hee not soâ—…ie for it Well though he serued our Ladie a little hée loueâ—… God best and God loued him for all his offence and why for that hee left his follie was sorie for his sinne and was ashamed of himselfe hee craued mercie in heart and was therefore receyued into fauour Wherefore good sir condemne not schollers for seruing Ladies which in deed is your meaning for Bersebae beautie bewitched the wittes of King Dauid and made him quite forget his Wisedome Nowe there are sewe King Dauids left for their wisedome but for beautie many Bersabaes If then the worlde be as full of fayre Ladies as euer it was and not men of so rare wisedome Blame not schollers for their seruice nor make souldiours saints for their minds to God-ward But as Dauid was both a good souldiour and no worse scholler and Marcus Aurelius as good a scholler as a souldiour and were therfore more honored then the vnlearned Captains so I pray you grant that the valiâ—…nt scholler in honour is to be preferred before the vnlearned souldiour And that the Scholler is so fit a Companion for the Souldiour as they can not well be one without the other and beeing togither do deserue the greatest honour of all men liuing There is such a loue and vnion betwirt them and the one is so necessarie vnto the other that some men thinke the one and the other is as it were Alter â—…ple so that they do deserue like honour and not one to be higher then the other Now sir what say you Will you thinke so well of the Scholler or not The Souldiour Baléeue mée Scholler since thou cemest so neere mée welcome This I must say to thee I see thou hast a good minde to a Souldiour and therefore since thou art entred into traâ—…ile and I haue beene in some skirmishes let vs both forget we are at home and being héere let vs determine to season our selues for all weathers let our faithfull prayer be our defence against the Diuell and all his temptations my sworde â—…ee our defence agaynst bodily enemies and thy wise counsaile my comfort to arine my selfe with patience Let vs feare neither fire nor water care for no weather faire nor foule sticke not for night nor day take what we finde thankefully part it friendly and spende it merily liue togither louingly and die vertuously so shall we be spoken of on earth amously and liue in Heauen eternallie which that God may graunt willingly let vs fall downe presently and pray heartily that we may rise roundly walke wisely and speede luckely What saiest thou Scholer The Scholler Oh sir right gladly and since you haue so courteously vouchsaied mee your companie I here sweare my selfe your owne at commaundement alwayes and as much as may bee I reioyce to haue found you I hepe to liue with you and neuer to leaue you so dearely I loue you that I will die with you ere I will forsake you and as you doo loue me so put your trust in me and this bee sure of me that you shall commaund mee till liues ende beleeue mee Now that we may togither to the heauenly place thither the onely place whither the Scholler espieth the good Souldiour hieth with humble he artes lâ—…tte vs pray that we may walke the way that at the latter day we may haue cause to say Truth will not lead a stray To which good blessed place God grant vs all his grace that when wee haue runne this race that wee may walke apace that within little space wee may all face to face beholde our blessed Lord whose name with one accord lette vs with laude record And so let the souldiour make much of the Scholler and trust to the Scholler that he loues the Souldiour and let vs bee sure of this when wee doo pray iâ—…is Gods hand doth neuer misse to worke for our auaile THus did the Souldiour put the Scholler out of his Nothing and togither they are gon about something But for that I knowe not what till I see them againe I will héere bid them farewell and with my selfe wishe you well Promising that if I doo méete them you shall hears what became of them Till when and euer God so blesse vs héere that we with ioyfull châ—…re may all at once appeare before his heauenly throne to which his grace alone guide vs right euery one both Men Women and Children I would he were hanged that will not say Amen Marti Mercurius N. B. FINIS The Praise of vertuous Ladies An Inuectiue against the discourteous discourses of certaine Mailcious persons written against Women whome Nature Wit and Wisedome well considered would vs rather honour then disgrace For proofe whereof eade what followes VVritten by the saide Author N. Breton Gentleman Hic haec homo Considera quid mulier To the Courteous and gentle Reader GEntlemen others to whose viewe shall come this woonderfull peece of worke of the praise of womeÌ„ considering how little cause of commendation is found in a number of them I beseeche you before you begin to read resolue with your selues to take in good part what you thinke I haue written against my conscience And though I haue perhaps as great cause to write the contrarie in respect of the little good that I haue founde in some Yet the hope of good that I haue to find by fauour of some one none such hath made me in the behalfe of women generally for her sake say as much as I wish all to approoue and I would as gladly affirme In the meane time I hope I haue offered none iniurie in dooing them a courtesie I craue pardon of none for saying my minde and good thoughâ—…s of them of whome I deserue it Meaning to deserue as wel as I may of all the world and desiring too as little ill to any as may be Thus wishing you to wish Women no better then you see them woorthy I pray you wishe me no woorse then your selues as I wishe all you From my Chamber in the Blacke Fryers this present and alwaies Your friend N. Breton Gentleman The Author to the vertuous Ladies and Gentlewomen LAdies and Gentlewomen or other well disposed what soeuer I haue in your commendations saide as much as I hope you will deserue and more then I thinke hath beene said for you this great while Nowe if yet thinke that I haue said is said for flatterie you should shewe me little fauour For to flatter all I should but haue a floute of a number and to speake well of all I hope will make none mine enemie I craue no fâ—…rther friendship then I deserue nor greater thankes then may requite good will which wisheth well to ye all that are well minded and if you thinke I haue saide trulie in that I haue written thanke your selues for giuing so good occasion if contrarie doo your endeuonr to make good what I haue saide and will bee glad to see and so rest ready to doâ—… you
THE WIL OF WIT Wits Will or Wils Wit chuse you whether Containing fiue discourses the effects whereof follow Reade and iudge Compiled by Nicholas Breton Gentleman Non hà Che non sà LONDON Printed by Thomas Creede 1597. To Gentlemen Schollers and Students whatsoeuer GEntlemen or others who imploy your time in the studies of such Arts as are the Ornaments of Gentility to your courtesies I commeÌ„d the vnlearned discourse of my little wit which as I will not intreate you to commend deseruing the contrarie so I hope you will not disdaine though it deserue discommendation but so by your pardons excuse my small discretioÌ„ by great desire that hereâ—… with lesse haste I may take as great care as paines to publish a peece of worke somewhat more worth the perusing Till when wishing you all the fauor of God with good fortune of the world I rest in honor of learning to you and all Students A louing freend N. B. Gent. The Epistle to the gentle Reader A New Booke saies one true it came forth but tother day good stuffe saies an other Read then iudge I confesseit may seeme to a number a bolde attempt to set out a forme of wit considering the witty discourses of such fine wits as haue deserued such coÌ„meÌ„dation as may driue this meane peece of woorke of mine into vtter disgrace were it not that perfect courtesie dooth beare with imperfect knowledge regarding more the good minde in the writer then the matter written and therefore the best will giue good woords whatsoeuer they think to incourage a forward will to doo better when indeede it were a fantasticall heade that coulde doo worse VVell when VVit is a wool-gathering and VVill wandring the worlde without guide what a case that manne is in that is in such a taking I referre you to madde folkes of whome you maye see examples sufficient and so I beeing in a certaine melancholye moode past all Gods forbod tooke my Pen and Inke and paper and somewhat I would goe doo whatsoeuer it were to put out one conceit and bring in an other at last and at first of a suddaine vnwares and at aduentures by Gods good helpe and good fortune the litle wit that I had meeting with good Will I knew not how fell to worke at first I know not what but hauing written a while I made somewhat of it which though litle to any great purpose yet if it please the readers I am contented if any man thinke it well done then Wit shall thinke Will a good boy and Will shall thinke he tooke Wit in a good vaine and Will and Wit shall haue the more heart heereafter to fall to further woorke but if I haue bin more wilfull then wise to trouble your wiâ—…tes with a witlesse peece of worke pardon me for this once ye shall see I wil please you better heereafter in the meane time desiring your courtesies to commend what you thinke worthie and not to disdain without desert I rest wishing your content in what you wish well as I pray you wish me as I doo you Your freend Nicholas Breton Gentleman Ad Lectorem de Authore VVHat thing is Will without good Wit Or what is Wit without good Will The one the other doth so fit As each alone can be but ill But when they once be well agreede Their worke is likely well to speede For proofe behold good Bretons will By helpe of Wit what it hath writ A worke not of the â—…eanest skill Nor such as shewes a simple Wit But such a Wit and such a Will As hath done well and hateth ill I neede not to commend the man VVhom none can iustly discommend But doo the best the best that can Yet some will spite and so I ende VVhat I haue said I say so still I must commend this VVit and VVill. C. A FINIS Ad lectorem de Authore VVHat shall I say of Golde more then t is Golde Or call the Diamond more then precious Or praise the man with praises manifolde When of himselfe him selfe is vertuous Wit is but VVit yet such his Wit and Will As proouâ—…e il good or makes good to be ill Why what his Wit proceede and aske his Will Why what his Will reade on and learne of Wit Both good I gesse yet each a seuerall ill This may seeme straunge to those that heare of it Nay neere a whit for vertue many waies Is made a vice yet Vertue hath her praise Wherefore O Breton woorthy is thy worke Of commendations worthy to the woorth Sith captious Wittes in euery corner lurke A bolde attempt it is to set them forth A forme of Wit and that in such a sort As none offends for all is said in sport And such a spoâ—…t as serues for other kindes Both young and olde for learning armes and loue For Ladies humors myrth with mone he findes With some extreames their patient mindes to proue Well Breton write in hand thou hast the thing As when it comes loue wealth and fame will bring VV. S. A pretie and wittie Discourse betwixt Wit and VVill. LOng haue I trauailed much grounde haue I gone many wayes haue I trode mickle money haue I spent more labor haue I lost in seeking an old friend of mine whose coÌ„panie so courteous his counsaile commodious his presence so pleasant and his absence so graeuous that when I thinke of him and misse him I find such a misse of him as all things are out of frame with mée And out of frame can come to no good fashion Oh what shall I doo It is long since I lost him long haue I sought him And too long I feare it will be ere I finde him But wot you who it is Oh my wit I am from my Wit and haue beene long Alas the day I haue bin almost madde with marching through the world without my good guide my freende and Companion my Brother yea my selfe Alas where is hee When shall I sée him How shall I séeke him and whither shall I walke I was too soone wearie of him and am now weary of my selfe without him Well I will goe where I may I may hap to finde him but hap is vnhappie Therefore hap good or happe ill I will walke on still if I finde him happy man If I doo not what than Content my selfe euen as I can Patience where is no remedy VVit Long haue I lookt far haue I sought oft haue I wisht and sore haue I longed for my merry mate my quicke sprite my dearling and my dearest byrde Whose courtesie so contentiue whose helpe so necessary whose necessitie so great whose presence so pleased mee and absence so angers mee that when I would haue him and see I am without him I am not in order and being out of order can take no good course Alas what shall beâ—…ide mée I haue lost my loue or my loue hath lost mee Would God wee might meete againe and be merry togither which I
your selues to Care And him acknowledge for your cheefest King VVith whome no King or Keisar may compare who beares so great a sway in euery thing At home abroad in Peace and eke in warre Care chiefly stands to eyther make or marre The Court he keepes is in a wise conceit His house a head where reason rules the wit His seate the heart that hateth all deceit His bed the braine that feeles no frantick fit His diet is the Cates of sweete content Thus is his life in heauenly pleasure spent His kingdome is the whole world round about Sorrowe his sword to such as dare rebell His counsaile wisedame that decides each doubt His skill foresight of things to come to tell His chiefe delight is studies of deuise To keepe his Subiests out of miseries Oh courteous King oh high and mightie Care VVhat shall I write in honour of thy name But to the vvorld by due desert declare Thy royall state and thy immortall Fame Then so I ende as I at first begun Care is the King of Kings vvhen all is done FINIS VVIll Surely I neuer heard so much of Care before but reason hath shewed me all is true that you haue spoken of him And therefore let vs humbly craue his helpe in this our worke which wee are to take in hand I dare warrant his fauour VVit Saist theu so VVill then let vs goe Time trudgeth away we haue talked long Mountaines neuer meete but freendes often good happe comes oft vnlookt for but neuer vnwelcome I thought not to haue found thée heere but we see Fortune doth much but Fates more to bring fréendes togither and friendship doth much where faith is fixed And faith is a Iewell and Iewelles are precious and precious is for Princes Oh God trust me wil we must be warie to work so with aduise of Care that as we are friends one to another so we may prooue in all actions to shew our chéefest Iewell our faithfull heart to God and her Maiestie To whom might we once be so happie as to present a péece of work worthie the receit oh how glad should then eur hearts bee which with faithful dutie would aduenture death for her most excellent fauour which til by desert we finde alwaies let vs loue and honour our singuler good Lord that hath vouchsafed vs his vndeserued fauour and let vs heartily praye for the preseruation of her most excellent Maiestie with long and prosperous reigne ouer vs as for the aduancement of his Honours estate who by his Uertues deserues and by desertes hath found Fauour of her Highnes loue of her Péeres honour of vs and a number our betters And so let vs away into my Closset of Conceit where from company we will thinke vpon such matters as heere weâ—… wil not talke on Wil. Content Wee wll goe togither studie thou and I will make my pen ready at thine or his Honours commandement And thus til we haue dispatcht our worke in hand lette vs take our leaue humbly of our good Lord and courteously of all our fréendes Wishing them to imploy their studies to the pleasure of God conteÌ„t of the best sort profit of themselues and good example to others and so Bacciando le mani del Signore let vs bid them all Adio From our heart this 20. of August 1597. Iâ—…genii voluntas The Authors Dreame of straunge effects as followeth NOT many daies since it was my hap to trauaile not farre hence into a Countrey called the Iland of Inuenâ—…on where I met with many of mine acquaintance as well fréendes as foes New my foes began to flatter mee and my fréendes as fast to frowne on me My fréends were wit and Reason Wisdome Care Wealth and ConteÌ„t My foes were Wil and Rage Folly and Rechlesnes Woe and Discontent now there were other betwixt fréendes and foes that stood looking at mee with a straunge countenaunce as who shoulde say wilt thou or wilt thou not these were Fancie Loue Frenzie and Patience Now there were two Ladies that sate in such a state that I had much a doo to looke vp to them these were Vertue and Fame Nowe belowe there were two Sprites which I was vily afraide off the one was pide of all colours and the other as blacke as a Coale the coloured was Vanitie and the other Infamie Nowe as I lookt about mee â—… remember my first words were these God blesse me from Sprites And then looking vpwardes I wisht to God I could clime vppe to the two Ladies But soft a while there is more in it then so more steppes in a Ladder then one and more stickes then one to the making of the steppes Soft fyre makes swéete Maulte Non cuiâ—…is attâ—…ngit adire Coriâ—…thum The Court is not for common persons let Beggers stand at Gates I am but a poore trauailer I must acqaint my selfe with meane men before I séeme to looke so high let me go speake with my friendes But what meane my foes â—…hus to vse me with courtesie What would they bee friends with me But let me see who is hée that so frownes on mee while I am looking on my foes Oh it is my friend VVit let mee go to him and learne the cause of his choller Why art thou angrie good VVit VVill is at thy commaunde if thou thinkest well of thy friende leaue those frowning lookes that will soone bring me out of loue with thee What quoth Reason remember who is thy friend haâ—… thou forgotten what I haue tolde thée what is will without wit yea quoth I and what is VVit without Reason Oh quoth VVisdome cold wordes VVisedome showes wit cannon want Reason yea but quoth I where is wisedome Oh quoth Care come to me and I wil telthâ—… tush quoth I what is Care without wealth Oh yes quoth VVealth Content is sufficient riches Yea marrie quoth I but where is that Tush quoth Fanâ—…e come away and go with mee Come thou hast béene from me a great while VVit iâ—… become a sworne brother to Reason and they two are seruants to wisdome VVisedome hâ—…e is consulted with Care to huâ—…t after wealth and wealth forsooth must winne Content Oh it were a trim life to take in hand to follow these fellowes Come go soft quoth I I haue béene fantasticall inough alreadie Then quoth Fancie looke whâ—…re Loue is tush quoth I my heart is done What wilt thou go with me quoth Frenzie no quoth I I would I were further from thée Then quoth Patience I trust you and I shall be friends yet no quoth I for I am sure thou neuer camest to me for any good With that Fancie turned her face Loue lookt another way Frenzie fomed at the mouth like a Bore â—… Patience lookt like a poore Companion Now came my foes neare me Will he comes swearing that Wit was so waywarâ—… that no bodie could abide him Rage hee swore Reason was so woonderfull as he knew not what to make of him Follie he badde fie vpon
and euery day Anger For how long Patience during life Anger What wilâ—… thou bind me to a diet Patience That shall do the good refuse not Anger What shall I pay for iâ—… Patience 〈◊〉 Anger Who shall haue it Patience Selfe will Anger Will that please him Patience Hee may nâ—…t refuse it Anger When must I pay it Patience When you take your Phisicke Anger What good will it doo mee Patience Great It will cleare you of Choller it will make you finde a new world teach you how to knowe your friendes and to beware of your foes the way to a quiet life a happie ende and Heauen hereafter Anger Oh good Phisick Patience None such Anger When is it good taking it Patience In the fall or spring or at any other time Anger Howe shall I take it Patience Fasting in the morning and â—…ate what you can gette after Sléepe not before your eyes be together and kéepe you as warme as your cloathes will giue you leaue walke vp and downe about your businesse and suppe not late except you haue not eaten any thing all dâ—…y before Kéepe this order and my life for yours this heate of yours will quite away kéepe it for an excellent péece of Phisicke You may make it with a little cost and no great labour Anger Syr for your good will I thanke you but for your Medicine I gesse it of meane effect yet for that I am troubled with a Melancholie I meane to trie your cunning In the meane time I will fetch a sigh for my sinnes and bidde you fare well I am but yong and â—…m going to age hee hath promised me to learne mée some good Lessons Patience And with him shall you finde me and so till we méete farewell Thus is Youth gone to Age of whose méeting 〈◊〉 shall heare more ere long In the meane time I craue you Patience to beare with that hath passed and if héereafter you heare of any better stuffe thinke of it as it deserues and of mee as you haue cause in minde to giue you as good cause as I can to thinke the best of me Meane time hoping I haue giuen no man cause to say ill by 〈◊〉 I wish all â—…he worlde to thinke the best of euerie man and so of mée among the rest Who wish none ill but all as well as I desire them to wish mée And so fare you well Patientia Penitentia N. B. Gent. FINIS NOw Gentlemen when I had finisht vp my booke and bade you farewell came to my remembraunce an olde peece of Phisicke good for sâ—…ch persons as are sicke like my selfe which for that I guesse it as profitable as it may seeme pleasaunt I am to desire you to reade a little more what followes It was my happe not many months since to be verie sicke when so weake as I could not well walke abroade I tooke my pen and wrote vnto my friends of such matters as stoode me vppon not to let slip Among which my health beeing not the least thing that I tooke care of I wrote vnto a friend of mine whom I counted a good Phisition to minister me some such Phisicke as he thought good for the disease Now the man well acquainted with the cause and minding rather to comfort me with some merrie counsaile then weaken mee with too many Medicines wrote me word to obserue such a diet as I think is verie requisite for all men that shall â—…all into like Feuer to take care to keepe and when they haue found as much ease as I haue done in it then I shall haue as much thankes as he had but least I seeme â—…edious ere I begin thus it was A Phisitions Letter COmmendations considered soâ—…e for your heauinesse yet glad of your good remembrance notwithstanding your great weaknesse This is to let you vnderstand that nowe you are determined to take my counsaile and trouble your selfe with no more Phisicke Upon Thursday fortnight God willing I meane to sée you till when for that I sée no daunger of death in you I haue héere written you worde what order you shall take and when I come we will talke further First considering that the cause growes of conceyte which hath bredde such a hearts gréefe in you as will hardly bée cured without Gods great goodnesse and yet by his grace is not past helpe This you shall doo thinke not of that you haue lost for the losse will gaine you nought but gréefe and cast not to get any thing ill least the gaine bréede as great an after sorrow as the losse and to recouer your health and estate by such good meanes as it way continue this you shall do Obserue this order In the morning when you rise serue God and hee will see to you washe your handes with running water it is good for the heate of the Liuer make your breakfast of a warme broath which you shall make of Hearbes in this sort Take a handfull of Time and put as much Rewe into it stampe with these two a roote or two of Repentanâ—… and straine them into a fayre Dish with the iuyce Parseline let it stande on the fire till it bee luke warme then taste it with your fingers ende and if you like it not throwe it out at the Windowe vpon my worde it will neuer hurt you For your meate you may nowe and then if your stomacke stande to fleshe eate of a little warme Mutton but take héede it be not laced for that is ill for a sicke body For chaunge now and then eate of a Rabbet it is as restoritiue olde Cunnies are to drye and too harde of digestion You may nowe and then eate of a Larke it is good and light meate but Buntings are to bitter A Partridge is not a misse but eate not of a pluâ—… Plouer A Chicke now and then of a moneth olde but Marche Birds are to strong meate A Woodcocke manis sicke folkes may be bold withall but a Goose of all other is a vile Bird a perillous meate for a sicke person And of all meates Foule or other fleshe whatsoeuer take héede of Uenison as Does fleshe and Hares fleshe and such like they are stirring meates and will distemper the body verie much For â—…she of all beware of swallowing a Gudgine whole or a Leaping Whyting a Goddes heate is not verie good and a salte â—…ele is vnholsome if I lye aske the Ship Boye Drinke not too much Wine leasts it inflame the bloud and bring the Purse into a consumption Comforte your selfe with hope of better happe then you haue had considering you cannot well haue woorse Followe harde the good worke you haue in hande and finishe it as well as you haue begunne it will make you amendes for a great deale of mispent time it will purchase you credit payment for your paines good thoughts of your betters thanks of your fréends and content to your selfe Thus loth to trouble you with any more matter at this time I pray
you followe my counsaile and when I come tell mée what ease you finde In the meane time as the Fidler sayes I praye you bee merie as you may I meane though not as you woulde and so God kéepe you send you your health both of vs his grace and all fréendes a merrie meeting In haste from my Chamber in Smithfielde Your better freende then Phisition R. S. Il sano non ha bisognadel medico A farewell WHen I had receiued this Letter frâ—…m this my fréendly Phisition I tooke more comfort in the mnth of this order set downe then care for the obseruance of the same But as newe and then a sick mans spirits shall be somewhat more reuiued vpon a suddaine merie iest then a sullen medicine so was I more pleased with this merie ceunsailâ—… theÌ„ I thinke I should haue béene with this Phisicke but as in health 〈◊〉 better company than a pleasant frende so in sicknesse no better comfort then a merie companion I must néeâ—…es say both doo well for as Phisicke doth minister Medicines to purge such ill humors as doo inâ—… the blood infect the Liuer and so bring the body inâ—… diseases so dooth the pleasaunt spéeche of an honest fréende purge the minde of such melancholicke conceites as bring the braine into such hurlie burlie as that all the body is the woorse for it For make the body neuer so cleane from all causes of infection yet let the minde be diâ—…nbed within a little time you shall see the body brought into such sicknesse as is hardly to bee cured But lette a man bee neuer so sicke if he haue the companie of such a companion as he may finde content with all his sicknesse will by little and little so soone away as all the art in the worlde is not able to doo without it What shall I further saye There is no sicknesse no sore as that growes of sorrowe no better meane to cure it then the company of a contentiue fréende and whereas company cannot bee had merie counsaile must serue the turne I speake by experience in sorrow no man sicker with Phisicke no man wealter desiring myrth no man more enioying no man lesse by Gods good helpe in the middest of this miserie found a fréende vnlookt for that séeing me in such extremâ—…tie of a suddaine â—…ell into a great laughing not for â—…oye to see my sorrowe but for a woonder to sée me in suâ—… a wofull case Now knowing my frâ—…ndes nature scarce able to force a smile I laughed a litle for company Nowe to make me merie the best Medicine for a suddaine mâ—…ting he begins to tell me what hap he had to â—…isit sicke Folkes For that not an houre before he had béene with a verie fréende of mine and his too whom he had left halfe franticke of a fantasticall Feâ—…er Forsâ—…the he was sâ—… farre in Louâ—… as nothing woulde serue his 〈◊〉 but Death No grace with him but shaking the heâ—…de with a terrible sigh or two and not a woorde but 〈◊〉 and oh and now and theÌ„ rise off his bed in a rage knitting his broweâ—… with Cancro and then hee spake Italian and by and by make obeysaunce to the window dâ—…wne on his knéeâ—… lâ—… vp his hands kisse his hand lâ—…t fall a teare or two with madame and with that word â—…eare open his buttons throwâ—… off his hat fling away his Pantofles breake all the strings of his Lute knocke the belly against the bedde poste and runne to his Sworde when then it was time to catchâ—… holdâ—… of him and so with fréendlie perswasions to bring him to better quiet And in the ende oâ—… his tale but thou art not so when God knowes hée foâ—…de me in farre tamer taking Yet to bee short with this pleasaunt Tale hâ—… triâ—…ed out the time til my fit was ouer when wee fell to such fréendly communication as merily passed away that day and after many mo til in the ende with Gods helpe I recouered to whome bee giuen the gloriâ—… of all health whâ—… in deede in health is the onely good freend and in sicknesse the onely Phisition that comforteth and cureth the most sicke that trusteth in his heauenly helpe Thus haue you heard what good a merie fâ—…éend â—…oth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of sicknesse which as you shall haue occasion sende â—…r to your comfort alwaies accouâ—…ting and hâ—…uring God as the cheefest Pâ—…isition To whome for our health and othâ—… his benifites otherwise bestowed vâ—…on vs be giuen all glory and â—…aise world without ende Amen Meâ—…ico del Anima Iddiâ—… Delcorpo buon Compagnâ—… N. B. Gent. FINIS A Table of the Discourses THe first The Will of Wit Fol. 1 The second The Authors Dreame Fol. 10 The third The Scholler and the Souldiour Fol. 21 The fourth The Miseries of Mâ—… Fol. 55 The fift The Praise of Women Fol. The farewell A mene peece of Phisicke What faults are escaped in the Printing finde by discrecion and excuse the Author by other worke that lette him from attendance to the Presse Non hà che non sà N. B. Gent.