hee not soâ—…ie for it Well though he serued our Ladie a little hée loueâ—… God best and God loued him for all his offence and why for that hee left his follie was sorie for his sinne and was ashamed of himselfe hee craued mercie in heart and was therefore receyued into fauour Wherefore good sir condemne not schollers for seruing Ladies which in deed is your meaning for Bersebae beautie bewitched the wittes of King Dauid and made him quite forget his Wisedome Nowe there are sewe King Dauids left for their wisedome but for beautie many Bersabaes If then the worlde be as full of fayre Ladies as euer it was and not men of so rare wisedome Blame not schollers for their seruice nor make souldiours saints for their minds to God-ward But as Dauid was both a good souldiour and no worse scholler and Marcus Aurelius as good a scholler as a souldiour and were therfore more honored then the vnlearned Captains so I pray you grant that the valiâ—…nt scholler in honour is to be preferred before the vnlearned souldiour And that the Scholler is so fit a Companion for the Souldiour as they can not well be one without the other and beeing togither do deserue the greatest honour of all men liuing There is such a loue and vnion betwirt them and the one is so necessarie vnto the other that some men thinke the one and the other is as it were Alter â—…ple so that they do deserue like honour and not one to be higher then the other Now sir what say you Will you thinke so well of the Scholler or not The Souldiour Baléeue mée Scholler since thou cemest so neere mée welcome This I must say to thee I see thou hast a good minde to a Souldiour and therefore since thou art entred into traâ—…ile and I haue beene in some skirmishes let vs both forget we are at home and being héere let vs determine to season our selues for all weathers let our faithfull prayer be our defence against the Diuell and all his temptations my sworde â—…ee our defence agaynst bodily enemies and thy wise counsaile my comfort to arine my selfe with patience Let vs feare neither fire nor water care for no weather faire nor foule sticke not for night nor day take what we finde thankefully part it friendly and spende it merily liue togither louingly and die vertuously so shall we be spoken of on earth amously and liue in Heauen eternallie which that God may graunt willingly let vs fall downe presently and pray heartily that we may rise roundly walke wisely and speede luckely What saiest thou Scholer The Scholler Oh sir right gladly and since you haue so courteously vouchsaied mee your companie I here sweare my selfe your owne at commaundement alwayes and as much as may bee I reioyce to haue found you I hepe to liue with you and neuer to leaue you so dearely I loue you that I will die with you ere I will forsake you and as you doo loue me so put your trust in me and this bee sure of me that you shall commaund mee till liues ende beleeue mee Now that we may togither to the heauenly place thither the onely place whither the Scholler espieth the good Souldiour hieth with humble he artes lâ—…tte vs pray that we may walke the way that at the latter day we may haue cause to say Truth will not lead a stray To which good blessed place God grant vs all his grace that when wee haue runne this race that wee may walke apace that within little space wee may all face to face beholde our blessed Lord whose name with one accord lette vs with laude record And so let the souldiour make much of the Scholler and trust to the Scholler that he loues the Souldiour and let vs bee sure of this when wee doo pray iâ—…is Gods hand doth neuer misse to worke for our auaile THus did the Souldiour put the Scholler out of his Nothing and togither they are gon about something But for that I knowe not what till I see them againe I will héere bid them farewell and with my selfe wishe you well Promising that if I doo méete them you shall hears what became of them Till when and euer God so blesse vs héere that we with ioyfull châ—…re may all at once appeare before his heauenly throne to which his grace alone guide vs right euery one both Men Women and Children I would he were hanged that will not say Amen Marti Mercurius N. B. FINIS The Praise of vertuous Ladies An Inuectiue against the discourteous discourses of certaine Mailcious persons written against Women whome Nature Wit and Wisedome well considered would vs rather honour then disgrace For proofe whereof eade what followes VVritten by the saide Author N. Breton Gentleman Hic haec homo Considera quid mulier To the Courteous and gentle Reader GEntlemen others to whose viewe shall come this woonderfull peece of worke of the praise of womeÌ„ considering how little cause of commendation is found in a number of them I beseeche you before you begin to read resolue with your selues to take in good part what you thinke I haue written against my conscience And though I haue perhaps as great cause to write the contrarie in respect of the little good that I haue founde in some Yet the hope of good that I haue to find by fauour of some one none such hath made me in the behalfe of women generally for her sake say as much as I wish all to approoue and I would as gladly affirme In the meane time I hope I haue offered none iniurie in dooing them a courtesie I craue pardon of none for saying my minde and good thoughâ—…s of them of whome I deserue it Meaning to deserue as wel as I may of all the world and desiring too as little ill to any as may be Thus wishing you to wish Women no better then you see them woorthy I pray you wishe me no woorse then your selues as I wishe all you From my Chamber in the Blacke Fryers this present and alwaies Your friend N. Breton Gentleman The Author to the vertuous Ladies and Gentlewomen LAdies and Gentlewomen or other well disposed what soeuer I haue in your commendations saide as much as I hope you will deserue and more then I thinke hath beene said for you this great while Nowe if yet thinke that I haue said is said for flatterie you should shewe me little fauour For to flatter all I should but haue a floute of a number and to speake well of all I hope will make none mine enemie I craue no fâ—…rther friendship then I deserue nor greater thankes then may requite good will which wisheth well to ye all that are well minded and if you thinke I haue saide trulie in that I haue written thanke your selues for giuing so good occasion if contrarie doo your endeuonr to make good what I haue saide and will bee glad to see and so rest ready to doâ—… you
agreater seruice From my chamber in the Blacke Fryers N. B. Gent. FINIS The praise of vertuous Ladies and Gentlewomen WHen I peruse and consider of y â— strang discourses of diuers fantesticall fellowes that haue no grace but in disgracing of women in Inuectiues against them in most despitefull description of their dissimulations in such shameful setting out of their sexe Wherby for a fewe mad headed wenches they séeke to bring all yea most modest Matrons and almost all Women in contempt surely mee thinkes I can terme them by no name fitter for theyr folly then madde men that fame would be Authors of somewhat and knowing not what to take in hand runne headlong into such absurdities as redounde to their vâ—…ter dishonor For let a man not quite forget himselfe and but a litt'â—… looke into himselfe hee shall see so great a parte of a Woman in him selfe as that except he wâ—…ll runne from him selfe hee cannet but with as great honour account of them as of himselfe Let me goe to the beginning was not the first Woman made out of man and was shee then any thing else but a péece oâ—… himselfe Nowe when some would 〈◊〉 against her for her dâ—…t did shee it of her selfe no it was by the Serpent And further if a man should consider narrowlie of it was shee any other then himselfe that deceiued himselfe Fâ—… theâ—… more if it were but for the paines they take in bringing vs into the worlde besides the pleasure that wee haue in the worlde wee ought rather to couer any crime or cause that might breede their discredit thâ—…n of our selues vnworthely to seeke thâ—…r defame Some men may thinke that some one Woman hath hired me to flatter all or else by flattering of all I shuld hopâ—… of fauour of some one Some will say perhaps hee hath a Woman to his mother some other a Woman to his Mistresse some other he is sworne to the Candlesticke other it is pittie he was not made a woman and some oh he is a good Womans man Now all these I answere in their kindes as all Women are not of one nature so neither are all Natures of one disposition as one loues to be flattered so other loue to be flatlie dealt withall Therefore if I shoulde seeke to flatter all I should but floute my selfe and commonly the hyre of flatterie is but hate which is so colde a comfort to any mans Conscience as he were well woorthie of a frumpe for his folly that would bée hyred to such a seruice Further they are fooles that loue to bee flattered and Women haue euer naturally had so much wit as to finde a falsehood in a fayre tale But if fayre woordes bee truly spoken and by authoritie confirmed they cannot but be as fréendlie taken as fully allowed Wherefore my woords in their behalfe shall shew testimony of my true meaning else let me abide the slander of such hipocrisie as is hatefull to an honest minde That I haue a Woman to my Mother I graunt and am heartily glad off for surely he that is not borne of a Woman wants a péece of a Man and he that despiseth his Mother in that shée is a Woman is to be disdained him selfe in that he is no Man are we not commaunded by God to honour Father and Mother Is it not written in the holy Scriptures Thou shalt honour thy Father bâ—… thy Mothers paines shalt thou neuer forget Then remember the commaundement and doo thy Mother due reuerence disdaine her not for feare of Gods displeasure discredit her not for GOD and mans disliking defame her not for feare of thy Soules destruction Now some will say that I haue a Woman to my Mistresse I not denie it for Saintes are none vpon the earth and Diuels I would be loath to doâ—… seruice too A Woman of honour may well be Mistresse to a Man of worship in reason consider and grant me this what Souldiour so valiant what courtiour so fint and what scholler fo profound but will vse his armes his allegaunce and his art to win the fauour of his Mistresse I haue heard some talke theyr pleasure in a heate that the fayrest Lady in the world shuld not make them steupe to their Lure But when without an Hostler they walked themselues a cold oh then ere long recant al it was not I and cry Peccaâ—… for a fauourable looke of an indifferent face Now some wil say that I am sworne to the candlestick such I wish their noses in the socket And this I say further my faith was not yet so much had in question to bee called to the Candlesticke but if he that say so haue beene brought to the like booke oath I wish hee had eaten the stringes for his labour Some will say it is pittie he was not made a Woman I woonder why my beautie is not such to allure a wanton eye nor mine eye â—…o wanton to allure a wicked minde my qualities are not onely fit for a Chamber nor in my chamber alwaies in bed Then what see these fellowes in me if they say so they knowe not why I answer them I care not hâ—…w Nowe some will saye oh hee is a good Womans man beleeue mee I thinke it betteâ—… to bee thought a good Womans man then an ill mans Woman But as no man can be counted a manâ—… Woman but figuratâ—…e so then a good Womans man I thinke a man cannot bee tearmed more fitlie but if any man speake it in scorne I answere him in scoffe if he speake it in despite of Women let them 〈◊〉 him if 〈◊〉 displeasure with me as he is angrie without a cause he shall be pleased without amends Aâ—…d to conclude I am of this minde that as nowe the worlâ—… goes he is verie preâ—…se or little wise that would not rather choose the fauour of one woman then the frienâ—…ship of any man Now hauing made answere to these obiections I wil goe onwards with my opinion touching the worthinesse of Women Let me see what man was euer so good so iust so pittifull so â—…becall so learned so Famous for rare excellencies But there maye be founde a Woman euerie waies his matche fetche authoritie out of Scripture Was not the blessed â—…irgin Maâ—…ie a Woman how good did God thâ—…nke her that hee would vouchsafe to conioyne in her most holy wombe his diuine Grace with her humaine Nature Mée thinkes there is no man of any good minde at all but would thinke well of all Women â—…or her sake and such as are not good to wiâ—…he them gracâ—… to amend rather then so to difgrace them as makes them neuer haue heart to fall to good againe Admitte 〈◊〉 was ill so was Adam too Cruell was the Woman that killed her Childe so was Caine in killing his owne brother Abell But leauing discommendations now to commend for perticuler causes For beléefe who before the Woman of Canaan For repentaunce Marie Mâ—…gdalen And for causes touching saluation what
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 Iâ—… 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 Pâ—…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 husbandriâ—… if hée mowe shée can â—…edde if hee â—…edde shée can turne if he cocke shée can rake if hée loade she can laye abroade if hée sowe shee can reape iâ—… 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 Seâ—…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 heâ—… 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
caring for such men as care for them But if a man bée so vnwise to trouble a Womans wit to care for him howe wise is hee and what a wit hath shoe Confesse you that haue guiltie consciences and learne to bee wise and thinke this sufficient commendation for a Woman if shee bee a Uirgin for chastitie with Uirginitie vertuous of condition courteous and true of loue such a Woman ought to bee and if such they be not pray for them as I d ee and such as are honour them as worthie and for their sakes all other whatsoeuer they bee iudge the best till you see the contrarie and where you knowe it shake your heade and say nothing but it is pittie God hath done his part in her God amend her put the fault in pride and not in her And you shall fee such a chaunge that it was not shee no forsooth as little children say it was the Bulbegger They say nowe the worlde is towardes the last yeare and men towarde theyr last wittes then let Women bee towardes their first Wisedome And if they shew but little Wisedome yet let that haue such commendation that they may bee encouraged to continue and encrease the same For surely well considered a man can not do honour to a more worthie person then a Woman Is it not an abuse in a man to disprayse his friende What greater friend to a man then a Woman who can discommend that he loues except he dissemble sore hypocrisie is as ill as heresie What can a man loue more then a Woman what such loue as betwixt them Marrie some will say they must loue déerely or hate deadly God forbidde that anie man should bée out of charitie I would thinke it a harde matter to hate a woman Yet since it is possible to doo little better I thinke it wisdome to conceale it for there is nothing gotten by reuealing it Well not to séeme tedious let me drawe towards an ende thinke well of as many as you may loue whome you haue cause hate none whatsoeuer you thinke say nothing in their dishonour least you growe in their vtter dislyking and then your roome as good as your company When you seeke for fauonr take a flowte with you I maruaile you can away so long with a Womans companie â—…c But well to anoyde the frumpes flowtes skowles disdainefull spéeches quippes tauntes and angrie couutenaunces that Women will soone bestow where they sée cause doo this if you cannot loue yet doo not loath if you will not honour yet doo not hate if your conscience let you not commend them yet let your courtesie not let you doo the contrarie Remember your Mother forget not your friend offend not your Mistresse and make much of your selfe If you like my counsaile followe it if not disdaine it not if you loue a Woman remember mée if you care for none wee will none of vs trouble you if wee doo it it is agaynst our willes But who is he that loues not a Woman and wherefore then will any looke awrie vpon mée I knowe not and shall I say I care not Well let it goe since it is not I doo all for the best and I trust the best will take it so as for the rest there lyes neither life nor death vpon a looke and therefore hoping the best I will not doubt the contrarie And if men be as well contented with me for this prayse of Women as I am determined to content them with the like of them héereafter if will be not froward and Wit faile me not I trust the Ace of Diamonds will go to the stocke and cuerie man will be pleased In the meane time aboute some better worke then I meane to make boast of I must attend my Haruest ere I fall to Hawking Thus if I said anie thing amisse God forgiue mée if I haue sayde well God bée thanked take it among you if I haue said truly it is not to be blamed if otherwise I haue but spoken mine opinion which I hope to see fully approued And so sorie if I haue sayd that the wise will mistike and glad if I haue written that the good will take well I conclude of a suddaine with this short sentence Hic haec homo Considera quid mulier Like of them as you list loue whom you can when you séeke for fauour God send you good fortune And so fare you well N. G. Gent. FINIS A Dialogue betweene Anger and Patience Anger FIe on the world the flesh and the Diuell Patience What is the matter Anger The world is naught Pati It may amend Anger When it is too late Patience Better late then neuer Anger As good neuer a whit as neuer the better Patience A crust is better then no bread at all Anger A crust is hard of disgestion Patience Not for a hungrie stomacke Anger Oh it will aske vile chewing Patience Take time enough Anger My belly will thinke my throate cut that I â—…eede no faster Patience A little sufficeth Nature Anger When she hath enough Patience Then shee néedes no more Anger Yea but where is that enough Patience In Gods Grace Anger Why I haue the grace of GOD but I want the wealth of the world to grace my selfe withall Patience Alas the brauerie of the world is but beggerie before God And the rich man to heauen goes as a Cammell through a needles eye Anger Yea but begging is a vile life in the meane time Patience Then worke Anger That goes against the Wooll Patience Paines brings profit Anger I haue often lost my labour Patience Take héed thâ—…n howe you worke Anger Had I wist was a foole Patience Then learne to be wise Anger But how Patience Not with hasse Anger How much leysure Patience A little and a little Anger Wordes are good but that they bring no substance Patience A colde winde is good in a hotte Summer Anger Yea but the winde of wordes is but a blast Patience I perceiue one cooling card will nâ—…t sâ—…rue a hot gamâ—…ster Anger Oh what a slaue was I Patience Wherefore Anger Play play Patience Play no more Anger Oh Primero Patience Rest from rests Anger And what shall I do Patience Be quiet Anger I cannot Patience What troubles you Anger All things Men Women and Children Men be 〈◊〉 Women worse and Children costly Patience Condemne not all for a few and take héede whome you trust Men are wise Women wittie and Children must bee cared for Anger Why doost thou crosse me Patience To 〈◊〉 thée to right Anger Why whether was I going Patience From thy selfe Anger Why am I mad Patience No but in a melanchoâ—…y Anger That is but an humour Patience 〈◊〉 yâ—…u whereof it comes Anger No I pray you tell me Patience Of Choller Anger How should I get helpe â—…it Patience It must be purged by Patience Anger That is forst Phisicke Patience Yet will it worke well Anger When shall I take it Patience Euening and morning
and euery day Anger For how long Patience during life Anger What wilâ—… thou bind me to a diet Patience That shall do the good refuse not Anger What shall I pay for iâ—… Patience 〈◊〉 Anger Who shall haue it Patience Selfe will Anger Will that please him Patience Hee may nâ—…t refuse it Anger When must I pay it Patience When you take your Phisicke Anger What good will it doo mee Patience Great It will cleare you of Choller it will make you finde a new world teach you how to knowe your friendes and to beware of your foes the way to a quiet life a happie ende and Heauen hereafter Anger Oh good Phisick Patience None such Anger When is it good taking it Patience In the fall or spring or at any other time Anger Howe shall I take it Patience Fasting in the morning and â—…ate what you can gette after Sléepe not before your eyes be together and kéepe you as warme as your cloathes will giue you leaue walke vp and downe about your businesse and suppe not late except you haue not eaten any thing all dâ—…y before Kéepe this order and my life for yours this heate of yours will quite away kéepe it for an excellent péece of Phisicke You may make it with a little cost and no great labour Anger Syr for your good will I thanke you but for your Medicine I gesse it of meane effect yet for that I am troubled with a Melancholie I meane to trie your cunning In the meane time I will fetch a sigh for my sinnes and bidde you fare well I am but yong and â—…m going to age hee hath promised me to learne mée some good Lessons Patience And with him shall you finde me and so till we méete farewell Thus is Youth gone to Age of whose méeting 〈◊〉 shall heare more ere long In the meane time I craue you Patience to beare with that hath passed and if héereafter you heare of any better stuffe thinke of it as it deserues and of mee as you haue cause in minde to giue you as good cause as I can to thinke the best of me Meane time hoping I haue giuen no man cause to say ill by 〈◊〉 I wish all â—…he worlde to thinke the best of euerie man and so of mée among the rest Who wish none ill but all as well as I desire them to wish mée And so fare you well Patientia Penitentia N. B. Gent. FINIS NOw Gentlemen when I had finisht vp my booke and bade you farewell came to my remembraunce an olde peece of Phisicke good for sâ—…ch persons as are sicke like my selfe which for that I guesse it as profitable as it may seeme pleasaunt I am to desire you to reade a little more what followes It was my happe not many months since to be verie sicke when so weake as I could not well walke abroade I tooke my pen and wrote vnto my friends of such matters as stoode me vppon not to let slip Among which my health beeing not the least thing that I tooke care of I wrote vnto a friend of mine whom I counted a good Phisition to minister me some such Phisicke as he thought good for the disease Now the man well acquainted with the cause and minding rather to comfort me with some merrie counsaile then weaken mee with too many Medicines wrote me word to obserue such a diet as I think is verie requisite for all men that shall â—…all into like Feuer to take care to keepe and when they haue found as much ease as I haue done in it then I shall haue as much thankes as he had but least I seeme â—…edious ere I begin thus it was A Phisitions Letter COmmendations considered soâ—…e for your heauinesse yet glad of your good remembrance notwithstanding your great weaknesse This is to let you vnderstand that nowe you are determined to take my counsaile and trouble your selfe with no more Phisicke Upon Thursday fortnight God willing I meane to sée you till when for that I sée no daunger of death in you I haue héere written you worde what order you shall take and when I come we will talke further First considering that the cause growes of conceyte which hath bredde such a hearts gréefe in you as will hardly bée cured without Gods great goodnesse and yet by his grace is not past helpe This you shall doo thinke not of that you haue lost for the losse will gaine you nought but gréefe and cast not to get any thing ill least the gaine bréede as great an after sorrow as the losse and to recouer your health and estate by such good meanes as it way continue this you shall do Obserue this order In the morning when you rise serue God and hee will see to you washe your handes with running water it is good for the heate of the Liuer make your breakfast of a warme broath which you shall make of Hearbes in this sort Take a handfull of Time and put as much Rewe into it stampe with these two a roote or two of Repentanâ—… and straine them into a fayre Dish with the iuyce Parseline let it stande on the fire till it bee luke warme then taste it with your fingers ende and if you like it not throwe it out at the Windowe vpon my worde it will neuer hurt you For your meate you may nowe and then if your stomacke stande to fleshe eate of a little warme Mutton but take héede it be not laced for that is ill for a sicke body For chaunge now and then eate of a Rabbet it is as restoritiue olde Cunnies are to drye and too harde of digestion You may nowe and then eate of a Larke it is good and light meate but Buntings are to bitter A Partridge is not a misse but eate not of a pluâ—… Plouer A Chicke now and then of a moneth olde but Marche Birds are to strong meate A Woodcocke manis sicke folkes may be bold withall but a Goose of all other is a vile Bird a perillous meate for a sicke person And of all meates Foule or other fleshe whatsoeuer take héede of Uenison as Does fleshe and Hares fleshe and such like they are stirring meates and will distemper the body verie much For â—…she of all beware of swallowing a Gudgine whole or a Leaping Whyting a Goddes heate is not verie good and a salte â—…ele is vnholsome if I lye aske the Ship Boye Drinke not too much Wine leasts it inflame the bloud and bring the Purse into a consumption Comforte your selfe with hope of better happe then you haue had considering you cannot well haue woorse Followe harde the good worke you haue in hande and finishe it as well as you haue begunne it will make you amendes for a great deale of mispent time it will purchase you credit payment for your paines good thoughts of your betters thanks of your fréends and content to your selfe Thus loth to trouble you with any more matter at this time I pray