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most_o afraid_a to_o offend_v the_o law_n be_v in_o the_o field_n most_o stout_a against_o their_o enemy_n and_o will_v shun_v no_o peril_n to_o win_v fame_n and_o honest_a reputation_n of_o foolhardiness_n chapt._n 29._o foolhardiness_n be_v the_o excess_n of_o fortitude_n use_v for_o the_o most_o part_n of_o cavalier_n and_o tossepot_n for_o seldom_o be_v it_o see_v that_o they_o at_o any_o time_n have_v fight_v in_o just_a cause_n or_o have_v observe_v the_o circumstance_n belong_v to_o true_a fortitude_n their_o property_n rather_o be_v to_o flaunt_v like_o peacock_n to_o play_v the_o braggadochians_n and_o to_o trust_v most_o impudent_o in_o the_o hugeness_n of_o their_o limb_n and_o in_o their_o drunken_a gate_n such_o be_v many_o of_o our_o young_a gentleman_n who_o by_o their_o wise_a parent_n be_v send_v so_o timely_a to_o learn_v wise_a fashion_n at_o london_n such_o be_v they_o i_o say_v who_o carry_v beehive_n and_o commonwealth_n in_o their_o pate_n who_o jet_n now_o and_o then_o in_o the_o street_n with_o bush_n of_o feather_n on_o their_o cockescombed_a sconce_n and_o go_v attire_v in_o babylonian_a raiment_n but_o the_o high_a they_o exalt_v themselves_o the_o great_a will_v be_v their_o fall_n in_o the_o forefront_n of_o these_o madde-cappe_n may_v the_o duke_n of_o guise_n appear_v who_o in_o the_o year_n 1588._o one_o day_n before_o he_o be_v slay_v as_o he_o sit_v at_o dinner_n find_v a_o little_a scroll_n of_o paper_n under_o his_o trencher_n wherein_o be_v write_v that_o he_o shall_v look_v unto_o himself_o and_o that_o his_o death_n be_v prepare_v but_o he_o in_o the_o same_o paper_n rash_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n write_v these_o word_n they_o dare_v not_o and_o so_o throw_v it_o under_o the_o table_n by_o who_o example_n let_v man_n take_v heed_n how_o they_o persist_v in_o any_o thing_n rash_o for_o although_o the_o poete_n say_v that_o metam_fw-la fortune_n help_v a_o audacious_a man_n yet_o notwithstanding_o that_o help_n be_v quick_o overcast_v and_o 1._o break_v by_o the_o woeful_a calamity_n of_o the_o body_n wherefore_o we_o must_v deem_v it_o expedient_a to_o resist_v and_o turn_v back_o fool_n hardiness_n rather_o late_o than_o never_o objection_n a_o audacious_a braggadochian_n be_v knock_v run_v away_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o foolehardy_a man_n and_o a_o coward_n answer_n two_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v respect_v in_o a_o foolehardy_a braggadochian_a 1_o madhardinesse_n or_o rashness_n which_o lead_v he_o into_o danger_n 2_o weakness_n of_o nature_n not_o agreeable_a to_o his_o mind_n &_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o he_o trust_v sometime_o unto_o his_o heel_n rather_o they_o his_o hand_n of_o fear_n and_o pusillanimity_n cha._n 30._o even_o as_o the_o foolhardy_a cavaleer_n traverse_v up_o and_o down_o like_o a_o lion_n so_o a_o fearful_a man_n be_v a_o pusillanimous_a meacock_n he_o fear_v his_o own_o shadow_n by_o the_o way_n as_o he_o travel_v and_o judge_v each_o bush_n to_o be_v a_o rover_n when_o he_o be_v among_o gentleman_n he_o hold_v his_o head_n down_o like_o a_o dunce_n and_o sudden_o sneak_v away_o like_o a_o urcheon_n he_o be_v either_o by_o nature_n melancholic_a or_o by_o use_v a_o niggard_n or_o a_o tenderling_n such_o a_o one_o be_v that_o gentleman_n of_o portugal_n who_o crave_v of_o king_n sebastian_n in_o the_o year_n 1572._o a_o protection_n against_o some_o who_o have_v swear_v his_o death_n the_o king_n give_v it_o he_o short_o after_o he_o come_v again_o unto_o the_o king_n and_o complain_v unto_o he_o of_o the_o great_a fear_n he_o be_v daily_o in_o notwithstanding_o his_o protection_n whereunto_o the_o king_n wise_o answer_v from_o fear_n i_o can_v protect_v you_o far_o more_o fearful_a than_o this_o portugal_n be_v that_o young_a gentleman_n of_o patavine_n who_o of_o late_a year_n be_v in_o prison_n upon_o some_o accusation_n hear_v by_o one_o of_o his_o friend_n that_o of_o certainty_n he_o shall_v be_v execute_v the_o 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