Now who so list to utter his follie, G. Chaucer in the tale of the chanons yeoman. [Prologue.]

Let him come foorth, and learne to multiplie;

And everie man that hath ought in his cofer,

Let him appeare, and waxe a philosopher,

In learning of this elvish nice lore,

All is in vaine, and pardee much more

Is to learne a lewd man this sutteltee,

Fie, speake not thereof it woll not bee:

For he that hath learning, and he that hath none,

Conclude alike in multiplicatione.//