The musician considered awhile, and sung the following upon the game of lansquenet, which they had just been playing.

"Cinque, quatre, and ace

Bring many a man to disgrace;

Quatre, and cinque, and tré

Make many to cry well-a-day;

An ace, a seize, and a deuce

Make many an empty house;

A quatre, a trois, and cinque

Cause many pure water to drink;

A cinque, a trois, and quatre