1792 anecdote. 2^7 



a pair of scifsars in his left hand, with a copy of verses 

 printed under him, the two first lines of which are, 

 " I am an Engli/hman, and naked I stand here, 

 " Musing in mind, what raiment I ftiall wear. 



Before the 7th chapter is the picture of the author, 

 Borde, standing in a pew with a canopy over it, having a 

 gown on, with sletves a little wider than an ordinary coat, 

 a laurel on his head, and a book before him on a defli. 



" I vvlll tell you here how Sir Philip Calthrop purged 

 John Drakes the Ihoemaker, of Norwich, in the time of 

 king Henry viii. of the proud humour which our commoa 

 people have to be of the gentleman's cut," 



" This knight bought, on a time, as much fine French, 

 tawny cloth as (liould make him a gowne, and sent it to the 

 taylor's to be made. John Drake coming to the said tay- 

 lor's, seeing the kniglit's gowne-cloth lying there, and li- 

 king it well, caused the taylor to buy him as much of the 

 same cloth and price, to the same intent j and farther bade 

 him to make it of the same fa(hion that the knight (hould 

 have his made of. Not long after, the knight, coming to 

 take measure of his gowne, perceiving the like gowne- 

 cloth lying there, afked the taylor whose it was ? Quoth 

 the taylor, It is John Drake's, who will have it made, 

 of the self-same fafhion that yours Is made of. Well 

 said the knight, In good time be it. I will, said he, have 

 mine made as full of cuts as thy (heers can make it. It 

 (liall be done, said the taylor ; whereupon, because the 

 time draw near, he maJ.- haste of both their garments. 

 John Drake having no time to go to the taylor's till Christ- 

 mas day, for serving of customers, when he hoped to have 

 worn his gowne, perceiving the same to be full of cuts, be- 

 gan VI swear with the taylor for making of his gowne after 

 that sort. I have done nothing (quoth the taylor) but that 

 you bade me do. For as Sir Philip Calthrop's is, even so 

 have I made yours. By my latchet, («iuoth John Dnikie,) 

 I will never wear gentkiaen's fafliions again." 



