And who most worthy was of deed,
Receive he should a certain meed,
And in the city bear a price.
Apollonius, which was ware and wise,
Of every game could an end,
He thought assay, how so it went."
Confessio Amantis, lib. viii. fol. 178.
Note 59.Page 249.
"Sim. Yet pause a while;
Yon knight, methinks, doth sit too melancholy,
As if the entertainment in our court
Had not a show might countervail his worth.
Shakespeare.
Note 60.Page 250.
"Sim.Tell him, we desire to know,
Of whence he is, his name and parentage.
"Thai. The king my father, sir, has drunk to you.
"Per. I thank him.
"Thai. "Wishing it so much blood unto your life.
"Per. I thank both him and you, and pledge him freely.
"Thai. And further he desires to know of you,
Of whence you are, your name and parentage.
