when gray haires are seene As coâ—ne consum'd eâ—pence is â—ued too late So snow-white heads in vaine wish youth againe As physicke â—oots not for a bodie dead So counsell helpes not ages way ward head As fairest Sunnie dayes must haue their nights So goodliest youth old age at length affrights Examples likewise on the same Câ—â—â—â—â—achuâ— of Carthage in good yeares Went to be scholler to Carnâ—ades Mâ—â—cus Aurâ—â—us told to â—â—cius He went to learâ—e what â—et he did not know Terenâ—iâ—â— Varâ—o and Mâ—rcus Poâ—tiuâ— Cato Went to learâ—e Greeke when they were verie old Alphoâ—sus king of Arragon at fiftie yeares Translated â—â—â—ie into the Spanish tongue When men saâ—â—h â—â—llie looke on their white haires They must doe nothing â—â—â— becomes those yeares Old men whose soulâ—s arâ— sâ—d with heauenly light Grieue not their age but ioy it so saith Sophocles Of Life Life is a frost of cold felicitie And death a thaw of all our miserie LIfe is a wandering course to doubtfull rest Life is but losse where death is counted gaine When vertues dayes doe end they are not done But liue two liues where others haue but one The death of sinne is life vnto the soule Mans life still endeth with the end of life In vanitie of lifâ— and wandring wayes The wicked râ—n and weare out all their dayes Better not be than being soone to die Life is most loath'd where loue may not preuaile Death is most louely sweet and amiable But captiu'd life for foulnesse admirable The longer life the greater is our guilt Life must with life and blood with blood be paid Hate not thy life but loath captiuitie Where rests no hope to purchase victorie He that giues life best knowes the date thereof Mans life may less'ned not enlarged be Who will not bide the burden of aâ—stresse Must not here liue for life iâ— wretâ—heâ—nesse True loue despiseth shame when life is fear'd Life warres with loue and loue contends with life Too long they lâ—ue that liue till they be naught Life sau'd by sinne base purchase dearelâ— bought Moâ—e are mens ends markt than their liues before As death is fee to life so hate to loue Euen then when we of obscure life doe boast It often prooues that then we are knowne most Men must haue griefe so long as life remaines Life is not that which should be much desir'd We often see who on a â—ing relyes Finâ—s death aliue while liuing yet he dyes So some men liue they care not how they liue Life suffers wrong when death would end her woes Ill compassing sit opportunitie Or killes his life or else lifes qualitie That dead things can giue life we seldome find Contrition doth reformed life begin To liue or dye which of the twaine is better When life is sham'd and death reproches debter First doe we bud then blow next seed last â—all We aske deaths aâ—d to end liâ—es wretchednesse God guides mans life and when he list to haue it Wit wealth nor any thing beside can saue it Our life is death if we doe liue in sinne A dying life all kind of deaths exceeds Contented meane estate true life doth giue Resting secure not rising vp to grieue This life affoords no sweet without some sowre To liue and loue not is no life at all Fond blinded gâ—eatnesse with his busie toyle Seeking for happie life doth life despoyle Life neuer is too short where death is wisht There is no force so great as life enforc'd What kind of life alas liue those men in That cannot liue without nor with their kinne Life is ill spar'd that 's spar'd to spill more blood To liue in death is but a dying life Long vse of life is as a lingering foe And gentle death the onely end of woe Sweet is the life that is maintain'd by loue Redeeme thy life although with all thou hast The good doe liue as if they liâ—ed not And die as if their death were but a dreame That life is death where men doe liue alone A good life doth beget as good a death No wise man likes in such a â—ife to dwell Whose wayes â—re strait to heauen but wide to hell Mans life may not be destitute of office A good life is next way to winne good fame The life coâ—â—upt with vnexpected shame And â—imelesse death is buried with defame They liue but ill who alwayes thinke to liue To men in miserie life seemes too long Long life hath commonly long cares annext The breath that maintaines life doth finish life Similies on the same subiect AS falls the tree so prostrate still it lyes So speedeth life in liuing as it dyes As men by life in bondage soone are brought Euen so by death is freedome soonest wrought As siâ—e burnes fiercely being still supplyed So life postes swiftly when it least is spyed As sharpe frosts easily nip forward springs So life to end it hath too many things As Easterne winds doth towardly blossoms blast So inward cares makes life to finish fast As life is onely by the gift of grace So death by nature taketh time and place THere is hardly any one Chapter in this Booke but it deliuereth plentie of examples for this argument of life the whole summe indeed but containing the course of our actions euen from our entrance into life vnto the verie houre of our death therefore there shall need no speciall collection vpon this head Of Death Death is the keye which vnlocks miserie And lets the soule to blessed libertie DEath is the end of woe and wretchednesie When deaths houre comes let none aske reason why He ought to die that not deserues to liue Who dyes the death with honour in the field Both his lifes woeâ— and sorrowes â—rieâ—â— eâ—â—s With sharpe asâ—liction death first grounds his cause The fairest blossome deaths sterne winter niâ—â— Death hath no dart to slay deserued same The 〈◊〉 Seene where death â—er plâ—y begins Are aâ—tâ— of â—ight and dâ—â—â—â—â— of â—â—giy darke To wretched men death is the welcomâ—st friend Death neuer comes when need doth most require Life is but losse and death felicitie Who dyes the vtmost anguish doth abide But â—e that liues is left to wâ—â—â—e his losse Sad life is much more worse than gladsome death Our life is day but death is ougly night Faire death it is to shun more shame to die Death to sharpe sorrow quickely ease doth send For death doth griefe and sorrow soonest end Death to the wretched is both grace and gaine In death aduise for daunger comes too late It 's worse than death to linger on reliefe Death is the gulfe of all and then I say Thou are as good as Caesar in the clay A sicke man best sets downe the pangs of death Deaths name is much more mightie than his deeds To die is all as common as to liue It is not death that which the world calls dying But that is death which is all ioyes denying The shade pursues the bodie so death vs.
most Prides lowest step is blood Enuie the highest Pride bathes in teares of poore submission And makes his soule the purple he puts on A proud mans glory soone begets defame A rich man hardly can be free from pride Similies on the same subiect AS vapours in ascending soone are lost So prides presuming but confounds it selfe As great fires hazard simple cottages So pride in poore men is most perillous As winds blow sternely being neere to cease So pride is loftiest neere destruction As Cadar trees vnfruitfull are and stiffe So proud men helpe not any nor themselues As pride is the beginner of all vice So the destruction is it of all vertue As still the dropsie couets after drinke So pride is neuer pleased but with pride Examples likewise on the same FAbius the Senatour o're-come with pride Swallowed a haire in milke and thereof dyed Poppeia that was Neroes concubine Had with the purest gold her horses shod Chareâ— for hurting Cyrus in the knee Became so proud that forth-with he ran mad The Emperour Diâ—â—lesian in hiâ— pride Would needs be call'd the brother to the Sunne Saith Aristotle Men ouercome with pride Their betters nor their equals can abide Quintâ—liam would haue men of greatest gifts Rather be humble than swolne vp with pride Of Couetousnes c. Couetousnes is onely root of ill That kingdome conscience soule and all doth spill THey that most couet oftentimes loose more Gaine coâ—meth while as the miâ—ler sleeps Coâ—etous wretches doe such griefes sustaine That they prooue bankrupts in their greatest gaine Vaine is it all to haue and nothing vse Intemperance tâ—ralles men to couetise Treasure is most abuâ—'d being hoorded vp When being employed in turneth two for one It 's vaine to couer more than we need vse He that encrocheth much is alwaies needie Rich roabes other both and themselues adorne But nor themselues nor others if not â—oâ—ne Great is the scâ—pâ— that greedie will desires Gaines got with iâ—sanâ—e is greatest losse Lesse sinnes the poore man that doth starue him-selfe Than he that slâ—â—es his soule by hoorâ—ing pelfe Desire to haue doth makes vs much endure Auarice is good to none worse to himselfe Who would not wish his treasure safe from theeues And rid his heart of pangs his eyes from teares The man that couets much he wanteth much The gaine of gold makes many loose their soules Learnings decay is thankelesse auarice Not rendring vertue her deseruing price All vices haue their taste from auarice The couetous mans excuse is childrens care Who hugs th' idolatrous desire of gold To scorne and ruine hath his freedome sold. The deuils mouth is tearm'd a misers purse Mens faults by couctousnes the world discernes The greedie wretch that for him-selfe still spares Doth hoord vp nothing but contizâ—ail cares A couetous eye doth seldome and content Desire of gaine at no time hath enough A niggard seldome wanteth this sâ—â—e shift To call his cursed auarice good thrift The couetous minded man is alwayes poore Couetousnes runnes round about the world Couetousnes deserueth speciall hate In Iudges or in rulers of a state Auarice disease nothing can cure but death To flie from auarice is a kingdomes gaine So greedie minds may but augment their wealth They not respect how much they harme their health How hard from couetousnes can men refraine Gold that makes all men false is true it selfe Treasures fast bard vp by a couetous mind As prodigall expenders after find The more we spare the more we hope to gaine To haue gold and to haue it safe is all In old men couetousnesse is monstrous Because they are so neare their iournies end Auarice like the dropsie still seckes more The gulfe of greedinesse will ne're be fild The couetous churle whose care great heapes attaines Hath for his end affliction griefe his gaines Auarice is the chiefest hooke of death The misers mind is neuer satisfied Similies on the same subiect AS fire the more it hath the fiercer burnes â—o couetous minds doe alwaies craue for more As Bees doe flocke vnto a hony dew So couetous men still haunt the sente of gaine As greatest fish deuoure the smaller frie So couetous wretches feed vpon the poore As glurtons from them-selues can nothing spare So misers will let nothing passe their purse As without waues we neuer see the sea So couetous men are neuer free from cares As clouds doâ— somtime hide the Sunnes cleare light So couetousnes depriues the light of grace Examples likewise on the same HErmocrates lying at the point of death Bequeath'd his goods to no one but him-selfe Euclio â—â—â— his treasure in his house And durst not goe abroad for feare of robbing Caligula became so couetous That he would spare no meanes to compasse coine Demonica for gold sold Ephesus And after dyed vnder the weight thereof Socrates seeing one ignorant yet rich Said He was nothing but a golden slaue Diogenes would say to couetous men That he had rather be their sheepe than sonne Of Sloth c. Sloth is to Vertue chiefest enemie And Idlenes the guide to euery ill SLoth dulles the wit and doth corrupt our strength Sloth both corrupts and chokes the vitall powers Idlenes is a death in life esteem'd Long slumbers are for idle persons meet The idle luske that no way is enclin'd Walkes as one dead among the liuing kind Ease is the mothet of dissention Who growes too negligent too soone repents Humours by much excesse of ease are bred All idle workes are but the workes of lyes All idle houres are Calenders of ruth And time ill spent is preiudice to youth Idlenesse causeth errour and ignorance Through idlenes kingdoms haue ben destroi'd Idlenes is the root of desperation The idle mind is apt to all vncleannesse In height of weale who hath a slothfull heart Repents too late his ouer-foolish part Sloth blunts conceit but studie sharpens it Prosperitie alwaies ingendreth sloth The slothfull man in his owne want doth sleepe Sloth hinders thrift and much displeaâ—eth God Loue is a prodigie to loytring wits A hell of life a trap for idle toies The idle heart is mooued with no prayers In doing nothing men learne to doe ill Sloth is a feare of labour to ensue The Bees abide no idle Drones among them Vsurie is the nource of idlenes And idlenes the mother of all euill The wise mans idlenes is dâ—ily labour A noble nature sloth doth soone corrupt Idlenes is the canker of the mind Similies on the same subiect AS mothes eat garments that are seldome worne So idlenes infecteth loytring wits As too much bending breakes the strongest bow So too much sloth corrupts the chastest mind As mosse growes on those stones which are not stirr'd So sloth defiles the soule not well employed As standing waters venemous wormes ingender So idle braines beget vnholy thoughts As pooles freeze sooner than the running streames So idle men speed worse than those that worke As sitters sooner sleepe than they that walke So
Death is the driery Dad and dust the Dame Death is misfortunes monarchizing foe Thy fatall end why doest thou so begin Locking death out yeâ— keep'st destruction in None moane his death whose life hath all annoy'd We haue one life and so our death is one Death lends vs sight while he doth spare vs breath It 's treble death a freezing death to feele For him on whome the Sunne hath euer shone Long liues the man that dies in lustie yeares Death is the lowest step a man can fall Death is not shunn'd of them that dutie yeeld Death which eâ—ds care yet carelesse of our death Doth steale our ioyes but stealeth not our breath Parting breeds mourning absence cruell death To good and bad death is an equall doome Though death be poore it ends a world of woe Death is to some a fierce vnbidden guest But those that craue his aid be beloeth least There 's nothing we can call our owne but death Death 's the deuourer of all worlds delight It 's sweet to dye when we are forc'd to liue When heapes of treasure is the meed preposed Though death â—e adiunct there 's no death supposed Neere death he stands that stands too neere a crowne It 's double death to drowne in ken of shoare Death is too good for base dishonest life There 's nothing else remaines for vs beside But teaâ—es and coâ—â—ins onely to prouide All things are subiect to deaths tyrannie What thing soeuer liues is sure to die All killing death by Christ is kill'd him-selfe Oh Sicknesse thou art many times belyde When death hath many wâ—yes to come beside The sharpest sting of death hurts not but helpes Carrion corruption is the food of death The day of death excels our day of birth Oft times their gaines whome greatnesse fauoureth When chiefe preserr'd stand as preferr'd to death Raise vp no liuing blame against the dead A present death exceeds a lingring life Life leads to care death to the scale of heauen The dying man whose eyes are sunke and dimme Thinkes euery passing bell rings out for him To die in life is but a liuing death Good death not loftie life is most renowme In countries cause to die is noble death Death doth no time no age no reason measure Similies on the same subiect AS the hearb Rew is bitter in our taste â—o deaths remembrance fearefull is to many As sleepe depriues the memorie of paines So sleepe of death ends all our wretchednes As all small currents runne into the sea So all mens toiles are swallowed vp in death As borrowed money must be paid againe So what life owes must be by death discharg'd As we are merrie at our childrens birth So should we not grieue vainly at their death As darknesse doth obscure the fairest day So death laies hold vpon the forward'st life Examples likewise on the same HEctor said to his wife Andromache Grieue not my death all men are borne to die Gorgias askt in sicknesse how he far'd Said Sleepe now yeelds me to his brother death Pindarus sleeping on a young lads breast Neuer awaked but in that sort dyed Vespasian stood vp at the point of death And said An Emperour should standing dye Plato thankt Nature that she let him liue In such a time as taught him well to die Thales will'd euery man amend his life Else he could haue no honour in his death The Conclusion THis worke which cost no meane paines and labour to reduce into this forme and method is thus at the length happily concluded commended to the kind acceptation of all gentle and well-disposed minds If some carping Sycophant readier alway to cauill and find fault than correct and amend shall mislike of the course obserued in this booke and imagine the heads not aptly or properly placed according as in his nice opinion perhaps hee would haue them let me thus plainely answere him That they were neuer meant for the pleasing of his vaine appetite and therefore hee hath more loue to looke off than be prying into matters aboue his capacitie Onely to the iudiciall and affable iudgements of this age both the paines and pleasure of this labour is published not doubting but they will measure it by the iust desert and censure thereof as their owne kind natures haue euer beene accustomed In this first Impression are omitted the Sentences of Chaucer Gower Lidgate and other auncient Poets because it was not knowne how their forme would agree with these of ten syllables onely and that sometimes they exceed the compasse herein obserued hauing none but lineall and couplet sentences aboue and beyond which course the Gentleman who was the cause of this collection taking therin no meane paines him-selfe besides his friends labour could not be perswaded but determinately aimed at this obseruation Neuerthelesse if this may enioy but the fauour hee hopes it will and the good intent thereof be no way misconstrued at the next impression it shall be largely supplyed with things that at this present could not be obtained both in respect of some vrgent occasion beeing the hinderance thereof as also because there wanted apt meanes to furnish further purpose then intended All which shall then be answered effectually and any thing els may be thought auaileable to this worke and the good liking of the wise FINIS An Alphabeticall Table of the seuerall things handled in this Booke A ABoundance vide Riches Absence vide Loue and Friendship Abstinence vide Gluttonie Accusation vide Iustice. Actions 1 17 19 50 67 c. Admiration vide Loue. 40 Admonition vide Counsell Aduise c. Aduersitie vide Pouertie 12 Aduise 73 Adulterie vide Lust. Affection 161 Affliction 12 20 74 Age. 222 Ambition 108 Amitie vide Friendship Angels vide Heauen 58 Anger 132 Armes vide Warre Arrogancie vide Pride Art vide Learning Aspiring vide Ambition Auarice 127 Auncestors vide Kings Authoritie 194 B BAbbling vide Words Beautie 40 Beleefe 30 Benefits 63 Blasphemie vide God and Heauen Blessednes 2 11 16 24 Blood 58 71 77 79 82 84 c. Boasting vide Pride Body vide Mind Bountie 22 211 Bragging vide Pride Brauerie vide Pride C CAre vide Greefe Charitie vide Loue. Chastitie 37 38 39 40 Chaunce vide Fortune Chaunge 11 24 29 34 37 c. Children 36 97 Choyce 46 Choller vide Anger Ciuilitie vide Anger Clemencie vide Pittie Comfort 20 24 54 64 80 c. Common-wealth vide Kingdomes Compassion vide Pittie Concord 81 Concupiscence vide Lust. Confidence 18 32 Conquest vide Warre Conscience 8 9 10 Consideration vide Counsell Conspiracie vide Treason Constancie vide Women Contemplation vide Religion Contempt vide Disdaine Content vide Peace 6 49 67 71 Contention vide Anger Concord c. Couetousnes 127 Counsell 73 Countrey vide Common-wealth Courage 197 Courtesie vide Kindnesse 75 Cowardise 33 48 60 66 86 Craft 97 Credit 22 68 Credulitie 30 51 58 Crueltie vide Tyrannie 33 41 51 Curiositie vide Pride Custome 61 70 79
at last Truth hateth most to here a feigned tale Innocence smile before the Iudge by truth And falshood found before he was suspect Reprooue not rashly neither hide the truth Truth is a blab and will no treasons hide Truth is a text that troubles many minds Truth still hath certaine bounds but falshood none Similies on the same subiect AS the best steeled glasse bewraies the face So truth best shineth in an honest soule As purest Emeralds without foyles shine best So truth most pleaseth in her plainest clothes As wormwood fitteth not a lickerish taste So truth doth neuer please a lyars tongue As clouds oft threaten raine and yet shed none So stormes oft menace truth yet hurt her not As darkenesse is an enemie to light So falshood is continuall foe to truth As meane attire impaires not beauties face So poorest ragges to truth giue no disgrace Examples likewise on the same IVlian Apostat â—the foe to Tâ—uâ—h Cried out at length that Truth had conquerd him Nâ—sâ—â—riuâ— who contended with the truth His tongue was eaten in his life with wormes The Perâ—â—aâ—s in the honour of the truth Ordainâ—d death to such as did denie it Popiel king of Poland for vntruth Was as he late aliue deuouâ—â—d with Rats Câ—to was so râ—nowmed for the truth That he was onely said to speake the truth Vntruth saith Seâ—eca are meetest Armes For any coward or base minded man Of Vertue Vertue is Queene of labour Nource of loue The minds true grace and blessing from aboue ALl things decay but vertue cannot die Vertue makes beautie more angelicall Vertue is free from time and fortunes power Men cannot leaue their vertues to their heires Faire vertues seat is deepe within the mind And not by shewes but inward thoughts defin'd Vices are noted vertues soone forgot Vertues best store by giuing doth augment There is no vertue that is borne with vs. No vertue springs where wanteth due regard Vertues obscurde yeeld small and sorie gaines But actiuely employd true worth-retaines Winne fame by vertue let opinion goe Vertue is in the mind not the attire Vertue and fortune neuer could agree Vertue is loath'd of fooles lou'd of the wise Vertue is much more amiable and sweet When therewithall true maiestie doth meet Vice careth not if vertue sinke or swimme Wit shines in vertue vertue shines in wit Sweetest temptations most make vertue knowne Vertue it selfe turnes vice being misapplyed And vice sometimes by action dignified The field of honour vertue neuer looseth Vertue will beare what can on vertue fall True happinesse on vertue taketh ground The more vice reignes the lesse doth vertue thriue To vertues goods we onely ought to cleane The rest are good in semblancâ— but deceaue Vertue will liue when villanie shall die Vertue may be disturb'd but ne're disgrac'd No beautie like the vertue of the mind Vertue through darkest shades doth light her selfe Vertue in greatest daungers being best showne May be opprest but neuer ouerthrowne Vertue oft lyes where life is in disgrace If sinne were dead vertue could not be knowne Sweet is the gaine which vertuous trauaile brings All vertuous minds doe vertuous deeds declare Our vices nor our vertues neuer die Though vnder ground a thousand yeares we lye Vertue doth mortall things immortall make The bond of vertue alwaies surest binds Than vertue there can be no greater dower 'T is vertues selfe that her rewards doth pay Enuies black cloud would dim bright vertues rayes All sorrowes in the world are farre more lesse Than vertues might and valours confidence Sinne counted solace vertue is despisde Vaine praise is shame but honour vertues due Without defence of vertue nothing lasts Onely faire vertue scales eternitie Aboue earths all-abating tyrannie All Orators are dumbe when vertue pleads Vertue but stampt in Lead is rich enough That growes apace which vertue helpes to raise Vertue curbes in the most vnbridled will With goodnesse men doe sâ—one grow discontent Where states are ripe to fall and vertue spent True vertue is rich dower for chastitie In vertuous deeds all stratagems are good Vertue is beautie of the inward man Exclude discretion vertue turnes to vice Like to the Sunne so vertue lights the world Such as leaue off faire vertueâ— to esteeme Doe greatly erre that take things as they seeme Vertue will shine though ne're so much obscur'd Vertue depressed is expressed more Vertue makes women seeme to be diuine With honours eyes let vertues plaints be scand Vertue doth raise by very small degrees Where in a moment Fortune casteth downe While vertue suffers still it vanquisheth Need clad with vertue is aboundant rich Vertue is better and more sure than Artes. Vertue is not to get things but to keepe them Vertue on earth doth soonest bring vs fame Makes our graues glorious writes our names in heauen Vertue most grieueth at her owne disgrace A vertuous act seemes straunge in some mens sight A vertuous mind cannot be miserable Death is true life to euery vertuous man Though vertue many times wants due reward Yet seldome vice escapes deserued blame Vertue doth neuer enuie good desert Loue maketh vertue liue and vice to die Reports can neuer harme the vertuous He is not vertuous that 's too timerous Ech cunning sinne being clad in vertues shape Flyes much reproofe and many stormes doth scape Vertues are many times by faults disgrac'd Honours defects by vertues are supplyed Vertue still doteth on perfection Vertue in beauteous bodies shineth best All the gay pleasures that the world can prooue Are but sicke sorrowes to pure vertues loue Vertue is most renowm'd in honors eyes Vertue still smiles when vaine conceit doth crie Immortall vertue liues an endlesse datâ— Wisdome on Vertue as her handmaid waits The worldâ— opinion so doth vertue smoother Aâ— one beares that belongs vnto another Vertue makes euery where a straungers home Vertue doth conquer dissolute desires Vertue in Princes is most glorious Vertue deserueth more than wealth can doe The blasts of Fortune neuer can preuaile In the maîne sea where vertue â—oisetâ— saile All pompe is vile where vertue hath no place Vertue doth vanquish Fortune Time and Death Similies on the same subiect AS feare of torment holds the wicked in So vertues loue mâ—ke good men loath their sin Looke how one vice begets another sinne Euen so one vertue drawes another in As Musicke proâ—its nothing but by sound So vertue helpes not if it saile in life Like as the Sunne obscures all lesser lights So vertues lustre damps all enuies sleights As spices in their bâ—uising sauor most So vertue in affliction best is seene As wine refresheth sad dismayed minds So vertue comforts poore distressed soules Examples likewise on the same KIng Alexander got the name of Great By vertuous cariage of himselfe in warre Spurina chose to manglâ— his faire face Rather than be seduc'de from vertuous thoughts Hercules bad vaine pleasure get her gone And made faire vertue his companion Xerxes for beastlines was not so blam'd As
then will idle stand Peasants may beare but kings must needs requite Who would all mastring maiestie defeat Of her best grace that is to make men great A princes wrath is messenger of death What els is pompe rule raigne but earth and dust Kings must haue some be hated worse than they On whome they may their weight of enuie lay Pride is no ornament for diademes Selfe-loue doth very ill beseeme a prince Blest is that league where citties further Kings And kings doe further them in other things Kings that would haue lawes kept must rule themselues Graue heads are meetest Councellors for kings Looke what a King doth most of all embrace To that his subiects will encline as fast The strength of princes is their subiects loue Kings ought be free from partialitie Sleeplesse suspition pale distrust cold feare Alwaies with princes company doth beare Kings should be fathers to their common-â—â—aleâ— Kings should preferre them most that 〈…〉 least A Prince not fear'd hath oft his death 〈…〉 And dreaded Princes haue their deathâ— deâ—â—â—â—â— Maiestie scornes to looke on cowardise Kings reasons should be more than their opiâ—â—â—â—â— What else are kings when regiment is gâ—nâ— But like to shadowes in a Sun shine day In â—â—â—iâ—cts wrongs princes sustaine abuse It'â—â—â—â—ater care to keepe than get a crowne Kings fauours in their eye-lids vse to hang. Ready with euery winke to be wip'te out He is no king that is affections slaue No fall like his that falleth from a crowne Kings are not tearmed Gods for wearing crownes But for o're fame and fortune they are Lords Misgouern'd kings are cause of common wracke Kings chaunging customes euer feare a chaunge Iest not with Princes if that thou be wise For in vnequall iest great daunger lyes Kings are their subiects ioy their countries hope True subiects hearts are princes chiefest stay In Princes these two qualities well sit For strength a Lyon and a Foxe for wit Great perils are compriz'd within a crowne Beggers make maiestie a gazing marke True iustice is the chiefe and onely thing That is reâ—uir'd and lookt for in a king Mislikes are sillie lets where kings resolue Iust soueraigntie can neuer be displac'd A king hereft of all his trustie friends Is dead aliue for fame and honour ends All lawfull princes first or last preuaile A princes safetie is his peoples loue Who hath been kneel'd vnto can hardly kneele Or begge for that which once hath been his owne Kings greatnes stands on the great king of heauen No maiestie where vertue is despis'd Similies on the same subiect AS princes wills are commonly held lawes So life or death dependeth on their lookes As often burials is Physicians shame So many deaths argue a kings hard raigne As beasts obey the Lordly lyons looke So meane estate must mightie princeâ— brooke As the Sun-beames doe lighten all the world So princes liues are lâ—nternes to their lands As Princes wanting wealth learne tyrannie So too much treasure makes them vicious As biggest winds enkindle greatest flames So much submission makes a king most mild Examples likewise on the same THe Kings of Persia alwaies shewed themselues More subiect to the law than to their Lords Antiochus told his sonne Demâ—trius That kingly rule was noble slauerie Bâ—lus the sonne of Nemrod was first king That in this world had title of that name The Romane kings did vse to weare no crownes But alwaies bare their scepters in their hands Tully saith then 't is best to checke a prince When he forgets himselfe to be a prince Sâ—â—â—ates wil'd good kings preferre their friends And shewe some kindnesse to their enemies Of Kingdomes c. The Kingdome Countrey and the Common-weale Are things that subiects loue doe most reueale KIngdomes are Fortunes slattering gifts soone lost Kingdomes are burd'nous to the wiâ—est men Conâ—â—rd doth keepe a Realme in stable stay When discord brings all kingdomes to decay Wretched the state where men desire to die Who striues to alter lawes disturbes the state Kingdomes are commonly much sooner lost Than kept desir'd than had with mightie cost Kingdomes are Fortunes â—atall tenise balls A wicked king makes a more wicked land A man that takes delight in doing all To trouble all the State deuiâ—eth â—â—iâ—l In a well-gouern'd state one head is best Some men vnwilling benefit their land Fooles set in office doe their spleâ—es â—eâ—eâ—le And meaning well mâ—st hâ—â—t the common-weale Some vnawares their countries good proâ—erre All earthly kingdomes euen as men mâ—st perish Kingdomes are rul'd but badly where the base Will checke the chiefe that sit in highest place No state stands sure but on the grounds of right Realmes neuer get by chaunge but paine and losse When lawes are maâ—e they ought to be obey'd And rulers willes with reuerâ—nce to be weigh'd Wisdome and care are kingdomes chiefest propâ— Rude multitudes are kingdomes ouerthrow By nature man vnto the woâ—st iâ— bent If wholsome statutes stay not his intenâ— Innocent men are common-wealeâ— bâ—st treasure Innocence makes kingdoms florish more than arms That kingdome ought of right to be destroy'd Which once was vertues â—lower now vices weed Wise princes are their kingdomes conâ—â—oâ—ters Vniust exâ—â—â—ons killes a common-weale No greater da â—nger to a common-wealth Than when vnskilfâ—ll 〈◊〉 â—ide her powers Kingdomes are nothing elâ—e but common care Where tools bâ—are râ—le the common wealth decaies In â— calmeâ— a many see how 〈◊〉 â—â—gin But few respect the enâ— and emâ—â—lie Where wiâ—â— mâ—n are neglected kingdomes perish No nâ—arâ—r kinred can be than our countrey Theâ—e â—â—â— no common-weales more loose and bad Tâ—aâ— wâ—eâ—e the câ—mâ—â—nâ—â—â—ue most libertie Our countrey parents kin claime part in vs. Our countries loue ought be most deare to vs. And â—â—ties of common-weales dâ—â—ay â—â—â—â—â— bâ—ilâ—ingâ—â—â—â—â— and carelâ—sse heads beare sway Where any may liâ—e well that is his countrey Remembrance of ouâ— countrey is most sweet In common-weales such should be honour'd most As shew their care both insterne warre and peace â—â—â— countrey first by nature claimeth vs. â—â—â—â—â—t is the death in cause of common-weale The gouernment of common weales and state Will without wiâ—dome soone he ruinate Reward and punishment are kingdomes keyes Peace in a common-wealth is mellodie There 's nothing câ—n impresse so deare constraint As countries cause and common foes disclaine Men of desert their countrey least esteemes Discretion best doth rule a common-weale That kingdome may be counted fortunate Where no man liueth by anothers sweat Seditious heads disturbe the common good Vnruly members soone should be lopt of Similies on the same subiect AS spring and Autumne hazard health by chaunge So â—nnouations harme a common-wealth Looke how the body void of members is Euen so are kingdomes dispossest of lawes As ships in tempests need all helping hands So in a kingdome none must idlely stand As many Elements one temper frame So diuers mens endeauours helpe the state As from the heart all members haue their life So from the common-wealth
comes each mans good As Captaines are the eyes to lead their men So kings are Load-starres to their common-weales Examples likewise on the same VLysses lou'd so deare his natiue land As for it he refus'd to be immortall Aglaurus to redeeme his countries peace From Athens walls himselfe threw headlong downe Faire Iphigenia for her kingdomes good Made willing sacrifice of her owne blood King Codrus rather than his realme should perish Gladly did runne vpon his foe-mens swords Xenophon did thinke them vnworthie life That made no conscience of the common-wealth He that denyes to die in countries cause Deserues saith Tullie hate of all good men Of Nobilitie Nobilitie is a sir-name or praise Which to our selues by vertue we doe raise A Noble nature no mishap can daunt Vertue feeds scorne and noblest honour shame A noble mind doth neuer dread mischaunce That which in meâ—ne men we call patience In noble breasts is pale cold cowardise Noblenes neuer stoupes to seruile feare A noble heart doth still contemne despaire Oft noble deeds by falshood are desac'd Good gisâ—â—are sometimâ—s giuen to men past good And noblesse stoopâ—s oâ—t times beneath his blood Our vertues make vs noble nothing else Nobilitie from kinred is but borâ—owed It is thine owne desâ—â—ts â—nnobles thee He is not noble but most basely â—â—ed That ransacks tombes and doth dâ—â—ace the dead A noble nature is to all men kind Nobilitie contâ—â—neth â—latterie A noble resolution makes men iust Nobilitie is best continued â—â— those conuâ—nient meanes that made it rise In boldest actions noblesse shines most cleare He is not noble beares a niggaâ—ds mind True noblâ—sse is a signe of happie life In chaunge of streames â—ch fish makes shifâ— to liue And euery place a noble mind contentâ— Nobilitie to bad men is reproch To vertuous men nobilitie brings glorie Nothing are noblâ— tiâ—â—es worth if life be bad If noblenesse geâ—â— bâ—t a minutes slaâ—â—e An hundred yeares sâ—ant makes it well againe Truth is the title of true noblenesse 'T is vertue only giues nobilitie In vertues loue no noble mind dismayes Faire speech with vsage affable and kind Wipes malice out of any noble mind Much babbling doth offend a noble â—â—re A noble nature is religious Pouerties best friend is the noble mind Noble discents make vertue more diuine Similies on the same subiect AS none but Eagles gaze against the Sunne So none but vertuous eyes discerne nobilitie As credit from opinion often comes So from desert ensues nobilitie As bricks from clay haue their originall So noblesse first rose from meane parentage As grosse thicke clouds obscure the Suns faire light So muddie crimes disgrace nobilitie As bitter roots may yet yeeld pleasant fruit So meane discent may bring forth noble minds As in the barren grounds best gold doth grow So poorest race sâ—aines not true noblesse Examples likewise on the same CAmillus did expresse a noble mind In safe returning tâ—e â—alâ—riâ—n youthes Pyâ—â—â—us well found â—â—bâ—itiâ—s noble nature When his Physicion would haue poyson'd him Lysander in his famous viâ—toâ—ies Euer declar'd his minds trâ—â— noblenesse Catilines wicked life disgraced him And quite obscur'd his former noble race The name of Noblenes saith Cicero Must giue them place that by their vertue claime it Plato affirmeth that a noble heart Will not by base attempts once wrong it selfe Of Honor dishonor Honour is that the mind doth couet most And no dishonour like that honour lost HOnour once lost can neuer bâ— repair'd Honor ambitious womens sexe doth please It is no honour to be Princes heires When we can boaâ—t but only birth is theirs Their fall is great that from high honour slide Honour is least where oddes appeareth most Honour was first ordained for no cause But to see right maintained by the laweâ— To honour beautie is a due by right Die rather then doe ought dishonour yeelds True loue doth alwaies bring forth bourteous deeds And in good minds desire of honour â—reeds It is more honour to preserue than sâ—ill Who cheapneth honour must not stand on price Fie on the fawe for which good same is sold Or honour with indignitie embaâ—'d Honour is grounded on the tickle Ice No kingly vaile can couer villanie An honourable graue is more esteem'd Than the polluted closeâ— of a king No scepter serues dishonour to excuse No subtill plea reuokes dishonours error Prâ—fiâ—e with honour still must be commixt Or else our actions are but scandalous Honour and enuie are companions Honour is purchas'd by the deeds we doe To frustrate them that but expect their due Doth ill beseeme an honourable mind On generall bruit honour doth most depend With painfull â—oyle is honour soonest found Honour will hardly fellowship endure Nor neuer Crowne corriuall could abide Some honour liues in honourable spoile 'T is honour to forgiue a yeelding foe The mightier man the mightier is the thing That makes him honour'd or begets him hate Daunger hath honour great dessignes their fame Honour 's a thing without vs not our owne It 's honour to depriue dishonour'd liâ—e The one will liue the other being deâ—d Honour by oath ought right poore Ladies wrongs Honours are smoakes and dignities haue câ—â—es Honour and beautie in the owners armes Are weakely fortrest from a world of â—armes Honour relieues a foe as well as friend It is no honour to be swolâ—e with pride Honour doth scorne dishonourable thoughts The vâ—â—tor can no honour iustly claime To loose the meanes that should aduance the same Where hate beares soueraigntie there honour diâ—s He that regards his honour will not wrong it Disquiet honour hurteth more than helpes Honour and wealth oft times too dearely cost The death of all so altogither lost Honour doth euer iudge with lenitie No greater honour than a quiet mind Honour 's no priuiledge against defame Alwaies doth great employment for the great Quicken the blood and honour still beget Honour to many is more sweet than life Honour is fruit of vertue and faire truth Honour once gone bids farewell to all hope The inward touch that wounded honour beares Findeth no helpe till death cure the disease Honour and glorie labours in mistrust Honour is first step to disquietnesse How hard is princely honour to attaine High honour not long life the treasure is Which noble mindes without respect defend Dishonest deeds no honour can attaine The praise of honour is not alwaies blood Neuer retire with shame bright honour saith The worst that can befall thee is but death Honour doth scorne the height of Fortunes pride Great honours youth may loose it selfe in age Report that seld to honour is true friend May many lies against true meaning mint No honour comes by spilling aged blood Who seekes for honour lingers not his time Vilde is that honour and the title vaine The which true worth and honour did not gaine Honour doth hate with base delights to dwell Honour helpes nothing where contentment wants He that contends with th' inferiour sort May
lawfull for a countries good To purchase peace with least expence of blood WArre makes the conquer'd yeeld serue with hate Where warre once enters ruine doth ensue Great is the hâ—rror of intestine broyles When with our blood we fat our natiue soyles Warre makes the victour to desire debate A Captaine talketh best of boâ—sâ—ious warre Looke where the sword for pittie leaues to sâ—ill Pittie that Iustice sâ—câ—â—â—â— begin to â—ill Warre leaues naught sure though we presume to choose Bloodshed by bloodshed still is nouâ—ished Warre should not fill kings â—â—llâ—â—es with moâ—e Nor perill come wheâ— 't is least thought vpon In vaine are armes when heauen becomes our foe Warres â—agâ— hath no respect of pietie It is a meritorious faire dessigâ—e To chase miâ—stice with reuengefull armes Vertue may somtimes be surpriz'd by number Valour and Art are both the sonnes of Ioue Who would not be a Souldiour in that band Which ere it fight holds victorie in hand Arte is Nobilities true register Nobilitie Arts champion still is nam'd Honour doth say That if shee chaunce to faile The braue attempt the shame shall counteruaile Learning is fortitudes right kalender Faire fortitude is learnings saint and friend Honour shields learning from all iniurie And learning honour from blacke infamie A crowne twixt breethren breeds contention Valour in greatest daunger shines most bright If thorow rashnes valour doe get honour We blame the rashnes but reward the honour Well doth he die that dies gainst countries foes An honourable buriall is the field He that hath once sustain'd the bullets wound What need he feare the Canons harmlesse sounâ— Blood nought but sin war nought but sorrows yeeld Sad are the sights bitter the fruits of warre Those that are brought vp in the broâ—les of realmes Thinke it best fishing still in troubled streames A martiall man ought not be fancies slaue Men vs'd to warre are greatest foes to peace The smallest iarres if they be suffered run Breed wrath and warre yea death ere they be done No warre is right but that which lawfull is The sword must mend what insolence did marre Who knowes to win by sword can iudge of wit For without wit no warre can prosper well On little broyles ensueth bloodie warre Who best doth speed in warre small safetie sinds The best obseruing prouidence in warre Still thinketh foes much stronger than they are Vn naturall warres where subiects braue their kings A bloodie conquest staines the captaines praise A brauer mind hath he that fights for more Than he that warres for that he had before His flight is shamefull that flyes victorie Warres conquerours in loue doe seldome pine When warre and troubles doe â—s most molest Then wicked persons euer prosper best In warie and loue courage is most requir'd A coward Captaine marres the souldiours fight Armes but in great extreames doe neuer serua To reconcile and punish such a swerue A valiant leader makes faint cowards fight By armes Realmes Empires Monarchies are wonne Let warre his boast of dignitie surcease And yeeld to wisdome which seekes all encrease To armes lawes iustice magistrates submit Artes Sciences before Armes triumphes sit The plough-mans hope and husbands thriftie â—illage Oft times become the wastfull souldiours pillage Vnciuill warre all iustice doth diuorce Basely he fights that warres as others bid It 's much to conquer but to keepe it then Is full as much if not a great deale more Booke-expert warriours ne're are truly bold Warre for our countrie is a holy fight Those wiser heads that know the scourge of warre Seeke safest meanes to mitigate the iarre Warre rightly handled is most excellent Who fights for crownes set life and all too light To keepe our countrie safe from any harme For warre or worke we either hand should arme Warre was ordain'd to make men liue in peace Warre doth defend our right repulse our foes In warre they are esteem'd as Captaines good That win the field with least expence of blood Neuer vse armes where money may preuaile Th' effects of warre are couetous desires Let desperate men and Russians thirst for blood Win foes with loue and thinke that conquest good In warre let female honour be preseru'd Ambition is the chiefest cause of warre He that was woont to call his sword to aid It 's hard with him when he must stand to plead Necessitie makes warre to seeme most iust Many may talke of warre but few conclude Similies on the same subiect AS Earth and Fire were first in this worlds frame So Warre and Peace are chiefe in kingdomes rule As cunning Pilots best can guide the ship So expert Captaines aptest manage warre As peace may suffer wrong and be abus'd So warre is harmelesse if but rightly vs'd As pleasant talke makes short the longest way So valiant leaders whet on dullest mindes As lingring sicknesse most offendeth life So quicke dispatch in warre is glorious As rusticke notes likes any loutish swad So drummes and trumpets please a Souldiour best Examples likewise on the same PApyrius Cursor punisht Fabius Because vniustly hee commenced warre The Emperour Aâ—relius gaue strict charge That no man should abuse himselfe in warre The worthie Souldiour Bellâ—zarius Would neuer warre but on some speciall cause Traiane was neuer vanquished in warre Because he would not meddle but in right Warre makes men cruell so saith Senâ—â—a But peace prouoâ—eth them to gentlenes Plato affirmed warre was excellent When it did haâ—me to none but enemies Of Fame and Infamie Good Fame is that which all men ought desire But euill Fame is bad mens worthy hire FAme neuer finds a tombe t' enclose it in Fame neuer sloops to things are mean or poore No fame doth follow any vniust act To fames rich treasure Time vnlockes the doore Which angrie Fortune had shut vp before Fame neuer lookes so low as idle drones Base Enuie still will barke at sleeping same Life is not lost that brings eternall fame All perils ought be lesse and lesse all paine In open field than the deare losse of fame Dearer is loue than life and fame than gold The path is sweet which daunger leads to fame Fame being once foil'd incurable the blot Our deeds in life to worth cannot be rated In death our life with fame euen then is dated Fame is not subiect to authoritie Fame neuer prosiâ—eth a wicked man Infamie hath no power to hurt the good Thy same defaâ—'d or toucht with any staine Being once supplanted neuer growes againe Fame is a speedie herald to beare newes A good report in deepest darknesse shines Good life is readiest way to purchase same If spâ—tlâ—sse reputation be away Mâ—n arâ— but guilded loame or â—ainted day Fame by our â—ertuous actions is maintain'd Rumours soone rais'd decay but same stands fume A man can haue no sweeter friend than fame Fame not suppos'd to wasâ—e but grow by waâ—â—ing Like snow in riuers falne consumes by lasting Couet not same without great care to keepe it No like mishap as to be
inmous Fame that the liuing saues reuiues the dead Fame hath two wings the one of false report The other hath some plumes of veritie No law can quit where fame is once endighted Fame is the ioy and life of valiant minds Preferre sharpe death before infamous life The chiefest thing a princes fame to raise Is to excell those that are excellent Glorie doth neuer blow cold pitties fire There 's nothing can be done but fame reports To know too much is to know nought but fame Let not proud will hold vp thy head for fame When inward wants may not expect the same Fame dyes with them that all their honour waste Fame bad concealer of our close intenrs Fame got by follie dyes before it liues Fame with her golden wings aloft doth flie Aboue the reach of ruinous decay He liueth long enough dies soone with fame Where fame beares sway there Cupid will be bold Good fame is better than a crowne of gold Similies on the same subiect AS thunder nor fierce lightning harmes the Bay So no extremitie hath power on fame As precious stones though set in Lead will shine So fame in poorest corners will appeare As earth producing salt brings nothing else So vertue seeking fame craues nothing else As many voices make the consort sweet So many vertues doe confirme true fame As pride is enemie to good report Solowly thoughts doe lead the way to fame As sight receiues his splendour from the aire So fame from vertue doth deriue her selfe Examples likewise on the same PVblicola wonne fame for leading armes And Solon by his ciuill actions The fame Milciades got at Marathon Would not permit Thems stocles to sleepe Fabius did by his vertues get such fame As Maximus was added to his name Lysimachus was famous through the world Because he kill'd a Lyon in his youth Seneca saith Fame should be followed Rather than coueted by fond desire No man saith Cicero is learn'd and wise But fame must needs attend his actions Of Praise c. Praise is the hyre of vertue for those partes That well deserue it both in eyes and hearts PRaise is but smoake that sheddeth in the skie Men for their owne deeds shall be prais'd or blam'd True laâ—d proceeds by the report of other Of more esteeme when we our selues it smoother The peoples voice is neither shame nor praise Safetie may breed delight not nourish praise Hard words doe discommend some men to day Yet praise tomorrow with all might they may Many will praise in words but spight in workes Chiefe praise consisteth in contented life It 's better to be praised for a truth Than for a leasing to be honoured To praise vnworthie men is flatteriâ— Saue vertuous deeds there 's nothing merits praise When men doe praise themselues immoderately Makes other sentence them with obloquie Praise stirres the mind to great and mightie things Praise nourisheth true vertue where it sprang The benefits of peace deserue more praise Than all the cunningst stratagenis of warre Praise maketh labour light enricheth hope When others praise thee best to iudge thy selfe Praise is a poyson to ambitious men Because it makes them out ran honestie In doing that we ought deserues no praise By counterfeited vertue seeke no praise In vaine we seeke the idle smoake of praise Since all things by antiquitie decayes All good things haue preheminence in praise Neuer praise that which is not commendable Oft those whome princes patronage extold Forget themselues and what they were of old Condemne not that deserueth praise by due An ill mans praise is praise for doing ill Who striues to gaine inheritance of aire Leaues yet perhaps but beggâ—â—ie to his heire Helping the poore deseruâ—th double praise Vertue begetreth praise praise honours height Nothing of more vncertaintie than praise For one dayes gift another robs vs of An open praise deserues a secret doubt Too much commending is a heauie load He that commends a man before his face Will scant speake well of him behind his backe Bad nature by good nurture mended merits praise Abasing worthie men argues selfe-praise It is more worthie praise to keepe good fame Than the bare stile or getting â—f the same Our elders praise is light vnto our liues Be not too rash in discommending any Be not too hastie in bestowing praise Nor yet too slow when due time calls for praise A mans owne praise is publicke infamie Honest attempts can neuer want due praise Similies on the same subiect AS shadowes on our bodies doe attend So praise doth wait on vertue to the end As praising make the Peacocke spread her taile So men commended doe expresse themselues As fooles in folly are not to be sooth'd So wicked actions are not to be prais'd As Cockes by crowing shew their victorie So mens owne praises blab their obloquie As niggards are discerned by their giftes So mens commendings doe expresse their loue As greatest praises fatten not thy fields So much commending pleaseth not thy friend Examples likewise on the same THe noble Romane Titus Flaminius Could not endure when any praised him Caesar beholding Alexanders image Wept in remembring his exceeding praise Pompey did count it praise enough for him To set Tigranes in his throne againe Agathocles condemned all vaine praise And still confest himselfe a potters sonne By vertue saith Euripideâ— get praise For that will liue when time expires thy dayes Solon said All vaine-glorious men were fooles And none praise-worthie but the humble-wise Of Friendship c. The summe of friendship is that of two soules One should be made in will and firme affect TRue friends partake in either weale or woe Faint-hearted friends their succours long delay A deare friends graue is a more heauie sight Than all the feares wherewith death can affright Of foes the spoile is ill farre more of friends Who faileth one is false though true to other That friendship can no length of time endure Which doth â—â—â—se ill or euill end procure The truest friendship is in equalitie Likenesse in manners makes best amitie When equall might is vp vnto the chin Weake friends become strong foes to thrust him in Among kind friends departing drinkes vp ioy Better a new friend than an auncient foe Call him not friend that sauours most of foe Teaâ—me him thy deaths-man looke he prooue not so Giue foes no oddes nor friends vnequall power Trust not to foes if friends their credit loose For friends if one should die were rarely much But die for foes the world affoords none such In base minds dwells friendship nor enmitie No seruice will a gentle friend despise Looke what abuse is offer'd to a friend The shame and faule finds no excuse or end To wrong a friend doth prooue too foule a deed Foes often wake when loyall friends doe sleepe Faire louely concord and most sacred peace Doe nourish vertue and make friendship fast A stead fast friend is to be lou'd as life Faint friends when they fall out prooue
cruell foes Those friends that loue the Sun shine of delights Will flye the winter when affliction bites True friendship at the first affront retires not Most friends befriend themselues with friendships shew Suspition is sedition mongst good friends When eithers drift to others mischiefe tends They kill that feele not their friends liuing paine Be enuied of thy foe rather than pitied More conquest is the gaining of a friend Than the subduing of an enemie He is too foolish that mistrusts his friend In greatest need a friend is best discern'd We ought sometimes as well to reprehend As praise the partie whome we count a friend True friendship maketh light all heauie harmes A friend in most distresse will most assist Who entertaineth many friends doth loose The title of a true and stedfast friend Men in their friendship alwayes should be one A hard attempt to tempt a foe for aid Make all men our well-willers if we can But onely chuse good men to be our friends Small is that friendship table-talke will cracke Requests twixt friends are counted as commaunds To straungers let great proffers still be made But to true friends vse sound and perfect deedes Performance is in friendship held a dutie No man should loue himselfe more than his friend Foure things we ought supply our friend withall Our persoâ— counsell comfort and â—ur goods A friend is to a man another selfe With euery one to shake hands is not good Who wâ—â—â—teth fâ—iâ—nds to â—aâ—â—â—e what he begins In lands faire off gets not although he winnes A wise man takes not ech one as his friend Prooue strangers to loue them and not loue to prooue them The man that makes a fâ—iend of euery â—irâ—unger Disâ—ards him not aâ—aine without some danger True friendship ought be free like charitie Opinion of vertue is the sount of friendship In friendship this one difference is tryde Tâ—ue fâ—iends stand â—â—â—st when as the â—â—â—gned slide Who neuer had a foe neâ—re knew a friend Friendship admitteth not an angry frowne A â—â—ue fâ—rme fâ—iâ—â—â— will neuer sound retreat Nor so opâ—â—â—â— sailâ—â—â—or â—ny storme of weather Vnâ—â—e is Aâ—â—tâ—es chiefest â—â—â—â—ncâ— Hazard displeasure to relieue a friend True frienâ—â—â—ips Sunne continualâ—y doth last And shines the clearer in the bitterst blast They are no friends that hazard them they loue True friendship scornes confederacie with shame In earnest â—east in quiet peace or warre Neuer presume to try thy foe too farre Aduersiâ—iâ— doth best disclose a friend Amitie streâ—â—heth not beyond the Altar An open â—oe a man may soone preuent Bâ—t a false friend murders in blandishment A feigned friend will quickly chaunge conceit Ouer-much boldnesse makes men loose their friends Whil'st things go well friends alwaies will be neer thee But sailing once the dearest friends will feare thee What death is life when dearest friends are lost It 's good to haue a wise and discreete friend No foe so fell or cunning to escape As is a friend clad in a foe-mans shape Often to trie our friends is profitable Flatterie is friendships forme but not the fruit Many to those they should most friendship show Doc lie in wait to worke their ouer throw Suspition is the poison of firme friendship Forgetfull fooles vnfriendly vse then friends Of any foe be â—â—re no gift thou take Least to thy ruine it some entrance make Follie respecteth â—latterers more than friends Good natures inly grieue to trie their friends No mortall fee so full of venemous spâ—ght As man to man when mischiefe he pretends Begging at friends hands is esteemed buying Friends hide no coine or secrets from their friends Who sees their friends in want and them despise When they doe fall neuer deserue to rise True friends doe soone forget a friends offence Scornfull and proud are very perillous friends He that intendeth giule and thou findst so No wrong thou doest to vse him as thy foe Where friends are knit in loue there griefes are shar'd Quicke promisers slow doers are slacke friends Where many hearts doe gently sympathize In sacred friendship there all blisse abounds No friend like him whome no distresse can daunt Happie is he that finds and feeles a friend Similies on the same subiect AS no calamitie can thwart true loue So no mishap can separate firme friends As wanâ— of friends is very perillous So talking friends doe prooue too tedious As fire from heat cannot be separate So true friends hearts will no way be disjoyn'd As Physicke cures the secret'st griefes we haue So friendship heales the hearts extreamest woes As instruments are tun'd e're musicke 's heard So friends are tride ere they be firmely found As exiles haue no comforts but their cares So home-abiders haue no ioy like friends Examples likewise on the same Câ—rus vpon his left side plac'd his friends Because they should be neerest to his heart â—â—â—â— and Caesar rather wished death Than they should grow distrustfull of their friends Cato this poesie caried in his Ring Be friend to one and enemie to none Luâ—iâ—â—ius seeing Brutus round engirt Call'd himselfe Bâ—utus that his friend might scape Phâ—â—oâ— in despcrate furie sau'd his friend Saying For â—his cause was I made thy friend Three thingâ— saith Tullie men should wish their friends Health good account and priuiledge from need Of Patience Patience is voluntarie sufferance Of hardest matters for faire vertues sake PAtience preuailes against a world of wrongs What Fortune hurts patience can onely heale No baâ—â—shment can be to him assign'd That hath a paâ—ient and resolued mind The minds affliction patience can appease To be borne well and die worse breaketh patience That life is only miserable and vile Which from faire patience doth it selfe exile Patience doth passions alwaies mortifie The minds distresse with patience is relieu'd They that loose halfe with greater patience beare it Then they whose all is swallowed in confusion For curelesse sores paâ—ience is chiefest salue Patience all trouble sweetly doth digest True patience can miliâ—ly suffer wrong Where rage and furie doe our liues defame True patience is the prouender of fooles Patience importun'd doth conuert to hate The strength to fight with death is patience And to be conquer'd of him patience The onely salue for wrong is patience Reuenge on fortune is mild patience Let such whome patience cannot moderate Endaunger them that would endammage him He is most valiant that is patient No conquest can compare with patience Patience is oft from princely seat puld downe When bloodie minds doe sâ—â—ssle for a crowne Patience makes light afflictions heauiest load The shield of patience beares off all mishaps Comfortlesse patience brings consumption No sting hath patience but a sighing griefe That stings nought but it selfe without reliefe The end of patience is expect of promise Patience beares that which care cannot redresse A heauenly spirits hope is patience Similies on the same subiect AS rage doth kindle still the fire of wrath Patience to quench iâ— store of water hath As fire
should be taught Tyrants tread lawes and honour vnder foot Subiects in â—yrantâ— eyes are held as slaues Tyrants by armes the iâ—st referre their cause To due arbiâ—rement of right and lawes A tyrants reigne hath seldome permanence Tyrants doe neuer die an honest death Similies on the same subiect AS kings doe rule by counsell and aduise So tyrants by their will and not by law As want of riches makes a tyrant prince So great abundance heapes vp wickednes As boistrous winds doe shake the highest towers So blood and death cuts off proud tyrannie As enuie shooteth at the fairest markes So tyrants leuell at trâ—â—â— princes liues As forest tempests are in largest seas So greatest euill ensues on tyrannie As trees are alwaies weakest toward the top So falleth Tyrants in their chiefest height Examples likewise on the same THâ—asillus teaching meanes of tyrannie Was first enforst to tast thereof himselfe Scyron threw others headlong in the sea Till Theseus did the like by him at length Caligula wisht Rome had but one head That at one stroke himselfe might smite it off Cyrus that neuer had enough of blood Had afterward his head all drown'd in blood The soules of tyrants Plutarch doth affirme To be compos'd of crueltie and pride A tyrant seekes his priuate benefit And no mans else as Seneca maintaines Of Treason c. Treason is hated both of God and men As such a sinne as none can greater be TReason hath no place where obedience is Rebellion doth bewray corrupted nature There is no treason woundeth halfe so deepe As that which doth in princeâ— bosoms sleepe Rebellion springs of too much head strong will The rebell shrinkes where rule and order swayes Kings pallaces stand open to let in The â—oothing traitour and the guide to sinne In darknesse dwels the blind rebellious mind Traitours are loath'd and yet their treason lou'd They that gainst sâ—ates and kingdomes doe coniure Their head-long ruine none can well recure Treason first workes ere traitors are eâ—pied Most bitter-sower doth foule rebellion taste Bet me 'tis good to let the traitour die â—o sparing â—ustice fee â—s iniquitie All filthie floods flow from rebellions brinks No vertue merits praise with treason toucht No worthy mind by treason will assaile When as he knowes hâ— valour can preuaile A factious Lord sâ—ld benefits him-selfe Who builds in blood and treason builds vnsure A troubled streame of puddle mixt with miâ—e Doth quench the thirst of rebels hâ—e desire Men in seditions nourâ—'d in factions liue Shame is the rightfull end of treacheâ—â—e It 's madnesse to giue way to treacherie Without due vengeance to such iniurie In carelesse trust is treason soonest found Reuolted subiects of them-selues will quaile No greater spight than basely be betraâ—ed By such a one whome thou before hast made Reuolt's a mischiefe euer-more pernitious Who nill be subiects shall be slaues at length Conuerse with treachers looke for treacheriâ— Who deales with bad man must haue iniurie Conflict with traitors is most perillous A traitor once ne're trusted afterward They that doe couet deadly to betray By sweetest meanes first practise to entrap No place is â—ase enough for any traitour Time is the touch that treacherous minds doth try Nothing auailes strong bulwaâ—kes sence or towers When treacherous foes all inward strength deâ—ou â—s Traitours are subiect to continuall feare Traitours like vipers gnaw their countries bones Similies on the same subiect AS Iuie kills the tree embracing it â—o traitours murder with their smoothest lookes As euill sauours doe corrupt the aire So treachers doe pollute a common-weale As in faire weather greatest stormes arise So in mild seasons treason is most bold As braunches too much loden quickly breake So traitors too farre trusted doe most harme As too much rankenesse bends the stalkes of corne So too much mildnesse whets the traitor on As hawkes are lost by soaring ouer-high So traitours perish in their chiefest hopes Examples likewise on the same THey that slew Caesar in the Senate-house Perisht like traitours neuer prospered The traitours that great â—ompey did betray With death did Caesar iustly guerdon them Sylla to her owne father proou'd vntrue And therefore felt desert accordingly Lyciscus rotted aliue aboue the ground For his vile treason to th'Orcmenians Th'Athenians would let none be buried That had been traitours to the countrey Tullie saith Wise men not at any time Will trust a traitour or a faithlesse man Of Enuie Enuie is nothing els but griefe of mind Conceiu'd at sight of others happinesse ENuie is hand maid to prosperitie Enuie let in doth in more mischiefe let Enuie doth cease wanting to feed vpon Enuious is he that grieues his neighbors good Enuie hath oft times eloquence in stâ—â—e To serue his turne than which he craues no more Ill will too soone regardeth enuies cryes Hee 's most enuied that most exceeds the rest Promotions chaung'd glorie is enuies marke No sooner excellent but enuied straight Enuie doth vertue in such sort disgrace It makes men foes to them they should embrace Enuie to honour is a secret foe The fruits of enuie is despight and hate It 's hate which enuiâ—s vertue in a friend Anger and enuie are lifes enemies â—â—â—ie liues with vs while our selues suruiue And when we die it is no more aliue Let enuie with misfortune be contented Honours is still a moare in ennies eye Enuie cannot offend but such as liue On dead mens vertues enuie hath no power Enuie in this point may be knowne from hate The one is euident the other hid All poysoned thoughts are enuies daily food Enuie is friendships secret enemie Enuie at other shoots but wounds her selfe It's bette be enuied than pitied Enuie doth make the body ill dispos'd And kills the colour of the countenance Men enuiâ—us by their manners are best knowne Enuie doth often brag but drawes no blood Enuie like lightning in the darke is seene Enuie is blind and vertues mortall foe Enuie doth scorne to cast her eye below As proud ambition alwayes gazeth vp As rust the iron so enuie frets the heart At good mens fatnesse enuie waxeth leane Enuie spots beauties colours with disdaine Enuie will reach at them are farthest off The enuiâ—us man is sed with daintie fare For his owne heart is his continuall food Enuie is mightie mens companion Enuies disease proceeds from others good Enuie at vertues elbow alwaies waits The enuious man thinkes others losse his gaine It 's better be a beggers mate in loue Than in base enuie fellow with a king Enuie teares vp the dead buries the quicke Enuie speakes alwaies what comes next in mind Glorie erects what enuie casteth downe Enuie is like a shaft shot from a bow Which flies a while aloft but lighteth low The enuious â— an ne're spares to persecute Hid enuie is more daungerous than knowne When enuie winkes then waiteth he most harme If any man be good he is enuied If euill then himselfe is enuious Patience endures what euer enuie dare An enuious
neighbour is a double ill Similies on the same subiect As Bauens by their bands are easily knowne So enuies lookes doe most disclose her selfe As greatest floods haue alwaies quickest ebbes So enuies heat is commonly soone cold As rigour blasteth fancies fairest bloomes So enuie doth the no lest man disgrace As no disease with inward griefe compares So nothing more than enuie wounds the mind As fire not maintain'd is quickly out So enuie not supplyed dies of it selfe As in the Cedar wormes doe neuer breed So in the wise enuie can haue no power Examples likewise on the same PHilip was told that men enuied him Quoth he I care not I haue giuen no cause Caligula had such an enuious heart As he repin'd at all mens happinesse Th'Athenians so enuied Themistocles As they made verses in reproch of him Pompey and Caesars enuie to each other Can scant be matcht in any histories Plutarch saith enuie is damn'd sorcerie And therefore witht it generally abhorr'd Thucidides graunts wise men may be enuied Only to make their vertues shine the more Of Lust. Lust is the minds disturber purses foe The conscience wronger and first step to woe LVst oft is fill'd but neuer satisfied Lasciuious lust the sences doth deceiue Where lust gets footing shame doth soon ensue Lust like a lanthorne sheweth through it selfe The poysoned venime hid within it selfe Lust puts the most vnlawfull things in vre The Leachers tongue is neuer void of guile Lust liues by spoile like theeues that rob true men Lust makes obliuion beateth reason backe Forgetteâ—h shames pure â—lush and honours wracke The flames of lust doe from loues fewell rise The filâ—h of lust vncleannesse wallowes in Lust gads abroad desire doth seldome sleepe Most sweet it is swift same to ouer-goe But vile to liue in lusts blacke ouerthrow Where lust is law it booteth not to plead Lust lacks no wings when loue is fled away Blind is base lust false colours to descrie Iustes Owle-sight eyes are dazeled with the light Yet see too clearely in the darkest night Loue surfets not lust like a glutton dies Loue is all truth lust full of perjur'd lyes Lusts winter comes ere sommer halfe is done While lust is in his pride no exclamation Can curâ—e his heat or reine his rash desire Lust being Lord there is no trust in kings Leud lust is endlesse pleasure hath no bounds As corne o're-growes by weeds so feare by lust All faire humanitie abhorres the deed That staines with lust loues modest snow-white weede Teares harden lust though marble weare with drops Faire loue foule lust are deadly enemies Lust blowes the fire when temperance is thawed Faire day discouers lustes obscurest wayes And sheweth ech thing as it is indeed The loue of lust is losse vnto our health Lust led with enuie dreads no deadly sinne Sower is the case that from lusts root doth spring Inchastitie is euer prostitute Whose tree we loath when we haue pluckâ— the fruit It is great vertue to abstaine from lust Who followes lust can neuer come to loue Lust alwaies seekes the ruine of chaste loue Better seueritie that 's right and iust Than impotent affections led with iust Greatnesse doth make it great incontinence No bondage like the slauish life to lust Lust is a pleasure bought with after paine The gate that opens to iniquitie Is vnrestrained lust and libertie Lust by continuance growes to impudence Shame and disgrace attend vnbridled lust Adulterie is iniurie to nature Where wicâ—ed lust doth dwell in foule excesse That is no house but for damn'd beastlines Adult'rie is vnlawfull matrimonie Adult'rie is despis'd among bruit beasts Concupiscence doth violence the soule Loue comforteth like Sun-shâ—ne after raine But lustâ— effect is tempest after Sinne. No beastlines like base concupiscense Lust is the path way to perdition Concupiscense leads on the way to death Poore sillie flyes may teach great men be lust And not to yeeld them selues a prey to lust Lust is in age most loathsome vile in youth Lust makes vs couet things beyond our power Lust cuts off life before the dated time Lust neuer taketh ioy in what is due But still leaues knowne delights to seeke out new A man long plung'd in lust is hard v purg'd Slothfulnesse is the nourisher of lust Similies on the same subiect AS fire consumeth wood into it selfe So lust drawes men into her deepest sinnes Aâ— Sulphur being hot is quickly fier'd So lust vnbâ—â—dled easily is prouokt As wanton thoughts are full of wanton speech So leud conceits are fild with loose desires As greedie minds encroch on other right So lust makes no respect of leud delight As leprosie the members doth corrupt So luxurie enuenometh the soule As rauenous binds make no respect of prey So all are apt that come in lusts foule way Examples likewise on the same Cleopatra had her brothers companie Wronging thereby her husband her selfe Thalestris trauail'd five and twentie dayes To lye one night with mightie Alexander Claudius of his owne sisters made no spare Semâ—ramis in lust desir'd her sonne Nero slew Atticus the Romane Consull That he might haue accesse vnto his wife Aristotle saith that lust mens bodies chaunge And likewise breedeth madnesse in their soules Hippocrates call'd lust the foule disease Than which could be no worse infection Of Pride c. Pride is a puft vp mind a swolne desire That by vaine-glory seeketh to aspire PRide is the chiefe disgrace beautie can haue Pride drawes on vengeance vengeance hath no meane Weake weapons doe the greatest pride abate When pride but pointeth once vnto his fall He beares a sword to stay him-selfe withall Vaine-glorie neuer temperance doth retaine Vaine-glorie fondly gazeth on the skies Pride gapes aloft and scorneth humble lookes Pride is contemned scorn'd disdain'd derided While humblenesse of all things is prouided Proud will is dease and heares no heedfull friends The flesh being proud desire doth sight with grace Suppresse the proud helpe to support the mâ—â—ke Vaine-glories vice lâ—â—e to thâ— n 〈…〉 Doth blemish oft oâ—r 〈…〉 Small Onats enforc'd â—â—oud â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— to stoope Very vnsurely stands the â—â—â—t oâ—â—â—â—â—â— Vaine-glorious men desâ—â—â— to â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—iâ—â—â—â—â— Such is the nature still of haughtie pride Than others praise can nothing worse abide In-sight illustrates outward brauerie blinds Shame followes pride as doth the bodies shade Wit oft-times wrackes by selfe-conceit of pride Though pride leads on yet shame doth wait behind And shame for pride by iustice is assign'd Beautie breeds pride pride bringeth forth disdaine Vertue is plac'd where pride may not presume The plague of pride presumption did begin Nothing there is that heauen can worse abide Amongst mens deeds than arrogance and pride Trust not to choise of proud confederates High-builded castles ouer-looke low lands Enuie is auncient'st sinne but pride is greatest Proud thoughts that greatest matters take in hand Falls soonest where they safest thinke to stand Sorrow ne're followes him that flyes from pride Where least desert is alwaies pride is
the Iudge that first condemnes To weepe alone is thought an yrkesome sore Yet companie disturbeth some much more Venus smiles seldome in a house of teares It 's better wake and weepe than sleepe and ioy Teares ease the mind though else doe small auaile Drops pierce the flint not by their force or strength But by oft falling weares it out at length Teares shed for vertues sake are blessed teares Teares worke no ruth but where the heart is tender Teares are the riches of a sighing soule Griefe-broken hearts doe liue with teares in eyes And dyâ— with mirth appearing in their lookes Griefe till all ends hath neuer perfect ending Sighes vsually proceed from griefe and smart Teares doe but blind the eyes as clouds the aire The rich man doth reuenge him-selfe by armes But poore men haue no other helpe than teares Whose griefes are great haue need of quickest cure Teares cannot change what God hath fore-decreed Teares do want eies which should giue tears to weep Teares are no remedies for sad distresse Neither can present plaints ease passed harmes Hearts true contrition is soules blisse beginner Teares are the badges of true penitence Similies on the same subiect AS some men weepe that are not rightly sad So many smile that are not rightly glad As trees by nature bringeth forth their fruit So sorrow doth by custome shed â—ad teares As thunder alwayes is not quencht with raine So griefe not euer is appeaâ—d with teares As too much boldnesse is in women bad So fits it not in men to be too â—ad As showres of raine doe cause the earths encrease So streames of teares doe giue the soule true peacâ— As weeping Oliue trees most fruitfull are So mourning minds doe soonest kill despaire Examples likewise on the same BRaue Coriolanus being banisht Rome â—oucht with his fault went forth and dide in teares The Romane matrons for old Brutus death For one whole yere did nothing else but mourne The wife of Lepidus her misbehauiour In teares and anguish did abridge his daies Crassus was neuer seene in all his life But once to smile but many times to mourne Senâ—eâ— saith That mightie men by power Reuenge themselues the weaker by their teares The broken heart saith Tullie hath moist eyes When often-times it faignes forth merrie lookes Of Humilitie c. Humilitie is lowlinesse of mind The onely way the seat of blisse to find HVmilitie lookes lowly on the ground Humilitie her friends with kindnesse feeds The lowly dales enuie not highest hills Humilitie to heauen the steppe the staire Is by deuotion heartie griefe and prayer The lowly mind doth highest gifts adorne Meeknesse of heart is glorie to man-kind Humilitie admires his paine with ioy The kindly dew drops from the higher tree And wets the little plants that lowly dwell The Cedar yeeldeth to the Axes edge Better sit still than rise and after fall The shrub is safe when the tall Cedar shakes Hâ— that high growth on Cedars did bestow Gaue likewise lowly Mushromes leaue to grow Humble and meeke becomes both young and old Gray hath lesse griefe than costly silken â—utes Humilitie walkes lowly on the earth Assur'd of certaine dignitie in heauen The lowest shrubs doe feele the fewest stormes The minds submission pulls downe loftie lookes When as the Eagle meanes his highest flight He makes his mounting in the lowest dale Great floods doe often rise from humble streames Content below ne're climbes to seeke aloft The cottage seated in the lowly dale Is more secure than highest soueraigntie Humilitie the â—oules chiefe beautie is Humilitie doth anger soone asswage A lowly life that feares no suddaine losse Is still content how-euer things goes crosse An humble mind sauours of pietie True humblenes doth all mens vertues praise A mind that feares no fall nor craues no crowne Is in the rightest way to true renowme Religions chiefe precept is humblenes Happie that man who is in honour humble Where humble thoughts doe to the heauens aspire There is no place for any proud desire The minds best armour is humilitie Lowlinesse is the perfect path to honour Humilitie hath brought those things to passe Which reason nor no vertue else could doe Pride wageth warre against humilitie By lowlinesse is true discretion wonne Proud minds can hardly learne humilitie Humilitie augments beneuolence Supporteth truth and keepes a kingdome safe Humilitie reuiues dead charitie The face doth soone expresse an humble mind Truth soone appeares to humble minded men The noble Lyon neuer slayes the least But alwayes preyes vpon the proudest beast Humilitie rules all the minds affects No way to heauen but by humilitie Humilitie winnes immortalitie Humilitie with perfect grace stands fast When all things else are vanished and past Breake not a bending reed spare the submisse Earth vessels with the brazen may not striue Similies on the same subiect AS lowlinesse of heart brings downe heauens grace So humble words can proudest tearmes deface As salt doth season euery kind of meat So lowlinesse doth shew all vertues best As vallies sertilnesse the hills exceeds So humble lowlinesse shewes fairest deeds As wine in lowest vaults is best preseru'd So grace in humble minds is best discern'd As proud presumption seekes his owne decay So lowlinesse to blisse directs the way As ignorance most scorneth to be taught So humblenesse desireth still to learne Examples likewise on the same PHilip for humblenes of mind was praisd Beyond all princes of the Macedons Antigonâ—â—s with great humilitie Bare off the â—launders of his enemies Scipio in all his fottunes neuer sweru'd From patient sufferance and humilitie Pericles most of all defam'd him-selfe By making scorne of true humilitie Tullie affirmes all vertues what-soe're Are soonest learned by humilitie Plato calls lowlinesse the soules defence And onely shield against extremities Of Authoritie c. Authoritie proud pompe and worldly power Makes monarchs but as marks wheÌ„ fate doth lower AVthoritie makes many mâ—n seuere Death giues no thanks but checks authority It is in vaine and fondly we resist Against proud might that can doe what it list A lawfull title counter-checks proud might The greatest oft may need a weaker helpe Little auailes a lawlesse vsurpation Which gaines ascepter but not rules a nation Might wanting measure prooueth surquedrie Nothing â—o â—â—lâ— as wâ—ong being arm'd with right Might is reputed absolute alone When of two powers there 's true coniunction Some leaâ—â—e to rule while others learne to liue They thâ—â— stand high haue many blasts to shake them Vainâ— is the vaunt and viâ—â—orie vmust Thâ—t more to might than â—ightfull cause doth trust When great leaues â—all then winter is at hand Needs must we doe what might will force vs doe The â—â—er-spreading pompe of greatest might Will darken weaknesse and debase his sight What mightie men misdoe they cannot mend Deepe are the blowes made with a mightie Axâ— More than enough he finds that finds his might Hath force to make all that he will haue right The more the mighâ—ier if
is still a page that waits on youth The Summers glorie figures youths vanitie The winters wracke ages declining steps Youth hardly can obey an old decree Looke what impression we in youth retaine In age our reason hardly will refraine Loue is youths plague wits scourge and ages hell Looke where vnbruised youth with vnstufâ— braines Doth couch his limbes there golden sleepe remaines The spring hath flowres but autumne witheâ—d leaues It 's often seene that loue in young men lyes Not truely in their hearts but in their eyes Youths loue is quicke swifter than swiftest speed Nothing can temper well a young mans rage But thraldome wedlocke or the staffe of age Youth is too hot and void of care or dread Youth learnes to chaâ—nge the course that he hath run When he perceiues and knowes what age hath done Youth minds no daunger in his hastines Young slips new set are quickely pluckt away But elder roots cleane faster to the clay Youth into needlesse quarrels soone is led How euer youngsters seeme to boast and braue Their worth and wit they from their elders haue Lewd obiects forward natures soone retaine Youths common fault is to admit and chuse Those errours which their lawlesse parents vse Youth by encreasing doth as fast decrease What thingâ— by vaine examples youth conceiues The same â—or lawfull daily he receiues Youth well instructed makes age well dispos'd The faults â—nd follies men in youth commit Are causes of repentance in old age Examples are best presidents for youth The prime of youth is like the pine tree flowers Seemely in sight vnsauorie in their sente Like to a shipwracke is the death of youth He that in youth by reason guides his life In age shall find the foot-steps from decay Youth vseth pastimes but as naturall rest The better that a child is borne by birth The more respect should wait vpon his youth So tutour youth that ages sinnes may die Good doctrines characters being stampt in youth No age or fortune once can weare them out Vanitie is the maske for youths fond march Where vice in youth doth beare the chiefest sway Their vertue is neglected most in age Lesse paine to learne in youth than dote in age Tyrannie is no schoole-master for youth Rather vse kindnessae than compulsion Wild youth by gentlenesse will soonest yeeld When beautie and sweet youth are banished They neuer after can be call'd againe Young willowes easily bend greene wit soon caught Youth grac'd with vertue then most perfect is Similies on the same subiect AS sinne is soonest entertain'd in youth So is it hardly shaken off in age As gentle mould is apt for any print So youth receiues what-e're impression As vntill'd fields bring nothing â—orth but weeds So vntaught youth yeelds all but vanitie As freshest flowres the canker soonest eats So youthfull heads are quickly caught by vice As vnripe apples fall not but by force So vnconstrain'd â—outh hardly yeelds to die As youngest nettles are not free from stings So wisest youth hath imperfections Examples likewise on the same COmodus not well tutor'd in his youth Did afterward prooue a most wicked Prince Neroeâ— vnbridled youth made him to fall To greater leudnesse than was euer heard Cato would to his sonnes be schoole master Because he would not haue their youth infected Scemides and her sonne were cast in Tyber For bringing vp the gulfe of shame to Rome Youth well instructed saith Euripides Doth after make his age more honourable Pythagoras bad tutor so young youth The sinnes of age be not imposde on thee Of Age. Age is the gift of Heauen expence of yeares Exchaunge of haps and graue experience schoole AGe is a Cinicke not a flatterer Age or infirmitie soone blasteth beautie Age iâ— alike in Kings and other men Gray haires in youth kindles no greene desires The power of Kings may well with-stand proud foeâ— But cannot keepe backe age with time that growes In womens honour age is worst disease Let sâ—ringing youth râ—iourne old ages woes For age to die is right for youth it 's wrong Blame we not youth if wantonly he wooes Since doting old and booke-wise cannot choose Follie in youâ—h is sinne in age it 's madnesse Age though conceal'd doth warme with thoughts desire Cold age dotes most when heat of youth is gone Age still is prone to credit what it likes Mens chiefest aime is but to nource vp life With honour wealth and ease in waining age Respect and Reason wait on wrinkled age Youthfull delights lode crooked age with griefe Age is as credulous as suspitious What can auaile vnpleasurable age That feeds on lust or base vnable rage Age is a glorious crowne adorn'd with grace Death is the due to nature ages almes Gray haires are fruits for death not flowers for life Trees may haue roots although they beare no leaues Loue as a vertue is in age allowed Except vnequall choise doe disallow Age well may ioyne with youth in law not loue When old Bees dye the young possesse the hiue Age is chill cold and full of doubts and feares Pleasant conceits are blossoms for young yeares But melancholly thoughts fruits of gray haires Age with fore-sight a many harmes preuents Age takes aduise ere he presume too farre Age is ordaind to counsell youth to fight Age lends fore-sight young courage must enact Age is allowed to gaze at beautieâ— tree But youth must clâ—mbe and gather vp the fruit Old age helpes by good counsell and fore-sight Old age can neuer pay youthes debt set downe Discretion waxeth young when age drawes neere Care keepes his watch in euery old mans eye And where â—are lodgeth sleepe can neuer lie Age breedeth no dâ—â—â—ct in innocence Innocence is an excellence in age Old age being come life cannot long endure Each age of man hath end but old age none Age can report and youth doth â—aily prooue There is no comfort like the sweets of loâ—e Sicknesse and age are ouâ— conducts to death It helpes not age to wiâ—h him young againe It 's grieuous to be old with feares not yeares It 's time to flye from brawles of iudgement seat And publique noise when age once geâ—â— the start Gray haires are wisdomes badge and ages pride The benefit of age is libertie Respect old age it commeth not alone Old men are young mens meetest presidents Aduised age right warily doth keepe VVhat headstrong youth would loose and loosing weepe Youth runneth well when age the bâ—idle holds Old age hath all things and yet all things wants Our parents age worse tâ—an our granâ— sâ—â—es be VVe worst bâ—gâ—t our children worse than we White haires are grauities embassadours Aged and wise deserues great reuerence Similies on the same subiect AS Cedars in their age the straighter gâ—owes So men in age should haue the grauer showes As boâ—ds being seald are past recalling backe So age once comâ— by no meanes can be shund As floâ—d-gates helpe not when the towne is drown'd So câ—â—â—â—â—g helpes not