¶
The
table
.
¶
The
prologue
of
a
doctour
in
recommendacyon
of
Arystotle
the
prynce
of
phylosophres
.
|
a.
|
¶
An
epystle
that
Alexander
sent
to
Arystotle
|
b
.
|
¶
The
answer
of
the
sayd
epystle
.
|
c
.
|
d
.
|
¶
The
maner
of
kynges
touchynge
largesse
.
|
e
.
|
¶
Of
largesse
/
&
auaryce
/
&
dyuers
other
vyces
.
|
f
.
|
g
.
|
¶
Of
vnderstandynge
.
|
h
.
|
i
.
|
k
.
|
l.
|
m
.
|
n
.
|
¶
Of
the
vesture
&
clothynge
of
a
kynge
.
|
o
.
|
¶
Of
the
countenaunce
of
a
kynge
.
|
p.
|
¶
Of
the
Iustyce
of
a
kynge
.
|
q
.
|
¶
Of
wordly
desyres
.
|
r
.
|
¶
Of
the
chastyte
of
a
kynge
.
|
r
.
|
¶
Of
the
sportynge
of
a
kynge
.
|
●
.
|
s
.
|
¶
Of
the
mercy
of
a
kynge
.
|
t
.
|
¶
Of
paynes
.
|
v.
|
u
.
|
¶
Of
the
kepynge
of
faythe
.
|
●
.
|
¶
Of
studyes
.
|
●
|
¶
Of
the
garde
of
a
kynge
.
|
●
.
|
¶
Of
the
dyfference
of
astronomy
.
|
●
|
¶
Of
the
kepynge
of
helth
.
|
●
|
¶
Of
the
gouernaunce
of
seke
folkes
.
|
&c.
|
A.
|
¶
Of
dyuers
meates
for
the
stomake
.
|
B.
|
¶
An
epystle
of
grete
value
.
|
C.
|
¶
Of
the
maner
of
trauayle
.
|
D.
|
¶
Of
abstynence
.
|
E.
|
¶
How
pure
water
ought
not
to
be
dronken
.
|
F.
|
¶
Of
the
maner
to
slepe
.
|
G.
|
¶
The
maner
to
kepe
a
custome
.
|
H.
|
¶
How
one
ought
to
chaunge
his
custome
:
|
I.
|
¶
Of
the
.iiii.
seasons
of
the
yere
.
|
K.
|
¶
Of
prymetyme
/
and
what
it
is
.
|
L.
|
¶
Of
somer
/
and
what
it
is
.
|
M.
|
¶
Of
haruest
/
and
what
it
is
.
|
N.
|
¶
Of
wynter
/
and
what
it
is
.
|
O.
|
¶
Of
naturall
heate
.
|
P.
|
¶
Of
thynges
that
fatteth
the
body
.
|
Q.
|
¶
Of
thynges
that
maketh
the
body
leane
.
|
R.
|
¶
Of
the
fyrst
parte
of
the
body
.
|
S.
|
¶
Of
the
seconde
parte
of
the
body
.
|
T.
|
¶
Of
the
thyrde
parte
of
the
body
.
|
U.
|
¶
Of
the
fourth
parte
of
the
body
.
|
X.
|
¶
Of
the
goodnes
&
harme
that
cometh
of
wyne
.
|
Y.
|
¶
The
forme
and
maner
of
Iustyce
.
|
A.
|
¶
Of
kynges
secretaryes
.
|
B.
|
¶
Of
kynges
messagers
.
|
C.
|
¶
Of
the
gouernynge
of
the
people
.
|
D
|
¶
Of
the
physonomy
of
folke
.
|
E.
|
¶
Thus
endeth
the
table
.
¶
The
prologue
of
a
doctour
in
recommendation
of
Arystotle
the
prynce
of
phylosophers
.
GOd
almyghty
saue
our
kynge
/
&
the
glory
of
all
his
frendes
/
and
conferme
his
realme
in
the
faythe
of
god
.
And
cause
hym
to
reygne
in
thexaltacyon
/
prayse
/
and
honour
of
his
people
.
I
whiche
am
seruaunt
to
the
kynge
haue
put
in
execution
the
werke
of
his
commaundement
/
in
getynge
a
boke
of
good
maners
to
his
gouernaunce
.
The
whiche
boke
is
called
the
secrete
of
secretes
/
made
by
the
prince
of
phylosophres
Arystotle
the
sone
of
Mahonnet
of
Macedony
/
to
his
dysciple
the
emperour
Alexander
sone
of
Phylyp
kynge
of
Macedony
the
which
Alexandre
had
two
crownes
.
This
sayd
boke
Arystotle
compyled
in
the
oldenesse
of
his
body
/
bycause
,
that
he
might
no
more
trauayle
nor
ryde
to
do
suche
besynesses
as
Alexander
had
put
into
his
charge
.
For
Alexandre
had
made
hym
gouernour
and
mayster
aboue
all
other
bycause
he
was
a
man
of
veray
good
councell
/
of
grete
clergy
/
and
subtyll
vnderstandyng
.
And
incessantly
studyed
good
&
gracyous
maners
/
&
scyences
spyrytuall
/
contemplatiues
/
and
charytables
.
He
was
a
wyse
man
/
&
meke
/
louynge
reason
and
Iustyce
/
&
euer
reported
ryght
wysnesse
&
trouthe
.
And
therfore
many
phylosophres
r●pute
hȳ
of
the
nombre
of
prophetes
.
And
say
that
they
had
founde
dyuers
bokes
of
the
grekes
which
god
had
sent
hym
by
his
moost
excellent
aungell
/
saynge
to
hym
.
I
shall
make
the
to
be
called
in
the
worlde
more
an
aungell
than
a
man
.
And
wyte
ye
that
Arystotle
dyde
in
his
lyfe
many
sygnes
whiche
were
straunge
in
workes
&
meruayles
/
whiche
were
to
longe
to
be
accompted
.
Before
his
dethe
he
dyde
many
straunge
werkes●
wherfore
a
relygyon
&
company
peryadyc
sayd
&
helde
opynion
that
he
had
ben
in
heuen
in
lykenesse
of
a
douue
of
fyre
And
as
longe
as
he
lyued
Alexander
ouercame
all
the
worlde
through
his
councell
.
And
all
landes
by
the
fame
of
hym
/
were
put
vnder
the
imperyall
commaundement
&
in
lykewyse
they
of
Perce
/
&
Araby
.
and
there
was
none
that
durst
gaynsay
Alexander
/
in
worde
nor
dede
.
And
the
sayd
arystotle
made
many
goodly
epystles
for
the
loue
that
he
had
to
Alexander
/
&
for
to
cause
hym
to
knowe
all
the
secretes●
he
made
an
epystle
here
vnder
wryten
/
the
which
he
sent
to
Alexander
.
And
whan
Alexander
had
ouercome
the
realme
of
Perce
/
&
set
the
moost
of
them
in
his
prysons
/
he
sent
an
epystle
to
Arystotle
whiche
foloweth
.
b
.
¶
An
epystle
that
alexander
sent
to
Arystotle
.
DOctour
of
Iustyce
&
right
noble
phylosopher
we
sygnyfy
to
thy
hygh
wysdome
/
that
we
haue
sent
in
the
realme
of
Perce
many
men
/
whiche
habounde
gretly
in
reason
/
&
vnderstondyng
/
subtyl
&
pen●tra●yfe●
wherfore
al
we
haue
intencyon
to
put
thē
to
deth
.
Howbert
as
thou
semest
best
sygnyfy
vs
by
thy
lettres
.
c
.
¶
An
epystle
that
Arystotle
sent
to
Alexander
.
YF
thou
can
moeue
&
chaunge
the
ayre
frome
the
erth●
&
water
/
&
the
ordynaunce
of
thy
cytees
to
●complysshe
thy
pleasure●
yf
thou
can
do
it
ceas
of
/
&
do
it
not
/
but
gouerne
thē
in
thy
goodnesse
/
and
exal●
thē
in
benygnyte
.
And
yf
thou
do
thus
I
hope
with
the
grace
of
god
that
they
all
shall
be
thy
frendes
to
all
thy
good
pleasures
and
commaundementes
.
And
for
the
loue
that
they
shall
haue
in
the
/
thou
shalt
peasybly
reygne
ouer
thē
in
grete
vyctory
.
¶
And
whan
Alexander
had
red
this
epystle
/
he
dyde
after
his
councell
/
and
they
of
Perce
were
more
obedyent
to
hym
than
to
any
other
nacyon
.
¶
The
prologue
of
a
doctour
named
Phyly●
that
translated
this
boke
in
to
latyn
.
d
.
PHyly●
that
translated
this
boke
in
●o
latyn
was
a
chylde
of
Parys
/
&
was
a
veray
wyse
interpntour
&
vnderstander
of
languages
/
&
he
sayd
●hus
.
I
haue
not
knowen
nor
seen
ty●e
that
the
phylosophers
haue
ho●●ē
/
or
haue
ben
acustomed
to
helpe
or
to
make
all
weckes
or
all
secretes
but
that
I
haue
sought
/
nor
haue
knowen
by
no
man
by
whome
I
knewe
that
he
had
knowlegyng
of
the
scryptures
of
Phylosophers
/
but
I
haue
vysited
hym
vnto
the
tyme
that
I
came
to
the
knowlege
of
councell
/
that
whiche
was
Estulapideus
/
&
a
man
solytary
&
of
grete
abstynence●
and
veray
wyse
in
phylosophy
/
to
whom
I
meked
me
dylygently
/
requyrynge
hym
that
he
wolde
shewe
to
me
the
scryptures
of
the
knowlege
of
the
sonne
/
the
whiche
he
gaue
vnto
me
/
with
a
ryght
good
wy●●
And
surely
I
founde
as
moche
as
I
desyred
/
&
all
that
I
had
ben
about
a
hole
yere
/
&
wherfore
I
had
longe
tyme
trauayled
.
And
I
thus
hauynge
my
desyre
retorned
home
with
grete
ioye
/
yeldyng
thankes
to
god
my
creatour
.
¶
And
than
at
the
request
of
the
moost
noble
kynge
with
grete
study
&
labour
I
translated
this
boke
out
of
Greke
language
into
Caldees
tongue
&
syth
in
to
the
speche
of
Araby
.
The
which
boke
the
moost
wyseman
Arystotle
made
/
whiche
answered
alwayes
to
all
the
requestes
of
kynge
Alexandre
/
as
more
playnly
appereth
in
this
present
boke
.
b
.
¶
An
epystle
sent
to
kyng
Alexandre
by
Arystotle
.
RYght
glorious
sone
and
ryght
wyse
/
god
conserve
thee
in
the
walke
of
knowlegyng
the
wayes
of
trouthe
&
vertues
/
and
withdrawe
thy
carnall
and
beestly
desyres
/
&
conferme
his
realme
to
his
seruyce
/
&
to
thy
honour
.
Letynge
the
wyte
deere
sone
that
I
haue
receyued
thyn
epystle
reuerently
&
honourably
as
it
apperteyneth
/
and
playnly
haue
vnderstande
the
grete
desyre
that
that
hast
that
I
were
personally
with
the
.
Meruaylyng
how
I
can
absteyne
me
fro
the
.
Reprouynge
me
of
that
I
care
but
lytel
for
thy
besynesses
.
For
the
which
cause
I
haue
ordeyned
&
hasted
me
to
make
a
boke
for
the
/
the
which
shall
weye
&
conteyne
all
my
werkes
/
supplyenge
myn
absence
&
defautes●
and
shall
be
to
the
a
ryght
certayne
rule
&
doctryne
in
all
thynges
that
thou
wyllest
.
The
whiche
I
wyll
shewe
as
I
were
presently
with
the
.
Dere
sone
thou
ought
not
to
repreue
nor
blame
me
/
for
thou
knowest
well
that
for
nothyng
of
the
worlde
/
but
that
I
wolde
go
to
the
.
And
yf
were
not
that
I
am
so
sore
greued
/
and
laden
with
aege
&
weykenesse
of
my
persone
/
wherby
in
no
wyse
I
can
go
to
the
.
And
wyte
thou
/
that
the
thynge
which
thou
hast
demaunded
of
me
/
and
that
thou
so
moche
desyrest
to
knowe
&
haue
is
the
secretes
that
nature
humaynes
thought
scantly
can
compryse
nor
susteyne
.
How
than
may
in
the
hert
of
mortall
man
be
wryten
or
vnderstande
that
thynge
that
he
ought
not
to
knowe
.
And
that
thyng
that
is
not
behouefull
nor
couenable
to
be
spoken
of
.
Howbeit
I
am
bounde
by
veray
duety
to
answere
to
that
/
that
thou
demaundest
.
I
shall
neuer
other
thynge
shewe
the
/
but
that
whiche
is
wryten
in
this
boke
.
For
yf
thou
rede
it
dylygently
/
and
vnderstande
it
playnly
/
and
that
thou
mayst
knowe
that
is
conteyned
in
it
/
without
doubt
thou
shalt
haue
all
that
that
thou
desyrest
.
For
god
shal
gyue
the
suche
grace
/
suche
vnderstandynge
/
and
subtylte
of
grete
wyt
and
scyence
/
and
also
by
the
doctryne
that
I
haue
gyuen
the
afore
tyme
/
that
by
thy selfe
thou
mayst
knowe
&
conceyue
that
whiche
thou
desyrest
.
And
the
cause
why
that
I
haue
opened
and
related
my
secretes
fyguratyuely
&
somwhat
derkly
/
&
that
I
haue
put
obserue
examples
/
and
by
fygures
/
is
that
I
doubt
&
feare
moche
that
this
boke
sholde
come
to
the
handes
of
intect
persones
/
&
in
the
power
of
arrogant
&
euyll
folkes
/
which
myght
knowe
the
secretes
of
god
.
And
god
knoweth
wel
that
they
be
not
worthy
.
Certaynly
I
make
grete
doubt
that
I
in
this
trespace
not
the
wyll
and
the
grace
of
god
.
I
do
relate
&
dyscouer
this
thynge
/
as
it
hath
bē
reuelate
of
god
(
or
now
)
vnto
the
.
wy●e
thou
then
ryght
dere
sone
that
I
haue
dyscouered
to
the
the
thynges
that
bē
to
be
hyd
.
And
yf
thou
dyscouer
these
secretes
/
thou
shalt
haue
shortly
euyl
fortunes
/
and
mayst
not
be
sure
frome
grete
harmes
that
shall
be
comynge
towarde
the
.
But
almyghty
god
kepe
thee
&
me
from
suche
thynges
/
&
from
all
dyshonest
thynges
.
And
after
all
these
thynges
haue
in
thy
mynde
this
noble
&
prouffytable
doctryne
/
the
I
make
redy
to
the
/
&
intende
to
expose
thy
noble
hert
/
to
informe
it
to
thy
grete
solace
/
as
myrour
of
helth
yf
thou
wylt
apply
that
ther●●
Moost
dere
sone
it
behoueth
euery
kyng
●o
haue
ow●
thynges
to
susteyne
hym
&
his
royalme
.
But
he
maye
not
stedfastely
haue
it
/
but
yf
he
haue
good
&
grete
gouernaunce
of
thē
that
ought
to
gouerne
.
And
he
that
reygneth
so
is
obeyed
of
his
subgectes
.
And
his
subgectes
egally
with
one
courage
/
&
by
one
selfe
forme
shal
be
obedyent
to
the
lorde
.
For
by
the
dysobedyence
of
the
subgectes
the
power
of
the
lorde
is
gretly
●eblysshed
.
And
yf
the
subgectes
reygne
/
the
gouernaunce
may
nothyng
do
.
And
I
shall
shewe
the
/
the
cause
wherfore
the
subgectes
be
styred
&
couraged
to
obey
theyr
lorde
.
two
thynges
ther
is
.
The
one
is
outwarde
&
the
other
inwarde
.
It
is
not
longelyth
I
declared
to
the
y•
that
is
outwarde
.
That
is
to
wyte
/
whan
the
lorde
spendeth
wysely
his
rychesse
amonge
his
subgectest
/
and
that
he
in
them
worke
lyberalyte
/
&
that
he
gyue
to
echone
as
they
be
worthy
.
And
therwith
the
kynge
behoueth
to
haue
a
wyle
/
wherof
I
shall
make
mencyon
in
the
chapytre
of
vyces
&
helpes
.
That
is
to
wyte
that
the
kynge
ought
to
enforce
hym
to
get
the
he●●es
of
his
subgectes
by
good
werkes
.
And
this
is
the
fyrst
degre
&
foundacyon
in
doyng
of
his
dedes
by
.ii.
thynges
.
One
inward
&
the
other
outwarde
.
The
cause
outwarde
is
that
the
kynge
do
&
mayntene
Iustyce
/
the
possessyons
&
rychesses
of
his
subgectes
/
&
that
he
be
pyteous
a
mercyfull
.
The
cause
inwarde
is
that
he
honoure
grete
lerned
men
/
&
that
he
haue
thē
for
recommended
.
For
god
hath
recommended
thē
theyr
scyence
.
And
I
recommende
that
this
secrete
pr●●cypally
with
dyuers
other
/
whiche
thou
shalt
fynde
in
other
chapytres
of
this
boke
/
wher●
thou
shalt
fynde
grete
wysdome
&
doctryne
/
&
the
content
of
the
fynal
cause
wherby
thou
shalt
fynde
thy
pryncypall
purpose
.
●●n
it
thou
shalte
lerne
the
sygnyfycacyons
/
of
the
wordes
&
obscurytees
of
the
examples
.
Than
thou
shalt
〈◇〉
&
{per}fytely
haue
that
that
thou
desyrest
.
wherfore
pray
to
god
moost
wyse
&
gloryous
kynge
that
he
wyll
lyghten
thy
reason
&
vnderstandynge
to
the●de
that
thou
〈◇〉
knowe
&
{per}ceyue
the
secretes
of
this
seyence
.
And
〈◇〉
me
thou
mayst
be
myn
heyre
&
successour
/
&
that
he
wyt
graunt
the
largenesse
of
goodes
/
to
gyue
haboundaunce
to
the
lyuyng
of
wyse
men
&
studyēres
/
with
grace
to
knowe
that
whiche
is
dyfficyle
/
&
without
the
same
nothyng
can
be
done
.
e
.
¶
Of
the
maner
of
kynges
as
touchyng
largesse
.
THere
be
.iiii.
maner
of
kynges
.
There
is
a
kynge
that
is
lyberall
to
hym selfe
/
&
lyberall
to
his
subgectes
.
There
is
a
kynge
that
is
lyb●rall
to
hym selfe
&
hauyng
to
his
subgectes
.
The
ytalyens
say
that
it
is
no
vyce
to
a
kynge
that
is
hauynge
to
hymselfe
/
&
lyberal
to
his
subgectes
The
I●oyes
say
that
the
kyng
is
good
that
is
hauyng
to
hymself
/
to
his
subgectes
.
The
Percyens
say
the
contrary
&
bē
/
of
〈◇〉
that
the
kyng
is
not
worthy
that
is
not
large
to
hymselfe
&
hauyng
to
his
subgectes
.
But
among
all
the
kynges
aboue
sayd
he
is
the
worst
/
&
ought
in
no
thynge
to
be
praysed
that
is
not
lyberall
to
hym selfe
&
to
his
subgectis
.
For
he
that
is
hauynge
to
hym selfe
&
to
his
subgectis
/
his
realme
shall
be
clene
destroyed
.
Than
it
behoueth
vs
to
enquere
of
the
vertues
&
vyces
aboue
sayd
/
&
to
shew
what
thyng
largesse
is
&
wher
in
the
errour
of
largesse
lyeth
/
&
what
harmes
come
for
lacke
of
largesse
.
It
is
euydent
that
the
qualytees
bē
to
be
reproued
whan
they
go
fro
the
meaue
/
&
be
auarycyous
●
folysshe
lyberall
.
But
yf
thou
wyll
enquere
or
seke
largesse
/
regarde
&
consyder
thy
power
/
and
the
tyme
of
the
necessyte
/
&
the
merytes
of
men
.
And
than
thou
ought
to
gyue
as
thy
power
wyll
(
by
measure
)
to
them
that
haue
nede
/
&
be
worthy
of
it
.
For
he
that
gyueth
otherwyse
he
breketh
the
rule
of
largesse
&
synneth
And
he
that
gyueth
his
goodes
to
hym
that
hath
no
nede
/
he
getteth
no
thankes
.
And
al
that
he
gyueth
to
thē
that
be
not
worthy
/
is
lost
.
And
he
the
spendeth
his
good●
outragyously
/
shall
soone
come
to
the
wylde
brymmes
of
pouerte
/
&
is
lyke
hym
that
gyueth
victory
to
his
enemyes
ouer
hym
.
But
a
kynge
that
gyueth
his
goodes
mesurably
to
thē
that
haue
nede
/
is
lyberall
to
hym selfe
and
his
subgectes
And
his
realme
shal
come
to
grete
{pro}speryte
/
&
his
commaundement
shal
be
fulfylled
.
And
he
the
spendeth
the
good
of
his
realme
without
ordre
/
&
gyueth
to
thē
that
be
not
worthy
/
&
to
thē
that
haue
no
nede
/
such
a
kynge
destroyeth
his
people
/
&
the
comyn
welthe
/
&
is
not
worthy
to
reygne
as
a
kyng
.
And
the
name
of
auaryce
is
an
ouer
foule
name
to
a
kyng
/
&
to
moche
harme
cometh
to
his
regall
mageste
.
Therfore
yf
a
kyng
wyl
reygne
honourably
/
hym
behoueth
not
to
haue
the
one
nor
the
other
of
these
vyces
/
that
is
to
wyte
/
that
he
be
not
to
lyberall
/
nor
to
coueytous
.
And
yf
the
kyng
wyl
be
counceyled
/
he
ought
with
grete
dylygence
to
pouruey
hym
of
a
wyse
man
/
whiche
shall
be
chosen
amonge
all
other
/
to
whome
he
shall
commyt
his
doynges
of
the
realme
/
&
the
gouernaunce
of
the
rychesses
of
the
same
as
they
ought
to
be
spent
.
f
.
¶
Of
largesse
and
auaryce
/
and
of
many
other
vyces
.
KYnge
Alexander
moost
dere
sone
I
tell
the
certaynly
that
yf
on●y
make
greter
expence
than
his
realme
●
a●susteyne
/
that
he
enclyneth
to
folysshe
largesse
&
auaryce
.
Suche
a
kynge
without
doubt
shal
be
dyst●oyed
.
But
yf
he
inclyne
to
lyberalyte
/
he
shal
haue
perpetuall
glory
of
his
realme
/
yf
he
drawe
hym
fro
takynge
the
goodes
&
possessyons
of
his
subgectes
.
And
wyte
thou
dere
sone
that
I
fynde
wryten
of
a
grece
doctour
named
Hermogynes
whiche
sayth
that
the
gretest
&
souerayne
goodnesse
/
bryghtnesse
of
vnderstandyng
/
&
plente
of
lawe
/
scyence
&
perfeceyon
of
a
kynge
is
that
it
behoueth
to
kepe
hym
fro
takynge
of
the
goodes
and
possessyons
of
his
subgectes
.
It
hath
ben
the
vndoynge
of
many
realmes
.
For
dyuers
kynges
haue
made
greter
&
outragyous
expences
than
the
stynt
of
theyr
realmes
coude
extende
/
wherfore
they
toke
the
goodes
and
landes
of
theyr
subgectes
.
For
the
whiche
iniuryes
doynge
the
people
cryed
to
god
/
whiche
sent
vengeaunce
on
the
sayd
kynges
.
In
suche
wyce
that
theyr
people
rebelled
agaynst
them
&
put
thē
to
destrucey●
.
And
without
the
grete
mercy
of
god
that
susteyned
thē
/
the
realmes
shold
haue
bē
vtterly
dystroyed
with
the
people
.
Thou
thē
oughtest
to
absteyne
the
from
outragyous
expences
/
&
ought
to
kepe
temperasice
in
lyberalyte
.
And
gete
not
the
derke
secretnesse
&
reproches
that
thou
shalt
haue
/
for
●●belon●eth
not
to
thē
that
be
good
.
g
.
¶
Of
vertues
&
vyces
/
&
of
the
doctryne
of
Arystotle
THe
substaunce
of
all
vertuo●
reygnyng
is
to
gyue
to
thē
that
be
good
/
&
{per}don
iniuryes
/
honoure
&
bere
reuerence
to
thē
that
be
worthy
/
&
haue
mynde
of
thē
that
he
meke
/
&
amende
that
de
fawtes
of
them
that
be
symple
/
&
with
good
wyl
saue
the
people
/
&
kepe
that
fro
to
moche
spekyng
/
let
imuryes
passe
tyll
thouse
the
tyme
of
defence
that
thou
knowe
not
the
foly
of
roles
.
Dere
soue
I
haue
taught
the
&
shal
teche
y•
many
thynges
the
whiche
thou
shalt
kepe
in
thy
hert
.
And
I
ensure
the
that
the
sayd
rechynges
shall
always
be
there
in
al
thy
doynges
&
weckes
.
Bryght
&
suffycyent
scyence
of
physyke
shortely
comprysed
thou
shalt
haue
.
And
I
wolde
neuer
haue
shewed
the
on●y
thynge
/
but
that
the
sayd
scyence
with
that
techynges
that
folowe
ought
to
suffyse
thee
&
thy
werkes
in
this
worlde
and
in
the
other
.
h
.
¶
Of
the
vnderstandynge
.
DEre
sone
knowe
thou
that
the
vnderstandynge
is
the
chyef
of
the
gouernaunce
of
man
/
&
helth
of
the
soule
/
keper
of
vertues
/
&
of
vyces
.
For
in
the
sayd
vnderstandynge
we
beholde
the
thynges
that
be
to
be
chosen
.
It
is
the
key
of
vertues
/
&
the
rote
of
all
laudable
goodes
.
And
the
best
instrument
therof
is
to
haue
good
fame
.
And
yf
it
be
contraryly
done
/
it
shal
be
confounded
at
the
last
by
yll
fame
.
A
kynge
ought
pryncypally
seke
to
haue
a
good
fame
.
More
for
the
gouernynge
of
his
reame
than
for
hym selfe
.
i
.
¶
Of
the
fynall
intencyon
that
a
kynge
ought
to
haue
.
FOr
the
begynnynge
of
largesse
that
a
kynge
ought
to
haue
/
is
to
haue
good
fame
/
wherby
the
grete
realmes
&
grete
lordysshyppes
be
gotē
.
And
yf
thou
desyrest
to
get
realmes
or
lordysshyppes
/
yf
it
be
not
by
good
fame
/
thou
shalt
gete
none
other
thynge
but
enuy
.
And
enuy
bredeth
lesynges
/
whiche
is
mater
and
rote
of
all
vyces
.
Enuy
bredeth
yll
speche
/
yll
speche
bredeth
hate
:
hate
bredeth
vniustyce
/
vniustyce
bredeth
batayle
/
batayle
breketh
all
lawe
/
dystroyeth
cytees
/
and
is
contrary
to
nature
.
Than
thynke
dere
sone
&
set
thy
desyre
to
get
good
fame
/
and
thou
shalt
haue
in
the
crouth
and
all
thynges
laudable
/
for
it
is
cause
of
al
welth
.
For
it
is
contrary
to
lesynges
/
whiche
is
mater
of
all
vyces
/
as
it
is
sayd
.
And
trouth
engendreth
the
desyre
of
Iustyce
.
Iustyce
engendreth
good
saythe
.
Good
faythe
engendreth
famylyaryte
.
Famylyaryte
engendreth
frendshyp
.
Frendshyp
engendreth
councel
and
helpe
.
And
for
this
cause
all
the
worlde
was
ordeyned
/
&
the
lawes
made
which
be
conenable
to
reason
and
nature
.
It
appereth
than
that
the
desyre
to
haue
good
fame
is
honourable
and
perdurable
lyfe
.
k
.
¶
Of
euylles
that
folowe
flesshely
desyre
.
ALexander
fayre
sone
leue
thy
beestly
desyres
of
thy
flesshly
appetyte
/
for
they
be
corruptibles
.
The
flesshely
desyres
draweth
thy
hert
to
beestly
corrupcyon
of
the
soule
without
ony
dyscrcyon
/
&
dryeth
the
body
of
man
wotest
thou
what
flesshely
loue
bredeth
?
It
bredeth
auaryce
/
auaryce
bredeth
desyre
/
desyre
bredeth
rychesse
and
maketh
a
man
without
care
/
to
be
a
proude
man
/
without
lawe
/
and
a
thefe
.
Theft
bryngeth
a
man
to
shame
/
and
fynall
destruccyon
of
his
body
.
l.
¶
Of
the
wysdome
and
ordynaunce
of
a
kynge
.
IT
is
behouefull
&
ryght
that
the
good
fame
of
a
kynge
/
be
in
honourable
scyence
and
worthynesse
(
thoroughout
al
realmes
)
to
be
shed
frome
his
realme
/
and
haue
communycacyon
of
theyr
wyse
councel
with
his
.
And
therby
he
shall
be
praysed
/
honoured
/
&
doubted
of
his
subgectes
/
whan
theyse
that
he
speketh
and
doth
his
werkes
wysely
.
For
easely
is
perceyued
the
wysdome
or
foly
of
a
kynge
/
for
whan
he
gouerneth
hym
in
worthynesse
towarde
his
subgectes
/
he
is
worthy
to
reygne
honourably
.
But
he
that
putteth
his
realme
in
seruytude
or
thraldom
/
of
euyll
customes
/
he
breketh
the
way
of
veryte
.
And
dyspyseth
the
good
way
and
lawe
of
god
.
And
at
the
last
be
dyspraysed
of
all
folkes
/
as
he
hath
deser●ed
.
m
¶
Of
the
worthynes
/
relygyon
/
and
holynesse
of
a
kynge
.
ANd
yet
agayne
well
beloued
sone
I
tell
y•
that
the
phylosophres
haue
spoken
and
sayd
.
It
behoueth
that
the
royall
mageste
be
gouerned
by
ryghtwysnesse
/
&
not
by
faynt
apparence
/
but
in
dede
/
to
thende
the
euery
man
may
se
and
knowe
clerely
the
goodnesse
of
the
kynge
/
and
that
he
feare
god
.
And
wyll
be
gouerned
in
godly
wayes
/
than
shall
he
be
honoured
&
doubted
.
And
yf
he
shewe
hym selfe
faynynge
to
be
good
/
and
is
nought
to
his
subgectes
/
his
yll
werkes
can
not
be
hyd
/
nor
it
may
not
be
but
his
people
shall
knowe
it
He
shall
be
dyspysed
of
god
&
shamed
in
the
worlde
.
And
his
dedes
shal
be
lessed
/
&
the
honoure
of
the
crowne
of
his
realme
shall
fayle
.
what
shall
I
tell
the
more
?
there
is
no
treasure
in
this
world
to
good
fame
.
And
moreouer
dere
●one
/
it
besemeth
that
thou
worshyp
clerkes
/
and
pouerte
of
good
men
of
relygyon
/
and
exalt
wyse
men
and
speke
oft
with
thē
.
And
questyon
often
of
doubtes
with
them
.
And
demaunde
many
thynges
of
them
.
And
answer
wysely
theyr
questyons
.
And
honoure
noble
men
as
eche
of
them
is
worthy
.
n
.
¶
Of
the
pourueyaunce
of
a
kynge
.
IT
behoueth
that
a
wyse
kynge
thynke
often
of
thynges
to
come
that
he
may
prouyde
for
suche
thynges
as
be
contrary
to
hym
.
And
that
he
may
the
easiyer
bere
the
aduersytees
and
contrary
aduentures
.
And
the
kyng
ought
to
be
wysely
hyd
&
refreyned
/
to
thende
that
without
delyberacyon
he
come
not
to
the
dede
that
he
purposed
in
his
anger
.
And
he
ought
reasonably
knowlege
his
anger
and
errour
/
and
appease
hym selfe
easely
.
For
the
moost
souerayne
wysdome
and
vertue
that
a
kynge
maye
haue
/
is
to
rule
hym selfe
wysely
.
And
whan
he
seeth
ony
thynge
that
is
good
and
prouffytable
for
hym
to
be
done
/
he
sholde
do
it
with
grete
dylygence
/
&
dyseceeyon
bycause
the
people
shal
not
say
that
he
hath
done
his
besynesse
folysshely
/
or
to
neglygently
.
o
.
¶
Of
the
vestymentes
of
a
kynge
.
IT
besemeth
well
to
the
mageste
royall
that
the
kynge
be
clothed
honourably
.
And
that
he
shewe
hymselfe
alway
in
fayre
and
ryall
clothes
.
And
ought
in
beaute
of
robbes
to
surmount
all
other
clothynge
.
Also
he
ought
w●
grete
prerogatyf
&
dygnyte
vse
fayre
/
deere
/
&
straunge
vestures
.
For
therby
is
his
dygnyte
more
excellent
and
his
myght
more
exalted
.
And
more
reuerence
is
made
to
hym
.
And
also
it
besemeth
a
kynge
to
be
fayre
spoken
/
with
softe
and
kynde
wordes
/
specyally
in
tyme
of
warre
.
p.
¶
Of
the
countenaunce
of
a
kynge
.
Swete
sone
Alexander
it
is
a
goodly
thyng
precyous
/
and
honourable
whan
the
kynge
speketh
but
lytell
.
But
yf
ouer
grete
nede
requyre
it
.
It
is
better
that
the
eeres
of
the
people
be
wyllyng
to
here
the
wordes
of
a
kynge
/
than
to
be
wery
of
his
to
moche
spekyng
.
For
whan
the
eeres
be
glutted
with
the
kynges
speche
theyr
hertes
be
wery
to
se
hym
.
And
also
the
kynge
ought
not
to
she
we
hymselfe
to
often
to
his
people
/
nor
haunt
to
moche
the
company
of
his
subgectes
/
&
specyall
of
vylayns
.
And
therfore
the
yndyens
haue
a
good
custome
in
the
ordynaunce
of
theyr
realme
.
For
theyr
maner
is
that
theyr
kynge
sheweth
hymselfe
but
ones
in
the
yere
.
And
than
he
is
clothed
in
vesture
royall
.
And
all
the
barons
&
knyghtes
of
his
realme
bē
rychely
armed
and
arayed
about
hym
.
And
he
is
set
vpon
a
stede●
ceptr●
in
his
hande
armed
with
ryche
armures
royalles
and
all
his
people
a
good
way
before
the
barons
&
other
noble
men
.
And
ther
they
shew
the
dyuers
perylles
&
aduentures
that
be
passed
.
And
how
that
he
&
his
councelles
w●●
ordred
.
And
the
kynge
as
than
is
wonte
to
pardon
gre●●
offences
to
some
of
thē
.
And
whan
the
parlyament
is
ended
the
kynge
setteth
hym
in
a
chayre
&
anoue
●yseth
one
of
the
moost
wysest
men
&
speketh
to
the
people
/
praysyng
&
commendyng
the
wyt
&
good
gouernaunce
of
the
kynge
.
In
yeldynge
thankes
to
god
that
hath
so
well
ruled
and
mayntened
the
yndyens
kynge
/
&
that
they
are
pourueyed
of
so
wyse
&
honourable
a
kyng
to
reygne
&
guyde
thē
And
than
he
confermeth
the
sayd
people
in
one
wyl
&
courage
to
the
obedyence
of
the
kynge
.
And
thē
he
commendeth
the
people
&
aloweth
thē
gretly
of
theyr
good
maners
&
condicyons
which
be
reporteth
to
thē
.
And
sheweth
thē
goodly
wordes
&
examples
/
the
better
to
put
them
in
grace
&
obeysaunce
/
w●
mekenesse
in
the
good
wyll
of
the
kynge
.
And
whan
this
wyse
prynce
hath
thus
spoken
/
the
people
enforce
them
to
exalte
the
praysynges
/
and
commendacyons
/
and
good
maners
of
this
sayd
kynge
/
in
prayenge
god
hertely
for
hym
.
And
by
this
meane
by
theyr
good
maners
/
and
wysdome
of
theyr
kyng
they
cause
countrees
and
cytees
to
be
obedyent
to
them
.
And
thus
ben
the
chyldren
brought
vp
in
theyr
youth
/
&
taught
in
the
honoure
and
reuerence
of
the
kynge
.
And
the
good
fame
of
the
kyng
secretly
and
manyfestly
is
spredde
and
knowen
And
the
ryche
and
poore
ben
thereby
susteyned
thoroughout
the
realme
of
ynde
.
And
the
kynges
possessyons
and
trybures
encreaseth
therby
.
q
.
¶
Of
the
Iustyce
of
a
kynge
.
A
kynge
ought
to
ordre
hym
soo
that
he
do
no
wronge
/
nor
harme
to
marchauntes
/
but
ought
to
cherysshe
them
.
For
they
go
thoroughout
all
the
worlde
/
and
by
them
is
reported
the
good
and
all
renownes
of
fordes
/
&
prynces
.
And
a
kynge
ought
by
veray
Iustyce
to
yelde
euery
man
his
.
And
so
his
landes
and
cytees
shal
be
garnysshed
with
all
welthes
.
And
the
kynges
werkes
shall
multyply
to
his
honoure
and
glory
/
and
shal
be
the
more
redoubted
of
his
foes
/
and
shall
lyue
&
reygne
at
his
wyl
&
desyre
in
quyetnesse
.
r
¶
Of
the
worldly
desyres
of
a
kynge
.
ALexander
ryght
worthy
sone
/
coueyt
not
alwayes
wordly
thynges
/
for
they
be
corruptyble
.
And
thynke
that
thou
must
leaue
all
.
Demaunde
than
suche
thynges
as
cannot
be
corrupte
.
That
is
the
lyce
that
cannot
chaunge
and
the
realme
perdurable
.
And
reyse
thy
thoughtes
in
goodnesse
/
and
therin
kepe
y
●stronge
&
gloryous
.
And
leaue
the
lyfe
of
bestes
that
alwaye
lyue
in
theyr
fylthynesse
.
Beleue
not
lyghtly
al
thynge
that
is
tolde
to
the
.
And
be
not
enclyned
to
pardon
them
/
agaynst
whome
thou
hast
had
vyctory
.
And
thynke
on
the
tyme
&
of
thynges
that
may
happen
.
For
thou
knowest
what
is
to
come
.
And
set
not
thy
desyres
in
meates
&
drynkes
/
in
●echery
/
nor
to
moche
slepe
/
nor
in
carnall
desyres
.
r
.
¶
Of
the
chastyte
of
a
kynge
.
SOuerayne
Emperour
enclyne
not
to
●●●●ry
of
wom●
/
for
it
is
a
swy●ysshe
lyfe
.
And
no
glory
shall
be
to
the
yf
thou
gouerne
thee
after
the
lyuynge
of
bestes
without
reason
.
Dere
sone
beleue
me
/
for
without
doubt
it
chery
is
destruccyon
of
the
body
/
the
abregement
●
corrupcyon
of
all
vertues
/
the
deth
of
a
man
self
and
maketh
the
man
feminyne
.
And
at
the
last
bryngeth
hym
to
all
euylies
.
s
.
¶
Of
the
sportynge
of
a
kynge
.
SOthly
it
is
besemynge
to
a
kynge
to
take
his
pastyme
and
sporte
with
his
prynces
and
lordes
.
And
that
he
haue
many
and
dyuers
maners
of
mynstrylles
/
and
syndry
instrumentes
/
daunces
and
songes
.
For
the
humayne
creature
naturally
anoyeth
.
And
in
suche
instrumentes
and
pastymes
nature
desyreth
/
&
the
body
taketh
force
&
vygoure
.
Than
yf
thou
wylt
delyte
in
suche
chynges
/
do
it
the
moost
honestly
&
secretly
that
thou
mayst
.
And
whan
thou
arte
in
thy
pastymes
beware
for
drynkynge
of
wyne
.
And
let
the
other
sporte
thē
as
longe
as
they
lust
.
And
than
thou
shalte
haue
many
secretes
dysclosed
.
¶
And
make
not
this
pastyme
often
/
but
twyse
or
thryse
in
the
yere
.
Also
it
behoueth
y•
to
haue
nyghe
to
the
some
of
thy
famylyer
seruauntes
that
shal
tel
and
reporte
to
y•
what
is
sayd
in
the
realme
.
And
whan
thou
arte
amonge
thy
barons
&
subgectes
/
honoure
wyse
men
&
bere
reuerence
to
euery
ma
as
they
be
worthy
.
And
euery
man
in
his
estate
/
mayntene
&
let
thē
ete
with
y•
somtyme
/
one
after
another
.
And
gyue
gownes
somtyme
to
one
&
somty
me
to
another
/
after
theyr
estate
/
and
as
they
be
worthy
.
And
in
ony
wyse
se
that
there
be
none
of
thy
knyghtes
&
famylyers
/
but
that
he
fele
of
thy
lyberalyte
&
of
thy
grace
.
And
thus
ouerall
shall
appere
thy
largesse
&
gretnesse
of
thy
courage
and
honour
.
¶
Of
the
dyscrecyon
of
a
kynge
.
MOost
worthy
sone
it
is
good
that
a
kynge
haue
lyberalyte
/
goodly
gesture
/
and
countenaunce
&
that
he
laughe
not
to
moche
.
For
ouermoche
laughyng
causeth
many
to
be
lesse
set
by
/
and
to
be
lesse
honoured
.
And
fynably
ouermoch
laughyng
maketh
a
persone
to
seme
older
than
he
is
.
Also
a
kynge
ought
to
loue
his
people
in
his
courte
and
of
his
councel
more
than
in
other
partyes
.
And
yf
ony
do
vylany
to
another
/
be
ought
to
punysshe
hym
as
he
hath
deserued
/
that
other
may
take
example
therby
/
and
eschewe
thē
from
yll
doynge
.
And
in
the
punysshynge
thou
ought
to
regarde
the
{per}sone
that
hath
done
amysse
.
For
elles
sholde
a
hyghe
&
noble
man
be
punysshed
as
another
.
And
yf
thou
do
so
thou
shalt
not
be
alowed
of
the
people
.
And
it
is
good
somtyme
to
do
rygorous
&
straye
Iustyce
/
&
somtyme
not
/
to
thende
not
the
dyfference
of
the
{per}sones
be
knowen
.
For
it
is
wryten
in
the
boke
of
Machabe●s
that
a
kynge
ought
to
be
praysed
●
loued
/
yf
he
be
lyke
the
eygle
/
which
hath
lorshyp
ouer
all
fowles
.
And
not
as
he
whiche
wyll
be
lyke
another
foule
that
is
subgecte
to
the
eygle
.
Wherfore
yf
ony
do
vylany
to
ony
other
in
the
presence
of
the
kynges
mageste
tought
to
be
regarded
&
consydered
yf
the
offence
were
done
in
game
or
for
to
cause
the
kyng
to
laugh
/
or
to
make
hym
or
other
glad
of
it
/
or
yf
he
dyde
it
in
despyte
/
&
shame
of
the
mageste
royall
.
For
the
fyrst
dede
he
ought
to
be
correcte
/
and
for
the
seconde
to
suffre
dethe
.
¶
Of
the
reuerence
of
a
kynge
.
WOrthy
kynge
Alexander
dere
sone
the
obedyence
to
a
kynge
cometh
by
iiij
.
thynges
.
That
is
for
the
vertuo{us}
lyuynge
of
the
kynge
.
Bycause
he
maketh
hym
to
be
beloued
of
his
subgectes
.
Bycause
he
is
curteys
.
And
for
the
honoure
and
reuerence
/
that
he
dothe
to
them
that
be
moost
worthy
of
it
.
My
dere
sone
do
so
moch
that
thou
mayst
drawe
to
the
the
courages
of
thy
subgectes
/
and
auenge
thē
of
all
wronges
&
iniutyes
done
to
thē
.
And
beware
that
thou
gyue
not
●
thy
subgectes
cause
and
mater
to
speke
agaynst
th●
For
speche
of
people
many
tymes
may
do
hurt
Than
haue
in
thy
mynde
suche
wyse
that
nothyng
may
be
sayd
agaynst
the
.
And
so
thou
shal
eschue
the
yll
wyl
and
dedes
of
thē
that
had
yll
wyll
agaynst
the
.
And
forsoth
the
largenesse
of
the
glory
of
thy
dygnyte
and
reuerence
/
and
exaltacyon
or
thy
realme
/
and
that
reboundeth
moost
to
thy
honoure
is
to
haue
the
hertes
of
thy
subgectes
.
It
is
founde
in
holy
scryptures
/
that
the
kyng
is
ouer
a
realme
as
the
rayne
is
ouer
the
erth
which
is
the
grace
of
god
and
blyssynge
of
the
heuens
and
cometh
on
the
erthe
/
and
all
lyuynge
creatures
.
For
the
rayne
is
called
the
way
of
marchauntes
/
and
helpe
of
buylders
.
How
be
it
that
in
the
rayne
falleth
somtyme
thondre
and
lyght●ynge
?
swellynge
of
the
see
and
floodes
with
tempestes
and
many
other
euyls
cometh
therby
/
wherwith
medowes
and
verdures
hath
perysshed
.
For
god
made
it
so
of
his
gre●e
goodnesse
/
benygnyte
/
and
grace
.
The
whiche
selfe
example
ye
may
fynde
in
wynter
and
somer
.
In
the
whiche
the
souerayne
largesse
gyueth
and
ordeyneth
coldenesse
and
heate
/
engendrynge
and
encreasynge
of
all
newe
thynges
.
How
be
it
many
euyle
&
perylles
cometh
by
the
rygour
of
grete
coldnesse
of
wynter
/
&
grete
heates
of
somer
.
Iulyke
wyse
dere
sone
is
it
of
a
kynge
.
For
many
tymes
the
kynge
doth
many
grefes
and
euylles
to
his
subgectes
/
and
maketh
the
to
beare
grete
herte
agaynst
hym
.
But
whan
the
people
seeth
that
by
the
grace
and
good
gouernaunce
of
the
kynge
they
be
in
peas
and
well
ruled
they
forgete
the
aboue
sayd
euylles
/
and
thanke
the
gloryous
god
that
hath
pourueyed
them
of
so
wyse
a
kynge
.
¶
How
the
kynge
ought
to
remembre
his
subgectes
.
I
Requyre
the
swete
sone
that
thou
of
thy
goodnesse
thynke
and
inquyre
oftentymes
of
thy
poore
subgectes
/
and
knowe
theyr
necessytees
.
And
set
amonge
them
suche
men
as
be
vertuous
and
that
loueth
god
and
Iustyce
and
that
knoweth
theyr
maners
/
and
vnderstandeth
theyr
speches
/
and
can
gouerne
them
peasybly
and
in
loue
.
And
yf
thou
do
thus
/
thou
shalt
do
the
pleasure
of
thy
creatoure
.
And
it
shall
be
saufegarde
to
thy
realme
/
and
gladnesse
of
thee
and
thy
people
.
t
.
¶
Of
the
merry
of
a
kynge
.
DEre
sone
I
councell
thee
that
thou
make
grete
prouysyon
of
corne
and
vytayles
in
suche
wyse
that
thy
countrees
may
haue
haboundaunce
/
in
eschew●nge
(
as
it
chaunceth
often
)
to
haue
scarcyte●
and
famyn
.
In
so
moche
that
by
the
grete
prudence
thou
mayst
saue
and
maynteyne
thy
subgectes
And
thou
ought
to
haue
thy
garuers
stuffed
/
and
to
preclayme
thrughout
all
thy
realme
and
cytees
/
how
thou
hast
gadred
and
stored
the
of
greynes
and
other
vytayles
And
that
thou
kepest
thē
to
the
prouysyon
of
thy
real
me
/
and
to
vtter
them
with
plente
to
the
saluacyon
of
thy
subgectes
.
The
which
doynge
wyll
cause
thy
people
to
be
coragyous
to
do
thy
commaundementes
.
And
so
thou
shalt
prospere
/
and
euery
man
wyll
meruayle
of
thy
grete
lyberalyte
/
&
of
the
prouydence
afore
hande
in
thy
besynesses
.
And
they
wyll
repute
thee
as
holy
and
lawde
and
magnyfye
thy
worthynesse
.
And
euery
man
wyll
feare
to
dysplease
the
.
v
¶
Of
paynes
and
punysshementes
.
MY
dere
sone
Alexander
/
I
admonysshe●
and
also
praye
the
to
kepe
my
doctrynes
and
thou
shalt
come
to
thy
purpose
.
And
thy
realme
shall
be
durable
and
in
good
estate
.
That
is
to
wyte
/
aboue
all
thynge
that
thou
kepe
thee
frome
shedynge
of
mannes
blode
.
For
it
belongeth
onely
to
god
/
whiche
knoweth
the
secretes
of
men
.
Than
take
not
on
the
/
the
offyce
that
belongeth
onely
to
almyghty
god
/
wherfore
as
moche
as
thou
mayst
withdrawe
thy
hande
the●fro
For
the
doctour
Hermogenes
sayth
.
That
who
that
sleeth
the
creature
lyke
vnto
hym
/
all
the
sterres
of
the
skye
ceaseth
not
to
crye
to
the
mageste
of
god
/
lorde
/
lorde
thy
seruaunt
wyll
belyke
vnto
the
.
For
surely
god
wyll
take
vengeaunce
on
hym
that
sleeth
a
man
/
and
specyally
without
reasonable
cause
.
For
god
answereth
to
the
vertues
of
heuen
saynge
.
Leaue
ye
/
for
in
me
lyeth
the
vengeaunce
/
and
I
can
yelde
it
.
And
wy●e
thou
that
the
vertues
of
heuen
without
cease
do
present
before
the
face
of
god
/
the
dethe
and
blode
of
hym
that
is
deed
/
tyll
that
god
hath
taken
vengeaunce
for
it
.
u
.
¶
Of
the
knowlege
of
the
sayd
paynes
.
O
Moost
louynge
sone
/
of
all
suche
paynes
with
the
knowlege
/
therof
wyte
thou
that
I
haue
sene
moche
harme
/
and
many
euylles
oftentymes
come
therby
.
Do
●oo
that
thou
mayst
haue
in
thy
mynde
the
dedes
or
werkes
of
poetes
.
And
thynke
how
they
haue
lyued
.
And
therby
thou
mayst
se
and
lerne
many
goodly
examples
.
And
theyre
thoughtes
shall
gyue
the
grete
documentes
in
tyme
comynge
.
And
also
I
pray
the
my
dere
sone
/
that
thou
greue
nor
dysprays●●●ne
lesser
than
thou
.
For
it
happeneth
often
that
the
small
estate
ryseth
tyght
soone
in
to
grete
rychesses
and
honoures
/
and
may
be
so
myghty
that
●e
〈◇〉
endomage
the
.
Many
examples
therof
hath
ben
seen
as
phylosophres
reherse
.
x
.
¶
How
a
kynge
ought
to
kepe
his
fayth
or
othe
.
ABoue
all
thynge
(
dere
sone
)
beware
that
that
thou
breke
not
thy
faythe
and
othe
that
thou
hast
made
.
For
it
is
belongynge
to
strompettes
/
and
also
to
people
that
●epe
not
/
nor
do
not
care
for
theyre
faythe
and
othe
.
wherfore
kepe
thy
faythe
that
thou
hast
promysed
/
for
and
yf
that
thou
do
otherwyse
&
wyll
come
to
an
euyll
ende
at
the
last
.
And
yf
by
aduenture
or
fortune
/
it
chaunceth
that
ony
welthe
com●th
by
faythe
brekynge
/
the
trust
therof
sholde
not
be
good
/
but
veray
euyll
&
reprouable
/
and
suche
a
man
is
put
in
the
nombres
of
them
that
be
nought
.
wyte
thou
than
that
by
kepynge
of
faythe
is
made
the
goodly
assemblynge
of
men
.
Cytees
ben
inhabyted
with
comyns
/
and
〈◇〉
is
the
good
sygnouryes
of
kynges
.
By
kepynge
of
●ayth
castelles
ben
holden
and
kepte
in
lordshyps
.
And
yf
thou
breke
thy
fayth
thou
shalt
be
reputed
of
euery
man
as
a
chylde
or
a
brute
beest
than
beware
therof
.
And
kepe
also
the
othes
/
and
alyaunces
that
thou
hast
made
/
though
that
they
be
greuous
and
domageable
to
the
.
Wotest
thou
not
that
thou
hast
two
spyrytes
alwaye
with
the
/
one
on
the
●yght
syde
and
the
other
on
the
lyft
syde
/
whiche
knowe
and
kepe
all
thy
workes
.
And
reporte
to
thy
creatoure
al
that
thou
hast
done
.
Of
a
trouth
thou
ought
onely
to
a●steyne
that
frome
all
dyshonest
workes
.
And
constrey●e
none
to
swere
/
but
yf
ouer
grete
nede
requyre
it
.
A
kynge
ought
not
to
swere
but
he
be
moche
requyred
and
prayed
.
And
yf
thou
wy●t
wyfe
what
was
the
destruccyon
of
Nubye
/
and
of
the
assyryens
.
I
certyfye
thee
that
theyr
kynge
made
othes
gylefully
/
to
deceyue
the
men
and
●y
ezens
next
by
.
And
brake
his
alyaunces
and
●romysses
that
he
had
made
/
bycause
they
were
profytable
to
his
realme
.
And
also
to
his
subgectes
he
made
many
fals
othes
to
destroy
theyr
next
neyghboures
.
The
ryghtwyse
Iuge
coude
susteyne
nor
suffre
them
no
longer
.
Moost
dere
sone
I
wyll
that
thou
knowe
/
that
for
the
gouernynge
and
ordynaunce
of
thy
realme
I
haue
made
the
some
new
doctrynes
/
the
whiche
specyally
is
for
the
profyte
of
thyn
owne
famylyers
and
the
.
But
as
yet
it
is
not
tyme
to
gyue
thē
to
the
.
I
w●ll
gyue
the
them
in
a
certayne
place
of
this
boke
shortly
abreged
.
The
whiche
yf
thou
kepe
for
thy selfe
prouffytably
/
with
the
helpe
of
god
thou
shalt
haue
prosperyte
/
and
that
that
thou
desyrest
.
Swete
sone
repente
y•
not
of
thynges
that
be
passed
/
for
that
belongeth
to
wom●
/
whiche
ben
weyke
of
condycyon
.
Let
thy
goodnesse
/
thy
faythfulnesse
/
and
cons●yence
be
all
hoo●e
/
and
manyfest
.
And
they
shall
be
saufegarde
o●
thy
realme
and
destruccyon
of
thyn
enemyes
.
y
.
¶
Of
studye
.
TAke
hede
that
thou
haue
studyes
and
●●●●les
in
thy
cytees
.
And
cause
all
●hy
people
to
lerne
theyr
chyldren
lettres
and
〈◇〉
scyences
/
and
vse
them
to
studye
.
For
〈◇〉
ought
to
helpe
and
socoure
the
gouern●●●
le
of
studyens
and
poore
scolers
.
And
gyue
auauntages
and
prerogatyues
to
good
studyentes
that
p●e●fyte
to
theyr
lernynge
/
and
this
wyse
thou
shalt
gr●ue
an
example
to
thē
that
be
laye
/
exalte
theyr
prayers
and
receyue
theyr
wrytynge
mekely
/
prayse
them
that
ought
to
be
worshypped
.
Gyue
thy
goodes
to
them
that
be
worthy
.
Cherysshe
clerkes
and
styre
them
to
prayse
the
.
And
put
thee
and
thy
werkes
in
goodly
wrytynges
/
which
by
them
shal
be
{per}petually
praysed
.
z
.
¶
How
a
kynge
ought
to
kepe
his
body
.
MOost
beloued
sone
kynge
Alexandre
/
trust
●ot
in
women
/
nor
in
theyr
werkes
/
nor
seruyces
/
and
company
not
with
them
.
And
yf
necessyte
were
that
thou
must
haue
company
of
a
woman
.
●o
so
that
thou
mayst
knowe
that
she
is
true
to
the
/
and
holsome
of
her
bodye
.
For
whan
thy
persone
is
betwene
the
armes
of
a
woman
/
thou
arte
as
a
Iew●●●
/
put
/
and
restynge
in
the
handes
of
a
marchau●●●●at
careth
not
to
whome
it
is
●olde
.
And
beynge
betwene
her
handes
/
is
the
poyson
of
thy
welfare
/
and
also
the
destruccyon
of
thy
body
.
Beware
therfore
dere
sone
/
of
suche
w●men
/
for
they
be
venymous
and
deedly
.
For
it
is
no
newe
thynge
to
knowe
that
by
theyr
venym
many
men
haue
dyed
.
Thou
knowest
well
that
many
kynges
haue
for●hered
and
shortened
theyr
lyues
and
haue
dyed
by
poyson
.
Also
dere
sone
Alexander
beware
that
thou
put
not
thy
trust
in
one
physycyen
onely
.
For
one
physycyen
maye
hurte
the
/
and
shor●ely
do
to
the
mothe
harme
And
therfore
yt
thou
mayst
/
do
so
that
thou
haue
many
physycyens
.
And
that
they
be
of
one
agrement
.
And
yf
thou
wylt
haue
ony
medycyn
/
take
it
not
but
by
the
councell
of
them
all
.
And
that
they
be
such
as
knoweth
the
qualyte
and
nature
of
the
thynges
that
ben
put
/
and
necessary
in
the
medycyne
.
And
that
it
be
of
a
certayne
weyght
and
measure
/
as
the
medycyne
requyreth
it
.
For
by
equall
porcyons
of
weyght
and
measure
the
arte
of
physyke
is
compownded
.
¶
And
thynke
on
dere
sone
that
whan
thou
was
in
the
parties
ofynde
/
many
people
made
to
the
grete
presentes
and
fayre
.
Amonge
the
whiche
was
s●nte
a
fayre
mayden
whiche
in
her
chyldheed
had
be
nourysshed
with
venym
of
serpentes
/
wherby
her
nature
was
conuerted
in
to
the
nature
of
serpentes
.
And
than
yf
I
had
not
wysely
beholden
her
and
by
my
artes
and
wyt
knowen
her
/
bycause
that
contynually
/
and
without
shamefastnesse
euer
she
loked
in
the
faces
of
the
people
/
I
perceyued
that
with
ones
bytynge
she
wolde
haue
put
a
man
to
deth
as
sythen
thou
hast
seen
the
experyence
before
●he
.
And
yf
I
had
not
knowen
her
nature
/
at
the
fyrst
tyme
that
thou
had
medled
with
the
sayd
m●yde
thou
haddest
ben
deed
without
remedy
.
Fayre
sone
kepe
thy
noble
soule
/
whiche
is
gyuen
to
thee
and
●ent
fro●
the
company
of
aungelles
the
whiche
is
taken
to
the
of
god
for
to
kepe
.
Not
that
thou
soyle
&
●arre
it
but
that
it
be
put
amonge
the
wyse
&
gloryfyed
spyry●●s
.
&
¶
Of
the
dyfference
of
astronomy
.
ALexander
fayre
sone
/
I
praye
the
/
that
yf
thou
may●t
do
it
/
that
thou
ry●e
〈◇〉
nor
eate
/
nor
drynke
/
nor
do
ony
other
thynge
/
but
by
the
councell
of
some
that
knoweth
and
hath
the
scy●nce
in
knowlegy
●ge
the
sterres
and
astronomye
.
And
thou
shalte
wyte
my
dere
sone
that
almyghty
god
hath
made
nothynge
without
cause
/
but
hath
done
euery
thynge
reasonably
.
And
by
certayne
scyences
and
wayes
/
the
wyse
phylozopher
Platon
sought
and
felte
the
operacyons
of
all
thynges
composed
of
the
foure
elementes
/
and
the
humoures
contraryes
.
And
hadde
also
the
knowlege
of
the
thynges
created
and
formed
And
also
my
dere
sone
Alexander
I
praye
the
beleue
not
such
fooles
which
say
that
the
scyence
of
the
pla●●●●●s
is
so
harde
to
be
knowen
/
&
that
none
maye
come
therto
.
Surely
they
be
fooles
and
wo●e
not
what
they
say
.
It
is
a
noble
thyng
to
knowe
thynges
whiche
be
to
come
.
yf
thou
knowest
the
thynges
whiche
be
to
come
/
thou
and
other
{per}sones
may
put
remedy
by
good
prayers
.
And
requyre
the
creatoure
that
hath
ordeyned
them
to
retourne
theyr
malyce
/
&
ordeyne
them
otherwyse
.
Thynke
not
dere
sone
that
god
hath
ordeyned
&
predestynate
such
thynges
/
but
that
by
his
power
he
may
chaunge
them
otherwyse
whan
he
pleaseth
.
Wyte
thou
dere
sone
that
the
good
people
pray
to
our
creatoure
with
orysons
&
deuout
petycyons
/
by
fastynge
&
sacrefyces
/
by
almesse
&
other
maner
/
axyng
of
pardon
of
theyr
synnes
/
&
doynge
penaunce
/
that
our
lorde
may
retorne
&
remembre
suche
predestynacyons
whiche
other
do
feare
so
moche
.
¶
Retorne
we
dere
sone
to
our
fyrst
purpose
/
wyte
thou
that
astronomye
is
deuy●ed
in
.iiii.
{per}tes
.
That
is
to
wyte
in
ordynaunce
ofsterres
.
In
the
dysposycyon
of
sygnes
/
&
of
theyr
elongacyons
.
Of
the
moeuynge
of
the
sonne
.
And
this
partye
is
called
scyence
of
astronomy
:
The
other
parte
is
of
the
knowlege
of
the
moeuynge
of
the
skyes
&
of
the
mone
.
And
this
partye
is
called
astronomy
.
And
is
the
worthyest
/
of
sterres
/
planettes
/
&
sygnes
.
And
there
is
.
M.xxviii
.
planettes
sygned
/
and
formed
/
of
the
whiche
we
shall
speke
more
playnly
.
{con}
.
¶
Of
the
gouernayle
of
helth
.
HElthe
amonge
all
thynges
is
to
be
gotē
and
hath
more
than
ony
myght
of
rychesses
.
For
the
kepyng
of
helth
is
by
vsynge
of
equal
thynges
comoyned
to
the
body
/
as
by
attemperaunce
of
humoures
.
For
the
gloryous
god
hath
ordeyned
thē
/
and
gyuen
dyuers
remedyes
to
the
attemperaunce
of
the
humoures
to
the
kepyng
of
helth
.
And
hath
shewed
it
to
his
holy
men
and
prophetes
/
&
to
many
other
Iust
men
whiche
he
dyde
chuse
and
en●umyned
with
the
holy
goost
/
in
his
sapyence
dyuyne
/
and
myghty
.
And
hath
gyuen
them
the
gyftes
of
the
scyence
/
of
these
thynges
here
after
folowynge
.
These
phylosophers
put
the
begynnyng
of
it
.
That
is
to
wyte
they
of
yude
/
of
Grece
/
and
of
Athenes
.
whiche
phylosophres
were
Iust
and
perfyte
/
and
theyr
wrytynges
were
the
begynnynge
of
scyence
&
secretes
.
For
in
theyr
w●y
tynges
is
nothynge
founde
to
be
reproued
nor
〈◇〉
/
but
approued
of
all
wy●e
men
.
{rum}
.
¶
Of
the
gouernayle
of
seke
people
.
ALl
wyse
and
naturall
phylosophres
say
the
man
is
made
and
composed
of
foure
contrary
humours
/
the
which
haue
alway
nede
to
be
susteyned
with
meate
and
drynke
The
substaunce
wherof
beheueth
to
yssue
and
be
corrupte
yf
ony
do
alway
ca●e
and
drynke
/
and
he
sholde
waxe
weyke
and
fall
in
grete
dyseases
/
and
haue
many
inconuenyences
.
But
yf
he
eate
and
drynke
temperatly
and
reasonably
/
he
shall
fynde
helpe
of
lyfe
/
strength
of
body
/
and
helth
of
all
the
membres
.
The
wyse
phylosophres
saye
that
yf
any
man
●respace
the
god
of
nature
/
and
the
good
maner
of
lyuynge
be
it
in
to
moche
eatynge
and
drynkynge
/
or
to
moche
slepynge
/
or
wakynge
/
in
to
moche
walkyng
or
restynge
/
beynge
to
laxatyfe
or
to
moche
let
ynge
of
blode
or
to
lytell
/
it
can
not
be
but
he
must
fall
in
many
dyseases
/
and
greues
.
Of
the
whiche
dyseases
I
haue
bryefly
founde
/
and
therin
wyll
I
shewe
the
my
councell
/
&
remedye
for
the
same
.
All
wyse
phylosophres
accordeth
in
one
sayeng
.
who
so
kepeth
hym
fro
ouermoche
eatynge
&
drynkyng
/
&
frome
the
excesses
aforesayd
&
kepeth
temperaunce
/
he
shal
be
helthfull
of
his
bodye
/
&
lyue
longe
.
For
I
can
fynde
no
man
but
he
is
of
this
opynyon
/
&
wyll
saye
that
all
delectable
thynges
of
the
worlde
/
be
it
in
pleasure
of
the
body
/
it
is
but
for
to
lyue
the
longer
in
them
.
But
for
a
more
secrete
ye
ought
to
enforce
you
to
do
suche
thynges
as
ben
belongynge
to
longe
lyfe
/
&
not
to
folowe
the
appetyte
/
that
is
to
wyte
/
not
to
put
lye
meate
vpon
meat
.
And
dere
sone
I
haue
herde
often
spoken
of
ypocras
which
kept
many
tymes
dyete
to
thende
that
he
myght
lyue
&
endure
the
longer
.
Not
for
to
lyue
and
endure
for
the
meate
&
drynke
.
Also
dere
sone
it
is
grete
holsomnesse
to
be
purged
of
superfluytees
&
euyll
humours
whiche
ben
in
the
body
.
A.
¶
In
how
many
maners
a
man
may
kepe
his
helthe
.
GOod
sone
I
praye
the
haue
in
thy
mynde
stedfastly
these
certayne
instruceyons
and
kepe
thē
.
Knowe
thou
that
helth
is
chyefly
in
two
thynges
.
The
fyrst
is
lete
a
man
vse
suche
meates
&
drynkes
as
he
hath
bē
nourysshed
with
.
The
seconde
that
he
purge
hym
of
yll
humours
that
be
corrupte
&
greue
hym
.
For
the
body
of
man
is
fedde
with
meates
&
drynkes
whiche
nourysshe
it
by
naturall
heate
that
dryeth
/
nouryssheth
and
fedeth
the
moystnesse
therof
.
B.
¶
Of
dyuers
meates
for
the
stomake
.
WHā
the
body
is
fat
&
full
of
vapours
grosse
meates
is
good
for
it
.
&
of
the
nourysshyng
of
suche
a
body
/
the
dygestyon
is
grosse
/
&
of
grece
quantyte
for
the
great
heate
/
&
vapours
of
the
body
.
And
whan
the
bodye
is
sklneder
&
drye
/
subtyll
&
moyste
meates
be
good
for
it
.
And
the
dygestion
therof
is
of
smal
quantyte
for
the
streytnesses
of
the
conduytes
.
And
it
is
grete
wysdome
&
scyence
for
a
man
to
vse
suche
meates
as
ben
good
&
appertenent
to
his
complex
yō
/
that
is
to
wyte
yf
he
fede
hym
with
hote
meates
temperatly
.
But
yf
the
heare
be
to
greuous
&
brennynge
within
the
body
by
ouer
stronge
wynes
&
hote
meates
/
or
other
accydentes
/
than
contrary
meates
&
drynkes
wyl
do
grete
ease
&
prouffyte
that
is
to
wyte
suche
as
ben
colde
.
¶
Of
the
stomake
.
¶
Yf
thy
stomake
be
to
hote
than
hote
&
cours
meates
be
good
.
For
such
a
stomake
is
lyke
a
myghty
fyre
for
to
brenne
gret
weyght
of
logges
.
But
whan
the
stomake
is
colde
&
feble
than
it
is
good
to
haue
lyght
&
subtyle
meates
.
¶
The
sygnes
to
knowlege
the
stomake
.
¶
The
sygnes
of
a
stomake
that
is
of
an
yll
&
weyke
dygestyon
is
whan
the
body
is
vnlusty
/
heuy
/
&
slouthful
/
the
face
is
swollen
/
&
he
yaneth
often
/
&
hath
payne
in
his
eyen
/
&
bolketh
often
&
rudely
/
&
the
bolkyng
is
lowre
&
vnsauery
/
watry
&
stynking
/
&
therby
is
bredde
wyndes
&
swellynge
of
the
bely
&
the
appetyte
of
mea●●
is
marde
.
Therfore
swete
sone
beware
of
meates
and
drynkes
that
may
hurte
or
be
contrary
to
thy
helth
.
C.
¶
An
epystle
of
grete
value
.
MOost
dere
sone
Alexander
sythe
it
is
so
that
the
body
of
man
is
corruptyble
by
dyuersyte
of
complexyon
/
&
of
contrary
humours
that
ben
in
it
/
wherby
often
there
cometh
corrupcyon
to
it
/
I
thought
to
delyuer
the
some
thyng
that
shall
be
necessary
&
prouffytable
to
the
.
In
the
whiche
I
wyll
treate
of
the
secretes
of
physyke
whiche
shall
please
the
.
For
certayne
dyseases
come
to
a
kynge
whiche
be
not
honest
to
shewe
to
physycyens
.
And
yf
thou
wylt
obserue
this
lesson
/
thou
shalt
haue
no
nede
of
physycyens
/
except
in
causes
that
may
come
in
batayle
/
the
whiche
may
be
exchewed
.
Alexander
fayre
sone
/
whan
thou
rysest
frome
thy
slepe
/
walke
and
stretche
thy
membres
egally
and
combe
thy
heed
/
for
stretchyng
of
the
lymmes
gyueth
force
/
and
combynge
reyseth
the
vapoures
that
ben
come
in
slepynge
and
putteth
them
frome
the
stomake
In
somer
wasshe
thy
heed
in
colde
water
/
whiche
shall
yelde
the
naturall
heate
/
and
shall
because
of
appetyte
to
meate
.
Than
clothe
thee
with
goodly
and
ryche
apparell
.
For
the
hert
of
man
delyteth
in
the
beholdyng
of
precyous
meates
&
clothyng
.
Than
rubbe
thy
tethe
with
some
cours
lynnyn
/
or
other
thynge
that
is
note
and
drye
of
complexcyon
/
and
swete
of
smell
for
it
is
holsom
for
the
tethe
/
and
kepeth
them
clene
/
clenseth
the
stenche
of
the
mouth
/
and
clereth
the
voyce
/
and
gyueth
appetyte
to
eare
.
And
rubbe
thy
heed
often
in
the
same
wyse
for
it
openeth
the
claustres
of
the
brayne
/
and
thycketh
the
necke
and
other
membres
/
and
clenseth
the
face
and
the
syght
/
and
prolongeth
stowpynge
of
aege
/
and
amendeth
the
blode
.
Also
anoynt
the
somtyme
with
swete
smellynge
oyntementes
/
as
the
tyme
requyreth
/
for
in
suche
swetenesse
thy
hert
taketh
grete
pleasure
/
&
is
nourysshed
therby
.
And
the
spyryt
of
lyfe
taketh
refeccyon
in
good
odoures
:
and
the
blode
reneth
meryly
thrugh
the
vaynes
of
the
body
.
After
that
take
somtyme
an
electuary
of
a
wood
called
Aloes
/
and
of
Bubarbe
whiche
is
a
precyous
thynge
/
to
the
pryce
of
foure
pens
.
Which
thou
shalte
fynde
wryten
in
the
boke
of
physyke
/
and
this
shall
do
the
moche
good
/
for
it
voydeth
the
heate
of
the
mouth
of
the
stomake
/
and
warmeth
the
body
and
wasteth
wyndes
/
and
maketh
good
taste
and
sauoure
.
After
this
I
councell
y•
that
thou
be
often
with
thy
noble
and
wyse
men
of
thy
realme
/
&
speke
to
the
of
thy
besynesses
that
thou
hast
to
do
.
And
gouerne
them
sadly
accordynge
to
theyr
good
customes
.
D.
¶
Of
the
maner
to
trauayle
.
OR
euer
thou
eate
or
thyn
appetyte
cometh
at
thyn
houre
accustomed
do
som
trauayle
/
that
is
to
wyte
walke
or
tyde
a
lytell
/
or
do
some
other
worke
/
for
it
helpeth
the
body
moche
/
it
voydeth
all
ventosytees
/
and
maketh
the
body
lyghter
stronger
and
lustyeth
the
stomake
/
and
wasted
euyll
humoures
of
the
body
and
maketh
the
flewme
or
the
stomake
descende
.
¶
Of
the
maner
of
eatynge
.
¶
Fayre
sone
whan
thy
meate
is
set
afore
the
/
eate
of
suche
as
thou
desyrest
moost
/
resonably
/
with
well
leuayned
breed
.
And
eate
of
such
as
ought
to
be
fyrst
eaten
.
For
there
be
two
maners
of
dygestyon
of
meat
in
a
man
that
is
to
wyte
/
softe
/
&
harde
.
For
in
the
botom
is
moost
heat
for
to
make
meat
/
bycause
it
is
moost
flesshly
/
and
nyghest
the
heat
of
the
lyuer
wherwith
the
meate
is
soden
and
dygested
.
E.
¶
Of
abstynence
of
meat
.
WHā
thou
eatest
/
eate
by
leasure
/
though
thou
haue
grete
appetyte
to
eate
.
For
yf
thou
eate
gredely
noughty
humoures
do
multyply
/
the
stomake
is
laden
the
bodye
is
greued
/
the
hert
is
hurte
/
and
the
meate
remayneth
in
the
stomakes
botome
vndygested
.
F.
¶
How
pure
water
ought
not
to
be
dronken
.
ALso
beware
dere
sone
that
ye
drynke
no
pure
water
/
specyally
whan
thou
haste
eaten
meate
.
But
yf
thou
be
wont
therto
.
For
as
soone
as
the
water
is
vpon
the
meat
/
it
coleth
the
stomake
/
and
quencheth
the
heate
of
the
dygest
you
and
comforte
of
the
meat
.
It
letteth
dygestyon
and
greueth
the
body
.
Yf
thou
must
nede
drynke
water
alone
/
take
it
the
moost
temperatly
and
as
lytell
as
thou
mayst
.
G.
¶
Of
the
maner
to
slepe
.
WHan
thou
hast
taken
thy
refeccyon
and
hast
iuste
to
slepe
/
lye
downe
on
a
softe
bedde
and
slepe
temperatly
.
Aud
fyrst
lye
downe
on
the
lyfte
syde
/
and
slepe
theron
a
reasonable
space
/
for
the
lyfte
syde
is
colde
and
hath
nede
to
be
warmeth
.
And
yf
thou
fele
ony
payn
in
thy
bely
or
in
thy
stomake
/
than
lay
therto
a
souerayne
medytyne
/
that
is
a
warme
lynnen
cloth
layde
theron
.
Wyte
thou
dere
sone
that
trauayle
is
good
/
and
gyueth
heate
to
the
stomake
.
But
after
dyner
it
is
a
noughty
thynge
/
for
the
meat
abydeth
vndygested
in
the
botome
of
the
stomake
/
and
therof
be
bredde
many
dyseases
.
And
slepe
before
fedynge
is
not
good
/
for
it
maketh
the
body
leaue
and
dryeth
the
humoures
.
But
slepynge
after
fedynge
is
good
/
for
it
fulfylleth
the
body
&
gyueth
force
/
&
●no●●
yf
shyng
therto
.
For
whan
the
body
of
man
resteth
/
than
the
natural
heat
draweth
the
heat
that
was
spredde
in
all
the
membres
in
to
the
botō
of
the
stomake
/
&
gyueth
strength
therto
vpon
the
refeccyon
of
the
meat
.
And
heat
requyreth
rest
.
Therfore
some
phylosophres
haue
sayd
that
it
is
better
&
holsomer
to
eat
at
nyght
than
in
the
mornyng
/
for
the
eatyng
in
the
mornynge
bycause
of
the
heat
of
the
day
greueth
the
stomake
/
&
the
body
is
more
trauayled
therwith
.
And
moreouer
the
{per}sone
chauffeth
in
trauaylyng
doynge
his
besynesse
/
in
goyng
&
spekyng
/
&
many
other
thynges
that
belongeth
to
the
body
of
man
/
by
the
which
heat
that
is
outwarde
towarde
none
/
the
naturall
heat
that
is
in
warde
is
weyked
&
appeyred
/
&
the
meate
is
harde
to
dygest
.
But
at
nyght
it
is
more
easy
&
lesse
greued
with
the
heat
of
traueyle
.
And
the
hert
&
membres
of
man
bē
more
in
quyet
by
the
coldnesse
of
the
nyght
/
that
gyueth
naturall
heat
to
the
stomake
.
H.
¶
The
kepyng
of
custome
or
wont
.
THou
shalt
vnderstande
my
dere
sone
that
he
that
is
wonte
to
eate
but
one
meale
often
is
dyseased
/
for
the
stomake
is
without
dygestyon
&
the
body
hath
〈◇〉
nourysshyng
.
And
he
that
is
acustomed
to
eate
at
one
time
o●●s
another
tyme
twyse
he
shallyghtly
perceyue
that
it
doth
hym
harme
/
for
custome
chargeth
nature
.
I.
¶
How
one
ought
to
chaunge
custome
ANd
yf
nede
constreyne
the
to
chaunge
thy
custome
/
do
it
wysely
/
that
is
to
wyte
by
lytel
and
lytell
.
And
so
by
the
grace
of
god
thy
chaungynge
shall
be
good
.
But
aboue
al
thynges
beware
that
thou
eate
not
tyl
thou
rele
thy
stomake
empty
and
that
it
hath
made
good
dygest
yon
of
the
fyrst
meale
.
And
this
thou
mayst
knowe
by
the
desyre
that
thou
shalt
haue
to
thy
meate
:
and
by
thy
spa●●e
that
tornyth
subtylly
in
thy
mouthe
.
And
yf
thou
eate
without
nede
or
appetyte
the
heate
of
thy
stomake
shall
be
made
colde
as
yse
.
And
yf
necessyte
be
that
thou
must
eate
/
&
haue
an
appetyte
therto
the
kynde
heate
of
thy
stomake
wyll
be
as
hote
as
fyre
/
&
of
good
dygest
yō
.
And
beware
y•
whan
thy
appetyte
cometh
that
thou
eate
not
forth
with
/
for
it
wyll
gadre
yll
humours
of
thy
body
in
to
thy
stomake
/
whiche
wyll
hurte
thy
brayne
.
And
yf
thou
tary
ouer
longe
or
thou
eate
/
it
wyl
feble
thy
stomake
/
&
the
meate
wyll
do
thy
body
no
good
.
And
yf
so
be
that
thou
mayst
not
eate
as
soone
as
thy
appetyte
requyreth
/
and
that
thy
stomake
be
ful
of
yll
humours
/
do
so
that
thou
mayst
vomyte
or
thou
●a●e
/
&
after
the
vomyte
take
an
●lectuary
/
and
eate
surely
.
K.
¶
Of
the
foure
seasons
of
the
yere
.
OUr
intencyon
is
to
treat
in
this
boke
of
the
foure
seasons
of
the
yere
/
with
the
qualyte
/
propryete
/
contraryte
/
and
dyfference
of
eche
of
them
.
And
they
ben
certayne
seasons
of
the
yere
deuyded
as
foloweth
.
That
is
to
wyte
prymtyme
or
vere
begynneth
whan
the
sonne
eurreth
in
the
sygne
or
Artes
/
and
lasteth
foure
score
&
xiij
.
dayes
/
and
.xviij.
houres
/
&
the
fourthe
parte
of
an
houre
.
That
is
to
wyte
frome
the
.x.
day
in
the
ende
of
Marche
/
to
the
foure
and
twenty
day
of
Iune
.
And
in
this
season
the
dayes
&
nyghtes
beneg
all
of
length
The
wether
is
fayre
.
The
warme
wether
cometh
.
The
snowes
melte
/
ryuers
renne
swyft
and
clere
/
&
waxe
warme
/
the
moystnesse
of
the
erthe
ryseth
to
the
heyght
of
trees
/
and
causeth
them
to
smel
swete
.
Medowes
and
graynes
sprowte
and
corne
groweth
/
&
all
floures
take
coloure
/
byrdes
b●n
clothed
with
newe
robes
/
and
enforce
them
to
synge
.
Trees
ben
decked
with
leues
and
floures
/
and
the
landes
with
sedes
.
Beestes
engendre
and
all
people
take
strength
&
lust
.
The
erthe
is
arayed
goodly
/
&
is
as
a
fayre
bryde
clothed
with
Iewelles
of
dyuers
coloures
bycause
she
sholde
seme
the
fayrer
at
her
weddynge
.
L.
¶
Of
prymtyme
/
and
what
it
is
.
THe
prymtyme
is
hote
&
moyst
temperatly
as
the
ayre
.
This
season
the
blode
moeueth
and
spredeth
to
all
the
membres
of
the
body
/
and
the
body
is
parfyte
in
temperate
complexyon
.
In
this
season
chekyns
/
kyddes
/
and
peched
●gges
ought
to
he
eaten
/
with
letuses
&
gotes
mylke
in
these
thre
monethes
.
Prymetyme
begynneth
whan
the
sonne
entreth
the
sygne
of
Aryes
and
lasteth
.
xci●
.
dayes
/
an
houre
and
a
halfe
fro
the
.x.
day
of
Marche
to
the
.x.
day
of
Iune
.
In
this
season
is
the
best
letyng
of
blode
of
ony
tyme
.
And
than
is
good
to
trauayle
and
to
be
laxatyfe
.
And
to
be
bathed
.
And
to
eate
suche
thynges
as
wyll
purge
the
bely
.
For
all
dyseases
that
cometh
/
eyther
by
purgyng
or
bledynge
retorneth
anone
in
this
prymetyme
.
M.
¶
Of
somer
and
what
it
is
.
SOmer
begynneth
whan
the
sonne
entreth
the
fyrst
poynt
of
the
creuyce
/
&
lasteth
.xcii.
days
/
&
an
houre
&
a
half
That
is
to
wyte
fro
the
.x.
day
of
Iune
to
the
.x.
day
of
september
In
this
season
the
days
belonge
&
the
nyghtes
short
.
And
in
al
regyons
encreaseth
&
abateth
theyr
heate
&
the
see
is
calme
/
&
the
ayre
meke
&
fayre
.
The
f●ours
wyther
&
serpentes
encrease
&
shed
theyr
venym
/
&
sprede
theyr
strength
.
The
myghtes
of
mannes
body
be
fortyfyed
.
And
all
the
world
is
ful
of
welth
/
as
the
fayre
bryde
that
is
goodly
stature
&
in
{per}fyte
aege
.
The
season
of
somer
hote
&
drye
/
&
than
coler
is
moeued
.
And
in
this
seas●
is
good
to
beware
of
all
thynges
that
be
hote
&
drye
of
comple
xyon
.
And
take
hede
of
to
moche
eatyng
or
drynkynge
for
therby
is
the
kyndly
heate
quenched
.
In
this
season
eate
meates
of
colde
&
moyst
complexyon
/
as
veale
/
mylkew
vyneygre
/
&
potages
made
with
barly
meale
.
Eate
fruyt
of
eygre
sauour
/
as
pommegarnets
/
&
drynke
small
wynes
/
&
vse
not
the
company
of
women
.
In
this
season
lete
the
not
blode
/
but
yf
grete
nede
compell
the
.
Use
lytell
trauayle
/
&
seldome
bathynge
.
N.
¶
Of
Autumpne
/
or
heruest
.
HEruest
entreth
whan
the
sonne
cometh
in
to
the
fyrst
degre
of
the
balaunce
&
lasteth
xci
.
dayes
&
an
houre
&
a
halfe
.
That
is
to
wyte
fro
the
.x.
daye
of
Septembre
to
the
x
.
daye
of
Decembre
.
In
this
season
the
day
&
nyght
be
of
one
length
.
And
than
the
dayes
waxe
short
&
the
nyghtes
longe
.
The
ayre
is
derke●
&
the
wyndes
entre
the
northen
regyons
or
●●p●entryon
.
The
wether
chaungeth
/
&
the
ryuers
&
spr●ges
waxe
le●●●
.
The
orcheyardes
&
feuytes
wydreth
.
The
beaute
of
er●he
fadeth
.
Byrdes
cease
theyr
syngyng
.
Serpentes
seke
theyr
holes
wher
they
assembled
theyr
syuyng
in
somer
for
the
tyme
of
wynter
.
The
erthe
is
as
an
o●de
naked
woman
the
gooth
fro
youth
to
aege
.
This
season
of
heruest
is
colde
&
drye
/
this
tyme
blacke
coler
is
moued
.
In
this
season
is
good
to
eate
meates
the
be
hote
●
moyst
as
chekyns
/
lambe
/
&
drynke
olde
wynes
/
eate
swete
reasyns
.
And
kepe
the
from
all
thynges
that
b●●de
blacke
coler
/
as
lyenge
with
women
more
than
in
somer
/
nor
bath
the
not
but
yf
grete
nede
requyre
it
to
be
done
.
In
this
season
yf
a
man
haue
nede
of
vomytynge
/
do
it
at
none
in
the
hotest
of
the
day
.
For
at
the
tyme
a●
the
su{per}fluytees
of
mannes
body
gadreth
togyder
A●
o●●
is
good
to
purge
the
bely
with
a
medyeyn
ordeyned
therfore
&
other
thynges
the
bē
to
expul●e
blacke
coler
&
to
retrayne
humoures
.
O.
¶
Of
wynter
and
what
it
is
.
Wynter
cometh
whan
the
sonne
entreth
the
fyrst
degre
of
the
sygne
of
Caprycorne
&
lasteth
lxx
.
dayes
/
&
an
houre
&
a
halfe
.
And
be
gynneth
the
.x.
day
of
Decembre
/
and
contynueth
to
the
.x.
daye
of
Marche
.
In
this
season
the
nyghtes
be
longe
&
the
days
short
/
it
is
veray
colde
.
The
wynes
be
in
the
presse
/
&
the
leues
fall
/
&
herbes
leeseth
all
theyr
strength
/
or
the
moost
parte
.
All
bestes
hydeth
them
in
caues
and
pyttes
of
hylles
.
The
ayre
and
the
wether
is
darke
.
And
the
erthe
is
lyke
an
olde
decrypyte
persone
/
that
by
grete
aege
is
naked
and
nygh
to
the
deth
.
wynter
is
veray
colde
and
moyst
/
&
than
behoueth
the
vse
hote
meates
as
chekyns
/
hennes
/
motton
and
other
hote
&
fatte
flesshe
eate
fygges
/
nuttes
/
and
drynke
grene
wynes
.
And
beware
of
to
moche
lare
and
bledynge
/
&
eschewe
company
of
women
/
for
it
wyll
feble
thy
stomake
/
and
baches
be
good
.
And
for
the
grete
colde
the
natural
heate
entreth
in
to
the
body
/
and
therfore
the
dygestion
is
better
in
wynter
than
in
somer
.
And
in
heruest
the
bely
is
colde
/
and
than
the
poores
ben
open
by
heate
of
the
season
/
and
reproueth
the
naturall
heate
of
all
the
partes
of
the
body
.
And
therfore
the
stomake
hath
but
lytel
heate
/
wherby
the
dygestyon
is
febled
/
and
the
humours
assemble
there
.
P.
¶
Of
naturall
heate
.
SOne
Alexander
I
pray
y•
kepe
the
kyndly
heate
of
thy
body
/
and
thou
shalt
haue
songe
helth
.
For
the
body
of
man
dyeth
in
.ij.
maners
.
One
is
by
grete
aege
the
which
ouercometh
the
body
and
dystroyeth
it
.
The
other
is
accydentally
/
as
by
wepen
/
sykenesse
.
or
other
aduenture
.
Q.
¶
Of
thynges
that
fatteth
the
body
.
Ryght
dere
sone
these
ben
thynges
that
fatteth
the
body
.
That
is
to
wyte
ease
of
the
body
and
fyllynge
it
with
deynty
meates
and
drynkes
/
&
mylke
/
and
than
to
slepe
on
a
soft
bed
.
All
swete
smellynge
floures
in
theyr
season
/
and
bathynge
in
fresshe
waters
.
But
yf
thou
bathe
the
/
tary
not
longe
in
it
/
and
haue
swete
●●ne●lynge
thynges
in
the
bath
.
And
neuer
drynke
wyne
but
it
be
well
tempered
with
water
.
And
specyally
in
wynter
make
water
of
floures
calleb
Assyn●n●
and
put
it
in
to
thy
wyne
/
for
it
is
hote
or
nature
.
And
in
somer
vse
vyolettes
and
floures
of
malowes
&
other
thynges
that
be
colde
/
&
vse
to
vomyte
ones
in
a
moneth
specyally
.
For
vomytes
wassheth
the
body
and
purgeth
it
of
wycked
humoures
and
st●nke
that
is
in
it
.
And
yf
there
be
but
few●
humoures
in
the
stomake
/
it
conforteth
the
na●urall
heate
.
And
whan
thou
hast
vomyte
wyllyngly
/
the
body
wyll
fyll
it
with
good
humydyte
and
be
of
good
dyspo●ycyon
to
dygest
.
And
yf
thou
gouerne
the
thus
/
thou
shalt
be
mery
at
thy
hert
/
lusty
with
reasonable
helth
and
good
vnderstandyng
/
glory
&
honour
/
&
ouer
al
thyn
enemyes
vyctory
.
Also
I
wyll
that
thou
delyte
in
the
beholdyng
o●
goodly
persones
/
or
in
redynge
of
delectable
bokes●
or
in
weryng
of
precyous
garmentes
and
goodly
Iewelles
/
as
the
tyme
requyreth
.
R.
¶
Of
thynges
that
leaneth
the
body
.
THese
ben
the
thynges
that
maketh
the
body
to
be
leane
/
weyke
/
and
drye
/
to
moche
eatynge
/
to
moche
trauelynge
to
moche
walkynge
in
the
sonne
/
to
moche
goyng
/
to
moche
slepyng
afore
noone
melancoly
/
feare
/
to
bathe
in
water
of
the
nature
of
brymstone
/
eatynge
salt
meates
/
to
moche
drynkynge
of
olde
wyne
/
to
be
to
laxe
/
and
ouer
moche
letynge
of
blode
.
For
ypocras
sayth
that
he
that
batheth
him
with
a
full
bely
/
or
lyeth
with
a
woman
shal
haue
sykenesse
in
his
entrayles
.
And
also
to
renne
/
or
to
ryde
/
or
to
moche
trauayle
after
meat
bredeth
a
grete
dysease
called
palsey
.
And
moche
eatyng
of
fysshe
/
or
mylke
and
wyne
togyder
ypocras
sayth
it
wyl
make
one
lazar
S.
¶
Of
the
fyrst
parte
of
the
body
.
OF
the
.iiij.
partes
of
the
body
the
heed
is
the
fyrst
.
For
in
the
heed
gadreth
all
su{per}fluytees
/
and
euyll
humoures
/
whiche
thou
shalt
fele
and
knowe
by
these
sygnes
folowyng
.
The
eyes
bē
troubled
/
the
heryng
is
thycked
&
y
nosestrylles
bē
stopped
/
yf
thou
fele
suche
a
dysease
take
an
herbe
called
worm
wood
/
and
sethe
it
in
swete
wyne
tyll
the
halfe
be
wasted
/
than
holde
it
in
thy
mouth
&
wasshe
it
many
tymes
therwith
tyl
thou
fele
that
it
dooth
the
good
/
&
eate
whyte
mustard
sede
powdred
with
thy
meate
.
And
yf
thou
do
not
thus
thou
mayst
happen
to
haue
som
dysease
/
&
specyally
in
thyn
eyes
/
in
thy
brayn
/
&
in
other
{per}tes
of
thy
body
.
T.
¶
Of
the
seconde
parte
of
the
body
.
THe
seconde
parte
of
the
body
is
the
bulke
/
yf
dysease
come
there
thou
shalt
knowe
it
by
these
sygnes
folowynge
The
tongue
is
lette
/
the
mouthe
is
salt
/
bytter
/
&
vnsauery
The
mouth
of
the
stomake
is
sowre
with
grefe
in
all
thy
membres
.
It
behoueth
y•
to
eate
but
lytel
&
to
vomyte
/
than
eate
a
lytel
sugre
of
roses
with
aloes
&
take
good
comfortyng
spyces
&
eate
an
elec●uary
named
Dionisium
.
And
yf
thou
do
not
th{us}
/
thou
mayst
fal
in
dysease
of
the
syde
/
of
the
raynes
/
&
feuers
/
&
specyally
of
the
tongue
wherby
thou
shalt
not
{pro}perly
speke
/
&
dyuers
other
maladyes
.
Decoccyon
of
ysope
is
good
.
U.
¶
Of
the
thyrde
parte
of
the
body
.
THe
thyrde
parte
of
the
body
is
the
wombe
/
yf
it
be
combred
with
euyll
humoures
thou
shalt
knowe
it
by
these
sygnes
.
The
bely
wyll
swell
with
payne
&
styfnesse
in
the
knees
goynge
a
slowe
pa●e
.
It
behoueth
to
vse
some
subtyle
&
lyght
meates
/
as
is
sayd
before
with
the
gouernynge
.
And
yf
y•
do
not
thus
there
wyl
folo
we
ache
in
the
hyppes
/
in
the
mylte
/
in
the
back
and
other
ioyntes
/
and
in
the
lyuer
/
wyll
dygest
yon
.
X
¶
Of
the
fourth
parte
of
the
body
.
THe
fourth
{per}te
of
the
body
bē
the
genytours
.
yf
superfluyte
noughty
humoures
gadre
in
thē
thou
shalt
knowe
it
by
these
sygnes
.
The
appetyte
wyl
waxe
colde
/
&
reednesse
wyll
appere
vpon
thē
&
vpon
the
share
.
Than
must
the
take
a
sede
called
Apu
with
fenell
sede
&
the
rote
of
mugwort
/
&
of
another
called
Achā
&
atracies
.
And
with
these
herbes
put
the
rotes
in
good
whyte
wyne
/
&
drynke
a
quantyte
of
it
euery
mornyng
with
a
lytell
water
&
hony
&
eate
not
moche
after
it
.
And
yf
y•
do
not
th{us}
thou
shalt
haue
payne
in
the
bladder
/
&
lyu●●●
&
shalte
not
pysse
/
&
shalt
haue
grefe
in
the
intra
●●s
and
lunges
with
brekynge
of
the
stone
.
Swete
sone
Alexander
I
haue
rede
also
the
hystoryes
of
a
myghty
kynge
/
whiche
assembled
all
the
best
phylosophres
that
were
in
ynde
and
Grece
.
And
commaunded
them
to
make
a
medyeyne
so
prouffytable
that
he
sholde
nede
none
other
for
his
helth
.
The
Grekes
sayd
he
that
drynketh
euery
mornyng
twyse
his
mouthfull
of
warme
water
shall
haue
a
good
ende
/
and
shall
nede
none
other
medyeyne
.
The
physycyens
of
ynde
sayd
thar
it
is
good
to
eate
euery
day
●astyng
a
quantyte
of
greynes
of
whyte
hony
.
And
me
semeth
that
who
so
taketh
one
of
these
sayd
medycynes
/
by
reason
shall
not
haue
payne
in
his
wombe
/
nor
ought
not
to
feare
palsey
/
nor
gowte
/
nor
a●he
in
his
Ioyntes
.
And
who
●o
eateth
euery
mornynge
.vij.
oragmas
of
clustres
of
swete
wyne
grapes
/
shall
not
feare
the
dysease
of
flew
me
/
and
it
wyll
amende
his
mynde
/
and
claryfy
his
vnderstandynge
/
and
he
nedeth
not
to
to
doubt
feuer
●uartaynes
.
And
who
so
eateth
in●the
mornynge
a
fygge
with
nuttes
and
a
quantyte
of
leues
ofrue
/
y
●ay
shall
not
nede
to
feare
venym
.
¶
Of
naturall
heate
.
¶
Moost
myghty
kynge
I
requyre
the
to
study
the
maner
to
kepe
the
naturall
heat
of
thy
body
/
with
the
moysture
therof
/
in
the
whiche
two
thynges
lyeth
the
helthe
of
thy
persone
.
And
knowe
thou
that
the
destruccyon
of
the
body
cometh
in
two
thynges
/
one
is
naturall
/
and
the
other
agaynst
nature
.
And
for
the
contraryte
of
the
complexyon
of
man
/
and
whan
aege
surmounteth
the
body
it
behoueth
for
to
dye
.
Other
wyse
vnnaturally
by
aduenture
/
as
by
wepen
/
or
stones
/
or
by
sykenesse
and
lacke
of
helpe
/
or
by
venym
/
and
other
chaunces
.
¶
Of
the
qualytees
of
meates
.
¶
Forthermore
it
is
good
that
thou
knowe
the
nature
of
meates
/
for
some
bē
grosse
/
or
cours
/
&
some
ben
lyght
&
subtyle
.
The
subtyle
bredeth
thynne
blode
/
&
good
/
as
pure
wheate
/
chekyns
/
&
new
layde
egges
Grosse
meates
ben
good
for
suche
as
ben
of
hote
humours
/
labourers
/
fastyng
/
and
y•
slepe
after
meales
.
Meane
meates
bredeth
no
hote
nor
superfluous
humours
/
as
the
flesshe
of
lambes
/
yonge
porke
/
&
other
that
bē
hote
and
moyste
/
but
suche
meates
chaunge
often
in
rostynge
to
hardnesse
/
to
heate
/
and
dryenesse
And
they
ought
to
be
eaten
forth
with
after
the
rostynge
/
and
ben
good
yf
they
be
so
taken
with
good
spyces
.
Some
meates
brede
melancoly
/
as
befe
/
cowes
flesshe
/
and
all
flesshe
that
is
cours
and
drye
Other
that
brede
and
fede
in
moyst
and
warry
/
&
shadowy
places
ben
more
subtyle
/
better
and
holsomest
.
Y.
¶
Of
the
nature
of
fysshe
.
Fysshes
that
ben
of
small
substannce
/
&
thynne
skynnes
/
●asy
of
eatynge
/
bredde
in
rennynge
waters
nyghe
the
see
bē
better
&
lyghter
than
they
that
bredde
in
the
see
or
fresshe
ryners
.
But
fysshe
that
bredeth
in
the
see
is
holsomer
than
fresshe
ryuer
fysshe
.
Therfore
beware
of
fysshe
of
grete
substaunce
with
harde
skynnes
for
suche
bē
comynly
venemous
.
A.
¶
Of
the
nature
of
waters
.
THou
ought
to
knowe
the
clere
rennynge
waters
that
ben
nyghe
to
cytees
in
pure
grounde
as
small
brokes
be
the
best
and
lyghtest
.
water
that
cometh
out
of
stony
erthe
where
as
is
moche
fumosytees
is
heuy
/
contagyous
/
&
noysom
.
water
of
puddles
or
fenne
full
of
frogges
/
addres
/
and
other
venymous
wormes
be
vnholsom
.
The
sygnes
of
good
water
is
to
be
clere
/
lyght
/
&
of
good
colour
/
that
lyghtly
dooth
se
the
and
lyghtly
coole
.
In
suche
waters
nature
delyteth
salt
.
water
of
the
see
is
fumysshe
and
laxeth
the
wombe
/
&
water
of
the
see
is
hote
and
heuy
bycause
it
moeueth
not
/
&
the
sonne
is
dayly
ouer
it
/
and
it
bredeth
coler
/
and
creaseth
the
mylt
and
the
sunges
.
The
drynkynge
of
waters
with
a
colde
stomake
fastynge
afore
dyner
greueth
the
body
/
and
quencheth
the
heate
of
the
stomake
.
But
drynkynge
of
water
after
dyner
warmeth
the
stomake
and
bredeth
flewme
.
And
moche
of
it
corrupteth
the
meate
in
the
stomake
.
Thou
oughtest
to
drynke
colde
water
in
somer
and
warme
water
in
wynter
/
and
not
contrary
wyse
.
For
warme
water
in
somer
molly
fyeth
and
weyketh
the
stomake
/
and
wasteth
the
appetyte
.
And
in
wynter
colde
water
quencheth
the
heate
/
and
destroyeth
the
instrumentes
of
the
brest
/
it
noyeth
the
lyghtes
and
lunges
and
bredeth
many
greues
.
B.
¶
Of
the
nature
of
wyne
.
THe
nature
of
wyne
that
groweth
on
mountaynes
nygh
to
the
sonne
is
dryer
than
that
/
that
groweth
on
the
playne
grounde
/
in
moyst
places
/
&
shadowes
wyne
is
good
for
aeged
people
/
and
suche
as
be
moyst
&
slewmy
.
And
enoyeth
them
that
be
yonge
and
hote
.
And
wyne
warmeth
&
delyuereth
colde
and
cours
superfluytees
.
The
reeder
and
thycker
that
wyne
is
the
more
it
bredeth
blode
.
But
yf
it
be
stronge
and
bytter
/
than
it
is
called
the
fyrst
blode
and
the
fyrst
nourysshyng
/
and
hath
the
nature
of
drynke
and
medycyne
And
often
drouken
it
noyeth
the
body
and
nouryssheth
it
not
.
And
whan
wyne
is
naturally
swete
/
it
noyeth
the
stomake
with
smellynges
and
wyndes
but
such
wyne
is
comynly
swete
of
complexyon
/
and
suche
as
groweth
in
large
feeldes
stretchynge
towarde
the
mountaynes
and
valees
hauynge
swete
clustres
/
●
&
rype
/
and
be
not
gathred
tyll
the
myght
of
the
substaunce
of
the
bery
is
gone
with
the
moystnesse
/
and
that
the
vyne
and
the
grape
be
somwhat
wydred
.
And
thou
shalt
knowe
that
wyne
ought
to
be
of
an
eygte
taste
sharpe
and
pleasaunt
/
and
haue
thyeke
lyes
on
the
botome
of
the
vessell
/
and
fayre
and
clere
aboue
/
&
whan
thou
hast
fayre
and
good
wyne
drynke
temperatly
therof
to
the
ease
of
thy
body
/
as
the
tyme
requyreth
.
For
it
strengtheth
the
stomake
and
the
heates
of
the
body
/
and
helpeth
dygestyon
and
kepeth
frome
corrupcyon
/
and
typeth
the
meate
in
the
membres
/
puryfyeng
it
/
&
worketh
in
thē
tyll
it
be
cōiun●t
in
good
blode
/
&
nourysshynge
/
and
trauayleth
&
reyseth
the
heat
of
the
body
temperately
.
And
kepeth
a
man
sure
of
wycked
humours
/
it
gladdeth
the
hert
/
&
maketh
fresshe
colour
in
the
face
.
It
●uyckeneth
the
mynde
&
soupleth
the
tongue
/
&
destroyeth
all
melancoly
/
&
make
a
man
bolde
/
&
to
haue
good
courage
&
appetyte
.
And
hath
many
other
good
propryetees
.
But
yf
wyne
be
outrageously
taken
many
inconuenyences
come
therby
.
It
troubleth
the
brayne
/
the
mynde
/
that
wyttes
/
the
vnderstondynge
.
It
maketh
the
vertue
of
natural
●eate
wylde
/
&
causeth
forgetfulnesse
.
It
combreth
the
●ongue
&
weyketh
all
the
synewes
&
lymmes
of
the
body
.
It
maketh
the
eyes
reed
&
blered
.
It
chaungeth
the
colour
/
&
destroyeth
the
body
/
&
maketh
cours
&
noughty
blode
.
It
marreth
dygestyon
.
It
causeth
to
many
wordes
/
&
to
moche
slepe
.
It
maketh
the
mouthe
stynkynge
.
It
letteth
the
goynge
/
&
dystroyeth
the
sede
of
man
&
bredeth
lepry
.
Beware
therfore
that
thou
drynke
not
wyne
outrageously
/
but
moeue
&
chaunge
the
nature
therof
with
rewbarbe
whiche
causeth
the
lyuer
to
lyue
.
And
wyne
with
Rubarbe
hath
many
vertues
as
is
founde
playnly
in
bokes
of
physyke
.
Howbeit
Rubarbe
&
wyne
be
bothe
deedly
ven●
yf
they
be
outragyously
taken
.
And
surely
all
euyls
cometh
of
wyne
vnmeasurably
dronken
.
C.
¶
Of
goodnesse
&
harme
that
cometh
of
wyne
.
NOble
kynge
Alexander
/
forgete
not
to
take
tarte
syropes
in
the
mornyng
fastynge
whan
flewmatyke
humours
habounde
to
moch
.
For
it
is
proufytable
&
wasteth
thē
moche
.
Also
I
meruayle
that
ony
man
may
dye
or
be
seke
that
eateth
breed
of
clene
and
good
wheat
/
holsome
&
good
flesshe
/
&
drynketh
good
wyne
of
grapes
tem{per}atly
.
And
yf
he
kepe
hym
fro
to
moche
drynkyng
/
eatyng
&
trauayle
.
yf
sykenesse
ouer
come
such
a
man
he
must
be
healed
as
a
dronken
man
.
That
is
to
wyte
he
must
be
wasshed
with
warme
water
/
and
than
set
ouer
a
rennyng
water
betwene
.ii.
grene
wylowes
/
&
his
stomake
anoynted
with
an
oyntement
of
sandres
/
or
sandalles
/
&
haue
a
fumy
gacyon
of
frankensence
:
&
other
swete
spyces
/
&
it
wyl
do
hym
moch
good
And
yf
ony
man
wyll
forsake
holly
the
drynkyng
of
wyne
/
he
ought
not
to
leaue
it
sodeynly
at
ones
but
lytel
&
lytell
/
&
to
mengle
it
euery
day
with
water
more
&
move
/
tyll
at
the
last
there
be
nothynge
but
clere
water
.
And
so
he
may
kepe
his
helth
&
good
complexyon
.
Th{us}
gouerne
thy
body
yf
thou
wyll
lyue
longe
.
And
kepe
my
doctrynes
/
&
consydre
these
thynges
folowynge
wherin
nature
conforteth
gretely
.
That
is
to
wyte
.
Goodly
pastymes
/
syght
of
grete
rychesses
/
grete
●euerence
/
vyctory
ouer
enemyes
/
fedyng
on
good
meates
/
noyse
of
mynstralsy
/
syght
of
precyous
garmentes
/
often
herynge
of
good
tydynges
/
speche
or
wyse
men
to
enquere
of
thynges
past
and
to
come
/
and
communycacyon
with
fayre
gentyl
women
.
D.
¶
Of
the
fourme
of
Iustyce
.
O
Moost
dyscrete
kynge
Iustyce
can
not
be
praysed
to
moche
/
for
it
is
of
meruaylous
sharpe
nature
/
lyke
to
the
moost
gloryo{us}
god
.
And
he
ordeyned
it
ouer
his
aungels
ouer
his
werkes
/
&
ouer
al
realmes
.
And
thou
ought
to
kepe
Iustyce
/
and
defende
the
wyttes
/
the
rychesses
/
&
possessyons
of
thy
subgectes
and
all
theyr
werkes
/
for
so
dooth
almyghty
god
.
And
ony
lorde
doyng
in
lyke
case
is
lyke
to
god
.
For
by
mayntey●rg
of
Iustyce
he
foloweth
god
/
and
thou
ought
to
folow
hym
in
all
nedefull
werkes
.
And
this
is
the
fourme
of
vnderstandynge
the
whiche
god
created
/
and
graunted
to
his
creatures
.
By
Iustyce
the
erche
was
made
/
and
kynges
ordeyned
to
kepe
and
maynteyne
Iustyce
for
it
maketh
subgectes
meke
and
obedyent
/
prowde
men
lowly
/
and
kepeth
all
persones
in
saufe
fro
wronges
and
domages
.
And
therfore
they
of
ynde
saye
that
the
Iustyce
of
a
good
lorde
is
better
to
good
subgectes
than
the
plentyousnesse
of
the
erthe
.
And
also
they
say
that
the
Iust
and
reasonable
lorde
is
better
than
the
rayne
that
falleth
in
the
euenyng
.
And
there
was
ones
founde
wryten
in
a
stone
in
the
speche
of
Caldee
that
wyse
kynges
ben
bretheren
hauyyge
nede
eche
of
other
/
and
one
maye
not
be
without
the
other
.
For
all
the
kynges
of
the
worlde
be
to
rule
/
and
maynteyne
Iustyce
/
whiche
is
the
helthe
of
Iustyce
.
Therfore
yf
thou
hast
ony
thyng
for
to
do
aske
councell
/
for
thou
arte
but
one
man
.
And
shewe
not
all
thy
courage
to
thy
councelers
nor
lete
thē
not
knowe
what
is
in
thy
wyll
to
do
.
For
yf
y•
shew
thy
mynde
at
the
begynnynge
thou
shalt
be
dyspraysed
.
Than
attempre
thyn
herte
/
and
thy
wyll
/
but
here
councel
fyrst
.
And
manyfeste
not
that
/
that
lyeth
at
thy
herte
tyll
thou
come
to
put
it
in
effecte
.
Consydre
well
the
councell
of
euery
man
.
And
whiche
of
them
hath
Iuged
thy
mater
and
counceled
the
best
for
the
/
and
with
the
best
loue
that
he
hath
towarde
that
.
And
whan
thou
hast
thus
recorded
thy
councell
/
put
thy
mynde
in
effecte
without
delay
.
For
the
gretest
destruccyon
that
may
come
to
a
kyng
is
to
bestowe
in
his
werkes
&
to
lese
tyme
.
And
yf
so
be
that
a
yonge
man
of
small
estate
gyue
the
good
councell
/
dyspyse
it
not
/
for
it
is
possyble
that
a
man
may
be
borne
in
suche
constellacyon
the
naturally
he
shall
haue
wysdome
.
¶
Example
.
¶
There
was
vpon
a
tyme
a
chylde
borne
in
the
partyes
of
ynde
.
In
the
hous
where
this
chylde
was
borne
were
certayne
wyse
men
lodged
/
whiche
founde
that
the
sayd
chylde
was
borne
vnder
suche
a
constellacyon
/
planet
/
and
sygne
that
he
sholde
be
wyse
/
meke
/
courteys
/
amyable
/
fresshe
of
wytte
/
and
sholde
be
loued
of
kynges
&
grete
lordes
.
whiche
thynge
they
wolde
not
shew
to
the
fader
which
was
a
weuer
.
whan
the
chyld
came
to
aege
the
fader
&
moderset
hym
to
theyr
occupacion
/
but
he
coude
neuer
lerne
for
ony
beatyng
nor
chastysement
.
At
the
last
they
lete
him
do
as
he
lyst
/
&
he
set
his
mynde
to
lerne
scyences
/
&
the
moeuynges
of
the
skyes
/
&
of
all
thynges
aboue
nature
.
Also
he
lerned
good
condycyons
&
maners
to
the
gouernaunce
of
prynces
&
kynges
.
And
fynally
by
his
wytte
&
wysdome
he
was
ruler
of
all
the
countre
.
Another
example
.
¶
In
the
realme
of
ynde
were
.ii.
chyldren
/
whan
one
of
thē
came
to
aege
the
kyng
set
hȳ
to
scole
for
to
lerne
seyece
&
all
the
studyes
of
ynde
&
had
the
best
techers
in
all
the
{pro}uynces
for
to
teche
hym
in
all
the
spede
that
coude
●e
possyble
as
to
a
kynges
sone
belonged
.
But
all
the
dylygences
of
his
fader
and
other
techers
auayled
nothynge
nor
coude
make
hym
enclyne
neyther
by
his
mayster
nor
by
his
nature
to
lerne
ony
seyence
nor
arte
but
onely
forgynge
or
smythes
crafte
/
wherof
the
kynge
merueyled
/
and
sore
troubled
sent
for
all
the
wysest
of
his
realme
/
and
demaunded
of
thē
how
it
myght
be
that
his
sone
wolde
lerne
nothynge
but
onely
smythes
craft
.
And
they
answered
that
the
kynde
of
the
chylde
was
of
suche
complexyon
/
and
that
he
was
inclyned
to
that
arte
and
to
none
other
.
Therfore
dere
sone
Alexander
dyspyse
no
man
of
lowe
byrthe
nor
of
small
stature
yf
thou
se
ony
scyence
or
ony
wysdome
in
hym
/
and
that
he
haue
also
good
condycyons
and
maners
in
hym
/
and
booth
exchewe
vyces
.
Suche
one
so
wel
manered
is
wrothy
to
be
loued
of
prynces
and
kynges
.
And
thou
ought
for
to
do
nothynge
without
councell
.
And
I
pray
the
dere
sone
that
thou
loue
hym
that
loueth
trouthe
&
that
counceleth
the
faythfully
&
●●●●tyme
contrary
to
thyn
opynyon
.
For
suche
a
man
is
stedfast
of
courage
/
faythfull
&
Iust
to
the
&
thy
subgectes
.
And
the
councel
of
such
a
man
is
good
to
the
gouernayle
of
the
kynge
&
of
his
realme
.
For
●hermore
lette
not
thy
besynesses
y•
sholde
be
fyrst
done
be
the
last
.
&c.
But
do
euery
thynge
by
councell
&
ordre
For
councell
is
the
shewer
of
al
thynges
to
come
.
It
is
behoueful
therfore
that
y•
do
all
thy
werkes
by
councell
of
faythfull
&
secrete
councelers
.
For
thy
wysdom
by
the
councell
of
thē
shall
encrease
/
as
the
see
encreaseth
by
the
ryuers
&
floodes
the
fall
in
to
it
.
And
the
better
thou
mayst
wynne
by
the
myght
of
warryours
.
It
is
founde
wryten
that
a
grete
wyse
man
of
ynde
wrote
lettres
to
his
sone
in
this
wyse
¶
My
well
beloued
sone
/
it
is
behouefull
that
thou
beleue
councell
in
all
thy
besynesses
/
for
thou
arte
but
one
man
.
Take
councel
therfore
of
suche
as
thou
knowest
can
gyue
the
good
.
And
aboue
all
thynges
spare
not
thy
enmy
/
but
whan
thou
mayst
shew
thy
vyctory
ouer
hȳ
And
euer
beware
of
the
power
of
thy
ēmy
.
Trust
not
in
thy
owne
wytte
nor
in
the
grete
heyght
of
thyn
estate
/
but
euer
take
councel
of
other
/
which
yf
thou
seme
good
&
prouffytable
accepte
it
/
&
elles
not
.
And
also
I
admonest
the
&
councell
the
chefely
that
thou
neuer
make
none
of
thy
offycers
thy
lyeftenaunt
onely
nor
gyue
hȳ
thy
myght
/
for
his
coū
may
destroy
the
/
thy
realme
/
&
thy
subgectes
.
And
seke
alway
to
his
own
prouffyt
&
thy
vndoyng
.
But
thou
ought
to
haue
dyuers
offycers
/
&
yf
thou
wyll
assay
and
proue
ony
of
thē
thou
must
fayne
that
thou
hast
grete
nede
of
money
.
And
yf
he
councel
the
to
take
of
thy
treasure
&
Iewelles
for
to
spede
he
loueth
the
and
is
faythful
to
the
.
And
yf
he
councel
thee
to
take
the
money
of
thy
subgetes
to
make
thē
poore
he
is
corrupte
&
hateth
the
moche
.
But
yf
he
be
such
one
that
wyl
off●e
the
his
own
goodes
and
say
.
Syr
by
the
gyfte
and
grace
of
god
I
haue
goten
some
goodes
I
gyue
them
to
the
/
suche
ought
to
be
praysed
and
loued
best
/
as
he
which
had
leuer
to
gyue
his
goodes
awaye
than
the
poore
subgectes
sholde
be
taxed
and
destroyed
.
Proue
also
thy
offycers
and
yf
thou
se
that
ony
of
them
dooth
his
offyce
dylygently
and
more
for
thyn
honoure
than
he
is
commycted
/
thou
ought
gretly
to
trust
in
hym
.
And
yf
there
be
ony
that
delyteth
in
takyng
of
gyftes
and
gapeth
for
promocyon
/
&
to
gadre
treasure
/
put
not
thy
trust
in
hym
.
For
suche
a
man
is
lyke
a
hurle
pytte
without
botome
/
for
the
more
that
he
hath
the
more
he
coueyteth
to
haue
.
And
suche
one
is
the
destruccyon
of
a
realme
many
wayes
.
For
{per}aduenture
the
brennynge
desyre
that
he
hath
to
gete
rychesses
maye
moeue
hym
to
do
many
euylles
/
and
maye
chaunce
the
procuracyon
of
thy
deth
.
yf
thou
perceyue
suche
an
offycer
/
lete
hym
not
be
ferre
frome
thy
presence
.
And
suffre
hym
not
to
make
treaty
with
straunge
lordes
nor
prynces
/
nor
wryte
no
newes
to
them
.
And
yf
thou
doubt
that
he
dooth
the
contrary
chaunge
hym
without
ony
delay
.
For
the
courage
of
many
men
be
soone
chaunged
/
and
lyghtly
inclyned
to
do
contrary
thynges
.
¶
Also
dere
sone
thou
ought
to
cherysshe
the
offycer
that
loueth
&
moeueth
thy
subgectes
to
loue
the
.
And
that
putteth
his
persone
and
good●s
to
thyn
honoure
/
and
that
hath
these
propryetees
folowynge
.
that
is
to
wyte
that
he
be
parfyt
in
his
lymmes
for
to
trauayle
in
his
offyce
that
he
is
chosen
to
.
That
he
be
courteys
/
lowly
/
and
eloquent
/
and
that
his
worde
accorde
with
his
hert
.
That
he
be
a
clerke
wyse
&
well
condycyoned
/
laborous
&
sober
of
mouthe
in
eatynge
and
drynkynge
/
not
lecherous
/
nor
player
at
dyce
and
other
dysordynate
games
.
That
he
be
hardy
/
&
set
not
his
mynde
on
golde
nor
syluer
/
nor
other
thynge
of
the
worlde
/
but
that
/
that
belongeth
to
the
gouernaunce
of
the
/
and
the
realme
.
That
he
loue
the
welth
of
his
neyghbours
as
of
thē
that
be
●erre
.
And
that
he
hate
all
wronges
/
and
by
Iustyce
yelde
euery
man
his
owne
.
That
he
be
angry
with
thē
that
do
iniuryes
&
extorcyons
/
&
that
he
greue
no
man
wrongefully
.
And
that
he
be
perseueraun●
&
stedfast
in
his
purpose
which
is
behouefull
.
That
he
be
without
feare
and
in
good
wyll
.
That
he
knowe
the
stynce
of
his
expences
.
And
that
he
prolonge
nothynge
that
may
be
prouffytable
to
the
realme
.
And
that
gyueth
not
thy
subgectes
cause
to
complayne
of
hym
in
doynge
agaynst
the
comȳ
wele
.
That
he
be
not
ful
of
wordes
/
nor
a
grete
laugher
.
That
none
be
refused
comyng
to
his
hous
And
that
he
be
dylygent
to
here
&
enquere
of
newes
and
tydynges
That
he
comfort
the
subgectes
and
correct
theyr
werkes
/
&
helpe
thē
in
theyr
aduersytees
.
E.
¶
Of
kynges
secretaryes
.
DEre
sone
it
behoueth
to
chuse
the
a
secretary
for
to
wryte
&
knowe
thy
secretes
/
he
must
be
a
man
of
grete
wysdome
and
well
lerned
/
for
to
vnderstande
thy
mynde
.
He
ought
to
be
trusty
and
eloquent
and
that
can
speke
dyuers
languages
for
to
put
thy
besynesses
in
goodly
ordynaunce
and
semely
speche
.
For
as
a
fayre
garment
honoureth
the
body
of
a
kynge
/
so
goodly
speche
arayeth
and
indeweth
a
lettre
.
And
also
he
must
be
trusty
to
hyde
&
kepe
close
thy
doynges
.
And
that
he
suff●e
none
to
come
to
the
place
where
thy
wrytynges
be
&
the
none
se
thē
.
Swete
sone
such
{per}sones
ought
to
be
cherysshed
&
well
rewarded
for
theyr
seruyces
.
And
exalte
thē
in
suche
wyse
that
they
be
alwayes
dylygent
in
thy
necessytees
&
nedes
.
For
in
thē
is
conteyned
thy
glory
and
honour
/
or
thy
lyfe
&
destruccyon
.
F.
¶
Of
a
kynges
messagers
.
MYghty
emperour
the
messagers
alway
sheweth
the
wysoome
of
hym
that
sendeth
thē
.
They
ben
the
eyes
the
eeres
/
&
the
mouthe
of
theyr
lord
It
behoueth
for
thy
messagers
or
ambassadours
to
chuse
suche
as
bē
moost
suffycyent
/
of
clere
vnderstandyng
/
wyse
/
honourable
/
&
trusty
/
which
loueth
thy
honour
/
&
hateth
thy
dyshonour
.
(
For
in
thy
court
thou
mayst
finde
thē
bothe
)
.
And
yf
thou
fynde
suche
discouer
&
shewe
thy
courage
to
thē
.
And
yf
thou
fynde
none
suche
or
better
/
fynde
one
that
wyll
trustely
bere
thy
lettres
/
&
brynge
the
an
answere
of
them
.
And
yf
thou
fynde
that
thy
messager
be
coueytous
to
do
his
owne
prouffyte
&
to
gete
gyftes
/
truste
not
in
hym
/
but
entyerly
forsake
hym
.
And
also
make
no
man
thy
messager
that
wyll
be
dronke
/
for
by
suche
one
it
shall
be
sayd
&
knowen
that
the
lorde
is
not
wyse
.
And
ferthermore
make
not
thy
messager
of
thy
gretest
offycer
/
&
lete
hym
not
be
ferre
from
the
/
for
it
may
well
be
the
vndoyng
of
the
&
the
realme
.
And
yf
thou
sende
messagers
by
whome
ony
treason
come
to
the
/
I
tel
thee
not
the
measure
of
payne
that
they
ought
to
suffre
but
do
therin
as
thou
semest
best
.
G.
¶
Of
the
gouernaunce
of
the
people
.
FAyre
sone
thou
knowest
that
thy
people
&
subgectes
bē
the
hous
of
thy
mynde
/
&
the
treasure
wherby
thy
realme
is
comforted
.
For
thy
realme
&
subgectes
bē
as
an
orchyarde
wherin
bē
dyuers
trees
berynge
fruyte
/
the
which
trees
haue
dyuers
rotes
&
sedes
for
to
bere
/
growe
/
&
multyply
the
fruyte
/
&
be
the
defence
&
durable
treasoure
to
thy
realme
/
&
of
thy
myght
.
It
behoueth
than
that
thy
subgectes
be
well
gouerned
&
that
thou
take
thought
and
care
to
that
/
that
is
nedefull
for
thē
/
and
to
beware
that
no
vyolence
nor
wronges
be
done
to
them
/
and
after
theyr
condycyons
and
wontes
to
ordre
them
.
Than
gyue
to
them
a
good
offycer
that
intendeth
not
to
theyr
vndoynge
/
but
that
intendeth
to
rule
them
well
/
Iustly
and
in
quyete
.
And
se
that
suche
an
offycer
be
wyse
/
full
of
good
maners
/
well
condycyoned
/
and
pacyent
.
For
yf
he
be
not
suche
one
/
wyte
thou
that
the
wyse
men
that
were
good
before
/
wyll
become
euyll
and
rebell
agaynst
the
.
Also
se
that
thou
haue
good
and
dyscrete
Iuges
and
that
shall
be
worshyp
to
the
/
and
encrease
of
thy
court
/
and
of
thy
reame
.
And
that
the
sayde
Iuges
be
not
corrupte
with
gyftes
and
mede
/
and
that
they
haue
good
notaryous
serybes
/
and
egall
sollycitours
&
aduocates
that
wyll
not
take
brybes
as
it
happeneth
seldom
.
Dere
sone
I
pray
thee
and
admonest
the
that
thou
put
thy selfe
often
in
batayle
/
and
take
oftentymes
the
councell
of
them
of
thy
court
.
But
put
thee
not
with
thē
that
onely
by
enuy
and
couetyse
entreth
presumptuously
in
batayle
.
And
blame
not
nor
dyspyse
thy
men
of
warre
/
but
vse
fayre
wordes
amonge
them
/
and
often
promyse
thē
gyftes
and
honours
.
And
in
no
wyse
put
thy selfe
in
batayle
tyll
thou
be
pourueyed
of
al
necessary
armes
and
other
thynges
therto
belongynge
.
And
whan
thou
seest
thyn
enmy
renue
sodaynly
vpon
hym
/
and
not
slowly
/
and
euer
haue
good
outryders
and
watches
about
thyn
hoost
.
And
lodge
the
alwayes
as
nyghe
as
thou
mayst
to
hylles
/
woodes
and
waters
.
And
haue
alway
more
haboundaunce
of
vytayle
than
nedeth
And
aboue
al
thynges
grete
quantyte
of
trompettes
●abours
and
other
mynstrelles
.
For
they
gyue
force
myght
/
and
reioyce
them
that
be
with
the
/
and
make
dyuysyon
&
feare
to
thyn
enemyes
.
And
be
not
alway
armed
in
one
harneys
/
but
with
dyuers
.
And
be
well
stored
with
archers
&
handgonnes
.
And
ordeyne
some
of
thy
men
to
renne
/
and
other
to
stande
stedfastly
in
thy
ba●ayles
.
Conforte
thy
men
with
fayre
wordes
and
gyue
them
courage
/
&
herty
them
to
fyght
.
And
aboue
all
thynges
dere
sone
beware
of
treason
with
all
thy
power
/
and
haue
euer
good
knyghtes
about
the
well
&
swyftely
horsed
that
yf
chaunce
happen
that
thou
must
nedes
flee
/
that
by
them
thou
mayst
saue
thy
persone
.
But
yf
thou
see
ony
of
thyn
enemyes
fle
haste
thee
not
to
chase
thē
but
kepe
thy
folke
alway
togyder
the
moost
that
thou
mayst
.
And
yf
thou
wylt
assawte
castelles
or
townes
haue
grete
quantyte
of
gynnes
/
and
artyllery
for
to
breke
the
walles
.
And
pouruey
the
of
connynge
myners
/
and
grete
nombre
of
archers
and
crosbowes
.
And
do
soo
that
thou
mayst
take
away
the
water
from
them
of
the
fortresse
.
And
euer
kepe
some
of
thy
enmyes
for
to
knowe
theyr
doynges
within
.
And
yf
thou
can
not
haue
it
but
by
batayle
doo
it
.
For
alway
the
last
ende
of
theyr
werkes
ought
to
be
batayle
.
And
this
ought
to
be
done
whan
thou
can
not
haue
them
otherwyse
.
And
doo
all
thy
werkes
by
councell
and
not
hastely
.
¶
Of
the
physonomy
of
people
.
AMonge
all
other
thynges
of
this
worlde
I
wyll
that
thou
knowe
a
noble
and
meruaylous
s●yence
that
is
called
physonomy
by
the
which
thou
shalt
knowe
the
nature
and
condycyon
of
people
.
And
it
was
founde
by
a
phylosophre
named
Physonomyas
/
the
whiche
sought
the
qualytees
of
the
nature
of
creatures
¶
In
the
tyme
of
the
sayde
Physonomyas
reygned
the
moost
wyse
physycyen
y•
pocras
.
And
bycause
the
fame
of
physonomyas
and
his
wysdome
was
so
gretely
spreddde
/
the
dyscyples
and
seruauntes
of
ypocras
toke
his
fygure
secretly
/
and
bare
it
to
Physonomyas
to
here
how
he
wolde
Iuge
and
say
by
the
sayd
fygure
of
ypocras
.
And
bade
hym
say
and
tel
the
qualyte
therof
.
whan
Physonomyas
had
well
beholden
it
/
he
sayd
.
This
man
is
a
wrangeler
lecherous
and
rude
.
This
herynge
the
dyscyples
of
ypocras
/
they
wolde
haue
flayne
Physonomyas
/
and
sayd
to
hym
.
A●
fole
this
is
the
fygure
of
the
best
man
of
the
worlde
.
whan
Physononomyas
sawe
them
thus
moeued
/
he
appeased
them
the
best
waye
that
he
coude
with
fayre
wordes
saynge
.
I
knowe
well
that
this
is
the
fygure
of
the
wyse
man
ypocras
.
And
I
haue
shewed
you
by
scyence
as
I
knowe
.
whan
the
dyscyples
were
come
to
ypocras
they
tolde
hym
what
Physonomyas
had
sayd
.
And
ypocras
sayd
.
Truely
Physonomyas
hath
tolde
you
the
trouthe
/
and
hath
left
no
thynge
of
my
complexyon
in
the
whiche
ben
all
my
vyces
.
But
reason
that
is
in
me
ouercometh
and
ruleth
the
vyces
of
my
complexyon
.
¶
Dere
sone
I
haue
shortely
abreged
to
the
/
the
rules
of
this
scyence
of
Physonomy
/
the
whiche
shall
infourme
the
gretely
.
¶
yf
thou
se
a
man
with
salowe
coloure
/
flee
his
company
/
for
he
is
inclyned
to
the
synne
of
lechery
/
and
to
many
euylles
.
yf
thou
seest
a
man
that
smyleth
lyghtly
/
and
whan
thou
beholdest
hym
he
wyll
loke
shamfastly
and
wyl
blusshe
in
his
face
and
sygh
with
teeres
in
his
eyes
yf
thou
blame
hym
for
ony
thynge
/
surely
he
feareth
thee
and
loueth
thy
persone
Beware
of
hym
as
thy
enmy
that
is
tokened
in
his
face
/
and
of
hym
also
that
is
mysshapen
.
The
best
complexyon
that
is
/
is
he
that
is
of
meane
coloure
with
browne
eyes
&
heere
and
his
vysage
betwene
why
and
reed
/
with
an
vpryght
body
/
with
a
heed
of
metely
bygnesse
/
and
that
speketh
not
but
of
nede
be
/
with
a
softe
voyce
/
suche
a
complexyon
is
good
/
and
suche
men
haue
about
the
.
¶
yf
the
heere
s
be
playne
and
smothe
the
man
is
curteys
and
meke
/
and
his
brayne
is
colde
.
Harde
heere
and
curled
is
a
token
of
foly
&
lewdnesse
.
Moche
heere
on
the
brest
and
on
the
bely
betokeneth
very
yll
or
very
good
complexyon
naturally
and
is
very
amerous
/
and
kepeth
in
his
herte
the
iniuryes
that
hath
bē
done
to
hym
.
Blacke
heere
betoke●eth
to
loue
reason
&
Iustyce
.
¶
Duskysshe
eyes
betokeneth
fooly
/
&
lyghtly
to
be
angry
.
Gray
eyes
betokeneth
honeste
/
&
louynge
peas
.
Bygge
eyes
betoke●eth
to
bē
enuyo{us}
/
vnshamefast
/
slowe
&
vnobedyet
.
Eyes
meane
betwene
blacke
and
yelowe
is
of
good
vnderstandyng
/
curteys
/
and
trusty
.
wyde
retch
ynge
eyes
and
a
longe
face
betokeneth
a
man
malycyo{us}
and
yll
.
Eyes
lyke
an
asse
alway
lokyng
downe
is
of
harde
nature
and
nought
.
waueryng
eyes
with
a
lō
face
betokeneth
gyle
/
rennynge
mynde
and
vntrusty
Reed
eyes
betokeneth
to
be
stronge
and
of
a
grete
cou●age
.
He
that
hath
spekles
about
his
eyes
/
whyte
/
blacke
/
or
reed
/
is
the
worst
of
all
other
men
.
Thycke
heered
eye
lyddes
is
an
yll
speker
/
he
that
hath
them
haugynge
longe
to
his
eyes
/
is
neyther
true
nor
clene
.
He
that
hath
heere
ynough
bytwene
his
two
browes
and
be
thynne
and
not
to
longe
/
is
of
a
good
and
grete
vnderstandyng
.
¶
Asklendre
nosed
man
is
soone
angry
.
A
longe
nose
hawked
to
the
mouthe
/
is
a
token
of
honeste
and
hardynesse
A
snytted
nose
is
a
token
to
be
soone
vexed
.
wyde
nosethrylles
in
a
man
is
slouth
and
boystousnesse
and
soone
angered
.
A
brode
nose
in
the
myddes
is
a
grete
speker
/
and
a
lyer
.
But
the
best
is
he
that
is
meane
neyther
to
wyde
nor
to
close
.
The
vysage
that
is
ful
&
flat
/
and
that
is
not
swollen
nor
to
bygge
is
a
token
of
an
yll
persone
/
enuyo{us}
/
iniuryous
/
and
a
wrangeler
.
But
he
that
hath
a
meane
vysage
of
fourme
of
chekes
and
eyes
/
neyther
to
fat
nor
to
leane
/
he
is
trusty
/
louynge
/
and
of
grete
vnderstandynge
/
wyse
and
full
of
seruyce
and
wytte
.
¶
He
that
hath
a
wyde
mouthe
loueth
batayle
and
is
hardy
.
He
that
hath
thycke
lyppes
is
folysshe
.
And
he
that
hath
a
wrynkled
face
is
a
lyer
/
and
careth
not
of
many
debates
.
He
that
hath
a
sklender
face
is
of
grete
reason
.
He
that
hath
a
lytell
vysage
and
yelowe
of
colour
is
a
deceyuer
/
dronken
/
and
●uyll
.
Full
eyes
&
smothe
chekes
is
soone
angry
.
¶
Small
eeres
betokeneth
foly
/
and
l●chery
.
¶
He
that
hath
a
small
voyce
&
speketh
thycke
loueth
feyghtynge
.
He
that
hath
a
meane
voyce
/
neyther
to
bygge
/
nor
to
lytell
/
is
folysshe
and
vnreasonable
.
And
he
that
speketh
to
moche
with
a
sklender
voyce
/
is
not
ouer
honest
/
and
of
smal
care
.
He
that
hath
a
femynyne
voyce
is
soone
angry
/
and
of
yl
nature
.
A
softe
voyced
man
is
often
angry
and
enuyous
.
He
that
hath
a
fayre
voyce
/
is
folysshe
/
and
of
hyghe
courage
.
He
that
speketh
lyghtly
/
lyeth
often
/
and
is
a
deceyuer
.
And
he
that
speketh
without
moeuynge
his
handes
/
is
of
grete
wysdome
and
honeste
.
¶
He
that
hath
a
sklender
necke
/
is
hote
/
peceytfull
/
and
folysshe
.
He
that
hath
a
grete
bely
is
proude
/
lecherous
/
and
vnwyse
.
¶
He
that
hath
a
large
brest
/
thycke
sholdres
/
and
bygge
fyngers
/
is
hardy
/
wyse
/
gentyll
/
and
of
good
wytte
.
He
with
a
sklender
backe
agreeth
neuer
with
ony
other
.
He
that
hath
his
brest
&
backe
egall
/
is
a
token
of
honeste
.
Hye
reysed
sholdres
/
is
a
token
of
lytell
fydelyte
/
nought
/
and
sharpe
.
He
that
hath
longe
armes
rechynge
to
the
knee
/
is
of
grete
boldenesse
/
sadnesse
/
&
lyberalyte
.
Shorte
armes
betoken
that
he
loueth
socour
/
and
is
folysshe
.
¶
Longe
palmed
handes
with
longe
fyngers
/
is
ordeyned
to
lerne
many
scyences
/
and
artes
/
and
specyal
handy
craftes
/
and
be
of
good
gouernaunce
.
Fyngers
short
and
thycke
/
betoken
foly
.
¶
Shorte
thycke
fete
and
flesshy
/
betokeneth
to
be
folysshe
/
and
full
of
iniury
.
A
lytell
lyght
fote
/
is
a
man
of
smal
vnderstandynge
.
A
sklender
fote
sheweth
a
man
to
be
symple
/
and
of
small
knowlege
.
He
that
hath
a
thycke
fote
is
hardy
and
folysshe
.
¶
The
length
of
the
legges
/
&
the
heles
betoken
strength
of
the
body
.
A
thycke
flesshy
kne
/
is
soft
and
weyke
.
¶
A
man
that
gooth
a
grete
pace
/
is
wyllynge
in
all
thynges
/
and
to
hasty
.
¶
He
is
of
a
good
nature
and
complexyon
/
that
hath
softe
flesshe
and
moyst
/
meanely
smothe
and
rough
/
and
that
is
kyndly
betwene
reed
and
whyte
.
¶
He
that
hath
a
smothe
contenaunce
/
softe
heere
&
playne
/
with
meane
eyes
of
bygnesse
/
with
a
well
proporcyoned
heed
/
a
good
necke
and
suffycyent
in
length
/
with
sholders
somdele
lowe
/
and
his
legges
and
knees
metely
flesshed
his
voyce
competent
clere
/
the
palmes
of
his
handes
and
fyngers
longe
and
not
thycke
/
and
that
he
laughe
but
lytell
/
and
that
is
no
mocker
/
with
a
smylyng
chere
and
mery
/
is
of
good
complexyon
.
Howbeit
dere
sone
I
commaunde
thee
not
to
Iuge
al
vpon
one
sygne
/
but
consydre
all
the
tokens
of
a
man
whiche
moost
habounde
and
sheweth
the
foly
in
hym
/
and
holde
the
to
the
best
and
moost
prouffytable
party
.
¶
Deo
gratias
.
¶
Thus
endeth
the
abstract
of
the
secrete
of
secretes
of
Arystotle
prynce
of
Phylosophres
.
¶
Here
folowe
certayne
reasons
of
the
grete
phylosophre
Sydrac
to
the
kynge
Boctus
/
whiche
I
haue
translated
out
of
the
Pycardes
speche
/
thynkynge
it
necessary
in
this
sayd
treatyse
.
¶
How
one
ought
to
vttre
his
speche
.
YF
thou
hast
ony
mater
of
grauyte
or
sadnesse
of
reason
/
to
shewe
and
declare
before
noble
and
wyse
audyence
/
tell
it
breuely
and
wysely
/
with
a
good
bolde
courage
and
wyll
/
and
than
they
wyll
take
it
hertely
/
and
wyll
gyue
credence
to
thy
wordes
and
alowe
thy
saynge
.
For
wyse
men
wyll
gladly
gyue
eeres
to
wyse
and
short
informacyon
.
And
therfore
be
not
shamefast
nor
afe●de
to
tell
the
trouth
.
For
many
one
haue
lost
theyr
ryght
by
shamefastnesse
and
frate
of
theyr
vtteraunce
of
wordes
/
though
theyr
causes
were
good
.
¶
The
maner
of
angre
.
THou
oughtest
not
to
be
angry
though
thy
brother
or
frende
shew
the
heuy
chere
somtyme
/
for
peraduenture
he
hath
some
cause
wherfore
he
can
shew
the
/
nor
other
no
fayre
semblaunt
.
And
this
thou
mayst
consydre
in
thy selfe
.
For
yf
thou
were
angry
thou
coude
shewe
hym
/
nor
none
other
good
chere
or
countenaunce
/
and
so
it
is
with
hym
.
And
yf
thou
hast
had
ony
wordes
with
ony
man
/
and
he
shewe
the
yll
countenaunce
/
therfore
yet
thou
ought
not
to
be
angry
with
hym
.
For
perchaunce
he
is
●oo
lewde
or
vnwytty
of
hymselfe
that
he
can
do
no
better
/
and
yet
he
weneth
that
he
doth
wel
/
for
euer
the
lewdest
sheweth
moost
anger
.
For
whan
a
wyse
man
is
angry
/
he
sheweth
it
not
outwarde
by
his
reason
.
A
man
ought
more
to
feare
the
anger
of
a
wyse
man
than
of
a
foole
/
for
the
wyse
man
can
better
reuenge
his
angre
than
a
foole
/
howbeit
that
a
foles
angre
is
often
comberous
.
¶
To
vttre
secretes
.
IN
one
maner
onely
thou
ought
to
shew
thy
secretes
/
that
is
to
wyte
to
almyghty
god
that
knoweth
al
thyng
/
that
is
to
be
vnderstande
/
to
his
lyeftenaunt
in
erth
/
and
other
wyse
not
.
For
yf
thou
dyscouer
it
to
thy
frende
.
And
yf
thy
frende
be
but
lewde
/
&
hath
another
frende
that
he
loueth
/
to
whome
he
telleth
thy
secrete
/
and
his
frende
hath
another
frende
that
telleth
hym
the
same
/
and
so
frome
one
to
another
tyll
a
grete
meyny
do
knowe
it
/
&
so
thy
secrete
may
come
out
to
thy
grete
shame
and
rebuke
.
For
whyles
thou
kepest
thy
secrete
within
the
/
it
is
sure
.
For
thou
mayst
shew
thy
secrete
to
suche
one
that
whan
he
knoweth
it
wyl
do
the
some
wronge
/
and
for
feare
that
thou
hast
of
hym
that
dare
not
gaynsay
hym
leest
he
bewrey
thee
.
And
yf
thou
can
none
otherwyse
but
that
thou
must
vttre
it
by
thy
foly
/
and
that
thy
stomake
wyl
swell
for
to
tel
it
/
go
out
of
company
and
tell
it
to
thy selfe
as
yf
thou
wolde
tell
it
to
another
man
/
and
thy
hert
wyll
coole
and
thy
stomake
swage
.
And
for
ony
nede
that
thou
hast
to
dyscouer
it
/
take
hede
to
whom
/
but
yf
it
be
to
suche
one
that
for
ony
anger
that
thou
doost
to
hym
wyll
not
rebuke
thee
with
it
.
And
neuer
lete
thy
neyghboure
knowe
thy
nede
/
for
therby
thou
mayst
be
the
lesse
set
by
in
places
where
thou
dwellest
.
¶
How
thou
oughtest
to
sporte
with
thy
frende
.
LOke
wysely
how
thou
playest
or
bourdest
with
thy
frende
(
or
other
)
with
thy
handes
or
with
thy
mouth
/
for
yf
thou
do
hym
harme
/
harme
may
come
to
the
.
with
sportyng
with
handes
cometh
angre
and
murdre
/
whyther
it
be
thy
brother
or
frende
.
For
yf
thou
hurt
hym
or
wryng
his
hande
/
or
cast
hym
downe
/
or
smyte
hym
otherwyse
/
it
shall
greue
hym
/
&
shame
hym
in
his
mynde
/
albeit
that
he
be
lytell
and
weyke
/
for
eche
in
hym selfe
counteth
hym
stronge
/
bolde
and
fyers
/
and
yet
he
wyll
prayse
hym selfe
thoughe
he
be
a
cowarde
and
nought
.
And
yf
thou
mocke
hym
/
thou
shalt
spyte
hym
to
the
hert
/
for
he
wyll
thynke
that
thou
dyspysest
hym
/
&
that
thou
reputeth
hym
at
nought
.
And
yf
thou
mocke
hym
before
people
/
thou
doost
hym
yet
more
spyte
/
&
he
shall
owe
the
yil
wyll
and
hate
the
deedly
.
For
of
mockynge
cometh
angre
and
grete
hate
/
though
it
be
thy
brother
or
other
frende
.
But
thou
ought
to
pastyme
with
fayre
wordes
/
and
to
shewe
goodly
auctorytees
and
reasons
to
drawe
theyr
loue
to
the
/
for
by
that
pastaunce
thou
mayst
come
to
the
goodnesse
/
loue
&
curteysy
of
people
.
¶
The
maner
to
doubt
and
trust
thyn
enemy
.
WHyther
thyn
enemy
be
stronge
or
weyke
/
thou
ought
not
to
doubt
hym
to
moche
/
nor
trust
to
moche
to
hym
.
For
he
that
is
ouercome
to
day
/
may
be
vyctour
to
morow
.
And
he
that
is
vyctour
to
day
may
be
ouerthrowen
to
morow
.
And
he
that
doubteth
none
/
none
wyll
haue
doubt
of
hym
.
To
moch
doubt
maketh
to
moch
trust
/
and
to
moche
trust
maketh
to
moche
domage
.
For
he
that
bereth
doubt
alwaye
with
hym
/
hath
a
grete
burden
&
payne
.
And
he
that
hath
trust
in
hym selfe
/
bereth
his
owne
domage
/
and
his
dethe
.
For
thou
ought
to
doubt
whan
tyme
is
to
doubt
/
and
to
trust
whan
tyme
is
to
trust
.
¶
Finis
.
¶
Lenuoy
and
excuse
of
Robert
Coplande
the
translatour
and
Imprynter
of
this
boke
¶
In
humble
maner
/
and
moost
due
reuerence
Tremblynge
for
drede
afore
thy
souerayne
yf
thy
chaunce
be
to
come
in
presence
where
ony
person
shall
the
there
retayne
Submytte
thy selfe
as
one
that
wolde
be
fayne
His
grace
to
please
in
all
maner
degre
And
of
thy
rudenesse
for
to
pardon
the
¶
And
where
as
thou
art
but
as
an
abstract
As
touchynge
the
auctours
compylacyon
yf
I
therfore
be
ony
wyse
detract
In
defaut
of
thy
abreuyacyon
Lay
thou
the
blame
in
the
●rensshe
●ranslacyon
whiche
I
haue
folowed
as
nygh
as
I
can
Under
correccyon
of
euery
wyse
man
.
¶
yf
ony
man
dyspyse
the
language
rude
whiche
barayne
is
/
of
puryd
eloquence
Desyre
them
that
they
do
not
delude
Thy
frouysate
mater
full
of
sentence
But
in
ther
hertes
/
enprynt
thy
morall
sence
.
which
compyled
is
/
by
wysdome
naturall
Of
prudent
men
/
the
veray
gouernall
¶
where
many
wedes
be
in
a
felde
of
corne
All
though
the
weders
thynke
to
wede
it
clene
Some
shall
remayne
/
whan
the
fylde
is
shor●●
.
Drawke
or
cokle
/
yet
there
wyll
be
seen
The
fawtes
therof
/
is
in
the
handes
and
eyen
Lykewyse
where
many
/
wordes
and
lettres
be
No
meruayle
is
/
though
I
some
ouerse
¶
yf
by
impressyon
/
ony
thynge
be
amys
In
worde
/
in
sence
/
or
in
ortography
I
you
requyre
/
to
mende
where
the
faute
is
In
the
best
wyse
/
it
for
to
Iustyfy
For
though
all
be
not
to
your
fantasy
In
formall
maner
/
do
ye
it
dyscus
Saue
onely
god
/
nemo
est
perfectus
.
¶
Deo
gratias
.
¶
Dytee
du
trauslateue
¶
Tost
ou
tard
/
pres
ou
loing
A
le
fort
du
foible
besoing
.
¶
Thus
endeth
the
secrete
of
secretes
of
Arystotle
with
the
gouernayle
of
prynces
and
euery
maner
of
estate
with
rules
of
helthe
for
body
and
soule
very
prouffytable
for
euery
man
/
and
also
veray
good
to
teche
chyldren
to
lerne
to
rede
Englysshe
.
Newly
translated
&
enprynted
by
Robert
Copland
at
London
in
the
fletestrete
at
the
sygne
of
the
Rose
garlande
the
yere
of
our
lorde
.
M
.
CCCCC.xxviij
.
the
.vij.
day
of
August
the
.xx
yere
of
the
reygne
of
our
moost
dradde
souerayne
and
naturall
kynge
Henry
the
.viij.
defender
of
the
fayth
.