Suspect words spoken smooth and yet in paine Truths voice is simple Fraud is faine to Feigne 6 Segnitiem fugito qua vitae Ignavia fertur Nam cum animus languet consumit inertia corpus 6 Fly sloth the moth of life for when the minde Wants its due nourishment the Bodie 's pinde Or thus 6 Fly slothfulnesse which we may iustly call A Megrim not of Head but Heart and all Or thus 6 Fly Sloth which is a seeming loath to live Body and Minde no mutuall comfort give Or thus 6 Fly Sloth which is a Calme worse then a storme And doth our leaking ship of life more harme Or thus 6 Fly sloth which is to life an irksome Guest it take so much Rest that it takes no rest Or thus 6 Fly Sloth which Body pines and Minde be â—â—â—mes It is a taste of Death before Death comes Or thus 6 In drowsie men what differs life from Death More than for salt to keep them sweet their Breath 7 Interpone tuis interdum gaudia curis Vt possis animâ— quemvis sufferre labâ—rem 7 Mixe with thy Studies sometimes Recreation That so the spirits may have relaxation Or thus 7 Thou must not alwayes worke nor alwayes Play This That a breathing gives That this a stay Or thus 7 Care spends the spirits if it alwayes spend And no supply by mirth 't will soone have end Or thus 7 Myrth after Care is the Mindes Holyday It inâ—ermiâ—eth Care that care it may Or thus 7 The Minde is as a Bow if This still bent If That still Caring both grow impotent Or thus 7 Not Mirth nor Care alone but enter wreathed Care gets Mirth stomack Myrth makes Care long breathed Or thus 7 Not Care nor Mirth alone but both by turnes The minde without Care rusts without Mirth mourns 8 Alterius Dictum aut Factum ne carpseris vnquam Exemplo simili ne te deriderat alter 8 At others Deeds or Words no Carper be Least as thou Carp'st at them they Carpe at thee Or thus 8 Skoffe not at that which others doe or say Least others thee in thy owne mony pay 9 Quod tibi sors dederit tabulis suprema notato Augendo serva ne sis quem Famalequatur 9 The stocke and state thy friends have left to thee Keepe and Encrease least thou a By word be 10 Quum tihi Divitiae superant in fine senecta Munificus facito vivas nonparcus amicis 10 When life neere spent thou still hast riches store See thou be liberall and give almes the more Or thus 10 When thou hast more then thy old life can spend Be franke t is fit thy Goods end with thy end Or thus 10 When extreame old thou art extreamely rich Let bounty make it knowne that thou art such Or thus 10 When Death now threats to take thy Goods from thee Doe thou take them from Death and Bounteous be Or thus 10 Since wealth skornes not thy Age to wayte upon Place it where it may live when thou art gone Or thus 10 Since Fortune hath thee all thy life attended Cast her not off but to some friends Commended Or thus 13 Though Fortune stay to bring thee to Deaths doore Yet manners learne and take thy leave before Or thus 10 When thou art come with riches nere the Grave Loose not the benefit thy Almes Deeds may have Or thus 10 When life neere spent thou hast still store of wealth Let charity make way for thy soules health Or thus 10 When Goods in Almes are well destributed One seemes to hold them still when he is Dead Or thus 10 What I gave that I have One writ on 's Grave Then old and Rich Give that thou still mayst have 11 Vtile Consilium Dominus ne despice servi Nullius sensum si prodest tempseris unquam 11 Good counsaile from a servant never slight What matter who so what is said be right Or thus 11 Skorne not a servant to be thinet Adviseer A Foole sometimes seeâ— more then one thats wiser 12 Rebus in censu sinâ—n est quod fuit ante Fac vivas Contentus eo quod tempora prâ—bent 12 If Fortune have thy Goods throwne over boord Yet live content with what the times affoord Or thus 12 If thy Estate be not as it hath beene Yet be Content and try what time will winne Or thus 12 In fall of Goods to fall in Heart Disdaine But be content woods cut may grow againe Or thus 12 If Fields and Fermes thou hast lesse then have beene Then Patience hath a Field more to walke in Or thus 12 If Fortune be growne pinching in her wrath Then cut thy coâ— according to thy cloth Or thus 12 If Fortuen give thee lesse then she hath done Then make lesse fire and walke more in the Sunne Or thus 12 Never make wonder at Moone Fortunes change if change she should not That would be more strange Or thus 12 What 's Fortune but a Moone sometimes i' th wayne Sometimes at Full nere constant in one veyne Or thus 12 If Fortune powre upon thee all her Gall Yet patience hath a spleene will hold it all Or thus 12 If all the weights of Fortune on thee fall Yet patience hath a backe will beare them all Or thus 12 The Burden of Misfortune never feare No Burden's great that patience helpes to beare Or thus 12 At losse of worldly Goods never looke pale It is but a high winde turn'd to a Gale Or thus 12 VVhy should the change of Fortune make thee pale Thou dost but leave the Hill to walke i' th Vale. Or thus 12 If Fortune of her Ankers have thee ridde Patience can make an Anker of a thridde Or thus 12 VVhen thou hast lesse than that thou hadst before If thou canst'oâ—e content thou hast the more Or thus 12 Content is all we ayme at with our store If that be had with little what needes more Or thus 12 Content is great though little bee the meate The Great in Little makes the Little Great 13 Vxorem fâ—ge ut ducus sub nomine Dotis Nec retinere vâ—lis si coeperit esse molesta 13 Take heed thou marry not a wife for Portion Nor keepe her longer than she keepes proportion Or thus 13 Take not a wife for wealth or if thou doe If once she grow insulting let her goe 14 Multorum disce exemplâ— quâ— Facta sequaris Quae fugias â—ita est â—â—bis alienâ— Magistra 14 By others learne what to Embrane or shunne Their lives may be our guides what course to runne Or thus 14 by others take example what is Errour And what is right their lives may be our Mirrour Or thus 14 No schoole can better teach us what t' embrace And what to 〈◊〉 than others shame or Grace Or thus 14 Make other men thy patternes what to follow And what to Flieâ— their lives are out Apollo 15 Quod potes id tentato â—pâ—ris in pondere pressus Succâ—â—bat
Dye thou knowst not when Put not thy hope in death of other men Or thus 19 Since all are mortall what more vaine can be Then hope to bury them may bury thee Or thus 19 Since God a fraile vncertaine life doth give thee Hope not on dead mens shooes that may out live thee Or thus 19 Why should we hope of being others Heyres Doth not our owne sand runne as fast as Theirs Or thus 19 Since in us all Life hath a doubtfull scope To hope for dead mens Goods is dead mens Hope Or thus 19 What contract canst thou make with Death that He Should serve his writs on others and spare thee Or thus 19 It is not Hope but wan hope to surmize That thou shalt live to close anothers eyes Or thus 19 Since all our lives are brittle Glasse and weake What reason thine should hold and others breake Or thus 19 Why shouldst thou thinke t' out live them that be old Though thou art young Dâ—th death a scantling hold Or thus 19 Thinke not thy selfe from Death the more at rest For being young 't is greene fruit Death loves best Or thus 19 Thinke not that life 's a fruit not fit to gather But when t is ripe Death likes it unripe rather Or thus 19 Lifes fruit is tender seldome comes to good Death is a Frost in May nips it i' th Bud. Or thus 19 The lives of men seeme in two seas to swimme Death comes to young folkes and old goe to him Or thus 19 Which may we count to death the greater haster The old hath lesse to goe the young runnes faster Or thus 19 No certaine time is set to be lifes border Death takes away by lot and not by order Or thus 19 Old folkes so gastly are and looke so grimme That death feares them as much as they feare him Or thus 19 To thinke t' out live thy youngers midnesse wereâ— Thine Elders Folly therefore Both forbeare 20 Exiguum munus quum dat tibi pauper amicus Accipito placide plene laudâ—re memento 20 When a poore friend a small gift gives to thee Take it in worth and let it praysed be Or thus 20 When a poore friend presents thee some small toye Shew thy acceptance by some show of joy Or thus 20 When a poore friend for some small thing makes shift Looke on the Givers minde not on the Gift 21 Infantem nudum quum ie Natuâ—a crearit Paupertat is onus patienter ferre memento 21 Since Infants bare and naked borne we were Let us our Poverty with patience beare Or thus 21 Even nature teacheth Poverty to beare Since bare and naked made by her we were Or thus 21 What child that 's good would skorn his Mothers blessing Then skorn not barenesse which is Natures dressing Or thus 21 She that gave Life gave Barenesse Is sh'a Mother In giving life A stepdame in the other Or thus 21 Since Poverty is Natures Gift and Gifts Of Nature All are good why seeke we shifts Or thus 21 Barenesse and Poverty are of Natures giving In Birth and Death and why not then in living Or thus 21 Nature that 's simple why wouldst thou have mixt Poore first and last and why not Poore betwixt Or thus 21 Richmen and Poore what difference between them All Borne All dead alike the rest a Dreame Or thus 21 We came into the world without a clout And in as poore a pickle we goe out Where life 's both Ends are in so meane degree What matter is 't how meane the middle be Or thus 21 We came into the Word without a robe And we goe out againe as poore as Iob If Earth unto us should a heaven prove How could we looke to have a Heaven above Or thus 21 Since Nature made us poore le ts patient be Shee better knowes what 's good for us then we 22 Ne time as illam quae vitae est vltima finis Qui Mortem metuit quod Vivit perdit idipsum 22 Feare not that Ende of life which Nature gives He that feares Death looseth even that he lives Or thus 22 Feare not that End of life which is the last The feare of Death puts Lifes mouth out of taste Or thus 22 Doe not thy minde to frightfull fancies give To live still fearing Death is not to live Or thus 22 Betimes thinke on thy last End and be steady He that feares Dying is halfe dead allready Or thus 22 Feare not least Death should thee of life deprive Such Feare puts life into her Grave alive Or thus 22 Feare not the houre that life shall lose her light Where such Feare is she never hath but night Or thus 22 Feare not lifes last each day Death cuts our skore And yet not Felt the last will doe no more Or thus 22 Feare not the time that life shall end her taske The Feare of Dying is Deaths Antimaske Or thus 22 What cause have we at Death to take offence If Feele we live still if not live No Sence Or thus 22 As good to fall as still to feare we were Feare is as deadly as the Fall we feare Or thus 22 Feare not lifes End to feare that Dye we shall Makes life a Death and so no life at all Or thus 22 Feare is it selfe a Death then Death comes on And makes Two Deaths where we might scape with one Or thus 22 What day is liv'd but that to death we give Who therefore would not Die He must not live Or thus 22 Feare's never good but when it may preserve Then feare not Death for which no feare will serve Or thus 22 Possesse thy minde in peace stint Passions strife Neither Feare death nor Be in love with life 23 Si tibi pro meritis nemo respondet amicus Incusare Deum noli sed te ipse coerce 23 If thâ—u find'st no friend answer to thy merits Yet charge not God withall but calme thy spirits Or thus 23 If men for thy deservings prove unkinde Yet blame not God but moderate thy minde Or thus 23 If thou be kinde to friends They not to thee Yet doe not lay the blame on Gods Decree Or thus 22 Because thy friends not gratious are to thee Wilt thou to God Ungratious therefore be Or thus 23 To finde thy friends ungratefull is a curse But for it to repine at God is worse Or thus 23 If all thy friends unthankfull prove to thee Yet doe not Thou to God but thankefull be 24 Ne tibi quid Desit quâ—sitis vtere parce Vtque quodest serves semper tibi deesse putato 24 To keepe from want spend prodigally never To keepe from spending Thâ—nke thou wantest ever Or thus 24 That want thou mayst not save what thou hast got That save thou mayst Thinke that thou hast it not Or thus 24 The best way not to want is to be sparing The way to spare To be for want still caring 25 Quod praestare potes ne bis
promiseris vlli Ne sis Ventosus dum vis vrbanus haberi 25 Promise not Twice a thing within thy might Least thou instead of kinde be counted light Or thus 25 Let men no lightnesse in thy Promise finde Pâ—aying with Aire thou shalt be thought but winde Or thus 25 Thy Promise breaking is the Truths denying And is but a more solid kinde of lying Or thus 25 Discredit not thy Promise with delay Least no man trust hereafter what you say Or thus 25 Performance of thy Promise doe not sleight Why shouldst thou make thy selfe a Graine too light Or thus 25 Promise once made Intend to keepe it streight Who would be counted light that may be weight Or thus 25 In maâ—ing promise â—hy faith stands at stake Doe it thou must or else thy faith forsake Or thus 25 Who promise breakes when he can doe a thing Is like a foolish Bird clips her owne wing Or thus 25 That promise is a due Debt make no doubt Who Promise breakes is the true Bankerout Or thus 25 In keeping Promise if thou canst be Iust Why shouldst thou goe a lying upon trust 26 Qui simulat verbis nec Corde est fidus amicus Tu quoque fac simile sic Ars deluditur arte 26 When one is Friend in words but not in Heart Be thou so too so Art is mockt with Art Or thus 26 When One is much in words in Truth not much Be thou so too Feigning is made for such Or thus 26 When one beares thee no love yet makes a show Doe thou so too It may be Blow for Blow Or thus 26 When One meanes thee no good yet speakes thee faire Doe thou the like so thou shalt make a Paire Or thus 26 When One professeth Loue but is not sound Doe thou the like to him such Hare such Hound Or thus 26 When one pretends Love that hath no such thought Doe thou the like so Dottrels must be caught 27 Noli homines nimium blâ—ndâ— sermone probâ—â—â— Fistula dulce canit Volucrem dum decipit Aâ—ceps 27 Trust not to men for their faire speeches making The Pipe sounds sweetly while the Byrd is taking Or thus 27 When men come hony mouth'd if you but watch you 'l finde their words but lime twigs shine to catch Or thus 27 In fawning words thinke not true meaning streight What good doe trapps vnlesse they haue a baite 28 Quum tibi sint Nati nec opes tunc artibus Illos Instrue quo possint inopem defendere â—itam 28 When thou hast children and no goods to giue Then traine them up in trades whereby to liue Or thus 28 When thou hast children and small sustentation Then giue them portions in good education 29 Quod vile est carum quod carum vile putato Sic tibi nec Cupidus nec Auar us nosceris ulli 29 Account base things as deere deere things as base So shalt thou haue selfe-peace and others grace Or thus 29 To hold things base and deere in equall price Abates both clogge and staine of avarice Or thus 29 Account no oddes betweene things base and deere A gilt or wooden dish make both one cheere Or thus 29 Thinke Bewter Silverâ— and Thinke Silver Bewter What are they more or lesse if Thou be Newter 30 Quae culpare soles eatune feceris ipse Turpe est doctâ—ri quâ—m cuâ—pa redarguit ipsum 30 Doe not thy selfe what thou art wont to blame A Teacher to need Teaching is a shame Or thus 30 In blaming others looke thy selfe bee free T is shame to Censure them may Censure thee Or thus 30 What thou cal'st soule let it thy selfe not soyle T is shame for Teachers when their faults recoyle Or thus 30 What thou findst fault withall forbeare to doe T is shame to be both Iudge and Guilty too Or thus 30 Blame not in others what thy selfe may touch T is shame when one may say Thy selfe is such Or thus 30 When you condemne be sure you guiltlesse stand T is shame to see a Iudge hold up his hand 31 Quod instum est petito vel quod videatur honestum Nam stultum est petore id quod possit iure negari 31 Aske that is iust at least iust to the Eye T is shame to aske what t is iust to deny Or thus 31 Aske that is iust t is Folly if not Pride To aske a thing may iustly be denide Or thus 31 Aske not but what is iust t is want of wit To aske a thing thou know'st to be unfit Or thus 31 Be sure thy sâ—ite be iust an uniust suite Proclaimes its owne Denyall or stands mute Or thus 31 Aske that is iust at least in estimation To aske a thing uniust is meere Temptation Or thus 31 Aske that is iust who things uniust doth craue Makes him he askes a Foole Himselfe a Knave 32 Ignotum tibitu noli praeponere notis Cognita Inâ—â—cio constant In cognita casâ— 32 Preferre not strangers before them thou know'st In those thou Ventur'st In these Iudgement showest Or thus 32 Rather then strangers men thou know'st approve Iudgement shews These t is chance how Those may prove Or thus 32 Better things knowne then unknowne to advance As much as Iudgement better is then chance 33 Quum dubia in certis versetur vita periclis In lucro tibipene diem quicunque laboras 33 Since Life is threatned every houre with Death Count that day gain'd in which thou draw'st thy breath Or thus 33 Since every day of life might be thy last Count that day more then due which thou hast past Or thus 33 Amongst the gaynes that you have made the day Account the Day it selfe you iustly may Or thus 33 So Imminent is Death Dangers so rise That we may Count Each New day a New life Or thus 33 So fraile is life Dangers so manifold That New dayes are but scape Goats of the old Or thus 33 What 's life or Health what 's beauty strength or breath All is but Interest of our Debt to Death Or thus 33 All sit at Interest while they draw their breath He that takes use of life Payes use to Death Or thus 33 Each day that 's liv'd is gaind poore Gaine God wot That makes one so much poorer as is got Or thus 33 If we count that day gaynd which we have past That 's lost that 's past and so that 's gain'd that 's lost Or thus 33 Death and we Both lay claime to the same houres What 's past is His and onely that is ours 34 Vincere quum posses interdum Code sodali Obsequio quoniam dulces retinentur aâ—ici 34 Loose sometime to a friend when thou couldst gaine Such kindnesses doe Friendships League maintaine Or thus 34 Yeeld sometimes to a friend whom thou couldst master Such tricks of love tye friendships knot the faster Or thus 34 Not allwayes strive with friends thy force to show T is victory sometimes to take a blow Or thus
it makes even Foes our friends 2 Mitte Arcana Dei Calâ—mque inquirere Quid sit Quum â—is Mortalis quae sunt Mortalia Cura 2 Search not Gods secrets nor to Heaven ascend Since thou art Mortall Mortall things attend Or thus 2 What Heaven is and what Gods secrets are Seeke not to finde let Earth of Earth take care Or thus 2 What God and Heaven is search not to know What are the things Above to us Below Or thus 2 About Gods hidden workes straine not thy wit To Humane Creatures Humane things best fit Or thus 2 Gods secrets Riddles are for which a man Is no fit Oedypus Doe what he can 3 Linque metum Lethi Nam stultum est tempore in omni Dum Mortem metuis amittere gaudia vitae 3 Leave â—eare of Death for what Folly more rise Then fearing Death to lose the joyes of life Or thus 3 Leave fearing death let life have some delights Which can have none as long as Death affrights Or thus 3 Leave feare of Death who can have merry heart As long as Feare stands brandishing Deaths Dart Or thus 3 Leave feare of Death what pleasure can life have When feare still keepes her thinking of her Grave Or thus 3 Leave feare of Death what mischiefe greater were Then feare a mischiefe that comes with a feare Or thus 3 Leave to feare Death for Death beares life a spight And hurts her more with terrour then with might Or thus 3 Leave feare of Death why shouldst thou not adhere Rather to life in Ioy then Death in Feare Or thus 3 Make Death looke merrily what shrewder turne Then putting Death in Blacks to make life mourne 4 Iratus dere in certa contendere noli Impedit Ira animum ne possit cernere verum 4 Contend not Angry about doubtfull things Anger the minde into starke blindnesse brings Or thus 4 Strive not in doubtfull things with angry sprite Anger feeles up the minde from seeing right Or thus 4 In doubtfull matters how can Truth be seene When Anger stands before it as a skreene Or thus 4 In doubtfull things no Angry man sees right Doubt makes the object lesse Anger the light 5 Fac sumptum propere quumres desyderat ipsa Dandum â—tenim est aliquid quum Tempus postulat aut Res. 5 Be ready to bestow as Cause requires For something must be given to Times desires Or thus 5 Spare not to spend when there is just occasion From Cause and Time we must seeke no Evasion 6 Quod nimium est fugitâ— Parvo gaudere memento Tâ—ta mage est puppis modicâ— quaeâ—â—â— mine fertur 6 With little be content seeke not Extremes The Ship goes safest in the smaller streames Or thus 6 Be not Aspiring nor too lofty flie No Falls so dangerous as those from High Or thus 6 Seeke not Extremes 't is the conceit of Pride To thinke it never Flâ—d without Spring-tide Or thus 6 Be not more curious then needes to be Brightnesse is for the Stars cleannesse for thee Or thus 6 If little be enough Much is too much Why seekst thou then to be such and not such Or thus 6 When Natures turne is servd the rest runs ore Little serves that then never seeke for more 7 Quod pudeat sâ—ciâ—s prudens celare memento Ne plures culpent id quod tibi displicet vni 7 With what thou mayst be sham'd disclose to none Least many blame what now thou blam'st alone Or thus 7 Why shouldst thou make that knowne which t is too much Thou knowst thy selfe sores are not fit to touch Or thus 7 Faulty in Doing Be wise in Concealing Faults are twice done when of ones owne Revealing Or thus 7 When thou commitst a fault tell not the same What needs a Theatre to shew thy shame Or thus 7 Blaze not abroad to others thine owne Evill This were to light a candle to the Devill 8 Nolâ— putes pravoâ— homines peccata lucrari Temporibus peccata latent sed tempâ—re parent 8 Thinke not that men can steale sinnes and goe quite Sinnes lurke a time but Tyme brings them to light Or thus 8 Thinke not that men can gaine their doing wrong Times mute awhile but keepes not Counsayle long Or thus 1 Thinke not that men can siâ—ne and goe invisible To Times cleere Eyes the most hid things are visible Or thus 8 Thinke not that siâ—res once doue are gone and past Time is a Blab and will tell all at last Or thus 8 No sinne was ever cloakt with such disguise but hath lyen open alwayes to Times Eyes Or thus 8 No sinne was ever done nor ever shall But for a reckoning Time is sure to call 9 Corporis exigui noli contemnere vires Consilio pollet cui vim Natura negavit 9 Skorne not the strength of men of little size Whom Nature makes lesse strong she makes more wife Or thus 9 Slight not small statures t is not said in vaine The lesser Head the better is the Braine Or thus 9 Marke Natures course and you shall finde she puts Her Choicest wine in Runlets not in Buts Or thus 9 Despise not littlemen t is natures guise To give the greater sight to lesser Eyes Or thus 9 Little men have their worth t is Natures pleasure To adde in weight what she abates in measure Or thus 9 He knows not Nature that small statures mocks For whom she makes no Oxe she may a Foxe Or thus 9 Nature is wise and gives not All to One To some more Braiâ—e to others greater bone Or thus 9 By bulke of Body Indge of men who can Great bones make Drones ' â—is spirit makes a man Or thus 9 Marke inward worth and you shall finde it then that lesser bodies make not lesser men 10 Cui scierisnon esse parem te tempore Cede Victorem a victo superaâ—â— faeye videmus 10 Finding thy selfe too weak sound a retreat We see the Conquer'd oft the Conquerour beat Or thus 10 Forbeare when overmatcht and doe not fret Though beaten now thou mayst hereafter beat Or thus 10 To give ground when there 's Ods never disdaine He that yeelds now may fight againe and Gaine Or thus 10 Yeeld being too weak and stand not out mens laughter Thou mayst perhaps have better Cards hereafter Or thus 10 Yeeld when thou art too weake and never fret Though lose a Game yet thou mayst win the set Or thus 10 Thy forces fayâ—ing be content to yeeld Who winnes it now may after lose the Field Or thus 10 The cause bidds yeeld but Valour cannot flie Then Valour is in a foolâ—s custody Or thus 10 Why not yeeld when too weake Valour sayes No Valour is but a Foole for saying so Or thus 10 To fly when overmatcht doth not Disparage It comes from strength of wit Not want of Courage Or thus 10 It is not Valour but Foole-hardinesse To see the Danger more and flee it lesse Or thus 10 What hope for such men
37 How can we reckon upon lifes Extent That know not what we have till all be spent Or thus 37 Why shouldst thou count thy life to be an Ell When if it reach to be a spanne t is well Or thus 37 Death searcheth all our ports and when we thinke Our ship most sale we spring a leake and sinke Or thus 37 This partiall Errour on mens mindes is growne They thinke Death others case but not their owne Or thus 37 We must Examples to our selves apply Such men dide young or suddaine why not I 38 Thure Deum placa Vitulum sine erescat â—â—trâ— No credas placare Deum quum cade litatur 38 Incense for Sacrifice Leave calves for plowes Thinke not thou canst please God with bloudy Vowes 39 Cede locum lasus Fortuna Cede Potenti Ladere qui potuâ—t prodesse aliquando valebit 39 Give Fortune place Give place to men in place Who hurts thee now may one day shew thee grace Or thus 39 Vaile to ill Fortune Vaile to men of might Who wrong thee now may after doe thee Right 40 Quum quid peccaris Casâ—â—igata te ipse subinde Vulnera dum saâ—as Dolor est medicina doloris 49 For every fault some chastisement sustaine In healing wounds Paine is the Cure of paine Or thus 40 When faults are done let chastisement beginne The Paine of pennance cures the paine of sinne Or thus 40 Punish thy selfe for every idle vaine T will aske some rubbing to get out a staine Or thus 40 Penâ—ance for sinne must not be counted vâ—yne No wound is cur'd but with some sence of paine Or thus 40 To every sinne some chastisement impart Men will be loath to sinne if sure to smart 41 Damnaris nunquam post longum tempus amicum Mutavit mores sed pignor a prima memento 41 Condemne not friends whom long Experience proves What if they Change Thinke thou of their first loves Or thus 41 Condemne no friend that of Times sealing is Say he be chang'd yet thou hast Pawnes of his Or thus 41 Condemne no friend whom often tride thou hast Suppose he change Thinke thou of that is past Or thus 41 Condemneno friend where Time gives Evidence Say he be changed Thinke t is thine own offence 42 Suspectus cave sis Ne sis miser omnibus horis Naâ—â— timidis suspectis aptissima mors est 42 Be not suspitious least thou alwaies cry Suspitious men and cowards were best Dyeâ— Or thus 42 For men suspitious there is no releife Nothing but Death can remedie their griefe 43 Quum famâ—los fueris proprios mercatus in vsus Vt servâ—s dicas homines tamen esse memento 43 When for thy use thou buyest servants theâ— Though slaves thou call them yet know they are Men. 44 Quam primam capiâ—ndatibi est Occasiâ— prima Nerursus quaer as quae iam neglexer is ante 44 Neglect not the first opportunity Lest it neglected after neglect thee Or thus 44 Take hold of opportunity before Least offered and refus'd it come no more 45 Morte repentina noli gaeudere malorum Felices obeunt quorum sine crimine Vita est 45 At bad mens suddaine dying be not glad Where life was good no kinde of death is bad Or thus 45 At bad mens suddaine Ends doe not reioyce The best men cannot of their deaths make choice Or thus 45 Never reioyce at bad mens suddaine death What matter in what for me death stops our breath 46 Quum tibi sit eoniux Ne Res Fama laboret Vitandum ducas Inimicum Nomen amici 46 Having a Wife Take heed of such a friend That may thy Fame detract and Fortunes spend 47 Quum tibi contigeris studio cognâ—scere multa Fac discas multa et vita nil vellâ— doceri 47 Having learned much learne more and shun as naught 47 The Will of being unwilling to be taught FINIS Faults escaped in Printing correct thus IN the Epistle page 2. line 4. for next proceeding read next praeceding fol. 4. li. 19. Prayers read Paires p. 18. l. 7. for word r. world p. 49. l. 20. to the Phisitian r. to a Phisitianâ— f. 50 l. 6. Faults r. Falls fol. 51. li. 13. T will be sore crossing out re T will be some crossing out fo 75. li. 11. a rich man more r. yet rich men more fo 88. li. 17. To marke blot out Te fol. 89. l. 4. bred in it r. bred it in In the quotations also there are Errours crept in which if they be not blotted out to his hand I desire the Reader to blot out as namely The quotation out of Ecclus. upon the 26 Distich Lib. 1. The quotation out of Ecclus. upon the 2 Distich Lib. 2. The quotation out of Ecclus. upon the 13. Distich Lib. 3. about an Dom. 170. Pro. 6. 9. 19. 15. 10. 13. 24 30. 33. Iam. 3. 21. Pro. 10. 19. Ecclus 5. 13 20. 1. 2. Pro. 26. 7. Eccles. 9. 4. 29 5. 10. Eccle 10. 4 Ecclus. 8. 3. Pro. 9. 11. Eccles. 9. 12. 1. 2. 29. 20. 14. 11. Pro. 13. 3. Eccle. 9. 19. 7. 10. 41. 23. Eccle. 9. 1â—â— 11. Eccles 9. 19. 8. Eccles. 9. 21 24 28. Pro 20 21. 27 23 24 Eccle. 9. 18. 25. Eccles 9. 4. 8. Eccle. 9. 14. 1â— 17 18 Ecclus. 20. 16â— Pâ—â— 3. 28. 〈…〉 Ecclus. 20. 1 Ecclns. 14. 17. 18. 17. 2. Ecclus. â—0 â—0 Prov. 17. 14. 15. 1 20. 3. 25. 8. 9. Ecclus. 28. 11. Prâ—u 19. 21. 25. 28. Ecclus. 4. 30. Ecclus 7. 8. Iames 5. 10 11. Ecclus. 1. 23 Ecclus. 25. 3 Ecclus. 14. 11. 〈…〉 Pro. 14. 29. Eccle. 7. 9. Pro. 11. 24. Pro. 25. 8. 15. 1. lob 23. 8. 9. EccIus II. 4. Pro. 19. 14. Pro. 17. 9. Pro. 25 27. EccIus 15. 9. 10. 11. Ecclus. 6. 3 Pro. 24. 7. Pro. 28. 16. Ecclus. 10. 9 18. 32. Pro. â—0 19. Ecclus. 19. 14. Pro. 20. 1. â—â— 20. 30 Esay 5. 11. Ecclus. 1â— 17. 19. 27 16. 17. 37 8. 13. P 10. 24. 1. Pro. 22. 3. Pro. 14. 10. Pro. 4. 25. Ecclus. 37. 29. 30 31. 19. 20. Ecclus. 7. 7. Ecclus. 14. 13. 17. 33 27. Ecclus. 10. 25. Ecclus. 2. 4. â—9 23. 〈…〉 Tit. 2. 7. Pro. 21. 11. Lev. 5. 1. Ecâ—luâ— 31. 7 8 9. These following follow Cato but go a Christian step beâ—ond him Ecclus. 3. 8. 7. 27. Eccle. 5. 10 11. 1â— lam 5. 1. 2. Pro. 23. 4. 5. 1 Tim 6. 9. Ecclus. 31. 1. 5. 40. 18. Ecclus. 31. 19. 20. 40. 18. Ecclus. 30. 14. 15. 16. Pro. 27. 9. 17. 17. Ecclus. 6. 14 16. Ecclus. 34. 19. Ecclus. 6. 7. 37. 1. 6. Eccles. 2. 24. 3. 13. 5. 18. 9. 7 8. Ecclus. 10. 29. 14. 3. 7. 20. 17. Ecclus. 15. 6. 41 12. Eccles. 8. 6. Prov. 4. 18. Eccles. 7. 12 Ecclus. 21. 21 51. 28. Ecclus. 7. 5. 7. 4. 27. 27. 7. Iames 4. 14. Ecclus. 40. 2. Ecclus. 8 9. Pro. 23. 2â— 30. Ecclus. 31 29 25. 31. Ecclus. 5. 10. Iob. 24. 24. Iob 32. 9. Ecclus. 6. 7. 8 9. Ecclus. 21 12. Ecclus. 19. 12. 31. 27. 28 Ecclus. 19. 26 27 28. 27. 22. 23 Pro. 3. 30. 22. 22. 23 Esay 19. 21 Ecclus. 35. 18. Ecclus. 19 10. Iob. 14. 14. 21. 23. Ecclus. 14. 12. 〈…〉 Ecclus. p. 1. Ecclus. 7 20 Ecclus. 4 20 Prov. 4. 17. Ecclus. 8. 7
labor frustra tent at a relinquas 15 Take no more on thee than thou canst performe Least fainting under it thou leave with Skorne Or thus 15 Attempt but what thou canst least in the race Thou faint and tire and leave it with disgrace Or thus 15 Attempt but what thou canst least thou be faine To turne in at the Signe of Labour in vaine Or thus 15 Undertake not too much least without thanke Thou prove thy selfe a bragging Mountibanke Or thus 15 Strive not above thy strength least thou be glad To take such Pay as Babell's Workmen had 16 Quod nosti hand recte factum nolite â—ilere Ne videare malos imitâ—rt velle tacendo 16 Conceale no Deed thou knowest to be naught Least for concealing thou as bad be thought Or thus 16 Conceale not what thou justly dost mislike Least thou be thought as like to doe the like Or thus 16 Silence consents 't is therefore necessity To tell mens faults least thou be Accessary Or thus 16 Conceale not what thou knowst ill done Concealing In Acts Fellonious is as bad as stealing Or thus 16 Conceale not mens ill doings least men Read Thy Will as wicked as the others Deed. Or thus 16 Sylence may make an Innocent be guilty If it conceale mens doings that are filthy Or thus 16 Conceale not mens ill Deeds least thy Concealing Make thee be thought as bad as them their Dealing Or thus 16 If thou a Theft know let it be reveal'd A Theefes Concealour is a Theefe conceal'd 17 Iudicis auxilium sub iniqua lege rogato Ipsae etiam leges cupiunt vt iure regantur 17 From wrong of Law seeke to the Iudge for Right For even the Lawes require an oversight Or thus 17 Wrong'd by the Law Implore the Iudges might It is the Lawes owne suit to bee set right Or thus 17 Appeale thou to the Iudge from the Lawes spight For even the lawes themselves appeale to right Or thus 17 Fly to the Iudge when thou art wrong'd by law For even Law must it selfe be kept in awe Or thus 17 When Law would strike the Iudge may be a shield The Dumbe Law to the speaking Law tnust yeeld Or thus 17 When Lawes doe freeze the Iudges Hearts may thaw And Iudges are a Law even to the Law Or thus 17 When Lawes are harsh the Iudges must be milde Else all Humanity will be Exil'd Or thus 17 No Law can be a Rule so streight and iust But it may Rule awry If Iudges lyst 18 Quod merito pateris patienter perfer id ipsum Quum que reus tibi sis ipsum te Iudice Damna 18 What thou deservst to beare beare without grudge And Guilty to thy selfe Be also Iudge 19 Multa legas facitâ— Perlectis perlege multa Nam Miranda canunt sed non Crâ—denda Poetae 19 Read much and much read Read much more In briefe Poets are all for wonder not beleefe Or thus 19 Read much and much read Read it againe Indeed Poets speake strange things but not alwayes Creed Or thus 19 Read more and more and still Reade more and know Poets tel wonders but not Gospell though Or thus 19 Never give over Reading by thy will Poets sing sweet but above Ela still Or thus 19 Never give over Reading nor forbeare it Though Poets tell thee wonders Doe not sweare it Or thus 19 Be Reading still and never shut thine Eyes Poets tel Tales are neither Truths nor lies Or thus 19 Be Reading still Poets can give a passe To that shall never be nor ever was Or thus 19 Thy Bookes and thee let nothing part asunder In Poets mouthes A miracle is no wonder 20 Inter Convivas fac sis sermone modestus Ne dicare lrquax dum vis â—rbanus haberi 20 Amongst Ghests at a Feast be no Debater Least seeking praise of wit thou prove a prater Or thus 20 When thou art at a Feast much talke refraine Leaft thou be thought to have more Tongue then brain Or thus 20 When thou art at a Feast forbeare much talke Men come not thither to heare thy Tongue walke 21 Coniugis Iratae noli tu verba timere Nam struit infidias lachrymis quum faemina plorat 21 Let not the Angry words of thy wife fray thee T is when a woman weepes she meanes to pay thee Or thus 21 Feare not thy wifes hot words t is womans guise Plaine when she plaigues deceitfull when she cries 22 Vtere quaesitis sed ne vide aris abuti Qui sua consuâ—unt quum Dâ—st aliena sequuntur 22 Abuse not thy Estate with riotous dealing For Riot wounds with want want cures with stealing Or thus 22 Vse thy Estate but Foole it not away Turn'd out of all Men turne to Birds of prey Or thus 22 Use but with temper that which thou hast got No Leech like One that had and hath it not Or thus 22 Vse that thou hast but Use it with discretion Evacuation's madde for new Repletion Or thus 22 Use thy Estate but give it not the slippe VVant makes the Old wife troâ—t the Young wife trippe Or thus 22 Be not profâ—se in spending when all failes Men live not by their hands but by their Nailes Or thus 22 Use that thou hast but make no wilfull waste All gone men turne to Cannyballs at last 23 Fac tibi propanas Mâ—rtem non esse timendam Quae bona si non est Finis tamen illa malorum 23 Resolve of Death no feare is to be had VVhich though not good yet Ends all that is bad Or thus 23 Where Death is feard it seemes not understood Is not the End of Evils a Ioyfull Good Or thus 23 Be not afraid of Dying hast not thou Good Cause to welcome that brings th' Olive bough Or thus 23 Who would feare Death which though an End it be Yet not of Vs but of our Misery Or thus 23 Soule brought a Bed of Body and Delivered Is Death Is not hee that feares this white liverd Or thus 23 Death is an End and a Beginning too As that not ill as this a thing we woe Or thus 23 This one thing were enough to raise deaths price That ther 's no way but it to Paradise Or thus 23 These Goods are onely in Deaths Cabbin kept All weeping left all weeping past unwept Or thus 23 With this account all feare of Death is fled To live as long as live and longer Dead Or thus 23 Be this thy mindes both quietnesse and strife To make thy life a Grave thy Grave a life Or thus 23 Make life a Grave by being dead to sinne The Grave a life by Hope to Rise agen Or thus 23 This I resolve and let the houres fly To live upright and if I dye I dye 24 Vxoris linguam si frugi est â— ferre memento Nomque malum est te nolle puti hanc non posse tacere 24 Beare with thy wifes Tongue if her truth thou see Why should she