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A07706	A fruteful, and pleasaunt worke of the beste state of a publyque weale, and of the newe yle called Vtopia: written in Latine by Syr Thomas More knyght, and translated into Englyshe by Raphe Robynson citizein and goldsmythe of London, at the procurement, and earnest request of George Tadlowe citezein [and] haberdassher of the same citie; Utopia. English	More, Thomas, Sir, Saint, 1478-1535.; Robinson, Ralph, b. 1521.	1551 (1551)	STC 18094; ESTC S110035	99,585	282

owne that is open wroÌ„g Contrary wyse to withdrawe somethynge from they selfe to geue to other that is a pointe of humanitie and geâ—tylâ—es whiche neuer taketh a waye so muche commoditie as it bryngeth agayne For it is recompensed with the retourne of benefytes and the conscieÌ„ce of the good dede with the remembraunce of the thankefull loue and beâ—euolence of them to whom thou hast done it doth brynge more pleasure to thy mynde then that whiche thou hast withholden from thy selfe could haue brought to the bodye Finallye which to a godly disposed a religious mind is easie to be persuaded God recompenseth the gifte of a short small pleasure with great and euerlastinge ioye Therfore the matter diligentlie wayde and considered thus they thinke that all our actions and in theÌ„ the vertues theÌ„selfes be referred at the last to pleasure â–ª as their ende felicitie Pleasure they call euery motion and state of the bodie or mynde wherin maÌ„ hath naturally delectatioÌ„ Appetite they ioyne to nature And that not without a good cause For like as not only the â—enses â–ª but also right reason coueteth whatsoeuer is naturally pleasaunt so y â— it may be gotten without wroÌ„g or iniurie not letting or debarring a greater pleasur nor causing painful labour eueÌ„ so those thinges that meÌ„ by vaiâ—e ymagination do fayne against nature to be pleasaunt as though it lay in their powre to chaunge y â— thinges as they do y â— names of thinges al suche pleasurs they beleue to be oâ— so small helpe furtheraunce to felicitie that they counte theÌ„ great let and hinderauÌ„ce Because that in whom they haue ones taken place all his mynde they possesse with a false opinion of pleasure So that there is no place left for true and naturall delectacions For there be manye thynges whiche of their owne nature conteyne no plesauntnes yea the moste part of them muche grief and sorrow And yet through the peruerse and malicious flickering inticemeÌ„tes of lewde and vnhoâ—este desyres be takeen not only for speciall souereigne pleasures but also be counted amonge the chiefe causes of life In this couÌ„terfeat kinde of pleasure they put theÌ„ that I speake of before Which the better gown they haue on the better men they thynke theÌ„ selfes In the whiche thynge they doo twyse erre For they be no lesse deceaued in that they thynke their gowne the better than they be in that they thinke themselfes the better For if you consider the profitable vse of the garmente whye shoulde wulle of a fyner sâ—onne threde be thoughe better then the wâ—l of a course sponne threde Yet they as though the one dyd passe the other by nature and not by their mistakyng auaunce themselfes and thinke the price of their owne persones therby greatly encreased And therfore the honoure whiche in a course gowne they durste not haue lokyd for they require as it were of dewtie for their fyâ—er gownes sake And if they be passed by without reuerence they take it angerlye and disdaynfully And agayne is it not a lyke madâ—es to take a pride in vayne and vnprofitable honoures For what naturall of trewe pleasure doest thou take of an other mans bare hede of bowed knees Will thys ease the payne of thy knees or remedye the phreâ—sie of the heade In this ymage of counterfeyte pleasure they be of a maruelous madnes which for the opinion of nobilitie reioyse muche in their owne coâ—â—eite Because it was their fortune to come of suche auncetours whoe 's stocke of longe tyme hath bene counted ryche for nowe nobilitie is nothynge elles specially ryche in landes And though their auncetours left them not one fote of lande or els they themselfes haue pyssed it agaynste the walles yet they thynke themselfes not the lesse noble therefore of one heare In thys numbre also they counte them that take pleasure delyte as I saide in gemmes and precious stones and thynke themselues almoste goddes if they chaunce to gette and excellent one speciallye of that kynde whyche in that tyme of their owne contreye meâ— ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ had in hyghest estimation For one kynde of stone kepeth not hys pryceâ—tyll in all contreis â–ª and at all tymes Nor they bye them not but taken out of the golde and bare No nor so nother before they haue made the selleâ—â—o sweare that he wyll warraunte and assure it to be a trewe stone and not coâ—Ì„terfeyt geme Suche â—are they take lest â— counterfet stone shoulde deceaue their eyes in the steade of a right stone But whye shouldest thoâ— not take â—uen asmuche pleasure in beholdynge a counterfette stone whiche thyne eye cannot discerne from a ryght stone They should both be of lyke value to the euen as to a blynde man What shall I saye of them that kepe superfluous ryches to take delectacion only in the beholdynge and not in the vse or occupyenge therof Do they take trewe pleasure or els be they deceaued with false pleasure Or of them that be in a coâ—trary vice hydynge the golde whiche they shall neuer occupie nor peraduenture neuer see more And whiles they take care leaste they shall leâ—se it do leese it in dede For what is it elles when they hyde it in the grouÌ„de takynge it bothe from their owne vse and perchaâ—nce from all otheâ— mens also And yet thou when thou haste hidde thye treasure as one out of all care hoppest for ioye The whyche treasure if it shoulde chaunce to bee stoolen thou ignoraunt of the thefte shouldest â—ye tenne yeares after all that tenne yeares space that thou lyâ—edest after thy money was stolen â–ª what matter was it to the whether it hadde bene taken a waye or els sauffe as thou lefteste it Truelye bothe wayes lyke proffyt came to the To thyes so foolyshe pleasures they ioynâ—dycers whoe 's madnes they knowe by heare say aâ—d not by vse HuÌ„ters also and hawkers For what pleasure is there sayâ— they iâ— castynge the dice vpoÌ„ a table Which y â— hast done so ofteÌ„ that iâ— theire were anye pleasure in it yet the ofte vse myghte make the werye therof Or what delite can there be and not rather dyspleasure in heaâ—ynge the barkynge and howlynge of dogges Or what greater pleasure is there to be felte when a doggâ— followeth an hare then when a dogge followeth a dogge for one thynge is done in both that is to saye runninge â–ª if thou haste pleasure therein But iâ— the hope slaughter â–ª and the expectâ—tion of tearynge ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ pieces the beasâ—e dothe please the thou shouldest rather be moued with pitie to see a seely innocent hare murdered of â—â—dogge the weake of the stronger the fearefull of the feaâ—â—â— the innocente of y â— ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ and vnmercyfull Therefore all thys exercyse of huntynge as a thynge vâ—worthye to be vsed of free mâ—n the Vtopians haue reiected to their bochers to the whiche crafte as wee sayde before they appointe ther bondmen For they counte huntyng the loweste vyleste and moste abiecte

persuadour must take vpon him the daunger whyche vpon this bolde and rashe enterpryse shall ensue I as I suppose am herin clerely acquytte and discharged of all blame Yet honorable Syr for the better auoyding of enuyous and malycyous tonges I knowynge you to be a man not onlye profoundely learned and well affected towardes all suche as eyther canne or wyll take paynes in y â— well bestowing of that poore talente whyche GOD hath endued them wyth but also for youre godlye dysposytyon and vertuous qualytyes not vnworthelye nowe placed in aucthorytye and called to honoure am the bolder humblye to offer and dedycate vnto youre good maystâ—rshyppe thys my symple woorke Partly that vnder the sauffe conducte of your protection it may the better be defended froÌ„ the obloqâ—ie of theÌ„ which can say well by nothing that pleaseth not their fond aâ—d corrupt iudgementes though it be els both frutefull and godly partlye that by the meanes of this homely preâ—eâ—t I may the better renewe and reuiue which of late as you know I haue already begonne to do y â— old acquayntaunce that was betwene you and me in the time of our childhode being then â—colefellowes togethers â–ª Notdoubting that you for your natiâ—e goodnes and gentelnes will accept in good parte this poore gift as an argument or token that mine old good wil and hartye affection towardes you is not by reason of long tract of time and separrtion of our bodies any thinge at all quayled and diminished but rather â— I assuer yoâ— much augmented and increased This verely is y â— chieffe cause y â— hath incouraged me to be so bolde with youre maistershippe Els truelye this my poore present is of such simple and meane sort that it is neyther able to recompense the least portion of your great gentelnes to me of my part vnâ—eserued both in the time of our olde acquayntance and also now lately again bountifully shewed neither yet fitte mete for the very basenes of it to be offered to one so worthy as you be But al mighty god who therfore euer be thaÌ„ked hath auauÌ„ced you to such fortune dignity that yoâ— be of hability to accept thankefully aswell a mans good-will as his gift The same god graunte you and all yours long and ioyfully â–ª to contynue in all godlynes and prosperytye Â¶ Thomas More to Peter Giles seÌ„deth gretynge I Am almoste ashamed right welbeloued Peter Giles to seÌ„de vnto you this boke of y â— vtopian commen wealth welnigh after a yeares space which I am suer you loked forwithin a moneth a half And no marueil For you knewe welenough that I was already disbourdened of all y â— labour study beloÌ„ging to the inuention in this work and that I had no nede at all to trouble my braynes about the dispositioÌ„ or coÌ„ueyaunce of the matter therfore had her in nothing els to do but only to rehearse those thinges which you aâ—d I togethers hard maister Raphaell tel and declare Wherefore there was no cause whie I shold study to setforth y â— matter with eloqueÌ„ce for asmuch as his talke cold not be fine eloquent being firste not studied for but sodein and vnpremeditate and then as you know of a mâ—Ì„ better sene in the greke language then in the latine tong And my writing the nigher it shold approche to his homely playne and simple speche somuch the â—igher shold it go to the trueth whiche is the only marke wherunto I do and ought to direct all my trauail and study herin I graunt and confesse frende Peter meself discharged of somuch labour hauing all thies thinges redy done to my hand that almoost there was nothing lefte for me to do Elles other the inuention or the disposition of this matter might haue requyred of a witte nother base nother at all vnlearned bothe some time leasure and also some studye But yf yt were requysyte and necessary that the matter shoulde also haue bene wryten eloquentelye and not alone truelye of a suerty that thynge coulde I haue perfourmed by no tyme nor studye But nowe seynge all thyes cares stayes and lettes were taken awaye wherin elles somuche laboure and studye shoulde haue bene employed and that there remayned no other thynge for me to doo but onelye to wryte playnlye the matter as I hard it spoken that in dede was a thynge lyghte and easye to be done Howe beit to the dyspatchynge of thys so lytell bâ—synes my other cares and troubles did leaue almooste lesse then no leasure Whyles I doo daylye bestowe my tyme abowte lawe matters some to pleade some to heare some as an arbytratour wyth myne awarde to determyne â–ª some as an vmpier or a iudge with my sentence finallye to discusse Whiles I go one way to see and visite my frend an other way about mine owne priuat affaires Whiles I spend almost al the day abrode emonges other and the residue at home among mine own I leaue to meselfe I meane to my boke no time For when I am come home I muste commen with my wife chatte with my chyldren and talke wyth my seruauntes All the whyche thynges I rekeâ— and accompte emonge busynes forasmuche as they muste of necessytye be done and done muste they nedes be oneles a man wyll be a straunger in hys owne howse And in any wyse a man muste so fassyon and order hys condytyons and so appoynte and dyspose hym selfe that he be merye iocunde and pleasaunte amonge them whome eyther nature hath prouyded or chaunce hathe made or he hymselfe hathe chosen to be the fellowes and companyons of hys lyfe so â–ª that wyth to muche gentle be hauyoure and famylyaryte he doo not marre them and by tomuche sufferaunce of hys seruauntes make them hys maysters Emonge thyes thinges nowe rehearsed stealethe awaye the daye the moneth the yeare Wheâ— doo I wryte then And all thys whyle haue I spoken no woorde of slepe nother yet of meate whyche emonge a greate number doth waste no lesse tyme then dothe slepe wherin almooste halfe the lyfe tyme of maâ— crepethe awaye I therefore doo wynne and gette onelye that tyme whyche I steale from slepe and meate Whyche tyme bycause yt ys verye littell and yet somwhat it is therfore haue I ones at the last thoughe it be longe first finished Vtopia and haue sent it to you frende Peter to reade and peruse to the intent that if anye thynge haue escaped me you might putte me in remembraunce of it For though in this behalf I do not greatly mistruste meself whiche woulde God I were somewhat in witte and learnyng as I am not all of the worâ—â—e and dullest memory yet haue I not so great trust and confidence in it that I thinke nothing could fall out of my mynde For Iohn Clement my boye who as you knowe was there present with vs whome I suffer to be awaye from no talke wherin may be anye profit or goodnes for out of this yong bladed

into families of smaller increase But if chaunce be that in the hole citie the stoore encrease aboue the iust numbre therewith they fyll vp the lacke of other cityes But if so be that the multitude throughout the hole Ilande passe and excede the dew numbre then they chewse out of euery citie certeyn cytezens buylde vp a towne vnder their owne lawes in the nexte lande where the inhabitauntes haue muche waste vnoccupied grounde receauinge also of the inhabitauÌ„tes to them if they wil ioyne aâ—d dwel with them They thus ioyâ—ing and dwelliâ—g together do easelye agre in one fassion of liuing and that to the great wealth of both the peoples For they so brynge the matter about by their lawes that the grounde which before was nether good â—or profitable for the one nor for the other is nowe sufficiente and frutefull enough for them both But if the inhabitauntes of that lande wyll not dwell with them to be ordered by their lawes then they dryue them out of those houndes which they haue limited and apointed out for themselues And if they resiste and rebell then they make warre agaynst them For they counte this the moste iust cause of warre when any people holdeth a piece of grounde voyde and vacaunt to no good nor profitable vse kepyng other from the vse and possession of it whiche notwithstandyng by the lawe of nature ought thereof to be nowryshed relieued If any chaunce do so muche dimynishe the numbre of anye of their cyties that it cannot be fylled vp agayne wythout the diminishynge of the iust numbre of the other cyties whiche they say chaunced but twyse syns the begynnynge of the lande through a greate pestilente plage then they make vp the numbre with cytezens fetched out of their owne forreyne townes for they hadde rather suffer theyr forreyn townes to decaye and peryshe then annye cytie of their owne Ilande to be dimynyshed But nowe agayne to the conuersation of the cytezens amonge themselfes The eldeste as I sayde rueleth the familie The wyâ—es bee ministers to theyr husbandes the chyldren to theyr parentes and to bee shorte the yonger to theyr elders Euerye Cytie is diuided into foure equall partes In the myddes of euery quarter there is a market place of all maner of thynges Thether the workes of euery familie be brought in to certeyne houses And euery kynde of thynge is layde vp seuerall in barnes or store houses From heÌ„ce the father of euery famelie or euery housholder fetcheth whatsoeuer he and hys haue neade of carieth it awaye with hym without money without exchauÌ„ge without annye gage or pledge For whye should anye thynge be denyed vnto hym seyng there is abundaunce of all thynges and thâ—â— it is not to be feared lest anye man wyll aske more then he neadeth For whie should it be thoughte y t that man would aske more then enough whiche is sewer neuer to lacke Certeynly in all kyndes of lyâ—ynge creatures other fere of lacke doth cause couetousnes and rauyne or in man only pryde whiche counteth it a gloryouse thynge to passe and excell other in the superfluous and vayne ostentacion of thynges The whyche kynde of vice amonge the Vtopians can haue no place Next to the market places that I spake of stonde meate markettes whether be brought not onlye all sortes of herbes and the fruites of trees with breade but also fishe and all maner of .iiij. footed beastes and wilde foule that be mans meate But first the fylthynes and ordure therof iâ— clene washed awaye in the runnynge ryuer without the cytie in places appoynted mete for the same purpose From thence the beastes brought in kylled and cleane wasshed by the handes of their bondemen For they permyite not their frie citezens to accustome there selfes to the killing of beastes through the vse whereof they thinke that clemencie the genteleste affection of our nature doth by litle and litle decaye and peryshe Nother they suffer anye thynge that is fylthye lothesome or vnclenlye to be brought into the cytie least the ayre by the stenche therof infected and corrupte shoulde cause pestilente diseases Moreouer euerye strete hath certeyne great large halles sett in equal distaunce one from an other euerye one knowne by a sentrall name In thies halles dwell the Syphograuntes And to euery one of the same halles be apoynted .xxx. families of ether side .xv. The stewardes of euery halle at a certayn houre come in to the meate markettes where they receyue meate accordinge to the numbre of their halles But first and chieflie of all respect is had to the sycke that be cured in the hospitalles For in the circuite of the citie a litle without the walles they haue .iiij. hospitalles so bygge so wyde so ample so lardge that they may seme .iiij. litle townes which were deuised of y â— bygnes partely to thinteÌ„t the sycke be they neuer so many in nuÌ„bre shuld not lye to thronge or strayte and therfore vneasely incomodiously and partely that they which were taken bolden with contagious diseases suche as be wonte by infection to crepe from one to an other myght be laid a part farre from the coÌ„pany of y â— residue Thies holpitalles be so well apointed with al thynges necessary to health so furnished more ouer so diligeÌ„t atteÌ„dauÌ„ce through the coÌ„tinual presence of cuÌ„uyng phisitians is geue â–ª that though no man be sent thither against his will yet notwithstand inge there is no sicke persone in all y â— citie that had not rather lye there theÌ„ at home in his owne house When the stâ—warde of the sicke hath receiued suche meates as the phisitians haue prescrâ—bed then the beste is equally deuideâ— among the halles according to the coÌ„pany of euery one sauing that there is had a respect to the prince the byshop the tranibours and to ambassadours all straungers if there be any whiche be verye fewe and seldome But they also when they be there haue certeyne houses apointed and prepared for theÌ„ To thies halles at y â— set houres of dinner supper cummith all the hole Siphograuntie or warde warned by the noyse of a brasen truÌ„pet except such ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ be sicke in y â— hospitalles or els in their owne houses Howe be it no man is prohibited or forbid after y â— halles be serued to fetch home meate out of y â— market to his own house For they knowe that no man wyl doo it without a cause resonable For thoughe no man be prohibited to dyne at home yet no maÌ„ doth it willynglye because it is counted a pointe of small honestie And also it were a follye to take the payne to dresse a badde dyâ—er at home wheÌ„ they maye be welcome to good fyne fare so â—yghe hande at the hall In this hal all vyle seruice all slauerie and drudgerye with all laboursome toyle and busines is done by bondemen But the women of euery famelie by course haue the office and charge of

wealth whose lawes and customes be farre different from thies kindes of folly and partely by good litterature and learning For though ther be not many in euery citye whiche be exempte and discharged of all other laboures and appointed only to learninge that is to saye suche in whome euen from theire very childhode they haue perceaued a singuler to wardnes a â—yne witte and a minde apte to good learning yet all in their childhode be instructe in learninge And the better parte of the people bothe men and women throughe owte all theire hole lyffe doo bestowe in learninge those spare howres which we sayde they haue vacaâ—te from bodelye laboures They be taughte learninge in theire owne natyue tonge For yt is bothe copious in woordes and also pleasaunte to the eare and for the vtteraunce of a mans minde verye perfecte and sure The mooste parte of all that syde of the wordle vseth the same laâ—gage sauinge that amonge the Vtopians yt is fyneste and puryste and accordynge to the dyuersytye of the contreys yt ys dyuerslye alterede Of all thyes Philosophers whose names be here famous in thys parte of the wordle to vs knowen before owre cummynge thether nott as muche as the fame of annye of them was comen amonge them and yett in Musycke Logycke Arythmetyke and ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ they haue fownde owte in a manner all that oure auncyente Philosophers haue â—awghte But as they in all thynges be almoste equall to our olde auncyente clerkes so our newe Logiciens in subtyll inuenâ—yons haue farre passed and gone beyonde them For they haue not deuysed one of all those rules of restryctyons amplyfy catyons and supposytyons very wittelye inuented in the small Logycalles whyche heare oure chyldren in euerye place do learne Furthermore they were neuer yet able to fynde out the seconde inâ—entyons in so muche that none of them all coulde euer see man hymselfe in commen as they call hym thoughe he be as yow knowe bygger then euer was annye gyaunte yea aâ—d poynted to of vs euen wyth our fynger But they be in the course of the starres and the mouynges of the heauenlye spheres verye expert and cunnynge They haue also wyttelye excogytated and diuised instrumentes of â—iuers fassyons wherin is exactly comprehended and conteyned the mouynges and sytuatyons of the sonne the moone of all the other starres which appere in they re horyzon But as for the amityes and dissentyons of the planettes and all that deceytefull diuynatyon by the starres they neuer asmuch as dreamed therof Raynes windes other courses of tempestes they knowe before by certein tokens which they haue learned by long vse and obseruatioÌ„ But of the causes of all thies thinges of the ebbinge flowinge and â—altenes of the sea and fynallye of the orygynall begynnyng and nature of heauen and of the wordle they holde partelye the same opynyons that our olde philosophers holde and partelye as our philosophers varye emonge themselfes so they also whiles they bringe new reasons of thynges doo disagree from all them and yet emonge themselfes in all poyntes they doo not accorde In that part of philosophie which intreateth of manners and vertue theire reasons and opyuyons agree wyth ours They dyspute of the good qualytyes of the â—ye shall haue no rewarde after hyâ— death But now syr they thynke not felicitie to reste in all pleasure but oâ—lye in that pleasure that is good honest and that hereto as to perfet blessednes our nature is allured and drawen euen of vertue wherto only they that be of the contrary opinion do attribute feliciâ—ie For they define vertue to be a life ordered according to nature and that we â—e hereunto ordeined of god And that he doth followe the course of nature which in desiering and refusyng thynges is ruled by reason Furthermore that reason doth chiefelie and pryncipallye kendle in men the loue and veâ—eration of the deuyne maiestie Of whoe 's goodnes it is that we be and that we be inpossibilitie to attayne felicite And that secondarely it moueth and prouoketh vs to leade our lyfe out of care in ioye and myrth and to helpe all other in respecte of the sosiete or nature to obteyne thesame For there was neuer man so earnest and paynefull a follower of vertue and hateâ— of pleasure that woulde so inioyne you laboures watchinges fastinges but he would also exhort you to ease lighten to your powre the lacke myserye of others praysyng the same as a dede of humanitie and pitie Then if it be a poynte of humanitie for man to bryng health and comforte to man and speciallye whiche is a vertue moste peculiarlye belongynge to man tomitigate and assuage the grief of others and by takyng from them the sorowe and heuynes of lyfe to restore them to ioye that is to saye to pleasure whye maye it not then be sayd that nature doth provoke euerye man to doo thesame to hymselfe For a ioyfull lyfe that is to saye a pleasaunt lyfe is other euell and if it be so then thou shouldest not onlye helpe no man therto but rather as muche as in the lieth helpe all men from it as noysome and hâ—rtefull or els if thou not onlye mayste but also of dewtie art bounde to procure it to others why not chiefely to theself To whome thou art bound to shewe asmuche fauour as to other For wheÌ„ natuâ— biddeth the to be good geÌ„tle to other â—he commaundeth the not to be cruell and vngentle to the selfe Therfore eueÌ„ very nature saye they prescribith to vs a ioyfull lyfe that is to saye pleasure as the ende of all our operations And they defyâ—e vertue to be lyfe ordered accordyâ—g to the prescrypt of nature But in that that nature dothe allure and prouoke ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ one to healpe another to lyue merilye whiche suerlye â—he doth not without a good cause for no man is so farre aboue the lot of mans state or condicion that nature doth carke and care for hym only whiche equallye fauoureth all that be comprehended vnder the coÌ„munion of one shape forme and fassion verely she coÌ„maundeth the to vse diligent circumspection that thou do not so seke for thine owne coÌ„modities y â— thou procure others incoÌ„modities Wherfore their opinion is that not onlye couenauntes and bargaynes made amonge priuate men ought to be well and faythfullye fulfylled obserued and kept but also commen lawes whiche other a good prince hath iustly publyshed or els the people nother oppressed with ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ nother deceaued by fraude and gyell hath by their common consent constitute and ratifyed concernyng the particion of the commodities of lyfe that is to say the matter of pleasure Thies lawes not offendid it is wysdome that thou looke to thyne own wealthe And to do thesame for the common wealth is no lesse then thy duetie if thou bearest any reuerent loue or any naturall zeale and affection to thy natiue contrey But to go about to let an other man of his pleasure whiles thou procurest thyne

with an other he or she whether it be is sharpely punyshed And both the offenders be forbydden euer after in all their life to marrye oneles the faulte be forgeuen by the princes pardone But bothe the good maÌ„ and the good wyfe of the house where that offence was done as beyng slacke and neglygent in lokyng to there chardge be in daunger of great reproche and infamye That offence is so sharpelye punyshed bicause they perceaue that onles they he diligentlye kept from the lybertie of this vice fewe wyll ioyne together in the loue of marriage wherin all the lyfe must be led with one also all the griefes displeasures that come therewith must paciently be taken borne Furthermore in cheusyng wyfes and husbandes they obserue earnestly and â—â—raytelye a custome whiche semed to vs very fonde and folysh For a sad â—n honest matrone sheweth the womâ—â— be she maide or widdowe ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ to the wower And lykewyse a sage and discrete man exhibyteth the wowere naked to the woman At this custome we laughed aâ—d disalowed ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ foolyshe But they on the other part doo greatlye woâ—der at the follye of all other nations whyche in byinge a câ—lte â–ª where as a lytle money is in hassarde be so charye and circumspeâ—te that though he â—e almoste all bare yet they wyll not bye hym oneles â–ª the saddel and all the harneys be taken of leaste vâ—der those couerynges be hydde som galleâ—â— soore And yet in chewsynge a wyfe whyche shal be other pleasure or dyspleasure to them all theire lyfe after they be so recheles that all the resydewe of the woomans bodye beinge coâ—ered wyth cloothes they esteme here scaselye be one handebredeth for they can se no more but her face and so do ioyne her to them not without great ieoperdie of euell agreiâ—g together if any thyâ—ge in her body afterwarde do offende aâ—d myslyke them For all men be not so wyse as to haue respecte to the vertuous condicions of the partie And the endowmeÌ„tes of the bodye cause the vertues of the myndâ— more to be estemed and regarded â—ea euen in the mariages of wâ—se men We rely so fowle deformitâ—e may be hydde vnder thoes coueringes that it maye quite alienate take awaye the â—â—ans mynde from his wyfe wheÌ„ it shal not be lawfull for their bodies to be sepâ—rate agayne If suche deformitie happen by any chaunce after the mariage is coÌ„sumate and finyshed well there is no remedie but patience Euery maÌ„ must take his fortune well a worthe But it were well done that a lawe were made wherebye all suche deceytes myghte be eschewed aduoyded before hand And thys were they constre yâ—ed more earnestlye to looke vpon because they onlye of the the nations in that parte of the worlde bee contente euerye man wyth one wyfe a piece And matrymoney is there neuer broken but by death excepte adulterye breake the bonde or els the intollerable waiward maners of eyther partie For if either of them fynde themselfe for any suâ—he cause greued they maye by the licence of the councell chaunge and take an other But the other partie lyueth euer after in infamye and out of wedlocke But for the husbande to put away his wyfe for no faulte but for that some myshappe is falleâ— to her bodye thys by no meaâ—es they wyll suffre For they iudge it a greate poynte of crueltie that any â–ª body in their moste nede of helpe and comforte shoulde be cast of and forsaken and that olde age whych both bryâ—geth syâ—knes with it and is a syckenes it selfe should vnkyndlye vnfaythfullye be delte withall But nowe and then it chaunseth where as the man and the woman cannot well agree betwene themselfes bothe of theÌ„ fyndyâ—ge other with whome they hope to lyue more quyetlye and meryly that they by the full consent of them both be diuorsed a sonder and newe maâ—ied to other But that not without the aucthoritie of the councell Which agreeth to no dyuorses before they and their wyfes haue diligently tried and examyned the matter Yea and theÌ„ also they be loth to coÌ„sent to it bicause they knowe thys to be the nexte waye to breke loue betwene man and wyfe to be in easye hope of a newe mariage Breakers of wedlocke be punyshed with moste greuoâ—s bondage And if both the offenders were maried theâ— the partyes whiche in that behalfe haue suffered wronge be diuorsed from the auoutrers if they wyll and be maried together or els to whoÌ„ they luste But if eyther of them both do styll contynewe in loue towarde so vnkynde a bedfellowe the vse of wedlocke is not to them forbydden if the partie be disposed to followe in toylinge and drudgerye the person which for that offence is condempned to bondage And very ofte it chaunceth that the repeâ—tauÌ„ce of the one and the earnest diligence of the other dothe so moue the prince with pytie and compassion that he restoreth the boâ—de persoâ—e from seruitude to libertie and fredom again But if the same partie be taken â—ftsones in y â— faulte there is no otherway but death To other trespaces there is no presâ—ript punyshment appoynted by anye lawe But accordinge to the heyâ—ouseâ—es of the offence or contrarye so the punyshemente is moderated by the discretion of the councell The husbandes chastice theire wyfes and the parentes theire chyldren oneles they haue done anye so horryble an offence that the open punyshemente thereof maketh muche for the aduauncemente of honeste maâ—ers But moste commenlye the moste heynous faultes be punyshed with the in commoditie of bondage For that they suppose to be to the offenders no lesse griefe and to the common wealth more profitable then if they should hastely put theÌ„ to death and make them out of the waye For there cummeth more profite of theire laboure then of theire deathe and by theire example they feare other the lenger from lyke offences But if they beinge thus vsed doo rebell and kicke agayâ—e then forsothe they be stayne as desperace and wilde beastes whom â—o ther pryson nor chayâ—e could restraine and kepe vnder But they whiche take theire bondage patientlye be not left all hopeles For after they haue bene broken and tamed with longe myseries yf then they shewe suche repenâ—aunce wherebye it maye be perceaued that they be soryer for theire offence then for theire punyshemente sumtymes by the Pryâ—ces prerogatyue and sumtymes by the voyce and coâ—sent of the people theire bondage other is mitigated or els cleane remytted and forgeueÌ„ He that moueth to aduoâ—trye is in no lesse daunger and ieoperdie then yf he hadde committed aduontrye in dede For in all offences they counte the intente and pretensed purpose as euell as y â— acte or dede it selfe For they thynke that no lette owghte to excuse hym that dyd hys beste too haue no lette They sette greate store by fooles And as it is greate reproche to do to annye of them hurte or iniury so they prohibite not to take

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