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borrow money : if lendings come in out 

 of your honourable dispositions, I would 

 I might never put upp my Trades, if 

 I refuse any for a yeare, two or three. 

 Its a better course (tenne to one) then 

 to take money to usury ; knowing what 

 I know : and I know as much (perhaps) 

 that way as any poore Gentleman in 

 Wales (without vaine glory bee it spoken). 

 First (my Lord) hee that will take 

 money uppon usury, must deale with the 

 Scrivener in Dialogue manner ; thus for 

 example : Sir, have you any money ? 

 What is your name (saith the Scrivener). 

 Sir Brute Eankcrout Knight, late of Had- 

 land in the County of Cumberland. Who 

 bee your sureties? Sir Alexander All- 

 spent^ and Sir Lancelot Little-left. I know 

 them well ; worshipfull Gentlemen : But 

 I tell you (Sir Brute] you must finde 

 Cittizens: The Scrivener (withall) rounds 

 the Knight in the eare, saying, The 

 World is dangerous and full of iniquity ', 

 but if your worship can procure such and 

 such Townes-men, you shall commaund 

 my paines from sixe to sixe months. 

 Now it may bee Sir Brute, with Sir 

 Alexander^ and Sir Lancelot^ may spend 

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