Ouer-sleeping, or some other accident, made him to lose a day, in his
account of the weeke, so as he would not beleeue, but that Svnday was
Saterday, Saterday Friday, &c. To Sir William he bare such
faithfulnesse, that hee would follow his horse, like a spanyell,
without regard of way or wearinesse, waite at his chamber doore,
the night time, suffering none to come neere him, and performe
whatsoeuer hee commanded, were it neuer so unlawfull, or dangerous.
On a time, his master, expecting strangers, sent him, with a panier,
to his cater at the sea side, to fetch fome fish. In his way,
he passed by a riuer, whereinto the tide then flowed, and certaine
fishermen were drawing their nets: which after Iohn Size had a
while beheld, hee casts to haue a share amongst them, for his master.
So into the water he leaps, and there, for the space of a flight
shoot, wadeth and walloweth (for swimme hee could not) sometimes up,
and sometimes downe, carrying his panier still before him, to his
owne extreame hazard of drowning, and the beholders great pittying;
vntill at last, all wet, and wearied, out he scrambleth, and home he
hieth, with a bitter complaint to his master, of his ill fortune,
that he could not catch some fish, as well as the rest, where so
much was going.
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