% *3 ANGElfj: 3M . IS s A ^~"^ ^S 'y ^^ *. ov' ^ojnva-jo^ ^toiwsoi^ \ &S& ^' m ^ )i i I i ^WCM :lOSlfj tOF-CAU i i FOfe S I- I 3 \OS-ANCElfj>. r^ ^OJHVJ-JO^ ^JlWSOl^ ^Of-CAllFORfe, .AtttUNIVERJ/A. Sik s~^\ SK *a . The Wife and Ingenious COMPANION* ENGLISH: COLLECTION OF THE w T, Illuftrious PERSONS, BOTH Ancient and Modern ; CONTAINING Their wife Sayings, noble Sentiments, witty Repar tees, Jefts and pleafant Stories. CALCULATED For the Improvement and Pleafure of the ajid Foreigners. By Mr. Boyer, Author of the Royal Dictionary. Omne tttlit HunZtum qui mifcuit ntile Dtilci. Horitt. London, Printed by G-C. forT/jo. Nswborovgb, at the GcUen ball in St. Pauls Church-yard, and J. Nicbolfin at the King Armes in Little Britain. 1 700. COMPAGNON Sage & Ingenieux, jfNGLOK & FRANCOIS. o u Rccucil dc L'E SPRIT, DBS PERSONNES Illuftres, T A N T Ancicnnes que Modernes : CONTENANT Leurs Sentences, Penfees nobles, genereux Sentimens, Reparties fines, Bons Mots & Contes plaifans. COMPOSE Pour FUtilite & le Plaifir des Anglvis 8c des Etrangers. Par Mr. Boyer, Autheur du DiAionnaire Royal An- glois 8c Fr&tfois. Omne tulit VHnttam cpti mifcuit Htih dulci. Horat. A Londres* Chez Tho, Ncwborougb a la boule d'Or, au Cime- tiere de S. Paul; EC Join NicbolJonmK. Armcs du Roy, dans la petite Bretagne, 1700. A Prefatory * INTRODUCTION] CONCERNING The Excellency.! Nature and Ufe of wi Sayings witty Repartees, Jells, ana pleafant Storks. SEntences, witty Repartees and Jefts, have ever been efteem'd by all civilized Nati- ons : The ancient Greeks and Romavs have fhewn what account they made of them, by their care of Collecting and Quoting them. Ju/iu* Cefar made a Collection of the Jefts of his Contemporaries ; the famous Hiftorian P/#- tArch is very exaft in recording all thofe of the illuftrious Men of whom he writes the Lives : Wherein he has been imitated by Diogenes Laertiut, in his lives of the Philofophers ; and among the Moderns, my Lord Bacon, Gttichar- din, and feveral others have enrich'd their Writings with them. T.hele Teftimonies carry fo much weight | with them, that we cannot but join our Appro- INTRO- 1 INTRODUCTION En forme de p R E F A c E. TOUCHANT 'Excellence, la Nature, & RJfagc des Sentences, Repartks fines, Bons Mots, & Contes Plaifans. LES Sentences, les Reparties fines, &Ies Bons Mots ont toujours etc eftimez de toutes les Nations policees : Les anciens Grecs 8c Romaics ont fait voir ie cas qu'ils en faifbient, par le fbin qu'ils ont eu de les recueillir & de les citer. Jules Cefar fit un Recueil des Bons Monts de fqs Contemporains; le celebre Hiftorien Plutarque ell fort exal a rapporter tous ceux des Hommes illuftres dont ilecrit JesVies; en qoi il a ^tc imite parD/o- gene La'e'rce dans fes Vies des Philofbphes ; & par- mi les Modernes mylord Bacox, GuicfjArchin, 8r plufieurs autres en ont enrich! leurs Ecrits. Ces Temoignages font d'un fi grand Poids, que nous ne faurions' nous difpenfer de joindre A j batioQ The 1NTRODVC Tl ON. bation with that of fb many illuftrious Perfbns : The only Queftion is how to make a good Choice, and not confound true Wit and Senfe with a- bundance of low Thoughts, and dull, and vul- gar Jefts which are impofed upon the World ; and this I have propofed to do in the following Collection. The Ancients under the names of Apoph- thegms, comprehended what we call wife Say- jngs, generous and noble Sentiments, Jefts and witty Repartees : However, according to our Notions, the Apophthegm thus differs from a Jeft or Repartee, that the firft is generally Grave and Inftru&ive ; whereas Jefts and Re- partees inftruct us and make us merry at once ; nay, fbmetimes thcfe are meerly diverting, and fbmetimes (harp and Satirical. The French call Eons Mots all thofe witty Say- ings and ingenious Replies whick are the refult of a true Judgment, and of a happy and quick Imagination. Now the firft and moft certain Rule to know a true Jeft from a falfe Thought, is that it may be traniQated into another Language, without lofing any thing of its Senfe and Pleafantnefs ; for then it is certain that it runs upon the Thing exprefled in it, and not upon a Pun or Quibble. L'lN T RODVCT ION. n6tre approbation .i celle de tanc d'illuftres Per- fbnnes : II s'agit feulcment de fa ire un bon choix, & de ne pas confondre 1'Efprit & le bon Sens avec quantite de Pen fees bafles, & de Plarfanteries froides & vulgaires qui fe debitent dans le monde, & c'eft ce que je me fuis propofc de faire dans ce Recueil. Les Anciens fbus le nom ^A^Megmes com- prenoient ce que nous appellons Sentences, Senti- mens nobles & genereux, Bons Mots, & Repar- ties fines: Cependant, felon nos Tde*es, TApo- phthegme difere d'un Bon Mot, ou d'une Re- partie, en ce que le premier efl ordinairement grave & inftructif, au lieu que les Bons Mots Be les Reparties nous inftruifent Sc nous rejouitfent en meme terns j qiielquefois meme ceux-ci font purement divertiiiants, 8c quelquefois piquans & fatiriqucs. Les Fr*fois appellent Eons Mots, toutes ces Sentences 8c Reparties ingenieufes qui partent d'un bon Jugement & d'une Imagination prompte &: heureule. La premiere & la plus certaino Regie pour diftinguer un veritable Bon Mot d'avcc une faufTe Penfce, eft qu'il puiife ctre traduit en une autre Langue, fans rien perdre de fa jufteile &: de fon agrement ; car alors il eft certain qu'il roulc fur la chofe qui y eft exprimee, 8c hon pas fur une Pointe, ou fur une Rencontre. Puns The INTRODUCTION; Pans and Quibbles are what we call playing up- on Words, or Equivocations ; they are known by this,that being turned into another Language, they loofe that refemblance of Sound wherein their fubtilty confifts ; and as they affeft the Ear more than the Mind, we muft take care not to miflake them for true Jefts. The pretended Beauty of Equivocations is only owing to Chance, which makes one and the fame Word t@ figuify feveral Things, and therefore their double Ap- plication is generally forc'd ; but fuppote it were true, a Jeft is frill imperfeft when it runs upon the Expreffion, and not upon the Thought. I confefs an Equivocation may be allowed of when it offers two different Ideas to our Mind, one of which is in a Proper, and and the other in a Fi- gurative Senfe. But as for thofe miferable Puns and Quibbles, which are nothing but an empty gingle of Words, the French have branded them with the infamous Name of Turlupinades ; and they ought to be banifhed the Converfation of polite and well-bred Perfbns, as only fit to en- certain the vulgar Sort, Jefts and wity Repartees have ever been more frequent among the ancient Grecians than any o- ther Nations : Which may be afcribed, firft to the quicknefs of their Wit, their deep Learn ing, and good Education ; fecondly, to the conftitu- L'INTRODVCTIO N. Les Point es 8c les Rencontres font ce qif on ap- pelle desjeux de Mots ou des Equivoques ; on les connoit par ceci, c'eft qu'etant traduites en une autre Langue, elles perdcnt cette refTemblance de ion dans laquelle leur fubtilir confifte ; <8t comme elles regardent plus 1'Oreille que PEfprit, nous devons prendre garde de ne pas les confon- dre avec les veritdles Eons Mots. La pretendue beaute des Equivoques n'eft qu'un effet du ha* zard, qui fait qu'un meme Mot figrrifie plu- fieurs chofes ; ainfi leur double application eft prelcpe toujours forcee; mais fuppof^ qu'elle fut jufte, le Bon Mot eft imparfait lors qu'il ne roule que fur 1'Expreffion, 8c non par fur la Penfee. J'avoue que TEquivoque peut etre fup- portable lors qu'elle offre deux Idces differentes a notre Efprit, dont Tune eft dans le (ens propre &: 1'autre dans le fens Fignre: Mais pour ce qui eft de ces mechantes Fointes, qui ne font qu'un vain fbn de Mots, les Francou les ont no- t^es d'infamie fbus le nom de Turlupivades, & elles doivent ctre bannies de la Converfation des gens polis & bien elevez, n'^tant propres qu'a divertir le Vulgaire. Les Bons Mots 8c les Reparties fines ont &e plus frequentes parmi les anciens Grecs que parmi les autres Peuples : Ce que Ton peut at- tribuer, premierement a la vivacit^ de leur Efprit, a leur profond ffavoir, 8c a leur bonne Educa- tion; The INTRO DVC TIO ft. tion of their Government ; for living for the moft part in Common-wealths, they were not conftrained in their Fancy by the Refpecl due to Sovereigns, and thole whom they make fharers of their Authority in Monarchical States ; where- in the different degrees eftablifh'd among Men, do often keep Inferiours from (peaking their Thoughts about the Ridiculum of thofe above them. We may draw a double advantage from true for befides that they fervc to make us mer- ry, and revive now and then a fainting Conver- fation : Several of them are full of good and wholefom Inftruftions, applicable to the different Exigencies of Life, both in a publick and pri- vate Fortune. As for Stories they differ from Jefts, in that they exprefs their Subject in its full Latitude, and generally leave nothing to be gueft at, as Jefts do ; they are (bmetimes divertingly InftruUve ; but their chief aim is to make the Hearers merry by relating fbmetimes a concurrence of Comical Accidents ; fbmetimes a piece of Simplicity or Ignorance, and fometimes Malicious Tricks that have been put upon any one, to make Sport for others : In all thefe we muft ufe the fame Caution as we have mentioned about Jefts, that is, we muft take care not to confound good Stories with maey pieces of lowBuffbonry, tion tion ; fecondement : Car la plufpart vivant dans des Republipues leur Efprit n'etoit pas retenu par le refpeft deu aux Souverains, & a ceux aux quels ils font part de leur Autorite dans les Etats Monarchiques ; ou les divers degrez qu'on y a etablis parmi les Hommes, empechent fbu- vent les inferieui s de dire ce qu'il penfent fur le Ridicule de ceux qui font au deffus d'-eux. On peut tirer un double avantage des Bons Mots, car outre qu'ils fervent a nous divertir, & a ranimer une Converfation languifiantc, il y en a plufieurs qui font remplis de belles In- ftruclions, qu'on peut appliquer aux differents Etats dp la Vie, dans une Fortune publique ou privee. Pour ce qui eft des Cotttes, ils different des Eons Mots en ce qu'ils expofent leur fujet dans toute fbn ^tendue, & ne laifTent d'ordinaire rien a deviner comme font les Bo* s Mots. Ils inftruifent quelquefois en divertiirant, raais leur principal but neft que de rejouir leurs Audi- teurs en rapportant tantQt quelque rencontre d'Accidens plaifans ; tantot quelque naivete ou quelque Ignorance ; & quelquetbis des Tours malicieux, dont on s'efl fervi pour divertir les autres aux dcpens de quelqu'un. Dans les Contes il faut ufer de la meme precaution dont nous avons parle touchant ies Bons Mots, which The INTROVV CTIO N. which tickle mean and vulgar Ears by their fmutinefs, dawb'd over with paltry Equivoca- tions. Now the ufe a Gentleman ought to make oj Jefts and Stories is, never to quote them bui when they come pat and a-propos to the Subject and before thofe who are difpofed to hear anc be merry with them ; without courting the oc- cafion of being thought a pleafant and jocoft Man, for Perlons of a nice difcernment will prefently take notice of thofe naufcous Affecta- tions: And as the judicious LaBruyere has it: That Man who endeavours to make us Merry, feldon makes bimfelf to be efteemd. We muft alfb obferve never to ufher in Jefts or Stories with formal Commendations, whict will prevent our hearers from being agreeably iurpriz'd ; for 'tis by this furprife that the Plea- fure they give is principally excited. Likewift when we begin to tell them, we muft not be- gin to laugh our felves, if we intend to make the Company laugh ; for thofe who promifec us Mirth before-hand , are feldom fo good a; their Words; and how filly and ridiculous doe! that Man look who laughs by himfelf, at i cold and thread-bare Jelt, whilft the reft car hardly force a Smile to keep him in Counte c'di L'INTROVVCTION. c'eft d dire, nous devons avoir fbin de ne pas confondre les bons Contes, avec plufieurs Bouf- fonneries bafles, qui chatouillent les Oreilles du Peuple par leurs ordures, cachees fous de me- chantes Equivoques. L'Ufage qu'un honnete homme doit faire des Bons Mots 8c des Contes, eft de ne les citer que lors qu'il viennent a propos & naturellement au fujet, &; en prefence de ceux qui font difpofez a les entendre & a s'en divertir ; fans rechercher 1'occafion de feire le plaifant & l'enjou, car les gens d'un difcernement delicat connoifTent d'a- bord ces fortes d'Affoftations ; & felon le judi- cieux Mr. dc la Uruyert : II tteft p*s ordintirt que cclui c^ui fait rire y fe fa Iff II faut? aufli obferver de ne pas introduire les Contes 8c les Bons Mots par des loiianges ctudiees, qui empechent nos Auditeurs d'etre a- gr^ablement furpris ; parce que c'ell par cette furprife que le plaifir qu'ils cxcitent eft princi- palement caufe II faut encore que lors que nous les racontons nous n'en rions pas les pre- miers, fi nous voulons faire rire laCompagnie; Car il arrive fbuvent que ceux qui nous oat allur6 qu'ils vont nous faire rire, ne tiennent pas leurs promelles; 8c rien n'eft fi fot ni fi ridicule qu'un homme qui rit feul d'une Penfee froidc &- ufee, pendant que les autres t.lchent en vain nance The INTRODUCTION. nance ? Laftly, we muft avoid telling a Jeft or Story feveral times over to the lame Perfbns, an Impertinence which makes the Converfation of old People Ib very diftateful. Before I make an end of this Introduction, ] fhall obviate an Objedion which fbme fuperci- lious Criticks will be apt to make againft this Work, viz. That moft of thefe Apophthegms. Jefts, Repartees and Stories, are already known to Perfbns of good Education, and to Men oi Learning : To which I anfwer, That granting this to be true, yet 'tis hoped they may be glad to find them here again, juft as we are pleafed to hear a fine Tune over and over, provided it be well Sung : But befides, this Colle6lion is fa vaftly Rich, that it is hard, if not impoflible 3 for any fingle Reader to know all it contains^ and not be either inftru&ed or diverted by fbme- thing that will be new to him. To which I muft add, That my chief Defign in this Colledi- on is to facilitate the Learning of the French Tongue to the Englifb ; and that of the Englifo Language to Foreigners, and upon that fcore I have taken particular care to make both Languages anfwer one another, as near as theii different Idioms would allow. L'lNTRODVCTlON. de Iburire pour Fempccher de perdrc Contenance. Enfin, il faut viter 1'inconvenicnt de dire un Conte ou un Bon Mot plufieurs fbis aux mcmes Perfonnes, ce qui eft un Ridicule qui rend la Converfation des vieilles gens fi defagreable. Avant que dc finir cette Introdu&ion, je pre- viendrai une Objection que quelques Critiques de mauvaile humeur pourront faire centre e& Ouvrage, qui eft, que la plufpart de ces Jpoph- thegmes, Eons Mots, Rcparties 8c Contes font deja feus par les Perfonnes bien elevces, & par les gens de Lettres; aquoi jerepons, que quand cela feroit, on efpere ppurtant qu'ils feront bien- aile de les retrouver ici, de meme qu 7 on entend avec plaifir un bcl Air, quoi qu'on Tait deja en- tendu, pouryeu qu^il ibit bien chant. Dailleurs ce Recueii eft fi grand &: fi richc, qu'il eft diffi- cile, pour nc pas dire impcflible qu'un meme Lefteur fache tout ce qu'il concient, 8c qu'il ne fbit inftruit ou diverti par quelque chofe qui aura pour lui la grace dc la nouveaute. A quoi je dois ajouter que mon deiTein principal dans ce Recueii eftde rendre laLangue Franfoife facile a appren- dre aux Anglois, fyVAngloife aux Etrangers ; 8c c'eft pour cela que je me fuis attache avec loin, a faire repondre ces deux Langues Tune a Tautre autant que leurs differens Idiomes 1'ont pu per- mettre. THE (O . THE Apophthegms O F T HE ANCIENTS, BEING Their wife Sayings, fine Thoughts, no- ble Sentiments, Jcfts and witty Re- partees, tec . A I. Rich Man of Athens defired the Philofopher Ariftipptft to tell him how much he muft give him to inftrud his Son : Ariftippfts ask'd him a Thoufend Drachms. How! faid the A- tbcnian, I could purchafe a Slave for that Money : Do fa) anfwer'd Ari^us y and tbott [halt have two; giving him to under fbnd, that his Son would have the Vices of a Slave., if hq did not bellow a liberal Education upon him, LE* L E S Apophthegmes D E S A N C I E N & Ceft a dire Leurs Sentences, belles Penfees, nobles Sentimens, bons Mots, &: Reparties fines, IN Riche Atbenien pria le Philoibphe Ariftitfe de lui dire ce qu'il defiroit pour inftruire Kn U 1 Fils: Ariftifpe lui demanda mille Drachmes. Comment^ dit VAtbenien, j'acheterois un Efclave de cet Argent la ; Acbttet en un, lui repondic Ariftrtpe, & tu en auras deux ; lui failant entendre aue fon Fils auroit les defauts d'un Efclave, s'il nc faiioit pas la depenfen&eflaire pour le bien clever, ^ The The Wife and Ingenious Companion. The famous Philofbpher Anaelarju was a Scythian by Birth,, and a Grecian who had no other Merit than that of being born in Greece, looking upon him with Envy, reproached him with the Barbaroufnefs of his Country 5 Iconfefi, reply 'd Anacharfis, that my Count ry is a Shame to tne ; but tboit art the Shame of thy Country. This Saying may be very well applied to thofe (hallow Wits who defpife Strangers, meerly becaufe they are Strangers ; not confidering that Learning, Wit and Merit, are of all Countries. When 7heopompas was King of Sparta, one was fay- ing in his Prefence, that ir now went well with their City, becaufe their King had learn'd how to Govern : To which the King very prudently Replied, That it rather came to paj$, becaufe their People had learn d to Obey, intimating that Popular Cities are rnoit injurious to themlelves, by their factious Dilobedience ; which while they are addi&ed to, they are not eafily well go- verned by the beft of Magiftrates, 4 Dionyfitts the elder, Tyrant of Sjrawfe, reproving his Son, lor that he had forcibly violated the Chaftity of one of the Citizens Wives, asked him amongft other Things, if he had ever heard that any fuch thing had been done by him ; No, faid tli3 Son, but that -was be- caufe you was not Son to a King: Neither, laid Dionyjius, will you ever be a Father to onc y unlefs you give over fuch Pranks as tbefe. The event proved the truth of what he laid; for when this young Man fucceeded his Father, Le Le Compagnon Sage & Ingenieux. Le fameux Philofbphe Anacharfis etoit Scythe, & un Grec qui n'avoit d'autre Merite que d'etre ne en Grece y le regardant avec envio, lui reprochoit la barbaric de fbnPai's: J'avoue, lui repliqua Anacbarfis 3 quemonPays me fait bonte, man tufais bonte a ton Pays. Ce mot pent etre fort bien applique a ces petits Efprits qui mepri- fent les Etrangers feulement parce qu'ils font Etrangers, fans confiderer que le Ssavoir, 1'Elprit c le Merite Tone de tout Pays. I Lors que Thcofomfut etoit Roy de Sparte, quelqu'un die en la prefence, que leurs Ville etoit floriffantej parcc que leurs Rois avoient appris SL gouverner, a quoi le Roy repondit fort fagement, Que cela venoit plutot de c* qtte ItPeupIe avoit apprie A obetr; donnant a entendre que les Villes ou la Populace a du credit, fe font beaucoup de tort par leurs Factions 8c leur delbbeiflancej & qu'a- lors il eit difficile, meme aux meilleurs Magiftrats d les bien gouverner. 4 Denys le vieux, Tyran de Syracufe, grondant {on Fill de ce qu'il avoit yiolc la Chaftet6 de la Femme d'un des BourgeoiSj lui demanda entr'autres choles, s'il avoit jamais entendu dire, qu'il eut fait de pareilles AAions ; Non, lui dit le Fils, tnais c'efl farce que vous n'etiez, paf Fils de Roy : Tu nen [eras jamais Pere, lui dit Denys, fi ttt fats flue Je cet Folies. L'evenement juftina la verite de ce qu'il difbit ; car ce jeune Homme ayant fuccedc 4 fon Pere, il fut chaffe du Royaume de Sjracuje i tt i bf 5 The Wife and Ingenious C he was expelled the Kingdom of Syracuse for his ill Behaviour and manner of Life. 5 King Antigonus came to vifit Antagoras a learned Man, whom he found in his Tent bufied in the Cook- ing of Congers., Do you think, laid Antigonus, that Ho- mer at fucb time as be "wrote the glorious Actions of Aga- memnon was boiling of Congers ? And do you think, laid the other, that Agamemnon when he did thofe great Affions, was wont to concern himfelf whether any Man in Iff Camp boiled Congers or not 3 6 Socrates was asked, why he endured his Wifes Brawl- ing ; lays he, Why do you differ your Geefe-to gaggle ? beeaufe, anfwered one, they lay us Eggs] and my Wife me Children t laid he. 7 Alettes the famous Painter, drew the Pi&ure of Alex- ander the Great on Horfe-back, and prelented it to him ; but Alexander not praifmg it as 16 excellent a Piece deferved, ApeKes defired a living Horfe might be brought, who leeing the Pi&ure, fell to pawing and neighing, taking it to be a real one; whereupon Apelles told him, his Horfe underfteod Painting better than him- Virgil, the famous Poet, was much in favour thro' his great Wit and Learning with Auguftta, inlbmuch that he daily received his Bread from him 5 AugufttK cauls Le Compagnon Sage & Ingemeux. 6 caufe de fa mchante Conduite & de fa mauvaife Vic. 5 Le Roy Antigontts alia voir Antagoras, Homme fa- vant, lequel il trouva dans ft Tente occupe aappieter des Congres; Croyezvous , lui die Antigonus, ^0'Homere fit bouillir des Congres lors qu'il ecrivoit les glorieufes Attions ^'Agamemnon ? Et penfez, vow, lui dit 1'autre,, qut lors ^' Agamemnon faifcit ces belles Affions, il ft nnt en ftine fiquele[uun Jans fon Camp faifoit bouillir des emigres on non? On demanda a Socrate pourquoy il enduroit les Cri- ailleiies de fa Fernme^ & vous, ditil, Poui quoy fouf- frei vous le bruit de vos Oyes ? Farce, repondit qucl- qu'un^ quelles nous poxdent des Qeufs ; c^* bien, dit il_, & ma Femme me fait des Enfant. 7 Apeties le fameux Peintre, fit le Portrait d'Alexandre le Grand a Cheval, Sc le lui prefenu, mais comme A- lexandre n-e loiioit pas affez un fi excellent Ouvrage., Apettes demanda qu'on fit venir un Cheval en Vie, Je- quel a la veue du portrait fe mit a trepigner des Pieds, & a hennir, le prenant pour une realitej furquoy A- pelles, lui ditj que fon Che-ualientendoit mieitx en Peilrc ue Itti. Le fameux Pocte Virgfa s'ctoit fi bien acquis les bon- nes Graces d'Augufte par (on Savoir & par Ton Elpi it, qu'il en recevoit fon Pain ordinaire j Augitfte cou- B ? one 7 The Wife and Ingenious Companion. one Day knowing his deep Difcretion, ask'd him pri- vately, If be could guef what was bis Father; to which he replied, Truly Sir, I do verily believe be was a Baker, a Baker } and why fo ? fays Auguftus ; becaufe lays Virgil, you always reward me with Bread) which Anfwer Ib well pleated the Emperour, that he rewarded him af- terwards with Money. 9 Alexander the Great, having defeated the Army of Darius King of Perfia, Darius lued to him for Peace, and proffered him one half of Apa, with ten thoufand Talents. Parmenio, one of his Favourites, chann'd with ib advantageous a Propolal, Sir, faid he to his Mafter, I vow were I Alexander,, I would gladly accept thefe of- fers ; and fo would I, anlwered Alexander, if 1 was Parmenio. 10 The lame Alexander being at Delpbos, dragged the Prieftefs of Apollo to the Temple^ in order to make her confult the Oracle upon a forbidden Day: She having refitted him in vain, cried out, Alexander thou art in- vincible. I defire no other Oracle but this, reply 'd he. II Leo the Bi&antine, a Difciple of Plato, and a very famous Philcfopher, going to meet Pbify King of Ma- cedon, who came with a great Army againft his Coon- try, told him, Sir, wby 4o you come to attack our City; becaufe, laid Philip, 1 am in Love with her, and ant ccwe to enjoy her. Ah! Sir, reply'd Leo, Lovers don't come 1o tbeir Miftreffes with hftruments of War, but of Mufick. This agreeable and witty Repartee fo pleafed Philip noiffant Le Compagnon Sage & Ingeniettx. noiffant la profondeur de fon jugement, lui demand* un jour en particular, s'il pouvoit deviner ce epetitit fan Pere ? Seigneur^ lui repli^ua-t-il^ je crois fermentent quit etoit Boulenger $ Boulenger, & pourquoy cela, liu dit Au- gufte j farce, die Virgile, e^ue vom me recompenfez, tcujours en Pain. Cette R6ponle pliic fi fort a VEmpereur, que dans la fuite il Ie recompenfa en Argent,, 9 Alexandre le Grand ayant remport^ la Vi&oire fur rmee de Darius Roy de Perfe, celui-ci lui demanda la Paix, fic lui offrit la moitic de YAfc 9 avec dix mille Talents. Parmenion, un de fss Favoris, charme d'une PrOpofition fi avantageufe,, Seigmur, dit-il a fon Mai- tre, je votts protefte que fi j'etois Alexandre, j'accfpterors ces offres awe joy e 5 & moy aufli, lui lepondit Alexandre 3 fij'etoit Parmenion. 10 I,e memzAlexanctre, etant a Dclphes, entraina U Pre- trefle tfApdllon dans le Temple^ pour lui faire condilcer 1'Oracle en un jour deifendn ; Elle, s'ecriaj aprcs lui avoir refifte en vain, Alexandre, tu es invincible. Je ne veuK pointy dit-il_, d'autre Oracle <]ue celui-la. ii Leon le Bfcantin, Auditeur de Platon, & Philoibphe fort fameux, etant all^ au devant de Philippe Roy de Macedoinc qui venoit avec une grofle Arire^ attaquer la Patrie, il lui dit, Seigwur, Pourepioy mais avec det inftrttwau de Mu- B 4 that 9 The Wife and Ingenious that he changed his Refblution, and leaving Byzantium at liberty j paffed on to other Gonquefts. One asked Pytbagoraf wh$ he had married his Daughter to one of his Enemies , btcaufe, anfwered that Philofbpher, I thought I could do him no greater in- jury than give him a Wife. 'i Diogenes feeing an ill Marks-man drawing his Bow s he put himfelf juft before the Mirk^ and being asked why he did fb, becaufe, laid he, he'll be fure not hit mt there. *4 Alexander going to fee Diogenes the Cynick, He found him in a Field basking himfelf in the Sun; and accpft- ing him, followed by all his Court, h faid to him, I am Alexander the Great : And I, anfwered the Phi- lofbpher, am Diogenes the Cynick. Alexander made him feveral offers, and asked him what he defired of him ; nothing, faid Diogenes, but only that you ftand a little afide, and don't hinder the Sun to fliine upon me. The King furprized with his Manners, cried out Mere 1 not Alexander, I coull be Diogenes. being Sick of a Feaver, one of his Friends came to fee him, and as he came into his Room,, he Ipied a handfbm Woman Slave, whom Pompey loved, going out, he asked Pompey how it was with him, the Feaver^ faid Pompey > left nte but juft mw : Very like, re- ply 'd his Friend, for I ma her a going from you. Le CompAgnon Stgt & Ingenleuy. i o fyut. Cette agre'able & fubtile reponfe plut fi fort 4 Philippe qu'il changea de refolution, & laiflant Bizancc en libert^ il paiTa a d'autres Conquetes. ii On demandoit a Pytbagore, pourquoy il avoit marie* ft Fille a un de ies Ennemis, ce Philofophc icpondit, que c'eftoit, farce <\u il croyoit e pouvoir lui fair e tin fltts grand ntdl que de lui donner uns femme. n Diogene voyant un Homme que tiroic de TArc,, & qui en tiroic fort mal, fe mit devant le but^ on luy deman- da, pourquoy il s'en mettoit fi p:es, cV/, ipondit-i!, afin tjutl ne me toucbe point. 14 Mexandre allant voir Diogene le Cynique^ il le trouva dans un champ cxpoze au Spleilj & Tabordant fiiivi de toute fa Cour, il luy dit, je fuis le grand Alexandre^ & moy, r^pondit le Philofbphe, je fiiis Diogene le Cyni- que : Alexandre luy fit plufieurs oifres, & luy demanda ce qu'il fouhaitoit de lui? rien autrechofe dit Diogene, Ji-non e^ue tu te mettes un peu a c&te t parce que tu empecbes le Soleil de donner fur moy. Le Roy furpris de ces Manieres, ia^y?j rfetofs point Alexandre je voudrcu etre Diogene. 15 Pompt'e ^tant Malade de la Fievre, un de fes Amis le vint voir, &: vit en entrant dans fa chambrc une belle Eicalve, dont Pempee etoic amoureux, qui en Ibrtoit : il demanda a Pcmpee comment il fe portoic^ la Fievre vient de me quitter, lui dit Pompee, je Fai rcncontnc qui for- toit de cbez was, lui dit ion Ami. 1 6 The 1 1 The Wife And Ingemott* Comf&nion. 16 The Emperour Auguftus endeavouring to find the reafon of the great likenels which a young Grecian bore to him, asked him whether his Mother was ever at Rome : No, Sir, anfwered the Grecian, but my Father bos many a time. 17 Ptfi/lrates, a Tyrant of Athens, having refolved to marry a fecond Wife, his Children asked him whether he did it out of any difcontent he had received from them. On the contrary, anfwered he, lamfo wellpleajed with you^and fnd you to be fuchfine Men, that I have a mind to have other Children like you. 18 Wales the Mile/ian,onz of the Seven Wife-men ofGreece, being asked what was the oldeft Thing ? He anfwered,, God, becaufe he has been for ever; what was the band- fomeft Thing ? he faid, the World; bscaufe it is the Work of God; what the large fl Iking? Place; becaufe it comprehends every thing befides ; what the moft con- venient ? Hope ; becaule when all other Things are loft that remains (till; what the ben Thing ? Virtue; for without it nothing that is Good can be faid or done ; what the yuickef} ? a Mans Thoughts ; becauie in one Moment they run over all the Univerle ; what the ftrongest ? Neccffttyi becaufe it furmounts all other Ac- cidents; what the eajieft ? to give Coancel ; what the hardep? to know ones felf; what the ivifcft Thing ? Time ; becauie it brings all Things to pals. 1 6 L'Em- Le Compagnon Sage & Ingenieux L'Empereur Augufte cherchant des Raifons de la grande reffemblance qui eroit entre lui & un jeune Homme Grec, lui demanda fi fa Mere avoic jamais etc a Rome ? Non, Seigneur, lui repondit le Grec 3 mais won Ptrey eft venit plu/teurs fois. 17 Pififtrate, Tyran ftAthencs, ayant refolu de fe rema- rier, fes Enfans lui demanderent fi c'etoit a caufe de quelque mecontentement qu'il cut receu d'eux. an con- train, leur repondit-il, jefuis fi content devout, & je vous trot/I've fi bonnetes Gens, yut je veux avoir encore efautres Enfans qui vow rejjemblent. 18 Tbales Milefien, Tun des fept Sages de Grece, cam interroge quelle ^coic la chofe la plus ancienne ? lepon- dic que c'etoit Dieu^ parce qu'il a coujours etc; quelle ecoit la choie la fltts belk ? il dit que c'6:oit le Monde ; parce que c'eft I'ouvrage de Dieu? quelle etoit la chofe la plus grande ? le lieu ; parce qu'il comprend touts autre chofe ; quelle chofe etoit la $lus Commode ? I'Ef- ferance j parce qu'apres avoir perdu tons les autres biens, elle refte toujours ; quelle chofe etoit la Meil- leure? la vertu\ parce que ians elle, on ne petu rien dire., n'y rien faire de bon ; quelle chofe etoit la pluf promte? Pefprit de I'bomnte', parce qu'en un moment il parcourt tout 1'Univers ; quelle chofe etoit la plusfcrte ? \s. Neceffite j parce qu'elle uirmonte tous les autres Ac- cidens; quelle chofe etoit U plus facile? de Conner confeil ; quelle chofe etoit la plus difficile Ue fe connoitrefoy meme^ quelle chofe etoit la plus Sage* le fewpj j re'pondit-il j parce qu'il vient a bout de tout. 1 9 A 1 3 The Wife and Ingenious Companion. 19 A certain Soldier came in a great Fright to Leonidaf and told him, Captain, the Enemy are very near us,- then we are very near them too, faid Leonidas. There was another that came to tell him that the Enemy were (b numerous that one could hardly fee the Sun for the quantity of their Arrows; to whom he an wered very pleafantly, will it not be a great Pleafure to fgbt in the fade'? 20 Alexander the Great asked Dionides, a famous Pirate, who was brought Prifoner to him, why he was fo bold as to rob and plunder in his Seas, he anfwered, that he did it for his Profit,, and as Alexander himfelf was uled to do ; but becaufe I do it, added he, with one fingle Gaily t 1 am called a Pirate: But yen Sir, Who do it with a great Army are called a King. That bold Anf- wer fb pleafed Alexander that he gave him his Liberty, at that very inftant. Darius King ofPerfia lent great Prefents to Epami- ttondas, General of the Jbebans, with defign to tamper with him: IfDariat, faid this great Captain to'thofe that brought thofe Prefents to him, bat a wind to be Friends iviib the The! Jans, be need not buy my Friendfnp ; and if he has other Thoughts, he has not Riches enough to corrupt me j and lb he fent them back. Un Le Compagnon Sage& Ingenieux, 14 19 Vn certain Soldat fort epouvante , fe prefenta de- rant Leonidafj & luy dit, mon Capitaine les Ennemis font fort prez de nous j & bien, nous fommes done auf- fi tort pres d'eiiXj icpondit Leonidas. II y en cut un au- tre qui luy rapporta que le nombre des Ennemis etoit fi grand, qu'a grand peine pouvoit on voir le Soleil par la quamite de leurs dards ; il luy icpondit fort agre*- ablement, ns fera-ce fas un grand plaifir de combatrc * Pombre ? 20 Akxandre le grand demandoit a Dioxides fameux Cor faire qui luy avoit etc amene* prifonnier, pour quelle raifbn il avoir etc fi hardy que de pirater 8c de faire des courfes fiir fes Mers ; il rpondit, que c'etoit pour fbn profit, & conime Alexandre avoit coutume de faire lui memc, mats parceque je le fais y ajouta-til, avec unefeule Galere, I' on r appette Cor faire ; maisvous, Seigneur, tfuile faites avec une grande Armee t I'on vow appel/e Roy. Cette r^ponfe hardie pluttant a Alexandre, qu'il lui donna au- ffi t6t la Iibert6. 21 Darias Roy de Pcrfe, envoya de grands Prelents a Efawinondas , Chef des TbebainSj pour tacher de le cor- rompre : St Darius veut etre Ami des Thebains, die ce grand Capitaine a ceux qui les lui portoient, ilneft ya$ mcejjaire quil acbete mon amitie j & s'il a fautres fenti- mcnts, tl n'efl pas ajfcz, rich* your me corrompre. Et amfi il kt i envoy a. 22 1 5 The Wife and Ingenious Companion. 21 Corax promifed Ttfias to teach him Rhetorick, and Ttfias on his fide engaged to give him a Reward for it; hut when he had learnt it, he refuted to fatisfy him : Corax therefore called him before the Judge ; Ti/tat trading to the fiibtilty of his Rhetorick, asked him what Rbetorick confined in: Corax anfwered in the Art of Per- fwading. Then faid Tifias, If I can per/wade the Judge thdt 1 ought to give yeu nothing, TU fay you nothing, becaufe you will be cafl ; and if 1 do not per/wade them, Ijharit fa} you neither ; becaufe 1 have not learnt bow to per/wade., there fort} our be ft way is to relinquish your cnterpriz*. But Corax , who was more fubtle than he, refumed the Argument in this Manner, if you perfwade the Judges yon ought to pay mt\ becaufe you have learnt Rbetorick ; if you do not perfwade them , you muft fay me likewife, becaufe you will be caft ; fo let it be how it will you ought to fatisfy me. Mecenas, Augustus's Favourite, being entertained at Dinner by a Roman Knight, towards the end of the Meal, began to take fome Liberties with his Wife ; the Knight, to make his court to him, inftead of (hew- ing any jealoufy of it, counterfeited Sleep ; but Iee4ng one of his Slaves going to take away fomething from the Cup board, Sirrah, lays he, doefltkouwtf'eetbtt I only flee f for Mecenas? There was at Rome, in the Time of the Emperour Auguftus, a poor Greek Poet who from time to time, when the Emperour went out of his Palace, prefented 21 Corax Lf Cotnpagon Sage & Ingen'mix . 16 21 Corax promit a Ttfias de luy enfeigrier la Rhetorique, & Ti/tas de fon cote s'engagea de lui en payer le Sa- laire; mais 1'ayant apprife, il ne vouloit point le fatisfaire, c'eft pourquoy Cerax 1'appella en juftice. Tijias fe fiant fur la fubtilhe" de fa Rhe*torique lui demanda, en quoy covjtftoit la Rbetorique : Corax re- pondit, quflle conftftoit dans Hart de perfuader. done dit Tijias, Jj je fetfuade lesjuges, queje ne te dots rien don- ner } je ne te pay tray aucune chofe t farce e^ue je gagneraj le procez, ; &fije ne les perfuatte pas, je ne te 'payer ay pas non plttt, farce que je rfauray pas appris a perfuader j ainfi tu feras mieux d'abandonner I'entreprtfe. Mais Corax qui etojt plus fin que luy, reprit Pargument de cette maniere*; fi tu perjuades les jugcs, t* me dots payer, parce que tv auras appris la Rhetonque, ft tu ne les perfuader pas, tu me dots payer de memt\ parce qut tu pcrdras ton procez.', ainfi dc quellt fa$on que ce fott tudois me fatisfaire. Meccne Favori $dt*gu(le, etant regal^ par un Che- valier Remain, fur la fin du repas ii commen$a a pren- dre quelque libe^tez avec fa Femme. le Chevalier pour lui fa ire fa Cour, au lieu d'en paroitre jaloux, fit fern- blant de dormir ; mais voyant qu'un de fes Efclaves al- loit emporter quelque chofe du Buffet, Coquin, lui dit-il, ne volt tu pas que je ne dors que f tf 14 II y avoit a Rowr,du terns de 1'Empereur Augupe, un pauvre Poete Grec qui de temps en temps, lors qae T- Empercur fbrtoit du Palais, lui prefentoit une epigram- him 1 7 The Wife and Ingenious Companion. him with a Greek Epigram ; and though the Emper- our took it, yet he never gave him any thing j on the contrary, having a mind one Day to ridicule him and (hake him off, aflbon as he faw him coming to prefent him with his Verles, the Emperour fent him a Greek Epigram of his own Composing, and writ with his own Hand. The Poet received it with |oy, and as he was reading of it, he fliewed by his Face and Geftures that he was mightily pleafed with if. After he had read it, he pulled out his Purfe, and coming up to Augujtus, gave him fome few Pence, faying, take this Money , Cefar, I give it you, not accord- ing to your great Fortune, but according to my poor Ability bad I more, my liberality would be greater. The whole company fell a laughing, and the Emperour more than the reft, who ordered him a hundred thoufand Crowns. 15 Young Scipio was at four and twenty Years of Age a Man of confummate Wifclom ; and altho his warlike Atchievements terrified his Enemies,, yet he made frill greater Conquefts by his Virtue than by his Valour. For as they brought to him the Wife of Mando a Spa- nfy Prince, with two of her Nieces extream Beautiful, he fent them back with thefe fine Words, That it not only became kis own, and the Roman Peoples integrity not to violate any thing that's Sacred ; but bejides the regard he bad for them, obliged him to do them Juftite ; face in their Misfortune they bad neither forgot them{elves t nor their Honour. And having done the fame to another Spanijh Prince, whofeWife, {'a Woman ftill more accom- pli(ht in her Beauty than the other ) had been prefent- ed to him, he fent her back to her Husband with a Le Comftgno* Sage & Ingenicux* 1 8 me Grecque,mais cjuoy que 1'Empereur la pric,il ne luy donnoit pourtant jamais rien; au contraire, voulant un jour fe moquerde lui, & leeongeclier, lors qu'illevk venir pour prelenter fes Vers, 1'Empereur lui envoya une Epigram me en Gree de la compofition, & e'critede ii " s'approchant d'Augufe, il lui donna quelques Sols, lui dilant, prenez, cet urgent Cefar, je worn le donne, non felon vfore baute fortune, mats felon nton petit pouvoir t ft fen a- tfois Javantage ma liberalitt fertit plus grand* ; tout lei monde le mit a rire, 1'Empereur lui meme plus que les autres, 6c lui fit donner cent mills ecus. Le jeune Scipion a 1'age de vingt quaere ans ctoit dcja tfune SageiTe conlbmm^e : & quoy qu'il fit des Ex- ploits d'Armes qui etonnoient fes Ennemis 3 il fit encore de plus grandes Conquetes par la Vertu, que par la Valeur. Cat lors qu'on luieutamer^ la Femme de Mandon, Prince tfyagnol, & deux des les Nieces d'une excellence Beaute, il les renvoya avec ces belles Pa- roles : Qu 'outre qu'il etoit de Jon integrite, & de cells du Peuple Remain de ne rien violer de faint t leur prof re confederation Pobligeott encore a leur faire jujlice : puts quc dans leur fnalbeur , elles ne s'etoient pas otthliies Belles, ni de leur Vtrtu. Et ayant fait la meme chole a un au- tre Prince Ejpagnol, dont on lui avoit prefente la Femm, d'une Beaut6 encor plus accomplie que 1'au- tre, il la renvoya a fon mary avec une grande lbmm d'Argent qu'pn lui offroit pour la ran$on. C Prince C great 19 The Wife and Jugenious great Sum of Money which was offered him -for her Ranibm, This Prince highly pleafed with this Favour, proclaimed through all the Land, That aG^-Hktyomg Roman was come into Spain, -who made bimfelf Mafter of all not fo much by the Power of his Arms, as of bis Virtue a:l obliging Nature. 2.6 The fame Scipto being accufed before the Roman Peo- ple, by O^ Pet thus, for embezHng .part of the Spoils of King Anttochus % he made his appearance at the Day ap- pointed by his Accufer. But this great Man no 1 els admirable by his Virtue than by his Courage, inftead of cleaiing himfelf from the Charge, and proud of his own Innocence, he made a Speech to the People a(- lembled to condemn him, and told them with a bold and undaunted Look, and the Tone of a Conquerour, 3 Twas upon fuch a day as ibis is I took Carthage, de- feated Hannibal, and vanyuijhed the Carthaginians; let's march to the Capitol, and return the Gods Thanks for it. The People furpriied by this Magnanimity left the In- former, followed Scipio, 'and that Day got him a thou- fand times more Honour than that on which he tri- tumphed over King Sipbax, and die Carthaginians. 1*1 'Plato invited one Day to Supper Diogents the Cynick wirh ibme Sicilisws his Friends, and caufgd the Ban- queting Room to be adorned, out of refpedt to thoic Strangers. Dicgeves who was difpleafed wich the finery of Plato, began to trample upon the Carpets and other Goods, and laid very brucilWy, .1 trample upon the Critic of Plato: But Plato anlwered wifely, True, Diogenes, hut you trawple upon it through a. greater Pride. channc Le CompAgnon Sage dr Ingenieux. 20 charmc de cette Grace publia dans le Pai's, erity has made incapable to obey. 1% ArcUdamus befieging Corinth, faw a great many Hares darting from under its Walls : Then turning pre- fently to his Soldiers, Theft my Friends, faid he, are the Enemies we are tofght withal, we ought to be more afraid of their Heels than of their Hands. 33 Julius Ce far landing on the Shore otAfrua., hap- pened to get a fall as he went out of the Ship. This fall which feemed to be an ill Omen for his Defign upon that Country, was by his ready Wit turned into a lucky Prefage ; for as he fell he embraced the Earth, and cried, Now I hold tbee Africa. 19 Chi- *< omp*gtiff* Sage & Ingenietix, 2 4 5| Clilon difbitjl faut cere jsune en la vieilleflfej & viecx en fa Jeunefle; c*eft-a dirc,qu'un vieillard doit etre fans chagriu 3 & qu'un jeuiie homrne doit erre f age. Anaxfrce *,dans ufi combat,ayant ct oblige de pren- dre la fuite apr&que Ion bagage &fes Provifionscurent ^tc pill^es, il (e trouva fi foit prefle de la faim qu'il fut reduit a manger un rnorceau de pain d'orge Sc quel- ques figues leches. EHes lui parurent de fi bon gout qu'il 1 s'ecria: O Dieux ! Je combien Jc ptafjirs tabondavct m'a-t-el!e prive jufyu a ce moment. 31 Ceux de Cyrene prierent Tlaton de leur clreiler des Loix ; je ne puis 3 leur dic-il, prefcrire des Lotx a ceux yuc Fabondance & la froffertte rcndent incapable* d'obeir. yfrc&^Wftfjaffiegeant Coriittbe t \\t fbrtir plufi^urs Lic- vres de defions fes murs: auffi-tot fc tournant vers fes Soldats: Fdila', dic-il, Compagnons., les Ennewis cjttt nom avons a combattre, nous dcvont plus craixdre lettrs picHs fiic hurt bras. 55 Juks Cefar qui abordoit au rivage d'dfiiqtu tomb.t en descendant du vaitou : eette chute qui ienibloit dc mauvais augare pour Ics defleins qu'il avoit ilir ce Pa'is, fut par Ion adi^fte clung^e en un prciage heureuxj il embrafla ia Terreen combant 3 & il s't'criaj e'eft *pr*~ fat 3 Aifrique, ^tte jetetiew. t, 5 The Wife tnd Ingenious 34 Timotheus being accounted lucky in hisUndertakings, was by fbme envious Perfbns drawn with a Net in his Hand , into which Cities fell of their own accord while he was afleep. Timothtus without exptcffing the leaft difcontent upon ir, faid to thofe who fhewed him that Pi&ure, If I take fucb fine Cities ujbile I am ajleef, what I do 'when 1 am awake ? 35 Sylla who robbed the Temples to pay his Soldiers, was told that as they were going to plunder that of Apollo at Delpbot, a noife of fbme Inftruments was heard there ; fo much the better, anfwered he, for face Apollo flays on his Lyre, 'tis afign he is f leafed, and is not angry with us- Alexander's Generals complained to him juft before the Battle of Arbetta, that his Soldiers had been fo in- folent, as to demand a Promife that the whole Booty fhould be theirs: Came on, iaid he, that's afign tfVitfery; thofe that jj>eak with fo much ajjitrance do not dejtgn to run 37 Diogenes came to Cberonta when Philip his Army was there; he was taken by the Soldiers and carried before the King, who not knowing him, told him that with- out doubt he was a Spy, and came to oblerve him. Thou jay eft right > anfwered Diogenes, for I came hither t* thy Felly, in that not being contented with the King- thott fttkejt at the kax^rdoftfy Domi- Lf Comftgnon Sagt & Ingettieux. 36 34 Ttmotbew, qui ctoit eftim^ heureux dans fes entre- prifcs, fut par guelques envieux reprefentt? avec des fi- lets ea main, ou les Villes venoient fe jetcer pendant qull <\OTmoit$Tiwotbeus, fans en temoigner le moindre chagrin, dit a ceux qui lui montroient cette Peinture : Si je prtns deft belles Vittes en dormant, qtte feral je auand jefai 35 Syltaqui depoiiilloit les Temples pour payer fes Sol- tsj fut arerti que comme on alloit piller celui $A- follon a Dclpbcs, on y avoit oiiy le fon de quelqueslnfrru- mens, Tant mieux, rc*pondit-il, puifau Apollon joue Je fa Lyrtt t ceft une marque Avion. nionsy to Ufurpe the Province of tby Neighbours, The King admiring the boldneis of this Man, commanded him to be fet at Liberty. 38 3 , Julius Cefar going through a little Village, fbine of his Friends took notice of the Tranquiiity of the Inha- bitants, and asked him whether he thought there wFalrriciM ren- voya la lettre de ce Traitre a Pbjrrus avec ces Mots; Prince, fongez, a. favenir A fair e un meilhur cboix de vos Amis, & de ete> to pay. 69 Tcvo Criminals accufed one another before the fame King : This Prince having patiently heard them both, faidj 1 condemn this Fellow prefentfy to depart my Jngdom t and the other to run after him. 6 4 In the Tryal of a Caufe,whereof Ariftides was Judge> one of the Parties related feveral Abuies which the fame Ariftides had received from his adverfe Party : Let that pafi, laid Ariftides, lam not here to be my cwn but yours only. ^ Marcus Aurelius faid to ibme Perfons who would keep his Son from weeping for his Tutors death j Suffer wf Sen to be a Man before he be an Emferour. 66 Dimjfos feeing that his Son had 'gathered a great quantity of Gold and Silver Veflels, out of the Gifrs he had made him s told him: I do not find in tbeea Royal Soul, Jmcetbou bap neghttedto get th} f elf Friends by the dijlribit- t'm of thojs Rubes. lui Le Compagnon Sage & Ingenieux. 40 lui demand* a quel Juge ? fen appclle, ic'pondit-il, da Philippe endormi, a Philippe mettle. Ce Mot fie i cn- trer Philippe en lui meme; il fit derechef plaider la caufe, & voyant en effet ion erreur, il ne cafla pas a b veritc Ion arreft, mais il paya lui meme de ies deniers la fom- me a laquelle il avoit condamne Machetes. Deux Grimmels s'accufbient Tun Pautre devant ce meme Roy : Ce Prince apres Ies avoir ecoutez patiem- ment., dit: je condamne celui ci ^ fort ir from ft ement de mm Rojaumey & I'autre 4 courir apresi 64 Dans une caufe ou Arifide etoit juge, une c!es Parties rapporta plufieurs injures que ce meme Ariftide avoit re- ceu de la partie adverfe : Pajfcz, cela 9 dit Ariflide y venex, option des Loix, devroit on meftimer un ban Prince? 70 Les AmbafTadeurs que les Atheniens avoit envoye vers "Philippe, etant retournez a Athene*, loiioient ce Prince de fa beaute, de fon Eloquence, & de fa force a boire bcaucoup : Ces kuanges, iCpondit Demofthene, font fort feu dignes d'un Roy j le premier avantage eft profre aux Femmes, le ficond aux Rbetoriciens } & le troifitme aux fponges. 71 Bi> 4 } The Wife and Ingenious Bim being asked whether one fhould marry a Wife, aniwered, if you marry an ugly one, y still marry a torment'^ if you take a band font one, you'll have a common Woman* efperately in love with Crates the Philosopher, courted him for a Husband, and neither her Relations, nor that Philofopher himfelf could di fwade her from it: But t laid Crates to her, do you know what you ars in love with ? / will be plain witkycu ; Here is your Husband, laid he, pulling off his Cloik ; then throwing off his Bag and his Stick : Here is, added he, {hewing his crooked-back, my Wife's Jointure ,fee whether, you are contented with it, and whether you can like this way of living. She accepted of ail thole Conditions, ana lo he married her. 75 The Hebrews fay that when a Man takes a Wifc^ he muft go down a Step ; and that to make a Friend, he ought to go up one; becaufe the one muft protect us, and the other be obedient to her Husband* 74 A cowardly and tinskilfulWreftler being turned Phy- flcian, Diogenes told him : What ! have you a mind t lay on the Ground thofe who ujed to fling you down ? 75 'Alcibiades cut off the Tail of his Dog, which was ex- traordinary fine, and of great value ; and as the People who law that Dog go about the Streets without a Tail,- 71 Bt- Le Compagnon Sage 6* Ingenieux 44 71 Bion interroge s'il falloit epoufer une Femme, repon- dit. fi vous en prenez, une laidc, vous epoitferez, un fuppttce j fi vous en prencz, une belle vous aurcz, une Femwe publi^ne. Hipparclia eperducment amoureule du Philofophe Crates, le rechercha en mariage, ians qui ni les Parens, ni ce Philofophe meme, pufient ladetourner de fa pour- luite. Afaiij Jui die Crates, connoijjez, vous bien ce qnc vous aimez, ? je ne veux rien e v6us cacher, voila dit-il 6tant Ion manteau ; puis jettant Ion fac & fon baton ; t/o//^,ajouta-t-il en raontrant fa bofle,, le Doiiaire de ma Femme : Poyez, fl vous en etes content e } &fivous $ou~ *vez, vous accomntoder de cette fa^on de Vie. Elle acccpca toutes ces condirions la^ & il 1'epoula. 75 Les Hebrew difent que pour prendre une Femme, il faut delcendre un degrd ; & que pour faire un ami il Taut en monter un ; parce qu'il faut que 1'un nous pro- tege, & que Tautre obeifle a (on mari. 74 Un Lache & mal a droitLuitteur s'etant fait Medecin, D*'0Ce lui-dit : He quoil vous a vez, done envie de coucher far Terre ceux Ihope another time you wont be jo hafty to marry my Wife befort you have feen me buried. 87 Tompfy having found feveral important Letters front Rome among Sertoriuis PaperSj he burnt them all un- perus'd ; I ought, laid he, to give art opportunity of Repent- ing , to thofe who have failed by dif obliging me. 88 'Antigomh Soldiers being angry becaufe he had made them incamp in a very incommodious Place, (poke ve;y faucily of him near a Tent, whera -they did not think he was. Antigonm^ who over-heard them, con- tented himfelf to take up the Curtain of his Tent with a Stick, and tell them: If yeu do not go further off to rail At me, t'll make you repent it. 'Athenodorus the Philofbpher having upon account of his Age, got leave of Cefar Augufm to go home ; he tokl him at parting, as an important piece of Advice .' Sirsivheneveryou are in aPaffi'jn t remember not to do what it f*ggtfts to you, bifore you have pronounced the four And twenty Letters of the Alphabet* 'Augurs having mada a Law for the Trial and Pu- nifhment of thoic that were accuied of Adultery,didno iooner hear that a young Man had committed the iame Crime with Julia t Daughter to that Emperour, devans Le CompAgtton Sage & Ingeniettx. 52 devant de lui. Euwines pour tout reproche, fe conterr ta de lui dire a voix bafle : Une autre fits, mm Frere* votf ne vow baterez, fat dffycufer ma Femme, a*vant q vtttf nc m'ayex, vm enterrer. 37 Gomme entre les Papiers de Sertorius> Pomfee cut trouve pluficurs Lettres confiderables de Rome, il Iss brula toutes fans les vouloir lire; ilfattt, dit-il, Jonmr woyen de fe refentir, J ctux ejut ont failli en me ivbat think jottj lave 1 not during my Life fret ty jetta Le Comftgnon Sage & Jngenieux. 54 fetta fur lui, & le frappa tout furieux ; alors le jeune Honime s'&ria : Cefar, vout avez*fait une Loy Augufte a cc Mot, i econnoiffant ion cmportement, ie retinr, & reffentit tant de deplaifir,qu'il ne voulut rien manger clc tout ce jour U. 9* Diogene difbit, qu'un homme pour devenir parfaic avoit belbin dc fideles Amis^ ou de 'grands Ennemis ; parce que les uns par lews bons avis, 6c les aucres par rs reproches piquans, lui failbicnt fentii fes detauts. j4lexandrc\Q grand ctant entrc d.insla Boutique <\'Apel~ let & parlantjen mauvais Termes de quelques Tableaux qui y ctoient expofcz, Apelles lui dit tianchement : Sfre, tdnt que VOMS ne parliez, yoint fie notre Art^ chacun n avoit ifi -pour 'voire Majefte que de I admiration & du Refpecti Mais auffi-tfit que vffw avez, voulu juger de nos Outrages, mes Apprentifs memes, qui brojent ma Coukurs, nont fti scmpecber de rire. 95 Le meme Prince,ayant receu un coup de Fleche dans un Combat^ dit a ceux qui Penvironnotent : Chacun m'appelle immortel y & Fth de Jupiter : quen dites 'vout ? cette bltjjure ne donne t-elle paf le dementi atom ces Flatteurs U ? ce fang qui conk n eft point d > une autre couleur qUe ctlui de metjujetSy & tl waver fit que je ne {tut qu'un liomme. . L'Empereur ^g/?e,(entant que fa Mortapprochoir^ die s'addreflant 4 les Amis qui etoient autoiir de (on Lit : Hebien t met Amif } que vow en female, n'ai-je pjt pendant > E u'f/ 5 5 The Wife and Ingenious well afted my Tart upon the Stage of the World ? And as every one confeft that no Man's life coukl erer be more Illuftrious, and better govern'd than his, he added thefe Words, which were ufually ipoke to the People after the Play : Farewel then, my Friends, and clap Hands. Somebody came to Socrates the Philolbpher, to tell him ths Athenians had fentenced him to Death : Nature, faid he,haf long face condemn'^ them to fuffer the fame pttnifc* went as weft as I. 96 When King Philip came with his Army into the Pe- Joponefus, one told Damidas, that in cafe the Lacedemo- nians did not make their Peace with him, they muft fuffer a great deal: You Co-ward, anfwered he, What ue may. 96 Lorfque le Roy Philippe entra avec fba Arm& dans les Terres du Pelopcnefe, quelqu'un die a Damidas> q. i fi les Lacedemoniens ne rentroient en grace avcc lui, i!b auroient beaucoup a ibuifrir ; He Poltron^ rcpor>Jic-i), yue fwveitt fouffrir ceux epi m crwgnent point 97 On dit a Antcharfis, que le Navire qui le portoit n'a- voit que quatre doigts d'epaiflfcur : Nous nefowmti done, dit-ilj eloignez* de la Mart jue de quatre doigts* Stratomcus ^tant interrog^ quelte forte ^toient les plus leurs, il re"pondit : les plus fears font ctux yfon a tire de la Mer en tcrreferwe. 99 L'Empereur Ttbere changeoit rarement TesOfficierSjIcs GouverneurSjSc les Magiiirats de fbn Empire, & quand 4 asked 57 The Wife gnd Ingenious Companion. asked the reafon, he anfwered : When flits Are full tbej dorft fting fo much as they did before. 100 A Painter (hewing an ill Figure,, bragg'd that he had finifli'd it in a very little Time : you need not left us of it) faid Apelles, your Pi&ure Jfieaks it flanly emugb. 101 Melaxthxt hearing thePhilofopher Gorgias exhort in Publick the Grecians to Concord; Tbts ts a fine"' Man in- deed, laid he, t bus to endeavour to perfwade all tbefe Gre- cians to that Peace and Unity which he cannot fettle at home betwixt himjdf, fa Wife and his Maid. 101 X Demetriuf Pbalereus ufed t^ exhort Ttoloweus to gather Books about Civil and Military Politicks: Becaufe } laid he, Kings 'will fnd in fuch Books thofe Things that their Friends dare not to tell them. To whiih purpole dlfbonftts King cRArae- raficcs j aivji notts voila yuittes. One 59 The Wife And Ingenious CompAniort. 104 One of the Ancients laid; That tie Great ones ufd all tbetr endeavours to loft the ufe tf their Hands and Feet) be' cattfe they get others to drefs and carry them. 105 Diogenes wrote upon the Foot of a golden Statue which the Curtezan Thine had ere&ed to Venus, in the Temple of Delpbos, thefe Words: The hcortinenc} oftbt Grecians bos raud this Statue. 'Adrian the Emperour ask'd Epittetut why tfmuv was re* preiented Naked : Becaufe, aniwered he,, She /rips tbofk Men of every thing who court her Pleafures too ntttcb. 107 Vefyafan finding himfelf dying, to ridicule the filly Cuftom of the Heathens in thole Times, (who rank'd the Emperours among the Gods, after they were dead) laid, I feel 1 become a God. loS Portia the Wife of Brutus, gave her felf a great wound with a Knife, the Night before Ctfar was to be mur- der*d by hr Husband, and laid to thole who ask'd her how that Misfortune was befalkn her: 1 did it onpurpofe, to try with what Resolution Ijkallfuffer that Death Ifrepare U mj {elf, if the defign of the Co*Jf>irators mifcarrtes. 109 Ufictetus a Slave of EpapbroJites, one of Nero's Officers, having one Day received from him a great blow on Un Le Compagnon Sage & Jngenieux. 60 104 Un Ancien difoit , q that Birds came to peck at them. As for Par- haflus he expofed to view a Curtain Ib well done_, that proud of the fucefs of his Work, .told him hafti- ly, that 'twas not a time to hide his Figure, and of- fered to draw the Curtain himfelf; but perceiving his Miftake: Well* faid he, 1 have done with thee ; I only tbeattd Birjs 4 but thw haft cheated the Painter byafelf. n Sage & Ingtnleux. 64 la deffus il lui parla ainfi ; Puis e^ue tit vois, Alexandre, qtte tu as flujicitrs Concurrent F Empire, fais en forte que tu aevienncs fi bonnet e & Ji brave, que tttpttijjes obtentr le Rojaumc far ton msrite, flutot que par mafaveur. 114 Apr& la defaite du Grand Pompe'e, les Troupes qui faivoient Scipion en Afriquc ayant pi is la fuite, Catm qui voyoit Ccfar Vidorieux (e tua de depic: Cefar appre- nant la Mort s'ecria : Ab\ Caton, je ptrtc wvu a ta t; fuis <}ne tu m/u envie la glair e dete dmntr la Pie. Socrate, apres avoir long terns fbuffert la Criaillerie dc fa Femme, fortit de fa Maifon, & s'affit dev.int la porte pour (e delivrer dc Ion importuriite ; cette femme in- dign^e de voir que tous les cris n'ctoient point capa- blcs d'^branler la tranquil lite, lui verfa fur la tcte un Pot de Chambre. Ceux qui apperceurent-cettc Adion le rioienc du pauvre Socrate ; mais ce Philolbphe lou- riant auffi, leur dit : je me Joutois bienqu apres un fi grand Tennerre nous aurions de la Pluje. 116 Ztux'u difputant avec Parrbafas de 1'excellence de leurs Tableaux, peignit des Raifms fi fort au Naturel, que les Oileaux venoient les bsqueter. Parrba/ius de Ion core expofa en vue un rideau fi bien-fait ,, que Zeuxit enfle du fuccez de Ion ouvrage, lui dit impatiemrnent, que ce n croic pas la le terns de cacher fon Tableau, & voulut tirer le rideau lui meme, mais appercevant fon Erreur: Ah I lui dit il, jeteyuitte$ je riai trompe ym fa OifeanXj & tu v trowpe le Peintre mm*. Ten- 6 5 The Wife and. Ingenious 117 Pericles being acculed for laying out the Publick Re- venues upon Buildings, Publick Ornaments, and Of- ferings to the Gods: Wtll you give me leave, faid he, to the People, to get mj name ingraved ttpm all tbofe things inftead of yoursy and til be at the charge oftbe.m out of my own Pocket. At which Words^ the People out of a point of Honour, refuted to accept his Propofal, and permitted him to go on with his Magnificence in ths Name of the People. 118 Some Romans wondered that Cefar (hould continue perpetual Dictator, by which he ieemed to affect Mo- narchy ; whereas Sjll* had renounced that Title, to whom Cefar anfwered : Do not wonder at that,Syl\n could not nad well, and fo was not able to diftatt long. 119 Dionyfius the Tyrant of Sicily caufed the Statue of Jupiter Qlympius to be ftripped of a Cloak of maflive Gold, worth above fifty thoufand Crowns,, and in, ftead of that gave him one of Wool, faying This Clock is too Cold in Winter, and too heavy in Summery we mujt take care 0/Jupiter, this Woollen one will ft him much fat- ter. 120 The fame King cauiedin Efidauri* the golden Beard of ^Efculapius to be plucked off: It is neither becoming nor rational, laid he, to refrefent ^fculapius the Son wiib a long Beard, while (t we fee by him Apollo hit Fa- ther with a finwtb & beardlefs Chin. Peri- Lt QompAgnon Sage 6" Ingenkux^ 66 117 Comme on accufbit Pericles de de*penler les Deniers publics en Batimens, en Decorations publiques., &; eii offrandes qu'il faifbit aux Dieux : voulez, votis permettre i dit-il au Peuple., qttejefajfe graver far toittes ces cbefes-U nton mm en la place dti *v^tre y fen payerai la depenfc de mes propres Deniers. A ce Mot, Ie Peuple pique d'hon^ neur, refufa d'accepter fa Propofition, & lui permic de continiier fes magnificeaces au nom du Peuple. 118 Quelques Romains trouvant ^trahge que Cefar de- meurat Di<5tateur perpetuel, en quoi il fembloit affec- ter la Royautc,, vu que Sylla avoit quitte cette qualite- la, Cefar leur repondit : Ne voui etonnez, fas d* cela t Sylla wft&Hfat bien Hre 3 il ne pouvoit fas difter longtemsj 119 Deny*, Tyran de Sicite, fit oter de deflus la Statu de Jupiter Oljmfien, uri manteau d'Or maffif, qui valoit plus de cinquante mille 6cus, & au lieu de ce- lui-la'j il lui en donna un ds Laine, diOint : Ce manteart eft trap froid en Hjver, & trop lourd en Ete t il faut avoir foin de Jupiter^ celui de Laine lui fera bien pltts comniods. 120 ^ Ce meme Roy fit dans Epidaxre arracher iine Barbc d'Or qui etoit au menton d'Efcttlape : II n eft par, dit-il, de la bienfeance ni elx bonffns, de reprefenter Eleulape fls ttnc longtte barbe, pendant qifon voic auprh de lui A- ufon Pertj fans unfeulpoil aa menton. 6j The Wife And Ingenious in A Roman Knight,who was above two Hundred thoir fand Crowns in debt, and yet enjoyed his Pleafure, and lived in great Tranquillity, being dead, the Em- perour Auguftus commanded that when his Goods were Sold, his Bed fhould be bought for him, adding this Reafbn : That mttft needs be the befi Bed in the World, ftnce be who was Jo dee fly indebted could repofe in it fo long at his eafe. Ha Alexander the Great fent a Hundred Talents as a Prefent to Phocioit. This Man asked thofe that brought it, wfiy Alexander fent this Prefent to him alone, a- mong fb many Perfons that were in Athens : Becaufe, anfwered they, the Athenians efteem you the wife ft man among them: Why then, reply ed he, will be not juffer me to keep that Quality, and why does be defire me to ceaje to be wife by acctp'mg bis Prefents ? llj Cato ofUtica, perceiving that Cefar had filled the Temple of C*/?or, and the Market-place with armed Men againft him : What A great Coward, faid he, is Cofar, thus to ermfo many Soldiers against ont jingle Man. 114 O ie of Artaxerxes's OfBcers asked anunjuft thing in : The King being informed that he was promp- ro do it only upon a Promife of a great Sum of Money ., ordered the like Sum to be brought to him, and prefemed him with it, faying, Take thti Money Friend: this Gift cannot make me poor ; but fioxld I grant thjrejueft, Ifmld bwwe very ttnjujt. Ill Le CompAgnon Sage & Ingenietix. 68 in Un Chevalier Rotnain, qui charge* de plus de deux cens mille e*cus de Dettes ne laiffoit pas de metier une Vie delicieufe & tranquille, etant decece*, TEmpe-cur Augttfle commanda qu'on lui achetat fon Lit, cuand on vint a vendre fes Meubles, difant pour raifon : Ilfaut que ce foit le meilleur Lit dtt Monde, puifque celui qui etoit accable de tant de dettes a pu fi long tews y repofcr a fin *ife. Alexandre le grand envoya cent Talents en prefenfc a Pbocion. Celui-ci demanda a ceux qui les apportoient pourquoi Alexandre adrefloic ce prefent a lui leul, entrc tant de Perfbnnes qui etoient a Athenes C'eft, lui - pondirent-ils, parce que ks Atheniens t'eftimcnt etre le flits Sage d'entrettx : Que ne me laiffe t-il Jonc t repliqua-t-il, con- fervcr cette qualite, & pourquoi vent il quen accept ant fes ' ceJJ'e d'etre Sage ? 11? Caton dUtijue, voyant que Cefar avoit rempli le i em 1 -' pie de Caftor, & la place publique, de gens armez con- trelui: O c^ue Cefar, dit-ilj eft un grand ~Poltron } d'armer tant de Soldats centre unfeul botnme ! 114 Ufl Officier tfArtaxerxes lui faifbit une injufte de- mande. Le Roy etant inform^ qu'il n'etoit porte a U faire que parce qu'on lui avoit promis une grande (bnime d'Argent, fe fit apporter une pareille loin- me, &c k lui prefertta fin lui difmt: Prens cet Ar- gent l, rtton ami, ce don ne fattroit fnappauvrir ; matt (fje t\tccor4o% ta demandc, je deviendrou tres injufe. F % 12 69 The Wife and 115 'Ariftipps gave fifty Drachms for a Partridge, and as fome hociy cenfured fuch an Expence in a Philofbpher, Ariftifpus told him, would you not buy it if it coft but a Farthing ? he anlwered, whh all my Heart: Well y replied Aripiff>u$ 3 ffy Drachms are no more to me than a Farthing. 1 16 The fame Arifippus beggid a Favour of King Diony- fius for one of his Friends,, and not being able to obtain it, he caft himfelf at his Feet, with defign to embrace them, and pray himj as he loved to be entreated. Some body found fault with this A&ion, as unworthy of a Philolbpher ; to whom he pleafantly anfwered : Toff ought not to lay the blame upon we, but upon King Di- onyfmSj who carries his Ears at his Feet* The Ambafiadors ofGreete grumbling becaufe King Philip flept in the Day-time, and made them wait too long for an Audience : Do not wonder > Gentlemen, laid Tarmtnio, if he jleefs wbilft yon wake, for wbilft yet* flept be was awake. Giving them to underftand, that his Matter had got the ftart of the Grecians, whilft their divifions hindred them from minding their owrt Affairs. 1 18 Mecenas (eeing Augujlus in the Senate Houfe ready to pais Sentence of Death upon a great many Perfons, and not being near enough to advile him to mode- rate his ieverity, he flung a Note to him, at the open- & Ingwiettx. 70 'Ariftippe avoit fait acbeter une Perdrix cinquante Dragmes, & quelqu'un condamnant une telle depenfe en un Philofbphe, Ari/lippc lui dit, ne 1'acheteriez vous pas fi ellc ne coiicoit qu'une Obole ? il lui repondit,tres volontiers: Et a mot, repartit Ariftippe, cinyuante Dragmes m font pas plus yuttne Obole. 116 Le nieme Aripippe demandoit au Roy Denys uns grace pour un de fes Amis, & ne pouvant Tobtenir, il TQ jetta a fes pieds, 5c les embraffa pour le prier en la maniere qu'il aimoit a etre prie. Quelqu'un lui repro- chant cettq adion, comme indigne d'un Sage, il ipon- dit plaifamment : Lafaute ne men doit fas etre impure, ntatj au Roy Denys, qui met jet Oreilles a fes Pieds. 117 Les Ambaffadeurs de la Grece voyant le Roy Thilhpe dormir pendant le jourj murmuroient de ce qu'il tar- doit trop aleur donner Audience:'^ vous etonnez paf, AdeffieurSy leur dit Parrnenion, til dort tandis has but ~:tle cccafion e itherfor your Gold or Silver. being asked which was moft to be defired, t her Riches or Wifclom : lam, anlwered he, very in doubt about it ; for I fee a great many Wifimen wake their Court to the Rich. 134 King Vyrrhus taking notice that his Son us'd his Sub- je&s with too much Pride and Severity, rebuk'd him in fhefe Words, I perceive well enougfy, my Son, by your haughty way of Proceeding, that you are ignorant that the Rojal Dignity is but a creditable Slavery. 135 "Philip was asking King Antigonus his Father, before feveral Perfbns, when he defign'd to decamp. The King fiirpriz'd at his Sons indifcretion, which was like to difclofe a defign he had a mind to keep lecret : What, faid he to him, are you afraid to be the only Man that fhall not hear the found of the Trumpet 3 whieb is to give you no- tice of it. As one was fliewing Diogenes the Vows fix'd in one of the Temples of the fails- Gods, by fuch as had e Lss JLf CompAgnQtt Sage & Iflgenieuy. ites chargez de richefies qu'ils venoient oflrir a Marius Curiu* leur vainqueur/ le trouverent occupe a faire cuire des Navets pour fon diner. II refufa leurs prefens, & leur dit pour raifbn : Un bomme yuife content e d'une Ji tnaigre cbere, na faf grand befoin de vfore Or, m Je vfore Argent. Simonide interrog^ ce qui etoi; le plus a fbuhaiter, les richefles ou la fagefle ? Je fuis t i epondit-il, fort en doute la deffys : je vois betwcoitp de (acres r uenlr faire la cour *.-! /'> I aux Rtcbes: Le Roy Tyrrbus voyant ion Fils qui traitoit fes fu/ets avec trop de fiert^ & derigueur, le reprit en ces termes: Je voi bien, mon Fils, A votre maniere arrogaute d'agfr, que vous ignortz> t ^ue la dignite de Roy ef um fervitude bonno- rabk. 135 Tbilippe demandoit au Roy Antigonus Ion Pcre, en prefence de plufieurs Perfbnnes, quand il vouloit de- camper : Ce Roy lurpris de 1'indifcretion de fon Fils, qui alloit decouvrir un deflein qu'il vouloit tenir fecrec : quoi done, lui dit-il, craignez, vow d'etre le feul e[m nen- tcxdiez, j>as le fan de la Trompette, ^ui vous en doit aver* Comme on faifoit voir a Diogene les voeux attachez en un Temple des faux Dieux, par ceux qui etoient c- , ' cap- 7 5 The Wife and Ingenious Companion. caped the Dangers of the Wars, the Sea, or Sicknels, this Philolbpher, ridiculing their Superfti don ^ anfwer- ed : There would be a much greater number of them, ifthofe that have penjhed in tkofe Dangers had fent their Prefentt tnftead ofthofe that have been jawed front them. w A Man who had been inftrumental in making King "Philip Mafter of the City of Oljntbia, of which he was a Citizen., complained to him that thofe of La- cedenton call'd him Traitor : Do not wonder at it, laid that King, the Lacedemonians are naturally avoir gagne centre les Romains deux JBatailles ou il avoit perdu beaucoup ds Monde., dit a fes amis: Si je gagm encore de mtme unc trcifcmc Bataille nous (omwes perdus fans resource. 141 77 Th* Wife find Ingenious Companion. 141 fyatmnondat viewing the fiimptuous Preparations \ which were making for a Feaft in a Sacrifice, to which , he had been invited, he went his way, and faid : / am called to a Sacrifice, and 1 fnd my [elfin a Debauch. 14* The Captain Chabrias faid, That an Army of Harts 'commanded by a Lion, is more formidable than an Army , of Lions commanded by a Han. A Cripple going to the Wars, fome People that faw him walk, laughed at his defign : Do not -wonder at me y faid he to them, / do not go to the Wan with defign to run away, but to encounter the Enemy 3 and die in the fame Rank wherein I fhall be placed. 144 King Philip feeing his Son Alexander extream a&ive and nimble, encouraged him to run a race in the Olym- fick Games: Iwould willingly undertake it, anfwered he., ifthofe that were to run with me for the prize were Kings. In the War which Marius was waging againfl: the Tetftones, his Soldiers complaining of extream Thirft, he {hewed them a River that was very near the Enemies Camp ; Thither^ laid he, yon muft go to quench your Third. Le Comptgnw Sage & Ingentettx. 78 141 Epaminondas voyant Pappareil fbmptueux dun Feftin qui le faifoit en un iacrifice ou on 1'avoit invite, il fe re- tira, difant: On mappelle aunSacrifce, & je me trou-vt nm Debaucbe. I 4 a Le Capitaine Cbabrits diibit, qiiune Armee Je Cerfs conduite par un Lion eft plus formidable qifune Arms dt Lions commanded far un j Un Boiteux allant a la Guerre, quelques-uns qui le voyoient marcher^ fe rioient de Ion deffein: Ne vans etonnez,fas t leur dit-i! 3 je ne vats fat a la Guerre a Jejffeht dc fttir t man pour faire tete aux EnnctntSj & mourtr 4ant le meme rang OH Von rnaura place. 144 Le Roy Philippe voyant Ion Fils Alexandre extreme- ment fbuple & agile, 1'excitoit a combattre a la courfe dans les jeux Olym fifties : Je le ferois volonticrs, lui r6- pondit-ilj ft ccux yui we difj>uteroient le prix efoicnt dei 145 Dans la Guerre que Marias fit aux Teutons, les Sol- dats fe plaignant d'une extreme Ibif, il leur montra un Fleuve qui etoit fort proche du Camp des Ennemis: Ceft Ia 3 leur dit-ilj qSil votis faut afar eteindre v$tr$ foif. 79 The Wife and Ingenious Companion. As one WAS difuading Marcus Brutus from fighting, he laid : What harm can 1 get by it? 1 can but rvcrcoms or die. And as Ibme adviled him after his defeat to fave himfelf by flight : A Man, fa id he, ought to favt liny felf with his Hands, and net 'with his Feet. *47 King Agis, feid : One ottght never to ask how fat where the Enemys are. hearing that Alexander having conquered the belt part of the World, was at a lofs how to fpend the remainder of his Days,, he was furpriz'd at that Thought : Wbj y laid he, was Alexander then ig- norant that the weU governing a conquered State, if a more important Employment than the making of new Conyue/ls ? 149 The Beginnings tRAugKf*s\ Reign were fatal to the Roman Empirei by reaibn of his Cruelties^ and the difbrders he oceafion'd. But as the latter end of his Reign was quite different, and rendred the Empire more flourilhing than ever, 'twas laid of him : That it were to be wifisel t either that be had never come inte the WoTldj or never gone out of it. 150 Scilertftj who had many Children, being at the point of Death, gave every one of them a bundle of 146 Lf CompAgon Sage & Ingenitux. 80 .46 Marcus Brutus^ qu'on vouloit dctourner d'aller au Combat^ dit: jQuel mal peut-il m'tn arrivcr? je ne puts tjue vaincre on mourir. Et fur ce que quelques uns lui confeilloient a pies fa defaite de fe iauver par la fuite : Ilfefaut, dit-il, fauver avec les Mains, & non paf a-ves les Piedt. Le Roy Agis difblt: // nefaut jamais demander tom- tn t mats cit font les Ennemis. 'Augufle entendant dire qu 1 'Alexan^re^ aprcs avoir con- quis la plus grande pai tie de la Terre, etoit en peine de /savoir a quoiil pourroit occuper la refte de fes jours flit iurpris de ce fentiment la : fie yuoi t dit-il, Alex- andre tgnoroit done qite bien gowuermr un Empire con^uu^ eft un Emfioi plus con fidi . able } yie, de faire de nou-velles Les commencemens du Regne ftAugufic Furent per- nicieux a 1'Empire Remain, a cau(e de fes cruaurez, 8c desdclbrdres qu'il caufa ; mais comme la fin delbn Regne route differente, rendit 1'Empire plus florirtant que ja- mais, on die de lui: QSilettt ete d foubaiter, ou [tiil ne fat jamais wntt au monde, on <%uil ntnfttt jamais jorti. 150 Sciltrus, qui avoit plufieurs Enfans, 6tant fur le point de mourir, leur donna a chacun un failfeau de fleches Ar- 8 1 Tke Wife and Ingenious Cotipdnwn. Arrows, and commanded them to break it. And as they all made anfwer, that the thing was irnpoffible, tie pulled out the Arrows, and broke them one by one; and from thence took occafion to tell them: By thv, my Children, you ought to learn, that as long as you are well united together, you Jhall ever be invisible, and formidable to your Enemies : But if on the contrary yott let divipom creep in amongft you, yon will grow weak and eafy lo&e overcome. tyi "Pytho a Rhetorician of Byzantium, offer'd in a Sedi- tion to exhort the People of that Gity to Concord ; and becaufe he was extraordinary fat, the People fell a laughing aflbon as they faw him. But this fubtile Orator taking from their laughter the beginning of his Speech: You laugh, faid he, at my bignefi I have a Wife bigger yet than wyfelf, never thelefs, when we agree , one Bed is enough for us ; but when we are at odds t the whole Hottfe is too little to hold us. 151 Diogenes the Cynick, feeing fbme Magiftrates leading to the place of Execurion a Fellow who had Irolen fbme little VefTel : Here are great Thieves, cry'd he pre- fently, that carry a little one to the Gallows. King Thills Wife, Mother to Alexander the Great 1 , hearing that her Son gave himfelf out to be the Son of Jupiter) and made himlelf to be worfhip'd as a God, did put a Ihrewd Jeft upon his Vanity, in thefe Words: I conjure you f&ld (he 3 irt a Letter which flic wrote to him, do not make an} difference betwixt Juno find me any more: Le GotyAgnon Sage & Ingeniettx. 82 & leur commanda de le rompre. Apr& que tons eu- rent fait reponfe quc la chofe 6toit impoffible, il ti r a les Flcches, & les rompic Tune apres 1'autrc,, & prit dc la occafion de leur dire : Ceci VOMS doit apprendre, met Enfans, que/ivous demeurez, bien unis enfemble, VMS fettz. toujours invincible* 3 & redoutables a vos Ennemts : Que fi an contrairc vous admettez, cbez, vous la divifon 3 vous dc foibles & facile* a vaincrc. Python Rhetoricien de Byfance, voulut en une Sedi- tion exhorter le Peuple de cette Ville a la Paix, & comme il etoit extraordinairement gros, le Peuple fe mit a rire d^s qu'il levit paroitre. Mais cec adroit O- rateur prenant de leur rifee le fujet de fbn Exorde : fotts riez>y leur dit-il, de ma groffeur^ jay une Femme en- core bien plus grofje qtte may ; cependant tjuand nous fommes J'accord, un Jetd Lit nous fuffit, mats qua-nd la dwifion fe met entre nous ) ttute la waijort eft trop petite pour nous con- tenir. Ijl Diogene le Cjniquc, qui voyoit des Magiftrats con- duira au fupplice un homme qui avoic derobe quelque peticvafe: Void, s'^cria-t-il aufli-totj de grands voleiirs yui menent un petit Larron a la Potevce, M3 La Merc ftAlexandre le grand, Femme de ?bilifpe t ap^rena'nt que Ion Fils fe difoit Fils de Jupiter, & ie faiioit adorer comme un Dieu, en railla hnemenc la Vanite dans ces Mots: Je vous conjure } lui manda-t-elle & m m plus brouiller aves Junon. S 3 The Wife and Ingeni A wicked Mm ., among the chief of Athens , asking ;i Lacedemonian, who was the beft Man in La- cedemon, received this ingenious, but tart return : '7# he who Itafi referable* thee. 155 the Mifanthropift^ being invited to Dinner by one who affe&ed to imitate him in his hatred for all Mankind: Here is, laid that Man, a 'very fne Dinner j anfwered Timo t if thou wert not at it. 156 Diogenes being banifhed by thofe of Sinofe 3 his Birrh place^ he wrote to them : You have banned mi four City, and I confine you to your Houses. You live at Sir.ope, and, I at Athens. : f daily converge with the bejt Men oj "Greece, 'while you are in bad Company. 157 Bias the Philofbpher. being a-board a Ship in a Storm with '.vicked Men, who call'd upon the Gods: Hold your Tongues y faid he to them_, that they may^ if foffible y forget that you are here. 158 Some of Socrates his Friends, expreffing their Anger againfi one whom be had Jaluted/and had not returned him his Civility: Why fljould you be angry, laid Socrates to them, becaufe that Man is not fo civil as wy {elf? Un JLe QompAgnon Sage & Irtgeniettx. 84 Un mechant homtne des Principaux ttAtlenes, de- mandant a un Lacedemonien, qui etoit le plus homme de bien de Lacedcmone, celui-ci lui repondic fort adroite- ment, mais d'une maniere bien aigre, CV/ telui & de l,i Malic* dss Thofc 9 $ The Wife and Ingenious Companion. J77 Thofe of Nuntantia, a very warlike People, hav- ing been defeated and put to flight by Stipio, the old Men reproached them feverely with Cowardife, laying, Are not thefe the fame Roman Sheep which -we have Jo often beaten and drove before us? Tes, ani- wered a young Man, thefe are the fame Sheep , but they have changed their Shepherd. 178 Cicero (aid, That as the Swallows appear in Sum- mer , and difappear in Winter , fb falfe Friends crowd about a Man in his good Fortune, but go from him in his Adverfry. 179 One asked Ariflotle what Liars got by telling lies ? He aniwered ., That the only thing they got by it , was not to be believed even when they fflokc Truth. 180 The Tyrant Hiero having asked Sitnonides what God was? the Philolbpher defir'd a Days Confideration for his Anfwer ; then two, and then four, and fb put it off from Day to Day : At laft Hiero ask'd him why he did not anfwer his Queftion, but al- ways deter'd it to another time ? becaufe faid Siruo- nides ths more I think, the more I'm at a lofs to rind out this dark and obfcure Thing. Ceux Li CompAgnon Sage dr Ingenieux. 96 Ceux de Numance, gens fort belliquex, ayant eti de- faits 8c mis en fuiee par Scipion, les vieillardSj leur rc- prochoient avec aigreur leur lachete, en leur difant, Ne font ce pas ces mmes brebi* Romaines que ncus avotu vaincttes, & battues tant Jefotf? Out, i^pondit un jeuno hommej ce font a la write les tnemes bnbts' 9 wait dies on* cbangt de fafteur* 178 Cicercn difbit que de la mcme maniere que les hiron- delles paroilTent 1'Ei^ & difparoiffcnc en Hyver, de nieme les faux Amis fe prelentent dans la bonne for- tune & s'&oignent dans la mauvaife. On demandoit a Arifote ce que gagnoient les Men- teurs a debiter leurs menfonges ? il icpondir^ qu'il ne leur en revenoit autre cbofe %ue de rietre point crus, quoad nteme Us Mfoicnt la verfre. 1 86 Le Tyran Hkron ayant demande a Simonide ce que c'etoit que Dieu, ce Philofbphe prit un jour de delay pour y icpondre; puis deux, enliiita il en demandi quatre, 6c ainfi diiferoit toujours. Hiercn a la fin luy demanda pourquoy ii ne repondoit pas,, &: qu'il le re- mettoit toiljours a un autre temps? parce que, iepon- dit Simonides, plus j'y penfe, plus jq m'y perds, 5c trouVe la chofe obluire, 97 The Wife and Ingenious Companion* 181 Socrates advifed young Men to look themfelves in a Glafs, that if they were fine and handfom they might take care not to do any thing unworthy of their Beauty, and if on the contrary they were ugly and deformed, they (hould endeavour to drown the de- tc&s of the Body by the Viitues of the Mind. 181 A Man who was never married would perfuade E~ fiffetu* the Philoibpher to take a Wife, {hewing him by many Arguments that Marriage was a State both becoming and neceffiry for a Philoibpher : If it be fo, give me then one of your Daughters) aniwered - yiftettts. . Servius Gtmimts going one Day to lee Lucius Altllitts, a very skillful Painter, and feeing his Child- ren who were extreme ugly, he could not forbear tel- ling him that he wondred he did make fo fne Piflures and get fucb ugly Children. To wjiich Mal/ius plea- iantly reply 'd, Jont be furyrizjd at it t for 1 draw the Tiflures in the Day , and get the Children in the Ntgbf. King Antlgonw retiring from the Prefence of the Bnemy , who then were more powerful than he , jbme took his Retreat for a Fiighr ; but he told them he did not fly,, but rather followed his Profit and Advantage, See- Le Compagnon Sage 6- Ingwieux, 9 18, Socrate confeilloit aux jeunes gens de fercgardcr dans un miroir, arm que s'ils etoient beaux & bicn- faits, ils priffeni garde de ne rien fcire qui rut indigne de leur beaute ; 8c qu'au contraire, s ils e.oient laids & difformes ils caclwffent d'eifacer lesdefauts du Corps, par les vertus de TEfprit. Un Homme qui no setoit jamais marie vouloit perfuader au Philofophe Epiftetete prendreuiw i-'em- nw, lui faifcnt voir, par plufieurs raUogj que le Mari- ageetoitbien-feantScnecelTaire aux Phi olophss : St celaef. doxne-moj done une de Us Mies, lui ic V ondic un jour rendrevifite kbtd* Malli*, Pdntrecres habile, & voyant ies Enfans qui ccoient tort Laids, il ne fe peut empechcr de lui dire 0'*/ ,'bomoit Je ce ^Ifaifoit defi beaux Portraits & des Enfant fe laids. Adallim lui reponcic agreableinenc, nen fyex, point firpris, jefais les Portraits fsndant le jour & ies Enfant pendant la Nuit. 184 Le Roy An'.igcwts fe retirant de la prefencc dcs En- mis, qui pour lors ecoient plus puiiTans que luy, qucl- ques uns prirent fa retraite pour unc iuite ; mais il leur die qu'il ne tuyoit point & qu'il alloii feulement ou qu ccoic (on prone & iou utilite. The 99 The Wife And, Ingenious Companion. The fame Piince being ask'd how one might o- vercome his Enemies, anfwered, by Strength and Policy: And that if the Lions Skin would not do, it rnuft be ekd out by the Fox's Cafe. 186 A young Man, who was a very great Talker, mak- ing a Bargain with Ifocrates to be taught by him, Ifocrates ask'd double the Price his other Scholars gave him j and the reajon, laid he, if, that 1 muft teach you two Sciences 3 the one to bold ywr Tcngue } and the ether to J}eak. 187 The Philofbpher Anacreon having received a Pre- fent of ten thoufand Crowns of Policrates King of Santos, was taken with fo great a fear of being robbed, that he could not fleep for three Nights and Days, which made him carry back the Pre- fent to that Prince , telling him that he prefer'd his Repofe before the Dilquiets which attend Riches. 1 88 One asked Cbrifypus why he would not apply himlelf to the Government of the Common-wealth ? Becaufe , anfwered he, if I do ill, 1 frail difileafe Gd, und if Ida well, I jhall d$baje . Men. But Sidoniusj his Diiciple, turned cunningly that Argu- ment upon him, and told him : Tou tuvht on the contrary by all manner of Reafonsj to take upon you the Ce Le Compagnon Sage & Ingenieux. 100 Ce mcme Prince interroge de quelle rnaniere on poti- I voit vaincre les Ennemis, repondit que c'etoit, par la t force & far la rufe; & qaefi lapeau da Lion n'etoit fas fuffifante, il faloit y coudre cells dtt Renard. 186 Un jeune homme, fort grand parleur, voulant con- venir du prix avec Ifocrate pour etre enleigne; Ifocratd lui demanda le double de ce que lui donnoient ies au- tres Ecoliers : Et la raifon, dit-il, eft qu'il faut ^ne je fenfeigne deux Sciences, I'une de ts taire^ & I'autre de parltr. Le Philofophe Anacreon ayant receu de "Polycratt Roy de Santos tin Prefent de dix millee'cus, il en- tra dans de fi grandes apprehenfions d'etre vole, qu'il Fut trois jours & trois nuits fans dormir; ce qul 'obligea a rapporter le Prefent a ce Prince, lui dip ant qu'il preferoit Ion repos aux inquietudes que les RichelTes trainent apres elles. i o i The Wife and Ingenious Com^ i ft ration of Affairs j for if you do well } yen will pleafe God, and if ill, you will pkafe Men. 189 Solon being in Company, and holding his Peace, according to his Cuftom, there was a young Gid- dy-braiiui Fellow who told him he was filent be- caufe he was a Fool : Solon, without any concern, anfwered him .wifely , That there never was a Fool That cculd hold his 190 Cambyfes a very fevere and rigorous King, caus'd a Judge, tho* his Friend, to be flead alive,, becaufe he took Bribes, and did not adminifter JuiHce accord- ing to Law and Equity : And having afterwards order'd the Judgment-Seat to be covei'd with his Skin, he placed his Son upon it, to fiiccecd his Fa- ther in his Employment. 191 Irene repairs with g-eat coft and charge to E- tiurus, vilics <-^fcttlapius in his Temple,, and con- fuks with him r.bcAU all her Ailments. Fifil of all (he complains, That f:e is weary, and fpext with fa- tigua: And the God declares., This is befallen her by The length of her Journey. She lays ., She has no Sto- mxcb At Nigkf , the Oracle prefcribes her, To eat but linluvelloit la lumiere d'une Lampe toutes les fois qr'dl'.-. venoica s'^reindre. On ne parloit done d'aurre cho^ dans la Ville, &touc le Monde demeuroit d'accord que c'etoit le plus grand Exemple d' Amour 6c de Chaitete qu'on cutjamais veu. II arriva qu'eii ce meme terns le Gouverneur de li Province fit attacher en croix quclques voleurs tout proche de cette meme Cave, ou la vertueufe Dame (e deibloit fur Is Corps de ion cher Epoux. La Nuit fui- vante, comme un Soldat qui gardoit les Croix de peitr que les Corps ne fufient enlevez, eiit apperceu de ia lu- miere dans le Monument, &; entendu les foupirs 8c lesPlaintes d'une Peribnne affligce, par un efprit dc cu- riofite commun a tous !es hommes, ' il vouluc (kvoir ce que ce pouvoit are., & ce qu'on y faifoic. II deicend done an Sepulcre, 8* iiirpiis de la veiie d'une fort belle Femme, il demeure d'abord epouvante, comme fi c'eiic c:c un Fantome: Puisayant veu un Co.ps mort ecendu devant fesyeux, confidere ies larmes,, un vifdge dechiie avec les ongles, & toutes les autres marques de defo- lation, il s'imagina a la fin cc que c eroit ; qu'une pau- re affligce s'abandonnoit aux regrets, & ne pouvoit fbuffrir fans defefpoir la Mort de celui qu'elle avoit per- du. Un Moment apres il apporte fon petit Soupcr au Monument, 6c commence a Texhorter de ne perfe- to icy The Wife and Ingenious Communion. to the Tomb, and begins to exhort her not to per- ievere any longer in fruitleis Groans and an unprofita- ble Sorrow; adding withai, that all Men have one common Exit ; that we muft all come at lafi to that long Home, and fuch other Reafbns with which we generally ule to cure the moft di {tempered Minds. But flie ftill more exafpcrated by ib unexpected a Confblation, redoubles her Grief; tea:s her Breaft with more violence, and pulls off her Hair, which /he throws on that woeful Corps. The Soldier is not in the leaft diicouraged by all this, but repeats ftill the fame Exhortations, and endeavours to perfwade her to take ibme Meat , till the Waiting-woman wrought upon^ as 'tis probable, as much by the fmell of the Wine, as by his Difcouife, reach'd her Hand to him who fo obligingly invited them, and having re- covered fome ftrength with Meat and Drink; began her felf to attempt upon her Miftfefles obftinacy. And what will your Ladifhip get, (aid ihe, by itarving your lelf to Death., burying your felf alive, and giving up to Deftiny that Breath which (he does not demand from you ? Think you the Gbofs or dfies of tie Dead, Regard what Tears their Superv'wers flied j* What ! Do you expeft to reftore a dead Body to life again, contrary to the Decrees of Nature? Believe me, give over a weaknels which Women alone are capable of, and enjoy the Iweets of Life as long as you can. This Corps that lies here before you, mews you too too well how precious Liie is, and bids you to be more ten- der of it : Every Body is willing to lend an Ear to one that prefles him to eat upon fuch occafions ; and ib this Woman,faint and weak by ib long an Abilinence, fuf- verer Le Compagnon Sage & Ingenieux 1 1 8 yerer pas davantage dans une douleur inutile 8c des gemifTemens fiiperflus j que la fortie de ce Monde e- toit la meme pour cous lesHommes; qu'il falloit tous aller en meme lieu ; & les autres raifbns dont on a de coiitume de guerir les Efprits les plus Malades. Mais elle, irrit this Tub is exceeding old, and very full of Cracks, you ought not in Conf- cicnce to have fo much for it as I bid you. Then turning to her Husband, quoth he cunningly, and you A honeft Man, wholbever you are> Prythec lend me a Candle a little, that I may fcrape our the filth, and know whether it be for my turn or no, before I pay my Money, if you think I come honeftly by it. Here- upon our fubcile Vulcan, little dreaming of the defign upon him,, prcfently fetch' d a Candle, and comirig up to him (aid, P y hec ftand afide a little, Friend,j and let me fee what I can do., for 'tis but reafon you (hould have it as clean as maybe: Then dripping himfelf, and delivering the Candle to his Wife, he crept into the Tub, and begun to work ?,.nain on the- dry'd Lees, whilit the crafty Lover did as much on his Contort, whom he had laid athwart the VelTel. All this while the good Woman, leaning over her Head to light her Husband, amus'd the poor Man by Ihewing him that here and there and there were places to be cleans'd. But at length boch labours being ended, the contented Cuckold having receivdthe half Crown, thought himfjlf further oblig'd to take the Hogfhead on his Back, and carry it to his Friends Houfe. A Story taken out of Theophilus. 194 LAriJJa lov'd to tell Stories, and being one Day in Company, flie waspleas'd to entertain them with the follies of her Youth, in this manner, Le Corny Agnon Sage & IngenietiX. 1 16 le Galand, voyant qu'il etoit terns qu'il joiiat (on Rolle mic la tcte dehors, &dit: Bonne Femme, voulezvous que je vous parle franchement, cc cuvicr eft fort vieux & pUin de femes, & vous ne eleven pas en Conscience en avoir ce que je vous en ai offer t : Eniuite fe tour- nant du cote du mari, il lui dit fincmenr, &: vous, mon ami, qui que vous fbyez, je vous prie, donnez moy un peu une Chandelle, afin que je raclc les ordures, 8c que je voye s'il fait pour moy, avant que j'en paye I'Argcnr, a moins que vous ne croyez oue je 1'aye derobc. La dcf- fusnotrc adroit Vuleain , ne longest guere a ce qu'on mcditoit contrc lui, alia vite chercher une Chandelle, & s'ctant approche de lui, il lui dit : Mon ami, ore toi un peu dc la, je tc pi ie, & laiffe moy voir ce que j')f puis faire, car il n'eil que trop jufte que tu 1'ayes aufli net qu'il ie pourra: cnfuite otant ion habit, & donnanc la Chandelle a tenir a ia Fcmme, il entra dans le Cu- rler., 6c fc mit a travailler de toute fa force fur la He [eqhe, pendant que le rufc Galand en faifoit autant fiir !a Femme, qu'il avoit couched iur le cuvie'\ Cependant la bonne Femme,, b.iiiTant la tete pour cclairer ion mari, amuioit le pauvre homme en lui mon- trant pluiieurs endroits qui avoit beibin d'etre nettoyez, Mais enfin le travail de Tun & de 1'aiure etant fini r le cocu content, aprs avoir receu le demi ecu, ie ci uc encore oblige de charger le cuvier fur Ion dos, & de le porter chez ion Ami. Contt tiri de Thcophile. 194 LAriffc aimoit a conter, & fe tiouvarit un jbftr efi compagnie, clle vouluc bien kur pai ler des iblies de la jeuncfle, & le fit ainii I f^t v- ii7 The Wife and Ingenious domi I ferred once a Roman Citizen, together with a young Grecian Slave, whom the Storm had aifb oblig'd to ferve tho* born Free. Nature had engraven in the Face of this young Man all the marks of Noblenelsj and of that good Education which he ow'd to his Birth and the care of his Parents ; and one might eafi'y fee that he was not born for the Condition to which his hard Fortune had reduc'd him; if he was to carry any Burden^ he funk under the lightcft ; yet he would needs do every thing, and forgot his Birth, to adapt himfelf to the prefect State of his Fortune, But not being able to bear hard labour, nor the courfe Food of Servants, he grew infenfrbly very weak, and negle&ed himfelf to that degree., that he did not fo much as comb his Hair, which was the fincft in the Wot Id. In a little time he became lean and fuUof Wrinckles, his Eyes grew hollow and languishing, his Hands black and courfe in fine, he was not the fame Man : Melancholy had funk his Spirit, as much as Fatigue had impair'd his Health. he figh'd often, and his affliction mov'd my Pity j I thought Fortune was very unjuft to him ; I endeavour- ed to comfort him under it$ wept for his Misfortunes; taught him what he muft do, and did part of it my ielf to eafe him. His wretched ftate did not take a- way from him a noble Air, and I know not what pre- heminence over my Birth, which made me fenfible of the difference of his, to which I willingly fubmittcd. He knew well enough how much he was oblig'd to me, and rcturn'd rue thanks with the politenefs of a Cour- tier. In fhort, I was Ib much affe&ed with thofe Ac- complifiiments, that thinking I had only Pity for his Misfortunes, I found my felt in Love with his Perfon ; and indeed I lov'd him defperately. Je Le CompAgnon Sage dr Ingenieux* 1 1 8 Je fervois chez un Citoyen Romain avec un jouns Cnc ion Efclave, que la temperc avoit oblige cle'fervir aufft, quoi que ne Hbre. La nature avoir mis fur lc vifa^e de ce jeune homme toutes Ics marques de I,i no- bleffe 8c de la honne education qu'ii devoir a fa .naiffance & aux foins de fcs Parens; et on voyoit bicn qu'il n ctoit pas re pour I'etat ou ion malheur 1'avoit reduit; s'il fol- loit porter qticlque fardeau, il liiccothbotc aux plus le- gers : Capendant il vouloit tout faire^ &: il oublioit ft naiflance, pour tacher de s'accommoder a 1'ccat prefenc de la Fortune. Mais ne pouvant refiftei 1 a la fatigue, ni a la nourriture de valer, il tomba pen a peu dans un grand abbatement, & il fe nsgiigeoit a un point qu'il ne peignoit pas meme les plus beaux cheveux du monde qu'il avoit. En peu de temps il devint maigre & ride, il euc les ycux cavez 8c languiflans ; les mains noires 6c pldnes de calus : enfin il n'^toit plus reconnoiffible. La triftcile lui aroit abbatu 1'efprit,, autant que la fa- tigue lui avoit alter^ la fantd 11 ibupiroit ibuvent ; & fon affl Aion me failbit pitie ; Je trouvoisla fortune bicn injufte a Ion egard; js 1'exhortois a (e conibler ; je pleu- rois (es malheurs, je lui apprenois ies fondions, & je Ic Ibulageois me'ne cle quelques-unes. Sa mifcre ne lui oroic pas un air noble, & je ne f^ai quelle fuperiorite iiir ma naiflance, qui me failbit fentir la difference de la ficnnc, a laquelle je me foumetois volontiers. II fentoit bien les obligations qu'il m'avoit Sc il m'en remercioit avec la politeffe d'un homme de la Cour. Enfin toutes ces bonnes quaiitez me toucherent fi fort_, que ne croyant avoir que de la pitie pour ies malheurs_, je me trouvai de 1'amour dans le coeur pour fa perfbnne, & js 1'aimai cperdumenr. I 3 This 1 1 9 The Wife and Ingenious Companion. This Story of Lariffa had drawn to her the attention of the whole Company, but efpecially of two young Maidens, who counterfeited fleep, left decency (hould oblige them to retire, if they leeni'd to hear what (he ftid. One of them having cpsn'd her Eyes., and caft them upon Lari/a^ as tho' it were by Chance, clofed them again immediately. As for the other, making as if fhe was j uft awake, is it Day already ? Said fhe, with a bhifh. The Company took notice of their cunning, and fell a laughing; in the mean time Lariffa had done fpeakin^alledging that (he was unwilling to go through with this Adventure, for fear of making the young La- dies uneafy, and begun to threaten the Company with fome old and grave Stories. But EugenitK impatient to know the reft of this Tale, Alafs! Lariffa, laid he, thefe young Maids have ail this while counterfeited fleep only to hear you fpeak with more liberty ; and I afllire you, they long more than any of us to know the end of your Story. Go on I befeech you, faid he em- bracing her. She confented, promis'd to end the Story as modeftly as poflible, and calling the young Maids ihs told them. jo' Afaids lit tied to Tet youth allow* feme Liberty. And thus refum'd her Difcourie. One while I complained of Love^and another whilel pray'd^o him: Great God,faid I often to him,eithercure me or make me belov'd of him I love. All this while I could neither eat nor fleep. Gifm, (for that was the name of my Dear,) recover'd his Beauty every Day j for Time, which conquers all, had alleviated his Sor- f ows. For my part., I was no more the lame Woman, Lariffe Le Compaction Sage & Ingwieux. 120 Lariffe par ec coiite, avoic attire I'attemion de route la compagnie, mais fur tout dc deux jeunes Fiiles qui faiib'ient femblant de donnir do pcurque la Bien&ance ne les obiigeat de Fe retirsr Ti ell'es paroiilbient entendre ce qu'el'e diibit- 1'une d'ellesayant otivert les yeuxpour rega dor Larijfe, conime fi c'eut ccc lans dcilein, !es re- ' ferma auili- tot. Potir'1'autre, f \iiiint fjmblant de ie re- vciller : Bft-il deja jour? die elle, 6c rOuRic cnle dii'inr. T i rrmmami> r"cfihnf ' ltiir' fitit^ft '<: RS ^','n rt' w ii.nir Frirr cbnhut lours finelT;s, & s'en icjouit forr. Lariffe avoi'c cefle de parler, "diiant 'qu'elle ne vouloic pas achever le recitde cectc avanture, de peur de faire de la peine a ces jeunes Fiiles &c elle menajoic lacdrnp.-griie de quelques vieillcs Hiftoires lerreules ; Mais Eiigtne impatient de fcivoir le reife du conte : He Larijfi lui die ilj ces jeunes Fiiles n'ont fart femblant de dormiiv qite pour vous ccouter avec plus de liberal ja vous atiuVe qu'oiles orit plus d'envie que pas un de nous de fcavoir la fin deTotre hiitoire. GontinueZj je vous en conjure, lui dit-il en rembraffant. Elle y confentic, promit d'achever le conte le plus modeftement qu'elle pourroit j 6c failant approchcr d'elle les jeunes filles leur dit, // eft perwts aux jeunes gent De netre pas toujours Ji Sages. Et recomrnenca ainfi a parler : Tant6t je me plaignois de 1* Amour, & tantot je le priois. Grand DieUj lui difbis-je Ibuvenr, on gueris jnpip,.ou me fais aimer de ce que j'aimc. Cependant ^ W-AangeoiSj ni ne dormois plus. La beaute ds Glifon, c'etoit lenom de celui que j'aimois, revenoit tons les jours ; car le temps, qui vient a bout de tour, avoit addouci ies chagrins. Pour rnoi js n'etoit plus recon- I 4 and I2i The Wife and Ingenious and the more Glifons charms encreas'd, the more my fecret Paffion alter'd my Mind 3 my Face and Humour. I had not the aflurance of difclofing my Paffion, and yet was mad to conceal it : As for Glifm he was unac- quainted with my Difeafe; he was lorry for me, and only repaid with thankfulnefsthe Obligations he had to me, and contented himlelf to eafe me in my Bufmefs of a Slave, as I had done him in his. But at laft be- ing no longer Miftrels of my Paffion, I faw my ielf forc'd to difcover it ; therefore upon a Friday, Oh ! happy Day, which I fliall never forget, having found Glifon upon my Bed, where he ufed lometimes to take his Repofe after Dinnir, I defired him, melting into Tears, to take pity on me. He granted my requcft, and feem'd very well pleas'd to have fav'd my Life. Now you, my Children , be merry whilft youth per- mits you ; for the remembrance of paft Pleafures will be the only ones of your old Age. noiflable Le Corny tignon Sage & Ingenieux. 122 noiffable 8c plus lesagr&nens de Glifon augmentoient, plus ma paffion fecrette changeoit mon efprit, mon Vifage^ & mon humeur. Je n'ofbis decouvrir mon A- mour, & j'etois au defefpoir de le taire: mais Ghfon ne connoiflbit pas mon mal. II me plaignoit, & payoic de reconnoiflance ieulement ies obligations qu'il m'a- voit,& fe contentok de me (bulager de mes devoirs d'el : clave, comme je i'avois (bulagi dans Ies (lens. Mais en- fin ne me trouvant plus MaitrelTe de mon Amour, ja vis bien qu'il faloic me declarer. Un Vendredy done, 6 jourhcureux,' que je n'oublierai jamats, ayant trouv^ Glifon fur mon lit, ou il fe repoibit quelquefois apres din, je le priai en fondant en larmes d'avoir pitie de mor, il ne s>'cn defendit pas, & me parut fort aife de m'avoir iauv^ la Vie. Vous autres, mes Enfans, rejouhTez vous pendant que Vage vous le permet. Le fouvenir des plaifirs paflez ieront Ies ieuls de vdtre Vieillefle. THE The ingenious Thoughts, noble Senti- ments, Jefts arid witty .Repair-ties ot the MODERNS- With fbme pkafant s T o R i E s, ENGLISH and FRENCH. HEnry the Eighth King of England, being at odds with Francis I. King ot France, relolv'd to fend him an AmbaiTadour with a very haughty and threatning MelTage, and to that purpoie made choice of Biftiop Banner, in whom he repofedgpeat Gonfktence. The -&tihop told him 3 that his Life would be in great danger, if he (hould offer fuch Language to fo high-fpiriced a King as Fran- ca the Firft. Be not afraid a laid Henry VIII. for (hould the French King put you to Death, I would take off many a Head of thole French Men that are here in my Power : / believe fo, anfwer'd the Bifhop, but of alltbofe Heads, added he with afmile, none would fit my Shoulders fo wtll to what pwpofe are all ibefe fne Speeches -when the) are together and akne ? 5 A Spawfb Lady young and beautiful, went to con- feG to a Friar of that Country. The Father Confe lor after many Queftions about the Heads of herCon- ieflion^ grew defirous to be acquainted with fier, and askt what her Name was. The Lady who felt no Temptation to g;atify his Curioficy,, anfwered, Fatter, mj Name is no Sin. Another Spamjh Lady went to the Church belonging to a Monafteiy of Friars,in order to Confels, and rind- ing a Friar of that Houfe alone in one of the Chappek, fhe kneeled down by him, and c<>!u him all her Sins ; and as he aniwered nothing, (he askt him his Abfolu- tion. I cannot give it you, laid the Friar, for lam no Prieft. You are no Prieit ? laid the Lady, very much furpriz'd, and in a great Paffion : No, Madam, an wer'd coldly the Friar. Well, reply 'd Jhe, I go and complain of you to your Superiour, for hearing my Confeflion : And I, return'd the Friar, I go and tell News of you to your Husband. Whereupon, being entred upon acompeniation of Threatnings, thev pa. ted up- on even Terms; the Lady having wifcly confidered that it was not for her intereit that this Adventure fhould be made publick. 7 Th Count of Orfaz, a Grandee of S/^being will- ing to have with him a Man of Learning lor the Plea- iionnez Le Compagon Sage & Ingenienx. 128 , >tte ijnd, this Man did not fit him : And why,, ask'd his Friend, JBecauJe, reply 'd he, IboU that Man for. a Dunce that cant make five Verfes, ami far a Fool 3 him lhat makes four. The Spaniffi runs thus^ Tingo for necio at qttc vojahe ba&er ttna topla, y for loc al f^ut haze des. AChymift having dedicated to Pope Leo X. a Book; wherein he pretended to teach rhe way of making Gold, expeded to receive a magnificent Piefent : But the Pope fent him only a great empty Purfe., with this Complement, That face be knew bow to make GoU y he wanted but fometk'Mg to put it in. 9 A Gentleman of the Court of France, went to one of hisFriends to wifli him joy about a Dignity to which he was lately railed : This Man puffed up with his new Preferment, ask'd who he was? the other, with- out difcompofing himfeit, (peaks to another tune, and tells him, That be came to condole tie Misfortune that had befallen him, and that he was etfrtwe ferry to fee him both Deaf and Blind, face be knew net bis be ft Friends. id A bad Italian Preacher made one Day a Sermon upon the Panegyrick of a Saint, and in the heat of U Le Compagnon Sage & Ingenitux^ I jo la Convention, tin de fes Amis lui en prefenta un a qui il demanda d'abord s'il ftvoit faire des Vers ? L'homme deLettres lui repondit qu'il en jugeroit par lesOuvrages qu'il lui feroit voir de la fa$on: Et il lui apportale len- demain quantit6 de Romances, & d'autres Poefies EJfiag- nolle* de routes les efpeces. Le Grand d'Efiapne apies les avoir leiies, die a fbn Ami que cc Homme ne 1'ac- commodoit pas: Et pourquoi ? lui demanda fbn Ami ; C'e/?, repliqua-t-il, que je tiens pour fit celui qui ne fait fat faire deux Ven> & pour fou celui qui en fait ejuatre. En Efyagnol, Tengo for mclo al que no fabe bazer una copla t por loco al que baz,e dos. 8 Un Chymifte ayant dedi6 au Pape Leon X. un Livre ou il le vantoit d'apprendre la mnniere de faire de 1'Or, s'attendoit a recevoir un magnifique Prefent : Mais le Pape ne lui envoya qu'une grande Boui fe toute vuide, & lui fit dire, Que puts quil fa-voit faire de /'Or, iln'avoit bsfoin que d'un lieu pour le mettre. 9 Un Gahnt homnie de h Cour de France alia chez un de fes Amis pour le feliciter d'unc dignite qu'il avoit obtenue depuis peu: Celui-ci tout fier de la nouvelle Elevation demanda qui il etoit ? 1'autre fins fe decon- certer, change de langage, & lui dit, Quil venoit lui temoigner la douleur quil tvoit tin ntalbettr qai lui etoit ar- rive & qu'il etott fort toucbe de le voir fofird & aveugle, puts quil ne, reconnoijjott plus fes rneiileurs Amis. 10 Un m^chant Pr^dicateur It alien prechoit un jour la Panegyrique dun Sainr, 8c etantdans 1'aidcur dc fou K hit 131 The Wife And Ingeniou* do his Difcourfe ask'd with a great Motion, where fiiall I place my Saint ? Where (hall I place my Saint ? A merry Fellow who happen'd to be one of his Hearers, being tired with his Preaching, reiolv'd to be gone, and cry'd to him in a loud Voice : Here is my room that I leave for him. il The famous Moliere being dead, many Poetafters writ Epitaphs upon him. One of them went one Day and presented one of his own making to a Prince much renown'dfor his Wit: Would to God, Sir, laid the Prince, receiving the Epitaph., that Moliere frefented me yours. il ^French Courtier was fufpe&ed of defed, but would never own it ; one Day meeting the Poet Benferade, who had often jeei'd him about it; Sir, faid he, for all your filly Jefts, my Wife was brought to Bed two Days ago: Faith 3 Sir, reply 'd Benferade 3 I never yueftioned your Wife. A petty Prince of Italy being informed that a French Gentleman who was at his Court, had made a jeft of him and his defigns,, fent one to bid him depart his Dominions within three Days: He Joes me too great a Fwoftr; anfwered the FrazcS'Man, in granting me fo much time : / don't want above three quarters of an Hour to obey him. Dif- Le Compagxon Sage & Ingenieux. Difcours, il demandoit avec beaucpup d'emotion ou mettrai-je mon Saint ? oumettrai-je mon Saint? un Plailant qui etoit dans Ion Auditoire., enriuy de fa Predication; refblutde s'en aller, & lui cria tout haut: Voila ma place que je lui laiffe. II Quand le fameux Moliere fut mort, plufisurs mauvais Poetes lui firent des Epitapnes. Un d'entr^uXj alia un jour en prefcnter une de fa fa^on a un Prince fort c- Jcbre par fon Efpric : T*ltit a Dicu, Monfieur, lui die Ic Prince en la recevant, e^ue Moliere me prefentdt la vtitre. il Un homme de la Cour de France ctoit fbupconne d'etre impuifftm., & ne vouloit jamais demeurcr d'ac- coid qu'il le tut ; il rencontra un jour le Poete Bsnjera- t, qui lavoit ibuvent raill^ ladeffus. Monfieur, lui it il, nonobftant toutes vos mauvailes Plairinterasj ma Femme elt accouch^e depuis deux jours : He, Monfattr, ui repliqua Benferade, on no, jamais dottle de votre Femme. n Un petit Prince tflfalic ayant appris qu'un Gentil- lonime Francois qui etoit eri la Cour, avoit fait quelqaes ailleries de lui 6c de fes defTeins, lui envoya dire qu'il .lit a fortir clans trois jours de ies etats. // me fait trop k Grace, repondit le Francois, de tnaccorder ttn ft long Je riai fas befoin de pltts de trois quarts fktttre four i } 3 The Wife And Ingenious Companion. 14 The Mother of a young wanton Lady defigned to; fend her to the Nunnery of the Repent ing- Maids : I am not of that Mind, laid a Lady ot her Relations; and why? as kt the Mother, Btcaufe fa's neither, anfwer'd th'other. 15 The French King fold fbme Days ago to Racine and (Boileau) Defyreaux, I am forry you did not come to this laft Campaign, for you had feen the War, and your Journey had not been long: Sir, anfwer'd Racine, ^i>e bad no Cloaths hut for the Town, and befyoke fame for the Camp ; but thofe Places you attach were jooner taken than tur Cloaths made. 16 Three Gentlemen playing together, a mad Bull ran into the Place where they were: So one hid himielf under a Bed, another went into a Hogfhead, and the third under an Afles Pack-faddle. Now as they told their Friends how they efcaped., they all laugh'd at him who had hid himielf under the Packfaddle ; but one of them (aid : Truly be was in the right ont, for bt had 4 mind to die witb bis Cloaths on. One ask'd an old Man what he had done to live to fo great an Age ; anfwer'd he, when I could fit I never flood, I married late, vas foon a Widower, and never married agtin, Le QompAgnon Sage 6" Ingenieux. 154 '4 La Mere d'une Demoifelle jeune & coquette voulpit i'envoyer au Convent des Ftlles Rtpenties. Js n'cn iuis pasd'avis, ditune Daniede ics Parentes, & pourquoi? lui demanda i.i Mere : CV/7, i epondit-elle, pares qaelle n'ejk rit I' ftne ni I autrt. 15 Le Roy de France dit il y a quelques joui s a Racine &: a Defireaux, je fuis fache que vous ne foycz venus a cette derniere Campagne, vous auriez veu la Guerre,, & votre voyage n'eiic pas ^(e long. Racine lui repon- dir, Sire, nous vfavions que des habits J Ville, nous en commanddntes de Compagne, mats las Places e^tte vous atta- plutotprtjes yue not habits nefurent fairs. 16 Trois Gentilhommes etant a joiier en(omble,un Tau- reau eh fureur entra dans le lieu ou ils etoient : 1'un le cacha (bus un lit, Tautre ie mit dans un Tonneau, & le troifieme (bus le Bat d'un Ane. Comme ils ra- contoient a leurs Amis de quelle maniere ils etoient cchappez, tons ie mocquerent de celui quis'etoit cache (bus le Bat j mais il y en cut un qui dit : llavoit ajfiu- raifon d' 'avoir voulu mourir avec /on habit. I? Un homme demandoit a un vieillard comment il avoit fait pour vivre fi long terns: II lui l^pondkfftnw* efre aftis^ je ne me fuis point tenu debout^ je me fuis mar id fort tard, fai ete bien tdt venf, & je ne me fas point re- marie. K 3 AF1- I j 5 The Wife And, Ingenious Companion, 18 A Fellow whom the Hangman whipt through a Town, walked Ib fbftly that one of the Spectators came lira and told him : Thou Wretch ! tbou voeft fo flow- near him and told him : Thou Wretch ! thougoep fojloi ly, that tbou -wilt have many a. lajh to tell before tbou comett to thy jour me $ end : Go, mend thy pace, that tbou may ft the fooner get out of this Torment and Ignominy. The Maleraor anfwer'd him : When thou art whipt^ thou may' ft go as thou for my own part t I will go at my eafe t A Man of Ptrufa was in great defpair, and melted into Tears, becauie his Wife had hang'd herfelf on a Fig-tree that was in his Yard/ One of his Neighbours feeing him in this fad Condition, came to him, and whifper'd ibftly in his Ear : What a Fool thou art to grievt at this rate, when thou htft fo much reafon to rejoyce, pri- tbee give me a flip of that Fig-tree, that I may fa it in my Gardtn to try what my Wife witt do. 20 Laurence, Prince Palatine, found fault with the Empe- rour Sigilmundw, becaufe inftead of putting to Death his conquered Enemies, be loaded them with Favours,, and put them in a Condition to hurt him: Why \dont Jput them to Death, fiid he, when I make their hatred ccafe 3 and gain their friendfoip ? 21 A Lord having pitcht upon an ignoramus to be his Library-keeper, That's the Seraglio 3 (aid a very witty Lady,, committed to the Cuftody of an Eunuch. Un Le Qotnfagnon Sage & Ingtnieux. 136 18 Un Malheureux que le Bourreau foiiettoit dans uns Ville alloic fi doucement qu'un des Speftateurs s'appro- cha & lui dit : Miferable, tu vat fo lentement ^ue tu en compttras de belles, aw ant que tttfois a la fa de ton 'voyage ; marche, double le pas, four fortir, an plus 'vite de ce Jup- flice & de cette bontc. Le Patient lui repondit, qxandtu feras fouette tu irascomme il t e flair 'd , pour moyje wxx alter h mon atfe. 19 Un homme de Peroufe fe deselperoit & fondoit en pleurs de ce que l.i Femme s'etoit penduc a un Figuier quietoitdans fa Cour. Un de les Voifins le voyanc dans ce trifte etat, s'approcha de lui, & lui dit tout dou cement a 1'Oreille : Qyc tu es fou y de fafflige? ainfilon quettt as tant defujet de te rejouir \ doiwe moy> je teprie, un re jetton de ce Figuier _, afin e^ue je le plant e d*ns men jar* din } pour voir ce <%ue ma Femme fait fair e. 20 LaurentyPr'mCQ 'Ptdatin^ reprochoit a 1'Einparcur Sigif- j qu'au lieu de faire mourir les Ennemis vaincus., il les combloit de Graces., & les mettoit en etat de lui nuire : Ne les fais~je pas mourir,, dit-il,c fuifant cejjjer ltnr bainc & les rendant mes Atnit ? 21 Un Seigneur ayant ehoifi un hommc ignorant pour ctre ion Bibliot^quaire, C'e/?, dit une Femme de quali- t6 fott fpirituelle^ le Se nail yfon a donne a garder aun K 4 137 The Wife And Ingenious Companion. 11 Bakac having occafion for fome Money, fent to his Friend Voiture to defire him to lend him four Hund- red Crowns, and charged his Valet-de-Chambre to give him a Note for .the like Sum. Voiture told the Money, and being offered the Note, which ran thus, 2 frontife to fay to Mr. Voiture the Sum of four Hundred Crowns } which he has lent me, &c. He takes it, perufes it, and underwrites thefe Words, Ipromife to fay to Mr. Voiture the Sum of eight Hundred Crowns, for the Favour he has done me of borrowing four Hundred of me, &c. And Ib he gives the Note to the Valet-de-Chambre to carry it back to his Matter, Henry IV. King of France was Ib generous, that he ordered Pirn, Captain of his Life-Guards, to take into his Troop the Man that wounded him in the Battle of Aumale. The Marefchal dEJtrees being one Day in his Coach, and this Life-Guard-man riding by the Boot, Jhere is, faid the King, pointing to him, the Soldier who wounded me at the Battle of Aumale,, *4 One was telling to the lame Prince, that tho* he had pardoned and beftow'd many Favours qn one of the Captains of the League, yet he was not well-affefted to him, he anfwer'd : I will do him fo much good that fU force himto love me whether he will or no. Thus this Prince won the moft rebellious, and was us'd to fay 3 that more .flies were fatch'd with a Spoonful of Honey, than with Hogjljtads of Vinegar. Bahac Le Corny ngnon Sage dr Ingenieux. Balzac ay ant befoin d 1 Argent, envoy a prierVoiture ion Ami de vouloir bien lui prefer quatre Cens ecus, & chargea (on Valet de Chambre de donner a Voiture une PromeiTe de pareille Ibmme : Poiture conta 1* Argent, & comme on lui prelenta la Promefle ou il y avoit ces Mots, Je promets de payer a Monpeur de Voicure l.i fomme de quatre cens ecut qtitl maprctee, &c. il la prend, la lit, & Ibufcric ces Paroles, Je promcts de fayer 4 Monfieur de Balzac lafomme de bttit cents ecus 3 pour le plaifir qu'tl m'a fait de men emprunter quatre cens. Aprcs cela i) rend la pfomeffe au Valet de Chambre pour la reporter a Ion Maitre. Henri IV. Roy de France fut fi genereux que de vou- loir que Viiri Capitaine de fes Gardes du Corps, recut dans ft Compagnie celui qui le blefla dans la Eataille tfAumale. Le Marechal tiEtrees ctant un jour dans Ton CarrolTcj 8t ce garde marchant a la Portiere, VM, lui dit le Roy 5 en le montrant^ U Soldat qui me blefa a la Bataille d Aumale. ^ Comme on dilbit a ce meme Prince, que bien qu'il cut pardonnCj & fait plufieurs Graces a un brave, qui avoit etc un des Capitaines de la Ligue, il n'en ctoit pourranc pas aim^, il repondit : Je veux lui faire tant de bien que je le forcer ai de ni aimer malgre lui. Ce grand Prince ga^noir ainfi les plus rebelles, & il dilbit fou- ventj quon prenoit pltt* de moucbes awec une cufilhree de tniel t qtiavec vingt tonneaux de Vinaigrc. An 1 2 J The Wife and Ingenious Companion. An Archbifhop of Florence faid to a Cardinal : Men are very unfortunate, all their happinefs coxfijks in the Goods either of the Soul, the Boaj, or Fortune s and yet they are always plagued by toe fubtle Lawyer s 3 Ignorant fhy/icians^ or bad Divines. 16 A. Spaniard being a Board a Ship in a Storm, the Captain commanded that the moft cumberfbm and h rt avy Things fnould be th'own over-board to eafe the Vfffv-1. Thereupon die Spaniard took his Wife, and would have thrown her inco the Sea, and as the Cap- tain ask'd him the reafbn or it, he anfwered : I have no- ihing that's more heavy and cuntbirfom tome than my Wife, tndfo 1 perform your Command upon her. - 17 Alpbonfus King of Aragon, feeing a Gaily full of Sol- diers ready to be caft away, commanded fhe fhould be fuccour'd ; and as he was flowly obey'd,by reafbn of the danger, he was going himfelf to its relief; and be- caufe every Body told him what danger he expofed himfelf to: Nay, faid he, I had rather be a jharer than * Spectator of the Death of my Soldiers. 18 King Henry the IV, hearing that a famous Troteftant Phyfician had quitted his Religion, and turned Roman Catholick, faid to the Duke of Sully, who was then with him : My friend, thy Religion is very defperate, finct 'tis given over by the Thyficians. The fame King viewing one Day his Arcenal,a Lord Un Le Compagnon Sage & Ingeniettx. 140 15 Un Archeveque de Florence difoit aim Cardinal: Les Hommes font bien malheuri'ttx '. tout Iturbonheur con/ift* aux biens de I' Awe, du Corps, ou de la Fortune, cependant Hi font totij ours tourmentez, par les tropfubtils Avocats, par let Medecins ignorant 3 & par les mauvais Theohgkns. 16 Un Efyagnol etant dans un VaiiTeau qui fut furpris de la Tempete., le Capitaine fit commandemcnt de jetter en Merles chofesqui incommodoient &pefbient le plus pourfbulager le Navire. Auflirot ri^^WpritfaFem- me, & la vouloic jetter dansl'Eau; 6c comme le Capi- taine lui demanda la raifondece precede, il repondir; Je rial rien qui me pefe & qui n? incommode plus que ma Fe m im-> ceft pottryuoi f 'execute fur elle votre commandement. voyant qti'une Galere charges de Soldats petiffoitj commanda qu'on 1'allat fecourir $ & comme on tardoit a lui obeir, a caufe du peril, U la mit lui meme en etat de courir a fon lecours; & liir ce que chacun lui reprefentoit le danger ou il s'expofbit ! Ah ! dit-il, faime mieux etre Compagnon &ue Speffateur de la Mort de mes Soldats.. 18 Le Roy Henri IV. apprenant qu'un fameux Mcdccin Troteftant avoit quitt^ fa Religion pour le fairc Catho- lique Remain, dit an Due de Sully qui ttoic alors avec lui ; Mon Anti^ ta Religion eft licit txa1ade t car elle eft abandonee des Medccins. 19 Le meme Roy vifitant un jour Ion AicenaV un Scig- askt 141 The Wije tnd Ingenious Companion. askt him whether one could find any Canons in the World as good as thofe there : Cods-fify, anfwer'd the King, 1 never could find better Canons than thofe of the Church. go As one confidered the lofles which the City of Mian had occafioned to France, he (aid, It were to be wifli- ed that City had been quite deftroy'd: No, no, faid Chancellour du Prat, the War of Milan is like Phyfick to France, to cleanfe her of abundance of lewd and debau- ched Men that "would be aft to infecj her. Lewis the Eleventh, afterwards King of France, in fear of his Father Charles the Seventh, retired into Bttr- gandy, where he contracted a Familiarity with one Co- c a Peafent. Succeeding his Father in the Kingdom, Conontook his Journey to {Paris, to preient the King with Ibme Turneps, which he had obferv'd him to eat heartily of, when he fometimes came weary from Hunting ; in the way. Hunger conftrain'd him to eat them all up, lave only one of an unulual bignefs. The King delighted with the Simplicity of the Man, com- manded him a Thoufond Crowns, and the Turnep, wrapt up in a piece of Silk, to be referved amongfr. his Treafures. A greedy Courtier had oblerv'd this., and and having already devour'd a greater Sum, bought a very handfom Horfe, and made a prefent of him to the King, who cheerfully accepted the Gift., and gave order that the Turnep (hould be given him ; when un- wrapt, and that it was feen what it was, the Courtier complained he was deluded : No, laid the King, there's no delufion, thou ha/ that which coft me a thoujand Crowns for a Horje that is fear ce worth a Hundred. neur Le CompAgnofl S*ge& Ingenieux. 142 neur lui demanda fi Ton pouvoit trouver au Monde d'- auffi-bons Canons que ceux qu'ils voyoient: Centre faint gris t repondit le Roy, je riai jamais trouve de ntsilleurs Canons que ceux de la Mejjfe. ;o Comme on confideroit les pertes que la Ville de Mi- lan caulbk a la France, on dit qu'il fcroit a fouhaiter que cette Ville la eut etc entierement ruinee; Non, non, dit le Chancellor du Prat ; la Guerre de Milan fert dttne Purgation a la France, pour la nettoye r d'une infinite hom- ines perdtts & debaucbez,, qui la pourroient infecJer. ;i Louu onzieme, qui fut enfuite Roy de France, ft re- tira en P.ottrgogne, pour 6viter le colere de Ton Pere Charles Vllj & la ilconcraAa familiarite avec un Pai- lan nomme Conon. Apres qu'il eut iucced^au Royaume de ion pere, Conon fe mit en Chemin pour Paris, afin d'y faire prefent au Roy de quelques Navets, parce qu'il avoit oblerve que le Roy avoit quelquetois pris grand plaifir a en manger, lors qu'il revenoit fatigue dc la chafll-. Pendant Ion voyage la faim 1'obligea de manger tous fss Navets, a la referve d'un ieul d'une grofleur extraordinaire. Lc Roy prit plaifir a la fimplicite de c^t Hcmme, & lui fit- donner mills ecus; 8c commanda qu'on confervat ce Navet par- mi (es Trefors, apres 1'avoir envelope dnns un mor- ceau de Taffetas. Un Courrifan affiime avoit obferv toat ceci^ & ayant deja devor6 une plusgrande fbmmc, il acheta un fort beau Cheval, & en fit prefent au Roy lequel rejeut ce prefent avec joye, Cc lui fit donner le N.ivet. Apres que le Courtilan 1'eut develor^, & quit eiit veu ce que c'etoit, il fe plaignit de ce qu il avoit etc trompe ; // *y a point de tromperie, dit le Roy, puts que tu as ce yui rna coute milk tcw f pour un Cbsval ^ui a pern* en vaut-il cent. Alpbon- 14 3 The Wife *nd Ingenious Companion. 3* 'Alphonfa King of Spain, faid to thole who told him that his Cloaths were 16 plain that they did not diftin- guifll him from his Subjedls : I had much rather be di- ftinguifoedfrom my Subject by my Honour and Virtue , than by my Crown and Yurple, 33 The Hungarians, who had confpired againft Sigif- mundttSy being entred into his Palace with defign to ei- ther to feize or kill him, the Emperour perceiv'd them and ran to them with a Dagger in his Hand : Which of you, laid he to them, will be fo infolent as to abu[e me ? What have 1 done that defer we s Death} Iftnj one dejigns to (trike me, let him come forward, I'll defend my ftlf. Thefe bold and refblute Words frighted the Conlpirators to that degree, that they runaway at that very inftant. 34 A Modern Sage us'd to fay, That to he an Hypocrite was to go to Hell by the Road of Heaven. A Pope, before he was railed to the Soveraign Ponti- ficate, out of a feign'd and politick Humlity, caufed his Table to be fpread with aFifhing-net inllead of a Table cloth; but aflbon as he was advanced to that high Dig- nity which he courted, he told his Officers who would have lerved him as before: Let me beferved with Linnen, I have no more occa/tonfor a Net now the Fiflt is caught. 36 A Buffoon told one Day King Francis the Firft, that he had a Book of Fools, wherein he had writ the Name of the Emperour Charles the V. the King ask'd him the Realbn ; ltcii*fi$i& he., by fajfing through France, he cx- Le Compitgon Sage d* Ingenieux. 144 1* Roy d'EJpagne dit a ceux qui lui remontroi- ent que la (implicitede ies Habits leconfondoit avec fes f ujets : y'aimc bien mieitx qtte ma Gloire & ma Ptrtu mt dtpinguent de mesfafets^^ue le Diademe & laPourprc. Les Hongrois qui avoient confpir^ la perte de Sigif- ond y ctanc entrez en ion Palais, ou pour le prendre, ou pour le tuer, 1'Empereur les apperjeuc,, &courutau devant d eux, un Poignard a la main : Qui de was, letir dit-il, fera ajffez, infolent four me maltraiter ? Quaije c ait opti merit f la JMort ? ji quelquun a dejjein de me frapper qutl avarice, je me defendrai. Ces Paroles fierement ?rononc6es epouvanterenc tellement les conjurez ; qu'ils prirent auflrtot la fuite. 34 Un Sage Moderne difoit : Q*e de fare r Hypocrite c y c- toit (tiler en Enfer far le cbemin de Paradis. Un Papejavant que d'etre 6leve au fouverain Pontifi- cat, faiibir, par une feinte & politique liumilit^, couvrir la Table d'un rets de Pefcheur au lieu d'une Nappe^ mais auffi-tot quMlfut parvenu a cette eminente dignity qu'il ambitionnoir, il dit a (es Officiers qui le vouloient lervir a 1'ordinaire : Serve*, may de Hnge^je naif Ins befom de filet , lePoiflon eft fris. ?6 Un Bouffon dit un jour au Roy Francois qu'il avoit tin Livre de Fous ou il avoit ecrit le nom de 1'Empereur Charles Quint. Le Roy lui en demanda la Raifbn : Farce, dic-il, <$?tn p ajfant par la France^ il iexpofe a etrc pofts 1 4 5 The Wife a fid Ingeniou fofes himfelf to Ife popt$ut what wilt thou fay^contimied the King, if not only I let him pals, but likewife deliver up to him thole Places I have promifed him : Do you know, faid the Buffoon, What I -will do ? TU blot Charles the Vs. name out of my Book, and writ yours inftcadofhis. King ofAragon was fo liberal, that he lome times gave away whole Cities and Dutchies, and took away great part of the Taxes from his People, which gave him the Sir-name of Bored-hand, and as one told him that his Donatives were exceflive, he faid, The chief care of a King ought to be to enrich his Subjects, and let thefe te never fo rich, the Prince is never the poorer. ;8 The fame King ufefcl to fay: To live quiet in Marriage, the Husband ought to Ire Deaf, that he mayn't hear his Wifes Brawling and Impertinence : and the Wife Blind t that flie may not fee her Husbands Debauchery. 19 King Alphonfus being Sick, and having try'd leveral Remedies to no purpole, He left them all, ^and betook himfelf to the reading of Qum'tu Ctirtiuts Hiftory : He was fo much delighted witn it, that by degrees his Dileafe abated, and at laft being fully recover'd, he faid, Farewel Hypocrates, fareivel Avicenna, and all Pbyficki long live Quintus Curtius tny true Phjfician. 40 King Henry the IVth. having a Book of fbme Regu- lations for the State, (hewn him by his Taylor, and composed by him^ faid to one of his Officers : Let my Chancellour come to me thts minute to make me a Sute of fince my Taylor will pretend to make Regulatians, arrtte Le Compagnon Sage & Ingenieux*, 146 arrete, Mais que diras-tu, continua le Roy, fi non iculement je le laifle puffer, ni.iis encore, fi jc lui livre les Places que je lui ai promifes : SfaveK-vous, repondic le Bouffon, ce queje ferai ? J'oterai de mon Livre le Nont de Charles Quint, & jemettrai le votre en fa Place. 17 Alpbonfe Roy ft Ar agon toit fi liberal, qu'il uonnoic quelquefbis les Villes, 8c les Duchez, & icmit afoh Peuple une grande par tie des Impots, c'eft ce qui le fie appellerM-f era* j &comme on lui temcignoit que fes LargelTes ctoicnt exceffives, il difoit : Le principal Soih Sajefts, car Queltjttes richet luilsfoient, le Prince en devient pas plus pwvre. 38 . Ge raemc Roy difbit ordinairement: Tour vjvre dam le I Manage jl fatit ^ae leMart foit Sourd, afin eftttlrfentcnde paf les Impertinences et lesCriatUeriesdefaFentn;c\et tjtte laFcmme foitAveugle four ne voir point totttes /esDebaucbesdefon Man. 19 Le Roy Alpbonfe &ant malade apres avoir rent6 eti vain plufieurs Remedes, il les abandonna entierement, ; & ie mit a lirePHiftoire c'e Quint c- Cur fe. Le plaifir qu'il y prit foulagea peu a pen fon mal, & enfin Is voyant gueri, ildit: Atlim Hyppocrate, Adieu Avi- cenne, & toute la Medecine : Vive Qiiinte-Cutie, tnori \ 'veritable Medecin. 4 Le Roy Henry IV^ voyant fon Tailleur qui lui montroic un Livre de quelques Reglemehts pour I'Et.ir, qu'il nvoit compof^, dit a un de fes Officiers: Quon me fajje venir fur I'beure wen Chancelier pour me faire un- Habit, puis que men Tailltur vent faire det RegUmynts. JL 41 -A\- 147 The 'Wife And Ingenious Companion. King of Spain , hearing that thole of ^ who during the War of Italy remain'd Neuter, had been Plundered by the Soldiers of both Parties,, as foon as the War was ended, laid, That tby ivert like tbofe who live in the middle Stories of a Houfe, that are incommoded by the Smoke of tbofe beneath, and fy the Xeife of thcfi above them. 41 A Lord, who during the troubles of the League., had a long time been a Trimmer, came one Day to the Court of King Henry the \\th. whom he Jound playing at Primero; -aflbon AS the King (aw him he told him: Corns Sir, you are welcome; if we Win t no doubt but youll be on our Side. 45 A Man of War crying up before Sigifmundm Mi- litary Employments,, md vilifying Magiftracy : Hold ycur Ttngue, fiid the Emperor to him, and learn that if all Aiagi^rates yerformd their Duty 3 we faoitld have no occafim for Military Officers. 44 Adolphw Count ofNajJatt, being newly rais'd to the Empire of Germany, lent a very abufive Writing to Philip King of France, with many ridiculous Threats. The King, who was Maftcr of more Temper, con- tented himfelfto give tile Courrier a whole Sheer of Paper, wherein he had writ in Capitals only thefe Words for an Anfwer, TOO MUCH A GERMAN. Le QompAgnon Sage & Ingenisux. 148 4' Roy tfEfyagnc, apprenant que les Sien*ois t qui pendant laGuerre d'/^fojCtoient demeurez Neutres^ avoient hi pillez par lesSoIdarsdes deux Partis, aui- fi toe que la Guerre cut e, tinie, die : Q*ilt ttoient femblables a ceux qui etant logez, dam les ttages- rnoyens dune Maifon, font incommodes* far la Fumet de ceux qui font afi dejjom, et far le Bruit de ceux <%ui iltmturznt au dejjous t 41 Un Seigneur, qui durant les troubles de la .Ligue,, avoit long terns balance fans fuivrc aucun Parti, vint un Jour a la Cour d'Hetiri I V. qu'il trouva joiunt a U Prime j aufli-t6t que le Roy Teut appercau, il lui dir, dpprocbez,, Monfaur, Joyez, le \?hn venu ; ft now gagncns$ fans doutc vans ferez, des nforcs. 43 Un Homme de Guerre clevant en pre fence de Slgti- wond, les Dignitez Militaires, etmcpiifant les Magi- ftratures: Tjifeat&p, lui die rEmpereur, et apprenez; que ft torts les Magiftrats faifotent bien kur Devoir^ noiu n'aurion* pat befiin d Officiers de Guerre. 44 Adolpht Comte de N^^nouvellement (riev(? a YEm- pire d'slllernagne, envoya a Philippe Roy de France, un cric injurieux, et lui fie fairc des Menaces fort ridi- cules, Le Roy, qui t'toit plus moder, ic conbnci de charger le Courrier d'une Feuillc de Papier, ou pour toute R^ponfe il n'avoit l-crit en gros Caratfbere* qne ces feuis Mots, TROP ALLLMAND. 45 Char fa V. difbit : Pour Bien dreflerun Corps 4'4r~ tnee, je voudrois que lei Italiens en fuffent la Tete, let E- fpagnols let Braf, Its Allemans la Peitrin*, j eaufe At JL * fritb- 1 49 The Wife and Ingenious Companion. Faithfullvtfi and Strength j and the other Nations the Betty and feet. 46 Certain Soldiers, who w?re near the Coach of Ca- therine of Medids, faid a thoufand abuftVe Things of her; and as die Cardinal of Lcrrain told her that he was going to fee them hang'd : No, m, anfwei'd file,, let tbt.m go : I will this Day fiew Jo After-ages, that in the fame Perjon a Woman a Queen, and an Italian, have known 'how to command their fajjion. 47 King John being taken in a Battle which he fought before l-citiers againft the Englfi, was conducted to thsir Camp, where the Pi ince of Wales waited upon him bare-headed at Supper. The King defu'd him feveral times to fit by him, but the Prince excus'd bimfelf with thefe Words : It does not become a Sub- jea to fit by his Lor d t Afterwards the King told him: / defegnd to have treated you to Day at Supper, but Fortune has been willing that you fwtld treat nfe. 48 .A Painter having promifed the^fineftof all his Pic- tures, ro one who had no skill in thern^ this Man came and told him cunningly, that his Houfe was on Fire : The Painter cry'd prelently to his Prentice, Be fare youfavefacb aPitfiire: By that means he found that this muft be the beft, and he asked it of him aflbon as his Trouble was over, and that he wasfatisfied that ic was but a falfe Alarm 49 Certain Peafants complaining to a Captain, that ,,;;Miers had Robb'd them, he asked them whether had left them any thing ? they anfwsred Yes, lenr Le Compdgnon Sage & Ingenieux. I 50 kur FiJetite ct ih lenr F>rct" deficits aittres Nations en le Centre et las Pisa's. 46 Quelques Soldats qui etoient pr& da Carrofle de Catherine de Mtdicis, dirent cenc Infolonces d'clle : EC commel: Cardiml de Lorraine 1'eut ave tie qu'il les alloit fdire pandre : NJH, non, lui repondic-elle, laif- /ez, ks alter J js veux apprendre aujourfTh'.ty a la Pofterite, ejiten nns tnetne Performs, uns Fewinc^ urn Reine, et une j ont feu commander a Itur Colcre. 47 LeRoy Jean ayant 6 c pns en une Bitaille qu'il donna devant Poitiers contre Ics Anglois, lac conUuit dans leurCamp, oulePiince dzGaltes Ie lervit tera nue a fbuper: Le Roy le pria plufwurs fois clj s'^fTvioir aup;^5 de lui, mais le Prince s'en excufa par ces Pa- roles : // nappartient pas an Sujet de s'afftoir aiipres fk fan Seigneur ; en(uicc le Roy lui Jit : J'avois d^lin de votis donner aujourd'huy a fouper t wais la Fortune a voittu ^ne vous me laye* donne. 48 Un Peintre ayant promis le plus beau de tous fes Tableaux ci une Perfonnc qui ne sVconnoiffoit p.is, elleluivint dire adroitemsnc que le Feu croicen Ion Logis : le Peintre s'coria d'abord a fbn Elevc, ^cn me fnuve an tel Tableau. Elle reconnut par la que,, c'etoic le meilleur, et le lui demanda apres q;ie fbn e.no- ticn fut app.iifce,, et qu'il cut appris que cette allarmc etoit feufl\ . 49 Qtulqu Js Paifans fe plaignant a un Capitainc qnc fcs Soldats les avoient voleZj il leur demands s'ils leur avoi- cnt laiiTc quelqus choicr i!s lai rjpondirent que o: i : L 5 j$i The Wife and Ingenious Companion. Weft, laid the Captain, then they are none of my Soldiers, for they would certainly have taken all wiy. 50 ViingAlphinptt .inf.veredcsrtainPerfonSjWho preffed him to give Battle when he muft have run a great Danger : '7is the Duty of a General^ not only to Fight) l)ui alfo to Conquer. 51 Vragut, a Tmkijlj Pirate, caufed Ibrahim to be put to Death, 1 jtift after he had tlelivered up to him the Town AptroJifium, which tha Moors call Mabudia ; and becaufe he hadpromifed him his Life: and great Hewards 3 he faid for his Juftification : That no body ts obliged to keep his Word, with one who had been Trajtor to hit own Country. 5* 'Afyhonfitf King of Aragon, drunk ib little Wine 3 that his Friends wondring at it, ho laid : Alexanders ex- efjji-ve Love of Wine, was a great Blefnifh to his Glory, fir it obfcttres Reafon and Venue : He laid likewife : Whit has two very til Daughter s 3 Fury, and brutijh Love. 5$ King Lewis XI. hearing that Nicolas Rautin, Chan- cellour to the Duke of Burgundy, had founded a rich Hofpital at Bsaune, faid : It is but reafan that the Chan- tettor of Burgundy, -who in his Life-rim* has made fo many Beggars, fiotiU in 'his latter Dqys build an Hoftitalfor them. 54 Charles Duke of Calabria, having Condemned a Gentleman to pay a Hundred Florins of Gold to a Maid whom he had abufed, commanded him to fol- low the Maid, who had the Money about her., and Le Qonqngnon Sage & l/igenieux. i $2 He Uen, letir dit le Capitaine, ce tie font done pas met Soldats, ih auroient ajfurewent tout fm ports. 1* Le Roy Alphonfe repondit a quelques Pei tonnes qui Ic preflbient de Conner Bauille clans une Conjon&ure dangereufe. Le Devoir fun Gtneral, e'ef de ^aincre, non pat de Combattre [tulement. 51 Dragut, Corfaire Turc, fit tuer ttrab'an, qul venoit de lui livrer la Ville tiAfbrodifum, que les Maura uommenc Mabudia ; er comme il lui avoir promis U Vie avec de grandes Recompences, il dit pour te juft-ifier : Qttc per fount netoit oblige de tenir fa Parole a celui <{ui avoit ete Traitre a \a Patriie. 5> Alpbonfe Roy $Aragm t beuvoit fi peu de Vin ? que fes Amis s'en Itonant, il leur dit : LAmcur f* IQeiandrc tut pour le Vin terntt beaucoup Nclat de fa Gloire, il fait cmbre & obfcttrit la Raifon et la Vertu 3 il difo'u encore, Le Vm a deux fort mecbante* Filks, la Fureur et I' Amour brutal. 5? Le Roy Louis XI. entendant dire que Nicolaf Rau- lin, Chancelier du Due de Bourgogne, avoit fond^ un riche Hopital a Beaune } dit: Heft bien raifonnMe ffu.s k Chancelier de Bourgogne, qui de fin terns & bien preparees, mais francbemtnt les Florentins vons degoutent. 61 La Vie du Ripe BonifaceVHI frit fi pen reglee,qu'on a dit de lui : Quil entra au Sower ain Pontifcat^mmettnRe- rftiil vecut comnte unLtva &qttil mourttt comme unChien- 6; Le Roy Henrj\\. importune par un homme de Qua- lui dtmandoitune Grace pouV (bnNiveii.,cuupa- ble d'un allaffinarJui rcpondit: Je fuis bienfacht de nepott- voir vous accordtr ce que vous r.-e Jewandcz,,}/- vouf fied bien defa'm l'Qncle,&a may Jefaiie le Roy : J'extufc wire d*- mandcj excuiez, mon refus. ^4 Un Pocce importun, apres avoir commenc6 de lire a quelqu'un un Poeme qu'il avoit fait, demanda a celui qui 1'ecoutoit Iciquels de ces Veis ecoicnt les nicilUurs ? Ce font ceux t repondit-il^ t^ue tu nas fas encore Iut> car Us nt niont pas fait mal a la fete. 65 Un homme de Marque, au fortir d'un long diner, et dans les douces iiimees du Vin,figna un O.dre qu'on lui prclenta^qui cut ote le Pain a toute une Province 3 li I'on n'y cut rcmedi'6. Heft excufabk t (\\t un Railleur la deirus, le moyen de comprendre dam la prtmiere heure de la Dige^itni t luonpuijje qvelfue part mourir de faim ? 66 Lorfque le Doge de Genes etoit a Verfailhs, (ou il etoit venu faire des Soumiffions au Roy de la Part de A Re- publique) ct qu'il en vifuoit toutes lesBeautes, uii Cour- tiian lui demanda ce qu'il y trouvoit de plus extraordi- naire : C'tjl de rny voir, lui rcpondit le Doge. 61 OA i 59 The Wife and Ingenious Companion. . 6 7 Qdo, Bifhop of Bayeux in Normandy, and Brother t<$ William the Conqxeror, by his Mothers fide, was created Earl of Kent by the Conqueror. Sometime after the Bifhop hapned to fall into Difgrace^ fb that he was caft into Prifon. The Clergy in thofe times were free from the Secular Power, and the Pope efpoufing the Bifliop's Quarrel, writ a fharp Letter to the King about it. The King gave no other anfwer, but That be had intprifoned the Earl 0/"Kent_, and not the Bifoop ' A Domeftick of King Henry the Great , and a Confi- dent of his Amours^ obtain'd a Grant of him., and went to the Chanceliour to make it pafs the Seals. The Chan- ceHour finding fame difficulty in it, the Courtier prefs'd him and offei 'd rg prove, that there could be no diffi- cujty in the Cafe. Every one, laid the Chanceliour,, tnttft weddlc with bis own Trade. My Trade, reply'd the Cour- tier, who though 1 - himleif refle&ed upon about the con- fidence of his Matters Amours., is fo good an Employment, that, were the King but twenty Tears younger , I would not change it for Fcurjucb of yours. A Man whole Head was full of a Stage-Play of his own making, was explaining the Plot and Defign of it to a Courtier : The Scene, laid he to him, is in Cappado- ciaj and to judge rightly of the Play, a man muft tranfyort him (elf into the Country, and get acquaint (d with the Genius of the People. Tou fay right, anfwer'd the Courtier,, and 1 think it were left to have it afted there. 75 Monfieurde^^//-,havingobfaJn'd a Penfion of the King by the means of Cardinal Richelieu, this Cardinal told him : Sir, I hope you wont leave out the word Penfion in your Dittionary : No my Lord, anlwer'd Vatfgdas 3 norths word Gratitude. 74 Senferade being come to the Academy, took the Place of the Abbot Furetiere, whom he had no kindnels for, and as he fat in it, he laid, Here's a Place where 1 am like to fay many a foolish Things Very well, aniwer'd Fure- itire, you have made a very good Beginning. 71 Un Le CoMpctgnon Sage & Ittgenicux. i6i 7* Un Domeftique du Roy Henry le Grand, qui etoit confident du fes Amours, en obtint quelque grace, & alia voir le Chancelier pour en avoir 1'ex- pedition.-. Le Chancelier y trouvant de la difficult^, le Courtifan le preflfoit, & vouloit lui prpuver qu'il n'y en devoit pas avoir : il faut^ lui dit le Chance- lier, que .cbacun fe m$le de fon metier. Mon Metier^ luirepondic le Courtifan, qui crut qu'il lui reprochoic la Confidence de Son Maitres, eft tat si ben Employ, que si le Roy avoit 'vingt ans de moins, je ?ii le changer ois fat four quatre comme le votre. 7* Un Homme entete d'une piece de Theatre de fa facon, en expliquoit 1 intrigue & le Deffein a un Cour- tifan : Lafcene, lui difoit-il, eft en Cappadoce il fart /e franfpfrter dans ce ~Pais la } & tntrcr dans le genie de la Nation, four bien juger do la Piece : Vous a-vez, raifon^ r^pondit le Courtifan, & je croi quette feroit bonne 4 jeuer fur les lieux. K Monfieur Je Vaugelas ayant obcenu une Penfion du Roy par 1'entremile du Cardinal de Richelieu, ce Car- dinal lui dit ; Au mains, Monfaut , vobs n oyblierez, 'fat dans votre Dittionnairt le mot de Penfion. Non 9 Monfei^ gneur, lui repondk iSMgclas^ ni cehtl de Recowtoi/sance. 74 . Bevferade et^nt a TAcacjemie y prit la Place de 1'Ab- be Furettere, qu'il n'almoit pas, & dit en s'y mettant ^ Void une Place oiije dirai bien cits jotijts : Courage, lui re- pondit' Furetiere, VOHS ave'Z, fort bitn coinmwti. M" i6j ftie Wife W Ingenious Companion. 7T The Marquis t j-:iri;t,c caufc jufHce to be done. The Duke ask d him, v. Itcti.ei- he i.ad kept iik-wife a Regifter of all the good Services they had ionnerly done him, to- Le Compagttort Sage & Ingenieux. 164 7S Le Marquis du Cbatekt, sutre Academicien, etanc sorti de la Baftille, ou il avoic etc mis pour un fujet afiez leger, fe prefenta devant le feu Roy de France. Le Roy., qui avoit de la peine a voir un homme qu'ii n'avoit pas ,bien traite, s'appliqupit a detour- ner les yeux de deiTus lui. Le Marquis s'en apper- cevant, s'approdia du Due de S. S/wc^ & lui die : je wous prie, Morfaur, dt dire au Roy que je lui yardon- ne s & quil we faJJ'e rbonneur de vie regarder. Ce qui fit 1'efTet qu'll defiroit , car le Due 1'ayant die au- Roy, il en rit, & lui parla enfuite fort obligeam* riient. Louis XII. Rpy de France, etant Due UOrleam, avoit receu plufwurs deplaifirs de deux Perfonnes qui ttoient en iaveur dans le regne precedent. Un de fes Confidents Texcitoit a lui en temoigner fon re fentiment : il eft indigne du Roy de France, repon- dit il, de venger les injures faites ait Due d'Orle- ans. ?he Wife ancl Ingenious which the Officer anfwering, No : Then, reply 'd th^ puke, 'tis not ft far me to wake ?.vy ttff of this, and fo threw it into the Fire, without giving it the reading. 7* ! The late Duke ofGuife's Steward was telling him the neceflity he lay under of regulating his domeftick Affairs, and gave him a Lift of feveral Perfons, that were of no ufe in his houfe. The Prince having ex- amin'd it, 'Tis true, fays he, I might make f)ift "without. them all , but did yon ask them whether they could make jbift "w'tihoHt me ? 79" A wanton Gentlewoman rcproach'd her Brother with his.ftrong Paffion for Gaming, which was the . ruin of him : lyfajtwill yen leave "off. 'Gaming ? Says /lie to him : when you II ceafe to Love, anfwers the Brother. Ob \ Unhappy Man, replied the Sifieiy then fiu are &kt "to gtme all your Life-time. So . ' " A Man of Quality, travelling in Spain, went to fee the Efcuria /, and as he view d the Rich and Magnifi- cent Convent of the Monks of the order of St. Jewm, called the Cloifler of St. Laurence, the Surjeriour, who Conducted him, told him the Particulars of its founda- tion| and how King-Philip If. hatV caus'd it to be built to perform the Vow he made on that Day the Battle o't St. Ouenux was fought, which was on St. ! Laurence Day, in cafe he ftiound come off Victorious; where upon the Traveller, admiring the Magnificence of tha Building, faid : Father, that Kingmuft needs he *# Fear } - when kfHntdi J-o great A few,' non Le Campagnon Sage'&hgsnieux. 166 non : */ neft done fas jufte, repUqua Ic Due, quc je fajfi aucun ufage dt celui cr } & le jetta dans le feu fans le lire. 7 L'Intendant Du feu 'Due de Gaife lui jeprefeptok. I? neceflice qu'il y avoit de mettre ordre a fes affaires do- meftiques, & lui donna urie'lifle de plufieurs perfonnes inutilcs dans fa Maifon. Le Rtince- 1 ayant exaimn^, tl eft way, lui dit il, que je fourrois bltn me pafjer de Soys fes Gens la : Mail leur aez, 7 Mercy good Mr. Afs 9 I did not think you had relation* at Court. Toutes Le Companon Sage & Ingenieitx. $1 Toutes les dents d'une Demoifelle, qui par ! oit beau coup, etanc pretes a tomber, elle en demacda la caufe a un Medecin, qui lui repondit, tjtte c ctoit k canfe det fe* coujjes, yuelle Intr donnoit avec fa langtif. 82 Un mechant Pcintre, qui ne pouvoit vendre fes ou- vrages, s'en alia dans un autre pais & s'y fie Medecin^ Quelqu' un qui paifoic par la le rcconnut & iui deman- da pour quelle raiibn il alioic vetu en Medecin ? II re- pondic, ^ai voultt proftjfir un Art y oil toutes IttfauteJ ^ns on y fait) font cower tes par la Terre, 8? Certaines Demoifelles, (e promenant a la campag- ne, rencontrerent par lechemin un Berger qui porcok un chevreau a, maiche; une d'encre eiies sen ecant approchee, le caiella &c dit a fes compagnes, Regarfaz, com me il eft joly, il na point encore de comes; le Berger cn- tendant cela, leur reponditj c'eft yyil neft fas encore marie. La Cour du Roy e'can: en une certaine ville, deux gencilshommmesfi promenanc enfemble rencontrerent un Paifan qui battoit fon Ane avec excez, ils Iui dirent auffi tot, he, mon amy, n'avez vous point de confci- ence de maltraicer ainli cette pauvre bete ? Get hom- me ayant 6{e fon chapeau die au(Ii toe, Pardon, mon- fieur I'Anc, jc r.c croyois pas *jue vons tuffics dss parens a I* Cour. M 4 A and Ingenious Companion. A Citizen faid to a Courtier, that he had eafcd himfelf of a heavy Burdtn , by paying a Sura of Money he ow d ; and that he could not apprehend how one could Sleep that was deeply indebted. And I , aniwer'd the Courtier , who was in Debt over Head and Ears, do very easily apprehend it ; but I cannot imagine how rny Creditors can Sleep, when they think I fhaU never fay them. The Baron Jes Adret-s , one of the Generals of the "Huguenots , took during the Wars a Cattle belonging to the Catholicks, and condemn'd all the Soldiers that had defended it , to leap out at a Window of that Caftle , one of them advancd twice to the brink of the Precipice , and ftill he Jhrunk back , where- upon the Baron told him , Come , take your Leap without any more ado, for Fll niake you fuffer grea- ter Torments if you go back a third time. Sir, an- fwer'd the Soldier, jime you take the thing to le fo eafy, J lay you dont do it in four times. Which fo pleas'd the Baron , that as cruel as he was , he pardoned the Soldier upon accout of this Repartee. 87 A young Lady being in Company with her Hus- band, they began to tell merry Stones, and every one had his own , when it came to the Ladies turn , fhe was pleas'd to relate all the Stratagems that a Spark fcad us'd to get one Night into the Room of a Wo- man he lov'd, and whofe Husband was abfent^ but k fell out unluckily as they were together, very well Le Companion Sage & Ingenieux. 170 Un homme de la Ville dit a un Courtifan, venoic de fe decharger d'un pefant fardeau en payan; une Somme qu'il 'devoit, & qu'il ne comprenoit pas comment on pouyoit dprmir, quand on etoit charge dedettes: Pour tnoy, repondit le Courtifan, qui etoit fort endettcv, Je le comprens facilcment rnais f prtns pas comment met Creanciers peirvent dormir t bicn que je ne les payerai jamais. 86 Le Baron des Adrets , Tun des chefs du Parti wit , prit durant la Guerre un Chateau du Parti des Catholiques, & condamna les Soldats qui 1'avoient de- fendu a fauter du haut en has d'tme Tour de ce Cha- teau .; Un du ces Soldats s'avan^a par deux fdis au bord du Precipice, & s'en recula par deux foisj le Baron lui dit, Saute done fans tant marchandcr, car je vais te faire foarTrir bien d'autres tourmens ll tu recules pour la troifieme fois. Monfeeur , lui repondic le Soldat, Ptrifejue you* trouvez, la cbofe fi facile, ft iwifjf la elonne en yuatre : Ce qui plut a ce Baron , qui tout cruel qu'il etoit 3 lui pardonna en faveur de ce bon mot. Une jeune Darne t-tant en Compagnic avec fbn Mary, on fe mit fur les bons Contes, & chacum die ccux qu'il favoit j . la Dame en voulut dire un a fbn tour, & raconta toutes les addreiles dont un Galand s'ctoit fervi pour s'introduire la nuit dans la Chainbre d'une Femme qu'il atmoit 3 &: done le Mary etoit ahfent; hiais par malheur, ajoi>ta-t-elle^ comms iis uoie?u- eri The Wife and Ingenious Companion. jpleas'd with one another, that the Husband comes and knocks at the Door. So you may imagine , faid Ihe what Trouble I was in. Tf i prepofterous Reflexi- on caft her Husband into another fort of Trouble, by giving him to underhand what (hare he had in this Adventure , and how his Wife had blurted out a Truth, which /he never defign'd to let him know. 88 Count Marrtfilt having received three Routings in Germany, went to the French King for new Recruits. As he was feeing the two Qut ens one day at Dinner, the Queen Mother faid , They fay Ccunt Mansfelt /> here among the Croud. I do not believe it , faid the young Queen, for wbevfoever he fees a Spaniard he runs away. 89 A Captain that had a wooden Leg booted over , had it fhattered to pieces by a Cannon Bullet , his Sol- diers crying out, A Surgeon, a Surgeon for the Captain. JV0, 00, (aid he, a Carpenter ivi& Jerve my turn. 90 A Secretary of State in France, pafling the 'Pont-neuf, or New Bridge at Paris , between Nine and Ten a Clock in a Winter-night , with his Lacquey carrying a Flambeau before him, o're-heard a noife of cla/hing of Swords and Fighting , and looking under the Flambeau, and perceiving they were but two, he bid his Footman go on. They had not gone many paces, but two armed Men , with their Piitols cock'd , and Swords drawn, made pufhing towards them : One of femble. Le Compxpnon Sa*e & h*emeux. femble, fort contens Tun de Tautre, Void )e Mari qtri revint frapper a la porte : Im.tginez. vctts, dit elle, alert fembarras ch je fus. Cette reHexton mal place'e , jetta fon Mary dans un autre cmbarras, en lut faifant con- noitre la part qu'il avoit en cette avanture, & comme fa femme, fans y penler, avoit lahTe echapper une verkc (ju'elle n'avoit pas intention de lui apprendre. Le Comte de Mansfek, ayant perdu trois Battailles en AUcmagrc ^ vint demander de nouveaux Renforts au Roy de France. Un jour qu il alia voir les deux Reines a diner., la Reine Mere dit : On dit yue le Cent* ele Mansfelt eft far mi cette Foule ; je nen crots rhn, Dit la jeune Reine, Car il prend la fyttt ?l Sir,: fad he, It-b.as.cami fooftyl tkvugbt it would: -have found, its way hitben without my affijtance. ' A Lawyer being Sick, made his will , and gave ar way all. his Efiate to Luoatick, Frantick, and Mad People-: And being ask'd why he did fo, he reply'dy From fitch he bad it, and ta.Jucb be wttld give . if again. .<. . A Taylor carried his Biilto; the Duke of Bt&h& bam, who faid-he could not then pay him, but mads him flip a Mefs of his Broth , which having done, he humbly thanks .his Grace, and Jakes his leave. He had not been at home 'exerci ling his Shears , but b^' was fie for the Bodkin , for his Broth began to ope-. race, and provok'd him to call up his Wife, who pre- fently attended his Motion , being eafily .prevail'd withal. So as the Potage began to work with, him / he- work'd with her ,. aad: having highly pi? afed his Wife, as well. as hin^felf, with a Kiis difmiis'd -heiu Within a quarter of an Hour he calls her up again, aod fo he did to the third and fourth time. Ac-laft /he ask'd him, how this ftrange and fuddeii Altera- tion came? So he told her. My Lord did not pay him liis Bill, b t gave him a Porrenger of his Broth"^ which" had wrought thefe vigorous Effeiffe. To which fr-c reply d, Prithee , Husband, if my Lord ts iv tiling t take out all thy Bill in this Broth. ' . . valent Le Compagnon Sage & Ingenieux. I fco valet n'en fervit qu'un , & laiffa 1'autre. Cocjuin , lui dit fon Maitre, Ob eft Fautre Plat? Movfieur, die il, ll eft vena id ft fouvent, jue je croyois yiiil retrouueroit ajjtz, la cbetnin-fam moj. 100 Un Avocat etant malade , fit fon Teftament & donna tout fon Bien aux Fous , aux Lunatiques , & aux Enragez: Et comme on lui en demanda la raifon, il repliqua, Qtfil vouloit le rtndre a cwx de tjui il le tenoit. 101 Un Tailleur alia porter fes Parties au Due de Buck- ingham, qui lui dit-qu il ne pouvoit pas le payer alors, mais lui fit prendre une ecuellee de fon Bouillon , cc qu'ayant fait , il remercia tres humblement fa Gran- deur, & fe retira. II n'eut pas e'te long terns chez lui ^ faire aller fes Cifeaux, qu'il eut affaire de fon Poin- $on ^ car le Bouillon commen^ant a operer , il faluc qu'il fit monter fa Femme, laquelle ne fe fit pas beau- coup prier pour venir voir ce qu'il (buhaitoic. A me- fure que le Bouillon operoit fur lui, il en fit autant fur fa Femme , &: s'etant bien diverti avec elle, il lui donna un baifer,, & la renvoya. Dans un quart d'heure il la fit remonter,- et puis une troifieme & quatrieme fois. Enfin elle lui demanda d'ou venoic un Changement fi etrange & fi fubit ? II repondit que Milord ne lui avoit pas paye' fes Parties , maisi qu'il lui avoit donne, une ecuellee de fon Bouillon,' qui 1'avoit rendu fi vigoureux: i quoi la Femme repliqua : Je te prie, won hen, fi Milord le vent, paji toi de toutes tes parties N 2 162 1 8 1 The Wife and Ingenious Companion. 102 A Taylor, blind of one Eye, was come home fooner than his Wife expe&ed , and becaufe, during his abfence, (he had entertain'd her Lover, and could not tell how to convey him out $ fhe bethought her felfof this Stratagem, fhe goes to her Husband, and takes him about the Neck, claps her Hand upon his good Eye , and told him (he was a dreaming laft Night he could fee with the other Eye , in the mean time her Spark flipt out. 103 A Taylor having a young and handfom Wife , went into the Country to his Cuftomers ; in the mean time a lufly young Journey- man follicited her, but fhe refus'd ; at laft he vow d , when (he was in Bed, he'd come into the Chamber ; (he vow d if he did , fhe'd have a great Knife in Bed with her to cut his Throat. At Night, he opens the Door foftly, but re- membring the Knife , was ftealing out again. She: hearing a noife, asked, who was there ? Tis I, fays he, and was refolv'd to lye with you, but that I re- member'd your Vow of the Knife. Oh .' -what a Fool was I, fays fhe, to have the Knife bilw in the Kit- cbtn ? 104 One at a Lord's Table , told him of a Piece Chymiftry, which he law in Flankers, which was ft general Cure for all Diicafes , nay, 1 confels my lelf, lays he, I could not have belie v'd it, if 1 had not; ieen it,- at which the Lord wondied much, and ask d: 102 Un Le Campagnon Sage & Ingenieux. 181 102 Un Tailleur borgne revint au Logis avant que fa Femme 1'y attendit ; & comme pendant Ion abfence :lle s'etoit divertie avec (on galand, & qu'elle ne fa- /oft comment le fairc fbrtir, elle s'avifa de ce Stratage- TIC : Elle s'approche de fon mari, lui faute au cou, net fa main fur fon bon oeil, & lui dit qu elle avoit .bnge la nuit paflce qu'il y voyoit de 1'autre 1'oeil, 6c dans ce terns la fon galand fe fauva. 10; UnTailleur,qui avoit une Femme jeune & belle,s'en tant alle en Province chez fes Chalands ; un de fes Compagnons jeune & vigoureux tacha de la corrompre^ nais elle le rebuta j Enfin il jura que lors qu'elle leroit :ouchee, il la viendroit trouver dans fachambrej 6c elle ura de ion cote que s'il le faifoit, elle auroit un grand Couteau dans fon lit pour lui couper la gorge La nuit venue, il ouvre doucement la Porte, mais fe rel- buvenant du Couteau, il alloit refortira la derobes : Elle, entendant du bruit, demanda qui c'etoit ? C'eft rnoy,dit il, qui avois refolu de coucher avec vous,n'ttoic que je me fuis refibuvcnu du ferment que vous avez fait du Couteau. O ! lafofte que jcfuis. dit elle, tublie le Coutdau la las dans la Cuijtne \ 183 The Wife axd Ingenious Companion. a Grave Philofopher at the Table , what he thought of it, Why truly, my Lord , fays he, that Gentleman /has fpoken ff)j Sentiments, for he faid he toulA not have bdierfd it unlefs behadfeen it, and truly no'tneirwill 7. 105- A Gentleman came into an Inn in Chelmsford, up- on a very cold Day,, and could get no room near the Fire, whereupon he calls to the Oftier to fetch a peck of Oyfters, and give them to his Horfe prefently ; will your Horfe eat Oyfters, reply'd the Oftler, I pray^ try him, fays the Gentleman j Immediately the People running to fee this wonder, the fire fide was clear'd 3 and the Gentleman had his choice of Seats. TheOftler brings the Oyfters.,andfaid the Horfe would not meddle with them , why then, fays the Gentle- man, I muft be forc'd to eat them my felf. 106 A Gentleman wanted two refolute Ruffians, to do fome Exploit on one that had abufed him, his Man brings him two whofe Faces were flaih d and Cut : Nb 3 lays he, J'// have new of you: but if you can bring we them, who gave you tbofe Wounds, they are for my turn. 107 Two Friends, who had not feen one another a great while, meedng'by chance- one ask'dthe other how he did ?' he laid hs was not very well, and was Married fince he faw him . That is good news indeed, lays he ; Nay, not ioTnuch good news, neicher, lepiies the o- qu'il Le Compzgnon Sage ~& hgenieiix. 184 |ui etoit a Table, ce qu'il en croyoit : Vrayment, Mi- ' ordj cfit-U, ce Mofrfotfr la went d'expliquer wcs fenttntens y ar il a dit yuil ne lent pdint ereu, a mo'ms qiis de F avoir veu } & rnoy je ne faurols le croire non flits. ' Un Gentilhomme arriva dans une Hotelerie de 'nlmsfird, un jour qu'il faiibk grand froid, & cdrnme 1 ne pouvoit avoir place aujireYda ftu, il appella e.valec d'Efcurie, &lui ditd'atler ch^rcher un Picotin r d'Hukres,, & de les donnef arf plus vite a fon cheral/ Eft-ce que votre cheval mange *Jeshlikre*, reprit le \'a- et d'Efcurie ? Vous n'avezq^ eflfayer, lui dit le Gen- tilhomme. D'abord tout le nionde_ accqurut pour voir certe merveiile, Sc le feu demeuranr li^re^ le Gentilhqmm? prit la place qu il voulur. 'Un mom)i!t " apr^s le valet iElcurie rapporte les rfukres., 8: dit que ' b Cheval n'y vo\iloit'pas mordrej-'He Wen/'dk le Gentilhomme, il faut que je les mange moi-memft. r* Un Gentilhonme ayant affaire de deux Coupe-jar- redeterminez{our faire piece a un'horhme <|ui lui avoitfait aft>ont fdn vale* Uri eri aibena deu^, qui avoient le vifa'ge >alafre : Non, dit-il, je m wax point: fait ces Balfifrcf, Is firont mow affain i~'7 Deux Arnisqui re s'etoient pas veus depuis long terns, fe rencontrant par hazard, Tun d eux demanda a 1 au- tre comment il fe prtoit ? il lui dk pas trop bien, &c . quils'etok mari e ? fays he, Faith, lays Ihe, Husband, I cannot tbitk who it is for vty Life. 109 A Cheat coming into an Inn, fentfor a Shoema- ker to brinf, fome Boots, where having try d on one pair, they hcted him very well ; fo hi asked him the price of them, and told him he could not pay him for rhem this Week. The Shoemaker then told him, he muft have the Boots again, the otherperceiving there was no good to be done, takes to hi heels, and runs through the Town, and the Shoenaker after him, -rying out, flop him, flop him ; Seme going to flop him, pray do not flop me, for we cvo run for a Wa- ger, I in Toots and he in Shces ; therthey cry'd, Boots wins the Wager, if it were for a Huidred Pounds. qua Le Companion Sage & Ingenieux. 186 qua 1'autre, car j'ai e'pouft une querelleufe j Voila qui va ma!, lui die 1'autre.; pas tantmal non plus, dit il, car elle m'a apporte deux mille livres Sterling voila qui eft encore bien, luidit 1'autre ; Pas trop bien non plus, car j'en ai achete des Moutons, & ils font tous morts du Tac : Voila qui eft cruel, lui die fon ami ; Pas tant cruel, dit il, car j'ai vendu les peaux plus que les Mou- tous ne me coutoient , Cela vous a dedommage, lui die 1'aucre ; Pas beaucoup, car j'en ai achete une Maifon qui s'eft bruleej Voila en veritd une grande perte ; Pas crop grande, car ma Femme s'y eft brule'e auffi. Un homme dit a fa Femme, qu'on 1'avoit aflureque rousceux de leurville paflbient pourCocus,a la refcrve d'un leul : Qui crois tu que ceft ? dit-il , Urayment, mon mart, dit- elle, je nefauroitmimcgincr qui ce peut fcre. 109 Un Filou etant venu dans une Hotelerie, il envoy a chercher un Cordonnier avec des Bottes, & en ayant elTay^ une Paire qui lui ttoiem propres,il lui en deman- da le prix, & lui die qu il ne pouvoie pas le payer de la femaine , le Cordonnier lui die qu'il vouloit done ravoir fes Bottes , 1'autre,, voyane qu*il n'avan^oit rien, prend auffi tot la fuite, & court a travers la ville, & le Cordonnier apr& lui, crianc de eoute fa force, qu'on larrete, qu'on 1'arrete. Comme quelques uns alloi- ent Tarreter, il leur cria,- je vous prie ne m'arretez pas, car nous gageons a qui courra le mieux, moy avec des Bottes, & lui avec des fouliers , alors ils s'ccrierent qu'ils gageoine cent Livres Sterlin que les Bottes gagnoient. no A 187 The Wife and Ingenious Companion. \ 10 A debauch'd Fellow was brought before a Juftice of Peace for (Wearing , the Juftice commanded him to pay his Fine, which was two Shillings for t\vo Oaths whereupon he pulls out half a Crown, and ask'd the Juftice the price of a Curfe, who told him Six pence: Ihe-n a PCX fake yob all, fays he, for Knives and Fools, anJ rb'fres half a 'Grown for ynt : Who the Devil woktt fl'artd -cbattgirtg 'cf Money. in One Pace, a bitter Jefter jn Queen Elizabeth's time, came to Court: Come, fay d the Ladies, Pace, we fftall now hear of ourfau't* ,- No; fays he, Idmt ufe tofpeak of that -tobith all the Town talks d. ' l , '112 A Gentleman riding, had a Dog named Cuckold, which run after a Bitch into an Entry ; upon which he, call'd Cuckold, CuckoU; the Woroai* iof the Houfe cante tut and faid he was a Rogirero call her Husband ^C' old.-., you miftake, fays-he, 1 'donV call him, I~c Dogj Tbt mart Kiterit yto> fays- \ he,- Cbripian bodies Name. 1 J 5 ., It was the faying <&-Alfbwjttt 9 Simamedfthe W King of Awgmi tiiac amongft Antiatty tWng& ds 'art: by Men pofleft, or eagerly ffeffo'd in the Courfe of their Lives, all the reft are Baw^les^ be fides dry O14 no l/n Le Companion Sage & Ivgenieux. \ 188 - no Un Debauche fut mene devant un juge dePaix pour avoir fait des juremens , Le juge lui ordonna depayer I'amende, qui etoit deux Chelins pour deux juremens ; la deiTus il tire un demi-ecu de fa poche, & demandc au juge le prix d'une imprecation, lequel lui dit, Six fols : Etbien, dit il, La Peft "vous tlonffe Fripons & Fous ejtie wits titty voila vStre dimi ecu j opi Viable vcudroit s^awtfjer (t changer f on argent. in Un Certain Pace, grand Railleur du Terns de la Reine Elizabeth , etant venu a la Cour: He bien, Pace, lui direntles Dames, nous allons nvaintenant entendre nos Defauts: Point, dit il, je n'ai pas accotittime de parler (h ce e^ui fait Fentretien del cute la 'vilh. 112 Un Getilhomme a cheval, avoit un chien appelle COM, qu4 fuivit une chienne dans une Entree de raai- fbn , la deflus il fe mie a crier, Cocu } Cocu ; 'La Fem- me da logis fortit &; lui dit qu'il ctoit un coquin d'ap- peller fon rnari cocu ; Vous vous trompez, dit-il, ce n'eft pas lui que j'appelle, c'eft mon chien , Vous avez, tncore plus grand toit 3 dit clle, th donner a un chi^n le nom d'un Chretien. m 'dlpbwfe, furnomme le'Sagr, Roy KAraym avoit 3C- coutume de dire, que parmi tant de ci.ofcs que les Hommes poiledent, ouqu'iU recherchenc avrc a'deur pendant lecours de Icur vie, tout n'eitc.u'un v ;; n amufe- ment., excepte du Bon j'cc & vittix pour /,j.\ , t.wv'm Wood i8p The Wife and Ingenious Companion. Wood to Burn, Old Wine to Drink, Old Frinds to converfe with, and Old Books to read. 114 A Gentleman who had a handfbme Wife, ufed to come very often to London, and leave her in the Coun- trey , Now in his abfence a lufty Fellow, a Carter, was familiar with her, which came to theGentlemans Ear ; Who vow'd he'd kill the Rogue, whenever he met him : and being one Day in the Field, one told him that s the Fellow lias made you a Cuckold ; So to him he goes, Sirrah, fays he, I hear in my abfence, you are familiar with my Wife, and have made me a Cuckold : Well then, Sir, I have done fo, and what rhen ? What then, fays he ? Why if you had not con- feft itj 1 would have broke your Pate. A Young Fellow, told his Wife the firft Night he lay with her, that if {he had confented to have laid with him before Marriage, he would never have made her his Wife, Faith, fays fhe, I did imagine at much, for I have baen coz>tnd fo three or four times before, and was refolvdnct to be coz.sndfo now. 116 A modeft Gentlewoman being compelled to a^cufe her Husband ofdefe#, and being in the Court, fte humbly defir'd the Judge, that (he might write what /he durft not fpeak for Modefty , the Judge gave her that liberty, and a Clerk was prefently commanded tp give her Pen, Ink, and Paper,' Whereupon fhe took Le Compaction Sage & Ingeniettx. 190 vicux four ho ire , d and ens amis pour cont/erftr , & cU viwx Livrcs four lire. 114 Un Gentiihomme , qui avoit une belie femme , a- voit accoutume de venir fouvent a LonJres, & de laif- fer fa Femme a la Campagne ,* pendant fon ablence un Drole de Chartier, fort & vigoureux , etcit familier avec elle , ce qui etant venu aux Oreilles du Gentil- homme, il jura qu il tiisroit ce Coquin en quelque cn- droit qu'il put le renconter^Un jour,etant aux Champs, quelqu'un lui dit : voila le Drole qui vous a fait cocu la deifus il s'approche de lui, & lui dit : Coquin, j'ap- prens que pendant mon abfence vous etes familier avec ma Femme, & que vous m'avez fait Cocu : He bien, Monfieur, dit il, je Tai fait, qa'eft ce qu'il y a? Ce qtul y a, dit il ? C'eft que fi vous ne 1'aviez pas avoiie je vous aurois cafle la tece. Un jeune homme dit a fa femme la premiere nuk des noces, que fi elle lui cut permis de coucher avec elie avant le Manage, il ne 1'eut jamais e'poufe'e : Ma foy, dit elle, CV// ce que je me fins imagince, car fat deja etc attrapee trois ou quaire fas auparai/ant, & js navois garde de me laijjkr encore attra}'cr. Une Demoifelle modefte etant forcee d'accufer fon Mari d impuiffance, & etant a raudience,elle pria tres humblement le Juge de lui permettre d'ecrire ce qu'elle n'ofoit dire, par Modeftiej le Juge lui accorda cette liberte, & commanda d'abord au Greffier de lui donner une Plume, de 1'Encre & du Papier , Elle the 19 1 The Wife and Ingenious Companion. the Pen without dipping it into the Ink, and made as if fhe would write Says the Clark to her, Ma- dam, there is no Ink in your Pen, Truly , Sir, fays (he, t hat's juft my Cafe, and therefore I need not explain nty felf any further. 117 An Excife-man walking by a River , efpy'd a Boy fifhing , who knew him to be of that honourable Profeilion. My pretty Lad, fays he, what doit thou fifti for ? I fifh for the Devil , reply 'd the Boy, -but I want the right Bait to catch him. What Bait is that., fay's the other ? Indeed, Sir, I have been told, there is no better Bait in the World, than an Excife-man. 118 One having been a long Journey, and to make the more haft , rid Poft , being come home very weary, defired his Wife to excufe him from embracing of her that Night : She feem'd pretty well contented, but curs'd thofe in her Heart that invented riding Poft. The next day walking with his Wife into the Yard , he efpy'd the Cock afleep in the Sun , by the Hens , then he ask'd his Wife, what made the Cock fo dull and fleepy. Truly, fays fhe, I don't know, unlefs be has rid Poft. 119 A Sea-Captain was faying his Great Grandfather's, Grandfather , and Father dy'd at Sea. Says one to him , If I were as you, I would never go to Sea for that trick. Why , lays he , where did all your pric Le Companion Sage & In&cxieux. 19* prit'la plume y faas y mettre de 1'Encre , & fit fem- blant d'ecrire , -Le Greffjer luit dir, Madame^ II n'y a point dEncre votre plume :\ UraymtiX^Movficur) dit elle, ceft la juflement men cas, & awji il nefl fat niceffaire cjue je inexplique ^avantage. 117 1 Un Maltotier fe promenant pres d'une Riviere vit un Garden qui pefchoit,,& qui'favpit qu'il ^coit fi fetoit que dtvous je nt me wettws jam^is

.tes empaqueter, niais comro ils s'apperceurent enfin qu'ils etoicnt cous dune main, ils furent obligez de'prendre les, autres au prlx dii Marchand. t : Un Gentilhpmme donna ojdre k (on valet de Tap- pelkr a fix heures du Matin v mais il 1'e'veilla a quatre; & comme il lui en.denianda la raiibn, il r^pondic: Qtfil venoit lui dire^quil await enccre deux tjetircs a dormir. izz Un Cuilmier qui fervoit ua J.aquin, dit -qu'il VOIK IOH le .quiuer, ^I'comrpe on }ui cleraanda pourquoi ? Ceft) d^c il; fjnejfjjs (bmfuri'Jw&fcm* c ^ c ^ *V ; ? fyuMicr&i mm metier, O 1x5 A The Wife and Ingenious Companion. A Lady having two Suitors , one Tall , and the other Short j a Gentleman ask'd her, Which flic lik'd beft? Says /he, Indeed > &r, I like the tallejl, if all things are frofort tenable. 124 One ask'd why Men fooner give to Beggars than Scholars? Another r^ply'd, Btcaafe they think they may fooner come to be Beggars than Scholars. One was asking another his Opinion , What the World thought of him ? Why, reply'd the other,, you appear to the Ifffe, foolifli ; to Fools, wife $ *nd pray, what do you think of your fdf. 126 A Father chid his Son for rifing late, and gave him an inftance of a certain Man , who being up betimes, found a Purfe full of Gold. Anfwered the Son : fit that loft it, -was up JIM before A Phyfitian having lent for a Farrier to cure his Mule , the fecond time lie came , the Phyfitian put Half a Crown into his Hand. The Farrier return ; d it, and told him , &>, We never take any Money ef thofe *f w own Prefejfion, 123 Une Lc Companion Sage & Ingenieux. 196 Une Dame etant recherch^e par deux Galands dont Tun etoit grand, & 1'autre petit, un Gentilhomrae lui demanda , lequel etoit le plus a fon gre ? Urayment, Monfieur, dit elle, le grand me rrvient k plus, pourvev quit ayt tout b proportion. 124 Un homtne demandoit pourquoi on donnoit plut6c aux Gueux qu'aux Savans ? Un aucre lui repondit , Parce qtfon peut devtnir gueux pliitSt que faviwt. iay Un homme demandoit un autre ,, quelle opinion on avoit de lui ? Urajntent , lui dit 1'autre,, i> ous pare- ijfczfou, aux Sages} & Sage t auxfous , mats, je vow prie, yuc penfez, fay trui^Holy Pd-ther', Nor can the Church fay xoti>, as the Antknt Church {aid to the Cripple, Arife, wai^aqd be whole. Note by the by that fome relate this ftbry of Pope SixtuslV. and a Cordelier, or Francifca'n Frier. Pope Alt zander the fixth was asking Jerome Ambaffador of Venice; of whom th Venetian* held thofe Rights and Cuftoms of the Sea, the AnnbafTa- 'dour anfwer'd him prefently , Let 'y far Holitiefi Jliew me the Charafter of'St.'P&er's Patrimony, and you {hall find on ih& back thereof, a ' Grant ' made to the Venetians of the Adriatic!* Sea, ' ?7 It was the faying of a merry conceited Fellow, that sn Chrifrendom there were neither Schollars enough ^ Gentlemen enough, nor Jews enough : And when anfwer w a? made, that of all thefe there were rather too gfeat a Plenty than any fcarcety, he replied, that if there were Scholars enough, (omany ignorant Dun- ces would not be beneficed ; if Gentlemen enough, fo many Plebeians would not be rank'd amongit the Gentry , and if Jews enough, fo many would not profefs Ufury. In Qiieen Elizakttfs time, when the Wars were hot betwixt Engftri'd and sp** 9 '& negotiation was refolv'd upon to treat of Peace between thefe two Crowns, in order to which Commiifioners were appointed on both fides. They met at a Town of the 10 Le Owpagnon Sage & Ingcnieux. 101, le dlfbft dafts ipn enfance, Je nai nl or, ni argent. A quoi T&orJasivn. repliqua fans etude : // eft For, fsid he, if our Matter come and findthee here he will certainly put thee into his Pit amongft Madmen up to the very chirr. 140 An' Amonrous Lady having granted an Affignatkm to a Man who had exprefs'd a PafTioh for her, /he re- ceiv'd him in her Chamber all alone, and very finely dreft. The Lover fell on his Knees to her, and af- rer many fine Speeches, Oh ! Madam, fays he to her, Why have Inct got you in the xiiJft of a Wood ! What, yen Jefign to Cut my Throat, cry'ed the Lady in a Paffion : And thereupon call'd her Women, to rid her of fo cold a Lover. Two /.Brothers, who Hv'd together f^HHtf^d ex- treamlyVorre another, and bore the fame Name. A Man denred to (peak to one of them. Which do you ask fort Said the Porter, The Counfettor-, anfwer'd the Man, They are both Councilors. Him that Squints a little; they both Squint. Him that has a kdMdfam Wife both their Wives are handfbm. Well then 3 b\m -who ^s & Cuckold. By my Faith, Sir, anfwered the Porter, I take them both to be Cuckolds. Wett s faid the Man, tbefe two Brothers are flrangely fated to refimble one ano- ther. comme Le Companion Sage & Ingemeux. io<> comme il le preifa de lui dire combien fes Chiens, fon Cheval & fes Oifeaux lui coutoient d'entretien tous les ans ? II lui die quaere cens ecus : Le Maladc emendant cela lui dit de s'en aller au plus vite r fi fon ialut lui etoit chcrj Car, dit il, fi notre Maitre vient, & vous trouve ici, il vous mettra allurement dans fon creux avec les Foux jufqu'au Mencon. 140 Une Dame Galante ayant accorde un Rendzvous a un homme qui lui avoit temoigne de la Paffiqn 3 Elle le receuc leule dans la Chambre, & fort pare'e. 1'Amant fe mis a gen.oux aupre's d'elle , & aprcs plu- iieurs beaux diicourSj il lui die : ^l> 3 Madawe^ jue ne vans tiens-je mawtenavt dans le fotoct d'un Botf ? G'e/? dwc.fcttr 'ni.tgorger , Vecria la Dame irrittee : & elle appeila auHi-coc fe&Femmes pour la dciivier de ce froid Amant. Deux Freres qui logeoient enfembiCj fe reiTembloi- ent parfaitement , Sc portoifent le meme nom. Un hornme dcmanda a parJera 1'undesdeux. Lemuel dc- mande^--'V(jtts. ? ;Lui die le-Portier: L\ lui aui eft cwjtf;- Itr, repondit cec honing - iis le font tous deux. Cdai vi-.eft'.wt ptu luttcfa ;. i.ls le font tous deux. Celui jw mart'* ; i!s le lone tous deux. Celui jut a une befit nt toas deux. CV Jayc ctlfuftuf tfi CK#; iui repondit le Portier, , je ctois ckux. /'*;&. di) 85 J ${,i . ^42 The 2O7 The Wife and Ingenious Companion. 142 The Players ading at Paris before King Lewis XIII. a Play againft the Men of the Long Robe, had placed among the Spe&ators one of their Company in a City-drete. This Player, who by his Habit ap- pear'd like a Counfellor at Law, ftood up at the mer- rieft part of the Play, and faid with a loud Voice, That it was intolerable to lee Lawyers thus played upon, and that they fliotdd have Satisfaction for it. In ftiort , he charg'd the Player to defift immediate- ly, and forbear going on with fo infblent a Play. I "will have them go on with it , anfwered the King, who took him to be a Counfellor, that broke in upon the Refpeft due to him , by threatening them in his Prefence. Which created a new Diverfion in the Audience, when they came to know that he was a Player in, Dilguife. And the King , who under- Apod Raillery, was one of the firft that laugh'd at his miftake. The Ingenious come off of RidtarJ I. King of EvglanJ, for excufing to the Pope his keeping Philip, Bifhop of Beauvax his Prifoner , is to be admired. This Bifhop was a Warlike Man, very troublefom to the Englifli , who ppfieft the bcft part of France. Be- ing at laft fallen into their Hands, the Pope not knowing how it came to pafs, wrote to the King for his Freedom, as being a Clergyman , and one of his beloved Sons. Whereupon the King fent to the Pop the Armour, in which the Bilhop was taken, having firft caufed thefe Words to be ingraven upon it : Vide <* b*c ft Tunica Filii tm vtl nm : Sec if this be the 142 Les Le Cowpagnon Sage & Ingenieux. 108 i4z Les Comedians joiiant a Paris devant Louis XIJL une Comedie centre les Gens de Robe avoienc fait mettre parmi les Spe&ateurs, un de leur troupe en Habit de Ville- Ce Comedien, qui avec cec Habit reflembloit a un Confeiller, fe leva a 1'endroit le plus rifible de la Piece, dit hautement que cela n'etoit pas fupportable, de voir ainil jouer les Gens de juftice, & qu'ils en auroient raifon. Enfin, il ibmma les Come- diens de celfer a 1 inftant cette infolente Piece. Et mot je veux quils la joiient , repondit le Roy, qui crut que c'etoit un Confeiller qui lui manquoit de relpeft en fa prefence. Ce qui donna une aatre efpece de Divertiisement a 1'aflemblee, lors qivelle feut que c'etoit un Comedien deguife. Et le Roy qui en- tendoit Raillerie , rit le premier d y avoir etc trompe, L'AddreflTe de 'Richard I. Roy tfAnghtcrre pour ex* cufer au Rape fa detention de Philippe Eveque de Beau- vais , qu'il avoit fait Prifonnier , eft admirable. C& Eveque etoit un Horn me aguerri, & fort incommode aux Anglois s qui pofledoient alors la meilleure partie de la France. Etant enfin totnbe entre leurs Mains, le Pape , qui en ignoi ok la Maniere , ecrivit au Roy pour (on elargiflement , comme etant Ecclefiaftique , & un de les Fils bien-aimez. Le Roy la-defTus envoyc au Pape TArtnure que 1'Eveque portoit quand il tuc pris , y ayant premierement fait graver ces Mots , an b*c fit Tunica Filii tui W non : Voi (i c'eft le Coat Tito Wife And Ingenious Coat of thy Son, or not. t Which are the very Words that Jacob's Children ufe'd! 1 , when they brought to htm "the Coat of their Brother Jofepb. The Pdpe viewing the Armour, did ingenuoufly own, That this Bifliop was more like the Son of Mars , than of fbe Church; and fo left him wholly to the King's Mercy. '44 A poor Country-woman of Poitoi* fell into fuch a Lethargy, that her Husband , and all the Women of the Neighbourhood, gave her over for Dead. In or- der to bury her, they only wrapt her up in a Sheet , as 'tis ufual with the poor People of that Province. As /he was carried to the Church-Yard , they pafs'4 fo near a Thorn-bufh,, that being prickt to the Quick by the Thorns, {he came out of her Lethargy ,-buc fome Years after {he died in good earneft. Her Huf- band apprehenfive of another Refurre<5tion, remem- bred the Thorn-bufli. And when his Wife's Corps came near it , he fail'd not crying feveral times, Take heed of the Thorn- bttfk , do not come too near the Hedge. MS Sixtus V. being made Pope from a Cordelier, (or Gray-Friar) did not change his Humour by changing bis Fortune,, but kept ftill the Charatfer of a facetious Man : And he lov'd to run over in his Mind all the cunning Tricks he had played, and the Adven- tures of his firft Condition. He remembred, amongft other things, that when he a Cordelier, he had bor- rowed Money of , and had not repaid' it to him. Fie therefore inquired about him, and hearing hoquetont Le Cowpagnon Sage Ingteieux. no hoqaeton de fon Fils, ou non. Qui font !es propres Termes dont (e fervirent les Enfans de Jacob 3 lors qu'ils lui prefen terent le Hoqueton de leur Frere Jo- feph. Le Pape voyant 1'Armure avoiia de bonne foy, (sue cet Evfyue avoit en effet \lutbt Pair dun Fits de Mars , ^ue d'un Fils de /'Eglife , & 1'abandonna la deffus au Don plaifir du Roy. 144 tJne Pauvre Pa'ifane du Poitou tomba raalade d'une fi grande Lechargie , que fon Mari & toutes les Fem- mes du voifinage la crurent morte. Pour Tenter- rer , on ne fit que 1'enveloper d un Drap ? fuivant la maniere des pauvres Gens de cette Province. Comme on la portoit au Cimetiere, on jpafla fi pres d'un Buis fon d'Epines qu'etant piquce julqu'au vif par les Epines, elle revint de fa Lethargic; mais quelques annees apr& elle rhourut tout de bon. Son Mari craig- nant une autre Re(urred:ion , fe fouvint du BuifToii d'Epines , & quand le Corps de fa Femme palTa pre's de ce BuuTon, il ne manqua pas de crier a diverfes fois, Prenez, garde au BuiJJ'on d Epinet 3 napprocbez, pas trop de la haye. I4f Sixte V. etant devenu Pape de Cordelier qii'il etoit, ne changea pas d'humeur en changeant de fortune,mais conferva leCaraderequ'il avoitd'hommenamrellemenC plaifant 3 & il aimoit a repaffer dans fa me noire les bons Tours qu'il avoit faits, & les aventures de fa premiere Condition. II fe relTouvint enti 'autres chofes, quetart Cordelier,il avoit emprnnce de Targent du Superieur du Convent de 3 & qu'il ne le lui avoit point rendu. II demanda done de fes nouvelles > &c ayanc appris qu'il P he in The Wife and Ingenious Companion. he was ftill living, he fent him Orders to come, and give him an Account of his A<5tions. The good Fa- ther , who found no Guilt upon him , went to Rome with that Tranquillity of Mind , which is the refult of a good Confcience. And being come before the Pope, We are inform 'd , fays the Holy Father to him, that you have mijimployed the Revenues of your Moriaftery ; and we have fent for you , to give us an Account of the Matter. Holy Father, anfwer.d the Monk, I think my felf altogether Innocent as to that. Confide? -well, faid the Pope 3 Whether you bave not indifcreetly lent Money to any Body, particularly to a certain Cordelier , who came to you fuch a Year. The good Man having thought upon it a while : J 7*r true , faid he, Holy Father , He was a great Knave , who got that Money from me upon idle Pretences , and a "Prowije he made me of repaying it in a little time. Well, faid the Pope, we are that very Cordelier you fpeak of. V/c are willing' to return that Mo~ ney , according to Pronnfe ^ and advife you at the fctxe time never to lend any more to Men of that Coat> who are not all cut out for Popes, to be in a Condition to pay you again. The good Man , very much furpriz'd to find his Cordelier in the Perfon of a Pope , offered to beg his Pardon for calling him Knave. Never trouble your felf about it , faid the Holy Father , that might be true enough at that time $ but God has furnffid us with means to retrieve our paft Offences. Thus he dif- mift the good Monk, having paid him the Money he ow'd him, and expreft to him great Demonftrations of Favour. 146 A Divine, preaching before a great Prince, who had taken up Arms againft his own Country, com- vivoit Le Compagmn Sage & Ingeniettx. vivoit encore, il lui envoya ordre de venir lui rendre contc de fes A&ions. Le bon Pere qui n'avoit rien a fe reprocher, s'en alia a Rome , avec la tranquillir^ que donne une bonne Confcience. Quand il fat de- Vant le Pape : On nous a avcrti, lui dit le S. Pere, e/tte vous avez, mal employe les deniers de votre Convent, & nous vous avons envoys querir pour nous en rendre compte. 5. Pere, lui repondit ce Religieux, c je ne crots point avoir faitti en cela. Songez, bien, die le Pape, / vous ifavsz, point prSte de I 'argent a quelcpiun mal-a-propos^ & entrautres a uv certain Cordelier qtii faff* chez, vous en une tetteannee. Ce bon Homme apres avoir un peu reve, lui dit: Saint Pere, il eft vray , Cetoit un grand Fripon, ^ui ntatrappa cet argent fous de v.iins Pretextes, & fur la parole quil me donna de me le rendre dans peu. He bien s lui dit le Pape, nottsfommes ce Cordelier dor>t vous parlez, nous voulons bien vous reftituer cet a -gent 3 fit'' v ant notre Promeffe , & vous donner avis en wSme terns , tie nert plus prSter aux Gens de cette Robe $ qui ne font pas tons deftinez, a devenir Papes , pour Stre en etat de vous le. rendre. Le bon Homme fort furpris de retrouver fort Cordelier en la Perfonne du Pape, voulut alors lui demander pardon de lavoir appelte Fripon. N> vout en mettez, pas en peine, lui dit le S. Pere, cela potruoit bien itre en ce tents-la mats Lheu nous a domic le moycn de reparer nos fautet pajjees. II renvoya enfuite ce bon Religieux, apr^s lui avoir-rendu Targent qu'il lui de- voit, & lui avoir fait beaucoup de Carefles. 146 Un Predicateur pr^chant devant uri grand Prince,- qui avoit pris les Armes concre fon Pais , il ie com- P 2 par'd 2, 1 1 The Wife and Ingenious Companion. pard him to CorioUnus , that famous Roman Captain , who having well defeiVd of his Country in the In- fancy of the Commonwealth, was banifti'd out of it , which piece of Ingratitude he fo highly refented, that he came and laid Siege to Rome , affifted by the Volfci. That great Captain , cry'd the Preacher, juftly prcv k'd by the Ingratitude of bis Countrymen , was in a Condition to take a crml Vengeance of them. But at laft he was prevail d upon by the Tears of his Mother and Wife$ and thcje two Ladies obtained from him , what neither the Sacred College of Cardinals, nor the Pope hitnfdf, who were gone to meet him^ could not obtain. At thefe Words the Prince fell a laughing, and could not forbear crying out to the Preacher, Sir, you know not what you fay , for in tbofe times there were neither Fcpes nor Cardinals. But the Preacher unconcern d, ftoutly maintain'd to the Prince, that he was under nomiftake: And fir a Preof, my Lord, added he, cf what I fay, I my fclf have Jcen the Hiftory of it represented in a- Sure of Tapi- ftry , in a Caftle of yours at Jucb a place. The Autho- rity of that Tapifti y brought in fo pat . increafed the Laughter. Which diicompos d the ignorant Preacher to that degree , that he duckt, as they call it , in the Pulpit, and went his way without making an end of his Sermon. H7 A Bilhop entertaining feveral Prelates at Dinner, had a Side board Table covered with a Set of jarge and rine Plate, made by the belt At lifts,- and as his Brethren admird the Magnificence of it: * bt-ugx it, laid he to them , in order to rdu'vt, the low of my Dii>c'Jf. My Lord, anfwer'd one of the Pi elates, Tvu para Le Compagnon Sage & Ittgenieux. i 14 para Coriolan, ce fameux Capitaine Remain, qui apre's. avoir bien fervi fa Patrie dans les Commencemens de la Republique, en fut banni. Et cette ingratitude lui toucha fi fort au coeur , qu'il vint affieger Rome avec les Volfyue;. Ce grand Capital, s'ecria ce Predica- reur, yuftement irrite de F ingratitude de fes Compatriotes, etoit en etat (Ten tirer une cradle vengeance. Mais enfin il fe laijja toucher par les Larmes de fa Mere & defaFemme ; & ces deux Dames obtinrent de lui ce ing through the City of Naples, went to pay his efpe<5ts to King Alphonfus^ who was told by one of his Courtiers, that this Parfon was a jocofe fort of a Man, who freely and pleafantly deliver'd his Thoughts to Perfons of the higheft Quality, and had a Book wherein he ufed to write down all the Follies of the Chief Men in his time. The King, being dif- pofed to be merry, Mejfer Piovano, faid he to him, Am I fit down in your Book ? You may fee, anfwer'd Pzovaxo, and having given him the Book, he found there amongft other things : A Piece of Fatty committed by Alphonfus King of Naples, in fending JQ Germany^ a German that was in his Court, with two Ihcufand Du- fonnit Le Campagnon Sage & Ingcnieux. 2.16 ponJit un de ces Prelats, worn auruz, pu leur en cpargner la fafon. Lui faifant entendre par cette reponle, que (a charite avoit ea mains de pare que fa vanite & Ion luxe en 1'achapc de cette Vaiffelle. 148 . Un Religieux allant precher par la Campagne,s'arreta pour diner chez un pauvre Cure de Village,* Mais ne trouvant pas le Pain ni le Vin aflez bon, il en envoya acheter de meilleur, avec les autres Provifions ne'cef- faires a faire un bon Repas. En fe mettant a table il fe fit apporter une Caifette, remplie d'Utenfiles d'ar- gent vermeil- dore', dont il fe fervoit dans fes Voyages. Le Cure, furpris de fa magnificence, lui demanda, S'il avoit fait fes n De la Heine /Efpagne & de fss Perroquets. T A Camerara Major , ou la premiere Dame d'hon- ^-^ neur 3 de la feue Reinc d : -fpagne, etoic une Fem- me d une humeur chagiine & emportee, qui au lieu de fervir fa Maitrefie, fe cro>oit en dro-t de la gou- verner: Eile haiitoit moicel.emenc deux Perroquets que la Reine avoit apporcez de France , parce qu ils parloienc treats. Un joui fa Majede etanc fortie, la Camerara 3 pric les Perroquets de ceile qui les gardoic, leur tordit le cou de fang hold ,, &; s en alia. Auffi tot que la Reine fut revenue, elie demanda fes Perro- qutts,, qui ctoient fon plus g^and diver tilTement, dans un Pays ou elle n'en avoit guere d autre ^ ies Femmes tout etonnees firent parokre leur furpnlc (ur leur Vi age, &: ne fachant d'abord que lui repondre, elks lui avoiierent enfin ce qui en ttoit. Ceia iui perva le coeur, mais elle tvouva a pio^cs de cacher Ion reflen- timent. Quelque terns apres la Camera etant dc reiour, The Wife and Ingenious Companion. back , and feeing her Majefty calm enough 3 offered to kifs her Hands, as (he us'd to do, but was receiv'd by the Queen with two great Boxes on the Ear. The Confufion of that haughty Woman., upon fo fenfible an Affront,, can hardly be expreft,* fhe went out in a Paflion , and gathered all her Kindred and Relati- ons : applied her felf to the King, with a Train of Four hundred Ladies, and was fo importunate with him for the Reparation of her Honour , that he was fain to come and ask the Queen her Reaibns. Sir, replied readily that Ingenious Princefs , 'twas but to fave a Woman; longing. Do you then think two enough, Madam ? anfwer'd the King ? - elfe, pray, letjier have two Dozen. And as one Misfortune comes upon the neck of another 3 the Ca-merara loft her place to boot. A well deferved Reward for fuch as keep not the Re- fpe# due to fo Sacred Perfons. Of 'an Old Impotent LorJ. AN Old Lord fell in Love with a young Gentle- woman that waited upon his Lady : The Frailty which is pretty common in Waiting-women , being happily fupported by the Defers of an Old Man, fhe found ftrength enough in her felf to refift his Sollicita- tions : Moreover,fhe told her Lady of it,and con firm 'd by a Shower of Tears thofe Proofs of her Chaftity. Ic is not poflible, Madam, faid fhe, for me to bear it any longer : What does my Lord make of me ? And how can he have the Thoughts that I can be wanting in my Duty, either to your Ladi/hip, or to my Ho- nour ? If he goes on at this rate, I befeech your Ladi- rotour Le Compaction Sage & Ingenhux. 114 retour 3 & voyant fa Majefte affez calme , s'approcha d'elle pour lui baifcr la main comme elle avoir accou- cnme de faire, mais elle en fut receue' avec deux grands ibufHets. A peine peut on exprimer la confu- fion qu'un affront fi fenfible donna a cette Ferame fu- perbe : Elle fortit toute en colere, & ramalfanc routes fes Parentes & Aliiees, elle s'en alia trouvcr le Roy avec une fuite de quatre cens Dames, & lui demands la Reparation de fon honneur avec cant d imporru- nite, qu'ils fe vit oblige d'alier chez la Reine, poor favoir fea Raifbns. Sire , repliqua cette ingenitufe Princeffe , ce vftoit que four faire pajjer une mvie de Femmes : Eft-ce done affez de deux, Madame, repon- dit le Roy : Autrement, je vous prie,, appliquez lui en deux douzaines. Et comme un malhetir ne vienc jamais fcule la Camerara perdit fa place fur le Marchc. Digne recompenfe de ceux qui perdenr le refped qui eft du a des Perfonnes fi auguftes. D'ttn v/eux Seigneur IlN vieux Seigneur devint gmoureux d'une jeune *-* Dcmoifelle qui fervoit fa Femme : La Fragilke qui eft alfez oidjnaire aux Suivantes fe trouvanc heu- reufement foutence par les defagr^mens du Vicillard , Elle eur affez de force pour refifter a (es Soiiicitari- ons; Elle en avertic meme fa Mairreffe^ & confirms par fes : armes ces Temoignagnes de fa Chaftete. II n'eft pas poflible,, Madame , lui die elle , que je fbuf- fre davantage : Pour qui me prend Monfieur ? EC comment peut-il me croire capable de manqucr a ce que je dois 8c a vous^ & a mon honneur ? S'il conti- nue , je vous fupplie de me permettre de me retirer. to 115" 'fbe Wife and Ingenious Companion. to let me be gone. The good Lady very much in- cenfed againft her Husband , and no left pleas'd with her Woman's Honefty, told her, Child never trouble thy felf, neither think of leaving me, as long as thou art allured of my kindnefs to tliee. Then Madam , returned (he , be fo kind as to free me from my Lord's Perfecutions. Well, faid the Lady, there comes now in my Thoughts an expedient very fit for that purpofe : Thou muft dhTemble a kindnefs for him, and afterwards give him an Aflignation in thy Cham- ber. I, Madam,, give him an Aflignation ? faid the Waiting-woman. Hear me out, replied the Lady, When thou haft fet the time, and left the Door open, 1*11 go in thy place into thy Bed , and thou fhalt flip into my Room, and then, when he comes, I'll make him fo afham'd , that he'll have no more Thoughts of tormenting thee. The Waiting- woman perform'd with care her Lady's Orders : And the Night being come , the old Dotard crept into the Chamber , and eagerly went to that Bed where his Wife waited for his coming. She did not think it convenient to quar- rel with him at firft ; but this Adventure being carri- ed on more chaftly than fhe had expe&ed , fhe grew weary on't , and refolv'd to give her Tongue its li- berty, What ! is it only for this, faid (he, that you have been at fo much pains ? The Husband acknowledging his Error by his Wife's Voice , I vow , Madam, faid he, my Body has been wifer than my Mind, for it bat known you, when my blinded Mind took you for a bandfom Maid, Le Ccmpagnon Sage & Ingtttstux. -1,1,6 La bonne Dame fort piquee centre fon Mari , & tres contente de I'honnetete de fauivante, lui dit, Ma fille, ne te mets point en-peine , il ne faut pas que tu fonges a me qiiitter, etant fi afTeuree que tu Tes de mon Amitie. II faut done , Madame , reprit-elle , que vous me delivriez des Perfections de Monfieun He bien, lui dit la Dame, il me vient dans 1'efprit un expedient fort propre pour cela : II faut que tu fafles, femblant de t'addoueir pour lui, & qu'enfuite tu lui donnes la nuit un Rendez-vous dans ta Chambre, Moy, Madame , lui donner un Rendez-vous? lui cJit la Demoifelle ; ecoute jufqu'du bout ce que j'ai 4 te dire , repliqua la Dame : Quand tu lui auras donne Theure, & laifle la Porte ouverte, j'irai en ta, place dans ton lit & tu pafleras dans ma Chambre, 6c alors quand il viendra je lui ferai tant de honte qu'il n'aura plus i'enyie de te. tonrmenter. La fuivante exe r cuta avee foin les ordres de fa MaitrefTe: ,la nuje venue, le vieillard amoureux fe glifla dans fa Cham^ bre, & alia avec empreflement dans le lit ou fa Fem- me 1'attendoir. Elle ne jugea pas a propos de le que- reller d'abprd,mais comme cette avanture fe paflbit plus chaftement qu'elle ne s'y etoit attenduS , elle s'en ennuya , & fe refblut enfin de parler : Qtoy ! neft-c done tjue fbur cela } lui dit elle, que vous -vouittei dannc tant dt peine ? Le Mari reconnut alors fbn erreur & la voi:-: de la Femme, Je vousavoue, Madame , lui dit-il, que mon Corps eft plus fage que mon Efprit , car il vous a ftcormm , & men Efjprtt aveuglc vcttt prenoit pour une jolie fHe. The 2,17 The Wife and Ingenious Companion. The Widow* Exchange. \ Young Lady having lately buried her Husband, ** whom /he call'd Old Simon , ordered a Carver to make her a Statue of Wood, as near his Figure as he could , which was laid by her Side every Night in remembrance of him, In the mean time, a young Gentleman tbat had a great Paffion for her, by the Interceflion of fbme Guineas , prevaiT.d with her Maid to lay him one Night in the place of Old Simon. The Widow went to Bed , and after her tifual man- ner caft her Arms over her dear Husband's Statue , and rinding it very warm, fhe crept clofer and clofer to it, till at length they came very clofe together, by which fhe perceiv'd it was not her Wooden Bed Fel- low. In the Morning the Maid call'd at her Cham- ber-door, as ;fhe us'd to do, Madam, What will you pleafe to have for Dinner ? She reply'd , Roil the Turky that was brought in Yefterday, Boil a Leg of Mutton and Colley- flowers , and get a good Diin of Fruit. Madam, fays the Maid, we have not Wood enough to drefs fb much Meat. If not , reply'd flic', you may burn Old Simon . 156 Tie Foolijb Confejjioit. \ Simple Fellow in Lombard^ had a great Love to ** a young Maid, as he thought fhe was, and that they might live peaceably and quietly together, he thought of this Expedient; one day he told her, that it was his full intent to marry her, and to prevent Le Campagnon Sage & Ingenieux. /> Tree ^ ao v/s&m-itiP