“Second—All holidays sanctificate throughout all the whole year.
“Third—Lent, Ember days, and Virgins, thou shalt be sartain to fast;
“Fourth—Fridays and Saturdays flesh thou shalt not, good, bad or indifferent, taste.
“Fifth—In Lent and Advent, nuptial fastes gallantly forbear.
“Sixth—Confess your sins, at laste once dacently and soberly every year.
“Seventh—Resave your God at confission about great Easter-day;
“Eighth—And to his Church and his own frolicsome clargy neglect not tides (tithes) to pay.”
“Well,” said his Eeverence, “now, to great point is, do you understand them?”
“Wid the help of God, I hope so, your Rev'rence; and I have also the three thriptological vartues.”
“Theological, sirrah!”