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The figure of foure wherein are sweet flowers, gathered out of that fruitfull ground, that I hope will yeeld pleasure and profit to all sorts of people. The second part.; Figure of foure. Part 2
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Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626?
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1636
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THE FIGVRE OF FOVRE Wherein are sweet flowers gathered out of that fruitfull ground that I hope will yeeld pleasure and profit to all sorts of people The second Part. LONDON Printed for Iohn Wright and are to bee sold at his shop without Newgate at the signe of the Bible 1636. To the Reader THis little fruit of no little labour gathered together and bound vp in this little paper for the better vse of them that can and will consider of the nature of euery one in his right kind I kindly commit to your acceptations assuring my selfe that being free from taxing of any and far from abuse but of abusers hoping that some will receiue good in the memory of what they reade and no Horse will kicke except his backe bee galled I leaue it to the wide world to take such fortune as will fall out And so loth to make a long Supper of a little meat wishing you to take the best and leave the worst and breake none of the pale I rest Your well-willer in a greater matter N. B. THE SECOND Part of the Figure of Foure 1 THere are foure things greatly to bee taken heed of a Flye in the eye a bone in the throat a dog at the heele and a theefe in the house 2 There are foure bitter things that are used but for necessity Rubard Gall worme wood and a dogged wife 3 There are foure grievous lacks to a great many in the world lacke of health lacke of wealth lacke of wit lacke of honesty 4 There bee foure especiall poore Schollers in the world Petty-foggers Quacksalvers Ballad-makers and A. B. C. Schoole-masters 5 There are foure things ill to bee proud of a painted face a patcht body a pide coat and a paltry wit 6 There are foure things faire at the first sight new books fat horses fresh colours and flickt faces 7 There are foure strange men in the world they that make a god of their gold an angell of the devill a paradise of their pleasure and glory of their pride 8 There are foure notes of an exellent wit to learne that which is good to labour for that which is necessary to foresee a mischiefe and to forget that which cannot be recovered 9 There be foure jests of wit to hope for dead mens goods to trust to the word of a bankrupt to be in loue with a lewd Queane and to tel newes after a Carrier 10 There be foure things very uncomfortable to lye in bed and cannot sleepe to sit at meat and have no stomacke to see musicke and cannot heare it and to want mony and cannot come to it 11 There are foure persons not to be beleeved a horse-courser when he sweares a whore when shee weepes a lawyer when he pleads false and a traveller when he rels wonders 12 There are foure persons not to be trusted a foole a flatterer an Atheist and an enemy 13 There are foure ill houses to goe into a smokie house a rotten house a lowsie house and a bawdy house 14 There are foure things very hurtfull for the stomacke raw flesh stale fish musty bread and sowre drinke 15 There are foure silly fooles in the world hee that followes a shaddow starts a flea drowns an Eele and makes love to a picture 16 There are foure great trials of wit to chuse a friend and keepe him to conceale adversity with patience to bee thrifty without couetousnesse and to live out of the feare of the Law 17 There are foure suspitions of a perfect wit to trust unfaithfullnesse to shew unthankfulnesse to advance unworthinesse and to nourish wickednesse 18 There are foure great Cyphers in the world hee that is lame among dancers dumbe among Lawyers dull among Schollers and rude amongst Courtiers 19 Foure kinds of men may be well spared a swaggerer among civill people a theefe among true men an Atheist among the religious and a Jew among Christians 20 Foure sorts of people are very troublesome fooles among wisemen borrowers among rich men cowards among souldiers and beggars amongst Courtiers 21 There are foure wicked kinds of scoffers they that scoffe at the honest at the wise at the learned or at the poore 22 There be foure knaves much dealt withall in the world the Knave of Clubs the Knave of Harts the Knave of Spades and the Knave of Diamonds 23 There are foure base professions a Wittall a Cuckold a Bawd and a Begger 24 There are foure close-catchers in the world a Rat-catcher a Moule-catcher a Foole-catcher and a Cony-catcher 25 There are foure chiefe lights the light of Sense the light of Reason the light of Grace and the light of Glory 26 There are foure sundry kindes of Loues the love of God the love of men the love of women and the love of children 27 Foure kinds of men hatefull in a Common-wealth a Parasite an Hypocrite a Mutiner and a Murtherer 28 Foure idle kindes of exercise riming riding raging and running on errands 29 There are foure great sokers of a mans estate long sicknesse a costly wife a sleepie eye and a proud prodigall spirit 30 There are foure ill wayes for a theefe the way to the prison the way to the ludge the way to the Gallowes and the way to hell 31 There are foure things foolishly proud a Peaâ—ocke that is proud of his taile for he must molt it once every yeare an Hart that is proud of his hornes for he must mew them once a yeare a Cuckoe that is proud of her note for she sings but once a yeare and an Oake that is proud of his beafe for it fals once a yeare 32 There are foure terrible sounds in the world the report of a Cannon a clap of thunder the doome of a Iudge and the scolding of a shrewd woman 33 There are foure naturall skippers a Flea a Frog a Grashopper and a Cat. 34 There are foure chiefe smellers Deere Dogs Ravens and Smell-feasts 35 There are foure things seldome seene a begger to grow rich an Usurer to grow bountifull a foole to grow wise and a baggage to become honest 36 There are foure creatures of more charge than profit Parrats Monkies fysting dogs and fidling wenches 37 Foure pitifull objects to a good eye a wise man distracted a City ruined a ship on fire and an Armie defeated 38 Foure kinds fine fooles hee that thinkes himselfe wise and is not he that spends all to be thought bountifull he that pines himselfe to leave to another and he that beleeves a Queans love 39 There bee foure things of much strength in the world love with the religious for it upholds the soule health with the laborious for it upholds the body learning with the studious for it upholds the wit and parience with the gracious for it upholds the spirit 40 Foure excellent vertues in a Virgin Silence Humility Constancie and Devotion 41 Foure great blessings to a wife a modest eye a kind spirit a paineful hand and a true heart 42 Foure