MILLO , Good morrow .

And a thousand to thée , honest Dalio : but whither plod you so sadly ?

I was walking towardes your house , and finding your wife abroad , I hoped the better to haue you quiet at home .

You say well : Is it not a pittifull Case , that a mans house that should bée his castle , and his wise his comfort ▪ should through the vnquietnesse of her indiscretion , become more terrible to him then a towne of Warre ?

I must confesse it is too true , I haue pittied you often , but could neuer doe you good : and he that could iudge what I see and you ●eele , would confesse it were a pittifull Case ind●d ; God helpe you .

I thanke you , for I thinke that the noyse of a volley of shot , is not comparable to the roaring mouth of an ●nquiet woman : which since it will not be mended ▪ it must be borne , & so forth . But I pray you tel me , how doth your eldest sonne ? followeth he his olde courses ? will no good cou●sell bring him home againe ?

Oh , no Neighbour : I may sigh to ●are men s●y , that yonder is an honest man ▪ yet hath a sonne able to breake the heart of his father : Oh , it is a pittifull Case ▪ that a man should 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 care all the d●yes of his life , to lay vp wealth to : 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sonn● that shall spend it before he were ready to part with 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he could 〈◊〉 to be a childe be sicke of the 〈◊〉 , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 vpon his death , be glad of his sicknesse , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ● continuing in an euill course , scorne 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ▪ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Lawe , he growes so 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in his 〈◊〉 , 〈◊〉 he be 〈◊〉 of all good compa● , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to his fathers hear● : 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 , the 〈◊〉 of punishment , the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ▪ loue of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 him to good ▪ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , to 〈◊〉 him so past gra● , that there 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 nature is of such f●ce , that 〈◊〉 canno● 〈◊〉 his owne childe : what shall I say to it ?

Why , as you sayd to me , let me say to you , a pittifull Case , a pittifull Case , for t is ●o lesse ▪ Ascolding wife , and a stubburne childe , are two pittifull Cases for patience to plead 〈◊〉 . But what is become o● my neighbours 〈◊〉 daughter ?

Alas the day there is a pittifull Case indéed , if you 〈◊〉 of a Case to be 〈◊〉 . A ●ong wench , a faire wench , a 〈◊〉 wench , a pretty wench , a 〈◊〉 wench a gallant wench , a proper wench , a wife wench , an honest wench , a 〈◊〉 wench a 〈◊〉 wench , that could speake well , and 〈◊〉 well , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , 〈◊〉 pl● 〈◊〉 , 〈◊〉 w●ll , ●nd do 〈◊〉 thing 〈◊〉 , to be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ▪ I say cast 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , 〈◊〉 that loues nothing but 〈◊〉 meate , 〈◊〉 can 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 upon gay 〈◊〉 , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 all for a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , to be ?

〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the should 〈◊〉 & I would reele , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a liuing , before I would bring her to her death by such a miserie .

You say well , & so I thinke should I ▪ but t is a pittifull Case , and so let it be : And since we are entred into these matters , let me aske you a question . I pray you what heare you of your Nephew , and his marriage ?

You do wel to put me in 〈◊〉 of him for in t●th I pitty him : a yong man , a handsome man a wise man , an honest man , a kinde man , & a carefull man , giuen to thriue , like to do well , comming on well in the world ; to bestow the p●me of his years , the hope of his fortune , and the fruite of his trauaile , vpon the figure of deformitie , the discomfort of continuance , the crosse of pleasure , & the misery of time , & all for a little can●kred coyne , which may hap to be short of his reckoning & he may leaue ere he be aware : would it not fret a man to thinke on it ? 〈◊〉 a man to see it ? & pitty him , that he cannot helpe 〈◊〉 ? when his youth is drowned in her age , his wit in her wilfulnes , his learning , in her lacke of vnderstanding , and his worthinesse , in her wretchednesse . Is not this a pittifull Case ?

Oh yes , a pittifull Case , a pittifull Case indéed : and for my self , had I such a sonne , I would make him plough and I would sow , & we would both labour for bread ▪ ●re he should ●ast with such a morsell . But to goe on with you a little , I pray you how doth my Couzen Sindo , with his bar●aine ?

You say well , for there is a Case pittifull enough , I think : oh poore man , he is vndone : wh● , his stocke o● 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 put into a stocke of sheepe , & hauing them warranted good and sound , takes a pasture for them , which hath beene 〈◊〉 ●th sick cattel , & there findes them day by day fall into diseases that what with ye●ot , the Scab , the Flie , the worme , th● 〈◊〉 , & I know not what , in a little 〈◊〉 , the Fold com● 〈◊〉 a little roome , & the 〈◊〉 ●o 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 ▪ that the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not be worth the taking vp : wh● ▪ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 and the Woolfe ▪ the carelesse ▪ o● the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ground , or the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ▪ the 〈◊〉 com● 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 reckoning , that repentance may 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ●acke of 〈◊〉 of his owne 〈◊〉 play 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , 〈◊〉 the shepheard with another : to see an hones● 〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of his neighbous ▪ carefull of his estate , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 should either through want o●●ill , or the 〈◊〉 o● 〈◊〉 , come into such 〈◊〉 ▪ 〈◊〉 being able to le●d 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , shuld not now haue either credit or comfort 〈◊〉 misery : Oh is it not a pittifull Case , that man , who should be as a God vnto man , should become such a diuell vnto man ?

It is true , the diuell at the first crept into the eare of a woman , to deceiue man , and I thinke he hath of late so crept into the heart of man to deceiue one an other , and themselues most of all , that the monstrous minds of these daies doe so deceiue and abuse the simple hearts of honest soules , that we may say it is a pittiful Case , to see what the diuel can doe among men : but let this passe : and let me aske you a question .

With all my heart , and as I can I wil kindly answere you : then say this : When a rich man dies , and owes a great deale of mony , to a number of poore men , and women , many of them take his word and haue no writings , he dies and makes his will , giues what he hath , to whom he list , but hath no mind of his debts , though he haue set downe all his debters , and so with a conscience world wide goes to hel with the diuel : leauing poore men to begge , that cannot come by their mony : when the labourer , the widowe , and the fatherlesse , come weeping to the doore for the paiment of a poore reckening , and with a checke or a ●aunt , either deferred for a litle , or with nothing but a rebuke sent away : while the Executor come out puffing after a banquet , the h●re come prouding after new apparell , the sister pricking as towards the hope of a gallant husband , and the guests with curtisies , and I thanke you for my good cheere going home , the poore wretch , with a cold comfort , must walke away with a poore pittance , breaking his hart with the sighes of his soule to see the misery of his fortune , Is not this a pitiful case ?

It is a most pittifull Case , but who can helpe it when mens hearts are so shut vp in their purses , that mony comes from them like their heart blood : and with wicked consciences rather die indebted to many , to enrich their posterity , then leaue order for the paiment of their debtes , euen out of their super 〈◊〉 : but I hope , there are not many such : But to goe along with you , let me tell you , which I thinke you haue not heard of , a pitifull Case indeede : I thinke as we haue yet spoken of , the ouerthrow of 〈◊〉 . 〈◊〉 estate .

I will : and thus it was . The Gentleman , as you know , a proper man , well carried , well qualified , and well disposed , deeply read , and soundly studied , one whom his friendes had good hope of , and many men of great wisedome did conuerse withall for his iudgement , in the midst of all expectation of his fortune and well doing in the world , falls into acquaintance and too much affection , with a Scholler that hath more learning then honesty , who to gaine a litle wealth , cared not whom he brought to beggery , and fell so farre into an ouerweening of his wits , and giuing such an applause to his reasons , that for the spending of a litle mony , he should growe into a mountaine of golde , and so long ledde through fooles paradise with hopes of strange working in natures , that euery day impairing his estate , by the defraying the charge of his expence , perswading him to make golde of drosse , he found nothing in the end , but to bring indeed golde to drosse , for when his land was sold for mony his mony went for coales , glasses , brickes , and bellowes , and I know not how many necessaries , as he was perswaded to be at charge with , for the making golde by the Admirable Science of A●camist : when this glasse was broken , and that fire was out , and this and that must be renued , and I know not what must be laid out , till there were nothing to lay in , when the poore gentleman saw himselfe thus mocked with imagination , and cosened by illusions , that he found Alcamist , to be 〈◊〉 : which is , All mist : amazed to find him selfe All hid in a miste , where through want of a cleere sight , ●e grew so blinde , that he could neuer see a pennie in his purse : Oh , how it st●ooke him to the heart to see the wofull fruite of his wilfull folly : beleeue me carele in a manner , either of himselfe , or what might befall him , he fell to such a melancholy humor , as with inward sorrow , sighing , and sobbing , desirous alwaies to be solitarie , and out of companie , fell at last into a consumption , and so as a dead man vpon the earth , walketh vp and downe as you see . And is not this a most pittifull Case , to see a proper man a handsome man , an honest man , a wise man a learned man , and a rich man made such a Stale such an ●sse , and such a monie , to vndo himselfe , to sell all he hath and with sorrow to weare himselfe to the bones , for a hope of wonders out of the wit of a villaine , that only studied Philosophy , to vse a foole o so fie ? Beleeue me , in mine opinion it is a pittifull Case .

It was indéed : and is a most pittifull Case , to see how many are so cousoned in the world , by imagination of miraculous courses in nature : but let them burne that will needes leape into the fire : in one sense . I meane , in Charitie I could pittie their misery , but truly I cannot but laugh at there folly , that , in so seeking to make gold of leade , put them selues cleans cut of siluer . But let vs leaue these long Cases : and in briefe answere me to such Cases , as I will put you .

As I can I will .

Well then first tel me your opinion in this : Is it not a pittifull Case , to see a proper man without mony ?

It is .

And to see a faire woman without wit ?

No lesse .

And an old man leacherous ?

Alas poore man .

And a yong man vitious ?

He will be sped .

And a rich man couetous .

T is pitty that he hath so much .

And a whore vndoe an honest man ?

Fie vpon her , there are too many of them .

And a foole in Authoritie ?

Woe be to that gouernment .

And a begger an horsebacke ?

Let him ride like a Rascall .

I would he had my horse .

And a ●onky kisse a woman ?

I ●auoured vr●hin .

And a dogge 〈◊〉 a man ?

●ang him Curre .

And a ●orse 〈◊〉 his Rider ?

〈◊〉 fortune .

And a ●enne C●ow troden ?

Cut her throa●e .

And a Fore kill a ●ambe ?

Set dogges vpon him .

And a woman beat her husband ?

Let his neighbour ride .

And a poore man arrested ?

God helpe him .

And a villaine rich ?

Beware a mischiefe .

And a Louer deceiued ?

●oo common .

And a deceiuer , beloued ?

Oh pittifull !

And a good tale ill told ?

●acke o● wit .

And a lie 〈◊〉 ?

Fie on fla●tery .

And loue abused ?

Ill nature .

And abuse fauoured ?

Ill iudgement .

And warre 〈◊〉 ?

●is dang rou● .

And peace 〈◊〉 ?

T is impious .

It is grieuous .

And a Pudding burne ?

No , it skils not : T is a thing of nothing .

And a Goose goe bare-foote ?

It is naturall .

And a woman wéepe ?

It is ordinary .

And an Asse loaded ?

Hee serues for it .

And an Ape cloathed ?

T is the Bearwards gaine .

And a Grey-hound spurned ?

A churlish nature .

And a Mas●iffe stroked ?

The Clownes iewell .

And a Tree fruit●esse ?

Cut it downe .

And a friend faithlesse ?

Trust him not .

And a worke-man lazie ?

Pay him not .

And a seruant idle ?

keepe him not .

And a Wife gracelesse ?

Loue her not .

You answere briefly , but not directly to my propositions : I aske you if al these be not pittifull Cases ?

No : some are , and some are not .

Which are not ?

Why a bare ▪ foote Goose , for she can weare no shoes , but she would leaue them in the water : and a weeping woman when she cryeth for curst heart : and a bearing Asse , for hee is good for nothing els : ● an Ape in his coate , for he makes sport for fooles . These and a number more of this nature , I thinke neede not greatly to be pittied : for others , you may iudge my minde by mine answeres .

You say well : & yet let the Goose alone to féed with the Gander : but to the woman , I thinke when she weepes she cryes not , and then a kinde heart will pittie her : and to loade an Asse too much may breake his backe : and to cloathe an Ape too richly , is cost ill bestowed : and therefore some way there is , none of these things but are to be pittied .

I holde with you ; but let vs leaue this short chepping of Cases & a little speake of a Case too pittifull to be spoken of if it could be helped . Say , that I should marry your daughter , being a widow , and being possessed of pre●ty lands of her owne inheritance , by her mother ( who you lately buried ) and hauing liued with my said wife some fewe yeares , in loue and kindesse , till she be forced to walke the way of all flesh , and then she hauing a daughter , heire to h●r sayde lands , liuing with some of her friends farre f●om her ; I knowing this daughter true heire to these lands , do against my conscience , passe away this land vnto a man of wealth , who if it euer come in question , can follow the Law with a good Purse : the Heire comes to claime her right : I am dead ; he that hath bought it keepes her from it , and the Lawe findes meanes to keepe her from it . Is not this a pittifull Case ?

Yes , and pitty but it should be better plea●ed , that the Heire might haue her right , and the oppressor either be punished , or put to pay for it .

Well sayd , then let me tell you this : If a Rogue cut a Purse , and put it in my pocket , I be demaunded the Purse , and knowing my selfe cleare from the thought of such a villainie , do in furie deny it , & 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 th● Purse is ●ound about me , & I apprehended for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , except the thief come to cleare me , am like to hang for it : Is not this a pittifull Case ?

Oh Lord , who would ●ot thinke so . And to answere you , if a fi●thy whore begotten 〈◊〉 childe by a rascall knaue , & be counsailed by her 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 vpon me , if she will 〈◊〉 at● though she for 〈◊〉 it 〈◊〉 as mine , I must be at th● charg● 〈◊〉 keeping of it , and suff●r I 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 what trouble for it , to my great discredite , and almost vndoing : Is not this a pittifull Case ?

Yes in truth , and grieuous : but to quite you . Say that you are a poore man , and simply honest ; I like a Gallant come riding on the high way , vpon a horse that I haue stolne but a little before , and am pursued for : I seeme to light to vntrusse a poynt , and knowing the Countrey , deliuer you my horse to leade on a little on the way , and giue you a small piece of money for your paines , promissing to come presently backe vnto you : when I wake away through a Wood to a Ferry , and so shift away and leaue you ; you are taken with the horse , & if the Countrey be not the better vnto you , you must hang for your kindnesse : Is not this a pittifull Case ?

A miserable Case : but leaning hanging Cases , let me aske your opinion touching some fewe Cases , that come suddenly into my minde .

With all my heart , and I will deliuer you my iudgement , what I thinke of them .

Then say this . To giue white-bread to a dogge , and browne to a man : Is it not a pittifull Case ?

It is , and it is not .

How so ?

It is pittifull in respect of the bread , that was ordained rather for men than dogs ; but of the gift no pitty : for it is better to make much of a profitable dog , then an vnprofitable man .

Well then , is it not pittie to sée a wise man poore , and a foole rich ?

It is , and it is not .

As how ?

It is pittie that wisedome should want , but wealth will corrupt a good wit , and a wise man may liue by his wits , while a foole may begge if he want money .

Well sayd : but is it not pitty to see good meat ill dresset ?

No ▪ for if it were well dressed , it might cause surfetting by too much pleasing the taste , where now a little well disgested may doe nature no hurt : but yet in respect of the meat it is pitty : so that in a priuale dish it is not well , but in a pub● : Feast , it is no great matter .

It is , and it is not : ●or though in respect of his better desert , it is a pittie , yet in regard it is an exercise of his pati●nce , it is profitable , and so no pitty .

But to see a carefull maist●r matched with a careles seruant , is it not to be pittied ?

I say as I sayd , it is , and it is not : for though in respect of his hinderance it is a pitty , yet for that it will keepe him from lazines , in hauing a carefull eye ouer all his businesse , it is good for him , and so not pittifull .

Well sayd : but to see a fi●e wench in ragges , and an 〈◊〉 fauoured Slut well cloathed , is it not a pitty ?

I say as I did still , it is and it is not ; the Wench better des●rues it : but in respect her beauty with a little vertue wil get a better matter , then cloathing without wealth , it is no pitty : & since it is easie to consider , that the Croanes cloathing is al her countenance , & without the which she may goe ●ry kitchin-st●ffe for her confort : it is pitty but she should haue something to helpe , that is worse than nothing : and the wench being vertuous in her pouerty , might perhaps be wicked if she were wealthy , and so ( as I sayd ) it is , and it is not pitti● .

Well then , what say you to this : Is not the wreak of a ship , a pittifull sight ?

It is so one way , & it is not another : for in respect of the common-wealths losse , that might haue made good vse of that she brought it was a pitty : yet in resp●ct that it was a meane to humble the proud spirit of him that ought it ▪ it is not pittifull .

You speake to some pu●pose : but yet I do , & not allow of your opinion in many points : but for that w● come rather to talke of Cases , then ●o fall out about Cases , let your opinion stand firme , for it is not much 〈◊〉 : & let me tell you of a pittifull Case that be●ell of late in a little Uillage , about a 〈◊〉 from my house .

Come on : and ten to one , but if my memory fas●e me 〈◊〉 , I shall requi●e you with another worth the hearing .

A woman , you would say the shape of a woman , for a witch is but a dwell Incarnat● : it is pittie that any of them are suffered to liue . But to req●ate you : not many ●iles from the town where I dwel the●e ●as an old man , 〈◊〉 o●d m●n , a coughing , sneueling , bleer - 〈◊〉 wry mouthed , botle-n●sed , 〈◊〉 legged , pal●ie handed stumpe footed , w●y bodied , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , s●andering tongue , fo● ▪ stinking breathed , who walked but vpon cruches , read but with spectacles , and spake with a wa●ing , nodding , or a noddy head , this ongly 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 rather abi●ct of nature , the sorrow of ●outhes e●e sight , the disprofit o● time , th● hate of loue , and the lam●ntation of hope , such a man as is not in the world to be seene , by very ill ●ortune , vppon a faire day chanced to meete with a Tenants daughter of his , whom hauing well viewed , as his dumne sight would giu● him leaue , giuing a nodde to her curtesie , sent the next day for her to his house , but the wench the day before hauing so much of his sight , that she desi●ed neuer to see him more , with bitter teares fell at her fathers feete , and desired him to goe and know his pleasure , and make excuse for her , that she was not well , but the next day she would come to him : the poore man seeing his daughter change colour , did yeelde to her request , put on his best shooes , & a cleane band , & being but a litle way to his house , through want of a horse went on foote , when , but a litle wetshod , with slipping into a ditch , he comes at last to the doore of this rich Clowne who being head Bailiff● to the chiefe Lord of the manner , kept a house , the best thatched of all his neighbours in the parish , there being saluted , by a couple of sowle curres , not much vnlike their old maister , being of his old acquaintance , shewed him but their teeth , & then wagging their tailes , did him no harme , but let him there stay til this Chaps , the old mezil , ●earing his dogges , and knowing their voices , came out to heare whom they talked too , and there seeing this poore man , stand cappe in hand , setting hunsclfe downe vpon a bench , after a horse cough , and a spalling spet or two , begins to aske him for his daughter , whose excuse being made , he falls aboord with him for her , to haue her for his seruant : which , he answering with an excuse , that it could not be , for she had taken earnest of a gentlewoman , to waite on her in her chamber : which he belieuing , answered that he would do more ●or her then any gentlewoman of them all ; for he had no children , and he would make her both his childe and his wife : and therefore she should take no eare for seruice : the poore man glad of this message , went home merily to his daughter , told her what good fortune was towards her , for ioy sent for the other pot , & now thought to take no care for rent , when his child should be his Landlady : but the poore girle seeming to her father to be as ioyfull as he , when her father was gone to his daies worke in the morning , tooke an old sacke , in which she put vp all her cloathes that she had , and away goes she to an Aunt she had ten miles of , and there with howling and crying , that her father ment to marrie her to the diuel , intreated her to put her to seruice , ●r she had rather wash ●uckes all daies of her life , then be matched with such a monster : Oh Aunt , euery body saies , that he kild his last wife with kindnes , and I thinke he would do as much with me .

Oh t is a venome man , as liues : and truly Aunt it is such an ilfauoured man , and he hath such a breath , It is a beastly creature : besides the house that he dwells in , he hath but his life in , but if he had all the world , and as much good , as would lie in all your house , I would not haue him , I had rather begge my bread .

Her Aunt séeing the honest heart of the poore wench , and knowing that she could set a seame together , and handl● her needle prettily , for a plaine hemme , & could tell how to eate a peece of meate howeuer she could dresse it , spake to a gentlewoman neere vnto her to take her into her seruice , droue a bargaine for her wages , brought her to her , and placed her with her : where she behaued her selfe well , and was well thought on : and there I leaue her Now home comes her father , misseth his daughter , runnes to his Landlord , thinking to finde her there : the micher thinkes he is mockte , he falles out with his Tenant , warnes him out of his house , the poore man goes home weeping , his wife with her hands wringing , entertaines him with a scolding , railing vpon him , cursing her Landlord , and sweares she will haue her home , hang him dogge , he shall not be the death of her daughter , she will not dwel in his house , she will haue her childe out of his house , or she will beats downe his doores : and is as good as her word , the next morning with an open mouth goes to his doores , where lowd● then both his Mastiffes , shée maketh an out●ry for her childe .

The man knowing her to be an vnreasonable woman , entreats her to be quiet , sweares by the crosse of his Crutch , that he knowes not whither she is gone : and with much adoe to pacifie her , gettes himselfe ridde of her : when comming home , and not finding her deare daughter , she falls into such an agony , that a horse would not abide it , when the poore man with griefe takes such thought , that he can eate no meat , and she weary & almost out of breath with scolding , goes to bed for anger : and the old man with sorrow to loose his loue , and to see her parents misery , after a fit of the stone , with a stitch of the Chollick , being griped at the heart , & fearing to leaue the world , sendes for his Tenant , forgiues him his rent , & giues his house to his daughter if she be found againe : and so bestowing among the poore of the Parish , some litle matter not worth the speaking of hauing made al means he could , and by her parents good care and trauaile , found out , and brought vnto him some houre before his death , gaue her in an olde foule Handkercheffe that , which payde for more then the washing of two faire Smockes , and so causing the great Bell to be towlde , after a hollow hemme or two ▪ euen for Loue , ( because he could liue no longer dyed . And is not this of a long Case ? a pittifull Case ?

Yes , if it were true , but surely t is a iest : there was ●euer such a man ▪ nor such a matter .

Well then , say it were a iest , was it not a pittifull iest ?

If there were any pittie , it was in that hée liued so long . But now after your long Case , let me come to you with a short Case . Is it not pittie to see a faire house without Inhabitants ?