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Never mistrust or fail your friend.

Don't talk too much.

Spare your master's goods

as your own.

A lawless youth, a despised old

age.

A Gentleman says

the best he can of every one.

Stanzas and Couplets of Counsel.

[From the Rawlinson MS., C. 86, fol. 31, in the Bodleian Library.]

Vtter thy langage wyth good avisement;
Reule the by Reasoun in thy termoz alle;
Mystruste not thy frende for none accusement,
4 Fayle him neuer at nede, what so euer befalle;
Solace pi selfe when menn to sporte þee calle ;
Largely to speke be wele ware for þat cause;
Rolle faste this reasoun & thynke wele on pis
clause.

8 What mann pou seruyst, alle wey him drede;
His good as þyñ owne, euer þou spare.
Lette neuer þy wylle þy witt ouer lede,
But be glad of euery mannys welfare.

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Folus lade polys; wisemenn ete pe fysshe ;
Wisemenn hath in per hondis ofte pat folys
after wysshe.

Who so in youthe no vertu vsith,
In age alle honour him refusith.

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20 Si viez dolere tua crimina dic miserere

Permiserere mei frangitur ira dei

[Follows:-Policronica.

Josephus of Lewes bat Nobyl was, the firste Auctour of the booke of Policronica, &c.]

of Certue, and booke of

good Nourture for chyloren, and
youth to learne theyr dutie by.
Newely perused, corrected,
and augmented by the
fyrst Auctour

F. S.[eager]

With a briefe declaracion of the
dutie of eche degree.

Anno. 1557.

Difpife not councel, rebuking foly
Efteme it as, nedefull and holy.

¶ Imprinted at London in Paules

Churchyarde at the figne of
the Hedgehogge by

Wyllyam Seares.

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