Im. C, Sir, and please your worship.
Sir Rad. A very good answer, a very good answer, the very answer of the book. Write down that, and refer it to his skill in philosophy. How many days hath September?
Im. Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November, February hath twenty-eight alone, and all the rest hath thirty and one.
Sir Rad. Very learnedly, in good faith: he hath also a smack in poetry. Write down that, boy, to shew his learning in poetry. How many miles from Waltham to London?
Im. Twelve, Sir.
Sir Rad. How many from New Market to Grantham?
Im. Ten, Sir.
Sir Rad. Write down that answer of his, to shew his learning in arithmetic.
Page. He must needs be a good arithmetician that counted [out] money so lately.
Sir Rad. When is the new moon?