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wyſdome,folowynge the aucto⸗ 
FR 
Dyuydynge / and ſpebyng of vy 
cts and vertues / Wherby a 
man maye be pꝛayſed / o: 
dyſpꝛayſed / Dith the 
maner to ſpete afñ / 
Wayes Welk and 
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of Whakeſtateſs | 


cucr they be. 


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| Cece bene nch the E 2ologue, 
þ of vyces and vertnes. 


| | . . c 0: *octiic. 


T Was of Up:yif the 2 daye 
* J1 that fleſſſe tyme. that the roſe ſo ga /e 
His flower hegynnetß to ſpꝛede a ſpꝛynge 
And alt other herbes and tiees do tabe fykynge 
T he byr$cs do ſyncte ſo mer ſonge 
In the fkouryſſivnge Wood them ſelſe amonge 
| 6h the ſWetnes of that tyme ſo confortable 
Iny the whiche, alirhynges Ex delecta bie 
re ſayd day 
* Jy my bid aff afone ao lav il. - 
lj. I thougßt in ny ſtepe that 4 dyS fe 
; e ee . farte from ine 
Bhetty of goodly Fadyes a great companxye 
ce tñought in my dzcme there ſhuls be 
The fyꝛſte of alt das lady Prudence 
Whiche 16 ſo fulk of great ſcyen 


to 175 85 F ofve whichedots nM ferreſemnble ft 


e e Tempctaunce J dy Deſpye 

With Dyſtempetaunct / that her Went by. 
[ Alſo" dyd behofdc ai mouts 

Dhiche Was clothed ty foure colaits 

2 hen I dyd ſe E meat crucfk mayſtte ſſe 
* 1 50 Fentuepe/nto Efatelſ 


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Pologne 7 ; Folio. ” 
Ter folo Ned Heupneſſc fuff of roboꝛy 5 


chabynge her argument with cthafancoſy 


T hen nobſe Peace appetyd Witß gecat ſolace 
Whiche bol dly chaſed yꝛe out of that place 

T gen ¶ haſtyte me tfouaßt Was in ſygßt 
Whiche agaynſt Lecferp ſtyf! y dyd fyght 

ZT fc Derength. appctyð and alſo Pacyence 
L hiche bet Wene tßem had ſome dyfference 
Tj en | fe. Duertye and afſo Fete 


4 vc: cat dyfference thete as they Dete 


They thecnempe fufl of dyffame - 


ame in to that place Witß good Fame 


A After tem Oſfotony and àAbſtynence 
Amongcs bom was ſome dyfference 

T ſa de then Conſtaunce / that noble dame 
Wieß Jnconſtaunce / tßat is Noꝛthy of blame 


Then noble Coutage / Witß Baynegtoꝛy 


Z fre I dyd ſe / Fauc it in memoꝛy 


A jo there Was Juſtyce and iniuſtyce 


Them ſelfe befoldynge Tith great ma 
And J dy$ ſc Toyaſte and Falſhede 


Vieh! fxcnge and eructh iy the kaſte ſee. 
A In that ſame medo de as ſemyd me 
Fuety one of thein aftet her nature. 


Therfoꝛe d: en me nete at auentiie 
al. ii. 


Cl tßat great company I dyd ſe 


| Cpiotogut. 
A. Ag t6 6 ettet to vnderſtande 


tßeyꝛ teaſon 
| $5.9 Vndcra buſſhe in that ſeaſoy 

| 4-20 ly me 5y*Be afltzynges to matte 
iche incontynent Das in mpberte 
I mpiyntcd / and With that J dyd aße 
| A nd pentneanTynkc they Jdyd cake 
T pc ſayde vyſyon trucky to Wayte | 

Alud in oꝛdꝛe encry tßynge to indyte 

- Witty tßis boke ye may it rede 
An dit percepuc pf ye take good hede 
Te grounde therof is founde in ſcyence 
Therfoꝛt I pꝛaye you of pacyence 


4 2 e pen olan ein patdon 


Foꝛ I comyt alk to iuſte coꝛteccyoy 

No de no moꝛe in tyine J Wylt Bſe 
Tate this Bith eße Cautics/ans me epcuſe 
Alt the begynnyngt and fyꝛſte of all 


Shall be treateh:of Pzudence the pzyncypatf. 


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the 5 glog! c, 


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Of PD. | Folio. tt. 
. here the Juctour Wan <2 
howe a man 02 a woman 


- - ought tobe aoꝛned with 


vertues, And how that 
Pꝛudence ought chy⸗ 
ekKllf and fpaſt of all 
VNule a gouerne 
the creatures. 


Dane Þ? udence. 
5 by the ſouetaygne 
. fapyence oꝛ V ſ dom 
SY2\ and ßygße pod et of 
n. alt tßynges rea / Sene⸗ 
\ |ſonable be create / aff ſig.i.ca; 
FR DRC i the ſame ought to go pitufo. 


fo they: ED and happy ende. And 6 


cauſe tat the ſpy: ytes 0: ſouſcs of rcaſo 
nabe £ reaturcs be create by god to his 


o ne ſembtaunce and kycteneſſe / it ts 


very neceſſary that they be aoined With 

e by the Dhiche they may com -l 5 ; 
tze ende fo; the Whiche they dete made 

and create . Prudence is mother and ke⸗ : e 
der of al "Ou Vertyes: Without the 851 N 


alt. 


Cs [ [ * 
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ih Of pꝛudente. Pi 145 
che none of thcother vertucs can be Wet 1 
gouetned. And it is Verye neceſſaryxe 
and conuenyent to the ſpyꝛytes of tccaſo 

huable creatutes to haue Pꝛudence and to 
Salo / be aoꝛncd of the ſame. ¶ Foꝛ Salo nog 
monis ſayth in mak ynge mencyoy of the ſame 
pꝛouct in his pꝛouethes. Siintrauttit ſapien⸗ 

Bio. u. tia cor tinimiet ſcientia anime tue pfacu⸗ 

capitu. erit conſiſium cuſtodict te: et pꝛudentia 
erat te. 200 2.10- 


n C Hoe Piudencei is the chyef bucteler * 
ke and defence of alk Bertuce. And of the 
|  Ereat goodneſſe that mayt come. of 
the ſame to all petſones / aſtet the 

auen Phyſoſ ophere. . 


Rudenct / called good Dyſ ft 
[mh dyſcrecyoh g ſage, I 
3 [ck ſſe / be in thꝛe mancrs x 
. tea after the ſayenge of 
Tue : ets The fyzſcers me⸗ 
moꝛy / ißat is to ſay remẽbꝛaunce of thyn 
A. ges paſſed. The ſeconde is to know that 
thyngce that a may hathe to do / the good 

from the cuylt᷑ / and the treuthe from the 
7 Jalſyed. The fee is e 0: pio 


* Df pmbchce. Folio nt. 
EP roh) that is to ſap fo: the lyme to com 
of that thynge that a may hathe to do. 
And theſe thꝛe vertues be foꝛmed (x te dd 
led by tGo other: that is to ſay e fi. 
and dylygenct. C Aryſtotelk ſayth / that Arpfto | 
fone ptfic a 2 inquyſ 1010 pꝛo tell. 0 mn 
cedynge from one thynge to another / d "1 IF 058 
en ones pac and regarde V Wo. N 
to that thynge that a may hathe to do. ; | 
And theſe two Vertues that is to ſay dy 8 . * 
lygence a pꝛudence may be compaty d to © 8 
tße Ante / tfe Whiche is a lytell becſt ha⸗ 75 29 
uyngce great ſolycitude @ care koctather i 55 cþ-49 
the indi thyng e 56 Res Bee 
vue i ter / cemembꝛynge hym feſfe | 
of thc iprepaſſe aten e the mY Free Ge 
; preſent . AnCp2on fo the tyme 
; fkocom.C Da pouprange Feiepelepwa 
hathe ſuche manct in hym ſcffe / ihat all mon. 
the gtayne and coꝛne that he gatherytß . 
togyther in the ſomer / for his lyuynge in ” 
the Wyntet / he 1 ckeue it by the myd⸗ N * fre 
des to the intent that it do not burgen @ 
ſp: ynge. ¶ Dauid ſayth / that the begyn Dams 
nynge of Wyſbome / is to fete and dꝛede 
god. ¶ Salomo ſayth that Dyſdom is Hato; = Den 
better @ moꝛe Youth thay arrche rycheſſe mon. 3 | 


afo⸗ 


[1 Tutle. be glad to ferne Byſdom.C Tule ſaith | 


ro Oft pꝛudeace. [ 
f the Seutde foꝛ no rycheſſe mape be 
comparyd to ſageneſſe ans Wyſdome. 9 4 
Tul fe. ¶ Tulle ſaitß that the Dyſe man ougßt 
neut to ſay . J Wolde not haue thougßt 
that it ſhukbe haue chaunce® ſo) for the | 
Wyſe mah dotß notdoubee/ but Bath af; | 
Dayes a ſute ttuſte / and dotht piouyde 
Sid: ac fo : dangers to come. C Sydꝛac ſaytß / | 
that good Wynes and meates doth com/ | 
forth and keioyſe the 17 of man / but a 
| boucalk tßynges ſactencſſe a Wyſdome 
See. dothe teioyſe it. ¶ Denec do 1 1 
had one foote in my graue / yet Wolde |; 


eo that he Whiche is Wyſe / can neuet facke | 
|. not haut great nede / noꝛ ſhakk not fre | | 
in any maner. And ſayth mo:couer thae | \ 
he ts Byſe / that knoWeeb by 
A tyſto C Aryſtoteſtſaytß / that the 
tell. gothe al Fapes armed in his thou 
|, . remembiaiice agaynſt cuery may. And 
ſaytß alſo that ße is a fofe that tßyntetß 
that fortune r chaunce doth gyne outficr | 
gdaood oꝛ euytt᷑ / but that yſdom gyue it. 
'Hiaco. ¶ Buaco ſapth that the keye of ſutetie is | 
the thought: and tßerfoꝛe the of Fe mynde 
and ee «miſe th oe es totttc. 


m fcffe. | | 
Wyſc man 


LD 


re | | 


Of pudencr. Folio S. 


1 Clkcyanbie ſaith that a man ought to Afey! ng: 


haue in his mynde and temembꝛaũce in anddc. = 


the yght that tßynge that he muſt do it 


thc daye. ¶ Salomon ſayth / do all tyyn Salo⸗ 
ges By counceyllland thou ſhalte not re / non. 
pent the 90 C Pythagoꝛas Feed, Pytßac 
there is no counceyll ſo good and fayth / goꝛas. 
fuel as is that counceyſt᷑ Which is gruen 


in the ſec Ghyles a may is in daunger @ 


petyft. Docrates ſaith / that a man go Socras 


tiered by tie councepkk of yonge folbes tes. 


Hath for the moſte parte euyll chaunce c * 
ſ9:: tune. And ſaxtz alſo that there be thꝛe 1 G 

tayuges contrary to good coũceylt / that v £5» 
io to ſay haſtyneſſe / yꝛt / a couetouſneſſe. A 

¶ Juncnat ſaytß / do not ſfoW thy myn Te 


|| \ de aud Byk7/ but to Gym of dohom thou nalk. 


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* We And ße an 


Wyſt af ae counceytt fo: genetally cuety 
man doth counceylt that thynge Dhiche | 
(he ſey th dorh 1 ¶ Dencc ſaith Whey Sencc. 
thou Wylt go to demaunde counſeytt of 
any may / fe fy: 10ſt 8a gouerne 
hym ſelf. C0 ayth that ſcyenct ddt Plato. 
out tegarde and ſolycytude of evperpece ; 
Vere lytell Bo:th / of hom it Was de⸗ 


maundyd go de b Wherbya d _ 


s: 


Wyſdom. bi. 


| „ | 

Ofp enk. 1 . 
the dyt of may ſhetdetfit Wheyhe hath [NEE 
great x dpuers trpbukacions @doth ouer 

paſſe them mekely ai good paciẽce. The 
good nat ynet kno Tetß ßym ſelfe iy fon 
tune ſoꝛ cuety matynct ty a mebe a peaa 
ſablc tyme can ſayle a gouerne the ſyyp. 
And ſayth that the Wyſe mah doth kno⸗ 
De ßynm ſelft whey he is not angre noz | | 

moued foꝛ no maner of iiuryes done Vn. | - 
9957 noi Whey ße doth not gloꝛyfye 
97 ſeſfe to here and vnderſtande hym 
fauded and pꝛayſcd / moꝛcouer he ſaythe || 
that there be the thynges that mabeth a 

man to be Wyſe. The fyꝛſte is to rede 
many good bokes. The ſeconde to go ij 
1 [1-1 | fodpucrs colltres: to pete noche of the de 
| June! des of otßer mey. ¶ Juuenat ſayth thou 1 

| aff. Fa gotten dee yf pꝛudence be 

| Ws oꝛ fic is Very happy that can kno/, 


— — Z 


e the ende of cauſes. C Boectius ſa yth / 
" that it is not ſu ffycyet to kno the thyn 


ges as a mat dothe fe them before hym / 


but Prudence is that Bbiche dots meſus 


I 
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2 | tte the ende of all thyng / it Nas demani | 
"| F$edofa wyſe may / ho dde a man ſhukTe | 
bießhaue ßym ſeffc and hat he ſhuld do / 

bhat ße fue n nede of another 


| Of enen Folio Ii. 
vil may. And he anſdderrd that yfa mag 
be iyche / let pym lyue meſutably @ tem 
petatfye. And pf he be pooꝛe ket hym la 
boint dykygentkye. Anse ſo he ſpalt txut 


1 _— 
Brthont daiiger: for dylygence is the mo oy o 


' therof rycheſſe. And ſa 5 that he ougbe 9 
not to be called tyche / BBiche gatherytß 
mocße ry cheſſe and goodes togytßer: But - 
he V hiche doth ſpende then With reaſon » + „ 
And ſayth alſo that tßere is no greatter 
treaſoute ty the Woꝛlde then Dytte and 
| ese C Doctates ſaytß / that ſey / Soctaß 
ene is gotten by ou ef man / but tes. 
pꝛudence @ Myſdom is the ge fte of god / 
and amonges aff on ay 6 pore bs Ke. 
|  evpceſfent. ¶ Hermes ſayth akſo the Germes. 
tels no grratter treaſoure in the Woke 
Q thcy\ * ytte and dp ctecyon / noꝛ gteattet 
Bt E then ignoꝛaũce / noꝛ better 
des / they to haue good cuſtome and mg; = 
ners. And ſaytß alſo that hen a man 
is olde cuery man cat) dyſpꝛayſe his Ver 
tues / and note a arte his vyces. And 
ſaytß morcoucr that Se that yt flye deſ 
Fonoute and ſhamc / let hym flye g auoy 
de tße occaſyons. Alſo he ſapth that the 
S yſe man ouaßte not to temembꝛe tpat 
wf dom. bit. 


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Of pꝛudence. 


fthynge that he hath loſte / but ought ko 


ihynke and remembre Hoe to kepe ſuct 


y that thynge that he Bath. There came 


Jones to a Wyſe may / a kynſmay of his 


nd pꝛaxed hym that it Wold pleaſt hym 


eb Wfo ſene hym acertayne ſũme of money / 


/ 
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Plato 


PLE: h Tel | the Whiche Wyſe may anſWerys tre de⸗ 
5\ a | we | 


fy mp frende Tſpaltnot be ſo euyll con⸗ | 


tent with ißt / yf J do not ſene the / as J 


ſhalf be pf J lene the / foꝛ aftet darde Þ. 


Wol de tecouer it of the / and perauenture 


* can not. ¶ Plato ſaytß / that pꝛuden⸗ 
ct and Wyſdom dotß decorate and gozne 
the rpcheſſe of man. And ſaytß alſo that 


the pꝛudent and Gyſe may doth not fere 


deth / foꝛ pꝛudence gouerneth his Ivnder⸗ 


ſtandynge / his tonge is the Boyce of tre⸗ 


Wetß / his herte is good Wylk / pyte and 
mnercy be his atmutes. And alſo to ſeche 
the Wyſe man is Dyſdom and prudence 


his po der a auctoꝛyte is iuſtyce / pᷣis tey⸗ 


gne is meſure:Fis laude (7 pꝛayſe is pas 


hie Werkes be ſaſuacyon / his chyualtyt 
oꝛ knygßtßode is the counteyll of Wyſe 


men / his appateff is pacrence / his trea⸗ 


ſoute is dyſcyplyne oꝛ doctryne / the com 
pany of good per ſones is his loue. And 


af 
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D Of Vettur. 1 Sit, 
att his de de is to flye from ſynne and 
fc 


N lags Od qnd o hate 316 fayth a tru⸗ 


ſte in hym / foꝛ Buhoutr that no man can Pauke. 


Sayne 


not pleaſe god / as ſaytß ſaynt Paule. Hebxco 


vam 
ple. 


Dine fide impoſſibife eſt deo placert. 10 85 | 
| CEpample, of the Vertue 
of pꝛudence. 

O0. tße vertue of Pꝛudence / ite 
J redde in the ph — of Nome / 
that on a cettayne dape the Em⸗ 
peroute of Nome dyde tyde by a Wood. 
And there dyd fynde a Phyloſopher the 
Whichc Phyfoſopher the Emperour cau 
ſed to be calt᷑eð / but no maner of anſdde 
te he Bolde make. They the Empetour 
hym ſelfe dyde call hym 7 and yet foz alt 
that no thonge Wolde he anſ x ful, And 
the Emperour ſeynge that he Dolde gy⸗ 
ue no maner of anſſdere / came to hym @- 
aſkcd hym What he dyd. And the PH yo 
(ophernnſGerys, F fernie Klamt! Wh 
zap khe(ſa (he emperour) that thon 
lt teche me ſo⸗ nee thetof. And 


et: 


then the Phyſoſopher dyde take penne 

ae eee ꝛote a peel takte ges 4 | 

conteynynge this ſentence : Whey thou [,- HH Sl 

ſhafte entetpꝛyſe to do any thynge con; © 
eee e eee 


L 


7 


of piukence. 


1 


ſydꝛe and thynte ii tßy mynde the ende 


tbat may come of it. The empttoiit toe 


tßis ꝛytynge aud retourned agayne to 
his Dataro at Nome cauſed the ſayde 


Vꝛytunge tobe ſette pon the dooꝛe of 


hie pꝛeure chambꝛe. So chaunced after? 


Datdc that one day cettayne of the Ga⸗ 

tone any ghte; of ßis coutte tobe tßeyr 
cou ceyt togytßet amõge they that they 
Volde byſfk tze ſayd Empetout / ſoꝛ acet 


tax ne occaſron the Whiche ſhulde be to 


ſonge to reherſe. A. d ſo they Rere alk at 


a pornt Miß the batbet of the ſays Em 
pcrour @ pꝛomyſed Hy1m a crrtapy ſüme 
of morey / that Shan he ſjufd ſhanethe | 


ſayð c17;pero? tzathe ſhuld cut his thꝛote 
And the ſays Batons and knyghti pro 


ꝛnyſed aſſo to conncy the ſayd empetour 


out of the palays . And Within a ſßoꝛte 
ſpace after that / the ſayd barbet came to 


A 


P ͤ· ee © K — — on EO _—_— — Y—— OC 1 on ð - 
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2 


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ſhane the Empeiout und to do that tßyn 


ge tß lit he had pꝛomyſeð / that is to ſay to 


yl pym. And dyd beßolde the Wꝛytyn⸗ 


ge Wficte Sac ſet aboue the dooꝛe of the 


pꝛeuy chᷣambie / iy tze Nhicht Was con; 
teyncd. When thou ſhaft entetpꝛyſe to do 


any thxngẽ conſyd:t dell in tfy mynde 


— 


— — 


5 0 vertue ella Fa Jil. 
the ende that may come of it. WHer Dith 


he Bas meruaylouſty eſtoyned and be⸗ 


gay to Dave pale tt) the vyſage / cd de 
tremble fot fere/thecmperour ſeyng this 
metuayleð gretiy Bhat ſhuld be the cau 
ſe therof. And cõmaunded his ſap) bat⸗ 

ber to ſhe de hym the cauſe of his feic. | 
The ſayd barber Was ſo troubirdanda 
baſſhed in his mynde that ße coulde gy⸗ 
ue no maner of anſ dert. They the Ein 
perour conſpderynge that he coul de not 


haue ſ 400 a great fere — ſome ma 
net of cauſe dyd cxamyne Pym: And pꝛo 


4 5 hym that yf he Wolde tell the tres 
Deth he ſhuld haue no hirme / but ſyuld 
5775 pardon / What cauſe ſo eutr it we; 


And then the ſarde barber dpſcouc; 


oy Ter the mater / @deckarcd the maner 
of the ſayde trayſog. And zowc tzat ie 
$45 ꝓmyſed to cut the thꝛote of the ſarde | 
empetout in ſhauynge his berde . They 


tze empetout in contynent dyd ſenbefor | 
Jl elo knyghe;. And dyd cau 


e them in fyke caſe to be examyned / x 
7005 the tre ddth therof / and finally cau 
ſed them to ſuffre cruell iuſtyct accodyn 


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1 Of p: nden ce a8 9b. 
the Phykoſopßer hoch bas gyuen ßym 
the Diptyng. And after tßat tyme Dold 
neuer ſuffre! 8 ym to depatte from hym. 
|| ) 
C Hod Fol ye is contrarp fo Prudence 
and ho de folye is ödrunded in to ma 
ny partꝭ of thc may. Alſo the ma 
ner to bnowe the Fole by his 
dedes And the Wyſemay — 
| by gts Wor co. 1 


— 


A] Ofpeisa Iycectras | 
ry to the vettuc of pꝛu 


dect. As ſaytß Plato / 
of the Bhiche Folre / 
nn 55 
A The de | "there is dyuttſe 7 ma- 
i eg 1 2 ny ſoꝛtec and manets / 
n of fof yc there i8-Folyeactaſichneb/ agthoſe pcr/ 


| 4 ſoncs Whichebc folcs from tc natyuy 
tc and byꝛtßc. And other there be Whiche 
be £Lunatyke 0: frantyke for a cettayne 
ſpace. And yet thett is another mauer of 
rFofye / Whiche is (eſſe then the other a⸗ 
bouc ſapde / as of thoſe perſons Whiche 
hatße loſte ther: Wytte. And thts Folyt 
maye be deuyded iy fonte maners. 


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(EF Theſpſtioo del ale 


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may With a fore / fo: he Wyſt not regat⸗ 


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Ofpꝛudenc⸗ t Fokpe. Folio. iy. 


not regarder-0: tobe beſel y vpon 90 


fe rt at ip y haue to do: bit do all 
910275 otaucſu. e Bithout anv mance 
or yet acroij au reaſon. The ſecon 2 
de 1. aer of for 4:12 iaof then t5 "t do ot 


co. yder noꝛ tegarde ty: en ꝛ de: that mays 


haupt and cone of the matets that they 
6 me ente pꝛyſed/ fut do 4fftH;ngce ne 
dev y as it cometh in tßerꝛ myn de and | 
Wilk. The tpyꝛde m inet of foſyt is to be 3 
to gaſtyto do th it ihyng that a mã hatß 


to do. The fourth m net of fok pe ia to be 4-- 
neclygen t and ſioutßfuſl in that thynge 


h it a man hathe to do / and to haue no 
Botigßt 1:02 carc of the ſame / but rather 
neclygent y to lctte it paſſe / and can not 
ſynde th: mancr to begyy any th enge. 
Ano yf anoth-r may begry yet can not 
he o o de . And yfa man putſt dt and 
fof9D yet cin not fie /ynde thr maner to 
make an eit6:. Eno de ye tat neckpgen 
ce iʒ the mother anð no Zꝛyrt of pouerte 
And ſo ti at man T hiche is neckrgent 
mapye bᷣ: repute fo: a fol. ¶ Salomon Hako, „ 
ſaytß / medſt not but as ſyteſf as thou mo). FF 


de * Wozdes epcepte that they be after 


W A eee 


See Bis pkeaſure. C Denec ſaytß / that a fole 


Of i and folye. 


mayc be comparydð to the col de; Darpe / 
Whiche herprh/ but Inderftandetß not. 
And ſayth that the fol fkygheky byfcueth | 
the good that a ma fpee.cthof hym. and 
eryth veiy gladly e the euyll ſpokey of 
anoth:r may . und ſaythe affo that the 
Wyſe mah dothe folo ve the domages g 
hat mes / and tothe not aboute to fynde 
them / but the fole taketh great payne to 
fynde them. And ſaytß yf thou Wylt Has 


Ae the louc of a fokt fulfytfhte ts yfland 5 
| | pfeaſurc in aff thynges. And ſayth / that [a 


the koue of a fofe ſyaff be greater doma? | 
ge Bntothc/ther his cupkk Wyll. And pf 


de and pꝛeſumptuous / and yf he be pore | 
ße Dytl deſpayꝛe of the goodnes of goð / 

And pf a may grue hym any thyng be 
Wylt neuer thaube hym fot it / yfamay 
telt hym any ſecrete mater / he Wylk ſyeß 
We it incontynent to anotßet yf he ſpe; | 
e He Dyk be ßerdt and yl haue audy 
ence aboue aft mey / And yf otßer men 


PE ſpekeße Gyr not here noꝛ gyue audyen? 
te vnto them / he is ſobepnly mery e fulk 
fh tope eren ** an — | 


it chaũce that he be tyche / he ſpalbe pron = 


— tw 


A =, > Oh 


And ſodeynty afſo he is fuff of pꝛe / me⸗ 
man pꝛaye hym to pardone and foigyue 


better Barre and drſcencvon they peace: 
and falſped and trenge then tre do iß / no 
man can hꝛynge ßym out of his opyny⸗ 


WI wW OY 0% CY Phy WY wr 


. VBykc Woꝛdes / pf tßou do Fefk and vſe 
to do many good dedes / he Bylk ſay that 


ße Wylk dyffame the / p peranentire ſe 
do accoꝛdc hy ſeff to treWth in any ma 


AK aww Ao % A 


Of „ Foli ov. 
kantoly and angry Without reaſoy/pfa 


any may / fe Byft anſ were that in no 
maner of Dyſe de wykk ſo do / He fourth 


on / And cõmonſy he is conekous in afk 
his be ſynee / yf Fe talbe S itß a Syſe mã 
he Wyk neuet hiumylyat Gym ani noꝛ 
arſky gau hym herynge / pf thou Ge ty 


che ße Wy ff ſay that tou art an Vſurer/ / 


pf thou be po0:c he Wyl ſpebe to >the With 


thou artc ay Ypocryte / yf tßou do euytf᷑ / 


ner of tßynge that dotle pleaſe hym / he 


 Oyffprayſeit greatly / but yf it be cõtta 


ty to his pleaſute and Dyltk / he dd ylt dyſ 


pꝛayſe it. Hut the Dyſe man is of the co; Sentt. 
trary opynxon /fo: Be hatß cõtynuaunzee 


in uuſtyce / hinnykyte a patdon:hecan ſpe 
te Dell / and afſo ßolde his peace ohen 


. pfare a tyme is / bc hathe meaſure in his 


Dyſdomn. Cit. 


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po Tete isl beraſſ to the demaundete 
And alſo he is a fayie ſptaet / and a fay 
te gyurt of anſwecc; hey ſhe w eth hy 
hib comer ik fe doth kept it ſecaete / yf he | 
gyuc any thynge / hr gyueti it mercy x 
With a gooꝭ herte / and Without any res | 
pꝛoche / he dote ge none othet Wyſc to aux 
nan / bus at he Tolde Were done Into 
hym / pf he be ryche he Wylſ neuet be the 
pꝛouder therfo: c / yf he be pooꝛe yet tfer?ꝰ 
foꝛe Wyll not he leue and foꝛſabt to ſer) 
ue god / he is not angry no: dyſpleaſyd 
to je anothet may better then He / noꝛ hs 
Wyll not dyſpꝛayſe a Gozſe may then 
hbym ſelfißt dꝛmaũdetß no: ckapmeth no 
übeng: there here he hathe no ryght / he 
is agreable i p caſaunſ in alt his anſde 
e tes. And japth no thyng but that he Eno 
'Wet5 Welke J he do · h not hydt his ſcyenete 
he cõſtraynetſ and accoꝛdeiß his y bp | 
ſoriee to tre the and tyaßt⸗ aud he cau⸗ 
ſetß hym ſelfe to be koued of euety man / 
pyf he bere vy tneſſe it ſh ilk be tre de / yf 

be juge it ſBalf be ryght . And halt ne4 

uer pꝛofonge tit cauſes of any may / he 
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Ofpindence 7 folye. Folio. vi. 
from it / he dotßhe Cell 412d grueth good 
evainpfe to other to do Welk / he ſoꝛbyd⸗ 
det tie euyfk / and dotße kepe hym from 
it to lis po Wer:ali his dedes and his ſap 
enges beo coꝛdabſe and Very pacyent 

ku doth ſu re and endire the unutyes (© 
oppꝛobꝛyons Woꝛdes ſpoſtch agaynſte 
hym: d itßout tau nge any Vengeance, 
The Dy ſe may is al dayes in one mn 
Se an d contrag / cia Hot in dyucreopps © 
nyons / he Wyſt not be fetied foꝛ no ma⸗ 
ner of ih nac to telſ the tre Deß / And ge 
is very charptabk:. Ano os thisſpeketh * "Its 
the Fofy ſcry pture ſayeng. Homo ſaͤctue 58 3 
c ſapiẽs manet ſicut ſol ſtult? ſicut luna O _ 


mA ao LS. a. — _= 


| CHoTe Tempetaunce is one of the 

flo Wers of pꝛudence. And hodd he 

|  .  thathatheitin hym maye reſyſte 

and Witßſtande many euylies 15 

| after the ſayengꝰ of the Wyſe : 
men in the chapytte aſoꝛe. 


\ 


[ER Emperanntice is a flo Wer 
of pꝛudence / foꝛ of pruTEce 

2 deſcendetß c cõmeth; Tem 

2 peraunce:temperaũce doiß 


| Wyſdom. 5 c. ii. 


Of ie | 


05 moderate the vyces: and mal eth the ver 


tues petfyte. Temperaunce is a ferme x 


a ſtable auctoꝛyte and po Wet tße yy | 
che dotß moSecrate and refrayne the yl 


TING of the hette and courage. And this noble 


vertue of Tempetaunce maye be com/ 
pared to the Camelt / for the camell is a 
Geefte of ſuche nature / tßat he ole go 


t ddo hondꝛetß myles to haue the naturak 


ccompanvt of the female. And they after 
that / he hatße ſuche tempetaunce in hym 


that ße beynge With his mothet oꝛ his fur 
| * fters) Wylt neuer touche them for no ma 
Tulle. ner of thynge. ¶ Tulke ſaytß / yf thou ha 


ue tempetaunce / thou y vſe meaſure 


in all thynges / ꝛ Byff foꝛſake aff Bay, 
| Hencc, ne pleaſutes 7 voluptuonſne e. ¶ De⸗ 
nec ſaytß / that a man can not haue a bet 


ter noꝛ a greater poder a auctoꝛyte they 


Socra / to haue the po der of ßym ſelfe. ¶ Socra 


tes. tes ſaytß / that it is a greater and a mote 
7 Dcrtaous thynge foꝛ a may to vayn⸗ 


quyſſhe and ouercome his Wykk / they to 
1 vaynquyſſßhe ßis enemy. ¶ Plato ſaytß 
re ße ſFaff cupffouercome Higenempe: 

ſay 


t can not oucrcome Hy ſeffe . And 


th, Wee be 18 and n | 


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Of temperaunce. Folio pil 
res Fhiche hathe D in his ly⸗ 
uyng: mozcouer he ſaytß that there is. vir. 
maners of tẽpetaũce. The fyꝛſte is to be 
chaſte in yongt aege / mery in olde aege / Ma 
meaſure in haboundaũce of rycheſſe gen = 
tyſt and humble in proſperyte / pacyent : 
iy aduerſyte. Tempetaunce is pot ex of 
ttaſon agaynſt lechety and agay nſt alk 
bother Byces and ſynnes. Tutſe ſapth Tuffe.. 
. that this Vertue of tempetaũce is the ap, = 
 pateffand aoꝛnament of lyfe / and abu, 
ſynge of all trybukacy6s.C race ſapth Oꝛact. 
eſche de the def te g pfeaſure of the fleſ⸗ 
ſhe / foꝛ the pfcaſure is very cuylt / w her⸗ 
of the ende is full of ſoꝛo de / of this vet 
tue of tempetaunce deſcende @ come ma⸗ 
ny vertues / that is to ſaxe meaſure / ſha⸗ 
me / abſtynence / honeſtye and chaſtyte / 
Temperaunce is a Vertuc Which refray | 
neth the pꝛoude mey. ¶ Daynt Auſtyn Sapnt 
ſaytß / that the vertue of temperaunce te Auſti. 
frapneth concupyſcence / Dhiche is cõtta 
ty to vs dothe trouble vs in the fayth 
of our loꝛde. And of thts ſpeketh the apo 
ſtelt ſaynt Peter in his fyrfte epyſtelf. | 
Sayenge. Ob ſecro vos tanquam adue. i. Petri 
nas ct p:rcgrinos abſtine te vos a car/ u. capi. 


„ 


Ot dete npt-aunek. i 
naſibus deſidcrus que c mifutant aduer⸗ 
ſus Wee | 


0. 


C Ho deo ſt· mptt nunce is conttay to 
teinpfraunc. and ho De it is the 
Fee 6 wud c 4 | 


the v 9 (tchinceſpols 
to ſayiſße that thete ien 

V oꝛſe Vrce in the Woꝛlde: 

S then deſteimperaũce / for of 

it cõntti g deſcendethal maner 07 eu iet 

Harro. COmoſayt$/t5arhe U fiche fo 'owerf 

an. S p. *ca/cth his W yll / can not be Witß 

Sencc. out Byce and ſyñe. ¶ Sctiec ſay ti / that 

it is a metuaylt f rycheſſe do cHaunce 

| and come to any perſone and dare Vit}. 

| Socra! Gym yf tze be © yt fulf.] Docratce ſaytß 

tts. Bethat Wylt ſolo ce its Wylk his ende 

can not b but ſtame and rebuke. | 

n CE vample of deſtemperaunce. 

"ENF Y Feſt: mperaynee! it is redde i 

the ſyfe 0? Fatßers / yl tfete Das 

a mayden calſed Janſeſme: i 

che af Bayes had ben caſte / a of honeſt 

ne 6) Aufi gane IO 


1 


we deſtemperannce. 


ſaye. And therupon ſte dxd ſende fo: a 


pyonge may Whichc afoꝛctyme had de ſy⸗ 


ted to haue his pẽtaſute of het. And he 


Foo, viii. 

amonges other en, biche di d ſpe⸗ | 
kc of the pf:aſures of lect ery / dyd pur; 
poſce in het mynde to pꝛoue pf the pleaſu 
| re Wete ſo great as ſhe had ßetde them 


came toß rt / and in concfuſpoy medles 


bodely With her / And ſo contynued a 


great oꝛdute and Vyfkence o, this ſynne 


| great ſpace in tał yng they: pleaſures to 
| Yyther . And after Tarde on a cettayne 
day this ponge Womanſdyd temẽbꝛe the 


of lechery. And the offence that ſye had 


made vnto oute forte god. und dyd re/ 


membie and ſe alſo that by reaſon of a 


kyteft deſtemperaunce / (fe had foſte het 


virgynyte / the hieße ſhe coulde neuer 


4. recouet agayne: e 
d in het myn; 


Has ſo troubled and ve 
de. And had ſucße de ſtempetaunce 
* wg / t3at ſpe dps bange 
her ſelfe by the necke. And 

ſeo re maye ſe that de⸗ 
ſtemperaunce is aj 
euylt and a daun 
gerous vyſe. 
doyſdom. d. l. 


| 


pyteo 
caſe. 


oof 


Soyne manet of ſouc is tßc knoW@feg.C Saint 
Auſtiy Anguſipne ſapth:that a may can not lo 


Of four and Geripulofete. 
C Hove the Auctout ſpeketh of lout 
of ben yuolence d of ene 
And ho de of foue he maketh 
| dj erte 


M aas be as one thyn 
ge / after the ſayeng of ſaĩt 
Thomaa i his ſõme. And 
yt the fyꝛſt mouyng of aff 


ue any tßynge / yf be fyiſte haue not the 
$10Wfege of the ſame. And this knows 


lege deſcendeth and cometh of the fyue 


co:porakk ſenſes and Wyttes of the pers 
ſones / as the ſygſit of the iyes / vVnderſtã 
dynge and herynge of the etes / ſmelk of 
the noſe / taſte of the moutße / a touchyng 
of the handes / oꝛof the ſens and Wytte 
Whiche hathe vnderſtandynge by yma⸗ 
gynacoy. And this kno dd lege is the fyꝛ 
ſte monpnge and felyng of fouc/ but the 
moſte pattt cometh of the iyes / aftet the 
ſaynge of Aryſtotyke:fo: er- the Wyk 
of petſones / by this kno lege of the me 
mbꝛy oe tourne 91 to pleaſure and in 


| 


e 


C Aryſtotpkc ſaytße / that of this proce/ 


See Folio. x tif, 


fo ymagynacyony . And by this off efine 


is moued thc deſyꝛe of the herte / in deſy⸗ / 
tynge that thynge that dotße pfeaſe it. 

Andeſts pfcaſure gyuetß hope @ ttuſte 

to the hertt to haue the ſayde thynge. 


Arpflo it 
tyte. 


tß the ſouetaygne vertue of loue / the , 
Dgiche is foundacyon and guyde of all 


t no Vertuc may be Witßoute ſoue. thomas 
nd ſayth tñat in foue there muſte be 01/ Ws 
dꝛe / fyꝛſte a man ought to ſoue god aß o 
ue af thynges. And then ßym ſelft / ten 
his father a motßer. And then his Wyfe 
oꝛ the Wyfe ßer ther to fouee/ 
uety may after his cſtate a degre. And to 
foue better the good pſons then the cuytt. 
¶ Saynt Auguſtynt ſaythe / that thou „ 
ought to foue thy ſelf / but not thy Vyces. ; Auftiy 
C Fyiſte J yt ſpeke of the foue of go 
Whiche ougßte to be aboue alk thynges / 
they after Garde J Dyk ſpeck of the 10 
ue of the fatßers and mothers:then 1 
the loue of compaygnons / neygß 
bhboures and frendes / And at 

the laſte J Dyli ſpeke of 

the louie of Women. 


Lim d. ii. 


other vertues. ¶ Hapnt Thomas ſaytß Haynt * 


Of. efic 1 of god. 
¶ Hoe the four of god / is tHe loue 
abou: afk ſoues that dutetß the for 
geſt And that Without the W hi 
che the crꝛatutes can not be 
ſat ſfye3 0' contented. 


deſcedeth by to vettucs: 
that is to ſay by fayih / and 
Ahope. Foꝛ a mai can not 
bonegebhf fyrſte he haue not true faytß 
in 2. ſelfe in byltuyng ſtedſaſtiy / that 
2 tt is one vetay god in tryn) te. And 
e ougßt to ßaue hope @ truſt to com 

to 28 gloꝛy and Joye / Whiche is euetlas 
ſtynge lyfe. And of theſe two vertues / 
is create and engen dꝛed in the herte of the 
perſone a dyſpoſycion to enclyne ſym to 
foue god. And al tis c6rneth by the ver 


Saſo⸗ tue and grace of the holy ghoſt. ¶ Dato 


1 


mo). moi kpnge of J ßeruſalemſpetynge o 
the koue of god: ſayde / | haue buylde 


He fon? of god / Oficfe is 
cal fed chatyte cometh and 


hoVſes/pſanted Bynes 180 ces beryn | 


ge all maner of fruyt /: I haue had great 
pfleaſute in aff maner of garmentes and 


ee / 75 ßaue bag great [nana of 


1 


piyde . And tßat there is no man patfyte 


| Df he fone of 108, Fo 10 vd. 
and ſyluer and pꝛecyons ſtones / 


1 aue had many fare chyldꝛen. And 


many nobfe ſeruauntꝰ. And of aff other 


maner of p:opfe ty my court. I haue had 


mynſtretlys / players / and ſyngers of alt 


natyo is. ſ haue had great dom vn von / 
po Wer and auctoꝛyte vpoy the p:ople. 
And great ſcrence in dyuetſe maners / 


And ſo I haue had the greateſt honour} 
that any man mygßte haut. And efere 


Was ncuet hyng that I deſyꝛed: but my 
| dcſp:e Was falfyſſed 6:1t wen IJ aue 


ymagyned and Welk conſydered alk the; 


ſe thynges that J h ue done in vayne / 
IJ haue ſeen ckereky that ali is vanyte @© 

fal ſßed and decepupnge of the ſpyzyte. 
And alſo J haue zno Ten that there is 


no thynge in this Woilde / but vanyte @ 


but he W hiche is in the four of god / ehen 


Te pꝛay With all my herte y' he Dol 
de ſende me deth. CS ſapth Dayne 
G Iyſiom ed Doilde is but fo Paule. 


fe. And he that can tHe mote can the le 


fte. C Aryſtotrſe ſai:j / I came in to tßis Atyſto 
Wolde naked, and as a fofe I haue fr, tyle. 
4 ned. And at the ende J6nowe v I cun 


 Gyſdom. di ui. 


Sex 
fu LES 


Ghatß. 


V. capi. 


t no efprge C Saynt Auguſthne ſaytß / 
O thou may that demaundetß peace / 
' wy kte thou that j do teche it the / haue 
ſteBfaftneſſe c they in all thy herte to foue 
god / foꝛ tHe myſetye of this Nolde is ſo 
tuydent and ſockere and eaſye toknoJ 
that eucry may maye petceyue it / foꝛ no 


man can Be honoiited / but another ſhafl 
be vitupttat and teputed Vyfe / no: tbe 
jap car) not be great / But the other is fp, 
/no1 the ont tyche / but th; other pote. | 
And alſo this Doꝛlde may be compares = 
to a great (7a ſatge tabſe ßetupon the/ 
te is aljtefk a a naroWe to delt / iße W hi 
che the one pfuckctB oh tße one ſyde / and 
dyſcouetetß the table oh thc otßer ſyde / | 
ſotaketh aff fromßis compaygion / he 
that puttetß his foue iy this Woꝛlde / Be 
endutetß noche ſoꝛo de / fo: truely alſ is 
vanyte hit fic tHar doth ſette fig fone iy 
go5/1611/afrfts tymc mery 2 Jorous. 
The fone of god dotß maynteyne it 
fehl by perſcuerauince / as he hðvm 
felf W ytneſſetß ſaycrict. Qu 
- ante petſcuictatictit vſqʒ 
4 f Fic far 0 810 eil. 


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Wes father /mapnteyneth @ Vpholbcth 


Of the ſour of parent. 10002 gi. 


With other patent{cometh. And What 

reuerence and honoute De ought to 

g yue to out father a mother / und 
the maner to loue his Wyfe 7 
chyl dꝛenꝛand to co: tectand 


lodge them i i this Workde. 


N He ſcconde cone p ocedethof Tc fo 
the naturat and catnalkmo ue ofpa 
uynge of the courage / which tentes. 
conſtrapnecth the perſone to | 
&> loue his patentes / that is to 
ſay 916 Father and mother and other his 
6ynſfofkes as natute doth moue Bs . 4% 


ty truſtc in hym Whiche koueth not is 
Father and mother oꝛ oth:r his K ynſfol⸗ 
kes / foꝛ yf he do not fouc them / it is i ma 


net impoſſyble that He ſhulde fouc the. : 
¶ Dafomoy ſayth/ in eccleſiaſtyke⸗ Hato; 


Ih aff thy Woꝛdes / in all thy dedes and mon. 


Wortes / honout thy father and ty mo⸗ 
thet. And thou ſhalt haue the euerlaſtvn 


ge benediction of god. The benediction 


heile of Dyon. And te maledicton 


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Of ive fone tre py parentes. 
doo nxcurſc of the Fathet dothe Bndermpne 
be found ſicron therof, God cõmaũdetß 
J. b he in the lade / honoute thy Father and 

mother to'tFe entent that thou map lyue 
Sayne forge vpon th: ertß. ¶ Daynt matße | 
5. ſa 1h; that He 11117 t ſe chylde / Which dyd | 

tui li entteat his fatFerand his mother/ / 

but god did take vengeaũce on Hymn iy 
Plato this Woꝛlde. ¶ P fato ſaytß / nod Welt 
all | the may afoꝛe tat thou fone hym. And 
1: Þ}.1. 1 Whey thou ſhaft ko we Hy1y Well / then 
louie hym With all thy herte / It is ſayde 
in a Decte / trat the toue f che a may 1 

hath With a Dyke and vnßoneſt perſone 

cau not be but by ſome vie occaſron. 

And ſayiß that the 005 may is corrupt 

by tße companxc of the cuylt / x the eupkl | 

may doth ſeaſe his euyſt name by 0 0 ö 


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ge companye With mote Honeſt and bee 
ter men they he. And ſayth / that tou 
aßte to loue perfptky thy Wyfe / foꝛ ſeyng 
that tßou arte het huſbande / ſpe is one of 
thy membꝛes / and ye be bothe one herte @ | 
one fleſſſe. God doth name the Woman 
ee apde and helpe of the may / foꝛ Whey 
ße ß̃ad made man / Be ſayde let vs malt 
fone vnſo e e wa fake oneof wal 


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another place ſayt5/loue your Byfrs as 


| god. ¶ Sydꝛac ſayt'3 / that the poſſeſſy; Sidꝛac 


| tfe eee eee . 


| Gyfte of god. ¶ Saynt Paule ſayiß / the Haynt 
huſbande Haty not the po Wer of hym ſcf Paule. 


thou ought not to bykene that it is ſynne 
to medfe in a: F honoute with thy wyfe / N 


Of Fe avnſfotat Folio. vii. 
| tybbes of Adam 7 made therof the wos 

man in jaynge / for this Womã the mah 1 

ſyalk forſakc his Father and tits mother. 

And ſhakk Joyne hym oonkye With his 

Wyfe / and ißey ſůalt be t do fleſſhes in 

one. ¶ Saynt Paule ſaytße / meh loue Da ynt ö 
| your Wyfes / in lyle caſe as Iheſu cryſte Paule. \ 
foucts his / Whiche is the churche. And in 


pour od ne body ce b gyfte of 


ons and yeh cometh ⁊ be gyueh by 


fe / but the Byfc/ no the Dyfe of her ſelf 
but her huſbande. And ſar th moꝛeouet / 


fo: the A poſtelſys ſay /fet tuety man ha 

ue his one / to auoyde foꝛnycacyoh. 

¶ Dato non ſaytß / that a good Byfe is Salo⸗ 
aboue akf the goodes 1 this moy. 
Woilde fo: ſhe is the crowd ne of 

and the keper of the ho do ſe / yf thy e 
Ge euyſt / thou ougHhte to ſuppoꝛte / and 
not to blame her: yf by no ineanes thou 


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| | eaſe amnende ber / ho ddt be it gyue hen 
Dar not to mocße poWer of the. ¶ For as Dp | 
] dꝛac ſaytß / be Ware that tou do not mo 
ue thy Fyfc ſo moche that thou ſhalt can 
Ii . ſc here to coint to inoie Ire and Wiathe. 

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mon. in the Bo: tbe o fulkof ven ym as is the 
bbhhedofa ſerpent / noꝛ no Ire ſo great as 
Tutte. the Fre of a Won. Tull ſaytß / that 
1 that perſon hiche is aſſha med of the cs | 
pan of his fatßer and his mother is not 
Wortßy to be amonges the cytezeyns. 
SiG:ac C Dydꝛac aith that he Was boꝛne in an * 
e Vnhappy hourc. Whichedoth fo: ſake his 
. father / and he is cutſed of god Whiche is 
1 Says it rude vnto his mother.C Daynt Augu | | 
Aft fps ſaytß/ that a man ought to honour | | 
his father a hig mother in two manets / 
| that is to ſay to bete them honout and re; | 
uetcce. And to mynyſtre that thyng vn 
| Safo; .o hein hero tßeyhaue nebc.C Dako; | 
8 mon ſapthe/ Honoza pattem tuum et ge: 
mitus mattis tue non obliuiſcaris. And 
faptffe alſo / yf thou haue ſones chaſtyſe | 
them / a they ſhall be comfoꝛte Vnto ty 
ſoule / yf thou haut dougßters teche them | | 
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' Df the foue of ator Fofio v Bil. 


not to favꝛe conntenaunce / matye thy 


doughter / fo: thou doſte a good dede pf | 


. tBoumarve het to a Wyſe man. ¶ Sener Senec. 


ſaytße chaſtyſe thy chyldꝛen. 1058 cauſe 


theym to fere and dꝛede god / for it is bet⸗ 

tet fo a man to ſe his chyfdꝛen dye / they 

to fe them lyue euylt / and to be ingtate. 

¶ Saynt Bernatde ſaytß / in the canty; Saynt 

kes that ingratitude is enemy of the ſou bernat⸗ 

fe/ ee fle the Vertues / and de. 

is perdycyon of merytes and of benefyt⸗ 

tes. The ſynne of ingratitude is lyte the 

125 / Whiche dꝛyetß vp the Water of 
the fountaynes of pyte / the deWe c a; 

tet of grace / and the goodneſſe of mercy // 

as the ddyſe man ſaytße. Ingtati enim 8 * 1 

0 


ſpes tanq; hibernalis gtacies tabeſcet diſ 
pyet tanq; aqua ſuperffug. 


C Of the loue of compaygnons h 
n hoe to entettayne it. 


He tßyꝛde fone Wziche le car f 
led amnptye of cõpaygnons 


15 72 it is to yl one thynge togy 


ther ta dd fully and honeſtty 
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Of the ſoue fi compayenons. 
the occaſpons VDhieße moueth the pſone 
to tec ſame. The fyiſte is foꝛ ſome good; | | 
ne ſe that the e petſonc hathe oꝛ fruſteth to 
haue of hym that he loueth. The ſeconde 

is fo: tit good y ll and mpnde that te 
petſone hath Vnto his frende in deſyꝛyn 
ge and Wyſſhynge hym good. The 71 
de is / that he Wolde be al Bape as one 
With his frende @ pattetaker nts hym 
ih aff thynges fox the loue that he owetHh 
vnto hym. And theſe thꝛe maners of f0/ 
n ye be very good a vertuous. ¶ Saynt 
n Sch Thomas ſaytß / that thou may lepe thy 
e e frende thꝛe maner of Wayes. T befyifle 
is to loue hym With aft thy herte / @ that 
„„ he maye kno de it. The ſeconde is to do 
Kaell thynges to thy poWer / Whiche thou 
ino eth dotß pleaſe hym. And the tßyꝛ⸗ 


de is to he Ware / that ton do no thynge 

that ſhalt dyſpleaſe hym. And ſaythe af; 

ſo that by other thie meanes thou maye 

te pe hym thy frende / that is to ſay to ho⸗ 
nourc nin his preſence / to laude and 

pꝛayſe hym in Hts abſence / and to helpe 

Sado — at his nede. ¶ Salomon aas p 


mon. thete is oo tßynge to bt compared to a 


* faprofark kee C * We 


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Df the foe of fetyſpyp. Folio. my. 
ne | hen thou ſhatt be iy ſpꝛoſperyte / ou 
8 | ſhalt fynde g hauc man y frendes . And 
in thyne aduerſyte thou ſhalt be kite as 
alone Without any frendes. ¶ Aryſtoty A tyſto 
ke ſaythe / that the moꝛe dygnyte and bo/ tyle. 
ü | nouroz txcłeſſe that a may hatß / the mio 
te nede ße hathe of ftendec / fo: ont good 
ie thynge can not be afone and Without a⸗ 
) | nother. CAS Hafomoyn ſapth/there be Safos 
thꝛe thynges that be Very pfeaſaut tans nt 
acceptabſe both to god and may / that is 
to ſape concoꝛde and amyte of bretherne/ 
ſoue of nepghboure / and the fone of the 
man and his Wyſe / Ofen they louie the 
ont the other. And ſaythe that it is a ſo / 
ueraygne goodneſſe a ayfte of god to ha 1 


ue a good Wyſe / he that cFaunceth to fyn 
gde a good Wyfe / be fyndeth great good 
and Weltße. And be that forſakerſ and 
chaſetß from ym a good Wyfe / he cha; 
ſetß from hym bis Welthe and pꝛofſyte. 
And ſaythe akſo that d good Dyfe dotßbe 
honoute thc FoWſe and the cheſſe/auS 
an euyll Byfcts the deſtruccyoh of all to 
gytßet / a the dyſhonour of tHe fuiſpande. 
C Salomoh Wyllyng to blame the Yo Salo; 
men ſayth many thynges of tßem of the mon. 
Wyſdͤom. en.. 


. four of ftvſiyp. 


. Which at this tyme J Wytt not ſpeſe/ 


for there is many good reaſons Fherfore | 
a mã ought to honont the Womey. And 
accoꝛdyng to ßis ſaynge a may ſyJak not 


fynde ont good Worni amonges a thou 


the great foue that! he had8c Into het ſhe | 
cauſed hym to forſake god and to Woꝛ | 
ſhyp ydolles. And ſhe dyd lede hym ſo | 


Pdols. 


ſande / but J byleue that ße ſpeketh this 
as a man angre and moued fo: one Go/ | 
mai Whics dyd deceyue ßym / foꝛ it is ted 
in the of dt Teſtament that the ſame o 
man dyd ſo moche to Salomon that for | 


mocße after her Dyl that ſhe cauſed hym 


to be cłotßed and to Were Womans ap | 


pateft᷑ / ſhe cauſed ym to ſpynne / and 


oxyd oꝛdꝛe and lede hym after her one 


thoſe tñynges hieße that Fomay dys 


-Joaqui 
te. 


wykf/as pf he had ben a chylde. And ſoꝛ 


vnto ßym: he ſpekerfienyf? of aff other 
ſaynge that amonges a tßouſande Wo⸗ 
men a mah ſhall not fynde one goo8s | 
And that the unquyte of the may is bet 
ter then the goodneſſeof tße omã / but 


as bane ſapd afore he ſpeſet5tHcrof 


as it doth pfeaſe hyin / foꝛ vf We Bykk co 
pee berolde ße and ſf OY the 


| 
| Of the foue of concupyſcence. Jo. vx 
men / We 67 , them moche greater 
then thoſe of the d omen. 95 


0 Hot e the loue of 4 cence cõ⸗ 
metß to men and Women. And of 
the daungets that do chaunce 
and come of the ſame... I 
F the fourthe loue Whiche 
is cõmenly calſed tobe en 
J amourcd / is the foue of cõ / 
I cupyſece / Whiche is W Hey 
— ze mãſouetß the oma 
. for ti the pleaſure that he truſteth to haue 
of her / as they do cõmenly Which ſay Þ 
am enamourcd of ſuche a Woman. The 
dekectacyoy of this foucts all in the co | 
porakk ⁊ bodeky defectacyoy . ¶ Daynt Saynt 
Thomas tßappoſtell ſaych that a man thomas 
¶ Wolde neuer loue anpthynge yf he had 
not truſte to haue ſome pleaſute @ good | 
nes of the ſame. How beit a mã ſõtymes 
ſuppoſetß that thynge to be full of great | 
Fgoodneſſe / of the hieße cometh moche 
euyll yet it ſemcth to hym that louetß ſu 
che a thynge that there can no eupll come 
therof . And as it is ſo / that euery ſoue 
cometh by ſome . eee 


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Of the fond 4 un Suns, 
intellectuatt. The four coꝛpoiatt᷑ cometh}. 
and de cendeth by the fyue coipoꝛafk ſen 
ſes oꝛ Wyttes as is afoꝛeſayd. Tfeintet⸗ 
lectualt᷑ ſoue cõmetß by the ymagynacy 
on of tie vnderſta: dynge. And the de⸗ 
fectacyon intellettuałł is moche greater | 
tHcy the coꝛpoꝛaſt / ſo that alt the delyte 
of the loue of concupyſcence is in defecta | | 
cyon inteffectuakf. And therfoꝛe the koue 


of concupyſence may not noꝛ oucthe not 


Pfato. to be called ſoue. ¶ Plato mat eth meey | 


on tßetof ſaynge / loue of cõcupyſcence is 
not Vertne of loue / but rather Byce of le 
chetyc / When the may kouetß his Wyfe 
onefy to haue his pfcaſure of her / oꝛ the 

Ho / nah ßer ßuſbande for to haue pꝛofyxt 


Tutte. tis ioue is veray en yl. ¶ Tufke ſaytß 


y! pfyte ſoue is t Whiche is not by foꝛce 


102 vy fer: g dꝛede / no: for pꝛofyte thata | 


Droge ain truſteth to haue. ¶ Diogenes ſaith | 


new. 


that the fouc of concupyſence cometh by 
beyticte ydle. And that it is a great Vyce 
and ſynne the koue of concupyſcẽce and 
agaynſt the cõmaundemẽt of god / hi 
che fayth. Coueyte not the W yfe of thy | 


Saynt neyahboure. 0 Saynt Auſtyn ſayth pt | 


ho ag in the f pncof We pcacyonts petdpcpoy 


" WD SD 4Y —=_ WP 


1 fence / 


fym \that he @ 
| ſpace for. Viti.dapes / that ſBe mpahteſet 


| in caſe that ſkc dyd not come at the daye 


of the Vertneof foe. Fo 
cfere dapnacyoy of the — ee, | 
che thynge oute Coꝛde Ißt ſu ctyſte ſpe, 
&cth in the goſpell. Qin viderit mulie / Ißeſu 


tem ad concupiſcendum eam ia me 
tus eſt in coꝛde ſuo. N 1888 


¶ E xampfe of the Fcrtue of fouc. 


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IJ tze vertue of koue / it is ted in g vam 
the Ae Nome / that the —4 | 
| kyngc Dyomedes / Bolde haue 
eau [e$ to cut th: hed from the bodye of a 
8. called Fisolie fo; a cettaynt of 
Bhcrofiie ſy: Bas accuſed / this Bo? 
may cam befoꝛe 


e kynge and requyꝛed 
e gruc ßer patdon and 


att thynges in oidꝛe / and to pꝛou 


| Betker foz the Hekthe of Fer foute. 5 nd che 


Aynge ans Wered that he Was content:ſo 
that (Be Nolde gyue a plege for her / that 


appoynteð / tñat he Wolde conſe ec 
the hed of the ſayde pflege. And the Wo 
may anſddered that ſße Bas veray Wel 
content / and that in contynent ſhe ols 
fynde a plege / Vherof the kyngt meruay 
led greatly / foꝛ he thought tat there has 
ben neuer a petſone in che deute / that | 
m. N 


Of hc f Ge Dertne of fo con. | 

Dold haue pkege® her. And tßey ſße dyd | 
ſende fot a yonge may Which Was of ag 
honeſt ſtocke / the Whiehe had loued her 
petfytelya longe tymc / and ſhe hym / io 
doom ſhe tolde the hole matter. A nd in 
5 S5 tynen t this yonge may named Arpoy | 
) l dyd tendꝛe bym ſel p. yſonet foꝛ her: and 
: | dyd bynde hym vn der the payne afoie! i 
ſayd chat in caſe that ſhe dyd not come a 
gayne yt he Was cotent to feaſe his hed. 


And they the ſays Woman Went home 


to het Houſe / and made het teſtament / a 

d yd bequeth her goodes . And whey the 

j crime dꝛewe nete / cuety ma mocked this | 
yonge ma reputyng great folye in hym: 

5 but foz all that ny ma coufde ſap Vnto | 
hym he Wold not foꝛget the ſoue of her | 
Was content to-ſufſre deth foꝛ to aleng⸗ 

| tßen her lyfe / he koued her ſo feruentlye. | 
So the day of the terme cam / in the dohi 

Foe. che ſhe(ſeynge the great ſoue of this von 

1 ge may ) dyd eee. | 
ge a tequpied that Atyo myghte be de/ 
tk auetyd. And they the kynge ſhuld cake | 
pia pfeaſuiie of het. The kyngthey ſeyn; | 
| ge the pfyt loue that Gas bet d en them 


0 dyd gyue Fe aro! ſerng ara dere 


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ty ſaytß / that in the Doꝛld is not a great Dayne 


' Bhere enuy is there can be no foue. And 


fyte foue as they had bet w ene tÿem che 
one to the other. 


C Howe Enuye is contrary to the ers 

tue of koue. And What enuye is / ans 

atſo of the payne / that the enuyous 
may berytß ty hym ſelſe. 


[F=z [Lupe hiche ie a vyer 


contratye to the vertue 
of fore / is in to ma⸗ 
ners. The fyꝛſte is to be 

ſoꝛy for the Gefthc and 
== p:oſpcrytyc of another 
man. The ſeconde is to be glade / forthe 
euyk @ aduerſyte of another man. ¶ Da Sato; 
fomoy ſapthc / be not glad of the eupkk yt mon. 
happenetß to anotfer.may / fo it dothe 


dyſpleaſe god. And ano dd ye that he that 


is gtade of cupfk of his neyghbour ſhalk 
not be vnpunyſſßed. ¶ Daynt Sꝛego 


Bꝛego 
tye. 


tet tourment and payne they enuye / fot 


ſayth / that the greateſt Bengeaunce that 
thou canſt take of hym Which bereth the 
dy ſdom fil. 


poi Otte d 1 | 
* emhe tego oer efegdeb chat ho | 
Plato. canſtc.C Plato ſaytß / at th enuyous 
may is neuer Without ſoꝛo Te and pay⸗ 


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ne / noꝛ the ypoctyte Without fere g dꝛed. 


| | Haynt ¶ Haynt Auſtyy ſayeß he that Fath en 


| fare upe iy hym can kout no may. And ſaytß 


that it is better foꝛ a ma to kepe hjym fro 


tſe enuye of his bynſfolues and frendes 

©  - they from the enuye of ßis enemyes. 
' Hapnt ¶ Saynt Auſtyn ſaitß y' enuye is to be 
2 | Auſtiy ſoy of the felycyte of another may. And 


1 5 that the enupous perſon hatß not 


np cnuxeat greater the 745 at them 
Which be egaft ith hym / 0: Doꝛſe ther 


ſoo good oꝛ ſo great as they be / he berethe 
e nupyt at tßoſe Which be egalk dith hym 
| Bycauſe that he is not better 02 greatter 


ſaythe / that the enuyous man brenneth 


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* j x ce. He hath enuye at thoſc Ehicſbegrea 
. ter oꝛ bettet they he / bycauſe yt he is not 


then they / hel hatße enuye at thoſe do hiche 
be Woꝛſt then He / for fete that they be co⸗ 

me not ſo good as he / Ohetfoꝛe he hahe 
1 Dre. enuye at afl maner of fob es. ¶ Oꝛace 


Within and Witßont. And ſaitß / ißat the 
. Ser ra/ enuyous perſone is content tofeaſe / to 
+ | tes. do une to adipex may C Docrafes 


ther Abekt dyd multyplye e biynge forth 


Dfihe Iperof enuye. Folio. vpiii. 


| faythe / chat he Whiche berrtß che Feſſelk 


of enupye / ſhall haue euerfaſtynge payne 
The ßolye ſcrypture maleeth mencvoy eccfeſt, 
therof ſaynge. Nequameſt ocukus aduet vu. 
tens facie ſuany, | 

|  CEparnpfe of enuye. 

the Vyce of cnuye it is ted in 

the olde teſtamẽt tat Carm ſe 

yngt that all thynges of his 6104 


moche fruyt / he had ſo great enuye thers 
5 /that he &ykled the ſayd ii 6:0; 
deer Wfiche Tere the two fyiſt bꝛethꝛen 
vpõ the erth. And it Was the fyiſt bkobe © 
that cuer Was ſhed vpon the 10 And 10 
aff Bas byenupe. t 


¶ Ho dde a man oughte to tale glas; 

nes and ioye / and of What thynge 
and . gladnes oꝛ ioye is. 

5 oy (=) Cadneſſe 02 ioye is the | 


effecte of loue / as pꝛeſ⸗ / Preſci) 
cyan ſapth. ran 09,5 
contentynge ( reſte of | 
the htte. ¶ Dydzac ſa Sidꝛat 
yth / that the kyfe of the | 


2 


K 
man is gladneſſe or ioye of hette. And 


WDyſdom. flui. . 


r 
0 


af aabneſſe ans Jope. 


iyfc angrc / rancout oꝛ maſyce ſo euet that 

Fu thou Faſt in ty Fete / thou ought 
al wa pe6 to ſge de mety and 
185777 tenañct and che 
ebe afore aft fotbes. 


ſayth/that foꝛ a may to retopſe hym ſelf | 
44 nt to moche of thynges not conuenyent is 
Aut not Vertue / but rather vyce. C Saynt 
Au ſtyn ſaytß / do not teioyſe to moche in 
the fou of the Woꝛld / foꝛ he that to moch 
rcioyſeiß hym thetin / oftymte hathe he; 
uyneſſe therof. A And ſay the that there is 
| no tycheſſe to be compared to the helthe 
Sencc. of the body. ¶ Senec ſaitß / be not pro 
| de ty tßy pꝛoſpetyte / noꝛ be not angre 
noꝛ out of pacyence in thyne abuerſpte/ / 
fot in this Doꝛlde is not ſo tyche a man 
as he that hath ſuffycyent / and is cõtent 
N itß that tñynge that he hat. And ſaitß 
he that Wolde demaunde of me ho is a 
tyche mah: J Told anſCerethatit is he 
that bat ſuffycrẽt and ic content. And 
N tfat ße Which de ſyꝛeiß al ares moꝛe ty 
Doece. cheſſe is pooꝛe. ¶ Gocce ſay tz / that natu 
te is content witß a klytel t yng / fa mã 
Wylt not do it onftrage. And Arpftotle 


Aryfto ſaith to ßis dyſcypſe Akepander * What 


Of Gruynts a 999 Foſio. vill | 
C Hoe heuyneſſe ts contrary to glad⸗ 
nes. And hodd che Dyſman ought 
neuer to put any in his herte/ 
| VHerofhcupneſſe a melanco 

lye mape be engendzcd. 


—=SJEuyneſſe 0! WIS 
Meſſe is contrarpe to 
8 Aal öneſſe aftet the 
Yllayngc of ct) acrobiꝰ aces! <1 
{| Hei of there is 1 bius. 
A manere a ſort;. The 
fyiſte is when th: per 
| ſone gyueth hymſelfe mo:e thought and g 
ſoꝛo de foꝛ any thynge then he ouzHht to 
do. And this may be called prnſyfneſſe. 
The ſeconde is Bhey the perſoy neythet 
| doth / noꝛ ſayth / noꝛ thonbeth any thyng 
Whiche is ferme and ſtedfa/t / but is ſygae 
a deed body / and therby falleth iy *j5ke; - ; 
neſſe / Which is a great vyce. Tge ihyꝛde 
s foꝛ certuyn ymagynacions / Whey the 
| perſoty moucti Hymn ſelf With great and 
eveſſpfeangre/ e 0 Jie / Which 
ts called melancoly / d heto oe en 
payie: Whiche is the greateſt vyce yt can 
ehe Dipfoſopyer dotpſay: 7 8 


„ e ͤ v KK 0 ͤ 3 HERR CN 


Of Gruphics 7 gfabnes. 
ſpfeneſſe 01 Geupneſſe t be engẽdꝛed many 
FByces. And amonges alt otßet is enge? 
dꝛed ſtouth and Idleneſſe / fot Whey the 
perſon is penſyfe and full of Idleneſſe / 
| it ſeincth that he catetß fo! hoo thynge. | 
Hako/ C Safomoy ſayth / that in fyke caſe as 


mon. Kolde is eſſayed aud pꝛoued inthe four 
4 nes / ſo the may is eſſared and pꝛoued 
Plato in abucrſptcs yt dome Into yn). C pPfa 
to ſaptß / that the man Whiche hathe his 
heltß ought ncuer to be penſyfe and heuy 
in ſis herte / fo: any maner of aduerſrte 
tat may chaunce vnto hym / but ought | 
al Wayes to be of good coinfoꝛte /a to ar 
5 Socra⸗ mchpm ſelf With pacvence. C Docrates | 
tes. ſaythe / that he Whiche is not angry not | 
Ve ed foꝛ any aduerſyte that may hail | 
ct vnto hym / he gyuetß ßym ſelfe morhe |. 
ttſte / and dothe il ſumynate his ſenſes o 
Wyttcs. And ſaytß (hat he is penſyfe x | 
ſoꝛo defult võßicße bathe notßyngt / but | 
moꝛe penſyfe and ſoꝛo Sefult is ze 
Whiche Was Wonte to haue and 
hatß notßynge. And tßat he 16 
© Happy that is not Wont to 
pꝛoſpetyſe / for he halße 


0 wupi in pft. 


ſße d hym ſelf mcfancofy/ for no maner 


Mi en 


Of mmefancofpe daunger. Fo. vx v. 
C Ho de mekancoky is daũgerous. And 
FS gat is melancoly. And ho dd it cau 
ſeth many to fal in great trauayke 

paynes / and myſerpes a con / 
ſequently in great e 


Ekancoly is a thyng gre 
atfy to be hatcd of that 
perſone Dhiche is entan⸗ 
geled and Wꝛapped ther⸗ 

in / for of mcfancofpe cõ⸗ 
metz pouettie afftyccyon and deſpara / Saynt 
cy0!).C WHcrof ſpcbeth ſaynt Hernarde 3 7 
4 J had feuer dye they to ſuffre mp dc. 
ſctf to fall in mekancolp. ¶ Scnec ſaytß Denec. 
melancolye is dcthe and theſepuſture oꝛ 
graue of the lyfe of man. And ſayth / fo: 
any thynge tßat may Gappey 0: chaunce 
vnto tic, be not mcfancofp no: penſyfe. 
eln pf thou can not kepe the from it: vet 

do not ſhe De it in dede noꝛ in Voꝛde / fo; 
it bekongeth not to a vertuous may / to 


of aduerſyte that may happẽ Into hym 
fo: he that is mefancofy and penſyfe for 
his aduetſytyes he doubletß ther / but a 

ah to 11 4 that after aduer⸗ 


g. i. 


Of Fl bun ef 0 Gelalls h 
ö pte / come tß conſolacvon and proſperyte 
And he that doth the contraty is mekan⸗ 


coky / and then I dleneſſe dothentte in to Ml 


hym. And ſo bythe euyle thoughtes that 


Bc hathe/ beynge Idle he falleth ſo farre | 
| in ſcouthe that he careth fot nothynge / 
no notßynge Holde do but ſſepe. And 
thou oiiqht to kno We that thc petſoy be / 
ynge Idle / maye fall Very ſoone in to 
many vyccs / that is to ſaye to dyſttoyje 
his body / and dampne his ſouſe by eupkt | 
cogytacyvons and thoughtes that maye | 
Denec. be . C Senccſayth. that Joke; | 
nec is confuſyon of the vnderſtandyng 
and Wytte of the perſon /the gate of pen? 
Sako? o/ ſyfnes / and mother of pouettie.C Dako | | 
mon ſaytß / do not fone to ſkepe to moche 


en 0 foꝛ fere that pouettye do not reygne ouer 


the. C Aryſi otyle ſayth / that ſfepe bꝛyn⸗ 

et mes getß mochincouenycce.C And Hermes 
faytß / bkyſſed is fc that vſetß good occu 
puacyons ii all his tyme. And ſaytß that 
the JSfe and ſfouthfuffperſone puttetß 
alt his beſpnes at auentute And ſapth/ | 
that fortune and auentute helpetß that 
man Whiche Wyll helpe hym ſeffe . And 
the TING) and ſtourhfulf propor io may 


* 


there be ſyve manet of fofkes / Bhiche tes. 
al Wayes is iy penſyfnes and mefartco; 


ſelfe. The fourth manet is of hym doßi⸗ 


The daũger of metancolv. Fo vv vi. 
ty to hym ſeffe. ¶ Socrates ſaytß / that Socra⸗ 


ſy. The fyꝛſte maner is of hym that ca 

not for get Jniuryes done oꝛ ſayde Bnto 
| Bym. The ſeconde is of the enuyous pet 
ſones Mhiche dBefferh and is cõuerſaũ 

te With folſes ne dd lye come to tycheſſe. 

| Ze thyꝛde is of hym Which bath bei in 

tze place Bherc other hatß gotten moche 
piofpte / and coulde not pfyte there hym 


che ſomtyme Was iyche / a nod is pooꝛe 

T be fyftß is of hym / Whiche deſyꝛetß x 

enfoꝛcetß hym ſelf to come to hygher eſta 

te and honoure they ie mete and conue⸗ 

nyent for hym. The ſyxt is of hym Hi 

cße hath d Selſed ſonge tyme With a By 

ſe man and hatß nothynge lerntd. ¶ Ho Homer 

met ſayth / that by great dylygẽce a may 

cometh to perfeccyon. And that dyfygen 

ce is mother of rycheſſe and hefthe of bo / © 

Zy / and ſaluacyon of ſoufe. And melan⸗ 

coky and Idekneſſe is alk of the contrarp 

| | C Safomoy maketh mencyon therofty Dako —& | 
| te Gyble ſayeng. Nobuſti ſemper ty Ha mon. I 

bůdancia:oĩs autẽ piger in rgcſtate erit. 

Wyſdon. gu. 


Df enpnes openſuſe; 
_ CEpanypt cof heuyneſſe 02 penſyfnts. 
7-4 Fheupneſſe oꝛ penſyfeneſſe * 
ted in the boke of kynge Alevan 
die that then the ſapde kynge 
Aſexãdꝛe Was decd his barons dyd bere | 
F042 Gym in achaſe of golde to the ſepulkture 
nu beryeng. And ther Was may Phyfo | 
ſeopßeis Wßiche Went after the body wes 
pynge ( hauynge great heuyneſſe. And 
amogts aff offer there Was one that e 
ped Very ſoꝛe ſayenge. O good loꝛde tho | 

ſe that neuer dyd ſe our kynge Ale van? 


dꝛe dyd doubte and fete hym. And nos 


tßoſc that do ſe Hy1 doth nothyng regar⸗ 
de hym. And another cryed With great 


Geupneſſe. O cruck deth Which doubtetß 


notßynge tio: ſpareth notßynge / @ Whi⸗ 

cße hath taken fiom vs that may Which | 
gioueruicd and ruled alk the Workde. And 

M the otiſer PByfoſophcredyScry. Outuſty 
„ c. ſctte apett. O faythfufneſſe koſte. O 

Epcta curtoſyc chaſed a day. O gfadneſſe and 

matios Joyt evyled. O Vayllantneſſe fled a; 
wa pe. D gentykneſſe deſtroyed. And in 
33 tttzßhis manct they dyde bett pym to the ſe; | 
J pijftute oꝛ Beryetige with great ſooWe- | 
i 210 hehyneſſe hund melancoly. | | 


. 4 


* ö / 


f che vertue of peace. Fokio. op dl. 
C Hove the vettue of peace outtht to be 
mmayntayned and kepte. Ando! the 
great goodneſſe that cometh of 
120 fame And What peace is. 


I Cace (as ſaytß ſaxnt Bets n 0 
narde 13 puteneſſe of vn / bernar⸗ 

Serſtandynge / ſymplenes de. 

of herte / quyetneſſe a teſte 

| A of coutage / place of ſoue. 

And companye oꝛ fcfo\T ſhyp of charpte 


a 
| * 
| 
| 4 
! 


C Devecſaxthe 1 that peaceloaboyenlk Denec. 


the goodneſſe and tycheſſe of this Work; / 

de. And ſaytß that he that hath not peas 
With hym ouctht to bye it. The pꝛophete yſaye. 
pfaye ſayth / that tfecuylkl man dotß not 


cate fox prace. C Pfato| ſapth, hauc pcas Plato. 


With tie vVertues / a Warte agaynſt the 
Vyces.C Saynt auſtyn ſayth that in ky Daynt 
ke caſt as Pꝛyde dyſcencyon and angte A Auſtin 
dyſtropcts a hoWſc/ ſo pcace a fouedotß 
noutyſſhe it. A Wyſe man ſaytß thus:yf 

thou Byfte haue peace With the / ſubmyẽt 
thy ſelfe al day to reaſon . The mayſter @ayſe 
of thcſentence ſaytß that he is maddc/p* of the ſẽ 
is ĩ peace a doth ſeche Watre. Und ſaytß tence. 
that 4755 1 good to come: ⁊ eee 


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i DOftße Sertue of peace, Z F-1 

Dance. deſtroyeth it. ¶ Oꝛace ſaptße / that Fe 
W Whicße dotßt gouerne his @ytti in peas: | 
| | gonernet| a greater reafrne / ther) yf he 
dyd gouety from tße eeſt Into the Veſt, 
Didꝛac K Dydꝛac ſaytß / that they be Very haps 
I py ß ich doth koue and ſcche peas. And 
ſapytß / ftyt a eſche dde thoſe plates / ßere 
thou thynbeſt that there ſßafk be debate @ | 
dyſcencron / fo: to ſttxue With hym that 
is egaft᷑ and as good as thou / it is but fo 
fy / to ſttyue agaynſt tßy bettet:it is great 
5 madneſſe. And to ſtryac agaynſt one 

RET Haynt Worſe then thou art / it is ſjame. ¶ Hait 

ante. * eee of this ſaynge. 

2 Ad to; Non in contentione et crm1(fatione. ac. 
EY 17, vnanee..: | | 
Fi ca. CHodde te. is colitt ty to peace / hat | 
Ire is. And ßod it doth deſtroye 2 

Waſtetße vertues and tße bodyes 

of tßem that be entangled ith 
tße ſame. And of the euytt * 
that dothe come oft. X 
| 


, 
4s Oat « a att ——{{  c - 1 


fn isa Pyee contratye to 
r 0 peas / W Herof the Pßyfoſo 

| Aryſto 2 pßet Atiflorbfeders ſpear 

| tyfe. DJ Ce e . 

W — is a een 


SW 


—_— Tv 


* N a. 4 „ ww TY k ®. —_— > 44 


| Dfthe vpe of Tre. Folid vp li. 1 
ge a leaſyng a dyſttoyngt of blode WB' i 


ce flyxetß to the herte to the intent to Ven 


ge hym of J te. And When the hlodt fyn 


detß the hett there it dotl reſt ak troubled 


Ans afterarde is conuetted ty to ma⸗ 


kyce and hatred. And of theſe thꝛe Vyces 
that is to ſare / Indygnacyon / Ite / and 
hatted / do deſcende and come dyſcoꝛde a 


Watte. ¶ Dalomon ſaytß that ßen a Salo 
folci is moucd and troubked / doth incon moy. 


tynent ſhe We his Fre / but he thar dotße 


coucr a kepe cloſe his Fre:is a Wyſe may. 
Sande and feed is very Weyghty and 


ßeuy / but the Ire of a ſole is moche 1mo:e 


ßeuiy and Weyghty. C Caſſyodoꝛe ſapth Laſſio 
that Ite ts mother of aſf other Byces. Ddote. 
C Pꝛeſcyan ſaytß / that the greateſt ene⸗ Preſet) 
my that thou Gafte 0: canſte haue in this ay. 
Woꝛlde / is Tre Whey thou haſt it in the. 

C Cato ſaythe / that a man is naturaffy Cato. 
inckyned to be moued With Ite / but to 
perſcuer and abyde ĩ tße ſame dotß paſſe 
natute / and cõmetß of the deuyt / thetfoꝛe 


euety may ought to eſche de it as moche 


as he can. ¶ Atyſtotyle ſaitß / that Ire is Atyſto 


| the coꝛtuptynge and dyftropenge of aff tyfe. 
| eee wang: ought 2 Tutte | 


|  Dft3eSiteo Ite. 
to be Itey ſto de and lothe to be moued 
With Jre. And Pep redy to mercy / fer; 

| ne and ſtedfaſt ih aFuciſptee:and wyſe 

Senee and / noderate in his p oſperxtics. T De / 
nec ſaytßi that I xe is incontynent quen 
Hayn 1 ſned and d:cd in p! Wyſe may. C Saynt 
| James, ſamceſaythe / that a may oughte to be 


Tr pꝛoinpte and redy to here / to we to an; | 


weit. and oughte not ty gfecly to be an⸗ 
Saynt d ext:cd e moucd with Jre. ¶ Saxnt Au 


Auſtin 


ſtyn ſaytß / pf thou be mord with Jre 
and Wiatß agaynſt any man / and wyk 
tßerof takte vengeaunce / icmyte alf vn 


Sa nt to god. Daynt Oicgoꝛyt ſartß / that 
Siego there io thꝛe te med es agaynſt the Byce 


ye 


of Ite / tfat is to ſays melie a gentyſt an 
ſ Gere / Alſo fot a man to holde his peas 
0: to gruc f: We Woꝛdes. ind the thyꝛde 
ia to depatte oute of the pꝛeſence of hyin 


Dar ro. gat is moued With re. ¶ Harro ſayth/ 


tfat tycheſſe can not ab yde and indure 
With hym Which is full of Ite a Wiatß. 
And ſapth/ kepe the Weff feom Jre/ for | 
it dyſtroyetß reaſon) / and ttoubletß the 


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a ar e. Vnderſtãdynge . ¶ Tulkt ſaytß/ eſche dõ 


. Fre aſmoche as thon canſte / foꝛit Wy fr 
not Fefffecket to 00 250 ti tßynges. 


| Of he Vyceof Fre. ofio. viv. 
And ſaytß that he is in great reſt that ne 
uct oꝛ vety ſeldome dotß moucfiym ſelf 

Witß ſte and Dꝛatße. And ſapth Whey 
efiou ſhaff ſe any thynge Jmagyned a⸗ 

| gay11ſt tße / beſpe thy ſelfe to tourne it to 
thy d ylt and pfcaſure / moꝛe by gentylk 
Woꝛdes / fayꝛe meanes and equyte they 
by vengtaunce / foꝛ vengeaumce is dam - 

pnabſe to bothe pattyes / And equyte is 
piofytabſe to hotße. ¶ Plato ſayth, that Pfato. 

When ama is inflamed Witß great Fre 
ße is lytte to a houſe ſet on fyꝛe / foꝛ by the 
gteat viokence of the fyꝛe / a man cay no 
ther hete noꝛ fe . And alſo iy fyke 7 as 
aſiyp 6aupnge a contratye Bynde can 
not be Well gouerned / ſo is the courage 

of mat) ßen ße is inflamed With Jre/ 
can not be Belk gouerned. And With; | 
olit doubte Fre is a thynge ſo Verpeupkk © 
and daungerous that a kytefk flame oꝛ 
ſparkc matetß a great fy:e:that is to ſay 

of alptefk I te dothe there come moche e⸗ 

upkf. And as e do ſecomonlky / tze do 
men be moꝛe angre and Irefulk tßen the 
men. And thc ſycke ſooner they the hole / 
And the yonge people ſooner then tze ok 
de / y this it may be thought that Jee 6. 


wyſdom. Ha. | „ 


Df the dpf le. 


metß of a patuere an dan euyfkcourage. 


a Saynt C Daynt Auſtyn ſayth, tat ĩ lyse caſe 
| Auftiy aseuplk Bynedothe co:rupr ſe Veſſels | | 


body of the man yf it do taty tßete fro oy 
Saynt daye to ahotßer. ¶ And therfoꝛe ſaynt 
rake! pPaukeſaypth. Sol nõ occidaf fuper was 
epheſt. cundiam Veſtram. 
ca. an. 3 C Evampfeof. Tre. 

Fa F the Vyce of Ire it ia ted in the 

VBotcde teſtament / that Dauid the 
: ophete beyng i great loue With 
Oliſabe wyfe of Oꝛye / dyd beget a ik 


25 vain 
tk. 


ſe tharſhc Was wich: hyſdc|/ he dyd ſend 
foi her huſbande v ye; the Whiche Was 
at the beſegyng of a cettayn towne Wi 
che the ſayde kynge S Dauyd cauſed to be 
beſtgyed. And Whay the ſa Skat 
he Was infoꝛmed of the ſaid kyng dauid 


that the chyl de GO his Wyfe bar; | 
| ſabe Was great / Was of ſis begettynge. 1 
And ſo the ſayde vꝛyt dyde thynke a bysß 
ſeue none other but that it Was his 09; | 
ne / Hut Whay vꝛye came amonges his 
ftrendz tßey ſße Deb hym Bod that byng |} 
1 e ee ee 


Wherin it is put / ſo Ite doth coꝛrupe rhe | | 


de of the ſayd barſabe. And whey ge dyd of 


j 


' of the Vyee of Tre. Folio. vx 
© i he Was ſoꝛe diſpkeaſes: both 2467 


kynge Dauyd and agaynſt barſabe his 
; | yfe. And after that tyme Dold compa 


ny no moꝛe With her. And Phan daups 


|| vnderſtode y the ſays V: ye ßad foꝛſatẽ 
his Wyfe-he Das ſo fuff of Jre a Bath 


in his Berte/ that he dyd WP: pre a lettte to 


a the conneſtabfe of the ßoſte BBcriy vꝛye 
Mas / Vßiche lettre dyd conteyne:that he 


ſpßuld put V:ye ſo farfoꝛtß in the batayle 
p' fe FukS  ſlapy; And ſoit Das done. 


C Of czaſtyte / and ßo de ſhe ougßt to 
be Ditßholden / obſerued/ 7 kept / and 

che peryffes . the Wyſe ſßuld fle 
Mans fece to eaſe ſuche Vertue. | 


S —Y; A H. iſipte(astuffe ſa 
72 is a vettue by the 
-] che the Nye ans lean 
Jof tfe fleſſße 7 of Leche; 


ry is refrayned and ſuß 


1 2 eee 
e be compared to the turtyſk 


done the hieße fo no maner of thynge 


Wykk make a faukt 0: offene to her feſo⸗ 


oe, but Wylk kepc her oneky vnto hym. 
Wyſdom.” 1 bay 


Alva 
Irfouty 


of Haftyte. i 1 
C Saynt 5 ſaytß / that chaſtyte is 
ſoone fofte and deſttoyed ih hym Thiche | 
Wylk not tefrayne his tonge / his iyes / c 


bis herte. In the Some of vytes it is tes 
that ße Whiche Wyll haue perfyte <afty . 
te in hym / he my kepec Hy1n ſelfe pꝛeyn; 


Dina ynge Wßerof is red in the lyfe of 


cypaſky from ſyp thynges / that is to ſap 
from to mocht and exceſſyft eatyng and 


It Fi hol y fathers / that in 1 


7 to Gage ꝛce that it ma 


e no flambe after ri er kygß⸗ 


Du 


ted / So it is impoſſyble to refrayne the 
yk and the deſyꝛe of kechety / after that 
the boy is repfcte and full of defpcyous | 
meatcs and dꝛynkes. The ſecond thyng 
Which is neceſſary to kepe chaſtyte is / yt 


the perſone be not Idle. C Fo: Ouide 
ſaytß / that lechery dpeth in hym Whiche = 
is not Idle. The fipiberfyrigets tthe 
man and the Womay be not cduerſaunt | 
Saynt 
bernar⸗ 
de. 


togyther. ¶ Fo: ſaynt Bernarde ſaytß / 
the may and the Joman to be famylyer 


togytſer and to kepe them from ſynne / 


is a greatet and a harder thynge / than to 
cuauſe the dcade bodyes to ryſe agayne to 
 yfe. The fourth rng is not to becon 


Fil | Dfcſaftpte. Fit. vvvl. 
uerſaunt Dith harkottes and perſons of 


- Bycyous ſyuynge. The fyftße is / not to 

haũte noꝛ to go to thoſe places here co 

| monly the ſyñe of kechery is vſed. ¶ Fo: Saynt 

ſaynt Sykueſtre ſayth / that the * Sifues : 
kechery hath the mancr of the ape / Which ſtre. | i FIN 


doth alk thynges that he ſeeth done afoꝛe 
hym. The ſypt is to kepe hym that he do 
not haunt to moche great feeſt{and ban 
kettes / foꝛ there is moſte comonky moche 
daunſynge and ſyngynge: many cuykk a 
Vayne Woꝛdes ſpoken / and many dan 
ton countenaũces Bhiche doth engendie 


the Byce of Cechery / by the pleaſute and 


def yte that the perſonc dothe take therin / 


I ſape that the delytc and 5 ©9 
che is ih good manet and in honeſtye / 
is moche to be pꝛayſed / but the dely⸗ 
te and pleaſute that the pig] 
' doth take therty fot an = 
intent is to be hayted 
. abhonteß. | 
0 Example of the vertue of haſtyte. 
| $1 fyfe of holy fathers / it is ted Exam 
I toucßynge the vertue of chaſtyte / ple. 
that ther Das a certapy nüne dd 
che Was yonge 7 Very fap:c: :of @hom « a 
EA: ny | $4] {1 


« 


Of chaſtyte. 


noble may ndv ellynge tßetby Das mer? 


uclouſky foe enamoured , And deſyꝛed 
het many a dyuers tymes / that ſhe Sold 
conſent that he myght haue his pleaſure 


of ßet / but this ſame nunne Dold neuer 


conſent Into ßym / a tefuſed hym Witß 
great abhomynacyon. They this noble 
man ſeyng yt by no manet of ſayꝛe mea 


nes he colild obteyn his purpoſe/ by tea 


ſon Wherof be Was full of heuynes and 
mekancofy / dyd poutpoſe in his mynde 


tjo tate ßer by force. And therupon he ca⸗ 


me to tße abbey ßere this nunne as / 
and there dyd tab e her by foꝛce and vyo⸗ 
kence/ entendynge to kede her home With | 
ym vntoßis place. And han this nů 
ne dyd ſe that ſhe coulde not oBtepy mers; 
cy and gracc of ßym / and that there Was 
no tene dy noꝛ no helpe and teſ yſtyng to 


bc had / ſze demañded of bpm Bhat Was 


the cauſe that ße ad ſuche fauoure and 
foue vnto her more then to other / for the 
rt is ſayde ſhe) many better and fayꝛer 
ih this ahbey then Jam. And this noble 
may anſdderyd het ſayeng / Jam ſo ena 
mouted of you: tßat it ſemetß me that the | 
it ie neuer a Tomy in this World La 


VDVOOſchaſtyte. Folio. vv vii. 
5 hatß ſo fayꝛe iyes as ye haue: and that is 
5 | the cauſe that J haue ſuche foue Into 
„you / Wherfoꝛe poutpoſe your ſelf to com 


+ | Withme. And than ſhe ſeyng that there 


Das no remedy but that ſhe ſyuks go ddt 
hm, ſße de ſyꝛed ßym that it old ple iſe 
hym to let her go in to her chambie to fet | 
che certeyne ſtuffe that ſhe had there / and 
that ſhe ddold come to hym agayne incß ||. 
tre his nobfe may ſayde / go your E vam 
MDayes and tary not / foꝛ here J Wylt ta ple. 
ty fot you. And thay ſhe Went in to yer 
chambꝛe and With a &nyf oyd tale both 
her iyes out of her hed / and this done ſhe 
came out of her chambꝛe alt blody / and 
dyd preſent her ſelft as Wel as ſhe could 
aſoꝛe this loꝛd as ſhe had pꝛomyſed hym 
And hen this loꝛde dyd ſe her thus dyſ 
fygured and that the ies Were out of 
het hed / he departed from het as 
aman out of his Wytte. And 
the ſayd nine dyd cõtynue 


better content that ſhe 
had loſte Fer iyes / 
then to haue koft | 
het vyngynpte. 


| ftyfkty the abbey / a Was 


—. — . . , ,p rr rr 


N e . | 
Ll: þ | CHoBetee ente ty e chaſy 
| te. And in FoWe many ſoꝛtes it is de 
uydeß / than is ſße ded the daun⸗ 
gers that come therof aſ delt 
to the bod yes of all men 
as to they ſoukes. 


3 2 2 I Echery i ie a Syce contraty 
| * to the vertue of chaſtyte / 
( as it is ted in the ſome of 
vy yces / there be foure ma⸗ 
nets and ſoꝛtꝭ of the ſame. | 
Thc fp1ſtc is foꝛnycacyon / @1t is Shan 
ttzhe may and the Woman beyng not ma 
tyed do ache fleſſtely togyißer. The ſe⸗ 
con de is adultety / and it is ßen aſ wel 
the one as the other be marycd. The thy? 
de is / When a man doch medle fre ſſßety 
i any of his kynſddomen. The fourth 
manet is ſuche / that it oughte not to be 
. named: fo: it is ſo vyle / ſo abhomynable 
Sane and ſo great a ſynne. ¶ Saynt Oꝛego⸗ 
Diego rye ſayiß / that kechery conſumeth and dy 
e. ſttoyetß the body / cauſetß a man to feaſe 
| 16 good name / dampnetß his ſoule/ kh 
fendetß the perſt one / and offendetß god 

and ſole nigh dere the eee 10 reatky 


| 


Df Cechery. follopppiit, 
inckyned this ſynne of lechety. ¶ Denec ESE! 
ſaytße / that he Wolde that all 5 — 
pe ele ſhakde be ſtoned to deth as they 
Were in th: olde tyme to the intent that a 
may mygßte be Ware and kept hym ſelfe 
the better from it. And ſapth/ that atbeie 
that tHe greateſt delyte and ptcaſure of 
the Doꝛlde is lechety / pet neuert eics pf 
thou do Well con ſydꝛe the ende and the 
begynnynge of the ſame ſynne tou ſßal 
fynde no thynge thetin but alk myſcheyf 


and Wꝛetchedneſſe. ¶ Datomon ſaytg / "IP 


ſo kptck? ſpace as a man myght bere fyꝛe 
in his boſome Ditßout brenynge of hym 
ſekfe / ſo kytell ſpace mygßte not a man 
be amonges omen Witzoute ſynne. 
And ſayth / that oft tymes ſechetous pet 
ſones do cõmytte lecherp by they) ſygßt. 
C Oiace ſayth/ that rycheſſe do bꝛynge Drite. | 
warte / and Gomney do bryngc lechety. | 

' C Utyflotpke ſapth, bykeue ſtedfaſtly yt a ty to 
fectety dyſtioyetß the body / ſjoꝛtneth the 455 
kyfe /co:rupteth the vertues / bꝛeketß god RE 
des la We/conſumeth the ycheſſe / taueth „ 

a daye the ſtrenght / kylleth the ſouſe ß 
ſtrovetß the ſyght / 6: zyngetß tz e petſone 

to olde aegt / a ſomtyme doth make hym 

| | VipſGoure | 1 4. 


morn. 


| bl || O bb. 
Due paratytyte. C Duyde 22 fe; 
( cßetoꝛie petſonc beynge 3 on ge doth ſye 
but the old fec et dothe dote / foꝛ ay olde 
kechetous perſoy when he can not do the 
dede / yet doth he take pfcaſure in dyſſo/ 
neſt touchyngcs. And ſayth/ that in ba⸗ 
tayl a Warte be men ſttyben with ſperes 
and ſwõoꝛd / and in pcas they be ſtrykey 
Wit cult word g thougßßits. ¶ Her/ 
hermes mes ſayth / that the Bycc of lecfety dotßße 
gquenſſjc alf Verture: and that tßete is no 
tßhynge motic motraifro man ynde they 
tgechery / eprepte it be no: iges tfoſe per 
| ſones Myecte it is fa full / as ties ene 
| the man a his Wyſe in truſt to halie chyl⸗ 
At 0:en.C Saynt Oregory ſaith, ſpckyng 
Drcgo of l. chery ih a certey ne ij ſtoꝛyt. O fyꝛe 
txt. of lechety Whetof the mouth is glotony / 
ttzhe ftambe is pꝛydðe / the ſpark; be coꝛiupt 
| | Wo: des/rhe ſmogci6enupſfname/theaſy | 
ſhes be pouctte the ende is the tourment 


Saynt 


ſpcketfſayrige. Ooluptatem eviſtunã 


1 | tes diei deliciae coinquinationts et 
| macule deficus afffuentes iy 
coninuus ſis fupure/ 

7 tes vqbiſaun 


cap ii. 


t and payn of heſf. Wherof ſapnt Petre 


* 7 w _ 1 $1721" Py oY 5 22 _ * 
m 1 1 3 —— _ * 2 3 1 3 3 


Of "WY 02 ſtrengtß. Folio. 


The maners and compatyſone 


vx vil. 
C Of forceo: ſtrength and What it is: 


of || 


the ſame. And Who may be cal⸗ 


led ſtronge/and of thoſe alſo 


Which be al dayts ſt.onge. 


ſoꝛtes. The ty iſte 
< be ſtronge bp nat 

E the Which tßyng! 
Scttue. T The ſec6Fe is / not to ſete a. 


Oi ce oꝛ ſtrengtß bft 
D the ſarng of actobi acre). 
2 5 us is int ꝛc maners a bius. 


16 to 
ute / 
eno 
d:cde 


pp troute and daũgerous tßinges. A nd 


ee tßyꝛde is pacyencc / the ſe t Mo ma 
be good. ¶ Tuſte ſaytß / thou ough 


ners 
te to Tuffe. 


| Ge ſtronge in batay(fe / and to ſuſteyne 


and ſuffte pacientty the aduetſyties and 
tuyfs that com vnto the. ¶ Sen ec ſaythß Senee. 


that tße man is ſoued and pꝛayſed fo: his 


| fopaktie oꝛ faytßfutnes / @ fot Fre vaſy⸗ | 

| auntnes.C Doctates ſaytß that ſomty / Socta⸗ 
me it is better to fte they to dre. ¶ Not / tes. 

itßſtandynge Hermes ſaytßt / that he hermes 

dyd ſaye to a knyghte Dfache Tas repit / 

ted erp hardy / tfou doſte fly from Fo! 


: 1 noꝛable detß to tyuc dt ſhame 7 rebuke, 


yſcſom. ER 


tes. 


dy ſßonour / a to do no dõ mage no; outta 
ge to any petſone / nothet iy bod y noꝛ in 
goodes. And akſo to defende his countre. 


tes. 


! thynges / and 


he FR 01 lenge. 


bad Cans Dacratcs ſapth1tſareſereis Ba 1 
kxauntneſſe in dyucrs and many ſoꝛtes 

and manets / that is to ſay of tßoſe hi, | 
che be hardye and valyaunte dohey they 
bc con ray ned outhet to fyght 0: to die / 


as thoſe Whiche do 1415 vpoh the ſcc 1 


they: ſhyppes. And this Vakyauntneſſe | 
is by foꝛce and conſtiay nt. Another naß? 


ner thete is / that ſomtyme a may is Har; | 
pr and vatyaunt / as When that he üno⸗ 


Beth that He Hathe the ayde and compa ß 


ny of other. Of other there be W hiche be 


hardy and vatyaunt whey they knowe 


that thoſe agaynſt d hom the y do ſtryue 
be co wWardes (7 fere full. Of other there 


be Whiche be ſtourdye and hard ye ih alk 
fereth no thy nge And this 
is a beeſtſy hardyneſſe. Andatſo aff the 
other be not perfyte. The fyftß manet is 
petfyte and vertuous / as ßen a mag 
is hardy and Vatyaunt to flye ſßame @ 


Socta / Socrates ſaytß / that the virtue of foz | 
ce oꝛ ſttength maketh the may perdura/ 


Ife Ae ins 6 put fits kee to teſx 


Pf pacyence. Folio.vppV. 

ſte vyces / to maynteyn reaſon an d iuſty 
cx. And not to be pꝛoude in his pꝛoſpery⸗ 
tes. And alſo to fyght agaynſt the deſy⸗ . 

tes of the ficſſhe.C Daynt Joßñ Fuan Saynt 
gelyſie ſar th / in his fyꝛſte tpyſtle. Seri / Johan | 
|| bo vobis Juuenes quo iam foꝛtes eſtis cuunge 
et vetbum dei manct in vobis / et viciſ/ kyſte. 
tis malignum. e | 


C Ho dee pacyence cauſetha may to 

bert ea / ely the paynte and trauark 

tts of this Wolde / and HoW ma 
ny ſoꝛtes thete be of pacyence. 


= Acpencc is a vertue by te 
[| whichc Te ſuffre ih oure 
TI Gertes tfe aductſyties and 
k EF a4 cuylkcs that be done and . 
ſayde vnto Ve. ¶ Bßerof Fayſt 
the ct) ayſter of ſentencẽ doth ſpebe ſayn of the ſe 
ge / the vertue of pacyence is rtmcdye a” kenci:of 
gaynſt altaduetſytyes / and ſaytße / that vettue 
all the euykles and aduei ſyties that ißou of pacy 
ſpalt Gaue ſhalbe moꝛe lygßt and taſy to ence. 


* Gere 7 ſuffte pf thou aue pacyenct / thou 1 a 
ſhalt not be pacyent ſo ſonge as tou att Atyſooo 
coueytous ¶ Aryſtotyke ſaytße / that the tyle. is 

| Wyſdom. i. iii. n 


Of pꝛchence. |. 
may aye be piayſed and mare be ino 
| Wey in the mancrs a ſoꝛtes . The my 
ent to RHo Yen in ſis aducrſpeies a tr 

butacyons. The FarSp and (Fitage 

nan is kno Dey ty the Wartcs and bag 
tapkies. And the frende is kno den at ne 
m de. ¶ Docrates ſaytß / let vs ſuffre and 
tes. tab in pachence that thyng Which foꝛtu 
ne dotß gyuc Vs / fo: it io great fołyc to 
* ſtryue agaynſt it. ¶ Dalomon ſaytß / yt 
173019, it is better to be pacyent then to be ſtron⸗ 

ge / foꝛ Fe that is pacyent gouernetß hym 
ſelfe by great Byſsom as Job dyd Bhi 

cße had great pacyence th aff his aduer⸗ 


ſvties. And ſaith / that the ſtrongeſt may 


1 ttzat is / is he Whiche can couct and bepe 
Pe: | ec - ſecrete hits pouettie. ¶ Denec ſaytß / that 
1:1 there is t do maners of pacyence iy this 
5 Wolde. The one ia to ſuffre and indure 
e Lr the aduetſytes and trybu⸗ 
r facyons that a may bathe. The 
other is to refrapy g to abſtey 
ie from his deſyꝛes t Wylk. 
And ſayth / alſo tpat the 
een of pacyece 1 
ꝛe and kepe | 
bie tonge. 


9 5 
g £ 


Of fere an$ducFe, Folio PPP vVi. bf 
¶ Hod e that fete and diede be contta/ 


tyc to ſttengthe and valyaunt? 
neſſe. And What feic is and 
& ho tßoſe be that Be feteſulk 
and foꝛ What cauſe. 


Etre and dꝛede be vyces con; 
tratye to ſtrength and valy⸗ 
3, auntneſſe/And they bei thie 
maners after the ſapenge of 
— hofonnea. The fyꝛſte isto Thofs 
be fete full in his courage Withoute any nea. 
occaſ ron / but oonſy by Jmagynacyoh. 
And this is properly całled fete. The ſe⸗ 
conde is to fete and dꝛede a thynge more 
they nede is / and that is a great vylencs 
and ſhame. And the thy ꝛde is not to be a | 
ble (by reaſon of frůſents of courage) to . FF} 
ſuffre aduerſy ties. And this is called fe; 
bleneſſe / & Hey the man is ſo vyle of Her 
te / Whihe is to great a vy ce. This mag 
| Whichc is ſo vyle of ere: ſo fereful 
mayce be compared to the hare / W hiche is 
the moſte ferefukkeſt beeſt of all other: for 
the hate hath tßis condycyon / that Whey 
ſhe is layde in the ode at her eaſe/yfſhe 
| do but here ihe fcups of the trees (| 


4 
o 7 


Of d be anſ "uk | 


ſße dotß tonne a Day fox fert: many tßere 
be that do teſemble the hare i this maner 


Wpiche hatß / o Byke and feble herte that 


| | a fptckf'o; notßynge ther be abaſſhed 
Hako/ and fiaydc. C Salomon ſapth that the 
mog. one of the cauſes Which cauſeth the may | 


to be ferefull is the knoWſcg that he hath 
fo: to be repꝛoued of his eupll Woꝛkcs. 
Tufte C Tufteſayth yt thou be without fe 


rte do Welt / a ſpet.ebut lytell. And jayiß 
that it is a mo: e cruckithpng to ſere detß 
then to dye. And that the temedy of a fe 


bc and vy te herte is not to fert dette. 
Lato. 9 of 


detße can not be boughte / no: noo man 


2 doubre and fert of dethe io Very 


Welt manyfeſte. For by it is made tranſ 
mutacyon of the ttanſytoꝛve and fynatk 
Wolde / to cuetfaſtynge and perpetualk 
Moꝛldc. A fſo of thc Woꝛlde of folye and 


. eee s 


¶ Cato ſayth / do not fete the iafte eude 
the lyfe / for he that dotß not regarde / 
but dyſpꝛayſeth the ende of the lyfe / ze fe 
tet not deth. Pytßagoꝛas ſayth, that 


OE K . . won. Ws 2 


dos ought to fere it / but ſuch as haue don mo 
che iniqupyte / @ fereth to he dap ned for. | 
hey} vyces after they: dethe. And ſaytß 


«YA on 


Of dꝛede and fere. Fokio.vyvBtt. 
andof reaſoy / of the Doꝛſde of payne x 
kaboute / to the Doꝛlde of conſolacyon 7 
of felycyte. And ſapthe that it is a gttat 
| | mctuayffof choſe & hich fete and doubte 
; | detf. And do al Rayes contrary to they; 
ſatuacyoh. And ſaytß that he Which fy, 
| | ueth Welk and vertuouſty in this Woꝛl 


de / ou t to truſt to male his ende Welk. | 
And ſaytß that the deth is good bothe / to 


good and euyt men. Tote good mey to 
the entent that they may haue the te lu ar 
be of they: goodnes. And to the euyl that 
they may cõ:nyt no moꝛt ſyñe / noꝛ do no 
moꝛt eupkf to the peopke. und ſayth that 
it is better dye / they to kyuc Dith ſÿame. 

And tßerfoꝛe he ſayde Into a man doi? 
che dyd flye from the batayle/ thou doſte 

cupfkt to flyt from honoutable deiße / for ,, 


hey he Das takey out of pꝛyſon to be 
ledde to his deth. And he ſays Into her / 
herfoꝛe doſte thou depe myne ow ne 
Myfe / And ſhe anſddered / haue not Ja 
good cauſe to Bepe Bhey J ſe yon kedde 
to dethe With great Wionge / and ieh 
out cauſe. And then he anſddered that 
een, e 


to lyue With rebuke a ſÿame ¶ Docra/ Socta⸗ 


& 


: tes ſayth / that he dyd ſe his Wyfe Wepe/ 1728 


A Ny 


f. dich and fele | 


the mat) ought not to fete dethc/ ſoꝛ tlete 
is no maner of payne 01 byftetneſſe in it 
but the fere that a mii Hath thetof. A By 


ſe na ſe man beynge ſycke in his bedde cauſed 


to ßis 5 
ſone. 


fre ſone to com afore hm that he myght 

tatbe Tien hym of deth. And ſays Into 
27 / my ſone haue ab ſtynente ith the | 
c te tayne thy Wyle / oꝛ yf thou dyſpꝛay 
ſe the Won de 7 the bee ther 
of that euery day do come ald happen in 
abfteynynge from thoſe tñungtes Whiche | 
god 7 2 bed tyon galt de ſyꝛe no⸗ N 

thynge but d:t3. Done ſpeke al 


e othe 


» 


Wayes of god and he ſpall putte in ty 
one do not put 
thy four in this Woꝛlde for it is tran ſyto 
ry and decepueth all thoſe WHiche do put 
Ju theyn truſte in it. Sone ſuſfyce thy ſelft / 
and be content With that thyng that god 
hatße gyuen the / and do not conoyte the 
goodes of otfet men / Done Vſc tempe/ 
taunce in thy lyuyng / and be connerſaũ 
te Witß Wyſe fokkes / and ſo thou ſhakte 
get Wyſdom / be mee and fumble} and 
be no mockcr/ diſpꝛayſe no man / and do 
not ſpeke io moche:foꝛ I haue repent me 
moꝛc or "m eee mp ſpebyng 


mouthe good Morde 


Ke. e „ e 2 


. 


w a Se nf © ©, vn „. 


t 


TI TER 


Of dꝛede and fere. Folio. xxx vili. 
tßen Þ haue fot holdyng my peas / oꝛ for 
| fptyffſpckynge. Sone J pray the be Wa 
re that tße cocke do not Wake erlyer ĩ the 
moinynge tßen thou / doubt and fere god 
and be Warc of Baynegfo: y / yf tou ha⸗ 
ue any ſcyence and do not beſto dde it in 
good vᷣſes / it ſßall do the mote dõmage 
and ßutt then pꝛofyte / be Rare that thou 
| do ſpcke no vayne and Inpꝛofytabſle 
Woildce / ge not pꝛo d de foꝛ any manet 
of tycheſſe:ꝛ do not deſpayꝛe for any ma 
ner of aduerſytie that may chaunce vn⸗ 
to the. ¶ Docgates ſaitß / that deth flyeth Socras 
| akYapes from ßym Which do not fete it. tes. 


And is al Wayes nere to hym hiche 
dotf fere and doubte it. And ſaytß in an 
other place / tFat thynge ſuffers | 
not eſcFefdc/ ſuſtepne and ſuffreit pacy | 
entf».C. Haytit Auſtyh ſapth/ tBatthe, Saynf 
te is no thpnge ſo ſure as dethe/ for detße Yuſtiy 
| hathno nercy of thepooꝛt / noꝛbeteth no | 
|| Honoumero theryche. And ſo ſpatetß no WEST: 
manner of fofscs.C Hermes ſaythe / that getme © 1 
dethc is as the ſtroke of ay atto de / and 1111 
the kyfe of a ma is iy lyde caſe as the 


ro 


ue Which taryetß a good ſpace oꝛit come. WD Ee; 
Agayift the fere to dye ſyxtßynges do 


; Wyſdom. k. u u. 


j. | Dfdiebeac fene 
104 ar. . The fyꝛſte is the dethe of the 


body / hy the Whiche enecy may is ſute to 
paſſc. The ſeconde is that dethe maletß 
ende in alt thynges of this Dorlde. The 
thyꝛde is the neceſſyte to dye. The fourtß 
is yt Wc ſe other dye afoꝛe vs. The fyfts 
is that go$hym ſelft dyd dye. The ſypte 
45 is the euetlaſtyng fyft that cometh after 
Hafo; this. ¶ Dalomoy maketh mencion ther 
mon. of ſapnge. emo: eſto aft non tat 
Eccteſi dabit mo s. 1 | 
te. fl 
12 ca. COffurerpe AnbhoVeman may; 
| nets there is therof. And hodde fe 

re and ſutetve do ſtiyue togy⸗ 

ther by dyuets languages. 


| [== N Ocriyeis not) o doubt | 

Ny YAO. \the domages and huttes I 
WAS that may com in the ente Ill 
, of thynges begoy . And 
there is to manerof ſu | 


tetyes The one is of folyt / as je Whuhe | 
gothe to fygßt agaynſt his enemyes naß 

ted and woitgout Harneſſe / oi he Bßiche 

feretß not to ſtepe by venymous beſtes / 
Thc e of fe ( 979 Peſtues. The 


r ER. > 


Of ſuretpe and fete. Folio. vvxi v. 
offyce of ſuretye is to gyue confort ans 
to reſyſte euylt forunc Thich come Bn 
to the man / foꝛ a may ought to truſt that 
e and pꝛoſpery te ſhakk come af; 

ter the aduerſyties. ¶ Oꝛace ſaytß / that Oꝛace. 
he Which doth fyxe his hette ty goodneſſe 

in his pꝛoſperytits / halbe ſure iy his ad = 
uerſyties. A gaynſt this vettuc of ſuretie 

doth ſtryue oft tyꝛnes fete in this maner. 


Fete ſaythe to the man / thou ſhalte dye / 


Suretie anſddercth / it is a naturak t 
ge and no payne / I dyd conc ih to thia 
Wo:tTe vndet ſuche conuenaunt that J 


ſßhuld go out of it agayy. The kyſe of the 


man is but a pylgtymage: They he hatß 

gone farte ynougße / he muſt tetourne / it 

is a great fofpe a madneſſe to fete that 5 
thynge Which can not be eſche ded. ¶ Eu Cucag. 

can ſaytß / that deth is the kaſt paynt: and 
therfole a may ought not to fere if. And 
ſaythe / that deth is thc laſte terme g ende 

of alt tßynges. ¶ Senec ſaythe / that he Senec. 

Which pꝛolongetß his lyfe yet for al that 


Fe can not efcape from detß . Fere ſaytß / 


thou ſFaſt doc. Dutetie anſWeretch | am 

not the fyꝛſte noꝛ tie faſt for there be ma 

ny gouc afoꝛc me / and ati the othet ſhaſk 
| Wpli21 F. ut. | 


foſo de me / it is the ende 


 ffſuretie ans ser. | 


of mankynde / 
tßete is no thynge that greueth Which cõ 
metß but once / fo: deth is cõmon and e⸗ 


galt to aff. 1 7555 ſhall haue in 


thy lyſe moche payne / ſoꝛo de and try⸗ 


buſacyoy . DureticanſMereth / to dely y 


net me ftem all tßeſe euyls I muſt dye. 


File 
af. 


detß out not to be ſo moch doubted / as 


Fere ſaytß / thou ſhake dye ih a ſtraunge 
countre. Sinetit ſaytß / deth is not moꝛe 
greuouise Withont the houſe they Withity. | 
Fete ſaith thou ſhalt dye i thy youge age 


Dutetie aſ@ereth/deth is comon aſGek 


to the yonge as to the of Fe . And mabetß 
there no manerof dyfferẽce / but J Nylt 


tlat thou knodde that it is beſte dyenge 
ßen a may hath the greateſt pleaſute 


to ſyue / it ie Very good thynge to dye / 


afoꝛe thata may deſyꝛe deth / yf detß cas 


ke me Shen J am yonge / it ſhakknot ta 
lie me in olde age. ¶ Junenakkſapts / yt 


ougßte to he ofòͤe ade Fere ſaythe thou {| 


| ſhake not be bur ed. Huretie anſdderetß. 


¶ do not gare / fo: it ſhalk be very ſmalk 
dõ mage vnto me / Ven tke perſone is 


deed / ſe caretß not What be cõyneth of te 
bode. ſwßſchertt be 6: ente 0; Wh Whey 


| Chatthe S 


ie Of ſeurtie and fete. Folio. vf. 
Wylde berſtes. I Bykk that thou k no 2 


epufture oꝛ butyeng Das not 
founde to the vſage and pꝛofyte of the 
deed bodyes / Hut to the entent that th: 


| catyoy ofthe deed bodyes ſhuld bet aben 


out of the ſyght of the fpupnge perſones. 


Ferre ſayth / thou ſhalt be poo:c. Surctie Fcre. 
anſw̃eretß / there is no may pooꝛt but ſu ſuretit. 


che as thyubetß that he is pore. Fereſauth 


alas Nhat ſha? 4 do / I haut foſte my 
frendes / my Wyfſt / my chyldꝛey / and all 


be deed⸗ Suretie anſcdetetß / he is a folc 


| that Wepeth 0: mabeth any ſoꝛo de and 
flamentacyon fo: thoſe that be deed / ſeyn 


ge that all muftc dye. The Wyſe may 


| ouctht neuer to take dpſcoinfo:tc for tie 
| dethof any perſonne / noꝛ of his chyfdꝛey. 
But he oughtcto ſuffice it as paczentfy / 
as he doth foke fo: his odd ne deth / and to 


doubte (@ fere that d hiche fortune ougit 


to ſende hym. ¶ Lucan ſaitß / that fere of Cuca 


cuylt᷑ chaunce oꝛ fortune doth put the pet 


ſone in many great perylles. Hut he ids 


very ſtronge that can ſuffte fere ful and 
doubtefukk thynges / foꝛ the may is bno⸗ 


| Wen in his aduerſpties. ¶ Denec ſayth / Hence. | 


| bake comfoꝛte in hym ſelfe. And moꝛe to 


- 


Dffuerere abs fete, | 
detail be mo thynges wßicße do fete 
vs then that do f hurtc Vs. And doe haue Ii 
ofte ty1mes moze fere in the mynde ang 
| thongft of the courage / they of tre Words | 


| eo: dede. And ther{o: etfe man of go 
courage / ougßt not to Fauefere afoꝛe the | 
ftvyme fo petauẽtute tat Wherof he hatß 
Fere. ferc ſpal neuer comt. Fete ſaich thou ſhak | 
FE 4 be exyled caſt out of thy countre. Suer 
tie anſwdeted / the coũ tte is not foꝛby d me 
Gut the pface / fot aff that Wheche is V11/ 
der ßeucy te ny countte / aſſodne fHaf 1 
fynde and blen neceſſyties th other | 
countreco as ty mne one. Enery lar, | 
de s the countie of a good may):as the ſec 
is the countte of aff fyſſpes / in thios ma? 
ner fete dothe al Wayes ſtryue With ſuer⸗ 
| tye / and neuer gynet 5 good connceylk, 
D: ace. C.Out D:ace ſaxth/the man that hathe 
” | afreean; d good courage / doth not doubt | 
xc / for as it is afoꝛt ſayde / ferc cometh | 
of a febte Herte/ and yet many Wyſe 
mey ſaye / that there be many thyn 
ges W iche a man oughte to ſe⸗ 
te and doußte / as is contey/ 
ned in the chapytte 
I foloBynge. N 


% %  % — 


Of fete andi o de. folie WY 
0 Ho de the Wyfe may ought to dou⸗ 
bte. And holde by doubte and fe 
te many epmcsthe ey be, 
come vettuous. 


== He eneinye of 5 helte en 

to be doubted of euety Wye 

ſe may. C Salomõ ſayth / fos 
vt Fappy is hc Whiche dou⸗ fa 
4 8 bteth and fercth the enemy 

of Beff... nd that the man ought to bedda 


te of hym ſoꝛ vſ he do he ſBalkl not nede to 
| doubte any petyſf. And thou ougßte not 
to be Sate and u cpe the onefy from thy 


great enempes / but afſo from the ſteſt in 
this Soꝛlde. ¶ Vet neuertßekeſſe Quide Onide 
ſaytß / that a man ought not to be ſo dou 


btefutſ and ferefulk that He make doubt = 
of that tßynge Wherof no doubte is to be | f 


pad. Dalomoy ſayth that ama ougßt Hal 9; 
not to doubte his encmye for his ſubtyl; i 


mon. 


ee and crafte. And yf he be a fole for his 1 
mmyſcheyf and ſßudnes. And ſaytiz / that | 1 
ßen thou ſhalte haue a frende / it ie ne / Lo ON 
ceſſuty that thou be a frende to his ften⸗ „ 
des. And ſaß tß / kepe thy frende abous | 


aff thynges / and —7 4 the foſſe that 
@yſSorq. a 


Of fete and dꝛiedt. | 


thou ſhul de haue pf tou di d leaſe hy / 
fo: in leaſyng thy a e Of 1. fpur; 


chaſe and get many er:e'-1+16 //a1.0 tHon 
ought to conſydꝛe and u, on lt tze ie 

ſte of thy cheinyeg is Gi) Hh of mot 
Socta! re po Werthe thor art.! if 0 rico ſaꝛtz: 


es, 


that the ma: 5 AC 19]! he * cqutc to get 
hym enemfes doth rat en les 24160 94 
medeferncepor), For tie & dich r 1: many 


| enernye G oliGgit to k, ite al HHH i great 


doubt and 6 fere of af fc. nd ſaytß / x 


one of tie greate | w yttes yd a mai may 


haue / is to knowe to make of ſie enemy 
bie frende. And ſaytß / that thou ougßte 
not to tevute tßyn enempe as a ſmaſł © 
a lyght tßynge / for he may hutte the mo 
te they thcu dothe thynke / he he neuet ſo 


| Sencc, ſmafkfof po er. ¶ And Senet ſayth / yt 


thyn enempyes be ſomntymes more pꝛofyc 
table to the then thy fren des / fol thou do⸗ 
ſte kepe tie from fallyng ĩ to many dal 
gers and fofres fol fere of them / and ta⸗ 
eth payn to kepe thyn oddne ſoꝛ the bees 

tet to reſy ſte and Witßſtande theyꝛ Dylt 
and malyct. And ſayth / that pf it chaun 
ce the to ſpeke With tßyn aduerſatye be; 


Ware 110 me do not [pee Gym thy ſes 


PDODf fere and dꝛede. Follo.vlit. 
trete / foꝛ they (Hou Fu! de techie Byry thy 
| dyftruccpon. © Pytiagoꝛas ſaytß / that Pytßa⸗ 
| pf thou Wylte d ſpꝛa: ſe thyne enemye / goꝛas. 
ſbe de hym al Waves countenaunce as 
thou Wolde hy11 no mauer of harme nor | 
that thou arte his ceny. C Hafomon Dako⸗ 

ſaytß / byſcue neuct tyn enemye / and pf mon. 
he do humble 6pty ſctpe to the / yet do not 7:3 
| erafte Gym /fo: 17 he ſe hi tyme to do the. 
dyſpfeaſure / he Wytkneuer be ſatyſfpes 
of thy blode ¶ Saynt Auſtyn ſapth/p! Saynt 
as ty Warte the ſouſdyers be neuer noß Auſtin 
ther day noꝛ nyg ite cut of theyꝛ harntſſe 
But al arcs in rt dyneſſe and ſpecyafſy 
hen they be nere to ther enemyes / ſo 
durynge this ſyfe. We oughte not to 6e 
Vox de and vnfurnyſſhed of vertues to 
tfe intent that We be not as he / Whiche 
his ene · n e dotße fynde out of harneſſe / 
Wherof the ctoſpefk mas eth mEcron ſays 
eng. Dum foꝛtis armatus cuſtodit atriũ 

ſuum n pace ſunt oinnia que poſſidet. 


| C Howe good fame ougßt to go afo; [ 
te the men. And of the goodneſſe 
that cõmeth of the ſame. 


toyſdom. JN 


181 / Saynt fe but that Bhiche is in Hym . ¶ Dayne” | 


of good iſ) | 


— 


Dos fame isa noble 


7 
N 50 Vertue and moche to 
de piayſed and ougßte 
7 to be pꝛefetted alk ry; 


| I WER DE | 270 bat, 3p the ta de and 
phy good cuſtomes / d eee 

for any pꝛofyte of the Woild thou ought | 
not tofeaſethy good f ime / ſoꝛ the pꝛofy⸗ 
te that cometh of cup renoume a fame 
Senee. is loſſe and not Wynnynge. C Senec 
| ſaytß / that no may can ſte we in hym ſel 


Auſtin Auſtyn ſaytß that ypoctyſe is tteaſoy. 
Dalo/ C Dakomoy ſaytß / yf thou Wykte haue 
noh. good tendume a fame frye, a eſche de the 
deefxytes of the fle ſſhe. And i another pkas 
7 ce ſaytß / pf thon Wylt be Weff renoumed 
Cato. 7 famcð / be not fechetous. ¶ Cato ſaytß 
| that kccFery and  coneytonſneſſe be cotra | 
A tyſto ty to good renoume and fame. ¶ Atyſto 
epke. tyfe ſaythe / that good fame mageth the 


man to be Very clete and bꝛygßte iy tßis 
Woꝛlſqe / z to be acceptable tothe preſence| | 
of vꝛynces. Denec ſaytß / that the good 
Bente tenoume and fame of the perſone / is fere 


off. pun nes. =, nd ſapche alike thy ſelfe 


cheſſe / fo: it is app1os ||| 


WR 


To wW OY 


rr 0 Re On. > Wn 


To 6d wary ww CY WW en WY wy wy T3 Tv 


| Of gfotonye. © Fotio.vhit, 
to Bane good fame / fo: it ſhaff dure fon; 
ger Vith the they alk the treaſours of the 


Wolde .C Salomon maketh meneroy VEE 


thetof ſayenge. Cutam habe de bono na Hato; 
| wif magis enim pectnancbit tibi quad mon, 
y 


ilte thejauti pectoſt, \ | Ecckeſt. 
| bh I lt. ca. 
C Howe gfotonye isa daungetrous 
| Vpce. And of the great cupik that 
cometh therof to the bod/ es of 
men. And god the Vertues | 
of men be oyſttored and 
conupt ły the ſame. 


— 


- Lotonye is ay ino;Epnat — | 
F þ. dF dc(32c and Dyk to ete and Stoto 
bern ac / and is alſcontta- nye. 1 
4 A wee to the vertue of abſty 
— ö llncuce/ it is ted iy the Sõ⸗/ : 
me of Pyces d there cometh moche tuylt 
to the perſones by thr vyce of glotonye / 
fo: that ſame vyce doth take a Waye the 
memory of tße pet ſone:diſttoyetß the ſex 


ſes oꝛ Bpttees / conſumeth the vndetſtan 

Fynge / coꝛtuptetß the blode / dyſtroyetß 

the ſparſe of the in es / mabetß the ſpyꝛytes 

feble / doth ſtoppe and ſette the tonge / yx 
|| | | @yſbom. -|\ - Fi. 


Of -dfbtanye. 


firovets the b0by / bx geiß kechery/ port 
E fyfe of the may. And dotßengẽ⸗ 
die many eee e 
caufe tſe perſon e ſodeyntye to dye / oꝛ do 
canſ? hy11) to lyue ih gteat payne. And 
ſaytß tnt tete is mo ſoltes hiche dee 
by reaſon of evceſſyfe catyng and yn; | | 
kynge / and by noꝛdynat kyuynge / they | 


by Warte oꝛ other moꝛtakyte. And ſayth 
that Do: nen and Wyne do cauſe many 


e good mc to erte. ¶ Arx ftorz iff ſayth that 


tykc. 


| oy 


rye, 


he is a very beeſte / Whiche foto eth the 


Wyk r appetyte of ſie mouth. And ſaythß 


that he do iche dotß fylk hy ſeffe fulk of 
good mcates and dꝛyntes that he dotße 


ſerche fis detße more then his lyfe. And 
ſayiß that ße Wicke Dyl kyue ene and 


in fiefth fete jym be Dare of to moche @ 
| ||. | Ppp/. 


evceſſyfe eatyßge got: d:ynkyng.CYpo 


ras ſaxth rat habundañce of d ynes x 


meates dyſtroveth the Bodye / the ſoule / c 


i . Sant ehe Vertucs. Saynt Oregoiye ſapth/ / 
Diego that w ßen tße Vyce of glotonye hath the | 
dom yn von and poWert of the perſone / it 


gal cauſe hy to feaſe aft the goodneſſe 


that euet he dyde. And that When the bo⸗ 


{Op oftt the perſon! is not gouerned by ab⸗ 


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f, abſt» nence. Fofto.; piii. 1 
ſtynence / all the vertues of the ſ me per 
ſone be dio dued Dhcrof ſaynt Paule Haryne 

mabetß mencyon ſaxeng. Quibus fin is Paule 

uintctitus quoꝛum deus venter eſt / et glo ad hi 
rig in cõfuſione eoꝛũ quitettena ſaprüt. fipẽ. u. c 


C Hoe Abſynence is that herby 
HOlotony is conſumed. And of the 
goodneſſe that is therin / And 

that maye come therof. 


W — w 2 0 r * hk. %. ? A 


— — — — — — 


<< Eſtynence io a ver⸗ 

| by OI un 6y the WE Fiche te 

| ( N deſpicof S ſotonv is | 
JS) tefrarned and quests 

- a bib 8 2 Salomon ſa 2 Daſo⸗ 

[fl Q yth that he Whiche ly N01). 
url 50 abſtynẽce doth alengtßen his ly⸗ 

fe. DSaynt Auſtyn ſayth / that in ſybe ate | 
caſe as a man dothe ſtreyne the teyne of Auſtig 

the bꝛydelt to ſtoppe tße hoꝛſe / ſo ougßt a 

man to conſtreyne and refteyn hym ſelf 

from the ſonne of Gfotony / by the vet 
tue of Abſtpnence a may doth gette and 

puteßaſe i this Doꝛfde the treaſoute Bhi 
cße is aboue alk otßer treaſoures / that is 


ere helthe of body. C Sydꝛac adi Siber 


O böte cer. 


that there is no iyche ſſe in this Woꝛlde to 
be copare$ to the beth of the body And 
| | Gy abſtynencea man doth purchaſcheftß 
and increaſynge of his ſyfe / and dotß eſs . 
che De globonye:that is to ſay to abſteyn 
from cyvceſſyſt catyngt and dine nate / 
foꝛ to fyll vy ſelfe fut of mieatee / the | 
ſtomacbe is greued tßet St. Andit dotß | 
noꝛyſſ de / as is afoꝛeſaid manygtcuous 
dy ſeaſes /a thrſpecyafl the go\Hte. And 
doch cauſe the 6: 0 pttſone to ſtryn 


ke. im. inpothe 
to it e perfone, of th) 
lo ett; ſodey ydcth. 


euylt come therof 


C 6 50 conſt: ney! and obſtynacye 
Sedvjicrent. And o We con ſtan; 
ce a noble Vertuc. And 
* hat incon ſtancre i. 


ter ts to be fett 
Je @ ſtabke in one put? 


poſt c Without Baryence. 
I'C Tutte ſaytßc / that it 
2] ts a vetay deatande | 
pines thynge fo: mah to 


fable: 15 d ff mh he wy | 


hic! x off pinc fo; 


Of c5flatteve e ipcoſtäcpe. Fo. vl. 
ſay 0: do. ¶ Tſodoꝛe ſaytß / that he is not pſobo 
Worthy of prayſc/ Bhiche doth 6-gynne 
any Wotke but he Whiche maketFan en 
de thcrof. pct not Tithſtan$pnge a may 


oucthte not to be ſo ſtyfft in toſe thrngs 


| - Whiche ße bath to do / that ße do falt in to 


the Vyce of obſtrnacye. Obſtpnacyets/ 
not to chaunge ßis purpoſe / fo: any coll 
ceyſt᷑ / 01 any thynge that maye chaunce 
therof: Inconſtancye is a vyce contrary 


to the vertue of C onſtancye. ¶ Denec Senec. : 


ſayt5/that inconſtancye is / not to be fer⸗ 

me and ſtedfaſt. And it mayt be compa⸗ 

ted to the ſ dato de / dhiche doth frde g 

nouryſſße ym ſelf in ftyeng here (7 there 
and ſo dothe inconſtancye / Whiche dothe 
put all thynges at aduenture. 


COf the Sertue'of nobleneſſe of oura! I 


ge of mey. And ho de the men be oft 
tymes pꝛayſed by reaſ6 of the ſame. 


Obteneſſe of courage 18 to 


noble and vertuous thyn 
mY gee. And it may be compa 


Pyſoom. | m. 


* 


hede and mynde vatyaũt 


ted to ch gryffon dichte is a beeſt of ſu 


Fbis mai 


of nobteneſſe of contage, || 

| che nature / that he Wolde rather ſet jym 
| ſetfe dye foꝛ jung e / ther Be Bol de cate 

| 4550 0? carpon ſtynkynge fleſſhe. C Daynt 
1 Auftty Auſtyn ſayiß / in ſpebyngc of tte hygßs 
neſſe a noß:! en eſſe of hette: at tbe Tyon 
manctßntuet Watte Wi the anttes / no: 
Tulfe, th Egle With the / yes. ¶ Tulle ſaytß / 
| that the courage of Verenous perſons is 
tino wen by theyt gicat Wo: res. Und ſa | 
ytß that there is no things ſo ftronge a ſo 
185 as the herte @ conrage of the man. 
 CEpurnpfe of nobleneſſe N 

| | of courage. | 

Fin F tße nobleneſſe and hygßneſſe N 


Hof courage / it is red in the Hyfto | 


tycs of Rome / that there Wasa 

of: a phi 6; Pfyſycyen that ſetucda baron / the Wi 
opt che batoh made great Marre agaynſt the I 

Romapne:this PHyſpepey cam one dap 


poy pſon cefl / and ſayd vnto them / yf ye gh oy 
fich ae ene good ſũmt of money. J Wyk 
ßpoyſon my maiſter WHich hath done you 
ſo mocße euyll. And thep anſwered de 
yli not vaynqupſſße gym by treaſoy: 

but by force and ſtrengtß. And they they 


to the ſenatouts of Rome and to the coũ | 


dy 1 ee to 1 1 mo 1 


4 


'1.."] Of wa Find of Ii. | 
tent txt he myghte pewarepy * fat iT 
PHsſpcyey. * 


COf Jaynegfoꝛye. And god inany ü 
| manets there is therof / ind 
ho e vaynegtoꝛye is to | 

_ Gedyſp: ayſed. N 


„ 7 . , , ]˙ 8 


7 Aynegloꝛye is a Fre. cds 
tuty to nobleneſſe of hett 
Aus there is thie maners 
150 var negloꝛpe. The fy; 
ſte is / When a man dot he 
| Tſe Born 125 to be moꝛe eſtemeð / pꝛay 
I Jbſed and honoureð / ßen it appertevneth 
Fvnto ßym. ¶ But ſaynt Thomas ſattf Saynt 
it is no Bvce to haue Wylk to be good 01 T ho; 
to be eff named and famed / when he nas. 
ſaytß that good name and fame is better 
tßen great tycheſſe The ſeconde maner 
of Vaynegkoꝛye 16 / Wey a may dothe 
vaũte / boſte / a pꝛayſe Gyr ſelfe for any 
maner of thynge / for it is a thyng not ſe 
mmeky noꝛ connenyent fot a may to ptapy 
ſe ßym ſcffe. The tßyꝛde maner of vayn 
gloꝛye is / fot a man to ſße de ßym ſelfe 
tßycher then ße is / andto ſhe de hym ſekfe 
| | | \Qxſdoy. | | 4 


6 


oy Garhettoy! | 
mote Aa they he is / fot it is yp03 
cryſc. The vyce of vayngloꝛye map be 
compared to the peycoke/ Which is ſo fuk 
of vayngfo: re / that alk his deſyꝛe and 
delyte is to ſee his fethers in ſpꝛedyn? 
ge hia tapke i maner rof a Whicke / forts | 
Bcprayſed . In the Some of vycts it ia 
ted:that WH: 1 the perſon ſhall haue ouer 


come aff vyces / yet Vayngloꝛye doth te 


Tatoo. ry With hym. ¶ Cato ſaith yf thou wpkt | 
1 Plato. Kin ſe god eſche de vayngloꝛyc. Cpiaß 
1 to ſaytß / do not pꝛayſe thy ſelfe / but lette 
| Saynt another may pꝛar ſe the. ¶ Daynt Oꝛe⸗ 
1 HO: ego go pe gteatly dothe blame the Vapngko/ 
0 octytes / and ſaythe that they 


Vayngloꝛye is not but a fantaſtyke Vp | 
- ſpoy / Whiche ſhe Wert) out Wardely that 
thynge Whiche is not Bitßiy. C Iheſu 
10 565 ſapthe1 in the goſpell ſpekynge of 
f a atHet tes. De Vobis ypoctite quoni 


| 8 757 ſimiles eſtis ſepufch:16 deakfbaz 
117 tis que foꝛis appatent homi⸗ 
111616ſpecioſa:tntus ve 

tt ſunt pfena oſſibus 

11 moꝛtuo: um. 


cerome of vendre 


\ 


Of Japnefowe. Folio.vf Vil, 


a accrkapnetyme kepte companye 
Witz ay Hermpte. And as they Went to 
gytßer they paſſed by a place Where ther 
Das a deed hoꝛſe / do hiche dyd ſtynke Ve 
ty ſoꝛe. Wherfoꝛe the Herernyte dyd ſtop 
his noſe / but the aungell dyd not ſo nos 


o yd not tegatde it. And as they Rente a 


| fyteff futther / they 
tze / ih the Which there Nas a fayꝛe Wo 
man / and rychely apparelled / and vety 
full of Vapngforye . And incontynent 


metueylt very moche therof. And ſayde 
to tße aungekk / I do metueyle greatly / 
that ye haue ſtopped poure noſe for this 


fayte Somã. And dyd paſſe by the ſtun 
kynge katyon that de dyd fynde / as ye 
dyde not care for it / no: dyde not fele ns 


| ſrncff/ hieße 2 ſtynke ſo euytt / then 
the aungelt ſayd 
hat the perſon fuff of vaynegloꝛy / ſtyn 


zetß moꝛe ĩ the ſygßt of god / of aungefs 
and of alk the heuenly company / then al 

the caryon in the Doꝛkde. And as ſoone 
Wyſdon m... 


fe of holy fathets / that an augelk pfe. 


hey paſſed by a fayꝛe gate 


that the aungekk dyd ſe her / he dyde ſiopß 
his noſe / tze Herempte ſeyngt thia / dye = 


I Wyt tgat thou ano 


| 
4 
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1 
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Hermes 


| | Of Jufipce. 


46 U 0 ße Das ſod eynky va 


nyſſted and departed outof the feht of 
the Herempte . And tßen Juged he that 
he ſßulde be an aungelk. And therfoꝛe he 


knee Welk ether vaynegl oꝛy / greatiy 


dyſ pſcaſetR afing gþty god. 


C Go We Juſtree ougßt to Be done 
And horte it ie that thynge that 
- dothyc cafure aff th; 'nges 
= Dych, et the. 
Vſtree is a fetme gc a 


— — a 


k 


| to Be Wyſc:yf tFou car 


Wyti do Tuſtyce . The fyiſte is / that he 


auc aucto: vec to do it. Tße ſetonde is / 


that ße ano de well What he oncthte to 


Juge. The tñyꝛde is that He Juge accoꝛ 
dynge to reaſon. ¶ Hermes ſayth be Wa 
te tßat tßon do puayſſhe no may by Ju 
ſtyte / a foꝛetßat thou av ue yy terme to 
makes defence. And be Wart yt fey. 


ſtabfe yl to do ryghe 
fomon ſaitß deſyꝛt not 
not fynde in thy berte 


to do 7 557 "An$ſaythe/ that gere e | 
tßꝛe tñynges nece ſſaty to a may /Gbiche | 


Ms ca _ Co aww aww wk ac 


JJ. ³² . ⁵ ð > . a2... 4... a>. ⁵ ⁵ // 5. RS 


Of Juſtrce. chats vf Uni. 

tow ougßte to do Ju ſtyce that Go do 
not to moche dy fet ⁊ pꝛoſongeit / Phers 
op there may cone any occaſyoy to lette 

the foꝛeſayd ſuſtyce. ¶ Tuc le ſaith that Tulke. 
Juſtyce is the mothet and Cadye of alt LY 
other vertues / foꝛ thete myght no thong 
fpuc and dute in this Workde/pf Juſt; ce 
Were not. ¶ Atyſtotyfe ſaytß / that ſus; Aryſto 
ſtyce is a meaſute / that god jath ſtabkyſ⸗ thre: 
ſhed i v erthe / fo: to fymyte ali tjynges. 
And ſapth: that Juſtyce is none other 
thyng / but to gyue euety man his o ne. 

Thou ought to gvue to the manet of jof 
kes that M Hiche is they: o Ine / that is to 
ſap to thy ſoueruyne 7 ſuperyout / to thy 
feto dd /a to thy ſubiect. To thy ſouetayn 
and ſupetyout / thou ought to gyuc reues 
tence of herte / and obedyence of body / to 


thy felo We thou ought to gyuc counceyt 


in teachynge hym of his ygnoꝛauice / @ | 

to ay de and hel pe hym to thy po der. To 

thy ſubgiect tzou ought to de fende hym / 

and to inſtruct / and punyſſhe hym yf ye Hato; 
do euyff.C, Hakomoy maketh mencyoy mog. 


l! therof ſapenge . Excogitat iuſtus de do; P ouet | 


mo impu / Btdetrahat impios a makfo. bio: 11. 


ny eee Px. ca. 


tyns and dyd bete 


f Juſtyce. 

Ly E pampe of Juſtyce. 

I uſtycc it is ted in the 

fyfe of holy fathers / that 
J. J | there Das ay Heremyte | 

S ich tonge tyme had ſer 

A ed god / g had done great 

pc naunce "for f his ſynnes / een god 
ſente aftet Rarde creat ſyckeneſſe. And 
Gyeau ſc yl he coulde not recourr hishelth 
agavnc he begay to compfayne of god / 


X and to mutmut in hyin ſelfe . So it chaũ 1 
ced one day that the aungelk of god appe 


ted Into hym in lyteneſſe of ayonge | 


man and ſayd vnto hy come With me 
0: god W yl that do ſbeVe the of his 
er te Juſtyct. And dyd ſede hym in to 
tße tod ne to a matchauntes houſe / Whi 
cht hadde in a coffte a great nombre of | 
floꝛrv ns. And the aungelk inthe ſpghte 
of the Hetemyte dyde take the ſame flo⸗ 
in to the Fouſe of 
an otßtrman / Bhichet 
pe. And the aungel dyd feue the ſays flo 
tryns at his chambit doꝛc / to the entent yt 
When be ſeuk$ open the doit eat ße ſhuk 
de fynde they1y . And this done he ledde 


by 97 07 the eee i 


hey founbe in ſie * 


.. 
hr : | | FA | E | 
Of Tuſtpce. Foſio. pfiv. 
that hada covfde / te Vhiche chylde the 
aud kyfk / i thc preſence of the 
ſays Herempte. And the Heremyte ſeyn 
ge aff theſe thyng 7 J 4 | 
gef had ben a deuplk/ and Dold haue de 
patted from hy m. The Aungell ſeynge E vam 
that he Word depatte from hym ſayd vn ple. 
to hym / tary yet a lyteſt foꝛ I wykk ſhe; 
Be the / the reaſo!) Wher oꝛe J haue done 
| Cheſe Bs; ges in hy pꝛeſence. node fp? 
ſte wrcrjoe that J haue taken the flo 
ty from the Butges / it is bycauſe that 
ße had ſolde his herytage fo: the ſayd flo 
ryns and Was putpoſed to gyue them to 
certeyi murdꝛets / Bhi had pꝛomyſes 
hm to hylt a ma foꝛ his ſake/the Which = 
adde dyſpfeaſed hym afozetymcs.. And 
tze may Whiche he Gokdehaue cauſed to 
bc kylfed is a may of noble byꝛtß / hers 
of ſhuld haue come great inconuenyener 
And ther foꝛe to reſyſte the etipk that my; 
g gte haue come therof. And alſo to kette 
ßym of his euylk and myſcheuous yl 
and purpoſc. I ſaue taten the ſapde flog 
2 om hym. And den he ſpatt ſe 
| HSymſc a de r to haue lg 
| rage and goodes / h We hym (eff 
Wyſbory. | 


al 

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27 x 

i fe. HY 
1-3 


1-4 41.1 144d Juſipe. || 

to the ſeruyſe of god. And here ße ſtuk 
de haue ben dampned / no e he hall be 
ſaued. The reaſon Wher ſoꝛe that J haue 
boꝛne the floꝛyns to the chambꝛe doꝛe of 
the other may is / bycauſe that he Was a 
ryche marchaunt Which: came fro: 6:4 
yonde ſee and had beſto ed iy :narchañ 
dyſe all the goodes that he had / and put 
it in a ſyyp the hicnde ſhyp dyd pee p'}5c 
vpoy the fre. Then lic dyd rene bꝛe one 
day hoe that te ha d koſt all hio g. e es 
and had nothynge to lyue Vpo /c 
to fall in deſpayie and was pu, e ſed to 
Hhange hym ſeffe. And therfoꝛe to cht en⸗ 
tent that he ſhuld not dyſtrope both. his 
bodye and his ſoulc / I dvd bete hym the 
foꝛeſayde floꝛyns. The teaſon w erfoꝛe 
I haue kyffed the chylde is / bytauſe that 
afoꝛe the father had hym / he d as a very 


good / nan and gauc moche al nous ang 


dyd many good dedes for the fone of god 
and ſens that he had this chylde / he cared 
for none other thynge but onely toget rp 
cheſſe Were it by cy or G1onge . And 
therfoꝛe J haue kylled the chylde to the 
entet tat the father may retourne to his 


putpoſe. Do not metuapkk noꝛ grudge 


, 4 

5 

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2 : * - : 

: : . 

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6 : 

i 4 5 
0 4 
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Of Juſtyce. Folio. k. 
fe 2 the ſyckeneſſe that tFou Haſte 
foꝛ yf it had not ben / tßou ſßulde ofte ty 
mes haue put thy mynde and coutage in 
vanyties / herby thou ſhulde greatly 
haue dyſpleaſed god. And be thou ſure 
tzhat god dothe notßynge but by reaſon / 

but the perſones haue not the kno dlege 
tßctof / Foꝛ god hathe not pꝛomyſed it F 
theym / but of t Do euyls He dothe ak day vam 

es tab the leſſe. And this ſayde / the aun ple. 

ger dyd departe from the Hetempte. And 
from 6: nſfoꝛthtße ſayde 2 yd 1 
neuet mutmutagaynſt god foꝛ any ma; 
ner of ſpckeneſſe oꝛ aduerſpties 1 
dydt ſende ßym / but ratßer dyd thante 
god. And al dayes dyd ae hym ſelfe 
in ßis ſyckeneſſe and aduerſyties / conſys 


ee een 
neſſte of god. 14 


CHoPe Iniuft is conttatye to 
Juſtyce. An bode many ma 
ners there Geof ninſtpce. | 
And old! Iniuſtyce 
demaundetß Fave” gi 
pon afdꝛe god 


Wyſdom. fl. 


of qninſty ce. 


Au Ape 16 a Ivce con: 
,S{{|:rary 0 Juſtyce. And it 


Aſie i dyuerſe maners and 
bs 5 cs. The fyꝛſte ts to 
985 Nerf. and may / and it ie 
cat. d iniicoꝛynge. The 


ſteon get 15 © 16 stoſpene vyllanxe and oppꝛo⸗ 


bꝛyous and ſtaunderous de oꝛdes 07 any 
man and it is called IJ nin e. The thyꝛ⸗ 


* de is to do auy tßynge byſtrength. And 


it is called Jyolence. The fourth is to do 
do mage and pꝛeiudyce to any may / and 
it is caſfed outrag: The fyfthe is to take 


another mũnes good / d it is called rhefte 


The ſyxte is to take a perſone by foꝛce / 


1 and itis caled tfapync. Iniuſtyce other; 


i. the deuylk/ tl Y 
ſoy | fo: 6 alk ßis pfeafi:ret6 to do cuyfkto 


Fteſu 
* 


Wyſe called Dꝛonge / maye be compares 
e Which doth not loue rea 


his ftendes / and to tout ment then Whi⸗ 
che haue ſerued hym. ¶ Jeſu chꝛyſte ſpe 


<:yſte. &yng of Iniuſtyce ſayth / v itß ſuch mea 


ſure as ye ſFakf meaſure, yt ſ har be mea; | | 
ſutred / and as ye do to your ney gßboure / 


| Hato! ſo ſFak be done to yoi C Hafomon ſaith 


| m0y. 


Juge not the dede of aux man without 


Sehe fest CD ente clapth. ein 105 ſoꝛodde 


N of Jninſtpee, ofio. fr. 
| an$trybukacyon is ii that ſandt/ her; _ 
of the loꝛde e gouetnour is a yonge man 

|  Whiche is vety taſye and lyght to gyue : 
paidone to myſdoers. And ſaytß that he 
W yhiche dotß not punyſſhe the euylt is cõ⸗ 
ſentynge to the ſame. And ſayth that tze 

re is foutt thyng] & hiche do call the man 

afoie god. And the Which do ſoꝛe dyſplteag 

ſe god. The fyꝛſte is the cuyll that a mã 

doth to ay Innocent perſone. The ſecon 

de is to Witßhold the hyꝛe and Wages of 

his ſeruaunte. The thyꝛde is Dy liyngly A. 
to ſette fyꝛe in an ßonſe / 0311) a to done. „ 
The fouttß is murtiſer. (CA ryſtotykeſa yg Aryflo 
pth/ do not ſhede maus blode Without a tytt. 
cauſe foꝛ it demaundetß Juſtyce of god. 

And he that dotß euylt to another inan / 

be ſatß euyll: and dotß not kno de hodde 

and from Whens it doth come. 


| CEpampfeof Jmuſtyce. 
* 


* 


F Iniuſtyce / it is ted in the kyfe 
of fathers that the deuylk bethou/ Evarm 
gbtc ym one daye that ße Wolde ple. | 


bc matyed to the intent to haue dough⸗ 
ters to matye / a that fe mpght ſede they? 
buſbandes to helle / he dyd matye With 
Iniuſtycc / of hom he had ſeuen dougß 
Wyſdom. n. iii. 


EH Sf A ce. 
ters. The 65 ꝛſte is pꝛyde „Bhiche hema; || 
tye Trofoites g noble men. And to them 
W ßicße Fane ontragyons feet: by . | 
of pepde. The ſecoſ de is A Hiatyce / Wix 


che he gn eto the heðdes and chyef of the | 
people. T4: thy: bc is falſenes w hiche he 


ma: ved to Byllayns. The fourth is en⸗ 
12 / hieße he iat yed to mynſttellys @ 
to cc aſtees men. T be # v fie is ppoctyſye / 
Whiche hemmarpes to tel! yg ous perſons. 
Ttcſvytis Vayngſ oꝛy: Which he Dold 
gvut to no nan / foꝛ ſhe dotßt marye ßer 
felfe to alt inen of euety dectre and eſtate 
Te ſcuen th is Lechcrye/Whiche afkſo he 
drd not mary? but left her cõmon. How 


| vam 
nnen ſaye (hat it is Wꝛyten in the boke of 


iis i c pamples.that cFe denpfHad.v.dough 


teis of tie Which fie dyd marve hut. Vit. 


at is to ſap. e fyiſte is pipe) Which | 


he marveo to for 07 and other noble men. 
The ſecg. bi 1 atfzge tofabourere. The 
be, "rt [i C99 cytezyns. Thße fourth 


Vpocryſy 4 wv ſieße ße matyed to Nekygy/ 5 


olis perſoned. Te fyft ſrmoiye / Which 
he maryed to preeſtes/7 cicrbe. 'T bc ſyxt 
dyſeeyt/HuHe he Hnatyed to inatchaun⸗ 
ted. The! ſcuchitge ure dd Fife he matx⸗ 


WF 


| 


Oſ N Folio fü. 
ed to ſetuaũtes. T he eyght cotictouſnco 
Which he mary ed to ol de folkes. The. x. 
and the. . that is to ſay Sapnegfo;yans 13 


lechery c gaue no may / for he (fee them 
cõmen to ait men. 


CDf Lopatte/ And hole by 
| fopaltethe avis is great 


ſye p:apſed ed. 


r Rae > 0 pafte / as tetenerſaptß 
* N sto hauca ctfpre fayth. Teren⸗ 
Hr An © to ſho de hym none CC. 
2 e- | ol fer C yſt then he is ¶ Cõ £5g7y. 
I enn ſaytße / tßat a man ic 

ꝛayſed 0: : th:e thyng3: that is to ſap, fo: |, 
loyaſte ty that thynge that Fe Fal to do. 
The.i. is to kepe (7 413% fyli tiat thru vt 
Ge Fath pꝛomyſed. Tie thy: hei hin] = Sencc. 
te al wayes to do Wel. tHeneefarth) - 
char he Hſieh dorße keaſe his faytß can 17 0 
not leaſe a greater tßynge. „ry ſtotyſe of 515® 
ſayth / do not breke thy fayth to any per; *: 
ſone / except to a Momay / 0: to a chylde. 
'C Henec ſaythe / be foyafk a faytßfufk to Dci:cc. 


tyte. 


alt men. And ſpecyally to mm that 10 
rener in the. 


. Tho- By. 1 thcrof. 


Of Fatſbiebe. | 1 
con What it is Anbof ge || 
dyfference that is bet W ene ſuſp || 
cvoy and Jafouſyt. A nd 
een and ſnafpff. 


7 AlſſeS:: ts a vyce con 
frary to facuftic. And 
e chr ze 
Athynge contrarpe 0 
2 "fi vir. un to haue | 
< Ede (3! to do the coſit ted? 

Dao ep of arts e that he ſayt 6. 24 i 
mon. monſaythe!! ben ot cohuelſait „t uuhA 
ſalſe peiſone fo: he can not! pa yrthen j 
Hence. ge that pftaſciß $31. © Dineef ave pt | 

4 When gay Frinzrye oz: Wꝛonge is done o: 
ſard toſa falſe mau te fene tbhm ſelf || 

as Fc 58 not care foꝛ it / tothe enter that || 

re Fe map mo:ecraftefy and fa ffcfy Venge 
7! Sapit Thoinas favthe/ | | 
Mas. fide thc ſuſpycyon of tHe mã is 170 Wen || 
in ſoute maners. The fyꝛſte ie the cut 
perſone thyntzetß that all other be euylk 

aa ße is. The ſeconde is / that a man dotß | 

al arcs ſuſpect that perfor) Wbrch hat 1 
acmfiomed to do euykf. The thy ꝛde is | 

Why 1 11 5 ſpoben of ano; | 


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. 


Q ww „„ 


wards Sn. Mi... AA Gn of TE. ©. Bonne Wo a. 


Of faf ſpede. 4700 fut. 


cher tze Which he Wold cuyll / e beierierf 
it incõtynent. Tße fourth is Shen a ma 


Bath pꝛoied many tßyng .C N17 ſtotyke 7 Arvſto 
ſayth/t$: ofde perſones foꝛ the mofte par tyle. 


te do Very lyghtly ſuſpect / bycan} cthat 
|. they haue pꝛoued manythynges in rijep? 


tyme. ¶ Safonoy ſavtß / the cup. ftoou; Safo/ 
ghtes do cauſe tze petſon to depart from non. 
god. ¶ Plato ſaythe / that the ſyꝛſte mo / Ptato. 
nunges of the thoughte be not in our po \ 
Mer / tde Thich De ought Wel to :eſyſte. 

¶ The Decte ſayth / that the ffe;ſiſe can Decte. 
not be coꝛrupt / yf the: ought be not coꝛ⸗ 


rupte afoꝛe. And ſaytß / yr the perſon tag 


not haue a greatei euyll then to be ſuſpe⸗ 


ctynge . ¶ Ale vandꝛe ſayth when thou Afeps 


haſt cõſcyence and truſt in any ma. thou g;e, 
ought not to ſuſpect Hy /epcepte many 
feſtly thou fynde that thyg i rym Wher 
by thou may haue ſuſpycyon / fo: the ſus 
ſ pycyon that tou ſhurd haue there / ſßul⸗ 1 
de cauſe the to be moutd to do eupkk. For | — 
many tymes ſuſpycyon engẽ dꝛciß moch 1 
euylt. There is dyfference bet Ben. ſuſpy 
cyon nd Jafouſve/ fo: ſuſpvcyon is to 
boleue eupkf of anotS5er man as ia afore 
ſays. Jalouſve is to haue fere of vt thyn) . 
wyſdom. 0% 


| Offatſbebe. il 
ge that Which a man ſouetß do not diner 
EI then it ouabe« to do. Jakouſye deſ⸗ 
ce detß of the vertue of fou⸗:foꝛ no pſone 
can be Jatons but fort Doreaſos. Tie 
one is for the. fere that a man hatße that 
the thynge Whicke a man koueth / do nor 
other dd yſe tf 1) oughit to be done. And 
| kt: other 16 that it be not to the dyſhono? | 

ue; of the petſoy Bhicga man torcth.C {us 
uenal ſayiß / that the Jalouſyt o the Wo 
may is very gteat / for (He can not loue 
the perſon Whicz ſFe uno Wett doth lou 
o. her buſhande.C J. fato ſay th tat petfy 

tt kout is 1) tſe thynges. T heit is to ſap | 
to loue / to fete an ð to honoute. ¶ Socta 
tes ſaytß / that perſon that foneth:ſeieiß / 
But alk thoſe Whiche do fete do not four. | 

And ſapth that the perſon Dich louetß 
hbatß al ayes fete of cHat thynge Which | | 
he loueth. There is dyffercnce bet Wene 
| Ernaſor) dd. matyce. Treaſon is p:opies | 
ky to betrape by maſyce the perſone Whi; | 
che doth put his tiuſt in the. F)alkycersto | 
I: | ymagyne ſome thyng for to deceruc ano | | 
£6gin. ther man. ¶ £Lonaty ſayth / that iy a tray 
SDaynt tre / the louie is Vyce. C Saynt Auſtpy | | 
e ſapth/ vii ere Pop neuer ſwdage 


A 


i 


2 


Df fafiBebe. F ofio.futi. 
noꝛ mv! ygate ſym ſelfe for famylyatite 
noꝛ foꝛ pouettie / noꝛ fo catynge a dꝛyn⸗ 
Kynge / no: fo! ſeruvce/ no! fot gyftes. Daynt 
C Savrt aufe maketh mencvon ther? Paufe, 
of ſaynge. runt homies cupidi / ekati / i. as tis 
ſupetbi / pꝛoditoꝛes pꝛotetui / timidi. „notßi. 

( Evampleof ui. caß. 
fatſgede I 
F falſpede it is ted in the olde te⸗ 
ſtament / that by the Wylk of god © 


there Das tWo aungelkes ſent in 73 n 


to the cytie of Sodom / for the abhomy⸗ 
nat ſpnne there vſed. They kodged in 
the houſe of a good man the ſeruaunt of 
god caffed Cotß. And tßey bad ßym tak 
ße ißafd go forthe of the to dd ne / for they 
Wolde bien it and all tße inßabytauntes 
therof. And as this ſays Cotd das vpõ 
a t#)ountavne / his to doughters dyde 
Imagyne br falſßede to deceyue Hym to 
the inte it that ße ſhukde medle fleſſßely 
With tßem. They cauſed ßym to dxynke 
ſo mocße that he Was dꝛonken. And then 
tte er deſt of his ſayd tio doughters dyd 
I Jtey ßer ſeffe by bym . Aud ſo moued and 
I | fteredh71 With touchpnext and otfier to/ 
bens / that ße medfed fleſſhefy © tf Fer. 
wp ſoom; ||: Olli. | 


AnBlo 50 50e / e chat 
he dyd geiter then both Wuhchyfde. 


W230 K wee en 
PF 


0 Hold treutß is to be compared 67 rea 

ſon to the perdꝛycße. And ho'w tteuth 

i that t. ſynge w Be iu yfyeth 
tif mu) afoxc alt petſoucs. 


Sun S | Neuth / as ſapne Auſtyn ſa; 
[> 2yth is to vſe vetyte with, 


Aout any ſc oe oꝛ cofonte 
S 0. fycng. The Vertue of tee 

| 5g wet5 mare be compared to 
HM (cf, pꝛtdꝛycheſſe / foꝛ the perdzy:Hets of | 
n e : thc one Dyk robbe o: ſtele 
tt. eggecé of the otßer. And ſytte Vpoy | 
ttzßem as they Were tßeyꝛ o G ne egges: but 

as ſoone as the ſyti ft pei : yches he bꝛou 
Chic forth. And that they Here they ody 
ꝛopte mot5crerye and ſynge her kcue @ | 

fo ſabethe olde pdꝛyche hieße 6: ought | 
tnem fo! the of egges 7 go to they: 0Wne | 
| Very mother. 2:ndſo1'1s of the Vertue | 
0 tteütß / fort e man dorf couerit ſo lon 
ge as tßt contra /ye is Hot kHo den a pet 
ceyued / Int at the ende treutße dothe af/ 
Wares abpve and cot; tynue in hie place. 


If 
4 — 


Of treuth. Tonio. 1 
C Ahoy /apthe / treutß dothc hel pe I tyſto 


hyrn at the ende of all his To:kcs md de tpfe. 


des / Ghiche doth. one it. C Senecſayth, ere. 


tßet tße petſont ougßtt at Van es to enfoꝛ 


ce anFconſtuapne fym ſelfe / to be v to 
table oꝛ tie e / foꝛ it is the 482 Wortßy 
and 01ouraGble thyn ge to a Wyſe man / 
th it Big dedes may V: ripe is ſnonges 


A d ge ougßte to be Hare th.at he oo not 


feaſe the beyng verytable for yf ones e 


do feaſe treuth ſha dᷣe no moꝛe beleuyd 


by n / thete Was a man that denaun⸗ 

ded of a Ph koſopicr ho wwe ge mygßt be 

fayꝛc ipo. en / an dhe ſayd. Hay no thyn 

ge but that thou ino Deſt Well Wirßout 

add ynge tß tto any ye. C Hakfomoy ſa Sato⸗ 


yt mau yng ßis pꝛayet toakmyghty god mon. 
good loꝛde I pꝛay the (Hat akk 17% 


and lyes maye abſcnt them and be farce 


from me. ¶ Daynt Paule ſaytß / Sod Sant 
D: ff deſtroy thc tonge tßat dot kve / and Paule. 


ſaytß / that Wo: ce ſpokey gentefky and 


| peaſab: y be ſ Wetter then hon e. 


CE vanpke of treutß. 
i the Vertne of veryte or tteuth 


iti ted in the lyfe of fathers tßat Fran 
t5:re Das a tyche gnyght / Which ple. 
ies o. ui. 


| 


i! |] df evens$. |. | Ll. 
dyd fo:ſabe his rycheſſe fo: to ſetne goß / 


and Went in to ay abbep Where he made || 


Bym ſctfe a ckraroue map and dyd re | 
nouncetfe Doꝛſde all togytßer. It chaũ | 


ccd one day that the abbot fot nee of mo 


ner puſpoſed to ſekf to olde aſſes / that 


had bey ſonge tyme in the abbey. He bes 
thonche yy that he Wokde ſend them to 
be ſolde hy the ſayd ne d telygyous man 
| fo: he thougt that he hadde the practy ſe 


4 


thetof / and tßat aftet T aide he Bold bye | 
other that ſpuld be yonger. This knyght || 
dyd tate the charge of ther albeit partfy ß 
agaynſt bis Sylt / and dy d not denye it 
Fy rcaſon) of obedyence. He ßeynge in the 
mnatket With one of the kaye bꝛetßꝛen of 


the ſax d abbey Which cf the ſayd aſſes / 
ßen it Was de naunded of hym / pf the 
aſſes Were good. He anſwered thynke 
you that pf ep Were good that out fa, 


| | thet abbot Dold ſeff them. The other de 
maundedof fym / Dhetfoꝛe tßeyi tayſes 


Were ſo pylled He anſtdered they be ve 


tyvoſde and do falk many tymes in fe | | 


myet. And Wen a man Nylf kyft th: 
vy ße miſt taße them by the tayles / an 


hat is the canſe tßat they haue tßeyꝛ tay⸗ 


Mi 


tteuth. Folio 81 8 
ted ſo oytles Vherſolc ip coulde not 
ſckk they: aſſes but bꝛougßt tem Home a 
gayne. T c abbot dyd de maunde of the 
lape bꝛotßet ho We it chaunced that they 
Fad not ſolde they: aſſes an d ße ſho ed E vam 
hym the cauſe . Then the abbote cauſed ple. 
th s reſygious ma toco ne afo:c a dyð te 
Suge hym. He anſ ered the abbot aſd. 
tht he Gas not become arcipgyoucma 
to the intent to deceyue any petſonc / no: 
to tye:but that he had fo: ſaaen all hia rp 
cheſſe to ſerue jym Whiche as fulk of 
all treuth / With the iche anſderc / the 
abbot Fas very Well content. 


C603 de lyeng is an cuylt v ce / the 
in ee ee wa 


What ſoꝛte / and whicye: 
at) euylt i Feng. 


peng is a 150 Gerard fo 

ttcutß. And it is to hyde a Lyeng. 
coucr the treuthe / Bith co⸗ | 

four of Go: des to deceyue 

another man there Be dy⸗ 

ticrſe maners of fyengc/that is to ſay/iy 

eng ee is ſof0 de in maner 10555 ys. 


r 
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bum. 

en 
— — a 
— AMA LCL AND AAA A <A IAEA 


| | Oteelne. [ 
Fete ie kyeng Which is toe d for to eſche 
We to ſpec ciij ff Bitfonte pꝛaiudyce of 
any peiſone. Aud theſe to he pio y bes 
in de ſcypture / Gut tdete is ven g with | 
fleſpede Whiccze is tot de to e dõmage 
of another / Tßtre ia ſyeng a not to hol 
de and kept pꝛomyſſe. Thete is fveng by 
Vſage of that ty g that a man hathac 
oed. Theſe thꝛe mancts be pꝛoß r? 
bed There bt ſore Daiche ©i ffynaky || 

M ſSerynge / and & itz tßeyrnowleige 
do foꝛſ Were iſſein ßiche is a v. vente 


Hafo/ tung. Salons ſapth that tie month! 
mon; to nie do foc bl eth t. > foure. And that) | 


it dete hetter eo be a hincſe, then a conty || 


| Pato, nncilfper. Df tze wihtcy: Plato ſyckeiß 


fay eng that be eie doth a enne that 
tom Which he doth ot kr owe, of that 
thynge WHiche He ſat vH e he ſha. C 
be hol de fot ſuſpect.) And ſayis that tt © 
p tſone Vßiche yathe bey accuftoꝛned to 
ſpe -\Bakt not be bekea; © Whey he ſhall 
(Foe the tit uh. 5 


14 

4 
ig 
8 | 


CS merevis// als of i operacron 
of the ſame. ho dd mercy is y Pri gd | 
a was oprepniked che four of god. 


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A A 4 @Q@ : 


r 


fn nercye. 7 dfio.fSii, 
Ercye as ſaynt Unuſtyy Saynt 
W fayth) is to Baue compaſ Auſtin 
ſxoyof his one ſoule T | 
* 9 13 4 of the myſetyc and Wet; 
Vw i cheSneſſe of another. 
Daynt Thomas ſayth that theopera Saynt 
cyot) 9 7 is to pardoy the offences Tho? 
done Vito the / and to chaſtyſe and co mas. 


tect ßym Tbiche hath nede therof / to cot? 


cep ñym Wbiche ſtandeth in doubte / to 


con foite them Vhiche be in dyſconfo: te / 


and to pray to god for another. ¶ Plato Plato. 
ſaytß / that te pſonecay not haue amore! 
piofytabſe thyng then the vertuc of inet 
cpc / that is to ſaye / to Vyſyte the ſyc at / 
.de them tHat b: 161 to gruc gs 


ſoncrs ckotße tße nat ed lodge them trat 8 

do facke lodgynge / and to betye the ded? 
pcrſones. C 2! ke ꝓandꝛe ſapthe / that the A ſexã 

doit and nygßt of the man encreaſeth dꝛe. 

in to maners. Tßat is to ſayc / to gette 

frendes and by mercpe.C Longiy ſapt5 Cõgyn 

that he Whiche ſ Fall auc meteyt of ano⸗ | 


ther. He ſ halt fy nde mercy for hym ſclfe, 
C Our fo: de Ißeſu ſaytß mew other Jbeſu - 
gfadfy, pf tFou ff haue pardoy / ane 1 
j fen. p. i. 


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LEED meny. | |: |. | 
|. | of thethynges::Hat the moſte pfeaſeth ar 
\  myghtygod16:thar yfa may haue o fen 
ded the. And that thou canſt take Venge | 
| aunccof ſym foꝛit / that thou do foꝛgyne 
Dalo/ hy. ¶ Saſomoy ſax tp / tat he Whiche 
mo. gladtydotß gyuc to the pooꝛe / ſhaf neuer 
bie ii myſety 7 ponertic. And ſapth/ ebat | 
he W hiche dot h ſtoppe his etes at the oy 
c—8cof the pooꝛe ſgjal crye and not be ßetde 
Daynt of the mercy of god. ¶ Daynt Oꝛegoꝛye 
Dtego ſayth / that he whicoc gladly fulfyltetz 
| ||] pe. the Workdof mercy:ſhaif not dye of cuyk 
en deth. And that his pꝛayer ſhall be herde. 
e 1 1 Empl off ner. 
F the vertue of merep/ it is reSty || 
the Hyſto: pes of None / that there 
Nee Was a thefe bꝛought afoꝛe kynge || 
Aſexandꝛe: a he demaunded hym Wher?⸗ 
l fotchedy8ro6c/ He anſ deted J robbe 
Vvpypoy the ſce. And thou vpon the cithe / 
IJ am called a tßefe bycauſe that Jama 
lone. And bycauſe that thou goeſt honeſt 1 
fy. And that thou arte al ayes accom; | | 
panyed Wieß many folkes / thou atte cat 
ted aynge. But node thou kyng A ſex 
andꝛe that poucrtie cõſttaynetß mc to be 
athefc/but thou arte mocht Woꝛſc and a 


E vam 


|| | Of Ctuakte. Folio fSiit. | 
ſtſonger thefe then J am / for thou dothe 
robbe foꝛ couetouſnes. And the more that 
t ou ß iſt / ße more thou deſyreſt. And yf 
tou gj ne mote, the Worſe thou yt do. 
And do not robbe but fot neceſſyte of 
ms kyupnge. And hen kynge Akevan 
dꝛe erde fis fteneſfe and playnes he had 
merc= of yy. And madt ym ont of is 
knxaßtes / and one of the beſt and moſte 
faychfult of ßis company. | 


COf cruatte / and hodde many ſottes 
15 therof. And of the great euyklkes 
and inconue yentes / that be 
done by cruaſte. 


uatte is a Spe cõtra⸗ 

ty to metqy. ¶ Atyſtoty * 
e ſaytß / that there is ſy⸗ 
if ue maners of critakte. 
The fyꝛſte is / neuet to 


LY | {Th pytie of any may. 
man 


Tße a is / to bꝛynge another ma 
in to myſery. The thyꝛde is / not to @yſf 


to pat done iniuryes done to ym . The 
fourtß is / to punyſſßhe another mote thery 


it dotß appettayy. The f 10 is / to be act 
pul. 


Wyſdom. 


| oft c matte. 
tyfe of cout Inc. ndto Burke and offen; 
de another Wi :hout reaſo. Lruafte may 
be compared tothe ſerpent cafes Baſe; 
tryẽc / Whieß is ſo venymous and cruelt / 
ttt ße dotßt kyff tße fol bes Ditz his ſp, 
gßte. 21116 yf he fynde none oth: thynge 
'\ fokyff/he wykcauſethe trees yt he nygß 
VvVnto gym to dꝛye a Waye g to dye With 
Bis blow ynge on them / he hatß ſo Venp 
mouse a Wynde and bꝛetß Within Byyy. | 
$1G,a C S(Facſapth/thaybc is not fpheto he 
Coon in his Houſe Whiche Bath no mercy 
hermes of h1gſubtectes.. C Hermes ſaytß / gyue 
pardone and mercy to the perſonc in his 
aduetſytyes / totfe intent that thou be 
not occaſyon to cauſt ſym to dyſpapre. | 
Caſſio ¶ C aſſyodoꝛc ſaytß that the moſte outta 
do:e. gvous ctuaſte chat can be / is to deſyꝛe to 
| be tyche With the good of anotßet man, 
Bene Denec ſupth / that Vertuc is the moſte 
08 gracyous thynge in the Jo: le / fo: byit 
a man EnoWeth the euylf men) / and thx. 
good rhynges/ ſoꝛ there | is not ſo eher 
ain ayintße Woilde, hut that he 
Wosde aue ti) at tßyncke that 
be nath of anothet mance 


to bi fag Pyiyynge 


Df evberafyte. Flip tip 
'C Of ſyberalyte Ho We it is contta 
ty to coueytouſnes. And fodde 
a amayonghe to be fyberakk . 
And in What maner. 


7 pberaly te aftet A \ryſtoty/ 2 
K 4. is ſarge): oſſe, oꝛ it is to 
I gruec cõmyſſyõ to Worthy 


1/18 gruch to önWortiy p- 
ſones ic :foſte. And to gyue them that ha 


ue ynougße is to caſt Wattt in to the ſee. 


And to gvue moꝛe then a may map bere 


is not fybetatyte / but it is pꝛodygaſyte. 
It is ted in the ſõme of vyees that pꝛody 


| pj perſoncs £0: that Whiche 


Atyflo 
trite | 


cxafyte is to ſpend his one Without me 


ſure 7 reaſon. And ther foꝛe in the la de / 


the pꝛodygall perſoncs be called folcs. 


C Yet not Withſtandyng coueytouſneſſe 


tsfcſſe pꝛofytt they pꝛodygalyte as ſa/ 


ytß ſaynt Thomas, Whiche dothe pzoue Dayne 4 


Vyſdom. 1 MW: 7 


it Gy thre reaſoits. Tb fyꝛſte is / that the EZ 60; 
offyce of pꝛodygalyte dothe accoꝛde bet; mas. 
ter With the vertue of fyberalyte Whiche 
is to tore: ffer) dothcoueytouſnes Which 
ls to holde. The ſeconde is that the p: ody 
gall perſone is more pꝛofytable to otFer/ 


[n= | Of £pberatpte ft 

t Jen ihe dc perſon is. The thyꝛde 
reaſon is / that the pꝛody gaſfperſon doth 

|| ſoonet amenfe and forſake hie Vyccof | 
20h pꝛoð ygalyte they the auatycrous perfor. 
Fi courptouſnes. © f pꝛodygalyte dyſcc 
Job. detß pouertie. ¶ And Job ſaythe / that 

fie] pouerte io 1 0 of hette / ſame and 
dyſpꝛayſe and rote of al euylkl. The ver 
tue of kybetaſyte / maye be compared to 
tg Egle, f 


ich is the moſt lyberalf byr; | 
de that is / for yf he be neuer ſo hungrye / 
yet Dytſ he tue the halfe of his pꝛaye co | 
them tßat come aftet hym. A may kyght 
fly can not ſe te Eefeftyety ſechyng his 
piaye / but there is al Bayes ſome other 
| | foWe that doth foſo e hym for to baue 
' Haſfo; parte of that the Egle ſhalſcae.C Dako 
| mon. mon ſpckpnac of fyberafpteſapth / that | 
I! pf tßou do a good dede / rõſydꝛe to Bom. 
Aude 
z ylt ſynnt / in lybe taft as ße fyꝛe is què 
: Alter ſ6ed by Wacer.&7 Ae vande ſapth/gyue | | 
die. (another ſHaf? apitc ito the. And that 
|,  rhatthon Wyke gyuc grue it incontynet 
and Withont a1; p opffertyng.Foꝛ as the | 


it / foꝛ at moſie doth quenche x 


Wyſc man ſar the, in the Pꝛouetbes / te 


almous bog ich c is (on dyfferred ans | 


UL // ee EE ES — 


LS eb M.A. y . . WW. 


Oflyberalyte., Folio. v. 


kobed foꝛ / is not gyuen / but it is ſol de. e 


¶ Cato ſapthe/ conſydꝛe to N hom thou Cato. 
gpueſt . And tab e hede that Whey thou 

Wyſt demaunde any thynge that it be in 

ſte a ryghtfull / foꝛ it is great foſyc to de⸗ 
maũde a thynge Vnreaſonable. And ſu 
che a thyng Ghcrof he ſhall be lx ghtly de 


nyed. ¶ Denet ſayth / that a man ought Senccg. 


moꝛe to conſydꝛe and regatde the yl of 
hym that doth gruc:they that thynng Whi 
che is gyuen. And he Whiche demaũdeth 


anythynge With fete gyueth occaſyon to 


be den ye d. ¶ Pfato ſaythe / that there is 
no greater heuyneſſe iy the Woꝛlde / then 
to demaunde that thynge Wßer With a 
man ought to kpue . And ſayth / that po⸗ 
uertie is a very cuylł thynge / but it is a 
greattet enyfk / for a man codocuylk by 


Plato. 


rraſon of the ſame. ¶ Tuffe ſayth / that Tulſe. 
there is not amore con foꝛtabſe a ſwðettet 


thynge in the Doilde / they fora man to 
ſyue of his one / x to haue fp6:rtc. Aud 


ſaitß / that he Which is content With that _ 
thynge hc hath is not pooꝛe. ¶ Sydꝛac Didꝛac 
ſayttz / be Wate of poucrtie / When thou 
ſhall 3ane habundaunce of rycheſſe / fot 

in a kylelt ſpace / the tyme doth chaunge / 


. be | Cn:-c | 
Inno 


Daſo⸗ 


Oftpbetakyte. - 


nxocentſaptF/that it is teal 
pyte of the myſetye of the pooꝛe man / 
fo: yf he demaunde / he conſumeth hym 
ſel /e in poucttie.C Dako mon ſapth that 
Whey a mah is pooꝛe his bꝛethꝛen do dyſ 
anone and renounce hym / and his fren⸗ 
des dothe flye from ßyn. ¶ Dalomoy 
pꝛayeng to almygßty god ſayth / Good 
fo:de I pꝛaye the graunt me t Wo thyngd 
The one is that thou defende me from 
pouertic. The other is thar thou gyue me 
not ſo moche ryches tßat I do dyſüno dd 
ſege and forget the by reaſon of the ſame | 
He ſayt$ tßat auaryee is contrary to po 
uertie / fo: yf the tyche man do ſpeke cue⸗ 
ty 1may doth gyue ßym audyence. Akbcit 
that he ſpekc mocheeupkk and many fo/ 
kyſſhe Woꝛdes. And the poꝛe man do ſpe⸗ 
kk neuer ſo Mell. yet ſhall he not be regar 
ded / but ſpall be repꝛoued/ and ſhak be cõ 


ſtrayned to holde his peas. ¶ Plato ſa; | 
ptß that it is bettet for a man to ſcue bia 


tyche ſſe after his dethc to his ennemyes / 
they to demanide in his lyfe by teaſon of 
pouertie / hefpe of Fig frendes. ¶ Hatro 


ao: ſaytß / that the ryche may doth not gette 


his tycheſſe Without traueylt / nor dothe 


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272 
pf 


Dfcomeytouſues. Folio. (vi. hs 
not he pe 4 Without fete / no: dotß not ö 
teuetßem ditßout ſoꝛo we and grefe. 


¶ HoW coueytou ſnesi is a greuoue 
Vyce / c of the cuylk that do come 
| therof. And of the inſacy⸗ 
atneſſe of the ſame. 


Oueytouſnes i is conttaty 
to fybcialyte and it is a diſ 
oꝛdynate de ſyꝛe to get tem? 
po: :aff goodes:and to With 

holde that Whiche a may 


ong: t to gpuc to thc pooꝛe / to myſpens 
de / Daſte and ſuffte any to be deſtroyeb 
tatfer then to gyne it Where it is nede. 
( Daynt Heeqo: y ſaytß that ĩ all thyn 
ges in the Wo:fde a meaſure contentyng 
and ſuffyſyng is founde and had: hut in rhe. 


Saynt 
DOiꝛego 


couevtouſnes Which is neuer ſatyſfyed. 

CL oueytouſnes mayc be compared to the 
mokde Warpe Whiche is a becſt yt kyuetß 
boneckvof the erth and neuer hath ynough 

foꝛ (He tßynketß that it yl fayke her / > | 

ße is al Waves hungty. C Saynt Pau/ Saynt 
tee ſayth that coueytouſnes is the cheſe of Puule. 
all cuplt / fo: tße coueytous perſon is nies 


GyſOpy q a. 


ces. 


Of touryto nee. 5 
uet fuff / in tyke caſc as the Weyght and 
charge of the bourden that tbe aſſe 0: the - | 
hoz ſc doth bete iz to the pꝛofyt of another 
and to the great payn of the beret: tyatis 
to ſaxe of the Hozſe/ſo tte coueytous pers 
ſonc doth get and kepe togytl;er great ry 
che ſſe by his gicat payne and kaboute / to 
| | | thep: ofyt of thoſe to hon He doth leue 

Pytßa his ſayd rycheſſe / tre d hich do make me 
| gozas. *Y Withit. ¶ Pythagoꝛas ſapth/that the 
coueytous pot: 6 1may be całied pagans 
fo: as the fnra:yne do Doꝛſhyp the ydo? 
les of gofde @ ſylner / ſo the augrycyous 
perſonecs do Wo: ſHyppe theyꝛiycheſſe. 
ele C Denec ſaytß that it is bettet to ſpende 
c foly}ſ%fp gen to get and kepe nad; 
88 fut ly. ( e mayſtet of ſentences ſarth 
thatſtaere is! o man content With hs de 
Daynt gre and eſtatc. ¶ Daynt Auſtyn ſayth / 
Au ſt in that a coneptous petſone map be compa 
ted and lytened to helk / fo: helt is neuet 
fuſt noꝛ ſatyſfycd / no: the coutytous per 
ſone With alk the money of the Worlde. 
chere C Marcyaſff ſaytße / that ſo fonge as the 


- 


IM] lip 5 4 cas perſone dothe lyue / he neuer 1 


Senec. dotg "a fyte to any may. ¶ Denec ſaytß 
10 


eee 20 Faye pf 11 


Of Hutt, Fofto.fvit. 
| ſpy:ytuaft d- the / and alſo oft tymes of 
the tempoꝛalł dethe. ¶ Therfoꝛe ſaynt 


ny maners it is deupded. ind of 
thoſe thpng: e Whiche doth 
deſcendc ofit. 


3 


N — Omplyteas Oꝛigen 


nya (4 ſaxty / is to refrapne 
LIN a heintentof the yt 


is dpuer6mancrs of 


332 is to ſho de hym ſel 
not fo = 0 Doꝛthy as otßet. Z 
ſeconde ie to he of humble conuerſacyon 
and fomylyaryre Withcurry may. The 

thpꝛd 
to be in the company of great mei. The 


fourth is to byleue to be inſuffycyẽt and 


FpPnable in afk thynges. The fyftß is / to 
fete thoſe thynges Whiche ought to be fe 


Saynt 
Paule ſayti̊. Radix omni maſozum Paule. 
eſt cupidreas. | . ad ti⸗ 


iy mothi. 
C Df Gunipthte And in hoWe ma Bi. cap. 


Otige. 


75 14 Ther 
N ul C2.) E bumyryte. Kbefpiſte 


e is to rep:1te hym ſekfe ViWorthy | 


ted. Df humykyte deſcende @ come foure 


wal 4 4 


P —— 2 on ty ns hr te ns ms 


5 thynges. The fy: ſic is honout / that is to 


. 
2 5 — PPE OI IP EIT —— 
— ———— —ä—ü̈———— 


2 54005 fe. 


ſaytogynebonour to another may. The | 


ſeconde is to qyue honour to a bettet they 
hym ſcff-. Thc thyꝛde is to obey them y 


haue auctoꝛyte to cõmaunde ßym. 2 be 1 


fourthe is to kno dd lege the benefyte that 


a man hathe receyued. Of ßumylyte do 
dyſcend g con) many dynets Vettues / as 
| ae pear romeperfi pt fybertie/ | 
dWdWdreiiocyoy / contemplatyoy / fere of god | 

{l Safo/ ſympfence/andequyte.C Safomoyſas | 
mon. yth / yf a great oꝛa nobſe may do the ho 
On noute do not exalte tße therfore . ¶ Bos 

ſaytß / he that dothe humyl yat ßym ſekfe | 
ſßalt be evalted / and he that dotß evaſte 

Saynt hym ſelftpe ſhalbe made mebe.C Sayne | 


Siego Oꝛegoi ye ſapth/tFat the man ſhal haue 
tyre. no naner of vertue except he haue fyꝛſte 
Arpſto humvlyte. ¶ Aryſtotylt ſaytß / that the 


tyfe. cuykt mah Wapetß pꝛodẽ de Whey ama | | 
| dbdtßh gyuc hym / and the wyſe man dothe 


£5giy. Humpfpat ßym ſelfe. ¶ Longyn ſaytße / 


th as the byꝛdes do ſttayne theyz Gyn; _ 


es / Dßen they flye agaynſt tße ßyfte / ſo 55 
5 m in muſte conſtrayne ßym ſelfe fp f 
mpyfyte / of Fe Wyll monte r aſcende in 


| Safo/ to euch. Dafomor ſaythß / do afk tßyn | 
[| may! ges with epa be lo 


wh © Df gar Fofio. vil. 
Ill we$ of euety may. Ans ſaytße that tße 
| Woman in humblynge her ſe re / dothe 
. oucrcome and reWfe Fer Buſta 2 7 Cato. 
to ſaytß gyue place to a bettet man then 
thy ſelfe. And dyſpꝛayſe no may fot any 


manet of thynge:foꝛ yf the may be pooꝛe 
yet his vettues maye be great. Humyly 


te is a great vertue and very conueny⸗ 


ent and neceſſatye as eff to kptefk as 


|| quere any countree. And yf he retournes 


to great. ¶ Salomo ſpeb ynge of the ſa Safo4 
1 me ſaytße. Quanto maioꝛ es humilia te \,, mon. 
"i ipſum} th omnibus / et coꝛam deo inueni⸗ Pꝛouet 
es eerie bioꝛum 
¶ Example of fumpſpte. ü. caß. 
I 2 eee e 
lll JD 1 the hyſtoꝛyes of Rome:that 
| gen there Das any Coꝛde oꝛ ca (© 
pytayne ſente by the Nomaynes to con 


Exam 
ple. 


|| to Nome With the Bpcto: ye te Rommap | 


nes made Gym thꝛe honoutes / and the 


| dyſhonoures. The fyꝛſie honoure Das / 
| that alt the people of thc cytie ſjulde go 
to mete hym and recepuc Hym . The ſe; 

conde Tas that ße Was ſet Bpon a cha 


tyet dꝛa ey Witß foure Whyte Horſes! 
and akk the people aboute hym bꝛyng vn⸗ 
Gefen q. ui. 


of Guemytyte 
ge hym iy to Nome With candelkes and 


toiches bꝛennynge The thyꝛde Was that ö 


aff the pꝛynces that he had cõquered dd 


Il com aftet hym behynde the carpet. The 
fviſte dyſßonoure Was / that there Was 
ſette Wath hym iy the ſay de Chatyet the 


moſic vyle aud Wietched perſone that 


coulde be founde in all the cytie / Bhiche | | 


pain Das done / togyue example to other to 


|| pre. 


comme to ſuche eſtate. Thee ſeconde chat as | 


foꝛc che pe | (iid Vückahn dpd gyue wa 
hym many great ſtrokcs/ and ſayd thou | 
ougßte not to be proude fo: the Honoure | 1 
Into the / foi J am a mau as 
Welk as thou enen 

tynge alf thts daye of ttyumph 
man that Wolde / mygßte ſaxeany mas, | ; 


that: 16 don 


/ cucry | 4 


net it in 00 to hym ende pu⸗ 


0 Oi p. 180 and of if Syces that de⸗ 


[ind Teand come ee 9055 0 


D 


de Foo 9010 e 9 16477 


| Hy felfe in this 
Tl Woildef | 


[| 


Of Pwde. Folio. fvitit. 


rde isa pee contraryto 
the vertue of Humylyte. 


a fpkcto a greattet oꝛ bettet 
Gem bym ſeffe. And thert is many ſoꝛtes 


a maners of the ſame: that is to ſaye / 


| Piybe of pyghnes as to Wpkto purtipin | 
ſelfe al cdayes afo: e all men and to tac 


hym ſefffe fo: the beſte . Þz yde of gouet⸗ 
nynge and red lyng / as to wyff op hym 


ſelfe alone geen alk other. 


| Pape of foky / Bhiche is to do more then 
a may mape. Pꝛyde of myſknowhege x 
ygnoꝛaunce:that is to ſaye to łepe great 
ker eſtate they doth appertayne and belõ 
ge to the perſone/Befrupnge hym ſeffe ts 


be Worthy eßerof. Pꝛyde of beeſtyalyte / 


a beeſtly piyde:as Fe hic Dyffnot Bos 
#10: are hoe perſones/to Whom itdothap 
pettaync / but ykk dyſpꝛayſe them. Df 
the ſyſie of pꝛyde dot deſcende the thyn 
ges / that is to ſaye not to bere honoute to 


a better then hym ſelf. The ſeconde is in 


oßedyence / as not to obey them that ha⸗ 


ue auctoꝛyte a poder of hy. The tÿyꝛd 
| is ingratptupe as not to ano lege ch N 


Aryſtotpke ſavth/ that pꝛy Aryſto 
de is pꝛoperty to Dyl to be tylc. 


| 


c ynne of 15 And a may may compa 


te pꝛyde tothe Faukcony/Whiche deſyꝛetß 


to te de and gouerne. The faufcor 2 


i. ſuche condycyon that there Where he dot 


Pthofo de of all the tyuer. ¶ pthokomeusſapth | 


meus. 


bylde and make his neſt:he beterh alk the | 
Nyuets aboute hym / ty ſucfic Dyſe tBat | 
he Dyk not fuffre none other byꝛde of 
pꝛay to haunte and Vſe there but he hym 

ſel fr. An Wyff by his great pꝛy de be (01 


that the moꝛe that any foꝛdſhyp domyny 


on oꝛ teddlyng is evafted the mote peryk | 
klous it is / Wherof it is red in the of Te Te 


ſttameẽt that god dyd fo: me and crcat iße I 


Sato⸗ 


. nd. 


fayꝛeſt aungelk of all other / And by his 
p:yde he thought to be equalke With 905. | 


And Wolde haue reſyſt hym / but god 


ſeynge his great malyce / dyd comannbe | 
ſaynt chygfelk to cuſt By out of heuen 
With alk his felo des / c ſo it Das done. 
C Salomon ſayth / that there be thꝛe Vy | 
ces amonge aff other / dhiche do very fo 
re dyſpfeaſe go8:that is to ſay / a pooze @ | 
pio ddde may, A tyche man a lyer. And 
ay oldt may a lecherous perſoy. And ſa | 
yth that there is al Bayes queſtyons and 


| diBate fee, een pf n 


2 1 Ae ones 


* *” WF a 


| 6: Pnhapp»/ a alf cupfl and myſcheyfe 


e wwe Ty WW _ ww 


rt | fo" to. v. 
Hernaide ſaythe / J do merueyll moche Saynt 
of p:0 Yoe men the Whiche can not be in Gcrnars 
peas and in quyetnesferetyertZe amon ge, 
ges ſyuynge perſones / and cay not come 
and aſcende in to heuen / Thetfoꝛc tßey 


muſte nedes falte in to the fyꝛe of | helle / 
Whiche ſhatk deuoure term. There is dyf N 
fer: nce bet Gene vayngfoꝛy and pꝛyde / 1 
albeit tñat vayngloꝛy doth: deſccne of 


pipde. For pꝛyde dot holde it ſeffe With 


in thc herte and courage / and Bay tiglos 


ty is to ſho de the yl! of the courage / g 
| | to Byſk to be pꝛayſed. ¶ Daynt Auſtyn Saynt 
ſavxtß / that toe vyte of Itreuetence and Nuſtty 
dyſobedyence / is a tokey of foſye arid of 


great pꝛyde in the erte. And ſaytß / pate 
a man muſt moꝛe fete and flye from Ir Sato; 
teuetence then from dethe. ¶ Salomon noi. 
ſaytß / that he gieße doth not gyne reue 

rence a honoꝰ to his fathet a mother / ſyat 


ſhakfcome Into hym. ¶ Deuec ſaytß / yt 
When thou ſhal do any thyng better they 
another / do not boſte thy ſeffe therof / fo | 
yf tßou do ( Cato ſapth that thou ſhaffbe Cato. 
diſpꝛayſed tßerßy. ¶ And ſaynt Auſtty Daynt 
ſayth in the boke of the cytie of $00) that Auſtin i 

| OO td. |, 


Denec. 


Es hott. 1 
60 ſlonge is an eupfl and paruers vyce 
to the ſoute. He dotbe fone pꝛayſynge of 
nah / Whiche Mr Je dyſpꝛayſe the very 


Dytneſſc of his 9Dnecoſerece.C 2 Ter! 


Hako/ fore Salomon ſayth. Jui poſuit n 
mon. ſuperbiam aut duntiarnm 147 


| | Dhige. cr epos Oiygen ſayth Whee | | 


ge but etth and afſe ec be pꝛo Ade / When 
he dotß tem bꝛe his natruyte. And ho d 
fe is come in to this do:fde/0: ho de his 
lyfe is cõte ned ĩ a feble veſſelſꝛoꝛ R hat 
oꝛdute oꝛ f ple th he doth ca\ out by the con 


„ Saynt t duytes of 616 body. Saynt O: egoꝛy e 


Diego ſayth y' thete be foure maneis of artogã 
104 cye and piy de / in the Whieße aff the ſwwet 
I. T1 kynges of pꝛyde be ſßo ed. The fy! 
n pf a man tßynte that alt tfe goodne 
ds ih hym doth come of Hymn ſelfe. The ſes. 
cõde is that pf he byfene to haue it of god 
And do Juge to haue Well deſerued it 
phy his metytes. The tf yꝛde is / Whe be 
dot vaunte and boſte hym of goodnes. 
And there is none in hy. The fourth ts 
Oden ih ßym ſelfe he doth dyſptayſe ano 
tßet. And deſyꝛeth that a man kno d eße 
poyfors mT Is Ii aid And of this . 


e a ho can 0: date the pelſonc / beyn | 


Df dr ray, ge. | Fokis, foIi. 
Oyſe man ſayth. Attogantiam M 


brary ct os bil. Tee ee 


¶ Hoe a man ougß te to gc rm 
ſekfe: aſDckf of tHe tongue as of Wytte 
and In derſtandynge / ſo: toſpcke 
Wekf and w pſcly to alk fokars.. 
And ode by Woꝛdes a mah 
is is pzapſes 0: dyſp:apſed. 


= Hou ougßte to conſpdie 
When thou ſhall ſpekc/ 02/ 
die and reaſon. Therfoꝛe 
| fo: e that thou do ſpele cõ 
ſydꝛe ſyxe thynges. That 
6 to ſaye / an oe Well What thou Bylk 


ſpete to & hom and Wherfoze/ ho de / x 


in What tyme / Wat reaſon. And they 
ge Sate that tßon be not to Baſty| ty ſpe⸗ 
Epnetc fo: fete that thy Wykl do not agre 
to reaſon. C Safomon ſarth that he hi Haks4 
che can not tefrarne a gouerne his ſpy⸗ mo. 
tytes in ſpekynge / is ſpke to a to dne oꝛ 
a cytie Without Wakles and is all open. 
And ſaytß that he that Dylk not conſy⸗ 


4 bre ShatFedots ſpete ſfar ſufft woche 


euplt. And in another place ſaytß / ſpeke 
E Dyidom. FT, 


—m—Ú — 22 — ———_"- 
» .: 
f * wa * — procyeg 


. 
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| Cato. 


Gaſtet a yth that the chyef Vertut is to teftayn || 


offetcn 
cs. 


maund anotßer to fold is peace. Tho 

ougzt to conſydie / yf he be thy frende oi 

enemye to Whon thou doeſt ſpeke . Foz 
there is not a ſetter tijyng i tHe Works 


Denct. another that he holde his peace ¶ Hene 


Rr uy —— 7 8 1 2 , art by 1 we. ates. Dus 
: 7 44.8 1 * 8 1 4 „ * 


Of Veffſpckynge. | | 
ertect /for in moche ſpepnge chetrlsoft 
trinegmocße folye. And ſaythe / that ere 


& 


foſe ſ metz to Be a Wyſe mah: hey he 


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they a good freue to Whory thou mayſt | 
tell and ſſo Ve ty ſecrete as tothy ſefe, 
|! Tuille. Tue ſayti / ih ꝛt at tñougte that thy 


doi: dòcs be not faz ꝛc anð eſoquent:ncuct 


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bo de dit / thou arte then in piyſoh an 
ſubiect Into it. It is better and more ſus | 


oy 


[1/1 j#., Of Set! ſpekyrge. Folio wif, | 

- ehefeſſe yf thou do pꝛonounce ther gent | 
e fy With fayꝛe maner they ſhaff Fe le 
ie ſ. d. And yf thy Doꝛdes be nener ſo good 
8 and faxie. Anthon do not ſho We them 
gently / they ſhall be blamed. ¶ Sydiac Sibiae 
ſapytß / that when thou yl purpoſe and | 
thynge / be Rate aboue all ißynge to ſpe⸗ | 

be to moche / for to moche ſpckynge « and — 1 114 
a fonge taz fc diſpfeaſetg and grructf the LW ot 
heaters. ¶ Sayn t Auſtyn ſaxth / that a S | 
may ought to be ate to uge any tßyn Auſtin 
ge agaynſt another: jor ama can not teſt᷑ 
| pf He w hiche doth the thr nge.doth it for | 4 
good intent oꝛ cuyff. ¶ Cui foꝛde J eſu Iten 
c:iſte ſayth in the goſpelk / Juge no man «ſie. 

and hon ſhalk not be Juged . ¶ Saynt S ane 
Jo*n ciyſoſtom ſpekyng agaynſt them 
fiche do Juge other foln ſapth. HoW ©, 
doſte thou ſc ſo many lytel fad tes in the © 
dedes of another ma. And dotß f tpaſſe 
ſo many great fates in tßynce 0Hne de 
des / thou onght to be dylygent to con ſv⸗ 
dꝛe thyne o dne dedes moꝛe the the dedẽ 
f other men. C " Fot oure Coꝛde ſapth1n Fat. 
e goſpelk. Dur autem vides feſtucam vu. 
in ocuło fratr: s tin rabem autem in ocu Phylo/- 
lo tuo 110 vides a Phy foſopher ſays ſopher. 


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il e | Of tree png. 
MFE 30% kth of his / be euer moꝛe glad 4 
Wyllynge to here and ßarzen they to ſpe | 

kc. Oſetvne cares moꝛe then thy tongue 
Ee ſpcke no:Hyng but good / a keue the euyk. 
Mor toſpeble good of another may / it is 
I} | the begytmyn ge of fouc and ſrenk ſßyp. 
And to ſpete cuyll is cauſe of great gat 
ße fo⸗ tted. ¶ Anda certayne Pbp?oſopher ſe 1 
 fophc t. Ytß / that good and gentylt Wo: des do 
nende the dedes Aud ſaytßt ulſo that a 

Ji. 1 7 gentyll anſ dete. bzekeeÞ the pie | 

4. Ins cage fg n Atibanotherſape 
| be weft Ware tßat thou do not ſpeke ve⸗ 
ty oft / xf tou be not a good and a fayꝛe 
ſpebet. And ſaythe that the fole can now! 
TE dyff ane hym ſelf w ſpet ynge / foꝛh 
can not ſtoppt no: make an ende of his 
Tut. Wordce. ¶ Tulſe ſaytß / xt amongd alk 
| | myſcyffes a daungete that be in frend⸗ 
Salo ſi vp /flaterrnge is thy greateſt. ¶ Sale ; 
Io mot ſayth / that the perſon full of flate 
i 1: tyi1gc/ 6 7 ſnate to take the Innocent p | 
| | ſons. And ſavtß be Wart i any caſetFat | 

1 tou do not inch ye thy ſelfe to ffateryn 
WI) || DIPt ge Wo2bs.5 oi t5ep be ſnaree Cho eaby the 
Diego ( Saynt Oiegoꝛ ve ſ iyth / 4 We ought | 
ire. tc Baue Poſe ee / Which 


Hl detrſpet vie. Folio 10 il. 


dot b Fe the hol ye ſctpptut' Fo! the ybe 
tße courſers that go lefoꝛe oute Coꝛde / a 


out foꝛde doth felo we theyn. The holxe 
pꝛiechynge cõincth befoꝛe. And our ſoꝛde 


cõmetß after in the vr ſpon of out hertes 
and coutages:the Toꝛd:s mate tye cour 
ſe 6-foze . And the treu is ſpꝛed abꝛode 


in our Indetſtandynge⸗ to this puipoſe 


god ſaytß to his ap oftfes. Qui vos ot Lice v. 


dit me audit et qui vos ſperr it me ſper! ca 
nit. ¶ Hocratcsſapth tac e 
the fole is tit bey of io ſterct. i ſa Þ tes. 
that the forgur of 7 7 po elß 2 dt, 
| ckaretß his Wytte and Dyſon (cz 'sfo 


fre. And ſaytß Xe.) hen d W307 -Zajtz fe 
oi coꝛtect an y man fo? t'ts vyce ou on 
ghte to mo: yſſde e oꝛte 71:1 hy good 
and gentyt Cordes. And farts that tfe 


man) ſckaud:prige With Vordes is Tor. 


ſe then a tkfefe. And ſaytß that he is good 
and wWyſe do hich: can refierſe the good de 
des of the Dyſe men. And couer theyꝛ 


malyce. And rt Was demaunded of hy1m | 


Whey the Bytte of may is perfyte. And 


be anſwered that When he dothe ſpeke 
Welk and dyſctetly a as he oughte to do / 
| And ſapthe/that it is bettet Fora 1a to 


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ſpckc In then to hol as his ptace / and 
ſay rot nge. He ſaythrefrapne thy ton 
gue and toy cupkk Byte And it ſhakf c 


| ke fayzeſt Robe and garment (Farth 
Tße p Y tcanſt Were. C And therfoꝛetße Prophet 
Dauid pꝛaych out Coꝛde / hat he Wolde 
tate f ede of his mouth and be r eper ther 
of . And to ſeta doꝛe oꝛa gate at ßio fi p⸗ 
pes to bepe them cloſe / to the inte nt ißat 
a ſpulde not ſay noꝛ ſpeſe an v ma; | 
ner of tpyng tqqat ſgulð dyſpfeaſe 
908,“ to Vom We fHafi pray 
that alk tßynges gieße be 
afoꝛcſinde / maye he to 
ßis gloꝛye / to the Dhict 


phet e 
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elbow ſone / and 


the bofyc ghofte 
Nie Vs aff. 
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E Thetabte. Fl 
'Chere begywneth the table 
of this p2clent boke, 


piſte tß: Pꝛoſoque. F ofio p: imo. 
' CHowethe 2 luctoute ſhe Weth / 
how a mah oꝛa Womã ought to 
be goꝛned With Bertues. And ho We that 
Piudence ought chyefiy and fyzfic of af 
rufe and gouetne tet creatur{, Foto. iii. 
C Hoe Pꝛudence is the cßyef buckelet 
and defence of alt vertues. And of the 


4. great goodneſſe that may coꝛne of the ſa/ 


me to at petſons / aftet the aueyent Phy 


floſophers. Folio. [| ui. 


C Epanpf c of the Vertu of po udence. 
Folio. Vu. 
C Hod Fofpe is 3 contrary fo p: udence 
und ho de folxe is deuyded in to many 
part? of tHe man. Akſo the maner to E no 


We iße Foe by his dedes.· And the Gyſe 


man by fie Wortes. Folio. But. 


(Hoe Teinpetaunce is one of the flo 
Wers of Prudence. And ho de he that 


Hatch it in hym may reſyſte and Witßſtan 
de many tuy lies after the ſayeng of the 
Wyſe men i the chapytte afoze. Folio. vi. 
Hodde Deſtemperaunce is cõttaty to 


Wyſdom. 3 8.1, 


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temperance, An d ho we it is | he pꝛyncy 
pail cauſe of aff ein lt. Folio. vii. 
Cfoanp! c of de. Ep. raſice. Foſio. vir. 
C £0Wr tte Nuctome ſpekethoffoice/ 
of 96139110 ence 7 of delpbetacron, And 
Ho w of tone he mavern four cchapptres. 


Foſjo.| ||| ||| I vii. 


we aff les tat däreththe fongeſt.? An 
thit Without tie Which the cratures ca 
Hot be ſalyffycd noꝛcõtẽted. Folio, pint. 
C Ho de thi ſouie ofthe fache t 8 80 
Withother patentes comets, und wha 


ttuctence and bonour ber ah )7 to gyiic 


to out father and mothcr and the mance 
to fone 515 Wy fe ande yldꝛe c and tocor | 
0: foe || 

4555 up |] || PVC 
CDf tb: fouc of copapgnonsard fien 
des / ho do to en tertar e it. Fofio. vii. 


C HoWV the foric of cocuppſeetiec cometh 
to neu and Wonen. And of thc daũgets 
that do <aunce and come of the ſame. 
Foo | v. 
| CEpanpſe oft 0 c Scttue of oue. 3 
Jolio. | ei 
C fee £ nuxe is cont fran to 1 Vers | Wi 


Ms 2 "3 {0 : 
bs — . . * . eee e ee, e- e OREN 


f 


Thetabfe. 


tue bf fone. And what enuye is / and al 
ſo of the payne that the enuyous may be 
tyth in hyin ſelfe. Folio. vu. 
¶ K xampfe of ent. ve. Fofto,  wout. 
Ho we a may 09'1ght to take glaͤdneſſe 
and 10ye:aud of What ty; ge and What 


gladnes oꝛ ioye is. Foſto. | x ii. 


(Ho dde ßeuyncò is cõtt. ity to glad ies. 
und hoe the W ſe nan ong ite neuet 
to put any in his ſeite / Whei of heuynes 
and inclanco ye maye be engendred. 
Foo. pPpini. 
C Howe nefancofpi ie daſigerons. und 
Wrat is meſancoſy. And ho dd it cauſeth 


many to fall in great tranayke paynes / 


and myſetyes / and coſcquentky1 ih great 


poucrte. Folio. Pv. 


CE vampfe of Sup! es /o: penſyfueſſe. 


Folio. | | 0D Vi. 
C Hoe the Vettuc of peace ougßt to be 


maynteyned and kept. And of the great 
goodneſſe that cõneth of the ſame. And 
| Whjat pearet is. Folio. ii. 


C Howe yꝛe is contrary to peace / What 


yꝛe 16. 2 nd ho eit dotÞ dyſtroye a Wa⸗ 
ſte the vertucs and the bodyce of theym 
that be entangſeß Dith the ſame. And of 


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| HA he table. |} 
the enyf fy! doth cory of re. Folio vx dil 
( 2 7 0 5 of pꝛe. Folio. v 
¶ Of chaſtptexand go wd ſhe ought be 
Witßholden / obſerued, and kept/and the 
pctylkcs that the Wyſe ſhufoc fle fo: fere 
to foſc ſuche V:rtue.Fokio, VOY, 
CE Pampfe of ihe Vertueof chaſtyte. 
Folio. _ vi. 
C Howe ＋ cchetyt is contrary to cha ſtyte 
And in ode manp ſortcs it is deny ded 


than is ſhe dõed the daungets tat come 


therof as Welt to the body es of aff mei / 
as to tßeyi ſoufcs. Folio. vxxii. 
C Df foice 01 ſtrength / and Phat it is / 
The manets and compatyſoneof the ſa 
me. And Who may be calied ſttõge / and 
of thoſe alſo By biche be al Wayes ſtionge 
Foo. Popiut. 


( Home pacyence canſet a man to bete 


eaſe: y eh paynts and trauaylſte of this 
Wo:foc / and ho de manx ſoꝛtes there be 
of gacyente. Folio. vx v. 


C Ho we that fete and dꝛede be denen | 
to jtrength Valyauntneſſe. And What 
fete i and do ho tfioſc be that be fetefuft 
and fo: What cauſe. Foſio. xxx vi. 
.C faßt and hodde ma 1p manets 


— A 


T be cabfe. 
there fs tßetof. And ho dee fere and ſure; 
tye do ſttyue togyther by dyuets fangua 
ges. Folio. vx viii. 
C Ho wdc the Wyſe may ougßt fodoubte 
And ho de by doubt e fete many tymes 
the men become Pcreuous. Foſio. ti. 
C Ho de good fame oughte to go afoꝛe 
the meh. And of the goodneſſe that coms 


meth of the ſame. Folio. „ 


C HoWe glotonyt is a daungerous Vys 


be. in of the creat cuplf Garonne PN 


thereof to the bodyce of men . And hoWe 


tupt by the ſame. 1 ofio. vliu. 
¶ ho de Abſtynence is that herby glo 
tony is conſumed. And of the goodneſſe 
that is therin / and tßat may come therof. 
Folio. ʒꝓliui. 
C Howe conſtancxe / and obſtynacyt be 
dyfferent. And ho de conftancp is a no? 
ble vertu / and What incon ſtancye is. 
rofto, vſtut. 
C Of the vertue of nobteneſſe of couta 
ge of mey: c ho de te mei be oft tymes 
pꝛayſed by teaſõ of the ſame. Fofio. vl B. 
1 Example of nobleneſſſ c of courage. 
Folio. | vl. 


Byſborn ee, 


the vettues of men be dy ſttored and cox. - | | 


— ormo an ea CCC ere cnn rr" 


The cabfe. 


Of Vaziegko:p/atd bo d many ma 
ner there is therof:and How Bayneglo⸗ | 
tye is to be dpſprayſe®, Folio. vl Bi. 
| C Evanpleof Baynegto:y. Folio. vl Vu 
| C How! Juſtyce olight to! de done: and 
ho ge ittstgattöpnge that doth meaſure 
| | affthynges Ppoi) the ert j. Foſio. vl Vit. | | 
[ vampfe of ſuſtycc. Folio. vl Bull. 

I! C990 ſuſt pee is conrary to Juſty⸗ 


c:/ And ho de many manets there be of 
Iniuſtyce: ⁊ hoſde *ſ+.11ſtyce deymaun⸗ 
$cth vengeaunte afo:e god. Folio. k. 


( . vainpfe of Inuſtycc. Folio. ki. 


C Of Coxalte, and ho e by koyalte the 


perſone is Atteatſy pꝛayſed. Folio. fit. | 
( Of faſſded what it ie:and of the dyf⸗ 
| rag cc that is bet dene ſuſpycyor) and 


ſaſonſpe : ans treafo)) and nakyce. 


| Fofid. | | | | tl. | 
Ci \nnpfeof falſsc$c.Folto. Cn. | 
Co We tieen to be compared by rea; | 
ſon to th: per! yche / and Ho Te tteuth is 


eat tßynge Bhiche Juſty fretß the may 


afo! e all perſones. Fofio. | fan. 


C t vample of treutß. Folio. f'v. 


(jo de fyenge is ay cuyll vyce / tße ma | 
neis to Fefe. eee | 


1 The table. 

sich is an cupfffycnge.-Fofto! (Vi. 
¶ What mercv ia and of ine operacvo 
of the ſamc / a ho We meich iéthat h i 
1 by a may obkapucththcloue of £09. 

| |-Faſtg. | | eu 
CK vajnpte of mercy. Folio. [Vu 


( Of dualec and ho dd many; ſoꝛtes be 


thcrof. And of the great euy les and in⸗ 
conuenyentes / that be done by crual ies 
Folio. Vin. 
C Of iyberakyte, hoc it ie contiaiy to 
coucytouſncs/ and hoe a may oug hte 
to be Cyberall / and i What mauer. 
Folio. 1 figs 


C Howe concytonſresis a gteuoug By; 


ce / and of the enyltk tFat do come the: of. 
Andof the inſacy atneſſe of thc fame. 
Folio. xt. 
5 COffumyfyre and in ho o De many ma 
ners it ia deuyded / and of coſe ißynges 
Whiche doth deſcende of it. Folio. fon. 
¶ vampſe of ßumplyte. Folio. (vin. 
C Of Piyde and of tße vyces that deſ⸗ 
cende 2 come of the ſame / and ho de pix⸗ 
de dyſpleaſeth god and tße BorfSe. And 


ho de thc pꝛo wd de perſoh doth toutment 


been ſelfe in this woe Lan 


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C nothla nah dugßte to gouectne Gym 
ſelſe / as Welk of the tongue as of Wytte 
14 Dad ynge / fo: toſpebe Welt 
Hil and wyſely toallfofbcs. And ßodde by 


wordes a man 16 57 ayſed / 0: dy ſpray, 
1005 Foho. | B08 | v vt. | 


CFinis cabufe. 


'C 900. en deth the 6oke of yſs, dom 
ms | after theſapenges of auncyent 

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