One modestly asked him leave to call him brother.Nic.

Frog demanded two things--to be his porter and his fishmonger, to keep the keys of his gates and furnish the kitchen.

John's sister Peg only desired that he would let his servants sing psalms a-Sundays.

Some descended even to the asking of old clothes, shoes and boots, broken bottles, tobacco-pipes, and ends of candles.
"Monsieur Bull," quoth Lewis, "you seem to be a man of some breeding; for God's sake use your interest with these Messieurs, that they would speak but one at once; for if one had a hundred pair of hands, and as many tongues, he cannot satisfy them all at this rate." John begged they might proceed with some method; then they stopped all of a sudden and would not say a word.

"If this be your play," quoth John, "that we may not be like a Quaker's dumb meeting, let us begin some diversion; what d'ye think of rouly-pouly or a country dance?
What if we should have a match at football?
I am sure we shall never end matters at this rate.".