John Heywood

What man, loue me, loue me dog.

A peny for your thought.

Children learne to créepe er they can learne to go.

Children learne to creepe ere they can learne to goe.

When the steede is stolne, shut the stable durre.

Though chaunge be no robbry.

Nought venter nought haue. spare to speake spare to spéede. Vnknowne vnkyst. it is loste that is vnsought. As good séeke nought (quoth I) as seeke and finde nought.

A short horse is soone currid.

Leape out of the frying pan into the fyre.

So many heads so many wits.

This wonder (as wonders last) lasted nine daies.

It is a foule byrd that fyleth his owne nest.

Lyke a pyckpurs pilgrim, ye prie and ye proule At rouers, to rob Peter and paie Poule.

Though ye loue not to bye the pyg in the poke, Yet snatche ye at the poke, that the pyg is in, Not for the poke, but the pyg good chepe to wyn.

Mad as a march hare.