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"Try that bone on another dog," said the landlord; "as if I did not know

how many make five, and where my shoe pinches me; don't think to feed ood joke for your worship to

try and persuade ood books say is nonsense and

lies, and they printed by the license of the Lords of the Royal Council,

as if they were people ould allow such a lot of lies to be printed

all together, and so many battles and enchantments that they take away

one's senses"

"I have told you, friend," said the curate, "that this is done to divert

our idle thoughts; and as in well-ordered states games of chess, fives,

and billiards are allowed for the diversion of those who do not care, or

are not obliged, or are unable to work, so books of this kind are allowed

to be printed, on the supposition that, what indeed is the truth, there

can be nobody so ignorant as to take any of them for true stories; and if

it were permitted me now, and the present co about the qualities books of chivalry should possess to be good