¶ Of the Shomaker That Asked the Colyer What Tydynges in Hell. LXXV119
¶ A souter120 syttynge in his shope, that sawe a colyer come by, deryded hym, because he was so blacke, and asked hym, what newes from hell and howe the deuyll fared. To whome the colyer answeryd hym: he was well, whan I sawe hym laste; for he was rydynge and waited but for a souter to plucke on his botes.
By this ye may se that he that vseth to deryde other folkes is somtyme him selfe more deryded and mocked.