Tyb. Se, Gammer, Gammer, Gib, our cat, cham afraid what she ayleth;

She standes me gasping behind the doore, as though her winde her faileth:

Now let ich doubt what Gib shuld mean, that now she doth so dote.

Hodge. Hold hether! I chould twenty pound, your neele is in her throte.

Grope her, ich say, me thinkes ich feele it; does not pricke your hand? 5

Gammer. Ich can feele nothing.

Hodge. No, ich know thars not within this land

A muryner cat then Gyb is, betwixt the Tems and Tyne;

Shase as much wyt in her head almost as chave in mine!

Tyb. Faith, shase eaten some thing, that will not easily downe;