Ans. And much good may it do you with your slit Nose.  As you salute, so you shall be saluted again.  If you say that which is ill, you shall hear that which is worse.

Sal. God save you again and again.

Ans. God save you for ever and ever.

Sal. God save you more than a thousand Times.

Ans. In truth I had rather be well once for all.

Sal. God bless you as much as you can desire.

Ans. And you as much as you deserve.

Sal. I wish you well.

Ans. But what if I won’t be so?  In truth I had rather be sick, than to enjoy the Health that you want.

God bless your Holiness, Your Greatness, Your Highness, Your Majesty,
Your Beatitude, Your High Mightiness, are Salutations rather us’d by the
Vulgar, than approv’d by the Learned.

In the Third Person.

Sapidus wishes Health to his Erasmus.

Sapidus salutes his Beatus, wishing him much Health.

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Another Form.

Sal. God bless you Crito, I wish you well good Sir.

Ans. And I wish you better.  Peace be to thee Brother, is indeed a Christian Salutation, borrow’d from the Jews:  but yet not to be rejected.  And of the like Kind is, A happy Life to you.

Sal. Hail Master.

Ans. In truth I had rather have than crave.

Sal. [Greek:  Chaire].

Ans. Remember you are at Basil, and not Athens.

Sal. How do you then dare to speak Latin when you are not at Rome?

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Forms of well Wishing.

And to wish well is a Sort of Salutation.

To a Woman with Child.

God send you a good Delivery, and that you may make your Husband Father of a fine Child.  May the Virgin Mother make you a happy Mother.  I wish that this swell’d Belly may asswage happily.  Heaven grant that this Burthen you carry, whatsoever it is, may have as easy an out-coming as it had an in-going.  God give you a good Time.

To Guests.

Happy be this Feast.  Much good may it do all the Company.  I wish all
Happiness to you all.  God give you a happy Banquet.

To one that sneezes.

May it be lucky and happy to you.  God keep you.  May it be for your
Health.  God bless it to you.

To one that is about to begin any Business.