Public Occurences in London, Middlesex

Portrait of Mendacio and his Worldly Upbringing

The fragment describes Mendacio a youth in Puritan attire and odd habits, detailing a council that decides he should be guarded and sent abroad. It notes his talents in languages, perceptions of urine, and a controversial mind capable of paradoxes, deceit, and bold arguments. He travels under oversight, taught by a tutor, and grows famed for slang and sly humor.