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A14531	Introduction to wisedome Banket of sapience. Preceptes of Agapetus.; Ad sapientiam introductio. English	Vives, Juan Luis, 1492-1540.; Morison, Richard, Sir, d. 1556.; Elyot, Thomas, Sir, 1490?-1546.; Paynell, Thomas.	1550 (1550)	STC 24849; ESTC S112565	93,518	450

INTRODVCtion to wisedome Banket of sapience Preceptes of Agapetus TO THE RYGHT worshipfull maister Gregory Cr●mwell sonne to he ryght honourable lorde Crumwell lorde priuie seale Richarde Morisine wisheth muche wealthe with continuall encreace of vertue VUho sowel feleth the duties that belong to an honest hert is any thynge aqueinted with those three ladies which wonderfully maintein the ioyful societie of mans lyfe called amonges the Grecians Charites among the latines Gratie he can not moste gentill maister Crumwell but se infinite causes why I ought with all force of bodie all strength of mynde all alacritee and cheerefull promptnesse of courage studie to gratifie you studie to make you beare with one that fayne woulde and neuer can bee able to come out of debte The firste of these three dames is Bountifull beneficence a ladie of louely countenance and noble stomake one that alwaies longeth still hauynge that she longeth for alwaies with childe and still deliuered alwaie profityng and still lustyng to profite alwaie helpyng some and still desirefull to helpe mo The Grekes name hir sometyme Euridomene whiche signifieth a large and a plentifull giuer somtime Aglaia which soundeth amonges vs gladnes teachynge men euen by hir name that of dutie benefittes oughte to bee geuen cherefullie The second ladie is Thankefulnesse of minde neuer forgettyng benefittes receiued hir name is Thalia whiche signifieth fresshenesse or grenenesse because duetie and honestie woll all pleasures all benefites stil to be freshe in memorie still to bee greene neuer to wyther neuer to fade all tyme to florishe The thirde ladie is Euprosine muche lyke hyr sy●●er Aglaia a damoysell full of solace full of delectacion continually deuysyng by what meanes she may do pleasure for pleasure recompence kyndnesse with kyndnesse Authors of great name and much wisedome make these three to go all hande in hande the first lokyng still forward not once castyng hir eie backe neuer imbraydyng benefites geuen and past The second and the third euermore beholdyng the firste with amiable countenāce with faithfull eie of remembraunce and full intente of recompence as farre as power furthered with moste desire maie or can Under suche cloudes sage and graue writers ar wont darkely to insinuate thynges of great weight thinges verie necessary for the quiete and honeste leadyng of mans life things worthy to be of all men imbraced● worthy to be set fixed and engrafted in all mennes hertes They perceyued that morall preceptes pleasantlie set out in feat colours of wittie phantasies both crepe faster into our bosomes and also tary there with muche more delectacion and profite than they would beyng playnly spoken Wherfore as you nowe se what they mente by those thre ladyes so you muste also nedes see howe I am bounde to owe you my herte my seruice with all that they both maie dooe for you For howe can I my lord your father beyng so far in amours with that louely ladie Euridomene leaue mine attendaunce vpon thother two damoisels before life leaue me How can I beeyng enuyronned with so manie and ample his benefites not desire Thalia and Euphrosine that thei both report me to lacke power but no good wil I truste they bothe shall haue good cause so to do Certes if I had sene where either my littel witte or poore herte mighte better haue serued his lordship than in openyng vnto you his dere and entierly beloued sōne suche preceptes of vertue as maie make you moste like your noble father there are no pei●e● that coulde haue kepte me from doyng of it Assure your selfe maister Crumwell if laboure and herte maie paie the tribute that loue oweth you shall neuer nede to arrest me This boke was gathered by Ludouicus Uines a man great lie conuersaunt in all good authors and excellentlie wel sene in all kindes of learnyng The boke hath vndoubtedly muche more liyng in his bosome than the title promiseth in the forehed It is not onely an Introduction to wisedome but if ye goe as it leadeth you it introduceth wisedom into you rootyng the loue and desire of vertue in your hert extirpyng frō it all maner of vice and all vnclennesse furnishyng you with generall preceptes for all kyndes of life for all ages for all degrees and condicions whiche preceptes if you harbou● in your breaste must nedes be a great slaie helpe and comfort vnto your tender age They shal bryng to passe many thynges in your life time with gret pleasure and no peyne at all which otherwise experience oft tymes poudred with bitter repentance shuld scace at length teache you It is as wise Socrates saieth Preceptes of lerning were inuented at the first as a nedefull staie and succour vnto mans mynde wantynge knowlage experience euen as a staffe is geuen of necessitie to staie vp a feeble body assuredly I knowe no one booke vntranslated that hath halfe so many holsome documentes as this hath none that mai so wel leade you the right way to true honour none where ye maie either with more delite or more hope of your game trace true nobilitie Folowe your leader goe on with your guide you shall finde all the steppes and grices whereby not onely my Lord your father honourablie hath climed to nobilitie but all other that in dede are or were at any time noble● you shal find manie thynges here that maie bee to men in wealth and worship an ornamente many that ar to mē assauted with the sur●●s of sower fortune sure coūsailours bringyng with theim besides righte and honeste consolacion muche delectable doctrine● finally manie that are a souereigne medicine almoste for all diseases The booke is nowe yours I truste as the iewelles whiche it offereth vnto you bee great rare and preciouse that so ye wyll see theim laied vp in place mete for suche richesse Locke theim fast in the cheste of your herte geue the keie to remembraunce that she maie lette theim out and carie them home againe at suche times as ye shall thinke conuenient If ye make these preceptes yours by vse of them speakyng as they teache you workynge as they aduise you who shall haue more cause to reioice of it thā you your self Wherin can you more please my lorde your fathers minde What thynge can more satisfie his desire What greatter comforte can come to his Lordship than to see you most like him in condicions What greatter worship to you than to treade in his steppes What higher plesure to al them that loue both your countrey knoweth what noble feates my lorde your father hath wrought by wisdom ladie gouernour of all vertues● who knoweth not howe honestie maie reioice howe trueth and religiō may holde vp their handes to heuen that god hath sent to so gracious so prudent and wise a prince so good so wise and so faithefull a counsailour to so noble a maister so diligente a mynister to so high couragious and vertuous a kyng a subiecte of so noble an herte and stomacke I must leaue of I am

is pride and to muche statelines like great corporate bodies be throwē down sodeinly ¶ Honours substanciall and perfect and also fauour of thē whiche haue a good turne in remembrance and be in rendryng thankes veray diligent shoulde not be refused Hypocrisie TAke hede of false prophetes that come to you in the garmentes of sheepe but within they bee rauernouse wulues by the fruites of theym shall ye perceiue theym ¶ He that desireth to seeme that he is not he is an hypocrite he faineth to be good yet dothe he not practise it for in the praise of men he estemeth his profite ¶ Dyssembled equitee is not proprely equitee but double iniquitee for it is bothe iniquitee and dissimulacion ¶ Hypocrites ar● vile in apparel and praude in their corage and whyle they seeme to despise all thynges in this worlde they seke by meanes to atteyn to all thynges that be of the worlde ¶ The nyghest way to renome is to be suche one in dede as euery man woulde he reputed ¶ He that faineth hym selfe to bee a freende and is not is worse than he that is a forge● of money ¶ Openly to hate or to loue more belongeth to a gentil courage than to hyde in his coūtenance what his herte thynketh Humblenesse EUery man that exalteth hym selfe shall be brought lowe and he that hūbleth him selfe shal be aduanced ¶ All men delite to be high the griece is humilitee why settest thou thy fote so farre from the thou wylt fall and not clymbe begyn at the grice and thou art forth with at the toppe ¶ He that doeth gather other vertues without humiltee d●eth as he that beareth fine pouder into a boystuous wynde ¶ That man is happy whiche the higher that fortune aduanceth his substance so muche the lower he auayleth his courage Ill men THre kindes of people my soule hath hated I poore man proude an old man lackyng wit a great man a lier ¶ There is no hope of remedy where that whiche sometyme were vyces bee tourned to maners ¶ That whiche the yll manne moste dredeth shall come vnto hym that whiche he desireth shall b●g yuen vnto good men ¶ The yll manne shall vanishe awaye lyke a storme the good man shall stande faste lyke an euerlastyng foundacion ¶ The warke of an yll manne is euer vnstable he that so weth good warkes hathe a sure aduauntage ¶ Dooe thou none euill and none shall come to the Leaue euyll companie and euyll wyll forsake the. ¶ If a Morian maie thaunge his skinne or a libard hir spottes ye may also do good whan ye are brought vp in ill ¶ To hym that doeth ill there is no greatter penaunce than that he displeaseth all men and contenteth not him selfe Iustice. NO man maie be iust that feareth either deth peine exyle or pouertee or that preferreth their contraries before verie equitee ¶ The foundacion of perpetuall preyse end renowme is iustice without the whiche no thyng is commendable ¶ Kynge Agesilaus beynge demaunded whiche was the better ●ither Iustice or Fortitude He aunswered If al men were iuste we neded no fortitude ¶ The glory of a good man is to doe iustice ¶ Iustice exalteth the people but synne maketh people wretched and miserable ¶ The emperour Alexander hearynge that a poore olde woman was ylle intreated with one of his souldiours he dyscharged hym and gaue hym in bondage vnto the woman to get hir hir liuynge with his crafte for as muche as he was a carpenter ¶ Aristides called the rightuouse beynge demaunded of one If he were rightuouse of his owne nature Nature saide he hathe muche holpen me there to but yet by myne industrie I haue holpen hir also ¶ In the path of iustice is life the waie that turneth ther from leadeth to death ¶ Iustice mounteth the people in honour sinne maketh people wretched and miserable ¶ Be not ouermuche iust in extremitee and fauoure no more than is necessary ¶ My sonne desirynge wysedome kepe thou true Iustice and god almighty wyll geue it vnto the. ¶ He is a iuste man that spaceth not hym selfe Iudge ACcordynge to the iudge of the people so bee his officers ¶ Suche as bee rulers of a citee suche be the commons ¶ Presentes and gyftes make ●lynde iudges ¶ Couet not to bee a iudge excepte thou bee of power able to subdewe iniquitees leaste perchance thou shalt feare the state of a great man and geue occasion of rebuke in thyne owne hastinesse ¶ Euerlastyng wo shall be to theym whiche make vnrightewyse lawes and doe write agaynst iustice to the intent that they wyll oppresse poore menne in iudgemente and violentely subuerte the cause of the people ¶ All doe loue presentes and folowe rewardes to the fatherlesse chylde they do not minister Iustice the poore widows matter cometh not before them ¶ Here therfore ye kynges and vnderstande ye Learne ye iudges of all partes of the worlde Gyue eares ye that rule ouer multitudes and delyte youre selfe in the trouble of people for power is giuen to you frō our lorde which shall examine your actes inserche your thoughtes for whan ye were ministers of his kyngedome ye iudged not straitely ne kept the lawes of true iustice ne went after his pleasure horriblye and shortely he wyll appere to you for most so reste iudgementes shall bee to theym that haue rule ouer other To the poore man merci is graunted but the mighty man shal suffer mightily tourmētes ¶ Take thou no gyftes which do make wyse men blynde and peruerte the woordes of● theym that be rightuouse Iudgement HE that iustifieth an vngracious person and he that condemneth a good man they before god bee bothe abhominable ¶ The kyte in the ayre knoweth hir tyme the turtil the stork and the swalowe dooe come at theyr seasons my people know not theyr lordes iudgement ¶ A good man wyll not in his friendes cause dooe againste a weale publyke agaynste his ●th nor agaynst the trust which is put in him for he laieth aside the personage of a frende whā he taketh on hym a iudges office ¶ The emperoure Alexander woulde neuer suffer to be solde the office of a iudge or greatte authoritee in the execucion of lawes saiyng Nedes muste he sell that doth bye And I wyll not lettet at there shal be marchauntes of gouernaunce whiche if I dooe suffer I maye not condemne for I am ashamed to punish a man that bieth and selleth ¶ Themistocles beyng the chiefe iudge in Athenes when ther came to hym a great musician whiche desired of hym a thynge somewhat against iustice Themistocles aunswered If in singyng thou doest not regard nūbre and tym thou art not worthy to bee called a good musician nor I a good iudge yf I wolde preferre before the lawes the priuate fauoure

correcte a wyse man and he wyll thanke the. ¶ In correction wrathe is specially to bee prohibited for he that wyll punisshe whan he is angry he shall neuer kepe well the meane which is betwene to muche and to littell ¶ A gentil horse is ruled with the glymse of a rodde A dulle royle wyll vneth styre with the thruste of a spurre ¶ It is better to bee of a wyse man corrected than to be with the flattery of fooles deceiued ¶ The eare whiche wyll heare his owne lyfe rebuked shall dwell in the middell of theym that be wyse men Be of thyne owne lyuynge a sharpe correctour and of other mens a gentill reformer and let men here the commaunde small thynges and easie and thai thou thy selfe doest great thinges and peinfull ¶ Correcte thy frende secretly and praise thy frende openly ¶ It is the parte of a wyse mā to roote vp ●ices and not the offenders ¶ A good capitayne ordereth his men better by kepyng theym from yll donynge than by sor● chastisyng Counsayle and counsaylours THey that doo all thinges with counsayle are gouerned by wisedome ¶ Cal not them to thy counsel which lacke discrecion for they can loue nothing but that whiche contenteth theyr appetite ¶ To euery man disclose not thy mynde leste some do dissemble and after reproche the. ¶ Sonne do al things by coūsell and whan thou hast done thou shalt not repente the. ¶ Obserue well the lawe and folowe good counsell and thy soule shall haue lyfe and thou shalte walke trewly and thy foote shall not trippe ¶ Beleue not euery spirite but proue well the spirites if they be good ¶ Armure abrode is of littell effecte but yf there be counsell at home ¶ Gouernors of the weale publyke ought to be lyke to the lawes the whiche not for displeasure but onely for equitee doe punishe offenders ¶ That publyk weal is in better state and in a maner more sure where the prince is not good thā where the kynges coūsailours companions be yll ¶ All violente attemtates beyng sette forthe without counsaile at the beginnyng are puissaunte but in continuance they ar insufficient ¶ Who will iudge hym to bee necessary in an other mannes cause which to hym selfe appereth vnprofitable ¶ There been two thynges to counsayle most contrary Haste and Displeasure ¶ After hasty counsaile nexte foloweth repentance ¶ Ill counsaile is worst to the gyuer ¶ Power without counsayle oftentymes breaketh his necke with his owne bourdeyn Communicacion VUhan thou arte amonge fooles kepe thy wordes in store ¶ Amonge wise men be redy to commune ¶ In the presence of great men presume not to speake where as be thyne elders talke not to muche ¶ Honor and praise bee in the woordes of a wyse man The tunge of a foole is his propre subuercion ¶ Dispute not with a persone disdainfull leaste he syttynge styll doo lye in awaite for thy wordes ¶ It is a thynge foule and rebukefull in a sadde matter to brynge in wordes wanton or mete for a banket Crueltee LOke what measure you geue vnto other lyke measure shal be mete vnto you ¶ They which delite in the fall of good men shall bee taken in a trappe and shal be consumed with sorow er euer they die ¶ Iugement without any mercy shall bee gyuen to hym that wyll not be mercifull ¶ The best example whervnto a prince shoulde conforme hym is to be suche one to his subiectes as he wold that god shulde be to hym selfe ¶ It is euen as yll at home as abrode to be muche feared as ylle to be dradde of thy slaues and drudges as of thy chyefe seruauntes no man lacketh power to dooe harme Adde also thervnto that he that is drad of necessitie feareth Neuer man mought be terrible and also in suretie Curiositee SEke not for that whiche is out of thy reach Serche not those thyngs that excedeth thy puissaunce but thynke on that which god hath commanded the and in his sundry workes be not to curious Compassion THey that truste muche to their frendes knowe not howe shortely teares bee dried vp Deathe HE muste lyue yll that lacketh knowlage howe to dye well ¶ They whiche prepare theym to battayle before that battaile approcheth they beyng alwaye redy do easyly susteyne toe first brūt which is most troublous so death or fortune alwaies loked for is and semeth more easy and with lesse peyne suffred ¶ One daie demeth another but the laste geueth iudgemente of all that is passed Delicate lyuyng AS it is impossible that fyre shuld inflame within water so it is impossible that contricion of herte shoulde be great in thinges that be delicate for they be mere repugnaunt the one to the other the contricion beyng mother of wepyng delicatenes of laughyng she straineth and wringeth the hert this louseth it and setteth it at libertee Deceite MEn can better suffer to be denied than to be deceyned ¶ Where wronge is cōmitted by two maner of waies eyther by force or by fraude fraude belongeth to a foxe force to a lyon both the one and the other is to the nature of man wonderfull contrary ¶ We oughte to beware more of the enuy of our frendes thā of the assaultes of our enemies for these be apparant vnto vs the other is couered and the crafte to annoy whiche is not looked for is euer moste daungerouse ¶ A false witnesse shall not bee without punishement ne a forget of lyes shall escape from correction Detraction NEther detractors nor yet extorcioners shal possesse the kyngdom of heauen ¶ Neuer detracte or backbyte any man nor bee seene to gette prayse by rebukynge of other but learne more to adorne thyne owne lyfe than to defame others remembrynge the scripture whiche saith Loue not to pull awaie a mans praise least thou be pluckt vp by the rootes ¶ To sclander or to here sclanderers I can not tell of theym two which is most damnable ¶ We oughte to suppose that detractyng or yll reportyng one of an other for a priuate aduātage is more againste nature than to suffre any discommoditee be it exterior or bodily Drunkennesse A Drunken worke manne shall neuer be riche and he that setteth noughte by a littell shall by a littell and a littell come vnto nothyng ¶ Howe sufficiente vnto a lerned man is a smal quantitee of wyne for therwith whan thou slepest thou shalt not bee troubled nor feele any peyne ¶ Euerlastyng peyne shall bee vnto you that do rise earely in the morning to drynke excessiuely and to quafte vntyll nyght that ye maie bee with wyne excessiuely chauffed ¶ Lechery wyne and sacietee consumeth all wisedome ¶ The drunken man confoundeth nature loseth bothe grace and honour and rnneth headling into

the gouernor perisheth goth to wracke euē so do the citces For if a subiect do amisse he hurteth him selfe more greuousely than the welth publyke but whan the ruler the gouernour or prynce mysdooeth he hurteth the holl cōminaltee Therfore ●oeasmuch as he must gyue a strayte counte if he rule not well it were nedefull that he with exquisite diligence both speake and do euery thyng and so auoide all danger The cercle and whele of these worldly thynges be often times turned the which at turned somtyme this waie sometyme that way Truely in these thynges is no equalitee for in theim is neyther constance nor yet any sure foundacion Therfore O moste myghty Emperour emonge these thaungeable mouynges and vnstedynesse of thynges looke that thou haue a stedfast thought and mynde with true feythe and pitee Thou shalt flee withstande the enticyng communicacion of flatterers as thou wouldeste eschewe a sort of rauenyng crowes For crowes pecke out the corporalle eyes but flatterers blynde the vnderstandynge of mans soule whan they will not suffre hym to perceiue the trouthe of thynges For either they preise thynges that are worthy to be dispreised or els dispreise thynges most worthy to be preised so that one of these two muste nedes folowe that is either the cōmendacion and laude of yll and wycked caytiues or els the contempte and dispreise of good men An emperours mynde muste alwaie be constant For why to chaunge with euery waueryng and vnstedfaste thynge is a token of an inconstaunt mynde Therfore thou shouldest cleaue and affixe thy selfe to good and vertuous men whiche shall stablysshe and make stedfaste thy kyngedome and empyre Nor thou shouldest not proudely eleuate thy selfe nor yet without reason to muche submitte thy selfe but prudentely after the vse and custome of wise menne surely to grounde the in constance For who so euer groundly thynketh vpon the deceitfulnesse of this lyfe and will also beholde the vilenesse and shortnesse therof considerynge farthermore the bodily filthinesse he wyl neuer waxe proude be he in neuer so high a dignitee Aboue all other precious ornamentes that any kyngedome hath the crowne of pitee and of diuine seruice doeth most hyght and ornate a kynges and an emperours maiestee For why erthely rychesse fouour of the comminaltee laude and preise door soone vanisshe awaie but the glorye of good and vertuouse lyfe is immortal and shal neuer be forgotie Me thinke it muche vnconneniente that the poore man and the riche shuld suffre lyke harme by contrary and diuers causes The riche by abundaunce and great welfare at corrupted the poore perysshe the roughe famyne and scarcitee Farthermore thy ryche possesseth all the worlde the poore man hath not where he may set his foote Therfore to th entent that they bothe maie be holpe they muste be ruled by deduction that is the riche must giue to the poore and so the inequalitee shall bee brought to equalitee The tyme and season of prosperous lyfe whiche certayne olde prophetes dyd pronostycate shoulde come whan wyse men should gouerne and rule or kynges waxe philosophere is now manifested opened For truely you geuing nowe and appliyng your selfe to phylosophy and wisedom are esteemed worthy to bee r●●ers but specially whan in your auctoritee and gouernyng ye decline not from reason and wisedome For yf to loue wysedome maketh the philosopher and the beginnyng of wisedom is the feare of god whiche by muste euermore remembre who can saie but my writynge is true and as cleere as true For certayne we affirme the to be an emperour seeyng thou wilt ouercome and subdue thy voluptuous pleasures And thā thou art crowned with the diademe of chastitee and thā thou shewest thy self arraied with the purpull robe of Iustice. As for all other thynges vanyshe awaie these vertues bee immortall all other pleasures and worldly dignitees peryshe but as these vertues be farre from all peri●●e so they bee euerlastyng ¶ If thou wilt be beloued and honoured of all men loke thou healpe all men For certainely there is nothyng that causeth a man to be beloued and honoured so soone as to healpe and succour poore men for the cappyng and knelyng that is done for feare is fucate and figured flattery of feigned honour Thy empyre by all ryght and reason is therfore the more worthy to bee honoured and preysed that it feareth and keepeth his ennemies vnder and shewing to his subiectes all kyndnesse kepeth them in good prosperitee Therfore as it ouercometh his ennemies by strengthe of armis so his subiectes by charitee good loue surmounte and ouercome his gentylnesse and goodnesse Truly betwene these .ii. kyndes of humanitee loue is no more difference than is betwene the tame sheepe and other wylde beastes Though an emperour in body be lyke all other yet in power he is lyke God and mayster of all men For in earthe he hathe no peere Therfore as god bee thou neuer chafed or angry as man be thou neuer proude For thoughe thou bee lyke God in face yet for al that thou art but erthe whiche thyng teacheth the to be equall to euery man Accept and fauour theim that geue the good counsail but not those that flatter the good coūsailours consider what ought to be done flatters consider what may please men of might which ●latterers are lyke mens shadowes For they gaynsaie nothyng but alowe and preise what euer is saied Be so to thyne as thou woldest that god shoulde bee to the For as we heare other so wee shal be herde● and as we fauour● other so God will fauour vs. Therfore let vs first shew mercy be merciful that in like maner we maie obteine mercy As a fayre glasse expresseth the very true phisnomy of mā that is to goodly beautifull persones their beautifulnesse and of yll fauoured theyr yll fauour● so the rightousnesse and equitee of God is likened to our deedes For after our deeces God will rewarde vs. Doo that ye intende coldely but yet doo it speedily that ye purpose to dooe For foolysshe hastynesse in euery thyng is vera●e perillous Truely who that marketh diligently what myschyefe ryseth of hastinesse shall soone perceiue and lykewyse vnderstande the commoditee of good counsaile as sick folke after theyr sickenesse vnderstande the pleasure of helth Therfore most prudent prince with sage counsayle deuoute praiers made to god loke thou diligently serche and inquere what shal be profitable for the to rule and gouerne this world Thou shalte best gouerne thy noble empyre yf thou ouersee all thynges thy selfe and suffre nothynge negligently to passe Nor it is not a small thynge in the that in comparison to thy subiectes appereth to bee small For the leaste woorde of an emperoure is amonge all folkes ryghte highly esteemed and of great auctoritee Because there is no erthely man that can constreigne the to obserue and kepe thy lawes enforce thy selfe to vse and kepe theym For yf thou diligen●ely obserue theym thou shalt manifestely