THE
SPIDER
and
the
Flie.
A
parable
of
the
Spider
and
the
Flie
,
made
by
Iohn
Heywood
.
♣
IMPRINTED
AT
LONDON
IN
FLETE
STRETE
BY
THO.
POWELL
.
❧
ANNO.
1556.
T.
P.
I
H
portrait of John Heywood
The
preface
.
A
Parable
:
is
properlie
one
thing
,
That
of
an
other
doth
conceiuing
bring
.
Yea
:
(
oftentims
(
as
parables
are
scand
,
One
score
of
things
:
by
one
,
be
vnderstand
.
Eche
one
of
all
:
scanned
and
vsed
well
,
Maie
teache
the
scanner
good
:
to
take
&
tel
.
Contrarilie
:
scanned
and
vsed
ill
,
Like
il
likewise
,
the
fruite
a
mounteth
vntill
.
Wherfore
,
before
entrance
to
scanning
here
:
In
present
parable
here
to
appere
,
First
to
induct
(
for
to
conduct
)
the
waie
:
How
readers
and
scanners
:
redilie
maie
:
Right
scanning
(
in
right
reading
)
here
purchase
,
Good
readers
:
reade
and
scan
(
rightlie
)
this
case
.
There
chaunst
at
once
:
at
one
fayre
glasse
to
bee
,
Them selues
tatire
at
once
,
fayre
women
three
.
Where
one
an
other
enuide
:
till
all
were
drest
,
Who
might
(
when
all
weare
drest
)
seme
dressed
best
.
But
in
the
time
of
trimming
of
their
geare
:
There
foreheads
striking
vp
:
broyding
their
heare
:
Lacing
and
laying
it
:
with
euerie
thing
:
Lookte
in
the
glasse
:
directing
trim
trimming
,
In
all
this
time
:
these
women
euerychone
,
Behelde
eche
other
:
but
them selues
not
one
:
That
in
the
glasse
:
vpon
her selfe
cast
iye
,
Good
or
ill
tiring
(
in
her selfe
)
tespie
.
One
heare
ley
low
:
one
other
lay
to
hie
:
On
this
side
:
or
on
that
side
:
cleane
awrie
.
But
herevpon
:
when
eche
had
other
espide
:
In
tire
atired
:
all
a
wrie
or
wide
,
Lord
in
all
three
:
what
inward
sport
there
was
,
Eche
one
to
se
an
other
,
in
that
glas
.
All
three
sore
sweld
:
but
be
it
best
or
wurst
:
Twayne
must
vent
vpward
streight
:
or
both
must
burst
,
While
margret
went
a
side
:
her
pins
to
fet
,
Marian
and
margerie
:
back
they
both
get
.
To
touch
th
atire
,
of
margaret
thus
worne
.
Betwene
them
twaine
,
to
laugh
that
third
to
scorne
.
Marion
saide
to
Margerie
:
se
you
not
,
How
Meg
is
drest
,
yes
Madge
(
quoth
she
)
god
wot
.
Might
not
a
beetill
blind
beast
:
bring
to
passe
:
To
dresse
her selfe
as
well
at
any
glasse
,
Yes
madge
:
and
with
one
Iin
:
I
can
now
se
:
What
spots
(
vnsene
to
her
)
in
her
face
be
.
Ye
Mall
(
quoth
Madge
)
I
thinke
I
should
il
hie
me
:
To
dresse
my selfe
so
ill
:
the
glasse
so
nie
me
,
God
hath
done
his
part
:
she
hath
a
good
face
,
Which
gift
of
God
,
her selfe
doth
ill
disgrace
,
Marion
at
this
:
stepping
fro
margerie
,
Margret
to
Margerie
:
stepth
by
and
bie
.
And
streight
of
Marion
:
margret
falth
in
hand
:
How
fer
from
frame
:
Marions
a
tyre
both
stand
.
Madge
and
Meg
finding
faute
:
at
marion
more
,
Then
Madge
and
Marion
:
found
at
Meg
before
.
The
thirde
corse
was
:
that
madge
did
start
a
side
:
Whearwith
Marion
to
Meg
:
hastelie
hide
.
And
Margeries
atyre
:
they
set
a
broche
,
As
yll
(
or
woorse
(
the
worle
her
to
reproche
,
)
Then
she
was
tierde
in
deede
.
Thus
all
these
three
:
Deuided
thrise
in
twaine
,
did
thrise
agree
:
Eche
twayne
,
the
thirde
to
mocke
and
geste
vpone
:
Tyll
euerie
one
,
had
mocked
euerichone
.
Eche
mocking
others
faute
:
they
fautie
all
,
Eche
mockers
mocke
,
most
on
her selfe
did
fall
.
This
done
,
one
of
these
three
to
the
glasse
went
:
No
face
but
hers
,
then
being
represent
.
Where
:
when
she
did
her selfe
onlie
behold
,
Her
silent
sight
:
her
fore
follie
so
told
:
That
marking
first
her selfe
,
her selfe
she
a
tierde
.
And
then
the
rest
,
(
in
theyr
atyre
)
desierde
,
That
eche
vpon
her selfe
:
wolde
set
sure
iye
,
Ere
she
cast
iye
on
other
,
low
or
hie
.
They
doing
so
:
all
weare
atired
so
,
That
whether
a
part
,
or
they
together
go
:
Had
they
bene
willing
:
they
had
bene
vnable
,
Sparke
or
spek
to
spie
:
discommendable
:
Ech
in
others
atire
.
Which
women
and
glasse
,
Are
a
glasse
,
this
booke
,
and
readers
to
compasse
,
In
scanning
sence
to
towch
men
in
this
booke
:
As
glasse
lookers
lookte
:
if
booke
readers
looke
:
He
vpon
him
:
and
he
on
him
:
to
scan
:
Sence
most
and
best
,
naie
most
and
worst
thei
can
:
Scanning
who
is
the
spider
:
who
the
flie
:
Neither
of
either
:
to
him selfe
taplie
:
Scanning
no
whit
:
by
scanning
here
to
se
:
In
case
spiders
:
in
case
flies
:
all
scand
maie
be
,
Glasse
looking
:
and
booke
reading
:
in
such
wise
,
May
well
be
scand
,
one
lyke
vaine
exersise
.
Who
that
this
parable
doth
thus
define
,
This
parable
thus
,
is
his
and
not
mine
,
To
this
,
this
one
thing
I
must
mind
you
to
minde
.
Concerning
spiders
,
flies
,
and
eke
thants
kinde
.
Wheare
I
:
their
naturall
operacion
:
With
the
largest
enlarge
:
tenlarge
foundacion
:
Wheron
I
frame
this
top
storie
:
here
to
see
,
As
both
:
both
in
length
and
breadth
:
maie
most
agree
,
This
(
for
this
cause
)
strecht
the
more
long
and
wide
,
I
praie
you
beare
with
me
:
wheare
it
is
spide
.
Wherin
:
my
faut
maie
seme
sumwhat
the
lesse
,
That
wiser
men
then
I
(
in
like
processe
,
)
Haue
done
the
like
and
late
:
one
wise
and
olde
:
In
an
old
booke
did
reade
(
as
he
me
told
,
)
That
when
so
euer
spiders
,
flies
,
and
ants
speake
,
Their
approprid
properties
,
they
likewise
breake
.
Which
if
them selues
do
:
ye
will
graunt
I
hope
:
That
I
(
doing
it
for
them
)
may
haue
like
scope
.
Thus
wishing
wishinglie
:
in
reading
this
,
Readers
:
to
reade
and
scan
:
all
sentencis
:
As
we
first
marke
and
mend
our selues
:
and
then
,
To
marke
:
to
mend
:
the
fautes
of
other
men
:
Without
more
scanning
here
:
I
now
herein
,
End
circumstaunce
,
the
substaunce
to
begin
.
FINIS
.
ornament
THE
TABLE
.
-
THe
Introduction
to
the
matter
,
showing
how
the
flie
chaunsed
to
fall
in
the
spiders
copweb
.
Cap.
primum
,
-
¶
The
lamentacion
of
the
flie
,
with
declaracion
(
partlie
)
of
the
propertie
of
Fortune
,
and
of
his
owne
estate
past
and
present
.
Cap.
2.
-
¶
The
dreadfull
wonder
of
the
spider
,
at
sodaine
shakinge
of
his
copweb
.
Cap.
3.
-
¶
The
spider
taking
comfort
,
entreth
in
quarell
with
the
fiie
.
Cap.
4.
-
¶
The
spider
sterting
into
his
house
to
comfort
his
shoushold
,
the
flie
deuiseth
what
waie
to
escape
the
daunger
of
the
spider
.
Cap.
5.
-
¶
The
spider
being
returned
to
the
flie
,
after
a
few
woordes
betwene
them
had
,
the
flie
sewth
to
the
spider
to
be
herd
speake
which
he
graunteth
.
Cap.
6.
-
¶
The
oracion
of
the
flie
to
the
spider
,
commending
iustice
,
and
iust
iusticers
,
requiring
to
haue
his
cause
heard
throughlie
and
adiudged
iustlie
.
Cap.
7.
-
¶
The
spider
graunteth
the
flie
both
to
here
and
adiudge
this
case
,
as
maie
most
agreably
stand
with
reason
,
law
,
custome
,
and
conscience
.
Cap.
8.
-
¶
They
stand
both
in
hope
to
conuince
ech
other
by
iust
cause
,
the
flie
praying
the
spiders
pardon
,
of
such
rude
speeche
and
all
behauiour
,
as
he
may
chaunce
to
ouershoote
himselfe
in
,
the
which
the
spider
doth
graunt
.
Cap.
9.
-
¶
They
entre
into
the
principal
argument
.
The
flie
supposing
no
lawfull
profe
by
wintesse
of
any
ill
there
against
him
:
the
spider
allegeth
the
contrarie
.
The
flie
(
vpon
occasion
,
)
requiring
to
be
bailde
vnder
suretie
,
the
spider
denieth
it
.
Cap.
10.
-
¶
The
spider
chargeth
the
flie
,
first
with
burglarie
,
which
the
flie
answereth
vnto
:
than
the
spider
chargeth
him
with
single
felonie
,
which
the
flie
reasoneth
vnto
.
Cap.
11.
-
¶
The
spider
(
in
a
maner
)
graunteth
,
that
the
flie
came
into
the
copweb
against
the
flies
owne
will
.
which
the
spider
so
graunteth
,
for
such
policie
foorthwith
appering
:
as
seemeth
to
wei
sore
against
the
flie
.
Cap.
12.
-
¶
The
flie
herewith
is
abashed
.
but
a
none
he
gathereth
hym selfe
to
a
staie
shewing
a
reason
,
that
maketh
a
manifest
show
cleerelie
to
ouerthrow
the
spiders
foresaide
policie
.
Cap.
13.
-
¶
The
spider
checketh
the
flie
for
his
comparing
aboue
the
spider
in
knowledge
of
law
and
custom
.
which
the
flie
meynteyneth
by
one
reason
comunlie
reported
.
Whervpon
the
spider
perseyuing
the
polisie
for
which
he
semed
to
graunt
the
flie
to
cum
against
his
will
:
taketh
litle
or
no
place
,
that
much
weakeniug
his
part
he
driueth
the
flie
to
draw
back
that
graunt
.
Chapter
.
14.
-
¶
They
reason
a
fresh
to
trie
whether
the
flie
cam
in
to
the
spiders
copweb
with
or
against
his
will
.
Cap.
15
-
¶
They
continew
in
pursewte
of
triall
whether
the
flie
came
thither
willinglie
or
vnwyllynglie
so
fer
,
that
the
Flie
at
length
offreth
to
take
a
booke
othe
,
that
he
came
against
his
will
.
Cap.
16.
-
¶
The
spider
not
admitting
the
flie
to
his
othe
,
the
flie
bringth
in
the
strength
of
the
affirmatiue
for
his
part
:
against
the
negatiue
on
the
spiders
side
.
Wherunto
adioyned
his
other
reasons
laide
in
discharge
of
charge
past
,
he
hopeth
accordinge
to
Iustice
promised
,
to
be
streight
discharged
.
Cap.
17
-
¶
The
spider
vpon
a
case
in
law
touching
th
affirmatiue
,
taketh
holde
to
deteyne
the
flie
still
in
possession
:
but
yet
vnder
promise
of
iustice
before
promised
.
Cap.
18.
-
¶
The
spider
,
seeing
that
he
cannot
take
full
hold
of
the
flie
in
case
of
burglarie
,
nor
felonie
:
he
chargeth
him
now
with
trespas
,
to
which
the
flie
reasoneth
.
Cap.
19
-
¶
The
spider
(
at
the
flies
answering
him
to
a
question
)
chargeth
the
flie
with
procuring
of
other
flies
to
disturbe
him
in
his
copwebs
:
which
the
flie
denithe
.
Cap.
20.
-
¶
They
fall
in
comparison
touching
their
euidence
written
or
vnwritten
.
Whervnto
the
flie
layeth
prescripcion
of
custome
:
whyche
he
before
(
alleged
)
supposing
therby
,
that
the
spider
ought
both
to
deliuer
him
,
and
make
him
amendes
.
Cap.
21.
-
¶
The
spider
denith
the
flies
discription
of
custome
,
alleginge
the
sayinge
of
auncient
spiders
for
his
intereste
by
custome
.
wherin
anone
bothe
shewynge
eche
to
geue
small
credite
to
other
,
the
flie
moueth
to
put
the
mattier
in
arbiterment
:
which
.
(
as
yet
,
)
the
spider
doeth
not
graunt
.
Cap.
22
-
¶
The
flie
(
after
a
few
woordes
conserning
a
peale
)
dothe
brieflie
recapitulate
,
the
effect
passed
in
the
principall
case
.
Cap.
23.
-
¶
The
spider
putteth
a
case
in
a
peale
ill
(
in
a
parence
)
for
the
flie
:
as
the
spider
drawth
it
,
and
a
none
,
he
by
example
of
the
Lordes
wyll
had
in
cortes
of
coppie
hold
,
seming
to
leane
toward
will
:
the
flie
laboreth
to
qualifie
that
wyll
.
Cap.
24.
-
¶
The
flie
cleymeth
all
hooles
in
all
windowes
to
be
flies
in
freeholde
:
&
that
spiders
should
builde
by
the
sides
or
in
the
toppes
:
which
case
to
be
tride
by
law
or
custome
,
they
in
maner
agree
:
but
the
flie
mouing
it
to
be
tride
at
the
comon
law
,
the
spider
refuseth
it
.
whervpon
ariseth
matter
of
digression
,
in
which
the
flie
commendeth
the
spider
for
expedite
heringe
herof
,
briefly
definyng
the
properties
of
iustice
,
mercie
,
and
tirannie
.
Cap.
25.
-
¶
The
flie
(
for
cause
here
appering
)
desyreth
to
repete
hys
distinction
of
iustice
,
mercie
,
and
tirannie
,
which
the
spider
denieth
.
Wherewith
the
flie
layth
to
the
spider
,
breche
of
promise
made
to
hym
before
.
In
discharge
wherof
,
the
spyder
answereth
.
Cap.
26.
-
¶
The
spider
(
reducing
the
flie
to
the
principal
matter
)
moueth
the
triall
to
be
had
in
his
owne
lordeship
.
which
the
flie
misliketh
.
Wheron
ensueth
a
glaunce
at
the
diuersite
of
gouernement
,
betwene
one
spider
and
twelue
flies
.
Cap.
27.
-
¶
They
agree
to
be
tride
by
arbiterment
,
whether
all
or
howe
manie
hooles
in
all
windowes
belonge
to
spiders
,
and
howe
manie
to
flies
.
The
spider
chosing
for
his
parte
,
the
ant
or
pismere
,
the
flie
choosinge
for
his
side
,
the
butterflie
.
Wherevpon
they
,
th
one
couple
in
one
parte
,
and
thother
couple
in
an
other
part
,
talke
together
forthwith
.
Cap.
28.
-
¶
The
spider
to
the
ant
,
and
flie
to
butterlie
(
after
woordes
of
greetinge
)
declare
,
that
they
are
chosen
theyr
arbiters
here
in
:
wherin
the
ant
and
butterlie
promise
to
do
their
beste
.
And
they
then
anone
draw
all
foure
together
in
(
or
at
)
the
copweb
.
Cap.
29.
-
¶
The
spider
declareth
,
and
the
flie
graunteth
the
issue
to
be
,
that
all
flies
clayme
(
in
freehoolde
)
all
hooles
in
all
windowes
to
be
theyrs
by
custome
.
And
spiders
claime
all
hooles
with
all
partes
of
all
windowes
to
bee
theyr
freeholde
by
custome
.
And
after
talke
betweene
them
therin
had
,
the
ant
requireth
full
instruction
of
the
two
parties
to
them
two
arbiters
.
Cap.
30.
-
¶
They
(
in
couples
seperate
againe
)
declare
eche
how
he
wolde
haue
his
arbiter
handle
his
parte
:
and
first
is
here
tolde
the
tale
of
the
spider
to
the
ant.
Cap.
31.
-
¶
The
tale
of
the
flie
to
the
butterflie
how
he
shall
vse
the
flies
parte
:
whiche
doone
,
the
arbiters
withdrawe
them selues
towarde
the
top
of
the
windowe
.
Cap.
32.
-
¶
The
ant
&
the
butterflie
met
together
in
the
top
of
the
wyndow
,
certaine
spiders
on
their
one
side
:
and
certaine
flies
on
their
other
side
,
Th
arbiters
commaunde
them
to
stande
backe
while
they
two
talke
together
.
Cap.
33.
-
¶
Thant
declaring
the
cause
of
that
meeting
,
the
spiders
and
flies
acknowledginge
the
same
,
and
that
they
come
to
geue
euidence
,
the
flies
are
apoynted
to
depart
while
the
spiders
first
shew
,
what
they
can
saie
for
theyr
parte
.
Cap.
34.
-
¶
After
a
few
woordes
betweene
the
ant
and
the
butterflye
,
one
spider
as
mought
be
for
all
,
declareth
to
those
two
th
arbiters
,
all
euidence
that
all
spiders
for
their
parte
can
deuise
.
And
that
doone
,
the
spiders
are
commaunded
awaye
,
and
the
flies
bidden
to
approche
.
Cap.
35.
-
¶
Vpon
a
short
talke
betweene
the
arbiters
,
one
flie
:
spokes
flie
for
all
flies
,
discloseth
all
euidence
for
their
parte
:
wherewith
the
flies
at
commaundement
departe
aside
.
Cap.
36.
-
¶
The
arbiters
(
in
debating
th
euidence
on
both
partes
gyuen
)
can
not
otherwise
agree
,
but
that
the
same
weyth
euen
as
much
for
the
tone
parte
as
for
the
tother
.
At
ende
wherof
,
they
call
agayne
all
the
sayde
sorte
.
Cap.
37.
-
¶
The
ant
shewth
to
them
all
,
that
th
euidence
weyth
to
one
effecte
on
both
sides
.
So
that
all
resteth
now
vpon
knowledge
whiche
parte
to
credite
moste
:
and
vpon
that
mocion
,
one
spider
and
one
flie
fall
in
argument
to
trie
the
same
:
wherein
is
touchte
(
partlie
)
the
properties
of
credence
,
woorship
,
and
honestie
.
They
agreeing
that
credence
standth
vpon
honestie
:
as
thus
.
as
euerie
spider
or
flie
is
honest
,
so
is
he
credible
.
Which
talke
ended
;
they
are
all
againe
sequestred
.
Cap.
38.
-
¶
By
thantꝭ
prouocacion
the
butterflie
repeteth
th
argument
before
made
:
in
his
grose
termes
,
not
fer
from
full
.
And
they
twaine
seeming
to
agree
vpon
the
point
herein
,
they
commaunde
the
spiders
and
flies
backe
againe
.
Cap.
39.
-
¶
Thant
telth
them
,
that
where
th
euidence
for
both
sides
goth
to
one
effect
,
and
that
in
debatinge
which
side
is
most
credible
to
awarde
the
window
vnto
,
it
is
concluded
,
that
credence
standth
vpon
honestie
:
and
that
as
all
spiders
and
flies
are
honest
,
so
are
they
credible
:
now
must
it
first
be
tride
,
whiche
side
is
most
honest
:
theron
to
iu●ge
whiche
side
is
moste
credible
.
Cap.
40.
-
¶
One
spider
and
one
flie
reasoning
which
side
is
most
honest
agreeing
(
in
conclusion
)
that
t
honestie
on
both
sides
appeereth
to
them
●wo
:
to
be
one
,
that
flie
requireth
the
arbiters
to
ponder
the
case
as
they
shall
thinke
good
.
Cap.
41.
-
¶
Th
arbiters
commaunding
all
to
go
aparte
againe
,
they
fall
in
talking
somwhat
at
large
touching
bothe
credence
and
honestie
in
bothe
these
sides
.
whiche
doone
,
to
shew
therin
their
mindes
,
they
call
all
before
them
agayne
.
Cap.
42.
-
¶
The
ant
telleth
them
,
that
they
two
determine
t
honestie
o●
bothe
sides
to
be
one
.
Willing
them
to
go
foorth
in
the
matter
.
wherwith
one
tart
taunting
spider
:
and
one
sharpe
saucie
flie
,
forbearing
till
this
time
(
with
much
payne
)
speaking
or
rather
rayling
,
stande
now
foorth
(
vpon
tip
toes
)
to
●hop
logike
eche
with
other
in
rude
reasoning
of
this
case
.
Cap.
43
▪
-
¶
Where
an
other
spider
and
flie
reasoned
late
before
to
proue
whiche
side
of
both
is
most
honest
,
this
sayd
quareling
spider
and
cocking
flie
,
labour
to
proue
which
parte
of
both
is
moste
dishonest
:
in
woordes
and
deedes
.
As
by
vsurpacion
in
windowes
and
other
misbehauiour
.
At
ende
wherof
infurious
fumes
,
thence
●onth
the
spider
one
waie
,
and
the
flie
flingth
an
other
.
Cap.
44.
-
¶
After
a
few
woordes
,
whiche
the
ant
speaketh
to
the
rest
of
bothe
sorts
there
,
they
are
assigned
to
stande
backe
againe
:
while
th
arbiters
gather
out
of
this
rayling
,
●uche
reasons
as
they
can
.
Cap.
45.
-
¶
Th
arbiters
consider
in
this
saide
taunting
talke
,
that
sondry
dishonest
abvses
there
are
in
s●dry
parties
on
b●th
sides
.
vp●
their
agrement
of
conclusion
wherin
,
thei
haue
before
them
those
other
spiders
and
flies
againe
.
Cap.
46.
-
¶
Thant
declarth
to
those
spiders
and
flies
,
that
the
tales
of
the
pearte
spider
&
flie
before
tolde
,
do
charge
ech
others
part
in
such
sort
,
that
they
cannot
say
which
side
is
most
dishonest
.
but
they
two
adiudge
clereli
in
dishonest
thingꝭ
,
both
sides
of
like
dishonestie
.
Wherwith
they
all
auoyded
backe
againe
,
th
arbiters
talke
to
fall
to
apoint
betwene
them selues
what
reporte
finallie
and
fully
to
make
.
Cap.
47.
-
¶
Th
arbiters
being
agreed
on
their
report
,
thei
call
to
them
againe
the
spiders
and
the
flies
.
Cap.
48.
-
¶
Thant
shewth
them
,
that
the
butterflie
and
he
are
at
poynt
what
to
reporte
.
deuising
it
to
be
reported
before
the
head
spider
and
the
flie
in
the
copweb
:
the
two
principall
parties
.
And
to
haue
with
them
to
here
and
witnesse
theyr
reporte
,
two
spiders
and
two
flies
,
witty
and
discrete
.
And
the
rest
to
staye
there
till
theyr
returne
.
Whych
beyng
agreed
,
they
set
foorth
streight
to
the
sayd
copweb
.
Cap.
49.
-
¶
The
ant
associete
with
the
sayde
sort
pronounceth
at
length
(
to
the
spider
and
flie
in
the
copweb
)
this
briefe
effect
.
That
in
as
much
as
on
both
sides
the
euidence
is
one
,
and
that
the
cre●ence
is
one
,
by
t
honestie
being
one
,
they
two
can
(
in
reason
)
no
waie
trie
howe
to
laye
th
accustomed
right
more
on
th
one
side
then
on
thother
,
they
finallie
leaue
the
case
euen
at
libertie
,
as
they
founde
it
.
And
so
departe
to
the
place
of
abitrement
agayne
.
Cap.
50.
-
¶
Thant
and
butterflie
set
where
they
had
sit
,
thant
repeteth
to
those
spiders
and
flies
,
the
reporte
made
by
him
at
the
sayde
copweb
.
At
end
wherof
,
the
spiders
and
flies
,
seeing
that
time
spent
all
in
vayne
,
eche
side
amonge
them selfes
fall
in
mourmuring
.
Cap.
51.
-
¶
Vpon
the
spiders
and
the
flies
mutring
murmering
,
sodenlie
there
cum
nie
aboute
them
:
a
wonderfull
nombre
of
all
manner
of
flies
:
in
theyr
warlike
manner
.
Wherat
with
twynke
of
an
iye
(
as
it
were
)
the
head
spider
(
with
a
greate
nombre
of
spiders
,
)
hath
builded
a
strong
castell
in
that
copweb
.
With
ordinaunce
and
weapons
and
spiders
redie
in
order
of
defence
.
Cap.
52
▪
-
¶
This
huge
heape
of
flies
light
aboute
th
arbiters
.
Apprehending
thant
,
casting
a
halter
aboute
his
necke
:
drawing
him
to
their
tree
of
reformacion
(
as
they
call
it
)
to
hang
him
streyght
.
But
at
his
sute
to
be
hard
speake
ere
he
die
,
on
fli
fleeth
into
the
tree
,
wherwith
the
captaine
commaundeth
silence
.
Cap.
53.
-
¶
The
flie
in
the
tree
:
to
perswarde
the
flies
to
here
the
ant
speake
,
wadeth
honestlie
,
politiklie
to
a
lewre
them
,
to
quiet
heryng
of
the
ant
before
they
put
him
to
death
.
His
which
tale
tolde
,
he
remoueth
to
his
place
agayne
.
Cap.
54.
-
The
flies
former
fine
tale
,
nowh●t
sturreth
the
grose
flies
to
the
hearing
of
the
ant.
Whervpon
the
butterflie
(
that
was
an
arbiter
)
fleeth
into
the
tree
:
laboring
the
flies
to
haue
the
ant
heard
speake
ere
he
die
.
Cap.
55.
-
¶
The
butterflie
(
to
get
thant
to
be
heard
)
telth
his
tale
in
such
rude
maner
and
matter
,
that
anone
he
setth
them
all
(
welnie
)
together
by
the
eares
.
But
vppon
his
grose
tale
grosely
tolde
,
(
much
more
lyked
then
the
flies
fine●
tale
)
thei
graunt
to
hers
the
flie
speake
.
Cap.
56.
-
¶
The
ant
prayth
to
be
herd
speake
thorowlie
before
anie
part
of
his
tale
be
adiudged
.
And
then
they
to
adiudge
the
whole
as
standth
with
equite
.
First
alleging
matter
to
cleare
himselfe
from
offending
the
flies
.
Finallie
geuinge
them
(
as
it
semeth
)
freendli
counsell
,
(
touchyng
this
strife
)
grounded
vpon
this
common
saying
:
before
thou
ought
begin
,
haue
an
iye
to
the
ende
.
Cap.
57.
-
¶
Thant
hath
set
the
flies
in
such
feare
of
the
spiders
,
that
most
are
redie
to
ronne
awaie
,
whom
to
staie
,
the
captaine
flie
deuiseth
thant
to
set
the
spiders
in
like
feare
of
them
:
by
a
tale
tolde
on
the
same
grounde
that
he
tolde
this
:
in
paine
of
hanging
at
his
returne
.
Cap.
58.
-
¶
Thant
after
entre
in
talke
(
before
the
hed
spider
)
he
to
hym
,
and
all
the
spiders
(
vpon
this
saide
grounde
:
ere
thou
ought
begin
:
haue
a
iye
to
the
ende
,
)
inueyth
what
he
can
to
set
the
spiders
in
feare
of
the
flies
.
Cap.
59.
-
¶
Thant
hauing
brought
the
spiders
in
great
feare
of
the
multitude
of
flies
,
the
head
spider
takinge
greate
displeasure
with
the
ant
for
th●
same
,
he
answereth
thantes
tale
so
that
he
bringeth
all
the
spiders
in
corage
agayne
.
Geuinge
(
in
his
owne
name
and
all
theyrs
,
)
defiance
to
the
flies
.
Cap.
60.
-
¶
Vpon
defiance
geuin
by
the
spider
to
the
flies
,
the
ant
brought
agayne
to
the
flies
,
maketh
full
report
of
all
sayde
at
the
copweb
.
At
end
wherof
,
two
flies
argue
wether
thant
haue
deserued
life
or
death
.
By
keeping
or
breaking
former
comnant
to
bring
the
spiders
in
feare
of
the
flies
.
Cap.
61.
-
¶
At
ende
of
this
last
argument
.
The
captayne
axing
the
ant
what
he
can
saye
?
whye
he
should
not
die
,
the
ant
after
a
few
woordes
submitteth
him
to
their
order
.
Wherevpon
the
captaine
goinge
to
the
question
,
the
ant
is
condemde
by
the
voyce
of
the
most
nombre
.
The
captaine
then
willing
hym
to
make
his
last
prayers
,
he
doth
so
.
Cap.
62.
-
¶
While
the
ant
saith
his
prayers
on
the
ladder
,
two
●lies
thinking
him
to
be
wrongfullie
cast
a
waie
,
pitteing
the
case
,
They
touche
(
in
talke
)
three
sortes
of
flies
seene
there
then
.
Wherin
is
toucht
sum
parte
of
properties
of
new●er
flies
.
Cap.
63.
-
¶
The
ant
hauing
now
made
his
prayers
,
beinge
at
poynt
to
be
turnd
from
the
ladder
,
a
flie
,
a
far
of
,
crieth
holde
.
Who
(
lighting
in
the
tree
)
bringeth
suche
a
message
from
the
hed
spider
,
as
the
Ant
(
thereby
)
is
repride
,
and
caried
to
prison
.
Cap.
64.
-
¶
The
captaine
flie
,
inueith
vpon
matter
before
past
:
in
such
sorte
so
encoraging
the
flies
againe
,
that
anone
thei
all
crying
to
the
captaine
to
march
forwarde
,
thei
brauely
set
foorth
.
And
laiyng
their
ordinaunce
to
the
copweb
castell
,
thei
besege
it
rownde
.
Cap.
65.
-
¶
The
flies
geue
onset
in
assawte
vpon
the
castell
:
the
spiders
defending
it
in
furious
fighte
.
And
vpon
the
slaughter
on
both
sides
,
the
flies
retire
to
their
campe
.
The
spiders
wife
and
childerne
on
knese
to
him
beseching
him
to
take
peace
with
the
flies
.
Cap.
66.
-
¶
The
spider
hauing
compassion
on
his
wyfe
and
childerne
as
on
him selfe
,
he
saith
that
he
will
:
with
the
aduice
of
his
councell
,
in
their
sute
do
all
that
maie
be
done
for
the
best
.
Cap.
67.
-
¶
The
spider
set
with
twelue
of
his
counsaile
,
declareth
his
wiues
and
childerns
sute
(
adioyning
therunto
cōcideracions
of
his
owne
)
for
peace
to
be
taken
with
the
flies
.
Requiring
those
counsellers
while
he
departe
and
returne
)
to
determine
what
waie
he
shall
take
.
Cap.
68.
-
¶
Straight
as
the
spider
is
gone
,
the
rest
arise
withdrawing
a
sonder
in
three
plumpes
fowre
in
a
plumpe
,
no
one
knot
knowing
what
the
rest
saith
,
which
done
:
thei
all
set
downe
again
against
the
spiders
returne
.
Cap.
69.
-
¶
The
spider
set
againe
with
his
cownsaile
,
in
those
three
said
sortes
,
arise
thre
diuers
waies
to
take
herin
.
The
best
one
wherof
to
choose
,
the
spider
departeth
to
deuise
vpon
.
Willing
them
to
cause
all
corners
of
that
castell
to
be
clensed
and
all
battred
places
made
stronge
againe
.
Cap.
70.
-
¶
The
flies
in
campe
be
at
cownsell
:
desirously
deuising
:
by
what
meane
to
get
peace
best
.
Whervpon
the
captaine
inuenting
a
meane
to
driue
thant
to
sew
for
peace
if
thei
will
be
ruled
by
him
,
thei
thervnto
agree
.
And
thervpon
the
ant
is
brought
before
the
flies
.
Cap.
71.
-
¶
The
captaine
telth
the
ant
that
the
flies
haue
retired
from
th
assaute
:
(
wheare
manie
spiders
are
slayne
)
to
se
whether
the
spiders
wyll
sew
for
peace
,
for
which
since
they
sew
not
,
the
flies
will
assaute
them
agayne
.
But
the
ant
they
wyll
hang
streyght
before
they
go
.
Cap.
72.
-
¶
The
Ant
vpon
soden
shorte
warning
of
his
death
:
beynge
much
dismayde
,
laying
all
that
he
can
for
his
life
,
and
yet
can
get
no
grace
,
he
prayth
respight
:
while
he
be
brought
to
the
spider
to
se
whether
he
wyll
grow
to
anie
peace
to
saus
the
antes
life
.
Whiche
graunted
,
the
ant
is
brought
before
the
spider
.
Cap.
73.
-
¶
Thant
(
in
waie
of
peticion
)
sewinge
to
the
spider
for
peace
laying
considerac●ons
to
prouoke
him
the
rather
therto
,
the
spider
doth
attentiuelie
,
geue
the
ant
hering
.
Cap.
74.
-
¶
The
spider
(
vpon
th
ants
tale
tolde
to
him
)
alegith
certaine
thinges
by
which
he
●emeth
in
doubte
much
to
graunt
peace
to
the
flies
.
Wherin
the
ant
and
he
trauersing
sumwhat
:
anon
he
graunteth
peace
to
them
vnder
condicion
exprest
,
wherewith
thant
is
brought
to
the
flies
agayne
.
Cap.
75.
-
¶
Thant
declaring
peace
:
as
it
is
graunted
,
the
flies
in
muche
ioye
set
the
ant
thankfullie
at
libertie
,
and
home
goeth
he
.
Whervpon
the
captaine
commaundeth
all
flies
to
draw
nere
to
here
him
speake
ere
they
depart
.
But
they
flee
all
awaye
a
few
excepte
.
Cap.
76.
-
¶
Vpon
a
litle
talke
had
betweene
the
captaine
and
the
few
flies
there
lefte
,
touchinge
the
rewdnesse
and
lightnesse
of
the
common
sort
of
flies
,
misliking
their
former
light
lewde
demenure
,
they
depart
.
The
campes
on
both
sides
,
clere
brooken
vp
.
Cap.
77.
-
¶
Thant
being
cum
to
the
molehill
,
solemlie
receiued
of
hys
wyfe
,
and
childerne
:
and
a
great
numbre
of
ants
,
he
telth
(
to
them
all
a
tale
discorsinge
th
effect
of
all
his
trouble
,
had
among
the
spiders
and
flies
.
Willing
them
diligentlie
to
marke
,
what
he
saith
.
Cap.
78.
-
¶
Thant
hauing
said
:
what
he
wyll
saie
,
willeth
all
ants
to
note
whie
he
saide
,
that
he
saide
.
Whiche
is
to
warne
them
by
his
armes
to
beware
,
how
they
meddle
in
matters
betweene
spiders
and
flies
.
Cap.
79.
-
¶
Foure
flies
(
in
the
name
of
all
●lies
)
at
the
copweb
,
thanking
the
spider
for
pardon
and
peace
,
declaringe
the
conditions
and
the
performance
on
their
parte
)
●ew
to
the
spider
on
his
parte
,
to
performe
his
graunt
:
in
laying
out
and
possessing
them
of
theyr
limitts
with
halfe
the
hooles
in
the
window
,
which
he
graunteth
bidding
them
a
litle
time
staie
.
in
which
while
:
he
sendth
the
yongest
spider
of
his
twaine
to
the
ant
,
praying
him
to
cum
to
him
againe
.
To
deuide
and
deliuer
the
hooles
to
the
flies
as
the
spider
will
apoinct
them
.
Cap.
80.
-
¶
Vpon
this
message
done
,
thant
feinth
a
let
of
his
cumming
:
bi
a
hurt
mischansing
him
that
morning
.
with
which
answere
,
the
yonge
spider
returneth
to
the
olde
.
Cap.
81
-
¶
The
spider
after
a
few
woords
to
the
foure
flies
,
assineth
to
them
al
the
smal
holes
beneth
.
Halfe
the
holes
in
numbre
:
but
scant
the
sixt
parte
of
the
roome
.
At
whiche
they
sumwhat
grudge
.
But
they
must
take
them
or
none
.
Cap.
82.
-
¶
The
foure
flies
flowne
thence
,
the
spider
to
the
flie
in
prison
leith
:
that
in
all
kinds
of
triall
that
daie
on
both
parts
laide
,
he
thinketh
his
owne
part
approued
best
.
as
he
thinketh
the
flis
wolde
thinke
were
he
a
spider
,
contrarie
iudgement
wherof
,
the
flie
thinketh
in
the
spider
were
he
a
flie
.
wherupon
they
agree
to
change
places
(
eche
for
the
time
)
to
imagin
and
set
foorth
others
part
the
best
they
can
.
Cap.
83.
-
¶
They
hauing
Chaunged
places
:
they
alege
eche
for
his
dissembled
side
.
Wherin
the
flie
anone
is
so
alured
to
pride
and
ambyssyon
in
occupying
(
for
the
while
)
the
spiders
statelie
place
,
that
he
at
last
with
an
othe
affirmeth
that
spiders
are
owners
of
all
windowes
.
The
spider
graunting
it
trew
,
sterteth
to
the
flie
,
seeming
to
●ake
end
vpon
the
flies
owne
iudgement
.
Cap.
84.
-
¶
The
flie
out
of
that
chaier
falne
flat
before
the
spider
,
perseyuing
his
ouersight
and
daunger
therin
,
he
declareth
howe
change
of
place
changed
his
affection
.
In
discoorsing
of
which
case
,
he
partlie
toucheth
the
commoditie
of
aduersitie
,
and
the
discommoditie
of
prosperitie
.
Beseeching
the
spider
to
relinquishe
all
aduauntage
therin
to
be
taken
against
him
.
Which
the
spider
graunteth
.
Cap.
85.
-
¶
The
sp●der
vpon
a
glaunce
geuen
at
his
desert
of
thanke
to
be
had
at
the
flies
hand
,
allegeth
custom
to
be
hys
warrant
to
distroy
the
flie
:
which
the
flie
can
not
denie
.
Whervpon
he
desireth
that
the
case
maie
be
reasoned
in
conscience
.
Which
the
spider
now
graunteth
.
Cap.
86.
-
¶
They
both
laie
sundrie
sharpe
reasons
in
conscience
for
the
spiders
life
and
death
.
But
the
spider
in
conclusion
draweth
these
foure
principles
(
reason
,
law
,
custom
,
and
conscience
,
which
he
at
beginning
graunted
to
trie
all
by
)
so
to
combine
that
he
maketh
therby
an
aparence
,
to
show
the
fli
conuinst
.
&
streight
by
custom
:
he
geueth
iudgement
of
the
flies
death
.
To
which
the
flie
yeldeth
.
Praying
to
speak
with
twelue
flies
before
he
die
.
And
it
is
graunted
.
Cap.
87
-
¶
The
flie
(
to
twelue
graue
flies
for
all
flies
)
geueth
his
aduice
for
a
voiding
their
parels
by
their
strife
had
in
windowes
against
spiders
.
the
great
grounde
of
which
tale
standeth
most
vpon
consideration
of
these
three
things
.
Wherfore
they
striue
,
with
whom
they
striue
,
and
how
they
striue
.
Cap.
88.
-
¶
As
the
spider
is
about
to
kill
the
flie
,
the
mayde
of
the
house
commeth
in
and
striketh
downe
the
copweb
and
the
spider
to
the
ground
.
Cap.
89.
-
¶
The
maide
being
at
poinet
to
treade
the
spider
to
death
:
the
spider
praieth
her
to
here
him
speake
ere
he
die
:
and
then
to
adiudge
him
iustlie
.
The
maide
graunting
to
vse
him
(
as
he
dyd
vse
the
flie
)
as
maie
best
stand
with
reason
,
law
,
custom
,
and
conscience
.
She
at
his
request
(
for
the
time
)
withdrawing
hyr
foote
,
they
fall
to
reasoning
of
the
case
.
Cap.
90.
-
¶
In
reasoning
of
both
sides
,
the
maide
driueth
the
spider
to
graunt
him selfe
conuinst
(
by
custom
eyded
with
the
other
principles
erst
saide
)
as
he
conuinst
and
adiudged
the
flie
before
.
Whervpon
she
(
by
custom
)
decreth
the
spider
to
die
.
He
then
desiring
to
speake
with
his
sonne
and
his
counsell
.
Which
the
mayde
graunteth
.
Cap.
91.
-
¶
The
spider
to
his
sonne
and
twelue
spiders
geueth
his
best
aduise
for
most
quiet
and
best
gouernance
.
His
tale
standynge
,
most
vpon
these
three
termes
.
First
a
declaration
of
him selfe
,
second
an
exhortation
to
them
,
the
third
a
submission
for
him self
.
Whervnto
he
desireth
licence
to
take
his
childe
in
his
armes
:
now
at
theyr
departing
,
whiche
the
mayde
graunteth
.
Cap.
92.
-
¶
After
a
few
wofull
woordes
of
the
spider
had
to
his
sonne
(
they
bothe
claspynge
eche
other
in
armes
verie
naturally
)
he
kysseth
and
blisseth
him
.
Wherewyth
that
sonne
with
all
the
twelue
spiders
dolefullie
departe
from
the
spider
.
Cap.
93.
-
¶
The
mayde
(
appering
as
woe
to
distroye
the
spider
as
he
is
to
be
dystroyde
)
wyth
her
foote
presseth
hym
to
death
.
Cap.
94.
-
¶
The
mayde
hath
before
her
the
twelue
spiders
and
the
twelue
flies
that
had
bene
before
in
place
.
And
upon
her
show
that
all
harms
doone
by
those
generacions
is
growne
by
mysorder
,
she
fynally
deuiseth
full
redresse
in
poynting
them
to
grow
to
order
.
Cap.
95.
-
¶
The
twelue
spiders
and
twelue
flies
hauyng
hearde
theyr
order
set
by
the
mayde
,
they
thankefullie
receyue
it
.
And
vpon
her
commaundement
to
them
,
to
put
thys
order
in
vre
amonge
all
spyders
and
flies
,
they
ioyfullye
departe
that
commaundement
to
fulfill
.
Cap.
96.
-
¶
The
spiders
and
flies
beynge
now
absent
,
The
mayde
sweepyth
the
wyndow
cleane
in
euerie
place
.
As
far
as
her
breme
and
arme
wyll
stretch
,
which
doone
she
departeth
.
Cap.
97
-
¶
The
maide
being
gone
,
the
auctor
cummeth
in
.
And
vpon
hys
beholding
the
wyndow
fayre
and
cleane
swept
wythoute
anie
combirus
copwebs
or
excessif
flockes
of
flies
he
departeth
.
Cap.
98.
FINIS
TABVLAE
.
ornament
I
H
portrait of John Heywood
¶
The
Introduction
to
the
matter
,
showing
howe
the
flie
chaunsed
to
fall
in
the
spiders
copweb
.
Cap.
primum
.
depiction of spider and fly story
IN
season
what
time
euery
growing
thinge
That
ripeth
by
roote
,
hath
liuely
taken
hart
Grasse
,
leafe
,
and
flowre
,
in
field
so
florishing
That
wintered
withered
stalkꝭ
,
stand
in
couart
Though
weerie
wythered
hartis
,
plaie
than
like
part
Couertly
coucht
in
bed
,
them selues
to
hyde
Yet
hartis
of
lust
,
the
bed
can
not
abyde
.
But
vp
they
must
,
profe
of
that
lust
to
make
In
whiche
like
cherefull
tyme
,
it
chaunced
me
From
sleepe
one
night
,
so
timelie
to
awake
That
how
ferre
night
,
or
how
nie
daie
might
be
It
past
my
reache
,
of
searche
,
sure
sine
to
se
But
streight
,
the
searche
of
nature
wrought
the
crowe
Of
daunyng
of
the
daie
,
warnyng
to
showe
.
Vpon
whiche
admonision
I
arose
,
But
by
the
tyme
,
that
I
coulde
get
me
out
,
The
daie
apeereth
and
so
brode
breaketh
lose
,
Leadyng
mine
eye
,
at
large
to
loke
about
The
fieldꝭ
,
so
freshe
,
that
be
ye
out
of
dout
For
sauour
,
sight
,
and
heringe
eche
byrdis
voyse
No
chaunge
could
chaunce
,
to
choose
the
better
choyst
.
Whiche
I
(
reioysynglie
)
herde
and
behelde
Tyll
suche
time
as
the
sonne
,
was
cum
in
sight
,
So
that
the
dew
(
drawne
by
his
powre
)
must
yelde
From
th
erth
to
th
aire
,
from
whence
it
fell
that
night
And
hauyng
herein
had
mine
appetight
I
made
returne
(
temprately
to
remayne
)
Out
of
whot
sonne
,
to
temprate
house
agayne
.
Where
as
(
anone
)
a
booke
I
tooke
in
hand
Some
thinge
to
reade
,
to
fode
foorth
fantasie
And
stepping
to
a
window
,
there
to
stand
,
In
at
a
lattes
hole
,
right
sodenlie
Euen
at
a
fling
,
fast
flew
there
in
a
flie
That
sang
as
shrill
,
and
freshlie
in
my
minde
,
As
any
byrde
coulde
do
,
bredde
of
that
kinde
.
About
the
parler
flew
this
flie
full
rounde
,
And
as
apeerde
:
he
sought
for
foode
in
deede
,
But
when
in
no
wise
,
ought
wolde
there
be
founde
,
In
to
the
buttrie
(
hastelie
)
he
yeede
And
stale
in
to
the
almerie
to
feede
,
Where
he
(
at
pleasure
)
triumpht
vncontrolde
,
Till
he
had
there
(
at
will
)
wrought
what
he
wolde
.
From
whense
(
anone
)
couragiouslie
he
flang
Now
here
,
now
there
,
of
winge
he
made
no
store
,
But
for
a
flie
oh
lorde
how
he
then
sang
Two
notes
aboue
his
highest
note
before
,
Wherin
,
encreast
his
courage
more
and
more
,
He
flew
,
he
friskt
,
he
tost
,
he
turnde
about
,
The
flie
of
flies
,
no
flie
I
trow
so
stout
But
as
the
firmament
most
cleere
and
blew
The
golden
sonbeames
bent
to
bewtifie
The
courtaine
drawne
of
clowdie
weeping
hew
Withdraweth
and
chaungeth
,
that
christall
asure
ski●
From
blew
to
blacke
:
so
fareth
it
with
the
flie
.
Amyd
whose
ioy
,
at
window
to
haue
past
,
A
copweb
maskth
his
winges
and
maketh
him
fast
.
Thus
chaunce
hath
(
by
exchaunge
)
the
flie
so
trapt
,
That
sodainly
he
lost
his
libertee
:
The
more
he
wrange
,
the
faster
was
he
wrapt
And
all
to
th
encrease
of
his
ieoberdee
,
Which
parell
,
when
he
did
conceiue
and
see
Suche
was
his
rage
in
hast
from
thence
to
flitte
As
made
him
seeme
,
welnie
out
of
his
witte
He
wafted
his
winges
,
he
wagged
his
tayle
He
shooke
his
head
,
he
frounde
,
he
stared
wyde
,
He
spurnde
,
he
kickte
,
but
when
nought
wolde
auayle
To
ryd
him
thence
,
but
there
he
must
abyde
,
As
breath
and
breast
wolde
beare
,
loudely
he
cryde
And
wofullie
as
any
one
flie
can
In
folowynge
foorme
,
this
wofull
flie
began
.
ornament
¶
The
lamentacion
of
the
flie
,
with
declaracion
(
partlie
)
of
the
propertie
of
Fortune
,
and
of
his
owne
estate
past
and
presente
.
Cap.
2
depiction of spider and fly story
ALas
,
alas
,
alas
and
welawaie
,
To
crie
aloude
alas
,
what
cause
haue
I
Alas
(
I
saie
)
that
euer
I
sawe
this
daie
,
My
whole
estate
in
twinklyng
of
an
eye
Is
here
transformde
from
myrth
to
miserie
,
For
frowarde
fortune
hath
led
my
mys
hap
To
lay
and
locke
me
in
myne
ennemies
lap
.
Oh
sodayne
sorowe
,
from
setled
solas
,
For
so
sat
I
in
solas
:
as
me
thought
.
Oh
fortune
,
false
flaterer
that
euer
was
,
In
one
moment
,
and
in
an
other
wrought
So
furious
,
that
both
thaffertꝭ
foorth
brought
,
Furie
,
or
flaterie
,
which
is
worst
in
thee
Hard
for
a
flie
,
to
iudge
the
certeintee
.
Namelie
for
me
,
who
all
my
life
haue
beene
Lapped
in
lap
of
thy
fayre
flattering
flowres
,
Till
from
those
roses
,
now
thou
castest
me
cleene
Into
thease
nettles
,
of
thy
furious
showres
,
Wherin
my
lacke
of
practice
,
lacketh
powres
.
(
My
whole
tyme
hauing
bene
spent
in
the
tone
)
To
iudge
in
thease
two
,
whiche
is
the
woorst
one
.
I
lacke
(
I
meane
)
iudgement
to
iudge
at
full
,
Bothe
thease
sayde
sides
:
Howbeit
here
to
declare
,
Somwhat
in
bothe
partes
,
I
bothe
can
and
wull
Mine
entrie
now
,
in
chaunge
from
ioye
to
care
,
Hath
in
this
instant
taught
me
to
compare
Flaterie
with
furie
,
trewth
in
both
to
trie
,
When
Fortune
telleth
treuth
:
and
when
Fortune
doth
lie
.
Who
while
she
was
(
or
rather
seemde
)
my
freende
,
Thapparaunce
of
hir
pleasaunt
countenaunce
Promised
me
,
my
welth
shoulde
haue
none
eende
,
But
swifter
then
the
star
doth
seeme
to
glaunce
That
assemblaunce
:
turneth
to
dissemblaunce
,
Myne
ended
welth
,
now
turnde
to
endles
wo
,
Amyd
monge
hir
false
flaterie
,
proueth
so
.
And
putting
now
hir
fewrie
here
in
vre
Threatniug
the
daunger
of
my
life
present
,
Perfourmaunce
therof
doth
appere
as
sure
As
it
in
maner
had
experiment
,
Hir
fewrie
is
a
glasse
right
excellent
Betwene
fewrie
and
flaterie
to
deuise
To
take
hir
threats
trew
,
and
hir
promesse
liese
Flaterie
,
and
fewrie
,
thus
in
hir
this
gose
,
When
she
speaketh
fayre
,
then
hath
she
lust
to
lie
.
When
she
speaketh
foule
,
then
trewth
she
will
disclose
,
Which
thinge
showth
somwhat
straunge
,
but
commenlie
In
man
to
man
,
mans
vse
doth
verifie
,
In
loue
,
and
hate
,
disclosyng
trewth
and
liese
The
selfe
show
showde
in
dailie
exercise
.
In
sundrie
thinges
experience
doth
tell
,
No
friende
,
with
friende
(
in
friendship
)
will
be
plaine
,
As
foe
,
with
foe
,
will
in
his
fewrie
fell
.
Loue
,
to
tell
trewth
,
doth
ofte
for
loue
refraine
,
Hate
hideth
no
iote
vntolde
for
to
remaine
.
Loue
,
lockth
in
trewth
,
least
trewth
might
friendis
displease
,
Hate
,
lashth
out
trewth
,
foes
to
displease
and
disease
.
Friendes
(
in
this
case
)
will
hide
trewth
,
and
show
liese
.
Foes
(
in
this
case
)
will
hide
lies
and
shew
trewth
,
Of
trewth
that
towcheth
in
displeasant
wise
.
Hate
hideth
nought
,
that
memorie
endewth
In
man
,
and
fortune
,
who
that
fully
vewth
,
How
vse
of
trewth
,
and
lies
herein
hath
gone
,
Shall
se
in
both
,
small
difference
saue
this
one
.
Loue
causeth
friendes
to
hide
displeasant
trowth
,
To
kepe
their
friendes
in
quiet
while
thei
maie
.
By
loue
in
friendes
to
friendes
,
a
lothnesse
growth
,
In
thing
extreeme
,
the
trewth
extreeme
to
saie
,
Where
hiding
of
the
trewth
,
harmeth
no
waie
Or
that
the
trewth
,
is
better
hid
then
tolde
There
friende
,
to
friende
,
by
loue
will
trewth
with
holde
.
But
those
respectes
,
fortune
doth
nought
attend
,
Hir
hidden
trewth
,
in
pleasaunt
present
show
,
Is
to
begile
,
such
as
on
hir
depend
,
When
from
hir
grace
,
their
greefe
vnknowen
shall
grow
By
fore
purposed
,
folowing
ouerthrow
.
In
quiet
calme
,
she
shadoweth
shipwracke
rockes
,
To
make
hir
mariners
hir
mockyng
stockes
.
And
noting
here
(
from
hir
proclaimed
calme
)
How
sodenlie
hir
stolne
stormes
,
do
arise
Of
ioie
longe
sought
,
late
had
,
the
sodeine
qualme
I
iudge
to
be
hir
great
ioy
,
to
deuise
By
hir
which
ioy
:
my
sorow
in
this
wise
,
Teatheth
me
(
I
say
)
to
say
that
I
haue
saide
,
And
so
much
more
,
as
is
next
after
laide
,
What
is
long
liking
life
,
the
tyme
once
past
,
Except
the
same
,
haue
bene
orderlie
spent
Thaccounted
audite
daie
,
must
cum
at
last
,
When
woorde
,
and
deede
,
with
thought
of
eche
entent
,
Shall
haue
a
iust
account
,
with
like
iudgement
Wolde
god
for
all
whiche
dredfull
doubtfull
doutes
That
I
had
died
euen
in
my
swadlynge
cloutes
.
For
liue
we
neuer
so
longe
a
time
here
,
The
tyme
determined
once
that
hence
must
wee
,
Then
doth
all
worldelie
pleasure
past
,
apere
Euen
as
in
deede
it
is
,
all
vanitee
,
Whiche
pleasure
hath
bene
longe
possest
in
mee
I
thinke
in
no
creature
liuynge
more
That
euer
liued
here
,
a
flie
before
.
Full
many
a
night
,
haue
I
escaped
harme
,
When
many
a
flie
,
to
harme
was
bought
and
solde
And
many
a
night
haue
I
lien
close
and
warme
When
many
a
flie
abrode
hath
died
for
colde
,
And
many
a
flie
the
flap
hath
iobde
and
iolde
,
When
I
haue
safely
kepte
from
ieobardee
,
My selfe
,
and
all
the
flies
,
that
folowde
mee
.
Wherby
(
with
flies
)
I
was
then
so
esteemed
That
few
thinges
passed
without
my
councell
And
where
I
past
:
there
was
no
daunger
deemed
Nor
no
cause
why
,
for
in
all
thinges
that
fell
My
woorke
did
then
approue
my
wit
so
well
That
nowhit
cared
I
,
what
flie
did
know
it
,
Nor
yet
how
far
or
brode
al
flies
did
blow
it
.
I
haue
bene
(
ere
this
daie
)
these
many
daies
,
By
mine
experience
and
mother
wit
,
Highly
in
estimation
many
waies
,
And
where
I
was
present
,
no
filie
wolde
sit
,
Nor
pertely
prease
,
to
blow
or
bite
one
bit
Till
I
were
set
,
for
where
were
fleshe
or
fishe
,
The
choise
of
both
was
mine
in
euery
dishe
.
And
I
suppose
as
longe
as
present
tence
,
Maie
keepe
possest
possession
peasably
,
To
stand
in
place
and
case
of
reuerence
,
Is
thing
much
pleasaunt
,
to
all
flies
welny
,
But
once
in
chaunged
,
case
as
now
am
I
,
The
preter
tence
,
presentlie
takinge
place
,
Then
hath
the
present
tence
lost
all
his
grace
.
Alas
my
ioyfull
ioy
of
yesterdaie
,
How
can
it
cure
my
carefull
care
present
,
Of
pleasure
past
,
remembraunce
doth
alwaie
The
pinche
of
present
payne
,
right
much
augment
.
Then
in
this
present
case
this
consequent
,
Conclewdeth
(
I
say
)
all
pleasure
past
to
bee
Nought
els
,
but
vanished
vaine
vanitee
.
Thus
lithe
there
now
in
charge
of
my
repreefe
,
Those
thinges
,
which
I
haue
longe
time
gloried
in
.
Which
glory
past
,
encreaseth
present
greefe
,
And
as
my
woorthy
wyt
did
woorship
win
,
So
shall
shew
of
my
foly
,
neuer
blin
To
bruite
defame
,
report
of
this
distresse
,
Shall
tosse
and
turne
my
wyt
to
foolyshnesse
.
As
thus
,
the
simplest
flie
whiche
by
my
skoole
,
Is
taught
(
ere
this
)
of
copwebs
to
beware
,
And
seeth
his
master
plaie
so
far
the
foole
,
To
be
my selfe
now
tript
in
the
same
snare
,
Shall
by
reporte
my
folie
full
declare
,
Whiche
surely
shall
amonge
all
flies
suruiue
As
long
as
any
one
flie
is
aliue
.
And
though
,
this
fall
,
I
take
to
be
as
cleane
Without
my
faute
,
as
without
remedie
,
And
parience
the
medsonable
meane
,
To
take
all
fautles
falles
,
reioisinglie
.
And
eke
where
no
helpe
,
helpeth
maladie
,
To
make
a
vertue
,
of
necessitee
,
Yet
those
two
poinctes
,
are
poynctes
to
high
for
me
.
For
be
I
faultie
,
or
be
I
faultles
,
Sins
I
,
this
dreadfull
daunger
must
endure
,
I
am
not
mortified
to
beare
distres
,
And
being
cleere
remediles
from
cure
Of
all
my
paines
,
that
putteth
most
paine
in
vre
,
From
step
,
to
step
,
stretcht
on
this
straining
staier
,
No
step
like
that
,
straineth
daunger
of
dispaier
.
For
where
as
if
remedy
,
anie
weare
,
Hope
(
out
of
hande
)
shoulde
set
me
there
about
,
As
hope
of
helpe
is
drownde
,
so
I
for
beare
All
diligens
,
that
hence
might
helpe
me
out
,
Thus
though
the
caged
byrde
(
with
stomake
stout
:
And
voise
right
sweete
)
can
sing
his
songꝭ
by
roate
,
Yet
can
the
fettred
flie
,
so
:
sing
no
noate
,
Example
of
my selfe
,
whose
weeping
eiese
,
With
sobbing
sighinge
harte
,
bewaileth
my
payne
,
Appeering
suche
,
by
ought
I
can
surmiese
,
As
doth
(
in
maner
)
show
my
death
certaine
,
Namely
if
so
the
spider
now
remaine
In
this
his
manshion
,
set
here
presentlie
,
Then
dred
I
doutles
,
here
,
foorthwith
to
die
.
Of
such
a
death
as
most
abhorth
vs
flies
,
Which
,
flies
haue
felt
,
and
folke
haue
seene
to
plaine
,
Of
propertie
the
spider
hath
the
gise
,
First
to
sucke
out
,
and
so
eate
vp
our
braine
,
To
his
small
gaine
:
and
our
most
losse
and
paine
,
Thus
hath
it
bene
,
thus
is
it
,
and
thus
shal
be
,
Till
pittie
may
mitigate
th
extremite
.
ornament
¶
The
dreadfull
wonder
of
the
spider
at
sodaine
shakyng
of
his
copweb
.
Cap.
3.
depiction of spider and fly story
What
tyme
the
flie
,
this
to
him selfe
had
saide
,
About
the
house
he
cast
a
dolefull
looke
,
Wherwith
(
to
breake
away
)
he
made
abraide
,
With
such
a
thrust
,
that
all
the
copweb
shooke
,
At
whiche
the
spider
stert
,
and
streight
awooke
Out
of
sounde
sleepe
,
full
fast
trembling
for
feare
,
And
feintlie
spake
(
anone
)
as
ye
shall
heare
.
Alas
where
am
I
:
alas
whence
came
I
?
Or
whither
shall
I
?
whatꝭ
this
an
erthe
quake
?
Or
cometh
the
daie
of
doome
now
sodeinly
?
Nought
els
(
I
trow
)
but
that
,
my
house
coulde
make
In
euery
place
to
shatter
and
to
shake
,
What
is
this
buzzyng
blumberinge
trow
we
:
thunder
?
Holde
house
,
alas
my
seelyng
riueth
a
sunder
,
No
parte
hath
rest
,
in
all
partes
of
this
frame
,
From
roofe
to
groundsill
,
within
any
roome
.
Is
it
the
diuell
?
or
is
it
our
dame
?
Or
is
it
the
page
?
or
is
it
the
groome
?
Or
is
it
our
maide
with
hir
birthin
broome
?
Betwene
the
diuel
,
and
all
these
,
last
and
furst
,
The
diuel
take
me
,
if
I
can
choose
the
wurst
.
But
ill
,
woorse
,
and
woorst
,
diuel
,
and
all
togither
Do
me
assaute
as
it
(
to
me
▪
doth
seeme
,
Hath
fortune
wrought
my
foes
at
this
tyme
hither
,
And
not
so
much
as
warnde
me
to
misdeeme
,
Now
fie
on
fickle
fortune
thus
extreeme
,
And
I
defie
the
garde
of
suche
a
guider
,
Alas
(
this
day
)
I
am
but
a
dead
spider
.
These
woordes
thus
spoken
,
downe
anone
he
sanke
.
Kneling
a
while
,
deuoutlie
on
his
knee
,
And
then
rounde
on
a
heape
,
to
grounde
he
shranke
Like
an
vrchyn
vnder
an
aple
tree
.
No
felon
,
fast
in
fetters
for
his
fee
,
Nor
ape
in
chaine
,
that
euer
lookte
more
pale
,
Then
look●e
this
spider
,
after
this
tolde
tale
.
So
that
these
twayne
,
stand
now
in
one
estate
,
For
in
like
langour
,
both
be
now
here
led
,
And
of
their
liues
,
both
like
desperate
,
For
now
the
spider
,
is
as
far
in
dred
,
And
by
that
dred
he
is
euen
as
neere
ded
,
As
is
the
flie
.
Who
thinketh
he
seeth
at
eie
,
His
death
aproachyng
him
,
aparantlie
.
ornament
¶
The
spider
takyng
comfort
,
entreth
in
quarell
with
the
flie
.
Cap.
4.
depiction of spider and fly story
Howbeit
anone
,
the
spider
well
espide
That
ennemies
were
there
none
saue
onely
one
:
And
him
he
sawe
so
safe
,
and
surely
tide
,
That
vp
he
stoode
to
stretche
him
,
and
anone
(
His
former
feare
from
him
now
beyng
gone
)
To
the
top
of
his
copwe●
,
he
stept
boldely
,
And
in
these
wordes
:
began
to
common
coldely
.
Who
are
you
that
lithe
there
?
speake
if
ye
can
?
Forsooth
(
saide
then
the
flie
)
syr
it
is
I
,
I
,
be
you
I
(
quoth
he
)
I
pray
you
than
What
I
be
you
?
tell
me
that
by
and
by
.
What
I
am
I
?
forsooth
sir
a
poore
fly
:
What
thou
false
theefe
,
art
thou
here
quoth
the
spider
Thou
shalt
feele
cause
,
to
wishe
thou
hadst
gone
wider
.
And
therwithall
full
furiouslie
he
flang
Towarde
the
flie
,
but
what
tyme
he
espide
him
,
Oh
lord
how
his
feat
feete
and
handes
he
wrang
,
Beseching
his
great
god
,
that
day
to
guide
him
,
And
from
his
mortall
ennemie
to
deuide
him
:
With
out
whose
ayde
,
from
which
his
foe
:
to
flit
,
He
saw
it
past
a
flies
poore
powre
and
wit
.
And
his
dreadfull
dispayre
,
was
muche
the
more
To
see
how
speedelie
the
spider
span
,
All
rounde
about
his
house
eche
syde
to
shore
,
No
weauing
workman
in
this
worlde
that
can
Weaue
that
like
web
of
that
like
stuffe
wouen
than
,
In
eche
weake
place
is
wouen
a
weauing
cast
,
By
warde
,
in
warde
,
to
warde
the
flie
more
fast
.
Whiche
done
,
these
woordis
the
spider
sewrely
saide
,
Thou
auncient
enemie
and
arrant
theefe
.
Whose
lignage
alwaie
hath
shewde
banner
splaide
Against
my
parentage
to
their
great
greefe
,
And
now
thy selfe
renewing
their
mischeefe
With
mallice
of
thine
owne
in
vre
to
put
,
Art
stolen
in
to
my
house
,
my
throate
to
cut
.
And
neuer
had
my
house
,
and
housholde
harme
By
any
flie
,
so
much
as
now
by
thee
,
I
shrew
thy
naked
hart
,
I
was
full
warme
Naked
a
bed
,
a
sleepe
so
mo●e
I
thee
,
There
as
my
wife
:
and
all
my
children
bee
,
Where
god
knoweth
what
they
do
,
or
how
they
do
,
By
feare
whiche
thou
at
this
time
bringest
them
to
.
ornament
¶
The
spider
sterting
into
his
house
to
comfort
his
housholde
,
the
flie
deuiseth
what
way
to
escape
the
daunger
of
the
spider
.
Cap.
5.
depiction of spider and fly story
ANd
with
these
woordes
aside
the
spider
start
,
Where
his
saide
bedfelow
and
ofspring
were
.
Saying
these
woordes
:
now
good
mine
owne
sweete
hart
And
my
two
babes
be
ye
all
of
good
there
,
The
present
cause
of
all
your
present
fere
Is
past
,
I
haue
the
caiteffe
fast
in
snare
,
That
was
the
cause
of
all
your
fearefull
care
.
What
horeson
is
it
husband
,
(
quoth
he
)
wife
A
fleshe
flie
as
big
as
a
humble
bee
,
That
shall
(
if
I
liue
)
surelie
leese
his
life
.
The
yongest
spider
there
,
at
this
cride
he
,
Oh
,
father
father
I
hertelie
pray
ye
Remembre
when
ye
shall
returne
againe
,
To
bring
me
some
part
of
that
fleshe
flies
braine
.
How
say
ye
to
this
babe
(
quoth
the
mother
)
Will
ye
here
this
vrchin
of
eyght
weekes
olde
,
It
is
a
babling
brat
aboue
all
●ther
,
Ye
(
quoth
the
father
)
childe
hardely
be
bolde
.
Thornes
pricke
yonge
,
that
shal
be
sharpe
folke
haue
tolde
,
Which
sheweth
in
thee
,
in
that
thou
art
en●linde
To
craue
(
thus
yonge
)
accordyng
to
thy
kynde
.
And
while
the
spider
dalied
in
this
wise
,
The
flie
(
considering
this
extremitee
)
Did
with
him selfe
,
aduisedlie
deuise
,
To
scape
with
life
,
what
might
his
best
meane
bee
,
S●ftely
,
as
I
might
here
,
saying
,
I
see
Like
as
muche
contension
can
nought
prenayle
,
So
:
to
muche
cowardise
might
all
quayle
.
Betwene
these
two
,
cowardise
and
contension
,
The
spiders
ire
the
rather
to
asswage
,
I
temprately
must
tempre
mine
inuension
,
To
plead
my
right
in
reason
not
in
rage
,
And
sens
my
body
lieth
in
iayle
forgage
,
My
iayler
faire
and
gentlie
to
beseeche
,
That
is
(
in
flies
)
no
flaterie
but
faire
speeche
.
From
desperate
feare
:
hope
makth
me
now
suppose
,
If
I
may
obteine
hearyng
reasonably
,
I
nother
life
nor
libertee
shall
lose
,
But
be
let
lowse
from
bondage
by
and
by
,
And
herevpon
the
spider
sodeinely
From
where
he
was
,
returned
backe
againe
,
And
streight
to
gripe
the
flie
began
to
straine
,
ornament
¶
The
spider
being
returned
to
the
flie
,
after
a
few
woordes
betwene
them
had
,
the
flie
sewth
to
the
spider
to
be
herd
speake
which
he
graunteth
.
Cap.
6.
depiction of spider and fly story
THe
flie
(
to
him
)
lift
vp
both
hart
and
handes
,
And
in
most
milde
behauiour
humblelie
Saide
:
syr
,
sins
I
am
bound
here
in
your
bandes
,
Vnder
commaundment
thus
assuredlie
,
What
brute
might
breede
to
you
more
infamie
Then
here
(
in
hucker
mucker
)
me
to
murder
,
The
cause
wherefore
I
die
,
publisht
no
furder
.
Flie
:
(
quoth
the
spider
)
I
dare
say
:
the
cause
Is
open
enough
,
for
a
thowsande
marke
Will
not
repaire
that
,
which
against
all
lause
Thou
hast
here
broken
:
beholde
thine
owne
warke
,
Wherin
to
aunswere
all
:
that
at
me
barke
,
To
whom
thy
dolefull
death
shal
be
apparant
,
To
them
thy
diuelishe
deede
shal
be
my
warant
.
Sir
(
saide
the
flie
)
if
it
in
deede
so
be
That
this
my
deede
,
aparantly
appere
,
So
far
my
faute
,
that
it
may
warrant
ye
,
To
geue
me
death
therfore
with
consciens
cleere
,
Then
as
my
body
is
in
prison
heere
,
So
with
my
bodie
yeelde
my
will
,
will
I
,
Vnto
your
will
,
at
will
to
liue
or
dy
.
But
syr
,
before
we
shal
be
so
fer
foorth
,
I
you
beseech
right
humbly
as
I
maie
,
Alow
my
sewte
,
for
such
:
and
so
muche
woorth
,
To
win
your
graunt
(
ere
I
be
cast
awaie
)
To
here
,
what
I
can
in
this
matter
saie
,
So
thou
with
speede
show
what
thou
hast
to
breake
,
I
(
quoth
the
spider
)
graunt
to
here
the
speake
.
I
thanke
you
humblie
(
quoth
the
flie
)
but
sur
Of
a
goose
with
garlicke
sauste
:
so
late
I
eete
,
That
my
breath
stinketh
,
and
sins
I
may
not
stur
From
you
,
for
you
I
thinke
it
very
meete
,
To
step
from
me
:
a
loofe
:
to
aire
more
sweete
,
The
spider
stepping
backe
a
little
way
,
The
flie
therwith
(
somwhat
lightned
)
did
say
.
ornament
¶
The
oracion
of
the
flie
to
the
spider
,
commending
iustice
,
and
iust
iusticers
,
requiring
to
haue
his
cause
herd
throughly
and
adiudged
Iustlie
.
Cap.
7.
depiction of spider and fly story
MAister
spider
,
note
(
I
beseche
you
)
this
,
Ye
know
right
well
,
the
vertue
of
Iustise
,
In
euery
creature
here
liuynge
,
is
,
Both
in
you
spiders
,
and
eke
in
vs
flise
,
And
in
euery
other
wight
beyng
wise
,
The
thing
:
which
is
generally
pretended
,
And
where
it
is
in
deede
,
highly
commended
:
And
where
that
vertue
,
lacketh
in
any
wight
,
All
other
vertues
,
there
do
bid
adew
,
What
vertue
can
(
in
place
)
take
place
of
right
,
In
suche
as
to
shew
Instice
,
dooe
eschew
:
Who
lacketh
Iustice
,
he
can
not
be
trew
:
And
who
in
Iudginge
all
thinges
,
Iustly
Iudgeth
,
To
choost
that
Iudge
his
Iudge
,
no
wise
wight
grudgeth
.
Great
lettis
wherin
are
foure
,
loue
,
hate
,
meede
,
and
dreede
,
In
all
whiche
iudgementes
geuen
,
adiudgeyng
geines
,
Loue
,
Iudgth
the
loued
,
more
,
then
iustice
sheweth
decreede
.
Hate
,
Iudgth
the
hated
,
lesse
,
then
Iustice
constreines
:
Meede
,
Iudgth
the
meeder
,
more
,
then
Iustice
conteinse
.
Dred
,
in
dred
of
the
dreddid
,
the
dredder
driues
To
Iudge
,
more
or
lesse
,
as
the
dreddid
contriues
.
And
tavoyde
parshall
iudgement
betwene
partise
,
Though
th
one
partie
for
iudge
,
I
wishe
none
of
them
,
Yet
change
of
minde
or
matter
,
doth
oft
so
rise
,
That
the
iudge
,
is
iudge
,
and
partie
one
of
them
,
As
you
seeme
iudge
here
,
beyng
the
tone
of
them
,
Selfe
loue
in
whiche
iudge
,
he
thother
part
hatinge
,
May
iudge
muche
iudgement
,
of
much
vniust
ratinge
:
Ye
though
the
iudge
,
hate
thother
partie
no
deele
,
That
selfe
iudge
,
him selfe
,
louyng
more
then
enough
,
Lesse
right
then
enough
,
thother
part
may
soone
feele
,
Selfe
loue
,
to
him selfe
tender
,
to
the
rest
tough
,
Is
,
of
iust
iustice
,
neither
roote
,
braunce
,
nor
bough
.
Loue
(
namely
selfe
loue
)
corruptibly
growyng
,
Is
cheefe
lodester
of
letis
,
in
iustice
showing
.
For
though
corrupt
loue
,
and
hate
:
contrarise
mere
,
Woorke
one
like
wronge
,
both
in
one
like
degree
linkt
,
Yet
that
loue
,
woorse
then
that
hate
:
Jadiudge
here
,
It
is
more
hard
,
loue
to
our selues
to
extinkt
,
Then
hate
to
other
,
to
plucke
from
th
artꝭ
presinkt
,
Thus
,
of
iustice
no
let
ledeth
intrupcion
,
Like
this
loue
(
named
selfe
loue
)
growne
of
corrupcion
.
But
to
the
point
,
iudges
that
iustice
vse
,
In
all
,
betwene
them selues
and
all
the
reff
,
To
claime
or
holde
,
by
wyll
who
doth
refuse
,
Thinges
,
wherof
they
wolde
be
,
or
be
possest
,
And
euen
as
iustice
,
iustly
hath
adresf
,
Both
geue
and
take
the
dew
extended
rate
,
Those
are
(
for
iudgement
)
woorthy
moste
esfate
.
Syns
iustice
that
sweete
flowre
full
fayre
doth
grow
,
In
persons
suche
as
of
most
base
sorte
bee
,
That
floure
more
fayre
and
sweete
must
needely
show
In
those
that
stande
,
aboue
the
meane
degree
,
Beynge
therto
knyt
vnto
autcoritee
,
As
more
or
lesse
,
who
may
commaunde
at
will
,
So
more
or
lesse
,
he
may
do
good
or
ill
.
And
in
our
case
,
were
iust
iustise
clene
reiect
,
What
iniuries
might
therby
here
arise
.
Offlies
factes
,
if
spyders
willes
weyd
,
th
effect
Right
soone
,
might
wilfull
will
,
without
iustise
,
Draw
vnto
death
,
a
hundreth
thowsand
flise
,
Which
:
will
may
do
(
if
will
shall
knit
the
knot
)
Whether
that
we
flies
,
offend
or
offend
not
.
Howbeit
I
hope
ye
will
do
instice
,
suche
As
may
with
this
iust
iustice
ioyne
iustly
,
In
mine
accounte
your
wisdome
is
to
muche
,
To
blot
or
blur
your
fame
,
for
any
fly
,
Wherby
I
stand
in
trust
assuredly
,
Just
iudgement
in
this
matter
,
now
to
haue
,
And
other
thing
then
that
,
I
do
none
craue
.
Saue
that
this
case
,
may
be
first
fully
hard
:
And
fully
perceyued
,
by
reasonyng
lykewise
,
Whiche
done
,
as
equytee
,
best
afterward
Shall
you
aduyse
,
my
iudgement
to
deuise
,
Without
further
apeale
in
enterprise
,
I
shall
(
as
I
say
)
other
to
liue
or
die
,
Into
your
handes
,
yeelde
me
contentedlie
,
ornament
¶
The
spider
graunteth
the
flie
both
to
here
and
adiudge
this
case
,
as
maie
most
agreably
stand
with
Reason
,
Lawe
,
Custome
,
and
Conscience
.
Cap.
8.
depiction of spider and fly story
FLie
(
quoth
the
spider
)
I
espie
right
well
,
Thy
braine
is
muche
,
which
I
right
much
set
by
,
By
which
thy
present
sewte
,
the
treuth
to
tell
,
Thou
shewest
here
wittely
and
honestly
,
Request
wherin
,
showeth
such
conueniensy
,
Full
heringe
and
reasonyng
,
to
win
me
to
:
That
reason
bidth
me
graunt
,
and
so
I
do
.
And
for
the
rest
,
behold
me
now
(
quoth
he
)
Wherwith
,
his
feete
to
his
mouth
he
tossis
,
Saieng
these
woordis
,
now
flie
here
vnto
the
I
sweare
a
sollem
othe
,
by
all
these
crossis
,
Thou
shalt
haue
iustice
,
though
I
susteyne
lossis
,
As
reasonably
may
stand
,
for
thy
defence
,
In
reason
,
lawe
,
custome
,
and
conscience
.
In
cumpas
of
which
foure
principles
towcht
,
All
debates
,
discourst
,
and
discust
shulde
bee
,
Reason
,
to
perceiue
,
mans
great
ground
is
vowcht
:
Lawe
,
on
reason
:
must
take
grounde
to
agree
:
Custome
,
standeth
(
or
shoulde
)
on
reasons
decree
:
Conscience
,
with
reason
concurth
:
to
withdrawe
Thextremitees
of
custome
,
and
of
lawe
.
Vpon
these
foure
(
eche
one
)
one
corner
poste
,
The
stintyng
of
debate
,
takth
standyng
stay
,
Wheron
this
building
,
shal
be
so
enboste
,
That
as
I
sware
,
againe
I
sweare
I
say
,
Without
corupcion
on
my
part
,
this
day
,
Thou
shalt
be
vsed
herein
,
at
my
hand
,
As
most
with
reason
,
and
this
rest
maie
stand
,
¶
They
stand
both
in
hope
to
conuince
ech
other
by
iust
cause
,
the
flie
praiyng
the
spiders
pardon
,
of
suche
rude
speeche
and
all
behauiour
,
as
he
maie
chaunce
to
ouer
shoote
him selfe
in
,
the
which
the
spider
doth
graunt
.
Cap.
9
depiction of spider and fly story
THere
neuer
was
Fryer
limiter
,
that
duckt
So
low
,
where
beggyng
woon
him
twenty
theeses
,
As
is
the
flie
now
to
the
spider
ruckte
,
He
makth
him
sewre
to
wyn
,
who
euer
leeses
,
And
here
with
all
(
by
chaunse
)
the
spider
sneeses
,
Now
(
quoth
the
flie
)
chaunce
I
to
win
or
leese
.
Christ
help
,
and
longe
in
helth
wel
mote
ye
sneese
.
The
spider
herefore
,
gaue
the
flie
suche
thanke
,
As
hath
in
vsage
,
course
of
curtesy
,
But
note
these
twaine
,
so
lately
so
like
blanke
And
both
now
,
in
lyke
mirth
immediately
,
Me
thought
,
that
chaunsed
very
pretyly
,
The
flie
thinketh
,
reason
shall
sure
make
his
waie
,
The
spider
,
thinketh
in
reason
,
surely
nay
.
Sir
(
quoth
the
flie
)
I
must
you
here
beseethe
,
To
ratefie
your
pardon
my
protection
In
my
behauiour
,
namely
in
suche
speeche
As
may
(
by
rudenes
)
rightly
craue
correction
,
If
I
shall
larke
your
ayde
,
to
this
election
,
Then
may
my
reasonyng
,
for
my
libertee
,
Leese
my
libertee
,
and
wyn
my
ieoberdee
,
This
is
encluded
(
flie
)
in
my
sworne
othe
,
By
whiche
Ierst
haue
promysde
the
iustise
,
Suche
speeche
as
in
thy
case
dyrectly
gothe
,
So
that
thou
rayle
not
,
to
fer
out
of
sise
,
For
whiche
thou
seemest
a
flie
,
as
fer
to
wise
,
Spare
not
to
speake
thy
mynde
:
and
vnto
me
(
So
saide
)
say
what
thou
wilt
:
I
pardon
the.
That
pardon
I
receyue
,
with
hartie
hart
,
And
hartely
thanke
your
graunting
of
the
same
,
The
shale
now
of
this
nutte
,
shaled
cleere
apart
,
The
crackyng
of
this
nutte
:
to
put
in
frame
,
For
winning
of
the
carnill
of
this
game
,
To
your
pardon
had
,
your
pacience
praying
,
To
here
for
further
serchyng
,
further
saying
,
Here
stoode
they
both
,
a
while
in
silent
stay
:
The
flie
deuising
warely
what
to
speake
:
The
spider
likewise
,
warely
watcht
at
bay
,
What
great
woordes
,
out
of
his
mouth
,
small
and
weake
,
Of
chalenge
or
defence
,
shoulde
there
then
breake
,
Wherwith
at
curtesy
,
low
and
reuerent
,
From
circumstaunce
,
to
substaunce
,
the
flie
went
,
ornament
¶
They
entre
into
the
principall
argument
,
the
flie
supposing
no
laufull
profe
by
witnes
of
any
ill
there
against
him
:
the
spider
allegeth
the
contrarie
,
the
flie
(
vpon
occasion
)
requyring
to
be
bailde
vnder
surety
,
the
spider
denieth
it
.
Cap.
10.
depiction of spider and fly story
MAister
spider
,
the
pith
now
to
aduaunce
:
I
pray
you
declare
plainly
(
quoth
the
flie
,
How
can
(
by
law
)
in
reason
this
mischaunce
Support
in
you
:
to
kepe
me
cruellie
,
To
lie
in
prison
,
here
thus
piteouslie
,
And
with
your
fetters
fettring
me
thus
fast
,
No
laufull
proofe
of
cause
,
by
witnes
past
.
No
laufull
proofe
(
quoth
he
)
flie
saist
thou
so
?
What
proofe
can
reason
show
in
law
more
cleere
,
Then
sight
of
him
that
one
inche
can
not
go
,
From
present
place
:
where
plainely
doth
appeere
,
Suche
an
acte
done
:
as
thou
hast
now
done
heere
.
I
thinke
the
falsest
flie
,
of
all
thy
kin
,
Woulde
iudge
for
haynous
,
thy
thus
breakynge
in
.
But
put
the
case
,
that
I
atached
you
,
In
this
my
lordship
,
fast
in
iaile
to
sit
,
But
as
suspect
,
no
act
aproued
now
,
Yet
might
I
keepe
ye
fast
,
least
ye
might
flie
,
Tyll
ye
were
founde
giltie
,
or
els
a
quit
,
Except
this
case
run
right
,
the
law
runth
wronge
,
For
this
is
lawe
,
and
lawe
it
hath
bin
long
.
Keepe
(
quoth
the
flie
)
I
pray
you
in
suspence
,
The
first
aleged
ease
:
of
these
last
twayne
,
Till
in
this
last
,
law
ley
experience
,
Wherby
it
may
apeere
,
ye
may
detaine
,
A
flie
:
suspect
of
crime
,
not
proued
plaine
,
But
vnder
surety
,
out
of
common
Iayle
,
The
prisoner
shall
at
sute
,
be
let
to
bayle
,
Let
flies
to
baile
:
friend
flie
(
quoth
the
spider
)
Nay
by
my
fathers
soule
,
that
will
not
bee
,
Except
he
here
,
wil
be
suche
a
byder
,
That
he
will
sit
fast
by
the
feete
for
thee
.
And
take
thy
turne
:
him
will
I
take
suretee
,
Nay
(
quoth
the
flie
)
that
trieth
a
freende
to
muche
,
I
haue
good
freendes
,
but
sure
I
haue
none
suche
,
To
binde
a
flie
herein
,
body
for
body
,
Were
bond
sufficient
:
for
a
thing
thus
sleight
.
Well
(
quoth
)
the
spider
,
fly
call
thou
me
noddy
,
Except
I
proue
this
a
thinge
of
much
weight
,
But
thou
alluredst
me
in
way
of
reseight
,
Of
one
flie
here
,
now
fastned
fast
in
Iaile
,
To
go
lay
salt
on
another
flies
taile
,
ornament
¶
The
spider
chargeth
the
flie
,
first
with
burglarie
,
which
the
flie
answereth
vnto
:
than
the
spider
chargeth
him
with
single
felony
,
which
the
flie
reasoneth
vnto
.
Cap.
11.
depiction of spider and fly story
THis
reason
dryueth
vs
now
(
quoth
the
flie
)
Streight
to
your
reason
,
before
suspensed
,
Wherein
mine
act
,
apeering
euidently
So
huge
,
and
heynous
offence
commensed
,
As
by
that
reason
,
it
is
precensed
.
Then
lawe
and
reason
both
,
will
that
I
faile
,
Oflight
surety
,
to
borow
me
to
baile
.
But
in
mine
act
apparantly
committed
,
Although
the
deede
,
I
nowhit
do
deny
,
Yet
how
can
lawe
,
by
any
wight
well
witted
,
Lay
in
my
faute
,
offensiue
fáct
therby
.
Flie
(
quoth
the
spider
)
that
can
(
and
will
)
I
,
And
thy
reproche
,
to
broche
foorthwith
at
large
,
I
lay
(
in
lawe
)
burglary
to
thy
charge
.
That
charge
is
soone
discharged
,
sir
saide
he
,
The
breache
of
houses
,
in
the
tyme
of
night
,
Shewth
euidence
where
those
offenders
be
.
But
not
onely
:
the
sonne
doth
shine
full
bright
,
Ere
flies
a
morningꝭ
,
cum
abrode
in
sight
,
But
also
at
eeue
,
ere
the
sonne
be
set
,
Eche
flie
to
his
lodgeyng
,
againe
will
g●●
,
By
this
,
this
breathe
,
can
be
no
burglary
,
And
ere
I
now
came
here
,
all
men
might
see
The
sonne
apeeryng
vniuersally
,
Though
it
(
at
thy
commyng
)
were
day
with
thee
,
Yet
was
it
night
(
quoth
the
spider
)
with
mee
,
I
was
a
sleepe
,
and
no
day
yet
had
seene
These
two
longe
houres
,
had
not
this
mischaunce
beene
.
Sir
(
quoth
the
flie
)
admit
that
ye
now
were
A
sleepe
,
till
that
the
sonne
were
sixe
howres
hie
,
Coulde
any
reason
,
show
reason
to
beare
,
You
to
affirme
,
or
firmely
verifie
,
The
day
for
night
,
till
time
ye
day
espie
,
So
were
it
a
thing
,
easy
to
be
doone
,
With
a
winke
,
to
make
it
midnight
at
noone
.
Why
fly
,
at
noone
:
midnight
is
it
with
mee
,
If
I
at
noone
be
a
sleepe
:
ye
(
quoththe
flie
)
But
if
ye
against
one
noone
sleeper
shall
see
,
Ten
thousand
noone
wakers
,
night
from
noone
to
trie
,
Ye
shall
poorely
proue
,
this
night
noone
burglarie
,
And
slept
ye
till
noone
:
yet
in
course
of
the
sunne
,
Ye
are
not
ignorant
,
how
the
day
doth
runne
.
Well
said
(
said
the
spider
)
and
put
the
case
,
That
I
in
this
case
,
yeelde
thee
the
maistrie
,
Yet
shall
this
other
case
(
I
trow
)
take
plase
,
I
here
arrest
thee
flie
,
of
felonie
,
Which
cause
of
arrest
thou
canst
not
denie
,
For
breakyng
in
here
thus
,
and
neuer
knocke
,
As
good
or
better
,
were
to
picke
the
locke
.
I
brake
into
this
house
now
(
quoth
the
flie
,
Like
as
a
theefe
doth
breake
into
newgate
,
Sauyng
that
the
theefe
,
doth
most
commonlie
Pretend
at
his
entrie
there
,
more
estate
,
For
breake
a
theefe
in
there
:
erely
or
late
,
He
hath
as
many
leaders
as
a
bride
,
With
weyters
,
attendant
on
euerie
side
.
And
yet
no
theefe
is
there
of
all
the
rout
,
That
into
that
house
breakth
so
willinglie
,
But
he
wolde
rather
go
ten
mile
about
,
To
shun
this
vanites
of
vaine
glorie
,
Then
be
reseiued
so
honorablie
.
Acounting
his
life
:
no
daie
the
shorter
,
In
taking
paine
to
be
his
owne
porter
.
And
as
the
theefe
,
full
fer
against
his
will
.
Doth
breake
in
there
,
so
brake
I
now
in
heere
,
For
theefe
or
flie
,
what
one
hath
wit
so
ill
,
To
prease
to
rob
where
he
hath
knowlage
cleere
,
By
robry
:
to
steale
ought
,
nought
can
apeere
,
Nor
no
commoditee
there
consequent
,
But
death
,
or
perpetuall
prisonment
.
ornament
¶
The
spider
(
in
a
maner
)
graunteth
,
that
the
flie
cam
into
the
copweb
against
the
flies
owne
will
,
which
the
spider
so
graunteth
,
for
such
policy
foorthwith
appering
:
as
seemeth
to
weigh
sore
against
the
flie
.
Cap.
12.
depiction of spider and fly story
So
mote
I
thee
good
felow
flie
(
said
he
)
That
allegacion
recheth
here
,
so
ser
and
nere
,
That
in
aparance
,
it
concludeth
me
,
For
glad
or
willinglie
,
who
wolde
cum
where
As
he
shoulde
cleerely
know
,
his
comming
were
An
euident
and
vndouted
induction
,
To
his
infallible
fall
of
destruction
,
Wherby
it
seemeth
,
I
can
no
way
auoyde
Thy
cummyng
here
,
to
be
against
thy
will
,
But
now
the
flie
,
so
fer
is
ouer
ioyde
,
That
by
no
maner
meane
,
he
can
sit
still
,
He
stretcht
,
and
fet
a
hem
right
sharpe
and
shrill
,
Wherat
the
spider
,
smirke
,
and
smothlie
smiled
,
To
see
the
seely
flie
,
so
fer
begiled
,
And
yet
showde
he
,
semblaunce
of
falsitee
,
So
as
it
might
apeere
,
that
he
did
smile
(
For
ioie
)
vpon
the
flies
behalfe
,
that
he
So
wittily
wounde
out
of
this
exile
,
Which
set
the
flie
,
in
glorie
for
the
while
,
In
sight
wherof
:
the
spiders
pleasure
had
,
From
laughing
looke
,
to
lowring
looke
full
sad
.
These
woordis
he
sowrely
saide
,
though
I
now
yeelde
,
Grauntyng
that
thou
camst
here
vnwillingly
,
Yet
shall
the
flie
(
at
one
stroke
)
leese
the
feelde
,
In
all
the
rest
hereof
immediatly
.
Euen
with
the
same
weapon
,
thou
wanst
this
by
,
As
thus
,
by
the
daunger
that
flies
here
finde
,
Thou
prouest
to
cum
hither
against
thy
minde
.
This
well
excuseth
thy
commyng
hither
,
But
(
quoth
the
spider
)
for
thy
goyng
hence
,
When
we
haue
scanned
these
woordis
togither
,
Thy
reason
is
hardly
woorth
forty
pence
.
It
is
a
perfect
proofe
in
euidence
,
For
my
parte
,
and
encludeth
breefe
conclucion
,
Of
condemnacion
,
to
thy
confucion
.
For
though
thy
cummyng
,
were
against
thy
will
,
What
hope
to
helpe
thee
hense
:
doth
that
implie
,
Sins
death
here
had
:
or
imprisonment
still
,
Is
all
thy
proofe
,
thy
so
cumming
to
trie
,
Now
(
quoth
the
spider
)
speake
out
good
man
flie
,
This
verdit
thus
geuen
by
your
owne
consent
,
Who
can
blame
me
,
theron
to
geue
iudgement
.
ornament
¶
The
flie
herewith
is
abashed
,
but
a
none
he
gathereth
him selfe
to
a
stay
shewing
a
reason
,
that
maketh
a
manifest
show
cleerely
to
ouerthrow
the
spiders
for
esaide
polycie
.
Cap.
13.
depiction of spider and fly story
THe
flie
at
this
,
●et
suche
a
persing
sigh
,
As
made
the
hart
in
his
poore
carkas
quake
,
And
clapt
his
hand
,
so
hard
vpon
his
thigh
,
That
of
that
copweb
,
euery
part
did
shake
,
And
time
it
was
for
him
,
now
to
awake
,
Suche
a
chokyng
checke
,
to
a
flie
in
●loister
,
A
meane
wit
maie
deeme
,
it
was
a
chokyng
oister
.
The
spider
yeldyng
to
the
flies
fore
saiyng
,
Was
a
cast
beyonde
the
flies
expectacion
▪
Wheron
the
flie
spiyng
the
spiders
inuaiyng
,
Thus
far
against
the
flie
,
in
aprobacion
,
He
seemed
to
take
great
discontentacion
,
With
him selfe
,
to
see
his
owne
woordis
geue
state
,
To
the
spider
,
to
geue
him
this
blinde
matr
.
Howbeit
anone
,
stey
in
him selfe
he
toke
,
Saiyng
these
woordes
,
both
with
good
hart
and
wit
,
Good
maister
spider
,
if
ye
rightly
loke
,
In
all
yet
past
,
all
knottꝭ
betwene
vs
knit
,
Iudgement
with
iustice
:
shall
feare
me
nowhit
Flie
(
quoth
the
spider
)
tell
me
that
tale
soone
,
We
haue
well
begonne
,
but
nothing
nigh
doone
.
And
yet
euen
now
:
for
all
thy
braggyng
b●st
,
Ta●ounte
this
case
,
if
we
now
condisend
,
The
pa●ment
of
th
acounte
wil
be
thy
cost
,
For
though
thou
burglary
do
here
defend
,
And
felony
,
that
doth
hereon
depend
,
Yet
of
my
purpose
,
thine
owne
confession
Hath
peasably
,
put
me
in
possession
.
What
though
thou
didst
vnwillingly
this
deede
,
Yet
thy selfe
confessing
as
thou
doest
here
,
Death
or
dealy
prisonment
to
proseede
,
What
helpeth
I
say
,
thy
proofe
to
stand
cleere
,
Sins
not
with
standyng
though
that
proofe
apeere
,
Thy selfe
hast
confest
here
thy selfe
to
be
,
Deade
,
or
dead
prisoner
,
at
least
:
with
me
.
In
deede
sir
(
saide
the
flie
)
euen
as
ye
saie
,
Except
my
woordis
for
my
now
hither
cumming
,
Maie
haue
expoci●ion
sum
other
waie
,
Then
it
seemeth
they
shall
haue
,
after
your
suming
,
Better
for
me
were
to
exercise
mūming
,
Then
that
my
speech
shoulde
show
me
suche
an
el●e
,
To
make
myne
owne
woordes
condemne
mine
owne
selfe
.
But
sins
my
reason
,
ioynde
with
your
consent
,
Approueth
my
cūmige
here
against
my
will
,
By
fore knowne
death
(
I
say
)
or
prisonment
,
Then
is
my
reason
,
to
the
pointe
not
ill
,
For
as
ye
haue
graunted
,
and
must
graunt
still
,
Discharge
me
(
at
full
)
it
dooeth
and
must
do
,
Of
burglary
,
and
felony
,
both
two
.
And
thus
this
one
reason
of
mine
(
ye
see
)
Aunswereth
all
your
reasons
(
saue
one
)
wherby
,
Ye
lay
to
me
,
that
I
acknowlage
mee
(
In
maner
)
by
agreement
here
to
dy
,
Or
till
I
die
,
here
in
prison
to
ly
,
But
once
mine
answere
to
those
woordis
spoken
,
If
Iustice
holde
,
this
prison
is
broken
.
For
though
I
acknowlage
to
know
before
,
Suche
daunger
,
as
witnesseth
my
confession
,
Yet
lieth
the
right
or
the
wronge
,
still
in
store
,
The
which
must
trie
,
whether
your
possession
,
Of
me
here
be
laufull
,
or
oppression
,
But
haue
I
knowne
parelles
here
,
neuer
so
longe
,
Doth
that
knowlage
proue
you
to
do
no
wronge
.
If
that
were
true
,
euery
theefe
might
say
,
In
place
where
as
robberies
accustomed
were
,
That
he
might
by
custome
rob
there
alway
,
Be
cause
custome
auouchth
that
theeues
rob
there
,
I
see
this
example
offendeth
your
ere
,
And
so
it
may
:
for
it
proueth
by
proofe
clere
,
That
I
am
imprisoned
wrongfully
here
.
ornament
¶
The
spider
checketh
the
flie
,
for
his
comparing
aboue
the
spider
in
knowlage
of
law
and
custome
,
which
the
fly
mainteyneth
by
one
reason
commonly
reported
:
Wherupon
the
spider
perceiuing
the
policie
,
for
which
he
seemed
to
gra●nt
the
flie
to
cum
against
his
will
,
taketh
little
or
no
place
,
that
much
weaking
his
part
,
he
driueth
the
flie
to
draw
backe
that
graunt
.
Cap.
14.
depiction of spider and fly story
THis
is
a
good
bragge
,
●●ie
(
quoth
the
spider
,
To
set
in
the
fore
frunt
of
thy
battell
,
And
a
meete
reason
,
for
an
out
rider
,
That
wolde
by
facyng
,
his
ennemies
expell
,
And
be
ye
sure
it
doth
wondersly
well
,
To
see
a
flie
,
thinke
him selfe
presumtuously
,
Better
seene
:
in
law
and
in
custome
:
then
I.
For
sooth
(
quoth
the
flie
)
no
displeasure
taken
,
My
lernyng
of
reason
,
ought
to
passe
yours
,
In
westminster
hall
,
I
am
not
forsaken
,
But
may
be
a
●ermer
all
●ymes
and
howrs
,
And
that
in
aparance
,
passeth
your
powrs
,
For
as
common
report
,
maie
be
a
proofe
,
There
neuer
cumth
copweb
,
in
that
hall
roofe
.
The
buzzing
beyng
in
westminster
hall
Of
a
flesh
●●ie
,
euery
man
may
forbere
As
well
as
my
presens
.
And
sure
I
shall
Proue
it
as
hard
,
for
thee
to
get
out
here
,
As
thou
woldst
prous
for
me
to
get
in
there
:
And
ere
we
depart
,
I
shall
turne
that
Iorney
,
From
personall
aparence
to
attorney
.
And
which
of
our
lerninges
also
is
best
,
Shall
cum
to
triall
when
we
cum
to
ende
,
And
my
replication
as
yet
shall
rest
,
Vnto
your
answere
,
by
which
ye
pretende
To
proue
me
:
by
extorcion
to
offende
,
Wherin
in
effect
,
ye
say
that
I
laie
,
No
reason
of
right
,
your
body
to
staie
,
In
whiche
,
what
matter
I
haue
to
aledge
,
By
reason
,
conciens
,
custome
and
law
,
Not
only
to
keepe
you
here
as
in
pledge
,
But
also
your
body
to
death
to
draw
,
That
corsey
woulde
curstly
your
stomake
gnaw
.
How
be
it
for
an
ease
to
your
panting
hart
,
I
shall
(
for
a
season
)
set
that
apart
.
And
partly
peruse
,
by
way
of
retret
,
Sum
part
of
this
matter
graunted
before
.
Nay
sir
(
quoth
the
●lie
)
that
were
but
a
let
,
Let
vs
here
retret
,
or
repete
no
more
,
Till
time
that
indgement
do
try
our
hole
store
.
By
gis
flie
,
thou
speakest
like
a
foole
(
quoth
he
)
The
sooner
we
take
ende
,
the
woorse
for
the.
But
I
perceiue
thou
wouldst
pas
ouer
this
,
Therby
to
win
,
all
betwene
vs
yet
paste
,
Wherin
I
graunt
thine
aduauntage
growen
is
,
By
meane
of
my
grauntyng
,
in
ouer
much
haste
That
thou
arthere
agaynst
thy
will
now
plaste
,
Whiche
graunt
I
graunted
,
to
make
thine
owne
grounds
Proue
the
,
in
prison
here
rightfully
bounde
.
And
yet
my
wordes
in
this
graunt
throughly
weyde
,
Wey
not
this
absolutely
graunted
to
be
.
To
thy
wordes
for
cummyng
against
thy
wyll
leyde
,
I
sayde
they
(
in
aparance
)
concluded
me
.
And
that
as
it
semde
I
must
graunt
it
to
the
,
Which
woordes
import
not
ful
power
to
be
able
,
To
binde
this
thus
graunted
,
ireuocable
.
But
sins
thou
hast
found
this
●eate
s●ertyng
hols
,
To
hyde
thy
head
in
,
thus
promptly
prouided
,
I
will
yet
once
againe
,
quicken
this
cole
,
Whether
will
or
not
will
,
the
hyther
guyded
.
Why
sir
(
quoth
the
flie
)
then
am
I
deryded
.
Not
a
whit
(
quoth
the
spider
)
be
content
,
And
olde
tale
,
misrecknyng
is
no
payment
.
And
if
thou
thinke
it
an
hinderaunce
to
thee
,
This
part
of
proces
to
call
backe
againe
,
When
thou
canst
take
like
aduauntage
of
mee
,
I
graun●
thee
,
like
libertee
to
obtaine
.
Agreede
(
quoth
the
flie
)
for
when
he
sawe
plain●
,
The
spider
,
thus
bent
determinately
,
●e
thought
it
●oly
him
to
contrary
.
ornament
¶
They
reason
a
freshe
,
to
trie
whether
the
flie
came
into
the
spiders
cop
web
against
his
will
or
not
.
Cap.
15.
depiction of spider and fly story
FLie
(
quoth
the
spider
)
go
we
to
the
pith
,
Thou
saist
thou
camst
hither
against
thy
wyll
.
And
thy
onely
reason
to
proue
it
with
,
Is
,
fore
knowlage
of
death
,
or
this
as
ill
,
Perpetuall
prisoner
,
here
to
lie
still
.
Concludyng
as
no
wyght
were
so
vnwise
,
Willingly
to
cum
,
where
knowen
parels
arise
.
Contrary
wherof
is
seene
euery
day
,
In
seyng
dayly
that
theeues
euery
th
one
,
Committing
robries
in
any
high
way
,
Do
know
assuredly
twenty
to
one
,
If
they
be
had
,
they
shall
hang
therupone
,
And
yet
if
they
totter
twenty
togyther
,
Still
do
theeues
rob
there
,
now
who
leadth
them
thyther
.
That
do
them selues
(
quoth
the
flie
)
and
cause
why
,
Eche
theefe
thinkth
to
scape
thens
,
as
hath
scapte
mo
.
Thynke
they
so
(
sayde
he
)
then
why
may
not
I
Thinke
,
that
thou
thoughtst
likewise
from
hense
to
go
.
Nay
sir
(
quoth
the
flie
)
I
coulde
not
thinke
so
,
Neuer
was
there
flie
in
this
net
,
thus
masked
,
That
euer
scapte
,
as
fer
as
I
haue
asked
.
Well
flie
(
qoth
he
)
if
thou
this
part
wilt
saue
,
Answere
well
these
questions
that
follow
heere
.
Hast
thou
had
free
will
:
as
other
flies
haue
?
Ye
sir
.
Is
not
(
quoth
he
)
thine
eye
sight
cleere
?
Yes
sir
.
Did
euer
fransy
in
the
apeere
?
Nay
sir
.
Be
thy
winges
good
and
eche
other
lym
?
Ye
sir
.
And
all
thy
body
lusty
and
trym
?
Ye
sir
.
Then
(
quoth
the
spider
)
it
should
seeme
Thou
art
thine
owne
leader
?
Ye
(
quoth
the
flie
)
Dyd
any
wight
(
quoth
he
)
vse
meanes
extreeme
To
bring
the
?
None
that
I
can
verefie
.
Did
I
send
for
the
?
Nay
sir
verelie
.
And
yet
thou
art
here
,
art
thou
not
quo●th
he
?
Yes
sir
.
Against
my
will
,
I
assure
ye
.
Well
then
(
quoth
the
spider
)
thou
grauntst
to
haue
had
Free
will
,
and
that
thou
hast
good
sight
of
eye
,
Lusty
lims
to
lead
the
,
and
neuer
wast
mad
,
Compelde
to
cum
,
as
who
say
forsyblye
,
Or
to
be
sent
for
,
thy selfe
doste
denye
,
And
yet
thorow
facyng
,
thou
fainest
heere
,
To
cum
now
hyther
,
against
thy
wyll
cleere
.
Whiche
false
demeanour
,
consyder
who
wyll
,
Doth
well
aproue
the
a
crafty
kynde
theefe
.
Lyeng
and
stealeng
,
wyll
together
styll
.
Oh
(
quoth
the
flie
)
this
augmenteth
my
greefe
,
Thus
to
be
chargde
,
with
desertles
repreefe
,
I
am
a
trew
flie
,
sure
I
can
no
false
knackꝭ
,
Alas
master
spyder
ye
be
to
capackꝭ
.
As
by
this
exsample
may
well
be
tryde
,
Put
case
free
wyll
,
and
your
lims
led
you
now
,
To
pas
sum
narow
bridge
by
sum
high
waies
side
,
And
in
that
passage
,
should
chaunce
(
god
saue
you
)
To
slyp
into
the
diche
,
and
breake
your
brow
,
Or
els
(
in
a
good
howre
be
it
spoken
)
Ye
were
in
perell
your
necke
to
be
broken
.
And
that
while
ye
were
in
that
diche
scrallyng
,
And
scratting
in
the
myre
to
saue
your
life
,
The
lorde
of
that
soyle
,
woulde
in
that
falling
Atache
you
of
theft
,
and
then
wolde
be
rife
To
charge
you
,
as
ye
charge
me
,
in
this
strife
,
Against
your
will
,
ye
were
not
thyther
brought
,
But
your
will
it selfe
:
brought
your selfe
vnsought
.
How
woulde
ye
answere
this
sir
(
quoth
the
fly
)
I
woulde
(
quoth
the
spider
)
say
that
my
will
Led
me
not
to
fall
in
,
but
to
pas
by
,
What
if
that
sayenge
liked
him
so
ill
,
That
he
wolde
say
,
he
might
call
ye
theefe
still
,
In
that
for
your
passing
,
vnder
or
ouer
,
Ye
were
of
your
will
,
let
in
neyther
nother
.
Then
were
I
dryuen
(
quoth
the
spider
)
to
moue
,
Sum
parte
of
the
difrens
betwene
these
three
,
Will
,
powre
,
and
chaunce
,
wherin
I
might
soone
proue
,
That
although
my
will
be
neuer
so
free
,
Yet
in
actiue
thinges
,
will
can
not
bring
mee
,
To
accomplish
those
actes
,
for
powre
or
chaunce
,
Must
ioyne
with
will
,
ere
outward
acte
avaunse
.
For
woulde
I
neuer
so
willingly
will
,
To
weare
powles
steeple
for
a
turkey
hat
,
Yet
sins
I
might
in
deede
,
eate
a
hors
mill
,
As
soone
as
haue
powre
,
so
to
pranke
with
that
,
That
will
were
as
wise
,
as
will
of
a
wat
,
My
will
:
may
will
freely
,
this
to
optaine
.
But
will
aboue
powre
,
thus
wilde
,
is
in
vayne
.
Will
without
powre
,
as
in
thinges
actuall
.
Can
woorke
nought
,
and
where
powre
and
will
both
bee
,
Chaunce
doth
right
oft
,
both
powre
and
will
apall
,
Aboue
powre
and
against
will
,
oft
we
see
,
That
contrary
to
powrs
and
willes
decree
,
Chaunce
chaunceth
so
,
as
when
by
powre
and
will
We
are
prest
foorth
,
chaunce
charmith
vs
to
stand
still
.
Exsample
hereof
,
let
vs
here
now
make
.
By
the
saide
bridge
and
diche
,
that
you
erst
leyde
,
At
which
though
powre
and
will
,
wold
vntertake
To
bring
me
ouer
,
chaunce
might
se
me
steyde
,
And
both
from
powre
and
will
,
so
fer
conueyde
,
In
goyng
ouer
that
bridge
,
that
chaunces
tryp
,
Might
pop
me
in
to
that
diche
:
euen
at
a
whip
.
ornament
¶
They
continue
in
pursuite
of
triall
,
whether
the
flie
cam
thither
willingly
or
vnwillingly
,
so
fer
,
that
the
flie
(
at
length
)
offreth
●o
take
a
boke
othe
,
that
he
cam
against
his
wil.
C.
16.
depiction of spider and fly story
THis
is
vnanswearable
(
quoth
the
fli●
)
And
a
reason
for
my
part
worth
a
pyke
,
As
chaunce
agaynst
wyll
myght
make
you
there
lie
,
Why
myght
not
chaunce
euen
aswell
in
case
lyke
Ley
me
in
this
copweb
,
as
you
in
that
dyke
.
Flie
(
quoth
the
spyder
)
thou
art
not
askyd
Whether
chaunce
so
myght
,
but
whether
chaunce
so
dyd
,
What
(
quoth
the
flie
)
if
this
man
did
purpose
.
That
question
to
you
,
I
coulde
(
quoth
he
)
well
Make
aparant
proofe
,
on
my
part
disclose
,
That
into
that
diche
,
chaunce
did
me
compell
.
For
nought
is
there
to
steale
,
but
aparell
,
And
all
men
know
I
nought
desyre
nor
neede
Those
staryng
garmentis
of
mire
and
greene
weede
.
In
faith
(
quoth
the
●●ie
)
and
I
loue
as
●ll
To
be
in
these
russetꝭ
at
witsontide
,
I
weare
your
gray
garment
with
as
ill
will
As
ye
woulde
the
greene
,
at
the
diches
side
,
Wherfore
this
reason
is
as
well
aplyde
,
For
my
deliuery
out
of
this
place
,
As
for
yours
(
god
sau●
you
)
were
ye
in
case
.
Ye
(
quoth
the
spider
)
but
our
two
cases
Be
as
vnlyke
,
as
our
gray
and
our
greene
,
Diches
be
common
and
open
places
.
Wherin
to
spiders
,
and
all
folke
is
seene
,
That
nother
now
is
,
nor
neuer
hath
beene
,
For
spiders
in
diches
,
ought
to
desyre
,
By
stelth
,
gift
,
borowing
,
biyng
or
hyre
.
But
what
commoditee
here
is
for
thee
.
That
is
to
thee
:
and
to
all
the
worlde
hidden
,
This
house
is
to
close
thou
seest
,
in
to
see
,
And
also
all
flies
that
herein
haue
slidden
,
They
haue
(
as
thou
saist
)
so
long
here
abidden
,
That
by
returne
of
any
messengere
,
Tydyngis
from
hens
(
I
know
)
thou
couldst
none
here
.
Wherfore
although
thou
find
nought
here
in
deede
,
Yet
I
thinke
thou
thoughtst
sure
,
to
haue
founde
better
,
Sir
though
ye
thinke
,
I
thought
better
to
speede
.
Shall
thinkyng
leade
you
,
without
worde
or
letter
,
To
cast
me
away
thus
,
the
proofe
no
gretter
,
Remember
(
quoth
he
)
and
began
to
tremble
,
The
peryll
of
your
soule
,
if
ye
dissemble
.
For
by
the
way
that
my
soule
shall
goto
,
I
cam
hither
against
my
will
vnfayned
,
Which
cleerely
declareth
,
I
thought
to
do
No
robry
here
,
but
fayne
woulde
haue
refrayned
,
Any
part
of
this
house
,
to
haue
constrained
,
Which
to
be
trew
(
quoth
the
flie
)
if
ye
looke
To
haue
me
sworne
,
I
will
swere
on
a
booke
.
ornament
¶
The
spider
not
admitting
the
flie
to
his
othe
,
the
flie
bringth
in
the
strength
of
the
affirmatiue
for
his
part
:
against
the
negatiue
on
the
spiders
side
.
Wherunto
adioyned
his
other
reasons
leide
in
discharge
of
charge
past
,
he
hopeth
according
to
Iustice
promised
,
to
be
streight
discharged
.
Cap.
17.
depiction of spider and fly story
Why
hast
thou
(
quoth
he
)
thou
vnhappy
hooks
,
No
conscience
to
be
a
peri●rde
wretche
,
That
othe
(
quoth
he
)
by
the
way
that
god
tooke
,
Should
:
of
my
conscience
nother
make
bretch●
.
Nor
yet
any
parte
of
my
conseience
stretche
.
Well
(
quoth
the
spider
)
yet
wolde
I
be
lothe
,
In
this
case
,
to
trust
a
flie
by
an
othe
.
Sir
mine
affirmaunce
in
th
affirmatiue
,
In
law
and
reason
,
is
much
more
credible
Then
your
deniall
,
in
the
negatiue
,
Your
nay
,
to
my
ye
,
must
needes
be
fallible
.
And
in
case
present
,
it
is
impossible
,
To
aproue
your
parte
,
for
how
can
it
bee
,
That
you
,
the
secretis
of
my
brest
can
see
.
It
is
as
certaine
,
that
you
know
them
not
,
As
it
is
certaine
they
are
knowen
to
me
.
Then
:
if
I
swere
that
chaunce
me
hither
got
,
Against
my
will
,
were
it
reason
if
ye
,
Sware
the
contrary
,
beleeued
should
be
,
As
well
as
my selfe
,
when
trewth
can
apeere
,
To
none
but
my selfe
,
as
apeereth
cleere
,
I
make
my selfe
sewere
,
your selfe
thinketh
not
so
:
Which
considered
,
let
vs
now
consider
,
Sum
parte
of
this
past
,
ere
we
further
go
,
Wherin
proofe
prooueth
my
cumming
hither
To
be
against
my
will
,
all
togither
.
Whiche
sqwyre
shall
sqware
me
,
a
s●antlin
well
bent
,
For
a
right
rewle
,
to
show
me
innocent
.
And
in
the
eares
,
of
all
that
ought
can
skill
,
Shall
discharge
me
,
in
all
that
hath
bene
lay●e
.
Or
●an
be
layde
,
cummyng
against
my
will
,
How
can
burglary
,
against
me
be
wayde
.
And
in
this
felony
,
what
can
be
sayde
.
Thanky●g
my
trewth
.
I
may
here
trewly
say
,
This
wisp●
,
hath
wyped
all
this
wo●rke
away
.
That
wispe
of
yours
(
quoth
the
spider
)
showth
wa
〈…〉
Of
cleanly
s●owring
,
when
all
cumth
togyther
,
Proofe
of
your
tale
,
I
take
it
very
srant
,
To
make
me
take
your
present
●ummyng
hither
To
be
agaynst
your
will
,
for
how
or
whither
,
Coulde
ye
thus
●um
,
but
ye
myght
soone
deny
,
To
cum
with
will
,
as
long
as
ye
can
lie
.
Though
I
can
lye
,
that
is
yet
no
tryall
That
I
haue
lyde
,
in
whiche
sir
(
quoth
the
●●ie
)
Onely
except
s●iffe
or
s●erne
deniall
,
Ye
can
aledge
no
reason
to
byde
bie
,
Wherin
I
haue
allegde
aprobately
Your
nay
,
against
myye
,
can
in
this
case
,
By
no
reasonable
meane
,
rightly
take
place
.
Now
sins
this
parte
,
we
haue
not
onely
brought
,
To
ye
,
and
nay
,
and
that
mine
affirmaunce
Hath
fullie
brought
,
your
negatiue
to
nought
,
So
that
the
same
by
grounded
sure
substaunce
,
Dischargeth
(
in
effect
)
this
charged
chaunce
,
Perfoormed
promise
of
iustice
I
●rist
,
Shall
from
this
court
,
now
se
me
streight
dismis●
▪
¶
The
spider
vpon
a
case
in
law
touching
th
affirmatiue
,
taketh
holde
to
deteine
the
flie
still
in
possesion
:
but
yet
vnder
promise
of
iustice
before
promised
.
Cap.
18.
depiction of spider and fly story
Woulde
ye
trudge
in
post
hast
flie
,
nay
not
so
.
Ye
may
reporte
in
me
small
curtesie
,
Except
I
make
ye
drinke
once
ere
ye
go
,
I
thanke
you
(
quoth
the
flie
)
but
verelie
,
I
will
not
drinke
,
for
I
am
now
not
drie
.
Though
ye
will
not
tary
to
drinke
(
quoth
hee
)
Yet
must
ye
tary
of
necessitee
,
Put
case
your
allegasions
matche
with
mine
,
And
furder
set
your
ye
,
aboue
my
nay
,
Yet
will
I
not
permute
nor
yet
resine
.
Possession
of
your
body
here
this
day
,
For
your
affirmatiue
which
ye
do
lay
,
Against
my
negatiue
,
for
without
witnesse
,
Thaffirmatiue
doth
no
ty●●e
dispossesse
.
Thus
:
though
possession
fully
not
su●●yce
To
be
a
bar
,
against
your
affirmatiues
,
Yet
bryngth
possession
clause
of
warantise
,
By
which
,
I
here
may
keepe
you
in
these
giues
,
(
You
lackyng
witnesse
)
sum
part
of
our
liues
,
But
(
quoth
the
spider
)
truth
,
truly
to
tell
,
Thou
hast
(
for
a
flie
)
saide
excedyng
well
.
Concernyng
cummyng
here
against
thy
wyll
,
Wheron
(
as
yet
)
our
matter
all
doth
stay
,
Both
partes
apeere
,
of
so
pure
perfight
skill
,
That
we
haue
brought
eche
other
,
to
the
bay
.
I
thee
to
ye
,
and
thou
me
to
nay
,
And
as
in
law
:
thy
ye
,
seemth
to
seeme
gretter
,
Then
doth
my
nay
,
which
showth
thy
part
the
better
.
For
that
ye
,
once
:
by
witnesse
well
aproued
,
That
thou
against
thy
will
dost
here
apere
,
Then
hast
thou
woon
the
whole
(
as
yet
)
here
moued
,
Aprouyng
thy selfe
cleerely
to
stand
cleere
Of
burglary
and
felony
laide
here
.
For
by
what
meane
,
can
any
wight
make
preefe
,
That
any
wight
without
will
is
a
theefe
.
But
for
asmuche
,
as
that
point
is
not
yit
Laufully
proued
,
I
entend
to
keepe
The
in
possession
,
a
while
here
to
sit
,
Tyll
we
this
matter
wey
,
sum
what
more
deepe
,
Nay
feare
not
flie
,
thou
art
vnwise
to
weepe
,
For
I
will
not
all
onely
not
destroy
thee
,
(
Vnrightfully
)
but
further
:
not
anoy
thee
.
Nor
of
or
on
,
geue
iudgement
any
way
.
Tyll
tyme
thy selfe
(
if
thou
reasonable
Bee
)
Shalt
see
,
that
I
may
iustly
do
and
say
,
By
iustice
erst
promised
vnto
thee
,
All
that
shal
be
sayde
,
or
doone
here
by
mee
.
Whiche
iustice
shall
proue
me
so
iust
a
iudge
,
That
thou
nor
no
flie
,
shall
haue
cause
to
grudge
.
ornament
¶
The
spider
,
seeing
that
he
can
not
take
full
hold
of
the
flse
in
case
of
burglarie
,
nor
felony
:
he
chargeth
him
now
with
trespas
,
to
which
the
flie
reasoneth
:
Cap.
19.
depiction of spider and fly story
HEreunto
for
entree
toward
an
ende
,
Admit
for
time
,
thou
camst
against
thy
minde
,
Declaryng
thy
defence
,
well
to
defende
Burglary
and
felony
,
of
eche
kinde
,
Yet
thou
nor
no
flie
,
is
so
beetle
blinde
,
But
thou
and
they
,
aparantly
may
see
,
That
at
the
least
,
thou
hast
trespassed
me
.
I
say
and
thou
dost
see
,
a
thousand
marke
,
Framthe
not
this
frame
,
as
it
framde
ere
this
fyll
,
Were
it
then
meete
,
in
suche
a
peere
of
warke
,
I
crie
you
mercy
I
thought
you
none
yll
,
Or
els
,
I
cam
hither
against
my
will
,
Shoulde
be
full
restitucion
for
the
acte
,
Without
a
more
amendes
made
in
compacte
,
In
case
it
is
,
and
in
case
it
is
not
,
As
by
example
(
quoth
the
flie
)
put
case
That
in
sum
high
way
,
it
shoulde
be
my
lot
To
driue
a
carte
,
in
sum
one
such
a
plase
,
As
from
that
wayes
syde
,
within
litle
spase
,
There
were
standyng
a
house
on
a
fayre
greene
,
And
I
perceyuyng
that
way
muche
more
cleene
Then
the
high
way
,
streight
to
that
way
I
coaste
,
And
as
I
driue
,
the
saide
house
to
pas
bie
,
My
carte
wheele
catchth
holde
of
the
corner
poaste
Against
my
will
.
and
by
violencie
,
Asunder
crussheth
it
,
to
which
haplie
The
rest
of
that
house
,
is
so
bent
and
bounde
,
That
in
defaute
therof
,
all
falth
to
the
grounde
,
In
this
case
:
maister
spider
(
quoth
the
flie
)
Chaunce
the
chaunce
by
day
,
or
chaunce
it
by
night
.
And
chaunce
it
neuer
so
vnwillinglie
,
Yet
law
and
laufull
reason
,
showth
it
right
,
That
recompence
punishe
mine
ouersight
,
Law
maintainth
no
man
,
with
or
against
will
,
To
do
an
acte
so
,
to
any
mans
ill
.
But
now
put
case
,
that
within
this
high
way
,
This
house
were
set
,
where
as
my
cart
should
go
,
Whiche
did
so
crushe
the
same
,
that
there
it
lay
,
For
houses
in
high
wayes
encroachyng
so
,
Cast
I
downe
one
house
,
or
a
thousand
mo
,
There
am
I
bounde
by
reason
nor
by
law
,
To
recompence
,
the
value
of
a
straw
.
Weyth
not
the
law
(
flie
)
these
cases
for
suche
,
As
both
in
the
tone
case
,
and
in
the
tother
,
The
owners
hurt
to
be
fully
as
muche
In
one
of
these
cases
,
as
in
an
other
,
His
hurt
is
(
quoth
the
flie
)
in
th
one
and
thother
,
Hurtfull
a
like
,
for
be
he
leefe
or
lothe
,
Downe
cumth
his
house
,
in
either
case
of
bothe
.
But
the
doing
diffreth
,
for
the
first
facte
I
did
against
the
law
,
as
law
doth
tell
,
And
euery
wight
is
chargde
with
euery
acte
,
Of
his
owne
doyng
,
at
his
owne
parell
.
Wherby
the
law
prouideth
very
well
,
Drining
my
cart
,
by
aduenture
at
lage
,
The
hurt
in
th
aduenture
I
must
discharge
.
But
in
this
last
fackte
,
the
fawte
(
quoth
the
flie
)
Is
wholy
turnde
vnto
the
suffrers
side
,
For
him selfe
did
an
acte
vnlaufullie
,
His
house
to
set
vp
there
,
whiche
deede
so
tride
,
My selfe
and
eeke
my
carte
,
law
doth
prouyde
Harmles
to
saue
,
for
sir
the
law
is
strong
,
In
takyng
such
hurtes
,
for
hurtes
without
wrong
.
And
in
this
last
case
(
quoth
the
flie
)
stand
we
,
In
all
this
hurt
here
done
,
I
do
no
wrong
,
But
all
the
hurt
ye
haue
,
is
(
ye
may
se
)
By
your
wrong
dooyng
,
on
your self
a
long
,
What
can
you
spiders
,
show
your selues
among
,
By
any
kynd
of
law
,
what
wey
ye
may
Lawfully
bylde
,
within
this
my
high
way
.
ornament
¶
The
spider
(
at
the
flies
answering
him
to
a
question
)
chargeth
the
flie
with
procuryng
of
other
flies
to
disturbe
him
in
his
copwebs
,
which
the
flie
denithe
.
Cap.
20.
depiction of spider and fly story
THy
high
way
(
flie
)
art
thou
lorde
of
this
soyle
?
A
poore
lorde
sir
.
but
if
trewth
may
be
founde
,
I
stand
in
case
to
defend
this
spoyle
.
What
is
thy
name
(
quoth
the
spider
)
speake
rounde
?
Buz
(
quoth
the
flie
)
with
curtsy
to
the
grounde
.
That
name
of
buz
(
quoth
the
spider
)
doth
show
thee
,
Euen
for
a
ringleader
,
to
make
me
know
thee
.
Of
all
the
flies
,
that
herein
haue
bene
stayde
,
Neuer
was
there
one
in
my
conscience
,
But
the
first
worde
that
euer
he
hath
sayde
Was
bvz.
whiche
is
aparant
euidence
,
That
all
flies
haue
thee
in
great
reuerence
,
Thinkyng
the
policy
or
powre
of
thee
,
Shall
set
them
all
from
hens
at
libertee
.
Wherby
I
may
(
and
do
)
take
occacion
,
To
thinke
:
that
thou
hast
bene
the
soole
procurer
,
Of
euery
flie
,
that
hath
made
inuasion
Into
my
house
,
and
suche
alewde
allurer
,
Ought
by
good
reason
,
to
be
kept
much
surer
Then
forty
flies
,
suche
as
thou
hast
beforne
Entiste
hither
:
and
then
laught
them
to
skorne
!
Sir
(
quoth
the
flie
)
trewth
is
my
trew
recorde
,
I
am
giltles
of
this
suspected
blame
,
I
haue
enciste
in
ernest
nor
in
borde
Any
flie
hither
,
nor
it
is
no
game
,
One
flie
to
mocke
at
an
others
harme
or
shame
,
Nor
by
entisement
to
bring
a
flie
,
where
As
the
entiser
doth
sticke
,
to
cum
there
.
And
though
(
as
I
saide
)
I
can
proue
it
suche
,
That
this
high
way
,
is
mine
for
free
passage
,
And
that
euery
flie
hath
right
here
as
muche
,
Yet
was
I
neuer
so
set
in
dotage
,
To
set
any
flie
(
by
vndescreete
corage
)
To
put
possession
of
his
right
in
vre
,
To
his
destruction
,
and
your
displeasure
.
If
ye
can
proue
that
euer
I
prouokte
Any
flie
hither
,
by
worde
or
wrighting
,
Or
by
sine
of
purpose
craftely
clokte
,
To
possession
here
,
any
flie
erighting
,
Then
,
without
mo
wordis
by
mouth
or
endightyng
,
In
our
hole
case
much
doughtfull
how
to
try
,
I
yelde
my selfe
condemde
vndoughtedly
.
ornament
¶
They
fal
in
comparison
touching
their
euidence
written
or
vnwritten
,
whervnto
the
flie
leith
prescripcton
of
custome
,
(
which
he
before
alleged
)
supposing
therby
,
that
the
spider
ought
both
to
deliuer
him
,
and
make
him
aniendes
.
Cap.
21.
depiction of spider and fly story
Well
(
quoth
the
spyder
)
though
this
suspicion
Were
clerely
clered
:
yet
hast
thy selfe
clere
,
Brought
in
an
other
of
worse
condicion
,
As
thus
:
thy
claime
to
haue
thy
high
waie
here
,
Bringth
thee
suspected
,
a
theefe
to
apere
.
This
is
th
olde
vse
alwaie
:
all
the
worlde
knowes
,
Trew
men
:
in
at
doores
,
theeues
in
at
windowes
.
Maister
spyder
:
harpe
no
more
on
that
stringe
.
I
cum
the
same
waie
that
your
maistership
doth
,
There
is
small
melodie
in
that
harpinge
.
Conferryng
presidentꝭ
with
present
sooth
,
Chaungth
ofte
,
the
barkyng
tonge
to
byting
tooth
.
Barke
or
byte
who
wyll
,
flie
I
dare
abyde
To
se
tytle
present
,
by
president
tride
.
Syr
:
so
dare
I
then
:
and
shall
be
well
able
,
To
voide
your
suspicion
.
and
proue
my
gyse
,
Not
onely
lawful
:
but
therto
lawdable
.
What
euidence
haue
you
contrary
wise
.
But
gnatꝭ
,
beese
,
waspes
,
hornetꝭ
,
and
all
we
flyse
,
At
creuis
,
and
windowes
,
with
bag
and
baggage
,
Haue
had
egres
and
regres
by
olde
vsage
.
This
weith
as
(
who
saie
)
ther
none
euidence
Showth
contrary
,
but
this
waie
thine
maie
be
,
Whiche
is
no
profe
,
for
thy
parte
worthe
two
pence
So
might
I
claime
euery
thing
that
I
see
Whiche
were
in
wryting
:
not
forbidden
mee
But
it
is
not
enough
,
not
to
be
denide
,
For
tytels
must
specially
be
specifyde
.
Sir
(
quoth
the
flie
)
specialties
in
writinge
Specially
to
specifie
:
yours
and
mine
,
Shoulde
we
be
driuen
:
to
shew
suche
enditinge
That
wolde
(
I
feare
)
blanke
both
our
partes
in
fine
,
Our
chiefe
euidence
that
we
can
asine
,
For
profe
or
disprofe
:
by
any
decrees
,
Standth
in
vertue
,
of
vnwritten
veritees
.
Flie
,
this
tale
weith
not
a
flie
taile
(
quoth
he
)
Canst
thou
shew
ought
:
of
profe
or
disprofe
clere
By
written
or
vnwritten
wordes
to
see
.
But
that
our
posession
:
shall
clere
apere
,
As
auncient
as
thy
succession
here
.
Sir
(
quoth
the
flie
)
I
sticke
not
to
agre
Ye
haue
byn
posseste
,
here
:
as
longe
as
we
.
And
longe
mote
be
.
For
by
the
god
of
might
,
I
neuer
knew
flie
:
but
was
with
the
same
,
●artely
contente
as
fer
as
by
right
Your
owne
grounde
might
beare
,
to
inlarge
your
frame
.
But
to
be
plaine
,
this
is
the
thing
we
blame
,
That
ye
thus
of
will
,
without
our
consente
,
Vs
〈…〉
pe
on
vs
:
by
meane
of
encrochement
.
Good
honest
flies
a
thowsande
that
I
knowe
,
Will
saie
and
sweare
:
it
was
tharustomde
gise
,
That
spiders
builded
in
euery
windowe
,
In
the
top
:
or
by
the
sides
in
suche
wise
,
As
the
reste
of
the
latesse
for
all
flise
,
By
comon
knowne
custome
,
when
we
wolde
iet
,
●tode
free
at
libertie
:
from
any
let
.
But
this
is
building
of
an
other
sise
How
maie
any
flie
:
this
waie
easily
get
,
By
any
waie
that
his
wit
can
deuise
Here
is
a
frame
:
in
such
a
●acion
set
,
As
all
were
fish
:
that
might
cum
to
the
net
.
So
fer
this
latesse
is
ouer
couered
.
I
maruell
your selfe
will
se
it
suffered
.
The
case
of
the
carte
:
in
lawe
laide
e●
this
(
Custome
adioinde
)
this
waie
mine
owne
to
try
)
Auouchth
for
me
that
you
haue
done
amis
To
encroche
or
vsurpe
vnlaufully
,
In
my
high
waie
,
then
of
reason
thinke
I
,
●e
ought
:
in
lawe
,
custome
,
and
conscience
,
Both
let
me
passe
:
and
make
me
recompence
.
ornament
¶
The
spider
denith
the
flies
discription
of
custome
,
allegeyng
the
saiynge
of
aunciente
spiders
for
his
intereste
by
custome
.
wherin
anone
vothe
shewynge
eche
to
geue
small
credite
to
other
,
the
flie
moueth
to
put
the
mattier
in
arbiterment
,
which
(
as
yet
)
the
spider
dooeth
not
graunte
.
Cap.
22.
depiction of spider and fly story
LAwe
and
custome
,
those
twaine
of
thy
laide
three
(
Namely
lawe
)
some
what
resoned
here
haue
byn
But
of
conscience
(
saue
that
name
,
namde
we
)
No
worde
was
touchte
,
since
we
did
firste
begin
.
Tyme
comth
not
yet
,
to
bringe
conscience
in
.
Oflawe
and
custome
:
to
ease
rygours
force
Conscience
at
last
course
:
procureth
remorce
.
But
thy
carte
case
:
and
al
cases
last
laide
,
In
charge
of
trespas
thy
parte
to
defende
May
be
determinde
(
for
ought
here
yet
waide
)
As
thei
on
lawe
and
custome
do
depende
whiche
thou
doest
alledge
,
with
me
to
contende
.
But
thy
descripcion
of
prescripcion
here
In
our
acustemde
rightes
,
I
denie
clere
.
Flie
:
I
can
bring
foorth
spiders
trew
and
olde
,
More
worshipfull
then
thou
canste
bringe
forthe
flyse
To
swere
that
to
them
,
their
forefathers
tolde
Tyme
fer
beyonde
minde
,
customes
exercise
Aproued
vs
to
bylde
in
as
large
syse
,
As
I
haue
bilded
here
.
and
in
thy
plat
,
Ten
or
twelue
holes
,
to
crepe
in
and
out
at
.
Towchyng
custome
,
th
othe
of
ten
thowsande
flyse
Can
(
by
wale
of
witnes
)
brynge
nought
to
ease
In
flies
credence
,
to
spyders
,
there
doth
ryse
No
dyffrence
in
othe
,
the
woorth
of
a
pease
Betwene
a
thowsond
flyes
,
and
a
thowsande
flease
.
Naie
flie
(
quoth
he
)
and
shoke
him
by
the
neb
There
shall
no
flyes
othes
,
minish
this
copweb
,
Where
ye
(
quoth
the
flie
)
thinke
flies
perciall
,
For
witnes
herein
,
that
chalenge
maie
be
In
spiders
and
flies
in
this
case
equall
,
Sins
spiders
be
parties
as
well
as
we
,
Why
shoulde
not
we
feare
percialitee
,
As
muche
in
you
:
as
you
thinke
it
in
vs
,
And
truste
you
as
little
,
this
standing
thus
.
But
reason
(
saide
the
spyder
)
ye
so
do
.
Then
can
this
trespas
not
be
tride
this
waie
:
We
are
at
ye
and
nase
againe
bothe
two
.
For
you
no
credence
geue
,
to
that
I
sase
And
I
as
little
credite
that
you
laie
Naught
grauntinge
eche
to
other
:
but
deniall
,
How
can
we
twaine
determine
then
this
triall
.
If
(
quoth
the
spider
)
I
wolde
condissende
To
bylde
in
corners
:
at
thine
assignement
,
And
streight
let
the
passe
,
we
were
streight
at
ende
So
were
we
(
quoth
the
flie
)
were
I
contente
,
At
your
onely
woorde
,
my
lyfe
to
relente
Of
whiche
two
waies
,
if
the
tone
nor
the
tother
Be
reasonable
,
let
vs
looke
out
an
other
.
What
waie
(
flie
)
by
thy
faithe
canst
thou
espie
That
maie
seme
mete
:
to
make
vs
twaine
agree
,
If
I
be
the
deuiser
(
quoth
the
flie
)
Then
shall
you
choose
one
,
whom
it
pleaseth
ye
,
And
I
an
other
whom
it
pleaseth
me
.
And
as
thei
two
awarde
vpon
the
whole
,
We
two
to
bide
,
happie
man
,
happie
dole
.
So
might
I
haply
be
happie
(
quoth
he
)
But
I
coulde
not
be
:
both
bappie
and
wice
,
This
prouerbe
proueth
this
a
fooles
decre
,
A
thinge
assuerde
,
to
hasarde
at
the
dyce
.
It
bought
and
had
,
to
bie
at
a
newe
pryce
Or
bringe
a
certentie
for
any
saiyng
,
To
an
vncertentie
:
by
douwtfull
daying
.
All
thinges
considered
in
this
tyme
and
place
What
were
wy
wit
:
to
put
this
thing
in
vre
,
What
coulde
I
win
by
that
caste
in
this
case
And
what
couldst
thou
here
lese
sms
thou
arte
sure
,
at
wyll
,
in
my
hande
to
die
or
endure
.
The
worste
of
this
weie
were
hurteles
to
the
,
And
the
beste
of
this
waie
:
fruteles
to
me
.
ornament
¶
The
flie
(
after
a
fewe
woordes
concerninge
appeale
)
doeth
brefely
recapitulate
th
effect
passed
in
the
principall
case
.
Ca.
23.
depiction of spider and fly story
SYr:
if
ye
consider
nothinge
but
winnynge
,
No
doubte
(
quoth
the
flie
)
it
is
so
in
dede
.
But
by
your
promesse
:
made
me
at
beginninge
,
Of
iustice
here
.
I
hope
no
haste
of
spede
,
For
gredy
gettinge
shall
make
ye
procede
,
Contrary
therto
in
hope
of
whiche
dealing
,
I
did
at
beginninge
renoke
apealyng
.
But
if
your
dealyng
:
deale
dole
otherwise
Contrarying
iustice
erst
graunted
here
,
My
reuocacion
of
apeale
lykewyse
I
wyll
reuoke
,
and
as
thinges
nowe
apere
,
I
muste
reuoke
that
reuocacion
clere
.
Or
els
that
iustice
here
:
although
ye
wolde
,
Can
not
(
acording
to
your
promesse
,
holde
.
For
so
is
nowe
this
matter
brought
aboute
That
it
to
iudge
:
neither
can
you
nor
I
,
We
both
be
parties
so
perciall
that
this
doute
Muste
be
discuste
and
iudgde
indifferently
,
By
folke
indifferent
.
which
if
ye
deny
,
In
suche
fourme
as
I
haue
here
erste
deuised
,
Then
by
the
Iustice
whiche
ye
erste
promised
,
I
claime
thre
comon
lawe
.
where
I
am
sure
,
To
saue
me
safe
from
harme
,
that
lawe
hath
grounde
.
For
if
your
euidence
,
be
put
in
vre
,
That
is
so
sleight
,
I
shall
be
gilteles
founde
.
And
being
silent
,
if
no
witnes
sounde
Then
this
bondage
of
prison
to
discharge
Proclamacion
streight
,
shal
set
me
at
large
.
Naie
sir
:
ye
must
paie
your
fees
er
ye
go
.
But
goth
my
parte
,
flie
in
thine
opinion
,
No
nere
vnto
the
pyth
?
for
sooth
syr
no.
Your
case
in
lawe
:
is
not
worth
an
inion
.
Well
flie
(
quoth
he
)
sins
thou
arte
a
minion
,
Of
so
large
learninge
:
I
praie
the
teache
me
,
Sum
lesson
:
in
this
tale
to
beleue
the.
That
lesson
shewth
here
,
not
so
ferre
behynd●
In
lacke
of
learning
as
of
remembrance
,
For
if
it
lyke
you
,
here
to
calle
to
mynde
By
brefe
recytall
:
the
very
substance
,
Argude
(
as
yet
)
betwene
vs
in
this
chance
,
I
doute
not
in
the
same
your selfe
to
se
Cause
,
in
my
former
wordes
to
credite
me
.
As
thus
.
ye
remember
our
mattier
paste
Your selfe
hath
deuided
into
partes
thre
,
Burglary
,
felonie
,
and
trepas
laste
.
And
firste
:
for
burglary
ye
saw
:
and
muste
se
,
That
flies
:
by
nature
no
night
theues
can
be
.
And
though
we
coulde
:
yet
might
your selfe
in
sight
,
Witnes
with
me
:
to
cum
nowe
by
daie
lighte
.
And
vnto
this
:
touchinge
the
seconde
charge
,
Whiche
chargeth
me
with
single
felonie
,
I
am
assured
:
you
serching
at
large
,
Remembring
my
cumminge
vnwillinglie
,
Shall
well
perceiue
,
my
pure
innocencie
.
In
talke
wherof
:
the
trewthe
muste
make
vs
sai●
,
That
we
at
length
:
were
driuen
to
ye
and
naie
.
Wherin
I
proue
,
that
mine
affirmatiue
:
Your
negatiue
,
so
crerely
doth
confute
,
That
I
dare
saie
,
any
iewry
alyue
:
(
You
letting
not
the
case
fall
to
nonsute
,
But
stande
to
triall
,
in
that
we
dispute
,
Shall
,
(
vpon
hearinge
:
what
this
mounth
vntill
)
Geue
verdite
with
cumming
againste
my
will
.
And
thirdely
:
in
trespas
you
charginge
me
With
the
hurte
of
your
howse
:
I
nothinge
donte
The
carte
case
shall
make
iewry
and
iudge
se
,
This
trespas
on
my
syde
cleane
scraped
out
.
And
this
debate
at
ende
so
brought
aboute
That
in
this
lates
:
lawe
shall
well
aproue
,
The
holes
all
mine
,
and
you
to
bylde
aboue
.
Now
sins
of
vs
twaine
:
no
one
can
be
iudge
.
Because
we
be
both
extreme
perciall
partise
I
wonder
what
cause
:
doth
cause
you
to
grudge
,
At
the
arbitermente
that
I
deuise
.
In
these
thre
saide
cases
there
can
arise
,
In
your
recouery
by
the
comon
lawe
,
None
aduauntage
,
to
the
value
of
a
strawe
.
ornament
¶
The
spider
puth
a
case
in
appeale
,
ill
(
in
apparence
)
for
the
flie
,
as
the
spider
drawth
it
:
and
anone
he
by
example
of
the
lordes
will
:
had
in
courtes
of
copie
holde
,
seming
to
leane
to
,
warde
will
:
the
flie
laboreth
to
qualefie
that
will
.
Cap.
24.
depiction of spider and fly story
THou
shalte
(
quoth
the
spider
)
in
this
strife
all
Answere
thy selfe
by
thy
answering
me
,
To
one
question
:
whiche
nowe
demaunde
I
shall
.
My
felow
flie
,
I
put
this
case
to
the.
That
this
same
daie
,
at
London
chaunste
to
be
,
Some
man
committing
suche
a
heinous
dede
,
That
death
(
by
lawe
in
London
)
should
procede
.
The
whiche
dede
:
being
at
Louane
committed
,
Lawe
(
there
)
for
that
dede
no
death
doth
prouide
.
The
faughter
herin
,
so
wilely
witted
,
To
saue
his
lyfe
,
apealth
to
be
repride
.
From
London
to
Louane
,
there
to
be
tride
.
Were
it
(
flie
quoth
he
)
reason
in
this
case
,
That
this
mans
apeale
shoulde
take
any
plase
.
I
thinke
sir
(
quoth
the
flie
)
it
were
no
reason
To
graunte
requeste
of
suche
apeale
in
race
Of
trymes
,
deseruing
death
,
at
any
season
.
But
thottender
being
taken
in
place
,
Where
he
hid
the
dede
,
to
stande
to
the
grace
,
Of
lawful
lawe
,
in
that
precinkte
presente
.
Whiche
:
so
iudgeing
him
,
I
take
iuste
iudgemente
.
Ouoth
the
spider
god
haue
mercie
on
the.
A
men
(
quoth
the
flie
)
but
why
speake
you
that
?
I
speake
(
and
praie
)
it
euen
of
charite
.
Neuer
was
there
yet
,
any
larke
or
wat
,
Before
hawke
or
dog
,
flatter
darde
or
squat
Then
by
this
answere
:
al
thy
matter
is
,
Thou
haste
condemde
thy selfe
,
now
in
all
this
,
How
so
(
quoth
the
flie
)
thus
(
quoth
the
spyder
)
Thou
grantst
,
where
faughters
do
an
enterprise
,
Whiche
,
worthy
death
the
lawe
doth
cosider
Thenterpriser
shall
apeale
in
no
wise
But
take
suche
chaunce
,
as
by
lawe
there
doth
ryse
Adewe
arbiterment
:
and
nisi
prius
,
In
stede
of
twelue
or
twaine
:
one
shall
nowe
trie
vs
.
What
one
shall
that
be
?
my selfe
quoth
he
.
Thy
dede
done
here
:
hath
by
lawe
here
,
death
sure
,
Alonely
to
be
tride
at
wyll
of
me
.
At
mine
erste
sewte
,
(
saide
the
flie
)
here
in
vre
,
Ye
promised
iustice
to
be
so
pure
,
That
with
or
against
me
,
ye
wolde
nought
do
,
But
as
my selfe
in
reason
muste
gre
to
.
Wherin
we
being
cumminge
towarde
the
pointe
In
performance
of
promise
:
to
see
triall
,
Nowe
is
iuste
iustice
,
so
iotted
out
of
ieinte
,
That
ye
here
vniustely
,
stande
at
deniall
,
To
do
me
iustice
and
wolde
by
power
ryall
:
Sirecte
mine
acquitall
or
condemnacion
,
Euen
as
wyll
in
both
:
weith
your
acceptacion
.
Flie
:
doest
thou
waie
my
will
herein
thus
lighte
?
In
euery
pety
courte
of
copy
holde
,
All
grauntes
that
passe
,
passing
in
their
moste
mighte
Passe
to
holde
at
lordes
will
,
and
so
enrolde
.
Syr
(
quoth
the
flie
)
copy
holders
of
olde
,
Holde
to
them
and
theirs
,
at
wyll
of
the
lorde
,
As
with
custome
of
the
maner
doth
acorde
.
But
this
terme
custome
:
standeth
not
here
idle
Custome
(
in
many
cases
)
semeth
to
me
,
To
tenauntes
a
bukler
.
to
lordes
a
bridle
.
From
trespassing
wherin
if
tenauntes
se
,
(
On
their
partes
)
customes
kepte
as
thei
shoulde
be
,
The
will
of
the
lorde
moste
wilfully
bente
,
Winthe
nought
worthe
a
bente
,
by
customs
extents
.
Were
this
windowe
your
maner
in
freholde
And
flies
here
your
copie
holders
knowne
clere
.
And
that
I
:
being
your
tenaunt
,
ye
wolde
Ley
in
me
,
breche
of
custome
to
apere
.
Yet
shoulde
not
your
onely
will
be
iudge
here
.
For
as
t
homage
(
vpon
their
othe
)
present
,
So
custome
bindthe
the
lordes
wyll
in
iudgement
.
Flie
:
thinkste
thou
this
case
a
bukler
for
the
?
This
case
:
to
our
case
(
quoth
the
flie
)
being
scande
Is
nother
sworde
to
you
:
nor
bukler
to
me
.
With
sworde
and
bukler
we
maie
goe
or
stande
,
Betwene
bothe
cases
and
touche
neither
hande
.
This
case
:
to
lordes
and
tenauntes
:
is
concurrant
.
But
you
are
not
my
lorde
,
nor
I
your
tenant
.
ornament
¶
The
●●ie
claimeth
all
holes
in
all
windowes
to
be
●●●es
in
●●eholde
:
and
that
spiders
shoulde
builde
by
the
sydes
or
in
the
●oppe●
:
whiche
case
to
be
●ride
by
law
or
custome
,
thei
in
maner
agree
:
but
the
flie
mouing
it
to
be
tride
at
the
comon
law
,
the
spider
re●●seth
it
:
wherupon
ariseth
mattier
of
d●gression
,
in
which
the
flie
commendeth
the
spider
for
expedite
heringe
herof
,
brefely
definyng
the
propertie
of
iustice
,
mercy
,
and
tyrannie
.
Cap.
25.
depiction of spider and fly story
I
take
not
my selfe
apointed
to
pates
,
As
you
will
set
limittes
and
bownds
fer
or
nere
But
clerely
I
claime
:
all
holes
in
all
lates
,
To
be
flies
freholde
.
as
maie
right
well
apere
,
Where
I
distribed
when
I
prescribed
here
.
Your
auntiters
buildinge
:
the
sydes
and
the
top
.
As
●●ise
at
libertee
,
in
and
out
might
chop
.
And
as
lawe
and
custome
or
the
tone
of
them
,
Shall
iudge
this
pointe
:
wherin
standth
muche
parte
of
all
,
To
that
will
I
stande
:
refusinge
none
of
them
.
Standinge
with
your
plesure
this
case
so
stande
shall
,
Then
quoth
the
spider
take
custome
:
let
lawe
fall
.
●awe
can
●ittle
saie
herein
.
Lawe
muste
refar
,
The
iudgement
,
to
custome
to
make
or
mar
.
For
●rew
trying
of
custome
.
Sir
(
quoth
the
flie
)
,
The
lawe
(
please
it
you
)
maie
trie
how
custome
weith
,
What
lawe
flie
?
the
comon
lawe
syr
thinke
I
,
Where
shall
we
trie
flie
:
what
that
lawe
herein
seith
?
In
west
minster
halle
syr
.
Why
flie
by
thy
feith
,
Wold●●e
thou
place
this
case
:
wheron
hangeth
the
sum
,
Where
(
thou
saiste
)
I
nor
no
spider
maie
●um
?
How
fer
arte
thou
from
the
quitee
towarde
me
,
That
thou
desyrest
in
me
towarde
the
to
growe
Thou
woldste
bring
forth
a
thousande
flise
for
the
,
Where
no
one
spider
:
for
me
maie
make
showe
.
And
so
by
stelthe
woldste
win
mine
ouerthrowe
.
The
lawe
is
one
grounde
of
fowre
(
quoth
the
fly
,
)
Whiche
your
former
graunte
,
graunth
to
t●ie
all
by
.
And
though
custome
(
as
who
saie
)
in
respecte
Of
triall
in
this
case
:
is
it selfe
lawe
.
Yet
(
I
saie
)
la●e
,
for
foorme
in
pleding
directe
,
Aparence
of
that
triall
for
the
to
drawe
,
Is
mete
to
be
had
.
I
graunte
thee
that
,
dawe
.
But
not
without
this
,
that
we
both
do
agre
,
The
pleding
to
be
:
where
both
present
maie
be
,
It
is
meete
(
quoth
the
flie
)
and
by
you
well
we●de
.
(
Vrgente
cause
excepte
)
where
mattier
shall
procede
,
Againste
any
person
:
or
persons
leide
,
That
he
or
thei
answere
presently
in
dede
.
And
in
greattest
crymes
,
this
hath
greattest
nede
.
For
in
crymes
moste
criminal
:
that
lawe
is
peine
The
charged
partie
:
shall
no
counsaile
obteine
.
Whiche
shouth
that
lawe
:
in
moste
nede
,
least
helpè
●alow
.
Wherto
:
if
the
partie
be
kepte
in
absence
,
So
that
he
:
nor
no
man
for
him
maie
auow
,
Any
worde
in
plea
:
pleadid
for
his
defence
,
This
law
is
sumwhat
sore
,
in
my
conscience
.
Though
faire
tales
in
mine
eare
,
peinte
this
a
feire
race
,
Yet
in
mine
Iie
:
this
case
hath
a
crabed
face
.
Sins
ye
denie
me
not
lawe
:
but
ye
denie
,
To
pleade
this
plea
:
where
ye
present
maie
not
be
,
Of
that
denial
:
apeerth
so
good
cause
why
,
That
I
shall
not
only
moste
gladly
agre
,
To
haue
it
pleaded
where
we
both
shall
decre
,
But
also
I
reioice
:
that
your selfe
espieth
,
This
gall
in
this
case
:
and
what
ill
therin
lyeth
.
One
other
ioie
(
with
many
sorowse
)
I
haue
.
The
cause
wherof
,
commendth
you
vnspecablie
.
In
lesse
tyme
(
in
maner
)
then
my selfe
could
craue
,
After
I
am
broughte
●ere
:
in
prison
to
lie
,
It
stanth
with
your
plesure
:
moste
charitablie
,
To
here
,
ye
and
determine
out
of
hande
.
How
my
case
standth
,
and
wherto
my selfe
shall
stande
.
Oh
(
maister
spider
(
the
selfe
dedes
done
in
this
,
Commende
you
more
,
then
may
pen
or
tunge
of
man
,
Thatachid
of
suspicion
:
or
facte
amis
,
Enquerie
at
full
had
,
quickely
as
ye
can
,
As
iustice
iudgeth
,
streighte
to
dispatche
him
than
,
Not
letting
him
lie
:
tyll
his
lyms
rot
or
lame
,
Iustice
and
mer●ie
:
both
concurre
in
the
same
.
Flie
(
quoth
the
spider
)
fauour
is
not
al
loste
,
Shewde
vnto
the
for
thou
canste
consider
it
.
But
many
other
flise
ther
be
in
the
coste
,
In
hauing
lyke
fauour
:
the
diuell
spede
the
whit
,
The●
do
ponder
it
:
wherfore
it
is
not
fit
,
When
chaunce
or
deserte
:
fl●se
into
prison
strike
.
To
vse
frowarde
and
flexibill
flise
:
a
lyke
,
Iustice
(
quoth
the
flie
)
weith
what
,
and
why
to
do
.
Not
to
whom
to
do
,
by
fauor
,
mede
,
or
frey
,
The
man
is
not
the
marke
:
that
iustise
shooteth
to
,
The
mans
matter
:
Iustice
shooteth
at
alweie
.
Betwene
god
:
and
the
diuell
:
Iustice
doth
displey
,
His
baner
indifferently
.
Yeldinge
eche
parte
,
In
all
dewe
dewtise
,
the
very
dew
desarte
▪
Mercy
:
ioynde
with
iustice
doth
either
remit
Or
qualifie
peines
,
that
dewe
by
iustice
seme
.
Tiranie
not
with
iustice
,
but
against
it
:
Not
weiyng
deserte
,
awardth
peines
most
extreme
.
Tyranie
,
and
mercy
,
thus
maie
we
here
dems
Tyrany
:
not
with
but
againste
iustice
showth
,
Mercy
with
:
and
not
against
iustice
growth
.
Iustice
place
I
here
,
in
the
middes
as
who
saie
.
Mercy
on
the
right
hande
of
iustice
to
stande
.
Tiranie
on
the
lefte
hande
.
now
if
we
sweie
,
From
the
streight
lyne
of
iustice
:
to
either
hande
,
That
sweie
muste
nedes
bringe
our
sweiyng
to
be
scande
,
As
we
maie
apere
to
sweie
aparantly
,
Either
towarde
mercie
,
or
towarde
tyrany
.
But
in
leaning
to
any
hande
of
these
twaine
,
From
sole
iustice
:
when
we
encline
to
decline
,
As
comon
welthe
in
this
case
maie
vs
mainteine
,
From
corrupte
construction
,
this
case
to
define
,
I
wish
that
we
:
eche
as
our
callinges
asine
,
Maie
leane
to
that
hande
with
mete
strength
,
or
vigor
,
That
mercy
leanth
vnto
:
rather
than
rygor
.
ornament
¶
The
flie
(
for
cause
here
appering
)
desireth
to
repete
his
distinction
of
iustice
,
mercie
,
&
tiranie
,
which
the
spider
denith
,
wherwith
the
flie
leith
to
the
spider
,
breche
of
a
promes
made
to
him
before
in
discharge
,
wherof
the
spider
answereth
.
C.
26.
depiction of spider and fly story
THe
spider
hunge
downe
both
his
hed
and
his
lyp
.
Like
one
that
had
nought
:
or
wist
nought
:
what
to
speke
.
Wherwith
thought
the
flie
:
I
haue
geuen
him
a
nyp
,
These
distinctions
:
haue
shewde
his
parte
so
weke
,
That
studiyng
for
matter
:
he
findth
none
to
breke
.
But
where
he
thought
the
spider
in
study
depe
,
He
was
deceiued
:
the
spider
was
a
slepe
.
And
herwith
sterting
awake
,
fy
slouth
quoth
he
.
I
had
forgot
my selfe
.
I
herde
my selfe
rout
.
Naie
sir
(
quoth
the
flie
)
ye
had
forgotten
me
,
The
beste
parte
(
for
my
parte
)
ye
haue
slepte
quite
out
.
Naie
not
all
flie
:
for
I
put
the
out
of
dout
.
Of
all
thy
wordes
had
:
in
my
commendacion
,
I
herde
euery
worde
:
and
can
make
relation
.
But
thine
entre
:
to
matter
more
serious
,
Brought
me
a
slepe
:
but
I
prey
the
hertelie
,
What
the
pointe
of
that
case
so
imperious
,
The
pith
is
the
distinction
:
quoth
the
flie
,
Betwene
iustice
,
mercy
,
and
tyranie
.
Whiche
:
sins
you
herde
not
:
and
it
muche
mete
to
here
I
shall
repete
to
you
in
forme
brefe
and
clere
.
That
wolde
(
quoth
the
spider
)
make
me
slepe
againe
.
And
phisike
forbidth
me
to
sleape
twise
a
daie
,
Repeticion
hereof
I
denie
thee
plaine
.
Reason
,
lawe
,
custome
,
and
conscience
:
ye
saie
,
Shal
(
quoth
the
flie
)
all
our
present
matter
waie
.
But
touching
reason
,
lawe
,
custome
,
and
conscience
,
Two
of
those
fowre
principles
:
are
gone
euen
sens
.
Which
two
(
quoth
the
spider
?
)
these
two
(
quoth
the
flie
)
Reason
,
and
conscience
as
how
flie
quoth
he
?
as
thus
quoth
the
flie
.
Ye
retreted
latelie
,
And
reuokte
a
case
:
which
ye
had
graunted
me
,
Touching
cumming
here
:
against
my
will
to
be
.
At
whiche
:
when
I
grudged
:
ye
made
me
promise
,
To
haue
in
the
lyke
case
,
lybertee
lykewyse
.
And
nowe
when
I
wolde
(
not
reuoke
)
but
repete
This
pe●e
:
for
my
parte
,
ye
plainly
that
denie
.
What
reason
or
conscience
is
here
to
gete
,
Good
reason
:
and
good
conscience
:
felow
flie
.
But
since
reason
is
sufficient
this
to
trie
,
Let
conscience
(
I
saie
)
staie
:
till
the
laste
instante
.
Least
narow
conscience
,
resons
wyde
scope
might
scant
.
And
vpon
perusing
:
let
reason
streight
iudge
,
How
far
fled
from
reason
:
thy selfe
herin
arte
.
My
retreted
case
(
wherat
thou
didst
erste
grudge
)
Is
:
of
matter
present
:
a
principall
parte
.
Betwene
whiche
:
and
thy
case
thou
maist
driue
a
carte
.
Distinction
of
termes
:
in
our
maine
matter
mente
,
Is
(
at
nexte
)
a
very
fer
fet
incidente
.
But
though
thou
wilte
saie
,
thou
canst
draw
this
thy
case
.
To
stande
with
(
or
within
)
our
gronnde
principall
.
Yet
is
it
nedeles
,
to
be
brought
here
in
place
.
Distinction
of
these
termes
:
and
other
all
.
I
knowe
:
and
can
weie
:
as
well
as
a
flie
shall
,
This
degression
:
in
tellyng
:
loste
tyme
before
,
And
now
in
repeting
:
it
wolde
lese
tyme
more
,
Sir
:
it
maie
lengthe
tyme
:
but
not
lese
tyme
:
frende
flie
,
Lengthe
of
time
:
is
no
losse
of
tyme
to
the
in
ded●
.
Lengthe
of
tyme
is
thy
geine
:
but
I
lese
therbie
.
Long
tyme
winth
the
long
lyfe
.
And
leseth
my
quicke
spede
.
Which
I
shulde
quikly
haue
:
weare
this
quikly
decrede
,
Of
this
my
frewtles
walke
:
auoiding
the
waie
,
To
wyn
weie
more
frewtfull
:
this
waie
lets
asaie
.
From
pith
of
this
proces
(
flie
)
where
we
fled
out
,
Thether
retrete
we
:
more
losse
of
time
to
flee
.
This
repetition
whiche
thou
woldste
bringe
aboute
,
As
winnig
therof
winth
nought
at
lengthe
to
thee
,
So
lesing
therof
leseth
nought
at
lengthe
by
me
.
Sins
repeticion
,
the
flie
coulde
not
recouer
,
He
shoke
his
head
,
and
so
lete
it
passe
ouer
.
ornament
¶
The
spider
(
reducing
the
●ly
to
the
principal
matter
)
moueth
the
triall
to
be
had
in
his
owne
lordeship
:
which
the
flie
misliketh
.
wheron
eusueth
a
glaunce
at
the
diuersitee
of
gouernemente
,
betwene
one
spyder
and
twelue
flise
.
Cap.
27.
depiction of spider and fly story
Ere
while
(
by
prescripsion
)
of
old
fliese
thou
leydst
,
All
holes
in
lattes
:
to
be
other
fliese
and
thine
.
In
which
prescripcion
against
vs
:
as
thou
seydst
,
Acustomed
right
in
windowes
doth
define
,
In
the
top
and
sides
:
our
building
to
assine
,
Which
I
denide
:
saieng
our
forefathers
old
,
Prescribed
for
vs
,
to
byld
here
:
where
we
wold
.
Vpon
this
issue
thou
sheudst
thy selfe
content
,
That
custome
should
(
being
pleaded
in
lawe
)
Iudge
how
the
case
standeth
by
customes
extent
.
Pleading
wherof
:
to
common
lawe
thou
didst
drawe
.
Pleading
wherin
:
as
thou
saidst
:
and
I
sawe
,
Should
be
in
such
place
as
I
could
not
cum
to
:
I
denide
triall
there
,
and
denie
it
I
do
.
Which
deniall
to
be
reason
,
thy selfe
told
,
And
here
:
from
purpose
principall
:
out
fled
we
By
thy
digressing
.
But
againe
to
take
hold
,
And
go
foorth
therin
,
now
let
vs
further
see
,
(
Sins
the
common
lawe
)
is
as
vnmeete
for
mee
As
meete
for
thee
(
to
pleade
custome
herein
)
What
other
meete
meane
:
for
vs
both
,
we
may
win
.
What
thinke
you
(
quoth
the
flie
)
freend
flie
this
thinke
I
,
Sins
I
will
not
:
and
thou
canst
not
,
go
hence
,
So
that
we
both
shall
remaine
here
presently
,
To
here
and
answere
in
personall
presence
,
Lawe
,
in
my
lordship
:
must
trie
customes
defence
.
Be
ye
there
againe
(
quoth
the
flie
)
by
my
fay
We
shall
catch
bydres
to
morow
:
and
flies
to
day
.
Will
is
now
cum
in
againe
:
and
must
be
cald
law
,
By
thy
ground
laid
for
copy
hold
at
will
,
It
seemth
:
thou
needst
not
care
for
my
will
a
straw
,
As
t
homage
presenteth
(
saidst
thou
)
good
or
ill
,
So
doth
the
lords
will
,
in
iudgement
saue
or
spill
.
So
should
the
lordes
will
do
sir
,
I
therin
ment
,
But
here
goth
the
hare
away
:
right
to
preuent
,
I
:
being
nother
spider
,
nor
spiders
peere
,
Nor
spiders
tenaunt
,
nor
spiders
freend
(
ye
say
)
I
may
haue
quick
speede
:
and
faile
of
good
speede
heere
.
Though
t
homage
shuld
vprightly
the
verdite
lay
,
And
the
lord
(
in
iudgement
)
with
the
right
likewise
way
,
Yet
sum
say
,
sumtime
,
that
the
law
is
eended
,
In
sum
case
,
in
sum
place
:
as
folke
are
freended
.
And
I
(
quoth
the
spider
)
being
nother
flie
,
Nor
to
any
flie
,
of
aliaunce
or
kin
,
Nor
taken
any
flies
frende
:
why
may
not
I
In
any
pleading
place
:
saue
that
we
be
in
,
Dought
there
(
as
thou
dredst
here
)
good
speede
to
win
.
This
case
shall
kepe
our
case
:
as
the
case
now
falles
,
Both
from
westminster
hall
:
and
all
such
law
halles
.
Thou
being
abrode
,
buzzing
in
euery
place
,
Where
thou
hast
more
freendship
,
or
les
enmitee
Then
I
haue
:
thou
maist
in
eury
place
purchase
Freendes
against
me
:
mo
then
I
against
thee
.
And
when
we
in
pleading
,
ioind
in
issue
bee
,
Thou
maist
finde
freendshyp
,
to
impanell
the
quest
,
Of
twelue
such
freendly
flies
,
as
seme
for
thee
best
.
Whiche
kinde
of
triall
(
for
my
parte
)
I
lyke
nat.
Wise
lernde
counsaile
,
costly
fine
pleas
firste
deuise
,
With
coste
and
peine
longe
folowde
.
And
after
that
,
Twelue
vnlerned
rude
ignorant
corrupte
flise
,
Shall
strike
the
stroke
,
as
blinde
affection
doth
rise
.
By
excellent
wittes
:
lawe
is
euer
begoon
,
And
by
ignorant
wittes
:
ende
of
lawe
ofte
woon
.
Whiche
to
helpe
,
were
I
one
of
the
procurers
,
I
wolde
thinke
it
far
better
to
breede
vp
in
broode
,
One
wise
trew
iudge
:
then
twelue
folish
false
iurers
,
It
is
(
quoth
the
flie
)
as
olde
flise
vnderstoode
,
Not
more
harde
(
for
spiders
)
to
spie
twelue
flise
good
,
Then
easy
(
for
flise
)
to
finde
one
spider
noughte
,
And
now
note
we
here
:
to
what
ende
this
is
brought
,
In
place
of
twelue
flise
:
were
one
spider
plaste
,
To
geue
verdite
and
iudgement
:
of
matters
clere
,
Yet
might
that
change
bring
smal
good
spede
:
in
great
haste
,
One
wyly
lernde
spider
might
hurte
as
muche
here
,
As
twelue
vnlernde
blunte
flise
:
by
ought
doth
apere
,
And
twelue
good
flise
shulde
(
for
all
flise
are
not
yll
,
)
Do
more
good
then
one
yll
spider
:
wey
who
will
.
Betwene
one
good
spyder
:
and
twelne
ill
flise
,
Or
those
twelue
flise
good
:
and
that
one
spider
yll
,
Apte
comparison
(
quoth
the
spider
)
doth
not
here
ryse
,
But
that
one
:
and
those
twelue
:
draw
we
here
vntill
.
(
To
worke
good
or
ill
)
of
one
good
or
ill
wyll
And
so
then
beste
or
worste
,
twelue
or
one
:
let
vs
try
,
Thone
beste
sorte
of
two
:
to
gouerne
windowes
by
.
And
the
one
spiders
parte
(
in
this
parte
)
I
le
take
.
And
i
le
take
parte
with
the
twelue
flise
(
quoth
the
fly
)
I
le
ley
firste
(
quoth
the
spider
your
parte
to
shake
,
)
Resons
:
leide
by
a
learned
clerke
formerly
.
For
the
rule
of
one
ruler
capitally
.
Whose
arche
articles
here
togither
to
wey
,
In
these
nexte
woordes
here
togither
:
I
will
ley
.
Exampling
the
gouernement
of
one
moste
hie
,
He
puth
the
three
persons
:
whiche
three
,
are
god
one
.
And
further
he
bringth
in
(
this
texemplifie
)
The
ship
,
on
one
keele
all
partes
stande
:
eurychone
.
The
house
:
standth
vnder
one
top
rafter
alone
.
Thoste
,
vnder
one
captaine
.
Bese
vnder
one
be
.
The
cranes
one
crane
.
the
herde
one
shepherde
saith
he
.
To
this
(
quoth
the
flie
)
an
other
clerke
answerith
.
Similitude
of
god
and
man
.
To
man
and
man
,
As
far
wyde
:
as
far
fet
:
the
matter
varith
.
And
lybertee
(
being
gods
great
gifte
to
scan
)
To
take
from
all
,
no
one
by
autoritee
can
.
As
who
saie
:
any
one
mans
autoritee
,
Shall
not
or
shulde
not
,
lese
all
mens
lybertee
.
Further
(
he
saith
)
one
mannes
iudgement
is
subdewde
,
To
yll
affectes
,
soner
then
many
can
be
.
As
one
booket
of
water
(
in
reson
vewde
)
May
soner
be
poisoned
:
we
in
reason
se
,
Then
may
a
poole
or
a
ponde
,
and
more
saith
he
,
Though
one
crane
gyde
all
,
where
euer
cranes
range
,
Yet
:
nowe
this
one
:
then
that
one
:
thei
ofte
times
change
,
Whiche
exsaumple
partely
doth
your
parte
apall
.
For
it
as
muche
maie
a
senate
signify
.
As
one
:
one
tyme
chosen
,
all
times
to
rule
all
,
And
where
all
beese
folow
one
bee
:
vnchangeably
,
Yet
is
that
bee
:
of
a
more
exelensy
.
And
of
an
other
kynde
:
then
thother
beese
are
.
As
the
sheperde
aboue
the
herde
:
he
did
declare
.
This
laste
sample
moueth
choice
of
one
ruler
in
place
,
Of
a
more
exelent
kynde
,
then
the
reste
be
.
The
saide
lernde
man
(
quoth
the
spyder
)
in
this
race
,
Repliyng
to
your
clerkes
resons
,
this
saith
he
,
First
where
your
clerke
saith
:
one
wightes
auctorite
Can
not
take
all
from
libertee
,
this
man
seith
.
T
is
not
lybertee
,
to
liue
as
mans
will
weith
,
But
to
liue
in
th
ordinance
of
good
lawse
.
And
the
order
of
nature
(
saith
he
)
assinthe
,
Sum
to
serue
,
sum
to
rule
,
as
aptenes
drawse
.
The
weake
wit
:
stronge
of
body
,
to
seruice
enclinthe
.
The
witty
lernde
head
,
reason
towarde
rule
combinthe
,
And
a
kyng
calde
in
scripture
goddes
anointed
,
Hath
(
of
god
)
giftes
aboue
the
reste
apointed
.
God
promiseth
to
rule
the
hartes
of
kynges
,
Whiche
gifte
showth
a
kyng
aboue
the
reste
,
And
where
it
is
more
harde
(
by
your
clarkes
saiynges
)
To
corrupte
many
:
then
one
,
so
our
clarke
witnes●e
,
More
easy
to
finde
one
good
,
then
many
,
thus
selfe
,
Th
argument
of
these
two
,
and
our
clerke
anone
,
Chokte
your
clerke
with
one
reason
ioinde
hervpone
.
These
thre
kyndes
of
comon
welthe
,
he
tride
.
Of
a
kynge
,
of
the
peeres
,
and
of
comons
laste
.
In
whiche
as
there
maie
be
:
three
good
rulinges
weide
,
So
maie
be
in
these
thre
,
thre
yll
rulinges
caste
.
In
rule
of
a
kynge
,
tiranie
may
blow
blaste
.
In
peeres
,
vsurping
.
In
few
comons
gouernance
,
All
to
be
gouernours
:
maie
them selues
auaunce
.
Now
:
whose
contrary
is
worst
(
saith
he
)
thatꝭ
best
.
But
tyrane
is
worste
of
these
thre
,
ergo
,
Rule
or
reigne
of
a
kyng
is
beste
:
manifeste
.
This
is
the
conclusion
of
our
clarke
:
and
so
,
Th
argument
(
in
effecte
)
endth
without
worde
mo
.
Which
:
for
rule
preferde
in
a
senate
or
prince
,
For
one
or
many
rulers
,
doth
thy
parte
conuince
.
Syr
(
quoth
the
flie
)
these
olde
clarkes
clarkly
saiyng
,
The
repeting
therof
let
vs
leue
of
quighte
.
And
fall
we
to
reason
:
of
weighty
waiyng
,
Experience
,
herein
sene
in
our
owne
sighte
.
On
whose
syde
these
or
these
lyke
cases
run
righte
.
Be
et
(
quoth
the
spider
)
but
ere
we
enter
that
,
Here
me
clere
a
case
:
that
might
displease
sumwhat
.
In
that
we
(
in
this
case
)
draw
nere
to
compare
,
A
spider
to
a
kyng
:
and
flise
to
a
senate
,
Contectors
that
capcious
or
curious
are
,
(
If
cause
shall
:
to
them
:
our
talke
communicate
)
May
chaunce
to
coniect●
:
that
we
two
derogate
,
Those
two
estates
,
in
that
we
two
do
deuise
,
To
cowple
kynges
and
peeres
,
with
spiders
and
flise
.
But
witnes
thou
with
me
,
as
I
wyll
with
the.
That
for
my
parte
I
know
:
and
for
thine
I
trow
,
We
no
whit
meane
those
states
:
Imbased
to
be
.
By
our
talke
,
as
a
kynge
in
propertee
to
show
.
Lyke
a
spider
:
or
comparison
to
grow
.
In
flise
and
a
senate
.
For
propertee
of
flise
.
Moste
rude
of
vs
.
Not
so
rude
:
that
tenterprise
.
Syr
(
quoth
the
flie
)
as
you
here
for
your selfe
saie
,
So
may
you
here
assuredly
for
me
sweare
.
This
example
meane
I
:
to
respecte
no
waie
,
But
only
th
order
of
rule
:
that
those
states
beare
.
And
so
resembling
them
and
vs
,
I
whyle
eare
,
Entended
,
by
waie
of
example
,
to
treate
.
And
do
so
(
quoth
the
spider
,
an
ende
to
beate
.
Then
(
with
your
fauer
)
haue
at
it
(
quoth
the
flie
.
)
Passing
from
all
former
clarkely
argument
,
To
our
owne
experience
familierly
.
For
flise
gouernement
,
I
le
shew
good
reason
bente
.
By
sample
of
a
senate
.
Standing
in
extente
,
At
this
present
daie
.
From
hundrethes
of
yeres
paste
,
To
this
daie
prospering
,
and
so
lyke
to
laste
.
It selfe
being
but
a
citee
,
Doth
yet
possesse
,
Kyngdomes
:
fer
from
it
:
in
ciuile
order
suche
,
As
no
kynge
hath
one
realme
in
more
quietnesse
.
Iuste
iustice
goth
forth
there
,
who
euer
gruche
.
Their
people
obedient
,
few
other
so
muche
.
This
sample
of
senate
:
for
flyse
rewle
I
saie
,
Againste
one
spyder
,
or
one
kynge
here
I
laie
.
The
moste
(
quoth
the
spider
)
that
this
makth
for
the
,
Is
that
,
that
senate
:
rewith
as
well
as
a
kyng
.
To
whiche
one
senate
(
for
mo
there
none
be
)
Many
kynges
,
in
many
realmes
:
haue
sole
gouerning
.
Eche
one
of
whose
gouernance
,
all
(
or
moste
,
)
prouing
.
In
both
kyndes
of
comon
welthe
:
since
thei
began
,
As
good
as
that
one
●enate
,
scan
who
can
scan
.
One
kynges
rule
as
good
:
as
one
senates
rule
is
,
Compareth
herin
(
For
rule
)
both
our
partes
euen
.
And
many
kynges
rulyng
so
,
the
nomber
in
this
,
Shouth
thy
side
,
to
the
worste
shore
to
be
dreuen
.
And
by
one
reason
mo
,
more
weakenes
is
geuen
.
Vnto
thy
parte
:
whiche
plainly
shall
apere
,
In
these
my
nexte
wordes
,
now
folowing
here
.
Although
those
senatours
in
sondry
respectes
,
Seme
equall
for
gouernance
in
open
show
,
Yet
in
other
sondry
respectes
profe
directes
,
Show
:
of
one
amonge
all
:
aboue
all
to
grow
.
One
hath
of
all
,
these
place
,
and
reuerence
we
know
,
In
whose
estate
:
staie
of
the
reste
doth
moste
stande
.
Hauing
voice
,
as
muche
as
twaine
:
in
his
owne
hande
.
In
many
and
moste
thinges
.
Preeminence
he
hath
,
Moste
lyke
to
kyngly
superiorite
.
Two
partes
of
three
:
in
senates
gyding
path
.
Are
drawne
out
of
kyngly
rule
,
in
properte
.
Without
whiche
:
to
gouerne
well
,
it
will
not
be
.
Thus
a
senates
rewle
.
wherin
ye
your
brag
brought
,
Backyng
aide
of
a
kynges
tewle
(
ye
se
)
doth
nought
,
I
coulde
(
quoth
the
fly
)
say
more
but
I
will
not
.
This
case
standth
not
in
our
case
principally
,
This
law
:
or
that
law
:
what
law
stande
,
it
skill
not
.
So
the
law
and
ministers
:
geue
iustice
iustely
,
My
cause
is
so
iuste
,
that
no
iuste
lawe
feare
I
,
Nor
for
euery
faute
in
lawes
:
or
lawiers
geste
,
To
remoue
lawes
or
lawiers
,
I
thinke
not
best
.
Corrupcion
in
lawes
:
or
ministers
of
lawse
,
I
wish
vs
to
redresse
:
rather
then
remeue
,
Either
lawes
or
lawyers
:
without
weighty
cause
,
The
case
:
vpon
light
cause
:
if
we
shulde
ofte
prene
,
Where
it
shulde
ease
one
:
it
myght
twenty
agreue
,
Deuysers
in
suche
thinges
:
may
soner
deuise
,
To
shew
ten
mischeues
:
then
shape
two
remedise
.
Thou
saist
well
(
saide
the
spider
)
but
to
reuolue
,
Th
impediment
in
lawe
of
fonde
flie
Iurers
,
I
can
no
waie
other
waie
resolue
But
with
them
:
and
al
pelting
procurers
,
To
be
quite
cut
of
.
As
lawles
enurers
,
Of
verdites
false
or
foolish
:
in
this
or
that
,
Sumtymes
thei
care
not
:
moste
times
thei
know
not
what
.
And
sure
(
I
thinke
)
this
sore
might
be
salued
sone
.
Or
the
smarte
muche
easde
,
did
discrecion
deuise
,
And
diligence
put
in
vre
:
thinges
meete
to
be
done
,
But
to
lordes
:
lawes
lawiers
homage
and
iurise
,
Corrupte
frendship
:
thow
leydst
erste
here
in
suche
wise
.
As
it
generally
apereth
to
repine
.
Against
all
courtes
:
asmuch
as
against
mine
,
As
muche
?
ye
and
so
muche
more
sir
that
excepte
,
Your
owne
selfe
,
no
wight
in
your
courte
I
there
touchte
.
Your
courte
of
all
officers
is
so
clene
swepte
,
That
none
officer
in
that
courte
can
be
couchte
,
But
your selfe
.
For
your selfe
hath
your selfe
auouchte
,
Plaintif
,
pleader
,
iurer
,
Iudge
,
and
iailer
.
Stop
fly
(
what
)
from
a
reasoner
to
a
railer
?
I
cry
you
mercy
.
Sir
if
this
do
displease
,
I
reuerse
and
reuoke
it
streight
,
for
I
haue
:
As
small
apetight
,
as
I
shall
haue
small
ease
,
To
moue
you
.
Well
since
thou
forgeuenes
dost
craue
,
Stande
vp
fly
.
I
forgeue
euen
as
god
forgaue
.
And
how
our
saide
case
(
by
custome
)
shal
be
tride
,
Let
vs
yet
once
againe
serche
how
to
prouide
.
Concerning
that
prouision
syr
(
quoth
the
fly
)
If
we
here
(
in
this
your
present
courte
)
did
make
,
Agrement
:
to
try
this
determinately
.
Though
I
hope
(
as
I
hope
)
I
shoulde
no
wronge
take
,
Yet
humbly
I
beseche
you
:
for
my
mindes
sake
.
Sins
my
hartles
harte
against
this
triall
swels
,
To
graunte
to
trie
this
case
sum
way
,
sum
where
els
.
ornament
¶
Thei
agree
to
be
tride
by
arbitermente
,
whether
all
or
how
many
holes
in
all
windowes
belonge
to
spiders
,
and
how
many
to
flies
,
the
spider
chosing
for
his
parte
,
the
ant
or
pismere
.
the
fly
choosinge
for
his
side
,
the
butterfly
.
whervpon
thei
,
th
one
couple
in
one
parte
,
and
thother
couple
in
an
other
part
,
talke
togither
forthwith
.
Cap.
28.
depiction of spider and fly story
NOw
(
quoth
the
spider
)
by
this
crosse
of
ten
bonse
,
There
liueth
not
thy
lyke
(
for
a
flie
)
I
trow
,
For
tunge
wit
:
thou
arte
the
fly
for
the
nonse
.
But
go
to
:
let
vs
towarde
ende
sum
wey
grow
.
I
shoude
my
minde
laste
:
wherfore
thy
minde
now
show
.
What
waie
(
as
thou
thinkste
)
we
may
yet
best
puruey
,
To
knit
vp
this
knot
,
without
furder
deley
.
The
beste
waie
in
my
minde
when
all
waise
are
caste
,
Is
that
one
(
quoth
the
flie
)
that
I
touched
twyse
.
To
haue
bene
our
triall
,
in
all
cases
paste
.
Whiche
was
:
to
put
the
whole
in
comprimise
.
Flie
:
this
laste
one
case
:
to
be
tride
in
that
wyse
.
I
graunte
thee
.
I
thanke
you
(
quoth
the
fly
)
praiyng
,
That
we
maie
name
our
daisemen
in
this
daiyng
.
I
name
(
quoth
the
spider
)
a
cosin
of
mine
.
Perce
pismere
.
called
antony
ante
otherwise
.
Of
person
small
,
of
wit
great
vpright
and
fyne
.
And
I
(
quoth
the
flie
)
what
euer
hap
shall
rise
,
My
graund
syre
Bartilmew
butterfly
deuise
.
Ofbody
big
:
of
wit
and
speche
blunt
,
and
plaine
.
Well
(
quoth
the
spider
)
agre
we
on
these
twaine
.
Thei
did
so
:
and
forthwith
there
lighted
by
chaunce
,
Harde
by
the
copwebs
side
,
the
butterfly
.
Wherwith
one
of
the
yonge
spiders
did
auaunce
,
At
th
olde
spiders
commaundment
,
in
haste
to
hy
,
For
the
ant
to
repeire
to
him
by
and
by
.
Spede
cam
so
to
passe
,
that
at
th
olde
spiders
hande
,
The
yonge
spider
out
of
hande
,
brought
thante
to
stande
.
¶
The
spider
to
the
ant
,
and
flie
to
butterfly
(
after
woordes
of
gretinge
)
declare
,
that
thei
are
chosen
their
arbiters
herein
,
wherin
the
ant
and
butterfly
promise
to
do
their
beste
,
and
thei
then
anone
draw
al
fowre
together
in
(
or
at
)
the
copweb
.
C.
29.
depiction of spider and fly story
THe
ant
to
the
spider
made
curtsy
low
.
Wherwithal
the
spider
to
the
ant
did
draw
,
Smiling
and
becking
on
him
,
in
moste
louing
show
.
Thei
shoke
handes
:
manerly
as
euer
I
saw
.
But
for
flise
,
as
Stans
puer
ad
mensam
showth
law
,
For
makyng
of
curtsy
:
or
shaking
of
handes
,
Butterflise
pardon
flise
.
bounde
h●●●e
and
foote
in
bandes
,
The
spider
:
as
of
vse
in
talke
new
entri●
,
(
Frendes
are
of
frendes
:
the
state
of
their
frendes
frendly
,
)
Axte
how
his
cosins
(
thantꝭ
father
and
mother
)
did
.
His
brothers
sisters
with
all
kyn
and
aly
.
Thant
said
thei
did
well
.
And
in
lyke
wordes
harty
,
Axte
him
how
his
aunte
spider
and
all
theirs
farde
.
The
spider
with
thankes
to
thant
,
their
helthes
declarde
.
The
fly
of
the
butterfly
,
with
teares
tender
,
Axte
:
to
know
his
grandam
butterflise
estate
.
With
all
vncles
and
auntes
,
of
their
engender
.
The
butterfly
saide
well
.
And
did
him
animate
,
To
be
of
good
●here
.
False
harte
to
captiuate
.
Reason
then
ebbing
:
teares
of
natures
flowing
,
To
shew
their
grefes
as
reason
might
make
showing
,
The
spider
to
th
ant
.
And
fly
to
butterfly
,
Discourste
their
greues
a
parte
:
and
how
thei
therin
,
Refusinge
sundry
weise
of
ende
:
finally
,
Chose
them
twaine
for
arbiters
:
sum
ende
to
win
.
And
since
th
one
twaine
:
and
thother
twaine
:
are
of
kin
,
Thone
●hooseth
thou
,
thother
choseth
thother
.
Both
promisde
their
beste
,
the
tone
and
the
tother
.
¶
The
spider
declareth
,
and
the
flie
graunteth
thissue
to
be
,
that
all
flies
●laime
(
in
freholde
)
all
holes
in
all
windowes
to
bee
theirs
by
custome
:
and
spiders
claime
all
holes
with
all
partes
of
all
windowes
to
be
their
freholde
by
custom
:
and
after
talke
betwene
them
therin
had
,
thant
requireth
ful
instruction
of
the
two
parties
to
them
two
arviters
.
Cap.
30.
depiction of spider and fly story
THe
spider
and
fly
thanking
the
other
both
,
Thei●oure
thervpon
drawing
to gither
all
,
The
spyder
:
directly
to
the
matter
goth
.
Cosin
an
t
:
and
felow
buterfly
:
ye
shall
,
Vnderstande
:
that
we
twaine
do
you
twaine
now
call
,
Not
to
wey
all
cases
in
which
we
contende
,
But
one
.
on
whiche
one
,
all
seme
to
depende
.
The
fly
claimth
by
comon
custome
beyonde
minde
,
All
holes
in
all
lates
:
flies
freholde
to
be
.
And
spiders
(
saith
he
)
by
custome
are
asinde
,
To
bilde
at
sides
or
in
top
:
wherto
marke
ye
,
I
say
that
custome
awardthe
all
windowes
fre
,
At
spiders
willes
without
that
:
that
any
flise
,
Haue
ony
such
right
,
by
customes
warantise
.
That
this
is
our
issuee
,
we
do
both
agre
.
And
vpon
this
issue
.
we
be
both
agreede
,
That
you
two
:
by
arbiterment
shall
decre
,
What
custome
hath
herein
:
directely
decreede
.
Is
it
thus
●●ie
(
quoth
thant
)
yea
(
quoth
the
fly
)
in
deede
.
As
conscience
in
you
twaine
:
for
vs
twaiue
shall
try
,
How
custome
doth
stande
,
so
(
for
my
parte
)
stande
I.
Thou
semste
(
quoth
the
spider
)
a
costerde
monger
.
Conscience
euery
handwhile
thou
doste
cry
.
I
muste
(
quoth
the
flie
)
se
sum
token
stronger
.
Ere
I
can
suppose
you
of
that
mistery
.
I
call
not
for
conscience
more
comonly
.
Then
you
speake
of
it
seelde
,
flie
I
tolde
the
erste
.
Cause
why
:
that
conscience
at
laste
ende
shulde
be
perste
.
Thatꝭ
now
(
quoth
the
fly
)
if
these
two
now
take
ende
,
As
I
hope
thei
shall
,
but
here
me
thinkth
I
smell
,
That
your
cast
is
:
conscience
thus
to
suspende
,
Firste
till
th
ende
.
And
then
at
th
ende
faire
and
well
,
Cut
conscience
of
:
conscience
so
to
expell
,
As
when
all
is
done
,
conscience
may
saufely
saie
,
And
swere
:
that
conscience
cam
not
here
this
daie
.
Then
conscience
or
I
:
the
tone
shal
be
forsworne
.
Reason
,
law
,
custome
,
and
conscience
,
these
foure
,
To
be
our
growndes
in
triall
:
I
sware
beforne
.
Then
(
quoth
the
fly
)
in
laste
ende
:
of
this
laste
houre
,
Let
conscience
cum
in
:
to
saue
that
oth
of
youre
.
What
thinge
can
conscience
do
here
fly
saist
thou
?
Three
thinges
sir
(
saide
the
fly
)
whiche
I
will
tell
you
.
Firste
conscience
as
euen
balance
may
euenly
wey
,
What
custome
yeldth
to
spiders
,
and
what
to
flise
.
Seconde
,
conscience
may
wey
:
what
reason
can
ley
,
What
good
and
what
yll
,
custome
doth
exercise
:
In
either
parte
.
Thirdly
conscience
may
deuise
.
To
alow
the
good
:
and
disalow
the
ill
.
Wheron
:
these
two
may
awarde
:
as
conscience
will
.
These
two
fly
(
as
my
meaning
was
to
take
them
,
)
We
chose
daisemen
:
to
try
this
by
reason
clere
.
But
,
(
not
arbiters
,
)
chauncelers
thou
dost
make
them
.
By
conscience
to
iudge
,
how
much
custome
doth
here
.
And
what
good
or
ill
,
in
custome
doth
apere
.
Laste
case
of
whiche
twaine
(
by
thee
craftely
couchte
,
)
In
thissue
that
we
ioine
on
:
is
no
whit
touchte
.
The
pointe
that
we
pitche
on
:
to
try
out
the
soth
,
By
reason
(
not
scrupulous
conscience
,
)
is
this
.
Not
what
custome
is
,
but
what
custome
doth
.
How
good
or
how
ill
:
custome
it selfe
is
,
Is
an
other
farder
case
.
(
Which
fly
,
I
wis
,
When
we
shall
try
(
by
conscience
with
reason
)
It
wyll
bringe
small
brag
for
thy
side
to
season
.
For
fine
:
cosin
an
t
,
and
good
man
butterfly
,
What
entreste
custome
doth
geue
to
him
and
me
,
How
muche
or
how
little
:
in
windowse
low
or
by
,
As
you
by
reason
agre
,
so
I
agre
.
To
this
axte
the
butterfly
(
fly
)
what
say
ye
?
Since
:
who
may
not
as
he
will
,
muste
as
he
may
,
I
say
(
saide
the
fly
)
as
maister
spider
doth
say
.
There
saidst
thou
wysely
(
saide
the
spider
)
and
note
.
Thou
shalte
by
that
saiyng
no
damage
sustaine
.
If
reason
win
thee
this
case
euery
iote
,
Conscience
(
by
reason
)
muste
me
streighte
constraine
,
Iobey
reasons
awarde
,
at
handes
of
these
twaine
.
And
pas
thei
with
me
,
I
promise
mine
assente
,
To
vse
the
gaine
,
as
conscience
yeldth
extente
.
So
saide
and
so
done
(
quoth
the
butterfly
)
in
feith
,
(
Son
fly
)
this
is
of
maister
spider
well
waide
.
Yea
syr
(
quoth
the
fly
)
I
here
well
what
he
seith
,
God
rewarde
his
maistership
:
it
is
well
saide
.
Pleaseth
you
(
quoth
thant
euidence
may
be
laide
.
By
your selues
or
other
:
wherby
we
twaine
maie
,
Perceiue
(
in
reason
)
wherto
custome
doth
waie
.
Ye
(
quoth
the
spider
)
cosin
cum
we
hither
.
Thei
as
far
as
thei
list
:
withdrew
them selues
quight
.
The
butterfly
and
fly
:
drawing
togither
,
As
far
,
not
as
thei
liste
,
as
far
as
thei
might
,
Thei
two
telling
their
tales
,
as
I
shall
resight
.
Whiche
two
tales
though
I
:
as
in
one
time
hid
here
,
Yet
first
th
one
:
and
then
thother
:
must
here
apere
.
Though
two
eares
in
one
instant
two
tales
here
may
,
One
tunge
:
in
one
instant
:
two
tales
can
not
tell
,
Since
th
one
of
these
two
tales
:
must
stande
here
in
stay
,
Till
thother
be
tolde
,
I
thinke
it
will
do
well
,
The
flise
and
the
butterflise
talke
to
expell
,
Or
suspende
.
tyll
the
spiders
talke
with
the
ant
,
Ye
may
vnderstande
:
whiche
is
nexte
aparant
.
ornament
¶
Thei
(
in
couples
seperate
againe
)
declare
eche
how
he
wolde
haue
his
arbiter
handle
his
parte
:
and
firste
is
here
tolde
in
Their
persons
the
tale
of
the
spider
to
the
ant.
Cap.
31.
depiction of spider and fly story
COsin
ant
(
quoth
the
spider
)
that
ye
be
wyse
,
It
is
to
me
knowne
.
Wherto
all
folke
do
know
That
vnto
the
wise
,
few
wordes
at
full
suffise
.
And
to
your
wisdome
:
I
doubte
not
your
show
Of
friendship
,
naturally
to
me
to
grow
.
For
ye
know
:
as
we
differ
far
in
stature
,
So
we
in
kinred
:
ioine
nie
by
nature
.
President
wherin
sought
,
what
olde
recordes
cary
,
Shall
shew
no
recorde
of
solemne
solemnitee
,
That
euer
spider
and
ant
:
did
yet
mary
,
Whiche
growth
(
I
saie
)
of
kinred
.
not
of
emnitee
Did
I
(
in
you
)
by
ingrate
endemnitee
Doute
here
:
wisdomes
iudgement
:
or
natures
kyndnes
,
I
were
a
beaste
:
of
beetill
heded
blindenes
.
Whiche
two
:
in
their
workinges
:
to
geue
or
take
righte
,
Nature
workth
friendely
,
wisdom
workth
surely
.
Though
right
in
eche
cause
:
seme
the
poste
of
most
mighte
,
Yet
wante
of
wisdom
(
whose
polycy
purely
)
In
sentence
or
semblance
:
sterne
or
demurely
Shulde
set
forth
that
righte
,
mighte
in
conclusion
quicke
,
Thwighte
that
myll
poste
of
righte
:
to
a
poding
pricke
.
As
if
Crossum
caput
,
lyke
an
asse
in
a
case
.
Setting
forth
a
right
,
homly
in
rewde
termes
bare
.
A
witty
lernde
head
:
that
righte
in
that
place
,
Did
finely
pronounce
:
those
two
tales
shulde
declare
,
Forty
pence
diffrence
,
in
righte
to
compare
.
One
tale
in
two
tellers
:
with
one
entente
tolde
,
May
differ
in
show
:
as
doth
brasse
and
fine
golde
.
And
wisdomes
sure
driftes
had
:
if
natures
friendship
lacke
,
To
take
,
here
,
and
tell
,
that
tale
:
in
friendly
wyse
,
That
righte
with
that
wisdome
:
may
yet
runne
to
wracke
Thus
:
wisdome
to
worke
surely
:
by
polisise
And
nature
:
to
worke
friendely
:
both
muste
arise
,
To
ioine
in
one
:
in
friendes
by
friendes
required
,
To
obteine
thinges
:
at
handes
of
friendes
desired
.
Whiche
policy
and
friendship
:
where
thei
are
knit
,
Against
partise
:
to
try
thinges
in
strife
growing
Thei
call
crafte
:
and
corrupsion
euery
whit
.
But
policy
and
friendship
:
with
partise
showing
.
Those
partise
praise
both
:
with
open
mouth
blowing
.
Both
standing
against
folkes
:
folkes
daily
accuse
them
.
Both
standing
with
folkes
,
folkes
hourely
vse
them
.
But
to
show
our
case
:
out
of
accusacion
.
In
putting
policy
and
friendship
:
in
vre
,
Marke
this
shorte
circumstance
:
in
aprobacion
.
Comprimise
,
the
ende
of
causes
to
alure
,
Two
sortes
of
election
:
in
course
doth
procure
.
In
choice
of
the
chosen
partise
:
(
here
meane
I
,
)
To
arbitrate
all
debates
indifferently
.
One
is
:
that
the
two
partise
in
strife
meued
Do
choose
arbyters
:
to
them
both
indiffrent
.
Thother
is
:
that
either
party
greued
,
Doth
chose
for
him selfe
:
such
as
he
knowth
bente
,
To
take
ende
:
or
leaue
ende
,
as
he
will
assente
.
The
firste
waie
of
both
(
though
it
the
besfe
waie
be
)
It
can
not
be
had
:
betwene
the
fly
and
me
,
In
this
case
present
,
amonge
spiders
and
flise
We
all
:
can
no
one
:
indifferent
prouide
.
Affinitee
,
or
affection
,
doth
so
deuise
,
That
all
be
partise
:
on
th
one
or
thother
side
.
but
might
(
and
shulde
)
this
case
this
firste
wey
be
tride
,
Then
might
ye
honestly
:
leane
parcially
To
neither
side
,
by
frindship
nor
policy
.
Howbeit
this
other
case
,
bringth
this
other
cause
.
The
flie
,
for
him selfe
.
And
my selfe
,
for
me
.
This
choise
haue
chosen
:
so
that
this
thus
drawfe
Another
my selfe
:
I
choose
you
here
to
be
.
Wherby
:
in
all
frendly
polisy
(
ye
se
,
)
Of
honestie
to
sticke
to
my
side
iuste
,
Not
only
ye
maie
,
but
also
ye
muste
.
And
(
as
I
saide
)
I
doubte
not
but
ye
wyll
,
And
pray
ye
do
.
But
promyse
formerly
,
Of
knowne
rewarde
at
ende
,
to
flee
the
yll
Of
suspecte
bribry
:
though
I
presently
,
Rate
not
rewarde
:
yet
if
hereafter
I
,
May
you
requite
:
in
pleasure
one
or
other
,
Then
thinke
your selfe
,
as
me
it
as
another
.
Syr
said
the
ant
:
your
rated
rewlde
rewarde
,
Now
:
or
at
ende
:
if
I
herein
apease
you
,
Is
not
the
thing
:
that
I
so
muche
regarde
,
But
at
the
ende
as
ye
se
how
I
ease
you
,
I
say
no
more
:
but
vse
me
as
it
please
you
.
Cosin
:
well
saide
(
saide
then
the
spider
)
and
sith
This
pointe
is
paste
,
passe
we
now
to
the
pith
.
All
holes
in
all
windowes
(
as
the
fly
seith
,
)
Are
flyse
freholde
.
And
that
we
spiders
holde
,
Right
nought
by
righte
,
but
sides
and
toppes
on
heith
.
And
we
(
say
I
)
holde
all
,
thus
to
be
tolde
.
Holes
,
sides
,
and
toppes
,
brode
,
narow
,
depe
,
and
sholde
.
Vpon
whiche
issue
:
you
two
muste
first
here
,
And
after
iudge
whiche
side
bringth
profe
moste
clere
.
Wherin
for
me
,
of
auncient
parentage
,
Ye
shall
here
spiders
speake
:
bothe
sage
and
wise
.
And
on
the
flies
behalfe
:
here
now
in
gage
,
There
wyll
cum
foorth
a
sorte
of
forkte
tailde
flise
That
will
not
sticke
to
tell
,
a
hundred
thowsande
lise
.
And
saie
:
and
swere
that
thei
say
true
:
howbeete
,
Ye
wyll
(
I
doute
not
)
truste
them
as
is
meete
.
And
whan
ye
herein
:
haue
done
what
ye
maie
To
make
our
euidence
shine
clere
in
show
.
And
darkened
theirs
,
your
wisdome
shall
sure
wey
,
The
grosse
rude
butterfly
:
to
ende
to
grow
,
What
waie
ye
wyll
.
And
thus
for
hie
and
low
.
After
wordes
great
and
many
:
where
few
mighte
seme
fit
,
Into
your
handes
,
this
matter
I
commit
.
Vncle
(
quoth
the
ant
)
I
perceiue
your
minde
,
At
full
.
And
shall
at
full
:
do
all
my
beste
.
Wherin
to
do
you
good
:
if
I
can
noughte
finde
,
Yet
shall
ye
(
for
me
)
stande
harmeles
at
leste
.
Vpon
this
conclusion
these
twaine
did
reste
.
And
now
:
betwene
the
fly
and
the
butterfly
,
What
waie
was
had
:
ensueth
ensuingly
.
¶
The
tale
of
the
fly
to
the
butterfly
how
he
shall
vse
the
flyse
parte
:
whiche
done
the
arbiters
withdra
we
them selues
towarde
the
top
of
the
windowe
.
Cap.
32.
depiction of spider and fly story
GOod
graundfather
:
since
we
two
(
saide
thé
fly
)
One
flesh
and
blood
:
by
natures
woorkyng
are
,
In
that
I
:
from
you
:
desende
linially
As
in
degrees
:
our
petigrees
declare
,
And
that
nature
:
naturally
takth
care
,
To
see
sucsesse
:
of
her
sucseded
burdes
,
I
wyll
not
length
this
peece
:
with
peinted
wurdes
.
But
natures
zeale
I
set
:
to
intersesse
To
you
,
for
me
,
without
moe
woordes
of
me
,
To
do
your
beste
:
in
this
my
depe
distresse
.
Wherin
:
what
waie
to
woorke
:
as
I
beste
se
,
That
shall
I
show
.
But
ere
we
so
far
be
,
Here
me
disclose
(
for
our
purposed
cause
,
)
A
necessary
brefe
conceiued
clause
.
We
here
and
see
:
giftes
of
nature
are
diuers
.
Sum
be
faire
,
sum
tall
,
sum
haue
strength
,
sum
wit
.
Sum
:
in
science
:
excellent
contriuers
.
Sum
haue
small
wit
,
and
haue
much
truth
with
it
.
With
many
mo
:
then
now
:
to
moue
were
fit
.
And
this
moue
I
:
to
moue
here
onely
now
,
Diffrence
in
giftes
:
betwene
the
ant
and
yow
.
The
ant
hath
gifte
of
right
good
wit
(
no
doute
.
)
And
therto
(
for
an
ant
)
lernde
excellently
.
And
you
haue
gifte
:
of
pleines
sterne
and
stoute
.
Not
being
geuen
so
much
ingeniously
:
To
lerned
iudgement
:
and
yet
this
know
I
No
wighte
can
proue
:
from
hence
to
Englandes
eende
,
That
euer
ye
brake
promise
with
your
freende
.
But
that
ye
walde
(
and
durste
perfourme
the
same
,
And
this
:
to
this
:
in
you
righte
well
is
knowne
.
A
grounde
once
in
your
head
,
fastned
in
frame
,
Let
lerned
lawiers
pype
vp
trumpets
blowne
Of
rules
in
lawe
:
to
rule
you
as
their
owne
.
Yet
shall
their
reasons
no
whit
make
ye
starte
,
From
that
grownde
on
your
(
or
on
your
friendes
)
parte
.
Whiche
propertee
:
is
worth
ten
thowsande
marke
.
In
you
to
me
,
in
case
of
comprimise
,
For
whiche
:
againste
the
ant
that
cunning
clarke
,
Mine
arbiter
:
I
did
you
here
deuise
.
To
holde
your
holde
:
in
blunte
assured
wise
.
Either
this
matter
wholly
to
recouer
,
Or
saue
(
at
leaste
)
my
side
from
geuing
ouer
.
The
ant
is
sharpe
and
fine
.
As
ye
are
blunte
and
grose
.
The
ant
hath
circumspection
:
ye
haue
nane
.
You
pacstaffe
plaine
:
the
ant
crafty
and
close
.
The
ant
sciuile
,
you
sturdy
as
the
stone
.
This
saide
brefe
blunte
and
sharpe
comparisone
:
Shall
show
who
shouth
moste
brag
to
stinte
this
strife
,
The
blunte
whetting
whetstone
,
or
sharpe
whetted
knife
.
To
this
the
butterflie
saide
:
fly
son
mine
.
The
grosse
blunte
whetting
whetstone
:
feare
thou
not
,
To
matche
this
whetted
pen
knife
:
sharpe
and
fine
,
Tell
thou
to
me
plainly
:
what
is
the
knot
That
I
shall
knit
or
vnknit
in
this
plot
.
And
thant
shall
with
a
tabor
take
a
wat
,
As
sone
as
make
me
shrinke
from
thee
:
in
that
.
Sir
(
saide
the
fly
)
our
issue
whiche
ye
herde
To
rype
remembrance
,
here
yet
once
againe
.
I
saie
all
holes
in
windowes
,
are
referde
,
In
tenure
of
freholde
,
to
vs
tapertaine
.
All
spiders
:
in
fides
and
in
toppes
to
remaine
.
Whiche
he
denith
:
affirming
thei
and
he
,
Holde
all
partes
in
all
windowes
:
in
tenure
fre
.
In
whiche
two
sides
,
you
two
the
truthe
muste
trie
,
And
then
determine
,
as
reason
can
decre
.
Vpon
whiche
syde
:
this
shall
by
custome
lie
.
Wherin
ye
shall
haue
flies
:
to
speake
for
me
Sage
,
wise
,
lernde
,
and
well
spoken
as
can
be
.
And
for
the
spiders
parte
,
it
is
no
doute
,
Of
spiders
there
will
be
:
a
spitefull
route
.
The
knot
herein
:
whiche
I
wolde
haue
you
knit
,
Is
this
.
Either
do
me
good
,
or
do
none
yll
.
If
:
in
this
matter
ye
can
win
no
whit
,
Then
lese
righte
nought
:
but
let
it
stande
euen
styll
.
As
it
erste
stode
.
And
if
thante
no
way
wyll
.
Geue
any
place
,
cum
harken
in
your
eare
.
Wherin
he
whispred
woordes
,
what
I
wist
neare
.
Wherat
the
spider
caste
iye
,
to
them
both
.
Wherwith
:
the
butterfly
from
the
fly
flieth
,
And
the
ant
from
the
spider
away
goth
.
Eche
one
of
whom
(
anone
)
the
other
espieth
,
And
eche
of
both
to
other
hastely
hieth
.
The
spider
:
streighte
into
his
house
stepte
stoutely
,
The
fly
:
fell
on
kneeze
to
his
booke
deuoutely
.
Thanf
and
the
butterfly
,
fogether
drew
.
To
th
extreme
parte
of
the
window
:
on
the
top
syde
.
And
after
saluting
in
their
maner
dew
,
Both
studiyng
:
how
th
entree
shulde
be
firste
aplide
.
Thei
both
:
casting
their
eies
aboute
espide
.
On
th
one
side
:
spiders
aproching
:
sixe
or
seuen
.
And
on
thother
side
,
flise
ten
or
a
leuen
.
Neither
sorte
the
other
:
oughte
saluted
thei
,
But
bothe
sortes
to
th
arbiters
:
made
curtsy
low
.
The
ante
praide
both
partes
in
their
aproche
to
stele
,
Tyll
the
butterfly
and
he
(
in
talke
)
mighte
know
,
And
agre
:
what
waie
of
proceding
shoulde
grow
.
With
this
thei
all
,
stepped
backe
and
there
staide
.
Whervpon
:
thant
to
the
butterfly
saide
.
ornament
¶
The
ant
and
the
butterflie
being
met
in
the
top
of
the
window
,
certaine
spiders
on
their
one
side
,
and
certaine
flies
on
their
other
side
,
whom
th
arbiters
cause
to
stande
backe
while
thei
two
talke
together
.
Cap.
33.
depiction of spider and fly story
BEfore
we
furder
wade
maister
butterflie
,
No
maister
sir
:
I
am
but
a
yeman
(
quoth
he
)
Thatꝭ
no
matter
(
saide
thante
)
as
the
case
doth
lie
,
But
:
gentilman
or
yeman
:
what
euer
ye
be
,
Since
we
two
come
hither
:
these
two
to
agre
,
Let
vs
be
agrede
:
on
the
nexte
and
beste
waie
,
To
bringe
them
agrede
,
in
matter
here
to
sale
.
Our
wase
wherin
(
as
thinketh
me
)
is
this
.
We
both
muste
banish
all
parcialitee
,
That
by
corrupte
affection
,
engendred
is
.
By
affinitee
,
or
consanguinitee
,
So
that
we
clerely
cleue
vnto
equitee
.
As
of
these
two
:
neither
of
either
shall
,
Droue
vs
:
or
either
of
vs
:
vnequall
.
Nay
(
by
my
fathers
sowle
)
saide
the
butterfly
,
I
wyll
play
no
whit
of
venum
mecum
his
parte
,
Holde
with
the
hare
and
run
with
the
hounde
:
will
not
I
,
Such
reasons
:
as
out
of
this
blunte
braine
maie
starte
,
For
my
frende
,
run
thei
right
:
run
thei
ouertharte
,
Out
wyll
I
powre
them
:
and
in
gods
name
,
For
your
friende
,
as
ye
see
cause
,
do
you
the
same
.
These
two
tales
(
in
these
two
persons
)
semde
here
tolde
,
In
th
one
of
plainnes
:
in
thother
of
policy
.
The
buttehfly
spake
his
thoughte
(
as
he
muche
wolde
.
)
Thant
contrary
talked
dissimilately
.
His
mouing
the
butterfly
tendiffrency
,
(
Him
selfe
showing
a
show
to
be
indiffrent
,
Semde
moued
,
for
this
crafty
couerte
entent
.
The
antes
drifte
was
:
the
butterflie
to
driue
,
From
affectionate
standing
:
on
the
flies
syde
,
Indifferently
to
stande
.
While
him selfe
contriue
,
To
be
parciall
with
the
spider
.
whiche
aplide
,
Might
(
thought
the
ant
)
to
the
butterflie
vnspide
,
Draw
him
to
withdraw
:
sum
parte
of
affection
,
Fore
bent
in
his
breste
,
for
the
flies
protection
.
But
when
the
butterflie
:
lyke
a
stiffe
nekte
cur
,
(
As
ye
haue
herde
)
made
answere
vnto
the
ant
,
So
that
this
waie
wolde
not
:
the
butterflie
stur
,
Thant
(
on
this
plaine
songe
hauing
shifte
of
descant
,
)
Axed
the
butterflie
:
cum
we
this
instant
?
To
helpe
the
spider
and
flie
to
take
ende
,
Ye
sir
(
saide
the
butterflie
:
)
that
I
entende
.
If
I
:
for
the
spider
:
and
you
for
the
flie
:
Show
our selues
:
not
arbiters
but
partise
,
Reasoning
:
eche
for
eche
:
affectionately
,
What
ende
betwene
vs
twaine
:
for
them
can
ryse
:
More
then
them selues
:
in
them selues
can
deuise
:
I
cannot
tell
(
quoth
the
butterflie
)
howbeit
,
Harke
what
waie
is
beste
,
we
take
(
after
my
wit
.
)
You
,
reasoning
for
your
frende
:
and
I
for
my
freende
,
Vpon
our
euidance
:
to
this
issue
leide
,
If
my
reasons
seme
better
then
yours
at
eende
,
You
:
alowing
them
aboue
your
owne
,
here
weide
,
Or
your
the
better
reasons
:
in
my
head
steide
.
I
alowing
them
lykewise
:
aboue
mine
owne
,
Reason
may
set
ende
,
and
time
show
ende
,
wel
growne
:
Vpon
this
:
thei
both
were
agrede
anone
.
The
spiders
and
flies
on
both
sides
:
to
call
nere
.
Both
being
agrede
:
that
the
ant
shoulde
propone
,
The
spiders
:
Now
standing
on
the
righte
hande
to
here
,
The
flies
:
on
the
leafte
side
,
as
nie
did
apere
.
Both
ant
and
butterflie
(
eche
in
a
chaire
set
)
To
declare
the
case
,
the
ant
his
tunge
hath
whet
.
ornament
¶
Thant
declaringe
the
cause
of
that
metinge
,
the
spiders
and
flies
acknowlageing
the
same
,
and
that
thei
come
to
geue
euidence
,
the
flies
are
apointed
to
departe
while
the
spiders
firste
shew
,
what
thei
can
saie
for
their
parte
.
Cap.
34.
depiction of spider and fly story
KInsefolke
spiders
:
and
friendes
files
:
I
doute
no
whit
▪
But
in
this
terrible
trembling
tragedy
,
Betwene
the
spider
:
and
flie
:
in
copweb
knit
.
Ye
know
:
the
mischaunce
mischaunced
lately
,
And
how
those
chaunces
chaunced
to
chaunce
.
wherby
,
The
spiders
palesse
is
depely
perisshed
,
And
the
flies
person
deadly
perilled
.
Also
(
I
suppose
)
ye
know
that
we
twaine
,
I
for
the
spider
:
and
he
for
the
flie
,
Are
chosen
arbiters
.
Suche
ende
tobteine
:
As
euidence
shall
show
:
both
sides
to
trie
.
Whiche
to
showe
(
I
deme
)
ye
apere
presently
.
Saide
one
spider
firste
:
and
then
one
flie
:
all
this
,
We
know
,
and
to
geue
euidence
:
our
cumming
is
.
This
knowne
(
quoth
thant
)
douting
whether
ye
know
.
How
far
our
auctoritee
stretcheth
here
,
To
meddle
in
this
matter
,
here
me
show
.
Nomber
and
weighte
of
strifes
cloudy
and
clere
,
Betwene
these
twaine
:
many
and
great
apers
.
Of
all
whiche
:
aurtoritee
haue
we
none
,
To
touche
in
this
talke
,
saue
only
this
one
.
The
flie
claimeth
all
holes
in
all
windowse
,
To
pas
and
repas
:
to
be
free
for
flies
all
.
Alegeing
that
spiders
(
by
all
olde
showse
.
)
In
toppes
and
sides
:
haue
place
especiall
.
The
spider
claimth
the
whole
:
in
generall
.
To
hering
wherof
,
we
our
awarde
wolde
knit
,
What
parte
:
eche
parte
shall
haue
:
from
all
to
nowhit
.
Sir
(
saide
the
spider
and
flie
)
that
erste
had
seide
,
This
know
we
,
and
haue
purueide
euidence
:
As
clere
for
eche
parte
,
as
eche
parte
can
se
weide
.
Then
(
quoth
the
ant
)
for
our
intelligence
,
Will
ye
friende
butterfllie
:
that
the
flies
go
hence
?
Whyle
we
here
the
spiders
speake
:
ye
(
quoth
he
)
Cosins
flies
:
stande
backe
till
ye
called
be
.
The
flies
stepte
backe
:
the
spiders
forwarde
drew
.
Standidg
before
those
two
:
in
their
cheires
set
Declaracion
:
to
whom
:
what
thei
herein
knew
,
Was
deuisde
:
and
determinde
.
Ere
thei
there
met
.
Wherein
:
for
entre
to
let
lenger
let
,
The
butterflie
:
streight
entring
as
here
enseuth
.
Thant
prouoketh
the
spiders
to
speake
the
treuth
.
ornament
¶
After
a
few
wordes
betwene
the
ant
&
butterflie
,
one
spider
as
mought
be
for
all
,
declareth
to
those
two
th
arbiters
all
euidence
that
all
spiders
for
their
parte
can
deuise
:
and
that
done
,
the
spiders
are
commanded
awaie
,
and
the
flies
bidden
to
aproche
.
Cap.
35.
depiction of spider and fly story
MAisters
(
or
lordes
)
spiders
:
what
shall
I
call
ye
?
In
thingꝭ
here
now
to
talke
:
harke
wel
this
one
thing
:
At
my
blunte
behauour
,
barke
ye
or
ball
ye
.
If
ye
bringe
in
sovistry
:
or
booke
larning
,
To
blynde
mine
eies
with
:
I
geue
you
plaine
warning
,
Tom
troth
will
not
be
wownde
that
waie
.
And
therby
,
Be
warnde
:
to
talke
trewly
and
homlily
.
Thei
wyll
do
so
(
quoth
the
ant
)
I
dare
saie
So
will
the
flies
than
(
quoth
thother
)
I
dare
sweare
.
Then
(
quoth
thant
)
without
more
delated
delaie
,
What
ye
spiders
can
speake
,
speake
while
we
geue
eare
.
With
this
,
one
spider
(
as
all
agrede
weare
,
)
Standing
formoste
,
and
as
a
bolte
vprighte
,
Soberly
saide
,
with
curtsy
lowe
as
he
mighte
.
May
it
(
maisters
)
lyke
you
:
a
spider
am
I
,
Of
suche
yeres
,
as
no
liuing
flies
yeres
may
,
Witnes
(
by
remembrance
)
my
full
age
for
why
?
I
tooke
lyfe
in
this
worlde
,
(
olde
spiders
wolde
say
)
Iuste
in
the
leape
yere
:
before
the
yll
maie
day
.
My
parentes
(
as
I
am
)
weare
blacke
nebde
and
balde
.
The
longe
lyued
stocke
:
of
spiders
thei
were
calde
.
By
parte
:
of
my
whiche
parentes
,
this
I
gather
,
In
their
tymes
,
worshipfull
spiders
(
though
I
sey
it
,
)
My
father
:
graundfather
:
and
great
graundfather
:
Wolde
saie
:
as
thei
harde
elder
spiders
wei
it
,
That
euery
window
:
hunge
it
,
stode
it
,
or
ley
it
.
All
partes
of
the
same
:
in
lowest
and
hiest
,
Were
spiders
freholde
,
both
fardest
and
niest
.
And
euer
haue
bene
(
saide
thei
)
at
will
to
beelde
,
In
parte
:
or
in
all
:
and
that
thei
coulde
not
know
:
That
euer
flie
(
of
right
)
any
parte
there
heelde
.
These
few
woordes
of
forefathers
spiders
:
make
show
,
In
all
partes
:
of
all
windowes
:
the
right
to
grow
,
On
our
parte
.
The
contrary
wherof
to
wafe
,
No
spider
:
hath
herde
any
spider
:
oughte
saie
.
Say
all
ye
spiders
thus
(
quoth
thant
?
)
ye
(
quoth
they
.
)
Haue
ye
herde
(
quoth
the
butterflie
)
any
wighte
Say
ought
herein
:
sauing
spiders
?
quoth
they
,
ney
.
Haue
ye
(
quoth
thant
)
ought
els
in
this
to
recighte
?
Ye
(
quoth
one
spider
)
standing
behinde
all
quighte
.
I
haue
a
counter
verse
to
singe
:
in
this
place
Whiche
shal
be
countred
,
with
the
flies
face
to
face
.
Ye
shall
(
quoth
the
butterflie
)
singe
that
verce
anone
.
But
we
muste
here
the
flies
indiffrently
.
As
we
haue
herde
you
.
Till
whiche
tyme
,
be
ye
gone
.
Thei
stepping
backe
:
the
flies
forthwith
soberly
,
Stode
in
their
place
.
Th
arbiters
glaunsingly
,
Ere
the
flies
ought
saide
,
in
their
repairing
nere
,
Had
betwene
them selues
:
these
woordis
,
which
ye
shal
here
,
ornament
¶
Vpon
a
shorte
talke
betwene
the
arbiters
,
one
flie
:
spokes
flie
for
all
flies
,
discloseth
all
euidence
for
their
parte
:
wher
with
the
flies
at
commaundemente
departe
aside
.
Cap.
36.
depiction of spider and fly story
THe
spiders
tale
(
ꝙ
thant
)
semth
a
choking
choke
plum
Against
flies
.
Ere
ye
(
quoth
the
butterflie
)
gruche
,
Against
any
parte
,
audum
altum
paltum
.
This
terme
fet
far
from
the
laten
:
and
mo
suche
,
Lernde
in
the
scoole
of
ignorance
,
he
spake
muche
:
And
vnderstoode
littell
.
But
this
being
staide
,
An
auncient
flie
:
stoode
foorth
,
and
thus
to
them
saide
.
My
maisters
arbiters
I
am
a
fly
,
Of
suche
age
,
as
spiders
few
or
none
maie
boste
.
My
fathers
hande
writing
(
for
witnes
)
haue
I
,
That
I
was
bred
,
in
the
yere
of
the
great
froste
,
Before
the
great
sweat
.
When
many
flies
were
croste
,
Out
of
the
booke
of
lyfe
.
Who
by
extreme
colde
,
Were
frosen
to
death
:
midaged
,
yonge
,
and
olde
.
In
all
whiche
daies
:
to
this
daie
,
I
haue
herde
flies
saie
:
All
holes
in
all
windowes
,
where
thei
stoode
or
stande
.
Haue
bene
(
and
be
)
flies
freholde
:
as
their
high
waie
,
To
pas
and
repas
.
And
that
the
spiders
bande
,
Owners
of
the
sydes
and
toppes
onely
:
are
scande
.
Wherto
,
I
nor
no
flie
(
I
dare
verify
)
,
Euer
herde
any
flie
,
say
contrary
.
Flies
(
quoth
the
butterflie
)
take
ye
this
tale
trew
?
Ye
(
quoth
thei
.
know
ye
ought
(
quoth
thant
)
but
by
flise
?
Nay
(
quoth
thei
.
)
Foorth
(
quoth
the
butterflie
)
pursew
.
Can
you
(
or
any
of
you
)
ought
els
deuise
:
Wherby
furder
light
in
your
right
,
maie
arise
?
Ye
sir
:
saide
one
flie
:
then
standing
all
behinde
,
To
the
spiders
teethes
:
anone
,
I
le
tell
my
minde
.
That
shall
ye
do
(
quoth
thant
)
but
friende
butterflie
,
Wyll
ye
firste
require
them
to
withdraw
aside
?
Whyle
you
and
I
:
sum
parte
of
this
paste
maie
trie
.
Hence
(
quoth
the
butterflie
)
wherwith
thens
thei
hide
,
Thei
twaine
then
onely
there
,
them selues
thei
aplide
.
Eche
one
with
other
:
togither
to
consowlt
,
What
frewt
:
out
of
this
erst
saide
,
their
braines
could
bowlt
,
Ere
either
of
other
:
did
herein
ought
breake
,
Thant
deuisde
,
what
waie
best
to
enter
it
.
The
butterflie
studied
not
what
woordes
to
speake
,
But
to
speake
with
voice
clere
,
he
coughte
and
he
spit
:
Till
his
voice
was
much
more
clere
then
his
wit
.
And
yet
fer
from
witles
:
but
plaine
blunte
grosenes
,
Showde
his
woordes
:
ofte
tymes
to
show
witles
losenes
.
ornament
¶
The
arbiters
(
in
debating
th
euidence
on
both
partes
geuen
)
can
not
otherwise
agree
,
but
that
the
same
weith
euen
as
muche
for
the
tone
parte
as
for
the
tother
,
at
ende
wherof
thei
call
againe
all
the
saide
sorte
.
Cap.
37.
depiction of spider and fly story
SAy
(
saide
thant
)
your
opinion
vprighfly
:
What
weith
this
euidence
on
both
sides
thinke
you
?
To
try
whiche
side
showth
best
(
quoth
the
butterflie
,
)
These
woordes
as
muche
matter
:
for
flise
do
alow
,
As
for
spiders
,
so
do
thei
(
quoth
thant
)
auow
,
As
muche
matter
in
woordes
to
alow
,
in
lykewise
,
In
spiders
for
spiders
,
as
in
flise
for
flise
.
And
more
(
for
th
one
halfe
:
welny
that
spiders
claime
.
The
flise
do
graunte
.
But
spiders
graunte
vnto
flise
,
No
parte
of
theirs
,
whiche
is
to
the
flise
a
maime
.
The
slies
owne
tale
:
sides
:
and
toppes
of
windowes
trise
:
To
be
the
spiders
,
by
customs
warantise
.
Wherto
:
the
spiders
tale
for
the
flise
parte
waide
,
Weith
no
heare
breede
in
windowes
for
the
flies
aide
,
Spiders
(
quoth
the
butterflie
)
shew
them selues
here
,
More
siding
to
their
side
:
then
flies
to
their
are
.
As
flies
indiffrantly
make
custome
to
apere
,
Sides
:
and
toppes
of
windowes
:
for
spiders
share
,
And
that
flies
(
by
custome
)
the
holes
:
theirs
do
clare
So
shoulde
spiders
:
endiffrantly
consither
,
To
leie
(
as
flies
do
)
both
customs
togither
.
Spiders
(
quoth
thant
)
take
those
customes
far
vnlike
.
Theirs
to
grow
of
righte
,
flies
:
of
vsurpacion
.
If
(
quoth
the
butterflie
)
the
flies
do
here
pike
:
That
quarell
to
spiders
,
in
customes
vsacion
.
That
is
tit
for
tat
,
in
this
altricacion
.
So
that
for
any
thinge
:
any
parte
can
get
,
Both
partes
in
all
thinges
yet
,
on
euen
hande
are
set
.
But
to
trie
:
how
good
or
how
ill
:
custom
is
,
Is
no
parte
of
our
charge
.
ye
know
we
must
tri
:
How
muche
or
how
little
:
custom
doth
in
this
.
Perferring
or
debarring
:
cleime
of
eche
parti
Wherin
,
for
all
laide
here
yet
againe
say
I
Flies
leie
(
where
reason
and
equalnesse
be
giders
,
)
As
much
for
flies
,
as
spiders
leie
for
spiders
.
Well
(
quoth
thant
)
as
we
both
hearde
both
partes
aparté
,
So
now
let
vs
both
:
both
partes
together
here
.
How
we
both
:
betwene
both
partis
:
can
the
hare
starte
.
Both
agreede
that
all
on
both
partis
shoulde
apere
.
Thei
did
so
.
And
all
on
both
sides
setled
nere
,
The
ant
declaring
the
pith
:
of
all
yet
wroughte
,
Entre
to
matter
more
,
thant
induction
broughte
.
ornament
¶
Thant
shewth
to
them
all
,
that
th
euidence
weith
to
one
effecte
on
both
sides
,
so
that
all
resteth
now
vpon
knowlage
whiche
parte
to
credite
most
:
and
vpon
that
mocion
,
one
spider
and
one
flie
fall
in
argument
to
trie
the
same
:
wherin
is
touchte
(
partly
)
the
properties
of
credence
,
woorship
,
and
honestie
:
thei
agreeing
that
credence
standth
vpon
honestie
,
as
thus
,
as
euery
spider
or
flie
is
honest
,
so
is
he
credible
.
Which
talke
ended
,
thei
are
all
againe
sequestred
.
Cap.
38.
depiction of spider and fly story
FRiendes
all
:
ye
all
erste
assembled
in
partes
twaine
,
Before
vs
twaine
here
for
both
partes
haue
declarde
:
By
the
mowthes
of
twaine
,
two
tales
:
which
two
containe
,
One
effecte
.
For
the
matter
selfe
in
regarde
,
The
onely
diffrence
in
both
:
being
confarde
,
Is
this
.
What
one
spider
for
all
spiders
laith
,
The
selfe
same
sentence
,
one
flie
:
for
all
flies
saith
.
As
thus
:
that
spider
saide
all
spiders
haue
laide
,
All
holes
in
all
windowes
:
to
be
spiders
freholde
.
Whiche
selfe
saiyng
:
that
saide
flie
(
for
all
flies
)
saide
.
In
few
woordes
at
full
then
,
th
effecte
to
vnfolde
,
Both
partes
present
,
to
this
tale
is
to
be
tolde
,
Sum
mattier
to
trie
:
what
apparence
maie
rise
,
Whiche
parte
we
shall
credite
moste
,
spiders
or
flise
.
With
this
,
a
well
spoken
spider
stepte
in
place
.
Saiyng
:
if
comparison
in
credence
growe
,
Then
muste
ye
with
vs
spiders
rule
this
cace
,
Spiders
haue
bene
and
be
worshipfull
ye
knowe
.
And
flies
honeste
(
quoth
a
witty
flie
)
I
trowe
?
And
of
credence
:
the
propertie
or
maiestee
,
Stanth
not
more
by
worship
:
then
by
honestee
,
Nor
so
muche
nother
:
as
all
kyndes
of
flies
thinke
,
No
:
no
colour
of
cause
of
credence
:
can
stande
,
Where
as
woorship
with
honestie
:
doth
not
linke
,
And
honestie
without
worship
(
skilfully
skande
.
)
Maie
haue
:
and
muste
haue
:
credence
at
euery
hande
.
If
ye
spiders
woorshippes
:
for
credence
do
here
ley
,
Flies
honesties
:
shall
spiders
woorshippes
outwey
Weare
this
gaie
couchte
case
(
quoth
the
spider
)
graunted
,
More
credence
for
flies
:
then
for
spiders
might
be
geste
,
Which
shouth
you
to
deme
:
as
you
it
auaunted
,
That
no
spider
:
but
all
flies
,
are
honeste
.
And
all
spiders
worshipfull
:
wherin
ye
expresse
:
Cause
of
credence
:
in
flies
honesties
:
to
grow
,
Much
more
,
then
in
spiders
worshipes
:
there
may
showe
.
Credence
,
honestie
,
and
worship
,
thus
take
I.
Credence
in
this
woorde
truste
:
plainly
terme
we
maie
Honestie
,
vertue
morally
and
ciuily
.
Worship
,
reuerence
,
or
estimacion
to
saie
.
Honour
:
is
also
reuerence
:
as
vse
doth
waie
.
Honour
and
worship
:
both
one
in
vse
take
we
,
Saue
:
honour
is
reuerence
,
in
the
higher
degre
.
Now
note
:
that
the
full
cause
of
credence
or
trust
,
Springth
and
spreadth
out
of
vertue
or
honestee
.
And
honour
,
or
worship
:
is
dewly
discust
,
Dew
,
where
vertue
or
honestie
is
.
then
see
.
Who
is
not
honest
,
woorshipfull
:
he
can
not
bee
.
For
:
woorship
:
and
honestie
:
th
one
and
thother
,
The
tone
of
the
twaine
,
dependth
on
the
tother
.
What
(
quoth
the
flie
)
meaneth
this
circumquaquie
,
This
(
quoth
the
spider
)
where
ye
(
in
your
laste
saiyng
,
)
Seperate
in
sunder
:
woorship
and
honestie
,
Woorship
:
to
spiders
,
and
honestie
:
to
flies
laiyng
.
Flies
credence
aboue
spiders
,
tauaunce
in
waiyng
.
Woorship
:
and
honestie
:
I
ioine
so
:
that
here
,
Woorshipfull
spiders
:
be
honeste
spiders
clere
.
Honest
spiders
are
woorshipfull
(
quoth
the
flie
.
)
By
honestie
.
And
credible
to
,
no
naie
.
But
where
spiders
honestie
standeth
awr●e
,
Woorship
and
credence
,
stande
awrie
to
I
saie
.
So
(
quoth
the
spider
)
be
honestie
awaie
,
The
flies
credit
:
standth
a
crooke
euen
as
far
,
As
the
spiders
.
But
let
vs
touche
this
case
nar.
Graunt
:
hers
a
spider
of
honestie
no
whit
,
To
whom
:
admit
a
flie
of
great
honestee
.
The
spider
(
not
the
flie
)
to
auctoritee
knit
.
Is
not
that
spider
:
in
auctorised
degree
,
More
woorshipfull
and
credible
taken
to
bee
,
Then
that
inferior
flie
?
(
quoth
the
flie
no.
Which
ye
shall
here
,
but
first
here
how
your
woordes
go
.
Credence
.
honor
.
woorship
,
or
reuerence
,
To
vertue
or
honestie
,
ye
first
auoucht
due
.
Laste
,
auctoritee
ye
bringe
in
assistence
.
Thunhonest
auctorised
,
therby
tensue
,
In
woorship
and
credence
.
Ye
(
quoth
he
thatꝭ
true
.
And
in
touching
that
first
of
these
two
cases
,
I
forgat
this
laste
,
but
both
must
haue
their
plases
.
As
honor
,
or
woorship
,
and
credence
do
depend
,
Vpon
all
that
are
honest
:
by
honestee
,
So
woorship
and
credence
:
in
lyke
case
to
bend
,
On
all
in
auctoritee
,
by
auctoritee
.
Naie
(
quoth
the
flie
)
(
quoth
the
spider
)
friende
tell
mee
,
Is
not
auctoritee
,
to
be
woorshippid
?
Yes
maister
(
quoth
the
flie
)
or
els
god
forbid
.
All
auctoritee
:
not
against
the
great
god
,
In
spiders
vnder
him
plaste
:
as
potentates
:
In
them
and
their
substitutes
,
that
god
hath
bod
:
To
be
woorshipt
and
obeide
,
in
humble
rates
.
But
auctoritee
:
and
auctorised
states
,
Cause
of
woorship
due
to
both
.
differ
as
far
,
As
Ierico
and
Iersei
,
in
ioining
iar
.
Auctoritee
,
for
it selfe
,
woorshippid
is
.
Thauctorised
,
for
good
vfe
of
auctoritee
,
Are
duely
reuerenst
▪
which
good
vse
if
thei
mis.
Woorship
or
reuerence
,
to
them
geuen
none
should
bee
.
Yet
there
is
(
quoth
the
spider
)
we
daily
see
.
Before
th
auctorised
:
curtsy
made
as
low
,
To
the
ill
as
to
the
good
,
and
more
low
sum
trow
.
That
curtsy
.
(
quoth
the
flie
(
rightly
directed
,
Runth
to
th
auctoritee
:
in
the
auctorisid
.
Not
the
auctorised
person
,
respected
:
Th
auctoritie
in
the
person
:
here
reuerensid
.
Th
auctoritie
for
the
person
,
not
woorshippid
.
Nor
the
person
for
him selfe
:
lacking
honestie
,
Because
he
lackth
honest
vse
of
auctoritie
.
Spiders
in
auctoritie
:
without
honestie
,
No
woorship
in
them selues
(
I
saie
)
is
tauouche
:
Flies
in
honestie
,
without
auctoritie
:
By
that
honestie
,
woorship
in
them selues
▪
doth
couche
.
And
credence
in
both
these
partes
:
is
tride
by
like
touche
.
Thus
v●honest
spiders
:
being
auctorised
,
Be
:
(
for
them selues
)
woorshiped
,
nor
credited
.
Be
et
(
quoth
the
spider
)
but
then
to
this
pu●ea●e
One
spider
:
and
one
flie
,
of
one
honestie
are
.
Thonest
spider
plaste
:
in
auctorised
place
,
Thonest
flie
not
.
Doth
not
that
spiders
state
declare
,
More
woorship
and
credit
:
then
that
flie
can
compare
:
More
woorship
?
yes
:
but
more
credence
,
no
saie
I
,
Profe
wherof
ensueth
,
(
quoth
the
fly
)
by
and
by
.
Honestie
(
I
saie
as
your selfe
erste
here
saide
.
)
Is
the
roote
:
that
credence
and
woorship
:
both
twaine●
Grow
on
.
So
that
our
woorship
and
credence
waide
,
O●
woorshipfull
auctoritee
,
do
not
remaine
.
But
on
our
honest
vse
therof
:
thus
our
chaine
That
lingth
vs
to
credence
:
is
not
auctoritie
,
But
good
vse
of
auctoritie
:
by
honestie
.
Wherin
I
conclude
:
flies
of
moste
base
degree
;
Hauing
lyke
honestie
:
to
spiders
moste
hie
,
Haue
in
lyke
wise
:
lyke
credence
of
equitee
.
Not
lyke
reuerent
woorship
(
I
saie
)
for
whie
,
Spiders
vsing
auctoritee
honestlie
,
For
place
and
person
both
:
where
case
so
en●use
,
Flies
:
to
spiders
,
humble
reuerence
must
vse
.
What
is
(
quoth
the
spider
)
the
diffrence
in
show
,
Of
one
degre
of
credence
:
in
these
two
tolde
?
This
(
quoth
the
flie
.
)
By
this
exsaumple
to
know
.
Two
spiders
webs
wouen
:
admit
here
to
be
solde
.
For
stuffe
and
all
thinge
,
both
as
one
to
beholde
.
Saue
th
one
:
aboue
thother
,
more
faire
glosse
doth
bears
.
More
plesant
to
the
eie
,
both
one
to
the
weare
.
Yet
hath
that
glossy
web
estimacion
more
Then
thother
though
both
webꝭ
of
one
weauing
Bee
And
so
for
one
credence
:
in
the
two
before
Spiders
auctoritee
:
vsed
with
honestee
Thei
shine
:
in
bewtie
:
of
a
dowble
degree
.
So
that
though
credence
selfe
,
be
one
in
these
both
,
Yet
that
glosse
in
that
one
,
that
other
out
goth
.
Then
(
quoth
the
spider
)
it
serueth
for
sumwhat
,
Honest
spiders
:
in
auctoritee
to
stande
:
Aboue
honest
flies
,
ye
:
but
it
serueth
nat
:
(
Quoth
the
flie
)
for
your
parte
of
the
pointe
in
hande
,
To
proue
more
credence
,
in
honest
spiders
scande
:
Then
in
honest
flies
:
for
in
equall
honestee
Standeth
equall
credits
,
on
both
sides
:
ye
see
.
Whiche
:
you
(
my
maisters
)
hauing
seene
;
beeing
wise
,
And
that
:
which
parte
hath
credence
more
:
whiche
hath
lesse
,
Of
spiders
or
flies
:
is
the
thing
to
deuise
,
We
praie
you
:
your
iudgement
ther
in
to
expresse
.
If
we
(
quoth
th
arbiters
)
in
this
case
adresse
,
Our selues
to
geue
iudgement
:
will
ye
that
abide
?
Ye
ye
(
in
pilates
voice
)
all
on
both
sides
cride
.
Let
them
all
(
to
the
butterflie
saide
the
ant
)
Departe
.
while
we
herein
seke
an
ende
to
finde
.
Contente
(
quoth
the
butter
flie
)
at
your
instant
:
Trudge
hence
ye
flies
(
quoth
he
)
as
ye
are
asinde
.
At
winke
of
the
ant
:
awaie
the
spiders
winde
.
Thei
all
here
vpon
being
gon
foorth
foorthwith
,
Thei
two
:
herein
proceded
as
folowith
.
¶
By
thantꝭ
prouocacion
the
butterflie
repeteth
th
argument
before
made
,
in
his
grose
termes
,
not
fer
from
full
and
thei
twaine
seeming
to
agre
vpon
the
point
herein
,
thei
commaunde
the
spiders
and
flies
backe
againe
.
Cap.
39.
depiction of spider and fly story
Will
ye
(
quoth
the
ant
)
repete
vs
this
talke
last
?
I
woulde
:
but
I
will
not
(
quoth
the
butterflie
)
For
I
can
not
:
though
my
harte
for
it
should
brast
.
I
forbad
here
:
all
spouting
in
souostrie
.
Now
thei
speut
:
in
speuting
who
may
spent
most
hie
Saue
now
a
woorde
and
tan
a
woorde
:
here
and
tere
,
Vengeance
the
whit
,
I
am
for
their
woordes
the
nere
.
Tell
(
quoth
the
ant
)
as
ye
perceiue
euen
in
grose
:
What
the
pith
is
.
As
I
(
quoth
he
)
had
a
glance
,
Beginning
of
their
comnicashin
arose
,
Wherin
thei
argde
:
and
fell
at
arging
stance
,
In
comparson
,
who
should
haue
most
credance
:
Of
spiders
of
flies
.
The
flie
.
flies
honest
rate
,
Tooke
more
credable
,
than
spiders
woorshipfull
state
.
The
spider
:
then
cast
a
compas
rownde
about
,
That
honestnes
,
is
vertousnes
,
and
woorshipfulnes
,
Due
where
honestnes
:
or
vertusnes
,
bearth
rout
.
So
that
woorshipfulnes
:
and
honestnes
,
Do
pende
ech
on
other
,
by
that
spiders
ges
.
Of
spiders
and
flies
:
by
his
almashin
gest
,
Honest
are
woorshipfull
,
woorshipfull
are
honest
.
The
flie
to
this
:
said
spiders
:
by
honestie
,
Be
woorshipfull
and
credible
to
.
And
than
,
The
spider
brought
in
:
a
toy
of
toritie
.
Thunhonest
spider
therin
:
therby
to
scan
,
In
credance
and
woorship
:
eche
where
and
whan
,
More
:
then
the
flie
:
he
being
an
honest
one
:
Haning
to
that
honestie
,
toritee
none
.
The
flie
to
this
:
for
worship
and
credance
:
saide
,
Though
toritee
for
it selfe
:
woorshipfull
Bee
,
Yet
winth
it
no
woorship
(
in
any
wighte
laide
:
)
To
him selfe
:
for
him selfe
,
outsepted
that
hee
:
Vse
therin
vsashin
of
saide
honestee
.
But
in
misuse
of
toritee
:
the
flie
tolde
,
Woorship
or
credance
:
no
wight
selfe
can
holde
.
Then
the
spider
legde
,
one
spider
:
and
flie
one
:
Thei
both
,
in
one
gree
:
of
honestie
beeing
.
That
spider
in
toritee
,
that
flie
in
none
.
Whether
woorship
:
and
credance
were
not
greeing
:
More
to
that
spider
:
then
to
that
flie
fleeing
.
More
woorship
,
he
graunted
:
bycause
honestee
,
And
toritee
●●inde
.
But
more
credance
,
no
saide
hee
.
For
honestie
:
and
not
noritee
,
is
roote
,
Saide
he●
wheron
all
branches
of
credance
spring
.
Then
no
honestie
,
no
credance
:
had
in
boote
.
Lyke
honestie
,
lyke
credance
:
in
euery
thing
.
The
spider
then
axte
,
what
diffrance
:
in
shewing
:
Of
one
gree
of
credance
:
in
these
fore
tolde
twaine
Whiche
by
a
web
saumple
,
the
flie
answered
plaine
.
Two
spiders
webbes
of
one
stuffe
and
woorkemanship
:
Saue
th
one
aboue
thother
hath
glosse
more
gaie
:
To
the
eie
.
but
for
weare
,
thei
differ
not
a
chip
.
Yet
doth
that
glossie
web
:
beare
the
bell
awaie
.
And
so
the
spider
:
to
his
honestie
in
staie
:
Hauing
toritee
aboue
lyke
honest
flie
,
Credance
shinth
in
the
spider
,
more
bewteoussie
.
Well
saide
(
saide
the
ant
)
though
these
termes
be
but
base
:
Yet
aproue
thei
well
:
that
you
perceiue
the
pith
:
Which
:
concerning
credence
,
concludth
in
this
case
:
That
the
woorste
flie
,
and
the
best
spider
therwith
:
Where
one
degree
of
honestie
concurith
,
There
one
degre
of
credence
,
concurth
likewise
.
Wheron
,
harke
here
what
a
strange
case
doth
arise
.
Put
case
a
duke
of
estate
honorable
.
Affirming
a
tale
,
on
his
honour
for
trew
:
A
duck
stepth
foorth
:
and
saith
it
is
a
fable
.
Were
it
not
a
case
(
trow
you
)
as
strange
as
new
:
That
dewke
:
and
that
duck
:
of
one
credite
to
vew
?
The
dewkes
and
duckꝭ
honestie
(
quoth
he
)
being
one
,
Their
credence
is
one
:
by
graunted
grownde
erst
gone
.
From
which
grownd
(
maister
an
t
)
by
my
fatherkin
.
I
will
not
starte
,
but
stande
and
sticke
euen
fast
:
As
vnto
this
my
bodie
,
sticketh
this
skin
:
Well
(
quoth
thant
)
being
at
this
point
:
with
this
past
,
Furder
to
procede
in
this
case
:
what
way
to
cast
,
Let
vs
haue
these
spiders
:
and
flies
:
againe
here
.
At
bek
of
both
,
all
before
both
did
apere
.
ornament
¶
Thant
telth
them
,
that
where
th
euidence
for
both
sides
goth
to
one
effect
,
and
that
in
debating
whiche
side
is
most
credible
to
awarde
the
window
vnto
,
it
is
concluded
,
that
credence
standth
vppon
honestie
:
and
that
as
all
spiders
and
flies
are
honest
,
so
are
thei
credible
:
now
must
it
first
be
●ride
,
whiche
side
is
most
honest
,
theron
to
iudge
whiche
side
is
moste
credible
.
Cap.
40.
depiction of spider and fly story
AT
your
last
standing
here
,
(
ꝙ
thant
)
the
case
stood
:
On
triall
in
credence
:
of
spiders
and
flise
.
Theuidence
for
both
:
being
one
:
and
lyke
good
,
On
which
part
of
both
,
most
credence
might
arise
.
Wherin
determinate
triall
to
deuise
,
One
cowple
of
you
:
one
spider
and
one
flie
,
Reasoned
(
birlakin
)
pretily
wittily
.
Bre●e
pith
,
wherof
(
to
present
purpose
,
)
was
this
.
Honestie
ye
agrede
:
of
credence
is
the
grownd
.
Concluding
for
all
:
as
ech
wightes
honestie
is
More
or
les
,
so
more
or
les
credence
:
is
bownde
.
All
spiders
and
flies
,
of
one
honestie
fownde
,
Are
of
one
credence
.
In
that
credence
doth
bende
,
All
wholly
vpon
honestie
to
depende
.
Then
:
as
th
euidence
:
on
which
side
to
ley
best
:
Where
credence
lith
most
,
we
thought
best
to
haue
tride
,
So
must
we
now
,
for
credence
:
see
sum
wei
gest
:
Which
side
bringth
most
honestie
testifide
,
And
therby
most
credit
.
To
this
,
or
that
side
.
Beit
(
quoth
the
butterflie
)
now
let
vs
see
surs
:
Who
shall
here
win
boote
,
in
winning
here
his
spurs
.
Another
spider
and
flie
,
to
the
helme
stood
.
A
cumly
cowple
:
as
were
of
these
two
kinds
,
Their
maner
showd
their
bringing
vp
?
to
be
good
.
Curtsy
low
:
to
th
arbiters
,
as
curtsy
binds
.
Behauir
most
desent
:
in
vttring
their
minds
:
As
their
talke
was
:
of
honestie
:
to
deuise
,
So
deuised
thei
their
talke
,
honestly
likewise
.
¶
One
spider
and
one
flie
resoning
which
side
is
most
honest
,
agreing
in
conclusion
,
that
t
honestie
on
both
sides
apeereth
to
them
two
,
to
be
one
,
that
flie
requireth
th
arbiters
to
ponder
the
case
as
thei
shall
thinke
good
.
Cap.
41.
depiction of spider and fly story
TO
speake
(
quoth
this
spider
)
trewth
honestly
here
,
Brefely
:
in
honestie
:
both
partis
to
compare
,
Equalitee
doth
therin
:
to
me
apere
.
As
right
many
spiders
:
right
honest
there
are
,
So
right
many
flies
:
right
honestie
declare
.
As
honestie
(
it
selfe
)
is
one
qualitee
,
So
both
parts
qualifide
lyke
,
lyke
honest
bee
.
Sir
(
saide
this
flie
)
this
is
of
you
qualifide
,
Right
honestly
.
Whervpon
(
with
your
assent
,
(
Vnder
reformacion
)
I
wolde
se
here
tride
,
One
thing
:
herein
to
try
:
what
diffrent
extent
,
Standth
in
one
degre
,
of
honestie
here
ment
.
In
both
vs
foresaide
partise
,
spiders
and
flise
.
Which
:
in
few
woordes
,
I
shall
now
to
you
deuise
.
Flies
:
mo
then
spiders
,
twenty
to
one
there
are
.
Put
then
in
eche
one
person
,
lyke
honestee
:
In
one
spider
,
and
ten
flies
:
to
compare
.
Showth
not
here
:
that
most
nomber
:
in
quantitee
,
To
show
here
:
the
most
show
of
that
qualitee
?
It
showth
most
(
quoth
the
spider
)
and
to
show
how
,
Marke
this
shorte
example
that
I
shall
show
you
.
One
flowre
:
before
two
mirrours
:
being
set
here
.
Thone
mirrour
crakt
:
in
ten
peces
sundry
:
Thother
whole
.
This
flowre
in
these
glasses
shall
apere
,
At
the
whole
glasse
,
as
it
is
:
one
flowre
only
.
The
crakt
glas
,
showth
ten
flowrs
aparently
.
For
of
those
ten
peeces
of
glasse
euerychone
,
Ech
one
peece
,
(
in
it selfe
)
showth
one
flowre
alone
.
So
:
this
feire
flowre
honestie
:
in
one
spider
plaste
:
And
ten
flies
,
eche
one
posessed
of
lyke
fame
.
For
honestie
selfe
,
there
is
no
more
purchaste
:
In
the
ten
flies
,
then
in
th
one
spider
to
name
.
The
only
diffrence
(
I
say
)
in
show
doth
frame
:
Ten
flowrs
in
the
crackte
glas
:
as
thus
to
respekt
:
Ten
flowrs
in
forme
,
and
one
flowr
in
effect
.
That
whole
glasse
doth
show
one
flowr
:
and
is
no
mo
:
That
crackte
glasse
:
making
show
of
flowrs
:
halfe
a
score
Ther
yet
but
one
flowr
,
at
both
these
glasses
lo.
As
in
both
these
parts
,
one
honestie
:
no
more
.
Well
(
quoth
the
flie
)
yet
as
I
haue
saide
before
:
One
honestie
:
in
one
spider
,
and
in
ten
flise
.
Most
show
of
that
honestie
:
in
those
flise
rise
.
Which
show
showth
(
t
honestie
in
all
being
one
)
A
bewty
:
shining
of
more
exelensy
:
In
those
ten
flies
,
then
in
th
one
spider
alone
.
Sir
(
said
the
spider
)
to
speake
indiffrently
,
Euen
so
take
it
I
:
and
euen
so
graunt
it
I.
My
masters
(
to
th
arbiters
)
the
flie
then
seide
,
Wey
you
:
how
honestie
:
is
here
to
be
weide
.
ornament
¶
Th
arbiters
commaunding
all
to
go
aparte
againe
,
thei
fall
in
talkyng
somwhat
at
large
touching
both
credence
and
honestie
in
both
these
sides
,
which
doone
to
shew
therin
their
mindes
,
thei
call
all
before
them
againe
.
Cap.
42.
depiction of spider and fly story
th
arbiters
:
willing
both
partis
to
step
backe
streight
,
Brother
butterflie
(
said
the
ant
)
here
ye
se
:
Honestie
on
both
these
partis
:
to
peise
in
weight
,
If
mo
honest
flies
then
honest
spiders
be
:
Yet
of
both
partis
:
eche
one
lyke
of
honeste
,
The
nombre
more
and
les
:
as
these
two
declare
,
Both
numbers
:
of
one
honestie
,
thei
compare
.
For
thonestnes
selfe
,
(
quoth
he
)
to
that
thei
grew
.
But
thonestnes
in
those
flies
:
shewth
more
exalent
:
As
twenty
flowrs
in
the
broken
glasse
:
to
●ew
:
Show
of
th
one
flowre
in
the
whole
glas
:
far
out
went
Ye
,
in
show
(
quoth
thant
)
with
you
I
do
consent
.
But
by
their
equall
degree
of
that
qualitee
,
This
spider
,
and
these
flies
,
equally
honest
bee
.
Well
then
good
maister
an
t
(
quoth
the
butterflie
,
We
gre:
that
the
show
,
of
one
honestnes
here
:
Vpon
the
ten
flies
parte
:
showth
more
shininglie
:
Then
on
the
one
spiders
side
:
in
show
can
pere
.
And
for
t
honestie
selfe
,
to
draw
to
ende
nere
,
You
answering
one
demaunde
:
demaunded
by
me
,
Best
part
to
sprinspall
purpose
,
we
shall
soone
se
.
Is
not
this
argnicashin
of
honestnes
,
Tose
who
are
most
honest
,
spiders
or
flies
?
To
try
therby
the
side
most
credabill
to
ges
,
In
th
one
euidence
:
that
both
sides
did
deuise
,
Eche
side
for
it selfe
?
yes
(
quoth
thant
that
none
deuise
.
But
graunth
it
.
Since
(
quoth
the
butterflie
)
thatꝭ
trowth
,
Darke
what
proofe
to
purpose
:
vpon
this
case
growth
.
Let
vs
here
demit
:
one
spider
and
ten
flise
.
All
lyke
honest
:
who
seing
two
sew
at
law
,
That
one
spider
,
for
th
one
side
,
a
witnes
lise
,
Those
ten
flise
,
to
thother
side
:
witnesses
draw
.
I
neuer
wist
wight
:
that
euer
herde
or
saw
:
But
such
ten
flies
euidance
:
more
credably
weide
,
Then
such
one
spiders
euidance
weide
in
eide
.
Not
so
(
quoth
thant
)
for
put
case
this
foresaide
sorte
:
In
witnessing
one
woorde
:
in
one
tale
erst
told
:
To
them
all
:
th
one
spider
doth
after
reporte
,
That
woorde
was
there
and
then
saide
.
And
flies
hold
,
It
was
not
said
:
in
this
case
knowth
yong
and
old
:
This
one
spider
must
haue
in
t●
afirmatiue
,
More
credit
then
ten
●lies
in
the
negatiue
.
Maister
an
t
:
Flies
want
of
credance
:
standth
not
here
,
In
the
weakenes
of
credance
in
the
flise
,
But
in
weakenes
of
credance
in
the
case
clere
.
Negentiue
,
against
firmentiue
,
weakely
lise
.
Forgetting
,
and
remembring
,
thus
this
case
trise
:
We
mai
soner
forget
:
that
we
herde
last
day
,
Then
remember
that
we
harde
not
,
anyway
.
But
for
both
parts
here
:
put
afirmentiue
case
.
This
one
spider
affarmth
here
:
firmentiuely
.
That
I
lay
(
last
night
)
in
Northumberland
place
.
These
ten
flies
saie
:
in
Westmurland
place
lay
I.
In
this
affarmashin
:
deemashin
to
try
,
Which
part
hath
here
:
most
credance
in
your
deming
?
The
flies
(
quoth
the
ant
)
aparently
seming
.
But
since
honestie
and
not
credence
:
is
now
,
The
thing
:
to
towch
here
in
place
and
case
present
,
And
that
(
for
t
honestie
selfe
,
)
I
proue
to
yow
:
One
degree
of
honestie
:
in
both
sides
bent
,
That
one
:
and
those
ten
:
haue
one
honest
extent
.
Agre
we
for
that
part
:
thus
to
resolue
.
Which
resolucion
,
let
me
to
them
reuolue
.
Beit
(
quoth
he
)
but
when
talke
of
credance
cumth
〈◊〉
,
I
le
arg
as
I
did
now
:
for
credance
againe
.
Do
(
quoth
thant
)
if
ye
se
therby
ought
to
win
,
All
oft
erst
cald
,
thei
cald
again
to
them
twaine
.
To
whom
the
ant
(
as
aptly
did
apertaine
.
)
In
woordes
:
for
the
matter
brefly
coucht
and
caff
,
Pronounst
to
all
,
what
thei
two
there
passed
last
.
ornament
¶
Thant
telth
them
,
that
thei
two
determine
honestie
on
both
sides
to
be
one
.
Willing
them
to
go
foorth
in
the
mattier
,
wherwith
one
tart
taunting
spider
,
and
one
sharpe
saucy
fly
,
forbearing
till
this
time
(
with
much
peine
)
speaking
or
rather
railing
,
stande
now
foorth
(
vpon
tip
toes
)
to
chop
logike
ech
with
other
in
rude
reasoning
of
this
case
.
Cap.
43.
depiction of spider and fly story
OF
spiders
and
flies
:
which
parte
is
most
honest
,
The
triall
:
is
the
thing
:
we
now
stand
vpon
.
Wherin
:
for
flies
,
one
:
his
opinion
exprest
.
That
as
flies
in
nomber
are
twenty
to
one
:
Aboue
spiders
,
all
on
both
sides
euerychone
:
Being
like
honest
,
most
honestie
doth
rise
,
To
the
flies
parte
:
where
the
most
nombre
lise
.
To
this
one
spiders
tale
:
of
the
two
glasses
toucht
,
Th
example
showing
more
show
of
honestee
:
In
the
more
:
then
in
the
les
nomber
auoucht
,
Yet
both
parts
being
honest
in
one
degree
,
Both
partes
of
lyke
honestie
,
thei
toke
to
bee
.
And
so
to
adiudge
:
we
two
hauing
agrede
,
Agre
you
:
how
herein
furder
to
procede
.
With
this
,
before
all
these
spiders
and
flies
here
flockt
,
Vp
stoode
and
out
start
:
that
cowple
of
hare
breins
:
The
spider
and
fly
,
that
erst
there
bragde
and
corkt
.
Vpon
both
their
forheds
:
so
swelled
the
veins
:
That
their
thus
long
silence
:
was
sene
their
great
peins
.
In
cockyng
currish
countenance
:
nowhit
to
seke
,
Staring
ech
on
other
,
thei
stode
cheke
to
cheke
.
Auctoritee
thei
toke
,
none
was
to
them
geeuin
,
Of
good
maner
voide
:
in
taunting
smarte
smatrers
.
Plainnes
:
without
honestie
,
thei
vsed
eeuin
.
Thei
both
:
to
side
against
side
,
weare
no
flatrers
:
But
lyke
Iaise
:
in
cheritrese
such
chatrers
,
That
being
now
bent
to
chat
,
their
toonges
to
stop
,
With
an
are
:
as
soone
:
their
heds
of
,
ye
may
chop
.
Their
talke
,
whether
to
repete
or
to
represse
.
Rude
railyng
therin
,
brought
me
sumwhat
to
dout
,
But
finally
,
vpon
my
show
to
professe
:
The
show
of
this
matter
:
thus
fer
gone
about
,
I
thought
it
meete
:
to
show
the
show
throughout
,
Namely
the
case
framed
no
more
fer
nor
hy
:
Then
of
a
poore
spider
,
and
a
more
poore
fly
.
These
all
(
I
say
)
standing
before
these
two
set
,
Both
bending
their
browse
:
in
case
rehersed
erst
,
This
formost
spider
and
flie
:
in
furius
fret
,
Frowning
ech
on
other
,
this
prosesse
thei
perst
.
And
vengeable
venumly
,
ech
other
verst
.
Before
thei
cam
to
end
,
how beit
thei
began
,
In
cownterfet
coldnes
:
this
matter
to
skan
.
ornament
¶
Where
another
spider
and
flie
reasoned
late
before
to
proue
which
side
of
both
is
most
honest
,
this
saide
quareling
spider
and
cockyng
flie
,
labour
to
proue
which
parte
of
boch
is
most
dishonest
,
in
woordes
and
dedes
.
as
vsurpacion
in
windowes
and
other
misbehaviour
.
at
ende
wherof
in
furious
fumes
,
thence
renth
the
spider
one
waie
,
and
the
flie
flingth
an
other
.
Cap.
44.
depiction of spider and fly story
Maisters
(
quoth
the
spider
)
without
circumstance
:
At
reasoning
on
which
parte
most
honestie
life
:
Of
spiders
or
of
flies
,
in
continuance
,
Your
iudgement
:
both
partis
of
lyke
honestie
trise
.
Which
honestie
so
tride
,
now
contrariwise
.
For
a
pithy
purpose
:
let
vs
here
now
see
,
On
which
side
of
both
:
lyth
most
dishonestee
.
Dishonestie
:
dare
ye
stir
that
,
(
quoth
this
fly
?
)
What
dishonestie
know
you
by
flies
sur
?
More
then
flies
know
by
spiders
.
Flie
what
know
I
?
Woordis
and
dedes
.
Such
and
so
many
will
I
stur
,
As
shall
:
by
dishonestie
,
flies
honestie
blur
.
And
first
for
woordes
,
honestie
:
honestly
to
scan
,
Honestie
speakth
well
.
Ye
(
quoth
the
flie
what
than
?
This
than
(
quoth
the
spider
)
take
flies
ten
thowsande
:
Where
so
euer
thei
flee
,
go
,
stand
,
lie
,
or
sit
.
Few
of
the
nomber
haue
taken
vpon
hande
:
To
geue
any
good
spider
any
good
woorde
yeet
,
Except
in
flattery
:
which
woords
show
euery
whit
:
As
much
dishonestie
:
in
fals
feire
semblance
,
As
showth
in
fury
,
fowle
woordes
of
more
greuance
.
When
flies
flockt
togither
,
vpon
their
ale
benche
Begin
to
hizs
or
bizs
,
in
their
kind
of
talke
,
No
lordes
,
no
lawse
,
can
their
bizsing
bable
quenthe
.
And
so
many
woordes
,
so
many
lies
:
still
walke
.
If
one
diuell
with
an
other
:
for
lies
should
calke
:
Thei
could
neuer
finde
the
like
,
oh
(
quoth
the
flie
:
Your
maistership
talkth
wonderfoole
honestlie
.
If
ye
gaue
eare
to
your selfe
,
ye
might
soone
know
:
Spider
to
flie
:
who
speakth
most
ill
of
vs
twaine
.
Speake
not
spiders
as
ill
of
flies
:
as
ye
trow
,
As
flies
speake
of
spiders
:
yes
it
shouth
to
plaine
.
Wherin
these
termes
must
we
vse
:
vpon
great
paine
.
When
either
of
other
papt
:
talke
out
of
measure
,
The
knaue
fly
〈…〉
spider
speakth
his
pleasure
.
But
graunt
:
dishonest
woordes
ech
part
of
other
,
Do
speake
a
like
much
:
which
showth
like
dishonestee
,
In
both
these
parts
:
the
tone
parte
to
the
tother
.
Of
flies
dishonest
woords
,
the
cause
is
to
see
:
The
dishonest
deedes
,
of
you
spiders
to
bee
.
Example
wherof
:
to
proue
this
case
most
clere
,
Doth
in
this
window
(
for
all
windowes
)
apere
.
All
holes
wherin
:
being
ours
in
comon
right
.
Late
comonly
ours
,
now
seuerally
yours
.
Looke
where
ye
set
in
foote
,
by
right
or
by
might
,
Lyke
as
the
diuell
saith
:
so
sai
you
:
all
is
ours
.
For
:
as
this
window
showth
your
vsurped
pours
:
So
:
in
all
windowes
where
so
euer
ye
cum
,
Ye
graspe
vp
all
:
and
flies
mai
sai
nought
:
but
mum
.
Thus
when
we
speake
(
I
say
)
if
our
spech
ill
be
,
Of
your
ill
deedes
:
cum
our
ill
woordes
:
euerychone
.
Do
you
●one
ill
deedes
:
to
vs
good
sir
(
quoth
he
?
)
Yes
sit
(
quoth
the
flie
)
flies
to
spiders
do
one
,
In
our
curtsy
made
to
you
:
downe
to
grownd
gone
:
Most
sinfully
we
commit
idolatry
.
For
we
therin
,
woorship
false
imagery
.
Fals
imagery
(
quoth
he
?
)
ye
are
a
fals
knaue
.
A
right
liuerey
(
quoth
he
)
turnde
on
the
wrong
side
.
But
liuerey
and
wages
:
that
spiders
vouchsaue
:
To
geue
flies
,
of
one
substance
are
verifide
.
Knaue
vp
:
or
take
vp
flie
:
thy
wandring
woordes
wide
.
Truly
to
try
:
how
truth
the
touch
stone
may
touch
,
On
whose
side
:
most
dishonestie
,
is
tauouch
.
All
dishonest
woordes
:
in
flies
of
spiders
had
,
Cum
of
dishonest
deedes
:
in
spiders
to
flise
.
Thus
saist
thou
,
which
saiyng
showth
thee
drunke
or
mad
,
What
ill
or
wrong
deedes
:
do
we
to
you
deuise
?
Our
owne
windowes
to
vse
,
as
our
owne
will
aplise
.
Your
dedes
were
not
ill
:
were
all
windowes
your
own
,
But
no
woordes
:
saue
your
own
,
show
windowes
so
known
.
The
tops
:
and
top
sides
:
of
all
windowes
all
yours
:
We
haue
graunted
and
wold
graunt
:
weare
ye
content
,
To
graunt
likewise
all
holes
in
all
windowes
ours
,
But
spiders
must
haue
all
,
ye
may
nought
relent
,
And
in
your
hauing
all
:
marke
th
experiment
.
How
the
worlde
before
went
,
and
since
how
it
goth
:
(
For
comon
welth
)
in
spiders
:
and
in
flies
both
.
When
you
in
toppes
and
sides
there
:
kept
your
estate
:
And
we
in
the
holes
:
as
stood
with
our
degre
,
Spiders
and
flies
:
in
all
windowes
situate
,
Dweld
ech
by
other
in
welth
and
vnite
.
But
since
(
lyke
a
sorte
of
rake
hels
as
ye
be
)
Ye
lifte
ech
at
other
:
and
all
at
vs
lifte
,
There
is
in
you
,
nor
vs
:
either
loue
or
thrifte
.
But
you
:
we
:
and
our
windowes
to
:
all
go
to
wrackè
.
By
you
couetous
cutthrotes
:
the
diuell
choke
ye
.
Wilt
thou
wrech
(
quoth
he
)
ley
all
this
on
our
backe
?
Growne
by
our
striues
,
nay
flie
and
flies
:
I
le
yoke
ye
:
With
more
then
halfe
part
of
the
ill
:
to
smoke
ye
.
It
is
and
hath
ben
said
:
ther
no
good
accorde
:
In
place
,
where
as
euery
knaue
will
be
a
lorde
.
Which
is
terbox
to
your
side
:
for
out
of
dout
,
Your
cockapert
pride
:
and
your
couetous
harts
.
Haue
brought
:
more
then
three
parts
of
our
ils
about
.
Your
rude
rebelins
disobedient
parts
:
Much
vnto
our
(
and
much
more
to
your
own
)
smarts
:
Ricking
and
wincing
at
euery
good
order
,
Hath
distroide
good
order
in
euery
border
.
Good
order
:
lost
by
pride
and
couetousnes
,
In
graunt
.
but
how
:
lost
by
vs
?
nay
lost
by
yow
,
Flies
may
be
couetous
,
but
as
for
riches
:
Flies
get
none
:
Except
here
and
there
one
talow
:
Yes
(
quoth
the
spider
)
many
flies
are
rich
now
:
In
occupiyng
in
windowes
vnder
vs
,
By
price
of
things
reisde
there
:
in
fowle
ouerplus
.
Whereflies
:
of
spiders
(
by
wrong
quoth
he
)
are
dryuen
:
To
hyre
our
owne
:
kept
from
vs
(
we
saie
)
by
might
.
Fines
incums
:
and
rents
,
so
great
and
many
gyuen
,
With
such
streight
restreint
:
of
our
accustomed
right
,
That
one
of
those
or
all
,
eat
vp
our
geins
quight
.
Which
exacte
exactions
:
in
spiders
began
,
Ere
flies
in
sale
of
any
wares
,
from
th
old
rate
ran
.
As
I
am
trew
ientilman
,
thou
liste
on
vs
.
As
ye
are
a
trew
ientilman
:
euen
so
I
ly
.
But
as
ye
are
a
fals
ientil
manto
discus
,
Your
falshod
and
my
truth
,
may
ioine
iolily
.
I
le
proue
streight
(
quoth
the
spider
)
that
thou
lyest
,
I
,
For
rentis
:
and
warse
reisde
,
thou
saist
spiders
begoon
.
But
marke
how
vnhonestly
that
ly
doth
roon
.
Fiue
foote
to
two
:
in
windowes
of
this
reme
:
Ye
flies
hold
yet
,
in
lease
at
vnreised
rent
.
All
holders
wherof
:
sell
their
wares
:
as
extreme
,
As
though
their
fermes
at
the
most
reised
rent
went
.
Now
who
beginth
here
:
the
first
extort
extent
?
The
flies
(
quoth
the
flie
)
but
yet
spiders
begun
:
To
reise
rentis
before
:
as
leases
did
out
run
.
And
as
leases
fall
still
,
so
reise
thei
rent
still
.
And
still
(
of
their
goodnes
)
will
reise
:
I
dout
not
.
In
new
leases
:
of
such
couenantꝭ
to
fulfill
,
As
the
flies
geins
:
no
great
priui
tithes
shall
lot
.
The
lewd
lords
:
their
landlords
:
in
reckning
the
shot
,
The
lot
of
alowance
:
in
both
parts
to
ley
,
The
spiders
haue
the
creme
,
the
flies
haue
the
whey
.
But
spiders
:
letting
farms
,
and
flies
holding
farms
.
Thone
letting
farms
hie
,
thother
selling
vitels
dere
.
And
of
all
ware
sellers
:
ech
shifteth
from
harms
.
By
reising
his
ware
,
as
other
wares
apere
.
But
all
that
on
their
pencions
(
or
pence
)
liue
mere
:
In
windowes
:
without
lande
to
let
,
or
ware
to
sell
,
Where
euer
thei
dwell
:
mai
thinke
thei
dwell
in
hell
.
Well
(
quoth
the
spider
)
for
leases
not
run
out
,
Flie
fermers
holding
fermes
yet
:
as
olde
rent
gaue
,
Why
raise
thei
their
wares
:
with
thother
polling
rout
?
Thei
take
time
(
quoth
the
flie
)
while
thei
the
time
haue
.
For
when
your
time
cumth
,
you
will
so
polle
and
shaue
:
By
reised
rentes
:
turning
hed
fermers
to
heardes
.
That
thei
know
:
ye
will
flit
the
fat
from
their
beardes
.
And
ye
hie
hed
spiders
:
in
a
conspiracie
:
Conspire
in
all
windowes
,
to
kepe
fermes
at
heith
.
Or
kepe
them
in
your
own
handes
,
to
kepe
thingꝭ
hie
:
Where
a
flie
(
quoth
the
spider
)
doble
rent
peith
:
More
than
he
hath
paide
.
There
experience
seith
:
Looke
what
wares
:
at
what
price
:
that
flies
solde
before
,
Those
or
worse
wares
he
selth
for
treble
price
more
.
So
that
if
spiders
reise
rentis
,
two
poundes
from
one
.
Three
pounds
from
one
:
at
lest
flies
reise
their
wares
streight
Their
which
robry
,
hering
any
rumor
vpone
,
Of
the
faute
,
on
vs
spiders
thei
ley
the
weight
Roring
:
in
raging
:
how
we
our
landis
do
height
:
Making
them
begers
(
when
thei
with
that
thei
win
,
Are
able
to
purchase
the
fermes
thei
dwell
in
.
Well
lide
:
well
saide
:
(
said
the
flie
)
I
wold
haue
saide
.
But
now
to
our
ground
:
on
which
our
saying
arose
.
For
dishonestie
,
on
both
partis
to
be
leide
.
Couetous
and
pride
:
being
chefe
grownds
in
grose
:
To
proue
on
which
part
:
most
dishonestie
gose
,
Dishonestie
by
couetusnes
doth
rise
,
At
the
least
:
as
much
in
spiders
as
in
flise
.
And
as
much
in
flies
,
as
in
spiders
say
I
,
But
what
remedie
flie
:
to
remoue
this
grefe
?
Looke
thei
that
list
:
thei
shall
for
me
(
quoth
the
flie
)
We
talke
not
now
of
grefe
:
to
deuise
relefe
,
By
honestie
,
but
by
dishonest
mischefe
:
To
charge
which
parte
most
dishonest
we
can
ges
In
all
ils
,
namely
pride
and
couetusnes
.
Wherin
:
as
we
in
couetusnes
haue
saide
,
Let
vs
now
:
ech
part
apose
other
in
pride
.
The
which
vice
for
both
our
sides
vprightly
weide
,
Dishonestie
therin
,
shal
be
verifide
.
To
lie
altogither
,
on
the
spiders
side
.
Spiders
,
are
of
flies
:
alway
curtsy
takers
:
And
flies
to
spiders
,
alway
curtsy
makers
.
And
yet
(
I
say
)
in
bending
our
knees
to
ball
:
Flies
looking
like
lams
:
spiders
lyke
lions
looke
.
As
though
poore
flies
,
were
made
for
rich
spiders
all
.
Of
which
:
though
foolish
flies
:
the
suffrance
may
brooke
:
Wise
flies
can
not
brooke
it
:
for
thei
finde
in
booke
:
This
demaund
written
.
When
Adam
dolue
and
Eue
span
,
Who
was
in
those
golden
daies
,
a
gentleman
.
None
as
who
saie
.
And
were
there
none
now
(
say
wee
)
The
worlde
shuld
be
as
good
now
,
as
it
was
then
.
If
yemen
flies
:
were
put
in
autoritee
,
We
wold
rule
as
well
,
as
spiders
gentlemen
:
Shall
Iak
sauce
rule
now
flie
?
sir
by
these
bones
ten
:
We
shall
sure
be
rulde
:
in
all
kinds
of
lawse
,
As
well
by
Iak
sause
:
as
by
maister
Iohn
dawse
,
What
wit
:
or
what
welth
▪
winneth
your
estate
stout
,
Looke●ily
:
speake
lordly
:
commaunde
all
,
and
do
nought
.
Gai
geare
,
goodly
copwebs
:
to
reuell
with
the
rout
,
Without
any
housholdes
.
For
the
poore
flies
wrought
.
But
with
disshes
deinty
:
fer
fet
and
dere
bought
.
One
fat
spider
:
an
other
feedth
in
fine
feast
:
More
to
set
out
him selfe
,
then
to
feast
his
geast
,
These
prowd
pea●oks
propertise
:
wholly
remaine
,
In
you
prowde
spiders
.
And
not
in
vs
poore
●●ise
,
But
most
prowde
,
most
foole
.
As
flies
prouerbes
conteine
.
Flies
(
quoth
the
spider
)
in
their
prowde
exercise
,
Are
to
fer
vnlike
lords
:
lords
lookes
tenterprise
.
Lordlyke
to
looke
,
flies
countenance
can
not
brooke
:
But
though
flies
looke
not
lordlyke
:
knaue
like
thei
looke
:
Shall
we
not
finde
a
knaue
flie
:
not
worth
two
strawse
:
Looke
more
prowdly
,
the
the
best
lord
in
a
shere
?
Yes
.
And
take
vpon
him
in
chop
logik
lawse
:
To
controll
vs
,
and
our
housholds
fer
and
nere
.
So
that
by
pride
,
les
dishonestie
showth
here
:
In
lordly
looks
:
of
spiders
lordlike
brauery
,
Then
in
flies
knauish
deeds
,
by
knauelyke
knauery
.
Of
which
sorte
of
sause
malapert
minions
,
Thou
art
captaine
●a●tif
:
against
vs
to
kicke
.
And
sure
:
thou
holdst
perillous
opinions
.
Weare
thou
aposed
pithily
to
the
quicke
,
I
durst
ley
my
life
,
thou
art
an
hereticke
.
I
defie
(
quoth
the
flie
)
the
wrech
that
so
seith
.
Harke
:
I
will
euin
in
your
eare
:
confesse
my
feith
.
The
f●ie
:
blowing
a
while
,
in
the
spiders
eare
:
The
spider
:
that
while
:
brething
in
the
flies
necke
,
Both
cride
out
,
as
thei
had
ben
stoong
on
a
speare
.
I
am
kilde
(
quoth
the
spider
)
death
cumth
at
becke
.
This
flie
hath
blown
fliblowse
in
mine
eare
a
pecke
.
I
am
poisond
(
quoth
the
flie
,
deth
rydth
in
the
rode
.
This
spiders
breth
,
makth
me
swell
lyke
a
tode
.
Triacle
cride
th
one
,
an
eare
pyke
:
cride
thother
.
The
flie
flew
,
the
spider
crept
,
quight
out
of
sight
.
The
flie
flang
one
waie
:
the
spider
ran
an
other
.
Fewme
of
siry
fury
,
in
both
was
sene
right
.
But
both
being
anone
gone
out
of
sight
quight
,
Thant
:
in
reproch
of
their
communicacion
,
Told
them
all
,
part
of
his
imaginacion
.
ornament
¶
After
a
few
woordes
,
which
thant
speakth
to
the
rest
of
both
sortes
there
,
thei
are
assigned
to
stande
backe
againe
,
while
th
arbiters
gather
out
of
this
railyng
,
such
reason
as
thei
can
.
Cap.
45.
depiction of spider and fly story
IT
is
comonly
said
,
and
comonly
sene
.
Where
as
any
nomber
:
of
any
sort
be
:
Of
all
sortes
there
be
,
and
euermore
haue
bene
.
And
as
in
most
base
sort
:
sum
right
good
we
se
,
So
in
the
best
sort
:
as
ill
to
decre
.
Example
wherof
:
no
better
profe
ensurth
,
In
no
one
example
,
then
this
one
procurth
.
Of
you
:
both
sortes
spiders
and
flies
:
present
here
:
You
vse
your selues
honestly
.
Many
and
moste
,
But
yet
therto
s●
we
:
that
here
doth
apere
,
On
ech
one
side
:
one
so
brimly
brag
and
boste
,
That
thei
proue
on
both
sides
:
sum
knaues
in
the
coste
:
I
meane
these
twaine
gone
.
Whom
vpon
inquering
,
Are
:
in
honest
audience
,
not
worth
the
hering
.
Forsoth
(
said
a
sober
spider
)
euen
in
deede
:
Thei
are
vnwoorthy
hering
:
in
any
place
.
Trew
(
quoth
a
wise
flie
)
but
since
it
was
agreede
:
By
comon
counsels
on
both
sides
:
to
purchase
:
Or
prouide
:
them
to
ioine
with
vs
in
this
case
,
It
semeth
vnsemely
for
vs
to
reiect
:
Such
:
as
our
electors
to
vs
haue
elect
,
It
semth
so
(
said
the
ant
)
and
I
take
it
so
.
Brother
butterflie
:
will
ye
that
thei
depart
:
While
we
twaine
,
to
groping
of
this
matter
go
.
Ye
maister
an
t
(
quoth
he
)
with
all
my
hart
.
Thei
all
(
once
againe
)
from
them
twaine
reuart
.
While
thei
two
deuise
:
sum
way
of
availing
,
To
gather
right
reason
,
out
of
rude
railing
.
¶
Th
arbiters
consider
in
this
taunting
talke
,
that
so●●ry
d●●
honest
abvses
there
are
in
sondry
parties
on
both
sides
.
vpon
their
agrement
of
conclusion
wherin
,
thei
haue
before
them
those
other
spiders
and
●lies
againe
.
Cap.
46.
depiction of spider and fly story
TO
pas
this
last
case
(
quoth
thant
)
as
in
award
,
Which
part
is
most
dishonest
,
the
case
erst
weid
:
Resoning
which
is
most
honest
part
:
to
regard
:
Is
a
plaine
plat
:
to
proue
this
likekise
leid
.
As
honestie
there
is
:
equally
displeid
,
To
show
the
tone
part
:
as
honest
as
the
tother
,
So
show
both
here
,
like
dishonest
:
th
one
and
t●other
.
What
kinds
of
●auts
:
we
mai
in
the
spiders
find
,
The
same
(
or
the
like
)
we
mai
find
in
the
flise
.
So
that
(
I
say
)
as
equitee
hath
asinde
,
One
degre
of
dishonestie
,
in
both
lise
.
Where
our
former
talke
(
quoth
the
butterflie
)
trise
:
Thonestie
one
:
in
both
the
sides
:
yet
ye
know
:
That
honestie
in
the
flies
,
shinth
most
in
show
.
For
that
(
which
I
told
you
I
wold
in
mind
bere
)
Flies
:
fer
mo
in
nomber
,
then
spiders
apere
.
Trew
(
quoth
thant
)
and
as
most
nomber
winth
flies
there
,
Most
show
of
honestie
,
so
most
nomber
here
:
Most
show
of
dishonestie
:
showth
in
flies
clere
.
As
most
nomber
of
thonest
:
shine
most
in
fame
,
Most
nomber
of
dishonest
,
shine
most
in
shame
.
Then
(
quoth
the
buterflie
)
as
flies
here
nought
get
,
So
loose
thei
nought
:
wherin
let
vs
be
content
:
To
set
the
hares
head
,
against
the
goose
ieblet
.
Both
sides
:
to
adiudge
lyke
honest
:
I
assent
.
And
I
(
quoth
the
ant
)
do
geue
the
same
iudgement
.
Herevpon
thei
cald
all
again
to
stand
nere
,
To
whom
wherin
,
thant
declard
as
ensuth
here
.
¶
Thant
declarth
to
those
spiders
&
flies
,
that
the
tales
of
the
pearte
spider
and
●lie
before
tolde
,
do
charge
ech
others
part
in
such
sort
,
that
thei
can
not
sai
which
side
is
most
dishonest
:
but
thei
two
adiudge
clerely
in
dishonest
thinges
:
both
sides
of
lyke
dishonestie
.
wherwith
thei
al
auoided
backe
again
,
th
arbiters
talke
to
fal
to
a
point
betwene
them selues
what
report
finally
and
fully
to
make
.
Cap.
47.
depiction of spider and fly story
ALthough
the
railyng
of
those
railers
late
gone
:
For
it selfe
:
or
them selues
,
vnmeete
may
be
thought
.
Either
to
be
talkt
vpon
:
or
thought
vpon
.
Yet
since
the
matter
of
their
talke
:
such
talke
brought
:
That
as
one
ground
of
our
talke
,
talke
hath
it
wrought
,
We
haue
wrought
therto
:
conciderate
consent
,
To
conclude
therin
,
this
extended
extent
.
Dishonestie
in
spiders
and
in
flies
both
,
Apereth
aproued
:
so
indiffrently
,
That
on
which
side
the
most
dishonestie
goth
:
We
can
not
know
:
nor
otherwise
verify
,
But
like
dishonestie
,
on
both
sides
doth
ly
.
So
that
out
of
hande
:
to
declare
our
decre
,
Both
parts
:
in
dishonestie
,
haue
one
degre
.
But
for
as
much
:
as
dishonestie
here
toucht
:
Was
:
to
proue
or
disproue
honestie
before
:
Which
part
of
both
:
most
or
least
honestie
auou●ht
,
And
that
dishonestie
:
doth
deside
no
more
:
Then
honestie
did
,
leaue
dishonesties
lore
.
And
by
former
talke
:
in
honestie
alone
,
Take
honestie
on
both
parts
here
,
iudged
one
.
The
graue
nombre
on
both
sides
agrede
to
this
.
Whervpon
:
thant
axt
who
had
furder
to
sey
:
Concerning
euidence
:
in
the
premissis
.
Thei
all
saide
:
thei
had
to
say
no
fuder
,
they
,
Well
said
thei
both
:
ye
all
yet
again
awey
.
Which
done
,
thei
both
:
ech
to
other
their
mindes
brake
,
What
end
(
now
at
end
)
thei
finally
might
take
,
¶
Th
arbiters
being
agreed
on
their
report
,
thei
call
to
them
againe
the
spiders
and
the
flies
.
Cap.
48.
depiction of spider and fly story
BRother
butterflie
(
quoth
shant
)
how
thinke
ye
now
?
What
makth
all
this
euidence
for
either
side
?
All
alich
for
both
(
quoth
he
)
now
how
say
you
?
I
sei
the
same
(
quoth
thant
)
wherin
is
specifide
,
To
hard
a
triall
:
to
iudge
the
best
side
tride
.
The
best
side
of
both
:
since
doute
hath
thus
drownd
it
,
Letis
at
last
,
leaue
it
,
as
we
at
first
found
it
.
Agrede
(
quoth
the
butterflie
)
by
my
good
sooth
:
Thei
herewith
cald
againe
,
the
spiders
and
flise
.
Ech
hoping
to
here
a
tale
,
for
his
own
tooth
.
But
thant
being
(
for
an
ant
)
lerned
and
wise
:
Otherwise
weiyng
,
otherwise
did
deuise
.
Of
this
proces
past
,
where
to
report
the
pith
.
For
which
(
vnto
them
all
,
)
he
made
wei
forthwith
.
ornament
¶
Thant
shewth
them
,
that
the
butterflie
and
he
are
at
point
what
to
reporte
,
deuising
it
to
be
reported
before
the
head
spider
and
the
flie
in
the
copweb
the
two
principall
parties
.
and
to
haue
with
them
to
here
and
witnes
their
reporte
,
two
spiders
and
two
flies
:
witty
and
discrete
.
and
the
rest
to
staie
there
till
their
returne
.
Which
being
agreed
,
thei
set
foorth
streight
to
the
said
copweb
.
Cap.
49.
depiction of spider and fly story
KNow
ye
all
:
that
we
two
being
full
agreede
:
What
we
shall
say
,
we
must
now
full
agre
:
Where
we
shall
say
.
Which
saiyng
must
be
decreede
,
Before
those
two
:
that
did
vs
two
decre
,
As
friendes
of
trust
:
in
this
autorite
.
The
spider
and
flie
(
meane
I
)
which
two
are
,
Chefe
grownds
in
the
case
,
that
we
must
now
declare
.
The
butterflie
:
and
all
the
rest
there
:
seide
.
For
that
report
,
that
was
the
place
most
fit
.
Let
vs
,
with
vs
,
(
quoth
thant
)
haue
forth
in
eide
,
Two
spiders
and
two
flies
:
of
credence
and
wit
.
And
all
the
rest
,
till
our
returne
here
to
sit
.
Thei
two
with
the
two
twose
:
folowing
in
order
,
Past
on
:
till
thei
cam
to
the
copwebs
border
.
The
flie
in
copweb
stoode
vp
,
and
praier
lefte
.
Longing
for
meede
:
of
preier
preide
ere
than
.
With
deadly
looke
:
as
death
had
lyfe
berefte
.
But
when
the
spider
:
into
place
cam
than
,
Alas
poore
flie
:
how
he
lookte
pale
and
wan
.
All
those
without
:
vnto
the
spider
within
.
At
their
low
curtsy
done
,
thant
did
thus
begin
.
ornament
¶
The
ant
associate
with
the
saide
sort
pronounceth
at
length
(
to
the
spider
and
slie
in
the
copweb
)
this
brief
effect
;
that
in
as
much
as
on
both
sides
the
euidence
is
one
,
and
that
the
credence
is
one
,
by
shonestie
being
one
,
they
two
can
(
in
reason
)
no
waie
●rie
,
howe
to
ley
th
accustomed
right
more
on
th
one
side
then
on
thother
:
they
finallie
leaue
the
case
euin
at
libertie
,
as
they
sounde
it
:
and
so
departe
to
the
place
of
abitrement
againe
.
Cap.
50.
depiction of spider and fly story
MY
great
good
vncle
,
and
litle
good
friend
:
●●ie
.
Where
you
two
:
chose
vs
two
:
your
arbytres
late
,
To
adiudge
(
by
reason
)
the
custome
rightlie
:
Of
spiders
and
flies
,
in
all
windowes
situate
,
Which
part
should
haue
all
:
or
what
part
we
should
rates
To
eyther
part
,
what
hath
theron
risin
sith
,
And
what
in
fine
for
fine
doth
rise
,
here
the
pith
.
In
the
first
talke
betwene
you
tweyne
:
and
vs
tweine
,
Thissew
to
try
was
(
as
ye
sayde
vnto
vs
,
)
How
right
in
all
windowes
(
I
sey
)
doth
remaine
,
To
both
sides
,
as
reason
may
custome
discus
.
You
:
for
you
and
all
spiders
,
a
leging
thus
.
All
parts
in
all
windowes
(
none
except
)
sayde
ye
,
Are
yours
:
and
all
spiders
,
as
in
tenure
fre
.
Wherin
you
flie
,
as
ye
then
affirmed
)
heelde
,
All
holse
in
all
windowes
,
are
flies
free
of
olde
.
Toys
and
sides
,
being
spiders
hold
free
:
to
beelde
.
Hed
houses
or
tenantrees
or
what
ye
woolde
.
So
that
for
the
hoise
only
:
is
all
the
holde
,
Which
(
vpon
furder
euidence
,
to
consither
,
We
(
as
ye
wyld
vs
to
go
,
)
went
to gyther
.
Where
:
spiders
and
flies
,
a
certeyne
nombre
met
.
Before
a
pointed
:
euidence
to
disclose
.
And
first
for
all
spiders
,
one
to
vs
there
set
,
Sayde
.
As
report
of
spiders
:
hath
gone
and
gose
.
All
holse
in
all
windowes
:
are
theirs
to
dispose
.
The
●lies
then
cald
,
one
flie
for
all
verifide
,
All
holse
:
by
all
flies
woordes
long
to
flies
side
.
These
two
:
in
their
two
tales
:
showing
diffrence
none
,
In
matter
:
nor
in
woordes
,
saue
onely
that
thei
:
Leid
the
same
:
ech
on
the
side
:
he
stanth
vpone
,
Thei
both
:
and
thei
all
:
strangers
to
vs
(
to
sey
,
This
one
sentence
:
on
which
of
both
sides
to
ley
,
Both
showing
a
lyke
credible
,
to
vs
too
,
That
was
thing
difficult
:
for
vs
two
to
doo
.
Whervpon
:
both
partis
(
before
vs
both
)
cald
we
.
To
try
on
which
part
,
most
credence
might
apere
.
Wherin
one
spider
:
and
one
flie
:
of
grauitee
.
Reasoning
on
which
side
most
credence
shuld
show
here
,
Thei
both
:
at
last
graunted
this
,
for
a
grownde
clere
.
As
euery
wights
count
:
in
honestie
doth
mount
,
So
euery
wights
credence
:
amounth
in
acount
.
For
:
honestie
agrede
thei
,
to
be
the
grownd
:
(
Or
grownded
cause
)
of
credence
.
Then
were
we
dreuer
▪
To
serch
on
which
side
,
most
honestie
was
fownd
.
Wherin
(
on
both
sides
)
when
all
resons
were
geuen
,
T
honestie
on
both
sides
,
in
our
iudgement
was
euen
.
And
so
:
for
credence
,
(
hit
on
honestie
growing
)
One
honestie
,
one
credence
:
in
both
parts
showing
.
Thus
:
their
euidence
being
one
:
wherunto
:
Their
credence
one
:
by
being
of
honestie
one
,
To
try
the
wrong
doers
:
which
we
cam
to
do
,
What
wey
can
we
(
in
reason
)
take
?
for
sooth
none
.
Wherin
lacking
power
,
since
our
goodwill
alone
:
Can
do
nought
,
honestly
this
charge
to
discharge
,
As
we
this
case
found
here
,
we
leaue
here
,
at
large
.
Friende
butterflie
(
said
the
spider
)
how
sai
you
?
As
maister
an
t
hath
said
(
said
he
)
so
sai
I.
Then
(
quoth
the
spider
)
with
thankꝭ
to
you
both
now
.
We
both
discharge
you
.
Sir
(
quoth
the
butterfly
)
My
poore
kins●lie
here
:
that
in
durance
doth
ly
.
For
charge
or
discharge
:
in
euery
condeshin
,
I
besech
your
maship
handle
him
with
screshin
.
I
will
(
quoth
the
spider
)
vse
him
no
warse
.
Then
standth
with
reason
,
law
,
custom
,
and
conscience
:
If
(
quoth
the
flie
)
those
graunted
grownds
not
reuarse
.
As
:
till
I
se
them
reuerst
,
in
experience
:
I
see
no
cause
:
to
conceiue
lack
of
credence
,
Then
shall
I
(
and
all
flies
)
lawde
your
equite
.
Vndoutfull
trust
wherof
,
much
comforteth
me
.
Feare
not
that
flie
(
quoth
he
)
and
the
flie
(
of
trowth
)
From
dangerous
dred
:
that
he
drooped
in
eare
,
Hoppeth
now
in
hope
:
as
all
outward
show
showth
.
But
yet
for
all
th
outward
brag
:
that
he
did
beare
:
Me
thought
he
semde
inwardly
,
not
without
feare
:
Least
faire
feithfull
promise
of
present
plesance
,
Might
haue
fowle
feithles
displesant
performance
.
But
betwene
hope
and
drede
,
he
lying
there
still
,
Thant
:
and
butterflie
:
the
fowre
spiders
and
flise
,
Tooke
leaue
and
departed
.
The
same
place
vntill
,
That
thei
last
ram
fro
.
Where
their
company
life
.
To
repete
their
doing
,
in
this
comprimise
.
The
spider
in
copweb
,
gone
that
to
declare
,
In
thuper
part
of
his
howse
,
where
his
flok
are
.
¶
Thant
and
butterflie
set
where
they
had
sit
,
thant
repeteth
to
those
spiders
and
flies
the
report
made
by
him
at
the
sayde
copweb
,
at
end
wherof
the
spiders
and
flies
,
seeing
that
time
spent
all
in
vayns
,
eche
side
amonge
them selfes
fall
in
mourmuring
.
Cap.
51.
depiction of spider and fly story
¶
THant
and
butterflie
:
set
where
they
erst
had
sit
,
Those
spiders
&
flies
:
standing
where
they
erst
stood
Thant
repeting
this
,
they
perceyuing
in
it
:
Much
time
spent
on
all
parts
:
and
no
part
take
good
,
They
began
generallie
:
to
change
their
mood
.
The
spiders
,
to gither
clustring
and
cluttring
,
The
flies
,
togither
in
murmering
muttring
.
ornament
¶
Vpon
the
spiders
and
the
flies
mutring
murmering
,
sodenlie
there
cum
nie
aboute
them
:
a
wonderfull
nombre
of
all
manner
of
flies
:
in
theyr
warlike
manner
.
Wherat
with
twynke
of
an
iye
(
as
it
were
)
the
head
spider
(
with
a
greate
nombre
of
spiders
,
)
hath
builded
a
strong
castell
in
that
copweb
.
With
ordinaunce
and
weapons
and
spiders
redie
in
order
of
defence
.
Cap.
52
depiction of the army of flies
depiction of the army of spiders
HErewith
(
euin
sodenlie
:
at
twink
of
aniye
,
)
Cam
such
a
flight
of
flies
:
in
scattred
ray
,
As
shadowed
the
sonne
:
from
th
earth
to
the
skie
.
No
kind
of
flie
a
liue
,
but
was
there
that
day
.
Tag
and
rag
,
like
lions
:
raging
now
rage
thay
.
Fleshflies
,
butterflies
,
land
flies
,
water
flies
.
Bees
,
humblebees
,
waspes
,
hornets
,
gnats
of
all
sies
.
The
graund
Captaine
,
standing
:
amid
mong
this
rought
,
Was
the
flie
,
that
flange
from
thence
in
fewrie
erst
told
.
Seld
hath
bene
seene
such
a
sort
.
And
all
so
stought
,
Except
here
and
there
one
:
temprate
to
beholde
.
Staues
,
bats
,
clubs
,
pichforks
,
most
begerlie
most
bold
.
Wherwith
the
spiders
that
erst
gaue
euidence
,
In
the
copweb
,
tooke
sentuarie
for
defence
.
Where
:
whether
this
proude
spider
gaue
woord
before
:
Who
with
that
pert
flie
:
had
before
there
prated
:
Or
that
spiders
:
of
ordinarie
:
haue
store
:
Of
all
municion
:
for
warrs
redie
rated
,
I
wot
not
.
But
without
more
time
delated
:
Ordnance
of
all
sorts
round
the
copweb
was
leyde
,
And
all
spiders
with
all
weapons
,
prest
in
eyde
.
Daggs
,
handgoons
,
hakse
,
hagbussers
,
culuerins
,
slings
:
Potgoons
,
sakirs
,
cannons
,
double
and
demie
.
Feeld
peeces
,
of
all
sewts
,
with
al
belonging
things
.
Byls
,
bowes
,
partisance
,
pikes
,
to
push
fer
or
nie
,
And
to
occupy
all
,
spiders
plaste
aptlie
.
Ech
of
them
:
harnest
meete
for
his
properte
,
The
rest
,
all
in
bright
harnesse
capa
pe.
The
flies
,
of
all
ordnance
were
not
destitute
,
Nor
furnished
:
like
as
the
spiders
weare
:
Rustie
rotten
peeces
:
their
terrour
to
brewte
,
They
shat
of
,
and
shot
wide
,
of
marks
euerie
where
.
Drums
,
fi●●es
,
flags
,
and
wi●●ers
,
none
wanted
there
,
Baners
displaide
on
both
sides
:
all
arms
bearing
,
In
harolds
books
a
vowde
,
for
both
sides
wearing
.
The
flies
,
in
nomber
,
a
boue
the
spiders
far
.
The
spiders
,
in
order
,
fer
better
then
thaie
.
The
flies
,
will
aduenture
to
make
or
to
mar
,
The
spiders
,
(
not
sodenlie
)
sobreli
waie
:
To
defend
or
offend
,
the
flies
as
they
maie
.
The
spiders
,
in
copweb
wyll
bide
this
ieobertie
.
The
flies
,
in
feeld
wyll
beseege
them
at
libertie
.
ornament
¶
This
huge
heape
of
flies
light
aboute
th
arbiters
.
Apprehending
thant
,
casting
a
halter
aboute
his
necke
:
drawing
him
to
their
tree
of
reformacion
(
as
they
call
it
)
to
hang
him
streyght
.
But
at
his
sute
to
be
hard
speake
ere
hedie
,
on
fli
fleeth
into
the
tree
,
wher
with
the
captaine
commaundeth
silence
.
Cap.
53.
depiction of the army of flies
depiction of the army of spiders
THis
innumerable
flocke
of
flies
:
are
now
,
Marcht
vnto
th
arbiters
.
And
they
there
lighted
,
They
tooke
thant
prisoner
:
with
an
vnaduised
vow
,
To
spight
the
spiders
,
who
had
flies
long
spyghted
,
That
he
should
streight
be
hangd
,
and
then
endited
.
Of
selonie
:
against
flies
:
as
an
adherent
,
To
spiders
,
in
their
vsurpacion
vrgent
.
Hang
him
vp
(
quoth
one
)
with
wilde
woords
and
wide
wit
.
A
fals
wretch
he
is
.
And
well
knowne
eueri
wheare
.
And
wold
be
knowne
no
where
:
where
euer
he
flit
.
He
hath
two
names
:
one
name
here
,
an
other
theare
.
In
this
place
cald
an
t
.
In
that
place
cald
pismeare
.
And
one
susspected
varlet
:
two
names
to
haue
,
Is
(
in
common
iudgment
,
)
iudged
a
false
knaue
.
Then
stept
forth
a
sort
of
fell
flies
,
fewriouslie
.
Who
:
hauing
cast
a
halter
about
th
ants
neck
,
To
their
tree
of
reformacion
standing
by
,
They
fellie
forst
him
,
with
manie
a
chorlish
check
.
A
ladder
to
that
tree
was
set
,
at
a
beck
.
Where
he
in
hast
halde
vp
:
and
the
halter
tide
,
Turne
the
theefe
of
the
ladder
:
thousands
cride
.
Small
was
the
maruaill
:
though
thant
were
much
abasht
:
To
se
this
sore
sooden
importable
chaunce
,
Who
liueth
in
nature
:
but
he
must
be
dasht
:
Both
out
of
corage
,
and
out
of
countenance
.
That
should
streyght
:
be
dasht
out
of
continuance
,
〈◊〉
none
(
or
few
)
being
fore warnd
of
deaths
howre
,
Can
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
feeling
thought
,
of
that
sharp
showre
.
Fight
now
in
worship
set
hie
:
as
a
iudge
:
Euin
now
,
standing
in
shame
to
be
hangd
hie
,
It
w●●
to
him
,
a
feeling
greefe
of
grudge
:
Vnknowne
to
all
:
that
haue
not
felinglie
:
Felt
of
the
same
,
in
their
experiensie
,
His
looke
and
hew
now
,
and
late
:
so
vnlike
,
I
hat
to
the
hart
:
a
iew
that
sight
must
strike
.
In
which
agonie
:
calling
to
him
his
wit
:
One
wise
flie
:
at
all
formar
talk
present
,
Seming
with
all
flies
present
in
good
credit
,
He
preyd
to
perswade
all
there
:
to
be
content
,
To
here
him
speak
,
ere
he
his
life
should
relent
.
But
reason
(
quoth
that
flie
)
and
therwithall
,
he
,
To
get
thant
that
grace
,
gat
him
in
to
that
tre
.
The
flie
there
bent
to
speake
,
the
captaine
graund
,
By
mouth
of
an
harolo
:
at
trompet
sownid
,
In
proclamacion
,
did
silence
streight
commaund
.
Wherat
:
a
few
words
here
and
there
in
ears
rownid
,
To
here
that
flie
speake
,
their
speche
was
all
drownid
.
Whervpon
the
captaine
bidding
that
flie
say
,
These
or
these
like
few
words
,
he
saide
streight
way
.
ornament
¶
The
flie
in
the
tree
:
to
perswarde
the
flies
to
here
the
ani
speake
,
wadeth
honestlie
,
politiklie
to
a
lewre
them
,
to
quiet
heryng
of
the
ant
before
they
put
him
to
death
.
His
which
tale
tolde
,
he
remoueth
to
his
place
agayne
.
Cap.
54.
depiction of the army of flies
depiction of the army of spiders
BRothers
(
and
brotherlie
freends
)
all
:
I
dout
nat
:
Ye
know
me
a
flie
:
and
take
me
such
a
flie
,
As
for
ant
:
or
spider
:
in
anie
what
:
Wyll
not
be
false
,
to
the
stock
that
naturallie
:
I
ought
to
be
trew
vnto
:
to
liue
or
die
:
For
this
ant
and
all
ants
:
what
I
shall
say
now
,
Shall
approus
me
none
of
them
,
but
one
of
you
.
Of
whom
:
eche
one
:
an
other
my self
to
sey
.
And
ech
one
to
other
:
(
I
hope
,
)
likewise
knit
.
Let
vs
all
as
one
:
entring
this
one
iourney
,
Enter
the
path
,
as
we
may
pas
thorow
it
.
One
depe
enduction
wherto
:
iuged
in
my
wif
,
Is
to
flee
rash
deedes
rashlie
done
here
.
For
such
,
Haue
vndone
all
:
in
our
like
case
,
verie
much
.
One
of
which
danngerous
deedes
(
vnder
correction
,
)
We
do
in
this
deede
:
thant
thus
to
death
to
draw
.
Without
accusacion
or
detection
:
Wherby
might
appere
anie
colour
of
law
:
To
kill
him
.
This
lo
doth
my
conscience
gnaw
.
And
yet
more
:
the
nombre
here
in
ire
so
sturd
,
That
they
wold
haue
him
hangd
,
and
not
speake
one
wurd
.
Which
deede
:
if
we
do
,
wheare
are
our
like
monsturs
?
First
to
apprehend
an
ant
vndetected
:
By
any
colour
,
that
anie
worde
consturs
.
To
be
eyther
detected
,
or
susspected
:
And
not
onlie
streyght
vnto
deth
,
directed
:
But
dy
,
not
suffrid
to
speake
,
defame
of
vs
:
That
perpetuall
tromp
,
will
blow
:
in
shame
of
vs
.
Wherfor
for
vs
(
and
not
for
him
)
as
I
seide
:
I
sew
to
you
,
as
he
hath
sewde
to
mee
.
To
here
him
speake
,
Which
speche
of
you
herd
and
weyde
,
As
you
shal
be
a
grede
,
so
shall
I
agree
.
To
hang
him
:
or
saue
him
,
as
we
cause
shall
see
.
This
tale
thus
told
,
downe
the
flie
againe
flitth
,
And
where
he
erst
did
sit
,
theare
he
agayne
sitth
.
ornament
The
flies
former
fine
tale
,
nowhit
sturreth
the
grose
flies
to
the
hearing
of
the
ant.
Whervpon
the
butterflie
(
that
was
an
arbiter
)
fleeth
into
the
tree
:
laboring
the
flies
to
haue
the
ant
heard
speake
ere
he
die
.
Cap.
55.
depiction of the army of flies
depiction of the army of spiders
With
this
:
a
chirme
in
mumering
there
fell
:
Amonst
them
all
.
They
in
flocks
flocking
anone
,
Here
and
there
a
flock
:
like
sort
to
like
.
To
tell
,
Theyr
minds
.
And
sum
preysde
▪
sum
dispreysde
the
tale
gone
This
tale
showth
this
flie
honest
and
wise
(
saith
one
)
He
is
a
false
flattring
flie
(
seyth
another
)
He
sayd
well
:
but
he
ment
ill
(
sayde
some
other
)
Thant
hath
bribid
him
:
(
quoth
one
)
he
is
corrupt
sewre
.
An
ant
bribe
a
flie
(
quoth
an
other
)
wherwith
?
With
one
of
his
eggs
,
that
is
a
sore
alewre
.
To
tempt
a
flie
,
naye
▪
quoth
one
)
this
is
the
pith
:
He
is
a
spie
:
for
the
spiders
(
I
se
euen
sith
)
I
herd
no
worde
(
quoth
one
)
to
susspect
him
by
.
(
Quoth
one
)
all
his
wordes
sound
susspiciously
.
So
manie
heds
,
so
manie
witts
.
There
were
sene
.
Thonest
flies
:
that
flies
tale
,
honestlie
did
broo
〈…〉
e.
The
contrarie
tooke
●is
tale
contrarie
clene
.
I
herd
by
sum
〈…〉
s
words
:
and
saw
by
theyr
looke
.
That
thill
sort
:
the
good
sort
:
against
their
wils
tooke
.
Good
flies
wolde
haue
suffred
:
and
haue
sit
euin
still
:
Rather
then
haue
risin
:
by
force
of
thyll
,
But
forth
he
must
(
they
say
)
that
the
deuill
doth
driue
,
Thinges
are
not
wrought
:
by
wysdome
in
such
a
rout
:
Will
:
and
not
wisdom
,
must
such
matters
contriue
.
All
suerte
of
safte
,
to
bring
in
a
dout
.
Or
to
set
safte
vndoubtedlie
Quight
out
,
In
which
safte
:
such
flies
:
as
sat
fast
before
,
Must
leaue
hold
:
to
take
hold
,
on
contrarie
shore
.
They
being
now
dreuen
,
they
must
do
as
they
shall
,
And
not
as
they
wold
,
and
for
this
case
in
hand
,
Hang
the
ant
forthwith
:
cride
the
most
nombre
all
.
The
blont
butterflie
:
that
arbiter
had
stand
,
Whipt
into
the
tree
:
as
feerse
as
a
fyre
brand
.
And
at
silence
had
:
vpon
the
trompets
blast
,
He
must
blow
his
blast
.
Or
els
his
hart
must
brast
,
ornament
¶
The
butterflie
(
to
get
thant
to
beheard
)
telth
his
tale
in
such
rude
maner
and
matter
,
that
anone
he
setth
them
all
(
welnie
)
together
by
the
eares
.
But
vppon
his
grose
tale
grosely
tolde
,
(
much
more
lyked
then
the
flies
finer
tale
)
thei
graunt
to
here
the
ant
speake
.
Cap.
56.
depiction of the army of flies
depiction of the army of spiders
VHhat
a
sort
of
captayne
coblers
haue
we
here
:
Vnder
our
graund
capteyne
,
I
charge
euerichone
:
Kepe
silence
,
and
obediance
all
in
fere
.
In
the
circumsicion
that
we
go
vpone
,
Thinke
you
:
the
victorie
lith
on
your
hands
,
not
one
.
Sharmysh
ye
maie
:
and
like
capon
cockers
cock
,
But
we
butterflies
must
heare
bide
the
shock
,
And
why
not
we
wasps
(
quoth
one
)
as
wel
as
you
:
Why
not
we
dors
as
well
as
bothe
(
quoth
one
dor
)
Why
not
flies
:
and
gnats
?
(
quoth
one
)
of
ech
sort
now
:
Being
a
hewge
heape
:
exeding
all
nombor
,
To
ouercum
yonder
spider
senior
:
As
well
as
fewer
great
luburs
.
Mark
this
mark
:
The
old
prouerbe
sayth
,
manie
hands
make
light
wark
.
So
light
wark
theyr
light
heds
,
for
light
hands
made
:
That
ech
wons
light
fist
was
bent
to
others
eare
,
Sort
agayne
sort
:
they
anone
entred
such
trade
,
That
I
thought
they
wold
all
haue
gone
by
thear
theare
,
Til
their
captaine
:
with
cap
in
hand
,
to
forbeare
:
In
beseching
entreated
them
.
Which
heate
gone
,
Let
the
butterflie
speake
:
they
cride
euerichone
.
The
butterflie
blontlie
thus
entred
agayne
.
What
deuyll
flies
be
you
freends
be
you
so
hastise
?
That
your
freends
maie
not
speake
their
wils
:
plat
&
pleine
A
deuils
name
(
I
saie
)
your
chating
toungs
chastise
.
I
wene
you
eate
no
skins
meate
but
daw
pastise
.
Peace
dawpates
:
while
I
tell
a
thing
now
reiounst
,
An
my
head
,
which
to
vtter
I
am
compounst
.
Ye
wold
haue
the
ant
hangd
,
before
he
be
hard
.
For
that
thinke
you
most
polisie
.
As
scons
my
dere
:
Ye
maie
not
here
him
first
:
and
hang
him
afterward
:
But
euerie
flie
thinking
him selfe
stoode
now
here
,
Wheare
this
ant
standth
,
and
at
hanging
euen
as
nere
,
Should
it
not
sting
him
like
stang
of
an
adder
?
To
thinke
to
be
turnd
without
speech
from
this
ladder
,
Wyse
flies
saie
:
it
is
sin
to
lie
on
the
deuill
Then
here
the
trouth
told
,
of
this
present
poore
an
t
.
Who
that
can
cause
him
,
let
him
lege
the
euill
.
But
my
soule
from
sauashin
:
slide
to
hell
a
slant
:
If
he
in
our
bitterment
,
showd
anie
want
:
Of
conshinable
diffrancie
.
In
his
woords
dolt
:
But
betwene
both
parts
stood
vpright
as
a
belt
.
You
all
;
weing
this
thing
in
ponderashin
,
In
hering
of
him
what
equaltie
ye
show
:
And
in
not
hering
him
:
what
slaunderashin
:
To
vs
all
:
shall
grow
,
that
since
ye
all
do
know
,
Wey
it
quicklie
,
and
your
minds
therin
out
blow
.
Downe
he
flew
:
whervpon
the
flies
saide
they
wold
,
Here
thant
speake
And
thervpon
this
tale
he
told
.
ornament
¶
The
ant
prayth
to
be
herd
speake
thorowlie
before
anie
part
of
his
tale
be
adiudged
.
And
then
they
to
adiudge
the
whole
as
standth
with
equite
.
First
alleginge
better
to
cleare
himselfe
from
offending
the
flies
.
Finallie
geuinge
them
(
as
it
semeth
)
freendli
counsell
,
(
touchyng
this
strife
)
grounded
vpon
this
common
saying
:
before
thou
ought
begin
,
haue
an
iye
to
the
ende
,
Cap.
57.
depiction of the army of flies
depiction of the army of spiders
MY
masters
flies
here
all
in
generall
:
And
eche
one
perticulerlie
:
I
humblie
praie
,
What
things
I
shall
touch
,
generall
or
speciall
:
To
take
to
the
best
.
And
first
that
I
maie
:
As
remembrauncer
of
your
remembraunce
,
ley
One
speciall
meane
forth
here
:
remembred
to
be
,
Drawing
herers
in
all
things
to
equite
.
And
equite
,
in
all
things
:
to
giue
or
to
take
:
(
Among
other
vertues
)
is
a
vertew
pewre
.
Inequite
,
for
wrong
,
no
waie
can
make
.
Where
equite
,
is
set
and
setled
sewre
,
For
equite
in
no
wise
may
endure
:
Balance
,
to
anie
one
side
,
cast
or
dreuine
.
Equite
,
equallie
:
kepth
the
balance
euine
.
Which
meane
:
for
which
equite
to
be
obteynde
,
Is
:
that
herers
:
in
hereing
this
mi
case
,
Se
:
that
diffinitiue
iudgement
be
refreynd
,
In
anie
part
therof
:
to
take
anie
place
,
Tyll
the
whole
be
herd
.
Which
hering
to
purchase
,
Is
my
great
sewt
.
Beseching
all
to
susspende
:
Iudgement
in
euerie
part
:
till
all
parts
take
ende
.
First
for
me
:
next
for
you
and
me
:
last
for
you
:
I
sew
to
be
hard
.
And
first
for
me
,
marke
all
.
From
all
offence
by
me
done
:
to
you
here
now
,
Syns
I
cam
,
in
this
case
that
doth
here
fall
,
I
am
clearde
.
By
one
vnspert
for
parshall
,
I
meane
that
worshipfull
maister
butterflie
:
Who
trieth
me
:
to
haue
delt
here
indiffrentlie
.
He
cleerth
me
sins
I
cam
.
And
before
I
cam
,
Yf
any
flie
(
Iustlie
)
to
my
charge
can
ley
:
In
anie
thing
waying
the
weyght
of
a
dram
,
By
worde
,
or
deede
:
either
open
or
priuey
:
That
euer
I
hurt
flie
:
anie
maner
wey
,
Then
let
my
ponishment
here
:
be
so
ample
,
That
all
ants
may
therby
take
an
example
.
But
being
clere
sins
I
cam
:
and
more
tauow
:
Being
clere
till
I
cam
:
from
woorde
and
deede
ill
,
Alas
:
why
will
ye
●●ll
me
,
who
hurth
not
yow
.
Nor
neuer
did
hurt
you
,
nor
neuer
will
.
Nor
neuer
can
:
though
will
wold
ill
fulfill
.
This
:
for
my selfe
leyde
,
(
as
for
my selfe
proued
,
I
hope
my selfe
sure
:
from
harme
by
you
moued
.
Secondly
:
for
you
and
me
both
,
this
meane
I.
Yf
ye
draw
the
blood
of
me
:
(
thus
innosent
,
)
As
the
los
is
small
,
so
naught
wyn
ye
therby
.
But
(
as
is
saide
)
infamie
of
endles
extent
,
Which
paine
fro
me
:
and
shame
from
you
to
preuent
,
The
safe
salue
for
both
sides
:
is
this
to
decre
,
Saue
you
my
life
,
and
that
saueth
your
honeste
.
Third
:
and
last
poynt
:
nought
for
me
,
all
for
you
:
Prouyng
me
,
not
only
:
you
no
whit
to
hate
,
But
much
to
loue
:
a
tale
I
le
tell
and
a
vow
,
Which
:
you
hering
and
folowing
:
in
stedie
state
,
Shall
stedilie
stey
you
,
from
harme
in
debate
:
That
hangth
ouer
your
heds
:
much
more
than
ye
se
,
Wherin
for
you
and
not
for
me
,
(
I
say
)
here
me
.
Among
many
presepts
philosoficall
:
Geuen
to
all
persons
:
to
take
profet
by
,
For
tyme
:
place
:
and
case
present
,
aboue
all
.
One
serueth
in
sentence
most
singulerly
.
The
woordes
short
:
the
matter
long
:
the
reason
hy
.
Which
woordes
and
matter
,
on
these
woordes
do
depend●
▪
Ere
thou
ought
begin
,
haue
an
eie
to
the
ende
.
This
pure
presept
:
as
all
oft
in
woordes
sey
it
:
If
all
did
do
it
,
in
effectuall
deede
,
So
that
our
deeds
did
it
:
as
our
woords
wei
it
,
Oh
:
what
commoditee
therby
shuld
proceede
.
Our
full
felicitee
:
shuld
thervpon
breede
.
As
contrarily
breedth
:
in
contrary
show
,
Infelicitee
:
as
we
feelingly
know
.
Who
wold
begin
a
fray
:
and
his
so
therin
kill
?
If
he
lookt
to
th
end
,
that
shuld
hang
him
therfore
.
I
wene
all
the
world
,
shuld
be
kept
from
all
ill
:
Kept
we
this
lesson
well
,
in
practised
lore
:
To
th
end
of
beginning
:
to
looke
euermore
:
Before
we
begin
,
for
when
we
haue
begoon
,
The
leauing
of
lightly
,
is
not
lightly
woon
.
Small
things
begun
:
without
looking
to
their
end
,
Cum
oft
to
ill
end
:
great
losse
,
and
ieoperdee
.
Great
things
:
begoon
than
:
none
Iie
on
th
end
tatend
,
At
(
or
ere
)
their
beginning
:
we
must
agree
:
To
be
our
much
more
discommoditee
.
As
things
:
greatter
and
smaller
:
differ
in
sise
,
So
diffreth
here
:
discommoditee
likewise
.
And
of
all
our
great
thyngs
:
no
one
of
more
weyght
,
Nor
therby
more
meete
:
th
end
therin
to
wey
:
At
beginning
,
then
is
that
bitter
beyght
:
Of
wrechid
war
.
The
very
locke
and
key
,
That
lacheth
and
lockth
vs
all
,
from
quiet
stey
.
Who
that
(
in
rashe
roofe
)
beginneth
to
contende
,
Be
repenth
beginning
,
ere
he
cum
to
ende
.
It
is
a
thing
:
right
far
be
yond
an
ants
reche
:
To
blase
the
plat
of
poyson
:
generaly
:
Set
a
broche
by
war
,
but
short
sum
to
feche
:
Warres
harme
:
and
good
,
stand
bothe
vnspeakably
.
Both
are
(
I
say
)
vnspeable
for
why
,
War
hath
done
more
harme
:
then
tale
of
toung
can
holde
,
War
hath
done
no
good
,
and
nought
can
not
be
tolde
.
War
hath
wrought
such
wo
:
that
all
flies
comunly
,
And
spyderseke
.
Of
which
two
sortes
I
speake
:
Hauing
in
all
times
had
experiensy
,
Of
rashe
beginning
of
war
:
the
peace
to
breake
,
They
seeing
(
in
their
war
)
their
winning
weake
,
Wolde
leese
half
the
good
they
had
:
to
peace
to
fall
:
Rather
then
ieberd
in
war
:
goods
life
and
all
,
And
of
both
sortes
in
this
case
,
weried
in
war
,
Flies
haue
had
euer
cause
:
to
mislike
war
moste
.
When
spiders
and
flies
:
haue
falne
at
this
lyke
iar
,
For
quarels
:
wherin
flies
,
might
most
their
ryght
boste
:
Who
euer
had
the
right
,
the
flies
the
feeld
loste
.
To
one
score
spyders
sleyne
,
flies
slayne
,
twentyscore
.
And
much
of
their
ofspring
,
lost
for
euermore
.
Which
showth
(
as
spiders
calte
,
that
no
sedicion
:
Can
haue
good
sucses
.
In
flies
inferior
:
By
stoburne
war
,
but
by
humbyll
peticion
:
For
thing
interior
,
or
exterior
.
Flies
must
sew
:
to
the
spider
superior
.
They
take
this
as
a
full
hold
:
not
to
be
remist
,
Well
framid
flies
,
wyll
suffre
and
not
resist
.
Flies
wreks
in
wars
:
in
time
past
:
yf
flies
reuolue
,
How
spiders
copwebs
:
flies
sepultures
haue
beene
,
Your
wise
quiet
retire
,
shall
this
war
disolue
.
But
yf
smart
of
time
past
:
be
forgoton
cleene
,
Cast
Iye
to
parell
,
at
Iye
presentlie
seene
.
Uew
yonder
copweb
castell
:
with
endifrent
iye
:
And
marke
whether
ye
be
macht
endifrentlye
.
Behold
:
the
batilments
in
euerie
loope
:
How
th
ordinance
lieth
:
flies
fer
and
nere
to
fach
.
Behold
:
how
euerie
peece
:
that
lith
there
in
groope
:
Hath
a
spider
gonner
:
with
redy
fired
mach
.
Behold
:
on
the
wals
:
spiders
waking
ware
wach
.
The
wach
spider
:
in
the
towre
a
larum
to
strike
,
At
a
proch
of
any
nomber
,
showing
war
like
.
Se
thenprenabill
for
t
:
in
euery
border
.
How
euerie
spider
:
with
his
weapon
doth
stand
,
So
thorowlie
harnest
:
in
so
good
order
:
The
capitall
spider
:
with
weapon
in
hand
.
For
that
sort
of
sowdiers
:
so
manfully
mand
.
With
copwebs
:
like
casting
netts
:
all
flies
to
quell
,
My
hart
shaketh
at
the
sight
:
be
hold
:
it
is
hell
,
Against
whose
strength
there
,
your
weaknes
here
behold
.
Sum
haue
harnes
:
most
haue
none
:
all
out
of
rey
.
Capitaynes
:
practised
:
politike
and
bold
,
Few
or
none
haue
ye
:
this
armie
to
conuey
.
But
eche
in
others
neck
:
as
sheepe
start
a
strey
.
Ordinance
meete
for
the
ship
,
ye
bring
to
the
feelde
.
But
force
without
order
:
winth
victorie
seelde
.
And
put
case
:
that
of
you
fortie
thousand
flise
:
Thirtie
thousand
:
shall
scape
,
and
his
window
win
.
Yet
:
if
ech
one
of
you
:
in
him selfe
surmise
:
That
he
shal
be
one
:
that
shall
die
entring
in
,
What
one
flie
(
of
all
flies
)
wil
th
assaute
begin
?
No
one
.
but
that
one
that
from
home
now
come
,
Shall
thinke
him selfe
wisest
,
that
sonest
goth
home
.
But
to
die
all
:
and
in
this
window
nought
geyne
:
Of
that
:
sayde
practise
of
time
past
:
assewrth
ye
.
To
venter
life
:
and
suffer
deth
,
are
thinges
tweyne
.
Ventring
of
life
,
tobteyne
right
,
oft
se
we
.
But
to
benter
life
:
where
deth
hath
certente
,
For
these
kinds
of
right
:
to
die
:
while
ye
may
liue
,
No
wise
flie
will
:
but
right
rather
ouer
giue
.
But
if
your
harms
of
time
past
:
be
forgoten
,
Warning
of
present
harms
:
at
present
time
take
.
Of
which
two
measures
:
if
none
may
be
moten
,
Time
past
,
nor
time
present
,
(
of
which
two
I
spake
,
)
Let
the
third
:
time
to
cum
:
be
meane
,
th
end
to
make
.
Weying
that
in
time
to
cum
.
The
end
must
cum
:
To
one
end
of
foure
,
which
folow
here
in
sum
.
After
this
war
begoon
,
either
both
parts
shall
:
Take
ende
with
condision
:
as
both
partis
can
gre
,
Or
continew
in
war
,
time
perpetuall
:
Or
the
flies
(
by
the
spiders
)
conquered
shal
be
,
Or
the
spiders
conquered
by
the
flies
.
Now
se
:
How
:
in
eche
one
end
of
these
fowre
:
shall
a
rise
,
Paynfull
perelus
penuries
,
to
all
flies
.
First
:
if
ye
after
a
time
had
in
conflickt
:
Take
ende
with
the
spider
:
by
composicion
,
Beside
the
flies
:
that
to
death
shal
be
addickt
:
The
suruiuers
:
shall
receyue
such
condicion
:
At
the
spiders
hand
:
as
the
distribicion
:
Shall
make
flies
at
end
:
bid
fie
on
their
winning
,
And
after
that
end
:
repent
their
beginning
.
Second
:
this
war
:
continuing
continualy
,
Euery
yere
,
moneth
,
weeke
,
day
,
howre
,
euery
minute
:
Many
flies
shall
die
.
and
all
may
feare
to
dy
:
What
flie
can
besure
:
one
howres
life
texecute
:
At
poyntes
of
all
weapons
,
euer
had
in
pursute
.
In
vndoughted
death
:
and
doughtfull
deadly
life
,
This
ende
sheweth
small
difrens
,
where
reason
is
rife
:
Thirdly
:
yf
the
spider
do
conquere
you
flise
,
What
so
euer
flie
then
:
him selfe
best
be
haues
:
The
best
and
the
worste
:
all
in
one
rate
shall
rise
.
Now
frank
free
franklin
flies
,
then
all
vile
bonde
slaues
.
Now
flie
in
light
windowse
,
then
sit
in
darke
caues
.
Flies
beginning
war
:
ending
thus
,
they
shall
clere
,
Their
hell
or
purgatory
,
begin
euine
here
.
The
fourth
:
yf
you
flies
shall
the
spider
conqueare
,
Then
shall
all
spiders
go
to
wracke
first
:
no
dout
.
And
after
shall
the
flies
folow
:
eueri
wheare
.
When
flies
haue
kild
spiders
:
that
stey
the
rewde
rout
,
Then
flie
against
flie
:
comun
cuthrote
moste
stout
.
Foure
endes
:
in
this
one
war
:
show
(
th
one
and
thother
,
The
last
being
worste
,
)
ech
end
wors
then
other
.
In
time
past
:
time
present
:
and
in
time
to
coome
:
Sins
ye
haue
woon
:
do
win
:
nor
shall
win
here
ought
,
Beter
wende
your
ship
a
loofe
:
and
take
sea
roome
:
Then
roon
here
on
rockes
,
and
to
shipwrak
be
brought
:
It
is
to
fer
fet
:
and
ferder
to
dere
bought
:
To
fet
:
and
bye
thinges
:
with
no
les
los
in
striues
:
But
with
los
:
both
of
all
your
liuinges
and
liues
.
Here
haue
I
sayde
my
minde
:
vnder
principles
few
.
First
:
desiring
you
to
here
me
thorowly
.
Ere
ye
iudge
any
part
,
of
what
I
should
shew
.
And
then
to
iudge
me
,
by
equite
equaly
.
Whervnto
:
for
hereing
in
this
case
sewde
I
,
First
for
me
,
next
for
you
and
me
,
last
for
you
.
Of
which
proses
a
brigde
,
brefe
pith
aprochth
now
.
For
me
:
the
flies
and
butterflies
tales
:
I
weyde
:
To
my
discharge
.
Sins
I
cam
:
of
all
offence
.
And
before
I
cam
,
my
discharge
my selfe
leyde
.
Wherin
:
my
case
being
giltles
inosence
,
For
you
and
me
,
both
in
reson
and
consiens
.
To
saue
both
sides
vpright
,
this
counsell
I
gaue
.
You
to
saue
my
life
,
your
honestie
to
saue
.
For
you
and
not
me
:
in
your
present
quarell
,
On
this
principle
,
my
hole
talke
did
depende
.
Ere
we
ought
begin
:
namelie
thing
of
parell
,
Wisdom
wilth
vs
,
to
haue
an
Iye
to
the
ende
.
In
parelus
quarelus
case
:
to
contende
:
Chieflie
this
:
in
time
past
:
present
:
and
to
cum
,
How
ye
sped
:
and
be
like
to
spede
,
I
shoud
the
sum
.
But
to
end
at
beginning
:
you
casting
Iye
,
At
this
poore
counsell
:
of
poore
Antonie
ant
,
Of
shap
and
good
wit
small
:
of
good
will
great
and
hye
,
I
shall
reioyse
.
Hoping
here
shall
be
no
want
:
Of
equite
:
in
my
discharge
this
instant
.
Which
I
humbly
pray
:
and
so
to
end
to
fall
,
I
say
no
more
:
but
the
great
God
saue
you
all
.
This
done
:
a
noyse
began
of
such
a
huzzing
,
Ech
one
flie
blowing
in
an
other
flies
eare
,
As
if
ten
milions
of
flies
had
ben
buzzing
.
And
all
:
by
this
tale
so
astonide
in
feare
,
That
most
of
them
:
their
weapons
could
scantly
beare
.
Th
ants
perswasions
:
in
drede
of
deth
:
strake
them
so
,
That
hundreds
cride
oute
,
home
a
gayne
let
vs
go
.
With
this
mounser
graund
captayne
the
great
bragger
:
Was
much
a
mased
,
and
vengeably
vext
.
To
se
these
flies
now
:
so
vnstedily
stagger
,
So
late
so
redie
:
to
bring
their
foose
perplext
.
This
time
(
thought
he
)
should
giue
warning
to
the
next
.
Yf
he
scaped
this
:
at
all
times
to
be
ware
,
With
faint
fond
flies
,
to
fiske
agayne
a
warfare
.
☞
He
be
gan
to
cast
:
that
in
commun
knowne
gise
:
In
all
like
tumults
:
that
flies
do
thus
procure
:
Of
simple
flies
,
most
are
pardned
that
thus
rise
.
But
captaine
flies
(
as
he
is
now
)
are
hangd
sure
.
Of
which
present
daunger
,
to
put
delaie
in
vre
.
He
wound
into
that
tree
:
and
silence
woon
,
The
flies
tencorage
againe
,
this
he
be
goon
.
ornament
¶
Thant
hath
set
the
flies
in
such
feare
of
the
spiders
,
that
most
are
redie
to
ronne
awaie
.
whom
to
staie
,
the
captaine
flie
deuiseth
thant
to
set
the
spiders
in
like
feare
of
them
:
by
a
tale
tolde
on
the
same
grounde
that
he
tolde
this
:
in
paine
of
hanging
at
his
returne
.
Cap.
58.
depiction of the army of flies
depiction of the army of spiders
SIrs
:
I
se
well
this
tale
of
this
ant
here
told
,
To
passe
this
seene
parel
,
putth
you
in
such
dreede
,
That
manie
are
minded
to
leaue
of
their
hold
.
As
though
leauing
of
now
,
should
your
safgard
breede
.
As
it
should
not
.
Nor
for
that
it
should
in
dede
,
His
tale
is
told
nowhit
.
But
all
told
for
this
.
To
saue
him selfe
,
and
those
spiders
freends
of
his
.
He
seeth
what
and
whie
he
saith
.
Which
you
se
nat.
He
foreseeth
:
if
feare
driue
vs
to
ronne
awaie
,
That
we
shall
not
onlie
leese
this
window
plat
,
But
in
fleeyng
,
like
flease
kild
in
chase
from
raie
.
Which
shal
be
(
he
knowth
well
)
our
leyserlesse
daie
:
To
be
iaylers
to
ants
,
and
he
thervpon
,
(
Being
his
owne
Iayler
)
breakth
iayle
and
is
gone
.
This
waie
:
our
enemies
win
all
,
and
we
leese
all
.
They
laugh
,
and
we
wepe
.
They
liue
,
and
we
die
.
They
in
fame
,
we
in
shame
.
Perpetuall
.
And
without
cost
,
paine
,
or
daunger
,
by
and
by
,
This
ant
at
libertie
,
immediatlie
.
Thus
:
where
thants
woords
show
him
to
be
your
great
frende
,
Pyth
of
th
ants
woords
:
proue
him
to
be
your
great
feende
.
Sum
clarks
(
of
whom
this
litle
ant
not
least
clark
)
Can
:
fine
lies
:
as
finelie
as
fine
trew
tales
,
tell
.
Right
side
:
or
wrong
side
:
they
can
turne
in
eche
woork
,
And
make
flies
take
either
side
,
trew
as
gospell
.
Which
turne
in
this
tale
:
to
appere
in
sequell
,
I
haue
deuisde
a
waie
:
(
hauing
your
consent
,
)
Here
it
:
and
speake
to
it
as
your
brests
are
bent
.
As
this
ant
clarklie
(
or
craftelie
here
,
)
Hath
cast
manie
masing
mists
before
your
iyse
:
Of
much
dread
by
much
daunger
,
here
to
a
pere
,
So
:
vpon
his
life
or
deth
,
let
him
deuise
,
Vpon
the
same
ground
:
that
your
feare
doth
a
rise
,
A
speech
to
the
spiders
.
To
show
what
depe
dreads
,
He
can
draw
or
driue
,
in
to
their
harts
and
heads
.
Which
ground
is
this
.
Ere
anie
wight
ought
begin
,
Haue
an
Iye
to
th
end
.
The
wise
wight
sayth
:
(
sayth
he
,
)
Wherin
:
(
to
mach
the
feare
that
you
be
now
in
,
)
If
he
bring
spiders
:
in
as
much
feare
of
ye
:
As
he
hath
brought
you
in
feare
of
them
to
be
,
Then
at
returne
pardon
him
.
Goods
,
life
,
and
land
.
Which
if
ye
do
not
,
then
hang
him
out
of
hand
.
Be
it
so
cried
all
:
then
sayd
this
one
that
all
leades
,
Choose
fortie
flies
:
to
gard
this
ant
that
here
stands
.
Twentie
:
whose
hands
we
trust
more
then
their
heades
.
And
twentie
:
whose
heades
we
trust
more
then
their
hands
.
All
of
hart
trustie
:
both
power
and
polisis
bands
▪
And
for
feare
of
fals
measures
:
among
all
theese
,
Send
sum
,
that
sumwhat
leaue
behinde
:
loth
to
leese
.
This
sayd
,
and
thant
sworne
,
his
best
here
to
be
bent
,
An
harold
with
trompet
:
and
truce
baner
spleyde
:
For
their
safe
conduckt
,
to
the
spider
they
sent
.
The
spider
:
warnd
watch
,
to
se
their
cuming
steyde
.
It
should
(
to
his
honour
,
)
be
reproche
he
sayde
.
To
treate
with
traytors
:
in
order
of
arms
,
But
of
grace
,
he
graunth
them
to
cum
without
harms
.
The
harold
and
that
reste
:
to
the
captaine
flie
:
And
all
flies
,
the
spiders
pleasure
did
declare
.
Wherwith
:
to
gard
thant
,
they
chose
out
flies
fortie
.
Whome
:
while
they
were
choosing
,
one
cople
thare
:
Two
flies
of
bysie
wit
:
as
sondry
flies
are
,
Fell
to
deuining
:
by
coniecture
to
show
,
What
should
:
in
this
mesage
,
and
mesenger
,
grow
.
How
seist
thou
my
frende
(
quoth
thoue
flie
)
to
this
gere●
What
woldest
thou
giue
to
haue
the
Ants
office
now
?
Geue
(
quoth
thother
flie
,
)
not
paring
of
a
Pere
.
Nor
I
(
quoth
he
)
but
wolde
rather
make
a
vow
,
Toleaue
all
that
I
haue
,
and
liue
at
the
plow
:
Then
take
it
.
What
thy
minde
therin
(
quoth
thother
?
)
That
shalt
thou
here
(
hering
this
,
quoth
he
)
brother
.
If
so
fall
:
that
thant
bringe
not
spiders
in
feare
,
Then
seth
he
him self
hanged
:
at
cuming
againe
.
And
bringing
spiders
in
feare
:
when
he
cumth
theare
,
He
is
in
daunger
,
of
the
head
spiders
disdaine
.
Which
is
a nother
death
.
And
to
scape
both
twaine
,
I
take
it
to
be
,
a
bisie
,
peece
of
warke
.
And
to
shoote
at
,
a
croked
crabid
marke
.
For
both
these
cases
(
quoth
thother
flie
)
put
case
:
In
either
case
of
both
,
thantꝭ
deth
do
ensew
.
Yet
in
which
case
of
both
:
deth
shall
first
take
place
,
That
will
thant
labour
,
fyrst
and
most
,
to
eschew
.
Whose
first
parell
:
in
handes
of
vs
flies
to
vew
,
It
shall
enfors
the
an
t
:
in
all
the
force
he
may
,
For
feare
of
death
by
flies
:
the
spiders
to
fray
.
Note
(
quoth
thother
flie
)
to
this
,
this
obiection
,
Nature
in
the
spiders
and
the
ant
:
ioyneth
nie
.
Which
:
shall
make
thant
ieperd
much
:
by
affection
.
In
spightful
woordes
:
to
comfort
spiders
spightfully
.
Rather
then
discomfort
them
:
thus
fearingly
,
I
haue
seene
sum
,
that
for
this
like
cause
vpstood
,
Whose
craftie
coucht
tales
,
haue
done
more
harme
than
good
.
They
haue
done
so
(
quoth
thother
)
and
they
do
so
.
Where
feare
is
small
,
by
penalte
being
small
:
But
where
penalte
(
as
here
)
to
death
doth
go
,
In
the
ants
like
tales
:
few
trip
:
or
none
at
all
.
Manie
say
oft
,
honger
perseth
the
stone
wall
.
But
honger
and
feare
:
where
both
cum
in
like
vre
,
Feare
perseth
:
as
depe
as
honger
,
make
ye
sewre
.
The
father
his
sonnne
:
and
the
sonne
his
father
:
The
wife
her
husband
:
and
the
husband
his
wife
:
The
brother
,
his
brother
,
all
these
we
gather
:
To
haue
seene
:
(
compeld
by
feare
,
)
where
feare
was
rife
,
Bewrey
,
and
be
trey
echother
.
In
feare
of
life
,
Seeld
se
we
:
so
naturall
a
foolish
kind
elf
,
But
he
will
hang
his
father
:
to
saue
him self
,
Oft
(
quoth
thother
)
t
ys
so
,
sum
times
otherwise
.
Of
flies
condemd
,
the
father
and
sonne
,
both
haue
:
Vpon
their
knees
:
sewde
with
flowing
watred
Iyse
:
Ech
him self
to
be
hangd
:
the
other
to
saue
.
That
sute
(
quoth
thother
flie
)
is
no
comon
slaue
:
But
in
his
apparence
:
so
straunge
a
straunger
,
That
his
presence
(
this
time
)
wyll
bring
no
daunger
.
But
contrarie
:
in
these
like
stormes
we
se
oft
,
Where
Ants
,
spiders
,
or
flies
,
thants
like
tale
must
tell
,
Or
they
in
auctorite
:
forst
vp
a
loft
,
Not
for
that
their
setters
vp
:
trust
their
truths
well
,
But
(
as
this
ant
)
made
instruments
at
parell
:
There
shall
feare
force
them
:
for
feare
of
suspicion
,
To
sticke
fast
,
to
their
forsers
disposicion
.
They
wet
(
or
they
weene
,
)
that
they
be
watched
so
,
That
if
they
be
but
suspect
:
to
wring
a
wrie
,
They
be
vndone
:
I
would
rather
choose
my
fo
,
To
be
my
iudge
:
in
case
iudiciallie
:
Then
my
freend
.
in
this
fearfull
forst
state
:
for
whie
,
Feare
of
forcers
shall
force
him
:
more
eide
to
rate
,
To
his
foe
:
whome
they
loue
,
them
his
friend
:
whom
they
hate
.
Yee
say
well
(
saide
thother
)
but
I
sey
to
this
,
Saide
suspected
sortes
:
in
feare
of
auctorite
,
Not
withstanding
:
suspition
danngerus
is
:
Yet
sum
,
in
faction
or
affection
we
se
,
Or
other
corruption
,
so
affected
be
,
Though
life
lie
vpon
it
:
yet
by
meane
direct
,
Or
indirect
,
they
woork
their
affections
effect
,
And
so
for
this
ant
:
our
soole
cause
of
talk
now
.
What
euer
othe
in
promise
:
he
for
feare
make
,
To
bring
spiders
in
feare
:
to
bring
them
to
bow
.
Yet
:
either
for
natures
:
or
affections
sake
,
I
feare
,
he
will
wililie
the
wrong
waie
take
.
And
I
hope
(
quoth
thother
)
his
present
parell
,
Shall
stitlie
streine
him
,
to
strengthen
our
quarell
.
☜
But
betwene
you
and
me
:
in
fine
thus
is
it
.
You
feare
here
the
worst
,
and
I
hope
here
the
best
.
You
in
which
feare
:
and
I
in
which
hope
,
let
vs
sit
,
Silentlie
tyll
practise
by
profe
haue
exprest
,
In
what
scope
(
for
what
scape
,
)
the
ants
tale
shall
rest
.
The
other
flie
beyng
a
greede
vnto
this
,
To
se
this
end
,
both
attend
as
meete
now
is
.
This
talke
doone
,
fortie
flies
(
and
thant
with
them
flew
Streight
to
the
spider
:
before
whom
thant
now
standes
.
But
how
thant
fleeth
now
,
that
shall
eftsoone
ensew
.
The
spider
was
garded
:
round
about
with
bandes
.
Sauing
:
a
lane
,
made
with
tipstaues
:
and
other
wande
〈…〉
That
thant
to
the
spider
:
in
hering
and
show
,
Myght
saie
(
as
he
did
saie
)
at
curtsie
made
low
.
ornament
¶
Thant
after
entre
in
talke
(
before
the
hed
spider
)
he
to
hym
,
and
all
the
spiders
(
vpon
this
saide
grounde
:
ere
thou
ought
begin
:
haue
a
iye
to
the
ende
,
)
inueyth
what
he
can
to
set
the
spiders
in
feare
of
the
flies
.
Cap.
59.
depiction of the army of flies
depiction of the army of spiders
HOnorable
syr
maie
it
your
honour
like
:
To
consider
:
that
in
affaires
meare
mundeine
,
Polisie
:
and
powre
:
do
not
the
stroke
so
strike
:
That
strife
(
at
staues
end
)
for
victorie
or
geyne
:
Winth
alwaie
the
strong
,
on
the
weake
tobteyne
:
But
sumtime
we
see
:
fortune
,
hap
,
or
chaunce
,
The
weaker
:
aboue
the
stenger
,
in
strife
a
vaunce
.
Wherof
:
my self
here
mirrour
to
behold
,
Sum
polisie
,
politike
heads
thinke
I
haue
.
And
of
your
powre
at
hand
.
Might
haue
ben
bold
.
But
polisie
and
powre
:
my self
now
to
saue
,
Chaunce
wold
not
suffer
:
but
chaunce
both
awaie
draue
.
Sodennesse
of
chaunce
:
this
chaunge
in
me
hath
wrought
,
From
liking
liuelie
life
,
to
dolefull
death
brought
.
With
halter
here
about
my
necke
,
as
ye
se
.
Respight
haue
I
woon
,
to
se
you
ere
I
die
,
For
two
things
.
One
to
praie
all
to
praie
for
me
.
An
other
,
(
as
I
am
bound
naturallie
:
)
To
warne
all
:
of
deepe
daunger
here
presentlie
.
At
iye
,
in
hand
.
But
ye
your
heads
draw
nere
,
To
here
and
vse
my
counsell
folowing
here
.
This
sage
saying
,
the
wyse
haue
saide
and
saie
.
Haue
an
iye
to
the
ende
,
ere
thou
ought
begin
.
Of
this
debate
:
begon
then
,
th
end
here
waie
.
What
small
or
no
pleasure
,
ye
can
therin
win
.
And
what
great
displeasure
,
ye
may
be
brought
in
.
Prouing
you
:
(
at
best
)
nought
to
win
by
this
war
,
And
prouing
you
:
(
at
worst
)
vtterlie
to
mar
.
One
point
of
foure
,
this
strife
cumth
to
of
neede
.
Either
:
after
strife
:
tagree
by
a
greement
,
Or
euer
to
striue
and
neuer
be
a
greede
,
Or
you
to
subdew
the
flies
:
by
the
swoords
dent
,
Or
the
fllies
to
conquere
you
,
by
force
feruent
.
Now
:
if
this
beginning
.
shall
furder
begin
,
Last
a
line
to
th
end
,
and
mete
what
ye
shall
win
.
First
:
tagree
after
time
of
strife
tasted
,
In
meane
time
:
on
both
sides
the
mortalitee
,
Your
copwebs
,
theyr
cotages
,
worne
and
wasted
,
All
windowes
vacant
:
of
most
fertilytee
.
All
from
good
order
,
to
sinfull
ciuilitee
.
The
best
end
(
for
both
sides
,
being
extented
,
The
beginning
(
on
both
sides
)
shal
be
repented
.
Next
:
to
continew
in
perpetuall
strife
.
Purgatorie
that
(
nay
that
is
hell
say
I
,
)
Better
deade
.
then
euer
liue
in
feare
to
loose
life
,
As
both
sides
shall
liue
:
euermore
dyingly
.
Still
sterting
from
sleape
,
all
sleapt
with
waking
iye
.
I
better
like
mine
end
:
looking
for
end
streight
,
Then
thus
vpon
this
endles
end
:
still
to
weight
.
Third
:
if
you
in
subiection
the
flies
subdew
,
Thacount
bringth
small
gaine
:
to
that
end
wedded
:
All
flies
ye
can
not
kill
:
What
shall
then
ensew
?
As
manie
as
ye
keepe
in
dred
,
to
be
hedded
,
So
manie
you
dread
:
then
who
is
most
dredded
.
One
flie
put
in
feare
,
putth
you
in
feare
of
ten
.
Tell
here
your
cardes
,
and
tell
what
ye
win
then
.
Fourth
:
if
the
flies
conquere
you
,
oh
dredfull
daye
.
Dead
in
halfe
a
daye
:
ye
shal
be
euerie
one
.
Of
the
three
other
wayes
:
in
euerie
one
waye
,
Both
sides
(
in
effect
)
like
ill
:
end
vpon
.
But
in
this
fourth
,
(
feare
wherof
is
my
most
mone
)
Where
all
flies
shall
win
all
:
and
brauelie
bost
all
,
All
spiders
shall
lease
all
,
and
spiders
be
lost
all
.
If
ye
replie
here
:
and
saie
flies
(
to
this
daie
)
Neuer
wan
this
way
:
but
euer
in
losse
lapt
:
In
reioyner
:
reioyning
with
you
,
this
I
saie
.
Hit
hapth
in
one
houre
,
that
before
neuer
hapt
.
As
it
hapth
me
this
houre
:
with
flies
to
be
trapt
.
And
that
this
is
more
like
to
hap
this
present
,
Then
it
erst
hath
bene
,
mark
this
present
bend
bent
.
See
(
I
saie
)
echone
his
death
here
(
as
who
saye
.
Fiue
thousand
spiders
:
on
th
one
side
to
fight
,
Against
fiftie
thousand
flies
,
(
oh
fearfull
fraye
)
A
heape
to
a
handfull
.
The
more
side
so
light
:
The
lesse
side
so
heuie
:
t
is
a
heuie
sight
:
In
sondrie
respectes
.
Wherin
no
one
of
anie
.
Fearthe
me
so
much
,
as
so
few
:
to
so
manie
.
Were
they
all
cowardes
,
as
thei
are
hardie
flise
.
Not
the
least
flie
there
:
but
he
dare
bite
his
bit
,
On
the
greatest
Oxe
:
that
in
the
sh●mbles
lise
.
No
weapon
but
the
flap
,
shall
make
him
thens
flit
.
Of
the
which
weapon
:
spiders
can
skill
no
wit
.
But
though
flies
:
but
cowardlie
stacke
to
the
helme
,
Yet
must
the
numbre
:
this
copweb
ouerwhelme
.
❧
Ten
to
one
(
in
war
)
an
vnmeete
matched
match
.
They
will
marche
on
,
as
thick
,
as
motes
in
the
soon
.
Ten
thousand
(
in
a
moment
)
if
ye
dipache
,
Twentie
thousand
mo
,
vpon
speare
poinct
will
roon
,
The
desperate
,
dreadth
:
nother
byll
,
bow
,
nor
gon
.
And
what
gaine
you
?
to
kill
flies
thick
as
motes
?
The
rest
entring
on
you
streyght
,
and
cut
your
throtes
.
And
though
they
gesse
:
that
manie
of
them
shall
die
.
Yet
:
if
ech
one
think
sure
that
scape
he
shall
,
As
I
think
,
all
so
think
:
assewredlie
.
Then
that
perswasion
,
shall
perswade
them
all
.
Echone
with
other
,
streight
in
strife
to
fall
.
Who
maie
be
formost
flie
:
with
corage
hawte
,
Thonset
to
giue
,
this
castell
to
assawte
.
Your
wisdome
:
and
your
wisdoms
all
:
I
know
.
Much
more
:
can
here
consider
.
Then
I
can
How beit
good
will
,
wilth
me
:
warning
to
show
,
Of
harme
to
cum
:
in
this
begoon
to
scan
.
Before
the
end
,
what
th
end
maie
be
,
and
than
,
To
flee
the
worst
,
to
fall
(
as
you
thinke
best
,
)
At
sum
poinct
with
the
flies
,
to
be
at
rest
.
ornament
¶
Thant
hauing
brought
the
spiders
in
great
feare
of
the
multitude
of
flies
,
the
head
spider
takinge
greate
displeasure
with
the
ant
for
the
same
,
he
answereth
thantes
tale
so
that
he
bringeth
all
the
spiders
in
corage
agayne
.
Geuinge
(
in
his
owne
name
and
all
theyrs
,
)
defiance
to
the
flies
.
Cap.
60.
depiction of the army of flies
depiction of the army of spiders
THe
spiders
at
th
ants
tale
,
weare
muche
abasht
.
The
flies
(
as
thant
set
them
out
)
feard
the
spiders
sore
Their
weapons
fell
from
hand
:
they
weare
quight
quasht
.
Take
peace
with
flies
,
they
cride
.
At
which
rumorus
rore
,
The
head
spider
(
with
wheat
tuskes
fomde
like
a
bore
)
In
that
rage
:
had
not
his
honour
line
therone
,
Had
thant
had
a
thousand
liues
,
he
had
bene
gone
.
At
this
hurlie
burlie
,
that
spider
le
graund
:
In
his
cheyre
fretting
fewriouslie
he
frownith
.
His
looke
was
commission
:
silence
to
commaund
.
Whervpon
:
statelie
and
sternelie
he
entrith
:
A
discors
.
The
ants
last
told
tale
to
meetwith
.
But
first
:
thant
to
discredit
,
to
thants
dispreyse
,
On
th
ants
properties
,
this
spider
thus
inueyse
.
Freendes
:
I
perceyue
the
ants
tale
(
more
false
then
fine
,
)
Makth
you
:
your
owne
shadowes
to
dread
(
as
it
weare
:
)
To
prosede
in
war.
But
stey
a
litle
tine
:
Lift
vp
your
hartes
all
,
and
ech
one
lend
one
eare
:
Tyll
ye
haue
hard
:
how
I
this
tale
shal
answeare
.
But
ere
I
touch
the
pith
:
of
thantes
tale
in
this
,
Heare
of
what
propertie
,
thant
him selfe
is
.
The
Ant
(
cumne
into
the
world
out
of
the
shell
,
)
For
a
time
(
in
his
time
)
creepith
on
the
ground
.
As
we
spiders
creepe
here
:
and
his
pisse
as
fell
In
stinging
as
our
poyson
(
welny
is
found
.
)
Which
properties
,
woork
him
toward
our
nature
wound
.
Wherby
Antes
be
and
haue
bene
taken
:
in
all
age
,
Our
halfe
cosins
:
a
lide
in
side
halfe
linage
.
This
time
,
is
the
Ant
,
the
creping
ant
named
.
In
time
after
this
time
,
he
to
more
time
growne
,
Winges
doth
he
gather
.
And
those
in
him
framed
,
The
flieing
ant
:
thensforth
he
is
cald
and
knowne
.
Then
dispersth
his
nature
,
in
two
natures
throwne
.
He
pertisipateth
,
with
both
these
in
this
wise
.
A
creper
with
spiders
,
and
a
flier
with
flise
.
When
he
crept
hither
first
(
at
my
request
heare
,
)
I
was
diseyued
in
his
age
.
(
As
the
deuill
wolde
.
)
I
thought
him
to
young
to
haue
winges
,
by
a
yeare
.
But
now
,
he
wingd
with
flies
,
his
flieing
tale
tolde
,
Doth
show
him
old
ynough
:
and
a
yeare
to
olde
.
Marke
this
creeping
Ant:
sins
wings
wownd
him
a
loft
,
How
he
pleyth
on
both
handes
:
as
Iuglers
do
oft
.
He
corageth
the
flies
now
,
discoraging
vs
.
But
didst
thou
not
erst
,
promise
me
otherwise
?
Here
:
is
thant
brought
to
a
narow
streight
,
as
thus
,
If
thant
tell
the
spiders
:
how
he
fraide
the
flies
,
Then
seeth
he
his
death
,
at
flies
handes
:
streight
a
rise
.
And
if
he
saie
he
coragde
the
flies
,
that
lie
,
Shall
make
the
spiders
hate
him
,
without
cause
whie
.
Thant
:
hauing
to
this
demaund
:
good
answer
none
,
None
answere
made
he
:
but
stoode
still
silently
.
To
(
quoth
the
spider
)
is
not
thant
a
good
one
?
Were
he
charged
in
law
herwith
:
by
and
by
,
This
obstinate
silence
,
should
show
him
gilty
.
But
thant
him selfe
now
:
thus
fer
forth
disclosed
,
Go
we
now
to
th
ants
matter
:
erst
preposed
.
His
great
ground
is
this
:
(
wheron
the
whole
dèpendth
,
Vew
th
end
of
all
,
ere
the
beginning
be
woon
.
Wherin
:
if
he
a
ledge
here
charge
:
that
extendth
:
To
vs
spiders
,
that
we
this
war
first
begoon
,
That
charge
is
wrong
charged
,
for
that
charge
must
roon
;
Vnto
the
flies
:
for
they
enuaders
here
be
.
And
we
but
defenders
:
as
all
iyes
may
se
.
And
for
the
foure
pointes
:
wherof
one
must
th
end
make
:
In
three
of
which
:
he
laide
losse
indiffrentlie
,
To
lot
on
both
sides
a
like
:
I
vnder
take
,
In
few
woordes
:
to
proue
that
tale
a
lowde
lewde
lie
.
First
:
war
here
taken
vp
condisionallie
,
Flies
neuer
woon
end
of
vs
:
after
beginning
,
But
flies
(
at
end
)
euer
bad
fie
on
their
winning
.
The
second
:
concerning
war
contiuuall
:
In
weat
open
feelde
they
,
in
drie
warme
house
we
.
Betweene
these
two
plats
,
though
the
distance
be
small
,
The
biffrence
is
great
.
Of
the
yeres
four
partes
:
thre
,
Or
two
parts
at
leaste
,
)
they
can
not
trouble
ye
.
In
winter
,
sommer
flies
no
windowes
keepe
.
Vnder
mens
house
eaues
:
like
eauis
droppers
they
creepe
.
The
third
point
:
in
our
conquering
of
the
flies
:
For
fearing
of
all
flies
:
that
we
make
afrayde
,
The
foole
,
or
the
infant
,
that
his
shadow
spies
:
Wyll
oftimes
crie
out
in
feare
:
calling
for
eyde
.
But
wiser
foolk
weing
this
,
thus
is
it
weyde
.
Like
feare
to
be
had
:
on
their
conquered
knaues
,
As
hath
the
great
Turke
:
feare
of
his
galie
slaues
.
Last
,
to
the
fourth
:
if
flies
shall
spiders
conquere
:
Then
are
all
spiders
lost
:
as
the
ant
saith
sure
.
And
flies
to
(
saie
I
)
but
as
touching
that
feare
:
For
time
past
,
of
practice
:
put
memorie
in
vre
.
For
time
to
cum
,
let
liklihod
you
alure
.
To
serch
that
kind
of
conquest
:
and
ye
shall
se
,
It
neuer
was
,
nor
is
,
nor
neuer
like
to
be
.
From
the
beginning
:
it
is
in
bookes
to
show
.
When
flies
(
against
spiders
)
haue
thus
rebelled
,
They
:
either
had
miserable
ouer
throw
:
In
rebelling
,
or
streight
after
refelled
.
Namelie
one
:
the
which
generallie
swelled
.
In
flies
against
spiders
,
the
time
past
sir
yeare
,
Which
one
(
were
there
no
mo
)
showth
this
case
cleare
,
This
time
:
sondrie
.
But
chieflie
,
two
flockes
of
flise
.
For
religion
:
with
sum
other
thing
to
that
,
One
sort
by
east
,
an
other
by
west
:
did
rise
.
Of
opinion
,
contrarie
:
as
fer
and
flat
,
As
in
distance
,
ech
far
from
other
in
plat
,
●hone
sort
of
both
:
to
be
in
right
faith
elect
,
All
flies
(
faithfullie
)
did
beleue
or
coniect
▪
Those
flies
did
much
harme
:
six
or
eight
weekes
anoying
▪
Which
time
:
spiders
had
small
rest
,
and
those
flies
lesse
.
Spiders
copwebs
:
went
to
wrack
.
by
distroying
:
And
flies
welth
wasted
:
to
begerie
from
richesse
Forestore
lasht
out
,
in
excreable
excesse
.
Frutes
then
growne
,
much
lost
for
helpe
to
get
them
in
.
How
lookte
flies
here
?
to
th
end
ere
they
did
begin
.
But
what
was
the
end
of
this
?
for
soth
euen
this
.
The
captayns
,
most
hangd
.
Soldiers
,
many
slaine
.
The
rest
(
ought
worth
)
geuen
in
praie
for
pilagis
.
So
that
(
to
this
daie
,
)
they
bid
fie
on
the
gaine
.
Thus
were
these
two
sortes
:
of
opinions
twaine
,
One
of
the
twayne
:
in
the
right
way
to
be
thought
,
Both
brought
to
one
end
,
and
both
brought
to
nought
.
Which
showth
:
that
where
flies
in
matter
of
most
right
:
Atempt
tataine
mater
right
:
in
maner
wrong
,
There
:
their
wrong
maner
,
marth
their
right
matter
quight
.
For
spiders
agaynst
flies
,
great
Gods
law
standth
strong
.
Which
law
(
in
leading
flies
)
hath
willed
this
long
.
You
base
inferiors
to
woorke
your
lordes
wyll
,
Obey
your
superiours
,
be
they
good
or
yll
.
Thus
:
were
their
matter
as
good
,
as
it
is
bad
.
And
we
as
weake
,
as
the
ant
hath
made
you
deeme
.
Yet
should
thill
maner
:
in
flies
here
now
had
,
Set
that
God
vpon
them
,
to
strike
strokes
extreeme
.
As
by
th
example
told
,
the
show
doth
well
seeme
.
Thus
:
for
the
flies
conquering
of
vs
this
daye
,
Goddes
eyde
all
dayes
before
:
takth
all
feare
awaye
.
But
put
case
we
had
not
(
as
we
haue
)
the
Godds
eide
:
But
both
sides
:
acording
to
force
of
our
powers
,
Shuld
conquere
or
be
conquered
,
or
(
as
thant
saide
)
Hap
hapth
in
one
houre
,
as
hath
hapt
in
no
houres
.
Which
he
last
a
leaged
,
to
schape
our
sharp
showres
.
With
other
his
framd
feares
,
of
our
confusion
.
Yet
:
thant
here
to
confute
,
here
my
conclusion
.
In
the
later
part
of
his
saing
(
I
say
)
He
saith
we
maie
be
distroide
:
as
hap
may
fall
.
And
it
must
be
graunted
:
that
hap
so
fall
may
,
But
graunt
that
hap
so
maie
:
ergo
hap
so
shall
,
That
argument
hath
strength
,
like
a
paper
wall
.
May
fall
:
and
shall
fall
,
are
fer
diferent
marks
:
To
shote
at
.
But
when
the
skie
faith
we
shall
haue
larks
.
For
the
feare
,
that
his
tongtromp
(
to
you
did
sowne
:
)
By
thus
manie
flies
:
to
thus
few
spiders
seene
,
Setten
flies
with
ten
axes
,
one
oke
to
hew
downe
.
That
Oke
shall
be
hackt
at
:
a
good
while
I
weene
,
Ere
it
will
shrinke
for
flies
:
be
it
seare
or
greene
.
And
the
leaste
twig
:
that
out
of
that
Oke
can
fall
,
(
The
Oke
standing
still
:
)
shall
slea
those
ten
flies
all
.
And
so
we
Oke
spiders
:
against
these
twig
flise
.
Were
they
all
great
flies
:
as
most
of
them
be
gnatts
.
And
to
one
of
vs
,
fortie
of
them
do
rise
.
Yet
as
the
giantes
pawes
:
pat
downe
dandipratts
,
So
shall
we
put
downe
:
these
dandiprat
brag
bratts
.
Their
most
nombre
:
with
our
most
strength
to
compare
,
●ooding
prikes
they
,
mylposts
we
:
comparde
are
.
And
where
he
saith
:
though
flies
thinke
manie
shall
dy
:
Yet
:
ech
flie
thinking
him self
shall
scape
with
life
,
They
will
striue
:
who
shall
set
on
first
:
here
saie
I
,
At
end
of
that
strife
:
they
entred
in
this
strife
,
The
foole
hardie
flies
:
now
most
redie
or
rife
:
To
cum
with
the
first
:
shall
feele
the
taste
so
tough
,
That
:
who
cumth
last
:
shall
thinke
he
cumth
time
inough
.
Th
ants
tale
(
from
point
to
point
)
now
full
answered
.
All
force
of
our
feare
here
:
it
wiping
a
waie
,
Tenforce
you
from
feare
:
furder
encoraged
,
Heare
:
and
beare
a
waie
:
what
I
shall
herin
saie
.
A
few
woords
,
hilie
to
your
comfort
this
daie
,
Which
shall
set
you
all
:
as
fer
out
of
all
feare
,
As
the
antꝭ
tale
set
you
all
in
feare
:
while
eare
.
Mark
:
all
you
:
that
in
marking
your
enemies
,
Their
force
(
and
not
your
owne
)
do
onlie
behold
,
A
deadlie
dreadfull
sight
it
is
:
in
your
iyes
.
But
on
your
owne
force
:
your
iyes
being
round
rold
:
The
selfe
sight
of
this
force
:
shall
you
so
enbold
,
That
had
you
no
weapons
here
:
but
hasill
wands
,
Yet
might
ye
count
,
your
enemies
now
in
your
hands
.
Mark
more
:
that
your
foes
:
in
beholding
you
:
Are
strikin
in
as
deepe
dread
:
your
force
to
vew
,
As
you
are
of
theirs
:
which
setth
both
sides
euine
.
now
:
Marke
yet
more
:
they
haue
the
wrong
part
,
you
haue
the
trew
,
Against
godds
and
manns
law
:
this
wrong
thei
pursew
.
Both
which
:
so
strike
them
:
when
they
wold
preuayle
,
That
their
atempt
,
euer
hath
quaild
,
and
shall
quaile
.
So
coward
a
spider
:
where
can
be
sene
one
?
That
will
not
liue
and
die
:
in
this
his
knowne
right
,
Shuld
all
spiders
die
:
(
as
few
shall
or
none
)
Yet
in
this
quarell
,
spiders
go
to
blisse
quight
,
And
flies
to
bale
,
without
respect
of
respight
.
Wherfore
let
the
flies
,
the
ants
lesson
atend
:
At
their
this
beginning
,
to
haue
iye
to
th
end
,
⋆
♣
And
now
(
at
end
)
dere
freends
all
,
pluck
vp
your
hartes
.
Take
your
weapons
in
hand
:
and
stand
vp
againe
.
Sticke
to
your
takling
:
in
this
plat
on
all
partes
.
And
as
for
the
flies
,
(
their
fare
to
show
them
plaine
)
When
euer
they
cum
,
they
shall
cum
to
their
paine
.
Stand
stiffe
to
me
,
and
stand
stiffe
to
you
I
shall
.
Flies
and
flies
kin
,
we
defie
you
traytours
all
.
The
spider
thus
answering
thants
tale
at
length
:
From
poynt
to
point
:
no
poynt
therof
omitted
,
All
spiders
:
agains
in
full
coorage
and
strength
:
Those
flies
to
their
flock
:
with
thant
againe
flitted
.
Two
of
them
(
to
the
captayne
knowne
well
witted
:
Tostie
into
the
tree
:
he
streight
commaundeth
,
And
thant
vnto
the
ladder
againe
,
forthwith
.
ornament
¶
Vpon
defiance
geuin
by
the
spider
to
the
flies
,
the
ant
brought
agayne
to
the
flies
,
maketh
full
report
of
all
sayde
at
the
copweb
.
At
end
wherof
,
two
flies
argue
wether
thant
haue
deserued
life
or
death
.
By
keeping
or
breaking
former
comnant
to
bring
the
spiders
in
feare
of
the
flies
.
Cap.
61.
depiction of the army of flies
depiction of the army of spiders
THat
Captaine
wild
one
of
those
flies
to
declare
,
What
had
(
since
they
parted
)
passed
in
this
case
.
And
if
he
ought
addid
:
or
minished
thare
,
The
Captaine
wild
thother
,
tentrupt
him
in
place
,
That
trewth
:
trewlie
,
might
appere
without
deface
.
Whervpon
the
flie
:
assigned
to
saie
than
,
In
a
solem
order
,
the
processe
began
.
First
:
th
ants
tale
told
the
spiders
:
he
did
repeate
.
And
the
feare
:
that
that
tale
brought
the
spiders
in
,
Then
in
repeate
,
the
spiders
tale
he
did
treate
.
And
what
recoorage
that
did
the
spiders
win
.
With
defiance
giuen
flies
,
their
alie
,
and
kin
.
The
captayne
then
axt
:
you
that
went
forth
tell
me
.
Is
this
tale
trew
and
the
whole
treuth
?
all
saide
ye
.
Two
thinges
(
quoth
the
captayne
)
are
to
touch
here
on
.
First
:
whether
thant
haue
deserued
to
liue
or
die
.
The
seconde
,
apeece
of
the
spiders
tale
gon
.
Which
I
shall
touch
soone
:
but
first
thantes
case
let
s
trie
,
Vpon
his
life
or
death
,
standing
presentlie
.
To
se
that
case
:
by
agrement
fullie
scande
,
It
being
(
I
saie
)
first
case
to
take
in
hande
.
It
is
so
in
deede
(
quoth
one
flie
)
in
the
tree
.
Wherin
:
whsle
memorie
keepeth
matter
in
minde
,
I
praie
you
all
pacientlie
to
here
me
:
Vprightlie
declare
(
as
equite
doth
binde
.
)
Without
affection
:
anie
wrong
waie
to
winde
.
But
enin
as
conscience
:
to
speake
:
doth
me
compell
,
So
shall
I
speake
this
tale
,
which
I
shall
now
tell
.
Where
I
haue
heard
wise
flies
talke
:
I
haue
herd
l
〈…〉
,
In
weightie
cause
:
weightie
considerasion
.
And
ther
no
matter
:
more
weightie
to
be
weide
Then
that
:
in
which
:
vpon
consultasion
●ithe
life
or
death
:
in
determinasion
.
And
presentlie
present
this
Ants
case
:
meane
I
:
To
wa●e
consideratelie
,
and
indifferentlie
.
Whose
life
:
or
whose
death
:
before
we
determin
:
Which
of
both
to
determin
:
meete
is
to
wey
,
Your
late
determind
condicion
,
pith
wherin
,
Mas
:
that
thant
should
bring
spiders
in
such
like
●rey
:
Of
vs
,
as
he
brought
vs
of
them
.
and
I
sa●e
:
Behath
done
so
.
So
that
in
my
conscience
,
Life
and
liberte
must
he
haue
,
to
go
hence
.
And
I
saie
naie
(
quoth
the
flie
)
in
the
tree
by
:
He
hath
not
performed
that
condision
at
full
:
To
haue
his
life
,
hath
he
not
(
quoth
thother
flie
?
To
make
profe
a
pere
here
:
to
witts
quicke
and
dull
:
That
performance
will
wee
reason
,
if
ye
wull
,
Beet
(
quoth
thother
flie
,
)
but
all
flies
giue
an
eare
,
To
one
thing
good
for
all
:
awaie
to
beare
.
My
brother
flie
,
(
and
I
seeming
here
to
varie
:
Both
being
on
one
part
:
seeming
on
parts
twaine
:
In
that
in
this
one
point
,
we
are
contrarie
:
Ech
one
to
other
:
it
maie
make
you
retaine
:
And
detaine
a
dout
,
whether
we
both
remaine
:
Constant
,
on
that
part
that
we
professe
:
or
no.
But
here
me
furder
here
:
ere
we
furder
go
.
Th
argument
of
vs
tweine
,
is
onlie
this
one
.
Concerning
the
condision
toucht
formerlie
:
Either
by
performance
:
or
performance
none
,
How
the
ants
desert
standth
,
to
liue
or
to
die
.
Thant
should
liue
sayth
he
,
thant
shuld
die
(
say
I.
)
Now
consider
:
that
this
present
argument
,
Is
:
to
principall
case
,
but
an
incident
.
Our
cheife
cuming
is
:
on
spiders
to
make
war
.
By
cause
we
no
way
els
,
can
obtaine
our
right
.
Wherin
:
we
ioyne
with
you
,
without
iote
of
iar
.
This
remembre
I
you
of
:
to
scrape
out
quight
,
All
doughtes
of
our
trewth
:
in
iudgement
of
heddes
light
.
For
this
case
:
or
like
case
in
case
:
vsed
thus
,
Showth
mistrust
in
no
wight
:
anie
case
to
discus
.
And
now
we
tweine
to
satisfie
(
as
we
can
)
Our selues
:
and
to
se
you
the
rest
satisfide
,
Aleage
brother
flie
:
what
ye
can
herin
scan
.
Wherto
,
mine
answere
shall
forthwith
be
applide
.
Th
ants
life
or
death
:
in
our
iudgements
to
se
tride
.
That
shall
(
quoth
the
other
flie
without
delay
,
Cum
in
vre
:
as
brieflie
,
as
it
fullie
may
.
Thant
(
in
his
charged
tale
)
to
spiders
told
erst
,
Grounded
thus
:
ere
ought
begin
:
haue
iye
to
th
end
.
At
end
of
th
ants
talke
,
spiders
harts
it
so
perst
,
That
it
stagard
and
stonide
all
that
hole
bend
.
Weapons
falne
to
ground
.
this
out
crie
they
extend
.
Shaking
of
their
headdes
:
and
casting
vp
their
iyes
.
Take
peace
with
the
flies
,
take
peace
with
the
flies
.
Thant
made
spiders
of
flies
:
as
much
afrayde
tho
,
As
he
made
flies
of
spiders
,
in
tale
erst
told
.
I
graunt
(
quoth
thother
flie
)
in
deede
he
did
so
.
Wherto
you
must
graunt
:
that
that
feare
did
not
hold
,
For
spiders
(
forthwith
)
were
againe
brag
and
bolde
.
Though
they
so
were
(
quoth
he
)
thant
performde
cumnaūt
,
That
(
quoth
thother
flie
)
for
trew
,
I
can
not
graunt
.
There
is
(
in
th
ants
cumnant
)
further
meaning
ment
:
Then
the
verie
wordes
therin
fullie
expresse
:
To
bring
spiders
:
in
feare
of
flies
:
by
bond
bent
:
Is
not
all
,
that
all
flies
looke
fore
:
in
sucsesse
:
But
to
bring
and
keepe
them
in
that
fearefulnesse
.
Bringing
them
in
feare
:
not
keping
them
in
feare
,
As
fruitfull
to
flies
,
as
paring
of
a
peare
.
To
answere
this
quidite
(
quoth
thother
flie
)
You
can
haue
no
more
of
the
Fore
but
the
skin
,
The
ant
hath
done
all
that
he
can
possiblie
,
To
bring
spiders
in
feare
:
and
kepe
them
therin
,
Whose
good
will
not
wanting
,
though
powre
cannot
win
,
Thing
that
good
will
wold
win
:
yet
is
it
not
ill
,
Rather
then
blame
lacke
of
power
,
to
thank
good
will
.
Put
case
(
quoth
thother
)
thant
outh
you
fortie
pound
,
Bound
in
obligacion
,
to
paie
at
a
daie
.
At
which
daie
,
he
cumth
to
you
(
as
he
is
bound
:
)
And
where
he
should
bring
powre
:
fortie
pounde
to
paie
,
He
bringth
good
will
:
and
will
paie
you
when
he
maie
.
Whether
wold
ye
more
:
(
in
this
case
,
of
your
)
Accept
thants
good
will
,
or
blame
thants
lacke
of
pour
.
What
I
wold
do
(
quoth
the
other
)
I
know
nat.
But
what
I
should
do
,
that
right
well
I
know
.
Thant
showing
full
good
will
,
to
paie
me
that
:
And
that
lacke
of
pour
:
without
his
faut
did
grow
,
I
would
in
trobling
thant
:
in
consciens
show
:
A
rigur
.
ye
(
quoth
thother
flie
)
but
in
law
,
To
what
end
:
wold
thants
good
will
without
pour
draw
:
In
this
case
(
quoth
he
)
commun
law
condemth
thant
.
In
that
the
woordes
of
the
bond
,
are
fulfild
no
whit
.
Performance
wherof
:
in
th
ants
case
,
hath
no
want
.
Which
maie
a
pere
to
flies
,
of
most
simple
wit
.
In
marking
these
wordes
:
of
this
cumnant
here
knit
:
Thant
(
paine
of
death
)
shall
bring
spiders
in
like
feare
:
Of
flies
,
as
he
brought
flies
,
of
spiders
:
here
care
.
These
are
(
in
thanis
cumnant
)
the
wordes
in
effect
:
Which
bind
the
ant
:
the
spiders
in
feare
to
bring
:
But
to
keepe
them
in
feare
,
no
woord
runth
direct
.
And
commun
law
:
commonlie
in
euerie
thing
,
Constrewth
woordes
,
in
their
common
plaine
se
〈…〉
lieing
.
And
that
thant
made
spiders
a
fraide
,
ye
do
graunt
.
Ergo
,
thant
(
by
common
law
)
hath
kept
cummant
.
Now
:
to
bring
this
case
in
courte
of
consience
:
Declaring
our
meaning
in
these
woordes
:
to
be
:
That
thant
should
kepe
spiders
in
feareful
suspence
,
Thant
answering
to
this
:
that
neuer
ment
he
:
To
be
bounde
:
to
that
inconuenient
decre
,
The
iudge
(
in
this
case
and
place
)
must
nedes
assent
,
With
th
ants
meaning
(
against
oures
)
to
geue
iudgement
.
‡
*
‡
In
law
,
conscience
,
and
reason
,
as
thinkth
me
,
The
desert
of
this
ant
,
doth
his
pardon
craue
.
Landes
,
goods
,
bag
,
baggage
,
life
,
and
liberte
.
Freends
(
quoth
thother
flie
)
I
haue
a
soule
to
saue
:
Whervpon
I
proteast
:
I
no
malice
haue
:
To
thant
.
But
in
reason
,
I
thinke
he
should
die
.
This
saide
,
those
flies
to
their
place
againe
did
flie
.
ornament
¶
At
ende
of
this
last
argument
.
The
captayne
axing
the
ant
what
he
can
saye
?
whye
he
should
not
die
,
the
ant
after
a
few
woordes
submitteth
him
to
their
order
.
Wherevpon
the
captaine
goinge
to
the
question
,
the
ant
is
condemde
by
the
voyce
of
the
most
nombre
.
The
captaine
then
willing
hym
to
make
his
last
prayers
,
he
doth
so
.
Cap.
62.
depiction of the army of flies
depiction of the army of spiders
THe
captaine
(
to
this
)
axt
thant
how
sayst
thou
?
What
hast
thou
to
saie
,
why
thou
shouldst
not
die
here
The
talke
(
quoth
he
)
for
me
,
by
the
flie
had
now
.
In
reason
,
law
,
and
conscience
,
doth
me
clere
.
Whose
which
tale
,
doth
much
more
pithilie
appere
.
For
my selfe
,
then
if
my selfe
had
told
it
.
And
as
he
told
it
,
I
pray
all
to
hold
it
.
Wherin
:
as
I
haue
kept
comnant
at
the
full
,
So
craue
I
of
you
,
to
kepe
cumnant
with
me
.
Here
stand
I
:
to
liue
or
die
now
,
as
ye
wull
.
But
in
killing
me
(
a
poore
an
t
)
what
win
ye
:
Or
what
leese
I
:
neither
profite
nor
honeste
,
Honest
death
,
in
honest
fame
,
shall
perseuer
.
Vnhonest
life
,
vnhonest
shame
shall
haue
euer
.
Then
saide
the
captaine
:
freends
though
I
now
at
will
:
Onlie
by
vertue
of
mine
auctoritee
:
Might
geue
iudgement
here
:
this
ant
to
saue
or
spill
:
Yet
will
I
not
geue
it
:
but
graunt
to
agree
,
To
se
this
case
decreede
,
by
comun
decree
.
Which
shal
be
tride
,
by
these
two
wordes
:
ye
,
and
no.
And
streight
to
the
question
herein
,
let
vs
go
.
All
you
that
will
haue
the
ant
liue
,
say
ye
.
Ye
,
ye
:
(
with
a
loude
voice
)
cride
a
great
nomber
tho
.
Now
(
quoth
the
captaine
)
on
thother
side
:
let
s
see
:
All
that
will
not
haue
the
ant
to
liue
,
saie
no.
No
,
no
:
cride
out
manie
,
and
showde
manie
mo
:
Then
weare
on
thother
part
.
Then
saide
the
captaine
,
Ant:
of
thine
owne
death
,
thou
herest
here
iudgement
plaine
.
I
commit
me
(
quoth
thant
)
to
the
great
gods
will
.
Say
thy
prayers
(
quoth
the
captaine
)
ere
thou
dye
.
On
the
ladder
,
downe
on
knees
half
dead
he
fill
.
Forthwith
saying
his
deuocion
deuoutlie
.
In
which
while
,
two
flies
togither
wondringlie
:
Thinking
thant
:
to
be
wrongfullie
cast
awaie
,
In
talke
betwene
them selues
,
as
folowith
did
saie
.
ornament
¶
While
the
ant
saith
his
prayers
on
the
ladder
,
two
flies
thinking
him
to
be
wrongfullie
cast
a
waie
,
pitteing
the
case
,
they
touche
(
in
talke
)
three
sortes
of
flies
seene
there
then
.
Wherin
is
toucht
sum
parte
of
the
properties
of
newter
flies
.
Cap.
63.
depiction of the army of flies
depiction of the army of spiders
OH
freend
(
quoth
the
tone
flie
)
what
a
chaunce
is
this
?
An
innosent
ant
:
among
fllies
to
be
cast
:
The
deede
in
deede
(
quoth
thother
)
damnable
is
.
I
thought
sure
,
we
should
with
th
ants
life
haue
past
.
For
where
fortié
flies
irefullie
:
on
thant
fround
fast
,
Three
score
,
piteouslie
lookt
:
as
they
thant
wold
saue
.
And
yet
thant
cast
by
voyce
,
great
wonder
I
haue
.
To
the
two
sortes
,
that
ye
speake
of
(
quoth
the
tother
)
Thone
sort
geuen
to
saue
thant
:
thother
thant
to
kill
,
A
third
:
sort
indiffrent
to
th
one
part
or
thother
.
Did
here
(
and
do
els
wheare
)
most
part
of
all
ill
.
Whose
mischeuous
maners
,
partli
show
I
will
.
Cumming
(
comunlie
)
in
practised
exercise
,
Both
among
spiders
,
and
also
among
flise
.
These
indiffrentes
(
or
newters
)
that
part
most
take
,
That
strongest
is
,
or
strongest
like
to
be
.
And
which
side
they
leane
to
,
such
nombre
they
make
,
That
they
beare
the
bell
awaie
:
and
most
apt
we
se
,
To
cleaue
to
the
ill
part
,
euine
of
properte
.
Which
properte
proueth
(
in
sortes
last
or
furst
,
)
That
of
all
sortes
,
this
last
saide
sort
is
wurst
.
And
yet
oft
:
estemid
with
the
best
.
For
whie
,
They
fashion
them selues
:
to
folow
euer
more
:
Those
that
be
(
or
like
to
be
(
I
saie
the
most
hie
.
But
to
all
:
late
a
loft
:
now
laide
on
low
shore
,
To
whom
:
they
haue
made
curtsie
most
low
before
:
They
either
se
them
not
,
or
ouer
looke
them
.
If
chaunce
once
imbase
them
,
they
maie
not
brooke
them
.
Two
buckets
in
a
well
,
thoue
vp
and
thother
downe
,
They
stand
on
the
bucket
,
that
standth
on
the
brim
.
Which
bucket
desending
,
they
begin
to
srowne
.
The
bucket
assending
:
midwaie
they
mete
him
.
And
bucket
for
bucket
:
straight
th
exchange
made
trim
,
For
among
all
buckets
(
take
this
a
plaine
matter
)
They
bide
with
no
bucket
:
that
driuen
to
drink
water
.
They
must
haue
wine
:
with
fare
and
chere
of
the
best
.
Which
:
where
and
while
it
lasteth
:
in
anie
place
,
Who
maie
show
gratitude
in
semblance
fayrest
:
Therin
contend
they
:
to
geue
glosse
of
good
grace
,
To
their
viander
:
who
maie
him
most
imbrace
.
Where
they
may
win
ought
:
by
fayre
disimilate
show
,
There
they
flickar
,
and
flatter
,
in
sauer
to
grow
.
But
their
enterteinment
once
drawing
to
ende
,
They
make
none
a
count
:
of
thanks
from
beginning
:
Th
end
of
their
chere
,
endth
the
thanks
of
that
bend
.
Streight
from
that
place
:
they
are
speedilie
spinning
,
To
an
other
host
,
good
cheere
:
good
cheape
winning
.
But
to
paie
for
boord
,
where
euer
this
flock
boords
,
Their
currant
coine
:
is
lowe
curtsie
,
and
fayre
woords
.
Which
coine
(
to
them
)
not
costlie
:
and
yet
so
scant
,
That
where
and
when
soeuer
their
there
faile
,
Then
doth
all
curtisie
,
and
thanks
for
there
had
,
want
,
And
not
onlie
good
woords
:
in
most
of
them
quaile
,
But
some
of
the
worst
sort
,
that
are
geuen
to
raile
,
To
turne
recompence
on
the
wrong
side
or
shore
,
Geue
ill
wordes
,
for
good
decdes
,
of
frendes
had
before
.
These
folike
freendes
:
otherwise
feendlike
fose
,
Are
much
like
mermaides
:
th
one
halfe
flesh
thother
fishe
.
On
all
texts
:
for
all
sides
,
they
do
giue
such
glose
,
As
maie
seeme
to
serue
all
sides
,
as
wit
would
wishe
.
By
which
desimulation
double
deuilishe
,
They
wind
:
in
and
out
:
here
and
there
:
to
and
fro
.
As
the
Reede
with
the
winde
,
euerie
waie
they
go
.
And
like
as
we
se
the
Oke
:
in
stought
storme
of
winde
:
Standing
stiffe
against
the
wynde
:
ouerthrowne
,
And
the
Reede
:
wauing
with
the
winde
,
still
we
finde
:
Sauing
it self
,
in
all
our
blastes
of
winde
blowne
,
So
in
spiders
and
flies
:
like
lot
oftims
growne
.
Trew
stiffe
standers
against
the
winde
:
ouerthrowe
,
Fals
stattring
folowers
with
the
winde
,
stand
and
growe
.
Of
our
open
knowne
freendes
,
we
maie
be
sure
.
Of
our
open
knowne
fooes
,
we
maie
be
ware
.
But
these
vnnaturall
neuters
:
here
in
vre
,
Neither
sure
of
,
nor
ware
of
,
anie
wightes
are
.
Either
flattring
lies
:
they
sotlelie
declare
:
Or
when
they
saie
trew
(
if
euer
they
saie
trew
.
)
That
sale
they
:
for
false
or
ill
purpose
tensew
.
They
are
freendes
to
no
man
.
But
in
respect
,
Them selues
to
take
good
:
or
to
avoide
harme
:
Or
to
do
harme
:
of
reuenging
effect
,
They
will
attempt
:
by
corrupsion
to
charme
,
Those
:
vnder
whose
winges
,
they
maie
sit
close
and
warme
.
To
coole
and
controle
:
such
as
make
anie
show
,
To
bend
anie
waie
:
from
the
bent
of
their
bow
.
♣
To
regard
a
right
,
a
dog
hath
deuocson
:
As
much
as
they
.
But
be
it
right
or
wrong
:
For
loue
,
hate
,
dreade
,
or
meede
,
in
promocion
,
If
it
serue
theyr
turne
:
to
make
the
wrong
part
strong
,
That
part
will
they
sing
,
in
all
theyr
sung
song
.
As
these
indiffrent
newter
flies
:
haue
done
here
,
Whose
wrongfull
cleauing
to
the
wrong
,
kilth
thant
clere
.
This
(
quath
thother
(
your
saying
hath
made
me
se
.
Wherin
:
I
praie
to
the
great
god
hartilie
,
Be
we
spiders
,
be
we
flies
,
what
euer
we
be
,
That
we
all
maie
(
by
his
grace
)
cut
of
clerelie
,
All
vnkindnesse
,
of
newterlike
indiffrencie
.
Thant
now
at
point
:
from
the
ladder
to
be
rold
,
A
file
far
of
flinging
toward
them
,
cride
holde
hold
.
ornament
¶
The
ant
hauing
now
made
his
prayers
,
beinge
at
poynt
to
be
turnd
from
the
ladder
,
a
flie
,
a
far
of
,
crieth
holde
.
Who
(
lighting
in
the
tree
)
bringeth
suche
a
message
from
the
hed
spider
,
as
the
Ant
(
thereby
)
is
repride
,
and
caried
to
prison
.
Cap.
64.
depiction of the army of flies
depiction of the army of spiders
VPon
lighting
in
the
tree
,
this
saide
this
flie
:
Being
in
scoutwatch
:
a
spider
spiyng
me
.
In
the
head
spiders
name
:
wild
me
speedilie
.
To
tell
this
to
you
all
:
if
so
be
that
ye
:
But
this
ant
to
death
:
by
currysh
crewelte
,
He
proteastith
:
that
his
prisoner
flies
hed
,
Shall
stand
on
a
stake
,
before
thant
be
all
dead
.
The
spiders
fauour
to
thant
,
made
sum
flies
dout
:
How
it
came
to
passe
,
whether
the
spider
then
thought
:
In
fearing
spiders
before
.
Thantes
tale
so
stout
,
Was
:
more
to
saue
his
life
,
among
flies
then
cought
:
Then
to
feare
spiders
:
for
which
,
the
flies
thant
brought
,
And
that
the
tauntes
:
that
the
spider
thant
gaue
,
Weare
to
cloke
mystrust
,
that
flies
to
thant
might
haue
.
Or
that
the
spiders
wife
:
pitteing
thants
case
,
Obteynd
it
by
sute
,
or
that
the
spider
wold
:
Vse
the
occasion
,
offered
there
then
in
place
.
To
rid
the
flie
,
by
that
colour
:
and
not
hold
,
His
bond
.
By
promise
made
to
the
flie
,
erst
told
.
Which
was
:
to
charge
and
discharge
him
of
offence
,
As
standth
with
reason
,
law
,
custom
,
and
conscience
.
With
this
,
a
formall
flie
into
the
tree
flew
.
Beginning
thus
:
freendes
:
wise
flies
saie
(
and
haue
seide
)
Of
two
inconueniences
,
the
worst
eschew
.
The
worst
of
which
two
here
:
a
side
to
be
leyde
,
The
best
of
these
two
:
is
here
first
to
be
weyde
.
To
saue
this
poore
ant
:
to
saue
that
pure
flie
,
Or
to
slea
thant
,
and
both
ant
and
flie
slaine
therby
.
Consideracions
herin
are
so
great
,
And
so
manie
:
and
most
of
such
weight
,
That
they
are
:
in
counsell
more
meete
to
treate
:
Then
to
make
an
alebench
talke
of
:
to
bebeight
:
For
babling
tounges
to
babble
on
,
wherfore
streight
:
Mine
aduice
is
:
that
six
or
eight
flies
most
wise
,
Closlie
consult
here
,
the
best
waie
to
deuise
.
Nay
nay
,
(
cride
a
thousand
)
we
will
none
of
that
.
We
will
be
of
counsell
all
.
Yea
will
quoth
he
?
That
kind
of
counsell
:
is
more
meete
to
hallow
at
:
Then
to
talke
in
.
for
if
all
of
counsell
be
,
Yecan
in
that
counsell
:
haue
no
secrese
,
But
(
in
counsel
)
where
secrets
lacketh
anie
,
There
is
(
an
t
least
)
one
counseler
to
manie
.
Werefuse
that
waie
:
cride
the
grose
flies
againe
.
Lest
great
wise
flies
,
by
and
sell
foolish
flies
small
,
If
ye
(
quoth
he
)
take
to
counsell
all
this
traine
,
Then
:
nought
being
secret
:
all
your
enemies
shall
,
Be
of
your
counsell
:
and
bie
and
sell
you
all
.
But
sins
ye
will
haue
counsell
cride
at
the
crosse
,
I
wyll
disclose
:
that
I
wolde
haue
had
kept
closse
.
The
flie
in
copweh
:
with
the
spider
deteinde
,
We
know
what
he
is
:
we
neede
not
here
to
boste
him
.
To
kill
thant
:
and
haue
that
flie
kild
,
what
is
gainde
?
That
shall
all
flies
feele
:
after
we
haue
lost
him
.
But
sins
the
spider
:
in
such
sort
will
host
him
:
As
we
host
the
ant
,
our
best
waie
doth
apere
,
To
kepe
thant
(
as
gage
for
gage
)
prisoner
here
.
For
though
thant
(
trewth
being
folde
before
his
face
)
Be
far
to
base
:
that
fine
flie
to
counterpeise
:
Yet
if
the
spider
esteeme
thant
:
in
like
case
:
Aboue
the
flie
:
as
we
him
aboue
thant
preise
,
Then
for
deliuerie
of
both
(
without
steise
,
The
spider
will
(
in
exchaunge
)
chaunge
as
gladlie
,
The
flie
for
thant
,
as
we
will
thant
for
the
flie
.
Brieflie
:
the
best
way
is
here
(
in
my
mynde
)
To
kepe
thant
prisoner
in
stockes
fetred
fast
.
Vnder
gard
of
certeine
flies
,
to
be
asinde
,
I
yll
we
se
sumwhat
of
this
war
,
furder
past
.
And
if
we
se
cause
,
we
maie
kill
him
at
last
.
Or
chaunge
him
,
for
sum
flie
that
spiders
maie
take
,
To
this
mine
aduice
,
show
yours
,
an
end
to
make
.
At
this
:
much
bumbling
among
them
all
:
there
was
.
Manie
woords
,
litle
matter
,
and
to
no
purpose
.
Nombre
of
sentences
here
,
I
maie
let
pas
.
As
things
not
worth
the
hering
here
to
disclose
.
And
pas
they
must
:
for
neither
in
rime
nor
prose
:
I
can
win
memorie
well
to
write
with
pen
,
The
tenth
sentence
geuin
there
,
against
that
then
.
And
though
:
memorie
might
the
nombre
,
haue
conteind
.
Yet
was
all
confused
so
:
in
such
bibble
babble
,
All
a
like
lowde
,
and
all
to
loude
,
in
voyce
constreind
,
That
all
parts
of
best
wit
:
had
bene
vnable
:
To
catch
,
kepe
,
and
make
,
th
acount
explicable
:
Of
all
sayings
there
saide
,
Wherfore
(
as
I
saie
:
)
Not
onlie
they
maie
,
but
they
must
pa●●e
awaie
.
But
finallie
:
all
their
that
chatted
:
anon
,
To
the
flies
last
tale
:
they
all
did
so
agree
,
That
thant
(
garded
)
went
to
prison
.
Whervpon
,
Ouoth
the
captaine
:
sins
this
is
past
by
decree
,
Being
one
poynt
of
two
:
erst
moued
by
me
:
To
be
moued
to
you
,
in
thother
poynt
now
,
Conseiue
,
and
reseiue
the
thing
I
shall
show
you
.
ornament
¶
The
captaine
flie
,
inueith
vpon
matter
before
past
:
in
such
sorte
so
encoraging
the
flies
againe
,
that
anono
thei
all
crying
to
the
captaine
to
march
forwarde
,
thei
brauely
set
foorth
.
And
laiyng
their
ordinaunce
to
the
copweb
castell
,
thei
besege
it
rownde
.
Cap.
65.
depiction of the army of flies
depiction of the army of spiders
THis
thing
I
meane
which
brought
spiders
in
●ere
Thant
moued
all
the
spiders
:
to
cast
their
iyes
,
Vpon
vs
their
enmies
.
Whose
show
of
strength
there
,
Showde
so
puisant
(
by
huge
nombre
of
vs
flies
,
)
That
they
(
much
by
that
sight
)
gaue
vp
th
enterpries
.
Wheron
the
spider
,
thre
inuencions
inueide
.
Reuiuing
the
spirits
of
the
spiders
in
eide
.
First
:
the
spider
to
this
wild
the
spiders
all
,
To
cast
iye
from
our
force
.
And
behold
their
owne
.
Which
sight
,
such
strength
(
he
saide
)
to
their
harts
must
call
,
That
a
hartlesse
harted
spider
:
should
be
growne
:
Hardy
to
fight
,
till
we
flies
be
ouerthrowne
.
Hasill
wands
in
their
hands
:
to
hawberds
in
ours
,
He
macht
:
to
ouer
match
vs
,
in
our
most
powrs
.
Secondlie
:
he
bad
them
thinke
:
that
we
do
dreade
:
The
sight
of
them
,
as
much
as
they
do
feare
vs
.
Thirdlie
:
to
set
cocke
on
hope
and
run
on
heade
,
Their
right
seene
(
saith
he
)
to
fight
in
:
to
death
thus
,
The
most
coward
will
fight
.
And
by
his
discus
,
Streight
to
blisse
go
they
,
streight
to
bale
go
wee
.
But
:
here
me
part
the
stake
:
in
these
casis
three
.
First
:
we
them
beholding
:
and
they
vs
vewing
,
The
feare
falth
indiffrentlie
:
on
eyther
side
.
Next
:
ech
side
vewing
it selfe
hath
ensuing
:
Of
like
coorage
:
to
bothe
sides
to
be
a
plide
.
Thirdlie
:
he
labring
right
by
fight
to
be
tride
:
With
clere
conscience
on
their
side
,
let
that
be
weyde
:
Vpon
this
my
next
saying
:
when
I
haue
seyde
.
The
spider
to
thant
:
in
this
told
tale
:
erst
saide
,
Laide
to
vs
flies
rebellion
.
He
laying
,
Example
of
plages
past
.
Where
flies
disobaide
,
The
great
gods
commaundement
.
Which
disobaying
,
Hath
plaged
such
flies
,
according
to
his
saying
.
Vpon
his
which
saying
:
here
me
somwhat
saie
,
How
case
of
rebellion
from
our
case
doth
waie
.
All
subiects
:
in
violent
varience
growne
:
Against
the
hie
powrs
,
they
by
that
great
god
plaffe
,
His
woorke
hath
showd
his
wyll
,
to
bring
ouerthrowne
.
Suffre
,
and
not
resist
,
that
must
be
here
enbras●e
:
And
sulfild
.
Or
els
as
such
flies
,
in
time
paste
:
Haue
bene
scourged
:
for
resisting
,
so
shall
we
.
And
so
to
be
scourged
,
well
woorthie
we
be
.
But
perceyue
:
thesehie
powrs
:
must
take
hie
place
,
As
standth
with
law
of
the
g●eat
god
:
rightfullie
.
For
otherwise
,
it
falsifith
in
this
case
:
Their
saide
defence
at
godds
hand
.
and
contrarie
:
Where
extort
pour
:
vsurpeth
place
wronfullie
,
The
god
doth
right
oft
:
in
such
vsurpacion
,
Put
miraculus
poure
,
to
thexturpacion
.
Oft
:
making
thinffrumentes
of
the
ouerthrow
:
As
fer
to
compare
:
vnder
the
ouerthrowne
,
As
flies
vnder
spiders
:
in
comparison
show
.
And
how
this
spider
hath
vsurpedlie
growne
,
To
potentate
state
,
that
is
to
vs
vnknowne
.
Ineuer
herd
flie
yet
,
that
euer
could
tell
:
Ground
of
title
,
whie
his
state
should
thus
exsell
.
And
he
:
an
vsurper
:
as
I
thinke
he
is
:
You
thinking
so
to
,
can
we
thinke
that
he
?
Breaking
the
Gods
law
(
as
he
doth
doing
this
)
Shall
in
thil
deede
:
by
good
god
,
defended
be
:
Whome
he
and
his
offend
:
offending
his
decre
,
Naie
:
hasell
wands
in
our
hands
:
the
godds
poure
leads
,
To
beate
backe
their
hawberds
,
to
breake
their
owne
heads
.
And
where
he
alegith
:
that
the
spiders
right
:
I●
a
safe
warrant
:
with
safe
conscience
to
die
,
For
all
such
spiders
:
as
shall
die
in
that
fight
,
And
that
flies
diyng
therin
:
die
damnably
,
That
loude
lustie
lie
:
for
a
lie
warant
I.
With
safe
conscience
(
in
this
case
)
corage
a
rise
:
To
bale
go
all
spiders
:
to
blisse
go
all
flies
.
The
flies
:
vpon
hering
and
doing
of
this
,
All
stert
vp
,
and
stoode
vp
,
most
coragiouslie
:
With
one
voice
all
cride
:
sir
captaine
our
mind
is
,
To
giue
saute
to
the
copweb
euin
by
and
bie
.
Wherwith
:
much
more
wilfullie
then
wittelie
,
(
And
yet
not
witlesse
)
into
a
ray
they
got
,
Marching
toward
the
copweb
,
within
goon
shot
.
The
watch
towre
strake
a
larum
:
th
enmyes
discrieng
The
goonners
gaue
fire
:
and
first
at
raundon
,
thay
:
Shot
of
,
the
goonstones
among
the
flies
flying
.
Which
gald
the
flies
curstlie
:
cumming
on
the
way
.
But
foorth
flying
the
flies
now
:
as
fast
as
they
may
.
Without
trenching
:
or
such
defensife
forstalles
,
Ordnance
they
ley
,
to
batter
that
castell
walles
.
¶
‡
Great
shot
,
and
greuous
slaughter
of
flies
,
there
was
Ere
they
could
:
anie
peece
of
the
walles
batter
:
To
make
it
sawtable
,
but
so
cam
to
passe
:
That
in
short
time
,
that
wall
they
did
so
shatter
:
That
theyr
waielaie
playne
,
and
streyght
to
the
matter
:
(
For
which
they
cam
.
(
they
went
.
To
such
a
fears
fight
.
As
neuer
fought
spiders
and
flies
,
in
mannes
sight
.
ornament
¶
The
flies
geue
onset
in
assawte
vpon
the
castell
:
the
spiders
defending
it
in
furious
fighte
.
And
vpon
the
slaughter
on
both
sides
,
the
flies
retire
to
their
campe
.
The
spiders
wife
and
childerne
on
knese
to
him
beseching
him
to
take
peace
with
the
flies
.
Cap.
66.
depiction of the army of flies
depiction of the army of spiders
IN
āli
battred
brackes
:
flies
rageing
in
a
ranke
,
Ferstie
flew
in
,
all
blacke
as
the
cloudie
skie
.
Spiders
defending
them
.
Spider
nor
flie
shrancke
,
Hundreds
strikin
with
gou●es
,
in
peeses
twentie
.
Theare
a
leg
,
here
an
arme
,
there
a
head
doth
flie
.
And
peece
from
peece
:
by
violence
flowne
round
,
A
flight
shoote
a
sonder
,
and
as
fer
from
ground
.
Both
sides
to
se
:
so
busilie
occupide
,
With
polaxis
,
partisans
,
hawberds
,
billes
goons
:
Trompets
on
both
sides
:
ech
tencoorage
theyr
side
.
The
auoyans
of
the
noise
:
thorough
my
head
roons
.
The
soonlesse
flies
fathers
:
the
fatherlesse
flies
soons
:
With
this
thing
,
aboue
all
thing
(
a
lacke
alacke
)
Oh
what
wofull
widow
flies
,
go
now
in
blacke
.
Thre
quarters
of
an
houre
,
this
fight
endewred
.
Which
time
,
I
imagined
domes
daie
present
.
And
that
all
the
damd
soules
:
had
bene
procured
,
To
cum
with
the
deuill
thither
:
in
his
band
hent
.
There
to
set
vp
hell
,
to
suffer
theyr
tornment
.
For
dewring
the
time
,
I
thinke
no
worldlie
sight
,
More
like
hell
,
then
was
sight
of
that
hellie
fight
.
Terrour
wherof
,
was
to
be
witnessed
well
:
To
se
so
manie
aliue
so
late
,
now
dead
.
Thousandes
setting
on
that
copweb
(
with
hart
fell
)
Hang
now
there
(
like
hearings
in
nettes
)
by
the
head
.
And
spiders
for
their
part
:
not
scorfree
lead
:
Here
sum
,
and
there
sum
,
snacht
vp
a
mid
the
rour
:
That
were
within
halfe
a
houre
afore
,
full
stout
.
At
end
of
this
fraie
,
no
part
saw
cause
to
bost
:
Fiue
thousand
flies
,
and
fiue
hundred
spiders
sleyne
.
Wherwith
the
flies
:
seeing
so
manie
flies
lost
,
And
of
theyr
purpose
:
could
yet
no
part
obteyne
,
At
retret
of
trompet
,
they
retyred
a
meyne
.
Where
they
before
had
campt
.
There
to
take
a
breath
,
To
saue
their
honesti
,
and
kepe
them
from
death
.
The
spiders
were
as
glad
to
se
the
flies
backes
,
As
flies
were
to
show
them
.
For
what
time
thay
:
(
Beholding
dead
spiders
)
ech
seeth
his
freend
lackes
,
Few
spiders
(
or
none
)
saw
cause
to
ioye
that
daie
.
The
spiders
wife
:
and
childerne
:
nere
dead
in
fraie
:
On
knees
besought
him
,
in
waie
of
petiscion
,
With
the
flies
to
take
peace
,
on
sum
condiscion
:
ornament
¶
The
spider
hauing
compassion
on
his
wyfe
and
childerne
as
on
him selfe
,
he
saith
that
he
will
:
with
the
aduice
of
his
councell
,
in
their
sute
do
all
that
maie
be
done
for
the
best
,
Cap.
67.
depiction of the army of flies
depiction of the army of spiders
THe
spider
:
in
hering
of
this
theyr
request
,
Seeing
them
in
such
feare
:
as
he
saw
them
there
,
That
sight
and
hering
,
maie
at
first
sight
:
be
gest
:
In
husband
,
and
fathers
:
that
anie
zele
bere
,
To
their
deare
wiues
:
and
swete
babes
,
at
iye
and
ere
:
The
sight
showth
,
and
hering
soundth
such
sight
and
sound
,
As
maie
their
zelus
harts
,
to
death
welnie
wound
.
What
kind
harted
husband
:
can
se
his
kind
wife
,
In
like
carefull
case
,
without
wo
at
his
hart
.
What
naturall
father
can
se
:
for
his
life
,
His
naturall
childerne
,
in
dread
quake
and
start
.
Without
his
hart
smarting
,
in
most
smartfull
smart
.
I
thinke
,
ye
thinke
none
:
and
euin
so
thinke
I.
Meruell
not
then
:
though
the
spider
be
toucht
nie
.
He
tenderlie
tendreth
his
childerne
and
wife
:
Refusing
to
stand
vp
:
when
he
bad
them
rise
,
Till
he
wold
graunt
them
(
his
grace
)
to
stint
this
strife
,
His
sight
of
feare
in
them
:
and
furie
in
flies
,
Added
his
more
perplexite
:
to
deuise
:
To
vse
pittie
to
them
:
as
nature
draue
him
,
And
polisie
to
flies
,
as
reason
gaue
him
.
To
this
:
he
saide
my
dere
wife
:
and
sweet
babes
two
.
Great
weare
the
thing
:
by
you
of
me
desired
:
That
I
could
denie
,
in
what
I
can
do
.
But
for
this
treason
,
spightfullie
conspired
,
And
so
put
in
vre
:
by
flies
now
retired
,
Your
sute
therin
:
yf
I
should
graunt
out
of
hand
,
As
the
case
standth
:
I
dout
how
that
graunt
should
stand
.
This
case
:
touching
me
and
ill
spiders
most
nie
,
In
me
and
my
counsell
,
shall
forthwith
be
scand
.
Go
in
,
and
be
cherfull
:
and
feare
not
:
but
I
,
Wyll
fauer
and
forder
your
sute
:
as
maie
stand
:
With
most
safte
of
vs
,
and
all
our
whole
band
.
They
rase
and
made
curtsie
:
forthwith
whervpone
,
(
They
and
he
weeping
)
they
(
from
him
)
thens
are
gone
.
ornament
¶
The
spider
set
with
twelue
of
his
counsaile
,
declareth
his
wiues
and
childerns
sute
(
adioyning
therunto
eocideracions
of
his
owne
)
for
peace
to
be
taken
with
the
flies
.
Requiring
those
counsellers
(
while
he
departe
and
returne
)
to
determine
what
waie
he
shall
take
.
Cap.
68.
depiction of the army of flies
depiction of the army of spiders
THe
spider
:
with
his
counsell
,
to
counsell
gat
.
The
flies
:
stocking
togither
,
as
was
then
neede
,
In
consultacion
:
full
besilie
sat
,
Eche
side
for
them selues
,
best
waie
to
se
decreede
.
I
gaue
eare
to
both
sides
:
to
here
them
proseede
,
Stretching
my
memorie
:
to
a
double
charge
,
To
hold
(
vpon
hering
)
both
th
effectes
at
large
.
And
first
:
what
I
gathred
on
the
spiders
side
.
That
shall
ye
haue
:
and
then
the
talke
of
the
flise
.
The
spiders
:
at
a
bord
:
them selues
did
deuide
,
Sir
on
th
one
:
six
on
thother
side
.
To
deuise
:
(
And
diside
,
(
such
matter
as
should
there
arise
.
The
head
spider
:
in
a
cheyre
at
the
boordes
end
,
Entrith
:
as
foloweth
here
after
pend
.
Dere
freendes
:
our
present
parell
in
wordes
to
dilate
:
It
in
deede
:
in
hart
felt
:
and
at
iye
here
seene
,
Should
show
follie
.
Our
case
is
now
to
debate
,
Our
best
waie
:
to
winde
out
of
this
daunger
cleene
:
To
stey
our
state
,
as
before
stayde
hath
beene
.
Wherin
:
betwene
two
things
:
I
doutfullie
dout
,
To
which
one
:
I
shall
vndoutedlie
,
stand
stout
.
My
wife
and
children
:
vpon
their
knees
all
three
:
With
dead
hartes
:
as
death
in
their
faces
:
did
show
,
As
I
loue
theyr
liues
:
humblie
be
sought
me
,
By
some
meane
forthwith
,
to
peace
with
flies
to
grow
.
For
should
they
(
said
they
)
se
the
like
ouerthrow
:
That
they
had
sene
:
betwene
our
enmies
and
vs
,
Of
theyr
present
deathes
,
they
felt
feling
discus
.
This
perplexth
me
:
what
one
waie
to
take
of
twaine
:
Nature
prokth
me
(
in
pitteing
those
three
)
To
take
peace
with
the
flies
,
to
ronne
a
maine
.
Reason
prouokth
me
:
politiklie
to
flee
,
The
show
of
desire
:
in
peace
with
flies
to
be
.
Which
pittie
to
vse
:
and
policie
to
refuse
,
How
cruell
flies
will
cock
with
vs
,
that
no
newse
.
Now
:
on
thother
side
:
if
I
pittie
omit
,
Nought
weyng
my
wife
:
and
ofspring
in
this
case
,
But
do
bend
vpon
policie
,
euerywhit
:
To
out
face
the
flies
:
to
stand
face
to
face
,
And
these
three
(
by
dread
)
to
die
in
the
meane
space
,
Then
am
I
double
dead
.
Thone
:
that
they
death
haue
,
Tother
to
se
them
die
,
whome
my selfe
might
saue
.
I
praie
this
whole
boorde
:
this
case
first
to
reuolue
,
Eche
in
him selfe
,
and
then
all
togither
speake
.
Deuising
your
best
.
Wherin
while
ye
resolue
:
Your
full
minds
,
to
me
(
at
my
returne
)
to
breake
,
I
le
go
,
to
cheere
my
wife
and
babes
,
wo
and
weake
.
They
praide
him
to
do
so
:
which
rang
in
mine
eare
,
That
they
were
more
glad
,
to
haue
him
thence
then
t
heart
.
ornament
¶
Straight
as
the
spider
is
gone
,
the
rest
arise
withdrawing
a
sonder
in
three
plumpes
fowre
in
a
plumpe
,
no
one
knot
knowing
what
the
rest
saith
,
which
done
:
thei
all
sit
downe
again
against
the
spiders
returne
.
Cap.
69.
THe
spiders
backe
turnd
,
streight
these
twelue
a
rose
By
foure
,
foure
,
and
foure
,
flocking
into
flockes
three
.
Euerie
flock
talking
,
and
standing
togither
close
.
Ech
flocke
vnto
other
(
by
ought
I
could
se
,
)
As
strange
,
and
as
loth
that
their
talke
herd
should
be
,
As
all
could
haue
bene
:
that
that
spider
that
season
,
Should
haue
heard
theyr
talke
,
had
they
all
talked
treason
.
All
showde
one
maner
,
which
showd
them
all
meeuid
:
Beating
their
fiftes
,
bending
their
brows
shaking
their
heads
In
feare
and
fewrie
,
all
were
greatlie
greeuid
,
Talke
of
two
:
of
which
three
flockes
:
whereto
it
leades
,
I
could
not
yet
know
:
softe
wispring
,
not
fer
spreades
.
But
talke
of
the
third
flocke
(
standing
sumwhat
nere
,
)
Harkning
sumwhat
to
them
,
)
sumwhat
did
I
here
.
Freendes
(
quoth
one
of
those
foure
)
we
foure
being
one
,
We
maie
talke
(
and
let
vs
talke
)
franklie
our
mindes
.
This
spider
(
our
ring
leader
)
to
his
flocke
gone
,
In
debate
of
this
case
:
to
which
he
vs
bindes
,
Is
to
me
not
vn
geast
:
how
he
with
vs
windes
.
But
first
,
not
to
teache
:
but
to
tell
what
he
is
,
And
then
what
he
meanth
here
,
here
me
saie
in
this
.
The
spider
is
of
wit
,
wonderus
darke
and
deepe
.
And
double
as
double
,
as
he
is
deepe
and
darke
.
Loure
where
he
loueth
,
laugh
weare
he
hateth
to
creepe
.
To
botum
of
bosum
:
for
to
spie
what
sparke
,
Kindled
:
with
or
against
him
,
he
maie
there
marke
.
Much
for
which
purpose
:
he
giueth
vs
now
a
bone
,
Of
pittie
:
and
pollisie
,
to
gnaw
vpon
.
But
exepf
:
we
spice
pittie
and
polisie
both
:
As
the
sesoning
maie
sauer
in
taste
to
stand
:
As
in
his
taste
and
sauer
:
sauerlie
goth
,
He
will
gnaw
our
bones
out
of
taste
:
out
of
hand
.
Which
ye
shall
se
:
when
I
this
scantlin
haue
scand
,
Betwene
his
politikelesse
pittie
(
erst
saide
)
And
his
pitteles
polisie
,
(
here
erst
laide
)
This
dought
:
to
bring
out
of
dout
,
he
hath
vs
set
.
Whether
(
by
pitie
)
to
saue
his
babes
and
wife
:
He
shall
seeke
to
flies
:
sum
peace
of
them
to
get
,
Or
by
polisie
:
to
stand
stiffe
still
in
strife
,
And
leese
:
both
his
babes
,
and
also
his
wiues
life
.
First
case
:
showing
our
daunger
in
generall
,
Last
case
:
showing
his
daunger
in
speciall
.
This
trap
(
not
for
mice
)
for
spiders
is
baighted
.
To
se
what
bit
we
bite
:
or
on
what
string
we
harp
.
If
his
pittie
here
:
be
restreynd
or
straighted
,
And
that
(
on
his
polisie
)
our
tounges
do
earp
:
More
to
saue
our selues
:
from
daunger
of
deth
sharp
:
Then
to
saue
him
and
his
,
we
plaing
those
parts
,
He
wyll
sure
suspect
,
that
we
haue
traytors
harts
.
And
if
we
leaue
polisie
:
and
pittie
take
:
Concluding
:
that
we
will
bide
all
Ieoberdie
:
Rather
then
see
:
of
him
or
his
:
one
finger
ake
,
I
le
hold
a
hunderd
pound
(
to
an
halpenie
)
That
he
will
take
all
that
talke
:
for
flatterie
.
Though
his
iye
on
vs
therat
pleasantlie
pinke
,
Yet
will
he
thinke
,
that
we
saie
not
as
we
thinke
,
These
two
:
two
edged
cases
:
take
I
for
such
,
That
they
maie
be
taken
:
a
two
edged
swoord
.
Ech
side
of
both
cutteth
,
where
euer
it
touch
.
But
when
we
shall
resolue
:
at
yonder
boord
,
Leauing
these
two
waies
:
I
haue
deuisde
a
thoord
.
Wherwith
,
a
tale
he
told
them
:
so
silently
,
That
(
tyll
he
told
it
at
boord
,
)
no
woord
herd
I.
But
in
taking
end
,
I
herd
him
to
them
saie
:
The
spider
will
:
our
minds
,
seuerallie
know
.
And
I
the
yongest
,
shall
speake
first
,
(
no
naie
.
)
And
so
ech
other
folowing
:
sitting
a
row
.
Wherin
:
as
you
in
coorse
to
speake
(
after
me
)
grow
:
Saye
you
:
in
this
deepe
case
:
vpon
depe
waying
,
Ye
haue
nought
to
saie
,
but
taffirme
my
saying
.
And
so
shall
we
(
sayde
he
)
saue
our
four
liues
.
They
agreede
.
And
to
touch
the
second
sort
now
,
Auncients
to
the
first
,
one
of
them
four
contriues
:
To
conclude
.
In
matter
what
:
or
maner
how
,
From
hearing
I
was
yet
kept
(
as
I
told
you
)
But
the
talker
to
that
flocke
at
end
,
spake
out
:
These
woordes
.
This
way
shal
saue
our
four
liues
:
no
dout
.
Of
the
third
and
most
auncient
flocke
likewise
,
One
at
end
of
his
talke
:
these
woords
a
loude
spake
.
This
waie
shall
saue
our
four
liues
.
Or
at
least
sise
:
Our
honesties
,
and
honest
spiders
vndertake
:
Life
much
rather
:
then
honestie
,
to
forsake
.
Ye
saie
truth
(
sayde
the
three
)
and
we
three
agree
,
With
you
to
lese
life
,
rather
then
honestee
.
With
this
,
they
all
at
the
boord
sat
downe
againe
.
That
they
(
at
the
solders
returne
)
might
appere
,
Set
as
he
left
them
:
all
as
one
to
remaine
.
(
While
he
went
to
(
and
came
fro
)
his
stock
most
dere
.
)
Who
(
so
finding
them
,
)
with
sad
and
sobre
cheere
:
Sat
downe
in
his
cheyre
:
Whare
he
had
sit
erst
.
And
this
prosesse
to
his
purpose
,
promptlie
perst
.
ornament
¶
The
spider
set
againe
with
his
counsasle
,
in
those
three
said
sorces
,
arise
thre
diuers
waies
to
take
herin
.
The
be
〈…〉
one
wher
of
to
choose
,
the
spider
departeth
to
deuise
vpon
.
Willing
them
to
cause
all
corners
of
that
castell
to
be
clensed
and
all
●attred
places
made
stronge
againe
.
Cap.
70.
depiction of the army of flies
depiction of the army of spiders
AS
I
told
you
I
wold
go
,
so
haue
I
gone
To
comfort
my
wife
and
mine
:
in
your
names
all
.
Assuring
them
:
of
your
good
hartes
euerichone
:
To
pittie
and
releue
their
dread
.
As
may
fall
:
In
your
most
portable
parell
,
cum
what
cum
shall
.
Which
hath
(
and
nought
els
could
(
comforted
them
so
,
That
quiet
they
harke
to
here
,
how
th
end
shall
go
.
Now
:
in
case
of
pittie
and
pollici
:
erst
leyde
,
Touching
the
two
doughtes
:
which
I
was
,
and
am
in
,
I
require
fullie
to
here
:
what
ye
haue
weyde
.
Wherin
:
your
sentences
seuerallie
to
win
,
You
shall
seuerallie
speake
:
and
the
yongest
begin
.
Wherewith
that
yongest
(
as
he
erst
saide
he
wold
,
)
In
woords
next
folowing
here
,
his
tale
he
told
.
In
these
two
cases
:
bulted
,
sifted
,
and
fand
,
To
sew
for
peace
:
in
pittie
of
you
and
your
,
Or
(
by
polisie
)
to
war
stiflie
to
stand
,
The
doubtes
debated
here
,
in
most
might
of
our
,
Require
this
demaund
:
iudged
in
my
most
pour
.
Whether
to
take
no
peace
,
or
what
peace
to
take
.
Labor
wherin
,
I
thinke
veyne
:
all
that
we
make
.
If
I
be
worthy
in
your
counsell
to
liue
,
My
counsell
is
:
that
all
your
studie
shal
be
:
Not
what
peace
ye
shall
take
,
what
peace
ye
will
giue
:
The
flies
being
fraide
:
as
much
or
more
then
we
,
Wyll
not
they
seke
for
peace
▪
yes
I
warant
ye
:
Trust
not
my
wit
:
except
ye
haue
out
of
hand
,
Flies
,
sewing
to
take
peace
,
as
your
wyll
shall
stand
.
Wherin
:
what
your
wyll
shal
be
ere
the
flies
cum
,
Good
is
to
dreme
:
to
what
point
in
peace
to
wade
.
And
not
when
they
cum
:
to
stand
muet
or
mum
:
In
larke
of
an
answere
(
by
you
or
yours
made
.
)
Nedefull
haste
in
this
case
,
doth
me
full
perswade
:
From
nedles
hastie
deuice
:
in
thother
cases
:
Both
which
(
this
taking
place
)
they
take
no
places
.
This
(
vnder
your
correction
,
)
is
my
full
mind
.
And
mine
(
quoth
the
second
)
and
mine
(
quoth
the
thurd
.
)
And
mine
(
quoth
the
fourth
:
quoth
the
fift
)
I
am
enclind
,
Of
an
other
mind
:
then
this
tale
hath
now
sturd
.
For
two
causes
.
th
one
:
for
that
this
touchth
no
wurd
:
Of
the
case
proponde
,
which
is
our
charge
to
touch
,
Thother
,
for
that
I
haue
other
matter
tauouch
.
The
pith
of
these
two
cases
:
I
take
to
consist
,
Whether
(
by
pittie
:
your
fearfull
flocke
to
saue
,
)
We
shall
take
peace
with
the
flies
:
as
the
flies
list
,
To
our
common
daunger
:
by
pride
of
flies
braue
)
Or
politicklie
show
:
that
we
no
peace
wyll
haue
.
To
feare
flies
,
and
saue
vs
:
yours
and
you
:
in
parell
,
By
their
feare
of
warres
continuall
quarell
.
I
hold
:
the
best
one
waie
of
these
both
:
to
be
,
To
saue
your
wife
:
and
children
:
your
sucsession
.
And
therby
you
.
For
lacking
you
,
what
are
we
?
Who
can
(
like
you
)
saue
vs
:
from
oppression
?
Our
benefites
(
by
you
)
enforce
confession
:
For
notable
gouernance
in
gouernours
,
Neuer
was
felt
our
like
gouernance
:
to
yours
.
Your
ofspring
so
toward
:
to
rule
after
you
:
As
you
rule
before
them
:
to
their
erudicion
:
For
our
inestimable
welth
now
,
and
after
now
.
No
spider
hath
the
contrarie
suspicion
:
But
all
spiders
,
in
most
humble
submicion
:
Submit
them
whole
to
you
:
so
loued
or
drad
,
As
neuer
was
ruler
,
that
euer
spiders
had
.
Our
commoditees
:
woon
by
you
:
being
huge
,
Huge
were
our
losse
likwise
:
by
your
being
lost
.
You
:
and
yours
:
appering
here
our
whole
refuge
,
Pittie
:
or
policie
:
which
shal
be
the
post
:
In
this
case
to
sticke
to
:
my
sentence
bendth
most
,
Ere
daunger
(
by
bread
)
:
to
you
or
yours
shall
rise
,
To
cleaue
here
to
pittie
,
and
take
peace
with
flise
.
So
say
I
(
sayth
second
)
of
that
second
sort
.
And
we
saide
the
third
(
and
fourth
)
which
sayd
:
a
none
,
The
first
of
most
auncient
foure
:
his
report
Beginth
.
but
fyrst
:
this
tale
last
gone
,
He
seemeth
to
commend
(
in
part
)
where
vpon
,
He
showth
his
mynde
.
But
fyrst
(
I
saie
)
in
woords
fayer
,
He
saith
as
foloweth
next
,
of
thys
last
sayer
.
Sayd
(
this
saide
auncient
spider
)
this
tale
told
last
.
Sumwhat
to
touch
(
vnder
pardon
)
I
entend
.
The
tellers
mind
,
I
dispreyse
in
no
part
past
.
But
in
sondrie
parts
,
I
can
hys
minde
commend
.
Namely
:
in
that
his
mind
is
bent
to
defend
:
You
and
yours
,
from
the
death
:
as
he
ought
to
do
.
As
fer
as
deutie
deulie
drawth
,
and
we
to
.
But
as
these
two
doutful
daungers
touch
our
state
:
From
top
to
toe
,
(
as
wo
saie
:
hie
,
meane
,
and
low
.
)
So
:
from
brim
to
botom
:
them
both
to
debate
,
In
faithfull
playne
maner
:
(
as
in
hert
maie
grow
:
All
darke
dissimilasion
,
to
ouerthrow
.
Sotellie
sounding
to
sence
depraued
,
That
trace
shall
I
treade
,
vnder
pardon
craued
.
In
these
two
tost
termes
:
pitie
,
and
policie
,
To
turne
and
tosse
,
recitall
:
of
this
whole
case
,
No
nede
.
After
recitall
so
sondrilie
,
The
termes
but
namd
,
where
memorie
is
most
base
:
Remembraunce
of
the
whole
,
those
termes
bring
to
place
.
Which
pitie
:
is
here
aplide
,
to
saue
you
and
yours
,
And
policie
:
here
aplide
,
to
saue
vs
and
ours
.
Beseching
you
:
and
all
you
before
I
saie
,
Till
all
my
saying
be
saide
:
iudge
therin
no
part
.
But
throughlie
here
me
without
stop
or
staie
,
And
take
in
good
part
,
my
plaine
trew
meaning
hart
.
Good
tales
:
ill
taken
,
may
make
the
teller
smart
.
But
here
,
I
praie
hering
.
And
hauing
exprest
,
In
folowing
the
effect
,
do
as
semth
you
best
.
But
first
:
these
two
termes
:
pittie
,
and
policie
,
(
As
I
vnderstand
them
)
here
me
,
them
define
,
Pittie
:
is
an
affect
of
all
clemencie
That
doth
alway
:
most
clementlie
encline
,
To
haue
regard
,
to
remittible
disipline
.
In
matter
of
Iustice
:
or
anie
case
els
,
All
displeasant
suffrance
,
pitie
it
expels
.
Policie
:
is
the
thing
that
circumspectly
weith●
.
Wiselie
(
and
warelie
)
to
put
things
in
vre
.
As
resons
ferdest
fetch
:
in
foresight
purueithe
,
An
ouer
:
rech
aboue
the
weake
wittes
cure
.
So
to
put
things
in
vre
,
that
they
maie
endure
:
As
no
light
blast
of
winde
:
do
ouer
blow
them
,
Nor
lacke
of
firme
foundacion
,
ouer
throw
them
.
And
policie
:
(
right
taken
(
as
I
take
it
)
In
good
part
is
taken
,
and
construed
euer
.
Policie
:
is
not
as
sum
spiders
make
it
:
Wittie
wreched
wile
,
that
doth
all
indeuer
:
In
wrongfull
ill
,
to
inuent
to
perseuer
:
The
name
of
policie
there
,
is
to
be
laft
:
And
to
be
namd
falshed
:
otherwise
false
craft
.
Pittie
:
wrong
named
,
and
wrong
vsed
also
:
Maie
be
and
hath
bene
.
As
where
it
is
aplide
,
To
help
one
:
or
few
,
to
the
hurt
of
manie
mo
.
The
pittide
part
:
being
depe
offenders
tride
,
Thother
part
innosent
.
This
(
clere
to
disside
:
)
Is
either
not
pittie
:
or
peuish
pittie
:
Which
(
as
th
old
saying
sayith
)
marth
the
cittie
.
But
the
right
vse
of
pittie
is
(
as
I
gesse
)
To
pittie
part
,
as
pittie
maie
pittie
all
:
Without
wrongfull
hurt
,
anie
one
to
oppresse
.
This
meane
I
:
in
vse
of
pittie
generall
:
But
touching
case
(
namelie
yours
)
especiall
,
How
it
and
such
,
from
this
generall
case
swar●●
,
Shal
be
touchit
anone
:
as
my
meane
wit
maie
sarue
,
But
:
policie
,
and
pittie
,
pictured
thus
,
I
take
man
and
wife
.
and
temperance
(
as
who
sa●●
)
Minister
in
this
mariage
,
I
discus
.
Knitting
this
cupple
:
in
stedie
stinted
staie
,
Policie
to
commaunde
,
and
pittie
to
obaie
.
Policie
her
husband
:
and
pittie
his
wife
,
Politicklie
to
kepe
al
,
from
pittelesse
strife
:
Where
policis
maie
bring
pittie
:
promptlie
plaste
,
That
husband
will
not
keepe
that
wife
:
out
of
place
:
And
that
wife
(
that
husbands
assent
not
purchaste
,
)
Will
not
presume
to
take
place
,
both
to
disgrace
:
Her
husband
:
and
also
her self
to
deface
:
Thus
policie
and
pittie
:
in
case
generall
,
Ioyne
(
for
common
welth
)
in
common
gouernall
.
But
now
:
to
grow
toward
specialitee
,
Where
I
laide
misuse
of
pittie
before
:
To
stand
:
in
not
pitteing
generalitee
:
By
pitteing
the
lesse
nombre
before
the
more
,
Though
that
rule
:
leane
rightlie
to
the
right
shore
:
In
case
of
pittie
:
much
misusde
generallie
:
It
maie
(
and
doth
)
feyle
:
in
sum
case
speciallie
,
Sum
thre
or
four
:
are
in
pittie
to
be
weide
:
More
,
then
sum
other
three
or
four
thousand
are
,
In
sondrie
cases
:
which
policie
doth
eide
.
Namelie
,
and
properlie
,
new
here
to
declare
:
In
perticuler
case
,
of
your
present
care
.
To
saue
vs
and
ours
,
and
leese
you
and
yours
,
Or
leese
you
and
yours
,
and
saue
vs
and
ours
.
The
losse
of
foure
thousand
of
meane
spiders
now
:
Touching
daungerous
disturbance
of
th
estate
,
Were
lesse
losse
then
were
you
foure
:
and
chieflie
you
.
But
the
losse
of
the
whole
corps
,
of
vs
to
rate
:
With
losse
of
you
four
:
the
most
losse
to
debate
.
This
case
:
to
our
case
:
presentlie
directed
,
Is
nedelesse
:
or
bootelesse
,
to
be
respected
.
Needlesse
I
take
the
talke
:
as
in
this
respect
.
Fyrst
our
case
rechith
not
:
determinatelie
:
To
deth
of
you
,
or
vs
,
but
it
doth
direct
:
A
dread
of
deth
in
yours
:
and
in
you
therby
.
Or
daunger
of
death
in
vs
:
not
deth
clerly
:
But
dread
:
or
daunger
of
deth
:
and
deth
out
right
,
Are
oft
(
and
now
I
hope
)
fer
distaunt
in
sight
.
Yours
in
dread
,
and
we
in
daunger
,
of
deth
much
:
All
may
be
brought
:
and
deth
yet
folow
no
whit
.
Neither
in
yours
,
nor
ours
.
And
this
case
is
such
,
As
if
ye
will
therin
:
policie
admit
.
To
out
face
flies
,
the
corps
of
spiders
to
knit
:
In
coragious
countenance
,
then
shall
ye
se
,
The
flies
in
feare
,
and
your
feare
nedlesse
to
be
,
As
the
talke
is
nedlesse
:
to
compare
the
losse
:
Of
vs
all
,
with
you
four
:
for
none
shal
be
lost
.
And
otherwise
,
bootelesse
,
in
this
talke
to
tosse
:
In
matter
on
this
side
or
that
side
to
bost
.
The
most
or
least
losse
:
for
all
least
and
most
:
Shall
die
.
yf
ye
shrinke
and
seke
peace
,
flies
will
none
.
Then
we
being
fyrst
slayne
,
you
and
yours
are
gone
.
Will
they
slea
vs
and
saue
you
,
seeing
this
war
:
Against
you
:
is
chieflie
or
onlie
begon
?
Naye
make
ye
sure
.
Ye
are
the
principall
bar
:
Or
beame
,
in
their
iyes
:
as
the
quarell
doth
roon
,
Wherin
,
I
perceyue
no
way
:
ought
to
be
woon
,
But
politiclie
tencorage
all
our
whole
rout
,
A
fresh
a
gainst
the
flies
,
in
ray
to
stand
stout
.
We
in
corage
,
out
of
corage
the
flies
are
.
And
we
out
of
corage
,
in
corage
are
they
.
We
spiders
presing
forward
,
back
the
flies
bare
.
Spiders
drawing
back
,
foorth
prese
flies
without
stey
.
Thus
ye
se
:
policie
here
must
make
the
waie
,
If
anie
way
maie
be
made
,
by
possible
pours
:
To
preserue
all
,
both
you
and
yours
,
vs
and
ours
.
This
:
vnder
pardon
of
you
and
yours
:
erst
praide
:
Is
:
both
my
conscience
,
and
my
counsell
playne
.
And
mine
(
quoth
the
next
of
the
three
)
with
him
steide
.
And
like
wise
ours
also
(
quoth
those
other
twayne
.
)
The
spiders
outward
wordes
,
showd
show
to
retaine
:
All
their
sayings
:
and
all
a
like
:
to
like
well
.
But
how
he
likte
inwardlie
,
I
could
not
tell
.
But
:
on
these
three
diuers
tales
:
a
part
to
muse
,
Which
one
to
take
:
or
which
to
leaue
of
all
three
,
He
said
he
wold
(
and
did
)
depaxt
to
peruse
.
Willing
them
in
meane
time
,
an
order
to
see
.
That
castell
in
warlike
case
,
againe
to
bee
.
Wherevpon
he
:
to
his
inner
mansion
gone
,
To
the
soudiers
spiders
,
they
went
a
none
.
To
whom
,
that
most
auncient
spiders
repeated
:
Such
part
hereof
,
as
was
meete
for
them
to
here
.
But
first
,
he
inuented
in
that
he
treated
:
To
encorage
them
all
,
to
be
of
good
chere
.
And
pluck
vp
their
harts
,
if
flies
againe
march
nere
.
Matter
of
which
rule
such
:
and
the
tale
so
told
,
That
it
brought
the
spiders
againe
,
brag
and
bold
.
Then
entred
he
:
into
repeticion
,
Of
commaundement
giuen
,
for
that
sort
renuing
.
For
clensing
and
strengthing
:
in
ech
condicion
,
As
it
was
,
before
former
saute
in
vewing
,
The
parell
of
a
second
saute
,
eschewing
:
To
ley
downe
their
wepons
:
and
set
to
their
hands
,
To
scour
:
and
to
repeire
,
all
there
,
that
in
nede
stands
.
The
whole
nombre
(
sauing
reserued
to
watch
)
The
watch
in
the
watch
towre
:
and
vpon
the
walls
,
)
Ley
by
their
weapons
:
ech
one
his
place
to
catch
:
To
strengthin
weake
places
,
ech
one
to
worke
falls
.
Stronglie
they
stop
vp
,
al
goon
hole
galls
.
All
places
spide
:
in
anie
kinde
of
fauting
,
Made
stronge
in
defence
of
a
second
sauting
.
The
dead
spiders
they
buried
:
in
the
castell
closse
.
The
dead
flies
hangd
out
in
Iebets
openlie
.
But
to
se
the
spiders
:
how
they
turne
and
tosse
:
Sum
making
of
graues
:
sum
the
spiders
burie
:
Sum
making
iebets
:
sum
hangin
flies
on
hie
:
Sum
spinning
threeds
:
to
repeir
that
castell
wall
.
Xneuer
saw
the
like
,
nor
I
think
neuer
shall
.
¶
¶
Which
:
while
they
bring
in
pre
estate
,
now
to
here
:
What
the
flies
(
in
commun
counsell
(
not
priuate
)
Be
in
deuising
:
what
waie
maie
best
a
pere
:
On
their
part
,
eche
partie
to
saue
his
owne
pate
.
They
:
being
set
in
counsell
:
it
to
debate
:
In
a
troope
:
be
side
the
reformacion
tree
,
Th
order
and
th
end
folowth
here
,
to
here
and
se
.
ornament
¶
The
flies
in
campe
be
at
cownsell
:
desirously
deuising
:
by
what
meane
to
get
peace
best
.
Whervpon
the
captaine
inuenting
a
meane
to
driue
thant
to
sew
for
peace
if
thei
will
be
ruled
by
him
,
thei
thervnto
agree
.
And
thervpon
the
ant
is
brought
before
the
flies
.
Cap.
71.
depiction of the army of flies
depiction of the army of spiders
THe
flies
discoragid
(
as
erst
disclosed
,
)
They
all
cride
to
take
peace
sum
maner
of
waie
,
A
warfare
to
fare
:
that
fare
them
disposed
:
Rather
to
fast
,
and
to
fare
full
hard
(
that
day
:
)
Then
sharp
sauts
,
with
sowre
sawse
:
to
taste
more
in
saie
,
Their
bumbling
buzing
:
at
their
capteyns
crie
sest
,
This
aduised
aduice
,
to
them
he
exprest
.
Freendes
all
:
that
ye
all
wolde
haue
peace
,
ye
all
show
.
But
what
waie
to
cum
to
peace
,
none
of
you
tell
.
Two
pleyne
waies
theare
be
,
to
prouoke
peace
to
grow
.
One
:
to
submit
vs
on
knees
(
to
our
foes
fell
,
)
An
other
,
to
offer
them
talke
,
war
to
expell
.
By
taking
peace
:
vnder
condiscion
such
,
As
maie
extinkt
(
in
both
partes
)
all
cause
of
gruch
.
But
first
:
yf
we
submit
vs
,
all
are
vndoone
.
Meane
mercie
,
nay
mayne
miserie
:
shal
be
our
end
,
Flies
knees
:
to
furious
spiders
,
win
no
boone
.
The
seconde
,
and
the
best
waie
is
,
to
extend
:
Sum
talke
as
I
tolde
:
which
if
ye
condisend
:
To
folow
,
we
must
enter
talke
in
the
same
:
By
sum
other
bye
meane
:
then
in
our
owne
name
,
If
we
sew
directlie
,
spiders
wil
be
prowde
.
And
we
eyther
get
no
peace
:
or
such
a
peace
,
As
betwene
war
and
that
peace
,
small
choyse
a
vowd●
.
Exactions
,
raunsums
,
or
fines
,
shall
neuer
cease
.
Bonds
of
good
abearing
:
shall
haue
no
release
.
Flies
lands
,
flies
goods
,
flies
liues
,
and
flies
liberte
,
Manie
clearlie
lost
,
and
all
in
ieoberde
,
But
you
folowing
(
as
ye
ought
)
my
counsel
,
I
wyll
driue
thant
to
make
sute
:
this
sute
to
sew
:
By
a
tale
told
to
him
here
.
Which
I
will
tell
:
If
ye
will
here
it
and
soth
it
,
the
flies
grew
:
To
agree
.
Wherewith
certaine
flies
for
thant
flew
,
Who
:
fet
and
set
at
ladder
foote
by
the
flise
,
The
Captaine
(
to
thant
:
)
did
this
tale
deuise
.
ornament
¶
The
captaine
telth
the
ant
that
the
flies
haue
retired
from
th
assaute
:
(
wheare
manie
spiders
are
slayne
)
to
se
whether
the
spiders
wyll
sew
for
peace
,
for
which
since
they
sew
not
,
the
flies
will
assaute
them
agayne
,
But
the
ant
they
wyll
hang
streyght
before
they
go
,
Cap.
72
depiction of the army of flies
depiction of the army of spiders
ANt
(
pleyne
and
trew
,
short
and
sharp
)
a
tale
of
me
:
Told
to
thee
,
thou
must
here
.
Thus
standith
the
case
.
A
great
conflict
(
euin
now
)
the
spiders
and
we
,
Haue
had
:
which
slew
spiders
a
piteous
pace
.
Tyll
pittie
wrought
our
retire
,
to
se
what
grace
:
Might
a
pere
in
them
:
to
sew
to
vs
for
peace
,
In
giuing
vs
our
right
,
this
war
to
sursease
.
And
:
that
they
do
vs
wrong
intolerable
,
I
durst
make
thee
(
their
frend
)
our
iudge
(
for
my
part
)
The
abhominacion
is
enscrewtable
:
To
pronounce
at
full
,
how
they
(
by
will
peruart
,
)
Haue
wrongfullie
wroong
vs
,
to
wronges
of
most
smart
.
Which
we
haue
borne
:
and
neuer
theron
wrokun
,
Till
the
burden
,
our
backs
and
necks
hath
brokun
.
And
when
we
hope
(
if
we
at
anie
time
hope
:
)
That
our
breakbacke
burdens
:
shall
cum
to
ende
,
Then
showth
th
encrese
of
our
burdens
:
so
large
scope
,
That
they
seme
but
be
goon
.
None
end
sene
tentende
.
Wherin
,
their
force
forsith
vs
,
to
band
in
bende
.
Rather
:
then
bide
their
perpetuall
shakling
,
To
stand
agaynst
them
,
and
stick
to
our
takling
.
As
we
haue
stikt
now
here
(
I
saie
)
to
their
payne
.
And
to
avoide
their
more
payne
(
I
say
and
sayde
:
)
Being
loth
:
to
set
a
broch
their
blood
againe
,
We
haue
traynd
a
long
time
(
endiffrentlie
weyde
:
)
To
kepe
them
:
from
th
extreme
extremite
stayde
,
To
se
their
sewt
for
peace
:
vs
to
peace
tatempt
.
Which
:
thorow
their
owne
faut
,
(
we
saie
)
is
exempt
.
But
since
they
sew
not
,
we
will
set
on
a
gayne
.
To
leaue
no
spider
(
or
els
no
flie
,
(
aliue
.
But
ere
we
go
:
we
haue
made
decre
certaine
:
To
hang
thee
streight
.
Ant:
it
booteth
not
to
striue
,
Get
a
gostlifather
:
that
can
shortlie
shriue
.
Dispatch
hangman
.
Sum
flie
go
:
sum
bell
to
toule
.
That
spiders
and
flies
,
may
praie
for
th
ants
soule
.
ornament
¶
The
Ant
vpon
soden
shorte
warning
of
his
death
:
beynge
much
dismayde
,
laying
all
that
he
can
for
his
life
,
and
yet
can
get
no
grace
,
he
prayth
respight
:
while
he
be
brought
to
the
spider
to
se
whether
he
wyll
grow
to
anie
peace
to
saue
the
antes
life
.
Whiche
graunted
,
the
ant
is
brought
before
the
spider
.
Cap.
73.
depiction of the army of flies
depiction of the army of spiders
NEuer
was
there
an
t
,
(
I
wene
)
so
assonsde
:
As
was
this
ant
vpon
this
chiefe
flies
tale
told
:
Had
he
bene
an
ant
plenteouslie
●●onide
,
He
wold
haue
geuen
sacks
full
of
siluer
and
gold
:
To
haue
bene
safe
thens
,
but
he
preide
them
to
hold
:
And
heare
him
speake
once
againe
before
he
die
.
Which
graunted
,
this
began
the
ant
by
and
bie
.
Maister
Captaine
(
and
all
(
my
maisters
)
here
flise
:
)
I
besech
you
consider
,
consideratlie
.
Not
onlie
:
that
none
enmite
doth
a
rise
:
In
me
to
ward
you
:
proued
aprobatlie
,
Before
nor
since
my
suffrance
,
captiuatlie
:
But
frendship
in
aduising
you
peace
to
kepe
,
Wheare
war
hath
sins
,
brought
manie
flies
in
dead
flepe
.
Also
to
vewe
:
I
humblie
you
instant
,
What
time
ye
haue
hangd
me
,
what
thing
ye
haue
woon
.
The
carcas
of
a
poore
wretched
seelie
ant.
Not
worth
the
rope
that
it
hangth
by
:
in
the
soon
.
Way
well
(
with
your selues
)
what
a
threede
this
were
spoo●
An
innosent
:
by
tiranie
:
to
death
to
draw
,
No
stie
therby
winner
,
the
worth
of
a
straw
.
Note
more
:
this
thing
once
done
,
can
neuer
be
vndoone
.
And
till
it
be
doone
,
maie
be
doone
when
ye
will
.
Which
being
now
doone
:
and
repented
as
soone
,
To
late
cumth
that
repentaunce
:
to
auoyde
thill
.
Marke
more
.
If
you
in
this
furie
:
me
here
kill
,
Then
the
feyre
flowre
of
flies
(
as
ye
take
him
)
dieth
,
As
from
the
spider
,
thretning
therin
erst
lieth
.
Quoth
the
captaine
turne
the
ladder
:
thant
cride
stay
.
If
all
this
afore
saide
:
my
life
will
not
saue
,
Here
this
deuice
:
deuised
an
other
way
.
That
is
:
it
maie
like
you
:
I
your
graunt
to
haue
:
Of
one
poore
petission
,
which
I
last
here
craue
.
Let
me
go
:
gardid
to
the
spiders
againe
,
To
proue
:
what
peace
I
can
for
my
life
,
obtaine
.
Beete
so
cride
the
flies
:
who
made
a
harold
go
:
To
make
most
humble
sute
:
in
behalfe
of
thant
,
That
he
and
(
saue
fortie
flies
with
him
)
no
mo
,
Might
be
admitted
to
his
speche
:
that
instant
.
The
spider
(
seming
to
graunt
it
:
hard
and
scant
,
)
Bad
him
cum
.
Wherwith
awaie
the
harold
went
,
Showing
the
flies
and
ant
,
the
spiders
assent
.
Fortie
flies
garding
the
ant
,
flew
forth
brauely
.
The
spiders
fort
,
renewde
and
furnisht
agayne
.
The
hed
spider
in
the
mids
:
standing
grauelie
:
And
(
for
terror
)
on
Iebets
and
galows
remaine
,
Flies
thousands
hanging
:
sum
in
rope
sum
in
chaine
.
Thant
:
being
brought
before
the
spider
to
speake
His
minde
(
as
folowith
)
forthwith
he
did
breake
.
ornament
¶
Thant
(
in
waie
of
peticion
)
sewinge
to
the
spider
for
peace
laying
consideracions
to
prouoke
him
the
rather
therto
,
the
spider
doth
attentiuelie
,
geue
the
ant
hering
,
Cap.
74.
depiction of the army of flies
depiction of the army of spiders
RYght
exelent
hunkill
,
if
I
wofull
wretche
:
To
call
you
mine
vnkill
:
may
here
be
so
bold
,
Two
things
:
to
pronounce
playnlie
without
fer
fetche
,
Is
my
present
purpose
.
First
of
which
doth
hold
:
Thankes
,
for
sauing
my
life
.
Seconde
to
be
told
,
Standth
vpon
a
request
by
petiscion
:
For
parell
,
like
the
first
in
condiscion
.
As
thus
:
of
life
:
I
am
in
like
daunger
now
,
As
I
was
then
▪
(
except
your
mercifull
eyde
:
)
The
flies
:
being
bent
to
liue
and
die
on
you
,
To
sawt
this
castell
a
fresh
,
they
haue
purueyde
.
And
had
bene
here
ere
this
:
sauing
that
they
steyde
:
To
hang
me
first
,
which
hath
no
longer
stay
:
But
till
I
(
of
peace
)
bring
them
word
,
yea
,
or
nay
,
Nowhit
at
their
sute
:
but
all
togither
at
mine
.
They
respight
my
life
:
till
my
returne
:
to
trie
,
What
good
lucke
:
your
good
loue
,
to
me
may
a
sine
:
By
enclinacion
to
peace
,
charitablie
:
At
my
sute
,
for
my
sake
.
Both
to
saue
therby
,
My
life
:
and
as
manie
of
yours
:
as
shall
,
In
this
feerce
force
,
be
clapt
in
the
necks
withal
.
And
since
:
your
owne
estate
ye
can
better
wey
:
What
waie
is
best
:
(
for
you
and
yours
)
then
I
can
,
And
that
ye
know
:
the
worst
peace
:
(
as
wise
wights
sey
:
)
Is
better
then
is
the
best
war
,
to
scan
,
As
profe
showth
partlie
here
,
since
this
war
began
:
This
considered
:
considering
of
your
part
here
,
I
leane
of
to
consider
mine
owne
part
clere
.
Fyrst
:
beseching
you
with
me
,
and
for
me
now
.
To
consider
:
I
am
in
this
parell
brought
,
By
my selfe
,
for
my selfe
,
naie
by
you
for
you
:
Without
my
seeking
:
by
your
owne
request
wrought
.
And
stinted
reward
,
coruptlie
to
be
bought
,
None
ye
offred
,
none
I
axid
,
nor
none
I
haue
:
Nor
none
I
sought
:
but
your
fauer
to
vowsaue
,
Secondar●lie
:
your
case
erst
arbitrated
:
I
forthered
:
(
as
fer
as
my
wit
might
force
pour
:
)
Which
showde
so
,
when
I
the
same
Iterated
,
That
I
had
woordes
of
thanke
:
from
the
mouth
of
your
,
Thirdlie
:
where
chaunce
of
war
:
was
to
me
so
sour
:
That
I
(
for
you
)
was
captiue
and
should
haue
dide
,
What
(
and
how
)
things
grew
theron
,
here
them
specifide
.
At
the
flies
first
approch
:
toward
this
assa●t
,
To
a
tree
they
drew
me
:
streight
to
hang
me
there
.
Axing
of
me
,
or
laying
to
me
:
no
faut
,
But
that
I
was
your
freend
.
In
which
deadly
fere
,
One
flie
:
erst
at
th
arbiterment
(
as
other
were
.
)
I
prayd
to
speake
,
that
I
might
speake
ere
I
dide
.
Which
was
at
last
graunted
:
but
fyrst
long
denide
.
My
tale
there
,
stood
on
two
entents
in
effect
.
One
:
to
saue
mie
selfe
,
an
other
to
saue
you
▪
And
yours
.
And
therin
to
scape
vnsuspect
.
Fyrst
for
my selfe
,
I
layde
that
no
flie
could
ad
〈…〉
:
That
euer
I
offended
flie
:
ere
naw
or
now
.
Praing
them
(
thervpon
)
to
here
and
adiudge
m●
As
might
most
equallie
stand
with
equite
.
And
for
the
saftie
of
you
:
and
of
yours
here
:
To
qualifie
the
feerce
furie
of
the
flies
,
All
trembling
terror
:
that
I
could
make
apere
,
That
might
discorage
the
flies
:
in
anie
wise
,
That
did
I
at
the
full
:
to
the
flies
deuice
.
Which
wrought
such
effect
:
and
did
their
harts
so
pall
,
That
they
cride
for
peace
:
and
wold
haue
fled
ny
all
.
But
the
cheefe
flie
steying
them
:
then
against
me
,
Spake
his
pleasure
theare
,
as
you
did
after
here
.
He
saw
and
saide
to
the
flies
:
that
they
might
se
:
My
counsell
giuen
them
,
was
against
them
clere
.
And
that
I
put
them
in
feare
to
cum
here
mere
:
Onlie
for
the
loue
:
that
I
to
spiders
bare
,
And
to
set
my selfe
at
liberte
,
from
flies
snare
.
Whervpon
he
moued
,
and
they
did
consent
:
That
I
shuld
be
sent
hither
as
sent
was
I
,
To
tell
a
tale
,
to
abate
your
furie
bent
.
Wherin
:
if
I
brought
you
all
as
fearefullie
:
To
feare
them
:
as
I
had
brought
them
formerly
:
To
feare
you
,
then
should
I
be
set
frank
and
free
.
Or
els
(
at
my
returne
,
)
hangd
streyght
should
I
bee
.
Here
:
to
prolong
my
life
,
nature
prouokt
me
:
To
make
you
afraide
of
them
,
sumwhat
to
saie
.
But
yet
againe
to
that
:
affection
yokt
To
reason
so
fayntlie
,
when
that
I
did
inuey
,
That
you
(
by
reason
)
streight
wiped
that
feare
away
.
For
which
,
I
was
no
soner
returnd
vnneth
,
Ere
I
had
(
at
the
flies
handes
)
iudgement
of
deth
.
☞
☜
Fyrst
at
your
request
,
for
you
:
and
not
for
me
:
I
cam
:
crauing
no
reward
:
but
your
good
will
.
Second
:
in
th
arbitrate
case
I
wrought
decre
,
To
the
best
for
you
.
As
fer
as
I
could
skill
,
Thirdlie
,
for
your
sake
:
to
death
most
vile
or
ill
,
I
was
then
drawne
:
and
am
now
drawing
againe
,
Except
my
greefe
:
sum
grace
,
of
you
obtaine
.
That
is
:
that
it
maie
like
you
,
to
flies
to
graunt
,
Peace
.
Such
as
dispaire
giue
no
cause
to
refuse
,
And
pride
giue
no
cause
,
it
proudlie
to
auaunt
.
But
as
mesurable
meane
:
measure
endewse
:
So
(
of
your
grace
)
graciouslie
them
to
vse
.
This
loue
toward
my
life
:
please
it
you
to
show
,
No
reward
els
(
at
your
handes
)
craue
I
to
grow
.
This
endid
:
the
ant
made
curtsey
to
the
ground
.
At
which
the
spider
gaue
him
a
beck
low
boude
.
But
:
before
he
anie
woord
:
to
thant
did
sound
,
He
pawsde
solemlie
,
as
any
spider
coude
.
Which
doone
:
verie
louinglie
:
but
not
verie
loude
,
In
maner
assewred
.
And
in
woordes
right
graue
,
First
th
entre
:
and
then
th
end
of
answere
he
gaue
.
ornament
¶
The
spider
(
vpon
th
ants
tale
colde
to
him
)
alegith
certaine
thinges
by
which
he
semeth
in
doubte
much
to
graunt
peace
to
the
flies
.
Wherin
the
ant
and
he
trauersing
sum
what
:
anon
he
graunteth
peace
to
them
vnder
condicion
exprest
,
wherewith
thant
is
brought
to
the
flies
agayne
.
Cap.
75.
depiction of the army of flies
depiction of the army of spiders
COsin
an
t
:
a
long
matter
in
short
speeche
here
,
Ye
haue
(
as
ye
can
)
right
wiselie
declared
.
Which
:
as
ye
grounded
on
three
things
to
apere
,
To
draw
me
to
pittie
you
,
in
case
thus
snared
,
So
:
this
mine
answere
to
those
three
prepared
:
Hath
in
it
:
other
three
thinges
.
Two
of
which
three
,
Stand
sore
agaynst
ye
:
and
the
third
standth
with
ye
.
First
the
harme
(
by
wrong
)
that
flies
haue
doone
me
.
Second
:
my
will
to
be
reuengde
on
the
same
.
Third
:
the
pittie
I
haue
of
you
.
I
promise
ye
:
Of
two
thinges
:
betweene
these
three
:
which
one
to
name
,
I
can
(
as
yet
)
no
determinacion
frame
.
Which
is
:
one
of
these
two
:
to
determin
at
eende
,
Whether
to
slea
all
my
foes
,
or
saue
one
freende
:
Naie
:
whether
to
slea
or
to
saue
:
foes
and
freend
both
,
And
whether
to
slea
or
saue
:
both
you
and
yours
,
On
this
question
(
quoth
thant
)
this
case
rightlie
goth
:
But
peace
sauith
them
and
theirs
:
vs
and
ours
.
War
sleath
(
or
daungerth
)
all
:
in
short
sharp
showrs
.
Ye
saue
all
:
in
pitteing
me
:
the
least
one
,
Not
pitteing
me
,
ye
slea
(
as
semth
euerychone
.
But
two
of
your
three
points
last
toucht
:
here
me
touch
.
Omitting
the
third
,
till
I
them
haue
touched
.
Of
your
harme
:
your
will
to
reuenge
:
as
ye
a
vouch
:
)
To
th
one
ill
past
:
thother
ill
to
cum
,
couched
:
When
all
is
reuoluid
,
that
can
be
a
vouched
.
Your
reuengement
to
cum
:
of
the
flies
ill
past
,
May
bring
you
more
harme
:
and
the
flies
away
cast
.
Yea
:
cast
you
and
yours
awaie
to
,
(
I
say
)
it
may
:
And
(
vnder
your
pardon
)
to
speake
my
minde
plaine
,
Your
desire
of
furder
reuengment
:
to
way
,
Declarth
much
crewelte
:
in
you
to
remaine
.
The
least
flies
raunsum
hath
bene
losse
of
his
braine
,
That
in
time
past
hath
toucht
here
:
and
now
in
sight
,
Thousands
of
flies
slaine
,
and
hangd
in
present
fight
.
Thus
for
their
yll
,
and
your
will
:
thill
to
reuenge
:
Your
pointing
of
those
two
points
:
dispoynted
be
.
In
that
quarell
:
charitee
doth
you
chalenge
:
In
deadlie
defiance
:
of
all
enmite
.
Then
passing
these
two
points
,
to
this
thyrd
pas
we
.
Pittie
:
wherby
charitee
here
to
enbrase
,
A
boue
all
cases
,
pittie
this
pitefull
case
.
And
pittie
:
in
you
showde
here
now
vnto
me
,
Commodite
is
your selfe
:
I
thinke
shall
gaine
.
If
you
(
in
this
respect
of
pittie
)
agre
:
To
take
peace
with
the
flies
,
though
ye
losse
sustaine
:
My
life
to
saue
:
in
recompence
of
my
payne
:
Hands
and
harts
of
Ants
:
old
and
yong
:
great
and
small
,
To
serue
you
in
your
neede
,
ye
are
sure
of
all
.
And
contrariwise
:
if
I
here
now
go
to
wracke
,
Where
you
shall
me
slea
:
in
that
ye
maie
me
saue
,
Not
onlie
freendship
:
of
all
ants
ye
shall
lacke
,
But
all
creaturs
liuing
:
shall
you
depraue
:
And
abhor
.
where
they
:
speech
or
thought
of
you
haue
:
Agaynst
you
(
in
this
case
)
least
mite
in
a
cheese
,
In
his
most
might
:
will
fight
,
in
blood
to
his
kneese
.
To
this
(
all
that
I
can
saie
)
what
ye
will
do
,
I
humblie
beseche
you
(
foorthwith
)
to
declare
.
Life
,
or
death
,
which
one
of
two
to
trust
vnto
,
Is
my
deepe
desire
.
That
I
maie
now
prepare
,
My
stomacke
redie
,
according
to
my
fare
.
My
minde
I
meane
to
die
:
or
els
to
liue
,
As
your
pleasure
is
,
my
death
or
life
to
giue
.
Cosin
an
t
(
quoth
the
spider
(
pittie
toward
you
:
And
anger
toward
them
,
wreastleth
in
me
sore
.
The
flies
spight
to
spiders
:
to
show
what
and
how
:
They
haue
spighted
vs
:
from
long
before
:
Laying
their
fauts
on
our
backs
.
and
euermore
:
By
clayming
our
commons
and
such
other
like
,
Slaundring
our
titles
:
quarels
still
they
pike
.
Sir
(
quoth
the
flie
)
fauts
on
both
sides
I
haue
herd
,
Which
on
both
parts
,
I
wish
to
be
mendid
.
The
next
waie
wherto
,
is
peace
to
be
preferd
.
By
war
,
no
part
mended
,
all
parts
offended
.
War
wasteth
all
things
:
where
war
is
thus
bendid
.
In
pittie
wherof
,
by
peace
all
ils
to
mende
,
Peace
to
all
parts
:
I
wish
still
an
ende
.
Well
cosin
:
cheefelie
:
yea
onlie
for
your
sake
:
In
recompence
of
your
pains
:
at
my
desire
,
Pardon
I
geue
flies
:
and
peace
thus
shall
they
take
,
I
will
all
flies
,
out
of
hand
hence
to
retire
.
And
that
they
in
tumult
,
no
furder
conspire
.
But
that
they
cleare
dissolue
this
conspirasie
,
And
euerie
flie
flee
home
,
to
liue
pesablie
.
‡
They
shal
now
:
set
you
at
liberte
also
Bag
,
and
bagage
:
to
go
streight
home
franck
and
free
.
And
in
this
window
and
all
,
(
wheare
my
powrs
go
:
)
Half
the
hooles
for
theirs
,
I
graunt
to
them
fro
me
.
And
the
flie
that
this
began
,
still
here
to
be
.
Standing
vpon
his
triall
in
consequence
,
As
standth
with
reason
,
law
,
custome
,
and
conscience
.
Which
(
as
I
promised
him
,
(
I
will
performe
.
This
is
your
end
.
And
flies
warne
your
felowes
flise
:
To
be
ware
henceforth
,
of
these
deeds
enorme
.
And
by
their
harme
here
present
,
to
war
so
wise
:
That
thei
neuer
atempt
more
,
thus
to
arise
:
Against
their
beggers
or
betters
:
such
as
bee
,
Placed
thus
,
aboue
files
in
auctoritee
.
Great
god
saue
you
(
quoth
thant
)
quoth
those
flies
amen
.
Low
curtsie
they
made
,
and
awaie
they
flew
:
To
the
camp
of
flies
:
and
there
and
then
,
Presenting
thant
to
them
,
aboute
thant
they
drew
.
With
panting
harts
.
To
perceiue
,
what
wold
ensew
.
Wherewith
:
the
ant
at
curtsie
with
knees
low
boude
,
These
sweete
wordes
he
began
,
in
voyce
right
loude
.
ornament
¶
Thant
declaring
peace
:
as
it
is
graunted
,
the
flies
in
muche
iove
set
the
ant
thankfullie
at
libertie
,
and
home
goeth
he
.
Whervpon
the
captaine
commaundeth
all
flies
to
draw
nere
to
here
him
speake
ere
they
depart
.
But
they
flee
all
awaye
a
few
excepte
.
Cap.
76.
depiction of the army of flies
depiction of the army of spiders
PEace
:
and
pardon
:
I
bring
now
into
your
laps
.
Vpon
these
wordes
spoken
,
there
was
such
a
shril
showte
Holding
vp
their
hands
:
casting
vp
their
caps
,
Such
ioying
and
reioysing
:
the
whole
campe
aboute
:
As
selde
hath
ben
heard
and
scene
,
in
such
a
route
.
Long
was
it
:
ere
silence
wold
fullie
be
woon
.
But
at
last
it
was
woon
:
which
doone
thant
begoon
.
Peace
to
pronounce
,
in
forme
as
it
was
graunted
.
And
that
it
was
graunted
onlie
for
his
sake
.
When
he
at
end
(
to
them
)
had
it
a
vaunted
,
And
that
he
:
of
his
gard
thither
:
did
witnesse
take
:
They
all
of
the
same
:
affirmacion
did
make
.
Streight
waie
:
the
halter
taken
from
the
ants
necke
,
The
captaine
flie
gaue
thant
,
a
louelie
low
becke
.
Praying
him
:
to
let
all
hard
handling
past
,
pas
.
And
to
consider
:
that
in
nombre
so
greate
,
All
be
not
one
flies
broode
:
and
we
he
was
,
That
he
had
showde
him selfe
so
ill
:
him
tentreate
.
Desiring
him
,
it
to
forgiue
,
and
forgeate
.
(
Sir
quoth
thant
)
forgiuen
and
forgotten
,
all
is
:
For
my
part
,
and
euer
shal
be
after
this
.
And
such
flies
as
erst
,
had
frowninglie
faste
him
:
Louinglie
they
then
,
on
him
did
smothlie
smile
.
The
captaine
and
cheef
flies
:
hauing
embraste
him
,
They
geuing
him
thankes
,
in
wordes
of
pleasant
stile
:
Discharging
him
thence
,
I
let
him
passe
a
while
:
Most
●ocund
and
ioyfullie
:
homward
to
flee
,
While
ye
:
the
flies
conclusion
haue
by
me
.
The
ant
being
gone
,
the
captayne
forthwith
:
Made
proclamacion
,
to
be
herd
there
saie
.
But
thousands
(
after
hundreths
)
are
gone
euin
sith
.
Till
all
:
within
fortie
,
weare
nowne
quight
awaie
.
The
rest
,
most
agaynst
their
will
:
forst
to
this
fraie
,
Gathering
aboute
the
captayne
:
to
heare
him
speake
,
He
to
them
:
and
they
to
him
,
their
minds
did
breake
.
ornament
¶
Vpon
a
litle
talke
had
betweene
the
captaine
and
the
few
flies
there
lefte
,
touchinge
the
rewdnesse
and
lightnesse
of
the
common
sort
of
flies
,
misliking
their
former
light
l●wde
demenure
,
they
depart
.
The
campes
on
both
sides
,
clere
brooken
vp
.
Cap.
77.
depiction of the army of flies
depiction of the army of spiders
HOw
like
ye
this
rudenesse
of
these
flies
(
quoth
he
?
)
As
yll
as
anie
sight
I
haue
seene
(
quoth
one
)
Well
(
quoth
an
other
)
it
is
no
nouelte
:
Common
sort
of
flies
(
in
maner
euerichone
)
As
gidds
cum
and
go
,
so
flies
cum
and
are
gone
.
Oitimes
when
striuis
are
(
by
wrangling
flies
)
begoon
,
In
the
mids
of
the
matter
,
awaie
they
roon
.
Leauing
flies
in
the
briers
:
whom
they
forst
therto
,
As
they
forced
me
.
But
I
am
this
time
tought
:
Agaynst
an
other
time
:
what
I
shall
do
.
And
we
(
quoth
other
)
thither
forsiblie
wrought
.
My
mind
(
quoth
the
captaine
)
was
to
haue
brought
:
Our
campe
in
order
disolued
.
Sir
(
quoth
one
)
Ye
know
they
that
know
none
order
,
can
keepe
none
.
I
told
at
first
(
those
flies
that
forst
me
out
)
Though
I
tooke
(
as
I
tooke
and
take
)
our
clayme
right
:
Yet
agaynst
our
superiors
,
to
be
stout
:
To
attayne
our
right
:
by
force
of
furious
fight
,
A
blinde
flie
might
se
that
out
of
the
waie
quight
.
Which
wold
not
be
heard
:
but
ere
I
agayne
stur
:
As
I
uow
sturd
,
I
le
be
hangd
at
mine
owne
dur.
And
we
(
quoth
the
rest
)
.
Freendes
(
quoth
the
captaine
)
I
was
not
forst
at
beginning
:
to
cum
foorth
.
I
rather
foreced
other
:
but
to
be
plaine
,
The
gayne
in
this
io
:
ney
seene
:
what
it
is
woorth
,
And
what
daunger
this
and
like
enterprise
stoorth
I
le
not
stur
thus
agayne
,
if
I
maie
sit
still
:
And
foorst
to
stur
thus
,
I
le
stur
with
an
ill
will
:
Better
snioth
woordes
to
geue
:
then
smart
stripes
to
take
.
Namelie
where
stripes
win
nought
:
&
wordes
maie
will
all
,
Against
the
streme
,
strife
againe
I
will
not
make
.
But
take
at
spiders
hands
,
as
in
peace
may
fall
.
I
se
what
it
is
:
to
spurne
against
the
wall
,
Home
will
I
in
peace
.
and
in
peace
a
bide
there
,
Wishing
peace
th
instrument
,
right
to
trie
eche
where
.
We
wishe
the
same
(
saide
the
rest
)
all
taking
flight
:
From
thence
:
nothing
theare
left
:
but
th
emptie
place
,
Wherevpon
:
the
spider
,
brake
vp
his
camp
quight
.
Which
done
,
I
sterted
vp
a
speedie
pace
.
Looking
out
at
the
window
:
there
to
purchace
:
A
sight
(
yf
I
could
)
of
the
ant
:
cume
home
new
,
What
solem
salutasions
,
should
there
ensew
.
ornament
¶
Thant
being
cum
to
his
molehill
:
solemlie
reseiued
of
hys
wife
,
and
childerne
,
and
a
great
numbre
of
ants
,
he
telth
(
to
them
all
a
tale
discoorsinge
th
effect
of
all
his
trouble
,
had
amonge
the
spiders
&
flies
,
willing
them
diligentlie
to
marke
,
what
he
sayth
.
Cap.
78.
depiction of spider and fly story
OVt
at
a
lates
hole
,
castinge
mine
iye
,
A
molhill
I
spide
:
as
the
emerod
greene
.
The
grasse
low
leyde
:
and
vnto
the
window
nie
,
Thant
new
entring
the
same
:
who
when
he
was
seene
,
On
so
soden
warning
,
neuer
was
(
I
weene
)
Such
a
nombre
of
ants
,
as
were
on
that
hill
.
To
show
outward
tokens
,
of
inward
goodwill
.
At
thants
first
entre
,
a
lane
of
ants
was
made
.
Euerie
ant
by
the
waie
,
shaking
that
ants
fist
.
And
sumwhat
more
then
the
midwaye
of
that
glade
,
His
wife
met
him
:
whom
he
full
sweetlie
kist
.
His
babes
fell
on
knees
.
Whom
he
deuoutlie
blist
.
Whervpon
:
all
ants
hauing
that
ant
imbraste
,
These
wordes
saide
he
to
them
:
amid
mong
them
plaste
,
Dere
kinsfolkes
:
and
alies
manie
:
and
freendes
all
.
What
ye
haue
herd
of
me
:
sins
I
from
you
went
,
That
know
I
not
.
But
my selfe
here
report
shall
:
Of
my
trobulus
tragidie
,
theffeet
feruent
.
In
telling
which
tale
,
mine
effectuall
entent
:
Is
:
that
ye
all
shall
now
marke
much
:
what
I
saie
:
And
all
marke
much
more
,
whie
I
saie
:
that
I
saie
.
But
what
I
saie
:
mark
first
.
I
thinke
ye
know
all
.
That
my
yong
cosin
spider
was
with
me
here
:
To
cum
to
his
father
:
my
hunkle
:
at
call
,
But
the
cause
wherfore
he
wild
me
to
appere
:
Whether
ye
know
or
not
:
that
know
I
not
clere
.
My
knowledge
wherof
:
to
witnes
that
ye
know
,
In
full
and
few
woordes
,
(
as
I
can
)
I
shall
show
.
A
notable
flie
:
hath
late
chaunsed
to
light
,
In
that
spiders
copweb
.
the
spider
by
that
,
Charging
the
flie
:
with
desert
of
death
:
by
right
.
The
flie
:
to
deserue
to
die
,
denying
flat
.
Beseching
the
spider
,
to
here
him
speake
sumwhat
.
He
graunting
him
speeche
.
and
to
iudge
his
offence
,
Standing
with
reason
,
law
,
custome
,
and
conscience
.
The
spiders
chalenge
to
the
flie
,
gaue
great
charge
.
Wherto
(
as
fer
as
I
could
there
vnderstand
,
The
flies
defence
,
was
very
lusty
and
large
.
In
whith
chalenge
and
defence
:
when
all
was
scand
,
To
cum
to
ende
,
they
two
could
not
take
in
hand
.
But
being
dreuen
to
choose
arbiters
tagre
,
The
flie
choose
a
butterflie
,
the
spider
chese
me
.
This
one
:
of
their
manie
matters
tarbitrate
.
At
triall
(
by
custom
)
on
which
side
to
lay
,
All
holes
,
in
that
and
all
windows
in
eche
state
.
The
flies
claiming
freehold
:
for
free
passing
way
.
The
spiders
for
spiders
saide
:
so
,
all
hold
they
.
Wheron
:
we
hering
all
sides
what
could
be
leide
,
We
could
not
agree
,
how
the
case
might
be
weide
.
To
anie
one
side
of
both
:
so
that
at
ende
,
In
our
report
,
(
to
that
spider
and
that
flie
,
)
The
case
as
we
first
founde
,
we
left
it
to
depende
.
The
spider
and
flie
in
copweb
:
th
end
to
trie
,
Whervpon
the
flies
:
in
a
fume
by
and
bie
,
Were
sodenlie
vp
:
in
a
rought
,
on
a
rore
.
Such
a
flock
,
as
I
haue
neuer
seene
before
.
Nonede
to
aske
them
wherfore
their
cuming
was
,
Their
warlike
fashin
:
showde
them
bent
to
fight
:
But
in
a
moment
,
a
bout
me
they
compas
.
And
withoutworde
of
cause
declarde
,
wrong
or
right
.
They
drew
me
to
a
tree
:
standing
nie
in
sight
.
Wheare
:
with
halter
aboute
my
neck
:
on
ladder
set
,
Turne
the
ladder
they
cride
,
none
other
glace
to
get
,
Sauing
the
forsayde
arbitter
butterflie
,
Vpon
great
and
longe
sute
,
at
last
obteynde
.
Of
them
to
here
me
speake
:
before
I
fhoule
die
.
But
ere
I
spake
(
what
to
speake
)
seeing
vnfaynd
Life
or
death
lie
before
me
,
)
I
was
constraind
:
(
As
that
short
time
wolde
serue
)
to
premeditate
,
How
to
conserue
my selfe
,
and
the
spiders
state
.
As
affection
naturall
:
moued
me
more
:
To
leane
to
the
spiders
:
then
toward
the
flies
,
And
of
my
tale
:
the
verie
carnell
or
core
,
Must
stand
on
two
points
(
me
thought
in
anie
wise
.
Thone
,
to
perswade
no
faute
in
me
to
surmise
:
Against
them
.
Thother
to
make
them
to
relent
,
By
enforsing
the
force
,
of
spiders
force
bent
.
In
first
part
of
which
tale
,
my
fautes
I
clered
:
That
they
(
to
touche
me
with
)
could
anie
waie
late
.
And
where
:
by
the
reste
of
my
tale
,
appered
,
Their
deaths
plaine
:
(
as
I
there
fooes
force
did
displase
.
)
They
thervpon
all
:
weinie
ronning
awaie
I
handling
the
tale
so
,
from
first
part
to
eende
,
That
the
most
part
(
simple
flies
)
tooke
me
their
freende
.
But
the
craftie
flie
:
capitall
captiteyne
,
Opening
(
to
the
flies
)
my
politik
intent
,
Vnseene
to
the
flies
:
till
he
made
them
se
it
plaine
,
Him selfe
seeing
his
daunger
aboue
all
bent
,
If
the
flies
did
flee
,
their
flight
then
to
preuent
,
He
inueyde
such
matter
to
them
:
that
a
none
,
He
coraged
them
to
stand
,
all
former
feare
gone
.
Whervpon
:
with
their
consent
,
he
awarded
,
That
I
:
before
the
spiders
,
a
tale
to
tell
,
Should
be
sent
forwith
,
with
fortie
flies
garded
.
Wherin
:
if
I
made
spiders
feare
flies
:
as
well
:
Or
as
much
(
in
my
saying
serius
or
fell
:
)
As
I
brought
flies
of
spiders
before
in
feare
,
I
should
go
quight
.
Yf
not
,
at
returne
hang
theare
.
I
sayde
I
wolde
do
my
best
.
and
therwithall
,
Standing
on
the
ladder
,
my
two
winges
stert
out
.
As
in
a
time
of
our
time
,
is
naturall
.
Which
had
:
I
flew
garded
with
this
garded
rout
,
Before
the
spider
,
hauing
looke
straunge
and
stout
.
But
what
of
that
:
my
curtsie
ons
low
made
,
I
vsed
wordes
:
my
matter
to
perswade
.
Where
:
although
I
wolde
haue
told
an
other
tale
:
Yet
who
maie
not
as
he
will
,
must
as
he
maie
.
Life
was
sweete
,
death
was
sowre
:
nature
did
me
hale
To
saue
my
life
,
while
my
life
in
my
tounge
laie
:
Short
tale
to
make
,
in
tale
so
did
I
there
saie
:
That
spiders
in
feare
of
flies
,
had
agony
As
much
,
as
flies
of
spiders
had
formerly
.
Wherwith
:
the
hed
spider
fell
in
fell
furie
.
I
feard
he
wold
(
with
his
wepon
)
haue
kild
me
:
And
suer
:
all
my
frendes
from
Iersey
to
Iurie
:
Had
not
saued
my
life
:
but
he
wolde
haue
spild
me
:
Had
not
his
fore
graunt
:
waranted
and
wild
me
:
To
cum
and
go
safe
,
but
this
passing
ouer
.
He
entred
a
talke
,
the
spiders
to
recouer
:
And
encorage
agayne
.
Which
in
fine
he
did
.
Bringing
me
in
much
disdayne
,
and
more
distrust
.
He
saide
,
that
one
both
those
parts
,
I
disemblid
.
Creeping
with
spiders
:
at
times
when
I
lust
,
And
flieng
with
flies
:
othertimes
,
euine
as
Iust
.
Where
I
to
him
,
ment
nothing
but
honestlie
.
He
reported
my
meaning
,
cleane
contrarie
.
Ensampled
,
by
my
creeping
with
spiders
furst
:
And
last
exampled
:
by
my
fleeing
with
flise
.
In
reste
of
his
tale
told
,
he
telling
the
wurst
:
Against
me
and
my
tale
:
that
he
could
deuise
,
He
such
matter
layde
,
and
layde
it
in
such
wise
,
That
in
corage
(
I
saie
)
were
the
spiders
agayne
.
We
with
his
defiance
,
returning
a
mayne
.
To
the
flies
:
by
one
flie
:
all
past
repeated
,
Which
:
declaring
me
:
the
spiders
to
haue
frayde
,
As
I
was
wild
to
do
,
streyght
was
it
treated
:
(
Vpon
demaund
)
whether
in
that
I
there
saide
,
I
should
haue
my
life
or
not
.
which
to
be
waide
:
Betwene
two
flies
:
a
serius
argument
:
Whether
I
should
liue
or
die
,
was
biglie
bent
.
The
one
saide
:
that
I
by
cumnant
,
ought
to
line
.
Nai
saide
thother
:
by
cumnant
he
ought
to
die
:
The
first
saide
:
as
wordes
of
cumnant
do
giue
:
To
bring
the
spider
in
feare
,
euine
so
did
I.
Thother
said
,
that
feare
heeld
not
permanentlie
And:
the
woordes
fulfild
:
the
meaning
not
fulfild
,
The
cumnant
is
not
kept
,
In
iudgement
well
skild
,
This
argument
they
turnd
and
tost
till
at
last
,
The
freend
,
quight
ouerthrew
th
aduersarie
.
And
yet
against
me
,
the
most
nombre
streight
past
.
As
though
th
argument
had
ron
,
cleane
contrarie
.
On
the
ladder
I
stoode
,
streight
to
miscarie
:
From
which
:
at
turning
of
,
by
the
flie
hangman
,
Hold
:
cride
a
flie
fer
of
,
flinging
toward
vs
than
.
Which
flie
saide
:
the
spider
had
made
a
decree
:
The
flie
in
close
prison
with
him
deteynde
:
Should
streyght
leese
his
life
,
if
the
flies
did
kill
me
:
Whervpon
they
repryede
me
to
prison
cheynde
.
With
harnest
flies
watcht
:
and
in
stocks
remeinde
.
Betwene
hope
and
dread
,
whether
to
liue
or
die
,
As
this
side
,
or
that
side
,
should
win
victorie
.
Forthwith
herewith
,
on
the
spider
they
gaue
saute
.
Where
fiue
hundreth
spiders
:
and
fiue
thousand
flies
,
Weare
slaine
.
Abating
on
bothe
sides
corage
haute
,
The
flies
retired
:
peace
sum
waie
to
deuise
.
The
spiders
:
weare
desirus
of
peace
,
likewise
.
But
which
part
should
begin
sute
:
that
peace
to
moue
,
Both
parts
showde
as
much
curtsie
,
as
litle
loue
,
The
flies
had
me
before
them
braging
in
bost
.
That
sins
spiders
to
them
:
for
peace
wold
not
sew
,
Spiders
:
or
flies
one
part
of
both
should
be
crost
:
Quight
out
of
this
life
,
none
left
aliue
to
vew
.
And
streyght
to
the
ladder
,
agayne
they
me
drew
.
Protesting
that
I
should
die
:
ere
they
marcht
thence
,
I
praying
them
,
my
lyfe
might
hang
in
suspence
,
While
I
weare
garded
againe
,
to
the
spider
.
To
sew
to
the
spider
,
all
in
mine
owne
name
.
To
see
:
of
what
peace
,
hap
might
be
prouider
.
At
mine
humble
sute
:
vnto
him
for
the
same
,
They
graunted
,
and
sent
me
.
to
whome
when
I
came
,
I
sewde
for
peace
.
beseching
it
the
rather
,
For
certeine
respects
,
which
I
then
did
gather
.
Such
as
showd
then
:
hie
time
:
peace
to
giue
and
take
.
As
:
daunger
to
him
and
his
:
and
then
for
me
:
Most
Innosentlie
cast
awaie
,
for
his
sake
.
Hauing
,
or
looking
,
for
no
comodite
:
But
onlie
his
fauer
:
and
hereupon
he
:
(
Seming
loth
to
graunt
:
and
glad
to
graunt
in
deede
,
Graunted
peace
,
in
forme
as
forwith
shall
proseede
.
Vnder
generall
pardon
:
for
all
fautes
past
,
The
flies
must
all
awaie
:
and
all
war
sursease
.
I
:
set
at
liberte
:
no
longer
to
lie
fast
.
Flies
in
windowes
,
to
haue
halfe
the
holes
in
pease
,
The
flie
with
him
in
prison
,
not
to
release
:
But
to
take
an
end
at
his
hands
.
theare
or
thence
,
As
standth
with
reason
,
law
,
custom
,
and
conscience
.
But
note
:
I
must
take
this
done
all
for
my
loue
.
In
recompence
of
paine
and
parell
had
theare
:
This
done
,
I
and
the
flies
theare
,
as
did
behoue
:
Geuing
thankes
:
and
taking
leaue
,
thence
gone
we
weare
:
To
the
flies
.
who
flockt
about
me
geuing
eare
:
To
here
of
peace
.
Which
when
I
theare
had
declarde
,
With
thanks
I
was
discharged
,
of
all
captiue
garde
.
From
whens
I
am
(
as
you
se
)
hether
now
cum
.
The
one
halfe
of
my
whole
tale
:
hauing
displayde
.
For
:
of
what
I
haue
to
saie
:
this
is
the
sum
.
But
now
wherfore
this
what
(
now
saide
)
is
saide
:
As
I
:
at
beginning
wild
this
what
:
well
waide
,
So
wyshe
I
this
wherefore
:
to
be
wayd
as
well
.
For
saftie
of
all
ants
,
which
I
shall
now
tell
,
ornament
¶
Than
thauing
said
:
what
he
wolde
saie
,
willeth
all
ants
to
note
whie
he
said
,
that
he
saide
.
Whiche
is
to
warne
them
by
his
armes
to
beware
,
how
they
meddle
in
matters
betweene
spiders
and
flies
.
Cap.
79.
depiction of spider and fly story
Wyse
ants
are
warnd
:
by
other
ants
harmes
(
ants
say
)
And
you
:
auoiding
your
harms
:
by
harms
of
mine
,
The
whie
:
of
my
former
tale
,
ye
then
well
way
.
For
of
the
what
,
that
is
the
whie
:
in
fine
.
Your
heareing
and
folowing
:
of
which
displine
(
With
heareing
and
folowing
:
my
next
wordes
here
set
,
)
Defence
fro
my
like
harms
,
I
hope
ye
shall
get
,
My
which
harms
:
though
they
show
outwardlie
to
grow
:
By
warres
froward
chaunce
:
without
faut
of
mine
owne
.
Yet
the
high
god
knowth
,
and
my
conscience
doth
me
show
:
That
these
my
harms
,
of
these
my
two
fauts
are
growne
,
Pride
,
and
couetousnesse
:
by
corrupt
blast
blowne
.
Into
my
hart
inculked
:
by
fancie
fonde
,
Which
to
warne
you
of
,
I
le
make
you
vnderstonde
.
Though
the
spider
sent
for
me
:
ere
I
hence
went
,
Yet
when
I
was
sent
fore
,
proude
was
I
to
go
:
Wheare
:
I
thought
to
grow
:
in
state
more
exelent
,
Then
anie
ant
before
had
growne
,
and
so
:
Pearking
with
spiders
:
in
top
of
the
windo
,
I
thought
there
:
with
the
spiders
equall
to
be
,
And
here
,
in
anthils
,
ants
a
god
should
take
me
.
And
for
the
mayntenance
:
of
that
proude
estate
,
I
couetouslie
cast
,
what
way
to
finde
meane
.
Being
aboue
all
ants
,
in
place
situate
,
By
preserment
(
at
the
spiders
hand
,
(
to
gleane
.
Office
,
fee
,
all
that
I
could
,
to
gather
vp
cleane
.
Low
curtsie
,
great
riches
,
mirth
,
ease
,
loue
,
and
laude
.
I
thought
all
should
be
offred
,
me
to
a
plawde
.
But
in
fine
,
this
was
the
frute
of
this
vaine
hope
:
Loue
,
or
laude
,
on
no
side
:
on
all
,
hate
and
blame
.
For
goldin
cheine
at
my
necke
,
an
hempen
rope
.
For
reuerence
and
prayse
,
disdayne
and
defame
.
Looking
to
win
much
,
lease
all
.
As
in
the
same
:
Showd
my
reward
:
at
end
of
all
,
at
hands
all
.
Namlie
at
spiders
hands
,
who
did
me
thither
call
.
As
he
:
in
graunting
peace
to
the
flies
,
showde
plaine
.
Which
peace
he
saide
,
(
I
saie
)
with
flies
he
did
take
,
To
saue
my
life
,
and
to
recompence
of
my
payne
.
And
for
no
cause
els
.
But
let
vs
here
make
,
As
it
in
deede
:
had
bene
done
all
my
sake
.
Yet
:
the
hed
and
taile
of
this
tale
:
Ioyned
nie
,
Shall
show
:
that
I
right
nought
did
win
therby
.
What
yf
:
to
saue
my
life
,
that
peace
he
then
gaue
:
My
life
was
out
of
parell
:
till
I
came
theare
,
Brought
by
him
:
for
him
,
to
the
brinke
of
my
graue
,
Had
I
kept
me
here
,
neither
parell
nor
feare
:
Had
my
hart
wounded
,
as
it
did
theare
while
eare
,
This
gift
is
like
as
if
a
theese
(
by
false
traine
,
)
Robo
me
of
my
good
,
and
gaue
it
me
againe
.
I
lost
my
time
theare
,
and
I
lost
my
thrift
here
.
In
somer
(
ye
know
)
we
ants
worke
busilie
:
For
winter
to
prauide
,
our
foode
euerie
yere
.
But
:
lack
of
this
somers
dayes
diligentsie
,
May
make
me
fast
two
dayes
in
winter
(
happlie
,
)
And
driue
me
(
per
haps
)
ere
winter
all
done
be
,
To
beg
of
ants
,
that
might
els
haue
beggde
of
me
.
In
all
my
which
punishment
:
at
all
whose
hands
,
I
take
them
:
but
as
the
great
gods
instruments
.
His
iudgement
are
secret
:
he
vseth
his
wands
,
Sum
times
:
in
apparence
of
outward
intents
,
To
one
purpose
.
when
his
high
wisdome
assents
,
To
vse
them
for
an
other
.
And
sure
,
I
thinke
he
now
put
so
,
my
trouble
in
vre
.
For
my
two
saide
fantes
.
willing
you
to
beware
,
Of
all
ambitius
:
and
couetus
desire
.
In
a
voiding
(
for
my
like
offence
)
my
like
rare
.
Which
if
ye
do
,
fleeing
desire
to
aspire
,
Then
can
ye
this
lesson
:
as
I
wold
require
.
And
not
doing
it
:
vpon
this
warning
geeuene
,
Ye
will
therto
(
by
my
like
plage
)
to
be
dreeuene
.
And
did
we
consider
,
but
this
present
life
.
Yet
must
we
liue
in
an
order
here
(
perde
:
)
The
god
hath
plaste
vs
all
:
to
liue
out
of
strife
:
Spiders
,
flies
,
and
ants
,
ech
sort
in
their
degre
.
Spiders
,
in
head
parts
of
windows
:
the
heads
be
.
Flies
,
in
the
mids
:
the
bodie
as
it
weare
.
Ants
at
the
low
part
:
the
feete
,
acounted
theare
.
And
as
a
spider
:
ouer
matcheth
a
fli
,
So
is
a
flie
,
as
fer
to
big
for
an
ant.
Which
semeth
wrought
by
deuine
prouidence
(
thinke
I
,
)
As
our
degrees
(
are
in
order
)
distant
,
So
the
degrees
of
our
strengths
,
are
discrepant
.
And
where
all
three
sorts
:
kepe
quietlie
their
plase
,
All
liue
together
,
in
quiet
welthy
case
.
But
if
they
(
for
change
of
place
)
begin
to
striue
,
As
spiders
and
flies
(
two
parts
of
thre
)
did
now
,
They
maie
hastelie
striue
,
and
sloulie
thriue
.
And
to
the
spider
:
in
our
alegeant
vow
:
In
all
lefull
things
,
all
we
ants
alwaie
bow
.
Without
greefe
or
gruge
.
but
if
war
againe
rise
,
What
should
ants
medle
:
betwene
spiders
and
fliese
.
Be
warnd
here
againe
(
by
my
harme
)
of
medling
.
Medle
we
in
things
,
of
our
vocation
.
One
flies
finger
thrusth
ten
ants
,
downe
hedling
.
Ants
are
not
made
:
to
walke
in
warres
stacion
:
Nor
to
medle
in
seuere
consultacion
.
Medle
we
in
our
molehils
:
at
the
windows
feete
:
And
let
spiders
and
flies
do
:
as
they
thinke
meete
.
They
shall
for
me
,
(
quoth
he
)
and
for
vs
cride
thaie
.
And
to
their
busines
,
busilie
they
went
.
Wherwith
cum
foure
flies
fleeing
,
fast
as
they
maie
.
And
at
low
part
of
the
window
:
by
assent
,
They
lighted
.
and
the
spider
then
him selfe
bent
,
From
his
house
to
his
theire
:
and
I
forwith
,
Set
in
my
place
:
of
their
woords
,
to
note
the
pith
.
ornament
¶
Foure
flies
(
in
the
name
of
al
flies
)
at
the
copweb
,
thanking
the
spider
for
pardon
and
peace
,
declaring
the
condicions
and
the
performance
on
their
part
)
sew
to
the
spider
on
his
part
,
to
performe
his
graunt
,
in
laying
out
&
possessing
them
of
theyr
limitts
with
halfe
the
holes
in
the
window
,
which
he
graunteth
bidding
them
a
litle
time
staie
,
in
which
while
:
he
sendth
the
yongest
spider
of
his
twaine
to
the
ant
,
praying
him
to
cum
to
him
againe
.
To
deuide
and
deliuer
the
holes
to
the
flies
as
the
spider
will
apoinet
them
.
Cap
80.
depiction of spider and fly story
ONe
flie
of
those
foure
(
made
the
mouth
for
all
,
At
curtsie
to
the
spider
had
)
these
woords
had
.
Framed
in
maner
(
to
the
matter
)
formall
.
Right
honorable
sir
:
most
dere
and
most
drad
.
All
flies
,
(
thei
of
your
prosperus
estate
most
glad
,
)
Haue
commaunded
vs
:
to
commend
them
:
to
you
,
Humblie
,
and
dewlie
as
deutie
bidth
them
bow
.
So
thanking
your
gifts
to
them
,
perdon
and
peace
.
Vpon
these
conditions
:
as
they
vnderstand
,
Warres
:
and
conspiracies
,
on
their
part
to
seace
.
Than
tto
be
set
free
,
out
of
their
captiue
band
.
The
flie
here
in
prison
:
to
haue
end
at
your
hand
,
As
standth
with
reason
,
law
,
custom
and
conscience
.
Halfe
holes
in
windowes
theirs
:
all
times
from
hence
.
Which
cumnants
they
receyue
,
and
put
in
vre
.
In
what
they
should
do
,
and
in
what
they
shall
haue
,
They
thervpon
send
vs
,
to
know
your
pleasure
.
What
time
:
and
what
waie
:
ye
will
take
to
vouchsaue
,
To
poinct
and
possesse
them
,
in
that
ye
them
gaue
.
Binding
them
:
(
by
indifferent
deuided
rate
,
)
To
wish
contenuance
,
of
your
present
state
.
At
their
curtsie
made
,
to
this
:
the
spider
saide
:
This
sute
I
graunt
:
tarie
my
returne
againe
.
In
he
went
:
and
herin
to
haue
the
ants
aide
,
To
thant
,
he
sent
the
least
spider
of
his
twayne
.
Praying
thant
to
cum
to
him
:
and
take
the
payne
,
To
be
his
deputie
:
tenfette
the
flies
in
fine
,
With
halfe
the
holes
wheare
as
the
spider
wold
a
sine
.
Thant
spying
his
cosin
cumming
,
likte
it
not
.
Sum
thanklesse
office
was
toward
againe
(
thought
he
:
)
Thorow
the
window
,
I
saw
he
quicklie
gat
:
One
leg
,
and
his
waste
,
in
swadeband
rold
to
be
.
And
crutches
by
his
side
,
a
two
or
a
three
,
That
spider
cumming
to
thant
:
where
as
he
laie
,
These
:
or
these
like
words
,
that
spider
did
first
saie
.
ornament
¶
Vpon
this
message
done
,
thant
feind
a
let
of
his
cumming
:
by
a
hurt
mischansing
him
that
morning
.
with
which
answere
,
the
yongespider
returneth
to
the
olde
.
Cap.
81
depiction of spider and fly story
Cosin
an
t
,
rest
you
mery
.
Cosin
(
quoth
thant
)
Ye
be
welcum
.
what
good
tidings
do
ye
bring
.
My
father
prayeth
you
(
quoth
he
)
at
this
instant
,
To
cum
to
him
:
and
for
the
holes
deliuering
,
Which
he
in
windows
graunted
:
at
warres
ending
,
To
be
therein
,
his
deputie
of
trust
:
To
se
flies
possest
,
of
their
nombre
iust
.
Good
cosin
(
quoth
the
ant
)
it
will
not
be
.
In
a
dark
house
(
right
now
)
where
candle
was
light
,
The
light
dasling
mine
iyes
:
it
so
blinded
me
,
That
agaynst
the
snuf
of
a
candle
:
burning
bright
,
I
flew
▪
force
of
which
fyre
and
snuf
:
in
which
flight
,
Mischaunce
(
that
all
misaduentours
alwaie
brings
,
)
Brake
one
of
my
leggs
,
and
burnd
one
of
my
wings
.
So
that
I
now
:
can
neither
creepe
nor
fli
.
The
which
:
for
mine
owne
harme
greeueth
me
right
sore
.
And
as
sore
for
his
sake
:
that
now
can
not
I
In
this
case
,
serue
him
as
I
haue
done
before
.
Thus
commend
me
cosin
:
I
can
saie
no
more
.
That
spider
tooke
his
leaue
:
and
to
his
father
streight
,
Told
what
answere
he
had
,
at
thant
in
reseight
.
Who
seeing
the
ant
did
not
cum
.
forth
he
went
:
With
a
long
rod
in
his
hand
:
taking
his
cheyre
.
Which
when
I
saw
,
to
se
furder
what
he
ment
,
To
my
cheyre
in
my
place
:
I
did
then
repeyre
.
The
foure
flies
before
him
,
stoode
in
order
feyre
.
Whearwith
(
in
few
woords
)
a
briefe
tale
there
told
he
,
Which
done
he
possest
them
,
in
plat
here
to
se
.
¶
The
spider
after
a
few
woords
to
the
foure
flies
,
assineth
to
them
al
the
smal
holes
beneth
.
Halfe
the
holes
in
numbre
:
but
scant
the
sixt
parte
of
the
roome
.
At
whiche
they
sumwhat
grudge
.
But
they
must
take
them
or
none
.
Cap.
82.
depiction of spider and fly story
FReends
sties
:
freends
I
saie
:
if
ye
freendlie
vse
me
,
You
foure
,
and
all
flies
:
your
frend
shall
finde
me
.
And
to
make
you
vnable
to
accuse
me
,
In
lacke
to
performe
:
as
promise
doth
binde
me
,
Vpon
your
present
sute
,
I
haue
enclinde
me
:
To
assine
and
possesse
you
:
here
and
els
wheare
,
Of
halfe
the
holes
in
windows
:
wheare
I
pour
beare
.
Exampled
:
by
these
holes
:
iust
halfe
,
as
they
stand
.
Them
:
and
none
but
them
:
to
haue
and
to
hold
.
Wherwith
:
he
pointed
benethe
with
his
wand
,
To
all
the
small
holes
▪
saying
what
flie
that
wold
:
Touch
anie
hole
theare
:
but
those
to
them
then
told
,
He
should
die
therfore
:
which
plat
thus
disposed
,
One
flie
(
to
the
spider
)
these
words
disclosed
.
Sir
(
maie
it
like
you
)
the
meaning
of
all
flies
,
Was
to
haue
:
with
halfe
the
holes
,
halfe
the
plat
here
.
And
I
flie
(
quoth
the
spider
)
ment
otherwise
.
Without
furder
pleding
:
take
as
doth
appere
.
And
think
your selues
well
handled
:
for
this
is
clere
.
I
might
(
yf
I
wold
,
)
my
graunt
againe
withdraw
.
And
that
withdrawing
,
Justifie
well
by
law
.
At
time
of
this
graunt
,
I
was
(
as
who
say
.
)
Stressed
by
you
:
you
prisoner
(
as
it
weare
)
And
all
bonds
so
forced
,
of
no
force
are
they
:
Be
answerd
:
and
warnd
,
rebellion
to
for
beare
.
As
euerie
flie
:
had
had
a
flea
:
in
his
eare
,
At
curtsie
low
made
,
from
the
spider
they
slank
.
They
meruelus
blank
,
and
the
spider
as
crank
.
What
haue
we
woon
now
,
(
quoth
one
)
as
they
tooke
wing
.
Wise
flies
saie
:
as
good
sit
still
:
as
rise
and
fall
.
But
what
a
fall
haue
we
now
:
by
our
rising
?
Before
,
we
had
sum
part
:
now
we
haue
lost
all
.
In
effect
,
yea
(
quoth
one
)
this
hath
bene
and
shall
.
Wheare
flies
(
with
spiders
)
in
this
kinde
of
strife
striue
,
We
win
nought
but
wrechidnesse
,
the
craft
will
not
thrine
.
ornament
¶
The
foure
flies
flowne
thence
,
the
spider
to
the
flie
in
prison
leith
:
that
in
all
kinds
of
triall
that
daie
on
both
parts
laide
,
he
thinketh
his
owne
part
aproued
best
.
as
he
thinketh
the
flie
wolde
thinke
were
he
a
spider
contrarie
iudgement
wherof
.
the
flie
thinketh
in
the
spider
were
he
a
flie
.
wherupon
they
agree
to
change
places
(
eche
for
the
time
)
to
imagin
and
set
foorth
others
part
the
best
they
can
.
Cap.
83.
depiction of spider and fly story
THey
being
thus
gone
:
the
spider
sitting
still
,
The
flie
fast
before
him
:
as
he
erst
had
bene
,
To
draw
to
end
,
in
hand
with
the
flie
he
fyll
.
Flie
(
quoth
he
)
now
hast
thou
in
this
matter
sene
,
All
kinds
of
triall
,
that
can
be
sene
I
wine
.
Reson
,
law
,
and
custom
,
full
resoned
and
cast
.
Arbiterment
,
and
rebellion
at
last
.
Which
rebellion
(
I
think
)
thou
didst
deuise
,
When
thou
didst
rowne
the
butterllie
in
the
eare
.
Naie
(
quoth
the
flie
)
the
trewth
is
clere
otherwise
.
I
praide
him
to
praie
flies
:
all
war
to
forbeare
,
Which
he
will
saie
.
flie
(
quoth
he
)
saie
he
or
sweare
:
I
trust
none
of
you
.
This
trithe
trewth
like
in
preefe
,
As
to
axe
my
felow
,
whether
I
be
a
theefe
.
But
weare
it
so
:
or
not
:
I
forgiue
it
thee
.
In
all
this
bybble
babble
:
had
here
this
daie
:
What
hast
thou
woon
therby
:
that
let
vs
se
.
All
cases
past
here
:
indifferentlie
to
waie
:
Waie
more
on
my
side
:
then
on
thine
,
I
dare
saie
.
I
saie
and
think
naie
(
quoth
he
)
and
so
think
wold
you
:
Weare
ye
a
flie
,
in
case
as
I
am
here
now
,
And
weare
thou
a
spider
:
as
I
am
bere
pla●●e
,
I
think
thou
wouldst
think
as
I
think
:
and
to
grow
:
Sum
waie
to
end
,
one
triall
mo
to
taste
,
Lest
vs
change
places
a
while
:
for
to
know
,
What
change
of
oppinion
,
that
change
maie
show
.
I●maginning
my selfe
,
to
be
a
●ie
.
Thou
:
thinking
thy selfe
,
a
spider
vnfaynedlie
.
Thou
the
spider
:
and
I
the
flie
:
to
be
namde
.
Thou
resoning
for
the
spider
,
all
that
thou
maie
.
And
I
for
the
flie
:
in
like
case
will
be
framde
.
This
take
I
(
quoth
the
flie
)
a
verie
good
waie
.
Place
and
case
(
in
apparence
)
forthwith
chaunge
thay
.
The
flie
:
solemlie
set
in
the
spiders
cheyre
,
The
spider
:
to
the
flies
base
place
did
repeyre
.
ornament
¶
They
hauing
Chaunged
places
:
they
alege
eche
for
his
dissembled
side
.
Wherin
the
flie
anone
is
so
alured
to
pride
and
ambyssyon
in
occupying
(
for
the
while
)
the
spiders
statelie
place
,
that
he
at
last
with
an
othe
affirmeth
that
spiders
are
owners
of
all
windowes
.
The
spider
graunting
it
trew
,
sterteth
to
the
flie
,
seeming
to
take
end
vpon
the
flies
owne
iudgement
.
Cap.
84.
depiction of spider and fly story
THe
flie
:
being
once
set
in
the
spiders
place
,
Aduaunst
him selfe
,
setting
hands
vnder
his
side
.
The
spider
croucht
in
countenance
milde
and
base
:
Looking
pale
and
wan
,
as
though
he
should
haue
dide
.
Which
change
(
vpon
this
soden
)
when
I
espide
,
It
prinnted
in
me
:
a
wonderfull
wunder
,
To
se
partise
(
from
their
parts
)
so
a
sunder
.
New
matter
they
laide
small
.
But
that
most
touched
:
That
had
bene
erst
alegde
.
Both
parts
growing
:
Litle
and
litle
,
stoughtlie
to
be
couched
,
Ech
to
others
:
against
his
owne
part
now
shewing
.
Namlie
the
flie
:
for
the
spiders
part
crowing
.
With
spiderlike
:
spightfull
woords
:
as
hote
and
hie
,
As
he
had
bene
the
spider
,
and
thother
the
flie
.
He
was
from
the
flies
part
:
so
caried
a
waie
,
By
being
sodenlie
:
there
thus
eliuate
,
That
:
all
cleyme
leyde
by
the
spider
there
:
that
daie
,
The
flie
ruld
,
for
right
of
most
lawfull
right
rate
.
So
ferforth
he
forgat
:
where
and
how
he
sate
:
That
vpon
the
cheyreboll
:
hard
beating
his
fist
,
Spiders
owe
all
windows
,
he
sware
by
gods
blist
.
The
spider
graunted
it
trew
sterting
out
streyfe
:
To
the
flie
.
saying
syr
ye
haue
saide
right
well
.
We
neede
no
longer
(
for
iudge
or
iudgement
)
weyte
.
Our
cheefe
point
in
iudgement
,
your selfe
doth
here
tell
.
Oh
sir
(
quoth
the
flie
,
and
flat
to
ground
he
fell
.
I
beseche
you
here
how
(
by
pride
here
now
had
)
I
was
striken
beetill
blind
,
and
bedlem
mad
.
¶
The
flie
out
of
that
chaier
falne
flat
before
the
spider
,
perseyuing
his
ouersight
and
daunger
therin
,
he
declareth
howe
change
of
place
changed
his
affection
.
In
discoorsing
of
which
case
,
he
partlie
toucheth
the
commoditie
of
aduersitie
,
and
the
discommoditie
of
prosperitie
.
Beseeching
the
spider
to
relinquishe
all
aduauntage
therin
to
be
taken
against
him
.
Which
the
spider
graunteth
.
Cap.
85.
depiction of spider and fly story
THe
spider
leaning
to
his
cheyre
,
saide
:
saie
on
.
Syr
(
saide
the
flie
)
by
veynglorious
pride
,
It
stealing
:
slie
and
sodenlie
:
me
vpon
,
I
was
so
puft
vp
here
:
so
blindlie
my selfe
to
gide
,
That
I
neither
saw
yours
,
nor
yet
mine
owne
side
.
I
:
once
but
set
,
in
place
of
your
auctorite
:
Tooke
my selfe
streight
,
in
case
of
your
prosperite
.
Which
place
and
case
:
how
they
mai
right
iudgement
blinde
,
That
se
I
now
,
and
neuer
till
now
could
se
.
Whearin
:
I
being
but
a
shadow
assinde
:
For
this
time
to
sit
.
yet
marke
(
I
beseche
ye
,
)
How
from
a
flies
state
,
to
a
spiders
degre
:
I
(
at
moment
)
avaunst
my selfe
to
proseede
.
Not
with
flies
,
but
with
spiders
:
all
I
decreede
.
My
which
blindnesse
(
in
sum
respect
)
doth
streche
,
To
those
:
in
places
paste
,
as
debiteese
.
They
keping
countenance
:
of
my
like
high
reche
:
Looking
ech
as
high
,
when
he
his
suter
seese
,
As
his
head
master
,
offer
higher
degreese
.
Which
flock
(
as
I
am
now
)
where
euer
it
flocks
.
All
made
(
in
reason
,
)
reasons
mocking
stocks
.
Se
more
:
how
beastlie
blindnesse
,
did
my
bent
bende
:
Life
,
and
liberte
of
me
,
and
of
all
flies
.
Here
lying
and
bleding
,
except
I
it
defende
,
All
that
not
withstanding
:
pride
blearde
both
mine
iyes
,
Agaynst
them
and
my selfe
,
sentence
to
deuise
.
I
was
a
spider
I.
I
tooke
flies
as
flease
.
Pride
goth
before
,
shame
cumth
after
:
me
to
sease
.
But
pride
had
here
,
a
sotell
flie
a
lurer
.
Which
,
the
countenance
of
prosperite
was
.
Veyne
liking
of
which
state
:
was
my
procurer
,
To
pride
and
blindnesse
therby
,
that
here
did
pas
.
Which
pride
to
present
,
prosperite
is
a
glas
.
As
doth
(
on
the
other
parte
(
aduersite
,
Fyrst
procure
:
and
then
present
,
humilite
.
Prosperite
(
we
se
)
made
me
forget
clere
:
My selfe
,
my
matter
,
al
flies
,
and
also
you
.
Which
in
aduersite
,
I
heeld
in
minde
here
.
To
you
,
as
deutie
required
:
I
could
there
bow
:
Reasons
for
me
:
and
all
flies
:
I
could
a
vow
:
Our
parfight
sight
:
from
blindnesse
:
standth
not
(
I
se
)
In
prosperite
,
but
in
aduersite
.
Which
showth
in
this
one
change
:
of
our
two
places
,
My
place
of
aduersite
:
gaue
you
such
sight
,
That
:
in
our
reasoning
of
both
our
cases
,
Your
saying
showde
you
,
to
se
the
verie
right
.
Your
place
of
prosperite
,
blinded
me
quight
.
As
I
perceiue
)
it
doth
blinde
all
(
in
like
case
.
Saue
such
as
therin
,
haue
especiall
grace
,
In
lack
wherof
:
I
(
thus
gracelesse
a
minion
,
Thus
loudlie
and
lewdlie
to
lie
,
)
humblie
praie
:
Neither
my
iudgement
,
nor
yet
mine
opinion
.
Anie
woord
to
be
iudgde
,
that
I
here
did
saie
.
But
(
as
all
lies
should
)
let
these
vanish
awaie
.
Thou
art
(
quoth
the
spider
)
a
monster
now
woxe
.
In
myne
iye
a
flie
,
and
in
mine
eare
a
foxe
.
Like
a
foxe
:
wililise
thou
doste
here
deuise
,
For
helping
of
thy
part
:
and
hurting
of
mine
,
To
take
my
life
trew
tales
,
and
thy
trew
tales
life
.
And
furder
slaundring
me
:
and
my
state
:
in
fine
,
Thou
haste
here
set
forth
,
this
deuilsh
dissipline
.
Pride
hideth
knowledge
(
saist
thou
)
by
prosperite
,
Humilite
showth
knowledge
,
by
aduersite
.
As
though
captife
caitifs
:
saw
all
in
miserie
,
And
prosperus
princes
,
saw
nought
.
But
I
se
:
Thou
art
in
a
wrong
boxe
:
for
case
presentlie
,
The
flie
(
seeing
rightnought
woon
herby
wold
be
,
But
daunger
of
displeasure
,
thervpon
he
:
)
Past
ouer
this
argument
:
and
vpon
that
,
Said
this
to
the
spider
,
at
his
foote
laide
flat
.
Sir
:
I
besech
you
:
my
blindnesse
showde
here
last
,
For
giue
:
and
none
aduauntage
on
me
take
.
In
anie
woord
of
mine
,
against
me
theare
past
.
Flie
(
quoth
he
)
I
forgiue
thee
:
for
pitties
sake
.
To
chaunge
places
againe
,
a
sonder
they
brake
.
Wherewith
the
spider
:
in
form●
formall
and
colde
,
These
woordes
folowing
,
to
the
flie
forthwith
tolde
.
ornament
¶
The
spider
vpon
a
glaunce
geuen
at
his
desert
of
thanke
to
be
had
at
the
flies
hand
,
alegeth
custom
to
be
hys
warrant
to
distroy
the
flie
.
Which
the
flie
can
not
denie
.
Whervpon
he
desireth
that
the
case
maie
be
reasoned
in
conscience
.
Which
the
spider
now
graunteth
.
Cap.
86.
depiction of spider and fly story
F●ie
:
if
thou
canst
vse
the
reason
that
th●n
has●e
,
Thou
canst
(
and
wilt
)
thanke
me
in
manie
respect●
Neuer
was
there
flie
:
in
copweb
thus
plaste
,
That
●ad
the
like
fauour
:
in
the
like
effects
:
That
thou
hast
had
:
but
nesessite
directs
,
This
to
be
●rew
:
in
the
daie
most
long
here
past
,
Yet
they
(
euermore
)
ring
to
euensong
at
last
.
As
who
saie
:
things
most
long
after
beginning
:
Yet
must
they
(
at
last
)
ned●e
cum
to
an
ende
,
Which
(
after
long
time
)
wrought
to
haue
in
winning
,
We
now
shall
win
which
ende
shall
brief●ie
depende
,
Vpon
one
briefe
reason
that
I
shall
ex●ende
.
Which
reason
to
confute
thee
,
shal
be
so
plaine
,
That
streyght
to
yeeld
thee
,
reason
shall
the
constraine
.
Which
lurkth
(
and
I
all
this
time
haue
let
it
lurk
:
)
In
custom
:
one
principle
of
the
four
,
On
which
pillers
,
I
promisde
should
stand
all
this
wurk
.
Which
in
vinsible
reason
:
I
(
to
this
hour
)
Haue
kept
:
to
here
(
as
I
haue
herd
)
bran
and
flour
:
Of
all
that
thou
couldst
(
this
daie
)
for
thy
part
laie
.
Which
(
for
full
conclusion
,
here
me
to
thee
saie
.
Custom
:
one
cheefe
post
principall
(
as
erst
saide
)
Declarth
:
and
hath
declarde
this
six
thousand
yere
,
All
flies
(
or
anie
s●●e
)
〈◊〉
copwebs
(
or
copweb
)
staide
:
How
euer
they
cum
theare
,
if
they
theare
appere
:
No
reason
:
in
reason
and
law
:
aledge
here
:
Could
discharge
them
thence
,
but
streight
there
cūth
a
maine
,
A
spider
:
who
sleath
him
and
suckth
out
his
brai●e
.
Here
seest
thou
thy
life
lost
:
to
begin
with
all
:
By
custome
:
and
for
windows
claimd
in
entres●e
:
For
flies
generall
,
agreement
generall
.
(
With
theyr
resceiuing
it
)
an
end
hath
expres●e
.
Th
end
had
I
meane
,
vpon
rebellion
se●●e
.
But
for
thy
life
(
by
custom
)
canst
thou
ought
saie
:
Why
thou
should
by
custome
liue
?
syr
(
saide
he
)
naie
.
Well
(
quoth
the
spider
)
thou
seest
reason
and
law
:
So
yeeld
to
custom
here
,
that
in
anie
triall
:
Those
tweyne
to
conquere
custom
here
:
we
neuer
saw
,
I
haue
to
this
(
quoth
the
flie
)
no
deniall
.
What
thing
(
quoth
the
spider
)
hast
thou
in
sepciall
:
To
help
thee
:
by
side
law
,
custom
,
and
reason
:
Conscience
(
quoth
the
●●ie
)
I
hope
cumth
in
season
.
Trew
(
quoth
the
spider
)
now
at
end
it
hath
place
.
What
haste
thou
(
in
conscience
)
for
thy
life
to
lay
:
Against
accustomed
custom
in
this
case
.
Inough
(
quoth
he
)
if
conscience
beare
ani
sway
,
Yes
(
quoth
the
spider
)
be
bold
of
that
ye
may
:
That
fourth
:
shall
haue
full
place
,
as
firme
as
those
three
,
I
thanke
you
(
quoth
the
●●ie
)
this
showth
charite
.
ornament
¶
They
both
laie
sundrie
sharpe
reasons
inconscience
for
the
spiders
life
and
death
.
But
the
spider
in
conclusion
draweth
these
foure
principles
(
reason
,
law
,
custom
,
and
conscience
,
which
he
at
beginning
graunted
to
trie
all
by
)
so
to
combine
that
he
maketh
therby
an
aparence
,
to
show
the
flie
conuinst
&
streight
by
custom
:
he
geueth
iudgement
of
the
flies
death
to
which
the
flie
yelde●h
.
Praying
to
speak
with
twelue
flies
before
he
die
.
And
it
is
graunted
.
Cap.
87
depiction of spider and fly story
BY
conscience
I
clayme
here
now
(
quoth
the
flie
)
In
this
place
(
till
now
place
of
mine
inprisonment
,
)
Not
to
be
in
prison
,
but
in
seyntuarie
.
Wheare
as
charged
parties
be
inosent
,
Of
all
such
charged
crimes
:
as
to
them
are
bent
,
Theare
doth
conscience
in
euerie
place
defende
,
Those
charged
parties
:
discharging
them
at
ende
.
If
(
quoth
the
spider
)
theare
were
no
difference
:
Betwene
a
flie
inosent
:
and
arogant
,
Then
must
I
discharge
thee
(
euin
of
conscience
.
)
But
if
innosensie
on
your
part
here
want
,
Then
is
this
clause
(
for
your
discharge
)
no
warant
,
But
go
to
:
make
profe
approbatlie
appere
:
How
ye
proue
your selfe
,
an
inosent
now
here
.
Sir
:
prof
:
that
I
inosentlie
hither
cam
,
Appeerth
in
my
knowne
cumming
,
against
my
will
.
And
sins
I
came
,
that
I
an
inosent
am
,
I
hope
your
conscience
:
and
I
know
your
skill
,
Will
iudge
:
my
fact
here
not
ill
:
or
not
so
ill
:
Wherby
ye
(
with
conscience
)
can
rightfullie
:
●ither
kill
me
,
or
kepe
me
here
thus
to
lie
.
What
haue
I
done
:
in
conscience
strayte
or
large
:
To
make
reason
,
law
,
or
custom
,
bight
or
bark
.
I
leie
and
leide
(
quoth
the
spider
)
to
thy
charge
,
Brech
of
my
house
:
not
made
with
a
thousand
mark
,
No
(
quoth
he
)
but
one
quarter
of
one
hours
wark
,
Without
one
penie
cost
:
or
one
pins
worth
paine
,
Reaedifithe
your
house
,
in
prime
state
againe
,
Which
your selfe
maie
do
:
and
must
naturallie
.
That
woorke
,
is
your
talent
:
giuen
for
exercise
.
In
lack
wherof
,
(
by
idilenesse
)
ye
streight
die
.
But
put
case
custom
,
my
fact
a
wrong
here
trise
:
Yet
how
can
conscience
:
death
or
payne
deuise
.
To
me
,
for
that
I
to
you
:
occasion
giue
,
To
woorke
the
woork
:
lacking
which
,
ye
can
not
liue
.
Though
(
quoth
the
spider
)
by
nature
woork
we
must
.
Yet
is
t
neither
conscience
,
nor
our
auaile
:
To
woork
in
copwebs
:
haue
we
lust
or
no
lust
,
At
wagging
(
in
copwebs
)
of
euerie
flies
taile
,
So
doth
it
(
quoth
the
flie
)
conscience
likewise
quaile
.
To
hang
a
flie
:
by
the
neck
or
by
the
neb
,
For
wagging
his
tayle
,
in
a
spiders
copweb
.
This
case
is
(
in
conscience
)
very
much
like
,
As
a
fysh
breaking
a
fishers
set
net
:
It
set
to
take
the
fisshe
.
and
the
fissher
did
pike
,
A
quarell
to
him
:
and
wold
conscience
set
,
To
kill
the
poore
fisshe
.
This
were
fer
and
foule
fet
,
And
no
fouler
fet
:
then
conscience
set
to
be
:
To
kill
me
.
for
brech
of
this
net
:
set
for
me
,
But
did
I
(
maliciouslie
,
do
you
much
wrong
:
And
sum
harme
:
as
harme
(
or
wrong
)
here
ye
haue
none
.
Yet
shall
your
reuengment
,
show
malice
more
strong
:
If
ye
both
deteyne
:
and
kill
me
thervpone
:
Cum
that
wrong
here
in
vre
:
conscience
is
gone
:
As
for
from
you
:
as
from
him
:
that
had
now
sworne
The
death
of
an
inosent
,
but
last
might
borne
.
You
not
offended
(
as
ye
will
not
I
hope
)
This
last
principle
of
these
foure
:
conscience
:
(
It
geuing
me
(
aboue
thother
three
)
full
scope
)
Of
aduantage
:
as
custom
giueth
assistence
.
To
your
part
,
in
present
charge
of
mine
offence
:
I
must
make
my
shoote
anker
:
to
make
my
waie
,
As
you
make
(
and
I
graunt
)
custom
yours
(
no
naie
.
)
Spare
not
(
quoth
the
spider
)
that
anker
shoote
ought
:
The
best
thou
canst
therwith
to
take
ankerhold
.
I
thanke
you
(
quoth
he
)
and
wold
craue
(
if
I
mought
,
)
Your
answere
in
conscience
:
full
to
vnfold
,
To
one
question
of
me
:
in
few
woordes
told
.
Thy
question
(
quoth
the
spider
)
propone
thou
,
And
mine
answere
to
it
,
thou
shalt
haue
euin
now
.
This
is
then
sir
:
I
put
case
quoth
the
flie
:
My
yong
maister
spider
your
son
:
went
a
straie
:
Wandring
here
and
theare
(
at
aduenture
meane
I
,
)
Wherwith
:
slilie
:
one
laide
a
thing
in
the
waie
:
Wherat
the
babe
fell
,
and
it
thus
brought
to
bay
,
Thother
:
for
falling
theare
,
kild
it
out
of
hand
.
Thinke
ye
:
conscience
wold
warrant
this
deede
to
stand
?
Naie
(
quoth
he
)
conscience
is
the
doer
of
right
.
Mittigacing
ferce
force
of
extremitees
,
That
geueth
or
taketh
right
:
by
rigorus
might
.
Conscience
(
quoth
the
flie
)
my
iudgement
so
decrees
.
And
my
case
:
with
this
case
:
in
all
points
a
grees
.
No
difference
betwene
them
:
to
be
lost
or
woon
,
Sauing
:
that
I
am
not
your
masterships
soon
,
For
in
like
case
put
:
I
wanderid
aboute
here
:
Inosentlie
,
as
that
inosent
there
did
.
And
by
these
copwebs
:
cast
in
my
waie
thus
nere
,
In
this
babe
exampling
,
I
am
examplid
.
Inosentlie
as
he
was
,
I
am
maskid
.
Think
if
I
weare
your
childe
:
what
ye
could
think
than
:
Conscience
,
or
no
conscience
this
to
scan
.
In
saith
flie
(
quoth
the
spider
)
to
tell
the
trouth
,
No
conscience
(
or
hard
conscience
)
I
take
this
.
Nay
no
conscience
(
quoth
the
flie
)
trouth
so
showth
.
So
that
conciens
,
on
my
side
clerlie
is
:
As
custom
is
of
yours
:
and
ye
know
I
wis
:
That
custom
alone
:
doth
oft
,
and
maie
euer
:
Vse
iudgment
of
abuse
:
and
conscience
neuer
.
Well
saide
flie
(
saide
he
)
had
I
no
more
to
saie
:
To
this
that
thou
now
seist
:
then
I
haue
yet
saide
,
Then
hadst
thou
here
woon
the
victorie
this
daie
.
But
reason
,
law
,
custom
,
and
conscience
,
erst
leide
:
How
I
graunted
thee
hering
:
in
those
four
weide
,
Thou
shalt
here
in
few
woords
,
and
we
there
vpone
,
Shall
the
more
clerli
,
conclude
this
case
anone
.
The
woords
of
my
graunt
tadiudge
thee
:
thus
they
draw
.
As
standth
with
reason
,
law
,
custom
,
and
conscience
,
Not
with
reason
,
custom
,
conscience
,
or
law
:
This
,
and
,
and
this
or
,
flie
:
make
much
difference
.
That
and
,
implith
all
foure
plaste
:
in
assistence
.
That
or
,
importh
one
:
or
ante
one
of
all
.
And
here
is
the
gap
flie
:
wherein
lith
the
gall
,
And
a
pointe
for
flies
learning
:
at
spiders
hand
.
Though
ye
:
flies
learning
aboue
spiders
compare
:
But
here
learne
of
me
flie
:
this
contunctiue
and
,
Conioynth
:
these
four
saide
terms
:
ioyntlie
to
prepare
,
Triall
in
this
case
:
as
they
all
maie
declare
:
The
tone
with
the
tother
:
all
in
properte
,
Knit
best
in
knot
,
of
conioyned
vnite
.
Well
(
quoth
the
flie
)
then
concience
shal
be
one
,
Ye
(
quoth
the
spider
)
and
custom
another
.
Syr
then
will
those
two
,
fall
at
a
fraie
a
none
.
Yf
they
do
:
reason
shall
stikill
them
brother
:
To
make
them
agree
.
Where
ech
impoungth
other
:
But
bring
conscience
:
thy
champion
armd
compleete
:
How
conscience
chalength
custom
:
let
vs
weete
.
Sir
:
I
cuming
(
as
I
cam
)
vnwillinglie
,
And
none
offensife
harme
:
in
me
doth
appere
,
Conscience
chargeth
custom
,
with
tirranie
.
In
killing
(
or
keping
)
me
:
inosent
here
.
Which
case
,
reason
recordith
for
case
clere
.
This
charge
(
quoth
the
spider
)
to
discharge
plaine
,
Here
what
custom
saith
,
to
concience
againe
.
Custom
saith
:
all
windows
are
spiders
of
right
.
Then
conscience
must
saie
:
that
flies
haue
done
wrong
,
Through
windows
(
without
leaue
)
to
take
theyr
flight
,
To
make
conscience
graunt
this
,
reason
is
strong
.
Till
spiders
(
quoth
he
)
time
present
,
and
past
long
.
Do
proue
windows
theirs
:
as
they
neuer
did
yeet
,
Conscience
and
reason
,
denith
this
eueri
wheet
,
But
admit
we
:
that
all
windows
were
your
owne
:
Flies
(
without
your
leaue
)
passing
offensiflie
.
Though
custom
a
lege
:
for
th
offence
:
death
here
growne
.
yet
conscience
(
in
this
case
)
sethe
death
tirrannie
.
Reason
graunting
it
,
to
show
tiranniouslie
.
It
weare
to
much
here
:
to
fine
by
the
purs
.
But
to
fine
by
the
polle
,
what
feend
could
polle
wurs
?
Thou
thinkst
(
quoth
the
spider
)
conscience
thinkth
it
straunge
:
That
flies
:
by
custom
,
should
die
for
this
offence
.
But
conscience
:
with
reason
raunging
in
raunge
,
In
cause
of
customs
vsage
:
as
conscience
:
Maie
haue
with
reason
herein
:
full
conference
,
Reasonablie
reasoning
:
this
present
case
,
Conscience
(
by
reason
)
shall
giue
custom
plase
.
I
say
(
as
I
erst
saide
)
when
a
flie
or
flies
:
In
this
:
or
anie
window
:
in
copwebs
light
,
Anie
spider
:
that
within
that
window
lies
,
Shall
kill
him
,
and
suck
out
his
(
or
their
)
braine
quight
.
Which
:
begoon
by
nature
,
custom
folowth
right
.
Nature
conseiuing
:
but
for
this
her
sharp
law
,
Flies
wold
haue
mard
all
:
for
lack
of
orderlie
aw
.
And
as
nature
in
spiders
:
wrought
this
defence
,
So
reason
in
man
:
was
driuen
to
woork
the
same
.
Caims
generation
making
resistence
:
Against
all
men
:
that
quiet
order
wold
frame
,
(
as
you
against
vs
do
)
then
those
men
to
tame
:
And
defende
the
quiet
:
in
their
quiet
cause
,
Reason
to
th
vnquiet
,
gaue
our
like
sharp
lause
.
But
reason
to
them
wrought
not
this
:
to
th
entent
:
To
catch
them
:
and
kill
them
:
tiraniously
,
But
to
saue
them
:
by
terror
in
their
iyes
bent
:
To
prouoke
them
to
flee
th
occacion
:
wherby
:
They
might
flee
theyr
ill
,
felt
therby
formerly
.
Which
:
as
reason
in
man
did
(
and
doth
)
consither
,
So
did
nature
in
vs
,
both
concur
togither
.
Nature
in
vs
,
reason
(
I
saie
)
so
lowde
,
That
this
law
of
nature
in
vs
,
laide
on
flies
,
Reason
:
to
man
:
for
order
in
man
,
hath
vowde
,
For
breaking
a
wall
bi
night
:
man
as
sone
dise
,
As
flies
for
copwebs
brech
by
daie
,
which
exersise
:
Conscience
(
by
reason
)
not
kicking
at
:
for
man
Conscience
(
by
reason
)
kickth
not
at
.
for
flies
than
:
Reason
in
man
:
woorkth
man
to
woorke
(
quoth
the
flie
)
Sharpe
lawes
:
more
to
saue
the
good
:
then
to
slea
thill
,
Nature
in
spiders
,
woorkth
sharpe
lawes
:
cruellie
:
Not
to
saue
the
good
,
but
good
and
ill
to
kill
,
Onlie
killing
all
:
on
all
,
to
feede
their
fill
.
Thou
liest
(
quoth
he
)
we
woorke
copwebs
euerie
wheare
,
To
saue
flies
by
feare
,
copwebs
to
for
beare
.
Thus
:
reason
hath
concience
and
custom
agrede
.
Wherto
:
law
not
repungnant
,
all
the
world
knowes
.
Whervpon
(
without
more
parting
)
to
prosede
,
Concordance
of
these
principles
:
here
so
showes
,
That
here
,
here
thine
end
flie
:
for
here
thine
ende
growes
.
By
custom
(
it
eidid
with
these
other
said
three
,
)
Thy
present
death
,
I
presentlie
here
decree
.
The
flie
farde
as
thongh
he
wold
haue
spoken
more
.
But
:
his
hart
wunderlie
faynted
,
and
fayled
.
His
iudgment
of
death
:
astonide
him
so
sore
,
(
In
that
he
sew
his
speech
:
right
nought
preuayled
:
To
be
(
from
death
)
deliuered
or
bayled
,
)
That
downe
he
sank
vpon
his
knees
and
hands
.
Requesting
the
spider
,
in
case
as
next
stands
.
Good
maister
spider
:
sins
the
case
stands
thus
,
That
die
I
must
,
follie
were
it
for
me
here
:
To
pleade
this
cass
furder
:
it
past
by
discus
:
All
pleading
:
or
reasoning
,
I
geue
ouer
clere
.
Submitting
and
committing
:
my
life
most
dere
,
Into
your
hands
.
beseching
you
ere
I
di
,
To
graunt
me
:
one
petission
:
mo
craue
not
I
:
That
is
that
I
(
before
you
)
my
minde
maie
saie
,
To
twelue
flies
,
which
speech
I
promise
faithfullie
:
Eyther
with
you
,
or
not
against
you
shall
waie
.
I
graunt
(
quoth
the
spider
)
and
by
and
bie
,
I
know
not
whether
by
chaunce
,
or
purpostie
.
A
dosen
flies
:
aboute
the
copwebs
side
plaste
weare
,
To
whom
:
this
folowing
,
the
flie
said
then
and
theare
.
ornament
¶
The
flie
(
to
twelue
graue
flies
for
all
flies
)
geueth
his
aduice
for
a
voiding
their
parels
by
their
s●rife
had
in
windowes
against
spiders
.
the
great
gronnde
of
which
tale
standeth
most
vpon
consideration
of
these
three
things
.
wherfore
they
striue
,
with
whom
they
striue
,
and
how
they
striue
Cap.
88.
depiction of spider and fly story
COsins
and
contrie
flies
:
ech
one
of
you
all
,
Another
my selfe
:
as
ech
of
all
flies
are
.
I
haue
(
at
sute
)
obteind
,
you
hither
to
call
,
Minding
:
my
conscience
to
you
to
declare
,
In
such
a
time
:
and
such
a
thing
,
to
prepare
,
As
the
time
,
most
meete
to
make
you
credit
me
,
And
the
thing
,
most
meete
to
you
:
told
to
be
.
First
:
as
touchinge
time
,
no
time
in
my
time
past
.
When
I
was
more
prosperous
(
and
so
more
fraile
:
)
Then
I
this
time
am
:
yet
all
times
first
and
last
:
Your
trust
in
my
trewth
,
did
not
anie
time
faile
.
But
what
time
should
credence
:
set
vp
so
his
saile
?
As
this
time
:
when
life
time
shall
no
more
time
hold
.
But
till
time
this
my
tale
(
to
be
told
)
be
told
.
In
all
sorts
of
seckts
:
of
ciuile
dissipline
:
Of
all
times
in
life
:
of
anie
flie
I
trow
,
In
time
of
his
knowne
death
:
cumming
streight
like
mine
,
Credence
of
his
woord
(
he
feende
nor
foole
in
show
)
To
credit
his
matter
:
must
that
time
most
grow
.
What
vanite
weare
this
:
in
ought
to
deuise
:
●ieing
now
a
dieing
,
to
lie
and
deuise
lise
.
Of
all
times
:
for
credit
(
I
saie
none
like
this
.
And
secondlie
:
touching
the
thing
,
here
to
tell
:
Hering
therof
,
no
dout
most
meete
for
you
is
.
Which
thing
,
is
the
strife
of
furius
force
fell
:
Betwene
spiders
and
flies
.
wherin
to
exepell
:
And
kill
all
occasions
in
time
to
cum
,
Of
my
last
will
(
in
my
last
woords
)
here
the
sum
.
What
waie
is
herein
best
:
for
spiders
to
take
:
That
can
them selues
tell
:
much
better
then
can
I
,
I
am
a
flie
:
no
spider
nor
spiders
make
:
To
controle
the
spiders
part
,
but
hartily
,
I
pray
the
great
God
:
their
harts
to
molify
:
As
temperance
maie
temper
their
cleime
:
touching
this
,
To
geue
right
,
and
take
right
,
as
most
rightfull
is
.
But
:
in
right
of
either
part
:
to
determin
ought
:
What
thei
for
their
part
:
or
you
for
yours
should
haue
,
Shift
that
among
you
:
for
it
forsith
me
nought
.
Me
semth
,
I
here
the
matok
digging
my
graue
.
The
crowne
of
the
whole
world
:
who
it
me
now
gaue
.
His
good
will
must
I
thanke
:
but
for
ought
to
win
,
I
take
not
the
gift
,
worth
the
point
of
a
pin
.
And
wheare
you
(
and
all
flies
)
are
as
sure
to
die
,
As
am
I
now
:
your
times
to
you
vnknowne
sure
.
Aduantage
of
you
:
in
my
knowne
death
haue
I
,
In
hauing
some
time
of
remors
:
to
procure
,
Forgeuenesse
of
former
life
,
led
in
lewde
lure
.
Wheare
you
maie
(
without
remors
)
sodenlie
go
:
And
where
the
tree
faith
,
theare
lithe
it
:
clarks
say
so
.
But
:
for
profitable
purpose
toward
you
:
In
purpose
purposed
to
you
here
by
me
,
Your
imaginasions
:
I
praie
:
to
draw
you
now
,
Into
my
person
:
as
in
my
case
to
be
.
To
woork
affection
:
to
win
effect
in
ye
:
To
consceiue
and
resceiue
things
:
that
I
shall
moue
.
Which
:
to
your
behofe
,
behouinglie
behoue
.
Thre
principles
,
Whereon
my
tale
to
contriue
:
And
to
proseede
vpon
,
are
these
to
prepose
.
Wherfore
we
striue
:
with
whom
we
striue
:
how
we
striue
.
Wherfore
we
striue
:
ye
know
the
cause
therof
gose
,
For
hooles
in
windows
.
which
quarels
to
disclose
:
Our
cumming
to
them
:
and
going
from
them
sought
,
Shall
show
our
winning
small
:
or
rather
rightnought
.
First
for
our
cumming
to
them
:
who
can
disscriue
:
How
manie
flies
haue
preaste
:
possession
to
win
,
That
neuer
could
get
possession
aliue
.
But
maimd
and
kild
downe
right
:
at
their
entre
in
.
And
such
as
do
cum
in
(
where
spiders
do
spin
)
Most
wise
flie
:
deuising
to
sit
there
most
fast
,
Maie
thinke
his
first
hour
(
or
ech
hour
)
there
:
his
last
.
Few
flies
(
I
thinke
)
haue
scapt
longer
here
then
I
,
My
which
time
being
spent
:
betwene
hope
and
feare
,
Yet
at
last
(
for
all
my
shifts
)
lo
where
I
lie
.
Where
no
raunsum
:
my
redemption
,
maie
reare
.
But
my
life
,
remedilesse
I
must
forbeare
.
Cum
with
daunger
,
bide
with
feare
,
depart
with
deth
.
To
hastie
a
iorney
to
take
with
one
breth
.
In
this
saide
first
principle
:
what
we
striue
fore
,
Commodite
therin
:
profe
doth
thus
witnesse
:
The
more
flies
haue
of
it
:
flies
daunger
the
more
.
The
lesse
flies
haue
of
it
:
flies
daunger
the
lesse
.
Then
is
nowhit
best
:
for
who
doth
ought
possesse
:
Ech
peniworth
of
pleasure
:
of
such
possest
ware
,
Bringth
more
then
counterpaise
:
of
daunger
and
care
.
Beggers
flies
:
before
theeuis
flies
maie
〈◊〉
(
we
saie
)
Rich
flies
before
tr●w
flies
here
,
do
weepe
(
we
see
)
The
richest
winning
flie
:
in
windows
to
waie
:
If
anie
winning
there
:
anie
riches
be
,
As
the
best
thing
woon
theare
is
but
flies
liberto
What
is
the
winning
:
woon
and
kept
with
such
strife
,
That
hourlie
winth
deth
:
or
deadlie
feare
of
life
.
It
is
a
winning
:
better
lost
then
woon
.
And
so
:
these
windows
are
:
wherefore
we
striue
.
With
whom
we
striue
now
:
secondli
to
roon
:
With
our
biggers
to
contend
:
we
here
contriue
,
A
mach
:
as
much
vnmeete
for
vs
to
thriue
,
As
maie
be
macht
.
for
two
things
here
to
trie
.
First
thing
their
pour
,
most
thing
their
pollisie
,
To
their
much
pour
:
our
pour
oftimes
thought
more
▪
By
nomber
:
manie
small
making
a
greate
.
There
pollisie
(
keping
their
pour
in
store
:
)
Hath
most
times
erst
,
brought
vs
our selues
to
beate
.
What
winning
is
in
this
macht
mache
to
geate
?
None
.
Wherfore
with
whome
we
striue
(
I
thinke
it
best
;
)
To
leaue
of
strife
:
and
liue
by
losse
in
rest
.
Now
:
thirdlie
:
how
or
in
what
maner
we
striue
:
To
tell
plaine
trouth
:
in
my
worst
time
to
lie
,
Spice
of
rebellion
our
strife
showth
to
contriue
Spiders
are
plaste
a
boue
superiorlie
And
flies
beneth
them
plaste
inferiorlie
.
Then
maie
it
seme
,
as
they
aboue
vs
haue
plase
,
So
haue
they
aboue
vs
like
rule
in
like
case
.
Which
case
graunted
:
in
striuing
ageinst
them
thus
:
Our
matter
:
standing
in
state
of
most
right
:
Yet
is
our
maner
wrong
:
and
sedicius
.
No
law
alowth
flies
:
to
win
their
right
by
fight
,
Betwene
priuate
flies
.
and
law
inibbitih
quight
;
Anie
flies
to
fight
:
against
their
hygh
heades
,
But
rather
suffer
,
as
obedience
leades
.
Wherefore
we
striue
:
ye
se
trifils
thei
are
.
With
whom
we
striue
:
their
pollisie
passeth
our
pour
.
How
we
striue
:
doth
sedicion
declare
.
Three
parts
without
melodie
,
in
the
part
of
our
.
Our
part
hath
a
face
here
:
no
crab
more
sour
.
To
moue
flies
(
hens
forward
)
to
turne
their
fares
,
From
strife
with
spiders
,
in
quareling
cases
.
To
which
:
you
drawing
your
imaginacion
:
As
though
ye
stood
in
my
state
:
at
this
present
,
Your
owne
consent
must
giue
confirmacion
:
My
woords
herin
past
,
to
haue
a
trew
extent
.
And
furder
the
shoote
anker
:
experiment
:
What
ye
lost
at
spiders
hands
:
late
before
this
,
A
full
ratificasion
,
of
my
tale
:
that
is
.
And
if
that
anie
flie
:
will
demaunde
of
me
:
What
meane
flies
maie
vse
best
:
their
right
to
obtayne
,
Myne
answere
is
:
not
in
harnes
capa
pe:
Beseeging
(
sted
of
beseeching
)
to
constraine
:
Nor
stur
:
with
euerie
flie
:
sturd
by
bedlem
braine
,
Sturdilie
standing
:
with
bills
in
foull
fighting
,
But
humblie
sewing
,
with
bills
of
faire
wrighting
.
By
ought
(
in
anie
law
)
that
euer
I
wist
:
Thus
may
flies
sew
,
for
right
and
not
onlie
male
,
But
sew
so
:
flies
must
:
forbiddin
to
resist
:
Their
higher
powrs
:
by
violence
(
anie
waie
)
Which
waie
not
helping
flies
:
their
waie
is
to
praie
:
Vnto
the
great
god
.
To
woorke
spiders
consent
,
To
geue
and
take
right
:
in
right
rated
extent
.
But
furder
(
in
this
case
)
wheare
anie
flies
go
:
Of
long
time
:
of
late
time
:
and
this
time
is
seene
:
Yea
:
sene
,
hard
and
felt
:
in
our
present
wrought
wo
:
That
we
are
wrong
doers
,
and
euer
haue
bene
.
Our
woorks
herin
witnessing
so
:
that
I
wene
:
No
flie
so
foolish
:
but
he
doth
vnderstand
,
Our
harme
:
for
wrong
woorking
:
we
haue
at
gods
hand
.
This
to
be
trew
I
thinke
and
haue
thought
Which
(
master
spider
)
maie
suspicion
clere
,
In
your
susspecting
me
,
for
late
tumult
wrought
,
But
on
my
deth
I
take
(
which
I
shall
take
here
)
I
neuer
a
vowde
(
nor
a
lowde
)
to
draw
nere
:
Anie
nombre
:
by
lawles
vsurped
powrs
,
But
as
peasablie
stoode
,
with
gods
peace
and
yours
.
But
for
fine
:
friends
:
in
your
beholding
my
deth
:
As
th
image
of
your
owne
deths
:
pleinly
to
purport
,
In
that
:
one
howrs
quarter
:
ye
are
sure
vneth
:
To
scape
the
same
:
to
get
ought
by
pour
extort
,
Or
get
or
kepe
ought
:
in
anie
wrongfull
sort
,
That
sight
:
with
thinking
of
my
woords
in
the
reste
,
Maie
:
hensforth
of
strife
here
:
bring
your
side
surfeste
.
Behold
your
deths
in
me
,
by
vncerteine
life
.
Behold
your
dread
in
me
:
your
liues
a
count
:
to
make
.
Behold
wherefore
ye
striue
:
and
that
doth
endth
your
strife
,
Behold
with
whom
and
how
ye
striue
:
(
as
I
spake
.
)
Behold
the
loosing
gaine
,
that
winth
losse
to
take
,
Beholding
these
winnings
:
with
the
i●berdees
,
Showth
holes
in
windows
(
to
behold
)
vanitees
.
And
:
so
all
holes
in
windows
:
to
take
and
vse
:
That
none
offensife
strife
:
flies
abuse
procure
,
But
peasablie
:
as
dew
obedience
enduse
:
To
put
(
hauing
or
crauing
of
right
)
in
vre
,
This
craue
I
of
you
:
for
loue
to
you
most
pure
.
And
thus
(
paying
you
to
praie
for
me
at
ende
,
)
To
the
almightie
lord
,
my
sprit
I
commende
.
The
flies
(
vnto
these
woords
)
no
woord
could
speake
.
But
yeelded
teares
:
like
drops
in
Aprill
showrs
.
Sauing
in●outerie
:
as
they
thence
did
breake
,
They
cride
farewell
:
(
of
flies
)
the
flour
of
flowrs
.
But
well
:
the
last
hour
hath
no
folowing
howrs
The
hour
is
cum
:
wherin
the
flie
must
die
.
For
which
:
he
weitth
,
at
spiders
foote
prostratlie
.
ornament
¶
As
the
spider
is
about
to
kill
the
flie
,
the
mayde
of
the
house
commeth
in
and
striketh
downe
the
copweb
and
the
spider
to
the
ground
.
Cap.
89.
depiction of spider and fly story
THe
spider
toward
the
flie
,
furiouslie
drawse
.
And
being
stept
to
the
flie
:
staying
in
step
,
As
he
wold
haue
perst
the
flies
hed
:
with
his
pawse
,
The
maide
of
the
house
,
to
the
window
did
chop
.
Setting
her
brome
,
hard
to
the
copwebs
top
.
Where
:
at
one
stroke
with
her
brome
:
striken
rounde
,
The
copweb
and
spider
,
the
strake
to
the
grounde
.
ornament
¶
The
maide
being
at
poinet
to
treade
the
spider
to
death
:
the
spider
praieth
her
to
here
him
speake
ere
he
die
:
and
then
to
adiudge
him
iustlie
.
the
maide
graunting
to
vse
him
(
as
he
dyd
vse
the
flie
)
as
maie
best
stand
with
reason
,
law
,
custum
,
and
conscience
.
She
at
his
request
(
for
the
time
)
withdrawing
hyr
foote
,
they
fall
to
reasoning
of
the
case
.
Cap.
90.
depiction of spider and fly story
THe
maide
(
by
mine
absence
)
to
be
the
more
bold
,
To
woorke
her
will
,
as
she
cam
in
,
I
went
out
.
And
lookte
in
at
the
window
:
her
to
behold
.
She
swept
downe
the
copweb
:
the
flie
flew
about
The
parler
round
.
Neuer
more
lustie
nor
stout
.
The
spider
on
the
grounde
:
vnder
the
maides
foote
,
To
treade
him
to
death
,
and
was
aboute
to
doote
.
But
the
spider
(
on
knees
(
lift
vp
his
hands
hie
.
Beseching
her
(
of
milde
maidenlie
pittie
,
To
be
concent
to
here
him
speake
ere
he
die
:
And
to
declare
.
First
what
he
had
doone
,
and
then
whie
:
He
did
these
deedes
:
and
so
to
iudge
him
iustlie
.
And
that
she
wold
(
in
meane
time
)
her
foote
withdraw
,
Sight
wherof
:
made
his
hed
ake
,
and
his
stomock
gnaw
.
To
banish
(
quoth
the
maide
)
all
pershall
pretence
,
I
le
heare
and
iudge
thee
,
as
thou
didst
the
flie
heert
.
As
standth
with
reason
,
law
,
custom
,
and
conscience
,
So
shalt
thou
haue
good
,
bad
,
hie
,
low
,
fer
or
neere
.
And
since
:
feare
of
my
foote
:
abateth
thy
cheere
,
Least
thou
mightst
take
harme
:
of
thine
owne
conceight
,
That
I
withdraw
:
and
so
withdrew
it
streight
.
ornament
¶
In
reasoning
of
both
sides
,
the
maide
driueth
the
spider
to
graunt
him selfe
conuinst
(
by
custom
eyded
with
the
other
principles
erst
saide
)
as
he
conuinst
and
adiudged
the
flie
before
.
Whervpon
she
(
by
custom
)
decreth
the
spider
to
die
.
He
then
desiring
to
speake
with
his
sonne
and
his
counsell
.
Which
the
mayde
graunteth
.
Cap.
91.
depiction of spider and fly story
FEyre
and
good
maistres
maidinlie
maide
(
quoth
he
)
Leauing
the
brim
:
to
the
botum
to
wade
,
What
deedes
I
haue
done
here
:
you
haue
sene
and
se
.
Which
are
:
the
copwebs
in
windows
here
made
.
Of
all
spiders
,
the
naturall
trase
to
trade
.
Which
to
be
impungde
,
we
neuer
herde
nor
saw
,
In
reason
,
custom
,
conscience
,
nor
law
.
Spider
(
quoth
the
maide
)
know
ye
that
I
hard
:
All
:
this
daie
betwene
you
and
the
flie
here
saide
.
Wherin
I
saw
:
the
cause
wherfore
ye
iard
:
Was
not
for
that
ye
:
copwebs
here
wrought
and
laide
,
But
for
the
place
ye
wrought
them
in
:
as
thus
waide
:
You
:
to
beelde
in
top
and
top
side
:
the
flie
heelde
,
You
heelde
the
whole
yours
:
in
all
places
to
beelde
.
The
flie
heelde
:
that
all
flies
hold
all
holes
in
freeholde
.
You
(
for
all
spiders
)
heelde
that
frehold
all
yours
.
In
reason
,
law
,
and
custom
,
ech
to
other
told
,
Your
minds
in
this
matter
:
(
at
leaste
)
fiue
long
hours
.
At
end
wherof
,
it
past
both
your
witts
and
pours
:
To
take
end
your selues
,
but
weare
driuine
to
deuise
,
Arbiters
:
to
take
an
end
by
comprimise
.
Which
matter
:
as
both
sides
writhed
it
and
wounde
it
,
Your
arbiters
theare
:
the
ant
and
butterflie
,
Weare
driuen
to
leaue
it
,
at
large
as
they
founde
it
.
Whervpon
ye
finalli
:
burdenuslie
:
Burdend
the
flie
,
with
custom
:
therby
to
die
.
Which
he
could
not
denie
:
and
for
his
defence
,
He
gat
the
case
to
be
reasond
,
in
conscience
.
Wherein
(
by
nature
in
you
:
and
reason
in
man
,
)
Ye
fet
a
discoorse
:
reasonabli
sounding
,
With
reason
:
and
conscience
:
that
custom
to
scan
.
Whearvpon
appeerde
:
infallible
grounding
,
To
bring
the
flie
iustlie
,
to
his
confounding
.
And
:
had
not
bene
your
vsurping
:
in
this
plase
,
Conscience
:
with
custom
:
had
stand
in
this
case
.
Custom
graunteth
:
and
conscience
not
denithe
:
Disturbing
your
copwebs
:
wrought
in
top
poste
,
The
flie
(
for
th
offence
)
accustomable
dithe
.
But
copwebs
vpon
copwebs
:
pirld
in
ech
coste
:
All
parts
of
windows
to
be
so
enboste
:
That
no
flie
can
passe
:
without
deths
entrupsion
.
Conscience
construth
that
custom
:
corrupsion
.
In
taking
the
flies
part
here
:
I
take
myne
owne
.
I
:
being
mayde
of
the
house
,
my
charge
it
is
:
To
se
copwebs
corrected
.
Thus
ouer
growne
,
And
so
will
I
do
(
spider
)
be
sure
of
this
,
Well
(
quoth
the
spider
)
yf
I
haue
done
a
mis
,
Redresse
mine
ill
doing
:
and
let
me
go
free
.
Naie
naie
spider
(
quoth
the
maide
)
that
maie
not
be
.
Swept
I
these
superfluus
copwebs
now
hence
:
●etting
thee
passe
:
in
this
window
to
remaine
,
Custom
:
hath
so
corrupted
thi
conscience
:
That
wheare
is
now
one
copweb
,
there
should
be
twaine
.
Well
(
quoth
he
)
sins
ye
like
not
(
as
apperth
pleine
)
What
I
haue
done
,
yet
here
why
:
I
haue
done
it
.
Which
shall
(
I
hope
)
appease
your
Ire
eueriwhit
.
The
whi
(
or
wherfore
)
I
did
that
I
haue
done
,
Was
:
that
flies
(
beyond
nombre
)
did
here
resort
:
Blowing
meate
here
(
raw
and
roste
)
beyond
the
mone
.
Which
wrought
your
master
and
maistres
in
speech
short
:
To
rebuke
you
sore
,
to
your
deepe
discomfort
.
Which
to
redres
:
I
,
in
pitteing
of
you
,
Set
nets
to
catche
flies
:
as
I
do
now
.
Here
is
(
quoth
the
maide
)
one
trewth
told
,
and
one
lie
,
That
flies
haue
my
meate
here
outrageouslie
blowne
,
That
is
trulie
saide
:
and
it
for
trew
graunt
I.
But
that
thou
didst
set
nets
here
:
all
ouergrowne
:
Ought
for
my
pleasure
:
and
not
all
for
thine
owne
,
That
a
false
tale
.
To
which
:
pollisie
thee
drawse
,
To
win
fauer
at
my
handes
,
clere
without
cause
.
But
weare
it
as
trew
as
it
is
fals
:
yet
thou
:
And
thy
familie
:
do
me
displeasure
more
:
Then
pleasure
in
this
:
for
your
nie
approch
now
,
Is
:
to
my
master
and
maistres
:
an
iye
sore
.
Aboue
the
flies
blowing
:
by
degreese
a
score
.
They
both
:
lothe
lesse
to
haue
(
be
it
flesh
or
fish
,
Ten
flies
in
their
meate
,
then
one
spider
in
their
dish
.
And
in
their
dish
woldst
thou
and
thine
sureli
be
:
If
I
(
rather
to
late
then
in
time
dew
)
Tooke
thee
not
vp
:
as
is
my
charge
in
dewte
:
Executing
mine
office
,
did
I
eschew
:
To
correct
such
pride
in
thee
:
as
neuer
grew
:
In
spider
erst
,
then
my
master
and
maistres
:
Of
my
rebuke
,
had
iust
cause
of
encres
.
And
haste
thou
bene
neuer
so
seruisable
:
In
doing
thy
dewtie
:
in
manie
things
right
.
Yet
:
this
thy
vsurppacion
abhominable
,
Hath
drowned
thy
thanke
of
those
dew
done
deedes
:
quight
.
Which
is
to
be
witnest
,
in
all
the
worlds
sight
.
All
reasons
:
in
law
,
custom
,
and
conscience
weide
,
Against
the
flie
,
are
now
against
thy selfe
leide
.
And
as
thou
madest
custom
thi
shootanker
cheefe
,
(
Conioyning
thereto
:
reason
,
law
,
and
conscience
,
)
Of
the
flies
death
(
by
right
)
to
make
perfight
preefe
,
From
first
age
of
the
world
:
had
in
consequence
,
So
bring
I
custom
:
fet
like
fer
time
from
hence
.
Custom
:
is
thi
warrant
:
to
suche
the
flies
braine
,
Whereto
:
marke
how
custom
warrantth
me
againe
.
From
the
beginning
:
it
is
th
accustomd
gies
.
When
spiders
in
windowes
their
copwebs
so
make
:
That
they
to
fer
o●●ende
:
their
beholders
iyes
,
The
maide
of
the
house
with
her
brome
:
at
a
strake
,
Swepth
downe
those
copwebs
,
and
those
spiders
take
.
Vnder
her
foote
.
And
for
anie
intersesse
,
Those
spiders
(
with
her
foote
)
to
doth
she
doth
presse
.
Which
custom
is
vnderpropped
(
as
I
saide
)
With
reason
,
with
law
,
and
with
conscience
:
for
me
,
As
stronglie
in
my
case
,
as
for
thee
in
thine
laide
.
Now
speake
spider
canst
thou
deni
this
(
quoth
she
?
)
Nay
for
soth
:
I
can
not
denie
it
(
quoth
he
)
But
am
driuen
to
graunt
it
:
and
euin
so
I
do
.
Your
mercifull
hands
,
I
commit
me
into
.
Thou
shalt
haue
(
quoth
she
)
mercie
euin
as
much
:
At
my
hands
,
as
the
flie
should
haue
had
at
thine
.
Cast
of
all
veine
hope
:
sins
thy
fortune
is
such
,
Thy selfe
framing
fortune
:
to
thy
this
ruine
,
Make
pacience
thy
salue
,
for
this
sore
in
fine
.
And
make
thee
redie
spider
:
for
finallie
,
I
assuredlie
assure
thee
,
thou
shalt
die
.
The
change
of
his
chere
at
these
woords
made
me
se
,
How
the
dread
of
deth
,
could
lambs
of
lions
make
.
This
lionlike
spider
:
erst
feerce
as
could
be
,
Feare
,
did
all
his
furie
:
full
fer
then
aslake
.
His
hart
:
in
a
pursnet
was
easie
to
take
.
Change
(
by
chance
)
brought
him
)
at
twinke
of
an
iye
,
)
From
twig
top
of
the
tree
,
at
the
rote
to
lie
.
These
two
things
are
meete
things
(
as
me
thinkth
)
to
note
.
The
spider
right
now
so
hie
:
euin
now
so
low
.
The
flie
right
now
at
eb
,
euin
now
a
flote
.
The
tromp
of
his
fame
,
neuer
so
hie
did
blow
.
Thothers
tromp
of
shame
,
as
hie
in
sounde
doth
show
.
Which
blasts
of
which
tromps
(
in
mine
eare
)
blew
this
blast
:
Fickill
fortune
,
will
neuer
leaue
her
old
cast
.
But
to
the
matter
:
the
spider
praide
the
maide
,
To
speake
with
his
son
and
heyre
:
before
he
dide
:
And
with
his
counsell
.
She
was
content
(
she
saide
)
Chaunce
being
messenger
,
chaunce
thither
streight
hide
:
His
son
:
and
twelue
councellers
,
hard
by
his
side
.
Wherevpon
:
he
theare
and
then
discoorst
his
minde
,
In
matter
such
,
as
ye
next
this
maie
finde
.
¶
The
spider
to
his
sonne
and
twelue
spiders
giueth
his
best
abuise
for
most
quiet
and
best
gouernance
.
His
tale
standinge
most
vpon
these
three
terms
,
first
a
decleracion
of
him selfe
,
second
an
exhortacion
to
them
,
the
third
a
submission
for
him self
,
whervnto
he
desireth
licēre
to
take
his
child
in
his
armes
:
now
at
their
departing
,
which
the
maide
graunteth
.
Cap.
92.
depiction of spider and fly story
MY
dere
chslde
,
my
nere
freendes
,
and
councellors
late
:
My
short
time
:
not
a
lowing
long
talke
with
you
,
When
I
wold
most
long
:
and
most
deeplie
debate
:
(
Mine
estate
past
and
present
)
with
you
all
now
:
My
talke
most
short
:
and
therby
most
sleight
talow
:
I
must
:
and
(
sins
I
must
)
will
deuice
to
tell
.
Charging
my
child
:
and
praing
you
,
to
waie
it
well
.
This
short
tale
:
shortned
by
short
time
(
as
I
sey
,
)
For
a
ground
:
of
ferme
framed
foundacion
:
Vpon
these
three
principles
,
I
will
here
ley
.
The
first
:
of
my self
,
a
declaracion
.
The
second
:
to
you
,
an
exhortacion
.
The
third
,
for
my selfe
:
a
submission
:
For
remission
,
of
my
ill
condission
.
First
:
I
declare
and
confesse
my
former
life
,
Cheefe
:
in
time
and
place
of
mine
auctorite
:
To
wring
to
the
worse
(
by
right
or
wrong
in
strife
)
All
flies
or
spiders
:
that
wold
stand
against
me
:
Their
distruction
,
was
my
felicite
.
My
displeasure
:
(
as
I
vsde
it
in
quarell
,
)
Was
:
as
iudgment
of
death
.
or
dethlike
parell
,
Mine
ambicius
desire
,
here
to
declare
:
In
winning
in
windows
,
no
one
so
nie
all
.
(
Which
I
might
haue
kept
:
quietlie
to
my
share
.
)
When
my
winning
was
most
,
I
thought
it
to
small
.
The
shooting
at
all
:
was
my
marke
principall
,
And
now
:
shooting
at
all
,
I
haue
lost
all
quight
.
The
meane
:
is
the
merie
part
:
being
soong
right
,
And
of
the
two
extreme
parts
:
(
as
I
take
it
)
The
base
:
is
better
then
the
treble
:
to
sing
.
Treble
prosperite
,
reason
doth
make
it
:
Worse
then
base
aduersite
,
it
approuing
:
In
the
flies
base
:
and
my
treble
state
:
erst
mouing
.
Prosperite
,
(
as
that
flie
saide
)
makth
vs
blinde
.
Aduersite
,
(
I
feele
)
giueth
sight
by
kinde
.
When
I
had
all
:
that
could
welnie
begof
,
Restreint
of
libertie
,
had
bene
my
hell
paint
.
Now
I
haue
nought
,
I
weare
content
with
lot
:
To
sit
and
beg
:
fast
locked
in
a
chaine
.
I
neuer
to
obtaine
:
more
estate
or
gaine
:
But
onlie
life
and
liuing
:
such
as
wold
,
Mainteine
a
beggers
life
,
baselie
to
hold
.
But
life
,
liberte
,
lands
and
all
,
must
I
loose
.
And
I
confesse
me
to
leese
all
,
worthili
.
Euerie
wight
is
worthie
to
haue
:
as
he
doose
.
Lands
,
life
,
and
goods
,
of
manie
flies
:
had
haue
I.
And
now
must
I
leaue
life
,
lands
,
and
goods
,
semblablie
.
This
long
learnd
leason
,
I
late
had
forgottun
.
Our
mesurs
mette
to
other
,
shal
to
vs
be
mottun
.
But
in
this
measure
,
here
me
measure
right
.
How
wrong
iudgers
,
wrong
iudgements
:
in
this
text
laie
.
Sum
expounde
it
so
largelie
,
that
in
their
sight
:
Wheare
aucthorised
iudges
:
ponishment
waie
:
Mesuring
harme
:
to
harme
doers
:
thill
to
stay
:
If
anie
ill
:
cum
to
those
iudges
:
eft
sone
,
That
iudge
thill
to
be
done
,
for
thill
to
them
done
.
But
:
those
iudgements
grow
of
this
condission
:
Malice
arogant
,
or
ingnorance
insolent
.
Mothers
:
of
erronius
exposission
.
This
text
hath
a
limit
:
how
fer
it
hath
bent
:
Such
harms
as
chance
iudges
:
or
such
as
assent
:
To
procure
ponishment
:
to
such
as
are
nought
,
Those
harms
:
vnto
them
:
for
that
,
are
not
wrought
.
Iudgements
of
the
great
god
,
are
secret
(
we
know
:
)
A
iudge
vsing
iustice
:
of
iust
trew
dealing
:
The
god
maie
ponish
,
for
other
things
that
grow
.
Which
he
knowth
,
and
we
know
not
:
(
by
reuealing
)
And
oftimes
the
good
:
(
their
glorie
ensealing
:
He
ponishth
sum
here
,
as
standeth
with
his
will
.
Whose
mesures
he
knowth
,
(
of
mans
mesurs
)
least
ill
.
But
:
for
such
false
mesurers
:
as
I
haue
bene
:
This
mesure
is
made
,
and
dewlie
put
in
vre
.
At
hands
of
the
great
god
,
oft
directlie
sene
.
Right
mesure
motun
,
for
wrong
motun
mesure
.
And
(
oftimes
)
he
doth
his
instruments
procure
As
now
this
maide
:
right
mesurer
to
me
is
,
As
I
to
other
,
haue
mesurde
wrong
ere
this
.
This
declaracion
:
one
part
of
these
thre
,
What
I
haue
partlie
bene
,
hath
made
you
here
.
Whereby
:
what
case
I
am
in
,
here
you
se
.
Which
sight
and
hereing
,
maie
be
mirror
clere
:
To
looke
in
:
all
times
of
the
daie
and
the
yere
.
For
spiders
hie
:
and
spiders
vnderneth
.
To
kepe
with
life
,
that
I
haue
lost
with
deth
:
And
so
to
do
,
I
shall
you
all
exhort
.
And
first
my
sonne
,
mark
mine
aduice
to
thee
,
(
That
shall
succede
me
streight
in
place
of
such
port
,
As
I
first
began
:
in
superiorite
.
)
In
few
woords
(
which
smart
small
time
limitth
me
.
For
the
which
while
(
my
child
to
me
most
dere
:
)
Thy
weeping
leaue
,
and
ley
thine
eare
to
here
.
Those
things
:
that
thou
hast
herd
me
here
declare
,
By
which
:
thou
seest
thy
father
cast
awaie
,
To
saue
thy selfe
(
my
child
)
se
thou
prepare
:
To
flee
the
same
:
by
temperate
stedie
stay
.
The
contrarie
of
my
demenure
ay
:
Shall
ay
defend
thee
so
in
euerie
case
,
As
thou
both
loued
and
drad
,
shall
kepe
thi
plase
.
Against
my
sotletee
,
vse
thou
simplicitee
.
Against
my
wrong
vsurping
,
vse
thou
right
.
Against
my
pride
,
vse
thou
humilitee
.
Against
my
wrath
,
vse
charite
:
in
sight
.
Against
my
hate
,
in
loue
haue
thou
delight
.
Against
these
ills
:
and
other
folowing
mee
,
Note
these
next
ills
:
not
to
folow
,
but
to
flee
.
Wheare
truth
is
taken
treason
:
and
traitors
in
trust
:
Wheare
faith
is
framd
fancie
:
and
fancie
feind
feith
:
Where
losels
ouer
lords
:
ley
lawes
at
their
lust
:
Where
witlesse
:
as
wiseste
:
the
wittie
out
weith
:
Where
mercie
to
the
meeke
:
meare
malice
dismeith
:
Where
dawcocks
:
in
doctrine
:
haue
dominacion
,
There
doth
deuision
,
bring
desolacion
.
Let
truth
be
the
vage
,
in
whom
thou
trust
dost
take
.
Let
not
firme
faith
be
left
:
for
fikill
fancie
,
Let
rewld
lords
:
rewle
rewlesie
losels
,
when
they
crake
.
Let
wise
wisdom
,
ouer
wey
witlesse
follie
.
Let
malice
passe
:
vse
mesurable
mercie
.
Let
thunlearnd
:
in
doctrine
:
to
the
learnd
:
giue
plase
.
Let
pastors
be
plaste
,
as
I
place
them
in
case
.
In
place
of
a
shepherd
,
place
not
a
shepe
.
In
place
of
a
shepe
,
place
not
a
shephard
.
In
no
place
:
place
a
wolfe
,
the
flocke
to
kepe
:
The
sheepe
or
the
wolfe
,
to
the
shepherds
place
prefard
:
By
faintnesse
:
or
fercenesse
,
the
flocke
must
be
mard
.
Place
thou
thy
shepherds
:
such
shepherds
to
be
,
As
from
the
sheepe
:
and
wolfe
,
vse
the
meane
decre
.
Offenders
penitent
(
for
offences
past
,
Sauing
of
whom
:
offendth
not
the
standing
state
,
Nor
encorageth
other
:
to
offend
the
more
fast
)
Correct
,
as
mercie
maie
rigor
moderate
.
But
to
this
,
make
this
a
ground
inuiolate
.
Vpon
sturdie
stif
standers
:
in
violensie
,
Draw
thy
sword
of
iustice
,
sharpned
sharplie
.
And
marke
(
my
son
)
these
points
that
I
now
cum
to
:
In
commun
order
,
of
thy
gouerning
.
Who
:
honestlie
doth
,
as
other
honest
do
:
And
saith
as
those
honest
saie
:
or
saith
nothing
,
Are
him
not
what
he
thinkth
,
for
marke
this
othing
:
Whose
deede
and
his
thought
:
repungnantlie
varie
,
His
woord
and
his
thought
:
iar
likewise
contrarie
.
Loue
to
be
loued
,
and
hate
to
be
hated
.
Of
those
that
loue
good
:
and
hate
ill
,
otherwise
,
Hauing
hate
of
thill
:
for
iustice
iustlie
rated
,
Hate
so
,
be
thou
glad
to
haue
,
and
by
iustice
,
Continew
that
hate
:
in
insessant
sise
.
In
whom
(
by
their
fauts
)
to
thee
fautlesse
it
drawse
:
To
continew
:
by
their
continewed
cause
,
Touching
right
or
wrong
:
of
both
must
thou
choose
one
,
As
thus
:
eyther
to
do
wrong
:
or
to
take
wrong
,
Rather
take
it
then
do
it
:
se
thou
do
none
.
The
wrong
that
I
haue
done
(
the
flies
here
among
)
Of
myne
ill
:
their
ill
:
hath
bene
partlie
a
long
.
Answere
mine
ill
all
(
alas
)
streight
must
I
do
.
And
as
much
of
theirs
,
as
mine
hath
forst
them
to
.
Of
spider
or
flie
:
sewde
to
:
for
ought
in
grant
,
Ere
thou
graunt
,
loke
what
,
where
,
&
why
thou
grauntest
it
But
graunts
once
past
thee
(
at
suters
sutes
instant
,
)
Performe
them
full
:
without
restreint
anie
whit
.
Performance
of
promise
,
perfitelie
doth
knit
:
Such
credence
:
to
all
:
(
they
performing
the
same
)
As
winth
them
fast
freendship
,
and
perpetuall
fame
.
Thy
councell
choose
,
in
these
condiscions
bent
.
Few
,
wise
,
secret
,
expert
,
temperate
,
and
trew
.
Satiffide
with
sufficiencie
,
and
diligent
.
All
sale
of
iustice
:
and
all
offers
teschew
:
That
shall
to
thee
,
or
commun
welth
hindrance
brew
.
Their
taking
wherof
:
seming
winning
to
bee
:
May
leese
them
with
all
theirs
,
and
all
thine
with
thee
.
Here
haue
I
geuen
thee
son
:
such
exortacion
,
As
weake
wit
:
and
short
time
will
suffer
in
mee
.
Which
:
if
thou
vse
,
at
thy
fathers
contemplacion
,
Behold
then
(
my
son
)
thyne
owne
prosperitee
.
Yfnot
,
behold
thy
fathers
aduersitee
.
As
rightlie
and
rightfully
on
thee
to
light
,
As
on
thy
father
,
thou
seest
it
now
light
right
.
Now
:
to
you
of
his
counsell
:
marke
what
I
deuies
.
In
you
,
lithe
the
putting
in
vre
of
all
this
.
You
are
his
hands
,
his
feete
,
his
eares
,
and
his
iyes
:
Hering
,
feeling
,
or
seeing
,
in
him
small
is
:
To
walke
or
to
woorke
with
:
you
woorking
amis
:
You
are
the
myrrors
:
that
all
lookers
looke
in
.
As
you
woorke
,
they
woorke
:
but
you
must
first
begin
,
In
which
woorke
,
this
walke
,
I
exorte
you
to
take
.
Walke
in
amite
,
woorke
in
vnite
.
The
answere
of
suters
,
expeditelie
make
.
Serch
their
subiestions
:
how
they
maie
agree
:
To
be
graunted
,
with
honorable
honeste
.
Offenders
against
you
,
when
ye
will
chalenge
,
Neuer
draw
his
sword
:
your
quarels
to
reuenge
.
These
be
the
great
grounds
:
presentlie
brought
in
minde
,
They
passing
two
parts
:
of
my
promised
thre
.
Me
to
declare
,
you
to
exort
,
in
such
kinde
,
As
maie
show
cause
of
repentance
in
me
,
For
ils
past
:
and
for
thills
to
cum
:
in
ye
,
Warning
to
a
voide
.
thirdli
and
lastlie
now
,
To
witnesse
my
submission
,
I
shall
pray
you
.
First
to
the
great
god
,
I
humblie
and
wholie
:
Submitte
me
:
euine
so
beseching
his
mercie
:
For
all
my
great
sin
:
and
all
offensife
follie
:
Against
him
committed
.
Secondarilie
:
Of
all
the
whole
worlde
here
:
I
generallie
,
Are
forgeuenesse
.
Where
:
and
in
what
:
mine
offence
:
To
craue
forgeuenesse
:
chargith
my
conscience
,
Thirdlie
(
and
speciallie
)
good
maistres
maide
:
Your
displeasure
toward
me
:
to
bring
appeased
,
I
praye
:
your
beningnite
to
be
displaide
,
To
forgiue
my
gilt
:
which
hath
you
displeased
.
And
not
onlie
displeased
,
but
diseased
.
Namelie
now
:
in
streyning
your
arms
long
and
small
,
To
clense
your
window
,
of
vncumlie
copwebs
all
.
Fourthlie
and
finallie
,
remission
sought
:
By
submission
,
to
all
spiders
and
flise
:
That
I
in
this
window
haue
offended
ought
:
In
taking
or
geuing
the
hooles
in
such
sise
:
Or
stretched
my
copwebs
here
:
in
such
wide
wise
:
As
streightned
anie
part
:
of
their
lawfull
right
,
Of
them
,
on
knees
:
I
praye
forgeuenesse
in
sight
.
Here
end
I
:
sauing
six
woords
here
to
be
saide
:
Vnto
my
child
:
I
:
(
him
in
mine
arms
haning
:
)
Pronounsed
in
your
hering
(
good
maistres
maide
:
)
Your
lisence
wherto
,
is
mine
humble
crauing
.
Without
woord
of
anie
ill
,
in
deprauing
.
Content
(
quoth
she
)
whet
with
in
arms
he
tooke
him
,
Saying
these
woordes
,
while
she
did
ouer
looke
him
.
¶
After
a
few
wofull
woordes
of
the
spider
had
to
his
sonne
(
they
bothe
claspynge
eche
other
in
armes
verie
naturally
)
he
●ysseth
and
blisseth
him
.
Wherewyth
that
sonne
with
all
the
twelue
spiders
dolefullie
departe
from
the
spider
.
Cap.
93.
depiction of spider and fly story
OH
depe
desired
sight
,
of
thee
my
childe
dere
:
Behold
thy
father
,
how
he
beholdeth
thee
.
To
thy
mother
,
and
brother
,
thou
shalt
appere
:
After
this
weeping
time
:
worne
out
of
you
three
,
To
your
comforts
oftimes
:
but
no
time
more
to
me
,
Our
departings
differ
,
nothing
more
(
vnneth
)
You
fro
me
to
life
,
I
from
you
to
death
.
Now
here
in
sight
,
as
I
should
neuer
be
hence
.
Streight
hence
from
sight
,
as
I
had
neuer
bene
here
.
Well
:
farewell
:
vse
to
thy
mother
obedience
.
To
thy
brother
,
let
brotherlie
loue
appere
.
Commend
me
to
them
both
(
my
Iuels
dere
)
I
blisse
thee
:
kisse
thou
me
:
they
did
so
:
and
so
,
Lothlie
he
losed
his
arms
,
and
leete
him
go
.
ornament
¶
The
mayde
(
appeering
as
woe
to
distroye
the
spider
as
he
is
to
be
dystroyde
)
wyth
her
foote
presseth
hym
to
death
.
Cap.
94.
depiction of spider and fly story
The
water
ran
downe
the
cheekes
,
of
them
both
two
:
The
maide
pitteing
both
,
wept
as
fast
thaie
.
But
for
that
she
must
do
:
more
then
she
wold
do
,
The
spider
had
bene
forgeeuen
,
and
gone
his
waie
.
But
they
gone
weeping
awaie
,
(
without
delaie
:
)
The
spider
laying
prostrate
:
she
thervpon
,
Seiting
her
foote
on
him
,
he
was
foorthwith
gon
.
ornament
¶
The
mayde
hath
before
her
the
twelue
spiders
and
the
twelue
flies
that
had
bene
before
in
place
.
And
vpon
her
show
that
all
harms
doone
by
those
generacions
is
growne
by
mysorder
,
she
fynally
deuiseth
full
redresse
in
poynting
them
to
grow
to
order
.
Cap.
95.
depiction of spider and fly story
VPpon
this
execucion
done
,
she
hath
now
:
Before
her
,
these
twelue
spiders
with
those
twelue
〈◊〉
That
erst
weare
there
:
they
erst
mensioned
to
you
.
Vnto
which
nombre
,
she
did
the
are
deuise
,
Certaine
precepts
geeuen
:
in
woords
weightie
and
wise
,
Which
to
repeate
:
as
rightlie
as
I
can
,
I
will
.
And
in
this
wise
her
tale
began
.
To
traine
the
time
and
tarie
you
(
quoth
she
)
In
talke
of
your
forefauts
,
folli
it
weare
.
The
smart
:
both
doth
and
will
,
still
tell
it
ye
.
But
what
thing
brought
that
smart
:
eche
when
and
wheare
)
That
:
heare
to
here
,
eche
one
ley
to
his
care
.
Which
thing
brieflie
to
tell
:
brief
end
to
forder
,
Was
onlie
in
you
all
,
this
thing
:
misorder
.
As
god
orderlie
created
creatures
all
:
So
weare
they
treated
,
to
orderlie
entent
.
To
vse
them selues
,
ech
creature
in
his
call
.
Of
which
created
sort
:
the
creator
ment
,
Spiders
and
flies
twayne
,
to
order
to
relent
.
The
lacke
wherof
on
your
sides
:
witnesseth
wee
le
,
To
haue
wrought
displeasure
on
all
sides
,
euerideele
,
On
all
sides
I
saie
:
meaning
these
sides
therby
.
Your
sides
,
my
side
,
my
master
and
masters
side
.
First
for
your
sides
:
the
smart
showth
feelingly
.
On
my
side
:
●uch
rebukes
as
I
a
bide
,
Of
them
for
you
,
seeming
your
fauts
to
hide
.
And
on
their
sides
:
their
most
displesaunt
sight
,
To
se
spiders
and
flies
,
out
of
order
quight
.
Spiders
spinning
in
windows
welnie
,
in
their
faris
.
Spightfullie
haue
sponne
.
And
flies
innumerablie
:
To
blow
their
meate
:
haue
made
their
commun
tracis
,
Thus
:
lacke
of
order
on
your
two
sides
proue
I
:
To
haue
brought
all
sides
:
to
liue
displesantlie
.
To
my
masters
and
maistres
greefe
,
greatli
growne
.
Whose
which
greefe
:
to
me
,
is
more
then
mine
owne
.
By
whose
appointment
vnder
them
as
now
:
I
(
hauing
here
the
cure
,
)
must
haue
the
care
.
To
assine
redresse
:
for
which
I
sent
for
you
.
To
you
:
and
to
all
yours
in
you
,
to
declare
:
Order
,
to
ease
all
spiders
and
flies
that
are
.
And
all
other
:
such
as
haue
bene
anoide
,
By
lacke
of
order
,
which
ye
ere
this
distroide
.
That
spiders
and
flies
:
are
the
creatures
of
god
,
And
all
his
creatures
:
in
their
creacion
good
,
I
know
and
aknowledge
.
Or
els
gods
forbod
.
I
hate
neither
the
spiders
:
nor
the
flies
brood
.
I
loue
all
:
as
behoueth
maidenlie
mood
.
All
his
creatures
in
an
order
,
we
must
loue
:
That
orderlie
vse
them selues
:
as
doth
behoue
.
And
such
as
be
ill
:
yet
maie
we
not
hate
:
The
persons
,
but
the
ill
in
the
persons
seene
.
This
learnd
I
of
a
preacher
:
that
preached
late
:
And
of
my selfe
(
I
thanke
god
)
I
haue
not
beene
:
So
much
giuen
to
hate
(
anie
person
I
meene
Be
they
spiders
:
be
they
flies
:
what
euer
they
be
:
)
But
I
can
vse
all
,
as
standth
with
charite
.
And
charitablie
such
an
order
to
set
:
To
set
you
in
rest
:
and
the
sayde
rest
therby
,
All
fauts
in
all
past
:
to
forgeue
and
forget
,
That
will
I
you
all
to
do
.
And
orderly
:
Ethone
to
vse
him selfe
ordinarilie
:
And
eche
vse
other
:
in
euerie
kind
of
cause
,
As
th
old
knowne
well
ordered
custome
,
dewli
drawse
.
And
that
is
this
:
ye
spiders
in
tip
of
top
:
Or
in
top
sides
of
windows
:
copwebs
shall
make
Aboue
the
rech
of
my
broome
:
to
crush
or
crop
Anie
part
therof
:
not
set
like
an
ale
stake
,
Proudlie
to
brag
your selues
:
and
bring
flies
in
brake
,
But
in
place
to
lie
:
most
hie
and
most
hiddin
.
Spiders
thus
plaste
,
customs
order
hath
biddin
.
Flies
in
the
bodie
of
the
window
shall
passe
.
Not
by
thousands
at
once
:
sediciouslie
,
But
thorough
hooles
of
lattes
:
or
broken
glasse
:
Not
blowing
hensforth
(
so
sawsmalapertlie
:
)
My
masters
and
maistres
meate
:
as
yeares
latlie
:
They
haue
dane
,
but
passe
and
repasse
in
nombre
And
vsage
such
as
shall
no
house
accombre
.
This
auncient
order
(
in
few
woordes
)
here
geeuene
,
Is
all
that
I
axe
:
in
you
to
be
vsed
.
In
lacke
wherof
,
in
all
sorow
you
are
dreeuene
,
In
vse
therof
,
in
solace
you
in
clused
.
Mysorder
:
bringing
you
thus
confused
,
Let
order
:
by
your
leauing
of
misorder
,
Quietnesse
on
your
sides
,
and
all
sides
forder
.
By
order
(
from
misorder
)
you
to
redeeme
,
(
From
sorowes
of
all
sorts
to
solace
so
sorted
,
)
Is
cause
of
my
cuming
.
Not
by
meanes
extreeme
,
But
by
most
milde
meanes
:
that
maie
be
imported
:
In
order
to
set
you
:
and
se
you
comforted
To
kepe
order
.
Wherin
you
obeying
mee
,
We
may
liue
in
loue
all
:
eche
in
his
degree
.
Eche
in
his
degree
(
I
saie
)
mark
that
point
well
.
Your
lacke
of
liuing
so
,
(
ye
see
)
mard
you
all
.
Cheeflie
you
spiders
:
vsurping
to
excell
:
In
gouernance
:
out
of
your
place
naturall
.
Which
for
few
yeares
past
,
brought
and
kept
flies
so
thrall
,
That
you
(
welnie
)
brought
flies
:
to
graunt
to
agree
.
You
:
as
head
gouernous
generall
bee
.
In
which
vsurpacion
:
ye
offended
,
Nature
,
reason
,
my
master
,
maistres
,
and
me
.
Gouernours
,
nature
hath
commonlie
bended
:
Ouer
such
kinds
to
gouerne
,
as
them selues
be
.
Beast
ouer
beasts
,
foull
ouer
fowls
,
as
we
se
Man
ouer
men
.
And
in
feare
and
aw
is
than
,
Thunreasonable
beaste
,
to
reasonable
man
.
Nature
ye
offend
:
in
planted
plaine
profe
here
,
To
take
rule
of
other
kinds
,
then
your
kind
is
,
Reason
:
ye
offend
,
in
that
ye
here
appere
,
To
take
vpon
you
,
the
vse
of
mine
offis
.
Me
:
ye
offend
in
the
same
:
and
vnto
this
.
My
master
and
maistres
ye
offend
.
As
thus
.
Hed
rule
here
,
is
their
gift
by
customs
discus
,
But
leaue
this
,
and
take
that
:
mine
order
erst
told
.
Keepe
you
your
places
,
and
let
me
keepe
mine
.
As
nature
:
and
custom
:
willeth
you
of
old
.
While
reason
:
and
custom
:
do
me
clere
encline
:
My
masters
and
maistres
will
:
to
woork
in
fine
:
As
I
vnder
them
:
and
you
vnder
me
,
May
louelie
liue
(
I
saie
)
ech
in
dew
degree
.
The
spiders
and
flies
:
perceyuing
by
her
staie
:
That
she
(
in
this
matter
)
had
saide
what
she
wold
,
All
reioysing
,
one
spider
assinde
to
saie
:
In
such
maner
:
as
good
maner
:
might
him
bold
,
This
effect
in
these
woords
,
to
this
maide
he
told
.
At
beginning
of
whose
talke
she
set
her
iye
,
And
layde
her
eare
toward
him
diligentlie
.
ornament
¶
The
twelue
spiders
and
twelue
flies
hauyng
herde
theyr
order
set
by
the
mayde
,
they
thankefullie
receyue
it
.
And
vpon
her
commaundement
to
them
,
to
put
thys
order
in
vre
amonge
all
spyders
and
flies
,
they
ioyfullye
departe
that
commaundement
to
fulfill
.
Cap.
96.
depiction of spider and fly story
MOst
excelent
maide
,
and
maistres
of
ours
.
Your
milde
and
motherlie
precepts
:
geuen
vs
thus
,
In
order
old
:
reuiued
now
:
at
hand
of
yours
,
Lack
wherof
(
as
ye
saide
)
the
sorowes
in
vs
:
Haue
witnest
that
,
of
them
,
the
cause
in
discus
.
Your
woords
wherin
told
:
to
our
deedes
therin
felt
,
Do
instruct
vs
,
with
a
doble
witnesse
delt
.
And
double
or
freble
(
yea
quatreble
)
cause
:
With
manie
causes
mo
:
then
I
can
now
tell
:
Haue
we
:
to
kepe
order
as
your
will
vs
drawse
,
Spiders
and
fllies
haue
liued
,
like
as
in
hell
.
Sins
new
misorder
:
did
th
old
order
expell
,
Thus
:
our
bound
dutie
obaiyng
your
precept
,
Is
your
pleasure
,
but
our
profits
,
to
se
kept
.
Which
:
I
promise
for
vs
,
and
all
spiders
els
:
To
be
obserued
.
As
ferfoorth
as
we
maie
,
And
I
(
quoth
one
flie
)
for
all
flies
as
he
tels
:
Promise
:
for
order
to
walke
the
same
waie
.
Reioysing
all
,
that
euer
we
saw
this
daie
.
Praying
the
great
god
:
for
you
now
and
euer
,
In
prosperus
prosperite
,
to
perseuer
.
Well
freends
(
quoth
the
maide
)
to
enter
order
now
:
Depart
.
And
plant
this
in
all
spiders
and
fliese
.
In
top
of
windows
,
spiders
exercise
you
.
And
flies
the
hooles
:
moderateli
excercise
.
In
most
ioyfull
ioy
,
that
both
sorts
can
deuise
.
From
thence
most
ioyfullie
:
they
all
flang
and
flew
,
While
the
mayde
vsde
her
will
there
,
as
doth
ensew
,
¶
The
spiders
and
flies
beynge
now
absent
,
The
mayde
sweepyth
the
wyndow
cleane
in
euerie
place
.
As
far
as
her
brome
and
arme
wyll
stretch
,
which
doone
she
departeth
.
Cap.
97
depiction of spider and fly story
THe
spiders
and
flies
(
for
the
time
)
being
gon
,
The
maide
swept
that
window
,
cleane
in
all
places
.
In
all
corners
:
that
her
broome
might
light
vpon
,
Ech
copweb
(
with
her
broome
)
she
full
defaces
:
No
wem
seene
:
in
casemunds
,
nor
casemund
cases
.
Vpon
her
cleare
clensing
wherof
:
out
went
she
,
And
in
cam
I
,
her
woorkmanship
there
to
se
.
ornament
¶
The
maide
being
gone
,
the
auctor
cummeth
in
.
And
vpon
hys
beholding
the
wyndow
fayre
and
cleane
swept
wythoute
anie
comberus
copwebs
or
excessiue
flockes
of
flies
he
departeth
.
Cap.
98.
depiction of spider and fly story
BEholding
the
window
:
seeing
euerie
roome
:
Cleane
and
emptie
,
saue
three
flies
amid
that
plat
:
And
in
the
top
(
without
reche
of
the
maids
broome
)
Corners
of
copwebs
vnneth
sene
,
and
to
that
:
All
thinges
in
quiet
case
:
so
that
I
could
nat
Of
anie
matter
:
be
anie
furder
winner
,
I
went
from
the
window
,
to
the
boorde
to
dinner
.
FINIS
.
depiction of the author beholding flies
The
conclusion
with
an
exposission
of
the
Auctor
touching
one
peece
of
the
latter
part
of
this
parable
.
I
Haue
,
(
good
readers
)
this
parable
here
pende
:
(
After
olde
beginning
)
newly
brought
to
ende
.
The
thing
,
yeres
mo
then
twentie
since
it
begoon
.
To
the
thing
:
yeres
mo
then
ninetene
,
nothing
doon
.
The
frewte
was
grene
:
I
durst
not
gather
it
than
,
For
feare
of
rotting
:
before
riping
began
.
The
losse
,
(
it
on
the
frewterers
hande
lying
:
)
Had
(
in
that
mistery
)
mard
his
occupying
.
This
worke
(
among
my
poore
workes
)
thus
hath
it
past
:
Begon
with
the
first
,
and
ended
with
the
last
.
At
ende
wherof
(
as
at
beginning
)
I
pray
.
All
readers
that
reade
it
(
in
al
that
we
may
.
)
Ech
one
reader
:
to
scan
this
parable
so
,
As
our
most
scanning
:
diligently
may
go
:
(
In
speech
of
spiders
and
flies
fautes
:
here
showne
:
)
To
considerate
weying
,
of
fautes
of
our
owne
.
And
them
(
by
grace
)
t
amend
,
for
concord
growing
,
As
spiders
and
flies
:
grow
to
,
here
in
showing
.
But
,
fauts
and
fauters
:
erst
repented
,
and
past
,
Which
fauts
(
I
hope
)
none
:
on
him self
can
now
cast
:
Figured
here
in
the
spiders
cruelte
:
Touching
deedes
and
deathes
of
those
:
that
so
past
be
:
Let
vs
rather
(
when
memorie
them
to
mind
calls
,
)
Lament
their
false
facktes
:
then
reioyce
their
foule
falls
,
And
praie
for
them
,
as
we
hope
they
pray
for
vs
,
That
they
and
we
:
by
goddes
mercifull
discus
,
May
(
after
strife
together
in
life
carnall
,
)
Liue
and
loue
together
:
in
life
eternall
.
And
for
the
chief
spider
and
flie
:
vnderstand
:
Spider
that
dide
:
and
flie
that
scapte
,
at
maydes
hand
,
As
in
that
figure
:
both
:
most
charitablie
:
Thone
in
deede
dieing
:
thother
redie
to
die
,
So
should
we
:
not
onlie
die
,
but
also
liue
.
As
gods
preseptes
,
(
paine
of
endelesse
deth
)
do
giue
.
Ye
se
also
:
that
this
fygure
here
implies
,
For
strife
in
windowes
:
betweene
spiders
and
flies
,
The
plat
of
all
the
world
,
and
people
therin
.
In
which
world
:
which
people
:
if
all
now
begin
:
And
hensforth
:
endeuer
them
deuring
theyr
liues
:
By
counsell
of
those
two
:
to
cut
of
all
striues
:
By
cuting
of
:
all
cause
of
strife
:
in
all
parties
:
As
they
both
:
(
eche
in
his
last
tale
)
did
deuise
,
The
first
tale
:
in
chapter
four
score
and
eight
here
:
The
second
:
in
foure
score
and
twelue
;
doth
a
pere
:
Th
aduice
in
both
turnd
to
:
it
to
here
and
hold
:
Turning
their
persons
to
oures
(
in
those
tales
told
,
)
Then
shall
we
first
se
,
and
after
feele
:
what
frewte
,
Our
right
doing
(
against
wrong
)
shall
execute
.
Which
:
since
ye
maie
turne
:
and
behold
as
a
glasse
,
Tedius
Iteracion
therof
I
let
passe
.
As
I
(
for
tediousnesse
and
other
causes
,
)
Omit
(
to
remit
)
the
nombre
of
clauses
.
To
those
:
learnd
and
geuen
(
in
enterpretacion
,
)
More
them
am
I
,
vnto
moralisacion
.
I
leaue
to
the
learnd
:
the
corps
of
this
matter
:
How beete
(
as
I
can
)
I
craue
leaue
to
smatter
:
In
vttring
my
fancie
:
vnder
submission
,
Touching
the
taking
of
one
exposission
:
In
one
peece
herof
:
one
sence
tenterpretate
:
Of
apt
aplication
to
sence
literate
:
In
this
the
last
saide
part
,
of
this
saide
fygure
.
That
maide
I
meane
:
putting
her
office
in
vre
.
Sweping
downe
copwebs
in
euerie
border
,
That
she
(
in
that
window
)
saw
set
out
of
order
.
Setting
all
flies
at
their
lawfull
libertie
,
And
spiders
also
,
tavoyde
all
ieobertie
.
They
bilding
in
windowes
:
without
her
broms
rech
,
(
Where
bilding
within
it
:
brought
much
of
this
brech
)
Keeping
them selues
within
their
boundes
:
as
they
ought
,
Harme
she
none
did
them
,
none
saide
,
nor
none
thought
.
But
spiders
:
hauing
past
their
boundes
:
as
they
had
,
)
And
flies
:
hauing
flowne
more
brode
:
then
order
bad
,
Thone
:
to
nie
her
masters
and
maistres
iye
showing
:
Thother
:
her
masters
and
maistres
meate
blowing
:
She
thought
it
her
dutie
:
it
being
her
charge
,
To
do
sum
execucion
:
for
warning
large
:
Both
to
spiders
and
flies
:
the
flockes
euerichone
,
By
executing
of
spiders
,
onlie
one
.
And
:
saue
custom
of
iustice
:
forst
her
therto
,
Both
was
she
:
execusion
on
him
to
do
.
Her
brome
not
sword
of
rigor
,
(
doble
edgid
blade
)
But
the
branche
of
mercie
:
that
milde
maiden
made
.
Finallie
:
vpon
her
benigne
behauer
:
Appeasing
all
this
furie
:
with
all
this
fauer
,
In
spiders
and
flies
:
without
stripes
to
stint
strife
,
All
plaste
in
right
place
:
to
place
prosperus
life
,
Ech
one
in
him selfe
:
in
most
ioyfull
ioy
ioyde
,
And
eche
one
to
other
,
their
ioyes
they
imploide
.
All
loying
in
her
:
as
their
redempsion
,
Of
rest
,
long
erst
had
in
exsempsion
.
All
bent
(
as
all
weare
bounde
)
in
all
that
they
maie
,
That
maide
(
in
her
office
)
to
loue
and
obaie
.
Wherwith
:
as
this
parable
here
taketh
ende
,
So
I
:
(
with
a
few
wordes
therin
)
an
ende
intende
.
Of
this
last
peece
:
pleine
interpretacion
,
Lighteth
in
the
lap
of
imaginacion
.
Which
:
of
force
,
in
weying
the
sence
literall
,
Clerelie
conueithe
the
sence
alligoricall
,
To
our
sufferaigne
Ladie
,
Queene
Marie
,
and
maide
.
At
gods
bringing
whom
to
her
crowne
,
may
be
laide
:
Our
lyke
strife
rissen
:
and
more
then
like
to
rise
,
Then
showth
here
risen
:
betweene
spiders
and
flies
.
Whose
sworde
like
a
brome
:
that
swepth
out
filth
cleane
:
Not
a
sword
that
fileth
the
house
:
by
blodie
meane
,
This
mercifull
maiden
tooke
in
hand
to
sweepe
,
Her
window
:
this
realme
.
Not
to
kill
,
but
to
keepe
:
All
in
quiet
.
On
her
bringing
vs
therto
,
As
that
maide
(
all
spiders
and
flies
)
showth
to
do
.
And
as
vnder
that
mayde
:
spider
dide
but
one
,
So
vnder
this
maide
:
saue
one
,
(
in
effect
)
none
.
And
as
that
one
:
vnder
that
one
maide
did
die
:
Repentaunt
,
so
this
other
repentauntlie
:
Vnder
this
other
maide
:
the
deth
meeklie
tooke
.
All
sin
:
with
all
sinfull
errours
,
he
forsooke
,
Of
god
:
crauing
forgiuenesse
principallie
,
And
then
of
the
world
.
And
most
speciallie
:
Of
this
mayde
his
mastres
.
Who
(
clerlie
)
him
forgaue
,
As
that
maide
did
that
spider
,
when
he
did
craue
.
And
as
that
maide
:
lothlie
forst
by
iust
custum
:
Was
dreuin
to
bring
that
one
:
texcucion
to
cum
,
So
this
maide
:
saue
like
that
maide
:
by
force
was
dreuine
,
Was
with
that
maide
:
(
for
pitie
)
more
then
euine
.
And
as
that
maidins
most
quarell
was
addikt
:
For
that
:
spiders
and
flies
:
in
that
window
kikt
:
Against
the
will
of
her
master
and
maistres
,
So
did
this
maide
:
her
cheefe
quarell
addres
:
To
vs
(
or
to
such
of
vs
)
as
the
presept
:
Of
her
master
and
maistres
:
had
not
kept
,
And
as
that
maide
tooke
those
fautes
much
more
to
hart
:
In
respect
of
her
masters
and
maistres
part
:
Then
for
her
owne
part
,
(
her
part
being
not
small
:
In
that
the
redres
:
she
was
charged
with
all
,
)
So
:
vnder
her
master
and
maistres
,
this
meyde
:
Being
theyr
like
instrument
:
to
se
thinges
weyde
,
She
weyde
that
.
With
more
greefe
to
se
them
offendid
,
Then
for
ought
:
that
on
her
owne
part
dependid
.
Her
master
Christ
,
the
head
master
principall
.
Her
maistres
,
mother
hollie
church
catholicall
.
And
as
that
one
maide
:
with
that
one
stroke
of
her
broome
:
Clensed
her
window
clere
in
euerie
roome
:
Setting
flies
at
liberte
:
in
their
right
rate
:
Plasing
spiders
likewise
in
accustumd
state
:
Poynting
both
partes
:
path
of
direct
direction
:
To
trace
and
treade
in
:
as
welthes
protection
,
So
this
one
mayde
:
with
this
one
stroke
of
her
sword
:
From
long
thrall
thraldom
,
hath
set
vs
clere
a
bord
.
Poynting
vs
our
places
(
and
pathes
)
of
old
knowne
:
Great
gides
,
both
to
gostlie
and
worldlie
welth
growne
.
Thus
fer
goth
this
figure
:
and
this
exposiscion
:
Betweene
that
mayde
,
and
this
maide
.
The
condiscion
,
On
her
part
fulfild
.
Whervpon
let
vs
here
Plaie
our
parts
in
this
part
:
all
parts
to
apere
:
To
this
maide
,
as
spiders
and
flies
to
that
maide
.
Let
our
baners
of
obedience
be
displaide
.
Of
loue
,
the
bage
.
of
reioysing
,
the
right
roote
.
And
of
our
owne
welthis
,
the
right
and
full
boote
.
Loue
we
her
,
and
obey
we
her
,
as
we
ought
:
And
also
our
suffrayne
Lorde
:
Philip
:
to
her
brought
:
By
god
:
as
god
brought
her
to
vs
.
Which
twaine
:
Conioyned
one
:
in
matrimoniall
trayne
:
Both
one
also
:
in
auctorite
regall
:
These
two
thus
made
one
:
bothe
one
here
we
call
.
Which
two
thus
one
,
reioyse
we
eueriechone
.
And
these
two
thus
one
,
obey
we
all
as
one
.
Effectuallie
:
as
those
spiders
and
flies
,
Figuratiuelie
,
that
one
recongnies
,
Beseching
god
that
brought
them
,
to
keepe
them
here
:
In
long
prosperus
raigne
.
And
of
his
mercie
mere
:
So
to
blisse
vs
:
that
on
this
blessed
stocke
,
He
bring
such
impes
:
as
ouer
their
faythfull
flocke
:
As
their
progenitors
do
raygne
presentlie
,
They
(
after
them
)
maie
raigne
perpetuallie
.
And
for
gift
of
these
two
thus
one
:
to
vs
geuine
,
●o
yeld
the
three
and
one
thankes
:
(
as
we
are
dreuine
,
And
also
them
,
conclude
we
this
euen
thus
.
Thanke
we
god
for
them
,
and
god
and
them
for
vs
,
FINIS
,
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.
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.