Experience doth shewe That all good men As strife and debate, whiche amonge christians, with cursynge and bann ynge, That no honest harte These be the fruites with many more as euill with swearyng and tearyng, can abyde the hearyng: that of them doth sprynge, that cometh of gamynge. How to behaue thy selfe in taulkynge waie well his wordes, Then speake thou mayst, Not hie nor lowe, And that they spoken cursing and swearing. [sign, C. i. b.] How to behave when conversing. Isocra. 660 Understand a 664 be not to hastie; the case vnderstande thou take in hande, in thee little wit, and not heare it. whole out to be toulde, and not be controulde; lokinge him in the face, thy wordes see thou place. thy bodie vprighte thy handes in lyke plight; on neither syde. therin take no pryde. 676 680 not staring about Always keep your In speakynge to any man head uncovered. Better unfed How to take a Listen to it well; don't go away not knowing it. [sign, C. iii. b.] Then hurry away, get the answer, return home, and tell it to your master The common prouerbe "Better vnfedde Thy head vn-couered be. remember ye oughte, 724 then vn-taughte." ¶ How to order thy selfe being sente of message. F of message IF Cap. viii. Take hede to the same, Depart not awaye If nede shall requirr it give the message; After humble obeisaunce, Socra. [sign, C. iiii.] exactly as it was told to you. Against Anger, &c. The slave of the message forth shewe then home againe repare, TA-gainste Anger, Enuie, and malice. IF thou be subiecte Cap. ix. and to anger thrall, And reason thee rule not, nedes must thou fall. 764 Pithagoras. Loue constant and faithfull, Pithagoras doth call Plato. To be a vertue 828 'where loue is not, no vertue is perfecte.' Plato doth speake A-gainge (so) the horrible vice of swearynge. Against Swear ing. Take not God's name in vain, Beware of His wrath, and live well in thy vocation. [sign. C. vii.] What is the good of swearing? Iuste are his iudgementes, It kindles God's Prouokynge his yre wrath against thee. Seneca. Pericles. Thee for to plauge, Knowlage and reason 870 he threteneth to visit 852 they shall not escape it. and true is his worde, 856 a two edged sworde; his heauy indignacion, 860 in thy vocacion shall thee set or call; 864 if it fortune to fallwhiche is the onely waie. of a sinner, I saye, From his wickednesse, in vertue and goodnesse. for this thy swearyng 876 the name of god tearyng? and kyndlinge his wrath that geuinge the hath thy selfe for to rule, 884 the thynge that is euyl. all swerynge to refrayne, by it thou mighte gaine: are manifeste and playne, thee to obstaine; 894 All men I woulde In earnest or sporte whiche daye to the iuste And to the wicked As we here doe, an Against filthy talking. in no wise vse, 908 Never talk dirt. for to abuse. accumpte we render ; shall For every word we shall give 912 account TA-gainste the vice of lyinge. TO forge, to fayne, Requiere diuers collours But the vtteraunce of truthe ; 932 Let lewd livers then fear. 936 Keep your tongue from vain talking. [sign. C. viii, b.] 940 Aristot. Against Lying. 944 Plato. to flater and lye, with wordes fayre and slye, is so simple and playne To speak the |