92 A CATALOGUE OF 
As well inoughe he knew that wratte® 
This plesante pretye verse, 
0 doeth he bringe in pretilye, 
What nutte doth use to perse7. 
And in his talke of nuttes in deede 
In sadness § first he spake, 
But at the last the name of nutte 
As loughte® for to forsake. 
He sayeth that full a a man 
The crosse bowe hath yslan 
The nutte = he blames therefore— 
His meaning no 
And I do tell mee Sin in vaine 
Tis good from such nuttes to refrain. 
SAGE. 
Whye shoulde men dye while sage is alive! 
Forsooth againste death it is folly to strive. 
PEPPER. 
Quod piper est nigrum, 
Black pepper dispatcheth, yt tarrieth not, 
It quicklye dissolveth, because it is hotte, 
* Wrote. 7 Pierce. 
® Seriously. 9 Loth. 
