The
Noblenesse
of
the
Asse
.
The
first
part
.
Of
the
Dogge
.
1.
WE
will
begin
then
with
the
Dogge
,
whose
excellence
(
in
sooth
)
is
such
,
as
he
hath
reason
to
contend
for
perfection
and
Noblenesse
,
with
which
soeuer
you
will
name
of
those
other
beasts
.
If
at
large
I
would
speake
of
the
nature
and
powerfull
quallities
of
this
beast
,
euen
but
so
much
as
is
found
written
in
histories
of
him
:
my
labour
would
rise
to
a
mightie
volume
.
But
to
impaire
no
part
of
his
honor
,
nor
selecting
any
perticuler
quallitie
of
his
,
more
then
I
do
of
the
other
beasts
which
follow
:
I
referre
both
you
and
my self
therin
,
to
such
as
haue
most
copiously
written
of
him
.
And
euen
so
might
I
likewise
do
of
the
Asse
,
stood
it
not
now
on
me
to
recount
,
not
all
I
say
(
for
that
is
impossible
)
but
many
of
his
qualities
,
which
former
writers
haue
let
slip
vnder
silence
.
First
of
all
then
,
The
gifts
and
quallities
naturall
in
a
Dogge
.
the
Dogge
only
among
beasts
knoweth
his
maister
,
and
by
means
meruellous
inough
,
distinguisheth
him
from
any
other
.
He
ioyeth
and
delighteth
by
his
presence
;
hée
beares
his
maister
company
;
hée
goeth
before
as
a
spie
,
and
finding
any
ambuish
,
by
barking
hée
discouers
and
manifesteth
the
same
,
daring
to
fight
with
his
maisters
enemy
.
Many
haue
bene
so
preserued
by
the
aide
of
a
Dogge
.
Hée
is
the
onely
dilligent
kéeper
of
things
,
that
by
his
maister
are
committed
to
his
trust
.
Théeues
hauing
slaine
a
man
,
his
Dogge
was
founde
kéeping
his
dead
bodie
,
lest
he
should
be
deuoured
by
birds
or
wilde
beasts
.
Sabinus
being
imprisoned
with
all
his
seruants
,
The
effectuall
loue
of
a
Dog●e
.
for
Neros
cause
,
the
sonne
to
Germanicus
,
hauing
his
Dog
with
him
,
A
place
in
Rome
,
from
whence
condemned
men
were
throwne
he
could
not
be
expeld
the
prison
,
nor
from
his
bodie
,
when
he
was
throwne
forth
from
the
Genioniae
scalae
,
but
laie
by
howling
and
crying
wondrously
,
when
bread
was
giuen
him
,
he
brought
it
to
the
mouth
of
his
dead
maister
.
Lastly
,
when
the
bodie
was
cast
into
the
riuer
of
Tyber
,
he
leapt
immediately
after
it
,
and
opposing
his
strength
against
the
waight
thereof
,
laboured
to
kéepe
it
aboue
the
water
:
a
great
number
of
people
being
then
present
to
behold
the
wonderfull
loue
of
this
poore
beast
.
The
Dogge
knoweth
his
houshold
soundes
of
voyces
:
The
naturall
instinct
and
gifts
of
a
dog
.
he
remembreth
his
name
:
call
him
,
and
he
turneth
to
the
place
and
person
.
He
is
not
forgetfull
of
the
way
,
how
short
or
long
soeuer
it
be
.
He
is
easily
gouerned
:
he
knoweth
home
friendes
from
straungers
.
Moste
wise
is
hee
in
finding
out
his
game
,
to
rowse
him
from
his
place
,
or
where
he
lies
hidden
:
he
pursues
him
,
and
hath
a
wonderfull
sent
.
The
boldnesse
of
this
he
beast
is
such
,
that
feare
cannot
boudge
against
the
furie
of
the
wildest
creature
,
be
he
far
greater
or
brauer
then
himselfe
:
but
especially
if
his
maister
be
in
place
to
cheare
him
on
,
prouoke
him
,
and
call
him
by
his
name
.
Many
other
things
might
be
said
for
proofe
of
his
noblenesse
,
but
I
referre
the
Reader
to
the
writings
of
both
our
auncient
and
moderne
historians
.
Of
the
Horsse
.
2.
NOw
beholde
the
Horsse
,
The
beautie
,
greatnesse
,
and
strength
of
the
horse
.
who
will
not
be
out
gone
(
in
perfections
and
Noblenesse
)
by
the
Dogge
:
first
the
greatnesse
of
his
bodie
,
the
beautie
thereof
,
besides
his
strength
,
wherewith
not
only
hée
ouercommeth
the
Dogge
,
but
a
great
many
other
valiantly
beastes
besides
.
In
Horsses
is
great
and
proude
boldnesse
,
The
Horsse
by
war
shewes
himselfe
magnaim●…us
.
and
hereof
they
séeme
to
participate
in
better
sorte
(
especially
strength
)
then
is
conuenient
for
their
nature
.
Bucephalus
,
the
Horsse
to
Alexander
the
great
,
when
he
was
royally
furnished
,
he
would
neuer
suffer
himselfe
to
be
ridden
by
any
.
This
Horsse
being
brought
to
the
winning
of
Thebes
,
The
horses
of
Alexander
and
Caesar
.
would
not
permit
that
Alexander
should
mount
himselfe
on
any
other
horsse
.
The
like
is
read
of
Iulius
Caesars
most
beautifull
horse
,
who
would
not
suffer
any
to
come
on
his
backe
,
but
his
owne
maister
.
Horsses
are
very
easie
to
be
maistred
,
Horses
ea●ly
〈…〉
bold
in
war
.
and
soone
enstructed
.
At
the
sound
of
Drumme
and
Trumpet
,
he
stirres
and
leapes
,
being
forward
of
himselfe
to
runne
into
the
battaile
.
The
kindnesse
of
a
Horsse
toward
his
maister
,
The
〈…〉
.
hath
béene
founde
excéeding
great
:
for
we
reade
that
some
of
them
haue
wept
themselues
to
death
,
as
Virgill
noteth
of
Aethon
,
the
Horsse
to
Pallas
,
Euanders
sonne
,
he
wept
excéedingly
,
while
they
did
the
funerall
exsequies
of
his
maister
.
Nicomedes
King
of
Bithinia
,
being
dead
,
as
Plinie
reporteth
,
his
Horse
neuer
afterward
would
touch
haye
or
corne
,
but
sterued
himselfe
to
death
.
The
Horsse
of
Antiochus
séeing
his
maister
dead
,
would
not
suffer
Centauretus
of
Galatia
to
sit
quietly
on
his
back
,
but
threw
himselfe
downe
from
an
high
rocke
,
and
so
destroyed
both
his
ryder
and
himselfe
.
Nor
can
it
be
denied
,
A
Horsse
seemeth
to
haue
bashfulnesse
.
but
that
Horses
are
bashfull
and
modest
.
A
horse
hiding
his
eyes
,
and
perceiuing
himselfe
to
be
conioyned
with
his
Dame
,
cast
himselfe
afterward
from
an
high
place
,
and
there
died
so
:
this
was
knowne
to
happen
in
the
territories
of
Reate
in
Vmbria
.
How
many
graue
histories
are
founde
to
discourse
of
horses
?
Some
,
that
in
a
conflict
,
hath
caught
in
his
mouth
an
arme
,
before
it
could
fal
to
the
ground
and
hath
brought
the
same
vnto
his
maister
.
Many
other
effectuall
things
concerning
Horses
,
might
be
spoken
of
,
which
I
omit
in
regard
of
the
cause
before
alledged
:
here
is
inough
in
reason
,
to
giue
him
the
first
place
of
Noblenesse
,
if
the
Lyon
take
it
not
from
him
.
Of
the
Lyon
.
3.
THe
Lion
striues
to
aspire
aboue
the
Horse
:
Temperance
in
the
Lyon
.
for
among
other
vertues
,
Temperance
is
attributed
to
him
.
He
drinketh
but
sildome
times
;
he
taketh
not
his
sustenance
euery
day
.
When
he
findes
himselfe
well
fed
,
thrée
dayes
togither
he
abstaineth
from
meate
:
which
likewise
were
conuenient
for
a
man
that
were
modest
and
temperately
giuen
.
The
Lyon
only
(
amongst
other
wilde
beasts
)
sheweth
most
sign
of
clemencie
,
The
Lyon
is
pittifull
by
nature
.
toward
humble
&
submissiue
actions
.
A
woman
that
through
a
Forrest
escaped
from
prison
,
and
from
seruitude
in
Affrica
,
to
returne
home
into
her
owne
country
,
met
with
a
Lyon
,
whom
she
perswaded
her selfe
would
féede
on
her
in
steed
of
other
meate
.
The
Lyons
mildnesse
to
a
woman
.
But
she
shewing
humble
behauiour
,
falling
on
her
knées
to
the
ground
,
folding
her
armes
crosse-wise
,
and
the
teares
trickling
from
her
eyes
,
so
asswaged
&
pacified
his
stearnnesse
,
that
vntoucht
he
suffered
her
to
part
from
him
.
Being
pursued
by
violence
of
Dogges
and
huntesmen
,
in
despight
of
them
he
abideth
boldly
in
the
field
,
that
they
may
looke
on
him
:
but
when
they
begin
to
menace
the
woods
,
then
he
makes
away
with
swiftest
course
.
When
he
is
hurt
,
The
Lyons
nature
toward
his
smiter
or
wounder
.
he
well
obserueth
the
man
that
did
it
,
and
with
infinite
vexation
goes
to
séeke
his
launcer
or
smiter
:
and
because
he
hath
but
wounded
him
,
he
smites
him
to
the
ground
,
but
wil
not
kill
him
.
In
the
Lyon
is
no
suspition
or
deceit
,
The
Lion
ioyeth
to
be
beloued
&
regarded
.
his
lookes
are
not
trecherous
or
shamelesse
,
and
in
like
manner
he
loueth
to
be
regarded
.
What
friendship
or
kindnesse
he
hath
receiued
,
he
preserueth
,
and
is
thankfull
for
any
benefit
whatsoeuer
.
Andronicus
a
seruaunt
,
being
fled
into
the
desarts
of
Affrica
,
The
gratitude
of
a
Lyon
to
his
benefactor
hauing
there
cured
a
Lyons
foote
,
which
he
held
vp
to
him
,
as
requiring
helpe
:
continued
thrée
yéeres
with
the
same
Lyon
in
his
Caue
,
liuing
all
that
while
on
the
flesh
of
such
wilde
beasts
,
as
the
Lyon
brought
him
.
When
this
kinde
of
life
was
irkesome
to
him
,
he
departed
thence
,
being
afterward
(
in
processe
of
time
)
taken
,
and
brought
backe
to
his
maister
:
when
in
a
publike
spectacle
,
he
was
deliuered
to
be
deuoured
of
wilde
beasts
,
of
which
company
,
the
same
Lyon
with
whom
Andronicus
had
liued
(
being
taken
before
,
and
brought
to
Rome
)
was
one
.
Immediately
the
Lyon
knew
Andronicus
,
and
in
all
baste
ran
vnto
him
,
no
otherwise
,
but
euen
as
one
friend
would
do
to
another
,
that
had
long
time
desired
his
louing
company
:
which
mooued
Caesar
(
then
present
)
to
enquire
further
thereof
,
when
being
satisfied
,
he
freed
him
from
the
punishment
:
and
at
the
peoples
entreatie
,
the
Lyon
was
giuen
to
Andronicus
,
who
got
much
mony
afterward
by
him
in
Rome
.
Beside
all
this
,
The
Lyon
is
liberall
by
nature
.
the
Lyon
is
liberall
,
leauing
part
of
his
praie
to
other
beasts
that
follow
him
.
And
therefore
he
is
called
the
king
of
all
beastes
terrestriall
.
These
and
such
like
are
his
qualities
,
whereby
it
appeareth
,
that
the
Lion
goes
beyond
the
other
in
perfection
and
nobilitie
.
Of
the
Ape
.
4.
THe
Ape
comes
,
The
Ape
like
to
man
.
and
would
precéed
the
Lyon
,
by
reason
of
his
similitude
to
a
humane
bodie
:
his
eyes
,
eye-browes
,
forehead
,
mouth
,
téeth
,
brest
&
pappes
,
which
other
beastes
haue
not
in
that
place
:
His
armes
turning
toward
him
,
his
hands
with
fingers
,
the
middlemost
wherof
is
longest
;
his
nayles
distinctly
placed
,
and
his
inward
parts
resembling
them
of
man
.
The
Ape
hath
a
quicke
apprehension
&
tractable
,
The
Ape
easily
apprehendeth
and
imitateth
.
wherby
he
vnderstandeth
what
he
is
commaunded
,
and
verie
gently
performeth
the
same
.
He
wil
imitate
the
Shoomaker
,
not
only
in
shooing
himselfe
,
but
in
exercising
the
same
beside
.
Many
other
humane
actions
he
hath
beside
,
as
eating
,
putting
the
meate
to
his
mouth
with
his
hand
,
making
himselfe
clean
from
filth
and
noysomenesse
,
euen
no
otherwise
then
as
a
man
doth
.
It
is
read
of
some
Apes
,
that
they
haue
playd
the
théeues
.
Their
yoong
which
are
engendred
in
their
owne
abiding
,
The
nature
of
the
Ape
.
they
bring
abroad
,
ioying
that
other
shall
take
them
and
nourish
them
:
as
vnderstanding
what
pleasure
they
will
conceiue
in
their
ioying
,
which
behauiour
is
farre
from
all
other
kinde
of
beasts
.
And
last
of
all
,
the
Ape
(
in
many
other
things
)
shewes
himselfe
to
be
the
most
perfect
,
next
to
man
,
and
more
néer
to
humane
nature
,
then
any
beast
else
whatsoeuer
:
so
consequently
,
most
worthy
to
beare
the
palme
of
greatest
perfection
and
noblenesse
.
Of
the
Elephant
.
5.
YEt
the
Elephant
would
sléepe
before
the
Ape
,
and
as
he
is
bigger
of
bodie
then
the
other
,
so
he
pretendeth
to
be
of
farre
greater
Noblenesse
and
perfection
.
For
great
matters
are
read
and
registred
of
this
beast
,
whereof
,
one
is
,
a
certain
nature
verie
neare
to
humane
sence
.
He
reuerenceth
the
Starres
,
the
Moone
and
the
Sun
.
In
the
fields
of
Mauritania
,
there
is
a
certain
Riuer
,
wherto
(
at
euery
new
Moone
)
the
Elephant
goeth
to
purifie
himselfe
verie
solemnely
:
and
bathing
in
the
water
,
after
he
hath
saluted
or
honoured
the
Moone
,
he
returneth
back
to
the
Forrest
.
His
apprehension
is
meruailous
,
for
if
he
espie
the
print
of
a
mans
foote
,
presently
he
feareth
to
be
entrapped
.
Then
staying
himselfe
,
very
héedfully
he
turnes
about
,
snoring
,
and
very
angerly
heated
.
So
soone
as
he
sees
the
footing
,
he
markes
how
the
steps
follow
one
another
,
going
on
,
till
he
come
to
the
verie
last
of
all
:
and
hauing
compassed
each
part
of
the
square
or
walk
,
then
he
prepareth
to
fight
against
man
his
enemie
.
Elephants
are
of
great
capacitie
,
for
they
haue
this
order
in
their
trauelling
,
that
if
any
yoong
ones
be
amongst
them
,
they
put
them
foremost
,
that
they
following
,
the
other
may
pace
the
more
gently
.
They
go
alwaies
in
heards
togither
,
and
the
eldest
is
the
guide
next
him
,
the
other
that
seconds
him
in
yeares
.
At
the
passage
of
any
water
,
they
put
the
yoongest
foremost
,
lest
their
huge
bodies
going
before
,
should
cause
such
a
strong
water
fall
from
them
,
as
the
yo●nger
comming
behinde
,
might
easily
be
drowned
thereby
.
There
were
certaine
Elephants
transported
in
a
ship
of
Puteoli
,
and
being
enforced
to
come
forth
,
they
were
affraid
of
the
spaciousnesse
of
the
Bridge
,
and
therefore
went
backward
,
to
be
guile
their
owne
conceit
of
the
Bridges
length
.
Wee
reade
of
an
Elephant
that
learned
the
Gréeke
Charracters
,
and
with
his
truncke
or
snoute
wrote
Greeke
Letters
:
as
Aubus
Gellius
witnessing
,
saith
;
I
my selfe
haue
written
this
,
and
dedicate
it
to
the
Celtique
spoyles
.
To
breake
an
Armie
,
or
make
sport
,
is
a
thing
common
:
hee
hath
sounde
memorie
,
and
so
is
recorded
of
his
name
.
Were
he
not
a
beast
,
who
could
deny
the
Elephant
to
be
the
picture
of
clemencie
.
For
Plinie
writeth
,
that
if
hée
méete
a
man
alone
in
any
desart
place
,
wandring
out
of
his
way
,
hee
will
goe
before
him
,
and
so
well
guide
his
way
,
as
he
will
defend
him
from
all
other
beasts
.
Let
them
be
publikely
among
women
,
they
know
no
adulterie
,
nor
euer
was
woman
hurt
among
them
,
as
they
haue
bene
among
other
,
especially
men
.
They
are
much
subiect
to
amourous
passione
.
In
Egipt
,
an
Elephant
loued
a
yoong
mayden
,
that
solde
chaplets
of
flowers
.
Another
likewise
loued
a
yoong
man
in
Ptolomies
Armie
.
And
another
,
a
yoong
damosell
,
that
was
a
Perfumer
.
The
substance
of
their
loue
is
made
manifest
,
by
delighting
in
the
presence
of
the
partie
beloued
:
their
faire
pleasing
shewes
,
and
playing
on
their
brest
with
such
mony
as
people
giues
them
.
These
things
with
many
more
,
the
Gréeke
and
Latin
Historians
haue
written
of
them
:
so
that
now
I
might
conclude
,
the
Elephant
(
of
all
spéediest
beasts
)
to
be
the
most
Noble
and
perfect
,
his
quallities
being
so
nears
in
neighbourhood
to
humane
nature
:
but
that
the
Asse
now
presenteth
himselfe
.
Of
the
Asse
.
6.
BVt
behold
the
Asse
approaching
,
who
commeth
Garlanded
with
glorie
,
and
with
a
palme
,
in
signe
of
victorie
,
obtained
by
his
Noblenesse
and
perfections
.
Wherein
he
hath
very
much
outgone
the
Dogge
,
the
Horsse
,
the
Lyon
,
the
Ape
,
the
Elephant
,
and
whatsoeuer
other
beast
ye
can
deuise
to
name
,
not
onely
by
his
head
,
and
the
other
partes
of
his
bodie
,
but
in
excellencie
of
minde
,
which
(
to
speake
truth
)
is
plainly
manifested
,
and
is
much
more
honorable
then
the
bodie
,
that
but
serues
and
obeyes
in
the
emperie
of
the
minde
.
Simplicitie
is
so
naturally
propper
and
giuen
to
the
Asse
,
The
Asse
eateth
of
all
things
without
making
any
difference
.
as
in
one
or
other
kinde
of
meate
,
he
contends
not
,
or
makes
any
difference
at
all
.
Let
him
come
into
a
Gardain
,
sooner
falles
he
to
feeding
on
bryers
and
thistles
,
then
on
good
lettice
,
or
other
rootes
.
In
life
(
beyond
all
other
beasts
in
the
world
)
is
he
most
sparing
,
The
Asse
most
sparing
in
life
.
suffising
himselfe
with
any
little
foode
.
And
so
long
time
will
he
endure
hunger
and
thirst
,
as
it
is
thought
he
rather
eateth
to
liue
,
then
liueth
to
eate
.
To
his
other
noble
qualities
,
this
of
patience
may
well
be
adioyned
,
patiently
enduring
all
kinde
of
labor
;
without
any
alteration
,
without
chaunge
of
place
,
without
kicking
against
,
or
making
signe
of
any
dislike
at
all
.
At
continuall
strokes
,
he
standeth
stedfastly
,
he
weigheth
not
the
woundes
that
comes
by
sterne
stripes
,
or
the
gréeuous
blowes
that
teares
his
flesh
to
the
bares
bones
:
but
willingly
applieth
himselfe
alwaies
to
his
maisters
seruice
.
He
refuseth
no
burthen
,
The
Asse
refuseth
no
load
,
and
is
good
in
all
parts
.
he
goes
whither
hee
is
sent
,
without
any
contradiction
.
He
lifts
not
his
foote
against
any
one
,
he
bytes
not
,
he
is
no
fugitiue
,
nor
maliciously
affected
.
He
doth
all
things
in
good
sort
,
and
to
his
liking
that
hath
cause
to
imploy
him
.
If
strokes
bee
giuen
him
,
he
cares
not
for
them
:
and
as
our
moderns
Poeth
singeth
;
Thou
would'st
(
perhaps
)
he
should
become
thy
foe
,
The
Asse
cares
for
no
beating
.
And
to
that
end
doost
beat
him
many
times
:
He
cares
nor
for
himselfe
,
much
lesse
thy
blowe
.
He
ioyeth
in
peace
,
and
takes
such
déepe
delight
therein
,
The
Asse
a
louer
of
peace
.
as
ye
can
finde
no
one
beast
with
whom
he
would
willingly
meddle
.
For
we
sée
he
stands
peaceably
conuersing
with
them
,
yea
,
so
kindly
and
louingly
,
as
all
beasts
are
accounted
brutish
to
him
,
in
regard
of
carnall
brotherhood
,
notwithstanding
they
are
of
so
many
diuers
kindes
.
He
will
not
defend
his
owne
part
of
prouender
layde
before
him
,
as
we
sée
all
other
beasts
do
,
nor
offers
he
to
exclude
any
,
that
puts
head
with
him
in
the
maunger
,
not
only
is
he
content
curteously
to
let
him
haue
part
,
but
to
expresse
more
greatnesse
of
mind
,
many
times
he
withdrawes
him selfe
,
most
liberally
leauing
all
the
foode
to
other
,
though
himselfe
were
oppressed
with
neuer
so
great
hunger
.
Nor
néedes
his
maister
prouide
varietie
of
meate
for
him
,
because
Poore
chaffe
and
water
are
his
bread
and
wine
,
Laie
on
his
back
what
heauie
load
thou
wilt
,
Yet
mourne
and
euen
is
his
seruice
thine
.
Not
only
in
eating
(
as
we
haue
said
)
is
he
modest
,
The
Asse
is
moderate
in
drinking
.
being
contented
with
allowance
of
simplest
meat
:
but
likewise
he
is
most
manerly
in
drinking
,
which
was
very
well
noted
by
our
Poet
,
when
he
said
;
He
doth
not
as
the
Horsse
,
vnciuillie
Duck
in
his
head
to
drinke
:
scant
will
he
touch
The
water
,
so
is
he
vsde
to
modestie
.
Columella
affirmeth
,
The
Asse
addicted
to
many
lab●●●…
.
that
there
is
no
beast
,
whereof
a
men
hath
more
need
,
then
of
the
Asse
.
He
breakes
the
earth
with
the
plough
,
draweth
great
burthens
for
the
mill
,
the
bakehouse
,
and
carrieth
corne
from
place
to
place
,
so
that
his
labour
is
beyond
all
other
.
There
is
no
Towne
,
no
house
,
and
lastly
no
place
,
that
can
imploy
a
more
necessary
beast
then
the
Asse
is
.
Commodiously
with
necke
,
No
beast
so
necessary
as
the
Asse
.
shoulders
,
and
all
his
whole
bodie
,
can
he
draw
,
beare
,
and
carry
vp
&
downe
,
all
kindes
of
graine
,
and
all
things
necessary
for
the
vse
of
man
:
so
is
there
no
other
beast
that
can
do
it
,
or
is
so
apt
for
it
.
The
Horsse
,
Mule
,
and
Oxe
,
are
apt
to
draw
and
beare
great
lading
:
yet
enter
they
not
the
house
,
or
if
they
be
brought
in
,
it
is
forcibly
by
stripes
,
or
such
like
prouoking
.
But
the
Asse
,
verie
mildely
,
or
rather
familiarly
,
yea
,
at
a
nod
or
becke
only
,
goes
euery
where
at
his
maisters
pleasure
.
Into
by-places
,
lodgings
,
halles
,
chambers
,
vp
the
staires
into
Grayneries
,
carrying
thither
all
things
beséeming
each
place
:
ascending
and
descending
very
perfectly
,
being
not
troubled
with
the
impediment
of
hornes
,
as
the
Oxe
is
,
nor
headstrong
,
or
vntoward
to
driue
,
as
the
Horsse
and
Mule
are
.
His
maister
is
not
molested
with
thought
or
griefe
,
to
make
his
prouision
for
all
the
yeare
,
as
ye
sée
what
care
is
had
for
all
other
beasts
:
because
(
as
hath
bene
alreadie
declared
)
he
giues
himselfe
tr
all
sorts
of
meates
.
By
the
way
as
he
goes
(
although
he
be
loaden
)
hée
takes
his
féeding
,
and
let
him
come
into
what
place
soeuer
,
he
will
catch
a
bit
,
if
commodiously
he
may
.
When
it
so
falles
out
,
that
he
happens
to
stand
two
or
three
dayes
without
meate
,
he
is
not
therefore
offended
with
his
maister
,
nor
makes
any
murmure
there
at
by
his
voyce
.
Hée
makes
no
signe
of
chusing
his
meate
,
by
any
kinde
of
testure
;
as
the
horsse
doth
by
often
neighing
and
stamping
with
his
féet
,
if
prouender
be
not
brought
him
at
time
conuenient
.
But
the
Asse
,
whether
he
féede
or
fast
,
still
goes
to
beare
his
ordinary
burthens
.
And
yet
he
is
so
curteous
and
diuine
,
That
,
as
the
auncient
prouerbe
speakes
of
him
,
Water
he
drinkes
himselfe
,
for
other
carries
wine
.
We
know
that
all
kindes
of
beasts
were
created
by
God
,
for
the
seruice
of
man
:
but
what
beast
can
ye
finde
,
wherewith
man
may
more
be
serued
,
then
the
Asse
?
He
,
beside
all
the
commodities
whereof
alreadie
we
haue
spoken
,
yet
necessary
for
man
:
suffer
the
bridle
to
be
put
in
his
mouth
,
carries
the
saddle
,
and
endures
all
other
kinde
of
harnesse
for
horsemanship
,
greatly
reioycing
therein
;
whereby
our
Poet
procéeding
in
his
praise
,
saith
:
His
trappings
are
inough
for
him
each
day
,
Oft
with
his
saddle
doth
he
feast
himselfe
,
And
seemes
a
Tully
,
if
so
speake
we
may
.
When
hée
is
on
the
way
adorned
with
his
maister
on
his
backe
,
not
a
little
doth
he
delight
him
with
his
swéete
trot
,
and
so
paceth
lightly
on
,
without
any
wearinesse
to
his
ryder
.
Mooued
(
as
I
imagined
)
by
these
and
other
his
honourable
quallities
,
nature
our
most
louing
mother
giue
him
a
priuiledge
,
whereof
he
only
might
vaunt
aboue
all
other
creatures
in
the
world
.
And
this
it
is
,
that
he
is
neuer
molested
with
any
of
this
hated
small
vermine
,
which
we
call
Lice
:
and
this
very
elegantly
was
noted
by
our
Poet
Praelibato
,
when
of
his
gifts
and
praises
,
thus
he
sung
.
One
other
gift
this
beast
hath
as
his
owne
,
Wherewith
the
rest
could
not
be
furnished
:
On
man
himselfe
the
same
was
not
bestowne
,
To
wit
:
on
him
is
ne're
engendred
The
hatefull
vermine
that
doth
teare
the
skin
,
And
to
the
bode
doth
make
his
passage
in
.
An other
priuiledge
is
sollumne
to
himselfe
,
and
nature
most
bounteously
hath
bestowed
it
on
him
:
which
is
(
as
Plinie
faithfully
reporteth
)
that
the
hearbe
vulgarely
called
Ferula
,
sodeinly
killeth
all
other
beasts
that
eates
thereof
,
except
the
Asse
,
who
thereon
●eedes
boldly
,
without
any
dread
of
harme
.
Beside
this
,
he
hath
no
gall
within
him
,
as
by
Anatomie
hard
euidently
appeared
:
a
proofe
sufficient
inough
,
without
calling
Aristotle
to
witnesse
,
who
confesseth
the
same
in
his
fourth
booke
of
the
parts
of
beasts
.
Therefore
it
is
not
to
be
meruailed
at
,
that
so
brotherlike
he
goeth
with
all
beasts
,
and
trauelleth
with
man
so
quietly
:
which
likewise
was
regarded
by
the
same
Poet
,
when
he
said
:
The
Asse
doth
neuer
harme
,
nor
vse
deceit
,
As
do
the
Foxe
and
Wolfe
,
of
rauenous
minde
:
Who
still
for
spoyle
lye
all
the
yeare
in
wait
,
He
boldly
braues
not
any
other
kinde
.
To
such
as
rydes
him
,
he
procures
content
,
And
is
a
foe
to
warre
or
brabblement
.
Such
as
delight
themselues
in
ryding
on
the
Asse
,
séem
to
haue
no
common
or
vulgare
iudgement
,
because
they
make
choyse
of
the
very
noblest
beast
,
that
euer
was
produced
by
nature
.
Wherfore
it
is
not
to
be
thought
strange
,
why
our
Poet
exhorteth
to
ryde
on
him
,
saying
:
Who
would
not
go
on
foote
,
and
yet
desires
An
ambling
Haqueney
,
or
fine
paced
lennet
:
Ryde
he
the
Asse
,
that
neuer
failes
or
tires
.
Afterward
,
to
honor
the
Asse
the
more
,
thus
he
procéedeth
.
A
good
regard
(
by
nature
)
hath
the
Asse
,
In
Alexandria
when
to
ryde
they
please
,
They
vse
none
else
,
nor
in
the
East
like
case
:
But
we
that
neuer
can
our
mindes
appease
,
But
we
that
neuer
can
our
mindes
appease
,
With
what
our
country
yeelds
by
natures
grace
,
Seeke
Dolphins
on
the
lulles
,
Woolues
in
the
seas
.
The
same
Poet
,
to
confirme
how
pleasing
the
delight
of
ryding
on
the
Asse
is
,
declares
in
a
fewe
verses
,
a
little
merrie
storie
,
in
this
maner
.
A
Pensiue
man
I
met
vpon
the
way
,
Ryding
no
faster
then
his
Asse
would
goe
:
His
sadnesse
grew
thereby
as
some
did
say
.
One
ryding
faster
yet
in
scorne
would
know
His
cause
of
griefe
:
whereon
poore
man
(
quoth
he
)
Ryde
faster
,
and
this
fit
will
soone
be
gon
:
Wherewith
he
turned
,
angry
as
might
be
,
Saying
:
My
friend
,
leaue
me
,
and
ryde
thou
on
.
I
am
to
iourney
as
best
liketh
me
,
This
pace
so
sweet
,
and
pleasing
to
my
minde
:
Is
my
delight
;
when
gallopping
like
thee
,
Such
pleasure
and
content
I
should
not
finde
.
That
the
Asse
is
a
beast
,
as
apt
to
be
taught
as
the
Elephant
,
and
goes
very
farre
beyond
him
,
though
daily
experience
shewes
vs
much
,
yet
shall
it
not
be
offensiue
for
me
to
recount
an
Asse-fauouring
historie
,
which
maister
Iohn
Lyon
,
a
most
diligent
and
faithfull
Cosmographer
of
Affrica
,
noteth
in
the
eight
part
of
his
great
volumme
,
where
describing
what
notable
things
are
found
in
Affrica
,
he
discourseth
on
matters
concerning
the
great
Cittie
of
Cayro
,
and
(
among
other
)
speaketh
thus
as
followeth
.
Hither
were
brought
many
pleasant
iestes
,
especially
such
as
teach
Cammels
,
Asses
and
Dogges
to
daunce
,
a
sight
very
pleasing
to
behold
,
chiefly
in
the
Asse
:
for
at
a
certaine
time
,
one
of
these
Iesters
,
when
his
Asse
had
danced
a
while
,
speaking
to
him
,
said
in
this
maner
:
The
Soldane
meanes
to
erect
a
goodly
building
,
wherfore
he
shall
néede
to
imploy
all
the
Asses
in
Cayro
,
for
carriage
of
lime
,
stone
,
and
other
necessary
things
.
At
these
words
,
the
Asse
sodeinly
fell
to
the
grounde
,
turning
his
héeles
vp
toward
heauen
,
his
belly
swollen
,
and
his
eyes
closed
,
euen
in
such
sort
as
if
he
had
bene
dead
.
Then
fell
the
man
to
many
lamentable
circumstances
,
how
he
had
lost
his
Asse
,
and
entreated
the
by
standers
,
that
they
wold
helpe
to
requite
him
with
another
,
and
therefore
to
make
some
gathering
among
them
:
yet
they
saide
,
they
did
not
imagine
his
Asse
to
be
dead
,
albeit
he
stirred
not
,
but
knew
his
counterfeit
drift
was
,
to
get
himselfe
some
money
and
prouender
for
his
beast
.
Then
they
turned
to
the
Asse
,
bidding
him
to
arise
:
but
he
stirred
not
,
although
they
laboured
him
with
many
stripes
,
and
could
not
get
to
rise
by
all
their
endeuour
:
then
the
man
pursuing
his
former
practise
,
said
to
the
standers
by
;
Gentlemen
,
I
giue
ye
all
to
vnderstand
,
how
the
Soldane
hath
caused
to
be
published
by
sound
of
Trompet
,
that
to
morrow
all
the
people
in
Cayro
must
goe
forth
to
sée
his
tryumph
:
commaunding
all
the
faire
gentlewomen
in
the
Cittie
,
to
be
mounted
on
goodly
Asses
,
afterward
,
the
beasts
shall
eate
good
barley
,
and
drinke
the
pure
water
of
Nylus
.
No
sooner
had
the
Iester
spoken
these
words
,
but
the
Asse
leapt
vp
on
his
féet
,
and
brauely
shewed
signs
of
excéeding
contentment
:
whereon
the
Iester
thus
began
againe
.
I
heare
it
for
credible
,
that
a
certaine
peazant
of
the
Countrey
where
I
was
borne
,
hath
euen
now
made
a
request
to
me
,
that
this
faire
Asse
of
mine
,
might
serue
his
foule
ill
fauoured
wife
to
ryde
on
.
The
Asse
,
at
these
spéeches
,
(
as
if
he
had
humane
vnderstanding
)
laid
downe
his
cares
flat
,
and
beganne
to
goe
about
halting
,
feyning
as
if
he
had
bene
starke
lame
.
Then
said
the
Iester
;
doth
yoong
and
faire
women
please
thée
?
Heereat
the
Asse
merely
lifted
vp
his
head
,
euen
as
if
he
had
replied
,
that
they
did
.
His
maister
procéeding
said
;
Here
are
many
both
yoong
and
faire
:
shewe
me
which
of
them
best
liketh
thée
.
The
Asse
running
to
make
search
,
where
diuers
women
stood
to
behold
him
,
and
making
choyse
of
the
verie
fairest
and
most
honourable
,
to
her
he
went
,
and
touched
her
with
his
head
.
Then
all
the
standers
by
cried
with
a
loude
voyce
:
Behold
the
Ladie
of
the
Asse
,
as
making
a
merie
iest
of
the
matter
.
And
the
man
mounting
on
his
Asse
,
rode
to
shewe
his
quallities
else
where
.
But
what
greater
example
of
an
Asses
instruction
can
we
alleadge
,
then
that
which
Ammonius
Alexandrinus
,
a
Philosopher
of
no
meane
estéeme
,
affirmeth
?
to
wit
,
that
he
had
an
Asse
was
his
scholler
,
and
came
ordinarily
to
hear
his
readings
.
This
meruell
moued
our
Poet
to
sing
:
There
was
an
Asse
once
so
ingenious
,
As
most
attentiuely
he
heard
the
skill
:
Of
that
praise-worthie
man
Ammonius
.
But
whither
wander
I
,
to
gather
matter
of
his
praise
in
this
print
?
when
it
might
suffise
me
only
to
speake
of
him
,
that
which
followeth
in
our
Poets
Canto
,
that
is
:
In
sooth
I
thinke
that
who
so
giues
his
minde
,
T'
obserue
his
iestures
,
by
good
proofe
shall
see
:
To
Mathematique
skill
he
is
enclinde
,
Because
without
reach
of
Astrologie
:
Aboue
the
rest
he
doth
the
spring
descrie
,
For
alwaies
by
his
voyce
the
same
is
told
,
When
as
he
feedes
,
and
delueth
with
his
foote
:
Or
to
the
earth
holds
downe
his
head
,
be
bold
,
Raine
doth
ensue
,
to
bide
is
no
boote
.
How
wise
and
well
aduised
(
beside
all
this
)
the
Asse
appeares
to
be
,
I
think
there
is
not
any
man
in
the
world
but
remembers
&
knows
it
wel
inough
:
because
he
wil
neuer
return
any
way
,
where
he
hath
once
stumbled
or
falne
.
And
although
he
may
be
enforced
thereto
by
his
maisters
stripes
,
yet
he
hath
a
very
respectiue
care
of
his
stepping
his
foote
in
the
former
place
of
offence
:
as
with
great
wit
our
Poet
noteth
the
same
,
saying
;
Oh
that
the
Asse
were
but
so
happie
blest
,
To
haue
a
tongue
(
as
men
haue
)
to
disclose
How
much
his
thoughts
with
vertues
are
possest
,
Then
would
his
deeds
reueale
what
hidden
goes
.
For
in
what
place
so
ere
he
haps
to
fall
,
Heel
'e
nere
returne
to
hurt
himselfe
withall
.
We
cannot
deny
,
but
that
the
Asse
serueth
as
a
spectacle
,
and
most
singuler
example
of
patience
,
because
it
is
a
vsuall
thing
for
fathers
,
mothers
,
and
such
like
,
simply
to
aduise
their
children
or
friendes
,
that
in
affaires
of
this
world
,
they
should
séeme
to
haue
the
backe
of
an
Asse
:
meaning
,
that
it
behoues
them
(
in
all
things
)
to
arme
themselues
with
patience
.
Should
we
spare
to
speake
of
his
constancie
,
wherwith
how
much
he
is
endued
,
the
Asse
which
was
so
displeased
with
them
of
Padua
,
doth
very
well
declare
.
For
they
hauing
drawne
into
the
Cittie
,
the
water
of
*
Bacchiglione
,
where
first
of
all
the
Asse
vsed
ordinarily
to
drinke
:
so
outragiously
did
he
shew
himselfe
offended
at
this
water
mingling
,
as
it
is
impossible
euer
after
to
make
him
drinke
of
that
water
.
And
herehence
grew
the
Prouerbe
:
All
Padua
had
not
the
power
to
make
the
Asse
drinke
,
by
reason
he
perseuered
most
constantly
in
his
honourable
resolution
.
In
regard
whereof
,
if
we
would
giue
him
that
due
,
which
we
owe
as
a
debt
.
A
hood
we
should
prouide
the
Asse
by
right
,
As
to
a
person
that
so
well
deserues
it
:
Shapte
like
the
birds
that
singeth
still
by
night
.
But
to
kéep
nothing
from
him
that
is
reputed
of
worth
,
yet
hold
him
still
in
estéeme
,
and
render
him
such
honour
as
is
conuenient
for
him
:
let
it
suffise
vs
,
before
we
offer
in
ought
to
despise
him
,
that
first
we
call
to
memorie
,
that
through
contemning
and
reprouing
the
Asse
,
some
notable
daunger
hath
ensued
:
yea
,
matter
of
death
.
Who
knowes
not
what
happened
to
great
King
Mydas
,
because
he
offered
wrong
to
the
Asse
?
Let
them
looke
on
his
picture
,
and
they
shall
sée
his
eares
shaped
like
to
the
Asses
.
And
therefore
very
wisely
our
Poet
wrote
of
him
,
saying
.
King
Mydas
that
the
Asse
so
iniured
,
To
his
owne
shame
by
Bacchus
was
reproou'd
:
And
had
such
chastisement
as
he
deserued
.
But
let
vs
speake
of
some
,
who
by
the
meanes
of
such
wrongs
offered
,
haue
brought
themselues
to
the
extréemest
point
of
death
.
There
are
now
certaine
yeares
past
,
since
I
being
in
Zara
,
a
citie
of
Sclauonia
,
I
sawe
one
led
to
the
gallowes
to
be
executed
,
whose
name
was
Iiacomo
Schiffalasino
,
who
being
first
brought
to
prison
among
other
malefactors
,
and
by
the
discréet
Iudge
appointed
to
the
torture
,
because
he
should
confesse
wherein
they
had
offended
,
(
he
not
hauing
any
detection
wherewith
to
charge
them
,
or
that
was
sufficient
to
touch
them
as
they
should
be
.
)
But
first
he
beganne
to
consider
on
the
sirname
of
Schiffalasino
,
and
approuing
that
sir-name
for
a
sufficient
detection
,
terrified
him
thereby
so
strictly
,
and
in
such
sort
,
as
the
poore
man
confessed
the
faults
,
which
both
he
and
his
companions
had
committed
.
Whereupon
,
he
caused
him
with
the
rest
,
to
be
hanged
by
the
neckes
,
and
(
as
the
common
prouerbe
is
)
sent
them
to
shake
their
héeles
against
the
winde
.
If
this
example
may
not
be
thought
sufficient
,
let
vs
then
call
to
mind
the
death
of
Philemon
the
Philosopher
,
who
tooke
offence
at
one
of
his
Asses
,
that
in
token
of
a
singular
or
magnificent
minde
,
put
forth
himselfe
to
eate
of
preserued
figges
,
which
were
serued
in
to
the
Table
for
his
maister
.
Hereat
he
fell
into
such
extremitie
of
laughter
or
derision
,
that
there
sodeinly
he
died
;
as
our
Poet
verie
excellently
singing
,
affirmeth
,
Philemon
when
his
Asse
he
had
espied
,
To
eate
of
Figges
prepared
for
his
table
:
Such
was
his
laughter
,
that
therein
he
died
.
But
if
contrariwise
we
would
consider
,
what
good
and
happie
successe
hath
ensued
,
such
encounters
wherein
the
Asse
hath
receiued
no
iniurie
,
we
might
the
more
easily
resolue
to
honor
and
hold
them
in
such
estéeme
,
as
fortunate
diuining
auguries
haue
deserued
to
be
.
And
whosoeuer
hath
made
diligent
obseruation
of
them
,
shall
finde
they
haue
saued
the
liues
of
many
,
yea
in
doubtfull
battailes
and
most
bloodie
fights
,
they
shewed
before
hand
assured
victorie
.
What
saued
the
life
of
great
Caius
Marius
,
who
had
bene
Consull
six
times
,
but
only
an
Asse
?
whose
iestures
be
diligently
obseruing
,
when
by
the
Minturnes
he
was
committed
prisoner
to
Fauuias
house
:
where
he
noted
how
swiftly
he
rusht
out
of
doore
,
and
ranne
to
drinke
at
the
néerest
fountaine
.
He
then
aduising
on
this
progresse
of
the
Asse
,
sayd
:
That
the
Goddes
had
sent
this
beast
before
hand
,
to
signifie
,
that
by
his
sodeine
running
to
the
●ountaine
,
he
should
receiue
thereby
most
certaine
augurie
,
that
there
was
no
other
meane
left
for
him
to
escape
with
life
,
then
by
water
.
Whereupon
,
(
hauing
gotten
forth
of
the
aforesaid
prison
)
he
went
and
imbarqued
himselfe
at
the
next
port
,
and
fled
into
Affrica
,
where
he
saued
himselfe
.
Vincentio
Cartari
,
in
his
booke
of
Images
of
the
auncient
Gods
,
saith
,
that
the
Ambraciotti
and
Sicioni
,
people
of
Greece
,
being
in
warre
togither
,
an
ambush
was
laide
in
a
wood
,
to
intrap
them
that
were
to
issue
forth
of
the
Citie
.
At
the
same
time
it
happened
,
that
a
man
driuing
his
Asse
toward
the
Citie
,
with
certaine
lading
on
his
backe
,
his
beast
(
by
chance
)
sented
a
shée
Asse
going
before
,
which
made
him
follow
after
,
braying
so
loud
as
possibly
he
could
.
And
pacing
on
faster
then
his
maister
would
willingly
he
should
,
both
the
Asses
(
at
length
)
began
to
bray
togither
,
each
beast
answering
the
other
,
falling
and
rising
with
their
voyces
,
in
such
straunge
and
confused
noyse
,
that
the
Sicioni
(
terrified
with
the
murmure
)
were
glad
to
be
gone
from
where
they
laie
hid
,
and
so
betooke
themselues
to
flight
.
The
Ambraciotti
being
aduertised
thereof
,
pursued
and
ouerthrew
them
.
Afterward
they
made
a
goodly
Asse
of
mettall
,
which
they
sent
to
be
offred
at
Delphos
,
in
the
Temple
of
Apollo
,
for
a
memorie
of
their
good
fortune
by
the
Asse
:
and
which
they
perswaded
themselues
had
not
else
happened
to
them
,
but
only
by
that
singular
beast
.
Higinus
the
Historian
,
recordeth
,
that
when
the
Goddes
Bacchus
and
Vulcan
fought
with
the
Giants
,
they
entred
the
battaile
mounted
on
Asses
.
We
read
likewise
in
Hedorotus
,
the
father
of
the
Grecian
historie
,
that
Darius
going
to
warre
against
the
Scithians
,
led
with
him
a
great
nomber
of
Asses
,
that
only
by
their
noyse
and
braying
,
made
all
the
enemies
horses
take
them
to
their
héeles
.
Afterwards
the
Scithians
comming
to
assault
Persia
,
their
horses
were
againe
so
affrighted
with
the
dreadfull
voyce
of
Asses
,
as
they
fled
,
and
could
not
be
enforced
to
abide
.
Our
Poet
,
by
these
and
such
like
effects
,
being
earnestly
sollicited
,
very
elegantly
singeth
in
this
maner
.
Forced
to
flight
by
his
commaunding
crie
,
A
mightie
Armie
did
the
Asse
dismay
:
By
Scithians
brought
to
warre
,
yet
glad
to
flie
.
Beholde
then
,
whether
wee
haue
good
cause
or
no
,
to
holde
the
Asse
in
all
estimation
:
yet
in
these
vnthankfull
dayes
of
ours
,
we
sée
him
folde
for
a
most
base
,
or
rather
a
vile
price
:
albeit
in
elder
ages
he
was
of
dearer
value
then
euer
was
any
other
beast
in
the
world
.
Marcus
Varro
rehearseth
,
that
in
his
time
an
Asse
was
solde
for
seuentie
Sestertiaes
:
which
according
to
Budeus
and
other
Computists
,
amounteth
to
the
summe
of
a
thousand
and
fiue
hundred
crownes
.
Moreouer
he
addeth
hereto
,
that
he
sawe
foure
Asies
rated
at
foure
hundred
Sestertiaes
.
Plinie
testifieth
,
that
an
Asse
was
sold
for
a
very
great
number
of
Crownes
,
albeit
the
certaine
summe
I
doo
not
now
readily
remember
,
but
any
one
may
reade
it
truly
set
downe
,
in
the
seuenth
booke
of
his
naturall
historie
.
Lampridius
telleth
vs
,
that
Heliogabalus
the
Emperour
,
when
he
would
bestow
a
magnificent
gift
on
the
people
of
Rome
,
vsed
to
giue
them
certaine
Asses
:
meaning
,
that
a
speciall
and
rare
estimation
consisted
therein
,
because
indéed
it
was
the
gift
of
an
Emperour
.
Marcus
Polus
,
in
the
first
booke
of
his
voyage
to
the
great
Cane
of
Cathaia
,
the
eleuenth
Chapter
,
where
he
speaketh
of
the
Persian
kingdome
,
saith
;
In
this
kingdome
are
there
likewise
Asses
,
the
very
fairest
and
greatest
that
are
in
the
world
,
which
are
wont
to
be
sooner
sold
then
horses
.
And
the
reason
is
,
because
they
eate
lesse
,
and
beare
greater
burthens
:
beside
,
they
dispatch
more
myles
in
a
day
,
then
the
Horses
or
Mules
are
able
to
do
,
nor
can
they
endure
so
much
labour
as
the
Asses
will
.
Wherefore
the
Merchants
of
those
parts
going
from
one
Prouince
to
another
,
passe
through
great
desarts
and
sandie
places
,
where
growes
〈◊〉
hearbes
or
grasse
at
all
:
and
by
reason
of
the
great
distance
of
wells
and
swéete
water
,
they
make
their
dayes
iourney
the
longer
,
wherefore
the
more
gladly
they
vse
these
Asses
,
because
they
are
swifter
,
runne
better
,
and
serues
them
with
very
small
expences
.
They
vse
Camells
like
wise
,
who
beare
great
lading
,
and
are
not
chargeable
:
but
yet
they
are
not
so
swift
as
their
Asses
.
But
let
vs
admit
that
the
Asse
had
not
these
vertues
,
nor
that
there
were
founde
in
him
any
of
the
quallities
whereon
we
haue
discoursed
:
yet
can
we
not
deny
,
but
he
hath
one
only
gift
,
which
in
Nobilitie
&
perfection
,
makes
him
alone
to
surpasse
any
other
kinde
of
beast
whatsoeuer
(
I
meane
those
vnreasonable
)
that
euer
nature
brought
foorth
.
For
the
neuer
meant
to
produce
the
kindes
of
he
or
shée
Mules
,
whereas
the
Asse
is
the
only
cause
they
are
engendred
,
and
maintains
them
in
the
world
,
to
the
great
commoditie
of
man
,
as
daily
experience
sufficiently
testifies
.
Wherefore
our
Poet
thus
sings
thereof
.
The
Asse
was
reckoned
by
his
great
deserts
Most
honorable
,
and
who
him
molested
:
According
to
their
faults
were
punished
.
But
because
I
would
drawe
to
an
ende
,
I
conclude
,
that
of
his
honorable
qualities
,
worthie
all
commendation
,
I
haue
not
as
yet
declared
the
least
particuler
:
by
reason
they
are
such
and
so
great
,
that
whosoeuer
would
collect
them
all
togither
,
may
as
easily
conuey
all
the
water
of
the
sea
into
a
little
glasse
,
or
contend
with
a
thing
that
of
it selfe
is
infinite
.
Yet
will
I
not
so
giue
ouer
,
but
adioyne
to
the
ende
of
this
first
part
,
that
which
our
Part
firmely
beléeued
of
the
Asse
,
when
he
said
,
In
learned
Schooles
,
for
wisedome
might
he
read
,
But
infinite
I
know
therewith
dispence
:
And
do
that
office
in
his
excellence
.
In
conclusion
,
for
whatsoeuer
either
hath
bene
or
may
be
said
,
the
nature
of
the
Asse
is
good
,
pleasing
,
humble
and
curteous
:
which
foure
rare
quallities
,
are
farre
contrary
to
the
theft
,
pride
,
vnrulinesse
and
villany
of
other
beasts
.
The
end
of
the
first
part
.
The
Noblenesse
of
the
Asse
.
The
second
part
.
ALl
the
matters
wherof
we
haue
spoken
in
the
former
part
,
to
shewe
the
perfection
and
Noblenesse
of
the
Asse
,
I
may
safely
affirme
to
be
of
little
or
no
auaile
at
all
,
or
profitable
in
ought
to
humane
kinde
:
considering
what
benefit
is
to
be
receiued
by
his
excrements
,
as
also
from
the
members
of
his
bodie
,
after
he
is
dead
.
But
to
the
end
that
all
men
(
of
what
condition
soeuer
)
may
perceiue
I
speake
nothing
but
the
truth
,
I
am
determined
in
this
second
part
,
to
make
choyse
of
other
matters
then
is
before
.
Beginning
with
his
flesh
,
which
when
the
Asse
is
yoong
,
is
very
sauourie
and
delicate
,
and
may
compare
with
all
other
sorts
of
flesh
whatsoeuer
.
And
though
it
be
not
in
vse
,
as
the
flesh
of
the
Calfe
,
Kidde
,
or
such
like
:
questionlesse
the
reason
may
be
,
that
nature
,
the
most
wise
preseruer
of
all
kindes
of
beastes
,
hath
prouided
that
man
shall
not
be
drawen
with
any
desire
to
eate
thereof
,
but
first
hath
rather
chosen
to
put
into
our
mindes
,
that
such
as
heare
the
meaning
of
such
flesh
,
are
wont
to
make
a
scornfull
looke
thereat
.
And
this
may
be
to
the
end
,
that
if
perhaps
men
should
taste
therof
,
they
would
become
so
coueting
thereafter
,
as
despising
al
other
kindes
of
flesh
,
they
would
giue
themselues
only
to
féede
on
the
Asse
,
whereby
sodeinly
might
ensue
the
destruction
of
the
Asses
kinde
:
and
so
they
should
become
of
such
deare
value
,
as
they
were
in
the
times
wherof
alreadie
we
haue
spoken
,
as
Marcus
Varro
sawe
them
solde
,
and
Plinie
reporteth
.
Herehence
doubtlesse
would
arise
this
hurt
,
that
poore
men
,
who
maintaine
themselues
and
family
by
the
helpe
of
an
Asse
onely
,
should
not
be
able
to
buy
any
,
not
hauing
the
meanes
to
laie
out
so
great
a
summe
of
mony
.
That
this
kinde
of
flesh
in
swéetnesse
excell
all
other
,
the
noble
men
in
the
kingdome
of
Scotland
are
so
perswaded
:
for
I
haue
heard
of
a
Scottish
Gentleman
,
who
in
Sciences
hath
made
so
great
profit
,
as
the
principall
students
in
all
Italy
haue
not
a
little
admired
him
,
when
he
heard
that
such
a
miserable
slaughter
of
Asses
was
made
in
Mantua
.
The
aforesaid
Gentleman
affirmed
to
me
,
that
no
banquet
in
Scotland
was
reputed
of
any
value
,
where
the
flesh
of
a
young
Asse
was
not
to
be
had
.
In
the
good
and
memorable
time
of
Pius
Quartus
,
began
they
not
to
make
a
vsuall
seruice
therof
,
both
in
feasts
and
banquets
of
greatest
importance
?
And
if
the
rounde
table
of
the
mightie
Lord
of
T.
called
Triclinium
,
could
speake
,
hardly
would
be
credited
the
quantitie
of
Asses
flesh
,
which
in
those
times
was
eaten
thereon
.
And
did
not
Mecenates
vse
Asses
flesh
,
as
a
foode
most
delicate
?
We
read
at
a
certaine
time
,
in
the
Citie
of
Samaria
,
an
Asses
head
was
sold
for
foure
score
pence
.
And
they
that
so
bought
them
,
●ed
thereon
with
such
sweetnesse
and
delight
,
as
if
they
had
eaten
the
very
daintiest
meate
,
that
could
be
bought
for
a
greater
price
.
Plutarche
rehearseth
,
that
in
a
certaine
warre
King
Artaxerxes
made
,
an
Asses
head
was
likewise
sold
in
his
Campe
for
seuentie
Drachmaes
.
But
leaue
we
the
Asses
head
in
so
great
estéeme
to
be
eaten
,
as
also
the
flesh
wherein
the
bones
thereof
are
closed
:
and
speake
we
of
the
last
and
chiefe
benefite
,
which
we
receiue
by
the
head
of
the
Asse
,
when
it
is
cut
off
,
and
the
flesh
parted
from
it
.
What
merueilous
properties
and
vertue
is
included
in
the
said
Asses
head
,
the
poore
husbandman
wel
knows
,
and
great
proofe
is
made
thereof
in
many
places
of
Italy
,
as
also
diuers
other
territories
beyond
the
mountaines
.
Hence
ensues
it
,
that
in
the
other
partes
of
the
lande
about
Brescia
,
we
sée
in
many
places
,
the
heades
of
Asses
fixed
on
the
ridge
of
walls
and
buildings
:
which
in
opinion
of
the
vulgare
was
,
because
Goblins
and
dancing
Fairies
that
runne
in
courses
,
haue
bene
séene
to
plaie
vp
and
downe
vpon
them
.
The
Lapidaries
say
,
that
there
is
a
stone
in
the
Asses
necke
,
called
the
Asse
stone
,
which
by
the
opinion
of
Magitians
,
hath
no
small
vertue
:
and
perhaps
it
may
be
the
same
stone
,
which
Albertus
Magnus
calleth
the
stone
Asia
.
Dioscorides
writes
,
that
the
liuer
of
an
Asse
eaten
fasting
,
helpes
them
that
are
afflicted
with
the
falling
sicknesse
.
The
selfesame
power
and
vertue
(
saith
he
)
hath
the
Asses
hoofe
beaten
into
powder
,
and
drunk
in
white
wine
.
The
dung
of
an
Asse
,
wrapped
in
a
linnen
cloth
,
and
layd
on
his
head
that
hath
much
blood
abounding
in
his
nose
,
doth
withdraw
it
,
and
makes
it
perfectly
sound
,
as
al
Authors
that
haue
written
in
Phisicke
do
affirme
.
Plinie
saith
,
that
the
drinking
of
an
Asses
milke
,
is
the
chiefest
remedie
to
helpe
them
that
haue
receiued
poyson
.
Hereto
we
may
ioyne
,
that
it
is
a
present
remedie
for
the
swelling
of
the
ioynts
,
as
also
it
cures
the
gout
.
Besides
this
,
he
addeth
,
that
the
same
milke
mingled
with
a
quantitie
of
honie
,
is
a
most
admirable
helpe
for
them
troubled
with
the
Dissenteria
,
especially
if
it
bee
drunke
fasting
.
Finally
,
the
vniuersall
Academie
of
Phisitians
doe
herein
agrée
,
that
the
drinking
of
an
Asses
milke
,
cureth
many
and
sundry
infirmities
,
whereof
my
skill
serues
me
not
to
make
report
.
But
well
I
know
,
and
thereof
am
able
to
yéeld
a
most
certaine
testimony
,
that
to
an
especiall
friend
of
mine
,
who
not
long
since
was
greatly
gréeued
with
the
stone
,
report
was
made
of
the
vertue
of
this
milke
,
wherof
he
drinking
as
the
very
latest
remedie
of
hope
,
not
only
receiued
the
most
singular
benefit
of
recouerie
from
the
point
of
death
,
which
he
sawe
him
vnlikely
to
escape
;
but
likewise
attained
his
former
health
and
good
disposition
.
Suetonius
Tranquillus
reports
,
that
Poppea
wife
to
Nero
,
euery
morning
vsed
to
wash
all
her
bodie
with
Asses
milke
:
only
to
cherish
and
maintaine
health
,
beautie
and
softnesse
,
as
also
to
make
the
bodie
amiable
and
delicate
.
For
this
purpose
she
had
fiue
hundreth
Asses
continually
kept
,
and
such
especially
as
very
lately
before
had
foled
their
yoong
:
which
vse
,
from
that
time
to
this
present
day
,
hath
bene
obserued
by
many
of
our
greatest
Matrons
,
and
among
all
the
rest
,
by
Ione
that
was
the
Quéen
of
Naples
.
But
to
speak
some
what
concerning
the
vertue
of
this
beasts
skinne
,
do
we
not
reade
,
that
if
it
be
taken
and
vsed
as
a
mantle
,
to
wrappe
about
a
childe
while
he
is
in
the
Cradle
,
that
it
causeth
the
vertue
of
courage
and
boldnesse
in
such
sort
,
as
when
he
comes
to
yeares
,
he
shall
neuer
know
the
man
to
be
affraide
of
?
See
we
not
likewise
by
daily
experience
,
that
such
as
sléepe
vppon
an
Asses
skinne
,
or
vse
it
vppon
them
as
a
couering
,
shal
be
frée
from
vermine
or
Lice
about
them
?
Hereof
procéeds
it
,
that
maisters
,
maisters
mates
,
mariners
,
captaines
and
such
like
,
as
serue
eisher
in
shippes
or
gallies
,
haue
ordinarily
these
skinnes
about
them
.
The
forenamed
vertue
,
quallitie
and
gift
,
considered
by
our
Poet
,
altogither
enforced
him
to
sing
in
this
maner
.
I
will
not
stand
to
tell
the
long
discourse
.
Of
Dioscorides
,
Plinie
,
and
the
rest
:
Whose
skill
in
phisicke
sprang
from
soundest
sence
,
Vrgde
them
to
write
great
matters
of
this
beast
,
Concerning
medicine
all
of
soueraigne
might
,
Which
for
good
cause
I
spare
here
to
recite
.
Yet
will
I
not
forbeare
to
rehearse
,
that
if
we
haue
such
consideration
,
as
ought
be
vsed
about
matter
of
great
profit
,
we
shall
receiue
some
by
this
skinne
,
when
it
is
laboured
and
made
with
holes
in
many
places
,
that
it
may
serue
as
Siue
or
Searse
,
wherewith
commodiously
we
take
vp
corne
,
or
whatsoeuer
kind
of
pulse
beside
,
to
clense
it
from
the
dust
and
other
matter
of
annoyance
:
we
shall
then
be
enforced
to
confesse
,
that
without
the
benefite
of
this
skin
,
very
hardly
could
we
deale
in
such
businesse
.
Hereto
let
vs
adioyne
another
commoditie
,
which
we
receiue
by
this
skinne
in
the
sharpe
assaults
of
warre
,
séeing
thereof
is
made
the
Drums
and
Tamburines
,
with
other
such
like
instruments
fit
for
the
vse
of
warre
:
which
being
to
such
proportion
as
they
should
be
,
and
smitten
on
(
as
men
are
instructed
in
the
manner
how
)
they
deliuer
such
an
apt
sound
,
as
awakes
and
cheares
the
minde
of
a
man
,
although
he
were
neuer
so
cowardly
or
timorous
,
prouoking
him
to
the
battaile
,
making
him
withall
,
fierce
and
couragious
,
bee
the
assault
neuer
so
hotte
and
perillous
.
What
shall
wee
then
say
of
the
Asses
bones
?
Is
it
not
a
thing
especially
to
be
noted
,
that
the
marrow
being
taken
foorth
,
such
a
kinde
of
Flute
is
of
them
,
as
yéeldes
a
very
sweete
and
pleasing
harmonie
?
This
was
the
cause
which
moued
the
Ambassadour
of
the
great
Duke
of
Moscouia
,
that
went
to
Rome
the
last
yeare
,
to
demaund
whereof
those
instruments
that
wee
call
Cornets
,
which
in
honour
of
him
(
among
other
musicall
instruments
)
were
sounded
when
he
entred
his
lodging
,
which
the
noble
Gouernour
of
Verona
had
prouided
for
him
.
And
being
answered
that
they
were
of
wood
,
couered
with
this
beastes
skinne
,
he
meruailed
greatly
thereat
.
And
albeit
he
graunted
,
that
they
gaue
a
moste
pleasing
melodie
,
yet
hée
saide
,
they
were
not
comparable
to
them
made
of
Asses
bones
in
his
owne
Countrey
.
Then
may
we
safely
(
on
the
Asses
behalfe
)
affirme
with
our
Poet.
Aliue
and
dead
,
in
flesh
and
bone
he
soundes
.
I
am
resolued
then
to
reade
no
further
in
what
I
haue
spoken
of
,
concerning
the
quallitie
,
vertue
and
properties
of
the
Asse
,
and
of
his
bones
:
because
if
I
would
,
it
were
conuenient
for
me
(
according
to
our
Poets
opinion
)
principally
to
recount
.
How
Sampson
with
the
Iawe
bone
of
an
Asse
,
Vanquisht
the
Philistines
:
And
from
one
tooth
,
A
mightie
streame
of
water
foorth
did
passe
.
Then
at
this
Cantons
end
let
vs
conclude
this
point
,
only
we
must
néeds
except
,
what
may
not
wel
be
shadowed
with
silence
,
because
it
is
little
lesse
then
miraculous
,
and
is
rehearsed
by
Apuleius
,
in
his
booke
of
Country
matters
.
If
any
man
bitten
by
a
Scorpion
,
doth
sodeinly
mount
vppon
an
Asse
,
sitting
with
his
face
toward
the
Asses
taile
,
all
the
venome
of
the
Scorpion
which
the
man
hath
receiued
,
shal
part
from
him
,
and
enter
into
the
Asses
bodie
whereupon
he
rydes
,
and
the
Asse
shal
presently
be
séene
swolne
,
changed
,
and
complaining
,
as
if
he
had
bene
bitten
by
the
Scorpion
:
so
that
the
man
shal
be
soundly
recouered
from
any
peril
of
the
poyson
.
The
proofe
heereof
,
the
before
named
Author
affirmeth
,
that
by
himselfe
it
hath
very
often
and
many
times
bene
séene
.
If
men
then
receiue
such
a
benefit
by
the
Asse
,
he
that
should
conceale
it
from
being
knowne
,
I
leaue
to
the
iudgement
of
the
Asse-fauouring
Reader
.
Likewise
let
him
be
so
censured
,
that
spares
to
speake
,
what
Plinie
rehearseth
in
his
second
booke
and
twentieth
Chapter
,
that
of
the
corruption
in
the
Asses
carcasse
,
is
engendered
the
blacke
Flie
called
a
béetle
:
which
Flie
,
as
is
said
in
the
thirtieth
booke
and
second
Chapter
,
the
people
of
Egypt
worshipped
as
a
God
,
perswading
themselues
,
that
it
was
the
very
image
of
the
Sun
.
And
this
was
,
because
all
the
Béetles
(
as
Elianus
writes
,
and
Snydas
likewise
confirmeth
)
are
male-kinde
,
and
haue
no
female
among
them
:
in
this
maner
then
is
their
engendring
continued
.
The
séed
of
the
Oxe
,
Horse
,
or
dung
of
the
Asse
,
spilt
or
spred
on
the
ground
,
which
afterward
they
turne
togither
with
their
féete
,
making
therof
the
fashion
of
a
bed
,
and
so
lye
thereon
,
and
circle
it
for
twentie
eight
dayes
togither
,
when
it
receiueth
forcible
heate
at
the
time
for
them
to
take
life
,
and
thus
appeares
new
engendred
Béetles
theron
,
which
are
like
to
the
Sun
,
because
he
likewise
spreads
on
the
earth
his
vertue
seminall
.
Thus
by
his
continuall
course
are
they
encreased
,
flying
vp
toward
heauen
and
the
heate
of
his
beames
,
and
as
the
Mooue
reneweth
euerie
moneth
,
so
doth
this
kinde
of
Béetle
stil
renew
.
Now
let
vs
speake
a
little
of
the
vertue
which
naturally
appertaineth
to
the
hoofe
of
the
Asse
,
according
to
Plinie
,
when
it
is
boyled
in
Asses
milke
,
and
applied
to
weak
sighted
eyes
,
it
helpes
them
greatly
,
taking
all
offence
whatsoeuer
from
them
,
and
cleares
the
sight
most
miraculously
.
Plutarche
writeth
,
in
the
life
of
Alexander
the
great
,
that
the
poyson
giuen
him
to
drinke
,
was
an
excéeding
cold
water
,
gathered
from
a
certaine
Rocke
in
the
Countrey
of
Nouaria
,
which
cannot
be
kept
but
in
an
Asses
hoofe
:
for
all
other
things
are
not
able
to
hold
it
,
but
wil
breake
by
reason
of
the
extreame
coldnesse
.
Such
then
,
and
so
many
are
the
stupendious
actions
,
notable
graces
,
and
supernaturall
gifts
or
quallities
of
the
Asse
,
which
can
neuer
be
sufficiently
commended
:
as
therfore
he
deserueth
to
haue
the
chiefe
place
,
amongst
all
brutish
beasts
liuing
on
the
earth
.
By
iust
equitie
whereof
,
our
Poet
being
intirely
moued
,
thus
singeth
.
If
I
would
sing
his
due
deserued
praise
,
This
,
not
another
leafe
would
me
suffise
:
To
name
the
vertues
that
him
signifies
.
And
giues
to
him
the
palme
of
following
daies
.
Hence
is
it
,
that
wee
néede
make
no
great
meruaile
,
why
the
auncient
Astrologers
,
mooued
by
his
so
many
natural
perfections
,
Noblenesse
and
excellencie
,
doo
honour
him
in
heauen
with
the
name
of
two
starres
,
placed
in
the
signe
of
Cancer
,
called
Asinelle
,
and
in
an
other
place
they
set
downe
thrée
,
named
Praesepe
Asinelli
,
the
Asses
maunger
.
Nor
can
I
but
declare
(
as
succéeding
in
this
place
)
the
great
and
diligent
regard
,
which
euermore
the
auncient
magnificent
Lords
had
,
to
make
(
as
one
would
say
)
the
Asses
name
immortall
,
perswaded
,
mooued
,
and
prouoked
thereto
,
by
his
so
many
rare
and
excellent
qualities
,
in
aboundant
sort
bestowed
on
him
by
nature
,
and
speciall
benignitie
of
celestiall
fauour
.
To
the
end
I
may
then
with
some
gratitude
of
mind
,
leaue
such
a
memorie
to
posteritie
,
as
shall
make
the
Asses
name
to
be
perpetuall
:
note
how
these
things
following
haue
bene
entitled
,
and
honoured
with
the
name
of
the
Asse
.
-
1.
Cities
.
-
2.
Castles
.
-
3.
Boroughes
.
-
4.
Villages
,
-
5.
Islands
.
-
6.
Seas
.
-
7.
Ports
.
-
8.
Mountaines
.
-
9.
Riuers
.
-
10.
Bridges
.
-
11.
Stréetes
.
-
12.
High
waies
.
-
13.
Vallies
.
-
14.
Towers
.
-
15.
Fountaines
.
-
16.
Sepulchers
.
-
17.
Bookes
.
-
18.
Lawes
.
-
19.
Frutes
.
-
20.
Feastes
.
-
21.
Games
.
-
22.
Oathes
.
-
23.
Proper
names
.
-
24.
Families
.
-
25.
Prouerbes
.
And
to
the
end
this
which
I
haue
said
may
appearantly
bee
knowne
,
binding
my selfe
willingly
to
the
Asses
name
,
it
wil
be
hard
for
me
to
gather
,
and
consort
in
this
place
two
named
things
,
for
each
of
the
fiue
and
twentie
before
declared
:
that
only
beare
memorie
of
the
Asse
,
and
so
shall
do
for
euer
.
Nor
shall
I
néed
to
collect
any
more
then
two
of
each
,
though
for
euery
one
I
could
set
downe
ten
at
the
least
:
because
I
am
loth
to
be
troublesome
to
my selfe
,
as
also
fearefull
to
hinder
any
from
imitating
the
steppes
of
such
Asse-friends
.
1
One
of
the
most
principall
Cities
in
Persia
,
not
farre
off
from
the
great
Citie
of
Selencia
,
is
called
in
the
Persian
tongue
Zaucamora
,
which
in
our
language
,
is
as
much
to
say
,
as
the
Asses
Citie
.
2
In
Peloponesus
,
or
Morea
,
if
we
wil
so
call
it
,
néere
to
the
sea
that
lieth
toward
the
West
,
is
the
Citie
named
Asinari
.
1
In
Calabria
,
at
the
Marquesate
of
Oluito
,
there
is
a
Castle
called
,
Castello
del
gl'Asini
.
2
In
Friuli
,
about
ten
myles
distant
from
Asola
,
is
an
other
,
tearmed
Castello
Asinino
.
1
In
the
territorie
of
Placentia
,
is
a
village
named
Villa
discontral
Asino
.
2
Neare
to
Rome
,
as
ye
go
toward
Braciano
,
is
a
Village
that
hight
Asina
bella
.
1
In
the
territorie
of
Siena
,
is
a
Borough
called
Asina
luuga
.
2
On
the
way
as
we
ryde
from
Bologna
to
Florence
,
betwéene
Loiano
and
Pietramala
,
we
come
to
a
Borough
tearmed
Scarcalasino
.
1
Asinetta
,
is
an
Island
at
the
mouth
of
the
red
sea
,
not
much
distant
from
the
land
on
the
East
side
,
where
stands
the
strong
Citie
of
Aden
.
2
In
the
Eupine
sea
,
called
Mare
Maiore
,
on
the
North
part
,
neare
to
Palus
Meotides
,
there
is
a
little
Islande
,
which
aboundeth
with
swéete
water
,
and
it
is
called
Isola
Asinina
.
1
Olaius
Magnus
,
a
most
diligent
writer
of
the
North
parts
,
affirmeth
,
that
the
sea
which
from
Norway
we
saile
by
,
to
the
Prouince
of
Lapponia
called
Schiuziroffi
,
in
our
language
is
tearmed
Mare
Asinone
.
2
The
great
spacious
〈◊〉
which
from
the
Realme
of
Ireland
,
passeth
on
to
Iseland
▪
of
the
Countrey
people
is
called
Mare
Asinesco
.
1
In
the
Aegean
sea
,
neare
to
the
Castle
which
vulgarely
is
called
Dardanelli
,
on
the
side
of
Asia
;
is
to
be
séene
a
most
faire
Port
,
though
not
ouer
bigge
,
and
it
is
named
Porto
Asinino
.
2
In
the
Isle
of
Cyprus
,
before
we
arriue
at
the
hauen
of
Famogosta
,
a
Port
is
found
,
which
is
not
very
sure
,
for
yéelding
shelter
from
the
colde
Northeast
winde
,
it
is
called
Porto
Asinetto
.
1
Ten
myles
of
from
Florence
,
may
ye
discerne
the
mountain
Asinaro
,
where
the
obseruant
Fryers
of
a
Monasterie
builded
on
the
top
of
the
mountaine
,
daily
serue
God
.
2
On
the
part
where
Abrutium
is
seated
in
Italy
,
is
Mount
Asinello
,
on
the
top
whereof
is
a
Church
dedicated
to
S.
Eustatius
.
1
Neare
the
water
Treuio
,
by
Abrucium
,
is
a
little
Riuer
named
the
Riuer
of
Asino
.
2
In
the
territories
of
Ragusa
,
or
Epidaurus
,
within
sixe
myles
distance
of
the
Cittie
,
runneth
the
Riuer
Asinesco
,
which
is
a
nauigable
water
,
and
hath
a
defenceable
Port
at
the
Sea
mouth
.
1
Among
the
ruines
of
Aquileia
,
which
was
destroyed
by
Attyla
,
is
to
be
séene
part
of
a
most
sumptuous
Bridge
,
at
the
head
whereof
,
stands
a
huge
Asse
of
very
pure
marble
,
which
with
her
Dugges
séedes
two
yoong
Asses
,
and
this
Bridge
is
yet
called
Pont'
Asinone
.
On
the
other
part
of
the
same
Bridge
now
ruined
,
as
the
eldest
men
of
the
Countrey
auouch
,
was
another
goodly
Asse
made
like
the
former
,
the
reliques
whereof
are
yet
to
be
there
séene
on
the
ground
.
2
In
Cicilia
,
neare
to
the
Citie
of
Catauea
,
within
two
myles
,
there
passeth
an
indifferent
great
Riuer
,
ouer
which
is
a
goodly
Bridge
of
wood
,
whereon
foure
Cartes
may
easily
méete
togither
,
and
it
is
named
Pous
Asini
.
1
The
large
stréete
,
whereby
we
passe
along
from
the
Market
place
,
vnto
the
Cathedral
Church
of
S.
Mauritus
,
in
the
Cittie
of
Lypara
,
is
called
Asinesca
stréete
.
2
In
the
auncient
Cittie
of
Perugia
,
there
is
a
stréete
which
direct
to
the
Monasterie
of
Couented
Fryers
of
S.
Fraunces
,
and
it
is
tearmed
the
Paradise
of
the
Asini
.
1
In
Friuli
,
on
certaine
high
downe
bearing
hilles
,
where
the
auncient
familie
of
the
Gordes
of
Sauorgnani
haue
their
iurisdiction
,
is
a
way
that
leadeth
to
a
certaine
Castle
of
theirs
,
named
,
Here
fell
I
with
mine
Asse
.
Which
words
are
there
engrauen
in
very
hard
stones
,
that
so
faire
a
memorie
of
the
Asse
might
not
be
forgotten
.
2
In
Apulia
is
a
great
way
of
tenne
large
myles
,
by
which
they
passe
from
the
great
Tower
,
till
they
come
to
Mount
Iargano
,
it
is
called
Longasina
.
1
There
is
a
vale
by
the
way
,
as
ye
goe
along
from
Fabriano
to
Cammerino
,
neare
to
the
shipping
place
of
the
auncient
Varrani
,
now
Lordes
of
the
said
Cittie
,
and
it
is
named
the
vale
of
Asini
.
2
Neare
to
the
parts
of
Heluetia
,
among
the
Cantons
where
Zurich
is
named
,
ye
haue
a
valley
called
Asinari
.
1
At
the
Citie
of
Bologna
,
there
is
a
Tower
which
for
height
contendeth
with
the
starres
,
called
the
Tower
of
the
Asinelli
.
2
A
Tower
of
lesser
height
is
to
be
séene
in
the
Prouince
of
Basilicata
,
otherwise
called
Lucania
,
without
the
walles
of
the
Citie
of
Venafro
,
on
the
West
side
,
and
it
is
tearmed
the
Tower
Asino
.
1
A
Fountaine
plentifully
abounding
with
water
,
is
to
be
séene
on
the
confines
,
betwéene
Pipeono
and
the
Castle
of
Souino
,
it
is
nominated
,
Fountaine
Asini
.
2
Passing
the
Riuer
Pauara
,
and
leauing
the
corner
of
the
way
,
whereby
we
goe
to
Modoua
,
there
turning
on
the
left
hand
,
and
within
a
quarter
of
a
myle
onwarde
,
standes
a
Fountaine
beautified
with
engrauen
stone
,
yet
passing
vnder
a
goodly
vault
by
thrée
great
pipes
of
mettall
,
wel
neare
rotten
and
defaced
;
out
of
them
comes
great
aboundance
of
water
,
and
it
is
called
Fountaine
Asinara
.
Hauing
so
lately
mentioned
the
Citie
of
Modeua
,
I
call
to
minde
a
memorie
concerning
the
Asse
,
which
the
said
Citie
long
time
kept
among
other
things
,
with
good
regard
.
And
it
was
a
milking
paile
,
wherin
a
citizens
Asse
of
Bologna
had
drunke
:
for
it
happened
,
that
about
matter
of
the
confines
,
warres
ensued
betwéene
them
of
Bologna
and
Modeua
.
They
of
this
part
,
at
one
time
among
other
,
made
a
tumultuous
inuasion
on
the
territories
of
Bologna
,
and
finding
some
encounter
which
they
looked
not
for
,
by
reason
of
their
vnorderly
proceeding
:
they
were
enforced
to
returne
,
yet
they
sought
for
some
bootie
in
the
stable
of
Bolognian
Cittizen
,
from
whence
the
maister
thereof
had
but
lately
before
taken
foorth
his
Asse
,
and
for
feare
escaped
away
thereon
.
There
found
they
the
milking
paile
,
wherin
the
Asse
before
spoken
on
had
drunke
,
which
they
tooke
away
with
them
,
and
mounting
it
on
the
point
of
a
Launce
,
after
the
maner
of
carrying
some
great
Trophée
,
they
returned
there
with
to
the
Cittie
,
all
the
people
of
Modeua
running
to
gaze
theron
,
as
at
a
most
rich
spoyle
gotten
by
conquest
of
warre
:
which
by
them
long
time
after
was
kept
as
an
especiall
example
:
as
we
reade
in
the
booke
called
the
Annales
of
Lombardie
.
But
nowe
returne
wee
to
the
other
memories
of
the
Asse
.
1
At
the
Cittie
of
Vercellis
,
in
the
Church
of
Saint
Lazarus
,
is
to
bee
séene
a
goodly
auncient
Sepulcher
of
Marble
,
on
the
couerture
whereof
,
is
verie
linely
carued
an
Asse
lying
along
verie
formally
,
euen
as
the
figures
of
men
are
shaped
vppon
Toombes
.
And
there
are
certaine
letters
engrauen
at
the
féete
of
the
said
Asse
:
but
nothing
can
be
made
of
any
sillable
,
by
reason
they
are
so
defaced
by
antiquitie
.
Here
I
confesse
,
and
that
for
some
reuerence
,
which
dutifully
I
beare
to
the
Asse
,
not
to
haue
founde
any
other
Sepulcher
,
carrying
remembrance
of
the
Asse
,
but
only
this
one
:
albeit
I
haue
spared
no
labour
,
in
reading
ouer
bookes
sufficient
,
beside
all
other
possible
dilligence
imployed
.
1
Apuleius
wrote
a
booke
intituled
,
the
golden
Asse
.
2
Plautus
composed
a
Comedie
,
called
Asinaria
.
I
could
neuer
know
what
booke
that
was
,
which
gaue
matter
to
our
Poet
thus
to
sing
.
Now
do
I
call
to
minde
a
new
rare
praise
,
Worthie
so
many
Dukes
and
Emperours
,
Which
in
the
Asses
booke
is
found
alwaies
.
Wherefore
I
am
now
content
to
prosecute
the
search
therof
no
further
,
in
hope
another
time
to
vnderstand
more
of
it
.
1
Bartolus
,
the
famous
Lawier
,
in
L.
1.
F.
de
sup.
L.
leg
.
speaketh
of
a
lawe
,
which
willeth
,
that
the
Testator
making
a
bond
of
his
mooueables
to
a
straunger
,
and
letting
passing
his
setled
good
to
his
kindred
,
that
rightfully
should
as
heires
succéed
:
this
lawe
limitteth
and
appointteth
,
that
his
Asse
(
if
he
happened
to
haue
any
)
is
not
comprehended
among
the
mooueables
.
But
as
a
good
,
stable
and
setled
,
without
any
other
implication
,
the
same
Asse
shall
remain
to
his
kindred
y●
do
inherit
the
goods
seated
.
And
this
lawe
(
for
this
purpose
)
do
I
account
sufficient
,
because
I
am
loth
to
trouble
myselfe
,
in
searching
huge
lawe
Libraries
for
any
other
:
for
my
labour
therin
would
excéed
the
Asses
.
1
No
sort
of
frutes
are
found
,
but
beare
name
of
some
beaste
,
or
of
a
man
,
as
the
Apple
of
Appius
,
the
Prune
Maximillian
,
of
Maximillianus
:
and
that
of
the
Asse
,
which
is
the
sort
of
Prunes
,
named
great
,
good
,
faire
and
yelow
,
being
rightly
tearmed
the
Prune
Asinare
.
2
There
is
a
kind
of
Cucumber
,
which
much
auaileth
for
medicine
,
and
it
is
called
Cucumber
Asini
.
2
Nouius
Marcellus
recordeth
,
that
the
Romanes
of
old
would
celebrate
the
feast
of
the
gardein
God
,
whereat
the
husbands
children
only
should
be
present
,
each
one
out-brauing
other
vpon
his
Asse
,
and
so
ryding
on
this
beast
,
thrée
times
they
would
circle
the
temple
about
.
Afterward
they
should
cast
lottes
,
and
his
Asse
to
whome
the
lot
fell
,
must
haue
his
throte
cut
;
with
whose
blood
each
filling
a
little
glasse
viall
,
they
would
striue
to
maister
one
another
by
throwing
the
same
in
the
face
of
statue
,
which
represented
the
God
of
the
gardein
.
2
Herodotus
a
most
auncient
writer
reports
,
that
the
Gréekes
were
wont
yearly
to
celebrate
the
feast
Asinaria
:
in
memorie
of
that
notable
victorie
,
which
the
Athenian
had
against
the
Persians
,
neare
to
the
Riuer
Asinone
.
1
Among
all
the
pastimes
,
wherein
most
and
least
delighted
concerning
table
play
,
was
the
game
called
Scarralasino
,
to
wit
,
vnlead
the
Asse
:
whereat
,
by
imitation
of
the
Asse
,
who
suffers
himselfe
to
be
ridden
by
all
persons
indifferently
,
all
the
standers
by
may
play
,
and
easily
learne
it
without
any
labour
.
2
Schoole-children
were
went
to
put
some
heauie
thing
on
their
head
,
and
binde
an
arme
behinde
being
first
hood
winckled
;
then
would
the
rest
runne
about
him
thus
vsed
,
singing
.
Vnload
the
Asse
,
and
if
he
feele
not
,
Looke
to
his
standing
,
that
he
reele
not
.
1
Diodorus
Siculus
declareth
,
that
at
such
time
as
the
Isle
of
Scicile
was
gouerned
by
tyrants
,
there
was
a
statute
,
that
a
woman
offending
in
adultrie
should
frée
her selfe
,
swearing
she
had
not
committed
adulterie
,
being
brought
before
the
head
of
an
Asse
,
which
for
this
purpose
was
kept
in
the
temple
dedicated
to
God
Bacchus
.
2
There
was
an
vse
among
the
Gentiles
,
that
they
(
in
iest
)
willing
to
giue
an
oath
to
children
,
they
would
fasten
a
lampe
at
their
garment
,
with
a
haubercher
after
the
fashion
of
a
long
triangle
,
and
holding
thereby
,
say
,
Sweare
here
vpon
this
eare
of
the
Asse
.
Here
it
remaines
to
speake
of
them
,
that
of
olde
haue
bene
named
by
the
Asse
,
and
of
families
likewise
,
which
haue
called
themselues
of
the
Asse
.
But
because
they
are
infinit
,
and
all
the
skinnes
in
the
land
of
Madiam
cannot
containe
them
:
I
intend
only
to
name
two
,
as
hitherto
of
the
rest
I
haue
done
,
leauing
the
endlesse
number
of
the
other
,
to
them
that
list
imploy
their
paines
about
such
a
businesse
.
But
yet
among
so
many
,
I
must
not
forget
that
famous
nauall
victory
,
which
the
auncient
Persians
brought
with
them
out
of
Egypt
:
and
Noacles
a
moste
excellent
Painter
in
those
dayes
,
desirous
to
remember
the
same
by
his
Arte
,
painted
an
Asse
,
drinking
at
the
Riuer
Nilus
,
in
despight
of
the
Crocadile
:
which
being
ouercome
in
power
,
and
thus
subiected
,
stoode
patiently
to
see
him
drinke
,
as
Plinie
reporteth
.
1
Then
not
to
let
passe
in
silence
,
the
names
of
men
called
Asse
,
as
their
proper
names
,
I
may
first
alleadge
the
name
of
Asinius
Gallus
,
who
was
sonne
to
Scipio
Affricanus
.
And
who
desires
to
know
an
infinite
number
of
men
,
both
Senators
&
of
other
discents
,
which
by
proper
name
were
called
Asini
,
let
him
reade
Ciceros
Epistles
to
Atticus
,
where
he
shall
finde
an
endlesse
beadrole
.
2
Here
may
I
wel
insert
the
name
of
a
famous
man
,
a
moderne
Cittizen
of
Florence
,
of
the
auncient
family
of
the
Asini
:
to
wit
,
maister
Asino
,
whome
the
Historie
of
Florence
faithfully
reports
,
to
reforme
and
correct
the
statutes
of
the
merchaunts
,
for
which
his
Asse-gloring
name
will
for
euer
be
renowmed
in
that
Citie
.
Pindarus
,
and
Macrobius
,
in
the
fift
booke
of
his
Saturnalles
affirmeth
,
that
the
famous
Gréeke
,
which
made
the
Horsse
of
wood
,
by
meanes
whereof
the
Grecians
got
the
Citie
of
Troy
,
was
called
Asinon
:
whereas
Virgill
naming
him
Sinon
,
we
may
safely
auouth
,
that
the
good
Poet
,
who
fauoured
the
Troyan
part
,
from
whence
the
Romanes
had
their
originall
,
was
procured
to
alter
the
name
of
the
aforesaid
Asinon
:
euen
no
otherwise
then
the
Grecians
did
,
when
by
publike
decrée
he
was
censured
with
banishment
,
that
should
speake
of
his
name
,
who
to
get
himselfe
fame
,
set
on
fire
the
Temple
of
Diana
at
Ephesus
.
And
so
to
conquere
with
obliuion
such
a
famous
Asinon
,
whose
praise
well
deserues
to
liue
for
euer
:
they
haue
taken
away
his
names
first
letter
,
and
in
stéed
of
Asinon
,
call
him
Sinon
.
1
We
haue
alreadie
declared
,
that
in
Florence
liues
the
noble
Familie
of
the
Asini
.
2
In
Pisa
likewise
is
there
another
,
and
in
Bologna
that
of
the
Asinelli
,
where
also
is
stil
celebrate
the
famous
Tower
,
which
the
noble
Asinelli
in
elder
times
erected
.
But
to
what
end
trouble
I
my
wittes
in
this
maner
,
seeking
by
the
light
of
an
Asse-friending
lanthorn
,
for
names
,
sirnames
,
and
families
?
séeing
our
Poet
himselfe
thus
singeth
.
If
I
should
speake
more
matter
of
import
,
By
grounded
reason
I
might
safely
say
,
The
Asse
in
men
that
are
of
learnedst
sort
,
Seemes
to
haue
priuiledge
and
greatest
sway
.
T
is
too
well
knowen
,
wherefore
I
silent
sit
,
As
hauing
thereof
neither
spoke
or
writ
.
Beside
all
this
,
I
doo
not
meruaile
a
little
,
séeing
such
an
infinit
company
of
fooles
,
who
being
honoured
with
the
excelling
name
of
Asse
,
will
yet
runne
headlong
to
brabble
and
quarrell
,
when
setling
to
their
weapons
,
they
will
flash
and
cut
they
care
not
with
whom
.
All
which
happeneth
,
by
reason
it
is
no
common
vse
,
to
apply
the
name
of
so
Noble
a
beast
to
man
:
who
notwithstanding
cares
not
for
the
ignomie
,
to
bee
tearmed
after
other
wicked
beastes
more
vnbeséeming
,
as
to
be
called
Beare
,
Lyon
,
Dogge
,
and
such
like
.
This
was
the
cause
,
that
our
Poet
mooued
by
a
thousand
reasons
,
saith
;
Nor
know
I
wherefore
choller
doth
so
daunt
,
A
man
when
he
is
tearmed
by
the
Asses
name
:
Whereof
(
me
thinkes
)
much
rather
he
should
vaunt
.
Now
procéed
we
to
speake
of
the
Asses
Prouerbes
.
1
When
a
man
will
not
repeate
his
wordes
againe
,
he
vseth
to
say
,
It
is
May
no
more
,
or
May
is
past
:
so
things
are
auoyded
from
twise
speaking
.
The
meaning
here
of
may
be
this
,
because
the
first
moneth
that
Asses
doo
make
knowne
to
the
worlde
,
their
louing
nature
to
each
other
,
they
send
foorth
their
goodly
,
swéet
,
and
continual
brayings
,
whereof
they
forme
a
melodious
and
proportionable
kinde
of
musicke
.
Nor
thinke
I
that
any
of
our
immoderne
Musitians
can
deny
,
but
that
their
song
is
full
of
exceeding
pleasure
to
be
heard
:
because
therein
is
to
bee
discerned
,
both
concord
,
discord
,
singing
the
meane
,
the
beginning
to
sing
in
large
compasse
,
then
following
on
,
to
rise
and
fall
,
the
halfe
note
,
whole
note
,
musicke
of
fiue
voyces
,
firme
singing
by
foure
voyces
,
thrée
togither
,
or
one
voyce
and
a
halfe
.
Then
their
variable
contrarietie
amongst
them
,
when
one
deliuers
foorth
a
long
tenor
or
a
short
,
the
pausing
for
time
,
breathing
in
measure
,
breaking
the
minim
,
halfe
minim
,
or
verie
least
moment
of
time
.
Last
of
all
,
to
heare
musicke
of
fiue
or
sixe
voyces
,
chaunged
to
so
many
of
Asses
,
is
amongst
them
to
heare
a
song
of
world
without
end
.
Hence
is
it
,
that
a
man
being
so
attentiue
to
heare
this
kinde
of
Asse
musicke
,
cannot
listen
or
lende
his
eare
to
what
else
is
said
to
him
,
and
therefore
it
is
lawfull
,
by
perticular
priulledge
of
the
said
May
moneth
,
to
repeate
the
words
to
such
,
as
without
offence
would
learne
them
by
heart
:
nor
shall
it
be
taken
so
vnmanerly
done
,
as
it
were
in
any
of
the
other
moneths
.
2
When
Apuleius
sawe
himselfe
transformed
into
an
Asse
,
he
resolued
to
shewe
his
maister
,
by
the
effects
of
all
his
personage
,
the
great
loue
he
bare
him
.
So
after
the
maner
of
the
house
Dogge
,
kéeping
his
hinder
féete
on
the
ground
,
and
rising
vp
with
his
former
,
he
so
clambred
vpon
his
maister
,
as
but
a
while
before
he
had
séene
the
litle
Dogge
doo
.
And
albeit
his
kinde
Assehith
intent
he
disclosed
to
his
maister
,
yet
such
maner
of
salutation
in
him
was
not
taken
in
good
part
.
Hereof
then
it
comes
,
that
when
a
man
suspects
or
misdéemes
of
an
others
familiaritie
,
he
vseth
to
say
,
He
plaies
the
Asses
pastime
with
me
.
So
was
it
went
to
be
said
;
What
the
Asse
giues
in
,
such
he
receiues
.
But
because
this
Prouerbe
is
euidently
of
it selfe
,
as
if
it
were
Omne
agens
repatitur
in
agendo
:
I
will
bestow
no
more
paines
in
declaring
it
,
nor
yet
of
this
which
followes
.
What
Asse
or
Hart
will
be
so
bold
,
To
leape
a
pit
ere
he
it
behold
?
Nor
likewise
of
this
,
to
wit
.
Who
washeth
an
Asse
head
,
looseth
his
sope
.
Nor
will
I
stand
trifeling
the
time
,
to
know
whence
many
words
are
deriued
,
which
in
regard
of
their
excellencie
,
are
breathed
foorth
but
by
a
letter
,
or
as
we
say
in
latine
.
Quaestio
de
vmbra
Asini
.
Asinus
ad
liram
,
and
such
like
.
This
I
say
were
no
otherwise
,
then
as
one
meaning
to
walke
hande
in
hande
with
a
Phisitian
,
should
sodeinly
breake
his
head
:
inough
is
well
.
Now
concerning
the
aforesaid
qualities
and
memorie
of
the
Asse
,
it
is
no
great
meruaile
,
that
the
auncient
wise
men
should
make
such
a
great
account
of
the
Asse
,
which
in
like
manner
hath
often
made
me
to
admire
,
considering
,
that
with
all
they
could
procure
,
to
make
the
said
beastes
name
immortall
,
by
so
many
denominations
as
we
haue
séene
:
neuerthelesse
,
there
is
not
founde
any
Common-wealth
,
any
Emperour
or
Prince
,
that
cared
to
beare
this
signe
of
the
Asse
,
not
painting
him
in
their
Scutchions
,
as
their
proper
Armes
,
not
vsing
him
as
an
imprese
.
The
reason
hereof
may
be
,
that
in
prouing
his
déeds
,
they
haue
left
him
to
vs
,
who
being
of
the
Christian
name
,
should
likewise
shewe
the
same
by
déedes
to
the
worlde
:
bearing
him
for
our
proper
Armes
,
because
we
know
the
simplicitie
,
méeknesse
,
and
other
pleasing
qualities
,
wherewith
we
haue
séene
the
Asse
to
be
richly
endued
.
Wherefore
those
auncient
Common-weales
,
those
Emperours
and
other
Princes
barbarous
or
Gentiles
,
which
builded
their
gouernement
vppon
rapine
,
vyelence
,
deceipt
,
fraude
,
and
all
other
tyrannicall
behauiour
,
would
haue
their
iron
customes
discerned
,
by
the
Armes
and
impreses
of
terrible
,
bloodie
,
and
most
cruell
beasts
.
Heereof
grewe
it
,
that
the
moste
proude
people
of
Rome
,
tooke
the
Eagle
for
their
Ensign
and
Armes
,
which
is
a
bird
most
rauenous
and
deuouring
.
But
in
reason
they
should
rather
haue
made
choyse
of
the
Goose
,
remembring
they
preserued
their
Countrey
,
libertie
,
and
proper
liues
:
when
the
souldiers
awaked
by
their
noyse
,
by
the
means
of
the
Géese
;
defended
the
Capital
from
the
French
mens
assault
.
But
notwithstanding
all
this
,
the
Goose
was
reputed
a
bird
too
simple
for
them
&
too
vigilant
:
euen
like
estéeme
would
they
haue
made
of
the
Asse
,
if
by
his
braying
they
had
receiued
the
selfesame
benefit
.
The
people
of
Phrigia
had
for
their
Armes
,
the
wilde
Bore
,
a
most
pernicious
beast
.
They
of
Thrace
had
a
fleshlesse
carkasse
,
or
the
image
of
death
as
wee
may
tearme
it
,
for
the
extreamest
of
all
things
terrible
.
The
Gothes
beare
a
Feare
,
a
most
irefull
beast
.
The
Alani
that
assaulted
and
sacked
Spaine
,
had
the
Marten
,
a
very
fraudfull
beast
.
The
French
heare
the
Lyon
,
a
most
proud
beast
.
The
Lumbardes
serued
themselues
with
the
Ensigne
of
the
Toade
,
a
thing
which
both
aliue
and
dead
is
poysonous
.
The
Cimbrians
,
that
were
ouercome
by
Caius
Marius
,
they
tooke
the
Bull
,
a
beast
hardly
tamed
.
The
Saxons
made
choyse
of
the
Horsse
,
a
goodly
beast
.
The
Hebrewes
beare
the
Scorpion
in
their
Ensigne
,
that
carries
his
poyson
hidden
secretly
in
his
tayle
.
The
Caithagenians
had
the
Crocadile
for
their
imprese
,
a
fraudelent
beast
and
most
deceitfull
.
Attila
,
who
caused
himselfe
to
be
sirnamed
,
the
scourge
of
God
,
had
in
his
banner
the
Hawke
,
a
fowle
that
liues
by
rapine
.
Antigonus
,
King
of
Soria
,
gaue
the
Eagle
,
that
strictly
held
in
her
tallents
a
fierce
Dragon
.
And
last
of
all
,
not
Common-weales
onely
and
great
Princes
,
serue
themselues
with
these
beastes
,
fierce
,
brutish
,
and
venemous
,
but
likewise
families
,
and
houses
of
priuate
Gentlemen
,
yea
,
of
simple
Citizens
,
place
in
their
Scutchione
the
selfesame
signalles
.
Whereas
if
they
had
chaunged
such
customes
,
and
embraced
the
true
Christian
faith
,
I
am
perswaded
it
would
likewise
will
in
them
,
to
chaunge
such
Armes
and
impreses
:
and
in
stéed
of
those
most
rauenous
deuourers
,
to
place
in
their
Banners
simple
and
housholde
beastes
,
shewing
thereby
to
the
world
Christian
simplicitie
,
friendlinesse
and
loue
,
as
by
the
Goose
,
the
Lambe
,
the
Turtle
Dooue
,
and
such
like
harmelesse
things
.
But
beyond
these
,
they
should
shewe
themselues
possessed
of
all
good
and
honourable
custome
,
if
they
would
take
the
Asse
for
their
propper
Armes
,
as
that
Noble
societie
of
the
Cittie
of
Vicenza
hath
done
,
who
euer
hath
helde
in
estéeme
,
and
vniuersally
vsed
the
Ensigne
of
the
noble
Asse
,
whiche
was
taken
from
the
Paduans
in
a
controuersie
,
and
had
long
time
bene
hanged
vpon
the
gallowes
:
because
the
said
Communitie
of
Vicenza
knew
not
so
soone
,
that
the
people
of
Padua
had
hanged
vp
the
Asse
,
which
they
had
sent
to
couenaunt
with
them
,
to
giue
them
diuerse
burthens
of
entrailes
,
which
cloathed
ouer
and
filled
with
hogges
flesh
cut
into
small
pieces
,
we
call
a
Saulsage
,
which
by
the
Asses
voyce
was
oft
times
specified
in
them
.
But
when
Vicenzians
had
effectually
executed
the
same
,
the
Saulsage
was
imparted
to
the
people
of
Padua
,
and
the
Asse
taken
downe
from
the
gallowes
immediately
:
from
whence
ensued
this
song
of
children
,
which
euen
vntil
this
day
the
youth
of
Padua
vse
to
sing
,
on
the
hanging
of
the
said
Asse
,
to
wit
:
Hangd
,
and
vnhangd
,
All
for
the
piece
of
Saulsage
.
In
a
certaine
part
of
Arcadia
,
the
name
whereof
I
doo
not
well
remember
,
is
yearly
preserued
a
memorie
of
the
Asse
,
well
worthie
truly
to
be
rehearsed
in
this
my
Asse-defending
discourse
.
Thus
then
it
is
,
vppon
one
certaine
determinate
day
,
an
infinite
number
of
the
people
runne
on
heapes
to
the
market
place
,
where
from
the
toppe
of
a
very
high
Tower
,
he
or
they
that
is
appointed
for
the
office
,
make
an
Asse
to
descend
downe
so
queintly
vpon
certaine
ropes
,
two
artificiall
wingges
being
fastened
to
his
shoulders
,
that
in
discent
he
séemeth
to
flie
:
and
the
multitude
are
wont
to
say
after
they
haue
dyned
;
Come
,
let
vs
goe
into
the
market
place
,
and
sée
the
Asse
flie
.
Nor
will
I
spare
to
say
,
that
some
who
holde
a
reuerend
memorie
of
the
Asse
,
gladly
could
affoord
,
that
the
foresaid
Countrey
was
Empole
in
Tuscane
:
then
I
thinke
they
would
imagine
the
better
of
mine
Asse
discourse
.
Here
I
purposed
to
end
my
booke
concerning
the
Asse
,
had
I
not
sodeinly
called
to
memorie
,
a
matter
worthie
of
great
consideration
,
and
to
be
preserued
in
minde
euen
to
the
end
,
for
the
compleate
Noblenesse
,
excellencie
and
perfection
of
the
Asse
.
In
the
time
of
the
Gentiles
,
there
was
a
man
borne
blinde
by
nature
,
euen
at
the
last
steppe
of
his
age
,
and
the
very
finall
moment
of
his
life
time
.
Among
certaine
circumstances
offered
to
him
,
he
was
demaunded
,
what
especiall
thing
more
then
any
other
he
would
desire
to
sée
,
if
Ioue
,
to
whose
reuerence
he
submitted
himselfe
,
woulde
graunt
,
that
he
should
sée
that
one
thing
and
no
more
.
To
which
demaund
,
without
staying
for
any
other
premeditation
,
he
answered
,
an
Asse
.
Which
reply
vrged
in
them
all
an
excéeding
laughter
,
whereat
the
blinde
man
meruailing
;
said
;
Brethren
,
make
not
a
iest
of
what
I
desire
,
because
I
imagine
,
that
if
any
of
you
were
in
my
case
,
you
scant
would
haue
the
like
desire
.
For
since
I
came
into
this
world
(
which
now
fulfilles
a
great
number
of
yéeres
)
ther
neuer
passed
one
day
,
but
that
many
hundred
of
times
I
haue
heard
and
knowne
that
beast
to
bee
named
,
and
they
applied
him
to
all
things
whatsoeuer
,
that
passed
in
spéech
or
could
be
named
.
Forbeare
to
say
,
Beware
the
Asse
,
Make
roome
for
the
Asse
;
we
may
well
let
these
passe
,
because
I
haue
likewise
heard
said
,
Beware
the
Horsse
,
beware
the
Mule
,
beware
the
Oxe
,
and
such
like
.
But
here
rests
the
point
,
for
common
hearing
this
beast
to
be
compared
,
to
the
likenesse
of
mans
bodie
,
to
the
vertue
and
vices
of
his
minde
;
beside
,
giuing
him
many
and
sundry
preheminences
and
prerogatiues
,
well
worthie
of
no
light
consideration
.
And
to
speak
of
some
partes
of
resemblance
to
the
bodie
,
there
neuer
passeth
day
or
houre
,
but
ye
shall
heare
a
thousand
times
said
:
Such
a
one
is
an
Asse
.
-
He
hath
the
face
of
an
Asse
.
-
The
heart
of
an
Asse
.
-
The
musicke
of
an
Asse
.
-
The
voyce
of
an
Asse
.
-
The
place
of
an
Asse
.
-
The
parts
of
an
Asse
.
-
The
head
of
an
Asse
.
-
The
eares
of
an
Asse
.
-
The
mouth
of
an
Asse
.
-
The
backe
of
an
Asse
.
-
And
flesht
like
an
Asse
.
Now
as
concerning
morall
vertues
,
fewe
houres
doo
passe
,
but
I
heare
,
Such
a
one
?
Why
,
he
is
-
As
wise
as
an
Asse
.
-
As
strong
as
an
Asse
.
-
As
modest
as
an
Asse
.
-
As
ingenious
as
an
Asse
.
-
As
discréet
as
an
Asse
.
-
As
curteous
as
an
Asse
.
With
other
such
like
vertues
.
Now
for
vices
,
to
wit
.
Such
a
one
is
,
-
As
vicious
as
an
Asse
.
-
As
beastly
as
an
Asse
.
-
As
thanklesse
as
an
Asse
.
-
As
vnciuill
as
an
Asse
.
But
when
shall
ye
heare
for
any
one
respect
,
a
beaste
,
thus
compared
to
a
man
,
in
regarde
of
such
and
so
many
quallities
,
but
that
in
the
rest
is
séene
quite
contrary
.
Nor
can
they
else
remaine
in
one
subiect
,
no
more
then
in
fire
can
be
both
heate
and
colde
:
but
for
proofe
that
they
are
euident
in
the
Asse
,
and
neuer
can
or
shall
be
in
any
other
,
note
what
followes
.
Oft
haue
I
heard
,
Such
a
one
is
,
As
-
Faire
as
an
Asse
.
-
Wise
as
an
Asse
.
-
Brutish
as
an
Asse
.
-
Foolish
as
an
Asse
.
-
Gentle
as
an
Asse
.
-
Grosse
witted
as
an
Asse
.
-
Learned
as
an
Asse
.
-
Ignorant
as
an
Asse
.
-
Simple
as
an
Asse
.
-
Good
as
an
Asse
.
-
Sad
as
an
Asse
.
-
Merie
as
an
Asse
.
-
Melancholly
as
an
Asse
.
-
Sléepie
as
an
Asse
.
-
Watchfull
as
an
Asse
.
-
Hard
as
an
Asse
.
-
Tender
as
an
Asse
.
-
Weary
as
an
Asse
.
-
Reste
like
an
Asse
.
-
Snorts
like
an
Asse
.
-
Quiet
as
an
Asse
.
-
Gallant
as
an
Asse
.
-
Théeuish
as
an
Asse
.
-
Braue
as
an
Asse
.
-
Cleanly
as
an
Asse
.
-
Shamelesse
as
an
Asse
.
-
Manerly
as
an
Asse
.
-
Rude
as
an
Asse
.
-
Pleasing
as
an
Asse
.
-
Obstinate
as
an
Asse
.
With
other
such
like
contradictions
,
as
(
my
mind
being
troubled
)
I
cannot
now
remember
,
but
grow
almost
weary
in
this
my
Asse-labour
:
yet
mée
thinkes
I
heare
some
absolutely
say
;
-
Oh
that
magnificent
Asse
.
-
That
solemne
Asse
.
-
That
gentle
Asse
.
-
That
daintie
Asse
.
Then
rusheth
in
another
,
saying
;
-
Thou
vsest
me
like
an
Asse
.
-
Thou
wranglest
like
an
Asse
.
-
Thou
laughest
like
an
Asse
.
-
Thou
perswadest
like
an
Asse
.
-
Thou
sweate●●
like
an
Asse
.
-
Thou
stinkest
like
an
Asse
.
-
Thou
art
as
amorous
as
an
Asse
.
-
Thou
art
as
vnnurt●●de
as
an
Asse
.
-
Thou
eatest
like
an
Asse
.
-
And
filest
like
an
Asse
.
In
these
and
many
other
things
,
the
Asse
claimeth
a
generall
kindred
.
Among
schollers
in
the
Schoole
making
their
arguments
,
I
haue
heard
them
say
;
Homo
est
Asinus
,
Brunellus
est
Asinus
,
ergo
tues
Asinus
.
With
so
many
diuers
precheminences
,
prerogatiues
,
vertues
,
viced
,
contrarieties
and
denominations
of
the
Asse
,
haue
I
so
often
heard
,
that
my
minde
hath
bene
encited
with
most
earnest
desire
,
to
sée
(
ere
I
had
séene
)
what
beast
this
renowmed
and
famous
Asse
was
.
Now
then
séeming
to
haue
spoken
sufficiently
,
I
perswade
my selfe
,
that
any
man
but
meanely
enstructed
in
Sciences
speculatiue
,
may
in
conclusion
giue
the
sentence
in
fauour
of
the
Asse
:
declaring
him
for
the
noblest
of
all
kindes
of
beasts
whatsoeuer
remaining
on
the
earth
,
excelling
the
Dogge
,
Horse
,
Ape
,
Lyon
,
or
Elephant
.
And
as
a
knitting
vp
of
my
Asse-defending
Treatise
,
I
commend
my selfe
to
their
consideration
,
whom
daily
I
sée
to
vse
such
Asse-like
behauiour
,
that
in
all
their
actions
(
I
thinke
)
they
intend
to
imitate
the
Asse
.
I
would
haue
them
resolue
vpon
instituting
a
company
,
which
might
be
tearmed
the
societie
or
fellowwip
of
the
Asse
:
and
each
of
them
should
weare
a
tablet
about
his
necke
,
whereon
the
image
of
the
Asse
shuld
be
engrauen
,
to
the
end
they
might
the
more
apparently
be
knowne
thereby
.
So
taking
my
leaue
both
of
you
and
the
Asse
,
with
this
one
most
honoured
memorie
of
all
concerning
him
;
Remember
the
Sauiour
of
the
world
,
that
in
all
his
life
time
had
but
one
dayes
tryumph
,
when
hee
refusing
all
other
beasts
beside
,
made
choyse
onely
of
the
Asse
,
and
rode
theron
in
greatest
maiestie
to
Ierusalem
,
yet
néedes
will
our
Poet
with
these
verses
knit
vp
this
Treatise
.
If
for
some
worthie
Imprese
I
should
goe
Into
the
field
mongst
souldiers
of
one
minde
:
Bearing
the
Asse
in
Ensigne
for
their
showe
,
Hung
but
the
tayle
as
feather
for
the
winde
:
The
skinne
as
Armour
both
behinde
and
fore
,
Rhodomontes
Serpents
scales
could
do
no
more
.
FINIS
.