176 THE COMPLETE ANGLER. 



The second was to have a fourth part of the 2os., which 

 all men know to be $s. 



The third was to have a fifth part of the 2os., which all 

 men know to be 4^. 



The fourth and last gipsy was to have a sixth part of 

 the 2cxr., which all men know to be $s. 4^. 

 As for example, 



3 times 6s. 8^. is 2os. 

 And so is 4 times 5^. . . 2os. 

 And so is 5 times 4^. . . 2os. 

 And so is 6 times $s. 4^. . 2os. 



And yet he that divided the money was so very a gipsy, 

 that though he gave to eveiy one these said sums, yet he 



kept is. of it for himself. 



s. d. 

 As for example, 6 8 



5 o 

 4 o 



3 4 



make but . 19 o 



But now you shall know, that when the four gipsies saw 

 that he had got is. by dividing the money, though not one 

 of them knew any reason to demand more, yet, like lords 

 and courtiers, every gipsy envied him that was the gainer, 

 and wrangled with him, and every one said the remaining 

 shilling belonged to him ; and so they fell to so high a con- 

 test about it, as none that knows the faithfulness of one 

 gipsy to another will easily believe : only we that have 

 lived these last twenty years, are certain that money has 

 been able to do much mischief. However, the gipsies were 

 too wise to go to law, and did therefore choose their choice 



