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Rh put a vier on his face, and that imagineth none can make it o fat and fit as himelfe, and that truteth altogither to his money, eteeming no bodie, and liues fitting in his chaire without any care. The Bull doth not o, for I haue alwayes knowne him in his affaires no lee ubtill than wie, and likes to heare euerye bodie, but peciallye to followe the counell of graue men in his matters. And touching this matter I dare boldly aye to thee and aure thee, that the Bull hath a great confidence in me, bicause I brought him to the Court vnder the afe condite of my worde, (although it needed not) and the other that I made hym, will make him beleeue me in anye thing I aye: and therefore let him come when he lit, I haue done his errant well inough I warrant ye. He reckeneth himelfe afe with me but I will playe him uch a part as the vicious and wicked Foxe played another Lion (as the torie following reiciteth), being like to haue bene deuoured of him.

There was a maruelous drougth in Arabia Petrea, in that yeare that the hote burninge windes were, and as I remember it was euen