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toward our lodging, and drink a draught of red-cow's milk l 

 as we go, and give pretty Maudlin and her honest mother a 

 brace of trouts for their supper. 



Yen. Master, I like your motion very well ; and I think 

 it is now about milking-time, and yonder they be at it. 



Pise. God speed you, good woman ! I thank you both 

 for our songs last night : I and my companion have had 

 such fortune a-fishing this day, that we resolved to give you 

 and Maudlin a brace of trouts for supper, and we will now 

 taste a draught of your red-cow's milk. 



Milkw. Marry, and that you shall with all my heart, and 

 I will be still your debtor when you come this way : if you 

 will but speak the word I will make you a good syllabub, 

 of new verjuice, and then you may sit down in a hay -cock 

 and eat it ; and Maudlin shall sit by and sing you the good 

 old song of the " Hunting in Chevy Chace," or some other 

 good ballad, for she hath store of them. Maudlin, my 

 honest Maudlin, hath a notable memory, and she thinks 

 nothing too good for you, because you be such honest men. 



Yen. We thank you, and intend once in a month to call 

 upon you again, and give you a little warning, and so good 

 night ! Good night, Maudlin. And now, good 

 master, let's lose no time ; but tell me somewhat 

 more of fishing, and if you please, first something 

 of fishing for a Gudgeon. 

 Pise. I will, honest scholar. 



into two boats, began fishing between ten and eleven in the fore- 

 noon; in about five hours they caught the following quantity: 



EMBS AND ATKINSON. 

 2 Fish, weighing . . 20 Ib. 

 6 . . 32 



30 . . 28 



4 thrown over 



42 80 



Total, 87 fish, weighing 150 Ib. ELLIS.] 

 1 The milk of a red cow, fed on sweet grass, was formerly in 

 great repute in cases of consumption. 



