The kalender of shepherdes the edition of Paris 1503 in photographic facsimile: a faithful reprint of R. Pynson's edition of London 1506. Edited with a critical introduction and glossary by H. Oskar Sommer |
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O ye clarkes famos and eloquente.
Connynge is kauth by redynge and excersyse.
Of nobyll materys full exellente.
And remember salamones sayes the wyse.
That praysythe besynes/ and Idylnes dyspyse.
And saythe he that many bokes do rede and se.
It is full lykely wysdome haue shall he.
Connynge is kauth by redynge and excersyse.
Of nobyll materys full exellente.
And remember salamones sayes the wyse.
That praysythe besynes/ and Idylnes dyspyse.
And saythe he that many bokes do rede and se.
It is full lykely wysdome haue shall he.
Remember clarkes dayly dothe theyr delygens.
In to oure corrupte speche maters to translate.
yet betwene frenche and englysshe is grete deffens.
There longage In redynge is douse and dylycate.
In theyr mother tonge they be so fortunate.
They haue the bybyll and the apocalypys of deuynyte.
with other nobyll bokes that in Englyche may not be.
In to oure corrupte speche maters to translate.
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There longage In redynge is douse and dylycate.
In theyr mother tonge they be so fortunate.
They haue the bybyll and the apocalypys of deuynyte.
with other nobyll bokes that in Englyche may not be.
And remember reders where euer ye go.
That hony is swete but conynge is swetter.
Caton) the grete clarke some tyme sayd so.
Howe golde is good and lernynge moche better.
yet many full good be that neuer knewe letter.
And yet vertuous none can be of leuynge.
But fyrste of prestes or clarkes they muste haue lernynge.
That hony is swete but conynge is swetter.
Caton) the grete clarke some tyme sayd so.
Howe golde is good and lernynge moche better.
yet many full good be that neuer knewe letter.
And yet vertuous none can be of leuynge.
But fyrste of prestes or clarkes they muste haue lernynge.
wherfore with pasyens I you all desyre.
Be ware of the rysynge of false erysy.
Lette euer parfyte faythe set youre hartys a fyre.
And the chaffe fro the corne clene out to trye.
They that beleuythe a mysse be worthy to dye.
And he is the gretest fole in this worlde Iwys.
That thynketh that no mānys wytte is so good as his.
Be ware of the rysynge of false erysy.
Lette euer parfyte faythe set youre hartys a fyre.
And the chaffe fro the corne clene out to trye.
They that beleuythe a mysse be worthy to dye.
And he is the gretest fole in this worlde Iwys.
That thynketh that no mānys wytte is so good as his.
Thus endeth here the shepardys kalender.
Drawen into englysshe to goddys reuerence.
And for profyte and pleasure smale clarkes to chere.
Playnly shewed to theyr intellygens.
Oure parte is done/ nowe reders do your dylygens.
And remember that Pynson saythe to you this.
He that leuyth well/ maye not dye amys.
Drawen into englysshe to goddys reuerence.
And for profyte and pleasure smale clarkes to chere.
Playnly shewed to theyr intellygens.
Oure parte is done/ nowe reders do your dylygens.
And remember that Pynson saythe to you this.
He that leuyth well/ maye not dye amys.
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