Of silly boys?

From thence he was sent to learn Musick at Pauls with one John Redford, an excellent Musician; where, having attained some skill in that Art, he was afterwards sent to Eaton-School, to learn the Latine Tongue, where, how his Miseries encreas'd, let himself speak.

From Pauls I went, to Eaton sent,

To learn straightways the Latine phrase,

Where fifty three stripes given to me,

At once I had,

For fault but small, or none at all,

It came to pass thus beat I was,

See Udal, see, the mercy of thee

To me poor Lad.