his scholler could not answer to this question Isaac had two sonnes Esau Iacob who was Iacobs Father Scogin said to his scholler thou foole and asse-head doest thou not know Tom Miller of Osney Yes said the scholler Then said Scogin thou knowest he had two sonnes Tom and lacke who is lacks father The scholler said Tom Miller Why said Scogin thou mightest haue said that Isaac was Iacobs Father then said Scogin thou shalt arise betime in the morning and carry a letter to the Ordinary and I trust hee will admit thée before the Orders shall be giuen The scholler rose vp betime in the morning and carried the letter to the Ordinary The Ordinary said for Master Scogins sake I will oppose you no farther then I did yesterday Isaac had two sonnes Esau and Iacob who was Iacobs Father Marry said the scholler I can tell you now that was Tom Miller of Osney Goe foole goe said the Ordinary and let thy Master send thée no more to me for Orders for it is vnpossible to make a foole a wise man How Scogins scholler was made Priest THe aforesaid schollers Father was sorry that he could not haue his sonne made Priest and made his mone to Master Scogin Master Scogin said you must get him his Dimissaries to be made Priest in some other Diocesse for our Ordinary will not admit him sir said the schollers father get him his Dimissaries and make him a Priest and I will giue you twenty nobles sir said Scogin let me haue the money and it shall be done The next Orders after Scogin the schollers father the scholler did ride all to London and Scogin went to the Ordinary and gaue him forty shillings to haue his scholler made Priest The Ordinary said I must oppose him sir said Scogin my scholler is well learned but hee hath no vtterance wherfore I pray you at my request oppose him in Te Deum and his father shal bring him to you I am pleased said the Ordinary On the morrow the scholler his father went to master Ordinary The Ordinary said be you master Scogins scholler Yea sir said he Would you be Priest at the beginning of these Orders Yea sir said the scholler Then said the Ordinary I must

into the barne and said they should haue the● almes within a while Scogin kept them fasting till thrée or foure of the clocke in the afternoone and then he commanded his seruants priuily 〈◊〉 set fire on the straw the furres round about th● bar●e which was done At last when the vaga● bonds beggers did sée that they were compasse● round with fire they said one to another we mu●● run through the fire in some place or else we sha●● be burnt vp so some ran through the fire in on● place and some in another and durst not look behind them Scogin cryed saying ●ary whorson whores you haue set my barne on fire you shal● be hanged euery one They fled for feare neuer durst come againe to Scogins house for almes Here a man may sée euery promise is kept or els● broken and it is good for euery man to kéepe himselfe out of the danger of all men and especially of great men How Scogin came to the Court like a foole and wonne twenty pounds with standing vnder a spout in the raine VVHen Scogin had dwelt in the country he returned againe to London and fel● acquainted with Gentlemen of the Kings priuy chamber which would faine that he should come to the Court and they would bring him into the Kings seruice Scogin was more beholding to one Gentleman then to all the other and said to him sir I will come to the Court like a dizard or foole and when that I come I will aske for you and when that we doe meet call me aside that I may speake with you so on a rainy day Scogin came to the Court like a foole and the Kings Porters asked what he would haue and hee said my fellow sir Neuill What manner of man is he said the Porters Scogin said he hath a nose and goeth vp and downe on two legges Then said the Porters this is a starke Ideot foole doest thou know thy master said the Porter and if thou se●st him I know him said Scogin by his ●ap Then said the Porters the one to the other who doe you thinke should be this fooles master some said one some said another at the last one said I trow hee bee Sir William Neuils Foole. When Scogin heard him say so hee leapt about and did laugh Then one of the Porters went to Sir William Neuill and asked him if hee had not a Foole. Yes said Sir William Neuill marry said the Porter it is a mad merry Foole. Yea said Sir William Neuill hee is a very Jdest he is not wise Said the Porter shall hee come to you Nay said Sir William Neuil I will goe my selfe to the Foole. When Sir William Neuill and Scogin did méet Sir William Neuill sayd A Tom how dost thou it rained ●ore and Scogin said I cannot bee in rest for these knanes doe powre water still vpon me and no man touched him but the rain that fell down Well Tom said Sir William Neuill come with me and thou shalt goe to the fire and dry thée He brought him to his chamber and then said Scogin to Sir William Neuill goe and say you haue a naturall foole come to you and if he were set vnder one of the spouts that doe runne so fast with rain water he will not come out And make some great wager with some great man and lay downe the money that I will stand still vnder the spout vntill the time that I bee fetcht away by you for I lacke money and I care not said Scogin to be wet Then sir William went round about the Court with his foole and another Knight met with him and said What haue you got a foole yea said Sir William Neuill hee is such a foole that if hee bee set vnder one of these spouts of the leads that runneth now with raine-water hee will neuer come away vntill I doe fetch him out of it It is not so said the Knight yes said Sir William Neuill and on that I will lay twenty pound I hold it said the Knight lay downe the money Scogin was glad of that then sir William Neuill said Tom come with me and thou shalt haue a figge A fig fellow said Scogin where is it Come said Sir William Neuill and thou shalt sée He brought him vnder one of the spouts that did runne with water and said here is water to wash thy fig stand stil I will bring thée a fig by by Sir William Neuill departed and Scogin stood so long vnder the spout crying and calling for his fellow sir William Neuill that the water ran out at his heeles and his bréethes as fast as it did fall into his necke and vpon his head and body still calling crying vpon his fellow sir William Neuill ●he Knight séeing this thought hee should lose his bargaine said to sir William Neuill Will you giue mee leaue to entice him away by any craft or policy yea said sir William Neuill I am pleased doe what you can so that by no strength ou take him away Nay said the Knight that I wil not ●he knight went to Scogin and said A Tom thy Master hath left thée alone and is dead come with me to a fire and dry thee Tehée said Scogin fellow hoe where art thou why said the Knight thy fellow is dead come and eat figs with me Nay said Scogin 〈◊〉 y fellow will giue me a better fig then you will The Knight meant of a figge but Scogin meant of the money that was laid on the bargaine in the which hee did know that his part was so that by no manner of meanes nor policy or craft no man could get Scogin from standing vnder the spont Euery man pitied Scogin and said this ●●ole will dye vnder the spout then said the Knight and euery man goe you master Neuil● and fetch him away for it is a foole of all fooles Then said Sir William Neuil● if I fetch him away I haue wonne the bargaine The Knight said it is so Then sir William Neuill went to Scogin and as soone as Scogin had espyed him he leapt and danced vnder the spout saying hast thou brought my fig no ●om said Sir William Neuill but come with me and thou shalt goe to a fire Nay said Scogin giue mee a fig. Come with me said Sir William Neuill and thou shalt haue a fig. Sir William Neuill brought him to his chamber where he had a good fire and gaue him the wager that was won How Scogin leapt ouer the Tables when dinner was done SCogin did marke the fashions of the Court amongst all other things her did marke how men did leape ouer the table in the Kings Hall to sit downe to dinner and supper which is not vsed now Scogin seeing this that as many as did sit at the Table had meat and they that stood in the hall beside had none all that time he made shift for himselfe And when dinner was done and all the tables taken vp

said his Master so I thinke I must indéed for here is no body else to pay it Then the Tapster and his Master sought and enquired for Scogin and the rest but they could neither ●nd them nor heare newes of them How Scogin deceiued the Poulters wife ON a time the aforesaid Bishop should feast diuers French Lords and hee gaue vnto Peter Archadus Scogins chamber-fellow twenty French Crownes to bestow at the Poulters in Feasant Partridge Ploner Quaile Woodcock Larke and such other and because Scogins chamber-fellow had great busines to do he wrote all such things as he would haue bought in a bill and desired Scogin to bestow the money who was well contented When Scogin had this money he imagined in his mind how hee might deceiue some Poulter and so to haue the money to himselfe At last hee came to a Poulter in Paris and said sir it is so that my Master the Abbot of Spilding doth feast a great many of his friends and I must haue so many of euery sort of your wares as is mentioned in this bill therefore I pray you lay them out quickly and let the bill be prised reasonably and to morrow in the morning I will fetch them and you shall haue your money The wares were laid out and prized and the sum came to sixe pound and odde money Then on the morrow Scogin did come to the Poulter and asked if euery thing were ready Yea said the Poulter here is your bill reasonably prized Then said Scogin let some body goe with me for to receiue your money the Poulter said my wife shal goe with you Scogin went to S. Peters Church where there was a Priest that had on his Albe and was ready to goe to Masse Scogin went to the Priest and said Master here is a woman that will not bee perswaded that her Husband ought to be her head and I haue brought her to you to the intent you should perswade her The Priest said he would doe what he could I thanke you said Scogin Then Scogin came to the woman and said if you will haue your money come to my Master and heare what he doth say Then Scogin came to the Priest and said Master here is the woman will you dispatch her after Masse is done yea said the Priest Then said Scogin to the woman you heare what my master doth say therefore I pray you send me by some token whereby I may receiue the wares The woman sent him by a true token and then Scogin did hire two Porters and did fetch away all the wares from the Poulters house and did carry it to his chamber when masse was done the Priest called the Poulters wife vnto him and asked why she would not acknowledge her husband to be her head Why said the woman I cannot tarry to reason of such matters therefore I pray you to pay me my money that I were gone wherfore said the Priest the woman said for wares that your man hath receiued What man said the Priest he that spake to you when you went to masse the Priest said he is none of my man and he said to me that you would not bee perswaded that your husband ought to be your head What master Abbot said the woman you shal not mock me so I must haue 6 pound 8 shillings of you for wares that your man hath receiued for you promised to pay me when you went to masse I am no Abbot said the Priest nor none of my men neuer receiued any thing of you nor I promised nothing when I went to masse but that I would perswade you to obey your Husband who ought to be your head and so the Priest went his way The woman perceiuing that shee was deceiued went home to sée if Scogin had receiued the ware and he had receiued them and was gone an houre before Then both she and her husband sought for Scogin but they could not find him How Scogin deceiued the Draper WHen Scogin should be made Master of Art he wanted mony to buy his apparell and he mused in his mind what shift he might make At last hée went to London to a Draper and said sir it is so that I haue a master which is Deane of Wels and he would haue foure gowne clothes of sundry colours but they must bée sad colours and fine cloath and he must haue thrée paire of hose clothes and lining and I pray you make me a bill of the price of euery thing and to morrow you shall haue mony On the morrow in the morning Scogin went to Pauls Church hée did sée a lusty Priest come in with two or three seruants and did ask where he might say masse when the place was appointed Scogin did run to the Draper said Sir you must come or send one to receiue your money for my master wil say masse then in all hast he must goe to West m●nster therefore let one of your seruants cut off the cloth The Draper Scogin went to Pauls and by that time the Priest had on his Alte ready to goe to masse Scogin went to the Priest sayd master it is so that I haue a friend here which is troubled with a chin-cough and he I desire you that after masse he may haue thrée sups of the chalice for your paines he doth pray you to come to him to breakfast The Priest sayd I am pleased I will doe your desire Then Scogin went to the Draper said sir come heare what my master doth say Then Scogin said to the Priest master here is the Gentleman will you dispatch him when masse is done yea said the Priest Then said Scogin here is your bill of accounts now send me to your seruants by what token I shall receiue that which my master hath bought The Draper said by the same token that I did tell them yesternight that if they wold not take héed in time they should neuer thriue Upon this token all the stuffe was deliuered to Scogin and he caried it to the Carriers and sent it to Oxford When the masse was done the Priest called the Draper said Gentleman come hither to me if you will haue 3 sups of the chalice sit downe on your knees Why said the Draper should I sup of the Chalice and wherefore shall I sit down on my knées Marry sir said the Priest your seruant as I suppose did come to mee before masse saying that you had the chin-cough and that you would haue thrée sups of the chalice to bee mended of your disease The Draper said Master Deane of Welles you shall not mocke mee so I must haue 13 pound of you for clothes that your seruant hath of me for foure gown clothes thrée hose clothes and lining for them here is a bill of euery parcell you said before masse that I shold haue it What said the Priest Money said the Merchant Nay not so said the Priest I am

other salt fishes so they did lack no good cheere besides fresh fish which came out of the Kitchin This done the fellowes of the place would that the patients urine should be had to the Physician to know what manner of sicknesse the Patient had Scogin then being afraid that the Physitian wold now know that his fellow was not sicke said to him we shal be both shamed and sh●nt except thou wilt suffer me to burne thy lips and singe thy nose with a candle and then let me alone with the Physitian for I must haue your water to him Scogin did burne his chambersellowes nose lips and had his water to the Physitian The Physitian said he that doth owe this water or vrine is a whole man Nay said Scogin that is not so the man is a sore sicke man doth breake out about the lips and nose Ah said she Physitian a water or vrine is but a strumpet a man may be deceiued in a water and if he be as you doe say said the Physician to Scogin then hath he a great heat in the liuer in the stomacke Yea sir said Scogin hée doth complaine of his stomacke Then said the Physician you shall haue a bill of the Apothecarie and let him take such medicines as shall be there made Sir said Scogin it is but a poore scholler and he hath little to spend Then said the Physitian for your sake it shall be but a groat matter which when he had bought and brought home he cast the medicine into the fire saying to his fellow I haue deceiued the Physician and now let vs make merry and fill all the pots in the house After this Scogin shewed the Bowcers and the fellowes how he was with the Physician and that he had sent the patient medicines but for all that Scoggin said that the Physician cannot tell as yet vnto what infirmity this matter will turne but said Scogin I feare much the pestilence which he said because none should visit the patient this continued vntill that Lent was done on maundie Thursday Scogin said to his chamberfellow we wil make our maundy and eate drink with aduantage be it said the scholler On Maundy thursday at night they made such chéere that the scholler was drunke Scogin then pulled off all the schollers clothes and laid him stark naked on the rushes and set a forme ouer him and spread a couerlet ouer it and set vp two fallow candles in candlesticks ouer him one at his head the other at his feet and ran from chamber to chamber and told the fellowes of the place that his chamberfellow was dead and they asked of Scogin if he died of the pestilence Scogin said no I pray you go vp and pray for his soule and so they did And when the scholler had slept his first sleepe he began to turne himselfe and cast downe the forme and the candles The fellowes of the house seeing that Scogin did run first out of the chamber they and all that were in the chamber one running and tumbling downe on anothers neck were afraid The scholler seeing them run so fast out of the chamber followed them starke naked and the fellowes seeing him runne after them like a ghost some ran into their chambers and some ran into one corner and some into another Scogin ran into the chamber to see that the candles should doe no harme and at last fetcht vp his chamberfellow which ran about naked like a mad man and brought him to bed for which matter Scogin had rebuke What shift Scogin and his fellow made when they lacked money AFter this Scogin and his chamber-fellow lacked money and Scogin said if thou wilt be ruled after me we will goe to Tame market where we shall ouertake going or comming some that driue shéepe now doe as I shall tell thee and we will get some money and as they went to Tame they did sée a man driue sheepe Then Scogin said to his fellow goe thou before and make bargaine with him that the sheepe bee no shéepe but Hogs and when that thou hast made a full bargaine aske by whom the matter shall be tried and say thou by him that shall next ouertake vs. The scholler did ouertake him that droue the sheepe and said Well ouertaken my friend from whence hast thou brought these faire hogs Hogs quoth the fellow they be sheepe said the scholler you begin to iest Nay sir said the fellow I speake in good earnest Art thou in earnest said the scholler Thou wilt lay no wager with me to the contrary Yes by the boke of a pudding I will lay all the money in my purse How much is that said the scholler The fellow said I haue two shillings Two shillings said the scholler that is nothing wilt thou lay halfe thy hogs and two shillings and I will lay as much against it strike hands and he that loseth shall pay Be it sayd the fellow Now said the Scholler by whom shall we be tryed the fellow said we shal be tried in the towne of Tame Nay said the scholler Tame is out of my way let vs bee tried by him that shall next ouertake vs. Be it said the fellow by and by Scogin did ouertake them saying well ouertaken good fellowes Welcome master said the scholler and the fellow Master said the fellow here is a scholler of Oxford hath made a bargaine with me of two shillings and the price of halfe my Shéep that they be hogs that I doe driue before me Scogin did set vp a laughing saying Alacke good fellow dost thou thinke these be sheepe yea sir said the fellow Alacke good fellow thou hast lost thy bargaine said Scogin for they bee faire Hogs Then said the Scholler giue me my mony and diuide these Hogs for I must haue halfe of them Alacke said the fellow I bought these for sheepe and not for hogs I am vndone Nay said Scogin I will be indifferent betweene you both let the Scholler haue the two shillings and take thou the hogs away with thée The fellow said blessed be the time that euer you were borne hold Scholler there is two shillings The fellow was glad he lost not his hogs which were shéepe How Scogin deceiued the Skinner VVHen Scogin had broght to Oxford such things as he had in London hee lacked furres for his gownes and Miniuer furres for his hood Whereupon hee went to an Alderman in Oxford which was a Skinner and said vnto him It is so that I must procéed Master of Art at the next Act and I haue bestowed my money at London and now I haue néed of furres as you know wherefore if I shall haue of you as much as shall serue me I will content you with thankes Then said the Alderman make your gownes and your hood and send them to me and they shall be furred as other Masters be Then said Scogin you shal haue them within these two dayes and then I pray you make me