hat D. Julio was some obnoxious Frenchman protected by the
Government, seems necessary to account for the "teachyng a dogg frenche" in
front of his door constituting such a dire offence. His name occurs, if I
remember rightly, in Dr. Dee's _Diary_ (Cam. Soc.), but I have not the book
at hand to refer to. Perhaps some of your correspondents may inform me who
he was. The original is in the Lansdowne MS. (114. No. 8.) in the British
Museum; and the fact of its being amongst Lord Burleigh's papers shows that
the occurrence took place between 1571 and 1598, the respective dates of
his appointment as "l tresurer" and his death.

ARTHUR PAGET.

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"_D. Julio's Abstract of the Deposicons of ye witnesses sworne touching ye
speches of John Paget_.

"To proue that one William (sic) Paget, on the V^{th} day of this
present moneth, being Friday, betwixt VIII and IX of the clocke at
nyght, went vp and down teachyng a dogg frenche.

"1. M^{ris} Karter, a jentilwoman borne, sayeth, that about the same
tym, she did hear the said Paget, that he wold teache his dogg to speak
frenche.

"2. M^{ris} Anne Coot, a jentilwoman, affirmeth the same.

"3. One William Poyser, yeoman, sayeth, that he harde Paget saye that
he wold make his dogg speake as good frenche as any of them.

"4. James Hudson sayeth, that standing at his maisters doore he did
hear Paget speake to his dogg in a straunge language, but what language
he knew not.

"5. Edward, a grosser, is to be deposed that he harde Paget say, I will
teache my dogg to speake frenche, and was talking with his dogg in
frenche.

"To proue that the sayd Paget did say, Shortlye will come vnto the
realme frenche dogges, I hope I shall see thame all rootted out.

"1. M^{ris} Karter sayeth, she harde Paget say, Shortlie wil come vnto
the realme frenche dogges, I hope I shall see thame all rootted out.

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"2. M^{ris} Anne Coot affirmeth the same.

"3. William Poyser sayeth, he harde Paget say, Within this week or two,
there will come a great many frenche dogges.

"4. M^{ris} Eleonore Borgourneci vppon her othe affirmeth the same.

"5. The l maior writteth in his l[=r]e to my l tresurer that Paget
affirmeth before him that he wold the realme were ryd of all yll
straungers, adding this qualification. [Qualification not