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The new pollecye of warre wherin is declared not only how [ye]mooste cruell tyraunt the great Turke may be ouer come, but also all other enemies of the Christen publique weale, lately deuised by Theodore Basille.
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Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.
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STC 1735; ESTC S109204
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after able to helpe theÌ„ selues nor theyr neyghbours nor yet to profyt y e publique weale of theyr countrey O gapyng wolfes O raÌ„pynge lyons O insatiable dogges O crafty foxes What crafte deceate subtilite falshode vse marchauntes in byyng sellyng Howe reioyse they whan they haue begyled theyr christeÌ„ brother What a sporte haue they to deceaue a simple hobbe and playne fellowe of the countrey How fayre do they speake to hys face lowte hym behynde his backe How false sleyghtye wares do they vtter for true and good The other men of al occupacioÌ„s vse lyke crafte and subtilite Fewe walke vpryghtely All gyue theyr mynde to couetousnes No man studieth to serue the publique weale w t theyr science as they are bounde to do All seake theyr owne profyt and not that whyche is Iesus Christes Where is y â— christen charite become whiche seakethe not her owne Let no man seake his owne sayth saynt Paule but the profyt of other Howe do many Gentyll meÌ„ not only get into theyr haÌ„des other meÌ„nes landes and tenementes y t they maye lyue lyke Lordes alone in a towne and yet kepyng slender houses and hongry hospitalite but also after suche sorte let out theyr loÌ„des to other yea and that for so hygh a pryce as they were neuer wonte to be iÌ„ tymes past iÌ„ so moch y â— they whiche hyre theÌ„ are vtterly beggered redact to extreme pouerte By this means is the galant pompe lasciuious pleasures of Gentyll menne mayntened but the poore fermers are greatly empouerished hospitalite is decayed releuynge of the poore people is vtterly layd asyde the coÌ„mon wealth is miserably oppressed penury scarsenes dearth of all thiÌ„ges is brought into y â— Realme Few are able to helpe theyr Prynce whaÌ„ nede requirethe No man is able to set forth hys chylde vnto learnyng wherby it is come to passe that such blynde ignorancy and rude Chaos of baâ—barous and rusticall maÌ„ners reynge nowe in the world vniuersally These thynges desyre are dresse God graunte it maye come to passe shortely What shal I speake of certeÌ„ ritch and gredy cormorauntes those locustus and caterpyllers of the common weale whiche whan they haue plenty of grayne and se abundans therof reygne amonge the people are greately greued therat and do not only not sel theyr owne corne to mayntayne the coÌ„modide of y e poore but also by other mennes grayne hoorde it vp vntyll they haue made a great dearth and than scarsenes of corne beyng in euery place bring they forth theyr grayne sell it vnto the vtter empoueryshment extreme vndoynge of the poore cominalte O cruell murtherers and vn mercifull bloudsoupers The wysâ— man sayth the bread of the nedy is the lyfe of the poore he that defraudeth hym of it is a mansleare Salomon also sayth Who so hooredeth vp his corne shall be cursed amonge the people but blyssynge shall lyghten vpon theyr heades that sell it How can these deuouring caterpyllers than escape the vengeaunce of God that hangeth ouer theyr heades seynge they esteme more theyr owne priuate fylthy lucre than the welth of so great a multitude God mought once quenche theyr outrageous insatiable thyrst of couetousnes gyue theÌ„ grace to vse his giftes vnto the profyt of the Christen people As touchyng the common byers sellers barga yne makers what falfe swerynge crafty iâ—glynge and deceatfull gyle do they vse amonge them that they maye begâ—le theyr christen brothers How lytle is this cammaundement of S. Paule obserued among them Let no maÌ„ go to farre and defraud his brother in bargaynyng for the Lorde is a venger of all suche thynges Dothe not he thyncke hym selfe moost wyse y â— can moost deceaue his neyghbour Here is a wonderful charite and an harty neyghbourhoode As I may come to y e grosser synnes what whoredom reygneth ther nowe a dayes Howe lytle is honorable wedlocke estemed Howe many wyncke I wyll not saye laughe at y â— abhominable vnclennes which not a fewe commytte at this tyme Who careth though it be knowne y â— he hath lyghen wythe an whore all nyght and so defyled hymselfe men haue so rubbed theyr forhedes now a dayes and become past all shame so lytle ponyshment also is there ap poynted for this fylthy abhominacion I would whoredome were not growne vp into suche boldnes that it dare compare wythe holy matrimony for pleasaunt easy lyuyng I would stynckyng fornicacioÌ„ were not so had in price that it were preferred aboue honorable wedlocke I woulde there were not which whaÌ„ they haue wrought wickednes glorye rejoyse and boste of it vnto the euell example of other What shall I speake of false wytnes bearers which for a lytle mony or for hatred borne towarde the parsoÌ„ are redy streyghtwayes to gyue false euidence yea and to be sworne also that it is true whan nothynge is more false So that by theyr vniust and false wytnes bearynge the innocent is wrongefully condeÌ„ned the wycked hathe the vppermoost hande Thorowe such is muche innocent bloud also oftentymes shedde O pitefull case O lameÌ„table chauÌ„se Would God al false witnes bearers were handled according to the commaundemeÌ„t of God Deutronomy the .xix. SalomoÌ„ sayth A false witnes shal not escape vnponyshed and he that speaketh lyes shall peryshe I let passe manslaughter thefte glotony surfetyng dronckeshyp dysyng cardyng quarellyng with an whole see of euels mo which at this daye reygne in the worlde Do not all these thynges prouoke God vnto anger and make hym displeased wyth vs Howe can God be in oure army and make the warres to prosper seynge that they for whome the battell is are wicked and replete w t all synne and abhominacioÌ„ Certes this our iniquite must he redressed it we wyll haue God mercifull vnto vs blysse our endeuours in martiall affaires But as I may leaue of to speake of grosse and corporal vices turne my communicacion vnto spirituall matters what shall we saye vnto y â— Idolatry supersticioÌ„ false worshypipyng of God confidence in ceremonies trust in popysh pardons gaddyng on pylgrymage gyldyng of ymages settyng vp of candelles c whiche reygne yet in diuers places of the worlde What a sorte of ydle moÌ„struous sectes also are there yet noryshed in many Realmes vnder the pretexte of holynes which do nothyng but lyke gredy cormorauÌ„tes deuour the paynfull laboures of other mennes handes Moreouer howe slacke almooste vniuersally are the curates spirituall sheppardes to do theyr office Howe negligeÌ„t are they to fede chri stes flocke wyth the sincerite of goddes word How lytle do they esteme the soules of theyr parysheners for whose saluacion oure Lorde Iesus Christe disdayned not to haue hys blyssed body brokeÌ„ and his precious bloud shed so y t they maye deuoure the sat of the shepe gorgiously be clad with theyr wolle Howe many