his indeuour He shall euer liue in great dishonour 2 For all his faire show he is a knaue Though he séeme neuer so gallant and braue 3 With weapon in hand he sure shall die Vrged by others that stand him by 4 This pretended war howsoeuer it showes Shall neuer end but by bloud and blowes 5 Though thou art sicke be yet not dismaide Thou needes no Phisicke be not affraide 6 The newes is like to prooue but a fable Inuented by some grosse dunstable 7 Although with labour thou dost it séeke Thou shalt not obtaine as yet this weeke 8 Weane not as yet be not too hastie Attend vntill the childe be lustie 9 If thou take care as it doth require Fortune shall helpe thee to thy desire 10 He is not shaped long life to haue For pleasure shall speed him to his graue 11 Thou shalt haue gaine for so I say it In spite of those that doe denay it 12 Set not thy loue on bribing shifts Nor on a man for fained gifts Pharay 1 I know that I am loued truely And I resolue to loue as duely 2 By time he shall prooue both wise and sage And come to be a great personage 3 Although he seeme most holy to be He is nought but craft and subtiltie 4 Thou maist enter so far by follie led To returne with thy héeles before thy head 5 Though this garboyle seeme not large He that is beaten shall pay the charge 6 If with good guiding thou wilt take heede Of Phisickes helpe thou hast no néede 7 I will beleeue it if it be good If it be nought then not by the roode 8 On the left hand towards Occident Thou shalt finde it there incontinent 9 The time to weane is good if thou so desire And both the childe and age doth it require 10 Thou shalt be happie as I foresee With good fortune and prosperitie 11 Weakely engendred and of ill seede And so short life to him is decreede 12 He thinkes to gaine but shall haue the losse For the true honour the ball shall tosse Baroys 1 The end of thy pretended law Shall shortly to good agréement draw 2 Making thy humble request and desire Thou shalt on his head bring a hot fire 3 By meanes of his friend and their great fauour He shall be remitted to his great honour 4 He is most deuout in this same case To bring the worke well to his true place 5 Peace he doth loue but wars he doth hate He shall die on the land because of that 6 The wars is great and so the season Doth both presage a doubt of treason 7 If any ill at thy heart arise At thy mouth take phisicke I thée aduise 8 Beléeue you nothing of this nouell For nothing is true that they doe tell 9 Séeke it no more nor neuer minde it For I am sure thou shalt neuer finde it 10 You may weane the child from nurses teate If he haue good teeth to eate his meate 11 Thou shalt haue fortune diuerse and strange Sometime good then bad and euer change 12 For this same childe thus much doe I sée It shall liue long in prosperitie Aldadutam 1 This childe it doth most properly fit To haue a good vnderstanding wit 2 Your processe would not be of long date But in passing by the golden gate 3 Not one good day she doth approoue Except she sée her sweetest loue 4 Though in good prison thou sufferest To liue in libertie were the best 5 He shall loue studie and good doctrine For his nature is so inclining 6 He that himselfe doth the best gard Shall die the first I thus award 7 One of these two though not the stronger Shall ouercome him that is the wronger 8 Horseleches and Doctors now and then Doe most ouerthrow horse and man 9 These letters haue neither pleasure nor ioy But onely sorrow griefe and annoy 10 By a Bigamus cunning and bould Thy secrets shall be openly tould 11 In all their life there shall not be a day Wherein that enuie beares not the sway 12 Thou shalt not great store of wealth obtaine Though thou scrap the earth with griefe and paine Fastīu 1 By loue charitie and humblenesse Thou shalt get thee at last great riches 2 He shall haue according as I write A good memorie and a great sprite 3 It is better to come to agreement Then to liue as vnfriends and discontent 4 His friendship is most fained and faint How so euer his face with smiles he paint 5 It shall prooue to thee the most happiest thing If thou canst obtaine to serue the King 6 To be a lawyer he wanteth craft And of his nature too gentle and soft 7 He that thinkes him selfe the most ablest Is likeliest of all to die the soonest 8 Some that stands by and heares their flyting Shall agree them both without fighting 9 Care not for Phisicke but keeps thee quiet And for thy health keepe a good dyet 10 Although that we vpon the earth doe rest Yet is not earth for man the best 11 If by wrong words thy friend be offended Reueale the truth and all shall be ended 12 There shall be among them great dissention But in the end a good conclusion Algarfaray 1 These two brethren as séemeth to me Are likely neuer to loue and agrée 2 Thou shalt no great matter or wealth obtaine But rather spend thine owne in vaine 3 He shall be politike and ingenious And somewhat giuen malitious 4 Take my counsell for agrée thou must For vnfriends are dangerous to trust 5 Thy best fortune lyeth in thy purse Then beware it growes not worse and worse 6 All thy seruice and their faire speaking Shall cleane be dasht by a glasse breaking 7 He is to melancholie so inclined That imployment for him were best assigned 8 He that his speach doth first aduance Shall be the first man to lead the dance 9 The challenger hath béene too credulous Let him take heed for it is dangerous 10 If thou wilt haue thy health and not be sicke Sée that at thy mouth thou take no physicke 11 The letter containes no other content Then peace quietnesse and good agréement 12 Trust to thy selfe so shalt thou doe well And sée that thy secrets thou none do tell Cranlyarny 1 The thing shall be sure and well conceal'd And neuer shall be to any reueal'd 2 They shall be friends and so remaine Till some set strife betwéen them againe 3 Thou shalt be rich with plenty and store Except thy selfe hinder it the more 4 He shall be gentle soft and most affable And to all mens minds agreeable 5 It is not Kings or lordly liuers Hath such effect as lordly giuers 6 She loues thee a litle iust at the halfe If thou loue more thou 'lt proue a Calfe 7 As the world goes now for a franke man Let him leaue the Court and if he can 8 He shall be wise a louer of Science And in all his deeds beare
well on thy gard For all will sure to ruine afterward 5 The time is now verie well inclinde To any trade that thou hast a minde 6 It is not chaunce whatsoeuer some say But naturall sicknesse as see you may 7 Write darke misticall short and suttlely And send by a craftie fellow priuily 8 If wisely you carrie the matter still Be sure that haue a good end it will 9 They are in no danger nor perill at all Except by excesse they surfet and fall 10 If thou thy doings canst prudently guide Then shall great riches and wealth thee betide 11 He shall in spéech be most curteous and kinde And beare withall a true generous minde 12 The inclosed are so strong bould and stoute That of the assailants they neither feare nor doubt Cuba 1 They shall not keepe long nor be able to sheelde But forc't and content the fortresse to yeelde 2 Thou hast a good friend that sure doth thee backe And will not let thee by any meanes lacke 3 This king may himselfe most certaine assure He shall ere long haue a successure 4 Beleeue what thou wilt being vp or in bed This dreame is like to put thee in great dred 5 Be of courage and resolute I say And let no kinde of feare thy heart dismay 6 It were not amisse to part it and then To buy thee some possession againe 7 It is neither lot nor incantation But meerely a foolish imagination 8 If she can write and reade it then were better By some good friend to send her a letter 9 Pursue attempt and be importunate The brauest mindes are still most fortunate 10 He that his studie doth follow the best God will preferre him before all the rest 11 Fall to speedily and be not afraide Thou shalt be rich by marchandise and trade 12 He shall haue tongue that neuer shall lie still But yet neuer a wise word speake he will Tyayram 1 He shall not preuaile in learning at all Being of a rude wit and rusticall 2 For thy honour what so ere come to passe Be thou reuenged of that disgrace 3 The loue be you sure shall neuer haue end That is protested by so good a friend 4 This King is good and of great dexteritie Vpright and shall doe to all men equitie 5 This dream which so much doth thée mistemper Doth presage ill lucke and misaduenture 6 He shall haue good fortune and so at no season Be in any danger to die by poyson 7 Cease be wise and quarrell thou not therefore For this is the last and there shall be no more 8 If this witnesse be vsed curteously He is like to tell more then the verity 9 By the Father the thing may well be wrought If he will haue a childe that shal prooue ought 10 Though by the childe done it was neuer T is best to beleeue him how so euer 11 For all their valour brags and forwardnesse They shall purchase neither honour nor riches 12 Neuer doe hope for neither young nor olde Thou shalt not get riches siluer or gould Castiphou 1 Thou shalt be happie and to great wealth rise In spight of all thy vnkinde enemies 2 By his inclination he shall be wittie Therefore if he should not learne it were pittie 3 Put thy cause to God as the case now stands And he will reuenge it without thy hands 4 This loue shall cease and be no more amitie By a most dishonest fault and infamie 5 This King shall take counsell and follow the same So all his designes shall passing well frame 6 Looke well to thy selfe be vigilant still Dreames are not so oft good as they be'ill 7 Take thou héede of thy daily companion For he may well prooue to giue thée poyson 8 This thing recouer it againe thou shall Not onely in part but obtaine it all 9 He is vpright iust and most equitable And all his other parts are most notable 10 That shall be sure to haue the chiefe desire Which is good store of children as they require 11 You may soone perceiue by his lookes and fauour Who begot him and is his right father 12 They shall obtaine goods great plentie and store But yet few friends to loue them therefore Salumemom 1 If the eldest his fortune doe enquire It shall be good as to his owne desire 2 If thou dost not venter and put to triall Thou shalt not be rich I make deniall 3 Doe what you will he shall be a souldier And neuer proue fit to be a scholler 4 To be reuenged hope thou not at all For thy meanes is too weake and too too small 5 The end will not prooue to thee commendable For both th' one and the other is veritable 6 Contest not with him for it is but vaine He will doe nothing but of his owne braine 7 Thy dreame doth giue to thée good assurance To liue still in hope and firme esperance 8 For to be affraid you haue good reason And take you héed of a false knaue or treason 9 Hereafter looke you well vnto the rest That it be not lost too that is your best 10 This shall to you the best and worst still tell Therefore be wise and take to you good counsell 11 They are not well matched but of an ill kinde To get any children this is my minde 12 The father must not be angry in minde Although an ill answere here be assign'd Lephey 1 His mother that brought him vp from the first Can the truest tell his best and his worst 2 If the puney will good preferment haue He must to the Court and there be still braue 3 He shall be rich with good prosperitie If he would but leaue his wanton letcherie 4 Put him to seruice for that is the best But not to his learning of all the rest 5 Of all the iniuries trouble griefe and paine That they haue done he shall reuenge againe 6 This now new friendship grounded from the heart Shall neuer be broke till death them doe part 7 This King is fit a Monarke for to be For he loues God Iustice and equitie 8 This dreame proceedes from a vaine idleskull And in the end shall of danger be full 9 Take thou no thought nor feare not yet to dye Thy end shall not come so soon nor suddenly 10 The thiefe you shall get if with spéed you follow With search hue and cry shoute seeke and hollow 11 This witnes is a very honest man It can doe no harme what so he saith than 12 They shall obtaine so that the good wife Doe her best and goodwill all the daies of her life Thesebrum 1 To haue sonnes and daughters be not affraid For to ingender you are both well made 2 It is most sure it hath had a father But who it is none knowes except the mother 3 The eldest shall obtaine by his wife good fortune and wealth all daies of his life 4 Thou shalt haue riches and great promotion When thou in
8 Maruell not at all though tariance be long For he is detayned and doth thee no wrong 9 We are in great danger by sea and by land To haue great warres as I vnderstand 10 As phisicke vnfitting no health thou shalt haue For he 's but a foole and an ignorant knaue 11 He shall be thy contrarie note this thing well And therefore thy secrets sée thou doe not tell 12 Forbeare thou a little and be so content But make no pursute least thou do repent Barchutaly 1 I will ensure thee hee is there as yet But yet for to sée the time will not fit 2 This hath milke good store and excellent good Thou canst chuse no better of flesh nor of blood 3 He lewdly spends all in vices of treachery As dicing and carding whoring and lechery 4 This good inclination doth tend to no ill But lendeth spendeth with meane good will 5 By prudence wisedome and good discretion He shall bée secret and of good condition 6 After thy miserie thy labour and paine Thou shalt heape vp freinds and be well againe 7 Thy honour and fame shall grow vp so hie That thy great renowne shall liue immortally 8 By nature and birth and good inclination She still shall be apt to good education 9 Beléeue not reports nor be not dismaide Hee 's sound in person what euer is saide 10 Peace and truce shall be wars as now shall slacke For trouble spoyleth all brings our state to wracke 11 This man is skilfull most wise and learned Sufficient in all as well may be diserned 12 He shall full well performe his charge and message If he be not surpris'd in some strait passage Abbachin 1 To doe a message discréetly and well I will you ensure that he shall excell 2 There is store of treasure I know that most true But how to finde it I cannot tell you 3 If of necessitie you will haue a nurse Then passe ouer this for you cannot haue a worse 4 He will endeuour all that euer he can To purchase the name of an honest man 5 He shall of himselfe be euer mutable And in both good ill prooue most variable 6 Thy magnimious minde armed with patience Shall on thy enemies bring destroying vengeance 7 This doting nidiot by his foolish desart Shall of his faire loue at all haue no part 8 If otherwise thou doest not soone prepare Neither honour nor wealth will come to thy share 9 Thence shall she increase with resolute courage To serue God deuoutly in honourable mariage 10 Leaue off from séeking to spurne or to kicke For if death come not yet is he very sicke 11 The wars are likely to be of such sort That the poorest people shall lie in the durt 12 By boasting and bragging he thinkes for to gaine With more words then wit when both are but vaine Harsebrety 1 He is aduised graue modest and wise As is most apparent in all mens eyes 2 By wise good deseruings and vertuous parts He shall gaine the loue of most peoples hearts 3 There was treasure hidden as some men doe say But now by peece-meale t' is all stolne away 4 Margery good cow neither good nor bad A little sope milke is all may be had 5 He spends all he hath in toyes and in bables In cardes and in dice and in playing at tables 6 His verie behauiour as all men shall prooue Shall gaine him great wealth reputation and loue 7 In respect of his owne most vertuous minde All loue shall increase and quarrels shall end 8 His constant minde that hath so long endured Hath loue and pittie from his friends procured 9 His most noble minde despising of shame Hath wonne him great credit and eternall fame 10 By inclination he shall prooue a better dauncer Then to art or learning to be an aduancer 11 As in perfect health he can endure no ill But shall haue good fortune attend on him still 12 God shall giue vs by his omnipotence This yeere plentie if we haue patience Agrasamal 1 This yeere you shall haue neither troubles nor war But that euery one for profit may prepare 2 This medicine or Phisition hath no great skill Vnable to helpe but comming to kill 3 He is sufficient in euerie part And shall end thy businesse to thy owne heart 4 There is treasure which seeking may be found But it lyeth hid very déepe in the ground 5 In all mens eyes she doth froward appeare Being rude foolish and of no good manner 6 He shall more willingly his good still spend In releeuing the poore then abroad to lend 7 This partie shall doe all things at leasure But euer addicted to take his owne pleasure 8 By his sweete word and well plast perswasion He shall obtaine where he hath occasion 9 Reare vp thy spirit be pleased and so reioyce For fate hath said thou shalt enioy thy choise 10 By vertuous labours in verie short space Thou shalt enioy an honourable place 11 If that she haue vowed for to liue chast The end will prooue ill and her promise displast 12 Whether he be dead or with sicknesse tormented Suppose you the best and so be contented Sortigrat 1 If that in short space he doe not returne His part is full plaid and you may well mourne 2 It is in war that this must be done And then shall last long I so it be won 3 This Doctor is not yet sufficient To giue a remedie to your patient 4 This messenger for all his double diligence Shall dispatch nothing well nor of importance 5 In séeking treasure you lose but your labour Like him that would catch a hare with a tabor 6 This is not of good education Seeke out another of better fashion 7 O notorious nigard that to one poore mite He shall not imploy one pennie aright 8 Let it not displease that by the complexion The child shall be of a wilde condition 9 According to thy nature as thou art inclined Many brawles and troubles to thee are assigned 10 Preuent the worst by discretion and wit And loose not thy time with a foolish fit 11 The heart on couetousnesse is so set That all other good it doth cleane forget 12 She shall be deuout and verie religious Patient mild and verie vertuous Feltrīmelchi 1 For loue verie good and fit maried to be As best addicted to good huswiferie 2 He is in good health lustie and merrie And therefore for him you need not be sorie 3 If warres doe happen I then you assure A worthie Prelate shall peace procure 4 This man hath wit good store knowledge and science Therefore you may boldly make experience 5 This is a messenger fit for thy matter To cogge to lie to faine and to flatter 6 There is yet good store of treasure and gold And therefore to seeke it I wish thee be bold 7 This for this purpose is an excellent nurse Refuse her not then lest thou get a worse 8 The
as now it is intended With most great crueltie it shall be ended 10 If he be not purged well and in hast His life is gon and it cannot long last 11 Be you most sure that be it good or ill All is vntrue and this approoue I will 12 You may chaunce heerein much for to spend Without finding beginning or the end Alluata 1 Search towards th'orient and looke well about And in an old wall you shall finde it out 2 If he be two yeare old then doe what you will But take you heede that heate doe him no ill 3 Because he is so soft kinde and affable His fortune shall be thereto agreeable 4 Assure your selfe of what I now you tell He shall liue long in perfect health and well 5 In this thy law and processe I suppose Thy charges onely thou art like to lose 6 To be ill shapen and also ill spoken Keepes loue far off without a better token 7 This man in spight of all his enemies To his former honour againe shall rise 8 Who would beleeue him to be religious Should be deuout and he suspitious 9 Assuredly he is a great coward And feares to put himselfe in any hasard 10 Suddenly this war had a beginning and as quickly it shall haue an ending 11 He liues most sober and in diet small And so shall neede no Phisicke at all 12 Without some good cause the seede was not sowne Nor without fire was neuer smoke knowne Albothon 1 Doe not thinke that I tell you a fable For the newes will fall out most veritable 2 T' is hid déepe in the ground in cunning wise Iust on that side that the sunne doth rise 3 If he haue good strength to eate and drinke The worst is surely past thus doe I thinke 4 If with reason he will be well guided Fortune cannot hurt it is so prouided 5 He shall liue long what soeuer men saine But that shall be with much dolor and paine 6 The more you venter the more shall be lost For nought shall returne to answer the cost 7 Be vigilant and bould spare not to venter For neuer faint heart faire Lady could enter 8 It neuer will him so fortunate hit That he may returne to his sound credit 9 Whether Phisition Priest or Surgeon It 's not the habit that maketh the man 10 A valiant man can hardly death escape If that by battell for honour he gape 11 By garboile and war people are anoyde And all the countrie is quickly destroyd 12 Leaue for the present for onely by nature This diseased will gaine both helpe and cure Aldebaram 1 For to purge the season is not good The best is to abstaine from too much foode 2 This newes very lickly seemes to the view And by all apparances will be true 3 Looke carefully for so it is assigned Where first thou dost it looke thou shalt it finde 4 The childe hath suckt enough with reason Yet weane him not in summer season 5 Fortune is so gracious and fauourable That he shall be sure to be honourable 6 You shall haue long life happie and good Without sicknesse or infected blood 7 For neither riches goods nor yet land Enter not the law at any hand 8 To haue merrie dayes and a good life See that thou brall not nor chide thy wife 9 The busie bodie and buzzing flie Is soone caught with dishonour to die 10 T' is a prating groome and full of chat like a chattering Iay or a Parrat 11 With manie strokes he shall die and end If he be not saued by a friend 12 In this great war blood garboyle and strife One of the captaines shall lose his life Allelatha 1 This great war shall soone haue a good end Although the vilde Pope be an vnfriend 2 Take now no phisicke nor let no blood Vntill the sunne and moone be good 3 If that the newes continue yet a space Then is it true in euerie case 4 You shall finde it sure without all doubt If that by our art you seeke it out 5 Now weane the childe if so you doe please The season is good for health and ease 6 If thou with discretion dost proceede Thou shalt be happie and neuer neede 7 By nature hée 's like to liue verie long If excesse he forbeare himselfe to wrong 8 Of this thy demaund I know certaine Not all but something thou maist obtaine 9 Moue her with gifts for so dost thou well The woman that buies will surely sell 10 He that lewdly spends his first estate Doth not recouer when t' is to late 11 Such as he seemes I know him to be Neither more nor lesse but as you see 12 He is well content to see them square But in the fight he will haue no share Grarayt 1 He is worthie valiant strong and stout And shall be slaine in a warlike rout 2 The wars shall last and endure so long Till both repent and see their owne wrong 3 If with spéede thou purge not then be sure Thou wilt be sore sicke and past all cure 4 It is a thing false and so will be found Without anie truth or perfect ground 5 Séeke while thou wilt I am of the minde That thou shalt neuer any thing finde 6 It is not now good time nor season Although I show not here the reason 7 It is against all sense and nature That thou should haue now good aduenture 8 He shall die in his florishing age Which doth both griefe and sorrow presage 9 Goe not to the law I thée aduise Rather giue th' one halfe if thou be wise 10 Be stout and bould thy selfe to defend And so beware of a fained friend 11 Basely he hath lost his name and honour Which by no meanes he can recouer 12 Trust not this base fainthearted fellow For he is vnconstant weake and shallow Albachin 1 What so he doth is not fained but pure He loueth the Church of this I am sure 2 He shall not die I sée by my cunning While he is so strong and giuen to running 3 A learned Doctor shall deale in this case And by his industrie conclude a peace 4 To cure nature of humors repleate Of some good Doctor he must take a diet 5 This your newes being good and pleasing You may ensure them is no leasing 6 His labour is vaine for getting wealth Yet let him be doing t' is good for health 7 It is time to weane if female it be But if a boy let him sucke hardly 8 Fortune in th' end will doe thy desire Though time doe detract as thou dost aspire 9 He is made of strong and good stature And shall liue by force of his owne nature 10 His plea by proses he shall obtaine For good counsell shall his cause maintaine 11 Good behauiour and words that are milde Increaseth loue and makes a woman yeelde 12 Honour lost by fortune and mischaunce By vertue and wit a man may aduaunce Alameache 1 Let him doe the best of
a good conscience 9 He that is wauering and must vnstable Shall first fall to be most miserable 10 If that the challenger pursue his right The world shall witnes his valour and might 11 What he appoints shall proue most profitable As being a medicine most notable 12 His better is idle vaine and double And in the end will stirre vp trouble Alsebethen 1 Doubt no whit the contents of this letter For there can no way be writ a better 2 The thing was so well concluded and done That the secret was neuer knowne to none 3 These two brethren shall loue well and long Till one of them chance to doe th' other wrong 4 If thou proue prompt forward and diligent Thou maist well rise to great preferment 5 He shall be excellent for courage and sprite And in memory shall be his chiefe delite 6 Follow cease not but be importunate And in the end thou shalt be fortunate 7 There is seldome found in so great beauty A firme chaste minde with constant honestie 8 There are many now that serue the King Still male content at euery thing 9 Because his mother hath made him a foole He neuer will proue to profit at the schoole 10 You that thinke you are very well preferred Shall be eare long in your graue interred 11 I thinke that by friends they shall agree And so liue together in amitie 12 What so he points is nothing worth Therefore I 'le giue nothing in good sooth Atain 1 This medicine is good and most excellent Take it then by the Doctors appointment 2 Feare not this ill hap for I thée assure It shall no harme to any man procure 3 I know not who should the same vnfold But in the end it will be told 4 They both shall liue in loue without any hate Vntill for goods they fall at debate 5 Forbeare a little the better to assayle And then to get goods thou canst not faile 6 This child shall be passing apt wise and vpright Ingenious stout and of a good sprite 7 For a present spéed and the best shift Is fréely to giue some good gift 8 Thou art beloued therefore it is iust To shew thy selfe kind for loue thou must 9 It is best by seruice and behauiour To seeke to purchase loue and fauour 10 He is so prompt and of so good a wit That for a Secretarie he will be fit 11 The youngest and finest among you all Shall be sicke then dye and so soonest fall 12 Both of them seeking for reuenge still Are like to be in daunger and perill Bartisalus 1 This assaylant shall haue the victorie And so obtaine both honour and glorie 2 Suffer him not to take any blood But other Phisicke will be verie good 3 It is a letter of ordinarie sort And therefore to no man is of import 4 Thy faults were good to be concealed But they will at last with shame be reuealed 5 These two brethren for all their estate Shall neuer agree but liue in debate 6 Thou shalt haue goods and riches competent And liue happie with good contentment 7 He shall be of vnderstanding and capable But his memorie shall be verie feeble 8 It were better in time to quit it Then with trouble so long to sollicit 9 Because thou art wise politicke and rich They will faune and flatter and loue thee much 10 Enter not the Courtlike a prentise poore For the great the little doe still deuoure 11 I like it well so they imploy all thing In the end to get knowledge and learning 12 Trouble not thy selfe for it is oft told That as soone goes the young shéepe as the old Vrangaudip 1 He among the rest that is of lest age Shall get aboue others great aduantage 2 If they doe fight the quarrell to trie The defendant shall haue the victorie 3 I will aduise you and this counsell giue Take héede and at no hand doe it beléeue 4 This your letter containes such ill géere As if neither pleasant nor good to heare 5 The thing will be discouered most plaine Therefore neuer expect the losse or gaine 6 The two brethren of whom you so inquire Shall verie hardly agrée together 7 By his couetousnesse and foolerie He shall fall to extreame pouertie 8 Vnto this childe nature doth ordaine Excellent memorie and a quicke braine 9 He that shall be a good soliciter Will get the iudgement in an houre 10 Concerning this woman I am of the minde That at length to loue thée she shall be inclinde 11 To be in such seruice thou canst not léefe Being better then libertie by many degrees 12 He shall prooue wiser then other men Either to speake well or write with his pen. Cordap 1 He shall be gentile and to vertue incline And for learning subiect to discipline 2 Of these two friends the best and greater man Shall be the first dead doe what he can 3 They haue no desire to fight certaine For both are affraide and feare to be slaine 4 If thou beest tender thou then maist forsake it And thy stomake not good at no hand take it 5 Why shouldst thou be angrie to hinder thy diet There is no cause but thou maist be quiet 6 Thy secret is kept close assure thy selfe For the man is prudent and no babling elfe 7 They are of good nature to peace inclinde And that they will loue it is my minde 8 Destinie hath ordaind thy fortune such That beyond all measure thou shalt be rich 9 Except nature deceiue me he shall be wise Prudent politicke and most precise 10 If the iudge séeme crosse and be in a rage Then gould is best his furie to swage 11 Retire thée then leaue and take my counsell Such loue is like a wet éele by the tayle 12 Accept the seruice and be officious For it is good and will be prosperous Perpolin 1 If thou beest wise then maist thou beleeue me To kéepe thy owne house is best for thée 2 It were not good but an vnfit thing To put this childe to any learning 3 Draw cuts for the best shall prooue worst And he that drawes it shall die the first 4 This swaggering swaine if his mallice extend Will be sure to obtaine the worse in the end 5 This medicine which the Doctor doth ordaine If it be well mixt shall be good certaine 6 His message seacute emes to be of such import As presages rather sorrow then sport 7 It will be knowne though awhile it delay For a bablers tongue no man can well stay 8 These brothers are both of them to blame That to liue still and loue they cannot frame 9 By his extortion rich he shall grow But in th' end it shall melt away like snow 10 This prettie one shall neuer trouble schoole But rather prooue a naturall foole 11 Follow thy cause well if thou be wise For I see iustice hath blinded eies 12 Retire thy selfe betime from his person For his loue will prooue to thee but
shall haue fortune in the best degree To rise to riches and authoritie 11 All sciences that are delectable Shall fit him well and prooue profitable 12 This poyson seemeth to me verie strange To indanger his life and make such a change Symyagele 1 This prisoner shall soone deliuered be T' is true that so the booke assureth me 2 It is the man as yet I must commend Though her constant courage endure to th' end 3 Father of people called he shall be For keeping the good of the communaltie 4 For one presage be thou not yet dismaid For in the next there shall some more be said 5 He hath beene in some vilde infectious aire Which makes him looke so leane feeble and bare 6 Men may goe hunt well without any hauke To kill foule without dogs is idle talke 7 He shall by discretion gouerne so well As following he shall get his apeall 8 If children betwixt them they cannot obtaine The fault is not his I dare well maintaine 9 Some for his fathers death doth so gapeout That not looked for his owne comes first about 10 His loue is not to halues as some mens be But entire true and full of constancie 11 By couetousnesse and niggardly care Thou shalt at last obtaine of wealth great store 12 He shall loue arts and all kinde of learning And to gaine experience shal be his studying Bouguch 1 He is rusticall to vnderstand hard Make him a farmer or a rich shepheard 2 Thy saddest sorrow griefe and great annoy Shall turne in the end to pleasure and ioy 3 He loues thy weale and thy credit defends T' is good to continue with such good friends 4 He shall be great and rich as heart can wish And his realme shal prosper thriue flourish 5 Bridle thy humour and vaine desires For helpe a broade of such foolish liers 6 This death is a good death for one to die That for good conscience suffers patiently 7 Marrie not if thou wilt follow my will Forbeare then and be a batcheler still 8 He will serue though borne of great family For by good carriage preferd he shall be 9 Shée 's a bonna roba and verie fat But not with child I assure you that 10 Pursue then with speede for hée 's but an asse That cannot saile but by others compasse 11 He is not good for thy societie Therefore seeke out some other companie 12 Thy hopes are vaine thou shalt neuer get it For there is a thousand things to let it Moufon 1 As thy heart doth wish and thou dost require Thou shalt obtaine and haue thy hearts desire 2 If he with good ortographie write well Make him scriuener or clarke to some counsell 3 Be not dismaide or melancolly still For th' end shall bring ioy pleasure at will 4 In this thy friend haue no great affiance For I see in him no great assurance 5 In the seruice of wars he shall doe well By gouerning his deedes by good counsell 6 Be thou not perswaded of any good euent By witchcraft sorcery or inchantment 7 Death is fitting in this his owne prouince To maintaine the title due to a Prince 8 Marrie the daughter of a good mother And thou shalt then a good wife approoue her 9 He shall be of a most noble nature Liberall and free to euerie creature 10 She is great with childe to her bitter baine For it shall procure her sorrow and paine 11 He shall be opulent and full of good By succéeding some friends of his owne blood 12 Pursue hardly whatsoeuer fall out It will haue a good end without all doubt Theyphilacon 1 Doe not accompanie 't will be but losse With more hurt then profit danger and crosse 2 Fortune is wauering and so not certaine Therefore his hopes he shall neuer obtaine 3 He shall soone learne bearing a forward minde For all his desires is to war inclinde 4 Melancolly kils him there 's no remedie And so I count him but a dead body 5 He is not thy friend but a foyster shallow Then set not thy loue on such a fellow 6 Rather then be still he will procure war For his chiefe desire is to be at iar 7 He that in geomancie had good skill Might be sure to know all at his owne will 8 Death is equall cruell and spareth none Rigorous to all vntill we bee gone 9 Marrie not good friend neither young nor old For thou shalt prooue a ielous cuckold 10 So long as he liues doe what he best can He shall neuer be but a seruile man 11 To say she were with childe it were a sinne For there will be none till it be put in 12 Expect thou no succession of worth Neither in thy first nor thy latter birth Mormon 1 If to please thy friends thou wilt prepare 'T will be thy good and thou maist prooue their heire 2 He is most worthie to defend and shield And 't were pitie to leaue him in the field 3 He shall haue all his minde in full effect In the same manner he doth it expect 4 With braue architecture doe him acquaint And let him learne well to draw to paint 5 He shall soone be fréed from enemies all And be no more subiect to spightfull thrall 6 Thy friend to thee is most true and faithfull Then be thou againe honest and loyall 7 When by his great valour the wars shall surcease He shall rule his realme with plentie and peace 8 Beléeue not these vaine idle tale-tellers That neuer can prate but in wine cellers 9 The good are most oft taken soone away But woe to the ill when they doe decay 10 If thou wilt liue well to marie is best So shalt thou haue ioy great comfort rest 11 'T is nurture with nature that gentle makes More then his great blood that by birth he takes 12 She is with childe you may lay crownes or pence And yet I know it is not long since Allchoyon 1 If thee 's not with childe let her take no care For shortly shee 's like to haue a full share 2 Thy father is like to goe to his graue And then thou art like his goods for to haue 3 His companie is good doe it not lose But be so to him to withstand your foes 4 The thing that he wishes obtaine he shall And that verie soone in part or else all 5 Put him to schoole where he may learn to write To cipher cast account and well indite 6 He is with sorrow so greatly opprest That he needes good comfort and quiet rest 7 This is not for thée for he is vniust Therefore at no hand giue him any trust 8 Vntill with war and losse he plagued be He will neuer seeke peace for his countrie 9 You know nothing but the verie outside Nor neuer shall till by force it be tride 10 Some fearing paine or in torture to lie Desire that they may sodenly die 11 He that lackes comber all daies of his life Let him
to trust all kinde of men Specially such that wauer now and then Hancestach 1 Stand on your gard if you be a wise man For he will betray you if that he can 2 By the state thou art in when thou hast neede Thou shalt not want friends to stand thée in stead 3 He shall be valliant tall stout and large Fit in the field an enemie to charge 4 When wars goeth downe iustice shall then rise And vntill then patience must you suffice 5 If to his diet he take not good care Then soone for his graue he well may prepare 6 Men marie faire maidens onely for loue And some men for gould old widowes will prooue 7 If master be good I assure you than It will fall fit out such master such man 8 A proper true maide is worth the hauing And who hath a good wife hath a good thing 9 This yeere be prouident wise and take care For all things will be scarce and verie bare 10 If thou wilt prosper and doe thy turne well Then stay yet a litle take my counsell 11 Few men like to thee so fortune pretends Thou shalt haue few foes and many good friends 12 When he is vnconstant then he lookes pae And his word sure as an éele by the faile Frakadit 1 He speakes as he thinkes and thinkes it is true But better discretion remaines in you 2 If wisely thou liue and looke before thee Then am I sure enuie shall not sturre thee 3 A true hearted friend though he be not rich Is a rare iewell make much then of such 4 He is a true tyrant what so he be That bereaues a mans goods dishonestly 5 Be not too quicke your iourney to begin Least hast make a pitfall you step therein 6 He is often sickly ill pale and wan And yet he shall liue a verie old man 7 Her that thou now louest will not be had Yet verie shortly thy turne shall be sped 8 Take not this seruant be ruled by me For sure he and you will neuer agree 9 This man to melancolie is so rife That he shall choose a solitarie life 10 Of corne and wine shall be small store this yeere And so both are like to be verie deere 11 This iudge is disdainefull cruell and sterne And too impatient rightly to discerne 12 Thou must with patience endure thy losses For fortune hath pointed thee manie crosses Banchulitori 1 Follow thy fortunes and be not in doubt For all things to the best shall fall well out 2 Though he speake merrily yet he speakes true And all that he saith concerneth you 3 Be not disturbed but couragious still For all their mallice shall doe you no ill 4 A rich friend is good to helpe at a neede And a poore friend is good hath more spéede 5 He that is come of the true royall blood Must néedes loue the King and wish him all good 6 And if it be far then goe not the same If néere for thy good then goe on Gods name 7 By his constitution he should liue long If by his misdiet he doe not wrong 8 With as great content as he can require He shall obtaine his loue and hearts desire 9 For to haue him according to thy minde Inquire what countrie-man he is by kinde 10 His most desire is a good house to hould And to liue in credit with young and old 11 For all kinde of fruite corne herbes and peason This yeere is like to be a good season 12 This mans iustice is straight vpright and true The rich mans owne and the poore mans due Gormy 1 This Iudge is vilde by my estimation Cruell vniust and full of indignation 2 Venture thou nothing for it shall be lost Or foolishly mispent when 't is at the most 3 He tels not all but the most doth conceale For loue will not let him the truth reueale 4 Walke thou vprightly and step not awry For some in malice watch faults to espy 5 The benefit by a poore friend is small but by a rich miser is none at all 6 'T is a great ioy to haue such a King That knowes what belongs to good gouerning 7 Goe when that thou wilt the planets agrée That thou shalt returne with prosperitie 8 He shall feele the paines of most cruell death By strength of his youth in parting with breath 9 To make stay it were great folly certaine Except in the place where you shall be tane 10 A Kentish man will be good and serue long But take héed in th' end he doe thee no wrong 11 Neuer expect in him vertue at all For his good conditions are very small 12 Make store of corne and wine this present yeare For they are like to be scarce and very deare Quatillorety 1 Of flesh and corne this yeere will be plenty But Spice and Tobacco will be daintie 2 This Iudge of himselfe is gentle and good Except be sometime in his angry moode 3 Thou shalt haue no harme nor no losse thereby If thou pretend truth and deale vprightly 4 Let not by all meanes to try and proue him Yet the more he sweares the lesse beléeue him 5 I maruell of this man that enuieth none Also of enemies he hath not one 6 None can esteeme the worth of poore mens loue Till by some Iust cause their strengths thou do proue 7 Of rash common people the sudden strength Doth proue barbarous and vnhumane at length 8 The time is not good nor yet will not be To begin thy iourney beleeue thou me 9 He shall liue and last so old out of doubt That like to a candle he shall goe out 10 To tell thee it grieues me thou shalt not obtaine To get the thing thou hast sought with such paine 11 In all places some good seruants there be Yet to get a good one 't is hard you sée 12 This child is marked with a fortunate signe To be amorous pleasant and very fine Permusbecuoch 1 This child doth put me in very good minde That he shall loue vertue and learning by kinde 2 Oyle wine and corne as to me doth appeare Shall be great plenty and good cheape this yeare 3 This iudge is wise but 't is for his owne good Giuen to lucre and a bribing moode 4 Fortune determines as she doth me tell That thou shalt gaine by this thing very well 5 Beleeue what he saies for this I am sure That to tell a lie he will not endure 6 There is a huge great number of thy foes That haue plotted against thee God he knowes 7 Those that be poore and loue thee but for gaine If thou be not franke will not long remaine 8 Sometimes princes sonnes of the Royall blood Not like their fathers proue vpright and good 9 It is now high time for thée to soiourne If thou intend soone with ioy to returne 10 Though he be yong and liue delicately Yet by surfet he shall dye suddenly 11 Thy enterprise is farre for thee to
hye Therefore goodnight thou shalt it not come ni 12 This seruant that 's brought thee doe well peruse And looke ere you leape 't is cunning to choose Darchach 1 They may well of happinesse bragge and vaunt That are attended with a good seruant 2 This child to wickednesse shall be giuen And from his pleasure by no meanes driuen 3 This yeete will be plenty of all that is greene And in such abundance as hath not béen séene 4 This Iudge is vpright and doth no man wrong And therefore too honest to liue here long 5 This thing be sure will proue profitable And to thy content be honourable 6 All that which with his mouth he did impart Assure you your selfe it comes from his heart 7 Carry your selfe kinde and courteous to all So shall you be belou'd of great and small 8 Not to dissemble so it is deemed The rich in this world are best esteemed 9 The people by Law doe subiect remaine And so shall by Law haue a King to raigne 10 For one day make stay 't is small that you borrow The time is not much to stay till to morrow 11 You know he would liue so long as he can And then he shall die a very old man 12 What thy heart hath chosen that thou shalt haue And what can a man more in this world craue Hancysibathe 1 Your heart in a good place hath made his choice Which you shall obtaine and at length reioyce 2 'T is vnpossible and doe what you can To serue your selfe and be without a man 3 This man was neuer good yet egge nor bird But still false of his heart fingers and word 4 Those that trauell and long iournies doe make Are like to pay déere for what they doe take 5 This iudge he is wise learned and well red And yet he is oft by affection led 6 Be not a blab but kéepe quiet and still And thou shalt haue profit thy purse to fill 7 He speakes verie much but sillie God wot For you know that a fooles boult is soone shot 8 Let them rather spight then pitie me ill The foxe fares then best when they curse him still 9 Of times the poorest sort doe loue the best For riches bréede debate and make vnrest 10 The election is good and lowable In chusing a man wise and capable 11 If now thou withdraw thy selfe far away It will be shame and discredit for aye 12 Young and old all must packe and so away Neuer aske where nor inquire the day Marchale 1 It is great pittie doe all what they can In prime of youth he shall die a young man 2 Be thou not loue sicke nor hurt not thy life Thou neuer shalt get her to be thy wife 3 If he serue thée well then loue thou him well If ill then let him goe to the great diuell 4 All his pleasure pastime delight and brags Is to be still tossing among his bags 5 All kinde of vittaile shall good cheape remaine If they be not transported this yéere into Spaine 6 This damnable iudge is most couetous And in hope of honour most ambitious 7 If he goe on with his foolish pretence He shall get nought but be at great expence 8 Doe you not beléeue this clattering fellow For he will lie and his braine is but shallow 9 He that thou makest to be thy greatest friend Is thy deadliest foe as will prooue in th' end 10 Want bates courage so ther 's no affinitie To anie purpose twixt loue and amitie 11 Heires hath béene wanting as séene so before But election lasteth for euermore 12 You may trauell safe and goe where you please Without all danger or any disease Syoych 1 Begin your voyage so soone as you can You shall well performe it to your great gaine 2 He shall be happie death shall be exilde He shall not die till he be twice a childe 3 What thou dost desire thou shalt obtaine If prouidently you follow amaine 4 If you meane a seruant to entertaine Prooue if he vse or no to lie and faine 5 Such good gifts by nature in him shall be That he shall loue vertue and honestie 6 Of fruites there shall be store corne shall be small And wine shall be déere but grasse none at all 7 This shall be courteous soft and verie kinde And beare to all a reasonable minde 8 Thou dost so warily thy things dispose That it is vnpossible thou shouldest lose 9 This man is of credit in all that he doth Indeede and in word he speaketh the truth 10 Fortune hath fauourd him so often and much That none doth now enuie him though he be rich 11 Deale not with the rich his wrath is thunder For 't is only gould that can worke wonder 12 The king that by succession gaines the crowne Is hardly remoued and worse put downe Sormilitat 1 To make a realme florish in vnion There is no succession like a kings sonne 2 If you will trauell your pretended way Then let me intreate you awhile to stay 3 It is decréede to tell you I am bould Your skinne it shall neuer waxe wrinkled old 4 Let loue a loue for so it is better Trouble not thy selfe since thou canst not get her 5 For to serue well and so loyall to be 'T is an ill encounter a priest to sée 6 Beare vp hard rumour looke well to your tackle For the world and the flesh shall be your obstacle 7 This same strange yeere oates hay grasse and cattell Shall hardly be bought and much deerer sell 8 This iudge is vnconstant and so vnfit For onely to gaine he imployes his wit 9 Doe what thou wilt it is all labour lost It will be thy hindrance and to thy cost 10 Let him talke on his words are no Gospell Scarce in a hundred one true he doth tell 11 Let him take héede be wise and spare no toyle Least in the end his foes giue him the foyle 12 An honest louing true though a poore friend Is better far then a couetous fiend Emplichil 1 A rich mans loue is like to fortunes whéele Sometimes at the heart and then at the heele 2 Hee 'll be a good husband and take great care That liues in hope to be his maisters heyre 3 Looke ere you leape ere that danger begins But leape ere you looke then break both your shins 4 This shall sure liue well vntill he be old Except in his youth he be ouer bold 5 Let the malicious fret out their fill In spight of them all thou shalt haue thy will 6 'T will be no seruice nor stand thee in stead To kéep a puritane at boord and bed 7 He loues with lasses to iest and to mocke I thinke he was lapt in his mothers smock 8 All things this yeere will be reasonable Because the time hath béen so seasonable 9 This Iudge he is true and not trecherous Yet strangely giuen to be couetous 10 If that to another thou dost none ill Thy
THE DODECHEDRON OF FORTVNE OR THE EXERCISE OF A QVICK WIT. A Booke so rarely and strangely composed that it giueth after a most admirable manner a pleasant and ingenious answer to euery demaund the like whereof hath not heretofore beene published in our English Tongue Being first composed in French by IOHN de MEVM one of the most worthie and famous Poets of his time and dedicated to the French King CHARLES the fift and by him for the worth and raritie thereof verie much countenanced vsed and priuiledged And now for the content of our Countrey-men Englished by Sr. W. B. Knight The vse of the Booke the Preface annexed declareth LONDON Printed by Iohn Pindley for H. H. and S. M. and are to be sold at his Shop in Paules Church-yard at the Signe of the Ball. 1613. THE FRENCH AVTHOR TO THE READER THe Curious Superstition of Ancients in old times desirous with too great Affectation to know Fortunes and Aduentures caused them to inuent and discouer an infinite number Diuersities of diuinations or manner of diuinations or deuises for the same As some by the foure elemēts whereof came the Geomantie Piromantie Hidromantie Areomantie Others by Animals whereof came the Auspices Augures Aruspices Others by Idolatrous Sacrifices wherof proceeded the Arioleans the Pythonisseans Sorcerers Vaticinateurs false Prophets such like Others haue taken Argument or matter of Diuinatiō vpon the shape or delineaments of man whereof proceeded the Physiognomie Metoscopie and Chiromancie others by Constellation and Superstitious Annotations of Signes and the houses Celestiall portending generally thereby things to come as also particularly vpon the natiuitie of any person the course and successe of his life Some also by numbers whereof came a sort of Pithagoriques and some by the Letters of the Alphabet or Poeticall verses as the Homeriques and Virgilians Others by Figures Caracters and Inuocation of spirits as Magicians Necromancians and the Caballe of the Iewes Besides a number of waies and meanes by men and euill spirits the most part of which hath beene most curiously sought and published by the Rabelays in his Pantagouelisme And although that iestingly as mockes hee puts them out yet neuer thelesse hee speaketh not without a purpose and meaning There is also yet another kinde of diuination that hath beene vsed The Antiquity of lots and that is by lottes the which hath not beene deemed so ill and pernicious as those aboue named For wee may finde that some of the auncient fathers did vse to cast lots for the finding out of matters in question and doubt And it is also found in the Ancient law that Iosuah vsed a lot to discouer him that had broken the Commandement of God which lot fell vpon Acan who confessed the fact and was stoned to death Likewise Saul vsed a lot by the which he knew that Ionathan his son had made publike offence for the which he wold haue put him to death but the people saued him The lot also fell on Ionas in flying from the Lord who was thrown into the Sea and receaued by a Whale And Saint Matthias was called and Elected by a lot to be an Apostle And yet neuerthelesse such kinde of lots though the Ancient Fathers vsed them is now iudicially reprooued and forbidden by the Canon of the Church for that it might in time grow to superstition such as that the faithfull might erre and become idolatrous to the breach of the first commandement of God But now againe to returne to our purpose I finde that besides the said diuinations and lots the ancients had diuers playes and Inuentions of Fortune for recreation pleasure Plaies fortune more then for any certainty or beleefe of trueth they had in them the which were called plaies of Hazard and Aduenture as these The Tessarae Talorum or Taxillorum Doctohedron and Dodecahedron the forme and fashion of the figure being sundrie according to the diuersity of the play Not onely in the forme and squares of the dye but likewise in the markes thereof For in some there was prickes or points in other numerall figures in some letters and in some entire words and celestiall Signes For I haue seene the play called the Dodechedron marked with the twelue Signes of the Zodiaque in the throwing whereof they were perswaded of some truth or certaine euent to their demaund But I will not so perswade you Because it cannot bee so that these sports of lots dice or such like things of chance which we vse can bee such or like those which the ancients vsed which they termed Tessara and Talorum notwithstanding that the forme and figure be the like And yet I am perswaded that then with them if there had not bin more matter of effect then in these we vse they had not beene so curious nor vsed them so much For it is found writnen in the life of the Emperour Claudius Caesar that he was so affectionated thereto they caused to bee made or himselfe made a booke thereof Also Augustus Caesar was blamed for too much spending his time thereabouts Plato in his dialogue of the Republique doth there so esteeme or extoll his play of Talorum that hee maketh comparison of it to the life of man Therefore I will not take vpon mee to shew you the manner of Octohedron an Dodecahedron as the ancients vsed them For I must freely confesse vnto you I am ignorant thereof But for this play called Dodechedron of fortune The Author of the play called Dodechedron It is the meere inuention of one Master Iohn de Meum one of the most famous French Poets of his time the which hee dedicated and presented to King Charles the fift then King of France as I found by an Ancient Superscription in the booke when first I found it in a librarie of a friend of mine who as well for the antiquitie as the raritie of the same made great account thereof keeping it being a written booke euer secret to himselfe vntill that ouercome by my request he was content to let it come abroad for that we wanted the knowledge and direction of the die being strange and the authors direction therein wee were forced to seeke by the frequent communication of manie Doctors for the vse and discouerie thereof The which by the onely industrious labour and learned Search of the worthie Master Iohn Moreau Signieur of Monliger both the vse of the dye and manner of the booke was found as hereafter Then first concerning the Authour Master Iohn de Meum it is knowne that he was one of the most famous in the practise of the Mathematickes and Philosophie of his time And so concerning this his booke hee hath proceeded therein according to Astrologie diuiding the questions into twelue chapters answerable to the twelue houses celestiall directly obseruing the properties and significations of them for euerie chapter or rather house hee hath propounded twelue demaunds or questions And the booke contayning twelue
those that now are talking shall die first Of feare poysoning 9 Whether the threpned be affraide and shal be in suertie or no. 10 Whether fearing poysoning you may be safe or no. 11 Whether fearing thou art poysoned thou art or no. Choise of death 12 If a man might chuse then what death were best to die IX Carbustaym The 9. House Of voyages 1 Whether the iourney pretended shall safely be performed or no. 2 Whether the shippe enquired for shall come safe or no. 3 Whether one readie for a voyage by sea shall scape the pyrates or returne without taking or no. Religion 4 Whether he be fitte to bee made a religious Church man or no. 5 Whether the maiden if she might would be a nunne or no. Hypocrisie 6 Whether he bee religious or an Hypocrite or no. 7 Whether he bee capable and fit for learning or no. Significatiō of dreames 8 Whether thy dreame be true or no. 9 Whether thy dreame presage good or ill 10 Whether the presages and signes signifie good or ill Of diuination 11 Whether by diuination thou shalt know the thing thou seekest or no. Of iustice 12 Whether iustice or peace shall florish or no. The 10. House Tammordich X. Of preferment and credit 1 Whether if thou desire credit and preferment thou shalt obtaine it or no. 2 Whether it be now good to seeke or sue for any office or no. 3 Whether thou shalt get credit and riches at home or in forraine countries 4 Whether it shall bee long or soone ere thy preferment beginne 5 Whether thy honour or credit beeing lost thou mayst by deserts recouer againe or no. Of Princes seruice 6 Whether it bee now good to vndertake the Princes seruice or no. Of Kings 7 Whether a Prince or a great man shall raigne long in honour or no. 8 Whether he shall raigne in equitie and good iustice or no. 9 Whether he shall be beloued of his subiects or no. 10 Whether he shall bee opprest with warre or haue peace or no. 11 VVhether hee shall bee liberall and valiant or no. 12 VVhether a King by succession or election be best XI Escabot The 11. House Of loue 1 VVhether this yeere to thee shall bee fortunate or no. 2 VVhether thy hopes and expectation shal be or no. 3 VVhether the louer shall enioy his loue or no. 4 By what meanes hee may best worke to obtaine his loue 5 VVhether the louer be beloued of his friend and loue or no. 6 VVhether calling thee friend and loue they dissemble or no. 7 VVhether loue begun shall last long and what shall be the end 8 VVhether of the two loue best the one or the other Of friendshippe 9 VVhether thy professed friend be so or no. 10 Whether in thy declining state thou shalt haue friends or no. 11 Whether the rich or poore mans loue bee more best or constant Of fortune 12 Whether it be thy time now of good fortune or no. The 12. House Sariochi XII Of enemies 1 Whether are most thy friends or thy foes 2 Whether he shall ouercome and get the better of his enemies or no. Of law 3 Whether of thy law matter thou shalt haue a good end or no. 4 What is the best course to end the proces quickly Of siege 5 Whether the fort or castell beseeged shall be got or no. Of reuenge 6 Whether it bee fit and good to reuenge a wrong or no. Of prisoners 7 Whether a prisoner shall get his inlargement or no. Of sorrow 8 Whether sorrow and griefe shall be asswaged by comfort or no. Of deceit cosenage 9 Whether he that faine would and also hath a meanes to deceaue thee shall or no. Of enuie 10 Whether any neighbour or companion doe hate thee Buying of horses 11 Whether the horse that they would sell thee is good and fit to buy or no. Mans end 12 Whether the last end of anie man shall bee good or euill Allscadabra WHere soeuer you change it is vnderstood Your ill complexion will neuer be good 2 He shall to his credit all things so frame That none shall be able to touch his good name 3 Thou shalt enioy thy loue at thy pleasure And that verie soone of this be thou suer 4 By industrie and vertuous education He soone shall grow to great reputation 5 She shall be good and chast in minde and all In what estate soeuer her befall 6 Though the sicknesse be great with griefe and paine Yet shall it be returnd to health againe 7 For warre which now is likely to be Good men shall endure the most penurie 8 This vnlearned asse is no doctor at all And in that art his skill is very small 9 He is not such as thou dost wish and craue To bring to passe the thing that thou wouldst haue 10 There is no thing that can turne to thy grace But onely this a bare and simple place 11 This nurse I see doth please my minde no whit Her milke is nought and so she is vnfitte 12 The miser slaue a farthing will not spend For feare his goods should faile before his end Abrataym 1 His owne good nature doth him still addresse To practise vertue and such like goodnes 2 By his complexion he doth much incline To be of good nature and so most sanguine 3 Of all his foes he shall see an ill end By the good assistance of his true friend 4 For to obtaine it it shall not be hard Yet take héede of falshood least that all be mard 5 After long seruice thou then shalt obtaine Preferment to honour and so shalt remaine 6 To seeme to be precise is no other thought But a forlorne bodie cast off to nought 7 Though that his bodie in health doe remaine His spirit endureth great torture and paine 8 Great Princes shall haue by their great allyance Th'expulsing of Mars and his worst defyance 9 This doctor in Theorique and practise also Is better in proofe then outward in show 10 This messenger shall doe all thing at large Forgetting of nothing that 's giuen him in charge 11 Of wealth and of treasure ther 's store of the same But looke well vnto it you come not to blame 12 This truely is shee for better or worse That sure will prooue a very good nurse Alimicantharat 1 This nurse is humorous and so most fantasticke And thereby her milke will prooue most collerique 2 He is most enclined to aduentures strange And so his estate to pouerty shall change 3 He shall be outragious collericke and whott If that by reason they temper him not 4 All his enemies are mightie great and strong And so his resistance shall bring but more wrong 5 Thou losest but labour in so thy pretending Then some other where expect a good ending 6 He careth still more for profit and gaine Then for honestie or friend this is most certaine 7 She shall loue better as all men may iudge An honest good man then a miserly drudge
proofe and euerie day That often the youngest goes first away 4 By thy great studie I must confesse Thou hast thy wealth with great happinesse 5 He shall speake better with skill and good grace Then the lawyer can concerning the case 6 The fort that now is so beséeged round Shall be sackt and spoilde and thrown to the ground 7 Th' art loued what loue can doe thou wants not ought Therefore be glad reioyce and take no thought 8 In honours bed he rather shall die Then to be taken dishonourably 9 This dreame hath no signification Therefore he is a foole that thinkes thereon 10 He cannot rest quiet where so he doth lie But still is afraide without cause why 11 Whether you intend to buie or to sell Doe nothing therein without good counsell 12 It is a melancolious extasie That in the end will bréed an apoplexie Gretayn 1 If he be well punisht t' is for his ill And 〈◊〉 us fortune that helpes him theretill 2 Loue-letters found doth secrets bewray They 'r fooles that trust them if otherwise they may 3 If th' enterprise be guided true A verie good end there will ensue 4 He that hath most good of treasure and store Shall die first leaue all and goe before 5 Thou shalt get thée by great Lords acquaintance Of treasure store and goods great abundance 6 This childe shall speake well with comely cariage And in his gesture most séemely mannage 7 If the fort be vitled though they assaile They shall neuer get it but by battaile 8 Take no care nor be not ielous And of the other be not suspitious 9 This gouernement is but euill begun And to increase it nought will be won 10 This dreame importeth and would be wrought on And doth deserue wisely to be thought on 11 He shall in surety be re'stablisht againe And so by friendship remitted remaine 12 Neither buie nor sell now as you pretend For then you shall rue it sore in the end Permisuethioch 1 Thou canst thy selfe better no way aduise Then to imploy thy time in marchandise 2 He is neither possest of spirit nor diuell But too long conceald a secret euill 3 Who so puts his trust to inke and paper To lose his loue doth put in aduenture 4 The first the midst the last and all the meanes Shall still be crost with great inconuenience 5 He shall thinke that he suffers great wrong Because for the end he thinketh long 6 Thou shalt be wealthie but yet at the last Poore man thy faire sun-shine cleane ouercast 7 Whatsoeuer you doe t' is all but vaine He shall haue no good grace nor yet speake plaine 8 It shall be subdued or ere it be long By suttletie or force although it be strong 9 Your friend is not so light nor apt to range Nor hath no will for another to change 10 Although he be gentile soft and of good grace Yet shall he not last nor stay in his place 11 If with iudgement this dreame you doe expound The truth and meaning is easily found 12 If he be afraide let him then not cease To make himselfe safe by a iustice of peace Flameòn 1 Thou art so fearefull and full of doubt That thou shalt scarce keepe thee from the strong rout 2 I say buy not whatsoeuer doe befall For what so thou buyest thou shalt lose it all 3 He is attainted for a notable witch Which will him danger trouble him much 4 It were farre better if thou wilt doe well Not for to send but thy owne message tell 5 The thing of which thou wouldest vnderstand Doth not seeme likely to haue a good end 6 He that is most loath and most couetous Is most sure to die the first before vs. 7 If thou meane to serue and take any paine The end shall prooue good with profit and gaine 8 In show and in speech he shall be gracious But once moued prooue most audacious 9 Those that doe keepe it are so faint hearted That it shall be won and their goods parted 10 He loues thee little and but to halues You know change of pasture makes fat calues 11 He may continue and raigne a small while But at last he shall runne into exile 12 Your dreame is most vaine and meerely but folly Therefore take heart and be not melancollie Barthayn 1 This dreame is too true though th' effect be not past And though 't be not yet it will be at last 2 Be not afraid though they séeme great fighters For commonly barkers are no great biters 3 The time the place and also the season Prognosticates profit with good reason 4 Assure thy selfe that to thy disaduance Thou shalt for this time haue no ill chance 5 A faithfull louer will still be afraid Least his loues secrets should be bewraid 6 Hap what hap may or let be as it is At last I am sure 't will not come amisse 7 That he should liue longest it séemes most fit Who to preserue his health hath the most wit 8 Be diligent wise and haue a good heart So shalt thou of riches haue a good part 9 He shall be affable graue wise and kinde So that hardly you shall such another finde 10 The Cat that loues sweet milke had neede beware And he as wise that meanes to shunne the snare 11 I loue thee well with heart I thee assure Then loue thou me and let thy loue endure 12 The King that hath his heartie Subiects loue Is happie here but blessed more aboue Cribet 1 Let him take héede that he may long be spared For why his vnfriends already are prepared 2 Beléeue you nothing what you haue dreamed For all is lies not to be estéemed 3 Thou hast great feare and not without some cause But in short while thou shalt be sure at ease 4 Buie thou nothing now but looke well about For it is not likely to fall well out 5 Beleeue the sudden healing of this harme Appeares to be done by some diuellish charme 6 Send no message as I said before For your owne speech shall effect much more 7 Aduise you well of this same matter For t' is ill inclinde I doe not flatter 8 He that for another hath digged a pit May well chaunce himselfe to fall in it 9 By thy great expence each day and houre Thou shalt neuer be rich but euer poore 10 Thy gibing and iesting no good affords But to wrong others by thy idle words 11 By famine and sword a meane shall be found To ruine this place and race it to ground 12 On this fained friend set not thy heart For he onely but scorneth for his part Saltin 1 Thou hast a loyall friend that loues thée much Therefore thou art bound to him to be such 2 This King hath raignd prudently and with skil So God preserue him if it be his will 3 This same strange dreame of which you now enquire Vnto some great wonder is like to aspire 4 Be not afraide yet stand
thy minde doest least dreame thereon 5 If he follow studie in his young age He shall rise to honour and great personage 6 Some are so hastie to reuenge their shame That they augment disgrace with a worse name 7 The friendship that is by bribes obtained Doth not last long because it was fained 8 He shall in all places keepe them in awe Obseruing true Iustice according to Lawe 9 This dreame pretendeth good very much That the dreamer shall be happie and rich 10 If thou then dost feare any poisoning Out of thy owne house eate no kind of thing 11 For any losse had either great or small Pine not thy heart for then thou pinest all 12 This witnesse may chance to prattle too much He cannot dissemble he is none such Nego 1 This witnesse for the thing that you desire shall tell the truth of what so you require 2 They shall haue children store all in good time Before they haue past of youth their chiefe prime 3 He demands nor séekes I sée no further But that you remaine to him a father 4 If this youth at first well instructed be He shall in time rise to great authoritie 5 When all ioy and pleasure seeme to be past Then shall thy good fortune come on most fast 6 He hath a good wit and employd may be Either in the Church or in the laitie 7 Truth doth not euer beare the greatest sway for often the beaten doth pay the afray 8 Their loue is but vaine and all volupty A humour that still doth follow beauty 9 He shall his Subiects loue and very well please By taxes and tributes that he shall ease 10 This summe your dreame if you doe way it well Doth enemies and many mischiefes tell 11 Th' are in no danger I sweare by cod foxe Of no kinde of poison except the poxe 12 Forget the thing lost and be not so sad That will not returne which cannot be had Saratom 1 To be each where well sought you must procure And then for to finde it you shall be sure 2 All that he doth know he surely will tell If that you examine him verie well 3 I know it will be what â—eare is said If you be not too late and they dismaide 4 The mother is wife and hath not misdone It is onely the fathers condition 5 The eldest shall haue verie great alliance And of verie great men the countenance 6 Temper thy youthfull inclination If thou wilt aspire to reputation 7 This will be sure good for no kinde of trade T were better that he a Churchman were made 8 It were thy best to God to recommend thee For none can better protect or defend thee 9 Such king of loues shall neuer faile them But death will be sure for to assaile them 10 That king cannot rule but is in ill case That saileth so by euerie mans compasse 11 This dreame if well you doe it vnderstand Declares that you shall haue what you demand 12 If you forbeare diet to eate or drinke You shall be out of danger as I thinke Tubery 1 If you prooue rich wealthie and opulent Then sée that of your health you be vigilent 2 Take you no care for the worst is past by Else I am deceiued and tell you a lie 3 I vnderstand not that anie thing is ment That will serue thy turne to any intent 4 The woman is drie and yet most actiue And shall neuer haue childe to liue aliue 5 This child shall be I know not yet well what Onely I am sure his father him begot 6 Good fortune shall you sure greatly aduance By a good turne that vnlooked for shall chance 7 It will be late notwithstanding all art Ere thou get goods from anie part 8 This childe will neuer to learning incline Therefore to fortune you must it propine 9 Thou shalt put thy selfe in danger by it And yet not be able to reuenge it 10 This amitie so vndiscréetely done Shall not continue but haue an end soone 11 Vnder the shadow of doing iustice He shall obtaine to great place and office 12 This strang dreame wherewith troubled thou hast bin Presageth the death of some of thy kinne Spontencon 1 This thy dreame to me doth plainely presage Of some of thy néere kinne a mariage 2 Be not thou in feare there 's none séekes thy life T' is but some vnfriend that séekes to set strife 3 Thinke it no losse for as I vnderstand The recouery shall be soone and easily found 4 This shall tell the truth without anie charme Yet would he be loath to doe any harme 5 They shall haue children and doe verie well Whose beautie and good fortune shall excell 6 The father may well adopt it his sonne He is in all points so like of condition 7 The younger by his labour and seruice Shall be sure to get a good benefice 8 Both young and old you shall be most happie Possessing pleasure and verie wealthie 9 He shall be apt to reade and bookes to search And therefore right fit to serue in the Church 10 You may well with honour and credit séeke To haue a reuenge if so you doe like 11 But death onely their loyall loues may end For nothing else shall euer them offend 12 He shall raigne iust without all villanie Pitifull to the good without all tyrannie Mathayn 1 This King shall be good and of a great minde And to his subiects gentle and kinde 2 This thy pleasant dreame in his right nature Doth signifie some ill and strange aduenture 3 Thou art afraide of trecherous poysoning Thy greatest safety is to kéepe waking 4 Of this fortune no farther doe enquire For I can say nothing to thy desire 5 This witnesse vrged and rightly vnderstood Is like to say ill but nought to thy good 6 This woman is not matched verie well To haue any increase this I can tell 7 The father knowes it best when all is done Whether that or no it be his owne sonne 8 He that most his booke and learning doth ply Shall after liuelong and most happily 9 Fortune can him no way to riches lift Because spending he is such an vnthrift 10 You are abused and therefore now hearke He shall neuer attaine to be scoller or clarke 11 If for thy wrongs amends they doe offer Take my aduise refuse not their proffer 12 By the dissolutenesse of this thy friend This your great loue shall soone be brought to end Onteya 1 This amitie begun while each hath breath Shall no way be dissolued but by death 2 He shall raigne and rule in great equitie And liue and die in great felicitie 3 Who thinketh of ill doth dreame of the same For an ill nature is neuer in good frame 4 Thou hast too too feminine a faint heart That onely feare of poysoning doth make thée start 5 Trouble not your selfe for the thing gone It shall be found out and brought backe anone 6 This shall tell truth before all be
ended But some by his words shall be sore offended 7 The father like a man hath plaid his part And shall haue manie children for his desart 8 Each one that is wise must néedes easily know That sure it is his and I too say so 9 The yongest shall be wise and prouident And nothing like the other negligent 10 Thy forward spirit perswades thée of truth That thou shalt haue great riches in thy youth 11 He shall neuer possesse abilitie Either to trafficke or any studie 12 To dissemble a while put thou in vre He is not ouercome that doth endure Gepathom 1 The time shall fit thée or ere it be long To haue due reuenge of this thy great wrong 2 This loue shall last long without suspition If they can liue quiet with discretion 3 Vnder his grace and royall maiestie All his subiects shall liue most quietly 4 This dreame which so much doth trouble thée still Beléeue importeth neither good nor well 5 He is subtill and wise and knowes which way To take a good course without all delay 6 He that cunningly séekes vnto the end In bréefe he shall the partie easely finde 7 He is craftie I discerne by his nose And will say little troth as I suppose 8 They shall haue children for both loue letcherie And their barnes shall be inclind to trechery 9 Beléeue it you may and be not dismaide For all is true the mother hath said 10 The youngest of all by his iudgement sound Shall be rich and gaine him ten thousand pound 11 So soone as thou first dost take any paines Thy house shal be fild with profit and gaines 12 If he could be brought to follow learning It were for him the best and onely thing Segenon 1 Cause him to goe and learne at grammer schoole For he shall prooue a scholler and no foole 2 He is arrested vpon suspition And again releast on smal condition 3 The femals loue is most constant and true But his is not such I dare well tell you 4 This King shall be serued with feare and loue For so his royall déedes doe him approoue 5 As I vnderstand by this lots pretence Thou maist doe thy busines with diligence 6 It is no poyson charme or witcherie But onely a sicknesse of infirmitie 7 There is no such sport as to hunt and chase And follow the game to th' end of the race 8 He shall neuer be quiet for ought I can sée Giue credit to this and beléeue you me 9 I beleeue that they both beyond excesse Are greatly inclind to couetousnesse 10 Liue he or die he take you no great care For of all his goods you shall haue no share 11 Seeke yet againe farther for true it is I am not now verie well pleasd with this 12 Neither by destinie vertue nor art Thou shalt not obtaine of wealth to haue part Sachaell 1 He shall haue of goods great plentie and store Or else this his fortune doth lie the more 2 Euerie profession that 's honest and true Shall fit his humour I dare assure you 3 In bréefe he is like to be set at large By some friends that will vndergoe the charge 4 Vnto this louer I must giue great blame For his so too couldly louing the dame 5 Among his subiects he shall be estéemed Because to doe well he is not ashamed 6 Of this presage there is at all no doubt But that in th' end it will fall well out 7 He is sicke and no poyson doth harme him Therefore giue Phisicke séeke not to charme him 8 T' is better in th' aire then in the woodes to range And so will the sport be pleasant and strange 9 He shall soone againe his libertie haue In spight of his foes that otherwise craue 10 There is some cause if the woman make stay For otherwise there would be no delay 11 The man that dying will make stay for none Is like to goe hence by himselfe alone 12 He loues thée well but thou deseruest not all Be thou then to him faithfull and loyall Meleon 1 In him there is at all no confidence Therefore put thou in him no assurance 2 All that euer by Art he doth obtaine By great folly he spends the same againe 3 Physicke is his sole chiefe delight indéede For that is the Science hee most doth reede 4 T will be very hard a way for to finde To get him libertie this is my minde 5 The one doth loue well so much I descry The other loues too but 't is but to lye 6 He shall of his Subiects be loued euermore Because he increaseth their treasure store 7 I plaine perceiue by this present presage That it intendeth thy losse and damage 8 A preseruatiue you needs must giue him If you of poison intend to relieue him 9 T is great pleasure in the Forrest to see The fierce wilde bore hunted most gallantly 10 The contrarie partie he is so great That hardly he will his libertie get 11 The husband is wonderfully too hot So the wife must stay till a time may be got 12 To dispose his geare it is great reason For now to depart 't is almost season Segatoy 1 If he keepe himselfe from excesses fit He may liue very long and not die yet 2 The friend that thou didst get and last obtaine Shall loue thée sure best and be most certaine 3 Such strange aduenture shall vnto him chance As vnto great riches shall him aduance 4 His inclination spirit and minde Is all and onely to musicke inclin'd 5 He shall carrie himselfe so well and wisely That he shall soone come forth at libertie 6 These two louers so farre as I can see Associate in loue and amitie 7 This King the patterne of liberalitie Beloued is of the communaltie 8 I sée that this thy demand doth pretend Or ere it be long the death of some friend 9 Of poison giuen him he doth not dye Yet how he came by it I know not truely 10 These Damsels desire no other delight Then in the high soaring faulcons flight 11 A good louing friend shall him so sustaine That in the end he shall returne againe 12 The damme is daintie yet 't is not her fault But her owne good mans if she turne to naught Syraboy 1 He may her well court and the damsell woo The diuell a thing she will let him doe 2 This shall liue long in health assuredly And then his naturall death he shall dye 3 His loue is true and of honest intent Himselfe zealous and very continent 4 By a fine wit slight cunning Art and skill Obtaine great riches surely he will 5 He loues Philosophy and of each thing To know the effect is his studying 6 He is so hated as cannot be told Which will sticke by him vntill he be old 7 The louers heart is wauering and doth sore But she for courage is a great deale more 8 His subiects with ease may ioifully sing And euery day say God
but get him a ship or a wife 12 He shall be of those that liue in a meane Neither poore nor rich neither fat nor leane Sedebelym 1 He shall be of a strong constitution And of a most franke and frée condition 2 Doubt you not though it be not beléeued Of a most faire childe she is conceiued 3 Be thou sparing and good husbandrie vse And leaue off to looke after dead mens shooes 4 Accompanie this friend in faire and fowle weather For birds of a wing may well flie together 5 What thou pretendst will prooue profitable And the euent will be honourable 6 If either ieweller or gouldsmith he be He will by change come to prosperitie 7 This sadnesse shall passe and ioy in his place Shall change and come in verie short space 8 This friend by good tast and proofe shall show thée The true harted loue that he doth owe thée 9 It were better a quiet peace to buy Then in consuming war to liue and die 10 This is a prouerbe old and now not new That drunkards children fooles tell true 11 A languishing life is ill déerely bought Be merrie and better die once then oft 12 If thou dost marrie t' is no fault at all Yet often it brings both bondage and thrall Securaton 1 Least that he should stray and so doe amisse To get him a wife the very best is 2 His nature is hard brutall bad and rude Therefore shall he liue in base seruitude 3 She must be comforted as great with child For shee 's in danger else I am beguild 4 To imploy thy owne paines some way must be sought For by thy friends death thou wilt get iust nought 5 If it be not for good or meere necessitie Presse thou not too much to keepe company 6 He shall enioy the good pretended thing But it shall be after long tarying 7 He shall vse the seas with labour and paine But greatly to his good profit and gaine 8 If thou hadst a magnanimious heart Then soone this mourning would from thée depart 9 Let him of thy businesse no more discerne Then most properly may himselfe concerne 10 By his owne vertue peace he shall maintaine So his people in plenty shall remaine 11 Who will goe to the diuell for witching skill May easily know what so ere he will 12 It is better a thousand times to dye Then to liue long in want and misery Sinorilo 1 If for my death a place I might desire Then honors bed in campe I would require 2 The thraldome in mariage is often great Therefore be warie and mary not yet 3 If he serue not he doth himselfe great wrong For he shall be able sturdie and strong 4 Those be ill humours that from her abound For she is corrupt and not at all sound 5 Of father mother sister or brother Let him not liue in hope for gaine or other 6 To let passe their company is no sinne For all their kindnes is not worth a pinne 7 Leaue thy aspiring and strike sayle amaine For what thou most seekes thou shalt not obtaine 8 Some mecanicke trade will be his best part As Shoomaker Taylor or Ioyners Art 9 He is melancholicke heauie and sad Therefore by musicke remedy is had 10 Whatsoeuer he doe by outward show It is no true friendship this much I know 11 This King shall be valiant fierce and most sterne Which euery one shall plainely discerne 12 This that you séeke shall neuer come to light Except by raising some infernall spright Gandarirum 1 Leaue these false foolish diuinations For they are but idle deceptions 2 Let all men talke and each say what he will I finde death hatefull and I would liue still 3 To haue an heyre it much stands thee vpon Then get a wife well borne else mary none 4 Of all ill fashions that in him I finde Hee 's ill brought vp and of a seruile minde 5 It is a childes deede thereof haue no doubt But it may cost deare so things may fall out 6 Thou shalt haue such lucke as I vnderstand As to ioine house to house and land to land 7 Be thou bold to keepe him company still 'T will be thy good say others what they will 8 The thing thou enquirest for it will be had And when it comes make thee merrie and glad 9 Away with mecanickes leaue off to trade The court is thy best if thou wilt be made 10 Time that tempereth all shall in short space Turne mourning to mirth and alter the case 11 This friend is like the apple of thine eye For a better liues not vnder the skie 12 He shall peaceably raigne if so hee please For that he desires it with honour and ease Goralidit 1 He shall alwaies loue to make the warres stand Least peace should displace him out of his land 2 Be not so eger or forward in minde In this tell-tale booke your fortune to finde 3 To dye well is liue well with ioy at the last To liue ill is hell still when this life is past 4 To liue yet vnmarried be thou content For else I am sure thou wilt it repent 5 If thou serue well then thou shalt in th' end Both get preferment and a faithfull friend 6 You are all deceiued and quite beguild The woman is sicke and yet not with child 7 Seeke thou abroad stay not here like a drone For good of thy parents thou shalt get none 8 For education and to thy praise Séeke good company thy fortune to raise 9 He well may hope still and that is his best Yet shall he neuer obtaine his request 10 Oh he would make a notable tradesman I meane Taylor Tapster or tosse the Can. 11 If to himselfe he looke not very well He shall haue still comber and great trouble 12 Be sure trust to thy selfe I thee award And with discretion stand on thy own gard Laroth 1 Where thou thy loue hast planted and firme set His loue is true constant and most perfect 2 His raigne shall be in great felicitie And his Subiects in good tranquillitie 3 You shall the trueth by another meanes finde And not by this course I am of that minde 4 To haue children goods and come to great age Should make a man die with a good courage 5 Take a woman that 's likely to conceiue For a greater good thou canst no way haue 6 This prettie youngling if he haue his will Shall neuer be subiect but stubborne still 7 She is with child and with ioy may bee it And a great comfort when she shall see it 8 Thinke not long be wise and take no care For thou shalt be rich and thy fathers heyre 9 Leaue him not but his friend continue still For he is honest and pretends no ill 10 He shall be happy and with great ease Obtaine the thing soone that doth him so please 11 His melodious minde shall still be bent Either to singing or some instrument 12 Misdoubt not
Fortune for all is not gone For thou art like yet to haue a good one Brandamiret 1 Her sorrow shall cease and she shall finde A better temper and another minde 2 Beleeue not lookes he doth but dissemble For knaues honest men doe most resemble 3 Being most valiant mighty rich and strong He shall in peace and pleasure gouerne long 4 In magicke put no trust nor haue no part For it is curst and is a diuellish Art 5 If a man must néeds depart and so die 'T is best with honour and for his country 6 If thou wilt prosper and be a man frée Thou then must at no hand maried be 7 It were pitie he should remaine in thrall For his heart is noble franke and loyall 8 If she be not with child 't is no matter She stayes but the touch and that shall fither 9 Hee shall in the end obtaine great riches But it shall be by valour and prowesse 10 It were better for thee from him to flye Then to follow and kéepe him company 11 Though they doe crosse him and still doe their worst The Foxe fares the better when he is curst 12 With excellent skill to limme paint and graue Shall be his desire and all he will craue Bouruos 1 'T is nothing else but meere melancholly That so hath possest his minde with folly 2 Misdoubt thou nothing for I am most sure That he seekes onely thy good to procure 3 Because of thy substance thou shalt haue loue Of those that else would thy enemies proue 4 He shall be so noble in euery thing That he shall proue a complete worthy King 5 If th' anger of God be not appeased By this warre many shall die displeased 6 Though he be enuied and enemies haue Yet shall he liue old with ioy to his graue 7 With the yong wench is pleasure and good sport With the old there is treasure and comfort 8 Auoide the varlot aboue any thing His tongue is sharper then a serpents sting 9 Thou shalt haue a sonne marke what I thée tell But take thou good héed and nurture him well 10 Great store of goods but all yet very deare By tribute and tolles that shall be this yeare 11 Thou wert better wander and walke alone Then be subiect to such a companion 12 Pouertie doth sorrow and trouble bring And few are friends in time declining Fumiot 1 He shall prosper though enui'd much he be For hatred still goes with prosperitie 2 He is in his nature so void of nought That seldome ill doth come in his thought 3 He both can will and may doe thée great wrong Therefore looke to thy selfe and make thée strong 4 Thou shalt haue flattering friends at thy table Whose treacherous shewes will be affable 5 For his countries good defence and welfare No honest good subiect his life will spare 6 If wee seeke not God for mercie and grace Peace and iustice will haue with vs no place 7 Thou 'lt be deceiu'd and doe thy selfe wrong For both friend and father shal liue yet long 8 The wench is foolish idle and wanton But the other shall proue a graue woman 9 He is wise graue and all well addicted Therefore 't is fit he should be respected 10 I am sure ther 's one sonne I may proue two And please the father I assure you 11 This yeere shall be pleasant and plentifull Forst for mens health then for corn fruit and wooll 12 'T is better he goe abroad and take paine For that is the way by which he must gaine Beraieretha 1 It is not yet good oportunitie Either to follow or keepe companie 2 'T will procure sorrow griefe and heauie chéere To see thy enemie so domineere 3 Thy heart is full frought with malice and care Which makes thée to fret sigh in despaire 4 He cosening thée shall conuay it so cleane That scarre it shall be of any one séene 5 Thy aspiring minde to honour and fame Shall get thée fooles to encounter the same 6 Through his valour and good successe in war His subiects he shall to great wealth prefer 7 By ambition iustice is neglected And by might the poore mans cause reiected 8 They shall die quickly as thou dost craue it Yet not for thy good as thou wouldst haue it 9 The widdow knowes well how to please a man And to that purpose will doe what she can 10 Trust not this knaue for I sweare by the rood He is bent to ill and no manner good 11 'T will be a faire sonne clenly and quiet Then get him a good nurse for his diet 12 Who now of corne hath good store and plentie Let him kéepe it for it will prooue daintie Auodobra 1 This yéere shall be plentie nothing shall want Onely I feare me money shall be scant 2 The time place and companie is now fit If thou now haue cause to make vse of it 3 There will none haue of thée any fancie Except it be by lust or ielousie 4 He onely thinkes of lust and his pleasure And how he may at will the same procure 5 His gentle heart seekes to doe you seruice And no way pretends harme or preiudise 6 Change of thy state will make thée quite misknowne And so thou shalt inioy few friends or none 7 He shall be wise and of a prudent care His subiects to keepe in ioy and welfare 8 I hope to content you shortly shall see In England all ioy and prosperitie 9 He shall liue long happie as here I finde And far better then they that wish his end 10 They both shall haue cause greatly to reioyce When each of other shall make their owne choice 11 He is a good seruant and voide of strife And shall be honest all daies of his life 12 This woman with childe without all faile Shall be brought abed of a faire female Boratridie 1 She shall with ioy and ease deliuered be Of a sweete faire man-childe beléeue you me 2 By the celestiall constellation There is great war in preparation 3 Kéepe thy selfe quietly in thy owne house For to stirre abroad will prooue dangerous 4 Feare thou no brawlers though they seeme fighters For dogges that barke much are no great biters 5 This thinketh no ill but true sinceritie And all his desires are set on honestie 6 Looke well to your selfe with iudgement and skill For all his intents are to doe you ill 7 If thou dost well thou shalt be beloued If thou dost ill thou shalt be reproued 8 He of treasure shall make so small account That in his bountie he shall surmount 9 Neuer looke for iustice in any case So long as an ill man doth keepe the place 10 He shall liue well and continue so long That some wish his death thinke they haue wrong 11 If euer thou marie then marie the maide The widdow is wilfull and will be obaide 12 This seruant to th' eye doth make a good show But he is a knaue thus much I doe
honest and both doe liue well And those are happie that with them do dwell 12 It will ere long so come to passe To lose thy seruice for breaking a glasse Alnach 1 His seruice shall be so loyall and iust That to great preferment come he néedes must 2 Iust from her parents she takes it by kinde To loue Bedfordshire sport you know my minde 3 You may begin it euen when you will But to stay a while it cannot be ill 4 Because his iustice doth others excell The commons all doe loue him verie well 5 What you haue lent you may well bid adue The man is readie to borrow anew 6 He shall most fully obtaine his desire And none shall oppose what he doth require 7 'T is an excellent horse be bould and buye He shall well earne his price before he die 8 Now follow thy fortune if thriue thou wilt Dismay not Rome in one day was not built 9 He that mounts higher then fits his degrée Shall be pointed at a foole for to be 10 It is a good ship stiffe sided and strong And therefore the sea can her not much wrong 11 It is set downe by thy natiuitie That where thou wast borne there thou shalt die 12 If their loyaltie doe long endure It will be wonder and aduenture Calhdalach 1 Neither wife nor good man can better be A better couple did I neuer see 2 He serued a good master as now appeares plaine By whom he got credit profit and gaine 3 She is yet verie honest but yet as I féele Shee 'll learne verie soone the tricke of the héele 4 This is an ill day and a worser hower To lay the ground worke of a happy tower 5 Let pride then stretch himselfe neuer so taule We see very oft that pride gets a fall 6 Beware of had I wist and lend no more For this is gone keepe well the rest therefore 7 He may well wish and still séeke thereafter But yet get iust mooneshine in the water 8 Before thou buye him make sure by triall For once monie paide ther 's no deniall 9 If thou goest forward with what thou pretends Thou mai'st chance get reproofe to make amends 10 Ambition and auarice in stead of gaine Shall make thee odious hatefull remaine 11 The ship by stormes tossing is growne so weake That she is in danger to sinke of a leake 12 The towns or countrie abroade or at home What neede we care where since death spareth none Albatuyes 1 Except this mans fortune alter and change He shall die in a place forraine and strange 2 I see in the world for riches and pelfe There is no kindnesse but each for himselfe 3 Let his seruice be good better or worse He may put his gaine in a bottomelesse purse 4 His parence hee 'll obay in all he can But yet by no meanes to be a Church-man 5 To begin thy building in anie wise Another time chuse I thée aduise 6 Some shall loue him and others shall him hate And some for him shall fall at great debate 7 Take at all no care before the time come For he shall truely pay you the whole some 8 Those idle thoughts that so come in thy minde Are like to a wethercocke in the winde 9 This horse is not good I doe him not like Therefore refuse him another seeke 10 Inquire no further nor slacke thou no time For that a good worke is alwaies in prime 11 I doe not expect nor doe not thinke it That he can rise to anie great credit 12 Among a whole hundred one doth not scape And therefore I feare she hath some ill happe Alfargalamutadam 1 Take no care for where so ere he soiourne He shall in health and safetie returne 2 He shall vpon his owne territorie Forsake and leaue this world transitorie 3 A better match for loue there cannot be God send them long life and prosperitie 4 He is gone to seruice the which he doth finde More swéeter then fréedome to please his minde 5 This shall be honest auoiding all strife Indeuouring still to leade a quiet life 6 Now thou mai'st happely begin to day And without feare the first foundation lay 7 For his true noblenesse and great prudence All men shall haue him in great reuerence 8 Lend not to such a one but saue that cost For how much you lend so much you haue lost 9 Thou shalt obtaine euen at thy owne leasure All that thou wouldest to thy own pleasure 10 Take the horse they proffer thée now to sell For where ther 's a better I know not well 11 Be not dismaide like a cowardly abiect Though fortune prooue worse then thou dost expect 12 If thou haue great friends thou then shalt obtaine For fauour not worth doth now a daies gaine Albelda 1 For all his aspiring to mount so hie He may chaunce come down to base beggery 2 The ship is now in the great ocean And in great perill of destruction 3 In what countrie thou likest best to liue There thou must also thy last tribute giue 4 The man of a cut lofe that takes a shiuer His wife to an archer shall lend her quiuer 5 By the great seruice that he doth pretend He is verie like his state for to amend 6 Loues play is prettie and she loues it well And better doth like it then I dare tell 2 Yet stay a small while and if that you may And then build to morrow but not to day 8 This iudge is hated for of old said it is A man without mercie of mercie shall misse 9 Be merrie then for your debt take no care You shall haue it in coine currant and faire 10 Yes I assure thée that all shall well goe Fortune is pleased to be thy foes foe 11 He is of some most notorious vice sped Which yet is not knowne and long hath beene hid 12 Now time and tide doe both concurre together Seruing to thy will either when or whether Alfargalmancar 1 The time seemes now to be agréeable To haue Fortune good fauourable 2 'T is no great matter that he doth desire And therefore hee 's like to haue his desire 3 The ship her lading and the company Shall all come to their port in safety 4 Death shall haue no power vntill that thou be In the place of thy birth or Natiuitie 5 These two true louers so faithfull they be That while they both liue they both shall agree 6 Thy parents leaue thee a seruant to be Or else to take what course best liketh thée 7 This is inclined by true affection To a good conscience and religion 8 The month of March will be the very best To begin thy building if build thou list 9 He is gentle and of such discretion That he is loued of euery one 10 It will not be rendred againe this yeare Except that you buy it at a price deare 11 Leaue off the foolish loue thou wouldst be at Least that thou
know The more she is crosse and oft proueth slow 3 Be bould to attempt and make thy request And all shall fall out to thée for the best 4 This traueller he shall be so frugall That with content returne againe he shall 5 Leaue worldly care and couetousnesse flie Least thou leaue all and so suddenly die 6 Be not so ielous to giue thy wife blame Least that in the end thou do reape the shame 7 Neuer expect thou long to abide it Except wisely thou doe better guide it 8 At dice and at cards a gamester to be Is fit for fooles that are of no degrée 9 This worke is well wrought and with great cunning And so is like to prooue verie lasting 10 This man is learned and of great prudence Bearing in all things a good conscience 11 Though he absent himselfe yet he will pay And onely a little time you must stay 12 If that with reason intreate thee I may Then I aduise thee keepe thy house this day Ramuel 1 The thing of which you so much doe enquire Will neuer be finisht to your desire 2 This man 's hated wherefore I cannot tell But I know that ill will neuer spake well 3 What you expect you shall obatine and get By a happie houre that shall performe it 4 Let him doe his best and goe where he will He shall be sure to be talked on still 5 Make him a cobler or carrier of packes For you may worke him as if it were waxe 6 By his melancolly sadnesse and cold He shall soone grow gray and seeme very old 7 He shall looke more to get riches and gould Then in the wars honour a thousand fould 8 This diseased shall pine doe what you can And till the spring be a verie sicke man 9 In stead of imployment giue him a bell For he can neither speake nor tell message well 10 His intent is good what he doth pretend And being followed shall haue a good end 11 This is a good priest for tables or lurch More fitter for the pot then for the Church 12 He is generally ill beloued of all For being a miser and had withall Amanlis 1 The thing thou now dost in thy heart pretend Doe follow for it shall haue a good end 2 He shall be prouident for night and day If voluptuousnes bring him not astray 3 Aboue the most men and in generall He shall be courteous wise and liberall 4 This enterprise good it shall not goe wrong But haue a good end though that it be long 5 For speciall good all men approoue him And as he is so doe all men loue him 6 He may be happy for what he doth craue So fortune allotteth that he shall haue 7 Goe to the court is best if thou intend In any good sort thy busines to end 8 In time you shall him a great grand panch see And so fit an Abbey lubber to bee 9 He shall haue no let but well he may liue So long as his Nature will vigour giue 10 He shall be forward and of a good sprite And all but onely for a carpet knight 11 For health Doctor Diet is your best cure And by Doctor Quiet you shall be sure 12 He is of himselfe milde gentle and good Except with anger they make him starke wood Alpharis 1 I ensure thee this messenger is wise No bragging prater or forger of lies 2 If thou hast hope of thy fute to be sped Then take good aduice and runne not on head 3 His gouernement shall be vpright and true God grant with vs he may long continue 4 He shall be sparing yet not very scant But onely frugall to keepe away want 5 This businesse by good friends and industrie May end very well and prosperously 6 Through faults the world doth so much detect him That no honest minde can well affect him 7 It were a great folly to hope too much Then let it suffice the matter is such 8 It is onely the warres that must grace thee For all the residue will deface the. 9 It is contrarie to his complexion To rest and liue in contemplation 10 By his owne procure his life it shall end In some great fault he iustice shall offend 11 He shall not the warres or garboiles require But to liue quiet shall be his desire 12 If he take not courage and a good heart It will be long or ere this sicknes part Berhardus 1 Whatsoeuer remedy may be had This sicknes will be long grieuous and bad 2 Mistrust him not this messenger is true And the fittest man could hap to you 3 Thy enterprise is vertuous and stable Therefore it shall haue an end profitable 4 His honest vertuous life it shall be such As he shall prosper and grow very rich 5 He shall wast much and yet rest with content For that he spends shall be honestly spent 6 Leaue off to desire for it will not be Nor yet come to good I assure thee 7 By louing well loue is gotten with gaine And by doing well men happy remaine 8 The thing you expect though long yet at last You shall enioy part so hope well thou maist 9 There is in this man no signe of vertue And therefore no credit to him is due 10 With all the ill conditions thou seest He were very fit to be made a Priest 11 Take heed of wenching for that is the thing That most shall hinder and thy conscience sting 12 As it is expected so hee shall be Full of great valour and actiuitie Alachid 1 This childe if it haue good education Will come to be of good reputation 2 Though that this sicknesse be grieuous and strong Assure you your selfe it shall not last long 3 I insure you this is a verie knaue Therefore let him with you no credit haue 4 You are verie venturous yet take good héed Lest that you chance make more hast then good spéed 5 A better gouernment there could not be If he did not couet all he doth sée 6 Of his friends he will get but a small share And yet of his friends he shal make no spare 7 If the builder liue the building shall be Performed to an end most gallantly 8 Be warie and watch well thy owne affaires For t' is not like to passe without some cares 9 The thoughts of an asse and a foolish mind Are well as constant as the wauering wind 10 Stay not at home but like a lustie blood Venter abroad for that must doe thée good 11 And if that he a Church-man should be made He would soone cast his gowne for a new trade 12 By time mans time growes short and so away In time then thinke how thou maist liue for aye Map 1 By daily excesse thy life thou dost spend and by it dost hasten thee to thy end 2 Make him rather priest then a man of war For he can better sing then fight by far 3 Take heede of all things and tell not a lie For that
will liue euer and neuer die 4 This for monie is a couetous wretch But honestly to liue he cares not much 5 Follow thy purpose with might and with maine And it shall end to thy profit and gaine 6 He shall neuer his office well performe Except from his couetousnesse he turne 7 He shall be neere and in deuotion so could That he shall honour no God but his gould 8 Begin and trie your conclusion It shall neuer be but a confusion 9 Thou art so teastie and captious beside That all doe hate thee none can thée abide 10 His hope shall be hopelesse thus much I know For hope is a fancie that oft breedes woe 11 Let him spend his time and goe where he will Hee 'll get no credit but be a foole still 12 Let him be sexstone or clarke at the most For he would make but a verie bad priest Albothon 1 The world is his God and Gold his Mammon Which he loues better then all Religion 2 Couetousnesse will be thy vtter fall And so soone procure thee ruine of all 3 Now in his youth you may plainely obserue That in the wars he shall gallantly serue 4 If he be young the disease man soone mend If he old 't will languish to the end 5 He is a messenger loyall and true Yet something fantasticke I may tell you 6 Begin thy suite and follow it with speed For that thou shalt haue it it is decreed 7 If wisely thou gouerne thy words and waies Thou wilt then get good friends at all assayes 8 Let him alone for so he will spend it Alwaies to spare somewhat as God doth send it 9 This building verie soone shall finisht be To the owners great praise as you shall see 10 Thou art beloued of great and small And verie well commended of them all 11 Hope well and haue well for so it shall be And what thou hopest for shall be giuen thee 12 'T is not likely that good should him betide That dare not venture from his fire side Ossturies 1 Let him wander South and North East and West He shall be but a begger at the best 2 This shall loue better a bootie to séeke Then either to learne good Latine or Gréeke 3 'T is surely wrough ttherefore we haue no need To make more hast then will well prooue good spéed 4 He shall be a man exceeding so farre That none shall surpasse him in feates of warre 5 This sicknes whereof resolued you would be Is like for to proue a long maladie 6 This messenger beares a good honest face Yet take good héed hee doe you no disgrace 7 Take now my counsell to leaue and desist Least thou doe repent thée with had I wist 8 This is a proud prelate most speciall And as well learned as none of them all 9 If he had thousands it were to no end For all he can get he doth idlely spend 10 This longsome worke as thou dost it pretend Is not likely yet to come to an end 11 Thou wilt be so busie that in the end Thou shalt turne thy friends to be thy vnfriend 12 Thou shalt frustrate of thy desires remaine Yet a good recompence thou shalt obtaine Albeda 1 If with labour he prease among the throng He shall get what hope hath promised him long 2 At home and abroad by sea and by land He shall still get credit and great command 3 Though he be vntoward and of ill birth Yet hee 'll be learned and of very good worth 4 He shall kill himselfe labouring like a horse For he wants wit and of himselfe remorse 5 This skip-iacke is farre better made to daunce Then to leade a battell in Spaine or France 6 If that they doe meane his health to procure Himselfe must then speedie physick endure 7 This is a good honest and a true fellow And in diligence quick as a swallow 8 Pursue thy best it shall succeed thee well For fortune will help thee this I can tell 9 He would command well and gouerne aright And 't were not for hugging with Venus all night 10 Of that he hath he spareth not at all But with great bounty is most liberall 11 This thing may yet very well ended be By care diligence and good industrie 12 His friends are not from him so farre exiled But if he please they may be reconciled Amalia 1 Thy greatest vnfriend that thou hast this day Is thy neerest allied marke what I say 2 Now that I must end towards my farewell Thou shalt haue thy wish accept what I tell 3 Séeke credit or honour farre from this place For in thy countrey thou nee'r shalt get grace 4 This younglings manners doth so well grace him That it were pittie at all to deface him 5 He that liues vprightly and doth God feare Néede not for deathes comming take any care 6 He is inclined as well you may see A cogger and a true coward to be 7 This sicknes to mend take help of the Cooke For so I doe find in th' end of my Booke 8 This messenger being the last of all Shall proue most true and very loyall 9 For this enterprise I stand in great doubt 'T will haue hard successe before th' end come out 10 If wisely he beare himselfe in this case It will fall out to his credit and grace 11 He is more liberall then fits his degree Since hee 's come of yéeres his owne man to be 12 Behold with labour my booke ends you see And so must you labour else 't will not be FINIS