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Epig. 42. To Battus, the Catechiser.

Magister Battus of the A.B.C.
I do commende thy conscience for to teach
Thy Punies Raw, without reward, or fee;
Th'wilt serue to catechise, but ill to preach.
Whereas thou dost thy pupils teach for nought,
Right well thou mai'st, thy Lore deseru's not ought.