And it seemed for to swell him no little with pride;

For he said to himself, “Where is Joan my sweet wife?

Sure she never did see me so fine in her life.”

From a convenient place, the right Duke, his good grace,

Did observe his behaviour in every case.

To a garden of state, on the Tinker they wait,

Trumpets sounding before him: thought he, “This is great!”

Where an hour or two, pleasant walks he did view,

With Commanders and Squires in scarlet and blew.

A fine dinner was drest, both for him and his guests,