 | Here begynneth the boke of Cato both in Latyn and Englyshe |  |
Whan
I aduertise in my remēbraunce,
And se how many folke erre greuously
In the way of vertuous gouernaūce:
I haue supposed in my selfe that I,
Ought to supporte and couusaill prudently
Theim to be full glorious in lyuyng,
and how thei shold the selfe in honour bring.
And se how many folke erre greuously
In the way of vertuous gouernaūce:
I haue supposed in my selfe that I,
Ought to supporte and couusaill prudently
Theim to be full glorious in lyuyng,
and how thei shold the selfe in honour bring.
Therfore my chylde I shall teche the,
Herken me well, the maner and the guyse,
How thy soule inward shall acqueinted be
with the goode and vertuous in al wyse,
Rede an conceyue, for he to dispice,
that redith ay & wote not what is mente:
Suche redyng is nought but wynde spente.
Herken me well, the maner and the guyse,
How thy soule inward shall acqueinted be
with the goode and vertuous in al wyse,
Rede an conceyue, for he to dispice,
that redith ay & wote not what is mente:
Suche redyng is nought but wynde spente.
Prayse thy god & pray him with al thy hert,
Father & mother haue thou in reuerence,
Loue them wel, & be thou neuer to smert
To here mens counsail but kepe the thence
Til thou be called, be clene without offence,
Salue gladly to theim that be more digne
than yu thy selfe, thou shalt thy place resigne.
Father & mother haue thou in reuerence,
Loue them wel, & be thou neuer to smert
To here mens counsail but kepe the thence
Til thou be called, be clene without offence,
Salue gladly to theim that be more digne
than yu thy selfe, thou shalt thy place resigne.
Drede thy maister, thy thing loke thou kepe
Take hede to thy houshold, ay loue thy wife,
Pleasaūt wordes out of thy mouth let crepe,
Be not Irous, kepe thy behest as lyfe,
Be tempred with wyne, but not to excessite,
Thy wyues worde make none auctorite.
In foly, slepe no more than nedeth the.
Take hede to thy houshold, ay loue thy wife,
Pleasaūt wordes out of thy mouth let crepe,
Be not Irous, kepe thy behest as lyfe,
Thy wyues worde make none auctorite.
In foly, slepe no more than nedeth the.
In goodly bokes sometyme shalt thou rede,
And that thou redist in thy mynde it shitte,
Stirre no wight to wrath, lye not I yu reede
Do wel to good, and that wil oft be quitte,
Be not wicked ne to the wicked knitte,
Stande in the place of pleting exercise,
Deme the ryght, be counseyted of the wyse.
And that thou redist in thy mynde it shitte,
Stirre no wight to wrath, lye not I yu reede
Do wel to good, and that wil oft be quitte,
Be not wicked ne to the wicked knitte,
Stande in the place of pleting exercise,
Deme the ryght, be counseyted of the wyse.
Play with a top, the dice loke thou eschewe,
Dispise not women, kepe theim thy behest,
Scorne neuer wight, for thā yu shalt it rewe,
Couet no mans good, speake fewe at feste,
Loke thy vengeaūce be euer wt the leste,
who hath done ye good haue in remēbraūce,
Loue euery wight, & this shall the auaunce.
Dispise not women, kepe theim thy behest,
Scorne neuer wight, for thā yu shalt it rewe,
Couet no mans good, speake fewe at feste,
Loke thy vengeaūce be euer wt the leste,
who hath done ye good haue in remēbraūce,
Loue euery wight, & this shall the auaunce.
| Here begynneth the boke of Cato both in Latyn and Englyshe | |