A notebook containing recipes and jokes

On a Lawyer and his Man A Certaine Lawyer Rydinge into the Country with his man who had served him nigh 7 years: Sir quoth hee: I have beene with you soe Longe And yet I know not the Cheifest point in the Lawe: his Master Replyed: If thou will pay for our supper this night at our Inne: I will teach it you: the servant willingly Condescended: Well then says the Lawyer: Good witness is the cheifest poynt: Soe making themselves merry that night with Store of wine and good Cheer: his Master beinge forward to Enflame the Reconinge: in the morning calling for a Bill: their Expences amounted to fourty shillings which the Lawyer tells his man he was to pay. Not I says his man for what: Why says the Lawyer: did not you promise to doe it: If I would tell you the Cheifest poynt in the Lawe his Man Replied where is your Witnese. Finis On the City Watch The City watch standing under a chamber window where a waggish wench was looking out she throws a perfumed chamber pot amongst them crying out harm watch catch watch. On a Rich Lawyer A Rich Lawyer that had got a great Estate by the Law upon his Death bed was desirous to give Twenty pound per Annum to the House of Bedlam being demanded why he Would give it to that House rather than another he answered that he got it of mad men and to them he would give it again. On a Drunken Fellow A Drunken fellow returning home towards evening found his wife hard at her spinning she reproving him for his ill husbandry and commending her self for her good huswifery he told her that she had no great Cause to Chide for as she had been spinning he came home all the Way reeling. On a country fellow A country fellow looking into a scriveners shop and seeing nothing in the shop but a desk and a boy siting at it asked what they sold the boy answered loggersheads the fellow replied it seems you hav good Costom for them having but one left in the shop.