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The prouerbis of the garett over the bayne at lekingfelde.
The parte sensatyue.
The sermountynge pleasure who can expresse.Whiche is in armony of songe & the swetnes.
All pensyuenes it puttithe away.
And withe myrthe and solas dryuethe furthe the day.
The parte intellectyue.
On suche momentany pleasure yf thou sett thy mynde.The Joy that is euyrlastinge thou may neuer fynde.
Joy here and in heuyn thou canst not optayne.
Vanitas vanitatum all that is but vayne.
The part sensatyue.
Of all erthly substance better is none.Than syluer golde and precius stone.
For he that hathe haboundaunce of suche treasure.
In this worlde can want non of his pleasure.
The parte Intellectyue.
Vanitas vanitatum beholde and see.In worldly gyftis is mutabilite.
Gyftis of grace gett the.
For they be of suerte.
Erthly thingis be fletynge and vanite.
And as transitory they passe.
Vanitas vanitatum / et omnia vanitas.
The parte sensatyue.
Riche apparell costly and precius.Makithe a man lusty cumly and gloryus.
Vestueris of estate wrought preciusly.
Causithe men to be honowrede & muche sett by.
The part intellectyue.
In suche apparell yf thou sett thyne affecciōn.In thy soule it will cause synfull infexiōn.
It will not excuse the I tell the playne.
Vanitas vanitatum all this is but vayne.
The parte sensatyue.
To walke in gardynge all garnysshede wt flouresWhat pleasure is it / bycause of the swete odowres.
And in the arburis to here the byrdis synge.
Whiche to mane hart grete comforth dothe brynge.
The part intellectyue.
For the soule thou shall fynde more quyetnes.Of repentaunce to walke in the wildernes.
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To swete flowres of paciens thon maist attayne.
Vanitas vanitatū All other is but vayne.
The part sensatyue.
Highe wysdome and prudens is to me lent.My reason rewlithe all thynge after myne entent.
All other to be folis myne opynyon dothe say.
Therfore to my pleasure they shall obey.
The part intellectyue.
If in witt and reason thou other excell.To the pleasure of god ordure it well.
For accompte thou must gyue I tell the playne.
Vanitas vanitatum all is but vayne.
The part sensatyue.
I passe all other and am principall.In fauoure and frendship of men terrestriall.
By my wysdome I haue goten on euery syde.
Faithfull frendis whiche withe me will abyde.
The part intellectyue.
Frendis be but lent the / vse them wysly.As god will inclyne them trust it surely.
So shalt thou haue them in loue and disdayne.
Vanitas vanitatum All that is but vayne.
The part sensatyue.
God and nature to me most frendly be.For right gracius ysshew they haue sent me.
Whiche are inclynede to vertu and grace.
Nedis must greate comfort my hart embrace.
The part intellectyue.
If suche gracis of god towarde the rebownde.To his bounteous goodnes thou art the more bounde
Yet sett not in them to muche thyne affexion
For god may take them awey for they correccion
Corporall lyf here is not certayne.
Vanitas Vanitatum all that is but vayne.
The part sensatyue.
I haue neighboures kynde and benyuolent.And my seruauntes to me be fast and obedient.
What so euyr I commaunde or call.
It is accomplisshede furth with all.
The parte intellectyue.
To presume of this is not moste profitable.Kyndenes amonge neighboures is not allwayes stabill.
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It cum̄ythe of god therfore sett not thy mynde.
To muche on them but thy wysdome refrayne.
Vanitas vanitatum / All that is but vayne.
The part sensatyue.
Of possessiones a greate lorde am I.Honourede and regardede moste specially.
Of erthly thynges I haue haboundaunce.
To my Joy and comfort & hartis pleasaunce.
The part intellectyue.
In erthly thynges there is no surete.For vnstabill and transitory they be.
But for a tyme to the they ar lent.
To forsake them thou must be content.
For here thou may not allway remayne.
Vanitas vanitatum All that is but vayne.
The part sensatyue.
I am yonge lusty and of high corage.Desscendyd of ryall blode & noble parentage.
If in erthe ther can be any blis.
I haue it as I wolde or can wyshe.
The parte intellectyue.
If in erthe ye haue suche felicite.Put not thy mynde on it for it hath no surete.
In no wyse it can not agree.
In this worlde here to haue prosperite.
And the Joyes of heuyn afterwarde optayne.
Vanitas vanitatum all that is but vayne.
The part sensatyue.
My causes must prosper and nedis procede.For I haue assuride councell to helpe at nede.
On there sentence my mynde shall rest.
For they will councell me for the best.
The part intellectyue.
For all thy councell for thy self care.In councell may be confusyon therfore beware.
Amonge councell myche dissymylynge is.
And of thy purpos thou mayst mys.
Many one of councell be not playne.
Vanitas vanitatum All that is bot vayne.
The part sensatyue.
Myne enemys agaynst me may not preuayle.So grete is my strenght them to assaile.
By strenght of men and treasure of golde.
I can subdew myne enemies be they neuyr so bolde.
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J[ntellectyue].
To presume of it I compt it folyFor of god commyth tryumphe and victory.
He that in strenght or riches puttithe his trust
Many tymes for all that lyethe in the dust.
All erthly pouer is vncertayne.
Vanitas vanitatum All that is bot vayne.
S[ensatyue].
Curyusly and connyngly I can kerue.And withe assurede maner at the table serue.
So that no thinge shall pas me.
Bot it shall haue his formall properte.
J[ntellectyue].
Withoute excercyse and contenaunce.Suche connynge fallithe from remembraunce.
To know thy self is a connynge souerayne
Vanitas Vanitatum / All that is but vayne.
S[ensatyue].
My ship is fraught withe marchandyseOf substanciall riches and grete price.
When it is arryuede yf I do my dever
Doutles I am made a man for euyr.
J[ntellectyue].
If fortune be fauorable extoll not thy mynde.A sodeyne pyrry or a gret blast of wynde.
By myschaunce may all confounde.
Wher is thy goode when thy ship is drowned.
It bootis not afterwarde to complayne.
Vanitas vanitatum All that is but vayne.
S[ensatyue].
I floure in youthe delyght and pleasureTo fede all my fantasys I want no treasure.
I synge and daunce I reuell and play.
I am so louede of ladyes I nede not to pray.
J[ntellectyue].
Suche corporall pleasure is bot momentaryffastinge and prayer for thy soule more necessary
All worldely pleasures vanysshethe away
To day a man in golde to morow closyde in clay.
Repres vice let vertu optayne.
Vanitas vanitatum / All that is but vayne.
S[ensatyue].
So greate is my puisaunce so much is my myghtThat I am moste dredfull to euery wight.
Euery man afforsyth to content me and please
Who that dothe contrary / shall not leue in ease.
J[ntellectyue].
Cast thy sight vpwarde and thou shall see.One myghtier than thou a thousande degree.
Compare thy myght to his / and thy myght is none.
Drede hym that is moste myghty whan thy myght is gone.
Loue and dreade hym and in heuyn thou shall reigne.
When all other thynge is vanite / That is not vayne.
Finis.
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The prouerbis In the garet at the New lodge in the parke of lekingfelde.
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When the philosophers putagoras and tuball.From the pure sympill hammer & steth s[v]bstanciall.
The celestiall soundes of musyk first made & dyd expres
They fet them not from curiosite nor grete riches.
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Oute of the trewe plaine songe the[y] Judgyde the melodyCurius conueyinge hydithe muche armanye
Therfore of the playne nottis to sette a sure grounde
Makithe a modulacion of moste parfyte sounde.
In curiosite oftyme trowthe slippith by.
And in the playne trew nottis all the swetenes dothe lye.
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A song myssowndithe yf the prickynge be not right.So marryd is the melody for lac of fore syght
The sownde of a trew songe makithe trew concorde.
But subtill prickynge mystymythe & causith grete discorde.
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A naturall breste is goode / with sowndes of moderacionA glorifiede beste is to curyus withe notis of alteracion
But he that syngithe a trewe songe mesurithe in the meane.
And he that rechithe to hye a trebill / his tewnis is not clene.
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Perfyte vowellynge of a songe to the eere is delectableHe that quadribilithe to hy his voice is variable.
But he is no goode Judge whiche disalowith the songe.
When the ere of parcialite Judgithe it to wronge.
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He that settithe a songe and makithe it new.If his warbellis be more curyus than trew.
Or his songe be songe greate faute shall be fownde.
In the dyuers proporciones of the mystvnyde sownde.
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A breste to audible mowntithe to affexionHe that mesurithe in the meane causithe more deuocion.
And he that caryethe more crochettis than his cvnnynge can prove
Makithe more discorde of doblenes then melody of loue.
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He that hathe a brym brest and littill inspexion withe all.Ought to be advisede twyse of his notis musicall.
For he whiche hathe a voice exaltynge to hy
Fo[r] lac of goode knowlege marrithe much melody.
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He that lyst to sett a goode trew songe.May not make his breuys to short nor his largs to longe.
He that triethe his tewnes tretabilly vpon a trew grownde.
If connynge be smale the trouthe may make a plesan[t]e sounde.
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The harpe is an instrumente of swete melodye.Rude intelligens of the sounde conceyuethe no armonye.
But whoso in that instrumente hathe no speculacion.
What restithe withyn the sownde borde hathe but smale probacion.
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He that fyngerithe well the keyes of the clavicordis makithe a goode songeFor in the meane is the melodye withe a rest longe.
If the tewnys be not plesant to hym that hathe no skyll.
Yet no lac to the Claricorde for he doith his goode will.
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He that is a perfyte musicion.Perceyvithe the lute tewnes and the goode proporcion
In myddest of the body the stryngis sowndith best.
For stoppide in the freytis they abyde the pynnes wrest.
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Many a swete refreet the musycion dothe synge.Which is litill conceyvide of light herynge.
For whos sownde is applyede allway to discorde.
Can never deserne the tewnes of a trew monacorde.
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How may a mysmovede tymer Judge a trew instrument.For in tunabill tewnys he hathe non experyment.
And he that hath an ere oblyvius & febill stomake of affexion
The tewnys of tuball sholde not prayse to Judge wher of he lackes discrecion
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A slac strynge in a virgynall soundithe not aright.It dothe abyde no wrastinge it is so louse and light.
The sounde borde crasede forsith the instrumente.
Throw mysgouernaunce to make notis whiche was not his intent.
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He that couytithe in clarisymballis to make goode concordaunce.Ought to fynger the keyes withe discrete temporaunce.
To myche wynd[in]ge of the pipis is not the best.
Whiche may cause them to sypher wher armoney shulde rest.
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Immoderate wyndes in a clarion causithe it for to rage.Soft wynde and moderate makithe the sounde to asswage.
Therfore he whiche in that instrument wolde haue swete modulacion
Bustius wyndes must leue and vse moderacion.
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A shawme makithe a swete sounde for he tunyth basse.It mountith not to hy but kepithe rule and space.
Yet yf it be blowne withe to a vehemēt wynde.
It makithe it to mysgouerne oute of his kynde.
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The swete orgayne pipis comfortith a stedfast myndeWronge handlynge of the stoppis may cause þem sypher fro þer kynde.
But he that playethe of pipes wher so grete nowmber is
Must handill the keyes all lyke þt by misgouernan̄ce þey sounde amysse.
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The recorder of his kynde the meane dothe desyreManyfolde fyngerynge & stoppes bryngithe hȳ from his tunes clere
Who so lyst to handill an instrument so goode
Must se in his many fyngerynge þt he kepe tyme stop and moode.
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A parfyte modulatour makithe his songe trewHe mesurithe in the meane withe proporcion dew
But whose penne is to swift in prickinge of a songe
He markithe so his mynnyms fro þe square þt it shall sownde wronge.
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All theys musicalles well handilled & orderde in ther kyndeGevithe soundes of swetnes to euery goode mynde
Yet (racionalis lingua expellit' instrumentis) all
Wel tymede and tewnede for it is a master of all.
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Musyke hathe her coloures of dyuersitesBlake voyde, blakefull alteraciones of curiosite
But the white is more comely and to clennes dothe accorde
For purenes in the margent makithe a trew monacorde.
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Blake color moste comely in armys the syluer sheneOf virginall purenes whiche is farrest seane
In musyke makithe melody soundynge from all blame
Of the whiche shynythe the clere voce of a pure name
The margent syluer and the notis sabill
Shulde move vs to remembrāce of the Joyes Intermynabill.
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The notis pretendynge sabillis of sownde moste melodyusMust make a meane in our musyke that we be not oblyvius
But to remembre thende of oure Fynall cantare
When for right we shall haue right & payne for sinistre iudicare.
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If thou a musicion a Judge shalbePric nott thy notis in the lyne of peruersite
For that shall cause thy notis to haue a wronge sounde
And as thou makist thy sounde so to the it will rebounde.
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As in the alteraciones thou mayst pric curiouslySo may trouthe try the in thy noumbre made peruersly
For yf the sounde lene not to a good proporcion
Thow maist be Judged by a crochet of wronge notynge in thy presumpcion.
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If thou pric a songe make no obliteracioneBut se thy margent be clene withoute contamynacion
For yf thy notis be pricked wt to muche alteracion
It shall cause thy dytty lac of melody his goode operacion.
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And yf thy melody be marrede and the swete sowndeBy thy pervers prickinge whiche concordes dothe confounde
For peruersite of thy prickinge & myssoundynge of thy songe
And for thy sophysticall solphynge ite maladicti take it for thy wronge.
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Musike is a science and one of the seuynWithe swete sowndes to prays the plasmator of heuyn
They that of protervite will not tewne well
Ve. Ve. Ve. theyre songe shalbe in hell.
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He that lystithe his notis to tune welle and tymeMuste measure in melpomene one of the musys IX
If he meddyll withe megera infernall is the sounde
Ibi erit fletus malange to confounde.
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The modulacion of musyke is swete and celestiallIn the speris of the planettis makynge sownde armonicall
If we moder oure musyke as the trew tune is
In heuyn we shall synge Osanna in excelsis.
The prouerbis in the rooffe of the hyest chawmbre in the gardinge at lekingfelde.
Esperaunce en dyeu
Trust hym he is moste trewe
Trust hym he is moste trewe
En dieu esperaunce.
In hym put thyne affiaunce.
In hym put thyne affiaunce.
Esperaunce in the worlde nay.
The worlde variethe every day.
The worlde variethe every day.
Esperaunce in riches nay not so
Riches slidithe and sone will go.
Riches slidithe and sone will go.
Esperaunce in exaltation of honoure.
Nay it widderithe away lyke a floure.
Nay it widderithe away lyke a floure.
Esperaunce en dieu in him is all
Whiche is aboue fortunes fall.
Whiche is aboue fortunes fall.
Esperaunce in fortune when she smylithe.
Nay beware for she begilethe.
Nay beware for she begilethe.
Esperaunce in bloode and highe lynage
At moste nede bot esy avauntage.
At moste nede bot esy avauntage.
Esperaunce in prosperite,
Nay beware of aduersite.
Nay beware of aduersite.
Esperaunce in trust and grete auctorite
So thou may and yet diss[e]auede be.
So thou may and yet diss[e]auede be.
Esperaunce in countenaunce of fortunes grace
Nay at her pleasure thou must gyue place.
Nay at her pleasure thou must gyue place.
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Esperaun[c]e in glory and magnificens hye
Nay beware thou may fall sodeynly.
Nay beware thou may fall sodeynly.
Esperaunce in strength and greate myght
Nay seknes febelith euery wight.
Nay seknes febelith euery wight.
Esperaunce in dieu in hym is all
For he is aboue fortunes fall—
For he is aboue fortunes fall—
Esperaunce in golde and other treasure
Nay ther of commythe displeasure.
Nay ther of commythe displeasure.
Esperaunce in frendeshipe nay and why
For at the last thy frende must dye.
For at the last thy frende must dye.
Esperaunce in bewte and lusty curage
Nay beuty is blemysshide by the stormys of age.
Nay beuty is blemysshide by the stormys of age.
Esperaunce in helthe and longe lyf
Beware of dethis sodeyne knyf.
Beware of dethis sodeyne knyf.
Esperaunce in witt and pollice
Yet I say beware of poverte.
Yet I say beware of poverte.
Esperaunce in crafte and suttelte
Yet trouthe shall begyle the.
Yet trouthe shall begyle the.
Esperaunce in trouthe and verite
Yea. trouthe shall delyuer the.
Yea. trouthe shall delyuer the.
Esperaunce en dieu in hym is all
For he is aboue fortunes fall.
For he is aboue fortunes fall.
Esperaunce in multitude of men
Nay sum one is worthe ten.
Nay sum one is worthe ten.
Esperaunce in hasty aduengynge of thy will
Nay wysdome biddithe the abyde and be still.
Nay wysdome biddithe the abyde and be still.
Esperaunce in ordynaunce and other artillary
Nay where hym listith god gyvithe the victory.
Nay where hym listith god gyvithe the victory.
Esperaunce [in] manhode and coragius hart
Nay dethe will mach the where so euer thow art.
Nay dethe will mach the where so euer thow art.
Esperaunce in argumentis of greate reason
Nay suche craft is to seke at sum season.
Nay suche craft is to seke at sum season.
Esperaunce in connynge that moste prevalithe
Nay connynge withoute maner nothynge avay[lythe].
Nay connynge withoute maner nothynge avay[lythe].
Esperaunce in Joye and gladnes
Nay beware / sodeynly cōmes sadnes.
Nay beware / sodeynly cōmes sadnes.
Esperaunce en dieu in hym is all
Be thou contente and thou art aboue fortunes fall.
Be thou contente and thou art aboue fortunes fall.
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The prouerbis in the rouf of my lorde percy closett at lekyngfelde.
HE that made this hous for contemplacion
Myndyde specially excercyse of lernynge and vertuus occupation.
And adolescencia whiche thynkithe hymself wyse
Shall know hymself better by vertuus exercyse.
Myndyde specially excercyse of lernynge and vertuus occupation.
And adolescencia whiche thynkithe hymself wyse
Shall know hymself better by vertuus exercyse.
For what intente is this made I can not say.
But youthe of nature is inclynede to play.
But youthe of nature is inclynede to play.
It is harde to knowe as writithe salomōn
The passage of a shipe whiche sodeynly is gone.
More harde it is in youthe to perceyue.
Wherto he will draw / or what he will receyue.
What avalithe knowledge what avalithe speculacion
But youthe bere them away for his owne goode informacion.
The passage of a shipe whiche sodeynly is gone.
More harde it is in youthe to perceyue.
Wherto he will draw / or what he will receyue.
What avalithe knowledge what avalithe speculacion
But youthe bere them away for his owne goode informacion.
He that in his memory goode lernynge will bere away.
Nedithe not to be a disciple and study all day.
Nedithe not to be a disciple and study all day.
It is supposede by olde practyse that youthe will folow sensualite.
If he so do it / must nedis be longe or he come to granyte.
But who so will leane to the wyse man sentens.
Must beleue hym that hathe prouede moste experiens.
As youthe is ordorid and accustomede in his yeris grene
So after warde in his olde age it shall be seane.
If he so do it / must nedis be longe or he come to granyte.
But who so will leane to the wyse man sentens.
Must beleue hym that hathe prouede moste experiens.
As youthe is ordorid and accustomede in his yeris grene
So after warde in his olde age it shall be seane.
Auncient mouythe to the best I can not deny
Yet youthe by supposycion to sport will applye.
Yet youthe by supposycion to sport will applye.
That is not supposede in youthe of condiciones aunciente.
But in them which in age will be yonge and negligent
But nature goode will haue hym in memory that sheweth the best.
And he that folowithe not nature and fantasys his mynde dothe rest
But in them which in age will be yonge and negligent
But nature goode will haue hym in memory that sheweth the best.
And he that folowithe not nature and fantasys his mynde dothe rest
As the cause requyrithe to stody is goode
But allway to be in stody dryethe vp a mannes blode
But allway to be in stody dryethe vp a mannes blode
By diligens of study greate grace thou mayst optayne
The payne is sone past the profite dothe euyr remayne
And yf thou haue thyne appetite by sensuall pleasure
The pleasure sone vanysshithe þe dishoneste abidithe euyr.
The payne is sone past the profite dothe euyr remayne
And yf thou haue thyne appetite by sensuall pleasure
The pleasure sone vanysshithe þe dishoneste abidithe euyr.
Vertuus excersyse is goode what than
Yet at tymes to be at ease couytithe euery man.
Yet at tymes to be at ease couytithe euery man.
Idilnes whiche in youthe is moder of all vice
Is sounest subdewede by vertuus excersyse
The vse of vertu and the purches of cunnynge
Eschewynge ydilnes excellithe all other thynge.
Is sounest subdewede by vertuus excersyse
The vse of vertu and the purches of cunnynge
Eschewynge ydilnes excellithe all other thynge.
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If cunnynge and lernynge right profitabill be
Yet nobillnes nedithe not so mych as pore degre
Yet nobillnes nedithe not so mych as pore degre
As golde makithe the precius stone more oriente
So cunnynge withe vertu makithe nobilnes more excellent
To nobilnes a great lac it is
That a poore man hath that he dothe mysse.
So cunnynge withe vertu makithe nobilnes more excellent
To nobilnes a great lac it is
That a poore man hath that he dothe mysse.
That lernynge is goode by reasone I se
Yet many other thingis is as necessary as he.
Yet many other thingis is as necessary as he.
No thynge more necessary nor of more congruens
Than lernynge whiche cūmytthe by wysdome & sapience
Tyme passithe away in this worlde is nōn assuraunce
Yet allas nather youthe nor age hathe it in remembraunce
Where plente is what nedith travayle
For hym that hathe litill lernynge dothe well.
Than lernynge whiche cūmytthe by wysdome & sapience
Tyme passithe away in this worlde is nōn assuraunce
Yet allas nather youthe nor age hathe it in remembraunce
Where plente is what nedith travayle
For hym that hathe litill lernynge dothe well.
He that hathe litill yet by lernynge may
Cum to greate honoures we se euery day.
And honoure by cunnynge is of more magnificens
And for lack of lernynge it is of les experiens.
Cum to greate honoures we se euery day.
And honoure by cunnynge is of more magnificens
And for lack of lernynge it is of les experiens.
To hy honoure youthe desyrithe in this worlde to attayne
Therfore his opynyon is not in study to breke his brayne.
Therfore his opynyon is not in study to breke his brayne.
Honowres yf they be yeuyn aright
Sholde be yeuyn to noblenes whiche hathe aforesight
As noblenes withoute cunnynge is dyssolate
So cunnynge withoute maners is reprobate
Prudens and temporaunce who so aduertyse well
Ar gettyn by vertu whiche all erthly thynge dothe excell.
Sholde be yeuyn to noblenes whiche hathe aforesight
As noblenes withoute cunnynge is dyssolate
So cunnynge withoute maners is reprobate
Prudens and temporaunce who so aduertyse well
Ar gettyn by vertu whiche all erthly thynge dothe excell.
Who gaderithe swete flowres but in somer season
So yowthe in youthe to haue solace is of goode reasone.
So yowthe in youthe to haue solace is of goode reasone.
He that slepithe in somyr in wynter sufferithe payne
And he that in youthe is ydyll in age muste nedis complayne
And he that in youthe with vertu makithe alyaunce
In age of all grace shall haue plenteus habundaunce.
And he that in youthe is ydyll in age muste nedis complayne
And he that in youthe with vertu makithe alyaunce
In age of all grace shall haue plenteus habundaunce.
An olde proverbe it is meane is a treasure
Why sholde not youthe at tymes enjoye his pleasure
Why sholde not youthe at tymes enjoye his pleasure
Reason ledithe to right sensuallnes to pleasure
Exyle sensualnes for reason is a treasure
Youthe that s[ee]ithe not parfytely nedithe to haue a light
For he that walkithe in derknes hathe no parfite syght.
Exyle sensualnes for reason is a treasure
Youthe that s[ee]ithe not parfytely nedithe to haue a light
For he that walkithe in derknes hathe no parfite syght.
Youthe in his flowres may lyue at liberte
In age it is conuenient to grow to gravite.
In age it is conuenient to grow to gravite.
Salamon the sage councellithe the contrary
He saithe O ye yonge men leue youre Infancy
And begyn betyme to haue a sad corage
For that is goten in youthe is harde to leue in age.
He saithe O ye yonge men leue youre Infancy
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For that is goten in youthe is harde to leue in age.
Youthe ye know well hathe smale intelligens
To practise sadnes wysdome or prudens.
To practise sadnes wysdome or prudens.
Blissede be he whiche by diligens of mynde
Will attayne to prudence and wysdome tynde
For as the wyse man in his proverbe dothe expres
Wysdome is more precius than all erthly riches.
Will attayne to prudence and wysdome tynde
For as the wyse man in his proverbe dothe expres
Wysdome is more precius than all erthly riches.
Many fautes in youthe supposithe aunciente
Whiche youthe thynkithe but parcialite
Whiche youthe thynkithe but parcialite
But what saithe the wyse man can ye tell
He sayeth ignoraunt youthe thynkyth he dothe well
When he is illudede by his owne affeccion
For youthe in his owne consaite hathe a litill infeccion.
He sayeth ignoraunt youthe thynkyth he dothe well
When he is illudede by his owne affeccion
For youthe in his owne consaite hathe a litill infeccion.
Many thyngis to youthe be yevyn in cōmaundemente
By age whiche is not allway indyfferente.
By age whiche is not allway indyfferente.
When youthe in aunciente a faute doth fynde
Auncientye as in that will not be vnkynde
For he callithe to his memory that youthe is blynde
And that whiche may come after callith not to his mynde.
Auncientye as in that will not be vnkynde
For he callithe to his memory that youthe is blynde
And that whiche may come after callith not to his mynde.
Youthe reportithe hym vnto will
That all the preceptis of auncient he is glade to fulfill.
That all the preceptis of auncient he is glade to fulfill.
What will speke ye of as in this case
If it be diligent will it is a tokyn of grace
Yf it be obstynate as god forbede
Ye may wyshe oft and fynde litill in yor nede.
If it be diligent will it is a tokyn of grace
Yf it be obstynate as god forbede
Ye may wyshe oft and fynde litill in yor nede.
Youthe must nedis be excusede after my sentens
For litill suppose ye þat youthe hath any experiens.
For litill suppose ye þat youthe hath any experiens.
The ydyll man saithe oute of his house he dar not go
ffor the lyon is in the way Salamon writithe so
As who sayeth ydyllnes causythe youthe to take no payne
By diligens of study honowres to attayne.
ffor the lyon is in the way Salamon writithe so
As who sayeth ydyllnes causythe youthe to take no payne
By diligens of study honowres to attayne.
By sufferaunce of payne youthe may haue greate profyte
But many inconuenientis may fall or he cum to it.
But many inconuenientis may fall or he cum to it.
The gardener that can kepe the good fygg tree
Frute to his pleasure he shall haue and see
And he that will remembre his superiores aduertisment
By diligens and goode mynde may haue his entente.
Frute to his pleasure he shall haue and see
And he that will remembre his superiores aduertisment
By diligens and goode mynde may haue his entente.
What nedithe men of lande or heyres to take payne
Set them study that withoute study can no thynge optayne.
Set them study that withoute study can no thynge optayne.
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A full stomake a honycome regardithe no thinge
But a sowre morsell is swete where hunger is constraynynge
And he that of cunnynge desyrithe the treasure
Thynkithe diligens duty and payne greate pleasure.
But a sowre morsell is swete where hunger is constraynynge
And he that of cunnynge desyrithe the treasure
Thynkithe diligens duty and payne greate pleasure.
Pastyme youthe may vse accordyngly
As to synge wherof cūmythe swete armoney.
As to synge wherof cūmythe swete armoney.
Yf the cordyall harpstrynge be sett proporcionably
The instrument of hymself gyuethe owte swete armony
The sowll of man is an instrumente moste fyne
If it be entewnede In youthe with vertuus disciplyne.
The instrument of hymself gyuethe owte swete armony
The sowll of man is an instrumente moste fyne
If it be entewnede In youthe with vertuus disciplyne.
I se fortune is fikill her fauoure rynnythe by chaunce
Alas why put we in her oure trust and affyaunce.
Alas why put we in her oure trust and affyaunce.
Remember that he which causede this memory
Made it not for them that wold leue insolently
But only for them whos goode entente
Ys to loue vertu and to goode maners consente
And not for them whos inco[n]stant mynde
Reputithe sadnes lightnes bicaus they be vnkynde
And he that made this for others erudicion
Callyde oft to his remembraunce his frayle condicion
And his trust is that he shalbe had in remēbraunce
ffor his faithfull goode mynde towardes youthes goode gouernaunce.
Made it not for them that wold leue insolently
But only for them whos goode entente
Ys to loue vertu and to goode maners consente
And not for them whos inco[n]stant mynde
Reputithe sadnes lightnes bicaus they be vnkynde
And he that made this for others erudicion
Callyde oft to his remembraunce his frayle condicion
And his trust is that he shalbe had in remēbraunce
ffor his faithfull goode mynde towardes youthes goode gouernaunce.
The prouerbes in the roufe of my lordis library at lekyngefelde.
Drede god and fle from syn.
Of hym all goodnes dothe begyn
Regarde hym more then all thy kyn,
So shall thou heuyn blys wyn.
Of hym all goodnes dothe begyn
Regarde hym more then all thy kyn,
So shall thou heuyn blys wyn.
In tyme of prosperite
Remember aduersite
Worldly felicite
Hathe no longe surete.
Remember aduersite
Worldly felicite
Hathe no longe surete.
Speke thy wordis discretely
Loue not them to multiply
In many wordis is syn comonly
Speke litill and trewly.
Loue not them to multiply
In many wordis is syn comonly
Speke litill and trewly.
Trust in god in god is all
Be clene from syn and then call
The worlde turnythe like a ball
Doo well and thou shalt not fall.
Be clene from syn and then call
The worlde turnythe like a ball
Doo well and thou shalt not fall.
Serue god all way deuoutly
Talke at thy dyner honestly
Go to thy bed meryly
Thanke god of his grace hartely.
Talke at thy dyner honestly
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Thanke god of his grace hartely.
After thy purs maynteyne thy fare
Tyme is to spende tyme is to spare
To withstande daungers thy self prepare
Of had I wyst all way beware.
Tyme is to spende tyme is to spare
To withstande daungers thy self prepare
Of had I wyst all way beware.
Loue vertu and hate vice
Loue them whiche be sad and wyse
Of condiciones be not nyce
Meane is a vertu of greate price.
Loue them whiche be sad and wyse
Of condiciones be not nyce
Meane is a vertu of greate price.
After thy degre pretende
As thy substaunce is to spende
Ill maners gladly amende
Evyr more remembr the ende.
As thy substaunce is to spende
Ill maners gladly amende
Evyr more remembr the ende.
To them that sorowfull be
Shew grace mercy and pite.
In a synners aduersyte
Shew compassyoune and charite.
Shew grace mercy and pite.
In a synners aduersyte
Shew compassyoune and charite.
Drede god and fere thy kynge
Let wysdome guyde the in euery thynge
Vertuus let be thy lyuynge
To great honoure it shall the brynge.
Let wysdome guyde the in euery thynge
Vertuus let be thy lyuynge
To great honoure it shall the brynge.
Leue well and care the lesse
Of ill tungis the malys
To ouyrann vice and repres
Euyrmore eschew ydyllnes.
Of ill tungis the malys
To ouyrann vice and repres
Euyrmore eschew ydyllnes.
Thy chyldern in ther tender age
Lerne them to haue a vertuus corage
Ill vice yf they haue in vsage
Punyshe them for ther outrage.
Lerne them to haue a vertuus corage
Ill vice yf they haue in vsage
Punyshe them for ther outrage.
Yn worde be angry and not Ī mynde
Suff'r thou shall grace fynde
Let not ignoraunce make the blynde
To thy frende be not vnkynde.
Suff'r thou shall grace fynde
Let not ignoraunce make the blynde
To thy frende be not vnkynde.
Of loue and charite be thou fayne
Agayne vertu neuer dysdayne
Envy desyrithe to complayne
From mal[i]s alway thy hart refrayne.
Agayne vertu neuer dysdayne
Envy desyrithe to complayne
From mal[i]s alway thy hart refrayne.
To euery tale geue thou no credens
Proue the cause or thou geue sentens
Agayne the right make no dyffens
So hast thow a clene consciens.
Proue the cause or thou geue sentens
Agayne the right make no dyffens
So hast thow a clene consciens.
Loue god that all hathe sent
To thy master haue trew entent
Withe meane estate be contente
In thy office be not negligent.
To thy master haue trew entent
Withe meane estate be contente
In thy office be not negligent.
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The pore people gladly fede
Help wrecchis in ther nede
To thy charge take goode hede
Than shall grace be thy goode spede
Help wrecchis in ther nede
To thy charge take goode hede
Than shall grace be thy goode spede
Vse vertuus communicacioun
Loue no crafte nor cauyllacion
Leue flatery and adulacion
Make no wronge informacion.
Loue no crafte nor cauyllacion
Leue flatery and adulacion
Make no wronge informacion.
Driscretly kepe thy tunge still
So thou mayst com to thy will
Meddill litill and say the best
So shall thow leve in myche rest.
So thou mayst com to thy will
Meddill litill and say the best
So shall thow leve in myche rest.
How goode so euer thy werke be
Grownde thyn entent vpon charite
Vayneglory allway fle
Inclyne thy selfe to humylite.
Grownde thyn entent vpon charite
Vayneglory allway fle
Inclyne thy selfe to humylite.
This prouerbe lerne of me
Avaunt neuyr of thy degree
If thoue haue a goode properte
Let other men cōmend & prayse the.
Avaunt neuyr of thy degree
If thoue haue a goode properte
Let other men cōmend & prayse the.
Trust but litill thyn alliance
For thy self make wyse purueaunce
Fortune rūnythe all on chaūce
Of thy ende haue goode remēbraunce.
For thy self make wyse purueaunce
Fortune rūnythe all on chaūce
Of thy ende haue goode remēbraunce.
Remēbre the ende and why.
So mayst thou know certeynly.
That at the last thou shalt dye.
Leve well & fere not hardely.
So mayst thou know certeynly.
That at the last thou shalt dye.
Leve well & fere not hardely.
The counsell of Aristotell whiche he gaue to Alexander kinge of macedony[;] in the syde of the garet of the gardynge in lekyngfelde.
Apply to the best gyftis geuen to the.
And VI speciall doctryns thow shalt lerne of me.
First to take payne withe diligent remembraunce.
To see the lawes obseruyde wt euery dew circumstaunce.
Punysh mysdoers indyfferently.
Honoure god reuerently.
To a peteus request mekely consent.
Which hath humble and tr[e]w entent.
And VI speciall doctryns thow shalt lerne of me.
First to take payne withe diligent remembraunce.
To see the lawes obseruyde wt euery dew circumstaunce.
Punysh mysdoers indyfferently.
Honoure god reuerently.
To a peteus request mekely consent.
Which hath humble and tr[e]w entent.
Of any faute after the punyshmente.
Olde rancoure forget withe mynde benyuolent.
And yf thow dispose thy lyf as is said before.
Thy name shall floure in honoure euyrmore.
O ye erthely princes in youre mynde enprent.
The gracious counsell and goode aduertisment.
Of Aristotill philosopher so famouse.
Whiche he gaue to greate alexander prince most victorius.
Olde rancoure forget withe mynde benyuolent.
And yf thow dispose thy lyf as is said before.
Thy name shall floure in honoure euyrmore.
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The gracious counsell and goode aduertisment.
Of Aristotill philosopher so famouse.
Whiche he gaue to greate alexander prince most victorius.
VI goode aduertismentis he lernyde hym specially.
The fyrst to see and cause diligently.
The lawes to be obseruyde the secunde moderatly.
To punyshe offendars withe discrecion of mercy.
The V. is do no execucion of payne
To youre angre be passede and hastynes of dysdayne.
For as longe as angre dothe endur.
Reason to juge the right is not sure.
The fyrst to see and cause diligently.
The lawes to be obseruyde the secunde moderatly.
To punyshe offendars withe discrecion of mercy.
The V. is do no execucion of payne
To youre angre be passede and hastynes of dysdayne.
For as longe as angre dothe endur.
Reason to juge the right is not sure.
O myghty princes and nobles of estate.
Accordynge to this doctryne yf ye spende the date.
Of your yeres here in this lyf present.
Ye shall leve after you of noblenes a perpetuall precedent.
Se the lawes to be obseruyde wt justice and equite.
And when ye punysh remembre yor owne fraelte.
So that yor correccion be not of malice
But for the exemple of goode rewle & ordur of Justice.
Accordynge to this doctryne yf ye spende the date.
Of your yeres here in this lyf present.
Ye shall leve after you of noblenes a perpetuall precedent.
Se the lawes to be obseruyde wt justice and equite.
And when ye punysh remembre yor owne fraelte.
So that yor correccion be not of malice
But for the exemple of goode rewle & ordur of Justice.
That god be dewly honowrede do youre diligens.
By whome is maynteynede yor honor and excellens.
To the offendar whiche for pite doth sew.
Be meke and allway yor mercy renew.
Yf mociones of anger styr you to displeasure.
Tempest not yor self but yor passyones measure.
Commaunde no execucion unto yor Iere be relente.
Then shall ye do right and after not repent.
By whome is maynteynede yor honor and excellens.
To the offendar whiche for pite doth sew.
Be meke and allway yor mercy renew.
Yf mociones of anger styr you to displeasure.
Tempest not yor self but yor passyones measure.
Commaunde no execucion unto yor Iere be relente.
Then shall ye do right and after not repent.
Correccion done for any offens.
Mytigate yor displeasure withe sober paciens.
Olde rancor forgett and hatrede restrayne.
That it induce not you to displeasure agayne.
Thes vertu[e]s usynge ye shall content.
The highe lorde whiche is omnipotent.
And after the breue lyffe youre name shall floure.
Unto the worldes ende in laude and honoure.
Mytigate yor displeasure withe sober paciens.
Olde rancor forgett and hatrede restrayne.
That it induce not you to displeasure agayne.
Thes vertu[e]s usynge ye shall content.
The highe lorde whiche is omnipotent.
And after the breue lyffe youre name shall floure.
Unto the worldes ende in laude and honoure.
Materiam virtut[i]s habes rem profer in actum.
Thou hast the mater of vertu brynge it to the dede.
Let not to exercyse it for no fauoure nor mede.
Thou hast the mater of vertu brynge it to the dede.
Let not to exercyse it for no fauoure nor mede.
Legibus infuda auiditer argue fontes.
Take payne to se the lawes obseruede and moderatly.
Punysh offendars wt justice and mercy.
Take payne to se the lawes obseruede and moderatly.
Punysh offendars wt justice and mercy.
Diuinos rimare apices mansuisse rogatus.
Serche oute diligently scriptures of god wt humble entent.
And at the desyre of thy frende be meke and relent.
Serche oute diligently scriptures of god wt humble entent.
And at the desyre of thy frende be meke and relent.
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Vindictam differ donec pertranseat ira.
Movyde withe hastynes stay thy selfe fast.
And defer vengeaunce unto thyne angre be past.
Movyde withe hastynes stay thy selfe fast.
And defer vengeaunce unto thyne angre be past.
Punyshe moderatly and discretly correct.
As wele to mercy as to Justice hauynge a respect
As wele to mercy as to Justice hauynge a respect
So shall ye haue meryte for the punyshment.
And cause the offendar to be sory and penitent.
And cause the offendar to be sory and penitent.
If ye be movede withe anger or hastynes.
Pause in youre mynde and youre yre represse.
Defer vengeaunce unto yor anger asswagede be.
So shall ye mynyster Justice and do dewe equyte.
Pause in youre mynde and youre yre represse.
Defer vengeaunce unto yor anger asswagede be.
So shall ye mynyster Justice and do dewe equyte.
Nec meminisse velis odii post verbera.
For any hatred or affeccion.
Remember not olde rancoure after correccion.
For any hatred or affeccion.
Remember not olde rancoure after correccion.
Si sic viveris eternum extendes in secula nomen.
After this mater yf thou thy lyf spende.
Thy name shalbe Immortall unto the worldes ende.
After this mater yf thou thy lyf spende.
Thy name shalbe Immortall unto the worldes ende.
Finis.
The prouerbis in the sydis of the Jnnere chāber abōn of the house in the garding at Wresill.
When it is tyme of coste and greate expense.
Beware of waste and spende be measure,
Who that outragyusly makithe his dispens.
Causithe his goodis not longe to endure.
The olde saw sayethe that measure is a tresure.
For in short tyme thy goode may well waste away.
Whiche by laboure thowe gatest in m[an]y a sūdry day.
Beware of waste and spende be measure,
Who that outragyusly makithe his dispens.
Causithe his goodis not longe to endure.
The olde saw sayethe that measure is a tresure.
For in short tyme thy goode may well waste away.
Whiche by laboure thowe gatest in m[an]y a sūdry day.
Beleue not the sayenge of euery wyght;
For sum reportithe all other wyse
Than euer it was for mal[i]s and dispyte.
And sum hathe of custum and of guyse.
To fede folke with faynynge & flaterynge lyes.
Gyf litill trust therfore to such spekynge
For many one be founde contrary in ther sayenge.
For sum reportithe all other wyse
Than euer it was for mal[i]s and dispyte.
And sum hathe of custum and of guyse.
To fede folke with faynynge & flaterynge lyes.
Gyf litill trust therfore to such spekynge
For many one be founde contrary in ther sayenge.
If thow surffyte in drynke forget not that.
Avyse the ofte thou cum not in that snare.
Withdraw thy hande fede not thy self to fat.
Drynke that suffice the & other whyle thou spare
To muche drynke makith men of wittes bare.
And yet the wyne therof is not to blame.
But the drynker bryngithe hym self to greate dyffame.
Avyse the ofte thou cum not in that snare.
Withdraw thy hande fede not thy self to fat.
Drynke that suffice the & other whyle thou spare
To muche drynke makith men of wittes bare.
And yet the wyne therof is not to blame.
But the drynker bryngithe hym self to greate dyffame.
Avyse the right well or thou do travers.
Agayne thyne owne sayenge therof cummythe shame.
Say not one thynge now and after the contrary rehers.
Suche repugnaunce will make thy trouthe lame.
Where stedfastnes shall cause the to haue a good name.
For he shall neuyr accorde wt man on lyue
Whiche agayne his owne trouthe lovithe to stryue.
Agayne thyne owne sayenge therof cummythe shame.
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Suche repugnaunce will make thy trouthe lame.
Where stedfastnes shall cause the to haue a good name.
For he shall neuyr accorde wt man on lyue
Whiche agayne his owne trouthe lovithe to stryue.
It is a goode lesson and a profitable
A man to be temporede all way wt constaunce.
And to be glade and mery at tyme conuenable
Not allway sadd nor highe of contenaunce.
A mans chere full ofte may hymself auaunce
For at euery tyme as the case requirythe
So a lyke pretens the wyse man desyrithe.
A man to be temporede all way wt constaunce.
And to be glade and mery at tyme conuenable
Not allway sadd nor highe of contenaunce.
A mans chere full ofte may hymself auaunce
For at euery tyme as the case requirythe
So a lyke pretens the wyse man desyrithe.
Agane besy folkes full of wordes and wynde
Stryue not at all they may not the profyte
Suche rashe peple in ther consayttes be blynde.
Muche wynde they wast for lac of witt.
For in many wordis ys wysdome but lyte
As ye se to euery wight ys geuen speche.
And yet the wyse full ofte be to seche.
Stryue not at all they may not the profyte
Suche rashe peple in ther consayttes be blynde.
Muche wynde they wast for lac of witt.
For in many wordis ys wysdome but lyte
As ye se to euery wight ys geuen speche.
And yet the wyse full ofte be to seche.
Tydynges new that flyethe as the wynde
Eschew thou euyr / wt all thy diligens.
Be neuyr besy new tidynges to fynde.
Suche nouellis oft tymes causyth offens
It is no witt / it is no sapiens
It hurtithe not a man to be in peace
But it dothe harme to put his tunge in prease.
Eschew thou euyr / wt all thy diligens.
Be neuyr besy new tidynges to fynde.
Suche nouellis oft tymes causyth offens
It is no witt / it is no sapiens
It hurtithe not a man to be in peace
But it dothe harme to put his tunge in prease.
If thou lyue longe / an olde man thou shalbe
Age will reproche maugre who saithe nay
Than perceyue thou beholde aboute and see.
How agide folke be entretyde euery day
And so to puruey for them self assay.
In to stoupynge age when thou art crepte
That thynge may socoure the whiche in youthe was kept
And in youthe to goode vertues yf thou resorte
In thy age they shall helpe the and greatly comfort.
Age will reproche maugre who saithe nay
Than perceyue thou beholde aboute and see.
How agide folke be entretyde euery day
And so to puruey for them self assay.
In to stoupynge age when thou art crepte
That thynge may socoure the whiche in youthe was kept
And in youthe to goode vertues yf thou resorte
In thy age they shall helpe the and greatly comfort.
Look euyr thy desyr be groundyde on right
And wt trouthe and conscience lat it euyr agre.
For as oftyn tymes as any wight
Desyrith more than right and equyte
Than may his requeste repellide be
And it is callide nycite and greate foly.
To aske that whiche all men will the deny.
And wt trouthe and conscience lat it euyr agre.
For as oftyn tymes as any wight
Desyrith more than right and equyte
Than may his requeste repellide be
And it is callide nycite and greate foly.
To aske that whiche all men will the deny.
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There is no man that further may report
Of thy goode dedis than the straunger may
Make hym goode chere & shew hym thy disporte
Paraventure he cum̄ythe to proue the & assay
Thus shall thy goode name encrease euery day
To haue frendis it is a better thynge
Than frendles / a man to be a kynge.
Of thy goode dedis than the straunger may
Make hym goode chere & shew hym thy disporte
Paraventure he cum̄ythe to proue the & assay
Thus shall thy goode name encrease euery day
To haue frendis it is a better thynge
Than frendles / a man to be a kynge.
To haue to do yf it fortune the
Withe hym whiche is not egall to thy myght.
To thy vttermest power shew neuer thy cruelte.
For by chaunce thou may cum to the same plight
For it is seane in turnament and in fyght.
That fortune chaungithe all sodeynly
And he ys ovyrann whiche had the victory.
Withe hym whiche is not egall to thy myght.
To thy vttermest power shew neuer thy cruelte.
For by chaunce thou may cum to the same plight
For it is seane in turnament and in fyght.
That fortune chaungithe all sodeynly
And he ys ovyrann whiche had the victory.
Enforce thyn hart withe manly suffraunce
Thoughe parciall iugement agayne the procede
Be not abasshede in worde nor countenaunce
For the fals oppressoure may rewle & lede
The law but trust me in verray dede
Longe to reiose no wyse may he.
Whiche prefarrithe wronge aboue trouth & equite.
Thoughe parciall iugement agayne the procede
Be not abasshede in worde nor countenaunce
For the fals oppressoure may rewle & lede
The law but trust me in verray dede
Longe to reiose no wyse may he.
Whiche prefarrithe wronge aboue trouth & equite.
In thy mynde in worldly compace before
The thynge to parceyue that after may fall
It noyethe not nor greuythe half so sore
That is before seane / as other thynge shall
Sodeyne chaunce grevithe moste of all
It hurtithe the les / and ys in bettyr plyght
To do thy besynes withe a fore syght.
The thynge to parceyue that after may fall
It noyethe not nor greuythe half so sore
That is before seane / as other thynge shall
Sodeyne chaunce grevithe moste of all
It hurtithe the les / and ys in bettyr plyght
To do thy besynes withe a fore syght.
Of goddis mystery and of his warkis
Be not to besy by cause of ignoraunce
It is foly to muse on thingis whiche darke is.
Dispyce neuyr thy goddes purviaunce
All thynge must be vnder his governaunce
Synne thou art clad in mortalite.
Dispute of thyngis which mortall be.
Be not to besy by cause of ignoraunce
It is foly to muse on thingis whiche darke is.
Dispyce neuyr thy goddes purviaunce
All thynge must be vnder his governaunce
Synne thou art clad in mortalite.
Dispute of thyngis which mortall be.
As the tyme requyrithe so make thyne expens
Measure thy hande after thy degre
Accordynge to the tyme / and also the presens
Se that thou spende nomore than nedithe the.
To thy assuride frendis be liberall & fre.
And whan thy mynde is to make suche coste
Provyde allway wysly that it be not loste.
Measure thy hande after thy degre
Accordynge to the tyme / and also the presens
Se that thou spende nomore than nedithe the.
To thy assuride frendis be liberall & fre.
And whan thy mynde is to make suche coste
Provyde allway wysly that it be not loste.
To muche ys nought of any maner of thynge
The meane is goode and moste profitabill
That man stondithe sureste here in his lyvynge
Withe meane estate that can stonde & be agreable
To muche is not goode to litill is not profitable
Meane is beste for the ship is moste sure
When the flodis In the see excedithe not mesure.
The meane is goode and moste profitabill
That man stondithe sureste here in his lyvynge
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To muche is not goode to litill is not profitable
Meane is beste for the ship is moste sure
When the flodis In the see excedithe not mesure.
Be not scant be not to prodygall
Kepe well that whiche is gettyn by thy laboure
It is a fayre name to be called liberall
But yet eschew waste and be not surfuture.
Consume not all thy treasure in one houre
When of thy laboure rysithe non avayle
Than povert right sone will the assayle.
Kepe well that whiche is gettyn by thy laboure
It is a fayre name to be called liberall
But yet eschew waste and be not surfuture.
Consume not all thy treasure in one houre
When of thy laboure rysithe non avayle
Than povert right sone will the assayle.
Sithen nature thy fyrst nurs as it is certayne
Hathe brought the hider all naked and bare
Thoughe thou can neuer to ryches attayne
But allway holden in povertys snare
Yet no force make thou neuyr to muche care
Take paciently pouerte for the best
Riches is not of nature but by requeste.
Hathe brought the hider all naked and bare
Thoughe thou can neuer to ryches attayne
But allway holden in povertys snare
Yet no force make thou neuyr to muche care
Take paciently pouerte for the best
Riches is not of nature but by requeste.
It is no wysdome allway to seme sage
But sumtyme as be pretens to shew foly
Who so hathe this feate shall fynde a vauntage
The tyme conuenyent yf he can espy
And than to dyssymyll it is polycy
Sumtyme to be vnwyse as in apparens
Amonge the wyse is called grete prudens
But when thow shalt dyssymyll all way see
Thy faynynge be voyde of all dishoneste.
But sumtyme as be pretens to shew foly
Who so hathe this feate shall fynde a vauntage
The tyme conuenyent yf he can espy
And than to dyssymyll it is polycy
Sumtyme to be vnwyse as in apparens
Amonge the wyse is called grete prudens
But when thow shalt dyssymyll all way see
Thy faynynge be voyde of all dishoneste.
When fortune hathe geuyn the hye felycite
Yet wysely looke aboute for sodeynly thou may fall.
After grete welthe folowith sharpe aduersyte
Fals fortune turnyth as dothe a ball
In trust of her ys no surete at all
Her wantoñ play ys so full of parell & blame
That the ende is woo / which began wt game.
Yet wysely looke aboute for sodeynly thou may fall.
After grete welthe folowith sharpe aduersyte
Fals fortune turnyth as dothe a ball
In trust of her ys no surete at all
Her wantoñ play ys so full of parell & blame
That the ende is woo / which began wt game.
Withe thy self agreve the neuer to sore
Thoughe thyngis amyse sum tyme the betyde
Dysmay the not in besy tyme therfore
Thyne adventure thou must nedis abyde
Fortune may not all way be on thy syde
ffor when she hathe brought the to moste prosperite
Than to brynge the to mysery ys her propyrte.
Thoughe thyngis amyse sum tyme the betyde
Dysmay the not in besy tyme therfore
Thyne adventure thou must nedis abyde
Fortune may not all way be on thy syde
ffor when she hathe brought the to moste prosperite
Than to brynge the to mysery ys her propyrte.
Make thow no promys of oder mens trust
Remembre well that promys is vnsure
Yf thou kepe yt not thy gode name lyeth in the dust
Therfore to kepe thy promys do thy besy cure.
Trust not the worde of euery creture
Sum mans sayng is esy for to breke
ffor many thynke not as they speke.
Remembre well that promys is vnsure
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Therfore to kepe thy promys do thy besy cure.
Trust not the worde of euery creture
Sum mans sayng is esy for to breke
ffor many thynke not as they speke.
With fayre wordis favell fedithe dayly ye se
But be not blyndede for all his flatory
Lat yor owne resone allway yor judge be
And in effecte yf yor estate be hye
Thoughe favell wt his crafte wolde blynde yor ey
In all yor lyf gyf ye neuyr credence
More of yor self than of yor owne consciens.
But be not blyndede for all his flatory
Lat yor owne resone allway yor judge be
And in effecte yf yor estate be hye
Thoughe favell wt his crafte wolde blynde yor ey
In all yor lyf gyf ye neuyr credence
More of yor self than of yor owne consciens.
What menyth all this / why muse ye in yor mynde
Regarde not the ryme / but the reasone marke wele,
Marke all thynge well / And frute shall ye fynde
And yf ye wolde the swetnes haue of the kyrnell
Be content to byte vpon the harde shell.
Vnder the whiche ye may fynde in yor aduertens
A swete carnell of wysdam and of goode sentens.
Regarde not the ryme / but the reasone marke wele,
Marke all thynge well / And frute shall ye fynde
And yf ye wolde the swetnes haue of the kyrnell
Be content to byte vpon the harde shell.
Vnder the whiche ye may fynde in yor aduertens
A swete carnell of wysdam and of goode sentens.
The counsell of Aristotill whiche he gayfe to Alexander Kynge of massydony whiche ar writyn in the syde of the vtter chambre aboue of the house in the gardynge at wresyll.
Punyshe moderatly and dyscretly correcte
As well to mercy as to Justice hauynge a respecte
For as Justice aught to commaunde the payne
So yt is necessary that mercy metigate agayne.
As well to mercy as to Justice hauynge a respecte
For as Justice aught to commaunde the payne
So yt is necessary that mercy metigate agayne.
Yf ye be movede withe hastynes or yre
Let resone mettygate the fume or fyre
Execute no rigor vnto yor anger fall
Than shall ye moder ye cause & be Juste & egall
Many goode vertues thow hast / apply them to the best
Then shall thy mynde in quyetnes rest
And to maynteyne thyne honoure and pryncely dignyte
VI speciall doctrynes thou shall lerne of me
ffirst to take peyne with diligent remembraunce
To se the lawes obseruyde with euery dewe circumstaunce.
Let resone mettygate the fume or fyre
Execute no rigor vnto yor anger fall
Than shall ye moder ye cause & be Juste & egall
Many goode vertues thow hast / apply them to the best
Then shall thy mynde in quyetnes rest
And to maynteyne thyne honoure and pryncely dignyte
VI speciall doctrynes thou shall lerne of me
ffirst to take peyne with diligent remembraunce
To se the lawes obseruyde with euery dewe circumstaunce.
To punyshe mysdoers for there offens
Stondithe with right and goode consciens.
Honoure god withe humble reuerens
And to meke suters shew benyuolens.
After payne and punyshmente hatrede expell
After this maner yf thow folow my councell
Thy name and fame shall euyr floure
Vnto the worldis ende In excellent honoure.
Stondithe with right and goode consciens.
Honoure god withe humble reuerens
And to meke suters shew benyuolens.
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After this maner yf thow folow my councell
Thy name and fame shall euyr floure
Vnto the worldis ende In excellent honoure.
O ye erthly prynces youre eeres inclyne
To the notable councell and doctryne
Of the moste prudent philosopher & grete clerke of experiens
Whiche he gaue to kynge Alexander of moste hy excellens.
To the notable councell and doctryne
Of the moste prudent philosopher & grete clerke of experiens
Whiche he gaue to kynge Alexander of moste hy excellens.
Ye ert[h]ly princes in youre mynde aduertys
The sayge councell of Aristotell in suche wyse
As he indoctrynede Alexander the greate kynge
And ye shall prosper the better in euery thynge.
The sayge councell of Aristotell in suche wyse
As he indoctrynede Alexander the greate kynge
And ye shall prosper the better in euery thynge.
Se the lawes dewly to be obseruyde
And in youre punysshment let mercy be reseruyde.
So that youre correccion be done of parfyte zele
For exampill of goode rewle & for the comon welle.
And in youre punysshment let mercy be reseruyde.
So that youre correccion be done of parfyte zele
For exampill of goode rewle & for the comon welle.
If passyones of angre inflame youre brest
To deffer vengeaunce yt is the best
Vnto youre yre asswage and relent by pacience
Then shall ye do right and not offende yor conscience.
To deffer vengeaunce yt is the best
Vnto youre yre asswage and relent by pacience
Then shall ye do right and not offende yor conscience.
The proverbis in the syde of thutter chamber aboue of the hous in the gardyng at wresyll.
Remorde thyne ey Inwordly
Fyx not thy mynde on fortune yt delythe dyuersly
Regarde not the worlde whiche workith craftely
Sequester yi self frome them & yen cast thy syght
Where it may reseyue dyuersly light.
Fyx not thy mynde on fortune yt delythe dyuersly
Regarde not the worlde whiche workith craftely
Sequester yi self frome them & yen cast thy syght
Where it may reseyue dyuersly light.
Haue thy meditacion in thyngis celestiall
Worldely vanitees ar but fantasticall
The gyftis of grace prent in thy memory
For all worldly pleasures be transitory
Of heuenly remembraunce cummythe grace
Worldly vanitees indurithe no space.
Worldely vanitees ar but fantasticall
The gyftis of grace prent in thy memory
For all worldly pleasures be transitory
Of heuenly remembraunce cummythe grace
Worldly vanitees indurithe no space.
No thynge to fortune thow apply
For her gyftis vanyshithe as dothe fantasy
The more thou receyuethe of her gyftis moste vnsure
The more to the aprochethe displeasure.
For her gyftis vanyshithe as dothe fantasy
The more thou receyuethe of her gyftis moste vnsure
The more to the aprochethe displeasure.
Then in blynde fortune put not thy truste
For her brightnes sone receyuethe ruste.
ffortune is fykill fortune is blynde
Her rawardes be fekill and vnkynde.
For her brightnes sone receyuethe ruste.
ffortune is fykill fortune is blynde
Her rawardes be fekill and vnkynde.
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fforsake the glory of fortune is fyckillnes
of whom cōmythe worldly glory & yet muche vnkyndnes.
Put thy trust and in hym sett thy mynde
Whiche when fortune faylithe will neuyr be vnkynde.
of whom cōmythe worldly glory & yet muche vnkyndnes.
Put thy trust and in hym sett thy mynde
Whiche when fortune faylithe will neuyr be vnkynde.
The worlde is rounde lyke a ball
And to dalyaunce it dothe the call
But I here a nother sownde
Whiche bidithe an other way rebounde
For fere of a wors that may confounde.
And to dalyaunce it dothe the call
But I here a nother sownde
Whiche bidithe an other way rebounde
For fere of a wors that may confounde.
The one bydithe me to inclyne
The other bydithe me draw from the lyne
Ther be but thynges twayne
To apply or to refrayne.
The other bydithe me draw from the lyne
Ther be but thynges twayne
To apply or to refrayne.
Two soundes thou dost here
To the better inclyne thyne ere
The worlde is swete And fortune is fauoure plesaunte
But the worlde variethe and fortune is vnconstaunt.
To the better inclyne thyne ere
The worlde is swete And fortune is fauoure plesaunte
But the worlde variethe and fortune is vnconstaunt.
The one is very delicius
But it makithe the stomake foule and tedius
The other is pleasaunt to the ey
And no thinge confortable euyrlastyngly
Therfore lat thyne inwarde ey be thy Judge
Nother in the worlde nor in fortune put thy refuge.
But it makithe the stomake foule and tedius
The other is pleasaunt to the ey
And no thinge confortable euyrlastyngly
Therfore lat thyne inwarde ey be thy Judge
Nother in the worlde nor in fortune put thy refuge.
Neuyr in certaynte is the rowndnes of the ball
And fortune is bretall & of a glassy metall
Lyke an adamunde vertue is sure
To purchase her onely do thy besy cure.
And fortune is bretall & of a glassy metall
Lyke an adamunde vertue is sure
To purchase her onely do thy besy cure.
In chosys of lyf naturall be but thingis twayne
To do as a man lyst or by reason refrayne
Reason deseruyth allwayes to haue a guyde
Where sensuall appetyte desirithe grace will not abyde.
To do as a man lyst or by reason refrayne
Reason deseruyth allwayes to haue a guyde
Where sensuall appetyte desirithe grace will not abyde.
Lyff covatyth worldely proteccion
Bloode is inclynede to parciall affection
Abiect thes whiche be bot temporall
And thou shalt attayne to the grace eternall.
Bloode is inclynede to parciall affection
Abiect thes whiche be bot temporall
And thou shalt attayne to the grace eternall.
Redynge and lookinge on this sympyll yf it be
Abhorre not wt yt but consider and se
That it was lefte the for a memoriall
Of loue and kyndnes and gode mynd speciall.
Abhorre not wt yt but consider and se
That it was lefte the for a memoriall
Of loue and kyndnes and gode mynd speciall.
Repeate in thy mynde
That goode nature ande kynde
Hathe left the this
If sensualite be blynde
Repugne not agaynste kynde whiche so lovynge is.
Make thy proporcion by moode
Judge no thinge bot goode
Haue this in thy mynde
Vnto the tyme experiens dothe proue
And that thou can deserue an loue
As becum̄ethe thy kynde.
That goode nature ande kynde
Hathe left the this
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Repugne not agaynste kynde whiche so lovynge is.
Make thy proporcion by moode
Judge no thinge bot goode
Haue this in thy mynde
Vnto the tyme experiens dothe proue
And that thou can deserue an loue
As becum̄ethe thy kynde.
The wyse and aunciente.
May err in ther Jugement.
Notwithstondynge experiens
Than infancy whiche ignorant is
May sore erre and do amys
Forget not this sentence.
May err in ther Jugement.
Notwithstondynge experiens
Than infancy whiche ignorant is
May sore erre and do amys
Forget not this sentence.
When gravite cummythe then Judge may he
How blynde and unkynde infancy can be
For that youthe saw not age shall see
Vntrew Judgementis before expellyde may be.
And myche to ye lacke of youthe yt judgithe or he enterith gravite.
How blynde and unkynde infancy can be
For that youthe saw not age shall see
Vntrew Judgementis before expellyde may be.
And myche to ye lacke of youthe yt judgithe or he enterith gravite.
His mynde whiche this dyuysede and ment
Towarde the had goode entente
Accepte yt and yf affeccion wolde cause ye hȳ to abiecte
Let reason refrayne & yet in thy self haue a respecte.
Towarde the had goode entente
Accepte yt and yf affeccion wolde cause ye hȳ to abiecte
Let reason refrayne & yet in thy self haue a respecte.
As his mynde was to leve this goode memory
So as the goodnes requyrith haue respecte kyndly
And that shall brynge Ī remembraunce to posterite
That other shall se yt goodnes is not forgotten whiche is lent the.
So as the goodnes requyrith haue respecte kyndly
And that shall brynge Ī remembraunce to posterite
That other shall se yt goodnes is not forgotten whiche is lent the.
More of loue than of dewte
That this is doñe reason may see
If it be not takyn equally
The mynde Judgithe sensually,
That this is doñe reason may see
If it be not takyn equally
The mynde Judgithe sensually,
Lacke of experiens and infancy of mynde.
Makith thynges kynde to seme vnkynde
Judge no thynge but goode vnto the season
That loue knowyth kynde & sensualyte be vnder reason.
Makith thynges kynde to seme vnkynde
Judge no thynge but goode vnto the season
That loue knowyth kynde & sensualyte be vnder reason.
Evyll customes of Judgement
By corrupte mynde makithe men Improvident.
Vnto prudens aproche nere Juge the best
When she enterithe ignoraunce no lengar dar rest.
He that lefte this memory desirith that request.
By corrupte mynde makithe men Improvident.
Vnto prudens aproche nere Juge the best
When she enterithe ignoraunce no lengar dar rest.
He that lefte this memory desirith that request.
When adolescencia is auncient & cūmyth to gravite
He shall abiect ignoraunce that reason may se.
If thow before remembre and cast this
Thow growndithe thy mynde on grace & acceptable it is.
He shall abiect ignoraunce that reason may se.
If thow before remembre and cast this
Thow growndithe thy mynde on grace & acceptable it is.
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As well he that dyd as he that causyd to be made this memory
Of goode entent towarde the infyxede ther ey.
Let not affeccion cause the them to abiecte
Vnto the tyme that posterite & reasone in ye haue a respecte
Of goode entent towarde the infyxede ther ey.
Let not affeccion cause the them to abiecte
Vnto the tyme that posterite & reasone in ye haue a respecte
As he of goode mynde left the this lesson
So of thy gentilnes marke it wt depe impressyon
That shall cause other to thynke that folowithe afterwarde
That goodnes in the by nature can kyndnes rewarde.
So of thy gentilnes marke it wt depe impressyon
That shall cause other to thynke that folowithe afterwarde
That goodnes in the by nature can kyndnes rewarde.
As thou rewardest remembraunce of goodnes left in the
So thy memory for thy goodnes rewardyd shalbe
Rewarde wt reporttes of vertues commendaciōn
To the honoure of thy name & spirittuall consolaciōn.
So thy memory for thy goodnes rewardyd shalbe
Rewarde wt reporttes of vertues commendaciōn
To the honoure of thy name & spirittuall consolaciōn.
If murmur be agaynste trouthe which is of trew mynde
By vayne wordis vnstedfast as the wynde
Thy wordis shalbe taken of litill sentens
And thy dedis shalbe reputyde of les credens.
And so by the opynyon of the sage clarke
Not substanciall nor stabill of lyklyhode shalbe yi warke.
By vayne wordis vnstedfast as the wynde
Thy wordis shalbe taken of litill sentens
And thy dedis shalbe reputyde of les credens.
And so by the opynyon of the sage clarke
Not substanciall nor stabill of lyklyhode shalbe yi warke.
As repellyd thy request may be
Desyrynge that whiche stondithe not wt reason & equalite.
So agaynst thy wordis may be made obiecciōn
When they do sownde to sensualnes & blynde affecciōn.
Desyrynge that whiche stondithe not wt reason & equalite.
So agaynst thy wordis may be made obiecciōn
When they do sownde to sensualnes & blynde affecciōn.
Pronounce thes prouerbis indefferently
Withe remors of reason and not sensually
For as soundithe the instrument
So shalbe Judgede the entent.
Withe remors of reason and not sensually
For as soundithe the instrument
So shalbe Judgede the entent.
Parabillis symylitudis and reasons morall.
Be comprysede and left for a memoriall
Of vertues informaciōn and goodly doctryne
They whiche be goode of reason will inclyne.
Be comprysede and left for a memoriall
Of vertues informaciōn and goodly doctryne
They whiche be goode of reason will inclyne.
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