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A07461	The dodechedron of fortune; or, The exercise of a quick 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 Meum, 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.; Plaisant jeu du dodechedron de fortune. English	Jean, de Meun, d. 1305?; B., W., Sir.	1613 (1613)	STC 17847; ESTC S112678	68,222	170

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

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

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