about good husbandry snudgith for feare of a dout 3 Ill husbandrye spendith abrode like a mome good husbandrye tendith his chargis at home 4 Ill husbandrye sellith his corne on the grownde good husbandrye smellith no gaine that waye fownde 5 Ill husbandrye loesith for lack of good fence good husbandrie cloesith gainith the pence 6 Ill husbandrye trustith to him to hur good husbandrye lustith him selfe for to stur 7 Ill husbandrye eatith him selfe out a doore good husbandrye meatith him selfe the poore 8 Ill husbandrye dayeth or lettith it lye good husbandrye payeth the cheaper to buye 9 Ill husbandrye lurkith stealith a slepe good husbandry workith his howsold to kepe 10 Ill husbandrye leiuith by that by this good husbandrye geiuith to ery man his 11 Ill husbandrye taketh spendith vp all good husbandrye maketh good shift with a small 12 Ill husbandrye prayeth his wife to make shift good husbandrye saieth take this of my gift 13 Ill husbandrye drowsith at fortune so awke good husbandrye rowsith him selfe as a hawke 14 Ill husbandrye lyeth in prison for det good husbandrye spieth where profet to get 15 Ill husbandrye wayes hath to frawde what he can Good husbandrie prayse hath of euerie man. 19 Ill husbandrie neuer hath wealth to keepe touche good husbandrie euer hath peny in pouche Good husband his boone or request hath a farr Ill husband as soone hath a tode with an R. A Comparison betweene Champion Seueral Chap. 48. THe countrey enclosed I prayse the tother delyteth not me For nothing the welth it doth rayse to suche as inferior be Because of them both I do knowe I minde thereof somewhat to showe 2 There swineheard that kepeth the hog there neatheard with curre his horne There shepeheard with whistle dog be fence to the meadowe and corne There horse being tayed on a balke is ready with theefe for to walke 3 where al thing in common doth rest corne fielde with the pasture and meade Though common ye do for the best yet what doth it stand ye in steade There commune as communers do as good else to cobble a shoo 4 What layer much better then there or cheaper thereon to do well What drudgery more any where lesse good thereof where can ye tell what gotten by Sommer is seene that winter there eateth vp cleene 5 Example by Leycester shire what soile can be better then that For any thing hart can desire and yet doth it want ye see what Mast couert close pasture wood and other things needefull as good 6 All thease doth enclosure bring experience teacheth no lesse I speake not to boast of the thing but onely a trothe to confesse Example if doubt ye do make by Suffolk Essex go take 7 More plentie of Mutton biefe corne butter cheese of the best More wealthe any where to be briefe more people more handsome prest where finde ye go searche any coest than there where enclosure is moest 8 More worke for the laboring man as well in the towne as the fielde Or thereof deuise if ye can more profit what countreis do yelde More seldome where se ye the poore go begging from doore vnto doore 9 In Norfolke beholde the dispaire of tillage to much to bee borne By droeuers from faier to faire and others destroying the corne By custome couetous pates by gapps by opeing of gates 10 what speake I of commoners bye with drawing all after a lyne So noying the corne as it lye with cattle with sheepe with swine when all is bestowed the cost looke halfe of the same to be lost 11 The flocks of the lordes of the soyle do yerely the winter corne wrong The same in a manner they spoyle with feeding so lowe so long And therefore that champion fielde doth seldome good winter corne yelde 12 More profit is quieter found where pastures in seuerall bee Of one silly acre of ground Then Champion maketh of three Againe what a ioy is it knowen when men may be bolde of their owne 13 The tone is commended for graine yet bread made of beanes they do eate The tother for one loafe haue twaine of mastlin of rye or of wheate The Champion liueth full bare when woodland full merie doth fare 14 Tone geueth his corne in a darth to horse sheepe hog ery day The tother geue cattel warme barth and feede them with strawe with hay Corne spent of the tone so in vaine the tother doth sell to his gaine 15 Tone barefoore ragged doth go and ready in winter to sterue when tother ye see do not so but hath that is needefull to serue Tone paine in a cottage cottage doth take whē tother trim boowers do make 16 Tone layeth for turffe for sedge and hath it with wonderfull suite when thother in euery hedge hath plentie of fewell fruite Euils twenty times worser then thease enclosure full quickly would ease 17 In woodland the poore men that haue scarce fully two acres of lande 14 More merily liue do saue than tother with twenty in hand yet pay they as much for the two as tother for twenty must do 15 The laborer comming from thence in woodland to woorke any where I warant you goeth not hence to worke any more againe there If this same be true as it is why gather they nothing of this 26 The poore at enclosing do grutch because of abuses that fall Least som mā should haue but to much and some againe nothing at all If order mought there in be founde what were to the seuerall grounde Thus endid husbandrie here folowith huswifrie Man minedid for to thryue must wisely lay to wiue what had may thereby fall here argued finde ye shall The dialog betweene two batchelers of wiuing and thriuing by Affirmation and Obiection Affirmation FRende where we mette this other day We heard one make his mone and say Good Lorde how might I thriue We heard an other answere him Then make the handsome trick trym laye in time to wiue Obiection And what of that saye yow to me Do you your selfe thinke that to be The belt waye for to thryue If trouth were truely hulted out As touching thrift I stand in doubt If men were best to wiue Affirmation There is no doubt for proue I can I haue but seldome seene that man which coulde the waye to thryuet Vntill it was his happye lot To staye him selfe in some good plot wisely then to wiue Obiection And I am of an other minde For by no reason can I finde Howe that waye I shoulde thriue For where as now I spende a penny I should not then be quit with menny In bondage for to wiue Affirmation Not so for now where thou doest spend Of this that to no good ende which hindreth thee to thriue Such vaine expēsis thou shouldst saue and dayly then laye more to haue as others do that wiue Obiection why then do folke this
husbandly thriueth that neuer had wife yet skarce a good husband in goodnes of life The husband is he that to labour doth fall the labour of him I do husbandry call If thrift by that labour be any way caught then is it good husbandry else is it naught So houshold housholdry I do define for folke the goods that in house be of thine House keping to them as a refuge is set which like as it is suche report it doth get Be house or the furniture neuer so rude of husband husbandry thus I conclude with huswife huswifery if it be good must pleasure together as cosins in blood The Ladder to thrift chap. 8. 1 TO take chy calling thankfully and shoonne the path to beggery 2 To grudge in youth no drudgery to come by knowledge perfectly 3 To compt no trauell slauery that brings in peny sauerly 4 To folow profit earnestly but medle not with pilfery 5 To get by honest practisy and kepe thy gettings couertly 6 To lash not out too lashingly for feare of pynching penury 7 To get good plot to occupy and store vse it husbandly 8 To shew to landlorde curtesy and kepe thy couenants orderly 9 To holde that thine is lawfully for stoutnes or for flatery 10 To wed good wyfe for company and liue in wedlocke honestly 11 To furnish house with housholdry and make prouision skilfully 12 To ioyne to wyfe good famely and none to keepe for brauery 13 To suffer none liue idlely for feare of idle knauery 14 To courage wife in huswifery and vse well doers gentely 15 To keepe no more but needefully and coumpt excesse vnsauery 16 To rayse betimes vp readely both snorting Hob Margery 17 To walke thy pastures vsually to spie ill neighbours suttlety 18 To hate reuengement hastely for loesing loue amity 19 To liue by neighbour neighbourly and shew him no discurtesy 20 To answer stranger ciuely but shew him not thy secresie 21 To vse no frynd disceitfully and offer no man villeny 22 To learne how foe to pacifie but trust him not too trustely 23 To keepe thy touch substancially and in thy worde vse constancy 24 To make thy bandes aduisedly and come not bond through suerty 25 To hate to liue in infamy through craft liuing naughtely 26 To banish house of blasphemy least Crosses crosse vnluckely 27 To stop mischance through polecy for chansyng too vnhappely 28 To beare thy crosses paciently for worldly things are slippery 29 To trayne thy childe vp vertuously that vertue vice may qualify 30 To brydle wilde otes fantazye to spend thee naught vnthriftely 31 To pray to god continually to ayde thee against thine enemy 32 To spend the Saboth holyly and help the poore in misery 33 To liue in conscience quietly and keepe thy selfe from malady 34 To ease thy sicknes spedely er help be past recouery Thease be the steppes vnfaynedly to clyme to thrift by husbandry Thease steppes both reach and teache thee shall to come by thrift to shifte with all Good Husbandly lessons worthy to be followed of suche as will thriue Chap. 9. GOd sendeth geueth both mouth the meate and feedeth vs all with his benefits great Serue willingly god that so richly doth geeue shew leue to thy neighbour lay for to leeue 2 True wedlock is best for auoyding of sinne the bed vndefiled much honour doth winne Though loue be in chusing farre better then gold let loue come with somwhat the better to holde 3 Where cooples agree not is ranker strife where such be together is seldome good life where coopples in wedlock do louely agree there foyson remayneth if wisedome there bee 4 Who loketh to marry must lay to keepe house for loue may not alway be playing with douse If children encrease no stay of thine owne what afterwards follows is soone to be knowne 5 Once charged with children or likely to bee geeue ouer to sudgerne that thinkest to thee Least grutching of hostis crauing of nurse be costly noysome to thee thy purse 6 Good husbāds that loueth good houses to kepe are oftentimes carefull when others do slepe To spend as they may or to stop at the furste for running in daunger or feare of the wurste 7 Go coumpt with thy coefers whē haruest is in which way for thy profit to saue or to win of tone of them both if a sauer we smell house keeping is godly where euer we dwell 8 Sōne think not thy money purse bottō to burn but kepe it for profit to serue thine owne turne a foole his money be soone at debate which after with sorow repents him to late 9 Good bargaine a doing make priuie but fewe in selling refraine not abrode it to shewe in making make haste a way to thy pouche in selling no haste if ye dare it auouche 10 Good landlorde who fyndeth is blessed of god a cumbersome landlord is husband mans rod. he noyeth destroyeth al to this drift to strip his poore tenant of ferme of thrift 11 Once placed for profit looke neuer for ease except ye beware of suche mychers as thease vnthriftnes slouthfulnes careles rashe that thrusteth thee hedlong to runne in the lashe 12 Make money thy drudg for to folow thy wark make wisedome controller good order thy clarke prouision Cater skill to be cooke make steward of all pen inke thy booke 13 Make hunger thy sauce as a medcen for helth make thyrst to be buttler as phisick for welth make eye to be vssher good vsage to haue make bolt to be porter to keepe out a knaue 14 Make husbandry bayly abrode to prouide make huswifery dayly at home for to guide make coefer fast locked thy treasure to keepe make house to be suer the safer to sleepe 15 Make bandog thy scoutwach to bark at a thief make currage for life to be capitaine chief make trapdore thy bulwark make bell to begyn make gunstone arow shew who is within 16 The credit of master to brothel his man and also of mistris to minnekin nan be causers of opening a number of gappes that letteth in mischief many mishapps 17 Good husbād he trudgeth to bring in the gaines good huswife she drudgeth refusing no paines though husbād at home be to coumpt ye wot what yet huswife within is as needefull as that 18 What helpeth in store to haue neauer so much halfe lost by ill vsage ill huswiues such so twenty lode bushes cut downe at a clapp such heede may be taken shall stop but a gapp 19 A reachelesse seruant a mistris that skowles a rauening mastife hogges that eate fowles a gyddy brayne master stroy all his knaue brings rueling to ruwen thrift to her graue 20 With some vpō Sundaies their tables do reke and halfe the weeke after their dinners to seke not often exceading but alway enough is husbandly fare and the guise of the plough
finde and teacher good neare hanâ— or other where And time as apt as may be thought with minde nor cause in such thing much to doubt or feare Yet coeking MaÌ„ms shifting Dads froÌ„ schooles make pregnant wittes to proue vnlearned fooles Ere learning come to haue first art thou taught apt learning childe apt time that thing to frame Apt cunning man to teache else all is naught apt parents glad to bring to passe the same On such apt ground the Musks loue to builde this lesson learne adewe else learned childe A Sonet to the Lady Paget SOme pleasures take and can not geue but onely make poore thanks their shift Some meaning well in det do leue and cannot tell How else to shift Some knock faine would ope the doore to learne the vaine good turne to prayse Some shew good face and be but poore yet haue a grace good fame to rayse Some owe and geue yet still in det and so muste leiue for ought I knowe Some wishe to pay and cannot get but night and day still more must owe. Euen so must I for pleasures past still wish you good while life doth last A Comparison betweene good Huswiferie euill Comparing together good Huswifery bad The knowledge of eyther the better is bad 1 ILl huswiferie lyeth till nine of the clocke good huswiferie tryeth to rise with the Cocke 2 Ill huswiferie tooteth to make her selfe braue good huswiferie looketh what houshold must haue 3 Ill huswifery trusteth to him to hir good huswiferie lusteth her selfe for to stir 4 Ill huswiferie careth for this not for that good huswiferie spareth for feare ye wot what 5 Ill huswiferie pricketh her selfe vp in pride good huswiferie tricketh her house as a bride 6 Ill huswiferie o thing or other must craue good huswiferie nothing but nedefull will haue 7 Ill huswiferie moueth with gossep to spend good huswiferie loueth her houshold to tend 8 Ill huswiferie wanteth with spending to fast good huswiferie scanteth the lenger to last 6 Ill huswiferie easeth her selfe with vnknowne good huswiferie pleaseth her selfe with her owne 10 Ill huswiferie brooketh mad toies in her hed good huswiferie looketh that al thing be fed 11 Ill huswiferie bringeth a shilling to naught good huswiferie singeth her cofers full fraught 12 Ill huswiferie rendeth and casteth asyde good huswiferie mendeth else would it go wide 13 Ill huswiferie swepeth her linnen to gage good huswiferie kepeth to serue her in age 14 Ill huswiferie craueth in secret to borow good huswiferie saueth to day for to morow 15 Ill huswiferie pineth not hauing to eate good huswiferie dineth with plentie of meate 16 Ill huswiferie letteth the deiuell take all good huswiferie setteth good brag of a small 17 Good huswif good fame hath of best in the towne ill huswife ill name hath of euery Clowne The description of womans age by .vi times xiiii yeres prentiship with a lesson to the same 14 Two first vijÌ„ yeres for a rodd they do whine 28 Two next as a Perle in the world they do shine 42 Two next trim beauty beginneth to swerue 56 Two next for matrons or drudge is they serue 70 Two next doth craue a staffe for a staye 84 Two next a beere to fetche them awaye A Lesson Then purchas some pelfe by fyftye â—hâ—eâ— Or buckle thy selfe a drudge for to bee Husbandly Poesies for the hall Frend here I dwell and here I haue a little worldly pelfe which on my frend I kepe to spend as well as on my selfe 2 What euer fare you had to finde take welcome for the best that hauing then disdaine thou not for wanting of the rest 3 Bacbyting talke the flattering blabs know wily how to bleÌ„ge the wise doth note the frende doth hate the enmye will reuenge 4 The wise will speÌ„d or geue lend yet kepe to haue in store if fooles may haue from hand to mouth they pas vpon no more 5 Where ease is sought at leÌ„gth we see there plenty waxeth scaÌ„t who carelesse liue go borow must or else full often want 6 The world doth think that wealthy maÌ„ is he that least shall nede but true it is the godly man is he that best shall spede Poesies for the Parler AS hatred is the serpents noysome rod so frendship is the louing gift of God. 2 The dronken frend is frendship very euill â–ª the frantike frend is frendship for the Deuill 3 The quiet frend al one in worde dede Great comfort is like ready golde at neede 4 With brauling fooles that wrall for euery wroÌ„g firme frendship neuer can continue long 5 In time that man shall seldome frendship misse that wayeth what thing touch kept in frendship is 6 Oft times a frend is got with easie cost which vsed euill is oft as quickly lost 7 Hast thou a frend as hart may wish at will then vse him so to haue his frendship still 8 Wouldest haue a frend wouldst know what frend is best haue God thy frende who passeth al the rest Posies for the gests Chamber THe slouen the carelesse man the roynish nothing nice to lodge in chamber comly deckt are seldome suffred twice 2 With curteine some make scaberd clene with couerlet their shoe all dirt mire some wallow bed as spanels vse to doe 3 though bootes spurs be nere so foule what passeth som theroÌ„ what place they foile what thing they teare by tuÌ„bling therupoÌ„ 4 Foule male some cast on faier borde be carpet nere so cleene what maners carelesse master hath by knaue his man is seene 5 Some make the Chimney chamber pot to smel like filthy sink yet who so bolde so soone to say fough how these howses stink 6 They therfore such as make no force what cleÌ„ly thiÌ„g they spill must haue a kabben like them selues although against their will 7 But gentlemen wil gently do where gentlenesse is sheawd obseruing this with loue abide or else hence al be shreawd Posies for thine owne bed Chamber WHat wisedoÌ„ more what better life thaÌ„ pleaseth God to seÌ„d what worldly goods what loÌ„ger vse thaÌ„ pleseth god to leÌ„d 2 What better fare then wel coÌ„tent what mirth to godly welth what better gest then trusty frend in sicknes in helth 3 What better bed then quiet rest to passe the night with sleepe what better worke then dayly care fro sinne thy selfe to keepe 4 What better thought then think on God daily him to serue what better gift than to the poore that ready be to sterue 5 What greater praise of God and man than hatred to forsake what mercylesse shall mercy get that mercy none will take 6 What worse dispaire than loth to die for feare to go to Hell what greter faith thaÌ„ trust in god through christ in heueÌ„ to dwel Certaine table lessons FRende eateles or drinkles buy the a knife else looke for a caruer not alwaye to rife Some kniueles their daggers for brauery weare
losse payne to lyttle gayne All this to haue to cram sir knaue What life it is 16 wheÌ„ wife cold not through sycknes got more toyle abyde so nigh Sea syde Then thought I best from toyle to rest And Ipswich trye A Towne of price lyke paradyse For quiet then honest men There was I glad much frendship had A tyme to lye 17 There left good wife this present life And there left I house charges lye For glad was he mought send for me Good luck so stoode In Suffolke there were euery where Euen of the best besydes the rest That neuer dyd their frendship hyd To do me good 18 O Suffolke thow content the now That hadst the prayse in those same daies For Squyers knyghtes that wel delyghts Good house to keepe For Norfolke wyles so full of guyles Haue caught my toe by wyuing so That out to thee I see for mee No way to creepe 19 For lo through guile what happs the while Through Venus toyes in hope of ioyes I chanced soone to fynde a moone of cherefull hew Which well a fyne me thought did shyne Did neuer change a thing most strange yet kept in sight her course aright And compas trew 20 Beholde of trueth with wife in youth For ioy at large what dayly charge Through childrens happ what opened gapp To more begonne The childe at nurse to robb the purse The same to wedd to trouble hed For pleasure rare such endles care Hath husband wonne 21 Then did I dwell In Dyrram sell A place for wood that trymly stood With flesh sishe as hart would wish But when I spyed That lorde with lorde coulde not acorde But now pounde be now pounde we Then left I all because suche brall I lyst not byde 22 O Soothwell what meanst thou by that Thou worthy wight thou famous Knight So me to craue to thy graue Go by by O death thou for why dydst thou so Vngently treat that Jewell great Which dept his doore to riche poore So bounteously 23 There thus bestad when leaue I had By death of him to sink or swim And Rauens I sawe together drawe In such a sorte Then wayes I sought by wisdome tought To beare lowe sayle least stock should quayle Till ship mought finde with prosperous winde Some safer porre 24 At length by velve to shore I drewe Discharging straight both ship fraight At Norwich fyne for me mine A Citty trym Where straungers well may seeme to dwell That pytch pay or keepe their day But who that want shall fynde it scant So good for hym 25 But Saliberye how were kept my bowe If prayse from the were kept by me Thou gentle deane my onely meane there then to leiue Though churles such somme to craue can come And praye once got regard the not yet leiue or dye so will not I example geiue 26 When learned men could there nor then Deuise to aswage the stoeny rage Nor yet the furie of my dissurie that long I had From Norwich ayer in great dispayer Away to flye or else to dye To seeke more helth to seeke more weith Then was I glad 27 From thence so sent away I went With sicknes worne as one forlorne To house my bed at Faiersted Where whiles I dwelt The tyething life the tyething strife Through tyething ill of Iack Gyll The dayly payes the myery wayes To long I felt 25 When charges grewe still new newe And that I spied if person died All hope in vayne to hope for gayne I might go daunce Once â—yo my hand of personage land Thence by by away went I To London straight to hope waight For better chance 29 Well London well that bearst the bell Of praise about England through out And dost in deede to suche as neede Muche kindnes sheaw Who that with thee can hardly agree Nor can well praise thy frendly wayes Shall frendship finde to please his minde In places sheaw 30 As for such mates as learning hates Or he or they as go so gey That needes he must take all of trust For him his Though such for wo by Lothberye go For being spide about Cheapeside Least Mercers bookes for money lookes Small matter it is 33 ¶ Thus frendes by me perceiue may ye That Gentry standes not all by landes Nor all so fest or plenty left By parents gift But now then of gentle men The yonger sonne is dreuen to ronne And glad to seeke from creeke to creeke To come by thrift 32 And more by this to conster is In world is set enough to get But where whan that scarsly can The wisest toll By learning some to riches come By shypp plough some get inough And some so wiue that trim they thriue And spede full well 33 To this before add one thing more Youth hardnes tought w knowledge wrought Moste apt do proue to shift shoue Among the best Where coeking Dads make sawey lads In youth so rage to begg in age Or else to fetch a Tyburne stretch Among the rest 34 Not rampishe toys of gyrle or boye Nor garment trym of hir or hym In childehode spent to fond entent Good end doth frame If marke we shall the somme of all The end it is that noted is Which if it hide with vertue tride deserueth fame 35 When all is donne learne this my sonne Not frend nor skyll nor wyt at wyll Nor shyp nor clod but onely God Doth all in all Man taketh payne God geueth gayne Man doth his best God doth the rest Man well entends God foyzen sends Else want he shall 36 Some seeke for welth I seeke my helth Some seeke to please I seeke myne ease Some seeke to saue I seeke to haue To liue vpright More then to ryde with pompe or pryde Or for to set in others det Such is my skill shal be still For any wight 37 To fond weare I here thus to lye vnles that welth mought furder helth and profet some should thereby come to help withall This causeth me wel pleased be such drift to make such life to take on for singe minde remorse to finde as nede nede shall 38 Frende al thing wayed that here is sayed and beinge got that payes the shot me thinke of right haue leaue I might death drawinge nere To seke some wayes my god to prayes and mercye craue in time to haue and for the rest what he thinks best to suffer here FINIS Faultes escaped in the printinge Folio 17. figure 45 for go harrowe reade to harrow fol. 19. fig. 47. for lope reade ope fo 22. fig. 14. for whip read wisp fo 24. fi 12. for garne read garnar fo 25. fig. 4. for nurtrith rede nurtith fo eod fig. 10. for sull read full fo 26. fig. 12. for to harbenden reade to drye habberden fo cod fig. 14. for for reade fro fo