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140 the World doth, and if I take not my markamiſs, I deem I have half a gueſs of you: Is not your name Mr. By-ends of Fair-ſpeech?

By-ends. That is not my name, but indeed it is a Nick-name that is given me by ſome that cannot abide me, and I muſt be content to bear it as a reproach, as other good men have born theirs before me.

Chr. But did you never give an occaſion to men to call you by this name?

By-ends. Never, never! The worſt that ever I did to give them an occaſion to give me this name, was, That I had alwayes the luck to jump in my Judgement with the preſent way of the times, whatever it was, and my chance was to get thereby; but if things are thus caſt upon me, let me count them a bleſſing, but let not the malicious load me therefore with reproach.

Chr. I thought indeed that you was the man that I had heard of, and to tell you what I think,I fear this name belongs to you more properly then you are willing we ſhould think it doth.

By-ends. Well, If you will thus imagine, I cannot help it. You ſhall find me