Men of Law, in no wyse 11 Ye men of lawe, delaie The cause of the poore, but helpe what ye maie. Poor Men, 17 Ye that are poore, with your state be contente, Not hauinge wherwith to lyue competente. 1090 20 Let eche here so liue in his vocacion, 1100 The Duty of As maie his soule saue, and profet his nacion. all Men. 21 This graunting god, that sitteth on hie, we shall here well lyue and after well die. 1102 God grant us all to live and die well! Famam birtutis mors Imprinted at London in Paules Seares. Whate-eber thow sey, abyse thee welle! [MS. O. 9. 38. Trinity College, Cambridge.] A man must mind what he says: Almyzty godde, conserue vs fram care ! A man that schold speke, had nede to be ware, 4 ffor lytyl thyng he may be schente; Tonggys beth y-turne to lyther entente; Man, be ware leste thow repente ! hearts are fickle and fell. Take care what you say. . A false friend may hear it, A-vyse the, man, yn whate place and whare Sum man may ley ther-to hys ere; certeyne; Thys woord yn wreth thow schalt hyre A-gayne ! 16 Whate euer thow sey, A-vyse.the welle ! and after a year Hasty speech hurts hearer and speaker. Meny man spekyth yn hastenys : hym were welle beter his tonge to sese Suche wordys beth not to be had yn meynde, hyt makyzt comforte with care to kele : Man, yn the begynnyng thenk on þe eynde ! 24 Whate euer thow sey, A-vyse the welle ! In the beginning, think on the end. You tell a man a secret, and he'll betray it for a drink of wine. To sum man thow mayste tel a pryuy tale : ffor a drawzt of wyne other ale 28 he wolle the wrey, by my fay, And make hyt worse (hyt ys noo nay) Thys ys my songe both nyzt & day, Mind what you say. Avoid backbiting and flattering; Be ware of baghytynge, y the rede; euery dede Rrefrayne malyce cruelle & hoote; Boost ne brage ys worth A Ioote ; refrain from malice, and bragging. A venomous 44 Dysese, wharre, sorowe and debate, Mind what you 48 say. Had Nien thought of this, many things done in England would never have been begun. y dere welle swery by the sonne, Meny thynggis had neuer be by-gunne 52 That ofte yn Ingelond hath be y-wrozt. The wyse man hath hys sone y-tawztte Thys worthy reson for-zete thow nozt, See The Wise To speak aright observe six things : 1. what; 2 of yf that thow wolte speke A-ryzt, What thow spekyst, & of what wyzt, go henne; As lome be meke, as serpent felle ; yn euery place, A-monge alle men, , 64 Whate euer thow sey, A-vyse the welle ! In every place mind what you say. Almighty God, grant me grace to serve Thee ! “ Almyzty god yn personys thre, Graunte me grace thy seruant to be Mary, moder, blessyd maye, Sende me grace both nyzt and daye !" Mary, mother, send me grace pight and day! Explicit &c. A Dogg Lardyner, of a Sowe Gardyner . [MS. 0. 9. 38. Trinity College, Cambridge.] Printed in Reliquiæ Antiquiæ, v. i. p. 233, from MS. Lansdowne No. 762, fol. 16 vo. A dog in a larder, a sow in a garden, a fool with wise men, are in matcht. hoo so makyzt at crystysmas A dogge lardyner, And yn march A sowe gardyner, And yn may A foole of every wysmanys counsaylle, he schalle neuer haue goode larder, ne fayre gardyn, nother counsaylle welle ykeptt. |