Chap. 51.
Comparing good husband, vvith vnthrift his brother,
The better discerneth, the tone from the tother.
1
Il
husbandrie braggeth,
to go with the best.
Good husbandrie baggeth,
vp gold in his chest.
2
Ill husbandry trudgeth,
with vnthrifts about.
Good husbandry snudgeth,
for feare of a dout.
3
Ill husbandrie spendeth,
abrode like a mome.
Good husbandrie tendeth,
his charges at home.
4
Ill husbandrie selleth,
his corne on the ground.
Good husbandrie smelleth,
no gain that way found.
5
Ill husbandrie loseth,
for lack of good fence.
Good husbandrie closeth,
and gaineth the pence.
6
Ill husbandrie trusteth,
to him and to hur.
Good husbandrie lusteth,
himselfe for to stur.
7
Ill husbandrie eateth,
himselfe out a doore.
Good husbandrie meateth,
his friend and the poore.
8
Ill husbandrie daieth,
or letteth it lie.
Good husbandrie paieth,
the cheaper to bie.
9
Ill husbandrie lurketh,
and stealeth a sleepe.
Good husbandrie worketh,
his houshold to keepe.
10
Ill husbandrie liueth,
by that and by this.
Good husbandrie giueth,
to erie man his.
11
Ill husbandrie taketh,
and spendeth vp all.
Good husbandrie maketh,
good shift with a small.
12
Ill husbandry praieth,
his wife to make shift.
Good husbandrie saieth,
take this of my gift.
13
Il husbandry drowseth
at fortune so auke.
Good husbandrie rowseth,
himselfe as a hauke.
14
Ill husbandrie lieth,
in prison for det.
Good husbandrie spieth,
where profit to get.
15
Ill husbandrie waies,
has to fraud what he can
Good husbandrie praies,
hath of euerie man.
16
Ill husbandrie neuer,
hath welth to keep touch,
Good husbandrie euer,
hath penie in pouch.
Good husband his boone,
Or request hath a far.
Ill husband assoone,
Hath a tode with an R.
