and clense hys conscyence of 〈◊〉 his sinnes laboure by holy meditacions and sowe vertues anâ— good operations for to gether fruite of euerlastinge lyfe ¶ then sythe that here before hathe byn spoken of vyces rudely and lyghtâ—â— now it behoueth hereafter to speake of vertues in the thirde parte of this prâ—â—sente boke the whiche shal be as a lyttle garden pleasaunte full of trees anâ— floures in the which the conteÌ„platyue person may sport and play by gooâ— ensignementes gather sundry vertues and edifye hym selfe in good exercyse wherwith his soule shal be enorned and ordeyned afore his spouse iesu chriâ—â— when he shall come to vysyte and dwell with him in the begynnynge of thâ—â— whiche partie shal be the orayson domynicall of our lorde with the declarâ—â—tyon the better to vnderstande it and the sayde partye shall conteyne vi paâ—â—ties the first partie shal be the declaration of the sayde prayer the second of the salutacion angelyke that gabriell made to mary when she conceaueâ— her chylde iesus the iii. shal be of the xii articles of oure faythe the iiii shal be of the x. commaundementes of the lawe the fyfth shal be of the fielde of vertues for the first ye ought to know that by the oraison of our lord that is the pater noster when we saye it we demaunde of god suffysaunce of all thinges necessaay for to salute helpe of our soules of our bodies not only for vs but for all other and for all this cause we ought to haue the sayde orayson in great coÌ„teÌ„placion say it with great devotioÌ„ vnto god and vnto yonge people it shuld betaught sayde to them for though they vnderstande it not yet it profyteth theÌ„ to haue the kyngedome of heuen and they say it in perfyte loue charitie in the pater noster we aske vii peticions by eche peticion we may vnderstande vii other thinges as the vii sacramentes of holy church the vii gyftes of the holy ghoste the vii armures of iustyce spirituall the vii vertues princypall that we shoulde exercyse the seuen workes of mercy bodely the vii workes of mercy ghostly the vii deadlye sinnes that we shulde drede the declaration is this our father that art in heauen thy name be made holy in his peticion we aske of god our father to be his sonnes for otherwyse we can not be called his sonnes nor be our father that his name may be made by vs more holyer then any other thinge wherfore we receaue the sacrament of baptisme without that maÌ„ may not be made the sonne of god to receaue the vertue of meknesse against pryde and theÌ„ to clothe the naked helpe the nedy both bodely ghostly the ii is thy kyngdome come to vs is this peticion in so much thy name of god may not be perfitely halowed of vs in this worlde we aske his realme in the whiche perfitely we shal halowe it for to that kyngdom we be very heirs this peticion is the sacrament of priesthod by the which we are taught to good workes the gift of the holy-ghost is the gift of vnderstanding for to vnderstand desyre the kyngdome of heauen and we arme vs wyth the helme of largenes ageinst coueteous the iii. peticion is thy wil be done in the earth as it is in heauen for it is the faythfull will of god that his wyll shulde be fulfylled that is his coÌ„maundemeÌ„t by this peticion we make obeysauÌ„ce to god in our hertes when we desyre to do his will. by this is vnderstande the sacrament of mariage by the which we auoyde fornication and the gifte af counsell of the holy ghost for to order our obeysance veritably and so we arme vs with the armoure of saluation ageinst enuye the fourthe peticion is our dayely breade gyue vs this day here we aske of god to be susteyned with materiall breade for our bodyes and spiritual bread for our soules that is the bread of lyfe the body of iesu christ the whiche we receaue by faith in mynde of hys passion the ghyft of the holy ghost is strength to be faithfull in oure beliefe take we the sworde of pacience ageynst the synne of yre and vysyte the sycke men bodely and vse vertue of temperaunce ageynst wrathe the fyfte petyâ—ion is forgeue vs oure sinnes as we forgyue all men for trust well he that wyll not forgyue for the loue of godde god wil neuer forgyue hym hys sinnes and these .iii. peticions folowinge we aske of god to be delyuered from al euyll as of the sinne that we haue done deadely by these we aske of god to be assoyled and to gyue vs pardon by his mercye by the whiche we vnderstande the sacrament of penaunce forgyuenisse of sinne the holy ghostes gifte is scyence for to vnderstande the workes of mercy and to escapt synne and so clothe vs with lightnes ageinst couetyse and comforte pore prysoners and gyue good councell to them that aske and nede it and take the vertue of fayth ageynst couetyse the vi peticion is suffre vs not to be ouercome in temptacion by the seconde euyl that is not done but it maye happen we fall by the waye of temptacion here we aske of god to be stedfaste in the fayth that we may gladly do good workes in the vertue of hope and strength to do good dedes withstande temptacion to the which profyteth to vs the sacrament of confirmation whiche giueth to vs the knowledge of god by the vertue of veritie the gift of the holy ghost and so take we the spere of sobernesse ageinst glotony and comforte pilgrimes by vertue of hope the vii peticion is to deliuer vs frome all euyll amen the thirde euill is euyll of peyne that sinners maye haue yf they serue not god by this peticion we aske that we may be delyuered from all peynes and saued in paradyce vnto this say we all amen by these we aske so it be done as we desyre by the whiche we receaue the sacrament of the later anoyntynge that gyueth vs the sure way of saluation the gift of the holy ghoste is drede of iudgementes of god and gyrde vs with the gyrdle of chastitie ageynst lechery and burye we them that be deade bodely and praye for our enemies ghostly get we in vs the vertue of charitie and eschewe the sinne of lechery ¶ thus endeth the salutary scyence and garden of vertues ¶ and hereafter foloweth an other declaration of the pater noster capitulo .x. our father ryght merueylous in his creation swete and louinge ryche of al goods that byn in heauen myrrour of trinitie crowne of iocunditie and tresure of felicitie holy be thy name swete as hony in our mouth thou arte the melodyous harpe that causeth deuocion to sownde in our eares and to haue it continually by the desyre of our hartes thy realme come to vs in the whiche we shal be euer in ioy and rest without trouble and
great frost and water running and after that a bitter winde comes which goeth through the soules with yre there is both thirst and hunger fiendes with hookes pulleth their flesh they fight and curse and eche other redemes with the sight of the deuils dreadable there is shame and confusion rumour of conscience for euill liuing they curse them selues with great crying in stinke and smoke euermore lying with other great paynes innumerable man loke that thou beware i do smite all at vnware it is written in the apocalips that saint iohn sawe an horse of a pale coloure on the which horse satte death and a hell folowinge the horse the horse sygnifieth the sinner that hath a pale coloure for the infirmitie of synne and beareth deathe for synne is death to the soule and hell foloweth for to englut and swalowe him if he die impenitent capitulo .xix. aboue this horse blacke and hideous death i am that fircely doth sitte there is no fairenes but sight tedious all gay colours i do hitte my horse runneth by dales and hilles and many he smyteth deade and killes i x xv in my trap i take some by euery way by townes and castels i take my rent i will not respite one an houre of a day before me they must needes be present i â—lea all with my mortall knife and of duety i take the life hell knoweth well my killing i sleepe neuer but wake and warke it foloweth me euer running with my darte i slea weake and starke a great number it hath of me paradyse hath not the fourth parte scant the tenth part wronge hath he i cause many to sigh at the harte beware for i geue no warning come at once when i do knocke or cal for if thy boke be not sure of reconing thou shalt to hell body soule and all hereafter foloweth how euery estate should order them in their degree capitulo .xx. of a kinge the imperiall might of a kings maiestâ—â— on foure pillers grounded is gouernaâ—â—â—â— first do right iustice and equitie to poore and rich both in a balaunce then his regall might shall further and aduauâ—â—â— he to be liberall with force and humanitie and after victory haue mercy and pitie of a byshop o ye halfe gods flouring in prudence ye bishops with your deuoute pastoralitie teach the people with delicate eloquence anoynt your flocke with christes diuinitie fede the pore people with hospitalitie be meke and chast in this militant church do first your selfe well in example of your wyrch of knightes o ye knightes refulgent in fortitude with labour and trauell to get loâ—e nobly fight for the pore commons that be poore and rude and if nede be for the church thou die loue truth hate wronge and vilany apeace the people by thy magnificence and vnto women be shelde of defence of iudges o ye iudges gouerning the lawe let not your handes be anoynted with mede saue all true men rebels hang and drawe to auoyde fauour let righteousnes procede for a good name is better then riches in dede some say that lawes truth is layde adowne and therfore loue and charitie is out of towne of marchants o ye marchants that neuer say ho of lucrous winning ye haue great pleasure let conscience guide you where euer ye go unto all men geue you weight and measure disceaue no man of falshod take no cure swere none othes people to begile all sleyght and vsury from you exile of masters o ye masters and housholders all that haue seruaunts vnder your cure put them to labour whatsoeuer befal and let the yonge folke of awe be in vre after their age entreate eche creature seruants wages pay ye well and euen if ye do not it cryeth vengance to heauen of all women o ye women of eche maner degree to your husbandes be neuer disobedient desire not aboue them the soueraignetie for then ye do as lucifer did incontinent that would be aboue the hie god omnipotent shamefastnes dreade clennesse and chastitie of very right all these in womanhed should be the generalitie go home ye persons and couch not in court go teach christes seruants kepe thy owne labour thou nigarde sowe out thy horde in housholde and be none extorcioner monke pray preach frier marchant go nere ferre dreade god kepe his law and honour your king and your rewarde shall ye haue at your ending thus endeth the estate and order of euery degree of the tree of vyces and after foloweth the tree of meekenes mother and roote of all vertues capitulo .xii. hereafter foloweth the tree of vices and then after that is the tree of vertue set that after euery sinne beholding they may looke on it as a mirror and take of the fruite of spirituall refection and flie the deade tree of vices for after the tree of vertues foloweth the signification of euery vertue named in the sayde tree of vertues and first is humilitie or mekenes mother of all vertues rote of the tree the whych when it is stedfaste the tree standeth vprighte and if it fayle the tree falleth with all his branches humilitie is a voluntary inclination of the thought and courage comming of the knowledge of god and it hath vii principall branches that constitueth the tree of vertues and they be these charitie faith hope prudence attemperance iustice and force and out of euery of them cometh diuers other vertues as the tree sheweth and is declared afterward compendiously the tree of vyces dryde roote of all synnes enuy. detraction ioy of aduersitie sorow of prosperitie homicide wickednes susurracion ill machination couetise thefte disceauing forswearing usury rapine treason simony the large way ire woodnesse indignation clamoure blaspheming great courage nvyse hate uaine glory singularitie discorde inobedience presumption bosting obstination hypocrisy the fruite of the flesh glotony foolish reioysing immundicitie to much speaking eating by leasure obtuse witte lickernesse dronkennesse slouth idlenesse uagation pusillanimitie erre in the faith tristesse omission dispaire lechery unstablenesse loue the world blind thought loue of himself precination hatred of god unconsideratioÌ„ wantonnesse incontinence the tree of vertues mekenesse rote of all vertues force felicitâ—e confidence tollerance rest stablenesse perseuerance magnificence iustyce lawe streightnesse equitie correction obseruance iudgement ueritie the narowe waye teÌ„perance discretion moderalitie taciturnitie fasting sobernesse affliction dispraysing prudeÌ„ce drede of god counceyle memory intelligence prouidence deliberation reason the fruite of the soule hope contemplacion ioye honesty confession pacience compunction longanimitie fayth religion clennesse obedience chastitie continence affection uirginitie charitie grace pitie peace swetenesse mercy forgiuenesse compassion benignitie concorde of charitie charitie is a right hyghe vertue aboue all other and is an ardaunt desyre well ordayned to loue god and hys neighbour and these be the braunches grace peace pytie sweetenesse mercy indulâ—ence compassyon benygnitie and concorde grace is by the whych is shewed an effectuall seruyce of beneuolence amongest friendes from one friende to
an other peace is tranquillitye and reste well ordeyned of the courages of them that be concording vnto god pittie is affection and desyre to succoure and helpe eche one and commeth of swetenesse and grace of beninge thought and courage that one hath swetenesse is by the whych tranquilitie and reste of courage of hym that is sweete and honest by none improbyte ne by any poynte of dishonestie mercy is a pitifull vertue and equall dignation to all with inclination of compacient courage in them that susteyne affliction indulgence is remission of the euyll doinge of other by the consideration of him selfe that he hath offended dyuers to haue remyssion of god for the offences that he hath done compassion is a vertue the whych engendreth an affection or condolent courage for the doloure and affliction that he seeth in hys neyghboure benignitie is an aâ—daunt regarde of courage and dyligence from one friende to an other wyth a resplendyshinge doulsure and swetenesse of good maners that one hath concorde is a vertue that commeth of conuenaunce of courages concorded and alyed in right undefyled in such wyse that they abyde vnied and conioyned stedfastly without duplicitie or vnstablenesse of thoughte or courage of fayth fayth is a vertue by the true knowledge of vysible thinges hauing his thought eleuate in holy studyinge for to come to the beliefe of thinges that we see not and these byn the braunches relygion clennesse obedience chastitie continence uirginitie and affection relygion is by the whych ben exercised and done the diuine seruyces to god and vnto hys sayntes with great reuerence and greate dilygence the which seruices ben done ceremonely and swetely clennesse or virginitie is integrate well and purely kept as well in body as in soule for the regarde that a man hath of the loue or feare of god obedyence is a voluntary and free adnegation and renounsing of his owne wil by pitiful deuotion chastitie is clenlynesse and the honeste habitude of all the body by ardaunte heate and furiositie of vyces so domaged and holden subiectes continence is by the which the impituoâ—itie of carnall desires ben refrayned and wytholden by a moderation of counsell taken of him selfe or of other affection is effusion of pitifull loue to his neighbour comminge of a reioysinge conceaued of good fayth in them that they loue liberalitie is a vertue by the which the lyberall courage is not kept by any maner of couetise for doinge plenteous largition of his goodes without excesse but moderately to them that haue nede of hope hope is a mouynge of courage abyding stedfastly to take and haue the thynges that a man appetyteth and desyreth of the whych the braunches byn contemplacion ioye honestie confession pacience compunction and longanimitie contemplacion is the death and destruction of carnall affections by an interiour reioysinge of thought eleuate to compryse hye thinges ioye is iocunditie spirituall commyng of the contemptinent of the thynges presente and worldly honestie is a shame by the whych a man yeldeth himself humble toward euery man of the which commeth a laudable profit with faire custome and honesty confession is by the which the secrete sicknesse of the soule is reuelate and shewed vnto the confessor to the praysing of god with hope to haue mercy pacience is will and inseperable sufferance of aduersary and contrary thinges for hope of eternall glory that we desire to haue compunction is a dolour of great value sighing for feare of the compunction diuine or for loue of the payment that we abide longanimitie is infatigable will to accomplish the holy and iust desires that a man hath in his thought of prudence prudence is diligent keping of himselfe with dyscreate prouidence to knowe and dyscerne which is good and whych is bad and the braunches are these feare of god counsell memory intellygence prouidence and deliberation feare of god is a diligent keepinge that wakeneth on a man by fayth and good manners of the diuine commaundementes counsell is a subtyll regarde of thoughtes that the causes of such thinges that a man wold do or that a man hath in gouernaunce be well examyned and broughte about memorye is a representacyon imaginatyse by regarde of the thought of thynges pretermes and passed that a man hath seene and done or heard recounted and tolde intelligence is for to dyspose by viuacitie reasonable or euidently the state of the tyme present or of the thinges that byn nowe prouydence is by the whych a man gathereth in hym the aduenement of the thinges to come by prudente subtilitie and regarde of the thinges passed delyberation is a consyderation replenyshed of maturitie and esperaunce tofore the beginning of such thinges as one hath delybered and purposed to do or make of attemperance attemperaunce is a stedfast and a dyscrete domynation of reason agaynst the impytious mouinges of the courage in things illycitie and vnlawefull and these be hys braunches discretion moralitie taciturnitie fasting sobernesse affliction and dispraysing of the world dyscretion is a reason prouyded and assured and moderate of the humayne mouinges to iudge and dyscerue the cause of all thynges moralytye is to be tempered and ruled iustly and sweetely by the maners of them wyth whome they be conuersaunt kepynge alwayes the vertue of nature taciturnitie is to attempre hym selfe of inutyle and dyshonest wordes of the whych vertue commeth a frutefull teste vnto hym that so hym selfe modereth fasting is a vertue of dyscrete abstinence the whych a man kepeth ordeyned to wake and kepe the sanctifyed thynges interiores sobernesse is a vertue pure and immaculate attemperaunce of the one partie and of the other of man that is of the body and soule affliction of body is it by the which the seedes of the wanton and wilfull thoughtes by discrete chastisings be oppressed dispraysinge of the worlde is amorous loue that a man or a woman hath to the spirituall thinges commyng and hauyng no regarde to the caduke thinges and transytories of this world of iustyce iustyce is a vertue wherby grace of communitie is vpholden and the dignity of euery person is obserued and their owne yelded and the branches be these lawe streightnesse equitie correction obseruaunce iudgement and ueritie law is by the which all lawfull thinges be commaunded to be done to defende all thing that ought not to be done streightnes is by the which iuridike veÌ„gance is prohibyte and streightly is exercised iustyce to the transgressours that haue offended equity is a right worthy retribution of merite to the balance of iustyce right wisely and iustly thought correction is for to inhibyte and defende by the brydle of reason all errours if any be accustomed for to do any euyll obseruaunce of swearinge is a iustyce to constrayne any noysyble transgression of lawe or customes prouuâ—gued to the people iudgement is by the which after the merites or demerytes of any persons hearde is that he haue tourment or suffer death for his euill doinge or guerdon and rewarde for his
here beginneth the kalender of shepardes newly augmented and corrected ¶ here begynneth the prologue thys boke gentle reader was fyrst corruptly printed in fraunce and after that at the cost and charges of rycharde pynson newly translated and reprinted although not so faythfully as the origynal copy requyred wherfore it is once ageyne ouerseene and perused that the same may be at length correspondent to the actours mind and very profitable for the reader bycause this boke doth teche mani thinges that we be bounde to learne and knowe one peyne of euerlastinge death as the lawes of god sheweth how we maye knowe to kepe his commaundementes and to knowe the remedyes to withstande deadely sinne there be many men and women thynketh them selfe wyse and knoweth and learneth many thinges but that they be bounde to lerne and knowe that they knowe not ¶ as fyrst the x. commaundementes of god and the v. commaundementes of the churche that euery creature that purpose to be saued shuld lerne and knowe and haue them as perfytely as their pater noster you people howe wyl you confesse you and if ye breke any of the x. commaundementes and you know not them ¶ truely there is but fewe that knoweth them ther fore ye that do not know them to your deligence to learne them for ye be bounde to lerne them aswell as to lerne your pater noster ¶ for howe can you keepe our lordes commaundementes and ye knowe them not and ye be bounde to breke not one of them on peyne of dampnation for and if thou breake one thou brekest all offende the lawe in one point and offende in all for and thou breke one thou doest not gods byddyng for he byddeth thee breke none and all that ye do in this world here but if it be of god or in god or for god all is in vayne you shoulde not occupy your selfe in vayne matters but in redinge of good bokes for vanitie engendreth vayne thoughtes and destroyeth deuoâ—ion to man what nede it you to studie on a thinge that is nought studye on your sinne and what grace by god in you is wrought ¶ also in this boke is many mo matters loke in the table here folowinge ¶ the table of the kalender of shepardes ¶ this is the table of this present booke of the shepardes kalender drawen out of frenche into englyshe with many mo goodly eddicions than be chaptered newly put therto first the prologue of the auctour that sayth how euery man may lyue lxxiiii ere 's at the least and they that dye before that terme it is by euyll gouernaunce and by vyolence or outrage of them selfe in theyr youth cap. primo the seconde prologue of the great maister sheparde that proueth in true by good argument al that the fyrst sheparde sayth cap. ii ¶ also a kalender with the fygures of euery sainte that is halowed in thee yere in the whiche is the fygures the houres the momentes and the newe mones cap. iii. ¶ the table of the mouable feastes with the compounde manuel cap. iiii ¶ the table for to knowe and vnderstand euery day in what sygne the mone is in cap. v. ¶ also in the fygure of the eclyps of the sonne and of the moone the dayes houres and momentes cap. vi ¶ the trees and braunches of vertues and of vyces cap. vii ¶ the peyues of hell and howe that they be ordeyned for euery deadly sinne whiche is shewed by fygures cap. viii ¶ the garden and fyelde of all vertues that sheweth a man howe he shulde knowe whether he be in the state of the grace of god or not cap. ix ¶ a noble declaration of thâ— vii princypall peticions of the pater noster and also the aue maria of tht three salutacions which the fyrst made the aungell gabriell the seconde made saynct elisabeth and the thyrde maketh our mother holy churche cap. x. ¶ also the credo in englyshe of the xii articles of our fayth cap. xi ¶ also the x commaundementes in englyshe and the v. commaundementes of the churche catholyke cap xii ¶ also a fygure of a man in a shyppe that sheweth the vnstablenesse of this transytory worlde cap xiii ¶ also to teache a man to knowe the fyelde of vertues cap xiiii ¶ also a shepardes balade that sheweth his frailtie cap xv ¶ also a balade of a woman sheparde that profyteth greatly cap. xvi ¶ also a balade of death that byddeth a man beware betyme cap xvii ¶ also thee x. commaundementes of the deuyll and rewarde that they shall haue that kepeth them cap xviii ¶ another balade that sainct iohn sheweth in the apocalips of the blacke hors that death rydeth vpon cap. xix ¶ a ballat howe princes and states shulde gouerne them cap. xx ¶ the trees and braunches of vertues and vices with the vii vertues agayne the vii deadly sinnes cap. xxi ¶ also a fygure that sheweth how the xii sygnes raygneth in mans body and which be good and which be bad cap. xâ—ii ¶ a pycture of the phesnomy of maÌ„s body and sheweth in what partes the vii planettes hath domination in man. cap. xxiii ¶ and after the numbre of the bones in mans body foloweth a picture that sheweth of all the veynes in the body how to be let blud in them ca. xxiiii ¶ to know whether that a man be lykely to be sicke or no and to heale them that be sycke cap. xxv ¶ and also here sheweth of the replexion of euyll humoures and also for to clense them cap. xxvi ¶ also howe men shulde gouerne theÌ„ the iiii quarters in the yere ca xxvii ¶ also how men shuld do when physycke doth fayle them for health of body and soule made in balade ryall cap. xxviii ¶ also to shew men what is good for the brayne the eyeÌ„ the throte the brest the harte and stomake properly declared cap. xxix ¶ also the contrary to shewe what is euyll for the brayne the eyen the throte the brest the harte and the stomacke folowinge by and by cap. xxx ¶ also of the foure elementes the similitude of the earth how euery planet is one aboue another which be masculine feminine cap. xxxi ¶ a crafty fygure of the worlde with the xii signes goynge about and also of the mouynges of the heauens with the planetes cap. xxxii ¶ also of the equinoctial the zodiake which is in the ix heauen which coÌ„teyneth the firmament al vnder it with a picture of a spyre cap. xxxiii ¶ of solticion of sommer and solsticion of wynter wyth a fygure of thee zodyake cap. xxxiiii ¶ of the rysynge discendynge of the sygnes in the horyzon cap xxxv ¶ and also of the deuysion of the earthe and the regions with a picture of the mobile cap. xxâ—â—i ¶ of the variacion that is in many habytacions and regions of the earthâ— capitulo cap. xxxvii ¶ also of thee xii sterres fyxed that sheweth what shall happen vnto theÌ„