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Seven sages of 
Rome 


The nistory of the 
seven wise masters 
of Rome 


london 
1688 


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Call Number: W 382.8225 W89a 
Author: Seven sages of Rome. 

Title: The history of the seven wise masters of Rome: now newly 
corrected, better explained in many places and enlarged with 
many pretty pictures, lively expressing the full history. 

Imprint : London : Printed for Matt. Wotton, and G. Conyers, and are 
to be sold by J. Deacon .., 1688. 
Format: [186] p.: ill. (woodcuts) : ; 15 cm. (8vo) 
Note: Signatures: A 4. B-L 8 M 4 [$4 signed (-A1, A3, A4, 
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Subject : Chapbooks, English. 
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ASR Hiftory to thy view, have to 
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2 mot material points of mine. I eae 
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ward. The Hiftory of it felf is both: Ancient aa “4g 
Moral, and containeth in it much Lem 4 
When Ignorance having a thick ani du 
blinded moſt People, Men are co ny ip che | to 
draw the tude ‘multitude to Attention ot $on8 
Inſtruction by ſuch plęaſing ee of „ 
and Fables, as in this Book is fet down; Me 
as the mind is fed and delighted wich tis 
ſweetneſs ef Fabulous Stories, the Soul it: fel 
at the: end (by often ta ae the fame: Nouri - = 
ment) grows quicker: Shteds to ‘behold: tu 5 
hidden and Myſtical Wifdom contained iIndér: oar 5 
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bring up well is all his care. But man loſing his 
own Mother, (whois Reafon or Divine Grace) 
falling into the hand of his Step-mother, (figni- 
fying Sin) who is an Empreſs of great be- 
witching, and one that commands the World; 
She works by all poſſible means the confufion of 
Man, and would prevail againſt his weakneſs; 
but that a Star from Heaven (by which is meant 
Goodneſs from above) inſtructs Man how to a: 
_ void the AMlurements of Sin, by not opening 
his mouth to hid her welcome. And the better 
to prevent her miſchief, he hatli Seven Wife ’ 
Majters, whieh are the Seven Liberal Sciences, 
give him wholſome inſtructions, and by thofe’ 
, belps ſave him from mortal danger. So that 
being thus armed, Man liveth to batter down 
in, (figured in the death of the Empreſs and 
her Minion) and in the end to gain a; Rich 
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a Famous Emperoz named Pontiantis, & 
AD man ot great wildom, he tw t fab givite 
2 Tings Daughter that was verp fate ud ate 
able, to all people gracious, and tober Bus- 
band right dear: che conceiven zy him an das 
delivered of a Bon named Diocſefan. 
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all god ways of learning and Mertue, fo thac 
bp pour doctrine and wildom, he may moe wiſe⸗ 
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‘peltoee me pour Soon, and Ichall teach him as 
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bath lo great arms ann bꝛanches, that he dire 
map not tome to che rot ot the young Erie then 4 
laid the Kurgels, rut and hew oll the Arme ans 
the Rough, chat the ar may come bert ae | 
Gardiner did as he commanded, The arge 4 3 ? 
came again another time to fe Seed wing ant. 

and thought that it grew never the Lemerjan. | 
laid to the Warniner:: what is it that lettech his 
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27 f e a T 
F. N ie Declaration of the Example 


comfalted : 
underithe great Lute, a8 pout: accinfed Sow,that 
nom bprunning beginn ath, to grom, and ſtudi⸗ 


ei rte wow ty might nut off the Arms and 


Woug be of pour might; and hew tu ma dum che 
And nnd tauaur af the peoples: peasand more 
unnsturally, imaginech to destroy pourmpextort, 


ier hermap bimtelf det but whee fh then 


en kues thereof : ali: no an ſerbhe people ſhall 
L N who anig ht hane deſtroyed pourra 


A not. net Donets: Chevette: Foounht 
pe Ht powdre in power,: that vnn 
hina; det the curte ok che people: faltinpan-pan: 


med che. cinapdvoz; pe haven ginen me 
> Smvogher fel,’ ro n ballen, im 
Aurbepileſt brach thas com be chougho up. 


hn the: rap ms; ache, mmm 


tem ibis um bebe hünged, e 


founding in tuhen of teach: :Aprebe Guiperos 
wn ade Lev thnoughithe! City; he ]]ÿÿWpQn 
= b se Logan te werp and n e e be 
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2 riding upon a Bogle. ow the = 


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1 Doble Perſon, homchat with vaur caunſel 

. and Help. many poor and fick folks: are greatly 

audithe veung Imp which is grown 


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and sb bets is 8 1 47 = * 5 
fought ta wozk his will, to t of mets . 
tens Empꝛels, and the dichongur ot his Fas 
thers Bed for eber; therefore this tap falle 
die; and pe ſhall die a thameful death, K lein 
the Paſter, Lozd, fozalmuch as pou r enden 
eth not, the caule whereof God kine i ay. 
| 5 7 taule tt is not, as vou ſtall under W 
an „ that be would bane comp | 

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woe chan te at killed bis is det : 


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ind chen twichout Hope ar eit hut t 
it pleate pou this noble Example o bears g a 
de eben Hon till to mamom ; and as port 11 
y.reatou, then do wich him pour plealure, As 
the Cmpero) heard that, anon he willen the 
Thild ts be called agains and in the mean time 
e {et him in prifon, while che Paſter fuichen 4 
his Tale; and cher e this manner kol⸗ 
teming, : 
me . The fir kranpkck the firft Matter. : 
pere was a valiant Wnighe bad one only 
4 ee: as pou have, ubich be loved ſo much 
that he oidäinep fo2 bis Merpers ther Mourilhe. 
ers; the kirſt Gould gine im luck, and fed. 
him; the ſecond, wath bum and Hea! him, 
Jean; r third Sait D him to his 


ver än atany Game, but het 
till his batter came. A ; 
Oca SS Ge: Se. Sp, Oe 


on a — a — Be Meira gs 


MAN 8 T E R B. 


Holic, che Gieps bum wou take bis Werte 
att in bis month; Tam Bet np | 


and bowl marvelauſt Enrh 
dhe obferbations thertol, the tang bs oh 
underſtaud, that bis yourncy.fbaui 

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that he was cher peat e to — 


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pe vd Sern wert alt t abtene 12 put 
aut of his hole, ann when he ja non 


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warns che Cravicite: have Gain Wee 

he Noble HaNsow-percei — 

7 holding the Gꝛey⸗ hound — . ping 
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filkof band. Astyowapy: iar 4 
fantip fell ta che rarth, A hege tame pate 
an aud fain; RS Gr my dearSoh; are ge 
kae fai? Wat nail I. now des that L have = 
on iaconly:Spnvthug loſt? Metewithar came 
bh night kramethe Courueys wholvintz F 
p erping, de bemanven er foie the wade 
fe great lamentation 2 She aaferwm: O my 
Lord, the re beta you loved ‘fo much, hath 
flain yi 5 teth bythe ‘Wall karin | 
ted! s | Ady: ighe a 
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Greyhounds hend; then he went to the Cradle 


where the 8 and fam bis won wünle, 
ond y the Child the 
bivers ſigus, perceive the Gay⸗hounm bad 
killed the Serpent for the nefente of bis Chiin. 
Then with great ſoꝛrom he lbehis hair, and 
laid, us is me, chat for the mons: mp wife 
have flain my bet Gzep⸗Heunv, which hath 
avey: my Childs life, an lain ithe Serpent; 


therefore & will put my felt to penance, and ie i 


be biake bis won in this teres; ann we tos 
wards the | there Alahe 


daps of his lite. Then tat the Paſter to the 
 Grapernz ier Arn 
EADS anlweted, right weill. laid: 


if, mptegnt pur von to Benth tay the wozbg bf 


wip tthe dh Right for bis ChepAomin: The dame 


Without doubt this day my Son Ball, not dle. 


Shen: fata the Patties; if vou da, von do wifes; - 
land Ithank yt, that. pow bebe. Spores - 7 


this vay Con Sak 


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Herpeat dap lain; and by 


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— Wathen the Garperns 
heat that, hel rutres the Chamber, and nid unte 
her, O god Milz, Aberelere amt ann all this 
ei 4 fait, 
ash CH; 

bane fare of Adar are una 


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The. Seven Ww fe M- . 
- Bot ouly advance my fel, but 3 

vn and kindzen. So he tuk bis Shepherds taff 
in his hand, went to the: Sowell sand. a the 
Boar had of him a fin hs; he dꝛew towards che 
Merdlman, but he foz fear climbed into a Dae, 
and then eee. ern 4 to bite and gnam the 


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mak Sie & Wzs loanen, with 

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‘fmote the: Log: tg the heart; aud; biled bim; 
gun ſhoztiy after wedded the augh⸗ 


der and alter dhe deu ol hes Laube cr 7 


ye. not what A bose ld : be tein wight: Ine 


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pour moſt volle Perſon, ageing, whom: w 


nd man minha, neither bp Itildom, mos 


\ Sieength. The Shepherd swith. bis Staff, co 
\ tbe perlon nf ndur ungraciops Don, who with 


bis Staff of cunning, beginneth to play with 
you, as the erdiman cla wer the Woar, made 
bim ep, and after killey him, In he ſame 
manner: ro 3 ol pour — 2 thofe 


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weit be anrient Bui b which w is: 
12 ity wife, and fair, 48 ‘piu have pone, 
Shin be bt dee all enrthlß things: 1. 
night was 5 i fr fat Ba 
d, inlomuch That eberpnight 
boy weich his dn hands, ane ene 
Sbdeds⸗ Head. In that pay Beet e 


Was ferco be tg, hae after the raging ofthe 
“if aap mag 92 wn —4 Bp th 


Watth⸗men found ab 
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MASTER'S, 


I Weltfe s wberefeze kern night che having a way 
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e bes 
be bead: and thus ar regen mad 


penn night, chat the Anigbe : 
ee 2 lep; und miſled his nue dun 
N. che toy from bis Beds head, whereupen e 
tier up, and went unte 3 
them open, the whith he ‘holten fait 9 
ment up ahn inca hig Khun ter nn le fen Out dus 
ol' she windum tuwarbs the tree) and ben 
it ni near the chirn Cocks Crow, his Wife 
came from. ber belt beloben aun Letnd the 


roi 125 pen 2 ee . x 
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ken ayo, Loe — ban ca 1 i 


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The Seven Wiſe „ 
mp Mother who is log Ack thut Se Ker 
mozrom the muſt be auointch, o) annihtlten ? 
Mot wirbltanning,  becanfe 4 wduld not n. 
end J have batten again unte pdu, ant cha 
lekt her Aying in great pain; rherrkeze A pare 
you. for the love of God, let me in befajethe — 
Well ringerb⸗ Abe Anigbt nf wered, ye Hil 
not comerin; pou mut abide chere until the Bert 
ringeth; and until che Matehmen come: ann 
tale poms then lane, tar maul be 6% patsy 
and tome. aud unte all nix friends ann indeed 
a great bame, thereldze ko the reverencg nt 
Almighty, Gad, let me in. Then ſuinbe s zane 
in thy mind, evil and falfe Mife, hamm aßten | 
times chou bat forfaked inn Bed, und ann 


dulter p z it is mueh better ryan fatten Games 
and bewail konth y fits here in this Mozlbihm 
to futter mig in Pell. be lain kgain tubimm 
ss forthe; love af hun that warte 
ed, AUD dye en the wle, hang merch n : 
The uicht faiv thou Labanreſt in Winz fz 
thou ih lt tarry the caming at the: U chmen. 
She hearing chat, laid, By AD, pe kn iy - 
this Dap tandeth a Well, it pon ler menqt eam 
in, J call here dꝛoum my felft tuther haue 
mp kriends would be alhamen for me ben 
laid he, wauld ta Gon eben In uſt hrt nn 
long before chau cameſt in my. Bev. An oy 
thus tpake, the Won went vont; alk n 
pery dark: Then Mid the, of it will he owes 


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Aike A al dom my Tells ae 11 
rue Chliſtian Wa sinan, : np 
ettaiment : Mrd, A bequeath to God 5 it, 

und my bony ae bed in the Church of Br. 

Peter: and all ugs and gabs that Go 

bath tent me, give tie Pou, - rodilpote toy my fel 

alter pour dilcretlon, And when ſhe Yadtbus 
laid, he went unto che Mell and there Irin 

a great Tone, with Lory her Arms he lite 

and fai, Kowa ‘Drown my felt, aud ud * 


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and lay and locken out ‘of the Mindow. The 


Anu or by che melt end ep ee 


And laid, wo te me, J have now loft my beit 
Deloven Mike: curled. be the time that J made 
fatt this dz againt her. When the Lapp. heard 
that, the laid, W thou curſed and old Gzepfard 


Mbp ſtaudeſt thou bere at this time of the 


night ¢ Mas not my body (ufficient 2 Mbere⸗ 


- faze da pou go thus everp night to pour Marlats 


and leabe my bed „ ag he heard ths voice of his 


Gite, he uns right glad and lad, Hielled lie 


Edd chat pet ſhe is not dzuwne n; Wut mypigo 
Lady, wherefore bo vou lap fuch dings 8 
me Arhongbt to habe chattiCen. , and theter 
feze A löched the denz, but in uß rs A intend⸗ 
eb ta pout: perils pe know well what lozrow 
made i u, when J heard you fall into the 
„AA hezeloze A came, thinking co babe 
vou. Mpbereupon the aiv, chou lief, 
ommitted luch faults as thou lapett to 
areth by a commgu Pꝛoverh, he 
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eth every man to be in the lame; . 


j . Buight, wherefore lay pou luch things to me 
: 195 am old, impotent, and uumckt ta delight i 
uch a Game : J have dwelt long in this Eier 

and never was defamed, cherefaze let me n,. 
Haid ve {ap in bat, it is better pon fob han 

pour fing in this Told than in Well aa 

in mind what she Mile man faith, A poor man 


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und found the night andi ng in the es : 
aid to him, O gon man, it is not gwd chat 
pe fand bere in this hour of the night. As the 
beard this voice of the Watchmen, ſhe laid, 
Gar Fellows ‘abenge me on that old accurfes 
Mhoze⸗huntet oz pe Kno wbole Denar | 
am) this sccutted old man is is wor night 
to leave my Bed, and 80 6. bis Gabor 
. “Have long forbortt him, and would 
en dim to my friends; but J krüted that he WwitilD 
have attienven bis mif-rule, bat Slaton nt: 
befoze puniſh him alter yea Lat, chat allfuch 
l Dotatds map take example y hint. When 
the Matchmen tok him, and alt night cbathiten 
bim in Piilan, and on the mozrow put hi on 
the Pils. Now falp the Parker to the Em⸗ 
ö babe pe underikmd what A have laid ⸗ 
Might well. Then lait ie patter, 
i put 15 rey the inftigation 
pout Mike, it Gall chatite wolle unto pon 
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would not burp his Fathers head; fhe laid, 1 
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The third Example of the Empreſs. 
13 of Rome there was a Bnight, 
which had two Daughters and one Don. This 
night had ſuch a delight in Hunting, Zutting, 
and Tournep, that all things he might win and 
get in, he (pent thereupon. In that time lived 
an Emperoꝛ named Octavian, which in Riches 
of Gold and Silver, exceeded other Rings and 
Princes, in fo much that he had a Tower full 
ok Gold, and brdained a night to have the 
keeping and charge thereok. This Anight br 
Punting, Juſting, and other idle Games, came 
to ſo urkat poverty, that he was forced, out of 
the epttomity-of his adverle Foztunes, to Tell 
his Weritage and called to him his Son, and 
laid, my Son, it behoveth me of your counfel, 
fo; netellity compelleth me co fell mine eri⸗ 
tage, oz elle to find ſome other way, whetedp 3 
map live; Foz ik 4 ſhould tell mine Peri⸗ 
tage, vou and pour Sitters would periſh. Then 
the Don lain, Father, ik pot can find any man⸗ 
ner of means, without⸗ telling pour Were 2 
J ſpould be reavp to helß vou. Whe arher 
‘fai, J have thought on a good counted The 
Emperor hath a great Tower full of Golvz by 
night⸗time let us with Juſtruments d and 
“Per thꝛeugh the Tower, and let us tanke ar che 


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Gold as much as Mall lufſice us. Whereuntz 
the Son ant wered, that countel tannot beamen? 


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the Unight paid his Debts, and haunted again 4 


| In the mean while the 


Sults as he did befoze, until all was confamen, 
ever of the Creature 
went into the Tope dan when he feenche . 


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“Bedi foo it is better of the Emperozs Gold to take 
J. (to help us) than to fell our Heritage. 


“The Seven Wiſe 
. pene thou to thew me that 2 Pave 4 not deli⸗ 
vered to thee mp Treaſure: Wherefore of ther 
will ask it. Anon as the eper heard that, he 
went to the Tower again, and let before the 
hole à great Uellel full e Pitch melted, wirh o⸗ 
ther Gins of tubtlety, that ud man might conte 
in at the hale, but he Mull needs fall into chat 
Mellel; and ik he had therein fell, he could no 
moꝛe tome out of it. Hot long after the night 
Had all the Gold conlumen and lpent, and weut 
again with bis Bon tofteal moze Gold: And 
as the Father. went in nrſt, anon he was kal⸗ 
len into the Uellel full of Pitch, to che neck: 
and when he ſaw he was taken, and could not 
get out, he laid to his Don, follow me not: 
for if thou fot, thou canſt not efcape by any 
means. Then laid the Son, God defend that J 
ſhould not help pou: Foz if pou are found, we 
are all dead: and ik pou map not be holpen by 
me, J ſhall ſeek counfel how pou map be delive⸗ 
red. The Sather laid, there is no other coun⸗ 
lel, but with thy Sword (mite off my Bead, and 
as my Body is found without an Mead, no 
man ſhall know me; and fo thou and my 
Daugbters mav eſcae this wonldlp Game 
and death. The Hon laid: Father, pe have 
given the beſt countel: Foz ik it were ta, 
that anp man might perceive any knowledg 
of you, none ok us all thall elcape Death; and 
it is expedient that pour Bead. be a oft : 
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| the caufe of their clamour. Then anttecren: 


Anon be mele out bis Ad, and ſmote off hj is ii 
1 ‘ Fathers head, and cate into a Pit, and t <a 
| Went ano ſhewed unto his Sifters all the mat⸗ 325 
ter; who mam days akter pꝛivily bewailed che 
death of their Fathers After this, the keeper bk 
the Trealurp came into the Tower, and fous 
a Body withvut a Mead: whereas he wondzes 
foe and ſhewed it unto the Emperoz, to wyom 
he laid: Bind the Bodp to the Tail ok an 
Worle, and fo daw him thozowall the freets 
ok the City, and diligently take good heed ik xe 
hear any cry oz weeping : Mherelotver pe do 
hear that, he was i020 of the Woule; take all 
them and the Body, dꝛaw them to the Gallows | 
J. and hang them. The which the Emperos 
i Servants fulfillen according to his Command: 
ment. And as they chime againſt che Poles 
of the dead Knight, the Daughters lering the 
Body of their dead Father, made a marve 
great ſhziek, and wept piteoutly. And as their 
Bꝛother heard that, he wounded: himlelk with 
a Antfe, ſo that great plenty of Mood came 
out ok his wound: The Ollicers when ther 
heard the cry, entred che houle, ad demanded 


the Son, They lament becaule J am thus 
Wounder; for when my Sitters law the blood o 
| abundantly go out, as pou fee, they began to 
weßp and cry: and when the Dflicersfaw the 
1 e belteven his wont aun fo went and 
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banw’y the nights Woop upon the Gallows, 
ast Aere be hung a long time, and his Don would 


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© “neither take bis Bopp down from the Gallows, 

3 “pos pet bury bis Bead. Whe Empels mur we 
Fverſtand pe what J have laid the Emperoz laid 
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The Declaration of the Example. 


r hen ſpake the Empꝛeſs thus: Pp How, J 
J tear it will fo chance to pou and to pour 
Hon: the Knight for the love of his Son was 
made por, and fir he committed Thekt, and 
‘Hake the Tower: lecondly caulen himtelk to 
pe beheaded, that his Childzen ſhould have no 
ſhame. Akter the Son caſt his head into the 
Mike, and buried it not, neither in the Church no 
Hy ‘Gbhurchepard 5 and his body be ſuffered to hang 
dal on the Gallows + if be could not habe tar 
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crying, Alas, alas, the only Son of the 
Emperor is lep again towards the Gallows; - 


Craton, came riding upon an Borles and as : 
the Child lam him, be bowen down bis head to 
him, and as though he had laid, have mind upon 


make hatte and fave pour Dikciple; lo he lmote 
his Worle with his Spurs, and haſted to the 


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the dumb to ſpeak, and deaf to hear: But in that 
pow fay he would have inforced pour Wife, that 
dbould J glavlp know, if anp creature hath fen 
that: fot there is no malite above the malice of 
a woman, and that J Hall prove by a god Ex⸗ 
ample, that a woman is full of falchwd and un⸗ 
ing) n deceit: and if pou put to death pour Son 
(gn the words of pour wife, tthall happen unto 
1 ch it did to a Roble⸗ man and his Mife, and 
bis Pye, which he loved marveloully. To whom 
the Emperoꝛ fais, J pp pou tell me how that 
women are full of malice and leafings, who laid 
3 chall not ſhew it; but ik vou will firſt call a⸗ 
gain pour Son from death, then at pour plea⸗ 
. ure A chall ſhew the Example. Then the Em⸗ 
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Ihe Example of the third Maſter. 5 3 


E 0 dere was in a City a tich Burgels that 
I bad a Ppe, which be loved fo well, chat 
ebdery day be taught her to fpeak Latin and Bes 
bzew ; dun when he daten het perkectly to 
„ Speak thele two languages, all that fhe law and 
beard e ſlewed and told 12 Malter. 
ai 015 poung man bad a fi ‘air poung Mike, as 
tte Wölrh he loved fell well, blithe en 
Fe rp loved him mot, beraule he was not 
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had another poung many that the loved above 

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‘Dye ag ihe 9 ye that, told it to ber Matter, 
at his coming home, in fuch a mannkr as the 
noile ran all over the City of her Apulterp ;. 
wherefore her usband many times bawlen. 
and chid with her; he antwered him, e helene x 
1 peas curſed Pye, Fun as long as ſhe fine. | 
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it koztunev that this man went inte a far 
Country about his Perchandize, and as fon 
as he was gone, his Mike fent fü her Friend 


aud Love, co folace and make god cher with 
bim: but he durſk nat come by dap⸗light, but 
hi © above until the Evening, leſt he chould be lien 


of the people, and when che Right was come, 
he knocked at the Gate, and ſhe was ready anv 
opened it. Me laid, J fear that ghe curled Pye 


W fhallaccule me; for by her is come great fanz 


der upon us thoꝛom all the City. Enter in, he 
faiv; boldly and fear not. As they ſhould pats 


thoꝛow the Wall, where the Pye was in her 


age, the heard him fay thele wens, D my 


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wol beloved, J fear me greatly, leck thüt the 


A toute betray us: and as the Mike heard 
that, ſhe laid, be ſtill fol, it is dark, the may 


nos fie. you. Then che Ppe hearing that, Cat, — 
tit Ade the not, J bear thy voice, and thou dot 


wong to my Patter, for thou lleepeſt wich my 
Hitttels: and when my Patter cometh, A tall 


tei him. The poung man hearing that, laid, 


told J not pou, that the Pye would dilcover us 2 


night. About mid⸗night the Mike arole, and 


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und the Wife ſaid, fear not, for this Night we 
will be avenged on the Pye, and fo they en⸗ 
tred into the Chamber, and Gept together that 


talled her Paid, and laid, fetch me a Kam 
and leg it up to the rok ok the Boule, che 
map avenge me on the Pee. he Mad 


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and they went up both, and made a hole thꝛoug 5 
the covering ol the Moule right over the Pye, 

aͤnd there thoꝛow catt Sand, Clay, Stones; and 
Mater upon the Ppe, infomuch that the or 

”. Bye was almol dead. And onthe morrow 
ppeng man went out early at the back Diy. 
Wathen the god man was come home, as 5 g 
cuſtom was, or went and viſtted the Pye, and 4 
fain to her, O Pye; mp beloved Bird, tell me 
how thou batt fared the while J have been out. 
he laid, Paſter, J will tell you ise i 
J have heard: pour Wife aston ds pou were : 
gone, by the night tim ſhe let a man come in 
and as fon as J heard that, J told him that a 1 
thouin Het it vou at pour coming home, peste 
led him into her Chamber, and llept with . N 
all Night: Bou ask me alſo how J have done 7 4 
in pour ablence, and J lap to pon wt a trurh 4 
that J was never fo nigh mp death, as 1 was 4 
that fame night, with Snow, Pail, and Kain; 
that fell upon me lo long together, that 1 
was almoſt left fo dead. a Wie when 


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Tateh, ‘the complaineth that in the ſame ig! 4 
there fell fo much Snow, Bail, and Nain upen 
hex, that he was almoſt dead: And pet ere 
‘Was none of them that ſame Night, Tor chere 
q nS not im the pear a clearer and faiter Night 
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lieve her not. Then went the gad man to his 


Heighbours, and asked of them ik in that night 
were any Tempeſt 02 Rain they an{wered, 
aud lome of them walker that night, and in all 
that pear there was not leen a fairer 5 es 
went he to his boule and laid to his wile, Shave 
found pou ina truth, for the night was very 
fair and clear, as J underſtod ot pour. Neigh⸗ 
Hours. Vou map now know ok a truth, laid the 
that thy Pye is a lier with her leaſings, fhe 


i hath ſown much dilcoꝛd betwixt us: Poresver, 
Zam defamed through che City vp her kalle leas 


aa and faid ; wherefore ba 


üngs. Then the ue went untothe Pye, 
thou made lies betwixt 


me and my wife e is this the thanks J have fo2 


wee meat that J was wont to give the with 
wine omn hands everp Dap ¢ and thou batt there⸗ 


by pay my wife into great dilgrace though 
all the City. The Pye ankwered, God know⸗ 
eth Acaunat lie, ko that which J aw and have 


bea Achemed pou. Then fain be, thou lied, 


than hat laid unto me, that in the lame night 


11 was bail, nom. and rain, that thou bani near 


Hand loſt thy life, which is falle, and therefore 
from hencekozth thou ſhalt make no moze Teas 


„ Sings non difcor betwirt me ann mp wifes and 


e uuen ag the Wilke law that, the was gls 
we alt gur paps live in ret and peace. 


{o tak the Pye and bake her neck. 


and laid: nom thou batt done well; nod may 


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when he had Gain the Dye, he {ook’d up and i. 

in the toy df ‘His heute a Nadber and a Mellel 

with kone ‘fand, and ſtonez: and when he dee ’ 

Helo that, be perceived the falthood ok his war,. 7 
„and cryed with a lond voice: Past age. that foz 7 

my wolfes Mors J have gain mp Pyr, ated allo: . 

J. mp folace and joy is lott, the which in altth Ring Ls 

laid to me krurh. And ashe had thus done auen 

foꝛ foro he left his Merchandize, and att bis dis 
houle and went towards the Woly Land, and. 

never returned home again to his wife. chen | 1 

b the Paſter ſaivunts the Emperos, Sir, habe pon 

4 = underfiod what 3 e Late, be aufivered, rig i * 5 


wife, chat lo by ber falthoon, veceit and tuning, 
cauled the Ppe to be lain’: the — d, 
in troth the Was full of falſtnels: it pittieth mie. 
greatly to think upon the Ppe, whith; fo} her. 
true faping lof her like. Merily A {ap nütd pn 
that pou have told me a very fair Erampe- 
therefore this dap my Son fhall not die, Then 
fain the Patter Sir, poit vo wilely; and than . 
pou that pou bave {pared pour Won this va ß 
my fake, and fo to God Z tommend pou * 


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be Seren Wife: 


was made Empꝛels; would ta God J had died 
when 4 was firſt bzought into thele parts. 
When the Emperoz heard that try that che 
mäde, he enterd into the Chamber, and com⸗ 
Ii fogced her as much as he could, and ig et 
1 tbe caule of her lamentation. ho laid: D 

ssi own Lozd, have pou no thonder, though 
chat 3 be in this lozrow and agony; for J am 
ii pout Wife and in pour company, bp pour Sou 
idl} Jam aſhamed; pe law lately the blody marks 
Hit ot bis inkozcement upen my tender Flew, and 
ie vou habe pꝛomiled me, that be thetekoze ſhould 
‘th Ripe and pet he liveth + wherefore thould 
Aik Bnot he ſozrye The Emperoz antwered: Be. 
content and J halt do juſtice upon my Son to 
Men “Mogan: J forbore him petterdap, at the mo⸗ 
a ‘ving ok one of his Paſters by an Example. 
. en feo fhe, have pou forbid to do fuftice for 
Due wid were it fo, pet for a wozd pe ſhould 
Bot. {et to do futtice :, and ye fay, forthe Example 
ok dne Patter pe have let it. J kear me it 
Wall happen to pou and pour Matters, as up⸗ 
bn a time it koztuned unto an Emperoz with 
his keben wile Paſters. The Emperoz tain, 
A piap vou tell me that Example. She fain, 
to what intent ſhould J labour in bain 2 oz 
peſterdap 3 ſhewed pou a god Exumple, and it 

avatlen not, and whatſoever J hem pau top ae 
Hout and profit, that the Matters nf “pour Sot 
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Example, A hall clearly Hew unto pou. Tb 
whom the Emperoz fain: O mp Bek belovby 
Lady, Hew me that Example, by the fame F 

map beware; fo2 though in my clemency J gave 
one days benefit of like to my Son, J ſhall not 
therefore give him his life; fox what's dekertedͤd 
is not koꝛgotten. She laid, gladly hall A ew 
it to pour profit, and began to tell as followerh. 


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the experiment, they coulp never change t, 
no undo it Afterwards: But the Gnipetes. 
Ahe Tit blind many pears: And the Seven 
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lubſtance and mony ol the people then che Em⸗ 
n foo upon a time, when be ſat at the 


he should some unto them with n Fiolent of 
Sold oz Silver, and they will ergeund the in⸗ 
terpretation of bis Dream: whexeby, and bp 


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i dozrow in himtelk, and when the perceived that, 


the enquired diligently of him che caule. The 
Emperoz laid, ould it not be heavy and ſoz⸗ 
rowful unto me, that J ſo long hape been blind, 


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Befite or usa thing that is difficult to evn 8 | 
thus thoottp, but but give us refpite fo: two 4 5 
— give you pour fall anfwer, ah a 
Emperoz was there wirhal weil contented. a 
Then the weben Wife Paſers went uns 
Counſel how they might rettere bith his light es 
again, and in no wile could they find the ae 
means bow to put away the blindnels from the 7 
Emperoz: Mhereloꝛe they were all ri ht ſoz⸗ 
romful, and ſaid among themnfelves : ire: | 
85 fino semen, iche Empire fougye tf 
they throughout all the mpire dug yt — 
they contd find anp Remedy o2 Countel. theres 2 
koꝛe. It happened upon a time going thꝛon * ee: 
the nae in the midſt thereof hep found 4 a 
and after them came a man wur 
L of Gold, and ſatd to them 
te, this Might have’ J weameh f 
— tbe 3 Interpꝛetation whereot J wouls 
fait know: Wherefore 3 Pay por: theta m a 
hat it ſignifech, and take the Gold to pot is 
What heard one of the Ehüldzen ( that⸗ player a 
amongt che other) who ſaid unto hi Pra me 1 
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Gold, — Awill expoumd pont — 
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. The Seven Wiſe . 
Spade, and dig in the fame place where pou 
Te Wund thatthe water Sprung out, and there 
pati pe find a board of Gold, lo great, that vou 
„and pour Childzen, and Lineage, ſhall be fo? 
ever rich. The Ban did as the Child had 
ſpewed him, and found the Treaſure. Then 
went the Pan to the Child, and meted him a 
pound weight of the Gold that he had found, 
for the interpretation of the Dꝛeam: but he 
weuld receive none, but committed him to the 
Pm pers of the Pan. The Seven Mile Pas 
ſters, when they heard the Child had fo wifelp 
txpounded the Dꝛeam, they laid to him, god 
Child, what is pour names Be anlwered, 3 
am called Merlin. Then laid the Paſters, 
e we le ſurely great wildom in pou; iwe Hall 
pſhew vou a great matter, cf which we would 
Hit gladip find a remedy. The Child ſaid, ſhew 
a me pour matter. And they laid the 1 
Rome, as long as he is in the Palate, hath hi 
ſight verp lear without any impediments but 
as ſon ashe is gone out of the Palaces he cans 
mot ler. Nom if pou can find che cauſe thereof, 
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be pleaten-s to — the- Chilo fais 400 amtes⸗ 
dp to go with pou. And when they came with 
the Child before che Emperor, they {aid unto 
him: Ion, lo here is the Child we have booughe 
which thall fulfil your defire, tousbing the rate. 
of pour blindneſs, and the recovery of pour 
fight. Tie Cmpero laid: God MPaſters, will 
vou take it upon pou, that the Child will pers 
foꝛm it⸗ They all taid, pea, for we are expert 
in his wildom. The ckmperoꝛ turned himleik 
towards the Child, and laid, Will vou under⸗ 
take te tell me the tauſe of my blindnels, aus 


| y the remedy : a the Child anfweredmp , 2D. the 


Emperoz, lead me into pour Beb⸗chamber, and 


there J will ſhewpou what is 4 be done; and 


as he was therein brought, he laid to his ee 
vante, take the Cloaths front 2 the Bed, any 
all the apparel, and you fhall {ee wenden 183 that 
done, they ſaw a Wiel 1 fmoaking char ban fenen 
Springs and Flods; which. when the Empe⸗ 
roʒ ſam, he marvelled greatly the Child tr, 

pe ſie this Mell, and without it be quenched. 
ſhall never habe pour fight. The S 
hom map chat be: the Child laid, but one way: 
be Emperor fain, ſhew us the mean, aud ik it 
ö on e it hall be done, ms a Se a. 


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and pour Raine, and babe made pou blind as 


pe be without pour Palace, that shop: pour foub- 


jeus by extoztion might pill and pole, pott not 
keeing it. But they know not the Nemedy: 
therefore bear nom my e aud sae ell 

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we Spire: bah the Mell ſhall be guenthed 


and pe hall have pour light, as pe bine 


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due pe hell percetoen this Cram 5 that 9 
have told pour and he lain, pea, in e belt wife, 5 
and pe habe retitev a woche and ge Derampft. 
Then ſaid the: in che ſame ter pour even 
Wile Makers intend to da with pou with their 
falle Narration, that pour Son map 8 over 7 
pour Empire, which God forbid. : — 


The Declaration of the Example. 


| T? is Mell is pour Mon, whereont. flower a 
1 leven {prings that fignifiech the fevennile = 3 
MPatters : WMhich ‘Son pon map not deftrop, | 
without the Seven Mile Makers be bzought to 
nought: that vone, this Mell, chat is pour Sonn 


wech all bis wiles, Gall not efcape, hut let hem 


tatte of death, (which befits his ſhameful de⸗ a 


lerts, leſt he babe a help of bis Matters): aus 4 


vou fhatt govern and guide pour aner én ny 
peace and rest. Phe Emperbz 2 2 
his Servants to lead his on to the Cations, | 
which they were toath to do. Then n geen; 
multitude of people gatheren with great Rolfe 
| aub tewadtings ſo that kche fourth Patter namen 
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MASTERS. 
thanks ſhall pou have pou. old curſed Catif, 
for fo ill teaching my Son; J delivered pou mp 
Son well fpeaking , and in all things right 
vertuous but pou have ſent him home a Fol, 
dumb and a Ribauld, for he would have lain 
with my Wife by force: and therefore all pe 
forthwith thall be hang'd. Then laid the Maz 
ſter, my Low 4 have not delerved fo ill of 
you, Gov knowerh why pour Son fpeaketh 
not, in ſhoꝛzt time pou ſhall perceive other 
things, but the time is not pet tome: vou lay 
he would have oppꝛeſſed pour Mike, that is not 
truth, noꝛ pꝛoved; fo2 neither for: one ſingle 
perlon fhould pou judge pour Son to death; It 
foz the wozds of pour Mike pou judge pour 
Don to die, it hall be wore to por than to a cers 


ia). -tain ol man and his Wife, and that J thal 


well prove. To whom the Emperoꝛ fain: J 
think pou do with me, as fometimes: ſeven 
wWiſe men did to an Emperoz. Mlherenpon laid 
the Paſter, the offence of one, noz of twenty 
map not found to the rebuke of all other: but 


once ching of a truth 4 call hem peu, that 


evil all come to pou, if pe this day put pour 
Don to death for the wozds ok pour Wife, of 
which J could hew a notable Example. Then 


laid the Emperoz, rerite it. The Maſter 


laid, if vou will call pour Son from d 
then will Irehearle the Example, 3 
The Emperoz commanded be hond de 


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again : and deffren the Paſter to lay as heres. 


alter kollowetg. | 
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The was an old night, and a right wife 


man that lived long without Mike oꝛ Child. 
. exhorted him to take a 
ile. bas aya : 
The knight thus counlelled by his Friends, 
at laſt agreed unto them, and they gave him to 
Wife the Daughter of the Provok of Rome, 
that was rich and comelp of feature ; whom 
when he law he began to love marvelloulg 
well, and when he had bien married eertain 
pate and had no Child; in the mozning it bape ⸗ 
pened that fhe went to the Church, Where e 
met with her Pother, who laid, Pp Waugh⸗ 
ter, how plealeth you pour Marriage 20 a 
Husband? She laid, right vile, for you have 
given me an old lame man, to my difcontentz 7 
ment in all reſpects, and J would vou had te 


eat with the Swine, than with him therefore AG 
map no longer thus endure, but J mut needs 
love another. Then laid the Mother: Gos 
fozbid my dear Daughter: Pow long have 1 
been with pour Father, and pet never med? 
led wich tuch folichneis 2 The Daughter 

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the other, but J can of him. receive no manner 
of corporal pleature, for he is cold, and on the 


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lmmoveable. The Mother anlwered : It pou 
love another, tell me what he is, The Waugb⸗ 
Fr laid J will love a Pueſk: to whom the 
Pother laid: It were better and lefts fin faz 
Pou to love a night oz a Dquive: Ohe laid in 
Hoyt time he would he wearp of me, and aftet g 
du me ſhame, and fo will not che Wielt; fo he 
Will keep his own Honour and Counlel, as well 
Emine: and Spiritual men be moze true to 
«theft Lovers than Secular men be. The Moz 
hex gig: hear my counfel it will be fo2 pour 

d folks are milely and fell; tempt pour 


Busband srt, and if pou elcape him without 
3 vou harm oz fmiting chen lobe the Pꝛieſt. 


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Dau have proved. Whe Daughter läld, upon 


Pour blelling 4 will abide till J habe attempt⸗ 


ed; Put firſt tell me hop shall probe him; 
me the. Posher tain, he bath in dis Dichard a 
des which he Lovech much, caule it to be lmit⸗ 
ten down while pe is à hunting, and againſt 


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pou bien folong : She aulweren: : have been 
at the Church, Imbere A met with my 3 r, 
and with ber , In a ae 
ge Property to dillemble. Alter mid day the 
night rode forth to hunt, then we thinking 
= the counfel of her other, went ue 
Gardiner and laid: cut dobm t ee ig 
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if pitpand fain unto her, ceaſe pour 


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piner, and hewed down the Tree her (elf, and 
made the Gardiner with others to bear it home. 
At Evening when her Loz came from Hunts 
ing, he was very cold, and fhe made a great 
fire and went to met him, ann tet him a ſtol 
before the fire to warm him; and as he a little 


while ban ſitten, he perceived the ovour of the 


fire, and called the Gardiner, and laid, J meli 
by this odour that the new Plant burneth in the 
fire: the Gardiner laid, Lond it is true, my 


Aadp pour Wife: hath kelled it down. The 


Anight fain unto her, God fozbid that my 
Plant Mould be cut down by vou. She anlwered 
anon, 30303 have done it, Knowing the meas 
ther and pou allo cold, and therefore J have 
oꝛdained this fire fox pour comfort. And as the 
Knight heard that, he lokedangerlp upon her, 


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and fain, O curled woman; how walk thou fo & 


obdurate relentlels and void of pity, as to hew 
down lo gentle a young Tri, the which thou 
kno welt it well, chat J loved it above all my 
other Tties e when he bad lo (aid, the began 

wen and excule her (elf, and lato, my 100 
‘bate done it for pour god, and do pou take it 

evoullp 2 and began to cry, wo, wo be to me. 


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in the mozning the went again to the Church 
pard, and met with her Pother coming hme, 
and they laluted eachother. Then the Daugh⸗ 
ter laid unto the Mother; O dear Pother, F 
will love the Pꝛieſt, for J have attempted mp 
L oꝛzd, ag pou tounſelled me, but all for nought, 
foz he anon forgave it, when he law me a little 
wp. Then laid the Pother, though old men 
- fo one time forgive, they double the pain an ⸗ 
ftther time, and therefore J counfel pou, that 
pou pet once again tempt him. Then laid the 
Daughter 3 map no longer abide, fox A uffer 


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fo much pain forthe love of che Wriet; that 
with my tongue J cannot tell it, therefoze pot 


ſall parton, me, J will no moze follow pour 
counlel. Then laid the Pother: foo the love 


that the Child ſhould have unto the Mother 
attempt him pet once moze for pour Fathers 
bleſling; and then ik pou go quietiyp without = 


harm oz beating, love the Pꝛieſt in the name f 5 


ol God. hen anfwered the Daughter, its 
me great pain ſo long to abide; nevertheless 


loꝛ the blefling of my Father, J mill once moze — 4 


: 4 attempt him: But tell me how 4 ſhall begin. 


The Mother ſaid, J underſtang that he haha 4 
little Wound that he lovech well and kerpeth nx 


bis bed, cat the Wound with great migbt (here 


bis face) :againſt the, wall that it die, and ik uam 
efcape without a ſtripe, oz be fo iveit lightly, . ° 
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ii yourcountel, for chere is no Daughter living 

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not luller the wirping of his Mike, tout oz 


pour weeping, for 2 foꝛgive it pou altogesher ; 
and J counſei pou, beware how pou detpleate 
me from henceforth: Aud lo they went to Bed 


Upon the mozton very early. he went ta 
the Church, where the met with her Mother. 
ta whom when the had done Meverence, as it. 

behoved her, ihe fain, Mother, now will A ene 

the Pꝛieſt, for A bave attempted my Pune 
d time, and all things he hath ſufſer⸗ 


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that pe have made a Mom no moze to let me, 


| 4 but to further me: Tell me how J might at⸗ 


tempt him, and J ſhall once moze adventure. 


The Mother ſaid, J know on Sunday next be. 


intendeth to have us all to Dinner, pour Fa⸗ 


ther and J, and all pour Friends, with all the 


reſt of the City, and when pou are fet in vour 


upon the Table, fatten pour keys pꝛivilp, that 


bang at pour Girdle, in the Table⸗Cloath and 
tjhen keign to have forgotten pour knike, and ſay 
tete words openly: See what a ſhort wit 1 am. 
off, L have forgotten my knife in my Chamber! 
Aud then file up battilp, and go, and the Cloth 
wich all che Peats pou fhall overthzow upon 


„and ik pou eſcape without pain, J 


che ground, « 
to God, J ſhall never let pou after. 


Whe Waußchter laid; that thall J gladly do, 


= and lo twk her leave and departed. The Feat 
wm came ann all (as the Pother ſaid) was bid, 
tze Servants covered the Table, all were let, 


and the Daughter {et over againſt her Lon; and 
when the Table was well ſerved with Peat s 


und ocher things belonging, the Aady of the 
Wouſe ſaid with a loud voice: See how forget- 


ful T am, I have left my knife in my Chamber, 


which J: muft fetch: And fo roſe up haſtily and 


nem the Cloth with all the Meat upon it 


wither, and all che Gold Uellels aud the 
BR ‘fedlepsfell upon the ground. 


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and all the Peats are baeughtand lerved 


maurer lere angep in bent, but vidlemblitig ber | 
koze the Gueſts, and tomutanded another Cloth | 
and other Peats to be Moughe ;-and with S 
faluted his Gueſts to eat: and make god thenr, 
fo that they were all merry. The Kast, on 
Dinner done, they all gave chanks to the 
night, and tak theit leaves, every man to⸗ 
Wards his awn Boule. Upon the next day, in 
„the mo:ning, the knight rote early, and went 
to the Church to hear Service ; after which be 
went to the Barber, and ſaid unto him „ Hir, 
are vou expert in blod⸗letting, in what vein 1 
will delire pou : And beTaich, Sic J am experr 
in what vein vou can name in a Pans . 1 
The knight laid: J am content, come My 
entred his Chamber where his wife lan in e . 
and faid unto ber, rile u Then tae: .e 
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and laid unto: her; now ge io bed aud Mio, and 

think henckfezch es amen pour life, 02,3 Kut 
dum the blonak ‘par heart. As His in 00 

be gave the Barber bis Newürd, aur be — 
again to his own Mouſe, and bis Mike being 


led to her bed: he made one of her Maven 
to her Mother in halte, and lap, that J delt 
her to come and ſpeak with me before 1 dies he 
Porber when the heard that was glad of the. 
coʒraction of her Daughter, and came pattilp 
to her. Mhen the Daughter heard her Mother, 
fhe ſaid: O my lwiet Mother, J am almoſt 
dead, for J have bled fo much, that 7 believe s 
ſhall not elcape death. Then anſwered the Mor 
ther: laid J not that ald men are right ernel + 


love other but my Husband. Then laid ehe Bas 
ſter to the Emperoꝛ : Kozd have pou. uiweritan 
me: He anſwered tight well, toramongtt all 
: babe beard, this was the belt Example. Thie 
evil ners the did to her Musband; and J doubt 
not, if ſhe had vone the fonrth, the moule bate. 
ſhamed him fox ever.’ Then fain the 
thereloze 4 caunſel pou, that you] 6 
Witife; left it happen woe to poi ‘which ap, 
bears qudnitetfip in thig: Example y if “pat 
a to Neath pour sate * welher <P 


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‘night wow aunbittp ber Arm; ann four, its ’ 


under the hands ok her Halde, almolk dead, was a 


will pe now love the Pꝛieſt be Bid, the 4 
Detul may the Wriek confound, J will never 


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7 du cha he veceined iwie And > ‘and for ever 


ſhall repent tt. The Emperoei fain: truly Par 


_ffer,thjs day. my Hon dal nat vie, t on my 


Suivi: Vn 4 5rd, A than pout; That you fob my 


‘Take this Dap habe (pared pour only Son. 
The fifth Complaint of the Empreſs. 

be Gmprels hearing ty Child was not 
1 dead, fozthwith appar {led her felf, and 
cauled the Mains to be. in readinels, as though 
‘fhe would Lave gone unto her own Countreyp to 
her Father, to complain of the great fame 
was done her, and pet could have no remedy. 
The Servants (eing that, chewed to the Em⸗ 
pero that the Empzels was going inte her 
Countrey; when he perceived that, he went to 
her, taping, whither are pou going? Shoped 
pou had Joved me, ſo that in alĩ the Moꝛld pou 


“guouln have fought no lolate but with me. Ko 


Which che laid: that is true, and therefoze 3 g0 


buried him quick, and filled his mo ch full 
molten Golan! The Emgpeton fair, ede Wilke 


do dot le, that the blame on pou an me be not 
latd. Then laid the Empꝛels cry fir, the 
blame istyours, for have pou not pꝛomiled me 


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many times pour Soon ſhall die, pet be libeth; 


therefore 1 will ns moze believe. Then fain: 


the Emperoz, it berometh not a lng every 
‘caule lightly to diltuſs without great advice, 
elpetialſy upon his on; on whom it is nee 
met, but upon deliberation and ged counfel fo 


pals judgment: Wherefore 4 pap poutellme — 
fomewhat by which J may govern mp life, 
‘for it is the vettrucion of a ing, without abs — | 


vice, and undifcretly to give judgment. a She 


anfwered, J will gladly tell pou A stable Ex⸗ 
ample, lo that hentefozth pou will not de Bes 
firous to hear the Matters; and began in this 


kozm following. * 
The fifth Example of the Empteſs. 


Ctavianus the Emperoz reigned in Rome; A 
S cight Rich and.covetous, and aboveall 
things he loved Gold. The Citizens ok Rome 


at that time did much harm, and many great 

‘outrages to other Pations, inſomuch chat 
divers Regions were moved againſt the Ro- 
mans. In that time was Patter Virgilius, the 
which excelled in. Pagick and other Sciences 


all other Paſters: the Citizens pꝛaped him 
chat bp bis Air de woutonevite, bein thep of 


their Enemies might have warning bekoze⸗ 
band,, whereby they might provide ken thems 
feldes the better, 5 made by bis e 


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le elf, anv.tod turning and koking towards 


ten as any Province would rebel againſt the 
Romans, fo often turned he to the Images ok the 
Land, and rung the Fell; that hearing, the Cis 
tizens of Rome armed ehemtel 
Province hattes with all their might che fame 
to lubdue: fo there was no Land (o gteat that 
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fogꝛe were eliep keared over all the Wonkd. Allo 
that Matter Virgil made for the comfort of the 
por people a Night that always burned; Aid bp 
that light he made two Eathes, the one of | em 
hot, in which the por people might bathe ann 
bah themkelves sand the other cold in which 
they night rhemlelves rekreſh. Eet wirt the 
Tight and the Bathee, he made an Image, ſtan⸗ 
ding, in whole fore- Head was written, He that 
finiteth me, {fall anon have · vengeance. The J⸗ 
mage fod there many pears, and at lat came a 
Clark ann bebe the mag and read the tots 
ting, and thought in himkelk, what vengeance Y 
might fans therefore 3 o bekteve better: 
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to the earth, be Mall find lome trealure 
thy ft; and therefoze in the Mriting, chat 
no man thould have it. ge the Clerk lift up 
ca great ſtroak, 
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init, and another Tun they dꝛowned by the 
ferond gate, and the third Tun they dzowned by 
the third gate, and thafourth Tun by the fourth 
güte; and when they hadthus done, early in the 

mozning they entered into the City at an hour 
convenient: and as the Emperoz went over to 
the Market they did him reverence. The ETm⸗ 
peroz ling them, demanded krom whence they 
were, of what Science, and what lervice, they 
could do. Thep anſwered: we are all of far 
Eduntries, and Southlapers fo perfed, that 
there is never a thing fo pꝛivily hid, but we 
fhall find it out by our Dꝛeams. Ue have 
heard that - pe labour and have pleature in luch 
things, and therefore we come unto pou to 
Know ik pou have need of our lervice: the Em⸗ 
pero: ſaid, J will prove pou s and ik it be, that 
Iſmd pou true, pou ſball have of me great re⸗ 
Wards and thanks. Thep laid, we ask nothing 
put the halk of the Gold which by us ſhall be 
fotind : the Emperoꝛz laid, J am well content. 
And thus they had with the Emperoz many 
Words. 5 night when the Emperdz was 
going co bed; they laid unto him: Pp Wo, ir it 
pleale pau, this Night ſkall the elves ol us fet 
bis Cimning awozk and Dream: The third 
dap he ſhall ſhe w pou his Dꝛeam, and what it 
fignificth, The Emperoz laid: Ga in Gabs 
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god purpole. Uuden the third day was come, 


they went early to the Emperoꝛ; the firt mid: 
my L020. pleafe pou to go with us without che 
of the Gates of the City, and 3 will ſhew where 
there is a Tun full ok Gold hid; the Emperoz 


laid, 4 ſhall go with pou and lee ik it be true that 1 


pou lay. And when they were come to the place 


they dzew out the Tun, that they before there 
had put; the Emperoꝛ when he law that, was 
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fecond Dreamer: Mp 1 oꝛd this nig 


Wream); theit the Empero: laid, God give poun 


gwd Dreams the next night came and he twk out 
the other Tun and gave it to the Emperoꝛ c tok 


allo his ſhare. In the like manner the third ann 


the fourths upon which the Emperoz was out’ 
of all mealure jopous, and ſaid: he had not fe 


fuch true and expert Bouth⸗ſaperg, oz Deamers 
as they were. Then laid they all ol them tages 


ther, as it had been out of one mouth: my Und, 
we have all one after another Dreamed , the 

which pou have len, they be all proved: but 
nom if it pleale pou that we wieam altagetber 


this night, we trust that to us fhall be bew: f 


ed, that we ſhall find a great quantity of 


Gold and Riches. The Cmpero laid, Geb 

give vou a god Dꝛeam which to me and penn 4 
map be pꝛofitable. On the next morrow ther 
tame again unto che Emperoz, and laid unto. 
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him withcountenance full of jop: Pylon, 
we bring god and profitable tivings; for this 
night in our fleeps, fo great a Trealure is to 
us dhe we, the which ik vou will lufker it to be 
fought you tall be fo inriched, that in this 
Mold none hall be like unto you. The ETm⸗ 
pero; ſaid: Where thall we find this Trea⸗ 
fure 2 they laid, under the foundation of the 


1 Tower that the Images ſtand upon. The Em⸗ 


peroz anfwered, God vefend J ſhould fo2 love 
Bf Gold deſtroy the Tower with the Images, 
wherewith we from our Enemieg be defended 
and warned. They laid to him again z my io», 
have pou found us in our lapings otherwile 
than true? The Emperoz laid, Pay, D Low 
(ſaid they) we with our own hands ſhall give 
out the Gold, without hurting the Tower, oz 
the Images. And it is expedient (that fecvetlp 
in the night) by us it be done, for dzead of re⸗ 
lozt and concourfe of the people, leſt that it 
fhould run in the clamour of them, and they 
take that god Gold awap from pou and us. 
The Emperoz laid go in the name ok God 
and do pour bef as pou will, oꝛ can, and J fall 
to moꝛrow early come to pou. Then went they 
with gladnels, and in the night were let into 
the Tower, and then with great hatte and dili⸗ 
gence they undermined it, and on the next 
dap, verp early in the mozning, mounted upe 

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on Country with jop and. glozp, and ere they 
came without che ſüght ok Rome, the Power 
kkell down on the mozning enſuing. When it 
was fallen, andthe Senators it perceiwed, they 
_ fozromed.. gatlp, and there was a great be⸗ 
wailing thasugbout all the City; and they went 
unto the Emperoz and ſaid: Lo hom max 
it be that this Tawer is thus fallen, by ge 
which we have always had warning atoze sk 
our enemies: he an wered and laid, tamecame — 
four falle deceivers, and feigned themlelves to 
be South-layers, aod that they could find Erea⸗ 
lure in the ground: and laid, that under e 
foundation ef the Tower was hidden an inn 2 
merable ſum of Gold, the which they cheuld un⸗ 
dermine without hurting the. Tower and 1⸗ 
mages: J gave faith to them, and they have dex ce 
ceived mk. They anfwercd, ye have tobe“ 
o much Gold that for pour unlatiate covecogty 
nefe we. hall all be deſtroped: but fick peut 
covetoulnels Mall fall upon pour lelkl. Then 
they tok him and led him to the Capitol, und 4 
laid him on bis back, and poured his mouth full 
olten Gold; 5 faying: to him, pon have: dee a 
Sold, and therefore pouthall dein Pong: 
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babe pe, Pp ow, this Example well under⸗ 
fiov, and he laid right well, then ſaid the, the 


Tower with Images, is pour Body with five 
wits: as long as pou live there is none fo ar⸗ 
dy to trouble 02 to make Mar upon pou; no 


upon pour People; that hath poür Son right 


well underſtod and doth with the ſeven Paſters 
and their falle Narrationg oz Fables, tek how 


they might deſtrop vou; for pou are overmuch 


covetous to encline to them, inlomuch that they 


hall undermine pou and ca pou under kot, and 
boing pou to noughts the Images are pour five 
‘mits that be all loft. And for as much as vou be 


folith they ſhall veftrop pou, and pour Son Mall 


obtain pour Empire, 


The Emperoz laid, pe have recited a god 


Example; wherefore it ſhall not happen to me 


Gall taſte the bitternels of death. To whom 
the Empꝛels (aid: tf pe do lo, ye Hall pen well 
and live long. Upon the fame day he commands 
ed his Son to be led to hanging; and as he was 


led towards the Gallows , came riding again 


him upon a Worle, the fifth Matter towards 


the Palace, who came before the Emperoz, 


and faluted him with all reverence; but he Bez 
ſpiled his falutation, and put him in fear of his 


fife, Che Maker laid unto the Emperors y 
“Boz, J have not delerved for to die; and to 
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‘nour :-forpout Son hath not with us bien of 
ſuch condition, as pe repute him, as pe in ſhoʒt 
time ſhall find; and that be lpeaketh not, is of 
his grent wildom: and know pe that he ſhall 
well {peak as his time cometh, though be now 
fyeaketh not, ag pou in ſhozt time fall hear. 
Wut that he would have Hamed pour wife, bes 
lieve not, fo; fo wile a man as he is would nes 
ver attempt lo ſhamekul a died: and if pan pk 
him to death for pour wives words, pe halt nee 
efcape without ſhame and vengeance, lie | 
Ippocras efcaped not witheut vengeance ſoz be i 
death of Gallienus his Cduſin. The Empeg 
laid, that would 3 fain hear and undet ang 
Tben laid the Patter, what waulpd it avait s 
to tell vou this Parration for pour profit; ik 
the mean feafon pour Son ſhould die? he 
fore if vou will call egain pour Son, it ſhallge 
dilcovered at pour plealure, after do as pow thin 
Deft. The Emperor bad call again his Bon, ut 
fet him in prifon, and then began the Pater es 
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metimes there was a famous Phyian 
er Ippocras right cunning,’ Win : 
tels all ochers in Learning and Sciences 
He had with bim his Hephem Galienns ? 
‘the which: he loved fo much: Wpis Callle- 

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mind and wit to learn af his Angle the Science 
of Phpſick. When Ippocras perceived that, in 
ſo much as he could, he hid from him his cun⸗ 
ning, fearing he ould excel him in that know⸗ 
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in lo much that in ſhozt time he had perfect cun⸗ 
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“4 wontiptully received, and they matvelledIppo- 
cras would not come. Me exculed him, laying 
that he had many great things to do, ande 
might not tome, but hach ſent me in his ſttad; 
and with the help of God J thall make whole 
the Child: That plealed verp well the Ming, 
Gallienus went to the Child, and when he had 
fen the Uertue and touched his Pulles, he ald 
to the uten: Dercellent Princels, 1 psp 
pou hear and ſufler my words, and teil me who 
is the Father ol the Child, he laid, ws ſhould 
be the Father but my K ond the King; Gallienas 
ſaid, Jam Cure he is not the Father : che au⸗ 
twered, if pou will fay that for a truth hall 
caule pour head to be Imote off: he antwered, 1 
ſay once again, that this Ring is not the Farvet, St 
and Jam not come hither to lole my head e. 
J have not deterved any ſuch reward, and i 
goin aie wap. The Nuewipake, O gend ee 
fter Gallienus, if pe will hep it letret, and Nüʒt 
dilcover me, 1 thall open unto pou my peat. 
The Paſter laid: God defend that from me, 
that J to anp perſon chould chew eit: and there⸗ nal 
fore O noble Quen, thes it böldly tothe! ? 8 
it Halt never 5 my mouth, and 1 wall w. de 
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god reward; bear therefore what 1 
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hear. Then laid the Patter, fear not, 3 know it 


Was fo before. And anon he gave the Child Pe⸗ 
dicines: and compounded things, wherest to eat 
and Drink, and the Chilv was eaten of his inſir⸗ 
mit. And when the Ming heard that the Child 
was recovered of his ſicknels, he gave unto the 


Matter a god reward: but of the Nuten he fez 


and ſo went his way. And when he was come 


home, Ippocras his Matter demanded of him: 
ſaping, have pe beheld the Child ? and he laid, 
peas then asked he him what he gave him ei⸗ 
ther compounds 02 uncompounded things: then 
fain Ippocras, that Pother ok the Child is not 
true to her Musband; that is truth faith Callie- 

nus. Then Ippocras was moved with envp,and 
thought in bimlelf, if there be got found a Re⸗ 
smedy, my Sciences hall be no moꝛe let by, but 
he thall be pꝛailed above me. And from that day 


kazward he devifen bow he might flap bim. Tips 


vn a dap Ippocras talled him, and ſaid, come go 


with me to teck and gather Perbs in the Gar⸗ 
den, to whom he laid, Patter J am readp. 

And when tbey were come into the Garden. 
Ippocras fain, Ae that this Beth is right ver⸗ 


‘uous: ſtop don, and gather me ol it. 


Gallienus did ſo. And as they went about the 
Garden, ſaid Ippocras, o will J 9 


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than @alds.and therefore: ſtwp down. to the 
ground diam it out with the rot, fog it 
is mut wozth : Gallienus bowed down himtkelk 
1 pull gut the Berb, and Ippocras dem out his 
knife. and killer him: After that Ippocras fell 
fick te ihertath, that che ſrength of his Body 
fallen him, and did as much as be could to help 


Scholars and Dilciples heard of it, they went 
chaſtily unto him, and did all they might oz could. 


thing. } 
Mhen Ippocras this perteived, he lain unto 


it full to the bꝛim with Mater; and when they 
‘had fo done, he ſaid unto them: nom 


dae how the vengeance of God is fallen 


Wreont a ay rps Night lo there comet no 
| ut u et the Herbs to help me, and chere- 
age do unto me, helpeth not; 10 F 

: but mp dear Ehildzen, if: my He⸗ 
hew Gallienus were alive he could heal me, 


«fhe odour ut this Perb, that is moze “‘precions 


himtelk; but that could not be; and as the 
fo} profit of bis health, but it availed them no⸗ ‘4 
his Scholars: fetch me a great Tun, and fil 


therein an hundzed holes; and when that was 2 
allo done, there went none of the Mater out. 
Then fain Ippocras: Behold my mot der 


en me, 2 ue; openlp ee: Inn in this 
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hem A bave fain, and that gricveth me fore, — | 
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upon me; and this laid he turned ro the 
and gave up the ghoſt. Then laid th a 
„ unto the Emperoz: Mp iow, unden 
well what J have fain he anſwered, pea rinks 
well: what hurt had it ben to him if Gallienus ~ 
bab liven. N „ AR AE. 
: Ehe Matter antwereds it hab ben beter for 
ik Appocras at that time had not he died, ain chere⸗ 
* lee by the right wife judgment of Pon; his. ' 
E Pediciues availed him not, and therefore 1 
ſhewed to pou that it ſhall happen wonſe to vou 
il that vou put to death pour Son forthe wozos 
bk pour Mile, who in time ofnecefitcy hall eale 
|. enbluccour pou. And conſider pou not, that pe 7 
. hope aſter the tert wife, wedded this wife that 
vr no have: And fo pou map che third and 
daurth, and never ſhall pe have ſuch a Son, chat 
hall ſabe pou from peril. The Empern bree) 
trulp be fall not die. 
Then flats the Patter, then do pon that bes 4 
soiner babe wildom of pour urs mme } 
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mark this well, that women ares | itis 
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VV of fhe thewen ber felf fo im tient: 
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would thortly die. The Emperoz heariug 
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be, this is the caule wheteok J compla 1 a 
ye believe the Paſters more than mes andthere⸗ 4 
eed 4 thal beppen to vou, as it ate: toa Bing: 


ben kin che Emperoz „ tell me that Cr 
Meme, perabventure: it map move me ſwner to 

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SES Deve was a king moſt pꝛoud and defozm⸗ 

ed in his Gilage, lo that all women ba 
chim. The Bing thought to deſtroy all Rome, 


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And carry awap the Bodies of Peter and Paul 
who while he was in the mind, called hit 
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F Patvy Council, and laid unto him, go leeks 
fur woman that may this night lep wine 
he Steward anlwered: Pp Wow. pe 


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Amithout a great ſum ok mon v. Wos Ming tarp 
think pou koꝛ my monep J will want ane 
it have 2 not Gold and Silver enough chong 

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O mp god Mike my An vefireth to feep 
with & vertuous Moman, and will not forbear 
it though the ask a thoulaud. lozents ; aud bath 


fi fore Scounlel vou, that you map get that mony, 
The Mile laid, were it lo chat the Bing were 

Mm not to pꝛoud and foul of UMilage, pet would 
a: not confent for the fin: againſt God. The 
aid 4 command you, and yomile 

pou, that without you confent herein pe ſpall 


1 unto him. 


ing mut go away, thatthe be me The 
King anlwered J am contented. i 


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ulnels, and went to his wife, which was 
fair, chaſte, and of gan kindzen, aud ſaid to her, 


commanded me koꝛ to pꝛovide him one: chere⸗ 


never have a god day with me ꝛ he hearing that 
trembled, inlomuch that fo2 fear fhe contented . 


B+ Whe Steward then went unto the Bing, ane a. 
he faiv, Dir, 3 have founda fair Moman, and 
be is come of. a very god Boule, which wilt — - 
ot baue lets than a thoufand Flozents: in the 
9 Evening fhe ſhall come, and early in the moin 


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da well, that ſo fon the fhoula not depart. Uher 
he heard that he departed all foorp, aud tärsied 
a while and came ta the Ping again and 
laid: Dy Lom the annintz is came, there- 
loze let the woman ga, and as A pꝛomiſed her, 
left the be aſhamed. The Ming fain, pet tail 
the not go; therefore go out, and ſhut the ds. 
The Steward right kozrowful depatted, and 
went up and down with an heavy heart; till 
the clear day appeared: then he entred again 
into the Chamber, and ſaid „ my Tozd, it B 
clear dap, luffer the Moman to. depart, that 
fhe be not aſhamed. Whe ming ankwered, 3 
lay the Gall nor pet depart, foz her company 
is to me well pleaGng. The Steward bearing 
that, could no longer fozbear to hold his om 
counſel, but fain, O my gad Lam, 4 beſtech 
pou luſler her to depart; for it is mine on 
Wifes The Bing hearing that, laid to hün, 
open the Window, and when it was open them 
bzight Dap: appeared, and be beheld the n 
| man fair, and perceived it was the Mife ol 
„ the Steward, and ſaid, O thou Bain of Manz | 
had, aud fhame of the Creation, why bat than 
for lo little Wonp ſhamed thy god Waite , 
and delivered her unto me unwitting⸗ Where⸗ 
fore hafte thee, and get ther out of my Realm, 
and never come in my light; foz if ever J l 
ther, thou ſhalt die the moſt thamefigl death that 
tan be imagined, Men the Steward hege 
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that, be geb, und dürtk not abtde; aun neuer mu 
came into che Ntalm. And che hing kept cht 
WMUife all his lifetime in great hondut and 
gave her plenty ok all things that to her ** ce 
pertatnen, q 
After that the King catifen to be afferibtin i r 
mighty Army of puiſlant Men of Weer, and 
went to the Cit of Rome wich great mige, 
and beſteged it on all fives; until the Romans 
@ world hade delivered to him (foz to have with⸗ 
Aman sees krͤm thence) the Bodies of che ee 
“te poittés; Bt. Peter ati) Pau. 4 
hen there was in the City Seven ile 
M@ Waters as pe Pave now, dy the Counfel oF 


whom all the City was governed. And the 
Citizens tame untd them gh Aid, what Mall 
we Bd? It behsbes us; that we gine unte sie 


Enemies the Bodies sf the Poly Apoſtles, * 
M the Citb. Then antwered the fick patter, 
all With nip wirvom chis dap fave the City; 
and the Bodies of the Apetiies. And fo everp 
one of them proihiten fo dne dap to vo the like, 
in lie mauner as pour Makers have pꝛomiſev 
Tour wen. Wich that the Ming began to 
allault the City in all parts. Then began the 
am Sv Pater to alleadge fo wilely to have 
FPeate chat the Hing chat day lekt bis Allaule, 
end wilhezew a little from che City? And 
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the City, and ſaid, O Maker, pe hall under⸗ 
tand, that the Ring bath lwozn, that to moz⸗ 
row with all his ſtrength he will win the Ci⸗ 
ty, and we muff all be in jeopardp to tole our 
lives 2 Wherefore acquitting pour pꝛomiſe, 
dekend us from danger, like as pour fellows be⸗ 
foze you have done. Then anlwered the Pa⸗ 
ſter: Fear not, for to mozrow, J ſhall by my 
‘cunning ſhe w luch an operation, that the Ring 
and all his might thall leave the Siege. The 
next dap the Bing gave a great aflault to the 
City; then went the Paſter and cloathed him 
elt in a marvellous ſtrange Meſture, having 
therein the Feathers of Peacocks, and other 
Fouls o divers Colours, and tok two bzigbet 
Swords in each hand one, and went therewitg 
and ſtod upon the higheſt Tower ot the City. 
and began to move and turn, and hew himtelk 
towards the Poſt, fo that they might all beholn? 
bim; and he held in his mouch the two mighe 
Dwonds chat marveilouap ſhined, They with 
g gut the Bings Dok beholding that, laid unto 
him, O Ving, behold on the top of: vonder 
Toer a wonderful ching; pea (quoth he) 1 
fit it right well; it is marvellous but what it 
is 2 know not. They laid, it is the God or; 
>. Chpittian Folk, that is come out of Beaven to 
flap us with two Swozds ik we longer abe. 
The àing heating that, trembled koz fear 
and laid what tall we do? There is but one 


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; wap, and that is, | 
leat their God rer {elf upon 1 
Then hegan the Bing with bis Hott to fle: 
Notwithttanving there was no ned, for they 
dot che Patter was deceived. When the Romans 
fat that they haſtily purſued them, well arms 


ed, and llew the 


fubdued. Then laid the Empꝛels unte che 
Emperor, Pp 1020 hade vou underſtd what A 


have laid : Be laid, pea, with god attention. 


1 depart from hence 
wenge bimntelf upon us. 


N Bing with many of the people, 
and in that manner (hp great fublety ar the 
Paſters) was the mighty Ring with his Arm 


She laid now pou have heard what J laid unta 


vou at the beginning of this Karration, of ce 
Steward that che Ring truſted lo much, which 


for covetoulneis ſhamed his own Mike, and 


| fog that was tanithen out of the Maud! te 
„manner pour Don for the vefire he hach ta 


the Empire, intendeth to deſtroy vou: But 


dal be és in pour power, du reh nine de 
Ving did with bis Steward. Ik pou will not 
put him to death, then put him out ok pour = 


9 Empire, that vou map live in fafequardof pour 


lap before Rome, and hom he was by the 


ie an dene you m denn be the , 


were fain 2 In like manner the Seven Mile 


Matters intended to deal with pou, and with 
craftp wiles deceive pou, and in the end trate 


. teroday murther pou, that lo pour fon might 4 
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reign in pour Empire. Witbereupon. anfiwered 
the Emperoz, chat thall not be, fob to motten 
my Won hall die. Then he commanded his 
Servants kozthwith to lead his Son to Gree 
cution. hen the people heard theſe things, 
they gathered in great Trops, much lament⸗ 
ing the death of the Emperors Hon. And as 
fon as the firth Matter had heard thereof, he 
batten to the Emperors Court, and ſaluted him 
with reverence, but he dildainkullp thzeatened 
him that he Houln be put to death with his on, 
fo2. he was with them made dumb and a Nibauld, 
which was ſhewed towards his Wife, Whe 
_ Batter replied J have not delerved to die with 1 
Pour fon, but to have large Gifts, for he is 
Dumb, as pou ſhall hear within ther days 


. it be map live fo lung > but ik pou put him to 


desch for the words of pour Mife, then J hall 
7 mürvel at pour wildom, and without doubt it 
thal happen te pou, as lometimes it happened 

tog night, chat fo much allowed the laping of 
his wike, that he was bound to an Mozſe⸗tail and 
damn thꝛough the City to the Gallows. The 
Emperoꝛ laid. for the love of God ſhew me that 
Example, that J may beware ok that evil. Chat 

J will not , laid the Matter, without von 

ks call again pour Son. Then he commanded to: 

call back his n; And ch Mane began an — 

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; Se g there was an 3 . Llome 
which har cher ihnights, wyom loud 
above all others : in the fame City ere wap 
an ancient night that had wender a f ir on 
Wile whieh above all things he loved, as n 
do the Empzels: the Lady could ſing with 9595 
lwertnels, that many deüred her company. It 
befel on ſealon as the fate: in the Boule, het 
Wilage turnep to the Street that the might fe 
them that walked bp, and began ſwietly to fi 
that all Folks delighted to hear her. By chan 
came that ways a mnigbt of che Em vs 
Court that heard her voice, anv beboloing, hes 
with a willing mind and attentive ear, he wag: 
excdingly taken in love: And entring 


houle, fell into talk with ber greatly, but chies⸗ 


B ipof love, and amongſt other talk he bemsun⸗ a 

ed ol her, what he chould give 3 pip 

her five one night? Sbe ankwered, one un⸗ 

died Flozents. Then fain the Anight, ell me 

when J chall come, and J thall give it pou. Birr 

quoch the, when J have conventengetime FJ tay 
fend for pou. Che next day fhe thug e the lame 


place, and the ſecond thuight hes eCinperns) 


Court, came by that wap, wher “magi og 
{mitten in her love, and he ifs — her an 
hundzed Flazentg; to whom ſhe made the. tthe — 
bpꝛomiſe. The third day came tu ber anosher’ 

a. Anigbts end unto bim * like wils co 


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and he pꝛomiled her an hundzed Flozents, ik he 
ſpould give him knowledge of the time; which 
fhe allo pꝛomiſed. hele thre nights having 
fo fecretly ſpoken with the Lady; that not oue 
of chem had knowledge of one anothers coming 
unto her. Pow the Lady was deceitful, and 
tame to her Husband, and laid : Sit, J havea 
(ettet matter to thew you, wherein ik pou fos 
low my counfel, our poverty vou may largely 
relieve. The night replped, tell it me, and J 
will kap it as ſecret as my life, and fulfil it to 
fte uttermoſt ok my power. Whe ankwered, 
tho. thnithes of the Emperozs Court have 
bten with me one after another, in luch wile, 
that none of them knoweth of anotherscountel, 
and cach knight offered me an -bundzed. Flo⸗ 
rents. Might we an hundzed Flozents get, and 
no man know it, ſhould. not our poverty be well 
relieved e Then laid the Knight, pea : theres 
fore whatloever pou will counfel me, J chall 
willingly perform : then laid ſhe; J give vou 
' Countel, that when the nights ſhall come 
Vith their Flozents, pou hall ſtand behind che 
Gate with pour Sword dꝛawn, and as they come 
(being they come one after another) pou thatt 
ſlay them, and fo we ſhall have the their hundzed 
Flozents they bring, without anp mans Knows 
ledge. The Ruight anlwered, O mp belt beio⸗ 
pbpeoed wilke, A fear this evil cannot be hid, and we 
hall therefoge luller death tf it an a 
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She antwered , J shall this work begin, 
chereloze- make & god end, fear not. When the 
Anight lam the was ſo hardy, it cauſed him to 
be moe bold; then the fent foo, the firſt night, 

and he came without tarr ping to the Gate, and 1 
Mache and ſhe acked il he had bꝛought the 
ndzen lozents ¢ he anfwered J have booughe: J 
Woen ſhe let him in, and he han no ſoner 
entered but ber Husband murtheren him. IAm⸗ 
mediately came the lecond night, and in lie 
manner was flain. And not long after. came 5 a 
third unight, whom allo he ſlew. Mabing fi⸗ 
niched the butchery, they con veped the! mur 
ed bodies into a ſecret Chamber. Muhen they 
had thus done, the Bnight ſaid unto their, 
O dear Mike, bak thele bead. bodies uid be: 
found with us, me damen 
death that can be imagined, foꝛ it is we vk 

ble but thefe the Anighis will be miſſed n 
the Emperors Court, and great ſearch wit be 4 
made for them thꝛougheut the City, dhe an⸗ 
{were and (aid, Sir Unight, 3 habe nom chis 
wozk begun, and will make «gm. 3 fear 
it not, as J have laid. This Lady Pad eher 


the City, that on nights watcher in en Os 
with bis fellows :. She, Rod at the Cate, and 
called unto her Bzother, and ſaid: my bet 
nn n. Ihave a lecret W woes _ 


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J would not make it known, thetefeze conte in 
with me, and J will relate it unto pon. Aud 
when he was entred the Houle, the Wady rerei⸗ 
veb him friendly, and gabe him Mine, aio aid, 
mp beloved Bzother, this is the caule J have 
| «calle vou, for J have much nerd of pont ged 
a countel. The Biother antwered, (peak bolelp, 
aud whatleover J map do, to my power, hall be 
e pour betre, without anp Lerting. Shen oe 
a 4 the vellervap came a Ruight in teienvthip, but 
ih: dteerwatds he felt into tach variante with my 
' Pashand, that he ew him: and he tyech here 
iF P 3 + et mp Chamber: now mp dear Bpothet, 
ue Yabe iw man that we map truck, but only 
Hit „ paut Aud ff this dead body be found in our 
by Moufe, we hall be put to death. Paw the, 
menuldner but one. Mer Bꝛocher (ain, deliver: 
bim me in a Sack, and J Will bear him to the 
GDVaa, the hearing that, was glad thereot, und 
E deliverer Hint the Body ok the firk night, 
be oh it, and went a gd ſpare, and cat him 
te therein : and afllon as this was done, he 
came to his Sitter, and laid to her: Ewe me 
opt che be! Mine, for pou are of him quit: and 
{he gave him thanks, and went to her Cham⸗ 
ber, as though the had gone for Mine, and bes 
gan to cry aloud: The Knight that was caft inte 
the Sea is come again. As her other heard 
hat 7 he mirberled ſoze, ad laid: Gide ‘on 


“MASTERS. 


him, A bell fie ik be will rife. Again, and tile 
the oe: knight (luppoting it had bien the 
Boy af the firſt) and went to the weg, and 
with a fone dꝛawned him. What done, he went 
again ta his Sifter, und ſaid : nom fill me a 
Cup of gen Wine, fo: 1 have owned him 
fo deep, that be ſhall never come again. hen 
fain the, thanks be to God; and went again s 
ber Chamber, and feigned tu fetch Wine, and 
crien alend, Alas he is riſen again, aud is come 
out of the Sea! and às her Brother beat that, 1 
with a great marvel, he fain, what Mevil tet bis 
that A have caf into che Mater; and get be: bed 2 
come again, deliver him me the thirn me; ann 
3 hail ler if be will ame again. Went e. gar ' 4a 
bien the fivft, and went without the Kitas 
great Fozreſt, and made a great fixe to tuſt has 
therein, and twben he was alot ‘burnt; de 
Bꝛother went a little viſtante to du hin um. 
Bf When came a night that was ta ride ta the 

Citp, where in the Poming ſhould be a. Tour⸗ 
ney and Juſting: it was cold weather, and van; 
and not far from the City, ann when be am the 
reset be mets thereto; and e 0 — 1 
m. „ Rte Obi ot 
‘Whe Watchman came aud laid, Wöst 8 1 
Chau v6 be minighe aid; Jama night. When 
fain thehmatchman thou art no unighe but =| © 
Devil, 155 firſt cat * into the * 4 
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| The Seven Wiſe 75 
then with a great fone J dꝛowned the, and the 
third time J put thee into this ſire, luppoſing 
thou hadſt bern burnt; and pet thou ſtandeſt 
here: and then he tok the night with bis 
‘ore, anp taſt them both into the fire: Akter 


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his Sifter, and 


told what 


ſaid, now bring me 


the belt 


had hapned; and 
Wine: forafter J had burnt him, J found him 
again by the fire with a Porte, and 
them both into che ire: and by this bis Sifter . 
perceived he had burnt: a 
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pantlps: and 


contention: bet wixt 


s that he [mote her 
thereof, being 
per: O wretch. wilt thou kill me, 


the three Knights? 
laid hands on them 
Emperoꝛ; and the 


Emperozs, and hom he 


fell a great 
the night and his Mlike, 
z and ſhe had indignation 


angry, and faid, that manp heard 


as thou didſt 
certain men hearing that, 
„and brought them to the 
Moman conte ſled that ber 
the thre. nights of the 


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hundzed Flozents. 


were Namn at a Mozſe⸗tail and hanged. Then 
(aid che Patter to the Emperoꝛ, have vou un⸗ 
berſtan What J have, lad: Be anfmeren' ragt 


word: woman that might be; ko firk the ma⸗ 


6 "hy: We hal 


well: J lap for certain that Wife was dhe 


have caſt 


night of the Tour⸗ 
him the Mine abun⸗ ‘ 
after be had well nunk, he de⸗ 


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MASTERS. 


him. The Satter Cain: without doubt it fait 
happen to pou worfe, if pou put your Son to” 
death by advice of pour Mike. The Emperoz: x 4 
(aid, my Sow ſhall not die this day. The Pa- 
ſter hearing that, gave thanks to the Emperor, } 
and -tok leave, and went his way. 


| The feventh Gomplaint of the Emprets. x 


X 7 Ben the Emprefs: heard she Emperoz 
Don 
ſhe ran tot 


a yet living,-a58 may wom, 
e Emperay 1 0 r 


that am albamed, 
thereupon done. * en 84 

anlwered God defend that pou od as 
mind on fuch a wicken died; acer a ‘ 4 1 
vou Hall have * Nd end. She antin 1 5 x by: 
the end thall be evil; for of that wall folio 
us great confufion, The Emperoꝛ fai $i 
off tuch talk. She laid, aor, it fall com 2. 1 
poit and to pour Bon, as to a Ring ann is aa 
Steward. J pray tell that Example. „he 
kaid, J will gladlp, but J fear pou wil herr 
me no more: Foz next dap the leventhopaier 
thall peak, and fave pour Bon from desth⸗ as Bi 
the other lix have done, and when vour Bon hall 
ſpeak; of whole wozds pou frall babe Tach jay ß 
and delectation, that the love betwixt us ball 1 
be wbolly forgotten. The Emperoz {aid ches a 
1 impoütbie > for J hall never 8 a 
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Bil.’ . Syeu-faiv the my bet veloven K ob; it it 
i. fate yo 4 mil tell pou one e bp 
which. pou Mall beware of many perils, elpeci⸗ 
Mil of pour acrurled Don, who intendeth to 
Wia me by bis Matters. The Emperoz ſaid, 
tell on. And the Empꝛels began to tell ag 
Hereafter followeth. 5 


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INTENTIONAL SECOND EXPOSURE 
The Seven Wife | 
Then laid he mp beſt veloved 1020, ik it 
pleale vou, J will tell pou one Example bp 
which vou ſhall beware ok many perils, elpeci⸗ 
allp of pour accurled Son, who intendeth to 
deſtroy me by his Paſters. The Emperoz laid, 
tell on. And the Empzels began to tell as 
hereafter followeth. 


The feventh Example of the Emprefs. 
| Were was a Ling which loved his Mike 
1 all things, infomuch that he cloled 
her within a trong Cattle, and bare the keys 
thereok himlelk: the Lady was therekoze heavp 
and comkoꝛtlets. Now in far Countries there 
was ‘a valiant night, which lying on his Bed 
Dreamed he law one ok the kaireſt Queens chat 
ever 


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determined that his fot ſhould take: note 


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eber eye bebeld, whole cate ke he 
befired to obtain, and if he might: her wath, — 
he Would certainly babe fome knowlenge.s offer, | 
by bam to bim great Frienvihtß and Ponour foe 
ſhould come. To the Quen the lame n gh Tr 
by viſion of the fame thuight, the like as ag 
ſcewed, and as pet they had no knamlenge of) 
each other, neither of Hame or Jane. . ben, 
thetnight bad thus dieamed, and been (a 5 „ 
thought) a moſt vertudus and comely 8 


he had kound out the Lavy, that in ie d 
ſmes fo glozious And heaving zen Worle, .. 
and all that was necefiasy to? . he 
travelled chooughout divers Regions, Comes - .; 


tries, and Ping dens, til at lack he kame e 


0er en ee ies te Ramer «7 


lous Dune ners un Sor muten 
this knight was gume unte the City, and 


toy R SRS, it rape an den f ‘2 


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that: iß as de oF tobom be had mcatyen; anv, 
the een in 0 we bears 4% a 


e was m bein ber dne he t 
Kom chenietonty tatty walker 
bebotning’ it all over, 26 ep Al Laß 
a it fh, fo veclave his Win 
he . peevng het, Pꝛeleutin 
un Better, fecretiy toutepen it unte Son 
From the Culemencok her Chaniber GH 
Which wüenche had peruled and under ning. 
iche will of the Wap, he began ‘to'pame ots 
ped Wournaments, and piv perkomm d many 
märvellsüs Acts, that“ che fameiok hem tame to 
the ears dt The ing; and as dn ug ice ming 
heard thereok, he kent akter How, ano kaid 
‘Hato him, Hir niget, J have heard that pou 
habe oh mur hondur at dur Fults und Hour. 
nämeltts⸗; wherekoze if it 2 pu 8e abive 
bert and e — i * — * 7 


le, that 4 ae all times mixbe de Wee rün⸗ 
x * whew ‘pou Wee: — wos 


the Rags eb 25 akmen, (whom z 
5 Doug er Feten to <n 4 dune K . — 10 


aan ome, oe mute co 4 
aan er dell aoe a ve, it d Son a 
make mp Wusbanb atduainten herewith e ttc 
pst wera gr: beak 55 7 one is my , 


we bing fat vo 


unto the Quten, and did his will wich bers and 
the gate him a Ring which the Ming had given 
her at her Meding. This Buight was lo fas 
tous in Juſting, that in every Wattle ann 
Tournament he hav the Migozy: For which 
tauſe he was in great favour with the ming, fo . 
that be made him Steward and Governour o⸗ 
ver all his Lans. 
It happened on a dap, that the Ming diſpoler 
to ride n hunting, and commanded hig Ste w⸗ 
ard to be ready on the mozrow-to go with him: 
whereupon he offered himkelk willingly. “adn 
the moꝛrom they entred the Forrestal day cha⸗ 
fing the wild Beaſts, and were fo wearp that 
n by a Fountain to rest, and 
the night by his aide: The night was no 
tener bet, but he fell alltep by the Wing, ba⸗ 
ving the Ming on bis finger, wpich the Ruten 
had given him: which the Bing perceiving, 
new it well. When the dnight awaken; and 
perceiving the Ring had ſeen the Ning he fain⸗ 
ed himlelt to be ſoꝛe ſick, and laid, my honoured 
A0, 4 fel mp felf fo ſick, that ik J do not 
hatte me unkd my Lodging, and feek out lome 
pꝛeſent remedp, either by Phyück, oz ſome ov 
tier courle, Jam but a dead man, therefore 3 
pꝛay vou give me leave to go home. To whom 
the Ring made this antwer : Go; dear Friend, 
in the Same ol God, and te chere be norhing 
wanting to pꝛocure thy health charpy: * 


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:  Shingvomt tan afford... The Wing bav- } | } 
ended his ut immediately wegn 


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tqchk Teabe aud getting upon bis Porte ,. de 
haſted to his Boule, and as ſon as he war come 
home he alighted, and, batten tothe Queens 
Lodgingg, and gave her the Ring: again, and 


bis finger, when chey were both let dawn 
to reſt: withal he told ber, that he feigned him⸗ 
felf to be very fick, fo which caute the Ming 
gave him leave to return to his Ladgings: Pe 


would call koz che Ming, the houlo qhewit unto 
him. This date be tk ae leave of Were and 
the thing tame to the Bun, ande f 
him richt lovin 

paſſed, ee. a 
Ladp, 


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glx; and after u lice e time had 
g king fais unte her, my Nenowned 
hen me the Ming that J gabe pou, for 4 

have 4 great 1 9 ee it. fbe-anlweres: W 
mp beit beloved „uhpat this time do pon 
befixe to de it: chen fait be, ik pou hem it nat 

to ii incontinently, it Gall repent von Chen 

the atole and went to her Cabinet, aud in 
the Ning out of it : and having thus done, de 
biougbr it ta ber Wüsband : and when he had 


fen it, be was batt aſhamer, and laid, mp het ‘ 

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Ning unn this, which A law upon his finger 7 | 
ko) A helicns it . ler a and that eas 


told her withal how the Ming had elpyed it upon 


allo pea ed her, that ik the Bing at any time 1 — 


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fe: e ee The Seven Wie. 
a by eee and AUN the arengtb ok the 
I err teceiven bim. J the end of the Feaſt 
g and fhe began ‘te Gg ‘a Bong of 
„Uben the Ring heard her, he knem her 
wu and thaurht unt himkelk, is not this 
atiy Miike e and pet how can this: be, 3 paving : 
the keys ol che Mower my (elf in keeping 2 fo 
All Dinner time che Ring face debating thus 
1 vit een Dinner ended, he willed the 
Wuigtt fozehwith to take up che Table, be bas 


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. rable, inne may no ae dine for until 
that Abate reſolved my . Thereupon the 
Anigbt ſtraighrway oheped the 2 and tok 
up the Table; giving thanks to All ale : 
Kur wurde Ving bie e 2 8 


batte tal che Cate, oft, whether « 
W bet there v 192 not: But 


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: ih into ae me hat cg — 
tited with. “eather. the Ming There 
he found the Nuten in che lame an hing 
had left ber in efor : : aud iets. ail J 
contratp to his. expectation 5 
braced her, and lovingly et 


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out, who acing ee? aperjopeD in OS 
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hiedisied were fintthen, the went and lay upon 
the Gabe, and there made great lamentation, 
any eld, the would never depart Thence, as 
a Turtle⸗dove the would for che Love of: her 

Pusband there abide and die. Then went her 
Arlene and Reis hbsurs umte her. aun fan: 
what abatteth this ko his Soul; to live dere 
weeping until pon vie Be is better chat pat 
go homie, and there give Alms for che lobe sf 
God, and that hall more avatl pour oul, chen 
in this place to abide. To whom the ankwerer: 

A pzap pou bold your-peace, pou are evil coun⸗ 
feklozs, confiter pe not, hom A am from him 
feparaten by death; fo a little blod be ſam come 
out or my fingers therekoze J Halt never from 

hente depart. B 
Bet Friends bearing that, mave her a lite -. 
Moule nigh che Grave, and putting therein al 
things neceflürp, went their wars, thinking. 

within a while ihe chould be wearp tö be along 
and lo nefolate from all company, and there 
defire again the company ok the peonle. 
fender aͤgainſt the Law were hanged, the hes? 
riff all night could watch the dend berp armen 
and ik it happened that the bodp hauen were 
ſtoln, che Sheriff chould lofe all his Manveyans. 

his life at the kings plealure. It happene D finn 1 

after che knight was dead, that a man eee 
be Haugen * that the herman 


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“TheSeven'Wife 
that nigbt watched by the Gallows, not far 
from the City, and the Church⸗pard was not 
ofar from the tame: then began the Sheriff to be 
fo cold, that he could not polliblp endure it, but 
was even ready to die, except he might ſyerdiüly 

warm him, it was fo extream cold, and fo great 
a Froſt; and by chance he elpping a fre on the 
Church⸗yard, he haſten and came thereto, and 
when he was come nent to it, he knocked at the 
„little houle. Che woman fain, who at this time 
‘Knockerh at the houle of the ſoꝛrowful woman ⸗ 
Pe anlwerer, J am the Aeritk that bath endu⸗ 
ren much cold, and am ready to kreeze to deach, 
‘unlefs without delay von let me warm mp teils 
fhe laid unto him: 4 fear that ik J let vou in, 
e ould caule me to be more heavy. Be lato: 
Apꝛomiſe you, that J hall ſap no wozde ee pou 
bifpteature. Then the let him in; and when 
had ſttten a while by the fire, and was w 
‘doarmed, be laid unto her; O Fate Woman, | 
With pour licence would 7 fain kpeak but one 
Mow with vou. he aul wered, Hir, lay what 
pleateth peu. Then be lad, D Lady, vou be a 
_ galt Genticwoman, rich and poung, were it uu 
mot tonvenient fo2 pou to dwell at home, and 
to give Ams, then to waſte pour telf bere with 
udeping ? Sbe laid, Sir Unight had 1 known 
is before, yeu had not come in, kor 4 fap to 
ie have laid to others oktentimes, pou 


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Mm little 12 fata me bited out of my finger, ble 
is dead; wherel eloze J will here die lo the lone * 
ok him. Aathe un 75 this, he ton lende 
and went again unte the Gallows ; and when 

he was 1 bangin and law that the Thie 
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par Pbk. not ba way to tu t a imſelk: 
at laſt he concluded ta go to the vel te Lap, ae 
J and chew her the heabinets of bis heart, 42 1 
ik the could give him any god counſel: Wilber. 
be was come thither, he called, and ſhe asked l 
him the cauſe: And he laid Am, Za 3 
the Saberiff that was right now 1 * 1 
J d lain thew pou the ſecrets my heart, 
. J prap pou open the don. 2 a 
went in, and laid unto her: O mok vertnonws 
Lady, Jam nom came to have pour ‘advice ; 
{or pou knom the ams of the Land ate, that 
—— aup man ie hanged, and ſtoln oll the 5 
apes See Spbexifis lif 3 ers ate ie 
teas here, und warmed me, the Tbiek | 
malen; therefoze N pay fait Lady, for the lope. 
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‘te ep; How Tallme: nom do e hecanfe ere 
Thief was hanged, mod of his Lieth mere 
tten out; and J fenr me if that were per⸗ 
ae chall die the death. Then the wasp 
lad: Lake a ftone and ftrike aut td of his 
Werth. The Knight antwerer, Param, that 
a Sopp do, for while he lied he was mp 
tiuty Friend, and it Would be: to me great 1. 
buke to do To dillopal a ned to his Hud, being 
esd. She anlwered, foz pour love J fall 10 
it 5 and poefentlp took a ‘folie, aud imote out 
Pinot Pos Tieth, and ſain to che Mheritks take 
him a hang him upon the Galioms line the 
hieß + night 60 3 fear to in it; fp the 
Hier nh taking ws wounded * bie 


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loving night was thy Pusbanv, who fina lite: 


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cut off his Ears and Stones, aud male a great B 
wound in his bead; what Devil would matrp. | 


thee thereloze thou thalt never ame god man 
‘mores J will rid ther of thy life; and ſo diew 
bis 1 and with ove froak {mote. off. her 


Then the Patter laid unto the n e : 
| rs Tod, have pou underſtod what 3 bane : 


fatty Me anfwared, right well: A 
women this was the wort, and the night 5 


Matter, to mozrow pou ſhall hear 


warde Yer. accordingly, that the fhoulbuomoye 
Sate, Ta pe eat 
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den, be tens fo glad, that fo: joy he fell tu he 
i bis Son bated to take up Kose 

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on the Empreſs. 85 


Hen ats the wen unto che Sather, 


bis Milas bath many a nighe lam wan 4 


pour Wife in pour Chamber, aud hath vel 
pour Bes, and him the Gmpiets loved peers | 
others, whith.ching you Dip Aer know, °° 
When che Cmperos bad fen theſt 
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ally deeale me oll, and berlaten Yous ang 
HE bath complained ol me. bing fous 


ment into pour hands. The Don anfiwered, ik 
ſhe be found a L par, che Law ſhall give ſentence 

aggaintt her: but my Nopal Father, when von 
ent for me, at her earneſt requeſt, then A with 
my Maſters bebel the Stars, by which A per⸗ 

. teived, that if Should have {poken unto: port, 02 
H-) -anpliping creature within che fface of leven 
} “ways; thould have died a moſt ſhameful death, 
na ah fox that cauſe only Fin fogbear to fpeak uns 
ftll this poefent. 2 
And whereas the Empꝛels moſt unzulkly 
bath acculed me, that J would have ravilhed 
her, therein ſhe lpeth kally; for He moſt adul- 
teroulip provoked me to defile. the Bed of my 
moſt gracious 1 o:d and Father the Emperoz. 
And mhen the in no wife could boing me there 
to, the tk Pen, Ink, and Paper, and bade me 
wzite the caule wherekoze J would not pield. 
And when J had wꝛitten the cauſe thereok, and 
bow 2 would not my Fathers Ozchard defile, 
tien ſhe began to tear her Cionths , and 
ttratch her Wilage, fo chat it guſhed foꝛth with 
blos, and crped wich a loud voice: This pour 


Don (having a mind full of iui) wauld ha 
wonged pour Princely Bed, and J reiimg 
hig luſt, mot inhumanely barh he tezn my 
Ge. When the Emperor heard this, he bebeld 
ber with a full countenante, and laid in tis 
manner: D wretches woman, was nat ur 
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gine Sentence sh to Lum. upon me a 
the Emprels, Then commanned: the Curperss 
Miene: ne ＋ ephags ue ane | 


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well in comilinets ok SBopp, as in Dede 
Learning. de io every man eee f 8 
aud gentle. 5 a: 

‘St bappenen upon a my that the Fa 
Patber Btting at the Table, the Child 3 1 
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9 Chi fib fawebac, be cal tat he biz 
and {aid 8 love: of God iner me 
death. men 5 


Pooper ann fale,anb che 


lobed iin, 8 and bad 2 greatly. in Hb 1 
Upon a time the Ming of that Mealm gil; 
all the great Loꝛds and with 5 Mm 


Realm together, to fit in Counril. Thie 
then aren to ga toe eet Council 


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Dy welt pace ALowds and, Friki n ts 
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atlembis They antwere 
(Doverei 1 at put tümman 
laid the Ring, it isa kectet mt 
you: if n hat it fig 
A lwear unto him by my Cromn, 

him my 21 gag : 
fhall be mp fellow in the Realm fo le 
live, and akter my death thal poſfeſs my 
kingdom. Anp the Pyttery is chis. : 


e eden en Wie 
there 5. anp men which knodveth the caute of 
thts theit eakneſt following of me, and can 
pew E445 they mean ‘by theit trying and 


E ae from me, without doubt 
Pie bal this Piomile that J have made. — 
as the Ming A thus fain, there was none 


i 1 ound tu all. the Countel, that ünderſtood the 


caufe, o could dive away enavens. Then 


a fe the Child unto the Dake: my Word, think 


mm ee ing will perform what he path pro- 
Be ¢ Guilt pon laid the Duke, that 3 
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p ahr Die bg 

He Crowne of his Rin dom, the 
y sit feb Sait futfilier. Hien be ee 
5 ct 5 before — and When the din 
gehe unte him after chis man: 

8 can por autwer this mz 
aan othe Child antineren, Pen „mp Bow; 
and that in che belt manner: ‘Pour queſtion 


t, WUtherefoze-the Ravens follow pou, and 
horribly call upon pou ¢ To which J anker 2 
It happened, that there were tive Maven, * 
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. 1 oe /becapletbe bung Waden in bie nedels: 


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foam une bat for jung mentanniencehte: 


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me tgbe well; but take. wih von pleuty of | 
5 — „and oeher 85 

pon my Ponour tere map tabe, und have alto 


ton wbb ru peu ts  ‘requilfte aud netel⸗ 
katy. And kia merb unte me mot expedient, 


eae. ete pote Depattute ‘you. a matty mp 


ber aufioered Alexajider; wait it lente 
1 np ade re me at this time, and at 
erect wed her with alf-yonous un⸗ 
Aer appertaining. Moe Wiang lanfaieked ; 
Nie it is Your will to gu unto rhe Emperonm 
Furt, Jide mp content: Whew Alexander 
tok his lende ot the thing; and ick ‘with ir 
unpauce of Mrealure,and e 
‘this. Courts where, ‘whew he p Wit 
imap followers be weut delone the oe 103, 
25 ‘fell Apen bis Antes, aud dio bi m Auue⸗ 
tnc. 
be Emperoz rote foo bl forat Impe⸗ 
a Bel, and Rillen him, anv ashen wbenck, aud 
Wbt he was, and: wherefort he was tH 1 é 
Pal edered,: Mavi Won anv Vetere the hin 8 af 
Eeyp t, and am come to Cerue Jt 2 
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and ap the emperor ſam him, he laid, What 
hear Jok chee, thou unttue body ⸗ ik it be pros 
ved, khou ſpalt die the mott thamefullett death 
that can be veviled. Lodowick fain, my i070, 
wbt is the taute⸗ Guido anfwered, J ves 
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Allgned them the dap ok 22 0 E. 
Eb t Le een bez the Lady 
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Emperpz alliguen, snp in what tt 
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Hardy, that bis lite ig none but Alexander am — 1 
am fable; and therefoge ika fight the 1 “. 1 
gaint him Awere bur a dend man; and Corpor 
foal abide retiyhe, © When laid — 

countel, in chat pou mit | 25 K 

ly unto my Father, and fay, 5 e habe rectiben 
Letters whereby van are aflured, ee NR 
pour Father is fore fick, and kyethupan in 
death⸗ bed, and he deſtreth to fpeate nit int „E 
perſon, and to dilpole of his Mingdem before: 
he departeth this life: lo vefire him te give 


leave fo? the lobe uf pour Fatbet, tn g 10 r 


him, and that he will pꝛolong the day ok battels 
that in the mean ſealon pou map go und sans se 3 
and 1 yes have götten Itave, as bat 1 5 n 


ben! : eee 
ted him well, ——— xen baving 
otealiieD lende. and retpite: pep enter aie 
de Meparten towerbn Egypt, and nauer fags 
Bite, Aiea —.— r = 2 — 3 


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70 


Sanvs, for as. you an — ant 7 fouls 
have auorher Fellem which thoutn lie in walt 
|) - Seepy Ine and veſtrer me without 4 token 
U mweze wilelp ta my leit fo long as Fcouly: E 
ii Bi sbGain from hers but afterwards the Bings 
Vet ot Spain watched ms till he perceived the 
ant in che end he accuſev me to the Empe⸗ 
Io 18 chat on the cight® ftom this day J mut 
ten te nght with him body against body 
Hause knot be ts a very ſtrong harvp 9 
Jun weak aud fable: therefore bath Flosen> 
P+ sine counfeHen me, that J ſbouln nut hide this 
macter l for fhe kuowech pou to be a 
michel betend, chat would not leave us in this 


ee dunn Gerader i chert any at ko- 
e em coming unte me eefives Flo mea 
. —— bint, uo creatute: dining, for A th 
my leave of the Emporoz to go vilit mx Farber Is 
essen ck ben Alx andes dad him, 
mbar couneel: bath Florentine given you; ann 
haw ight I help pour he (atv; O my faith 
Se aaa acy aon 
5 other / nt 
tonit uad perforin the Battel; etd ne me WENT 
und pon hut ſhe, aun the Mattel panes Bi 4 
aucune wet whe rute and vat mr 
Then he nn , 
beulkbezen habens 


Bice all 


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hen under 8 thtcp 

betode 3 pares! J tannet come bp: 4 Arp 
ony tit me wynt & Gall do, 1 haus Mdde 

wr Buber, chat to mozrom they would conte: 
to my Meding, audit then 
dap tots 16 Ag not to she Mattel then Flores 5 
tine c vou ate undone what thian pon ig ber? 

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wb great Meyalty of Bel 
mlentp ofall: Mines, and ivers nene 
of Mulick; with great jop aud chear ſoꝛ the 
emen aud ali . chat were there — 
led, Anv- when the night was come, he 
to bed with the Quten, and laid betwien 
28 anaken Ded: 2 — — 


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tion to Defend my Horour. The Gorpers 
pe bo Yowoutabty, and accowing to. the 18 
ofa Nobleman: and Foßtune hall’ oa 
€. 1 in pour righteous quarr el. 
And when the Emperors. Daughter under? 
fiod that Alexander was tome, he fent for him; 
and when he came ta her, fhe courteoully ems 
bꝛacen him, and with great jop killed him, aun 


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iat God hach made, that thou halt had know⸗ 


and ran fo flercely one at another, with the 
Shpears, that they both wake and ſhivered in 
Bee pieces: Then they dꝛew their Swonsds, and 


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fland ia- mp indignation. ~ 
nowned aor, one thing J intreat, t 


= 1 ren tly return. 


great 


‘whereof ſhe was glad, and bare it unte her 


f = lenge ok, and deflev the Emperois Daughter s 
I. and that J will make gor upon thy head. 


Mhereupon they leapt upon their Conviers, 
with their 


fought fo long, until at daft Alexander with 
might at one ftroke, tmote off Guido's 
head, and kent it unto the Emperors Daughter; 


ther, and lajd, Father, behold the head of:! 
dekamed pou and me. 
mperoz perceived the UMicozy, 
nder, wüom he thought to be 

d: Lodowick, this dap 


Then antwered , 
helpeth them that truſt in him, a 
wong done to the innocent: 


ndrevengeth 


t moſt tes 
pleate pou to give me leabe to go de en . 
Ganderh, pith mp Sather e 1 
fitk, zu ik he be anytlüng ended, ne 
hen the Emperoz lan 


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undt be without pour ne Bi. 


roꝛz, with all Tpeed he tonto, he rove back unto bis 
Realm, Lodowick häving heard ok his return, 


Alexander eae leave of the empe⸗ oe 


with much joy met him, and friendly received . 
him, laping, Pott true Friend ok all Friends, 
tage how Foztune has favoured. pou. in this eS 
MEsourney and bufinets, and to what end have 
vou ought it⸗ Then he laid, Go to the Empe⸗ 
rz and ferve him as before, ko; Ahave gotten : 
pol moze favour at his hands than pan aß 
befcze, and haue allo cut oft the bead af your’ 4 
greateſt Gnemp, ms 93 
Then fatv Lodowick, yout have not 0 Iv at a 
this time faved my life, but preter ed me eres 3 


| tokoze, which Kindneis J wall never get, 
neither as per tan J requite ; but God reward a 


vou, and fo Gedeparten to the Emperozs Courts ° 

ann there was no man that had any knowler 5 
ok the abfence ot 800 r . 5 1 
wick, ok 


5 ‘to ber let, and with gelen — 
Alfled her. Then ſais ſhe, pon have 

e ches k : 5 Nas in chat pou pape bees 
2 trie au P op love; hom map this be? 4 
att derklohe lay vou wise She lad 

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rheey * you, have Jaj betwixt us a naked 
Swozp, and have never turned towards. me till 
nom. And when he heard that, he thought on 
Ihe truth ok bis fellow, and laid: O mp dear 
Ladp, it was not dane 103 any ill will, but foz 
ktrxaf of love, But He did to her telf, that love 
pon Mall. have no maze, but delpite aun J . 
* repengies upen the, 


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tle loved; and fhe began to love him more 
and more, till at the laſt they ſought ham they 
might deſtroy the Ping; and there ieze it 
got Popfon and popfoned him, fo that the had 
got pen ſcrong of com plexen 5. ae ba. ed 
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as tous ever n a en 5. nabe ‘ani — 
and Poblemen af the laid Nealm, and the 
| Quien alto king his, vetpited him and fain, 
J debebech er u Reyes to reign over us, for yi 
he canndt beget anp bestititul Peirs ; and lo e 
mas miete, of 4 Waren Nopal, aud datven a 
gn. Hest time bye the emperor of Rothe, ie 
aud Lodowick married his Daughter, ann ate 

that Lodowicks gather died, fo that Lodowitk 27 
reignes both Emperoz of Rotnez Aud Biag t ae 
France at onee. N 
When ming Alesandet heard ot that, te 9 
thought iu dimtelt, Now my fellow teigneth, 
and ratéch both he Empire of Rome, und he 
Vealm of Ernte; To whom map A ge ter. 
than unt him, for wham 1 have skten eartered 
alteady, and tk with hem his tas and Clap⸗ 
per, and went towards the Emperozs Coun⸗ 5 
Pe : 
ane when be was tome nich the ‘Gre, be 
fate sown a other pos Lazarus, ‘erpeding 3 
the giving of Alms: and upon a funden ced Ng 
Empetev went out of the Palace, ali thepm. = © 

| asanp began to ting their Clappevs, and Sue 7 
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delpiled man, Ipray pon faz the love of: God, 
turn pour fight from my vilage, but for the re⸗ 


othe Emperoz. 


He asked what was 


hozible ugly to fe, which pꝛapeth him for the 


love of God and Ming Alexander, that he will 
rant him this day to eat his Alms before him 
upon the earth in his Wall. The Pozter an⸗ 


lwered, A wonder pou dare dete that of my 


Hod, for all the Pall is full of shows and 
Moblemen, and if they ſhould behold pou, they 
would abhoz their meats. but fozalmuch as pon 


_ there e Alexander anfiveren bim, J am n pan 


a e matter Alexander 
Laid, Go and tell him here is a Basar right 


5 ** 


Have required it of. me ſolemuly, foß the love 


of Gd 4 thal do pour errand, whatſoever 


happeneth; and ſo he went and did his meſſage 


to the Emperor. Mben the Emperor heard the 


‘Porter name Alexander Bing of Egypt, he ſaid 


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errand unto the Emperoꝛ, fap unto him, chat 4 
Rap him (oa the lone of Gon ann Ming 
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to the Porter, Gothy ways, and bring him be⸗ 
laze me, how hozrible and ugly ſoever dis vilage 
be, and oꝛdain him a place beloze me, that he may 
4 kat in my pꝛeſence. e % ail 

The Poorer bꝛought him immediatelp, and 
Dns dained him a Place, and fee him to meat be⸗ 
blaze the Emperoz, and when he had well re- 
titeſhed himlelf, he faid unto one of the Empe⸗ 
je ~~. £038 Servants. Dp dear Friend, do me this 


oe a 


det, that be Aten a € Cup fu | of ings) 
The ne fav, forthe love ci 50 5 nik 
datt, but A believe is müll not be 5 fop tf n 
thould buy touch my Wong Cup he will br na 
meayß daink of theta; neverkheles ge 


din the e 5 
And whe the Emperoꝛ beard him geg 9 
1 Alexagder, hy mmͤnded his Cup to be filled ß 
the beit Mine, and carried to him, which Mine 
„when he pad received, he put into his Bottle. 
and ta the Ning that ‘Lodowick at given him, 7 
an E tg che Cup. and lent it again unto a 


15 fie . fap che king, be intiante 3 


iv ¢ it imag he fame be han gien untdo 
f K ne in kriendchip, when pti * 1 


lick man apart, and asked him he 3 
by that ¢ thing 2 a manner 
be 1425 tbe Hing 2 She Empete 
eri nen. Alex en lid, lot: 

hain pout gave it 2 the Emper 


- fiocliep pou Bane done me ih the ves 
Mie, when pou latd en nuned (bab wir 5 
pott und her; wberethre ithe became Wid: and 


Wen W 


r peu ene : For J am Blexander, | 
unto whom pou gav i fame, Kove 
prroꝛ 2 ha 


raeentery 
row, ahn to wis ve G 80h ast, 
ings and bewallings, aid, S er 


are the one balf of my foul : howis pute gol 
and velirate Body now ih irclenn and inder, 
that was lo fair end piekfnt te behold? We at 
{tered this is bappener unte me 3 


gent 


hated me, fo that the and a Knight that en unter 
tithe: the had ‘Loved, dave pr | He as von | 


fe, and Driven me vüt of mp Memm. 


And when the Carpet heard char, belton 
him about the neck and Killed him and fates D 


mp mot dear and inticedy: belpved 


brher, 
ä w this Artüt pet 
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dear krfend, tuffer Waitz little thle je e 
have tent toy all the wile Matters in y 


1 their adpite, if there be any rend 


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ns > riehty furniched with alp eh wtih i 
150 cite ani petty, hen i 


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khat Wette wea 2 won ee, 
te Which the Enperdr fais my et i 
Du sare : 


A Friend that is wep tee 
with u fem Lepohic, When 

woul bery gladiy werr vented, and made 1 

1 Nu ote as ever de was, Spaitig nei⸗ 


be law 9 pose . caule 10 5851 ah * 
ande — oe ate ei- 

Wlhe ede Emperef hegen ht, be wa ht 

_— btey, und Goth nticcen ir th Altgey Su, — a 
ß unte Pim moſt oF ehe Meiiiors men 3 
biel ner de Edute anya numbef des 
e a eren , 
mid pers . fee a 


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| ee — 2 he Seven Wile 
Jie Bis Prayers, there came unto him hoice fron 
Peaaßpen, ſaping Tel Lede tet mperor, 
baifhe with his own hands will lay thoſe two 
Bi  .Ghildsen which his Emprefs had at one hurthen, 
and with the blood of them wathand.bathe thy 
body, thy fleſh ſhall become as fair and as clear 
aas the bodies of theſe little Chilqren; if not, thou 
miſt never look to be cured whilſi breath is in 
| thy body; and ſo farewell. 
„om when Ring Alexander had heard this 4 
trange voice, he began to think wich himlelk 
„what it was, and whence it tame; then he re⸗ 
lied unto himſelf, This Milion ig not to be 
ſewed; for it is contrary to Humane. nature, 
deten man Mould flap bis own. Sons foz the 
i. <SeceverpofaStranger, as 
be Emperoz contin un. rigen day in 
p pzapin 


pPoiuaper with great devotion, carnett n 
tod for Ring Alexander, never tealing until 


Fa voice came unto him and laid, Hop long will 
vou thus call and cry unto me? When it Was 
openly thewed unto. King Alexander, by what 
means he might zecover his healch, and his 

body become clear without either ſpot or 

he Empero; hearing that voice, he went 
tao wing Alexander, ànd laid unto him. Ot all 

Friends the beit and moſt true, 


_, Mok high and evetlaſting God, mbo neben 
mleth them that put their truſt in e a 


— 


whom „that it is hewedunts 
pou, ho 2 u map be vecobéred of pow ie Ros. wn 
ſie where Nentreat pon wiliplatie 
Ip lap openwata me how it may be done, nie .. 
refloringof your former health, that we sap * 
have jop together; and il you nied any thing 

0 po He d, ig fulfil by untn 


e De wre 1 bew y r 
may be cured ot my cme fox. hi ms 


and it is a thing bee: sas, therefore new ä 


done koz recpvering poür Pealth, 4 will , 
aup therefore conceal nothing from me, op 2 4 1 


ohen ſaid W A babe of Gab öw⸗ 

lenge, that ik pou will flay your t wo Dong nd 
pour own bands, and wah me in their bd 
fall be whole, therefore A have nat themed. ir 4 
‘unto vod; fo2 methinks it is againſt nature te 

the Father ſhould flay his dun Chilvzen ft : Se 
health ol a Stranger. Bebe 20 eenaes ‘ — ee 
not that pou axe à Stranger, fo: 3 1 4 eo 
my lelt, and cherefoze if 3: ba 85 
fhoutn not ſpare one fo 


eee - Cos ae ‘ic d 4 


whe mabe — teed aie of te 8 
went ints che chamber where: the Ng . 


3 tg: ee — peas mid cut iach 


— — wehias tric anv clean as thongh 
it bad brett a pony Child. Then the Empero: 
dada perfec Aanaleg ok his vilage and kiſled 
gim ſaping, O gion Alexander, ne gt pow in 
teme im A babe oktentimes Mitgetevin. 
2Htalker be Almighey Gov; that ever J had 
1 — by whom pour health is retto zen, 
mad pour dody made pure and clea And as pet 
nne zm Ho wlevgs ak tho vaarh bt chow! Cite 
at = Pmperes and Alexander. 


Ladies and Gentle women; and as pet ſhe kur 
not ol the death of ber two Chillen. 
Then rade the Curperoy aud Empzelg wie; 
x great company of Lows and Aadies tn m 
with gon Bing Alexander; aud when thay mers 
with great Meverence they received, hum aud! 
and at the time of Dinner, Alexander Wan pe 
ren between the Empeten and Empzehs, zun on 
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mine own Florentine, it glats me above all 
echings that vou make unto Ming Alexander fo 
cher. Then anfweren the Empꝛeſs, 
f° PMMberetore could J not, is noc his company 
unis us more pꝛeciaus than Gold and Hilber? 
* but unto pou mp renowned 1 635, much moe, 
7 Loy by his means pou attain'd unto fo great hos 
mont and dignity, and by him many times pon 
+ eRe den fave from death. The Emperoz 
oe 1855 Exer Then 4 Pay pou dearkp beloved 
L” Florentine, hæd my words : ſaw you not that 
my Refoymen: Bazar, which pettervay late before 
aur Mable, and prayed me foz the lone of God, 
won king Alexander, that J would give 
* kim dlink She laid, my honourabte Lozd, 
Ap him well; a more hozrible man J never 
beheld. Then laid the Emperor, 4 demand ol 
vont: put cafe that he W Bing Alexander, 
d . be could et be made whole but with 
Feeding nn i wou per cpp, 
me, Pee ought into the world, would pou that their 
. blov ſpould be then, that he might aa ban 5 
Akelk therein, and therefore have perkect health, 
md somelp favour, as pou nom fe him habe? 
be antwered, y renomned Rowand Puts 
band, wherefore demand you of me that Mueſti⸗ 
ane A tell youofa truth, that if 4 had ten Bons 
chene Gay chem wich my own hands, 


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to pꝛepare for him a Wat uld wa im 
therein my aum (elf, A ould leave. 
might fend us moze Childzen, Ut 
tuch a Friend were a thing impoflible 0 t  y: 
ever hereakter to find thoughout che wünne 
When the Emperor hearv this he was well, 
pleaſed and fait, D my Loving Empzeſs, aß, 


vou rather haue pour Childzen dead, then e; 
ander ſhould languiſh in his Lepzolſe: Aha 
A call theta you the whole truth of the mae? 
That foul Lazar which pou lam thas Alena 
that ſitteth here by us, and is mi de Whole ft 
the blod of dur two Sons, and they are dend 
As fonds the Empꝛels heard that, the bez 
with extremity sf toztrom mournfully to ran 
as nature would the thouln , although. Me. n 
laid beföze, the had rather dee ber Chüldzen deat, 
then Alexander remain in fuch milerz. 
Tbe Houriſbers ot the Childzen under 


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ing this, pꝛeleutipy with great crying tam Me 
the Rurſery: and great betwailing was me 
through the Cmperors Court koz bis tina dense 


| 1 75 Don, and dt, for ketoing 
t ae 


eft Tides, Shen thep teturnen with 


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uno che Em gelb, and theme. te 
ti them how the Children were living, and chat 
» a their Minories where they w poet 4 
id Circles of Gold! whereof were i 
b glatnets in ait the Court, with rha igen 3 
: ry Almighty Gor, fez chat extekding gtear mira⸗ ; 
. R e und wonderful wok. ; 
, After that the Emperor with a great multl⸗ 
time altembled together went with Bing Alex- 
eo änder into Egypt, and ker bim: again in polleſli⸗ | 
" 85 oe ‘af is Realm. The Queen and the Unight, 
ae 1D lived long tagether in Adulteryv, he 
fed co be Gain, And when this was done, the 
& 50 herpz had one only Sifter, whom be: marri⸗ 
5 cot ing Alexander. 
„ en Alexander had obtafned all bie 
f Me a ain, and was fer in reſt ang peace, the 
gE,  Wirpetos recarnen ant i Empire ane Ming 
4 e er fo witety ann'spoliticktp governed — 
* 90 nlelt in his Affairs, tbat hes ame bis re⸗ 
belltaus Enemieg. 
Ant 1 5 he was eatin bis Slap, Peste 
20 0 tight, be thong aht upon id 0 8 and ne 
190 . tsp healed w | 


Royal Fea wulben Heng 
eee received es 45 


fent ben ac, caning, that den eaten ie 
but that they cbuüld not poltblp diltern char te 


ould ducblate therm kit bomen, Nb, 


they were not wonrhp as to viltt them th hung oe 
parts, to ſpoꝛt himlelk there a While e 


She Pellenger returned and hewen ehe Un 


hom willingly ‘thee would receive him, an in 
| ba N they did reward 1 aud! | one. if 


poh. bien tp be. n W 2 cm 
him to take horle again, and 10 ee rene t 1 
thet unto che Cattle. . 

Knd when they were come 


ther tame unto him and fell = ber k „„ 


and welcomed him glad 


— and vs oe gas 
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Mon, ) 


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Abe Bevin Wile 


* come. to go to Dinner, she Furber 
tame with Baton and Ewerz and the Mother 
il * with a Copel, taping, Sir; all things ate read 
pp⸗ plealeth it pou tb wath: aud when the Ming 
Pa ay fam that, be filed, and ſaid ta himtelf: Nom 
is the Song of the Hightingale true, that my 
Feather and mp Mother should gladiy do a8 4 
Be... . habe aid, if my ſelf would thereunto confent: 
Bat be would not luffer them to do him any 
fluch lervice, ſaping, pour age is to be honoured; 
and therekoze J would have none of it; and then 
phe callen one of his Servants; whom he com⸗ 
5 a wWanded to do that Service. Then laid the Knight, 
vou will not ſuffer us to do it fo dur ‘Donor; 
* Wernule we ave not waꝛthy thereat: The Ming 
„ ad, we Anot fain; that fox pout age 4 oibear 
dan. When tie King uus en ende 
. . 5 | bie Mother on the right hand af bis 
Ils Father on the left; und then ac 
a 4 they might 02 durſt, webe de b nn 
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5 Dinner the Ming entyen inte: a fair 
Ebamber, and made the knight wich his Ran to 
ae ‘Him, and commanded all een 
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en they were all alone, tie ing 
Ape no Childzen ⸗ Then anne 
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the Wing laid, if finn it other wie; 
- found in a mot Hopid käult. Then asker 
Nnight, my mot Pondurabl and Reno 
10d. Wbereloze enquire you ſo e f 
dur Bon ¢ the Bing ank were), ni unt ve 
Canute, arid therefore. J. ope and 2 kn 
What death he died: ik pon ow wilt not 
1 4 . i toute. port boch bo die ‘mot shameful 
gethen they heard chat, they tell tigen a4 
gtöüund on their knees ‘pefore bun, Ao uses 
bis unde ron and forgibericts, But the Wing. <2 
d not fufler then to greed; ‘pet tp pk theme. 

een and fai; To that intent A en 
pour houle, to eat pore Drea and th Letrar . 
Bus tap to me the very truth, ahn pon Wall ne 
Parudued | fo2 it is given me to ünderſtand e a 2 
. pode have put hint to Death, and if vit a nd ag 
found cutpable therdin, and come! to fi 55 
pon mutt die a moſt ſhame fu 2 
did che Anight, my molt h nau ae . 
dub mp like, and a Will oe pou the verre a 
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bis Ringnom, where they „ 
in Honour aud jop; and enden their days wid 
comfort anp lone of all the People. ee 
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fain the Emperoz laid, right well. 
the Son,mp moſt honajevand repoubeen agen 
albough coat Gop bach given anv. erer meg 
with wilvom and underſkanding abenserters, : | 

that call not be an impatring of pour bannt 
aun might, bat moze ler the meferperien n 
maintenence of the kame: do in like manner, 
the Rings excellent Majesty, which pak de 4 
thing to the hinderance of che Fathers: but che 
rather fo his wozſhip, profit, ann gester chm: 
kozt. Foz a long ag they liven, it Was in an te 4 
gest joy and mirth, that they wert loved oltye 
I. People, and honoured of the ufngdom, T, 
ia che Emperg, mp bender aga oa b . . 
wbollp veſign all the Empire unty 1 „ 
bvern and rule: 16) J pereeide well by 10 2 * 
ration, that von babe to me Wehre * 
bef fon me, and mot fo my cates th at Spoie- 
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but as long as pou live, pow tall have the Au⸗ 
thoꝛzity and Government ok the Empire at your 
* Command, as it appertaineth unto an Emperor; 
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