the_o covetous_a man_n be_v call_v nigarde_n and_o the_o prodigal_a spender_n be_v call_v unthrifte_n cato_n 21._o of_o thy_o credence_n hardly_o be_v not_o to_o light_v when_o the_o tongue_n that_o most_o babble_n speak_v lest_o of_o right_n erasmus_n faith_n be_v not_o by_o and_o by_o to_o be_v give_v unto_o those_o man_n that_o bring_v always_o some_o news_n and_o tell_v somewhat_o of_o other_o man_n deed_n they_o be_v scarce_o to_o be_v beleve_v that_o babble_n of_o many_o thing_n for_o because_o that_o vanity_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v couple_v unto_o this_o vice_n cato_n 22._o pardon_v not_o thyself_o when_o by_o drink_v thou_o be_v a_o offender_n for_o the_o fault_n be_v not_o in_o the_o drink_n but_o in_o the_o drinker_n erasmus_n the_o common_a sort_n of_o man_n be_v wont_v after_o this_o sort_n to_o excuse_v their_o fault_n the_o wine_n be_v thoccasion_n or_o cause_n i_o say_v this_o when_o i_o be_v well_o whittle_v but_o do_v thou_o impute_v it_o to_o thy_o own_fw-mi self_n and_o not_o to_o the_o wine_n which_o fault_n be_v by_o thy_o own_fw-mi naughtiness_n and_o not_o of_o it_o cato_n 23._o if_o thou_o have_v any_o secret_a council_n disclose_v it_o to_o thy_o fellow_n that_o can_v keep_v it_o well_o if_o thy_o body_n need_v any_o remedy_n commit_v that_o to_o a_o physician_n that_o be_v trusty_a erasmus_n in_o thing_n secret_a and_o to_o be_v keep_v in_o silence_n beware_v thou_o ask_v not_o every_o man_n counsel_n but_o his_o only_a who_o trustiness_n in_o secret_a matier_n thou_o have_v right_a well_o approve_v lest_o he_o do_v not_o only_o help_v thou_o but_o also_o hinder_v and_o slander_v thou_o nor_o yet_o show_v thou_o the_o infirmity_n of_o thy_o body_n to_o every_o one_o but_o unto_o a_o physician_n of_o a_o assure_a and_o know_v faiethfulnesse_n which_o may_v keep_v thy_o disease_n privy_a and_o heal_v they_o cato_n 24._o at_o the_o good_a chance_n of_o the_o unworthy_a take_v no_o grief_n fortune_n flatter_v evil_a person_n to_o do_v they_o 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wax_v cruel_a strengthen_v thyself_o with_o a_o good_a courage_n &_o save_v thyself_o for_o thing_n prosperous_a and_o lucky_a &_o cast_v not_o away_o thy_o hope_n which_o forsake_v not_o a_o man_n even_o di_v for_o as_o long_o as_o there_o be_v life_n within_o the_o body_n there_o be_v hope_n and_o in_o the_o box_n of_o pandora_n only_a hope_n do_v cleave_v in_o the_o brim_n and_o ouide_v say_v i_o do_v see_v a_o man_n live_v by_o hope_n who_o death_n even_o now_o be_v ready_a to_o grope_v cato_n 27._o a_o thing_n that_o thou_o know_v mete_v for_o thy_o purpose_n see_v in_o no_o case_n thou_o do_v it_o lose_v occasion_n in_o the_o forehead_n have_v hear_v and_o the_o polle_n bald_a and_o bare_a erasmus_n as_o often_o as_o fortune_n do_v offer_v the_o any_o commodity_n which_o be_v meet_v for_o the_o straight_o way_n take_v it_o for_o occasion_n have_v a_o hairy_a foreheadde_n so_o that_o in_o that_o part_n she_o may_v be_v hold_v fast_o but_o if_o she_o one_o turn_v she_o back_o behind_o in_o the_o polle_n she_o be_v as_o bare_a as_o a_o â—oote_n that_o a_o man_n may_v have_v no_o hand_n fast_o in_o she_o that_o be_v opportunity_n when_o it_o chance_v it_o may_v be_v hold_v and_o keep_v very_o it_o do_v not_o return_v when_o thou_o will_v if_o thou_o regard_v it_o not_o cato_n 28._o take_v heed_n what_o will_v follow_v she_o after_o and_o what_o hang_v over_o thy_o head_n do_v thou_o afore_o ponder_v follow_v the_o god_n as_o nigh_o as_o thou_o may_v which_o have_v two_o face_n look_v east_n and_o west_n erasmus_n surmise_n and_o gather_v of_o thing_n present_v what_o be_v to_o come_v take_v counsel_n of_o thing_n either_o good_a or_o evil_n past_a and_o goen_n how_o thou_o may_v with_o stand_v those_o that_o be_v to_o come_v after_o thexample_n of_o that_o romishe_n god_n janus_n who_o the_o antique_n do_v feign_v to_o have_v have_v two_o foreheadde_n or_o face_n for_o asmoche_v as_o it_o behove_v a_o wise_a man_n to_o have_v yie_n in_o his_o forehead_n and_o behind_o in_o his_o polle_n thesame_a thing_n true_o do_v follow_v we_o which_o be_v already_o past_a and_o goen_n caio_n 29._o to_o keep_v in_o health_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v the_o more_o able_a sometime_o to_o thyself_o be_v the_o more_o favourable_a to_o a_o man_n pleasure_n few_o thing_n be_v require_v but_o in_o a_o man_n health_n many_o thing_n be_v desire_v erasmus_n diet_v the_o manner_n of_o thy_o live_n rather_o after_o the_o mean_a &_o way_n of_o health_n and_o good_a welfare_n then_o of_o pleasure_n for_o we_o must_v not_o only_o in_o disease_n and_o sickness_n beware_v of_o intemperauncie_n but_o also_o when_o we_o be_v in_o good_a health_n we_o must_v use_v all_o thing_n measurable_o as_o sleep_v drink_n meat_n the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o body_n play_n lest_o we_o fall_v into_o sickness_n although_o some_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o pleasure_n yet_o moche_n more_o be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o health_n which_o once_o lose_v all_o pleasure_n perish_v withal_o cato_n 30._o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o people_n do_v not_o thou_o despise_v only_o lest_o thou_o please_v no_o man_n while_o thou_o will_v reprove_v many_o erasmus_n the_o best_a thing_n do_v never_o please_v the_o common_a sort_n yet_o it_o be_v wisdom_n for_o a_o man_n alone_o not_o to_o strive_v against_o al._n for_o he_o be_v wise_a to_o no_o purpose_n which_o be_v alone_o and_o to_o himself_o wise_a where_o as_o he_o seem_v to_o all_o other_o to_o date_n and_o play_v the_o fool_n cato_n 31._o above_o all_o other_o thing_n see_v to_o thy_o welfare_n the_o chief_a point_n be_v for_o health_n to_o care_n blame_v not_o the_o time_n if_o thou_o disease_a be_v where_o as_o thou_o thyself_o be_v cause_v of_o thy_o infirmity_n erasmus_n before_o all_o thing_n have_v regard_n of_o thy_o health_n lest_o that_o if_o through_o thy_o intemperauncie_n and_o evil_a diet_n thou_o fall_a into_o any_o disease_n afterward_o for_o very_a shame_n do_v put_v the_o blame_n in_o the_o unwholesomenesse_n of_o the_o air_n or_o place_n as_o the_o common_a sort_n of_o people_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v for_o the_o most_o part_n of_o sickness_n do_v chance_n unto_o we_o through_o the_o evil_a diet_a of_o our_o body_n cato_n 32_o of_o dream_n and_o fantasy_n no_o care_n take_v for_o what_o man_n mind_n wish_v while_o he_o do_v wake_v trust_v his_o purpose_n to_o obtain_v see_v the_o same_o by_o dream_n but_o in_o vain_a erasmus_n some_o with_o overmoche_n superstition_n observe_v and_o mark_v their_o dremes_n and_o of_o they_o do_v judge_v of_o thing_n to_o come_v where_o as_o the_o dream_n of_o they_o that_o sleep_v come_v of_o themselves_o when_o they_o be_v wake_v they_o do_v not_o signify_v what_o be_v to_o come_v but_o they_o do_v represont_a unto_o thou_o sleep_v what_o thou_o have_v before_o thought_n ¶_o the_o end_n of_o the_o ii_o book_n ¶_o the_o three_o book_n of_o cato_n cato_n 1._o thou_o reader_n that_o desire_v to_o know_v this_o book_n meaning_n here_o shall_v thou_o have_v lesson_n to_o good_a life_n best_o please_a garnishe_v thy_o mind_n with_o they_o and_o to_o learn_v do_v not_o assuage_v for_o our_o life_n without_o learning_n be_v but_o death_n own_fw-mi image_n they_o shall_v be_v to_o thy_o great_a profit_n but_o if_o thou_o do_v they_o reject_v not_o i_o the_o writer_n but_o thyself_o thou_o shall_v neglect_v erasmus_n this_o be_v in_o the_o stead_n of_o a_o proheme_n or_o preface_n without_o the_o way_n and_o reason_n how_o to_o live_v well_o &_o godly_a our_o life_n be_v no_o life_n but_o the_o image_n and_o picture_n of_o death_n these_o verse_n do_v teach_v the_o very_o profitable_a and_o necessary_a rule_n how_o to_o live_v
after_o deadde_a man_n shoe_n erasmus_n this_o lesson_n be_v good_a for_o heir_n and_o executour_n for_o they_o gape_v after_o other_o man_n death_n for_o many_o time_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o they_o that_o look_v after_o other_o man_n death_n be_v the_o first_o that_o die_v albeit_o that_o they_o be_v far_o young_a and_o strong_a than_o the_o other_o cato_n 20._o if_o thy_o poor_a friend_n geve_v thou_o ought_v be_v it_o never_o so_o small_a receive_v it_o glad_o and_o thank_v he_o there_o withal_o erasmus_n a_o gift_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v esteem_v accord_v to_o the_o value_n only_o but_o accord_v to_o the_o mind_n of_o he_o that_o give_v it_o for_o we_o read_v ofdiverse_a prince_n that_o have_v receive_v sometime_o alittle_o water_n or_o a_o apple_n or_o soche_v a_o small_a trifle_n aswell_o and_o as_o bemng_o as_o though_o it_o have_v be_v a_o great_a treasure_n cato_n 21._o if_o thou_o be_v in_o poverty_n so_o patient_o that_o thou_o take_v it_o and_o think_v how_o into_o the_o world_n thou_o come_v all_o naked_a erasmus_n if_o we_o considre_v how_o nature_n bring_v we_o all_o naked_a into_o the_o world_n we_o may_v thereby_o perceive_v that_o richesse_n be_v not_o our_o own_fw-mi nor_o do_v not_o of_o nature_n belong_v unto_o us._n if_o thou_o shall_v lose_v a_o member_n or_o a_o joincte_n thou_o have_v then_o a_o cause_n to_o be_v sorry_a therefore_o thou_o have_v then_o lose_v somewhat_o of_o thy_o own_fw-mi but_o if_o thou_o lose_v thy_o god_n never_o vex_v thyself_o therefore_o for_o as_o concern_v those_o thing_n that_o a_o man_n may_v say_v be_v his_o own_fw-mi the_o poor_a man_n have_v asmoche_n as_o a_o king_n will_v thou_o know_v true_o what_o thing_n thou_o may_v call_v thy_o own_fw-mi remember_v what_o thou_o have_v when_o thou_o waste_v bear_v and_o that_o be_v thy_o own_fw-mi and_o no_o more_o cato_n 22._o of_o death_n hardly_o be_v not_o to_o moche_v dismay_v for_o sure_o we_o must_v all_o needs_o follow_v the_o trace_n but_o he_o that_o of_o his_o death_n always_o be_v afraid_a lose_v of_o his_o health_n in_o the_o mean_a space_n erasmus_n he_o that_o so_o sore_o fear_v his_o death_n can_v thereby_o never_o the_o soon_o escape_v it_o but_o beside_o that_o he_o lose_v his_o health_n and_o the_o life_n which_o he_o have_v for_o to_o live_v always_o in_o soche_n agony_n it_o be_v as_o good_a to_o have_v no_o life_n at_o all_o cato_n 23._o if_o thou_o have_v do_z good_a unto_o one_o before_o and_o he_o have_v not_o the_o gentleness_n to_o thank_v the_o therefore_o blame_v not_o he_o for_o his_o unfrendlinesse_n but_o for_o soche_v man_n hereafter_o do_v thou_o the_o less_o erasmus_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o grevous_a than_o amn_v unkind_a friend_n which_o if_o it_o so_o chance_v thou_o yet_o that_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v impute_v to_o god_n as_o though_o it_o be_v his_o fault_n for_o some_o man_n use_v that_o if_o they_o be_v not_o reward_v for_o their_o deed_n accord_v to_o their_o mind_n by_o &_o by_o they_o blame_v god_n as_o though_o he_o be_v unjust_a and_o yet_o the_o fault_n be_v in_o theim self_o that_o take_v no_o heed_n for_o who_o they_o do_v good_a unto_o cato_n 24._o the_o good_a that_o thou_o haste_v spend_v it_o not_o to_o fast_v for_o fear_v lest_o thou_o chance_v to_o lack_v at_o the_o last_o therefore_o to_o thy_o substance_n look_v thou_o take_v good_a heed_n and_o reken_fw-mi evermore_o that_o thou_o shall_v have_v need_n erasmus_n ever_o keep_v somewhat_o in_o store_n for_o fear_v of_o lack_v another_o day_n &_o trust_v not_o to_o moche_v unto_o thyself_o but_o ever_o reken_fw-mi that_fw-mi thou_o may_v well_v enough_o come_v to_o necessity_n in_o thy_o age_n cato_n 25._o if_o thou_o be_v dispose_v for_o to_o geve_v or_o lend_v many_o promise_n thereof_o look_v thou_o do_v not_o make_v for_o where_o thou_o coumpte_v to_o be_v take_v for_o a_o friend_n they_o will_v then_o say_v thou_o can_v nought_o do_v but_o crake_v erasmus_n a_o man_n ought_v never_o to_o promise_v more_o than_o he_o can_v perform_v and_o to_o make_v many_o promise_n of_o that_o which_o he_o will_v not_o perform_v be_v but_o crake_v and_o boast_v and_o no_o good_a manner_n at_o all_o cato_n 26._o he_o that_o with_o his_o flatter_a word_n do_v feign_v for_o to_o be_v thy_o friend_n and_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o so_o with_o the_o same_o sauce_n serve_v he_o so_o again_o for_o with_o craft_n to_o beguile_v craft_n it_o be_v but_o well_o do_v erasmus_n use_v guile_n with_o he_o that_o use_v guile_n to_o the_o for_o it_o be_v better_a to_o entertein_a soche_n a_o feign_a friend_n with_o fair_a word_n then_o utter_o to_o make_v he_o thy_o enemy_n cato_n 27._o trust_v not_o he_o that_o have_v a_o fair_a tongue_n for_o light_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o great_a deceit_n for_o the_o foul_a with_o his_o feign_a song_n deceive_v the_o bird_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o bait_n erasmus_n the_o fair_a speaker_n be_v ever_o to_o be_v suspect_v nor_o yet_o esteem_v man_n accord_v to_o their_o fair_a word_n but_o accord_v to_o their_o true_a deed_n for_o he_o that_o speak_v fair_a go_v about_o to_o deceive_v the._n and_o remember_v that_o by_o soche_n dissimulation_n be_v the_o poor_a bird_n beguile_v and_o so_o likewise_o by_o flattery_n be_v many_o a_o man_n deceive_v cato_n 28._o if_o thou_o have_v many_o child_n upon_o thy_o hand_n and_o lack_v god_n wherewith_o they_o may_v be_v find_v learn_v they_o some_o science_n whereby_o they_o may_v help_v theimselue_n therewith_o another_o day_n erasmus_n science_n serve_v not_o only_o in_o every_o country_n but_o also_o it_o help_v in_o every_o fortune_n therefore_o it_o be_v a_o sure_a conclusion_n that_o wheresoever_o thou_o come_v if_o thou_o have_v science_n thou_o shall_v therewith_o be_v able_a to_o get_v thy_o live_n but_o now_o a_o day_n many_o people_n bring_v up_o their_o child_n like_o lord_n son_n whereby_o they_o be_v bring_v up_o in_o slouthe_n and_o idleness_n ferthermore_o that_o which_o he_o here_o say_v to_o poor_a man_n that_o will_v i_o counsel_n prince_n to_o do_v to_o bring_v up_o their_o child_n in_o some_o craft_n or_o science_n whereby_o they_o shall_v attein_v a_o double_a profit_n for_o first_o when_o youth_n be_v use_v to_o be_v occupy_v it_o have_v the_o less_o leisure_n to_o learn_v vice_n and_o another_o be_v that_o if_o fortune_n shall_v change_v and_o bring_v they_o to_o poverty_n as_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o be_v seen_v â–ª_o yet_o than_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v compel_v to_o beg_v nor_o to_o get_v their_o live_n unhonest_o cato_n 29._o what_o other_o man_n set_v most_o by_o let_v it_o be_v vile_a unto_o thou_o that_o other_o man_n set_v least_o by_o esteem_v it_o best_o of_o all_o so_o to_o thyself_o thou_o shall_v no_o niggard_n be_v nor_o other_o man_n shall_v not_o the_o covetous_a call_n erasmus_n despise_v thou_o that_o other_o man_n delight_v most_o in_o and_o set_v by_o that_o that_o they_o least_o set_v by_o so_o shall_v thou_o not_o be_v a_o nigarde_n to_o thyself_o for_o that_o that_o a_o man_n set_v not_o by_o he_o force_v not_o how_o soon_o he_o spend_v it_o nor_o other_o man_n shall_v not_o think_v the_o to_o be_v covetous_a when_o thou_o do_v not_o covet_v nor_o be_v greedy_a of_o soche_n thing_n that_o they_o will_v so_o fain_o have_v for_o common_o the_o people_n set_v moche_n by_o riches_n and_o care_v little_a for_o virtue_n and_o learning_n for_o every_o thing_n be_v value_v accord_v as_o man_n mind_n listen_v to_o take_v it_o but_o be_v thou_o of_o contrary_a judgement_n to_o the_o common_a sort_n as_o for_o example_n the_o most_o part_n of_o people_n esteem_v phesante_n and_o partriche_fw-it to_o be_v a_o very_a dainty_a dish_n but_o esteem_v thou_o they_o but_o for_o gross_a and_o reken_fw-mi thou_o that_o egg_n milk_n and_o these_o be_v the_o deinty_a meat_n that_o thou_o can_v find_v and_o so_o thou_o shall_v live_v a_o pleasant_a life_n thyself_o sit_v he_o thou_o have_v that_o which_o thou_o deme_v best_o nor_o thou_o shall_v never_o care_v to_o take_v other_o man_n pleasure_n from_o they_o in_o so_o moche_v as_o thou_o accoumpte_v they_o nought_o worth_a cato_n 30._o that_o thing_n which_o in_o another_o thou_o be_v wont_a to_o blame_v be_v well_o ware_n that_o thou_o offend_v not_o in_o the_o same_o for_o it_o be_v very_a shame_n when_o a_o man_n will_v preach_v if_o that_o his_o deed_n against_o his_o word_n do_v teach_v erasmus_n it_o be_v a_o foul_a fault_n for_o a_o man_n to_o blame_v another_o for_o soche_n thing_n as_o he_o himself_o most_o use_v for_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o the_o preacher_n minish_v great_o the_o authority_n of_o his_o word_n cato_n
and_o to_o redress_v his_o naughty_a law_n &_o tradition_n which_o be_v only_o by_o custom_n confirm_v and_o the_o only_a refuge_n and_o defence_n of_o his_o fautour_n be_v custom_n sai_v so_o have_v our_o father_n use_v so_o they_o beleve_v and_o except_o the_o more_o mercy_n of_o god_n so_o they_o be_v damn_v publius_n 155._o a_o great_a rebuke_n although_o it_o be_v speak_v mere_o yet_o many_o time_n it_o hurt_v grevouslie_o erasmus_n as_o among_o englishemen_n if_o a_o man_n call_v one_o or_o other_o traitor_n but_o in_o sport_n he_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o a_o blow_n or_o some_o worse_a displeasure_n the_o trespass_n be_v so_o heinous_a publius_n 156._o alas_o how_o hard_a be_v the_o custody_n of_o renown_n and_o glory_n erasmus_n a_o honest_a name_n &_o fame_n be_v light_o defile_v and_o contaminate_v and_o it_o be_v a_o more_o hard_a and_o busy_a thing_n to_o defend_v and_o keep_v thesame_a then_o to_o get_v it_o publius_n 157._o a_o man_n be_v beside_o his_o body_n when_o he_o be_v furious_a and_o angry_a erasmus_n he_o be_v beside_o himself_o and_o not_o his_o own_o man_n whosoever_o be_v angry_a and_o through_o vex_v according_a to_o this_o sai_n afore_o he_o speak_v to_o one_o that_o be_v absente_a that_o commune_v with_o a_o angry_a person_n publius_n 158._o alas_o how_o great_o be_v he_o to_o be_v fear_v to_o who_o death_n be_v nothing_o dread_v erasmus_n ¶_o he_o that_o pass_v not_o upon_o death_n soche_v a_o one_o be_v great_o to_o be_v fear_v forasmoche_o as_o he_o be_v lord_n and_o ruler_n of_o another_o man_n life_n which_o do_v little_o set_v by_o his_o own_o burrant_n as_o who_o will_v say_v he_o little_o pass_v to_o kill_v and_o slay_v who_o care_v not_o for_o the_o lose_v of_o his_o own_o life_n publius_n 159._o upon_o a_o wretched_a person_n he_o that_o have_v pity_n of_o himself_o he_o have_v memory_n erasmus_n for_o soche_v a_o one_o do_v understande_v that_o the_o same_o wretchedness_n may_v chance_v unto_o he_o whereupon_o he_o shall_v need_v of_o soche_n help_v publius_n 160._o that_o be_v a_o shame_n not_o without_o honesty_n in_o a_o rightful_a cause_n for_o to_o die_v erasmus_n ¶_o that_o evil_a name_n and_o reproach_n be_v praiseful_a for_o a_o man_n to_o less_o his_o life_n in_o the_o way_n of_o right_n burrant_n as_o to_o be_v hang_v be_v a_o villainous_a death_n yet_o be_v it_o glory_n to_o he_o which_o be_v hang_v giltelesse_a or_o be_v take_v prisoner_n and_o so_o put_v to_o soche_v kind_a of_o execution_n among_o his_o enemy_n publius_n 161._o he_o have_v help_v in_o adversity_n who_o dare_v his_o help_n in_o prosperity_n erasmus_n who_o when_o he_o be_v well_o at_o ease_n and_o wealthy_a do_v help_v other_o other_o do_v help_v the_o same_o again_o in_o his_o adversity_n burrant_n but_o forasmoche_n as_o few_o do_v observe_v this_o lesson_n therefore_o the_o less_o pity_n man_n have_v of_o they_o when_o they_o be_v fall_v in_o soche_n necessite_a and_o need_n publius_n 162._o ¶_o of_o he_o to_o be_v harm_v alas_o what_o misery_n be_v it_o of_o who_o thou_o can_v not_o complain_v or_o requite_v erasmus_n it_o be_v a_o hard_a case_n for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v endomage_v or_o displease_v either_o of_o his_o friend_n or_o else_o of_o a_o great_a man_n for_o as_o of_o the_o one_o it_o be_v little_a honesty_n to_o complain_v so_o of_o the_o other_o it_o be_v not_o the_o sure_a and_o so_o he_o shall_v bring_v himself_o into_o a_o shrewd_a picle_n if_o either_o of_o they_o will_v go_v about_o to_o requite_v he_o with_o like_a displeasure_n publius_n 163._o extreme_a need_n and_o wretched_a poverte_a cause_v a_o man_n to_o aventure_n in_o great_a jeopardy_n erasmus_n povertie_n be_v witty_a and_o full_a of_o innention_n and_o a_o finder_n out_o of_o craft_n and_o subtlety_n and_o evil_a and_o naughty_a thing_n do_v many_o time_n stir_v and_o move_v a_o man_n brain_n according_a to_o the_o sai_n of_o naso_n burrant_n as_o in_o some_o idolatry_n in_o some_o theft_n in_o some_o other_o lechery_n and_o so_o all_o kind_n of_o vice_n poverty_n do_v cause_n to_o be_v attempt_v and_o approve_v publius_n 164._o alas_o how_o miserable_a be_v that_o peine_fw-fr which_o in_o torment_fw-mi may_v not_o complain_v erasmus_n the_o truth_n be_v try_v out_o in_o torment_n and_o punishemente_n but_o some_o be_v so_o torment_v that_o they_o dare_v not_o tell_v the_o truth_n know_v what_o he_o will_v have_v keep_v privy_a and_z nor_o to_o be_v utter_v that_o do_v torment_fw-mi and_o punish_v they_o publius_n 165._o alas_o in_o long_a life_n how_o many_o do_v chance_n that_o cause_v a_o man_n to_o take_v great_a repentance_n erasmus_n many_o thing_n do_v happen_v by_o live_v long_o which_o thou_o will_v not_o to_o happen_v by_o thy_o wil._n burrant_n forasmoche_n as_o the_o life_n of_o man_n be_v never_o without_o misery_n and_o wretchedness_n &_o ever_o in_o subjection_n to_o the_o hasarde_n and_o danger_n of_o fortune_n publius_n 166._o pleasant_a and_o sweet_a communication_n have_v his_o veneme_n and_o poison_n erasmus_n fair_a speech_n be_v full_a of_o subtlety_n &_o deceit_n and_o a_o sweet_a honey_a poison_n burrant_n who_o taste_n be_v pleasant_a and_o delectable_a and_o yet_o the_o operation_n and_o work_v of_o the_o same_o be_v most_o noisos_fw-la and_o deadly_a publius_n 167._o so_o often_o time_n a_o man_n die_v how_o often_o as_o he_o his_o friend_n lese_v erasmus_n death_n be_v a_o certain_a bunum_a or_o lack_v of_o a_o man_n best_a ivelle_n as_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n his_o father_n and_o mother_n or_o any_o other_o of_o his_o familiar_n or_o who_o he_o dere_o love_v publius_n 168._o a_o man_n always_o bear_v one_o thing_n in_o himself_o privily_o and_o think_v toward_o another_o clean_a contrary_n erasmus_n every_o man_n be_v a_o dissembler_n burrant_n there_o be_v not_o the_o perfeict_a friend_n and_o lover_n but_o he_o will_v dissemble_v and_o gloze_v and_o whereas_o he_o do_v bear_v himself_o out_o wardelie_a to_o be_v a_o friend_n yet_o he_o think_v otherwise_o in_o his_o heart_n publius_n 169._o a_o good_a report_n of_o a_o man_n honesty_n be_v another_o inheritance_n and_o patrimome_n erasmus_n a_o good_a name_n and_o honest_a report_n be_v almost_o asmoche_v worth_a as_o any_o god_n or_o land_n that_o a_o man_n have_v by_o his_o inheritance_n burrant_n yea_o whosoever_o have_v a_o good_a name_n have_v purchase_v to_o himself_o a_o more_o ample_a and_o sure_a state_n of_o inheritance_n than_o can_v by_o any_o gift_n or_o natural_a dissent_n or_o by_o any_o other_o earthelie_o thing_n be_v obtain_v publius_n 170._o a_o man_n perceive_v not_o any_o grief_n or_o peine_fw-fr as_o long_o as_o by_o good_a fortune_n he_o do_v gain_v erasmus_n that_o peine_fw-fr and_o grief_n be_v not_o feel_v nor_o perceive_v wherewith_o any_o commodite_n or_o profeict_n be_v gorten_v burrant_n for_o the_o swetenes_n and_o pleasure_n of_o the_o one_o do_v allay_v the_o bitterness_n and_o peine_fw-fr of_o the_o other_o publius_n 171._o he_z with_o moche_n honesty_n serve_v that_o to_o time_n always_o obei_v erasmus_n ¶_o it_o be_v a_o honesty_n for_o a_o man_n to_o serve_v and_o apply_v himself_o according_a to_o the_o time_n and_o to_o geve_v place_n to_o fortune_n for_o a_o space_n burrant_n for_o she_o be_v not_o so_o continual_o cruel_a but_o that_o she_o will_v change_v herself_o into_o a_o better_a mode_n publius_n 172._o man_n be_v lend_v but_o for_o a_o time_n to_o live_v for_o ever_o this_o life_n god_n do_v not_o he_o geve_v erasmus_n life_n be_v give_v but_o for_o a_o season_n in_o so_o moche_v that_o he_o which_o give_v it_o may_v require_v it_o lawful_o and_o as_o he_o of_o right_n whensoever_o it_o shall_v please_v he_o publius_n 173._o it_o be_v better_a to_o know_v thy_o own_o heir_n then_o for_o thy_o inheritance_n to_o seek_v a_o stranger_n erasmus_n it_o be_v more_o profit_n for_o thou_o to_o have_v child_n of_o thy_o own_fw-mi to_o who_o thou_o may_v leave_v thy_o land_n and_o god_n then_o to_o look_v and_o seek_v for_o stranger_n child_n to_o who_o thou_o may_v leave_v thy_o inheritance_n publius_n 174._o at_o his_o father_n death_n the_o heir_n weep_v be_v but_o a_o very_a counterfeict_n laugh_v erasmus_n the_o weep_v of_o the_o heir_n be_v but_o a_o feign_a and_o a_o dissemble_a laughter_n for_o he_o reioise_v &_o his_o glad_a although_o he_o put_v his_o anger_n in_o the_o yeah_a burrant_n and_o this_o be_v the_o property_n of_o a_o unnatural_a son_n who_o love_v more_o the_o inheritance_n than_o the_o life_n of_o his_o father_n and_o a_o very_a little_a time_n god_n wot_v he_o w_v enjoy_v thesame_a publius_n 175._o a_o woman_n that_o do_v oft_o marry_v have_v for_o the_o most_o part_n a_o infamy_n erasmus_n the_o