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A16804	The vvil of vvit, vvits vvill, or vvils wit, chuse you whether Containing fiue discourses, the effects whereof follow. Read and iudge. Compiled by Nicholas Breton, Gentleman.	Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626?	1597 (1597)	STC 3705; ESTC S104696	57,843	108

vanitie For man being of wit sufficient to consider of the Uertues of a Woman is as it were rauished with the delight of those dainties which do after a sort draw the senses of man to serue them Now a Woman hauing not so déepe a capacitie to conceiue or iudge of the conditions of man is onely wedded to his will which thing how vaine it is is seene when it is bent to little vertue Some haue a delight to tearme Women by nicke-names as in the doore shée is an Image But how wise is the man that hath his wittes so cosened to take one thing for another They be Lunaticke or in Loue that worshippe such Idols And this I will say further if shée be an Image shée is liker nothing then a man in she house shée is a number of things in the kitchin shée is a cormorant I●… shee dresse meate is shée not woorthy to eate I haue séene a man eate the meate that a woman hath dressed and men liker Cranes then Women Cormoraunts In the milke house shée is a Catte why if shee milke a Cowe is shée not worthie to taste it for her labour In the Cheese shée is a Mouse why shée sette the Curdes together should shée not taste the meate In the bakehouse she is a Bée for her busie stirring about Yet her sting is but her tongue that hurts no body except shée be troubled then allowe the Bée her Hiue and let her rest In the Buttrie shée is a Sprite but shée dooth no hurt but fray a Mouse from the bread and a theefe from the Cubborde In the Seller shee is a Sowe and yet I haue seene one Dutch man drinke more then fiue English women In the Hall shée is a Hare but béeing tame take heede how you hunt her In the Parler shee is a P●…rat shée learnes but what is taught her and an Almonde will please her In the Chamber shee is a Birde and who sings swéeter then the Nightingale In the bedde shee is a Flea if shee layde on the Blankets shée is more woorthy to lye in the Sheetes But well if it were not for making women to be worse then they would be I would tell them howe they might tear me men in sundrie places both within and without the house But let this suffice I meane but onely to commende Women and not offend men And if I haue vnwittingly offended any I willingly aske pardon of all with promise of amendes if my power serue me For qualities worthy commendation sée who is to bee preferred the Man or the Woman without the house for husbandri●… if hée mowe shée can ●…edde if hee ●…edde shée can turne if he cocke shée can rake if hée loade she can laye abroade if hée sowe shee can reape i●… hee can shocke shée can binde Sheafes if hee can thresh shee can Fanne if hée grinde shée can boult if hée lay Leauen shée can heate the Ouen If hée knowe howe to buy a Cowe shée can milke her if hée breake a Horse shée can ride to the Market on him if he buye a Sowe shee can serue her if hee bring home the milke shée can sette it together if hee make a Panne shée can fleete the milke if hée make a Chearne she can make Butter if hée make a Presse shée can make Chéese If he dresse the Garden shee can wéede it if hée sowe good Hearbes shee can gather Sallets if hee sette swéete Flowers shee can make a fine Nosegaye if hée gather good Hearbes shée can make good Pottage if hée bee a good Cooke shée is a good Dairie Woman if hee bee a good Baker shee is a good Brewer if hée bée good in the Pantrie shée is as good in the Pastrie if hee bee at his Penne shee is at her Needle if hee bee a good Taylor shee is a good Se●…pster and if he bee a good Brusher shée is a good Launder And which is more woorthy loue a cleane Shyrte or a fine Coate Nowe in higher causes if hée be Ualiaunt shee is Uertuous if hée can leape well shee can daunce well if hée can playe well shée can sing well if hee can commende shée can thankfully consider and if hée can take it well shée can thinke it well bestowed if hee can write shee can reade if hee can sweare truely shee can beleeue faythfully if he can deserue shee can giue due if hee can like honourably shée can loue heartily In fine if hee haue any good qualitie shee hath another It were but a follie to fill my Booke with examples of this Woman for constancie and that for fidelitie an other for Huswiferie and the other Woman for worthie wit Let this suffice in braefe there is in sickenesse no greater comfort in health no better companion to a wise man then a wittie woman Nowe for wise women I thinke his should shew him selfe a verie vnwise man that woulde wish for such a one I remember a prettie speech once vttered by a verie wise man when a man as it séemed not verie wise came to him for his counsaile what he might doo to come by a certaine Iewell that was stollen from him out of his Chamber and hauing told his losse before he would heare of his aduise Sir quoth he●… were I not best to go to a wise woman Yes marry quoth hée if you knewe where any such were Meaning that they were so hard to hit on that it were but follie to secke them Nowe what pittie it is to sée some men so vnwise to thinke such wisedome in any Woman after he had lost his Iewell if hee would e haue lookt into himselfe and found his owne follie before hee had seught such wisedome in a woman hee should haue seene that it were more wisdome for a man to keepe that he hath warely then vnwisely to runne to a woman to seeke for wit how to finde it againe But I will stand no more vpon this poynt let it suffice that it is wisedome for a man to take heede that a Woman be not wiser then himselfe and howe wise so euer he bee to count them no fooles For in déede as the common Prouerbe is The wit of a Woman is a great matter and true when a man with all his wisedome is sometime to learne wit of her In mine opinion I heard a verie wise speech of a verie wittie Woman touching the wisedome if any that ought to bee in a Woman In a Mayde to take care in choyse of a Husbande in a marryed woman to loue none but her husband in a widow to prouide for her children in an old woman to haue care of her end Now for men if a Batcheler take heed what wife hée takes and hauing taken a wife to loue no other woman a Widdower to looke for his children before a newe wife and an olde man his graue is it amisse no I warrant yee Nowe men must bee wise in caring for Women and themselues to and Women no wyser then in

say you haue saide well for the Souldiour but yet I must saye that note the liues of them both and you shall see the Schollers life most worthy honour and why the Scholler findeth as you say by discretion whither his body be to his minde and both apte for Armes if not yet he is ready and able to instruct those that are able in those cheefe pointes that doo most appertaine vnto that Art Wherby the willing minde hauing but litle knowledge may speedily purchase great perfection by small experience Further the Schollers Booke will not lette him be ydle but to fall to some honourable studie or other As if he study 〈◊〉 I f●…tche my au●…thoritie out of Scripture Dooth ●…t Christe b●…d vs honour the Phisitian If he study Lawe what thing 〈◊〉 ●…ore honourable then that which 〈◊〉 Countries in good order the Prince in peace and the s●…ectes in awe the well doo●…rs in centinuance and the offenders in feare And is not Lawe then an honourable study If he study Diuin●…ty who in the world more worthy honour then hee that pronounceth the worde of God to the comfort of the pe●…tent and the perdicion of the obstinate In that studie is seene who is the good Souldiour What is the good quarrell against whome it is good to ●…ight and who giues the ouerthrowe The true Christian is the good Souldiour which with onely Faith fightes against the foule ●…nde Sathan and all his filthie and h●…sh cr●…we whom Christ hath ouerthrowne and troden vnder his feete this is the good fight to God bee giuen the glorie of the ouerthrowe And is there any time more happily spent then in this warre is there any man so worthy honour as hee that sp●…ndes his time so happily no sure this is the good Souldiour and this Souldiour is the Scholler Againe the Schollers life is c●…le modest content with little desiring no mans hurte and wishing all men well lothe to haue his hands imbrued with bloud and sorie to see the crueltie of the bloudie Souldiour The Scholler studies howe to set out the Souldiour howe to keepe the subiect at home in order the Countrey in quiet and himselfe in health the Scholler seekes by Lawe to redresse the poore mans wrong the Scholler studies to knowe all good and ●…hewe all ill If the Souldiour doo so too then is he as worthy honour as the Scholler but no more But in truth I haue not hearde many such like Souldiours as your selfe seeme to bee for you were an olde Scholler I p●…rceiue before you were a young Souldiour if your practise in Armes hath beene as great as your studie in Artes I must th●…ke you a rare Souldiour yea a Captaine woorthie to leade a great armie but if you will confesse a truth I thinke you w●…l not any longer 〈◊〉 your opinion i●… that the Souldiour should deserue honor aboue the Scholler The Souldiour Yes surely though I must confesse I see in you the minde of a Souldiour and the perfect poynts of a good Scholler and for your learning woorth●…e honour yet will I though vnworthie of any commendation hauing neuer done any famous exployts giue the cheefe honour to the Souldiour For though the Scholler doo fl●…de by reading what is the good fight who is the good Souldiour who is the eneime to bee ouerthrowen and who gettes the victorie Yet if hee knowe this and will not put it in action it is then but for others instruction and not for his owne soules health Againe he that hath read little by grace may haue sufficient knowledge that the Diuell is naught and faith is the onely de●…nce for him God is the onely victor and his ●…e the glorie But further he that is borne vnder Mars as I said be fore and hath any thing studied the scriptures he will in the honour of God go trauaile the world seeke out such obstinate rebelles to Christ as take them vnto Antichrist leaue God and serue the Diuell such when hee findes hee will destroy them that they may not liue to infect other What better death then in such a quarrell What life so worthie honour as such a death What action so famous as such an enterprise Oh good Souldiour that so honours his God sweete Christ that vppon the Crosse lost his heart bloud for his sake that he will in his quarrell to do him due seruice aduenture and willingly loose his heart bloud and his life in this world for his sake knowing assuredly that he shall finde it againe with tenne tunes more blessed toy in the world to come The Souldiour seeketh aduentures heere and there stayeth wilde Beasts and would destroy the simple trau●…ler the Souldiour challengeth and slayeth the villaine that flaundereth the vertuous the Souldiour is courteous to all men hee is modest with Modestie to shew the height of his minde the Souldiour is content with any thing and sometime with nothing the Souldiour dooth helps the oppressed in a rightfull cause and dooth hurt no man but his enemies the Souldiour ●…nbrues neither his handes nor his blade in the bloud of any but those that would do the like in his breast the souldiour hath a Martiall law for such carelesse persons as will ●…ot obey the Law of Armes appoynted to maintaine good lawes and to cutte off the offendors of the same In sunt the souldiour is the seruant of God onely the scholler waytes too much of our Lady to do God good seruice I say not all schollers are so but I wish that the souldiours were so but as God is aboue our Lady so his souldiour aboue her scholler to be honoured Howe say you scholler will you allow me this or not The Scholler ●…yr I cannot bu●… allow you this that the woorthie souldi●…ur is to be honoured aboue the wanton scholler but I must say the wise and carefull scholler is more worthy honour then the wilde and carelesse souldiour But I will a little speake of the scholler and so I will either haue it giue it or gree vpon it You must consider syr we are by nature all the children of sinne but by adoption the Children of God Nowe for the Planettes in deede the Childe that is borne vnder Mars is most ●…tte for battaile and vnder Mercurie for studie But he say I that is borne vnder Iupiter whose Parents were borne the one vnder Mars the other Mercurie he shall haue the operation of Iupiter wholy and partly each of the other in him and such a follow say I will proue the man of Honour in deede of all other As for example was not Marcus Aurelius a gallaunt and worthi●… Souldiour did he not be●…ow great time in his studie who wrote his workes but himselfe I will not stande vpon examples was not Dauid a braue souldiour A man worthie of great honour did hee not bestow great time in his Psalmes Had he not as great a delight in his Booke as in Battaile Well was he not in loue with Berseba and was