comparison of Scoggin's Jests, p. 74, what the missing words are. We
ought to read:--"but he had me tell you it began _with a great R_."

[Illustration: Johannes Ractell]

+ Tales, and quicke

answers, very mery,

and pleasant to

rede.

_Mery_

Tales, Wittie

_Questions_

and Quicke Answeres,

Very pleasant to
be Readde.

IMPRINTED

_at London

in Fleete strete, by_

H. Wykes.

1567.

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+ _Of hym that rode out of London, and had his
seruaunt folowynge hym on foote._ i. 15

+ _Of hym that preached on saynte Christofers
day._ ii. 16

+ _Of the frenche man that stroue with the
Fanwaye for his armes._ iii. _ib._

+ _Of the curate that sayde our lorde fedde fyue
hundred persones._ iiii. 17

+ _Of hym that profered his doughter to one
in maryage._ v. 18

+ _Of the men of the countrey, that came to
London to bye a crucifixe of wodde._ vi. _ib._

+ _Of hym that folowed his wyfe to buryeng._ vii. 19

+ _Of hym that felle in to the fyre._ viii. _ib._

+ _Of hym that used to calle his seruaunte the
kynge of fooles._ ix. 20

+ _Of the yonge woman, that sorowed so greatly
the deathe of her husbande._ x. 21

+ _Of hym that kyssed the fayre mayde with the
longe nose._ xi. _ib._

+ _Of the uplandysshe mans answere concernyng
the steple and pulpytte._ xii. 23

+ _Of the beggers aunswere to mayster Skelton
the poete._ xiii. _ib._

+ _Of the chaplen that sayde our ladye mattens
lyenge in his bedde._ xiiii. 24

+ _Of hym that loste his purse in London._ xv. 25

+ _Of the marchaunt that loste his boudget betwene
ware and London._ xvi. 26

+ _Of him that was called kockold._ xvii. 27