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7 But marke the chance, my self to vance, 
By friendships lot, to Paules I got, 
Sc found I grace, a certaine space, 
still to remaine: 
With Redford there, the like no where, pchn Bee 
For cunning such, and vertue much, reacts 
By whom some part of Musicke art, Lrepaul's. 
so did I gaine. mt 
8 From Paules I went, to Eaton sent, Nichols 
To learn streight waies, the latin phraies, acca 
Where fiftie three stripes giuen to mee, meee 
at once I had: 
For fault but small, or none at all, 
It came to pas, thus beat I was, 
See Udall see, the mercie of thee, 
to me poore lad. 
g From London hence, to Cambridge thence, einiieiue 
With thanks to thee, O Trinitee, vee 
That to thy hall, so passing all," 
I got at last: 
There ioy I felt, there trim I dwelt, 
There heauen from hell, I shifted well, 
With learned men, a number then, 
the time I past. 
10 Long sicknes had, then was I glad Quartan 
To leaue my booke, to proue and looke, ree 
In Court what gaine, by taking paine, 
mought well be found: 
Lord Paget than, that noble man, pee Faget 
Whose soule I trust is with the iust, seruants. 
That same was hee enriched mee, 
with many a pound. 
i «Till it was repaired, between 1740 and 1750, it is said to have been 
but a poor-looking place; and which is reported to have been characterized 
by Dr. Mar, the Vice-Chancellor, when speaking of it to the King of 
Denmark, as /e petit corgne.”—M. 
