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In flyinge from all Applyinge our bookes, May fructifye and go forwarde

In this vale of miserie

That after this lyfe
We may attayne
The Lordes prayer then
So vsynge to do

and graunt our desyre, we do the requyre! that we walkynge aryght acceptable in thy syght, And body do growe, we may lykewyse flowe and ioy of our parentes, and kepe thy commaund

mentes;

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Vice, synne, and cryme, not losynge our tyme, 36

here in good doynge vnto oure lyuees endynge, here transitory to greater glory."

se thou recyte,

at mornynge and nyght.

day.

Let us abound with virtues,

flee from vice,

and go forward in good doing to our live's end."

[sign, A. iii.]

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Repeat the Lord's Prayer night and morning.

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and don't let it

lie.

Go down,

salute your parents,

wash your hands, comb your head,

brush your cap and put it on.

Els may they say
So to departe

It is not semynge
Downe from thy chamber

Thy parentes salute thou,
Thy handes se thou washe,
And of thy rayment
Thy cappe fayre brusht,

[sign. A. iiii.] Takynge it of Cato.

Cato doth councel thee
Declarynge therby

Tie on your shirt- Thy shyrte coler fast
Comely thy rayment

collar,

fasten your girdle, Thy gyrdell about

rub your breeches, clean your shoes, wipe your nose on a napkin,

pare your nails,

clean your ears,

wash your teeth.

[A. sign. iiii. b.] Have your torn clothes mended,

or new ones obtained.

and ouer much slepe; 50 therby thou shalte kepe. diseases and payne,

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and hurteth the brayne. thy bed then forsake, 58 thy selfe redy make. It shalbe thy parte, that beastly thou art; and let the same lye, 66 nor yet manerly.

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Thy hose fayre rubd

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A napkyn se that

Thy nose to clense

Thy nayles, yf nede be,
Thyne eares kepe cleane,
If ought about thee

Thy frendes therof shewe
And they wyll newe
Or the olde mende,

Get your satchell This done, thy setchell

and books, and haste to School,

And to the scole

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But ere thou go,
That thou take with thee
For these are thynges
Forget not then

The souldiar preparynge
Leaues not at home

No more shulde a scoler
what he at scole
These thynges thus had,
Vnto the schole

with thy selfe forthynke.

pen, paper, and ynke ;116
for thy study necessary,
with thee them to cary.
hym selfe to the fielde 122
his sworde and his shielde,
forget then truly
shulde nede to occupy.
Take strayght thy way
without any stay.

Howe to behaue thy selfe in going by

the streate and in the schoole .ii.

IN goynge by the way

Thy cappe put of,

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It is a poynte
And thy way fortune
Let it not greue thee
when to the schole
This rule note well
Thy master there beynge,
Declarynge thereby
Thy felowes salute
Lest of inhumanitie
Vnto thy place
Streight go thou to,
Thy bokes take out,
Humbly' thy selfe
Therein takynge payne,
Learnynge to get
All thynges seme harde
But labour and diligence
we ought not to recken
That bryngeth ioye
Leaue of then laboure,

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for use at school.

Then start off.

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and passynge the strete,

Salute those ye mete; 136

to suche as passe by,

of siuilitie.

so for to fall,

How to behave going to, and at,

School.

Take off your cap to those you

meet;

Isocra.

Cato.

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thy felowes to call.
thou shalte resort,

I do the exhort:

f. [sign. A. v. b.] Call your play

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At School

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when age doth insue. 180 Fame and greate prayse, we se in olde dayes; 184 brought them to lyght who coulde nowe resyght? to learnynge and scyence, wyll be thy defence. 192 compare we may well, all thynges doth excell. this worthy sayinge hath,

is as the image of death. most bytter we deme; 202 Moste pleasaunt doth seme. whyle here thou shalt lyue, and good example geue ; A membre most worthy In tyme of necessitie. 212 And shewe to thee playne By learninge attayne 216 But symple and bace,Of Gods speciall grace,— by vertue doth ryse, and counted most wyse. Desyre to be toulde, 226 Beinge neuer so oulde; Great errors in vs Doubts to discusse; the good from the yll, 234 Bere them good will.

ye

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shall take your waye, twoo in aray, So equall as ye may, May well of you saye 244 your laudable wayes,

to your great prayse,

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Not runnynge on heapes
As at this day
Not vsynge, but refusynge,
As commonly are vsed
As hoopynge and halow-

ynge

That men it hearynge This foolyshnes forsake, And learne to followe In goynge by the way Gape not nor gase not But soberly go ye Humblye your selues Be free of cappe Greate loue of al men Be lowly and gentyll Then men con not In passynge the strete Vse thou fewe wordes, Then men shal see From whom vertues when thou arte come

Thy leaue then takynge The house then entrynge, Humbly salute them

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