THE
COVRT
OF
good
Counsell
.
WHEREIN
IS
SET
downe
the
true
rules
,
how
a
man
should
choose
a
good
Wife
from
a
bad
,
and
woman
a
good
Husband
from
a
bad
.
WHEREIN
IS
ALSO
EXPRESsed
,
the
great
care
that
Parents
should
haue
,
for
the
bestowing
of
their
Children
in
Mariages
And
likewise
how
Children
ought
to
behaue
them
selues
towardes
their
Parents
:
And
how
Maisters
ought
to
gouerne
their
Seruants
,
and
how
Seruants
ought
to
be
obedient
towards
their
Maisters
.
Set
forth
as
a
patterne
,
for
all
people
to
learne
●
it
by
:
published
by
one
that
hath
dearely
bought
it
by
experience
.
¶
At
London
printed
by
Raph
Blower
,
and
are
to
be
solde
by
William
Barley
at
his
shop
in
Gratious
Streete
.
1607.
(
⁂
)
TO
THE
RIGHT
WORSHIPfull
Sir
Iohn
Ioles
Knight
,
and
one
of
the
Worshipfull
Aldermen
,
of
the
Honorable
Cittie
of
London
.
HAVING
(
Right
Worshipfull
)
the
industrious
labours
of
a
willing
practioner
,
in
the
discourses
of
Morall
Philosophy
,
(
the
same
comming
by
chaunce
into
my
hands
to
be
imprinted
)
which
said
matters
beare
the
Title
of
The
Court
of
good
Counsell
,
wherein
the
duty
of
all
sorts
of
people
is
most
Lyuely
set
foorth
:
Which
for
th'
excelencie
of
the
discourse
,
deserues
a
Patron
of
a
Iudiciall
censure
.
And
now
your
Worship
beeing
one
whom
my
secret
thoughts
deepely
affect
,
I
haue
boldly
dedicated
the
same
vnto
you
,
wishing
the
same
as
worthy
of
your
Worships
acceptance
,
as
my
desire
most
humbly
requireth
.
Thus
leauing
your
Worship
to
the
Tuition
of
the
Almighty
,
whom
I
pray
to
blesse
in
this
world
with
much
prosperity
,
And
in
the
life
to
come
with
blessed
Eternitie
.
Your
Worships
in
all
dutie
W.
B.
Heere
beginneth
the
table
of
this
booke
.
CHAP.
I.
-
CErtaine
reasons
intreating
of
the
great
and
comfortable
ioyes
of
Mariage
,
if
the
same
be
duely
and
rightly
regarded
as
they
ought
to
be
.
CHAP.
II.
-
How
that
oftentimes
wise
Parents
may
haue
foolish
Children
,
and
foolish
Parents
wise
Children
,
and
how
that
oftentimes
rich
mens
Children
(
beeing
left
rich
)
become
poore
,
and
poore
mens
Children
become
rich
.
CHAP.
III.
-
What
great
care
a
man
ought
to
haue
in
the
choyce
of
his
Wife
,
and
what
circumspection
ought
to
be
had
therein
:
likewise
shewing
,
that
many
mischaunces
often
happen
to
the
Children
through
the
manyfolde
imperfections
of
the
Parents
.
CHAP.
IIII.
-
How
an
vntoward
young
woman
,
or
a
wanton
Wife
,
may
be
easily
gouerned
by
her
Husband
,
if
she
haue
any
good
nature
or
modesty
in
her
at
all
,
especially
if
the
man
himselfe
be
of
any
reasonable
gouerment
.
CHAP.
V.
-
When
a
man
or
woman
hath
bin
once
Maried
,
and
afterwards
becommeth
a
Widdower
or
a
Widdow
againe
,
what
great
inconuenience
hapneth
often
to
the
Children
by
Stepmothers
:
especially
if
that
both
the
parents
,
doe
not
agree
well
together
.
CHAP.
VI.
-
Heere
followeth
the
manner
of
life
,
that
ought
to
be
obserued
and
kept
,
betwixt
Man
and
wife
and
how
a
man
were
better
to
choose
a
young
Wife
,
then
one
that
is
aged
.
CHAP.
VII
.
-
How
some
sort
of
men
by
giuing
of
their
wiues
ouermuch
liberty
,
doe
perswade
themselues
,
that
that
is
the
next
way
to
make
them
honest
.
CHAP.
VIII
.
-
Of
the
great
care
that
euery
Husband
ought
to
haue
for
the
keeping
and
maintayning
of
his
Wife
,
whereby
that
through
want
,
she
be
not
driuen
to
alter
her
manners
and
conditions
.
CHAP.
IX
.
-
Herein
is
shewed
the
lone
and
obedience
of
the
Wife
towards
her
husband
,
and
how
that
a
woman
that
regardeth
her
owne
credit
,
ought
to
refuse
the
company
of
a
woman
that
hath
an
ill
name
,
or
deserueth
any
cause
of
suspition
.
CHAP.
X.
-
An
admonition
to
the
wise
and
discreet
woman
,
how
to
gouerne
her selfe
:
Shewing
that
chastitie
ioyned
with
vanity
,
deserueth
no
commendations
at
all
.
And
how
many
women
giue
occasion
to
beil
thought
of
,
for
these
fower
causes
following
,
(
Viz
)
Deedes
,
Lookes
,
Wordes
,
and
Apparell
.
CHAP.
XI
.
-
How
a
woman
ought
not
(
as
neere
as
she
can
)
giue
any
occasion
to
her
Husband
to
prouoke
him
to
anger
,
neyther
ought
she
to
be
Iealous
of
him
without
great
cause
of
desert
,
shewing
also
that
it
is
better
to
couer
his
faults
,
then
to
disclose
them
.
CHAP.
XII
.
-
Hereafter
followeth
certaine
admonishions
how
the
wife
may
continue
her
loue
and
goodwill
towardes
her
Husband
.
CHAP.
XIII
.
-
Of
the
conuersation
of
Parents
towards
their
Children
,
and
of
the
disagreements
that
oftentimes
happen
betwixt
the
Father
and
the
Sonne
.
CHAP.
XIIII
.
-
Of
the
great
discomfort
that
Children
many
times
bring
to
their
Parents
,
through
their
mis-deameanor
towardes
them
:
And
of
the
euill
successe
that
oftentimes
hapneth
thereby
.
CHAP.
XV.
-
Wherein
is
shewed
the
occasions
of
the
great
difference
,
that
oftentimes
hapneth
between
the
parents
&
the
children
.
CHAP.
XVI
.
-
Of
the
great
wisedome
of
men
,
in
getting
of
riches
,
and
of
the
excellency
of
many
good
and
learned
Maisters
,
now
in
this
age
.
CHAP.
XVII
.
-
Of
the
euill
successe
of
many
Children
,
through
the
imperfections
of
their
Parents
.
CHAP.
XVIII
.
-
Of
the
lewdnes
of
many
Children
,
through
the
want
of
their
good
bringing
vp
whilest
they
are
young
:
And
of
the
ouer-fight
of
the
Parents
in
suffring
of
them
to
grow
too
old
or
stuborne
before
they
breake
them
of
their
obstinacie
.
CHAP.
XIX
.
-
If
a
Childe
bee
of
neuer
so
good
a
wit
,
yet
for
want
of
good
bringing
vp
,
groweth
to
be
ouer
head-strong
and
base
in
conditions
:
and
this
oftentimes
falleth
out
,
by
the
cockering
of
the
Parents
.
CHAP.
XX.
-
Of
the
great
commendations
of
such
Parents
,
as
keepe
their
Children
in
awe
,
whilest
they
are
young
.
CHAP
XXI
.
-
Heere
followeth
the
duty
of
the
Childe
towards
the
Parents
.
CHAP.
XXII
.
-
Of
the
diuersitie
of
the
care
that
Parents
ought
to
take
of
their
Daughters
,
in
the
bringing
vp
of
them
,
more
then
they
take
for
the
bringing
vp
of
their
Sonnes
.
CHAP.
XXIII
.
-
Of
the
great
disagreements
and
discontentments
that
oftentimes
doth
happen
betweene
the
Maister
and
the
seruant
.
CHAP
XXIIII
.
-
Of
the
impatience
of
some
Maisters
towards
their
Seruants
,
ouer
other
some
.
CHAP.
XXV
.
-
Of
the
great
abuses
of
some
Seruants
towardes
their
Maisters
,
which
is
rather
for
want
of
wit
,
then
for
any
other
cause
.
CHAP.
XXVI
.
-
How
a
Seruant
may
liue
quietly
with
his
Maister
,
if
he
be
of
any
reasonable
gouerment
.
CHAP.
XXVII
.
-
How
the
Maister
with
good
perswasions
may
gouerne
his
Seruant
,
and
in
the
obstinacie
of
his
Seruant
,
what
will
insue
vnto
him
.
CHAP.
I.
The
Court
of
good
Councell
:
or
Certaine
Reasons
,
intreating
of
the
great
and
Comfortable
Ioyes
of
Marriage
,
if
the
same
be
duely
&
rightly
regarded
as
it
ought
to
be
.
THE
greatest
ioy
,
and
sweete●t
comfort
,
that
a
man
may
haue
in
this
worlde
,
is
a
louing
,
kinde
,
and
honest
wife
:
Contrariwise
,
there
is
no
greater
plaque
,
nor
torment
to
his
minde
then
to
be
matched
with
an
vntoward
,
wicked
,
and
dishonest
Woman
.
Therefore
let
him
that
intendeth
to
marry
,
and
fye
himselfe
to
that
honorable
state
of
life
:
(
being
the
first
bargaine
of
thrist
,
and
the
first
step
to
good
husbandry
)
take
all
the
best
Counsell
he
can
in
the
world
in
the
choyce
of
a
Wife
,
yet
scarce
sufficient
enough
:
for
being
once
done
it
can
neuer
be
recall'd
,
but
eyther
lamented
too
soone
or
repented
too
late
.
Many
be
the
occastions
,
that
make
mariage
to
haue
an
vnhappy
successe
,
by
which
good
houses
,
and
great
kindreds
are
brought
to
ruyne
and
decay
:
as
the
difference
between
the
marryed
couple
,
eyther
in
yeares
,
or
in
calling
:
whereof
both
arise
many
quarrels
about
house-keeping
and
manners
of
life
:
therefore
the
way
to
liue
quietly
,
is
to
marry
equally
in
all
respects
.
Touching
the
difference
in
yeares
,
in
mine
oppinion
it
is
an
vnseemely
thing
to
ssee
a
young
woman
matched
with
an
olde
man
,
that
caryeth
a
countenance
rather
to
be
hir
Father
then
her
Husband
,
and
I
am
verely
perswaded
that
young
and
dainty
Damsels
,
got
as
willingly
to
such
husbands
,
as
to
their
graues
:
For
they
are
sicke
to
become
widowes
in
their
husbands
life
time
,
and
to
spend
their
dayes
in
a
most
miserable
case
,
for
how
modest
or
honest
so
euer
they
be
,
yet
some
will
not
sticke
to
say
that
they
are
lewd
and
wanton
,
onely
by
reason
of
their
husbands
white
beards
:
Consider
I
pray
you
on
the
other
side
,
what
a
name
,
olde
wrinkled
,
and
toothles
women
get
,
in
taking
husbands
that
be
young
and
beardles
boyes
:
and
tell
me
whether
the
rage
of
these
olde
women
be
not
greater
,
then
the
young
and
of
good
nature
,
and
haue
these
outward
markes
,
that
do
betoken
a
good
horse
.
I
deny
not
but
by
the
lookes
of
a
woman
,
a
man
may
gather
somewhat
of
her
disposition
:
but
seeing
God
hath
commaunded
vs
not
to
iudge
altogether
by
the
face
of
the
woman
,
we
must
yet
vse
a
more
certaine
and
commodious
way
,
as
in
the
next
Chapter
following
you
shall
read
.
CHAP.
II.
¶
How
that
many
times
,
Wise
Parentes
may
haue
foolish
Children
,
and
foolish
Parents
wise
Children
&
how
that
oftentimes
,
Rich
mens
Children
(
being
left
rich
)
become
poore
,
and
poore
mens
Children
become
rich
.
I
haue
alwaies
liked
exceeding
well
of
those
Marriages
which
are
treated
of
tr●ely
,
without
hiding
of
any
thing
,
which
after
comming
to
light
,
bringeth
griefe
and
repentance
to
one
of
the
parties
,
but
neither
men
nor
women
now
adayes
vse
that
orderly
endeuoring
so
much
as
they
may
,
to
couer
the
faults
as
well
of
the
body
as
the
mind
.
But
yet
the
surest
way
to
deale
in
the
choice
of
a
Wife
:
I
will
now
report
by
the
example
of
Olimpia
the
mother
of
Alexander
.
whose
saying
was
,
that
women
are
to
be
married
with
the
eares
,
before
they
are
with
the
eyes
,
which
is
,
that
out
of
the
mouthes
of
diuers
people
,
a
constant
report
may
come
of
the
parentage
,
life
,
and
behauiour
of
them
:
But
the
greedines
of
the
world
is
so
great
at
this
day
,
that
a
man
will
seeke
diligently
for
Oxen
and
Horse
,
of
a
good
rase
,
but
careth
not
though
his
wife
be
ill
brought
by
,
and
worse
borne
,
so
that
she
be
rich
enough
:
But
be
that
is
wise
,
will
aboue
all
things
haue
a
speciall
regard
of
the
conditions
and
qualities
of
his
wife
,
and
will
note
what
the
life
and
conuersation
of
her
parents
are
,
remembring
the
saying
,
that
the
Eagle
breedeth
not
the
Pidgion
,
but
that
alwaies
the
Cat
will
after
kinde
:
Yet
I
will
not
deny
,
but
that
many
good
and
vertuous
men
haue
gotten
had
and
wicked
children
,
and
contrariwise
,
many
wise
children
haue
beene
begotten
by
foolish
fathers
,
and
we
dayly
see
and
know
many
very
honest
women
haue
dishonest
Mariots
to
their
daughters
,
therefore
to
conclude
,
let
all
men
,
●ine
with
discretion
.
But
now
to
passe
further
in
our
discourses
,
those
men
whom
Nature
causeth
their
Children
to
be
fooles
,
in
my
Iudgement
hapneth
not
by
the
birth
,
but
by
the
bringing
vp
,
the
which
is
the
cause
that
many
great
heads
by
long
practise
,
become
readie
witted
.
And
other
who
euer
in
their
cradles
are
sound
to
haue
a
quick
wit
,
in
processe
of
time
,
either
through
idlenes
,
or
gluttony
,
or
some
such
mis-gouerment
,
become
slow
and
dull
headed
:
Now
from
that
consideration
,
I
would
come
to
this
,
that
the
father
,
who
through
much
trauell
and
trouble
,
both
of
body
and
minde
,
hath
gotten
wealth
and
honour
,
though
be
getteth
children
of
great
wit
,
yet
he
is
so
ouer-gone
in
latherly
affection
towards
them
,
that
knowing
he
hath
prouided
for
them
sufficiently
to
liue
by
at
their
case
,
he
cannot
abide
to
see
them
trauell
and
labour
as
he
hath
done
,
so
that
vanquished
with
a
certaine
tender
effectien
,
he
suffereth
them
to
be
brought
vp
dillicately
,
and
wantonly
,
and
is
the
cause
,
that
by
this
idlenes
their
naturall
force
decayeth
,
and
by
Custome
is
quite
chaunged
into
an
other
nature
.
Consider
this
also
besides
,
how
that
many
Children
peceiuing
and
knowing
very
well
,
them selues
to
be
thus
pampred
vp
by
their
Parents
,
keepe
them-selues
so
much
as
they
way
out
of
the
Dust
a
Sun
:
neyther
care
they
for
applying
their
thindes
,
to
any
commendable
thing
,
nor
for
to
seeke
to
get
any
more
Riches
or
substance
,
then
that
which
their
Parents
haue
with
great
diligence
formerly
prouided
for
them
:
but
here
it
may
be
truely
said
of
them
,
that
they
are
not
vn-like
the
Crowe
who
liveth
onely
by
such
Fonde
as
other
Beastes
a
Cattle
do
usually
leane
:
&
surely
there
is
no
doubt
of
it
,
but
if
that
they
were
meanely
lefte
by
their
parents
(
as
many
poore
mens
Children
often
are
)
then
would
they
grow
to
be
exceeding
prudent
&
wise
,
and
then
would
they
be
rich
&
sufficiently
able
to
liue
in
a
Common
wealth
.
We
may
dayly
sée
by
experience
that
for
the
most
part
,
poore
mans
children
become
rich
by
their
owne
labour
and
industry
and
rich
mens
children
war
poore
by
their
necligence
and
idlenes
:
which
is
signified
vnto
vs
by
this
prouerb
or
wh●●le
,
saying
,
Riches
breeds
pride
,
pride
breeds
pouertie
,
pouertie
breeds
humilitie
,
humilitie
breeds
riches
,
and
riches
againe
brings
pride
.
Therefore
the
good
father
must
be
admonished
that
he
trust
not
too
much
in
the
goodnes
of
his
nature
,
that
he
thinkes
that
not
onely
sufficient
to
keepe
his
children
good
:
But
beholding
them
with
an
eye
,
rather
aduised
then
pittifull
and
fatherly
,
he
must
seeke
to
better
their
good
nature
,
in
stirring
them
vp
to
vertuous
deeds
,
for
it
is
not
enough
to
be
well
borne
,
but
also
to
be
well
brought
vp
.
CHAP.
III.
¶
What
great
Care
a
man
ovght
to
haue
in
the
choice
of
his
Wife
,
&
what
circumspection
ought
to
be
had
therein
,
likewise
shewing
,
that
many
mischavnces
often
happen
to
the
Children
through
the
manyfolde
imperfections
of
the
Parents
.
HEARE
will
wée
now
returns
againe
to
our
former
matter
,
in
the
choice
of
a
good
Wife
,
Wée
must
therefore
first
of
al
,
be
wel
and
throughly
informed
of
the
modest
behauiour
and
of
the
honest
caryage
of
the
Mother
all
her
life-time
before
,
in
hepe
that
if
the
Mother
hath
alwayes
gouern
her
life
wel
,
the
daughter
will
follow
hir
honest
steps
and
good
Nature
,
and
Conditions
:
Yet
it
is
not
inough
for
to
know
the
qualities
of
the
mother
,
but
we
must
like
wise
be
partly
in-sigted
into
the
Conditions
of
the
Father
,
for
it
oftentimes
falleth
out
for
,
that
the
Children
do
(
most
continually
)
draw
some
imperfections
from
one
of
them
,
which
the
other
(
doubtles
)
is
clearely
voide
of
.
We
must
also
consider
,
that
if
it
be
true
,
that
Edu●●tion
will
chaunge
nature
,
it
is
requisite
not
onely
know
whether
ones
wise
be
borne
of
good
parents
,
but
also
whether
she
haue
beene
orderly
and
well
brought
vp
:
which
alwaies
commeth
not
to
passe
:
for
there
are
some
who
hauing
but
one
Daughter
,
are
so
blinded
with
the
extreame
loue
they
beare
her
,
that
they
will
not
haue
her
hindred
of
her
will
in
any
thing
,
but
suffer
her
to
liue
in
all
wanton
pleasure
and
dillicasie
,
which
afterwards
is
the
cause
of
many
inconueniences
,
yet
for
all
that
the
husband
must
not
be
discouraged
for
the
too
much
tendernes
of
the
parents
ouer
her
:
For
she
being
yet
but
young
with
the
helpe
of
her
good
Nature
,
he
may
casely
,
like
a
tender
twigg
,
make
her
straight
,
if
she
begin
to
grow
crooked
,
and
with
graue
admonitions
reforme
her
wanton
minde
:
thereby
we
may
gather
,
that
it
is
better
to
marry
a
young
girle
,
then
a
maide
of
ripe
yeares
who
is
hardly
brought
to
leaue
her
olde
qualities
,
and
euill
trickes
,
if
she
haue
but
once
taken
any
taste
of
them
in
her
youth
or
Childe-hoode
.
Yet
there
are
some
that
are
of
a
cleane
contrary
oppinion
to
mine
,
who
holde
it
better
for
a
man
to
take
a
wife
which
is
well
in
yeares
,
and
of
good
discretion
(
knowing
how
to
order
a
house
in
good
sort
)
then
to
take
one
of
these
Infants
,
newly
come
from
their
Mothers
pays
,
whom
a
man
must
eyther
teach
himselfe
,
or
else
appoynt
an
other
to
be
a
Gouernour
in
his
house
.
Surely
some
woulde
thinke
that
that
man
who
hauing
such
a
wife
,
should
die
for
very
shame
,
especially
when
any
straungers
should
come
to
his
house
,
to
whom
he
would
willingly
giue
good
entertainment
,
and
then
his
young
wife
being
a
sottish
,
simple
Creature
,
knoweth
neyther
how
to
aske
a
question
,
nor
how
to
make
an
answere
,
nor
how
in
talke
to
shew
hir selfe
a
wise
and
gallant
wench
:
therefore
I
thinke
(
if
she
be
not
able
to
performe
that
)
it
were
best
for
hir
husband
to
locke
her
vp
,
and
say
that
she
is
sick
in
her
bed
because
that
straungers
may
not
perceiue
her
qualities
and
conditions
:
which
if
they
should
see
,
it
would
be
a
great
reproach
to
her
.
CHAP.
IIII.
¶
How
an
vntoward
young
woman
,
or
a
wanton
wife
may
be
easely
gouerned
by
her
husband
,
if
she
haue
any
good
nature
or
modestie
in
her
at
all
,
especially
if
the
man
himselfe
bee
of
any
reasonable
Gouerment
.
IN
mine
opinion
,
I
doe
fully
perswade
my selfe
,
that
a
man
shall
never
finde
a
young
Woman
soe
vn-toward
and
wanton
,
but
that
lining
wel
and
orderly
with
him
,
hee
will
in
a
short
time
chaundge
her
manners
,
and
frame
her
to
his
fancy
:
But
touching
this
poynt
,
if
we
do
wel
consider
how
di●erent
the
opinion
of
many
Husbandes
are
,
and
how
diuers
the
Customes
of
diuers
Countreys
are
,
were
shall
stay
to
long
about
this
matter
:
For
certainly
,
some
Husbandes
are
so
kinde-harted
,
that
they
wish
their
wiues
in
any
sort
for
to
giue
their
Friendes
Entertainement
when
they
come
to
their
houses
,
they
thinking
them-Ielus
most
happy
to
haue
wiues
that
know
how
to
behaue
them-selues
well
in
that
point
,
and
they
are
glad
that
the
World
may
knowe
,
that
there
shineth
in
their
house
soe
rare
&
pretious
a
pearle
and
Iewel
and
one
that
can
performe
all
things
(
without
teaching
)
to
her
owne
Comfort
,
and
her
Husbandes
great
content
.
Now
on
the
other
side
,
there
are
some
Husbandes
that
are
of
this
humor
,
that
they
thinke
it
a
great
dishonour
vnto
them
,
that
their
wiues
should
be
Skillfull
in
any
thing
else
,
but
in
sowing
,
spinning
,
knitting
or
other
such
worke
as
they
haue
euer
bin
trayned
vp
vnto
.
And
if
any
straunger
happen
to
come
to
their
houses
,
they
eyther
run
quickly
them-selues
or
else
send
some
of
their
Seruants
,
to
giue
their
wiues
warning
to
withdraw
themselues
out
of
sight
,
which
immediatly
they
doe
,
and
●oe
they
are
faine
to
bide
themselues
in
a
corner
vntill
such
time
as
their
Guests
be
gone
away
:
Euen
no
otherwise
,
but
as
the
Chicken
doth
when
he
perceiueth
the
Byte
comming
,
be
flyeth
amongst
the
wordes
,
or
else
into
some
bush
or
hedg
to
hide
himsealfe
in
,
for
feare
of
further
daunger
that
might
ensue
.
I
woulde
not
wish
any
one
to
dispute
,
which
of
these
Husbandes
doe
best
.
(
I
meane
)
Eyther
they
which
shew
their
wiues
,
or
they
that
shut
them
vp
when
their
Friends
come
to
their
houses
.
Mary
I
say
(
in
my
foolish
oppinion
)
that
all
the
Honnour
,
or
all
the
Blame
,
that
may
arise
eyther
way
,
falleth
not
vpon
the
Wiues
head
,
but
vpon
the
Husbands
:
But
to
returne
againe
to
our
purpose
,
a
very
young
wife
is
easie
to
be
framed
to
the
pleasure
of
her
Husband
:
And
although
at
some
times
her
husband
must
be
faine
to
be
her
master
to
direct
her
:
Yet
it
both
him
much
good
to
see
his
precepts
readily
followed
,
and
be
is
praud
that
he
hath
framed
her
with
his
owne
hand
,
to
his
owne
hand
,
and
I
think
it
be
for
nothing
else
,
that
it
is
counted
a
double
pains
to
marry
a
Widdow
,
but
that
she
must
be
first
made
to
forget
the
qualities
of
her
first
Husband
,
and
then
made
to
daunce
after
the
pipe
of
the
second
,
which
is
a
thing
hard
to
be
done
.
Me
thinkes
also
,
that
these
second
mariages
,
haue
the
taste
of
Cole-worts
twice
sodden
,
being
so
much
the
more
hurtfull
,
if
both
the
partyes
haue
béene
twice
maried
,
and
there
vpon
I
am
put
in
minds
of
a
mery
tale
,
that
hapned
betwixt
two
parties
being
twice
maried
.
There
was
a
husband
,
that
on
a
time
fell
out
with
his
wife
,
as
they
sat
at
dinner
together
:
the
wise
in
despight
of
the
husband
gaue
halfe
the
meate
that
was
vpon
the
table
,
to
a
poore
man
that
came
to
the
doore
,
saying
,
I
giue
it
th●●
for
my
first
husbands
sake
.
Now
the
husband
seeing
this
,
tooke
the
other
halfe
,
and
gaue
it
him
also
:
saying
,
I
giue
thee
this
for
my
first
wiues
sake
,
and
so
they
were
faine
to
dine
both
with
dry
bread
.
CHAP.
V.
¶
When
a
Man
or
a
Woman
hath
bin
once
Ma●●d
,
and
afterwards
becommeth
a
Widdower
,
or
a
Widdow
againe
,
what
great
inconuenience
hapneth
often
to
the
Children
by
Step-mothers
:
especially
if
that
both
the
Parents
,
doe
not
agree
well
together
.
THERE
is
as
yeat
,
a
farre
greater
inconuenience
then
all
this
that
hath
bin
heretofore
spoken
of
,
that
is
,
for
that
yn
second
marring
is
oftentimes
very
preiudiciall
a
hurtfull
to
the
Children
of
the
first
marriag
,
which
(
as
God
knoweth
)
are
too
often
put
to
tri●
their
Stepmothers
Crueine
,
who
receiuing
the
least
discontentment
(
that
may
bee
)
at
their
Husbands
handes
,
soe
soone
as
their
Backes
are
turned
away
,
reuendge
themselues
vppon
their
Children
,
and
beat
them
mest
pittcously
that
cannot
doe
with-all
.
Therefore
,
I
thinke
,
that
as
it
is
better
for
a
man
to
those
a
young
Wife
,
then
one
that
is
yeares
,
so
ought
be
likewise
,
to
marry
while
hee
himselfe
is
young
and
not
to
stay
till
his
Hayres
war
gray
:
for
being
both
young
,
they
are
the
like-lier
to
haue
children
,
and
the
like-lyer
to
liue
to
see
the
bringing
vp
of
them
,
and
in
their
olde
age
,
to
enioy
their
seruice
and
comfort
:
At
which
time
the
Children
may
do
as
mu●d
for
their
Parents
,
as
their
Parents
die
for
them
before
in
their
youth
.
But
now
I
must
needes
confesse
,
that
all
this
talke
is
besides
the
matter
:
for
I
haue
hetherto
spent
the
time
,
in
a
discourse
,
which
tendeth
to
no
other
end
,
but
to
teach
a
man
to
choose
a
wise
that
is
young
,
well
borne
,
well
brought
vp
,
reasonable
rich
,
indifferent
beautifull
,
of
a
sound
and
good
iudgement
,
and
of
a
good
wit
and
capacitie
:
But
we
haue
not
p●●spoken
a
worde
,
of
the
manner
of
life
betwixt
the
husband
and
the
wise
,
as
our
purpose
was
to
doe
.
CHAP.
VI.
¶
Heere
followeth
the
manner
of
life
,
that
ought
to
bee
obserued
and
kept
,
betwixt
Man
and
Wife
:
and
how
a
man
were
better
to
choose
a
young
Wife
,
then
to
take
one
that
is
aged
.
I
THINKE
that
to
liue
kindly
with
ones
wife
,
it
is
necessarie
,
that
he
be
well
framed
to
loue
her
:
therefore
it
is
néedefull
first
to
learne
,
to
know
her
good
qualities
and
conditions
,
and
which
are
the
good
parts
of
a
woman
,
whereby
men
are
induced
to
loue
them
.
Likewise
it
is
requisite
for
the
Father
that
loueth
his
Daughter
,
before
he
marry
her
,
to
sift
throughly
the
qualities
,
behauiour
,
and
life
of
his
sonne
in
lawe
:
For
it
is
a
true
saying
,
that
hee
which
lighteth
vpon
a
good
Sonne
in
Law
,
getteth
a
good
sonne
,
and
be
that
mateth
with
an
ill
one
,
casteth
away
his
daughter
.
Now
the
hussband
knowing
the
goodnes
of
his
wife
,
being
to
liue
with
her
,
he
must
aboue
all
things
,
loue
her
most
hartely
and
vnfaynedly
,
for
so
the
Lawe
of
God
commandeth
him
For
that
is
the
strong
foundation
,
which
surely
vpholdeth
Mariage
,
and
that
being
neclected
by
the
husband
,
breedeth
him
great
shame
and
Infamy
:
For
not
in
louing
that
,
which
be
hath
with
care
and
diligence
gotten
,
and
once
iudged
worthy
his
loue
:
He
manifestly
sheweth
himselfe
to
be
vnconstant
and
fantasticall
,
and
that
he
were
better
to
be
matcht
with
same
fury
of
Hell
,
them
with
a
louing
wife
,
if
he
be
of
that
condition
himselfe
.
Therefore
the
Husband
ought
to
accompany
his
loue
with
&
continuall
feare
,
to
loose
by
his
owne
fault
,
the
goodwill
of
his
wife
,
for
he
cannot
giue
her
a
more
assured
signe
of
her
bonest
loue
,
then
in
behauing
himselfe
towards
her
,
in
such
sort
as
he
woulde
haue
her
vse
her selfe
towardes
him
,
which
doing
,
he
shall
be
sure
to
finde
her
both
kinde
and
louing
vnto
him
.
For
let
all
men
be
assured
,
that
the
greatest
part
of
●he
faults
committed
by
wiues
in
this
age
,
take
the
beginning
from
the
faults
of
their
husbands
,
who
for
the
most
part
require
of
their
wiues
,
such
an
eract
obseruing
of
the
Lawes
of
Mariage
,
but
they
themselues
make
no
accompt
of
them
.
You
shall
see
some
husbands
,
that
both
in
worde
and
deed●
will
vse
such
rigor
towards
their
wiues
,
and
vsurpe
such
superiority
ouer
them
,
as
is
commonly
vsed
towards
●●auts
,
and
if
abroad
they
by
chaunce
receiue
any
iniurie
,
then
their
wiues
are
sure
to
go
to
wracke
for
it
when
they
come
home
:
she
wing
themselues
cowards
towards
others
,
and
goodly
men
,
towards
their
poore
wiues
.
By
reason
whereof
,
it
is
no
●ar●aile
,
it
being
ouercome
with
griefe
and
rage
,
they
call
to
the
diuels
to
help
them
:
and
that
at
that
instant
,
some
lasciuious
mates
take
occasion
to
tempt
her
,
and
hope
to
attaine
her
,
for
that
shee
is
.
then
ready
to
follow
whatsoeuer
enuy
,
wrath
and
desperation
,
shall
put
into
her
head
.
But
on
the
other
side
,
when
the
wife
knoweth
that
all
the
beames
of
her
husbands
loue
,
sayth
,
and
loyalty
,
shine
onely
vppon
her
,
holding
her
more
deare
then
all
other
earthly
thinges
,
you
shall
see
her
consume
cleane
away
in
burning
flames
of
loue
and
cast
al
her
care
in
thinking
and
doing
,
that
which
she
knoweth
will
please
him
:
And
make
sure
account
,
that
a
friend
loueth
not
so
well
his
friend
,
a
brother
his
brother
,
or
a
childe
his
father
,
as
a
wife
doth
her
husband
:
whereof
there
ariseth
on
both
sides
such
assurance
of
trust
,
and
securitie
of
minde
,
as
maketh
them
liue
in
most
contented
happynes
together
.
But
againe
,
the
assurance
of
trust
,
and
tranquilitie
of
minde
,
possesseth
not
the
harts
of
all
husbands
,
for
I
am
fully
perswaded
,
that
there
are
a
number
in
the
World
(
though
they
set
a
good
face
on
the
matter
)
which
doe
in
hart
mistrust
their
wiues
behauiour
:
this
common
distrust
that
men
haue
of
their
wiues
doth
truly
proceede
from
the
weakenes
of
loue
,
which
is
usuall
with
most
men
.
For
certainly
make
this
account
,
that
at
the
gate
where
suspition
commeth
in
,
loue
goeth
out
.
But
if
perchaunce
the
Husband
haue
some
occasion
giuen
him
to
mistrust
,
let
him
examine
his
owne
life
well
,
and
he
shall
finde
how
the
occasion
came
from
himselfe
,
and
that
he
hath
not
vsed
her
,
as
be
ought
to
haue
done
:
but
if
he
begin
to
repent
himselfe
,
and
begin
once
to
regard
her
as
the
one
halfe
of
himselfe
,
he
will
also
begin
to
banish
suspition
,
and
to
thinke
that
he
which
loueth
,
is
beloued
,
and
that
in
mutuall
loue
,
raigneth
inviolable
sayth
.
But
yet
there
is
a
certeine
inward
spirit
telleth
me
,
that
this
rule
before
spoken
of
,
is
rather
praysed
then
practised
.
For
he
that
would
obserue
it
,
must
let
the
Reyne
lye
too
l●●se
on
the
womans
necke
,
and
must
referr
the
care
of
both
their
good
names
,
onely
to
her
small
discretion
:
which
is
not
the
custome
of
out
country
of
England
,
where
women
are
looked
too
with
honest
dilligence
:
This
reason
bringeth
an
olde
saying
into
my
minde
,
which
is
this
.
A
dishonest
woman
cannot
be
kept
in
,
and
an
honest
woman
ought
not
:
But
those
men
that
take
vpon
them
the
keeping
of
their
wiues
honesty
,
doe
thinke
the
world
will
iudge
the
better
of
them
for
it
:
for
they
thinke
that
men
laugh
at
those
husbands
,
which
giue
their
wiues
the
head
too
much
,
&
they
perswade
themselues
,
that
if
they
do
not
keepe
their
wiues
short
,
they
keepe
them
not
as
they
ought
to
doe
:
Besides
,
they
thinke
this
with
themselues
,
that
the
wife
seeing
the
husband
take
no
care
of
her
,
will
imagin
he
doth
not
care
for
her
making
(
belike
)
this
reckening
,
that
no
man
else
will
desire
her
.
CHAP.
VII
.
¶
How
some
sort
of
men
by
giuing
of
their
Wiues
ouer
much
liberty
,
doe
perswade
themselues
that
that
is
the
next
way
to
make
them
honest
.
THE
other
sort
of
men
,
which
willingly
giue
their
wiues
their
free
liberty
,
perswade
themselues
that
that
is
the
next
way
to
keep
them
honest
,
alledging
this
reason
:
that
the
wife
seeing
the
husband
make
himselfe
master
of
her
honour
,
is
displeased
with
it
,
and
taketh
no
more
care
to
keepe
it
.
But
when
her
honour
is
committed
to
her
owne
keeping
,
she
is
carefull
of
it
,
as
of
that
which
is
her
owne
:
besides
that
we
naturelly
are
destrous
of
the
things
forbidden
,
and
we
know
that
shee
●●neth
lesse
,
who
hath
free
power
to
●na●
.
and
in
troth
she
is
only
to
be
counted
houest
indéede
,
who
hauing
liberty
to
doe
amisse
,
doth
it
not
.
But
now
to
rid
vs
out
of
these
diuers
opinions
,
I
am
purposed
to
goe
an
another
way
to
worke
:
For
as
we
see
oftentimes
two
porters
beare
vp
together
one
burthen
:
so
the
Husband
and
Wife
being
two
bodies
,
ought
to
vpholde
one
onely
mind
and
honour
:
And
to
beare
it
vp
vprightly
:
there
must
be
kept
such
an
indifferent
measure
,
that
the
one
haue
no
greater
charge
then
the
other
,
but
that
they
is
an●
to
ech
other
of
them
a
iust
part
:
taking
especiall
heede
that
neither
of
them
draw
this
way
or
that
way
:
For
if
one
shrinke
backe
anything
,
it
is
enough
to
lay
the
cariage
in
the
mire
:
I
say
then
once
againe
,
that
there
is
nothing
that
maketh
a
more
equall
coniunction
in
good
liking
,
then
to
exercise
themselues
in
faithfull
and
feruent
loue
,
which
once
beginning
to
faile
eyther
,
on
the
one
side
,
or
the
other
,
their
honour
forth
with
falleth
to
the
ground
.
There
is
not
any
man
of
vnderstanding
,
but
be
may
soon
consider
with
himselfe
,
that
there
is
nothing
doth
more
in
venom
and
inrage
the
wife
,
then
the
dishonest
life
of
her
husband
,
for
keeping
no
fayth
with
her
,
he
must
not
looke
that
she
should
keepe
promise
with
him
:
For
as
the
saying
is
,
he
that
doth
not
as
he
ought
,
must
not
looke
to
be
done
to
as
he
would
.
And
I
will
say
vnto
you
,
that
in
the
iudgement
of
the
wife
,
the
adulterer
deserueth
so
much
the
more
grieuious
punishment
:
by
how
much
more
he
ought
to
surmount
his
wife
in
vertue
,
and
direct
her
by
his
example
.
Moreouer
the
husband
must
consider
what
his
authoritie
is
,
and
how
farr
it
reacheth
ouer
his
Wife
:
For
some
men
keepe
their
wiues
in
such
awe
,
that
they
obey
them
not
as
their
Lord
and
Maister
,
but
as
a
Tyrant
:
so
that
conuerting
Loue
into
Feary
,
they
make
the
poore
women
weary
of
their
liues
,
and
destrous
of
death
.
After
which
ill
vsage
,
not
without
iust
cause
they
verefie
the
prouerbe
:
When
their
husband
goeth
about
to
make
earth
of
them
they
goe
about
to
make
flesh
without
him
:
For
the
husband
must
not
perswade
himselfe
that
he
is
aboue
his
wife
as
the
Prince
ouer
his
subiects
,
or
the
Shepheard
ouer
his
sheepe
,
but
as
the
mind
ouer
the
body
,
which
are
linked
together
by
a
certaine
naturall
amitie
:
But
rather
wée
must
consider
,
that
man
was
not
made
of
the
woman
,
but
the
woman
of
the
man
,
and
was
taken
,
not
out
of
the
head
,
that
she
should
beare
rule
ouer
man
,
nor
out
of
the
feete
,
that
she
should
be
troden
downe
by
him
,
but
out
of
the
side
,
where
is
the
seate
of
the
heart
,
to
the
end
he
should
loue
her
hartely
,
and
as
his
owne
selfe
.
CHAP.
VIII
.
¶
Of
the
great
care
that
euery
Husband
ought
to
haue
,
for
the
keeping
and
maintayning
of
his
Wife
,
whereby
that
through
want
.
she
be
not
driuen
to
alter
her
manners
and
conditions
.
THE
Husband
likewise
must
prouide
to
satisfie
,
the
honest
desires
of
his
Wife
,
so
that
neyther
by
necessuse
,
nor
superfluitie
,
she
be
prouoked
to
dishonesty
:
and
he
must
remember
that
ease
,
and
disease
,
make
women
oftentimes
vnchast
:
And
for
as
much
as
many
learned
writers
haue
set
downe
,
the
behauiour
of
the
husband
towards
the
Wife
,
it
shall
suffice
to
say
,
that
he
must
account
of
his
Wife
as
his
onely
treasure
on
earth
:
and
the
most
pretious
Iewell
he
hath
in
the
world
.
Therefore
he
must
take
heede
;
that
by
his
fault
the
price
of
her
,
fall
not
,
be
must
also
remember
,
that
there
is
nothing
more
due
to
the
wife
,
then
the
faithfull
,
honest
,
and
louing
company
of
her
husband
.
He
must
also
vouchsafe
,
in
signe
of
loue
to
deliuer
vnto
her
his
thoughts
and
secret
councels
for
many
haue
found
much
profit
in
following
their
wiues
councell
:
yea
a
man
is
happy
that
hath
a
louing
wife
to
impart
his
good
fortune
vnto
,
whose
hartie
reioycing
at
it
,
re-doubleth
his
ioy
:
And
if
he
disclose
any
ill
hap
vnto
her
,
she
lighteneth
his
griefe
,
eyther
by
comforting
him
louingly
,
or
by
helping
to
beare
a
part
of
it
patiently
.
Now
if
the
husband
,
chaunce
to
espy
any
fault
in
his
wife
,
eyther
in
words
,
gesture
,
or
doings
,
he
must
reprehend
her
,
not
reproachfully
nor
angerly
,
but
as
one
that
is
carefull
of
her
honesty
,
and
what
opinion
others
carry
of
her
,
and
this
must
alwayes
be
done
secretly
betweene
themselues
,
remembring
the
saying
,
that
a
man
must
neyther
chide
,
nor
play
with
his
wife
,
in
the
presence
of
others
:
for
the
one
bewrapeth
her
imperfections
,
and
the
other
his
folly
.
For
as
dallying
in
open
Assemblies
,
is
to
be
misliked
:
So
is
not
a
sowre
frowning
countenance
to
be
liked
:
For
it
maketh
others
to
pitty
her
hard
life
,
that
shee
leadeth
with
him
.
Therefore
,
I
would
alwaies
haue
them
shew
themselues
to
their
wiues
,
both
in
speach
and
countenance
,
gentle
and
a
miable
not
making
a
iest
at
that
reason
which
is
alledged
by
her
,
although
sometimes
,
it
be
cleane
contrary
to
his
minde
.
Thus
much
haue
I
spoken
touching
the
husband
,
now
will
I
speake
of
the
charge
of
the
wife
:
To
begin
where
as
Bods
Lawe
commaundeth
the
wife
,
not
onely
to
loue
her
husband
,
but
besides
to
be
subiect
and
obedient
to
him
:
And
therefore
they
must
be
put
in
minde
that
the
sage
matron
Sara
,
called
her
husband
Lord
and
Master
.
CHAP.
IX
.
¶
Herein
is
shewed
the
loue
and
obedience
of
the
Wife
towardes
her
Husband
,
and
how
that
a
woman
that
regardeth
her
owne
credit
,
ought
to
refuse
the
company
of
a
woman
that
hath
an
ill
name
,
or
deserueth
any
cause
of
suspition
.
BVT
now
me
thinkes
I
heare
some
say
,
that
those
wiues
haue
good
hap
,
whose
husbands
are
obedient
to
them
,
submitting
themselues
to
their
wiues
commandement
.
I
terme
that
rather
mishapp
then
ill
lucke
,
for
that
such
husbands
for
the
most
part
,
are
fooles
,
doults
,
asses
,
beastes
,
and
are
commonly
termed
wittoles
,
that
they
beléeue
so
well
,
that
they
make
it
an
ill
conscience
to
mistrust
any
ill
though
they
see
an
other
and
their
wife
in
bed
together
,
whereof
it
commeth
often
to
passe
,
that
their
silly
wiues
are
like
a
body
without
a
head
,
and
suffer
themselues
to
goe
astray
.
And
though
they
be
of
good
discretion
and
vnderstanding
yet
the
world
maketh
no
account
of
them
:
whereas
contrary
wise
,
the
wise
dome
,
valure
and
authoritie
of
the
husband
,
serueth
as
a
buckler
,
to
defend
the
good
name
of
his
wife
,
who
thereby
is
bad
in
more
reputation
.
Yet
we
see
that
women
are
glad
to
meate
with
husbands
that
are
gentle
natured
,
and
a
little
foolish
,
that
they
may
keepe
them
vnder
.
But
in
my
opinion
,
those
which
had
rather
command
ouer
fooles
,
then
obey
the
wise
,
the
like
to
those
that
had
rather
leade
a
blind
man
in
the
way
,
then
follow
another
hauing
his
perfect
sight
,
and
knoweth
the
direct
way
they
must
take
.
But
such
wiues
neede
not
make
boast
of
their
sufficientis
:
For
at
this
day
the
rate
of
the
certaine
women
are
worne
out
:
and
therefore
it
is
best
for
them
to
be
content
to
let
their
husbands
weare
the
brecches
.
A
man
may
well
giue
women
this
good
Counsell
,
but
there
be
fewe
of
them
that
will
be
so
good
as
follow
it
:
and
which
seeke
not
still
to
beare
rule
ouer
their
husbands
.
It
is
a
thing
reasonable
and
agreeable
to
nature
,
that
the
stronger
should
commaund
ouer
the
weaker
:
yet
some
women
haue
the
right
quality
to
order
things
so
well
that
their
husbands
should
be
thought
to
wrong
them
greatly
,
if
they
should
finde
fault
with
them
.
Where
vpon
Cato
was
wont
to
say
to
the
Romans
:
we
commaund
ouer
all
the
world
,
and
wiues
commaund
ouer
vs
:
and
surely
there
is
no
doubt
,
but
that
many
rulers
and
gouernours
of
Citties
and
Countryes
,
are
ouer-ruled
by
their
wiues
:
But
as
those
women
know
how
in
time
and
place
to
be
obedient
to
their
husbands
:
So
there
are
some
such
shameles
women
,
that
they
will
not
at
any
time
be
commanded
,
but
by
their
exclamations
,
scolding
and
brawling
,
continually
:
alwayes
with-standing
their
husbands
wils
,
and
make
a
mock
at
them
,
playing
with
them
a
thousand
shrewd
prankes
,
which
caused
a
certaine
King
to
say
that
they
were
very
fooles
,
that
would
follow
their
wiues
running
away
.
This
saying
puts
me
in
minde
of
a
mery
Iest
of
a
husband
,
who
,
his
wife
hauing
drowned
herselfe
in
a
Riuer
,
went
crying
along
the
Riuer
side
,
seeking
her
against
the
streame
:
and
being
tolde
that
there
was
no
question
,
but
that
she
was
gone
downe
with
the
streame
.
Alas
saith
he
.
I
cannot
thinke
it
,
for
as
in
her
life
time
she
vsed
to
do
euery
thing
against
the
hayre
,
so
now
in
her
death
she
is
surely
mounted
against
the
streame
.
But
to
returne
againe
to
our
purpose
,
I
will
say
that
the
wife
as
the
weaker
vessel
,
must
obey
the
husband
,
and
as
men
ought
to
keepe
the
Lawes
of
the
country
:
So
women
ought
to
fulfill
the
commandements
of
their
husbands
,
by
which
deede
they
become
Mistresses
of
the
house
.
I
could
here
bring
in
diuers
vertuous
women
,
who
clothing
themselus
with
humility
,
haue
caused
their
husbands
to
cast
of
pride
,
cruelty
,
and
other
wicked
vices
:
whereby
some
haue
pardoned
their
enemies
,
and
drawne
backe
their
hands
from
doing
vengeance
.
Other
some
haue
vndone
vnlawfull
bargaines
,
lest
swearing
,
and
other
vanities
:
and
giuen
themselues
to
deuotion
,
and
the
health
of
their
soules
,
they
being
brought
therevnto
by
the
honest
and
earnest
perswasions
and
intreatie
of
their
wiues
.
But
in
an
other
sort
,
now
if
the
woman
sée
her
husband
faile
in
the
loue
,
which
he
oweth
her
,
yet
she
must
not
do
as
he
doth
,
but
supply
vertuously
his
default
:
shewing
to
the
worlde
,
that
for
her
part
,
she
beareth
the
crosse
her selfe
,
which
doing
she
shall
haue
double
rewad
of
God
,
&
double
praise
of
the
world
:
wherby
you
may
gather
that
the
breach
of
honour
is
committed
more
to
the
diligence
and
trust
of
the
wife
,
then
of
the
husband
,
and
though
the
husband
offend
God
as
muth
as
the
wife
,
in
violating
the
sacred
band
of
Matrimony
:
Yet
the
wife
ought
firmely
to
print
this
in
her
hart
,
and
to
remember
alwaies
,
that
where
the
husband
by
his
fault
doth
but
a
little
blemish
his
credit
,
the
wife
altogether
looseth
her
good
name
,
and
remaineth
spotted
with
such
infamy
,
that
she
can
neuer
recouer
her
honour
againe
:
neither
by
any
repentance
,
nor
by
amendment
of
her
life
.
Therefore
let
a
wife
woman
siop
her
eares
against
the
alurements
of
those
which
lye
in
waight
for
her
chastitie
:
and
to
kéept
more
safely
her
honestie
both
in
deede
and
in
worde
.
Likewise
let
her
avoide
so
much
as
she
may
,
the
company
of
women
that
haue
an
ill
name
:
who
indeauor
by
their
naughty
fashions
,
and
dishonest
speeches
,
to
bring
others
to
doe
as
they
doe
:
and
wish
with
all
their
harts
that
all
women
were
like
themselues
.
But
the
wife
must
also
know
,
that
it
is
not
sufficient
to
be
bonest
,
and
innocent
in
deede
:
but
like
wise
to
au●●de
all
suspition
of
dishonesty
,
and
if
shee
looke
well
into
the
matter
,
shee
shall
finde
small
difference
(
in
respect
of
the
world
)
betweene
beeing
naught
,
and
beeing
thought
naught
.
Therefore
a
wise
woman
will
shun
all
lightnes
and
vanity
,
and
keepe
her selfe
from
giuing
her
husband
,
or
any
other
,
the
least
suspition
in
the
world
,
knowing
that
a
woman
of
a
suspected
Chastitie
,
liueth
but
in
a
miserable
case
,
and
when
shee
heareth
other
women
ill
spoken
of
,
let
her
thinke
in
her
minde
,
what
may
be
spoken
of
her
,
imagining
with
her selfe
;
that
when
a
woman
is
once
in
an
ill
name
,
whether
it
be
deseruedly
,
or
without
cause
,
she
hath
much
adoe
to
recouer
againe
her
honour
:
shee
must
not
beare
her selfe
,
so
boldy
vpon
her
honest
meaning
,
to
thinke
that
God
will
alwayes
holde
his
hand
ouer
her
head
:
For
he
oftentimes
suffereth
a
woman
to
be
reproued
wrongfully
,
for
a
punishment
of
her
lightnes
and
vanity
:
For
it
is
as
common
a
matter
for
women
to
shew
themselues
vaine
and
light
,
as
for
peacocks
to
spread
their
tayles
.
Wherefore
I
may
boldely
say
this
,
when
wee
haue
once
taken
all
vanity
from
a
woman
,
a
man
shall
be
able
to
take
nothing
else
from
her
.
CHAP.
X.
¶
An
admonition
to
the
wise
and
discreet
woman
,
how
te
gouerne
her selfe
:
shewing
,
that
chastitie
ioyned
with
vanity
,
deserueth
no
commendations
at
all
.
And
how
many
women
giue
occasion
to
be
ill
thought
of
,
for
these
fower
causes
following
.
(
Viz
)
Deedes
,
Lookes
,
Wordes
and
Apparell
.
WEE
will
briefely
comprehend
the
summe
of
that
we
haue
said
and
admonish
the
wife
,
that
Chastity
ioyned
with
vanity
,
deserueth
no
commendations
at
all
,
but
rather
yeth
open
to
the
saying
of
King
Demetrius
:
who
hearing
a
man
finde
fault
with
one
of
bis
Concubines
.
said
vnto
him
:
My
Concubine
is
far
more
modest
,
then
thy
Wise
:
Therefore
a
woman
must
take
heede
,
that
she
giue
not
men
occasion
to
thinke
hardly
of
her
,
ryther
by
her
Deedes
,
Words
,
Lookes
or
Apparell
.
The
mention
of
this
Apparell
,
now
so
imboldens
me
,
that
I
cannot
choose
,
but
speake
of
the
abuse
which
is
committed
now
a
dayes
in
our
country
in
the
ornaments
and
trimming
vp
of
women
,
who
bestow
vpon
garments
all
their
husbands
substance
:
and
in
garding
and
trimming
of
them
,
all
the
Dowry
which
they
brough
with
them
,
which
maketh
me
amazed
at
it
:
and
that
which
greaueth
me
most
is
to
sée
howe
Husbands
not
onely
consent
to
such
excesse
charge
,
but
also
are
pleased
well
with
the
vanitie
which
their
wiues
shew
in
the
Strumpet-like
dressing
of
their
heads
,
whereby
they
make
men
rather
laugh
at
them
,
then
like
of
them
:
and
I
see
not
how
it
is
posible
for
men
,
to
maintayne
their
Wiues
in
such
costly
manner
,
as
they
doe
now
a
dayes
in
England
:
But
that
they
must
let
out
their
mony
to
Vsurie
,
and
vse
other
deceiptfull
words
and
meanes
.
I
will
not
say
they
keepe
their
wiues
so
brane
by
secret
cousening
and
cut-throate
bargaines
:
And
that
otherwise
they
liue
poorely
,
and
fare
hardly
,
purging
the
sinne
of
pride
,
with
the
abstinencie
of
the
mouth
making
their
seruantes
dye
with
Hunger
:
though
women
be
very
curious
in
their
attyre
:
Yet
it
is
the
hayre
that
they
make
most
adoe
about
,
and
there
are
no
sorts
of
Oyntments
which
they
will
not
proue
,
to
make
their
hayre
of
the
brauest
cullour
,
in
so
much
that
many
in
going
about
to
alter
the
the
cullour
of
their
hayre
,
by
naughty
medicines
,
haue
wrought
their
owne
deaths
:
But
their
folly
this
day
is
so
great
,
that
by
meanes
of
such
trumpery
,
when
they
feele
their
heads
little
ake
,
and
their
braynes
to
be
a
little
distempered
:
yet
as
murtherers
of
themselues
,
they
will
not
giue
ouer
this
shamefull
and
deadly
practise
.
But
if
they
knew
wherein
consisted
the
commendation
of
women
,
they
would
sit
vp
most
part
of
the
night
,
and
rise
betime
in
the
morning
,
to
bestow
all
the
fore-noone
in
dressing
of
their
heads
and
if
they
would
consider
with
themselues
,
that
those
which
trim
vp
themselues
least
are
trimmed
vp
best
.
I
haue
b●ne
alwayes
of
this
minde
,
that
those
women
whose
mindes
are
not
decked
with
vertue
,
are
these
which
labour
aboue
others
in
decking
vp
their
Bodyes
,
thinking
belike
to
haue
as
good
lucke
as
the
Lapwing
,
who
though
he
be
but
a
vile
Byrde
,
and
liveth
most
in
durty
lakes
,
and
desert
places
:
yet
at
the
mariage
of
the
Eagle
,
she
was
honorable
aboue
all
other
byrdes
,
because
of
the
crowne
or
cap
vpon
her
head
,
and
of
her
pyed
feathers
.
But
it
happeneth
to
women
oftentimes
cleane
contrary
:
For
the
multitude
of
ornaments
conereth
that
little
good
which
is
in
them
by
Nature
:
and
the
glistering
of
their
Iewels
,
dimmeth
the
shining
of
their
vertues
:
and
it
is
commonly
seene
,
that
women
,
though
neuer
so
honest
,
are
vnsatiable
of
such
triffles
:
wherevpon
it
is
sayd
that
mills
and
women
,
euer
want
something
.
But
it
honest
women
would
aduisedly
thinke
of
the
matter
,
they
should
perceiue
that
it
is
not
the
gilt
brydle
,
that
maketh
the
horse
the
better
,
and
that
by
reason
of
those
affected
follyes
,
they
liue
with
suspected
honesty
.
Let
women
therefore
be
carefull
,
to
apparell
themselues
so
modestly
,
that
they
may
thereby
rather
please
their
Husbands
,
then
make
them
Iealous
ouer
them
,
by
attyring
themselues
lightly
:
For
men
will
alway
suppose
that
a
light
minde
is
lodged
in
a
gorgeous
body
.
I
haue
often
noted
those
dames
,
which
are
so
curious
in
their
attyre
,
to
be
very
sluts
in
their
houses
,
and
those
which
neglect
such
folly
,
to
be
very
good
huswiues
:
For
it
is
a
common
saying
,
that
one
cannot
drinke
and
whistle
altogither
:
and
therefore
it
is
no
mar●aile
,
if
those
which
spend
all
the
day
in
tricking
their
bodyes
,
haue
no
leasure
to
sée
their
house
well
ordered
:
But
let
vs
make
an
end
of
this
matter
,
concluding
that
it
may
rightly
be
said
of
these
costly
clad
carkasses
,
that
the
feathers
are
more
worth
then
the
Byrde
.
CHAP.
XI
.
¶
How
a
woman
ought
not
(
as
neere
as
shee
can
)
giue
any
occasion
to
her
husband
,
to
prouoke
him
to
anger
,
neyther
ought
she
to
be
Iealous
of
him
without
great
cause
of
desert
,
shewing
also
that
it
is
better
for
her
to
couer
his
faults
then
to
disclose
them
.
I
Will
make
short
and
giue
charge
to
the
wife
,
not
onely
to
avoyde
that
which
may
anger
her
husband
,
but
also
to
frame
her selfe
to
do
that
which
may
please
him
,
for
as
the
glasse
is
nothing
worth
which
maketh
a
sad
countenance
séeme
ioyfull
,
or
a
ioyfull
countenance
séeme
sad
:
So
that
woman
in
my
conceipt
is
a
foole
,
who
seeing
her
husband
mery
,
frowneth
or
lowreth
vpon
him
,
or
seeing
him
pensiue
,
sheweth
her selfe
pleasant
,
and
therefore
let
her
be
resolued
to
frame
her selfe
to
the
thoughts
of
her
husband
,
and
to
iudge
things
swéet
,
or
sower
according
to
his
taste
.
For
the
diuersity
of
minds
and
manners
,
is
nothing
fit
to
maintaine
loue
and
good
will
.
Let
her
also
by
sweet
words
,
and
louing
deeds
,
shew
vnto
him
all
the
signes
of
affection
she
can
:
Considering
that
some
husbands
hauing
beene
accustomed
to
the
Amorous
curtesies
of
other
women
,
wil
thinke
that
their
wiues
set
no
great
store
by
them
,
if
they
shew
them
not
the
like
or
greater
.
And
in
any
wise
let
her
continue
her
kindnes
towards
him
,
least
by
fayling
of
her
wont
,
she
seeme
to
war
colde
in
loue
,
or
by
excéeding
her
custome
shee
séeme
to
cullour
some
crime
,
whereby
she
may
driue
some
foolish
toy
into
his
head
,
which
Iealousie
,
if
by
chaunce
he
be
once
possest
withall
,
she
must
labour
,
by
all
meanes
possible
to
rid
him
of
it
.
Not
doing
as
some
foolish
women
doe
,
who
very
vn-wisely
,
and
to
their
owne
great
hurt
,
séeke
to
continue
that
suspition
in
their
husbands
,
that
others
laye
stedge
to
their
owne
chastitie
.
But
now
me
thinkes
I
beare
some
aske
me
this
question
,
whether
those
women
doe
well
who
make
their
husbands
priuy
to
it
when
they
are
importuned
with
any
vnlawfull
request
.
But
those
women
in
my
oppinion
are
commonly
blamed
,
for
that
there
commeth
much
harme
by
it
,
and
I
thinke
it
ill
done
:
for
thereby
she
doth
not
breed
quiet
,
but
trouble
to
her
husband
,
making
them
doubt
,
least
reuealing
one
loue
,
she
conceale
an
other
:
and
which
is
worse
it
breedeth
a
quarell
betwéene
the
husband
and
louer
,
whereof
much
mischiefe
may
ensue
.
But
a
wise
woman
will
alwayes
like
better
that
her
husband
should
heare
by
the
report
of
others
:
of
the
repuise
which
she
shall
giue
her
louer
,
then
to
make
boast
of
her
honesty
her selfe
And
a
wise
husband
will
holde
himselfe
there
with
the
better
content
,
and
be
the
more
assured
in
his
minde
of
his
wiues
honest
dealing
:
but
to
preuent
all
mistrust
,
it
behoueth
an
honest
woman
,
to
she
in
her selfe
so
sober
and
chast
in
countenance
,
that
no
man
may
be
so
hardy
to
assayle
her
.
For
indéede
Castles
that
come
to
Parly
,
are
commonly
at
the
poynt
to
render
,
but
it
she
chaunce
to
be
set
vpon
,
let
her
make
this
answere
,
which
once
a
vertuous
damsell
made
vnto
her
louer
,
that
was
this
.
While
I
was
a
maide
,
I
was
at
the
disposition
of
my
parents
,
but
now
I
am
a
woman
maried
I
stand
at
the
pleasure
of
my
husband
:
wherefore
I
were
best
to
speake
to
him
,
and
know
his
minde
what
I
shall
doe
.
And
if
her
husband
be
out
of
the
way
,
let
her
behaue
her selfe
as
if
he
were
present
,
and
to
shew
him
at
his
returne
,
in
what
profitable
worke
of
the
house
she
hath
spent
her
time
in
his
absence
,
whereby
she
shall
be
both
the
better
liked
of
,
and
more
commended
of
him
.
A
wise
husband
in
deede
will
take
great
pleasure
in
such
things
,
but
yet
there
are
some
men
that
are
so
testy
and
froward
,
that
they
will
neuer
be
content
with
any
thing
their
wiues
can
doe
:
but
doe
most
commonly
so
take
on
with
them
,
that
they
make
them
wish
themselues
out
of
the
world
,
therefore
I
will
teach
those
poore
soules
some
remedy
against
that
mischiefe
.
If
her
husband
be
rough
and
terrible
vnto
her
,
she
must
ouercome
him
by
humilitie
.
If
he
chide
and
brawle
with
her
,
shee
must
holde
her
peace
for
the
answere
of
a
wise
woman
is
silence
,
and
she
must
stay
to
vtter
her
minde
,
till
be
be
appeased
;
if
he
be
obstinate
,
let
not
her
be
ouer
t●wart
,
nor
doe
as
the
woman
did
,
to
whom
her
husband
brought
for
their
supper
two
Thrushes
:
but
shee
would
needed
say
that
they
were
Black-byrds
,
he
replying
apaine
that
they
were
thrushes
:
and
the
holding
that
they
were
Black-byrds
,
he
in
his
anger
gaue
her
a
bor
on
the
oare
,
and
yet
for
all
that
,
when
the
Thrushes
were
serued
to
the
table
,
she
termed
them
Black-byrds
,
wherevpon
her
husband
fell
to
beating
her
againe
:
A
weeke
after
she
put
him
in
minde
againe
of
the
Black-birds
continuing
in
her
obstinacie
,
till
he
fell
to
his
olde
remedy
:
But
this
matter
ended
not
thus
,
for
at
the
yeares
end
,
she
hit
him
in
the
teeth
,
how
he
had
beate
her
for
two
Black-byrdes
,
and
hee
said
it
was
for
two
Thrushes
,
but
she
said
he
was
deceaued
,
and
so
was
well
beaten
for
it
againe
:
But
to
returne
againe
to
our
purpose
,
I
will
set
downe
a
fewe
more
admonitions
for
the
wife
,
how
she
may
continue
in
loue
and
goodwill
with
her
husband
.
CHAP.
XII
.
¶
Hereafter
followeth
certaine
Admonishions
how
the
wife
may
continue
,
her
loue
and
good
will
towards
her
husband
.
A
Woman
cannot
possible
doe
any
thing
that
may
make
her
Husband
more
in
loue
with
her
,
then
to
play
the
good
Huswife
in
her
house
:
For
it
not
onely
doth
him
good
to
see
his
wife
so
thriftily
giuen
;
but
besides
hee
conceaueth
a
good
oppinion
of
her
honestie
,
seeing
her
take
such
great
paines
,
and
exercise
her
body
in
workes
belonging
to
her
house
,
whereby
she
getteth
a
naturall
coullour
,
and
that
vertuous
vermillion
,
which
falleth
of
neither
with
sweating
,
neither
with
wéeping
,
nor
with
blowing
,
nor
with
wiseing
:
which
maketh
him
deny
her
no
necessary
thing
belonging
to
the
house
.
Also
when
he
séeth
her
so
carefull
to
kéepe
them
in
good
order
which
is
not
the
fashion
of
those
light
●uswiuen
,
that
liue
without
doing
any
thing
,
without
caring
for
husband
,
children
,
or
any
other
houshould
busines
:
she
wing
manifestly
that
though
her
body
be
in
the
house
,
yet
her
minde
is
abroad
,
which
foundeth
to
her
owne
shame
,
and
the
husbands
great
disprofit
.
For
it
is
well
knowne
,
when
the
Mistris
is
buisied
in
vanities
,
the
seruants
take
litle
care
of
her
profit
,
but
looke
to
their
owne
matter
,
as
the
common
saying
is
,
while
the
mistresse
playeth
,
the
maide
strayeth
,
and
as
the
Wife
ought
busily
to
looke
about
her
house
,
so
it
is
vnseemely
for
the
husband
to
meddle
with
matters
within
doores
.
But
if
his
hap
be
so
ill
to
haue
a
foolish
wife
,
then
it
standeth
him
vpon
to
supply
her
imperfections
.
But
those
men
are
to
be
laughed
at
,
who
hauing
wise
and
sufficient
wiues
,
will
(
as
they
say
)
set
their
Hens
to
brood
,
season
the
pot
,
dresse
their
owne
meate
,
teach
the
Chamber-maides
,
and
take
their
wiues
office
from
her
:
such
husbands
offend
their
wiues
much
,
shewing
thereby
that
either
they
mistrust
them
,
or
despise
them
.
Besides
that
they
doe
much
wrong
to
themselues
,
and
shew
thereby
their
want
of
humanitie
for
if
they
were
imploid
abroad
in
matters
of
importance
,
belonging
to
men
of
discretion
,
they
would
(
being
at
home
)
be
now
desirous
rather
to
take
their
ease
,
then
trouble
their
wife
and
seruants
in
medling
with
their
matters
.
Furthermore
,
they
woulde
consider
with
themselues
,
that
the
rule
of
the
house
belongeth
to
the
wife
,
and
that
God
hath
mate
women
more
fearefull
then
men
,
to
the
end
they
should
be
more
fit
for
the
wary
matching
and
keeping
of
the
house
,
wherevnto
a
carefull
feare
oftentimes
is
requisite
:
I
deny
not
but
the
husband
ought
to
know
how
matters
goe
in
his
house
,
to
prouide
abroad
for
things
accordingly
,
and
now
&
then
to
correct
some
faults
which
his
wife
perchaunce
eyther
will
not
,
or
cannot
.
But
it
is
great
reason
that
she
beeing
as
it
were
,
the
sterne
of
the
house
)
the
husband
should
commit
vnto
her
the
whole
gouerment
of
it
,
as
a
thing
belonging
vnto
her
.
For
the
rest
you
must
know
,
that
as
in
aduersitie
and
trouble
true
friends
are
knowne
:
so
the
wife
cannot
by
any
meanes
more
surely
binde
the
goodwill
of
her
husband
to
her
for
euer
:
Then
by
sticking
to
him
faithfully
in
his
néede
and
aduersitie
,
which
some
women
do
not
,
who
will
gladly
be
partakers
of
the
prosperity
of
their
husbands
,
but
will
not
willingly
take
part
of
their
troubles
:
Forgetting
the
example
of
the
fayre
and
wise
wife
of
Methridates
,
who
for
her
husbands
sake
,
caused
her
head
to
be
paled
,
and
framed
her selfe
to
ride
,
and
weare
armour
like
a
man
,
and
so
accompanied
him
valiantly
,
faithfully
,
and
patiently
,
in
all
his
troubles
and
perils
,
which
gaue
her
husband
wonderfull
comfort
in
his
aduersity
,
and
let
the
world
to
vnderstand
,
that
there
is
nothing
so
troublesome
and
gréeuious
,
but
that
the
two
harts
of
the
husband
and
wife
fast
linked
together
,
are
able
to
support
it
,
and
to
passe
all
griefe
and
annoy
away
.
Therefore
when
the
husbands
are
afflicted
with
any
infirmitie
,
eyther
of
body
or
minde
,
let
the
wiues
be
ready
both
in
worde
and
deede
to
comfort
them
,
whereby
they
shall
see
their
loue
will
grow
more
feruent
and
faithfull
:
But
now
for
conclusion
,
the
husband
and
wife
must
count
all
things
common
betweene
them
,
hauing
nothing
of
their
owne
in
perticuler
,
no
not
so
much
as
the
body
it selfe
,
and
laying
aside
pride
,
they
most
ch●refully
set
their
hands
to
those
things
that
are
to
be
done
about
the
house
,
belonging
to
their
calling
,
and
to
striue
in
well
doing
,
one
to
ouercome
an
other
:
whereof
will
grow
such
contented
quietnes
as
happily
prolong
their
liues
to
olde
age
:
And
by
the
bonde
of
loue
and
concord
,
they
shall
giue
their
children
an
example
,
to
liue
in
vnitie
one
with
an
other
,
and
their
seruants
to
agree
together
in
their
busines
,
and
discharge
of
their
duties
.
CHAP.
XIII
.
¶
Of
the
conuersation
of
Parents
towards
their
Children
.
And
of
the
disagreements
that
oftentimes
happen
betwixt
the
Father
and
the
Sonne
.
FOR
AS
MVCH
now
as
I
haue
made
mention
of
Children
and
youth
,
I
thinke
it
fit
that
from
dence
forth
,
according
to
my
determination
,
to
speake
of
the
conuersation
that
ought
to
bee
betweene
the
Parents
and
the
Children
:
For
I
thinke
it
a
matter
very
expedient
to
be
set
downe
,
the
ordere
which
they
ought
to
obserue
togither
,
for
that
euen
amongst
them
,
there
is
not
for
the
most
part
I
found
that
good
agreement
,
and
that
discréet
dealing
which
ought
to
be
.
For
the
world
is
now
come
to
this
passe
,
that
the
child
is
no
sooner
come
to
any
vnderstanding
,
but
that
he
beginneth
to
cast
in
his
head
of
his
fathers
death
:
as
a
litle
child
riding
on
a
time
behinde
his
father
,
said
simply
vnto
him
:
Father
when
you
are
dead
,
I
shall
ride
in
the
saddle
,
Yea
there
are
many
great
and
knauish
children
,
which
wish
and
worke
the
death
of
their
fathers
.
The
sault
whereof
I
know
not
to
whom
I
shoulde
impute
it
,
whether
to
the
fathers
,
which
kéepe
not
their
children
in
such
awe
,
neyther
bring
them
vp
in
such
sort
as
they
ought
to
doe
,
or
to
the
children
who
know
not
how
much
they
are
beholding
to
their
fathers
:
But
in
my
mind
I
conclude
that
the
childe
rather
is
to
be
in
the
fault
,
who
cannot
bring
any
action
against
his
father
,
though
he
doe
him
neuer
so
great
wrong
.
First
of
all
therefore
will
I
begin
to
excuse
the
father
whom
some
will
thinke
to
be
in
fault
,
who
ought
to
haue
informed
him
in
his
dutie
,
when
he
was
young
and
tender
.
If
the
father
giue
his
sonne
good
lessons
,
and
he
wil
not
hearken
vnto
them
,
what
can
he
doe
more
.
If
the
father
offereth
Instructions
to
his
child
with
his
right
hand
,
and
the
childe
receyueth
them
with
the
left
,
what
fault
is
the
father
in
?
None
but
this
in
my
opinion
)
but
that
he
deferreth
till
euening
,
to
giue
him
those
Instructions
which
hee
shoulde
haue
giuen
him
early
in
the
morning
,
at
the
sunne
rising
,
I
meane
whilst
he
is
young
euen
as
it
were
with
the
milke
of
the
nurse
,
not
considering
that
in
tender
mindes
,
as
it
were
in
war
,
a
man
may
make
what
impression
he
lift
.
But
I
know
not
how
to
excuse
the
children
,
who
after
their
father
hath
nourished
and
brought
them
vp
carefully
vnder
the
learned
men
,
and
instructed
them
in
the
faith
of
Christ
:
in
the
end
run
astray
,
liuing
lewdly
,
bring
forth
fruit
vnworthy
their
bringing
vp
.
I
matualle
not
so
much
,
that
a
child
vertuously
brought
vp
sometime
falleth
out
naught
,
but
I
count
it
straunge
and
as
it
were
against
nature
,
that
both
the
father
and
the
sonne
,
being
both
honest
men
,
and
for
their
good
dealing
well
spoken
of
by
all
men
,
it
shoulde
often
fall
out
that
they
cannot
agree
together
in
one
house
,
but
liue
in
continuall
strict
and
variance
,
and
agreeing
well
in
publike
aff●yres
,
still
disagree
about
houshold
matters
,
whereof
I
could
bring
forth
many
examples
.
But
this
I
must
say
,
that
the
sonne
in
duty
ought
to
suffer
his
father
to
commaund
ouer
him
,
and
that
he
ought
to
obay
him
,
without
any
resistance
:
And
that
their
conuersation
may
frame
the
better
:
I
thinke
it
necessarie
to
counsell
the
father
,
how
he
ought
to
proceede
in
his
fatherly
iurisdiction
,
that
he
exceede
not
the
bonds
of
reason
,
and
giue
not
his
sonne
cause
to
finde
fault
with
him
,
in
his
hart
,
and
to
thinke
himselfe
ill
dealt
withall
by
him
:
by
meanes
whereof
,
he
waxeth
colde
in
the
loue
and
reuerence
,
he
ought
to
beare
to
his
father
.
I
cannot
forget
the
olde
saying
,
that
few
children
are
like
the
father
,
and
that
many
of
them
are
worse
,
and
those
that
are
better
,
are
very
rare
and
thin
sowen
:
therefore
I
would
willingly
search
out
the
cause
,
why
so
few
Children
resemble
the
Father
,
and
answere
to
the
hope
he
conceaueth
of
them
.
CHAP.
XIIII
.
¶
Of
the
great
discomfort
that
Children
many
tymes
bring
to
their
Parents
,
through
their
mis-deameanor
towards
their
parents
:
And
of
the
euill
successe
that
oftentymes
hapneth
thereby
.
FIRST
it
is
to
be
considered
that
Children
bring
small
or
no
comfort
to
their
Parents
,
if
Nature
and
Fortune
be
not
well
temperd
in
them
:
For
as
a
fruitful
graine
sowen
in
a
soyle
vnfit
for
it
,
bringeth
foorth
no
increase
:
So
a
child
that
is
naturally
giuen
to
learning
,
will
neuer
doe
well
,
if
be
be
fet
to
husbandry
:
so
much
it
behooueth
the
father
to
find
out
in
his
Childe-hood
,
wherevnto
he
is
most
inclined
.
Therefore
it
behooueth
fathers
to
vse
discretion
in
this
poynt
,
that
is
to
finde
out
the
naturall
inclination
of
their
children
,
the
which
is
best
done
in
their
Infancy
,
as
the
prouerbe
is
,
that
by
the
morning
it
may
be
gathered
,
how
all
the
day
will
proue
after
,
whether
it
will
be
eyther
faire
or
foule
.
I
thinke
this
counsell
most
necessary
to
be
respected
by
the
fathers
,
who
force
their
Children
to
enter
into
trade
of
life
,
which
is
altogether
contrary
to
their
mindes
,
and
therefore
no
maruaile
though
they
receiue
small
comfort
of
them
:
For
thereof
many
times
insueth
the
dishonor
of
their
house
,
and
which
is
worse
great
offence
towardes
God
,
as
when
poore
boyes
are
put
to
study
diuinitie
,
who
euen
from
their
mothers
wombe
desire
the
warres
.
Those
fathers
that
set
their
children
to
things
contrary
to
their
disposition
,
are
rather
to
be
pittied
then
blamed
:
for
that
happeneth
commonly
for
lacke
of
taking
hade
,
but
those
which
thrust
their
children
into
Colledges
before
they
are
of
yeares
,
to
choose
or
refuse
that
life
:
Are
no
doubt
greatly
to
be
blamed
for
that
they
bring
their
children
too
it
,
eyther
through
feare
,
or
through
false
perswasions
:
which
is
nothing
else
,
but
to
withstand
the
will
of
God
,
and
so
take
from
their
children
that
free
choyce
which
God
of
his
diuine
goodnes
,
hath
promised
them
.
Therefore
if
the
father
be
carefull
of
the
loue
and
quiet
of
his
house
,
let
him
be
also
carefull
to
know
whether
his
sonnes
mindes
,
be
giuen
eyther
to
learning
,
or
to
armies
,
or
to
husbandry
,
or
to
marchandize
,
and
when
hee
shall
perceiue
he
hath
drawne
him
out
of
the
right
,
let
him
make
him
returne
into
it
forthwith
,
and
set
him
againe
where
he
should
be
,
otherwise
let
him
assure
himselfe
,
that
a
thing
ill
begun
will
come
to
a
worse
end
.
Seeing
we
are
to
search
why
children
oftentimes
fall
not
out
according
to
the
good
hope
of
their
parents
,
we●
haue
neede
to
begin
at
the
milk
they
sucke
in
their
cradles
,
for
that
the
nurses
milke
is
of
such
force
,
that
the
vse
therof
maketh
the
child
take
after
her
,
then
after
the
mother
which
brought
him
into
the
world
:
and
when
I
remember
the
custome
of
diuers
women
in
Fraunce
,
who
bring
vp
their
Infants
onely
with
the
milke
of
beasts
:
I
thinks
thereof
it
commeth
that
diuers
of
them
are
so
sterce
and
cruell
,
that
by
their
ill
life
,
many
of
them
shew
themselues
scarce
to
be
indued
with
that
reason
proper
to
men
.
I
am
of
mind
without
doubt
,
that
the
effects
of
the
milke
is
maruelous
,
and
it
is
a
thing
certaine
,
that
if
a
lambe
be
nourished
with
the
milke
of
a
Goate
,
or
a
Kidd
with
the
milke
of
a
yeaw
,
the
Kidd
will
haue
a
very
soft
hayre
,
and
the
Lambe
a
very
rough
and
barry
wooll
.
And
therefore
it
is
thought
that
as
the
childe
by
reason
of
the
milke
,
taketh
after
the
complerion
of
the
Nurse
.
So
the
disposition
of
the
minde
,
fol
oweth
the
complerion
of
the
body
:
and
thereof
also
it
commeth
,
that
the
daughters
of
honest
women
,
oftentimes
proue
altogether
vn-like
them
both
in
body
and
minde
:
so
that
to
deliuer
Children
from
their
mothere
to
nurses
,
cannot
be
said
so
be
other
then
a
corrupting
of
nature
.
But
if
wee
should
make
mention
of
this
first
nourishment
,
we
should
haue
spoken
of
it
,
when
we
discoursed
of
vnfortunate
mariages
,
but
I
neyther
spake
of
it
there
,
neyther
will
doe
here
.
The
reason
I
forbeare
to
speake
of
it
,
is
,
for
that
women
at
this
day
,
are
so
curious
of
their
comlines
,
or
rather
of
their
vanity
,
that
they
had
rather
to
peruert
the
nature
of
their
children
,
then
chaunge
the
forme
of
their
hard
and
round
papps
.
Whereof
it
commeth
often
to
passe
,
that
the
children
fashioning
themselues
to
the
humours
of
their
nurses
,
swarue
from
the
loue
and
dutie
they
owe
to
their
mothers
,
and
haue
not
in
them
the
bloud
which
moueth
then
:
to
obey
:
which
is
manifest
by
the
example
of
a
bastard
in
Italy
,
who
returning
from
the
warres
laden
with
the
spoyles
of
the
enemy
,
had
his
mother
and
his
nurse
comming
before
him
,
be
gaue
to
his
mother
a
siluer
ring
,
and
to
his
nurse
a
chayne
of
golde
,
which
his
mother
misliking
with
,
he
talde
her
,
she
was
to
blame
to
doe
so
,
saying
:
You
hore
me
but
nine
monethes
in
your
wombe
,
but
my
nurse
kept
me
with
her
seats
the
space
of
two
yeares
,
that
which
I
hold
of
you
is
my
body
,
which
you
gaue
me
scarre
donestly
,
but
that
which
I
haue
of
her
proceeded
of
a
pure
affection
.
And
moreouer
as
soone
as
I
was
borne
,
you
depriued
me
of
your
company
,
and
vanished
me
your
presence
:
but
she
most
gratiously
receiued
me
(
banished
as
I
was
)
betwéene
her
armes
,
and
vsed
me
so
wel
,
that
she
hath
brought
me
to
this
you
see
:
these
reasons
with
others
,
stopped
his
mothers
mouth
,
being
ashamed
,
and
made
his
nurss
further
in
loue
with
him
:
but
resurne
we
againe
to
our
matter
.
Seeing
that
diuers
women
will
not
be
the
whole
mother
of
their
children
they
ought
at
least
to
be
carefull
,
to
choose
good
nurses
and
of
a
good
complexion
.
For
as
the
first
abuse
began
in
setting
out
their
children
to
nurse
:
so
consequently
followed
the
second
,
not
to
respect
the
nature
of
the
nurse
.
CHAP.
XV.
¶
Herein
is
shewed
the
occasions
of
the
great
difference
,
that
oftentimes
hapneth
betweene
the
Parents
and
their
Children
.
BVT
now
let
vs
goe
forward
,
to
shew
the
occasions
of
the
difference
betweene
the
fathers
and
their
children
,
holding
for
certaine
,
that
the
difference
proceedeth
from
the
trade
of
life
the
childe
is
set
too
,
and
therefore
I
say
,
that
it
is
not
enough
for
the
father
to
know
wherevnto
his
child
is
not
naturally
giuen
:
if
afterward
he
indeauour
not
to
assist
him
,
and
carefully
to
prouide
to
place
him
in
that
Art
or
Science
that
he
most
desires
.
Another
cause
of
this
difference
betwéene
the
father
and
the
childe
,
is
when
the
father
loueth
himselfe
better
then
his
child
keeping
him
with
him
to
play
withall
,
without
taking
any
care
to
set
him
to
masters
which
may
instruct
him
in
Learning
,
or
to
the
Court
,
or
to
those
professions
,
wherevnto
his
mind
is
most
inclined
.
In
this
many
wealthy
fathers
greatly
offend
,
who
beare
themselues
bolde
vpon
their
goods
,
and
neuer
take
care
for
the
bringing
vp
of
their
children
,
in
learning
and
vertue
,
but
suffer
their
wits
to
be
dulled
with
idlenes
,
and
gluttony
,
that
(
as
the
prouerbe
is
)
they
know
not
chaffe
from
corne
,
but
grow
to
haue
as
good
iudgement
as
the
Asse
,
which
iudged
the
Cuckoes
singing
,
to
be
more
sweets
then
the
Nightingales
:
but
now
some
will
say
,
that
the
more
the
father
kéepeth
his
children
about
him
the
more
he
maketh
their
manners
like
to
his
.
But
such
men
are
deceiued
,
for
the
life
of
the
olde
father
is
no
patterne
for
the
young
sonne
to
shape
his
doings
by
:
and
besides
in
time
he
will
accuse
his
father
,
for
that
hauing
oppertunitie
to
send
him
abroad
to
get
wealth
and
estimation
,
he
kept
him
at
home
,
and
thereby
hindreth
his
preferment
:
Therefore
those
fathers
that
loue
their
children
will
not
by
keeping
them
vnder
their
wings
,
hinder
their
preferment
,
for
in
my
iudgement
the
father
shewes
his
child
the
greater
signe
of
good
will
,
in
letting
them
goe
from
him
,
then
in
keeping
him
at
home
,
for
thereby
he
prefers
his
childs
profit
before
his
owne
,
and
if
he
loue
him
as
he
ought
by
nature
:
he
must
also
loue
his
preferment
,
and
séeke
to
better
his
estate
,
liking
better
that
be
should
dye
like
a
horse
in
a
battell
,
then
liue
like
a
bogge
in
the
mire
.
I
haue
yet
made
no
mention
of
fathers
,
which
are
indued
with
learning
,
sufficient
to
make
his
childe
partaker
of
his
knowledge
,
for
indéed
they
be
very
rare
,
and
if
there
be
any
such
,
yet
they
will
not
or
they
cannot
take
such
paines
,
nor
tye
themselues
to
such
a
charge
,
hauing
other
busines
.
Marry
if
they
would
vndertake
it
,
there
is
no
doubt
but
great
good
would
come
of
it
,
for
that
the
father
would
instruct
the
child
more
carefully
,
and
the
child
would
receiue
it
more
haedefully
of
his
father
,
then
of
his
maister
.
For
Cato
of
Rome
,
himselfe
taught
his
sonne
,
and
brought
him
to
great
perfection
,
without
the
helpe
of
any
gouernour
or
maister
.
Likewise
Octauian
Augustus
being
Emperour
tooke
no
scorne
to
teach
his
two
adoptine
sonnes
:
but
the
iniquitie
of
this
our
time
is
such
,
that
men
would
count
it
a
monsterous
thing
to
see
a
father
being
a
gentleman
to
teach
his
sonne
,
but
the
shame
of
those
fathers
is
greater
,
who
being
neither
sufficient
nor
willing
to
teach
their
children
themselues
take
no
care
to
put
them
out
to
be
instructed
by
others
,
such
men
in
my
iudgement
are
very
simple
,
and
know
not
the
difference
betweene
the
learned
and
the
ignorant
.
Yet
for
all
that
,
the
abuse
of
this
age
is
such
,
that
the
men
of
our
time
,
will
not
haue
their
sonnes
breake
their
heads
with
study
and
in
a
manner
mislike
that
they
should
reade
,
forgetting
quite
,
that
the
ignorant
in
comparison
of
the
learned
,
are
worse
then
dead
,
and
that
rich
men
without
learning
,
are
budies
without
minds
,
and
tearmed
by
Diogines
,
sheepe
with
golden
fleects
:
and
therefore
they
ought
to
be
more
carefull
to
instruct
their
children
in
learning
,
for
as
the
poore
are
driuen
to
study
by
necessity
,
so
the
rich
are
hindred
from
it
by
superfluitie
:
and
they
consider
not
vntill
it
be
too
late
,
that
learning
is
more
necessary
for
rich
men
,
then
for
poore
:
for
the
rich
haue
more
dealings
in
the
world
,
and
haue
●●ore
néede
of
wit
then
the
poorer
sort
,
for
riches
are
brettle
and
frayle
,
and
can
hardly
last
,
without
they
be
kept
with
great
wit
and
wisdome
.
And
it
is
certaine
that
a
man
siueth
better
with
a
little
gotten
by
labour
,
then
a
great
deale
giuen
him
by
fortune
,
and
those
which
waxproud
through
aboundance
of
riches
,
shew
themselues
not
to
know
what
happened
to
the
snaile
that
made
his
braggs
how
he
had
gotten
to
the
top
of
the
pine
tree
,
a
little
before
a
tempest
blew
it
downe
.
CHAP.
XVI
.
¶
Of
the
great
wisedome
of
men
,
in
getting
of
riches
and
of
the
excellencie
of
many
good
and
learned
Maisters
,
now
in
this
age
.
LET
vs
now
goe
a
little
furder
,
and
consider
that
those
which
are
wise
,
the
richer
they
are
,
the
better
they
will
consider
with
themselues
how
riches
are
gotten
with
trauell
,
kept
with
feare
,
and
lost
with
griefe
:
and
that
he
which
putteth
his
trust
in
them
shall
be
deceiued
:
for
the
true
riches
are
those
,
which
cannot
be
lost
being
once
gotten
,
and
therefore
wise
fathers
will
be
carefull
to
bring
vp
their
children
in
learning
,
perswading
them
that
they
are
neuer
rich
,
vntill
they
be
learned
.
There
are
in
this
age
many
masters
excellent
in
learning
,
and
yet
lewd
in
life
:
therefore
it
is
the
fathers
wisedome
to
be
very
wary
in
the
choyse
of
them
,
least
what
his
sonne
getteth
one
way
,
he
looseth
an
other
way
,
for
he
must
haue
as
great
care
to
make
him
vertuous
,
as
learned
,
and
he
must
haue
more
care
to
make
him
good
,
then
to
leaue
him
riches
.
For
as
one
said
,
if
thy
sonne
be
wise
and
honest
,
thou
shalt
leaue
him
good
enough
:
but
if
he
be
a
foole
,
thou
shalt
leaue
him
too
much
:
for
fooles
are
not
fit
to
possesse
riches
.
Now
,
if
the
child
be
not
giuen
to
learning
,
the
Father
must
not
fayle
to
imploy
him
some
other
way
:
for
there
is
nothing
more
daungerous
then
an
idle
young
man
:
and
as
the
tree
that
blossometh
not
in
the
spring
time
,
bringeth
forth
no
fruit
in
haruest
,
so
he
shall
neuer
come
to
liue
honestly
when
he
is
a
man
,
who
is
not
vertuously
exercised
while
he
us
a
child
.
CHAP.
XVII
.
¶
Of
the
euill
successe
of
many
children
,
through
the
imperfections
of
their
Parents
.
VT
amongst
the
other
occasions
of
the
ill
successe
of
children
,
this
is
one
,
when
the
father
is
careles
,
to
make
them
in
time
to
raise
themselues
from
the
ground
,
my
meaning
is
,
that
the
father
béeing
carefull
of
his
sonnes
aduauncement
,
is
many
times
so
curious
to
see
him
instructed
in
worldly
matters
,
that
forgetting
how
the
beginning
of
Wisedome
,
is
the
feare
of
God
,
be
taketh
no
care
at
all
to
instruct
him
in
the
Christian
Fayth
:
whereof
it
commeth
to
passe
that
many
vnhappy
children
trayned
vp
altogether
in
worldly
astayres
,
and
depriued
of
the
true
light
,
cannot
sée
the
right
way
,
but
runneth
into
perdition
.
For
the
wisedome
of
the
world
,
is
folly
with
God
,
and
it
is
a
thing
impossible
for
him
to
liue
well
that
knoweth
not
God
.
Therefore
I
would
haue
parents
to
take
care
both
for
the
minde
and
body
of
their
Children
:
but
because
the
minde
beeing
the
more
excellent
,
it
is
reason
to
cast
out
chéefest
care
vpon
it
.
And
for
that
the
minde
in
Infants
is
like
a
table
booke
wherein
nothing
is
written
,
and
like
a
tender
twig
which
may
be
bowed
euery
way
,
it
is
cleare
,
that
vertue
or
vice
may
be
easily
planted
in
it
,
and
for
that
it
is
knowne
by
proofe
,
that
these
things
are
kept
best
in
memory
,
which
are
learned
in
youth
:
Fathers
ought
to
instruct
their
Children
in
the
best
thing
they
can
,
especially
in
the
feare
and
loue
of
God
,
holding
it
for
a
generall
rule
,
that
he
which
knoweth
euery
thing
,
and
knoweth
not
God
,
knoweth
nothing
,
but
if
the
father
be
diligent
to
instruct
his
children
in
the
Lawe
of
God
,
he
shall
get
his
ioy
by
it
,
that
his
children
thereby
will
doe
him
the
more
honour
and
reuerence
,
knowing
that
it
is
gods
will
they
should
do
so
.
But
now
let
vs
returne
againe
to
the
former
occasion
of
the
ill
successe
of
children
,
to
which
may
be
added
this
,
when
the
father
setteth
before
them
a
stayned
and
spotted
glasse
to
looke
in
,
that
is
,
when
he
giueth
them
ill
example
,
which
the
Romanes
were
very
circumspect
in
,
whose
modesty
was
so
great
,
that
the
father
would
neuer
bathe
himselfe
in
the
company
of
his
sonne
,
for
it
is
counted
a
great
fault
in
the
father
,
to
suffer
himselfe
to
be
séene
naked
by
his
sonne
.
It
is
no
maruaile
though
Cato
put
Manlius
out
of
the
Senat
of
Rome
,
onely
for
kissing
his
wife
in
the
presence
of
his
daughter
.
Therefore
the
father
ought
aboue
all
things
to
shew
him selfe
such
before
them
,
as
he
witheth
they
should
be
:
for
the
master
doth
not
them
so
much
good
by
his
instruction
,
as
the
father
doth
them
harme
by
his
euill
example
,
for
they
are
by
nature
lead
rather
to
follow
his
steps
,
then
their
masters
precepts
For
it
is
so
naturall
a
thing
,
for
the
sonne
to
resemble
the
father
in
wicked
qualities
,
as
swearing
cursing
,
and
such
other
vices
,
that
if
by
chaunce
some
child
doe
not
follow
his
father
in
them
but
liueth
vertuously
:
yet
the
world
will
scarce
beleeue
that
be
doth
so
,
by
reason
of
the
euill
opinion
they
haue
of
the
father
,
but
rather
will
thinke
that
the
childe
is
●e●re
to
his
vices
as
well
as
to
his
lands
:
and
when
they
can
find
no
fault
with
him
any
way
,
some
one
or
other
will
not
stick
to
hi●
him
in
the
teeth
,
that
he
was
the
sonne
of
a
wicked
man
.
Likewise
it
the
father
be
honest
and
the
sonne
lewd
,
the
fathers
good
name
is
called
in
question
through
the
sonnes
folly
.
And
many
men
thinke
it
vnpossible
that
the
sonne
should
tread
awry
,
vnles
he
were
by
his
father
led
thereto
.
And
thereupon
it
is
thought
,
that
those
men
which
vse
too
extreame
seueritie
towardes
their
children
is
not
done
so
much
vpon
displeasure
that
take
against
them
,
as
for
the
care
then
haue
to
maintaine
their
owne
credit
.
I
would
therefore
haue
all
fathers
to
frame
themselues
to
line
well
and
orderly
,
as
well
for
their
owne
sakes
,
as
for
the
venefit
of
their
children
,
who
seeing
vertue
shining
in
their
fathers
deeds
,
will
haue
a
desire
in
all
goodnes
to
follow
their
steps
.
For
when
children
sée
their
fathers
seruants
of
the
house
stand
renerently
waiting
vpon
him
,
and
ready
at
the
holding
vp
of
his
finger
,
to
do
his
commaundements
,
they
will
thereby
take
example
to
doe
their
duile
likewise
,
and
not
be
lesse
obedient
then
leruants
and
straungers
,
and
besides
indeauour
to
be
like
to
their
father
in
deedes
,
that
they
may
in
time
to
come
receiue
the
like
reuerence
of
their
seruants
,
as
they
see
their
father
doe
of
his
:
For
the
father
that
giueth
an
ill
example
to
the
child
,
in
time
shall
be
had
in
contempt
by
the
child
,
so
that
be
shall
neyther
receiue
succour
of
him
in
his
latter
dayes
,
nor
at
his
death
,
that
last
duty
to
close
vp
his
eyes
:
besides
the
father
liuing
disorderly
many
times
make
hand
of
those
goods
which
his
Children
should
liue
by
.
I
will
now
passe
further
to
more
occasions
of
the
vnfortunate
course
of
life
,
betworne
the
father
and
the
child
,
whereof
there
are
two
that
come
into
my
minde
:
the
one
is
when
the
father
is
more
then
a
mother
,
the
other
when
he
is
more
then
a
father
.
My
meaning
how
he
should
be
more
then
a
mother
,
is
,
when
he
is
to
blinded
that
he
seeth
not
the
imperfections
of
his
childe
,
or
if
he
see
them
,
yet
is
ready
to
commend
them
,
or
to
excuse
them
in
such
sort
,
that
if
his
sonne
be
haughty
or
hare-brain'd
,
be
termeth
him
couragious
:
if
he
be
base-minded
,
he
connteth
him
modest
:
if
a
pra●ing
boy
,
he
will
haue
him
all
Orator
and
in
flattering
thus
himselfe
,
he
thinkes
him
the
best
Childe
in
the
world
:
with
which
blindnes
,
the
fathers
of
one
onely
childe
,
are
for
the
most
part
strucken
.
CHAP.
XVIII
.
¶
Of
the
lewdnes
of
many
children
,
through
the
want
of
their
good
bringing
vp
whilest
they
are
young
:
And
of
the
ouer-sight
of
the
Parents
in
suffring
of
them
to
grow
too
old
or
stuborne
before
they
breake
them
of
their
obstinacie
.
I
Must
néeder
in
this
place
mention
vnto
you
a
youth
of
fifterne
or
sixteene
yeares
of
age
,
of
a
ready
wit
,
but
otherwise
vicious
and
lewd
of
life
which
hapned
through
the
fault
of
the
father
and
mother
,
who
were
so
far
from
correcting
him
,
that
they
durst
not
so
much
as
threaten
him
,
nor
say
any
word
to
him
that
might
displease
him
:
and
I
remember
when
he
was
fiue
or
fire
yeares
olde
,
if
any
tolde
them
that
they
must
rebuke
him
for
some
faulte
he
had
done
,
they
would
excuse
him
by
and
by
,
saying
,
he
was
not
yet
of
age
to
know
his
fault
:
And
beeing
seauen
or
eight
yeares
olde
they
would
nouer
beate
him
,
nor
threaten
him
,
least
through
some
great
feare
his
bloud
should
be
chase
or
inflamed
,
whereby
he
might
be
cast
into
an
ague
.
No
,
at
ten
yeares
olde
,
they
thought
not
good
to
trouble
nor
molest
him
,
alledging
that
stripes
and
threats
would
too
much
pull
downe
his
courage
,
and
take
from
him
his
stout
and
proud
stomacke
,
and
though
now
for
his
haughty
conditions
he
be
hated
of
all
the
whole
Cittie
yet
they
leaue
not
to
excuse
him
still
,
saying
,
he
must
first
grow
,
and
then
after
be
wise
,
and
that
within
few
dayes
they
wil
send
him
to
schoole
,
where
he
shall
learne
wit
.
But
now
many
a
one
lookes
when
hee
shall
be
of
age
to
he
hanged
o●●
the
gallowes
,
to
heare
him
before
the
people
to
lay
the
fault
vpon
his
father
and
mother
,
and
iustly
curse
their
foolish
lone
,
and
shamefull
cockering
,
attempting
as
one
did
once
,
to
teare
their
nose
and
their
eares
of
with
his
teeth
.
CHAP.
XIX
.
¶
Yf
a
childe
be
of
neuer
so
good
a
wit
,
yet
for
want
of
good
bringing
vp
,
groweth
to
be
ouer-bad
,
and
base
in
conditions
:
and
this
oftentimes
falleth
out
,
by
the
cockering
of
their
Parents
.
BY
this
example
in
the
former
Chapter
reci●●d
,
it
is
verified
that
a
child
though
of
nouer
so
good
a
witt
,
yet
beeing
ill
brought
vp
proueth
too
bad
,
but
this
great
tockering
and
compassion
is
proper
to
the
mother
,
who
commonly
bringeth
vp
her
children
with
more
tender
affection
and
discretion
:
and
according
to
the
olde
saying
,
it
is
an
hard
matter
for
a
mother
to
be
fond
of
her
children
,
and
wise
both
together
:
but
yet
the
right
loue
,
is
to
beate
and
correct
them
when
they
shall
deserue
it
,
for
certainely
the
rod
doth
not
tessen
the
mothers
loue
,
but
rather
increase
it
,
for
if
the
excesse
of
loue
be
to
be
blamed
in
the
mother
,
much
more
is
it
to
be
reproued
in
the
father
:
whese
part
it
is
ito
examine
and
correct
his
childrens
faults
,
assuring
himselfe
the
onely
way
to
spoyle
them
,
is
to
be
too
much
fond
and
tender
ouer
them
.
But
now
I
must
tell
you
,
which
be
these
fathers
,
that
I
call
more
then
fathers
,
in
my
oppinion
they
be
those
,
which
are
too
cruell
to
their
children
,
and
beate
them
continually
like
slaues
for
the
least
fault
in
the
world
.
Truely
those
fathers
are
to
be
misliked
of
all
men
,
for
that
without
any
discretion
they
measure
their
children
by
themselues
,
and
require
at
their
hands
a
matter
impossible
,
whch
is
to
haue
them
be
olde
in
their
youth
,
not
suffering
them
to
inioy
that
liberty
which
is
alowed
to
their
age
and
in
my
minde
,
they
descrue
no
other
name
then
of
Schoole-maisters
,
for
that
they
cannot
manner
their
children
well
,
vnlesse
they
haue
a
rod
in
their
hand
:
for
if
they
were
right
fathers
they
would
be
content
that
their
children
shoulde
learne
of
them
nothing
else
but
to
refrayne
from
doing
ill
,
and
to
vse
to
doe
that
which
is
good
and
honest
,
which
a
childe
is
brought
too
,
rather
by
loue
then
by
force
:
but
the
authoritie
which
some
vn-wise
fathers
take
vpon
them
is
so
great
,
that
without
respecting
age
,
time
,
or
place
they
will
heepe
their
children
vnder
by
force
,
and
make
them
doe
euery
thing
contrary
to
nature
,
yea
euen
to
wear
their
apparell
after
the
fashion
of
the
good
men
of
the
time
past
.
In
this
they
doe
amisse
,
and
hereby
they
make
their
children
not
to
loue
them
harsely
,
and
to
obey
them
rather
for
feare
then
affection
:
And
besides
,
they
consider
not
that
the
beating
without
measure
,
and
the
keeping
them
in
continuall
feare
,
is
the
cause
that
a
man
cannot
iudge
to
what
manner
of
life
they
are
by
nature
inclined
Moreouer
it
dulleth
their
wits
,
and
represseth
their
naturall
strength
,
in
such
sort
that
their
is
no
liuely
spirit
left
in
them
:
and
comming
in
any
company
,
they
know
neyther
which
way
to
looke
,
nor
what
to
doe
but
stand
like
simple
Idiots
.
There
I
giue
this
counsell
vnto
all
parents
,
to
leaue
their
butchery
beating
,
and
consider
rather
that
for
larke
of
yeares
,
their
children
cannot
haue
perfect
vnderstanding
and
experience
in
thinges
,
whereby
they
are
to
be
borne
withall
when
they
doe
amisse
.
CHAP.
XX.
¶
Of
the
great
commendations
of
such
parents
,
as
keepe
their
children
in
awe
,
whilest
they
are
young
.
I
Like
those
fathers
well
,
that
can
keepe
their
children
in
awe
onely
with
shakeing
their
head
at
them
,
or
vsing
some
such
like
signe
and
can
onely
with
a
word
correct
them
,
and
make
them
ashamed
of
their
fault
:
yet
I
am
perswaded
that
there
are
few
fathers
,
that
know
how
to
keepe
the
meane
,
but
they
will
orther
be
too
rough
or
too
gentle
to
their
children
,
whereof
as
the
one
driues
them
to
desperatenes
,
so
the
other
bringeth
them
to
wantonnes
.
We
must
thinke
that
a
childe
hath
giuen
vnto
him
a
father
and
a
mother
,
to
the
end
that
of
the
wisedome
of
the
one
and
the
loue
of
the
other
,
that
meane
I
speak
of
might
be
made
,
and
that
the
seueritie
of
the
father
may
be
somwhat
mittigated
by
the
leuity
of
the
mother
.
Now
this
calls
to
mind
an
other
disagréement
betwéen
the
father
and
the
childe
,
which
is
the
partiall
loue
of
the
father
towardes
his
children
:
for
in
my
minde
it
is
a
great
fault
that
he
should
loue
one
more
then
an
other
,
and
that
all
being
of
his
flesh
and
bloud
,
he
should
cast
a
merry
countenance
vpon
some
of
them
,
and
an
angry
looke
vpon
other
some
.
Yet
this
is
the
nature
of
man
,
that
a
father
loneth
not
all
his
children
alike
,
and
yet
he
whom
he
loueth
least
,
cannot
iustly
complaine
of
him
:
for
the
in-equality
of
loue
is
permitted
to
the
fathers
affection
.
A
father
that
is
a
husbandman
,
hauing
one
sonne
a
scholler
,
an
other
a
Marchant
,
and
an
other
a
husbandman
,
of
those
three
it
is
a
great
chaunce
but
hee
will
loue
the
husbandman
best
,
for
he
seeth
him
like
himselfe
in
life
and
manners
,
wherein
his
other
sonnes
in
duty
must
be
content
:
for
by
nature
we
are
led
to
like
those
things
which
resemble
vs
most
:
Oh
how
hard
a
thing
it
is
for
the
father
,
after
partiall
loue
is
once
entered
into
his
hart
,
to
giue
iustice
indifferently
.
The
greater
is
the
wisedome
of
the
father
,
who
preferring
the
deserts
of
his
children
,
before
his
owne
partiall
loue
maketh
his
sences
yeeld
to
reason
,
and
sheweth
himselfe
in
deeds
a
like
towards
all
.
I
will
not
deny
,
but
the
father
by
his
authoritie
may
distribute
his
fauours
as
he
seeth
good
,
to
one
more
,
to
an
other
lesse
,
according
to
the
state
and
doings
of
his
children
,
for
as
by
gentle
vsage
he
incourageth
a
child
that
is
well
,
giuen
to
doe
well
so
by
hard
handling
,
he
may
bring
one
that
is
vntoward
to
goodnes
:
Yea
if
he
haue
any
childe
that
is
past
grace
,
without
any
hope
of
recouerie
,
he
may
lawfully
not
onely
loue
him
lesse
then
the
rest
,
but
quite
cast
him
out
of
his
fauour
.
But
those
fathers
are
greatly
to
be
blamed
,
who
with
vniust
partiality
,
and
without
any
reasonable
consideration
on
will
vse
one
child
as
ligetimate
,
the
other
vnlawfull
:
whereof
it
followeth
,
that
he
which
is
so
meanely
accounted
of
,
doth
not
onely
fayle
in
affection
to
his
kindred
,
but
beginneth
to
fall
to
secret
warre
,
with
his
owne
brothers
:
whereby
the
father
that
might
establish
peace
and
concord
amongst
his
children
,
shall
by
his
partiality
plant
amongst
them
a
roote
of
continaull
discord
:
Therefore
the
father
ought
to
be
well
aduised
how
he
preferreth
in
good
will
one
childe
before
an
other
,
and
not
to
doe
it
vpon
euery
light
occasion
I
likewise
thinke
it
a
great
folly
in
some
fathers
,
that
make
some
of
their
children
their
darling
and
minion
with
out
seeing
any
towardnes
in
them
in
the
world
,
and
let
euery
man
to
haue
knowledge
of
their
fond
&
causles
affection
:
yet
it
often
falleth
out
that
those
children
by
reason
of
their
wanton
and
dilicate
bringing
vp
,
proue
doults
and
simple
sotts
:
whereas
contratiwise
those
which
are
banished
from
their
fathers
loue
,
and
driuen
to
shift
for
themselues
,
doe
oftentimes
by
their
owne
paine
and
trauell
,
so
aduaunce
their
estates
that
they
are
in
better
case
,
then
their
father
or
their
lawfull
brothers
,
to
whom
oft-times
they
afford
ayde
and
succour
in
their
distresses
:
we
may
boldely
then
say
,
that
the
in-iustice
of
the
father
,
bréedeth
disagreement
betweene
his
children
and
himselfe
.
But
now
againe
to
our
purpose
:
It
is
commonly
seene
,
and
that
for
the
most
part
those
children
which
are
most
made
of
,
fall
out
the
worst
,
and
haue
many
misfortunes
:
which
makes
me
remember
a
prety
Iest
of
an
Ape
that
had
two
young
ones
at
a
litter
,
whereof
she
loued
the
one
,
and
cared
nothing
for
the
other
:
which
Ape
vpon
occasion
was
driuen
from
her
den
,
and
hauing
taken
that
which
she
loued
in
her
armes
,
and
tyed
the
other
at
her
backe
,
in
running
she
stumbled
and
fell
howne
against
the
hard
ground
,
and
so
killed
her
young
one
,
she
had
in
her
armes
,
and
loued
so
well
,
but
the
other
which
was
at
her
backe
had
no
harme
at
all
whereby
we
may
see
that
the
Father
oftimes
doth
pennance
for
his
fondnes
.
But
to
returne
to
our
matter
,
there
is
yet
remaining
one
occasion
of
the
disagreement
betweene
the
Father
and
the
Childe
,
which
is
when
the
Father
will
not
suffer
his
Children
to
come
forth
of
their
Infancy
,
meaning
that
when
eyther
thorough
the
authoritie
of
olde
age
,
or
couetou●nes
,
the
father
(
though
his
Children
be
growne
to
mans
estate
)
will
alow
them
neither
more
liuing
nor
more
liberty
even
they
had
when
they
were
Children
:
therefore
let
al
men
learne
&
know
that
Children
now
adayes
are
borne
wise
,
and
haue
gray
haires
in
youth
:
and
as
men
liue
not
so
long
in
these
dayes
,
as
they
did
in
times
past
,
so
they
grow
sooner
to
ripenes
of
wit
now
,
than
they
did
here
to fore
,
therefore
I
am
to
aduise
the
Father
(
if
he
tender
the
well
doing
of
his
Childe
,
)
to
alow
him
with
discretion
,
some
liberty
in
matters
of
the
House
,
suffring
him
sometime
to
inuite
to
welcome
&
make
his
companions
good
cheere
,
to
giue
entertainment
to
strangers
,
and
as
occasion
shal
serue
to
vse
the
goods
of
the
house
to
serue
his
turne
,
but
aboue
all
things
he
must
still
counsell
the
Sonne
to
play
the
good
husband
,
&
to
see
to
things
about
home
whereby
he
may
be
able
to
keepe
&
augment
his
estate
,
&
keep
himselfe
from
falling
into
decay
.
Hereof
will
rise
thrée
good
effects
:
the
first
is
the
loue
of
the
sonne
,
who
seeing
his
father
withdraw
himselfe
by
litle
&
little
,
from
the
gouerment
of
the
house
,
to
the
intent
to
put
him
in
his
roome
receiueth
therby
wonderful
countentment
,
and
thinketh
himselfe
in
mind
much
bound
vnto
him
,
&
not
onely
honoreth
him
,
but
witheth
him
long
to
liue
on
earth
.
The
second
is
the
commoditie
of
the
sonne
,
who
by
this
meanes
,
after
his
fathers
death
,
shall
haue
no
neede
to
seeke
counsel
at
his
friends
&
kinsfolks
hands
nor
to
put
the
ordering
of
his
house
to
the
discretion
of
his
seruants
,
hauing
by
the
foresight
of
his
father
,
at
things
long
before
in
his
owne
hands
,
so
that
the
gouerment
of
his
house
shall
not
be
strange
nor
troublesome
vnto
him
,
as
it
is
to
many
,
when
they
haue
lost
their
Father
.
The
third
,
is
the
sweete
rest
,
and
content
of
minde
,
which
the
Father
inioyeth
in
his
old
dayes
,
both
for
that
he
feeleth
himselfe
ridde
from
all
worldly
troubles
;
and
besides
seeth
his
Sonne
by
his
example
,
gouerne
his
house
orderly
:
and
for
my
part
,
I
count
it
the
chiefest
felicitie
in
this
world
,
for
a
man
to
haue
about
him
a
number
of
goodly
Children
,
which
are
growne
to
perfection
;
whom
he
may
tearme
the
light
of
his
eyes
,
and
the
staffe
of
his
age
:
and
mee
thikes
it
must
needes
be
a
greater
comfort
to
the
Father
to
see
a
proofe
of
his
Childe
,
and
how
discreetly
he
can
dispose
of
his
lyuing
,
and
order
his
houshould
,
then
to
doe
it
himselfe
:
now
when
the
Father
shall
be
arriued
to
the
hauen
of
such
happinesse
,
mee
thinkes
he
may
ioyfully
looke
for
the
last
hower
of
his
life
,
and
die
most
contentedly
.
Yet
in
the
holy
Scriptures
in
it
written
:
Giue
no
authoritie
ouer
thee
;
neither
to
thy
Sonne
,
neither
to
thy
Wife
,
neither
to
thy
Brother
,
nor
to
thy
Friend
:
and
giue
not
away
thy
liuing
to
another
,
while
thou
art
aliue
,
least
thou
afterward
repent
it
:
Yet
there
haue
been
in
time
past
,
and
are
at
this
day
,
many
wise
Fathers
,
which
depart
with
their
Liuinges
to
their
Children
,
and
yet
incurre
no
inconuenience
by
it
;
mary
they
doe
it
in
such
sort
,
that
they
neither
bring
themselues
in
subiection
to
their
Children
,
nor
into
such
case
,
that
they
are
not
able
to
liue
without
them
.
But
now
in
briefe
,
I
giue
the
Father
to
vnderstand
,
that
there
is
nothing
in
this
world
,
wherein
there
ought
more
care
and
diligence
to
be
bestowed
,
then
in
the
bringing
vp
of
Children
,
for
thereof
proceedeth
for
the
most
part
,
either
the
mayntenance
,
or
the
decay
of
Houses
:
therefore
he
must
begin
in
time
,
to
furnish
their
tender
mindes
with
the
feare
and
knowledge
of
God
,
and
such
good
conditions
,
that
they
may
learne
to
liue
,
as
if
they
were
still
at
the
poynt
to
die
:
that
he
indeauour
to
keepe
them
in
obeydience
,
rather
by
loue
then
feare
;
and
cause
them
to
doe
well
,
rather
of
their
owue
accord
,
then
by
inforcement
:
yet
how
forward
so
euer
they
be
,
hee
must
not
cease
to
incourage
and
pricke
them
forwarde
;
knowing
that
there
is
no
Horse
,
but
needeth
the
spurre
;
that
he
suffer
them
not
to
be
idle
,
but
set
in
tune
to
labour
,
the
better
to
indure
it
afterward
.
That
he
enter
not
into
rage
and
impatience
with
his
Children
;
tor
a
good
Father
vseth
Wisedome
in
stead
of
Anger
,
and
awardeth
a
small
punishment
for
a
great
fauit
;
and
yet
is
not
so
foolish
pittifull
altogether
to
pardon
it
,
knowing
that
as
by
sparing
the
Rodde
he
may
spill
his
Child
;
so
by
wearing
it
too
much
,
he
make
him
either
dull
,
or
desperat
.
That
he
prouide
them
of
good
Maisters
to
teach
them
;
for
young
Children
must
be
propped
vp
like
young
Trees
,
least
the
tempest
of
Uices
either
breake
them
,
or
bow
them
crooked
.
That
he
suffer
them
not
in
any
wise
to
haunt
the
company
of
such
people
as
will
corrupt
with
wanton
speaches
,
and
naughtie
conditions
.
That
he
be
carefull
to
marke
in
their
childhoode
,
to
what
kind
of
life
they
are
naturally
inclyned
,
that
he
may
disigently
set
them
vnto
it
:
for
an
vntoward
beginning
,
hath
euer
an
vnluckie
ending
.
That
without
iust
occasion
,
he
vse
no
partiallitie
amongst
his
Children
,
vnlesse
he
be
willing
to
set
them
together
by
the
eares
.
That
in
all
his
doinges
,
hee
shew
himselfe
graue
and
modest
:
and
by
doing
well
him selfe
,
giue
his
Children
an
example
to
doe
the
like
:
that
in
his
olde
age
when
his
Sonnes
are
growen
men
,
thorough
couetousnesse
,
hee
witholde
not
from
them
reasonable
stipendes
to
liue
by
:
otherwise
in
stead
in
honouring
him
,
they
will
wish
him
buried
.
Finally
,
that
he
be
so
carefull
ouer
his
Children
,
that
at
his
death
,
hee
feele
not
his
conscience
charged
in
hauing
to
make
account
for
his
necligence
in
their
behalfe
:
perswading
himselfe
,
that
amongst
all
the
abuses
of
the
world
,
there
is
none
worse
,
then
a
necligent
Father
:
therefore
he
is
mooued
by
Nature
,
pricked
in
Conscience
,
and
bound
in
Houestie
,
to
haue
a
great
care
of
his
Children
.
CHAP.
XXI
.
¶
Heere
followeth
the
duetie
of
the
Childe
toward
the
Parentes
.
BUT
now
to
fall
from
the
care
of
the
Father
,
I
will
briefly
speake
of
the
duetie
of
the
Child
:
For
all
Children
ought
to
know
,
that
by
Nature
they
are
bound
to
honour
their
Father
and
Mother
:
in
doing
so
,
God
giueth
his
blessing
,
and
pramiseth
the
reward
of
long
life
;
for
,
next
vnto
God
,
there
is
none
more
to
be
honored
then
the
Parents
.
If
the
Father
be
churlish
and
curst
vnto
them
,
let
the
manifould
benefites
receiued
of
him
,
counteruaile
that
crueltie
,
and
continue
them
in
their
duetie
.
Let
Children
take
heed
of
molesting
their
Parentes
any
way
;
but
to
ouercome
them
with
patience
:
for
they
shall
neuer
stude
a
surer
friend
,
then
their
Father
:
and
they
must
alwayes
carry
in
their
mindes
,
that
hee
which
stubbernly
striueth
with
his
Fahter
,
prouoketh
the
wrath
of
God
against
him
,
so
that
he
shall
neither
passe
away
his
life
quietly
,
nor
yet
make
his
end
honestly
:
Then
let
them
so
behaue
themselues
,
that
their
Father
haue
no
cause
to
curse
them
,
and
wish
ill
of
them
:
for
God
still
heareth
the
prayers
of
the
Father
against
his
Children
.
Let
them
not
thinke
any
seruice
sufficient
to
requite
their
Fathers
goodnesse
towards
them
:
for
when
they
haue
done
their
duetie
,
to
the
vttermost
they
can
,
yet
shall
they
not
haue
done
all
which
they
should
.
Lastly
,
let
the
sticke
to
their
Parents
,
in
all
troubles
and
aduersitie
,
assuring
themselues
,
that
they
which
forsake
their
Parents
,
shall
be
forsaken
of
God
:
and
that
is
the
greatest
offence
that
may
be
committed
.
Let
all
men
be
assured
of
this
,
that
he
shall
haue
the
same
measure
made
him
by
his
Children
,
as
hee
shall
mete
to
his
Father
:
like
as
there
was
a
Father
,
who
was
driuen
out
of
his
owne
hause
by
his
Soune
,
and
was
faine
to
take
vp
his
lodging
in
the
Spitie-house
;
and
seeuig
his
vnkind
Sonne
vpon
a
day
going
by
the
doore
,
prayed
him
for
charitie
sake
,
to
send
him
a
paire
of
Sheetes
to
lie
in
:
The
Sonne
mooued
with
his
Fathers
request
,
was
no
sooner
come
home
,
but
he
commanded
one
of
his
sonnes
to
carry
a
paire
of
Sheetes
to
the
Hospitall
to
his
Graundfather
;
but
the
Child
deliuered
but
one
of
them
,
which
his
father
blaming
him
for
,
at
his
returne
:
hee
answered
,
I
will
keepe
the
other
for
you
Father
,
when
in
your
old
age
you
shall
goe
to
the
Spitle-house
,
as
my
Graund-father
now
doth
.
Hereby
wee
may
learne
,
that
our
Children
will
deale
with
vs
,
as
wee
deale
with
our
Parentes
.
And
this
shall
serue
to
close
vp
our
Discourse
,
touching
this
matter
.
CHAP.
XXII
.
Of
the
diuersitie
of
the
care
that
Parentes
ought
to
take
of
their
Daughters
,
in
the
bringing
vp
of
them
,
more
then
they
take
for
the
bringing
vp
of
their
Sonnes
.
NOw
will
I
make
some
particular
mention
of
Daughters
;
for
that
the
Father
is
to
vse
himselfe
otherwise
towards
them
,
then
toward
his
Sonnes
;
yet
diuers
be
the
maners
of
bringing
vp
of
Daughters
in
England
at
this
day
:
for
,
same
fathers
will
not
suffer
their
Daughters
to
set
their
foote
foorth
of
doores
,
not
past
once
or
twise
in
a
yeare
.
Some
will
allowe
them
,
not
onely
to
keepe
company
with
their
friendes
and
kinsfolke
at
home
in
the
house
,
but
also
to
visit
their
friendes
abrode
,
and
to
be
present
at
Banquets
&
meeting
of
friendes
.
Some
will
haue
them
taught
to
write
and
reade
,
and
to
haue
skill
in
Musicke
:
others
will
haue
them
learne
nothing
but
to
sow
and
spinne
,
and
gouerne
the
House
:
All
these
diuersities
,
I
will
a
little
touch
in
this
manner
.
First
,
not
to
suffer
a
Mayde
to
go
abroad
but
once
or
twise
in
a
yeare
,
is
the
way
to
make
her
become
foolish
,
fearefull
,
and
out
of
countenance
in
compante
.
Now
the
other
,
which
goeth
abrode
euery
day
with
her
Mother
,
and
haunteth
Feastes
and
Banquets
,
melteth
away
like
Ware
in
the
fire
;
and
driuing
by
little
and
little
the
maydenly
modesty
,
out
of
her
lookes
and
gestures
,
there
appeareth
in
her
a
licencious
and
wanton
behauiour
;
so
that
she
is
rather
taken
for
a
Mother
,
then
a
Mayde
:
and
if
there
come
no
worse
of
it
,
the
Mother
may
assure
her selfe
,
that
in
bringing
her
Daughter
so
often
abroad
in
publicke
places
,
maketh
her
thereby
lesse
prized
,
and
worse
bestowed
,
then
otherwise
shee
might
bee
.
I
say
nothing
of
these
that
are
taught
in
their
Chambers
to
write
,
to
read
,
and
sing
,
and
neuer
come
downe
into
the
Kitchin
;
but
I
will
leaue
that
charge
to
the
poore
Hushands
,
whose
Hause
goeth
to
decay
,
and
all
for
hauing
so
learned
a
wife
.
Then
if
you
cast
your
eyes
vpon
one
of
those
which
can
do
nothing
but
sow
,
&
spinne
;
you
shall
see
in
attyre
,
in
talke
,
and
in
behauiour
,
the
very
figure
of
a
countrie
Milkemayde
,
who
will
haue
as
good
a
grace
amongst
other
women
,
as
a
Kitchenstuff-wench
amongst
courtly
Ladyes
.
It
behooueth
then
all
discreete
Fathers
,
who
are
to
bestow
their
Daughters
in
Mariage
,
to
consider
of
what
calling
his
Sonne
in
law
is
like
to
bee
,
and
so
to
frame
his
Daughter
accordingly
:
as
,
if
he
purpose
to
marry
her
into
the
Countrey
,
to
bring
her
vp
in
Countrey
huswiterie
.
If
the
Fahter
meane
to
marry
his
Daughter
to
a
Courtier
,
he
must
set
her
to
the
Court
to
the
seruice
of
some
great
Lady
,
and
must
be
learned
to
read
to
write
,
to
discourse
,
to
sing
,
to
play
on
Instruments
,
to
daunce
,
and
to
be
able
to
performe
all
that
,
which
belongeth
to
a
Courtier
to
do
:
by
this
meanes
many
are
marryed
to
great
Gentlemen
,
without
one
penny
dowrie
giuen
by
their
Father
.
Some
(
I
know
)
will
alleadge
,
that
the
Father
hath
not
alwayes
his
Sanne
in
law
in
his
sleeue
;
for
indeede
Mariages
are
made
in
Heauen
,
and
are
guided
by
Destenie
;
so
that
the
Father
may
be
tenne
yeares
in
brewing
a
matter
,
which
in
a
moment
he
may
be
driuen
to
change
:
therefore
to
conclude
this
matter
touching
Daughters
,
I
can
giue
no
fitter
aduertisement
then
this
;
that
the
Fathers
bestow
all
their
studie
and
diligence
,
to
bring
them
vp
chast
,
as
well
in
body
as
in
minde
:
for
a
man
waigheth
it
not
much
to
haue
the
flesh
vnspotted
,
if
the
minde
be
defiled
;
and
therefore
it
is
needfull
to
put
into
their
heartes
godly
imaginations
,
that
from
their
inward
puritie
,
there
may
shine
outward
modestie
;
and
for
that
Beautie
is
a
frayle
and
dangerous
thing
,
those
which
are
beautifull
,
haue
so
much
the
more
need
of
that
vertue
,
to
keepe
their
Beautie
vnblemished
,
for
Beautie
in
an
vnchast
Woman
,
serueth
to
no
more
purpose
,
then
a
golde
Ring
in
a
Swines
snowte
.
CHAP.
XXIII
.
Of
the
great
disagreements
and
discontentments
,
that
oftentimes
doth
happen
betweene
the
Maister
and
the
Seruant
.
OUR
Discourses
(
I
perceiue
)
now
braw
neare
to
an
end
,
and
we
haue
nothing
left
to
speake
of
,
but
the
Disagreements
that
dayly
happeneth
betweene
Maisters
and
Seruantes
;
of
the
which
I
will
delate
as
followeth
.
He
that
will
be
a
Maister
&
Commaunder
of
Families
,
must
as
well
know
how
to
serue
and
obey
,
as
to
controule
and
commaunde
;
for
it
is
not
so
easie
a
matter
to
know
how
to
commaunde
,
as
to
be
a
Maister
:
and
although
there
be
few
that
take
vpon
them
the
right
course
of
a
Maister
,
and
can
doe
that
,
which
belongeth
vnto
them
to
doe
;
yet
almost
in
euery
House
,
Maisters
are
so
vndiscreete
,
proude
,
fantasticall
,
and
insolent
,
that
they
vse
their
Seruantes
no
otherwise
,
then
if
they
were
slaues
,
speakeing
imperiously
to
them
;
beeing
not
content
,
vnlesse
they
see
them
tremble
in
their
presence
;
vsing
no
speach
vnto
them
,
but
full
of
terrifying
,
threatning
,
and
reuiling
.
By
such
maner
of
dealing
,
it
commeth
to
passe
,
that
Seruantes
,
though
good
and
sufficient
,
begin
to
grow
naught
,
and
to
waxe
coole
in
good-will
,
and
necligent
in
duetie
totowardes
their
Maisters
:
But
those
Maisters
are
more
vndiscreete
,
which
brawle
and
chide
with
their
Seruantes
before
straungers
,
whereby
in
minde
they
make
the
straungers
thinke
they
are
scarce
welcome
to
their
house
;
and
besides
,
thereby
spight
their
Seruants
the
most
of
any
thing
in
the
world
:
for
proofe
whereof
,
when
a
Seruant
seeketh
a
passter
,
he
neuer
inquireth
whether
he
be
of
an
euill
life
;
but
whether
he
be
hard
to
please
or
no
:
But
in
my
minde
yet
,
those
are
worse
,
which
speake
to
their
Seruantes
with
their
handes
;
who
belike
,
haue
been
beaten
by
their
Maisters
,
whom
they
serued
before
time
,
and
therefore
they
will
reuenge
it
vpon
their
Seruantes
then
beeing
.
Other
Maisters
are
of
this
fond
humor
,
that
they
will
haue
their
Seruants
vnderstande
their
minde
,
in
making
onely
a
signe
,
as
if
themselues
were
dumbe
,
and
their
Seruants
diuiners
.
Some
will
haue
their
Seruantes
doe
three
or
foure
things
at
once
,
ot
hauing
the
iudgement
to
consider
,
that
(
as
a
Sexton
sayd
)
a
man
can
not
carry
the
Crosse
,
and
ring
the
Belles
together
.
Some
are
so
curious
,
that
if
they
had
a
thousand
Seruantes
,
they
would
trouble
them
all
,
and
neuer
be
content
;
for
that
none
of
them
all
can
please
them
:
whose
fashion
it
is
euery
month
to
change
a
Seruant
.
Wee
haue
in
London
heere
,
a
Gentleman
whom
I
well
know
,
who
about
sixe
moneths
since
,
bestowed
vpon
a
Seruant
of
his
,
a
Liuerie
cloake
:
which
since
that
time
,
hee
hath
bestowed
vpon
foure
others
,
and
taken
it
still
from
them
againe
.
In
this
humor
be
many
Maisters
now
adayes
:
But
to
returne
to
our
Philosophicall
Discourse
againe
.
The
Maister
that
often
changeth
his
Seruants
,
receiueth
great
dishonour
thereby
;
and
withall
,
sheweth
himselfe
an
impatient
man
,
and
hard
to
please
;
and
besides
,
spreadeth
his
secretes
and
doings
the
farther
abrode
:
for
when
a
Seruant
departeth
from
his
Maister
,
in
what
sort
soeuer
it
be
,
whether
contented
or
discontented
,
hee
cannot
refraine
from
reporting
where
so
euer
he
goe
,
the
life
and
behauiour
of
his
former
Maister
:
and
though
with
one
troth
,
he
mingle
a
hundred
lyes
,
yet
there
be
enough
that
will
beleeue
him
:
and
besides
,
the
Maister
is
troubled
to
tune
his
new
Seruants
to
his
fancie
.
CHAP.
XXIIII
.
¶
Of
the
impatience
of
some
Maisters
towards
their
Seruants
ouer
other
some
are
.
AMONGST
other
ill
masters
may
be
comprehended
leine
so
impatient
,
and
so
vnreasonable
that
they
wil
insoven
their
●●rnants
to
impossibilities
,
and
to
doe
such
thing
,
as
they
are
not
able
to
doe
,
but
the
worst
of
all
are
those
who
will
burthen
their
seruants
wrong●ully
with
naughty
dealing
,
and
therevpon
turne
them
away
.
But
I
s●●
it
would
be
to●
long
to
rehearse
all
the
imperfections
which
be
in
such
masters
:
Therefore
I
will
passe
to
the
occasion
of
the
di●●a●r●ment
betweene
the
Mastre
and
the
Seruant
.
which
commeth
by
those
Seruants
that
know
not
bow
to
serue
and
obey
,
I
meane
by
the
vnfit
to
serue
.
no●
onely
sooles
not
ignorant
asses
,
but
also
●ishonest
and
h●a●●sh
companions
who
though
they
are
sufficient
to
performe
any
thing
comm●●●ted
to
their
charge
,
yet
they
haue
some
notable
fault
,
whereby
their
master
hath
●●st
cause
to
put
them
away
,
but
it
is
as
hard
a
matter
to
s●●de
Se●uants
without
faults
,
as
drop
st●
pattents
without
thirst
,
and
though
then
faults
he
innumerable
yet
their
chiefest
ornaments
,
are
the
three
properties
of
a
Dogge
,
to
wit
the
gullet
,
for
that
they
are
Gluttone
,
barking
:
For
that
the
master
can
doe
nothing
,
but
they
will
presently
report
it
abroad
:
Fiting
,
which
is
so
naturall
vnto
them
,
that
let
their
master
doe
neuer
so
well
by
them
,
yet
they
will
not
sticke
to
call
him
vngratefull
,
and
to
speake
the
worst
worde
in
their
belly
by
him
,
this
vice
is
accompanied
with
lying
(
a
thing
of
all
others
most
bace
)
but
this
is
to
be
vnderstood
of
the
bace
and
ras●all
fort
,
for
it
is
not
to
be
said
,
but
as
there
are
good
masters
,
so
likewise
there
are
good
seruants
.
But
now
to
take
away
all
disorder
,
it
is
requisite
,
that
the
good
Master
and
the
good
Seruant
be
matcht
togither
:
For
if
they
be
not
both
good
,
it
is
hard
for
the
wisedome
of
the
one
,
to
supply
the
want
of
discretion
in
the
other
:
Here
we
must
needs
call
to
minde
,
that
the
golden
world
being
gone
,
the
Master
and
seruant
must
both
thinke
,
that
some
faults
must
be
borne
withall
on
both
sides
:
Which
consideration
the
Seruant
not
onely
ought
to
haue
,
remembring
that
it
is
his
duety
,
to
submit
himselfe
to
the
will
and
pleasure
of
his
Master
:
But
the
master
much
more
:
knowing
that
Seruants
being
for
the
most
part
of
bace
condition
and
naturally
inclined
to
doe
ill
,
will
not
haue
that
fidelitie
,
diligence
and
affection
towards
him
,
as
he
would
haue
towards
any
prince
that
he
should
serue
,
and
considering
that
it
were
better
for
him
to
winke
at
some
faults
in
his
Seruants
,
then
to
disquiet
himselfe
in
going
about
to
reforme
them
.
CHAP.
XXV
.
¶
Of
the
great
abuses
of
some
Seruants
towardes
their
Masters
,
which
is
rather
for
want
of
wit
,
then
for
any
other
cause
.
THERE
are
some
Seruants
,
I
know
who
in
their
Masters
presence
,
looke
as
though
butter
would
no
:
melt
in
their
mouth
,
but
out
of
their
sight
they
will
play
their
parts
kindely
:
Yea
and
will
not
sticke
to
make
moes
at
their
maister
behinde
his
backe
:
●nt
the
master
must
not
in
any
wise
,
suffer
his
seruants
to
commit
eyther
in
worde
or
deede
,
any
fault
,
whereby
God
himselfe
,
or
his
neighbour
may
be
dishonoured
:
giuing
them
to
vnderstand
,
that
he
will
entertaine
no
naughtynesse
in
his
House
,
but
that
he
hatet●
it
mostally
:
whereby
though
he
be
not
able
to
roote
out
,
their
wickednes
,
yet
at
least
bee
will
doe
his
best
endeau●our
to
make
thee
honest
,
and
to
feare
God
.
Touching
some
other
naturall
imperfections
of
small
importance
,
as
to
be
rude
,
soolish
,
vndiscreete
,
crafty
forgetfull
,
quarelons
,
spightfull
,
negligent
,
and
such
like
,
they
ought
to
be
borne
withall
,
if
they
cannot
be
reclaymed
from
them
:
Though
for
my
part
I
thinke
such
Seruants
better
lost
then
found
,
and
the
house
it●
worse
,
that
they
are
in
,
yet
I
know
some
honest
Gentlemen
,
who
so
long
as
their
seruants
are
trusty
and
faithfull
,
care
not
though
they
be
soolts
or
●esters
to
make
them
merry
.
There
are
likewise
some
Masters
who
when
their
Seruants
take
their
pleasure
of
them
with
mockes
and
scoffes
,
rather
take
pleasure
in
it
,
then
seeme
angry
with
them
:
●ike
as
he
,
who
called
his
Seruant
King
of
fooles
,
who
answered
,
I
would
to
Bed
I
were
King
of
fooles
,
I
would
net
doubt
then
,
but
I
should
beare
Rule
euer
him
,
which
is
better
then
my selfe
:
This
Seruant
was
without
doubt
profitable
vnto
him
,
or
else
be
would
not
haue
taken
this
scoffe
at
his
bandes
:
but
for
all
that
all
Masters
are
not
so
make
minded
,
to
be
serued
with
such
men
,
nor
all
Seruante
so
happy
to
meet
with
such
masters
:
Therefore
I
will
set
downe
some
such
order
,
that
the
Master
and
the
Seruant
may
liue
and
continue
long
time
quietly
together
.
CHAP.
XXVI
.
¶
How
a
Seruant
may
liue
quietly
with
his
Maister
,
if
hee
be
of
any
reasonable
gouerment
.
FIRST
of
all
I
thinke
it
necessarie
,
that
be
which
doth
desire
to
be
well
serued
require
in
his
seruant
three
speciall
thinges
,
that
is
to
say
,
loue
,
loyaltie
,
and
sufficiency
,
&
such
a
one
that
a
master
shall
eastly
come
by
,
which
will
shew
himselfe
,
to
be
a
good
and
looing
Master
,
following
the
commaundement
of
the
wise
man
,
loue
him
whom
thou
noutishest
,
and
he
shall
be
forced
to
loue
thee
againe
,
if
Masters
will
but
thinke
that
Seruants
are
men
,
and
their
humble
friends
,
they
shal
win
their
good
wils
and
incourage
them
to
do
diligent
seruice
,
but
withall
I
hold
well
that
the
master
keepe
his
state
and
degree
,
to
loue
them
well
,
but
not
to
imbrace
them
,
for
being
haile-fellow
well
met
with
his
Seruant
,
he
should
shew
himselfe
too
low
mindrd
,
and
not
fit
to
commaund
,
and
to
be
as
it
were
a
seruant
with
seruants
,
which
would
redound
to
his
reproach
,
besides
,
he
should
soone
perceius
that
too
much
familyarity
would
breed
contempt
and
therefore
men
of
Iudgement
will
behane
themselues
with
their
seruants
in
such
fort
,
that
they
will
nerther
make
them
too
sawey
,
by
ouermuch
familiarity
nor
to
fearefull
by
ouermuch
seueritie
:
For
in
no
wise
let
a
master
be
terrible
to
his
seruant
,
least
in
forwning
stil
vpon
him
,
he
make
him
thinke
that
neyther
he
loueth
him
,
nor
liketh
of
his
seruice
,
which
is
the
way
quiterd
disco●●rage
him
:
And
yet
in
giuing
good
countenance
to
his
Servant
,
be
must
be
wary
to
obserue
fit
time
and
place
,
for
as
it
beformeth
the
master
abroad
in
the
presence
of
straungers
,
to
cast
a
graue
and
sad
looke
vpon
vis
seruants
,
so
it
is
his
part
being
at
home
in
his
owne
house
,
to
looke
more
pleasantly
vpon
them
,
and
to
speake
more
familiarly
vnte
them
which
is
thing
they
loue
of
life
,
and
are
thereby
incouraged
to
doe
him
good
seruice
.
CHAP.
XXVII
.
¶
How
the
Maister
with
good
perswasions
may
gouerne
his
Seruant
,
and
in
the
obstinacie
of
his
Seruant
,
what
will
insue
vnto
him
.
YOV
sée
héere
then
that
a
maister
may
with
his
honour
shew
curtesie
to
his
seruants
,
and
thereby
get
their
gadwil
and
loue
,
pet
must
be
not
perswade
himselfe
that
his
seruants
ought
to
discharge
him
of
al
his
busines
,
but
that
he
must
take
part
with
them
&
consider
that
it
is
no
easte
matter
to
gouerne
seruants
,
and
that
the
greater
number
be
shall
haue
,
the
greater
wil
be
his
trouble
to
guide
them
,
for
there
falls
out
many
houshould
quarrels
and
contentions
where
there
are
many
seruants
:
he
must
also
thinke
,
that
there
is
no
seruant
so
well
framed
to
the
seruice
of
other
Masters
,
but
that
he
must
be
faine
to
receiue
new
lawes
of
his
new
lord
:
and
therefore
he
must
not
thinke
that
at
the
first
bash
,
his
seruant
is
made
to
his
bowe
,
but
he
must
leasurely
and
patiently
,
let
him
vnderstand
his
mind
&
to
speake
fraely
vnto
him
,
as
well
to
make
him
leaue
his
olde
fashions
which
perchance
be
liketh
not
,
as
to
frame
him
to
his
owne
fancy
.
And
if
I
were
to
take
a
serūat
,
I
would
rather
choose
a
fresh-water
sowler
,
which
neuer
had
serued
,
them
one
accustomed
of
long
time
to
seruice
.
For
those
which
haue
serued
in
many
houses
,
haue
for
the
most
part
gotten
the
vse
of
some
ill
quality
,
which
they
will
barely
be
brought
to
leaue
,
but
one
that
is
but
rawe
in
seruice
,
sheweth
himselfe
more
tractable
more
gentle
,
and
more
fit
for
all
manner
of
seruice
,
&
the
master
commonly
will
be
the
better
pleased
with
his
goodwill
then
with
the
others
skill
for
it
is
a
thing
too
hard
to
chaunge
the
manners
of
an
old
seruant
,
and
yet
a
master
for
a
time
must
be
faine
to
vse
great
patience
,
and
take
great
paine
with
a
young
seruant
,
but
yet
to
avoide
the
more
trouble
,
let
him
be
su●e
to
chase
one
of
a
good
wit
,
and
fit
for
seruice
.
This
brings
into
my
mind
a
pleasant
story
of
a
Spanish
Gentleman
that
had
one
day
good
tryall
of
the
good
wit
of
a
new
come
seruant
,
which
Gentleman
hanging
sent
his
other
seruants
about
other
busines
,
after
be
had
mate
●un
dresse
vp
the
house
be
willed
him
to
couer
the
table
,
which
be
did
,
and
though
that
day
he
dyned
alone
in
his
chan●●er
,
yet
his
seruant
set
two
trenchers
on
the
the
table
,
and
two
stooles
,
the
one
against
the
other
,
the
Gentleman
sayd
nothing
to
it
,
but
suspecting
the
meaning
of
his
new
come
man
,
attended
the
end
of
the
play
:
meate
being
brought
in
,
so
soone
as
his
man
bad
giuen
him
water
,
he
washt
and
sat
him
downe
,
which
he
bad
no
sooner
done
,
but
his
man
hauing
likewise
washt
,
sat
him
down
right
ouer
against
him
:
the
Gentleman
being
naturally
eluen
to
be
mery
kept
his
countenance
,
and
let
his
man
alone
hauing
eaten
a
while
friendly
together
,
the
man
began
to
thinke
him
,
how
his
master
might
perchannce
be
a
thirst
:
wherevpon
be
sait
,
master
,
when
you
will
orinke
,
I
pray
you
make
curtesie
to
commaund
me
,
whereat
the
Gentleman
lought
so
hartily
,
that
the
poore
foole
knowing
his
fault
,
rose
to
fetch
him
drinke
,
but
would
fit
downe
no
more
.
But
now
to
returne
againe
to
our
matter
,
that
Master
who
will
be
well
serued
,
must
not
be
sparing
of
his
speech
,
as
well
to
commaund
what
he
will
haue
done
,
as
gently
to
instruct
his
Seruant
in
that
wherein
he
is
ignorant
,
by
telling
him
of
his
fault
.
Therefore
if
he
will
haue
his
seruant
carefull
and
diligent
in
his
seruice
he
must
likewise
himselfe
be
carefull
about
his
busines
for
there
is
nothing
that
more
awaketh
the
seruants
then
the
diligence
of
the
master
,
as
one
the
other
side
it
is
impossible
,
the
Seruant
should
be
diligent
if
the
Master
be
negligent
:
And
therevpon
it
is
said
,
that
the
eye
of
the
master
fatteth
the
horse
to
which
purpose
a
Philosopher
being
askt
which
was
the
way
,
to
make
land
bring
good
store
of
corne
,
answered
,
for
the
master
to
walke
often
about
,
which
is
to
sae
it
himselfe
without
trusting
to
his
seruants
:
Moreouer
he
must
vse
his
authoritie
in
such
sort
,
that
he
may
be
better
serued
with
the
turning
of
his
eye
,
then
others
are
with
threatning
words
.
But
now
when
the
master
knoweth
he
hath
gotten
the
loue
and
fidelitie
of
his
seruant
,
he
must
be
carefull
in
any
wise
to
keepe
it
,
where
vnto
there
is
nothing
of
more
force
,
then
to
vse
him
curteously
:
ayding
him
in
his
troubles
,
visiting
him
in
his
sicknes
,
and
bestowing
on
him
when
occasion
shall
serue
,
that
which
shall
cost
the
master
little
,
and
pleasure
the
seruant
much
:
Therefore
let
him
not
forget
to
reward
the
good
seruant
,
and
keepe
him
alwayes
about
him
as
a
pretious
thing
,
remembring
that
there
is
nothing
in
this
life
,
more
necessarie
then
a
good
Seruant
:
Let
him
be
to
thee
as
thine
own
soule
,
take
not
scorne
sometime
to
beare
his
reasons
,
and
gouerne
thy selfe
according
to
his
faithfull
adutie
,
for
that
there
haue
beene
found
seruants
,
which
haue
more
profitted
their
maisters
house
,
then
his
Brothers
or
Children
haue
.
Likewise
giue
charge
to
the
Seruant
,
this
lesson
to
conclude
,
that
be
take
heede
of
failing
into
the
common
error
of
Seruants
,
who
like
a
new
broome
which
sweepeth
the
house
cleane
serue
diligently
at
the
first
,
but
after
grow
slothfull
,
that
is
not
the
way
to
get
fauour
,
for
not
be
which
beginneth
well
is
worthy
of
recompence
,
but
he
that
continueth
in
well
doing
:
for
the
maister
will
looke
that
his
seruant
should
rather
heate
,
then
coole
himselfe
in
seruice
.
Let
the
Seruant
also
take
heede
,
that
●e
goe
not
about
to
creepe
in
credit
with
his
Maister
,
by
fla●terie
and
hypocrisie
,
but
to
serue
and
obey
him
with
an
unfayned
ha●t
,
for
by
fayned
words
,
men
gather
an
argument
of
saithles
deeds
:
whereby
his
Maister
be●●●msh
to
sos●en
him
,
and
to
thinke
that
he
had
more
neede
to
be
ouer
looked
,
then
instructed
:
But
in
any
wise
let
not
the
Seruant
forget
to
doe
his
faithfull
and
true
fatent
,
not
for
f●
are
,
but
for
duties
sake
:
But
that
seruice
is
aboue
all
other
ill
bestowed
,
which
is
not
well
accepted
:
and
there
is
no
greater
grefe
to
a
mans
minde
,
then
to
serue
and
not
to
please
,
therefore
when
after
certaine
proofe
,
he
seeth
that
Bee
cannot
frame
himselfe
to
his
Maisters
fancy
,
let
him
sake
to
depart
rather
from
him
with
his
goodwill
,
then
with
his
ill
.
And
when
he
seeth
that
he
is
in
his
Maisters
bookes
,
let
him
there
holde
him
,
saying
in
his
bart
,
happy
is
be
,
who
serueth
the
happy
,
and
not
seeke
to
channge
,
remembring
that
the
rowling
stone
gathereth
no
mosse
.
Then
let
there
be
no
want
found
in
him
,
of
loue
,
of
reuerence
,
of
faithfulnes
,
of
diligence
,
of
readynes
,
and
of
secretnes
:
let
him
not
accompt
of
his
owne
life
,
being
in
his
Masters
seruice
.
But
to
conclude
,
there
is
one
seruice
which
excéedeth
all
the
other
,
which
is
the
seruice
of
the
King
of
glorie
:
and
those
seruants
which
enter
into
that
kind
,
of
seruice
,
doe
(
no
doubt
)
loue
well
both
the
maister
and
the
seruice
:
In
which
blessed
Seruice
,
the
Lord
of
all
Lords
make
vs
all
diligent
seruants
.
Amen
.
FINIS
.