[369] The unlettered Shakspeare was much better versed in the natural history of ecclesiastics than the learned Gianozzo.
“Sometimes she cometh with a tythe-pig’s tail,
Tickling the parson as he lies asleep;
Then dreams he of another benefice.”
[370] Janotii Manetti Vita Nicolai V. apud Muratori Rer. Italic. Script. tom. iii. p. 921.
[371] Muratori Annali, tom. ix. p. 417.
[372] Muratori Annali, tom. ix. p. 417.
[373] Ibid, p. 425.
[374] Ibid, p. 419.
[375] Ibid, p. 420.