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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

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owne that is open wrōg Contrary wyse to withdrawe somethynge from they selfe to geue to other that is a pointe of humanitie and ge●tyl●es whiche neuer taketh a waye so muche commoditie as it bryngeth agayne For it is recompensed with the retourne of benefytes and the consciēce of the good dede with the remembraunce of the thankefull loue and be●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 thē the vertues thēselfes be referred at the last to pleasure ▪ as their ende felicitie Pleasure they call euery motion and state of the bodie or mynde wherin mā hath naturally delectatiō Appetite they ioyne to nature And that not without a good cause For like as not only the ●enses ▪ but also right reason coueteth whatsoeuer is naturally pleasaunt so y ● it may be gotten without wrōg or iniurie not letting or debarring a greater pleasur nor causing painful labour euē so those thinges that mē by vai●e ymagination do fayne against nature to be pleasaunt as though it lay in their powre to chaunge y ● thinges as they do y ● names of thinges al suche pleasurs they beleue to be o● so small helpe furtheraunce to felicitie that they counte thē great let and hinderaūce 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 inticemētes of lewde and vnho●este desyres be takeen not only for speciall souereigne pleasures but also be counted amonge the chiefe causes of life In this coūterfeat kinde of pleasure they put thē that I speake of before Which the better gown they haue on the better men they thynke thē 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 s●onne threde be thoughe better then the w●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 fy●er gownes sake And if they be passed by without reuerence they take it angerlye and disdaynfully And agayne is it not a lyke mad●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 phre●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 co●●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 me● 〈◊〉 had in hyghest estimation For one kynde of stone kepeth not hys pryce●tyll in all contreis ▪ 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 selle●●o sweare that he wyll warraunte and assure it to be a trewe stone and not co●̄terfeyt geme Suche ●are they take lest ● counterfet stone shoulde deceaue their eyes in the steade of a right stone But whye shouldest tho● not take ●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 co●trary vice hydynge the golde whiche they shall neuer occupie nor peraduenture neuer see more And whiles they take care leaste they shall le●se it do leese it in dede For what is it elles when they hyde it in the groūde takynge it bothe from their owne vse and percha●nce from all othe● 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 ●ye tenne yeares after all that tenne yeares space that thou ly●edest after thy money was stolen ▪ 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 ioyn●dycers whoe 's madnes they knowe by heare say a●d not by vse Hūters also and hawkers For what pleasure is there say● they i● castynge the dice vpō a table Which y ● hast done so oftē that i● 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 hea●ynge the barkynge and howlynge of dogges Or what greater pleasure is there to be felte when a dogg● followeth an hare then when a dogge followeth a dogge for one thynge is done in both that is to saye runninge ▪ if thou haste pleasure therein But i● the hope slaughter ▪ and the expect●tion of tearynge 〈◊〉 pieces the beas●e dothe please the thou shouldest rather be moued with pitie to see a seely innocent hare murdered of ●●dogge the weake of the stronger the fearefull of the fea●●● the innocente of y ● 〈◊〉 and vnmercyfull Therefore all thys exercyse of huntynge as a thynge v●worthye to be vsed of free m●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 ● 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 mayst●rshyppe thys my symple woorke Partly that vnder the sauffe conducte of your protection it may the better be defended frō the obloq●ie of thē which can say well by nothing that pleaseth not their fond a●d corrupt iudgementes though it be els both frutefull and godly partlye that by the meanes of this homely pre●e●t I may the better renewe and reuiue which of late as you know I haue already begonne to do y ● old acquayntaunce that was betwene you and me in the time of our childhode being then ●colefellowes togethers ▪ Notdoubting that you for your nati●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 ● I assuer yo● much augmented and increased This verely is y ● chieffe cause y ● 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 vn●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 thāked hath auaūced you to such fortune dignity that yo● 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 ▪ to contynue in all godlynes and prosperytye ¶ Thomas More to Peter Giles sēdeth gretynge I Am almoste ashamed right welbeloued Peter Giles to sēde vnto you this boke of y ● 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 ● labour study belōging to the inuention in this work and that I had no nede at all to trouble my braynes about the dispositiō or cōueyaunce of the matter therfore had her in nothing els to do but only to rehearse those thinges which you a●d I togethers hard maister Raphaell tel and declare Wherefore there was no cause whie I shold study to setforth y ● matter with eloquēce 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 m●̄ 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 ●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 b●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 ▪ 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 reke● 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 ▪ 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 Whe● 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 ma● 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 wor●●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
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 mā 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 ●●raytelye a custome whiche semed to vs very fonde and folysh For a sad ●n honest matrone sheweth the wom●● be she maide or widdowe 〈◊〉 to the wower And lykewyse a sage and discrete man exhibyteth the wowere naked to the woman At this custome we laughed a●d disalowed 〈◊〉 foolyshe But they on the other part doo greatlye wo●der at the follye of all other nations whyche in byinge a c●lte ▪ where as a lytle money is in hassarde be so charye and circumspe●te that though he ●e almoste all bare yet they wyll not bye hym oneles ▪ the saddel and all the harneys be taken of leaste v●der those couerynges be hydde som galle●● 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 co●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 agrei●g together if any thy●ge in her body afterwarde do offende a●d myslyke them For all men be not so wyse as to haue respecte to the vertuous condicions of the partie And the endowmētes of the bodye cause the vertues of the mynd● more to be estemed and regarded ●ea euen in the mariages of w●se men We rely so fowle deformit●e may be hydde vnder thoes coueringes that it maye quite alienate take awaye the ●●ans mynde from his wyfe whē it shal not be lawfull for their bodies to be sep●rate agayne If suche deformitie happen by any chaunce after the mariage is cōsumate and finyshed well there is no remedie but patience Euery mā 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 y●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 su●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 falle● to her bodye thys by no mea●es they wyll suffre For they iudge it a greate poynte of crueltie that any ▪ body in their moste nede of helpe and comforte shoulde be cast of and forsaken and that olde age whych both bry●geth sy●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 thē fyndy●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 ma●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 thē also they be loth to cōsent 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 greuo●s bondage And if both the offenders were maried the● the partyes whiche in that behalfe haue suffered wronge be diuorsed from the auoutrers if they wyll and be maried together or els to whō 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 repe●taūce of the one and the earnest diligence of the other dothe so moue the prince with pytie and compassion that he restoreth the bo●de perso●e from seruitude to libertie and fredom again But if the same partie be taken ●ftsones in y ● faulte there is no otherway but death To other trespaces there is no pres●ript punyshment appoynted by anye lawe But accordinge to the hey●ouse●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 ma●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 thē 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 agay●e then forsothe they be stayne as desperace and wilde beastes whom ●o ther pryson nor chay●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 repen●aunce wherebye it maye be perceaued that they be soryer for theire offence then for theire punyshemente sumtymes by the Pry●ces prerogatyue and sumtymes by the voyce and co●sent of the people theire bondage other is mitigated or els cleane remytted and forgeuē He that moueth to aduo●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 ● 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