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A16131	The morall philosophie of Doni drawne out of the auncient writers. A worke first compiled in the Indian tongue, and afterwardes reduced into diuers other languages: and now lastly englished out of Italian by Thomas North, brother to the right Honorable Sir Roger North Knight, Lorde North of Kyrtheling.; Fables of Bidpai. English.	Doni, Anton Francesco, 1513-1574. Moral filosophia.; Bı̄dpāı̄.; North, Thomas, Sir, 1535-1601?	1570 (1570)	STC 3053; ESTC S104622	91,288	193

tayle And if there were any deceyte he knewe by this meanes he should easily boult it out and hauing caused wood to be brought and layd togither as he commaunded they streyght gaue fyre Now the olde man hauing fyre at hys tayle lyke a Gloworme and that it began to partch him thinke what heart he had cryed out pittifully as lowde as he coulde Alas alas alas Water water water I burne I burne I burne Helpe helpe I am smothered I am smothered Come come come Quick quick quick Open open for Gods sake I die I die I die And many such wordes he spake that he made them all ready to burst with laughing A sirra quoth my L. Maior and art thou there in deede In fayth the spirite is coniured now he is sure ynough I warrant him And so he caused the spirit to be pulled out that God knoweth looked lyke the verye picture of stryfe it selfe Whan hee sawe the poore olde Deuill howe he was dressed at the first he laughed and wythout any choler did streyght examine him But when the troth in deede appeared as it was hee payde them home with their owne deuice and gaue them that they had iustlye deserued and delyuered all the treasure to the simple honest man So that nowe thou hearest howe innocencie is rewarded and iniquitie punished Let stryfe go and we shall lyue merylie THou mayest nowe turne thys tale to thée and make thée a short cloke for in sooth it is euen fit for thy back therfore put it on thée Once againe I tell it thée that the books which thou hast studied are false and the doctrine naught therefore I can tell thée they will be throwne into the fire And if thou followe that doctrine and alleage their authorities out of doubt thou wilt frye at a stake and thou and thy Doctors will be burned togithers All will lye on thy neck and of thy childrens as it did vpon the adulteresse and it is not long since it happened as you shall heare IN Terra Stolida in a place called Vallona it is reported there dwelled a riche Farmer whose substaunce laye most in great Cattle and at certaine times he droue them into other countries to pasture where he abode with them many moneths His wyfe that remayned at home was good and square plumme of body hir brawne as hard as a bourde and had hir face before hir as other women so that a great riche man also of that Countrie cast his eyes vpon hir and entertayned hir in that time of vacation And she that delighted not to be kept at the rack and maunger suffered hir receipt to runne at large to fare more daintily In so much as at the last sinning in gluttonie hir breastes grewe bigge and hir belly rose so when time came shee brought forth a goodly Babe which she carefully put forth to nurse and thus it grewe and in fine as hir owne in deede she brought it home and fostered it Hir husbande being come home that had beene long absent gladde to see his wyfe and she in seeming also no lesse gladde of his comming but Lorde what feast and ioye in outwarde showe betweene them they sweetely kissed and with louing wordes imbraced eche other Oh my Conye welcome quoth she Oh my deare Musse sayde he gramercy to thee All wedlocke ceremonies duely accomplyshed hir husband casting his eyes aboute and seeing this fayre little Boye running about the house Musse quoth he I pray thee whence is thys little Knaue what knowest thou not Conye sayde she it is myne and this she tolde him as she that could cunningly handle him in his kinde and so followed on preuenting his tale Doest thou not remember that three yeares ago there fell a great Snowe Iesu howe colde it was and at the same time I remember the Rauens and Crowes fell downe starke dead in the streetes and the fishe dyed in the Welles Oh what a colde it was and I tooke it in deede God knoweth with throwing of Snowe balles the yonge maydes of the Countrie and I togithers and I cannot tell howe I handled so manye but well I wote I came home fayre with chylde and I am sure it was no other but the Snow and that is sene by the Boye that is as faire and whyte as Snow it selfe and therefore I called hys name Whyte And bicause I knowe well ynough yee men are of such mettall that euen streight yee thinke all the euill of vs poore women that can be and for that I woulde not put any ielousie or toye in thy head I sent hym out of the dores to nurse thinking afterwardes at leysure when thou hadst knowne thy good wyfe to send for him and so to haue tolde thee euen plainely from point to point how the matter went and howe I came by this good pretie sweete faire well fauoured Boy HIr husbande though in déede he was but an Asse and a dr●mishe foole was not moued a whit at hir yll fauoured tale nor once honge downe his head for the matter and made as though he beleued hir but he knew streight the knauery of the foolish inuention of his wife Howbeit what for the loue he bare hir bicause she was woorth the looking on ywis and for that he was but a rude fellowe to beholde and thought himselfe scant worthie of hir and that he had maried hir pyning away for hir sake he thought it better to carie such things in hys brest than in his heade and the rather peraduenture bicause he doubted false measure fearing his parteners yll will that farmed hys grounde at halfes with him in fine he was contented to bite it in for the time determining not to be at charges with other mens children So one day spying time and place he caried out of the dores with him this little Boy White and such was his walke that the Boy was neuer more heard of nor séene after that The woman looked and looked againe to sée hir sonne returne with hir husbande But séeing hir husbande come home without him Conie sayth shée to him I praye thée what hast thou done with my Boy Hir husband that had bought his wyt so deare aunswered hir A swéete Musse the other day vnaduisedly I confesse it I caried him abrode with me and we walked a great whyle in the Sunne togithers and thou knowest how hote it was two dayes ago alack that I should tell it thee the heate of the Sunne hath quite dissolued him And then I founde thy wordes true which before I hardly beléeued Alas poore wretch he sodainely turned all into water that wo is me His Musse hearing this in a rage flong hir away and left Conie all alone so he neuer after sawe hir I Haue told thee thys fable bicause thou shouldest know and see both that all mischiefe and malice in the ende commeth out being disclosed it euer receiueth the iust reward and punishment What can be hoped for of thee that hast committed

sharpe bitter wether of the mountaines he brought them into the playnes againe and deliuered vp his account of them all shewinge in steade of the heighfare his cassock made of hir skinne declaring hir death and the Bulles departure Saying that the Bull beinge in loue with hir and in his chiefe pride ranne his waye and strayed so farre that hee went quite out of sight and coulde neuer be set eye on agayne so that the owner amazed with that tale quieted himselfe This poore Chiarino lefte all alone and sickely limping went feeding vp and downe and steppe by steppe halting on passing thorowe many mountaines and hilles in many dayes he hapned to come into a solitarie but fertile country inhabited with infinit number of wilde beastes and meeting there with good pasture better ayre in time he waxed whole and sounde as euer he was sauinge that age had stollen vppon him by meanes whereof he had quite forgot Incoronata ▪ to weete the crowned heighfare Yet continuing thus without any Make of his kinde he rored and yelled amiddest that valley caues whose lowing ecco rebounding backe with terrible sounde impressed a merueylous feare in all the herde of wilde and sauadge beastes The Lyon that was kinge of all the rest hearing the hollow and fearefull noyse of this mighty Bull not acquainted before with the like noyse notwithstanding his hardinesse yet was hee sore afrayde and amazed both and durst not once for shame saye I am afrayde In the ende parplexed thus he resolued to sende a spye and calling to him secretely the wylde Bore hee sent him straight to see what newe and straunge thing that was This wilde Bore running through thickets thornes bryers and hedges at length came neere to the Bull. And when he sawe so goodly a beaste wyth his sharpe hornes so pointing out and with his parted hide halfe black halfe white and blased starre in the foreheade so well shaped with all hee stoode in a maze as one ouercome with feare and so much the more bicause at that instant the Bull put forth three or foure terrible lowes So that the poore wylde Bore was driuen for feare to hide him selfe in mudde all saue his head onely Now when he espied his time he retourned to the Lyon and tolde him the qualitie and condition of thys most terrible beaste I doe not tell you now what feare this Lyon had that princelyke kept his denne as Kinge in deede of all the reast and that was a Pallace for the counsayle a chamber of presence for his Gentlemen wherein they gaue themselues to disport But of this kingly feare was ware a sauadge Asse of longe appointed eares and priuie to the same also a Moyle brother to the Asse which both determined to vnderstande the cause The shee Asse Aunt to the Moyle and Mother of the Asse chaunced sodeinly to heare certaine whisperings amongst them and one softly to say to the other It is no marueyle that the Kinge commeth not oute of hys denne It is no marueyle neither that he goeth not a hunting hawking fyshing tournieng and iusting other whyle as hee was wont to doe The other aunswered It is certayne that he is afrayde of that great and mightie Beefe and that hee suspecteth his Kingdome should be taken from him Doest not thou marke hys crosse aunsweres howe wyde from the matter hee is so full of choller that he wyll speake to no mā neyther suffer any to speake to him so as hee is not to be delt withall by any The shee Asse vnderstanding the effect of their talke by dyscretion stepping in betweene them both she would needes make the thirde and saye hir minde too He that is well cannot keepe him so The Lyon taketh you both for hys friendes therefore seeke not I praye you that that pertayneth not to you What a goodyere haue you to do to meddle in his matters are yee out of your wittes or wearye of your liues be what wil be attende you on Gods name to your busynesse For hee that is busye in that he knoweth not nor toucheth him not and that concerneth not his Arte if any mischaunce lighteth on him he hath but that he hath iustly deserued As I will tell you hereafter a tale of an Ape and what hapned to hym bicause he would needes meddle with a craft he had no skill off But before I beginne to tell you I will make a little digression with two wordes IT hath bene an olde and true opinion that for the seruant to search his maisters doings it is both naught and vncomly too but to desire to know the Princes causes or affaires is of all other yet most daungerous And naturally who so is giuen to be a searcher out of other mens doings he can neuer be reckened good nor honest Now giue eare vnto the tale A tale of an Ape medling in that he had no skill IT is not good therefore I tell you plaine for you to deale in Princes matters to searche out their meanings intents If néedes yée will marke well my wordes and saye I tolde it you Vpon my lyfe yée both in the ende shall feele the smart and payne thereof The Asse perswaded by his Mothers wordes left off his enterprise but the prowde Moyle sayde I intende to know them and therfore I will get mée to the court And I will you knowe deare Mother that manuell craft is one exercise and to knowe to behaue themselues in Court is an other Arte. Thy wordes in part are good to cause them refrayne from doing things they can not bring to passe But to me that must remaine in Princes Court I maye not go so plainlye and simply to woorke but must vse euery one with Arte féeding still their humor to deale in others matters with deceyt and in mine owne to haue a subtill witte deuising still all I may to be chiefe about the Prince And that that now I haue tolde you I haue long since determined to doe In Princes Courts he that procéedeth not stowtely in his matters besides that he is thought a Coward they take him for a foole What knowe not you that fortune fauoureth still the prowde and stowte thinke ye my stowtenesse will not fauour me accompanied with the malice of vnderstandinge and with the pride of reputing my selfe of noble bloud which preheminences obtaine happie state in Court And he that hath the name to bée wise subtile sharpe of wit and with that to be of noble house hath made him already a Cloke for sinne and a garment for his naughtinesse That that I haue sayde I speake with iudgement and for proofe therof I can alledge you infinit examples The Pecocke though his faire tayle couer his fowle féete yet it is not saide that he scrapeth in dunghill at all but he is reputed the fairest Fowle of two féete The fleshe of the Torteise that is so good and holesome for man is not readily solde but rather lotheth many bicause of his vglye