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A16804 The vvil of vvit, vvits vvill, or vvils wit, chuse you whether Containing fiue discourses, the effects whereof follow. Read and iudge. Compiled by Nicholas Breton, Gentleman. Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626? 1597 (1597) STC 3705; ESTC S104696 57,843 108

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hee not so●…ie for it Well though he serued our Ladie a little hée loue●… 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 vali●…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 ●…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 tra●…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 ●…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 l●…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 i●…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 ch●…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 womē 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 though●…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 f●…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 do●… you