wil. Not with working yet will I worke sore wit Whereto wil. to winne my wishe VVit What that wil. You can tell wit But tell mee will What wit Is it Fauour will That is one parte of it wit Wealth wil. An other parte VVit Honour wil. The greatest next wit Content VVil. All in all wit Where will In heart wit Howe will By happe wit Howe that wil. By Hope wit Oh Hope is vaine will Oh doo not discomfort mee wit Doubt the worst will Wherefore Wit Because I bid thée will Why doo you bid mée Wit For this reason the best will helpe it selfe will What is the worst wit Enuie will What will hee doo wit Mischiefe will To whome wit To good mindes will Howe shall I doo then wit Let Patience vse Prayer God will preserue his seruants VVill. That I shall Then it is not impossible wit What wil. To gette Content wit It is harde VVill. What then wit Doo our best wil. Content VVit But harke wil shall I tell thee a little more of the Fort of Fame What I sawe and heard before I came away ouer the gate at the entrie I sawe written pretie Posies some in Latine some in Italian some French and some English In Latine I remember these Quid tam difficile quod non solertia vincit By that was written Labore vertus And by that vertute Fama And ouer that Fama immortalis And that was written in many places about the house In Italian was written Giouentù vecchezza by that vecchezza Morte et Morte Tempo et tempo Fama but ouer all sopra tutti triumpha Iddâ—…o In French Le sol Fortune il prudeÌ„t Fame Fame est diuine duinitie est pretieuse Dieu est nostre guarde In English was writteÌ„ Patience is a vertue Vertue is Famous Fame is diuine Diuinitie is gratious Grace is the gift of God And God is the onely giuer of grace Which by PatieÌ„ce seekes the vertue y â— is Famous to the diuine pleasure of the giuer of all good gifts Blessed be his name this shal he find that enters Fort of Fame VVill. Oh swéete spéeches wit Then will I tel thée further as I walked vp down with Fauour I heard Courtesie Content a couple of Courtiers discoursing of thée and mée Of the Uertues of wit and the vanities of will Wit they sayde was desirous of knowledge but Will could take no paine wit would haue Patience but will would be wood with anger wit would worke when wil would stand ydle wit would bee walking when will woulde bee slouthfull wit woulde call for willes helpe when will cared not for wits counsaile wit woulde bee wise and wil would be wanton wit would be Uertuous and wil vaine vvit would be Famous and vvil foolish vvit would be sober and vvil frantick vvit would be carefull and vvill carelesse wit studying and will playing vit at good exercise and wil idle and worse occupied wit mourning for wil wil making no mone for wit VVit in his dumps and wil in delights wit would doo well and haue wil doo no worse if he would followe him But wil would loose wit and wit must worke without wil and against wil and yet this is straunge they were sworne Brethren one could not be without the other Yet wit could make better shift alone wit could finde wil when he had lost himselfe and wil yet would please wit well when hee would bee a good boye Which he would neuer be till he were beaten and y â— with the smart of his owne rod then he would come home to wit follow wit as his best freend and neuer leaue him to the last houre Nowe when I heard this discourse I remembred thée and béeing able to tarie no longer the hearing of such matter against him whom I loue I entreated Fauour to bring mée forth into the Court towardes the Counting-house whither walking I stumbled by the way and fell as I tolde you wherewith I awooke Now good wil since I haue found thee and nowe thou seest the miseries of the worlde come followe me let me bring thée to a better course Let not mée mourne for thée nor other thus talke of thée I will make much of thée if thou wilt loue mée I will make thée giue them cause to say see what a chaunge wil is come home wit is content to bee ruled by wit hee workes with wit hee walkes with wit he mournes and is merie with wit he is trauailing to vertue with wit he wil finde Fame by wit why hee wil he is as welcome as wit as worthie as wit now hee hath learned of wit howe to direct his course beleeue me wil I loue thée VVill. Gramercie good wit and I thée But tel me one thing mee thinkes all this was but a Dreame for in the ende you did awake with the fall VVit True vvil I was in a Dreame and so wert thou wil. Oh then you did heare men talke so much of me in in your sleepe Awake I warrant you you shall uâ—…uer heare so much amisse of me VVit I hope so too nowe I haue mette with thée I wil shewe thée a way whereby thou shalt deserue no such difcredit VVill. Gramercie But shall I now tell thee a little that I had forgotten that I sawe and hearde in the Lake of Miserie Wit Contented good wil and gramercie too Wil. Then wit thou shalt vnderstand I heard these spéeches past among Penitent people when wit is wayward Wil is no body wofull wit blames wanton wil wanton Wit chides worthy vvil vnhappy vvit hasty wil faÌ„tastical VVit forward vvil Ouer that vvit thinks scorne of vvil but yet he cannot bee without him VVit hath lost vvil but yet he is glad to séeke him VVit mournes for Wil but Wit sees it not Will trauailes for the Stone that VVit must whet himselfe vppon VVil is painefull but vvit vnthankfull vvil is courteous but vvit curst Will soone content wit too curious will would bee ruled but wit had no reason wil would haue béene Famous had wit béene Uertuous wil had béene good had not wit beene bad wil had not lost wit had wit lookt vnto him Wil would doo well if wit woulde doo better wil woulde learne if wit woulde teache him But wil must worke without wit and against wit and yet it was woonderfull that sworne Brethren shoulde so disagrée yet one so necessarie for the other in all actions as nothing could hitte well when they were a sunder Wil coulde méete wit in a Maze and comfort him with his company wil could bring wit into a good order when hée was quite out of course Wit would be glad of wil but when when he found the want of his Fréende which he would neuer doo till he were wearie of working alone and then he would embrace wil make much of wil and neuer leaue wil for any worlds good Now when I heard so much of my good Wit I could not tarie any longer in the
greater pointes then Faith with pemtencâ—…e For worldlie causâ—…s touching Fame What greater vertue then Learning the grounde of all knowledge howe better knowne then by apparaâ—… and where but where there is none such I list not to trouble you with recounting the names of worthie Ladies let this suffice if there neuer were any so worthie â—…emmendation as men before this instant age yet nowe is to bée founde a Woman worthie a more worthie name if more worthie might bée who for repentant Faith with rare Uertues may bée as well honoured of all godly mindes as with woonderfull loue woorshipped of all good mindes Was there euer man learned so is shée and by his learning Uertuous no lesse is Shée and by his Uertues Faâ—…ous Shée as much as hée Nowe though there bée none such as Shée yet as shée is of all most excellent so are there some other for commendation more then indifferent But for that I will not giue too much to anie nor can giue her sufficient I say this for all Women that men are madde that séekes their dishonour The Prouerbe sayes That it is an euill Birde will file the owne nest Then let man consider the Henne that hatcheth him and he woulde bée loath to haue the Cocke haue all the meate from her Some disprayse Uirgins because they be obstinate for my selfe I thinke it a signe of ill nature in a Woman to bée hard hearted But if it come with care of Credite or content I will allowe it say Louers what they list for that fittes one mans â—…ye is farre from â—…tting another mans fancie He may like and she may loath shée may loue and he not like All are not of one mould one minde one nature one complexion nor one condition Loue hath no reason in his choyse then such as haue founde such hard dealing in fayre Damosels let them consider of thesâ—… clauses and let them alone Lucke is a great matter in loue and so let it rest Some will dispraise women for wantonnesse surely I am perswaded if the worlde were examined we should â—…nde a Iacke an Apâ—…s as wanton as â—… Monkie We should â—…nde a young man as wanton in looking Bâ—…bies in a Ladies eyes as her with flirting him on the Lippes with her lâ—…tle Finger him as wanton in wearing a Toy as her in wishing the like him as wanton in his deuices as shee in desyres and he in desires as much as shee in delights hee as wanton in câ—…st as shee in colours hee as wanton in gift as shee in receite What shall I say he as wanton as shee euery way and shee one way wiser then hee if shee bée bragge of her Beautie hee is as proude of his proper personage if shée stretch out a fine hande hée strouteth out a straight Legge if shee haue her hand on the Pette in her Cheeke hée is twyrking of his Mustachios if shee play the wanton with a little Dogge hée will bée so wanton as to wish himselfe a Whelpe To bée short if shée bée vaine in one thing hee will bée as little vertuous in an other Some will say Women are couetous are not men as handfast besides liberalitie of courtesie bréedes losse of credite Let not men bee niggards if they will haue Women franke hearted Some will say Women are yll Mystresses they giue slender wages in deede I haue heard some called â—…naus twentie tymes a daye yet hath not had halfe that hee deserued Some sawcie seruaunt will looke for a fauour before hée deserues a fayre looke And some seruauntes thinkes their Mystresse is couetous though they giue them neuer so much if they giue not themselues also But such as 〈◊〉 haue all shâ—…ll loose all Therefore let men weigh liberalitie in kinde and they shall finde Women frée hearted in extending fauour not fullie deserued and themselues couetous in béeing neuer contented Some will say Women are foolish hée neuer heard that the wisedome of a Woman should bâ—… no more then to goe out of the raine when shée is in it and know her husbands bedde from another mans But now a dayes men be so phantasticall I dare not say foolish that if a Woman bee not so wise as to make a man a foole shée is no wise Woman No forsooth but he is a very wise man to match with such a Woman Women haue Witte naturally wisedome must be hadde by Grace Grace was giuen to our Lady then who wiser then a woman Weigh worldly wisdome by wit and experience and let mee see who with all the experiments hée can deuise can make a Woman a foole in any thing but himselfe in the same as vâ—…wise Some will say Women are vnconstant but I say not all for Penelope and Cleopatra Lucâ—…etia with diuers more too long to rehearse shall stand for examples of such constancie as no man euer more constant And for â—…olly in Fancie who wiser then Salomon who more wanton in Loue Some will say Women are deceitfull but they that say so bee such as dâ—…ceiue themselues in Women so thinke them trustie For as well of men as Women it is sayde Fere nulla fides est in terris Lette not men cosen themselues with a wilfull conceite beleeue no more then reason leades them to And they shall finde Women but like themselues deuâ—…sing all meanes they may and employing the best witte they haue to worke theyr willes And for deceit what greater treason was euer found in any woman then in Iudaâ—… when he betrayed Christ. But leauing this some will say a Woman is a necessarie euill That sheâ—… is necessarie I graunt but euill I denie except iâ—… be meant onely in respect of man that desireth not any thing that is good and so his desire makes her ill in estimation of minde for that shée is the ontent of an ill conceite but indéede well considered he should finde that the ill were in his conceite onely and not in the Woman who is no other substance then another himselfe And if I must graunt as I cannot choose that there is none good but God so indéede I must yeelde that Woman is ill and man no better for if that Woman be ill howe can man be good vnto whome ill is so necessarie But whether may man bee thought worse then ill that will vse that ill worse then it should â—…e Therefore let man first mende his minde before hée so discommend a substance of his owne naturall kinde Some will say Women are pittifull howe is that knowne by lookes and speeches men are more which is showen as well in words of mouth as writing Some will say a Woman is a wo to man who put in that to did it of his owne authoritie and therefore it is not to be allowed For consider right of the word and the to is as well left out as the worde falsely written for indéede it ought to be written Woman not Woman for that shée dooth woo Man with her Uertues who weddeâ—… her with
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
Wisedome why no badie could talke with him for Care And Retchlesnesse sware Care was too couetous for his Conscience to meddle withall Wo cried out vpon Wealth saying it was the trash that he was wearie of and had brought him to that passe by penitence of too much estimation of it Discontent hee tolde me that CoÌ„tent was but a flincher hee would neuer abide with any man long and he would be my companion during life if I would Now was I in such a maze with muzing what to do that I was and I was not I coulde not tell where nor what I was yet with much a doo I made them all this aunswere Will thou knowest I haue tried thée â—… wanton therefore no more wordes if thou wilt followe mee doo otherwise farewell Rage thou art not ignoraunt of thy vnruly rudenesse therefore runne after mee if thou wilt for else I will gladly rest without thee Follie thou didst so much followe Fancie that thou hadst almost vndone me I am afrayde of thee therefore come behind me if thou wilt for followe thée I will not except thou steppe afore me â—…awares and that vnwillingly Retchlesnesse doost thou remember what thou hast lost me go looke a Companion lie aloofe for I like thée not Wo doost thou not knowe howe often thou hast made me wéepe then go water other meâ—…nes cheekes mine eyes are wet inough alreadie And Discontent thou hast done mée â—…uch despite that I can neuer delight in thée therefore depart for I will neuer bid thée welcome My freendes that frowned on me nowe hearing these answeres to these customers came a little neere me First quoth wit how now shall fréendes be foes Wilt thou no more of my company Yes quoth I if I wist to what purpose Why quoth hee I will bring thée to Reason What to doo quoth I nay quoth wit aske him that Well quoth I Content So when Reason had espied vs hee beganne somewhat merily to looke vppon mee What quoth he hast thou lost will and found VVit now I see we shal be fréendes againe Yea but quoth I what wilt thou doo now for mee Why quoth he I will bring thée to wisdome To what end quoth I hee shal soone shâ—…we thée quoth he such sufficient good as thou shalt be glad off Wisedome with graue conntenaunce thus saluted me Olde fréende hast thou left Wil with Rage and followed wiâ—… with Reason welcome Come let vs goe to Care For what cause quoth I of him thou shalt quicklie knowe quoth he to thy Comfort Nowe being come to Care Oh olde acquaintaunce quoth hee What is wit Rage Folly and Rechlesnes gone togither and art thou come with wit Reason and wisdome twise welcome Come let vs walke to Wealth Wherefore quoth I Thou shalt knowe that anone quoth he when thoâ—… comst to him When wealth sawe me Benedicitie quoth hee is wilfull Rage left with Foolish Rechlesnesse and woe worne out Welcome fréende looke who is heere Who quoth I and with that I spyed Content Who thus saluted mee My good fréende nowe better welcome then euer I like it well that thou wilt rather seeke to recouer thine olde fréendes then to runne after newe Kéepe still with Care and wisdome will so perswade thy wit with Reason that thou shalt finde mee alwaies at an inch with thée Marry as wit is ruled by Reason Reason by wisdome Wisdome kept by Care and Care hath onely Content at commaundement so must thou now thou hast founde vs out vse vs in our kinde which if thou art desirous to learne thou must intreate with wit by Reason to demaunde of wisdome of whome thou shalt knowe more then I can tell thée and so welcome I haue no more to say vnto thee I glad of this their fréendly greeting went first to VVit My good Wit quoth I thou knowest how long I haue longed for Content how long I haue sought him and could neuer finde him and now hauing found him I am to craue thy counsaile how to vse him Alas quoth will I am heartily gladde of thy good minde rome wee will to Reason for without him I am nobody Reason presently perswaded with mee that it was his dutie to demaunde Counsaile of wisedome Nowe when wée came to wisdome hée saide hée woulde talke a little with Care and giue mee aunswere Which attending a while at last thus it was my fréend quoth hée Conâ—…ent is to be vsed as hée is taken if by the eye let the head lodge him a while before hée come to the hearte When hee is in the heade lette Wit waye what he is let Reason runne him ouer and lette mee with Care haue the considering of him If wée like well of him lette him sit néerer thy hearte But if eyther wit or Reason thinke him not worthie the bringing to mee Or I when I haue considered of him thinke him not worthy the kéeping as by the eye you sounde him so by the eye loose him But how soeuer you finde him loue him moderately Least with too much you bee wearie or too little you cannot knowe him If you finde him by Conceite wit will soone knewe what hée is Then Reason hauing talkt with him I shall soone with Care so consider of him as thou shalt not tarrie long for knowledge how to vse him If by Wit and Reason both thou hâ—…st him it will bee but little worke to bring him to me When I and Care haue considered of him thou shalt not doubt how to vse him If by mee thou caâ—…st by him Care will tell thée thou canst neuer make too much oâ—… him And as wee now and then giue him leane to bee abroade in the worlde a while so must thou giue him leaue to be lâ—…king a while thou shalt by our helpe finde him againe well enough Good Syr quoth I your will be donâ—… Then quoth he I will tell thée what there are three Companions that hée doth often keepe companie with all Whose names are these Fancie Loue and Patience Now sometime wée see him among them and let him alone to see what they will doo with him Nowe sometime when they haue had him a while they would lead him awaie to Folly Rechlesnesse and those fellows which when we see then we fetche him home and lette them alone with Discontent Whome when they are wearie off then they leaue him and come to craue his company againe Which for a time we grant them But what dâ—…st thou looke vp at so Oh Syr it is at the two heauenly Ladies how might a man come to knowe them and to doo them seruice I will tell thée one is Vertue and the other Fame Now the way to them is this thou must goe along by Fancie slippe along by Loue skippe away by Frenzie and shake Patience by the 〈◊〉 beholde Content is with Fancie before thée take Wit and Reason with thée I with Care will not be farre from thee and by our helpe shall the Ladies entertaine thée Nowe
fire but let them all go when I wisht my selfe a Louer what quoth Reason Loue hath no Reason wouldst thou loâ—…e me when I wisht my selfe a Flea Why quoth wit wilt thou bee a Beast want Reason and be subiect to euerie sluttâ—…s fingers then I had done When I wisht my selfe somewhat else not to be named I must rule you quoth Reason else I see you would quickly ruâ—…e to ruine Now when Vanitie sawe shee could doo nothing with me this way she beganne to to vse Uillanie with me come slaue quoth shee doost thou thinke scorne to looke towards her whome Princes doo so dearely account of thou art my â—…laue and darest thou denie mee seruice Yea quoth I I dare and doo denie thee I am sworne seruant to Vertue Therefore a poynt for thee and thy Uillanieâ—… Doost thou challenge mee for a seruant that do scorne thy â—…lauerie prate to Patches when thou findest a foole for thy diet feede him with a dish of Diddledomes for I haue done with thee if euer I serued thee I am sorie for it and since my wages was but lost I meane to liue no longer by it As will brought mee to thee so hath wit by Reason brought me from you both At these words her Cake was dowe shée hung the head her Trumpetter sounded Toutest Moote thus I past the first perrill Nowe must I come by Patience who sate with Discontent whome I onelie smiled on as I went by to see her simplicitie Promise quoth shee let mee haue my Content Tell her quoth wit Reason sayes enemies are too néere send away Discontent and as wisdome allowes of it you shall heare more of him Till then perforce Patience be still and so Adieu Shee aunswered nothing but putting finger in the eye let mee passe Then came I by Frenzie whose madde countenance so amazed me as that nowe it was no booâ—…e to bidde me leape lightly till I were beyonde him For wit tolde mee before that Frenzie was an enemie to Reason Then escaping his clutches I must come by Loue newe began I to looke away as it were ouer the shoulder towardes my Mystresse who had commaunded mee to take héede of looking towardes Loue. Yet did I heare him vtter these speeches is VVit and Reason not sufficient to deale with Loue Why Art thou afrayed to looke Why Cupid will not strike thee blinde Tush quoth VVit tell him Reason sayes Loue is too loâ—…tie for Reason to rule and VVit too weake when Reason must yeeld I would bee loath to venter mine eye sight At this answer Loue with Rage kept such a reakes that I thought they would haue gone mad togither Well thus leauing them not farre from Frenzie I must passe by Fancie whome I frowned on so that shee had little minde to flatter mee and therefore bluntlie shee askt mee what friend are you angrie with me and wherefore For that quoth I thou art a blocke in my way to Fame I would quoth shee Fancie were no bodie Yes quoth Wit tell her Reason dooth admit her one with Loue but not with Wisedome and so bid her farewell Thus thanked be God I had well euergone tâ—…is companie and with Wit and Reason I brought my Content to Wisdome To whome when I had deliuered my message from Vertue Well quoth he nowe shalt thou once passe backe againe through this companie and then thou shalt haue entertainment of thy desired Lady My selfe will so accompanie thee that though great will bee thy daunger yet little shall bee thy harme and easie thy passage Nowe thou hast passed hitherto with Wit and Reason I will this giue thee to vnderstande that I haue a friende and a seruaunt both of one name My friend is Reason and so do I call my seruant my friend is Reason giuen mee by diuine Grace who helpes mee to see howe high the power of God is aboue the greatest Potentate vpon the earth Howe much naturall Reason is subiest to diuine Iudgement by the dutie that Nature dooth owe vnto her Creator Nowe as thou goest by Fancie perhappes she will get helpe by naturall Reason to bring her to thy bowe But I will bée by thée to keepe thee from her bent So will Loue vse Reason to bring thee to his Lure but let mee alone to kéepe thée from his lewdnesse Frenzie there is no talking with let vs flie him speedilie Patience will perswade thee with Reason but I will pleade with her so for thée that thou shalt passe her well enough Now if Vanitie gette Reason wee shall doo ill enough with her yet will I finde her Uaine so as that if I lette her blood I will strike her heart so deade as that shee shall haue no stomacke to striue longer with vs nor Infamie for sorrowe haue power to sounde his Trumpet And therefore now reioyce that though thou hast long runne astray yet that now at last thou hasâ—… hit on a happie way well time trudgeth away thou wouldest fain begon and I would as faine preferre my seruants therefore let vs be going Now anone we came to Fancie who had gotten wit and Reason and as soone as shée had espied me Freende quoth shée welcome better late then neuer Nâ—…we I trust we shall not parte so soone as wee haue doone Yes quoth I for any thing that I can see what shall I doo with thée What quoth shee wilt thou not yeelde to Reason Yes quoth I so Wisdome will mee Why quoth Reason am not I seruant to VVisdome Yes quoth I so is VVisedome thy Maister And quoth he hath not my Maister sent mee hither to tell thee that there is no man but must yeelde to his Fancie Tell him quoth VVisdome where Grace doth gouerne Fancie must obeye Yea but quoth Reason Nature followes Fancie Yea but tell him quoth Wisdome diuinâ—… Grace bridles Nature Yea but quoth Reason Nature will haue her course Tell him quoth Wisdome with leaue of diuine power else not Why thâ—… quoth Reason shal Fanice be nothing Yes quoth I with naturall Reason but not with diuine Iudgement Why then quoth Reason what doo I with her Tell him quoth VVisdome helpe her to Câ—…sin Fooles and so fare well Nowe Loue wee must passe by who thus saluted me Why Nowe I trust we shall be 〈◊〉 dâ—…s for all our falling out Noâ—… a whit quoth I I haue doone with Loue gramercie I will no more of thy company What quoth Loue wilt thou not bee ruled by Reason Yes quoth I so he bee not ruled by Nature Why quoth he wilt thou not allowe Reason to yéelde to Nature yes quoth I Naturall Reason and quoth hee wilt thou take Reason for no bodie yes quoth I when I am without wisedome and when you are with him what doo you thinke him aline to leade a foole to Loue and a iâ—…st for wisedome to laugh at Then quoth hee I see thou art out of lyking with Loue or out of Loue with mee With both quoth I but with thee neuer so much