Or in cleft-sticks, advanced to make calls
For termers,[106] or some clarke-like serving-man,
Who scarse can spell th' hard names; whose knight lesse can.
If, without these vile arts, it will not sell,
Send it to Bucklers-bury,[107] there 'twill, well.
[106] Nares defines thus, "Termer, a person, whether male or female, who resorted to London in term time only, for the sake of tricks to be practised or intrigues to be carried on at that period;" as in Decker's Belman, "Some of these boothalers are called termers, and they ply Westminster Hall; Michaelmas term is their harvest, and they sweat in it harder than reapers doe at their works in the heat of summer."
[107] To wrap up spices or drugs. We should now say, "Send it to the butterman."
[61.] Two gentlemen met upon the Road, betwixt Ware and London, the one was a wild young Gallant who had more means than Manners, the other a very grave discreet and temperate Citizen of London; who considering his own yeares, conceived that the younger man would give him the way, and by continuing his speed resolved to trye the young Gallants manners, until their Horses heads met. But the young fellow crost expectation, and uncivilly demanded his way of the elder; who replyed, Sir, since you will dispute it, I must tell you, according to the rules of Civility, the Elder in our Country have alwayes the way of their Younger: But the bold Upstart answered him again, that his Horse would not give way to a Foole. To which the old man replyed, But my Horse will, and so resigned the way to my gallant.
[12.]A Man in a Hall,
His Dogg Cuckold did call;