treteth on the spyce of glotonye callid dellicacye folio C xlj Here he telleth the ensaumple of dyues lazare which is expressid in the gospel of luke folio C xlij Of the delycacye of new folio C xlij How the Impressyons ymagyned in the mynde gladeth maketh the hertes of louers delicate folio C xliij Here he treteth how detycacye dronkenesse bryngen a man to the promocion of carnal concupyscence and causen magyke folio C xliiij The names of the aucâ—â—nrs of the bookes of natural superstycyons magyke nygromanâ—ye folio C xliiij How vâ—xes a grete magicyen comyng fro troye arâ—yued in the ysle of Cylly where the grete wytche circes was on whom he gate a sâ—ne which afterward slewe his fader folio C xliiij How neetâ—nalus descâ—â—ued olympyas by his crafte and gate on hyr AlysauÌ„der the grete conquerâ—ur fo C xlvij How Zorasâ—â—s the fyâ—ste magycyâ—n laughed at his byrth whâ—m the kyng of syrye slâ—we folio C l Thus endeth the syxthe book And here begynneth the seuenth book In thys vij book thauctor entendeth to telle the doctryne of arystotle which he taughte to Alysaunder touchyngâ— astrologye and phylâ—sofye deuydeth it in to thrâ— partyes that is thâ—orik rethoryke practyke folio C lj Here he telleth first of theoryke which is endewed with thre scyences that is theologye ffysyke and methama â— tyke folio C lj Of threfold essence folio C lj The second parte of theorike callyd 〈◊〉 physyke folio Clj The thyrd parte of theoryk callyd mathematyke folio C lj Of musike folio lij Of geometrye folio C lij Of the creacion of the foure elementis and of theyr natures and propyrtees folio C lij Of the erthe that is the fyrst elemente folio C lij Of the water whiche is the second elemente folio C lij Of the aâ—â—r the iij element folio C lij Of the peryferyes of the ayeâ— fo C lij Of the fyres fleyng in the ayer by nyght of their names folio C liij Of the fyre whiche is the fourth elemente folio C liij How after the nature of the four elementes ben four complexyons in man nes body whiche ben malencolye fflewme blood colere folio C liij How the foure complexyons haue iiij mancyons in mannes body fo C liâ—ij Wherfore the stomake serueth fo C liiij Here he speketh of the dyuysyon of the erthe whiche was departed after the flood to the thre sones of noe that is asye affryke europe folio C liiij How the see is called the occeane folio C lv Here he speketh of the fourth spyce of mathematyke whyche is called astronomye and his felowe is astroâ—â—â—â—ye and of the seuen planetâ—s folio C liiij Here he speketh of the mone the netherest planete folio C lv The ij is mercurye folio C lvj The thyrd planete is called Venus folio C lvj The fourth planete is the sonne of his cours his apparayl folio C lvj The â—yfthe planeâ—e is mars fo C lvj The syxthe planete is Iupyter foâ—o C lvij The vij planete is Saturnus fo C lvij Of the twelue sygnes and effectys in twelue monethes folio C lviij Of the doctryne of nectanabus that he taughte to alysaundre of xv pryncypal sterres wyth theyr stones herbes conuenyent to the natural operacion in arte magyke folio C lx Of thauctours of astronomyâ— and the bookes therof made folio C lxâ— Here the confessor speketh of the second parte of phylosophye which is rethoryke and maketh men facounde and of his two spyces that is gramer and logyâ—ue by whos doctryne the rethour preferreth his wordes folio C lxij Of the eloquence of Iulyus Cezar in the cause of catelyne ageynst cyllene other folio C lxij Here hâ— treteth of the thyrd parte of phylosophyâ— whiche is called practyke And hath thre spyces that is ethyca yconomya polycya folio C lxiij How after polecâ—â— he treteth of fyue artycules byâ—ongyng to the rule of a kyng and the fyrst is trouthe folio C lxiij How daryus demaunded his cubyculers who was strengest the kyng the wyne or the woman folio C lxiiij Of thâ— strengthe of loue whiche was bytwene cirus kyng of perse apemen doughter of besazys folio C lxiiij Of the trouthe of alceste wyf of amete which chaas to deyâ— to haue hyr husbond to lyue folio C lxiiij Here he treteth of the second polecye of the magestee of a kyng whyche is called largesse folio C lxv How arystotle made exaumple to alysaundre by the exaccions of the kyng of chaldees folio C lxvj How Iulyus cesar releued suche knyghtes as were noble and valyaunt folio C lxvj How a kyng shold reward and gyue by dyscrescion folio C lxvj Hâ—w the state of a kyng ought to be supportâ—d of his treâ—â—e lyeges folio C lxvi How prodegalite of a kyng bryngeth in comyn pouerte folio C lxvi How flaterers in pâ—ynces courtes offende thre manere wyse folio C lxvii How arisippus repreuyd dyogynes by cause he wold not dwelle in courte and how dyogynes answerd hym folio C lxvii Here he puâ—â—eth an ensaâ—imple ayenst flaterers and telleth what is said to suche as take theyr tryumphe in rome folio C lxviii How whan an emperour is jnâ—renony sed in his estate a masen shal demaunde hym of what stone he wyl haue his temâ—e made folio C lxviii Of somme that make them self wyse ben feuÌ„de in th ende foles folio C lxix How kyng achab resused trewe prophetes and byleued slaterers folio C lxix Here he treteth of the thyrd polecye of a kynge whiche is called justyce which â—â—ndreth euery man that he ought to haue folio C lxx An emperours mageste ought not to be deffended eneâ—y â—y armes but also â—y â—usâ—yce folio C lxx How maxymyn â–ª the â—mpereur wold knowe the fame of a man or he wold sâ—tte hym in â—ny offyce folio C lxxi How gayus fabryaus refused yeftes â—nd wold not be corupte for golde folio C lxxi How carmyde tayre for kepyng of his sâ—atute sleâ—â—e hym self folio C lxxi How cambyses dyd doo flee a false juge and made his sone to fytte on his faders skyn to auyse hym how he juged folio C lxxii Of the names that first made lawes folio C lxxii Here treteth the confessor of the fourth polecye of a kynge whiche is named pyte folio C lxxiii How kyng alysaunder juged a knyght to deth he appeled his sentence fro hys yre to hys pyte folio C lxxiii How a jewe and a saresyn mette how the jewe deceyued the paynym wherfore a lyon slewe hym folio C lxxiiij How codâ—â—s kynge of athenes chaas to be sleyne hym self in the batayle for to saue his peple folio C lxxv How pompeyus after he had taken the kyng of armenye in batayle â—â—te hym goo quyte sayeng it is more noble to make a kyng thenne to depose a kyng folio C lxxv How leoncyus â—ut of the nose lippes of justynyan and how it was after auengyd folio C lxxv How one berillus maad a bulle of bras for
side Philosophus Vnumquodque naturaliter appetit suum censum And hath his Centre after the lawe Of kynde to that Centre drawe Desyreth euery worldes thyng If there were no lettyng Nota de aqua quod est secundum elementum Aboue the erthe kepeth his bounde The water whiche is the second Of elementes and al aboute It vywneth ther withoute But as it sheweth not for thy This subtyle water myghtely Though it be of hym self softe The strengthe of erthe passeth ofte For right as veynes ben of bloode In man right so the water in floode The erthe of his cours maketh dyuerse veynes As wel the hylle as the pleynes And that a man may see at the eye For where the hylles be moost hye There may men wel stremes fynde So preueth it by wey of kynde The water lyghter than the londe And ouer this now vnderstoude Nota de aera quod est tercium elementum Ayer is the thyrd of elemente Of whoo 's kynde his asperimente Taketh euery lyues creature Whiche shal vpon the erthe endure For as the fysshe yf it be drye Must in defaute of water dye Ryght so withoute eyer on lyue No man ne beest myght pryue The whiche is made of flesshe bone There is oute take of al none Nota quod aer in tribus periferijs diuiditur This ayer in periferijs thre Deuyded is of suche degre Bynethe is one and one amydde And aboue is set the thyrdde Of whiche vpon deuysyons There ben dyuerse oppressions Of moyst eke of drye also Whiche by the sonne both two Ben drawe and haled vpon hye And maken clowdes in the skye As shewed is at mannes sight Therof by day and eke by nyght After the tyme of the yere Among vs vpon erthe here De prima aeris periferia In sondry wyse thynges falle The first peryfery of alle Engendreth myst and ouermore The dewes the frostes hore After thylk insterticion In whiche they take inpression De secunda aeris periferia Fro the second as the lookes seyn The moost droppes of the reyn Descenden in to myddel erthe And tempereth it to sede and eâ—the And doth to spryng gras floure And ofte also the grete shoâ—re Oute of suche place it may be take That it the forme shal forsake Of reyne in to snowe be torned And eke it may be so soiourned In sondry places vp alofâ—â— â—hat in to hayle it torneth ofte De tercia aeris periferia The thyrd of ayer after the lawe Thorugh suche matere as vp is drawe Of drye thyng as it is ofte Among the clowdes vpon lofte And is so close it may not oute Than is it chased sore aboute Tyll it to fyre and leyte it falle And it breketh the clowdes alle The whiche of so grete noyse craken That they the fâ—rfull noyse maken The thonder stroke smyte or it lyght And yet men sene the fire ful ryght The thonder stroke or that men here So may it wel be proued here In thyng whiche shewed is fro fâ—râ— A mans eye is there neâ—â— Than is the second to mannes â—â—â— And netheâ—es it is grete fere Bothe of the stroke of the fire Of whiche is no recouyre In place where that they descende But yf god wold his grace sende Nota qualiter ignes quos noâ—antuâ— in â—ere diseuâ—â—ere videmus secundum varias apparentes formas varia gestant nomina quorum primus Assub Secuudus Capra saliens tercius eges Et quartus daali libus philosophorum nuncupatus est â— No for to speken ouer this In this parte of the ayer it is That men ful ofte seen by nyÈt The fyre in sondry forme alyght Somtyme the fire drake it semeth And the lewde peple it demeth Somtyme it semeth as it were After whiche that glydeth there But it is nether of the two The philosophre telleth so And seith that of Impressions Thorugh dyuerse exaltacions Vpon the cause and the matere Men sene dyuerse forme appere Of fyre whiche hath sondry name Assub he said is thylke same The whiche in sondry place is founde When it is downe to the grounde So as the fire it hath anheled Lyke vnto slyme whiche is congeled Of exaltacions I fynde Fyre kendeleth of the same kynde But it is in another forme Wherof I shall conforme The fygure vnto that it is These old clerkes tellen this For it is lyke a gote skyppyng And for it is suche semyng It is hote Capra saliens And these Astronomyens Another fire also by nyght Whiche sheweth hym to mans fight They clepen eges the whiche brenneth Lyke to the curraunt fire it renneth Vpon a corde as thou hast sene When it with powdre was so besene Of sulphur thre thynges mo There is another fire also Whiche semeth to a mannes eye By nyghtes tyme as though ther fâ—yâ— A dragon brennyng in the sky And that is cleped propyrly Baasy wherof men sene fallen ofte â—o where the fyry drake alofte Fleeth vpon the eyer soo they semen But why the fires so semen Of sondry formes to beholde The wyse philosophre tolâ— So as the fore it hath â—en herd â—o thus my sone how it ferd Of ayre the due propyrte In sondry wyse thou myght see And how vnder the firmament It is â—ke the thyrd element Whiche enuyronned bothe the two The water and the sonde also Nota de igne quod est quartum elementum And for to telle ouer this Of elementes the whiche the fourth is That is the fire in his degre The whiche enuyroneth the other thre And is withoute moyste al drye But lyst now what seyth the clergye For vpon hem that I haue seyd The câ—â—atour hath set leyd The kynde and the complexion Of al mennes nacion Foure elementes sondry ther be Lyche vnto whiche in that degre Among the men ther ben also Complexions foure and no mo Wherof the philosophre treteth That he no thyng behynde leteth And seyth how that they ben dyuerse So as I shall to the reherce Nota hic aualiter secundum naturaÌ„ quatuor elemeÌ„torum quatuor in humano â—â—rpore complexionis scilicet Melencolica Fleuma Sangnis et colera naturaliter constituuntur vnde primo de melencolica dicendum est â— E whiche naturâ—d euery kynde The myghty god so as I fynde Of man whiche is his creature Hath so deuyded the nature That none tyâ— other wel acordeth And by this cause it so discordeth The lyf whiche feleth the sykernesse May stonde vpon no sykernesse Of the erthe whiche is cold drye The kynd of man Melencolye Is cleped that is the first The moost vngoodlyest the werst For vnto loues werke on nyght Hym lacketh bothe wylle and myght No wondre is in lusty place Of loue though he lese grace What man hath that complexion Is ful of ymagynacion Of dedes of wrongful thought He fretyth hym self al to nought The water whiche is moyst colde Maketh fleume whiche is many fold De complexione Fleumatis Foryeteful
that they stoÌ„den vy degrees As I haue told now myÈt thou here My good soone al the matere Of erthe of water ayre and fire And for thou seist that thy desire Is for to wyten ouermore The forme of Aristotles lore He seeth in his entendement That yet there is an element Aboue the foure is the fyfthe Set of the hyghe goddes yefte The whiche that orbis cleped is And therupon he telleth this That as the shelle hole and sounde Encloseth al aboute rounde What thyng within an eye belongeth Right so this orbis vnderfongeth These elementes euerychone Whiche I baue spoke of one one But ouer this now take good hede My sone for I wol procede To speken vpon Mathematyst Whiche grounded is on Theoryk The scyence of Astronomye I thynke for to specyfye Withoute whiche to telle pleyne Al other scyence is in veyne Toward the scole of crthely thynges For as an egle with his wynges Fleeth aboue that al men fynde So doth this scyence in his kynde Lege planetarum magis magis in feria reguntur Ista sed incedum regu la fallit opus Vir mediante deo sapiâ—Ì„s dominabitur astris Fata nec inmeritâ— quod nouitatis agunt Hic loquitur de artis Mathematice quarta specie que astronomia nuncupatur cui eciam Astrologia socia connumeratur Sed primo de septeÌ„ planetis que inter astra potenciores existunt Incipiendo a linea seorsum tractare intendit bynethe vpon this erthe here Of al thynges the matere As tellen vs they that ben lerned Of thyng aboue it stonte gouerned That is to seyen of the planetes The cheles bothe and eke the hetes The chambre of the world also That we fortune clepen soo Among the mennes nacion All is thorugh constellacion Wherof that somme man hath the we le And somme men haue dyseses fele In loue as wel as other thynges The state of reames of kynges In tyme of pees in tyme of werre It is conceyued of the sterre And thns saith the naturyen Whiche is an Astronomyen But the dyuyne seith other wyse That yf men were good and wyse And plesaunt vnto the godhede They shold not the sterres drede For one man yf hym wel befalle Is more worth than they be alle Towards hym that weldeth alle But yet the lawe orygenalle Whiche he bath set in the natures More worchen in creatures That therof may be none obstacle But yf it stant vpon myracle Thorugh prayer of somme hooly man And for thy so as I bigan To speke vpon astronomye As it is wryte in the clergye To telle how the planetes fare Somme parte I thynke to declare My sone vnto thy audyence Astronomye is the seyence Of wysâ—dom and of his connyng Which maketh a maÌ„ haue knowleching Of sterres in the firmament Fygure â—â—resâ— and mocment Of eche of hâ—m in sondry place And what â—irwene hem is of space 〈…〉 so the mone stant fast 〈…〉 at the laste 〈…〉 with Astronomye I 〈…〉 that 〈…〉 Astrologye â—â—â— whiche in jugement acompteth Tâ—◠〈…〉 what euery sterre amounteth And 〈…〉 they causen many a wonder To the clymates that stant vnder And for to telle it more pleyne Tâ—â—s◠〈◊〉 â—â— philosophres seyne That 〈…〉 whiche I spak of er â—â— that whiche the erthe a fer 〈…〉 t and fiâ—â—â—ament it calle In whiche the sterres stonden alle Among the whiche in speaalle Plenctes seuen pryncipalle There ben that manues sight demeth But thorugh oute as vs semeth And also ther ben signes twelue Which haue these clerkis by hem selue Compassed in the â—odyak In whiche they haue hir places take And as they stonden in degre Here cercles more or lesse be Made after the proporcion Of the erthe whoo 's condicion Is set to be fundament To susteyne vp the firmament And by this skylle a man may know The more that they stonden lowe The more ben the Cercles lasse That canseth why that somme passe Her due cours to fore another But now my lyeue dere broder As thou desivest for to wyte What I fynde in the bookes wryte To telle the of planetes seuen How that they stond vpon the heuen And in what poynte that they ben in Take hede for I wylle begyn So as the philosopher it taught To Alysander and he it raught Wherof that he was ful betaught Of wysedom whiche was hym betauÈt Nota hic de prima planeta que alnes inferior luna dicitur Bynethe al other stont the mone Which hath with the see to done Of stoodes hyghe â—bbes lowe Vppon his chauÌ„ge it shal be knowe And euery fysshe whiche hath a schelle Moâ—e in his gouernaunce dwelle To weye wane in his degre As by the mone a man may see And al that stont vpon the grounde Of his moysture it must be founde Al other sterres as men fynde By shynyng of hir owne kynde Oute take only the mone lyght Whiche is not of hym self bryght But as he taketh it of the sonne And yet he hath not al full wonne His lyght that he nys somdele derke But what the let is of that werk In all mageste it telleth this The mones Cercle soo lowe is Wherof the sonne oute of stage He seeth hym not with full vysage For he with grounde so shaded That the mone is somdele faded And may not fulle shyne clere But what man vnder his powere Is bore he shall his places chauÌ„ge And seche many londes straunge And of his condycyon The mones disposicion Vpon the londe of Almayne Is set and eke vpon britayne Whiche now is cleped Englond For they trauayle in euery lond De secunda planeta que Mercurius diciture Of the planetes the second Aboue the mone hath take his bond Mercurye and his nature is this That vnder hym who that bore is In book he shall be studyous And in wrytyng curyous And slouthe lustles in trauayle In thyng whiche els myght auayle He loueth ese he loueth reste So is he not the worthyest But yet with somdele besynesse His herte is set vpon rychesse And as in this condycion The effect and disposicion Of this planete of his chaunce Is moost in Burgoyne in Fraunce De tercia planeta que Venus dicitur Next to Mercurye as wylle befalle Stant the planets whiche men calle Venus whoo 's constellacion Gouerneth al the nacion Of loues whether they spede or none Of whiche I trowe thou be one But whether ward thy happes wende Shall this planete she we at ende As it hath do to many mo To somme we le to somme woo And netheles of this planete The moost party is softe and swete For who that therof taketh his byrthe He shall desire ioye and myrthe Gentyl curtoys and debonayre To speke his wordes softe and fayre Snche shalle he be by wey of kynde And ouerall where he may fynde Plesaunce of loue his herte loueth With al his myÈt and ther he woweth He is so ferforth amerous He note
large feld Where the baners ben displayed He hath anone his men arrayed And when that he was enbataylled He goth hath the feld assaylled And slough took al that he fonde Wherof the Macedonye londe Which thurgh kyng alisaÌ„der is honoured Long tyme stood was than deuoured To Perse al infortune â—â—â—y wyte so that the comune Of al the lond his heyre exyle And he dyspeyred for the whyle Desguysed in a power wede To Rome goth ther for nede The â—â—aft whiche thylk tyme was To worken in lawnÌ„ in bras He lerneth for his sustenaunce Suche was the sones purueaunce And of his fadre it is sayd In strong pryson that he was layd In Albe where that he was dede For honger for defaulte of brede The hounde was token of prophecye That lyche an hound he shold dye Whiche lyche was of condycyon Whan he with detractyon Bark on his broder so behynde Coufessor Lo what proufyde a man may fynde Whiche hyndre wol another wyght For thy with al thyn hool myght My sone eschewe thylk vyce Amans My fadre elles were I nyce For ye therof so wel haue spoke That it is in myn hert loke And euer shal but of enuye If ther be more in his baylye Towardes loue say me what My sone as gyle vnder the hat With sleyghtes of a Tregetour Is hyd enuye of suche colour Hath yet the fourth deceyuaunt The whiche is cleped fals semblaunt Wherof the mater the forme Now herkne I the shal enforme Nil bilinguis aget nisi duplo conci tat ore Dumque diem loquitur vox sua vota tegit Vultus habet lucem tenebras mens sermo salutem Actus sed morbum dat suus esse grauem Pox tibi quam spondet magis est prenostica guerre Comoda si dederit disce subesse dolum Qnodque patet esse fides in eo fraus est que positi Pâ—ncipium pacti finis habere negat O qmÌ„ condicio talis deformat amantein Qui magis apparens est in amore nichil hIc tractat Confessor super quarta specie Inuidie que dissimulacio dicitur cuius vultus quanto maio ris amicicie apparenciam ostendit taÌ„to subtilioris doli fallacias ad decipien duÌ„ mens ymaginatur oF fals seÌ„blauÌ„t yf I shall telle Aboue al other it is the welle Out of that which deceyt floweth There is no man so wyse that knoweth Of thylkf lood whiche is the tyde Ne how he shold hym self guyde To take sauf passage there And yet the wynd to mans ere Is softe as it semeth oute It maketh clere weder al aboute But though it seme it is not soo For fals semblaunt hath euer moo Of his counseyl in companye The derke vntrewe Ipocrysye Whoo 's word destroyeth in his thouÈt For thy they be to gyder brought Of one couyne of one houshold As it shal after ward thus be told Of fals semblaunt it nedeth nought To telle of old ensamples ought For al day in experyence A man may see thylk euydence Of fayre wordes whiche he hereth But yet the barge of enuye stereth And halt it euer from the londe Whiche fals seÌ„blauÌ„t with oore in hond It roweth wol not arryue But lete it on the wawes dryue In grete tempest grete debate Wherof that loue his estate Empeyreth therfore I rede My sone that thou flee drede This vyce what that other seyn Lete thy semblaunt be trewe pleyn For fals semblaunt is thylk vyce Whiche neuer was withoute offyce Where that enuye thynketh to gyle He shal byfore that ylke whyle Of pryue counseylle be messagere For when his semblaunt is most clere Than is he most derke in his thought Though man hym se they knowe hym nouÈt But as it sheweth in the glas Thyng whiche theryn neuer was So sheweth it in his vysage That neuer was in his courage Thus doth al his thyng with sleyght Now laye thy conscyence in weyght My good soue shryue the here If thou were euer customere To fals semblaunt in ony wyse For ought I can me yet auyse My good fadre certes no For I for loue haue do so Now axe I wold pray yow For elles I wote neuer bow Of fals semblauÌ„t how that I haue gyâ—t My sone sethyn that thou wylt That I shal axe gabbe nought But telle yf euer was thy thought With fals semblaunt couerture To wyte of ony creature How that he was with loue stad So wery or sory or he were glad Whan thou wystyst how it were Al that he rouneth in thyn ere Thou toldest forth in other place To setten hym fro loues grace Of that woman that hym best lyst Theryn no man his counseyll wyst But thou by whome he was deceyue â–ª Of loue from his purpoos weyued And thoughtest at his dysturbaunce Thyn owne cause shold auaunce As who seyth I am so secrete There may no mans pryuete Behâ—led halue so wel as myn Art thou my sone of suche engyn Telle on My good fadre nay As for the more party I say But of somdele I am byknowe That â–ª I may stonde in thylk rowe Among hem that saundres vse I wol me not therof excuse That I with suche colour ne steyne When I my best semblaunt feyne Telle my fela we of that I wote Al his counseylle both cold hote For by that cause I make hym chere Tyl I his loue knowe here And yf so be myn herte soucheth That ought vnto my lady toucheth Of loue that he wold me telle Anone I renne vnto the welle And cast water in to the fyre So that his carte amyd the fyre By that I haue his counseyll knowe Ful ofte syth I ouerthrowe When that he weneth best to stonde But this I do yow to vnderstonde Yf that a man loue elles where So that my lady be nought there And he me telle he wol it hyde There shal no word escape asyde Forth with deceypt of no semblaunt To hym breke I none couenaunt Me lyketh not in other place To let no man of his grace Ne for to be Inquesytyâ— To knowe another mans lyf Where that he loue or loue nought That toncheth no thyng to my thouÈt But al it passeth thorugh myn ere Ryght as a thyng that neuer were And is foryete layd asyde But yf it toucheth ony syde My lady as I haue er spoken Myn ere 's be than nought loken For certes whan that by tyt My wyl myn hert al my wyt Ben fully set to herken spere What ony man wol saye of here Thus haue I feyned companye Ful ofte for I wold aspye What thyng it is that ony man Telle of my worthy lady can And for two causes I do this The fyrst cause wherof is At that I myght herken seke That ony man of her myspeke I wol excuse hyr so fully That when she wyst it veryly Myn hope shold be the more To hane hyr
yf he besought Vpon what syde as euer it falle It is the werst vyce of alle Whiche of hym self hath most malyce For vnderstonde that euery vyce Som cause it hath wherof it groweth But of enuye no man knoweth Fro whens he cam but oute of helle For thus the wyse clerkes telle That no spyryt but of malyce By wey of kynde but on a vyce Is tempted by suche a waye Enuye hath kynde put a waye And of malyce hath his sturyng Wherof he maketh his bakbytyng And is hym self therof dyseased So may ther be no kynde pleased For ay the more that he enuyeth The more ayene hym self he plenyeth Thus stant enuyt in good espeyr To ben hym self the deuels heyr As he whiche is the next lyche And forthest from the heuen ryche For there he may neuer wone For thy my good dere sone If thou wold fynde a syker weye To lone put enuye aweye Myn holy fadre reson wolde That I this vyce esche we shold But yet to strengthe my courage If that ye wold in auauntage Therof set a recouere It were to me a grete desyre That I this vyce myght flee Now vnderstonde my sone see There is physyk for the seke And vertues for the vyces eke Who that the vyces wold esche we He mote by reson than sewe The vertues for by thylk weye He may the vyces done aweye For they to gydre maye not duelle For as the water of a welle Of fyre abateth the malyce Ryght so vertu fordoth the vyce Ayene enuye is charyte Whiche iâ— the modre of pyte That maketh a mans hert tendre That it may no malyce engendre In hym that is incline therin For his courage is tempred so That though he myght hym self releue Yet wold he not another greue But rather for to do plesaunce He bereth hym self the greuaunce So fayne he wold another case Wherof my sone for thyn ease Now â— tâ—ne a tale whiche I rede And vnderstond it wel I rede hIc ponit Confossor Exemplum de virtute cartatis centra Inuidi am Et narrat de Constantino E lene filio suo qiu cum Imperij Romani dig nitatem obtinuerat a morbo lepre in â—fectus medici pro sanitate recuperanda ipsum in sanguineâ— puerorum moseulorum balneare prepe suerant sed cum in numera multitudo matrum cum filijs huiusmodi medicine causa in circuitu palacij affuisset Imperator que corum gemitus clamores percepisset caritate motus ingemiscens sic agit O vere ipse est dominus qui se facit seruum pietatis Et his dictis statum suum cuncti potentis medele commuttens sui ipsiê° morbum pocius quam infancium mor tem benignus elegit vnde ipse quo an tâ—a paganê° lepresus extiterat ex vnda baptismatis renatê° vtrinsque materie taÌ„ corporis que anime diuine miraculo consecutus est salutem IMong the bokes of latyn I fynde it wryte of CoÌ„staÌ„tyn The worthy emperour of rome Suche infortunes to hym come When he was in his lusty age The lepre caught in his vysage And so forth ouer al aboute That he myght not ryden oute So left he both shelde spere As he that myght hym not bestere And holde hym in his chambre close Thorugh al the world the fame arose The grete clerkes ben assent And come at his commaaundement To trete vpon this lordes he le So long they to geder dele That they vpon this medycyne Appoynten hem determyne That in the maner as it stood They wold hym bathe in childes blode Within seuen yere age For as they sayen that shold a suage The lepre al the vyolence Whiche that they knewe of accidence And not by wey of kynde is falle And therto they acorden alle As for fynal conclusyon And tolden her oppynyon To themperour he anone His counseyl toke therupone With letters with seales oute They send in euery lond aboute The yong children for to seche Whoo 's blood they sayd shold be leche For themperours maladye There was ynough to wepe crye Among the modres when they herd How wofully this cause ferd But netheles they mote bowe And thus women ther come ynowe With children soukend on theyr tete There were many teres lete But were hem lyef or were hem lothe The women the children bothe In to the paleys forth be brought With many a sory hertes thought Of hem whiche of her body bore The children had so forlore Within a whyle shold see The modres wepe in her degre And many of hem a swoune falle The yong babyes cryeden alle This noyse arose this lord it herde And loked oute how it ferde He sawe as who sayd abrayd Oute of his slepe thus he sayd O thou dyuyne purueaunce Whiche euery man in the balaunce Of kynde hast formed to be lyche The pore is bore as is the ryche And dyeth in the same wyse Vpon the fool vpon the wyse Seken esse he le enter comune May not eschewe that fortune Whiche kynde hath in her lawe sett Her strengthe beaute ben set To euery man a lyche fre That she profereth no degre As in the dysposycyon Of bodely complexyon And eke of soule resonable The pore child is bore as able To vertu as the kynges sone For euery man his owne wone After the luste of his assaye The vyce or vertue chefe maye Thus stand al men fraunchysed But in estate they be deuysed To somme worshyp rychesse To some pouerte dystresse One lordeth another serueth But yet as euery man deserueth The world yeueth not his yeftes here But certes he hath grete matere To be of good condycyon Whiche hath in his subiectyon The men that ben of his semblaunce And eke he toke a remembraunce How that he made lawe of kynde Wolde euery man to lawe bynde And bad a man suche as he wold Toward hym self ryght suche he shold Toward another done also And thus this worthy lord al tho Set in balaunce his owne estate And with hym self stood in debate And thought how it was not good To see so mochel mans blood Be spylt by cause of hym alone He sawe also the grete mone Of that the moders were vnglade And of the wo the childre made Wherof that his hert tendreth And suche pyte within engendreth And that hym was leuer for to chese His owne body for to lese Than see so grete a mordre wrought Vpon the blood which gylteth nought Thus for the pyte whiche he toke Al other leches he forsoke And put hym oute of auenture Al only in to goddes cure And sayth who that wol mayster be He mote be seruaunt to pyte So ferforth he was ouercome With charyte that he hath nome His counseyll his offycers And bad vnto his tresorers That they his tresour al aboute Departe among the pouer route And of wymmen of chyldren bothe Wherof they myght hem fede
I ful ofte Nâ— haue when I spak most softe Parcas sayd more than ynough But so wel halt no man the plough That he ne balketh other whyle Nâ— so wel can no man affyle His tonge that somtyme in iaâ—â— Hym may som lyght word ouerscape And yet ne meneth he no châ—ste But then I haue ayâ—â— hyr hest Ful ofte spoke I am byknowe That hou my wylle iâ— that ye knowe For when my tyme cometh aboute That I dar speke say al oute My long loue of whiche she wote That neuer in one alyche hote Me greueth than al my dysese I telle though it â—er dysplese I speke it forth nought ne leue And though it bebesyde hyr leue I hope trowe netheles That I do not ayene the pees For though I telle hyr al my thouÈt She wote wel that I chyde nought Men maye the hyghe god byseche And he wol here a mans speche And be not wroth of that he seyth So yeueth it me the more seyth And maketh me hardy sâ—th to sey That I dar wel the better â—â—â—y My lady whiche a woman is For though that I telle her that ther is Of loue whiche me greueth sore Hyr ought not be wroth therfore For I withoute noyse or crye My playnt make al buxomlâ—â— To putten al wrath away Thus dar I say vnto this day Of cheste in ernest or in game My lady shal no thyng blame But oftyme it hath be tyd That with my seluen I haue chid That no man couthe better chyde And that ben at euery tyde When I â—â—m to my selue allone Forthan I made a preuy monâ— And euery tale by by Whiche as spake to my lady I thenke pâ—yse in my balaunce And drawe in to my remembraunce And than yf that I fynde a lak Of ony word that I myspak Whiche was to moche in ony wyse Anoneâ— my wyttes I despyse And maste a chydyng in myn herte That ony word me shold asterte Whiche as I shold haue holden ynne And so after I begynne And yf ther was elles ought To speke I spak it nought And yf I may seche fynde That ony word be lâ—â—t behynde Whiche I shold more haue spoke I wold vpon my self be wroke And chyde with my self so That al my wyt is ouer goo For noo man maye his tyme lorâ— Recouer thus I am therfore So ouer wroth in my thouyht That I my self chyde al to nought Thus for to moche or for to lyte Ful ofte I am my self to wyte But al that may me not auayle With cheste though I me trauayle But oule on stok stok on oule Tho more that a man defoule Men wote wel whiche hath the werse And so to me nys worth a â—erse But torneth vnto myn â—wne heede Though that I telle that I were deede Wold euer chyde in suche a wyfe Of loue as I to yow deuyse But fadre ye haue al herd In this manere how I haue ferd Of cheste of dyssencyon Yeue me your absolucyon Confessor My sone yf thou wystest al That cheste doth in specyal To loue to his welwyllyng Thou woldest fleen his knowlechyng For who that most can speke fayre And lerne to be debonayre Is most acordynge vnto loue Fayre speche hath ofte brought aboue Ful many a man as it is knowe Whiche elles shold haue be ryght lowe And fayled mochel of his wylle For thy hold thy tonge stylle And lete thy witte thy wille râ—ste So that thou falle not in cheste Whiche is the soure of grete dystasice And taste in to thy remembraunce If thou myght geâ—e pacyence Whiche is the seche of al offence As tellen vs the old wyse For when nought elles may suffyse By strengthe ne by mans wyt Then pacyence is ouer syt And ouer cometh at the laste But he maye nenâ—â— long sast Whiche wol not bowe or that he brekâ— Take hede sone of that I speke My fadre of your goodly speche And of the wytte whiche ye me teche I thanke yow with al myn hole hert For that world shal me neuer astert That I ne shal your wordes holde Of pacyence as ye me tolde As ferforth as myn hert thynketh And of my wrath it me forthynketh But fadre yf ye forth with al Somme good ensample in specyal Me wolden telle in som Câ—â—nyste It shold wel myn hert lyke Of pacyence for to heâ—â— So that I myght in my matere The more vnto my loue obeye And putten my dysese aweye â—Ic ponit Confessor exemplum de paciencia in amore contra â—tem habenda Et narrat qualiter vxor Socratis ipsum quodam die multis sermonibus â—tigauit Sed cum ipse absâ—â—â—lla responsione omnia probra pacienter sustulit indignatâ— vxor qmÌ„dam ydriam plenam aque quam in manu tenebat super caput viri sui subito effudit dicens Eâ—â—gila loquere qui respondens tune ait O bere iam scio expertus sum quam post ventorum rabiem sequuntur vmbres Et isto modo litis contumeliam sua paciencia deuicit mY sone a man to bye hym pees Behoueth suffre as Socrates Ensample left whiche is wryte And for thou shalt the soth wyâ—e Of this ensample that I mene Al though it be now lytel sene Among the men thylk euydence Yet he was vpon pacyence So set that hym self to assay In thyng whiche myÈt hym moste myspay Desyred a wykked wyf He wedded whiche in sorowe stryâ— Agaynst his easee was contrayre But he spak euer softe fayre Tyl it byfelle as it is tolde In wynter when the day is colde This wyf was fro the welle come Where that a pot with water nome She hath â—â—ought it in to howse And sawe how hat there sely spouse Was set loked on a book Nygh to the fyre as he whiche â—â—â—â— His ease as for a man of age And she bygan the wood â—â—ge And axeth him what deuel he thougâ—â— And bare on hond that hym ne â—â—â—â— What labour she took on honde And sayth that suche an husbonde Was to a wyf not worth a stre He sayd nother nay ne ye But helde hym stylle leâ—e hyr â—â—â—â—â— As she whiche may hyr self not hyde Bygan within for to swelle And that brought in fro the welle The water pot she â—ent â–ª aâ—â—fâ—â— And badde hym speke le al softe Sat stylle no word ansuerd And she was wroth that â—e so ford And axrth hym yf he be dede And al the water on his hede She poured oute bad hym wake But he whiche wol not forsake His pacyence than fpaâ— And sayde how he fond no last In no thyng whiche she had do For it was wynter tyme thâ— And wynter as by wey of kynde Whiche stormy is as men may fynde Fyrst maketh the wyndes for to blow And after that within a throwe He tryneth the water gates â—ondoth thus my wyf algates Whiche is with reson wel beseyn Hath
daunger myght ouercome With that were al my ioye come Thus wold I fonde for noo synne Ne yet for al the world to wynne If that I myght fynde a sleyght To laye al my state in weyght I wold hym for the countre deseuer So that he come ayene ward neuer Therfore I wysshe wold fayn That he were on som wyse slayn For whyle he stant in thylâ— place Ne gete I not my lady grace Thus hate I dedely thylk vyde And wold he stood in none offyce In place where my lady is For yf he doo I wol wel this That outher he shal dye or I Within a whyle not for thy On my lady ful ofâ—e I muse How that she may her self exaâ—se For yf that I dye in suche â— plyght Me thynketh she myght not be quyt That she ne were an homycyde And yf it shold so betyde As god forbede it shold be By double wey it is pyte For I with al my wyl wyt Haue yeue euer serued yet For when I shold in suche a wyse In towardyng of my seruyse Be dede me thynketh it were routhe And ferthermore I telle the trouthe She that euer hath be wel named Were worthy than to be blamed And of reson to be appeled When with one word she myÈt an heled A man suffreth hym for to deye A who sawe euer suche a weye A who sawe euer suche a dystresse Withoute pyte or gentylnesse Withoute mercy or womanhâ—de That wol so quyte a man his mede Whiche hath euer be to loue trewe My good fadre yf ye â—â—we Vpon my tale telle me now And I wol stynte herkne yow My sone attempre thy courage Fro wrath lete thyn hert assuage For who so wol hym vnderfonge He may his grace abyde longe Or he of loue be receyued And eke also but yf it be weyued There myght mochel thyng byfalle That shold make a man to falle Fro loue that euer afterward Ne durst he soke thyderward In hard weyes men gone softe And er they clymbe auyse them ofte And men seen al day that rape reweth And who so wykked ale breweth Ful ofte he mote the werse drynk Bettyr it is to flede than synke Better it is vpon the brydel chewe Than yf he fel ouerthrewe The hors stykked in the myre To cast water in the fyre Better is than brenne vp al the how 's The man whiche is malycyous And foolhasty ful ofte he falleth And selden is when loue hym calleth For thy better is to suffre a throwe Than to be wylde ouer throwe Suffraunce hath euer be the best To wysen hym that secheth rest And thus yf thou wylt loue spede My sone suffre as I the rede What may the mous ayene the caâ— And for thylk cause I aske that Who may to loue make a werre That he ne hath hym self the werre Loue axeth peâ—s euer shalle And who that fyghteth most of alle Shal lest conquere of his empryse For this they tellen that ben wise Wicke is to seryue haue the werse To hasten is nought worth a kerse Thyng that a man maye not acheue That maye not wel be done at eue It mote abyde tyll the morowe Ne hast not thyne owne soro we My sone take this in thy witte He hath not lost that wel abitte Ensample that it falleth thus Thou myght wel take of Piramuâ— When he in hast his swerd out drough And on the poynt hym self slough For loue of Tysbe pytously For he hye wymple fond blody And wende a beste had her slayn Where as hym ought be ryght fayn For she was sauf ryght besyde But for he wold not abyde This meschyef felle for thy be ware My sone as I the warne dare Do now no thyng in suche a rees For sufferaunce is the wel of pees Though thou to loues court pursewe Yet syt it wel that thou esche we That thou the court not ouerhasâ— For so thou myght thy tyme wast But yf thyne hap therto shape It may not helpe for to rape Therfore attempte thy courage Foolhast doth none auauntage But yf it sett a man behynde In cause of loue that I fynde By old ensamples thou shalt here Touchend of loue in this maâ—â—re hIc ponit Confessor Exemplum contra illos qui in amoris causa nimia festinacione concupiscentes tardius expediunt Et narrat qualiter pro â—o quam Phebus qmÌ„dam virginem pulche trimam nomine Daâ—hnem nimiâ— amoris acceleracione insequâ—batur â—ra tus Cupido cor Phebâ— sagitta aurea ig nita aâ—dencius vulnerauâ—t Et econtra cor Daphne quadam sagitta plumbea que fâ—igidissima fuit sobrius perâ—orauit Et sic quanto magts Phebus aâ— dencior in amorem daphnem perâ—ecutê° est quanto magis frigidior phe Bi concupiscenciam dedignabatur aMayden whysom ther was one Which daphne hyÈt such was none Of beaute than as it was sayd Phebê° hio loue hath on hir laid And therupon to hyr he sought In his foolhast so besought That she with hym no reste had For euer vpon hyr loue he grad And she sayd euer vnto hym nay So it byfelle vpon a day Cupyde whiche hath euery chaunce Of loue vnder his gouernaunce Sawe phebus hasten hym so sore And for hym shold haste the more And yet not spâ—den at the last A dart thorugh oute his hert he cast Whiche was of gold al a fyre That made hym many fold desyre Of loue more than he dede To Daphne eke in the same stede A dart of leed he cast smote Whiche was al cold no thyng hote And thus Phebus in louâ— brenneth And in hast aboute renneth To boke yf that be myght wynne Thus was he euer to begynne For euer a wey fâ—o hym she flâ—d So that he neuer his loue sped And for to make hym ful byleue That no foolhase myght acheue To gete loue in suche degre This Daphne in to a laurel tree Was torued whiche is euer grene In tokne as yet it may be sene That she shal duelle a mayden stylle And phebus faylen of his wylle By suche eusamples as they stonde My sone thou myght vnderstonde To basten loue is thyng in veyn Whan that fortune is ther ageyn To take where a man may leue Good is elles he mote leue For when a mannes happes faylen There is no hast may auaylen My fadre graunt mercy of this But whyle I see my lady is No tre but hold her owne forme There may no man so on forme To wâ—edyr part fortune wende That I vnto my lyues ende â—e wold hyr serue euermo My sone syth it is so I say no more but in this â—â—s Beware how it with Phebus was Nought only vpon loues chaunce But vpon euery gouernaunce Whiche falleth vnto mannes dede Foolhast is euer for to drede And that a man good counseyl take Eâ— he his purpos vndertake For counseyl put foolhast awey Now good fadre Iyowprey
day made ende lost his lyght And comen was the derk nyght The Whiche al the dayes eye blent Iason took leue forth he went And when he cam out of the prees He took to coundâ—â—â— Hercules And told hym how it was betyd And praid hym it shold wel be hed And that he wold loke about The whyles that he shold be out Thus as he stood and hede name A mayden fro Medea came And to Chambre Iason ledde Where that he fond redy the ledde The fayrest and the wysest eke And she with symple cheere and meke When she hym sawe was al ashamed Then was hyr tale nowe entamed For sykernesse of mariage She set forth a ryche ymage The which was the fygure of Iubites And Iason swore and said there That also wys god shold hym help That yf Medea dyd hym help That he his purpoos myght wynne They shold neuer parte a twynne But euer whyle hym last lyf He wold hir hold for his wyf And with that word they kyssed both And for they shold hem vnclothe There come a maide in hyr wyse She dyde hem both ful seruyse Tyl that they were in fed naked I wote that nyght was wel a waked They had loth what they wold And than at loyser she hym told And gan fro poynt to poynt enforme Of this batuyle and al the forme The whiche that he shold fynde there When he to that ybe come were She said at the entre of the paas How More that god of armes was Hath set two oxen sterne and stoute That casten fyte and flamme aboute 〈◊〉 al month and at the nasâ— Soo that they syttin al bbose What 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that passeth hem bytwene And fer theâ—â—ore vppon the grene There goth the â—â—is of gold to kepe A serpent the whiche may neuer slepe Thus who that shold it wyn The fire to stoppe he must begyn The whiche that the fyers beestes cast And daunce he mote hem at the last So that he may yokke and dryur And therupon he must as bylyue The serpent with suche strength assails That he may slee hym in bataile Of the whiche he must the teeth outdraw As it longeth to that lawe And than he must the oxen yoke Til that they haue with a plowe to broke A forowe of londe whiche of the Iowe The teeth of the serpent he muste so we And there shall arise knyghtes Armed wel at al ryghtes Of hem is nought to take hede For eche of hem in hasty hede Shalle other slee with dethes wounde And thus when they be leid to grouÌ„de And go so forthe and take his pray Then must he to the goddes pray But and he faile in ony wyse Of that he haue herd my deuyse There may be sette none other weye That he ne must algates deye Now haue I told the perille all And will yow telle now forth with al Quod Medea to Iason tho That ye shal knowe er ye goo Ageyne the venym and the fyre What shall be recouere But for it is nygh day Arise vp soo that I may Delyuer yow what thyng I haue That maye youre lif honoure saue They were both loth to rise But for they were bothe wyse Vp they rysen at the last Iason his clothes on hym cast And made hym redy ryght anon And she hir serke dyde vpon And cost on hir a mantee close Withouten more and than aroos Than tooke she forth a ryche tye Made of gold and of perrye Oute of the whiche she took a ryng The stone was worth al other thyng She said whyles he wold it were There myght no perylle hym dere In water maye he not be drenchyd Where as it cometh the fyre is quenchid It ouercometh also cruel beste There may none aduersite that man areste Where soo he be on see or londe That hath this rynge vppon his honde And ouer that she gan seyne That yf a man wylle not beseyne Within his honde close the stone And he maye inuysyble gone This ryng to Iason she â—ytaught And so forth after she hym taught What sacryfice he shold make And gan oute of hyr Cofre take Hym thought a heuenly figure The whiche al by charme by coniure Was wrought and also was ful writ With names the whiche he shold wyt As she hym taught than to rede And bad hym as he wold spede Without rest of ony whyle When he were londed in that yle He shold make his sacryfise As â—â—de his carecte in the wise And she hym tauÈt on knees doun beÌ„t Thâ—e siâ—hes toward the oryent For so shold he the goddes plese And wynne hym self mochel ese And whan he had thryes radde To open a boxe she hym â—adde That she there toke hym in present And was ful of suche oynement That there was fyre ne venym none That shold fasten hym vpone When that he were anoynted with aâ— For thy she taught hym how he shall Enoynâ—e his arines al aboute And for he shold no thyng doute She took hym than a maner of a gluâ— The whiche was of so huge vertue That where a mâ—n it wolde caste It shold bynd anone so faste That no man myght it doo awâ—y And that she bad by al wey He shold in to the mowthes throwe Of these two oxen that fire so blowe Therof to stoppe the malyce The glewe shal serue of that seâ—â—yce And ouer that hyr oynement Hyr ryng and hyr enchauntement Ageyne the serpent shold hym were Tille he hym slewe with sheld spere And than he may sauâ—ly ynough His oxen yoke in his plough And the teeth sowe in suche a wyse Tyl he the knyghtes see aryse And â—chone on other doune be layd In suche a maner as I haue said Loo thus Medea for Iason Ordeyneth and prayeth therupon That he no thyng forgete shold And also she prayd hym that he wold When he had al his armes done To the grounde knele thonke anone The goddes and so forth by ese The flees of gold he shold seese And when he had sesed so That then he were sone go Withoute ony taryeng When this was seid vnto wepyng She felle as she that was thorugh nomâ—â— With loue and so forth ouercomen That all her world on hym she sâ—â—te But when she sawe there was no bette That he ne must nedes parte her fro She took hym in her armes two A honderd tymes gan hym kysse And said O al my worldes blisse My tryst my lust my lyf my helâ— To be thy help in thy quarele I praye vnto the goddes alle And with that word she gan doune falle On swounyng he hir vp name And forthwith the maiden came And ther to bed anone hyr brouht And than Iason hyr besought And to hyr said in this manere My worthy lusty ladyes dere Comforteth yow for by my trouâ—hâ— It shall not fayle in my slouthe That I ne wylle thurgh oute fulfille Youre comauÌ„dement your own wille Anâ— yet I hope to yow to bryng Within a
with that hastely A wether whiche was blak she â—â—ouÈ And oute therof she the blood drough And dyde in to the pyttes twoo Warme mylk she put also therto With hony meynt in suche wyse She gan to make hyr sacryfyce And cryde prayde forth with al To pluto the god infernal And to the quene proserpyne Aud so she sought oute the lyne Of hem that longen to that craft Behynd was noman laft And praid hem alle as she was couth To graunte Eson his fyrst youth This old Eson brought forth was tho A wey she bad al other goo Vpon peryl that myght falle And with that word they wenten alle And leften there them two alone And tho she began to gaspe gone And made sygnes many one And sayd hyr wordes therupone So that with spellyng hir charmes She took Eson in bothe hyr armes And made hym for to slepe fast And hym vpon hir herbes cast The blak wether tho she took And hewe the flesshe as doth a Cook On eyther aulter part she leyde And with the charmes that she seyde A fyre doune from the sky alyght And made it for to brenne lyght And when Medea sawe it brenne Anone she gan to sterte renne The fyry aulters al aboute There was no beste whiche goth oute More wylde than she semeth there Aboute hyr sholders henge hyr here As though she were oute of her mynde And torned in to another kynde Tho lay there certeyn wode clefte Of whiche the peces now efte She made hem in the pyttes wete And put hem in the fyry hete And toke the brond with al the blase And thryes she bygan to rase Aboute Eson there as he slepte And efte with water whiche she kepte She made a cercle aboute hym thryes And eke with fyre of sulphyr twyes Ful many another thyng she dede Whiche is not wryten in the stede But she can vp so doune She made a wonder soune Somtyme lyche vnto the cok Somtyme vnto the lauerok Somtyme cacleth as an henne Somtyme speketh as done menne And ryght so as hir â—argon strauÌ„geth In sondry wyse hyl forme chaungeth She semeth fayre no woman Forth with the craft that she can She was as who seith a goddesse And what hyr lyst more or lesse She dyde in bokes as we fynde That passeth ouer mannes kynde But who that wol wondres here What thyng she wrouÈt in this matere To make an ende of that she gan Suche meruayle herd neuer man A poynted in the newe mone When it was tyme for to done She sett â— cauldron on the fyre In whiche was al the hoole a tyre Where on the medycyne stood Of Iuse of water of blood And lete it boyle in suche a plyte Tyl that she sawe the spume whyte And tho she cast in rynde roote And seed floure that was for bote With many an herbe many a stone Wherof she hath there many one And eke the Cympheyus the serpent To hyr hath al hyr scales lent â—he â—ydre hyr yafe his adders skyn And she to boyle cast hem in And part eke of the horned oule The whiche men here on nyghtes houle And of a Rauen whiche was told Of nyne honderd wynter old She took the heed with al the bylle And as the medyâ—yue it wylle She took therafter the bowele Of the see wolf for the hele Of Eson with a thousand mo Of thyngis that she had tho In that caldron to gyder as blyue She put took than of olyue A drye braunche hem with to sterâ— The whiche anone gan floure bere And weye al fresshe grene ageyn When she this vertue herd fâ—yn She lete the lest drope of alle Vpon the bare flore doune falle Where as the droppe falle was Anone there spronge floure gras And waye anone al mede we grene So that it myght wel be sene Medea than knewe and wyst Hyr medycyne is for to tryse And goth to Eson there he lay And took a swerd was of assay With whiche a wounde vpon his syde She made that ther out may slyde The blood within whiche was old And seke trouble feble coldr And tho she took vnto his vse Of herbes al the best Iuse And poured it in to his wounde That made his beynes ful sounde And tho she made his woundes close And took his hond vp he wse And tho she yafe hym drynk a drauÈt Of whiche his youthe agayn be caught His heed his hert his bysage Lyche vnto twenty wynter age And lyche vnto the fresshe may His hore heres were away When passed ben the cold shoures Ryght so recouereth he his floures Loo what myght ony man deuyse A woman shewe in ony wyse More hertely loue in ony stede Than medea to Iason dede Fyrst she made hym the flees to wyn And from alle her kyth kyn With grete tresour with hym she stal And to his fader forth with al His elde hath torned in to youthe Whiche thyng none other man couth But hou it was to hyr aâ—uyt The remembraunce duelleth yet Kyng Peleus his eme was deed Iason bare coroune on his beede Medea hath fulfylled his wylle But when he shold of ryght fulfylle The trouthe whiche to hyr afore He had in the â—le of Colchos swore Tho was medea moost deceyued For he hath another receyued Whtchâ— doughter was to kynge Creon Creusa she byght thus Iason As he that was to loue vntrewe Medea left toke a newe But that was afterward sore abought Medea with hyr art hath wrought Of cloth of gold a mantel ryche Whiche semeth worth a kynges ryche And that was vnto Creusa sent In name of yeft and of present For susterhood was hem bytwene And when the yong fresshe quene That mantyl lappyd hyr aboute A none therof the fyre sprang oute And brent hyr bothe flesshe bone Tho cam Medea to Iason With both his sones on here hond And sayd O thou of euery lond The moost vntre we creature Loo this shal be thy forfeture With that she bothe his sones slough Byfore his eye he oute drough His swerd wold haue slayn hyr tho But fare wel she was a goo Vnto Pallas the court aboue Where as she pleyneth vpon loue As she that was with that goddesse And he was left in grete dystresse Thus myÈt thou see what sorow it doth To swere an othe whiche is not soth In loues cause namely My sone be wel ware for thy And kepe that thou be not forswore For this whiche I haue told tofore Ouyde telleth euery dele My fader I may leue it wele For I haue herde it ofte seye Hou Iason toke the flees aweye Fro Colchos for yet herd I nought By whom it was fyrst thyder brouÈt And for it were good to here If that thou lyst at my prayere To telle I wold you byseche My sone who that wol it seche In bokes he may fynde it wryte
Decimum signuÌ„ capricornius vicitur cuius mensis decembris est ipse diem nauo nectem que giganti figurat The x signe drye and colde The whiche is capricornus colde Vnto a ghoot hath resemblaunce For whos loue acqueyntaunce Within his how 's to sorourne It liketh vnto satourne But vnto the mone it liketh nought For no prouffyte is there wrought The signe as of his propyrte Vpon his heed hath sterres thre And eke vpon his wombe two And two vpon his tayle also Decembre after the yeres forme So as the bookes vs enforme â—yth dayes shorte nyghtes longe This ylke signe hath vnderfenge VndecimuÌ„ signuÌ„ aquarius dicitur cuius mensis â—anuarius est Quo ianus vultum dupâ—â— conuertit in annum Of two that siâ—ten vpon the heuen Of signes in the nombre enleuen Aquarius hath take his place And stante wel in saturnus grace Whiche dwelleth in his berbegage But to the sonne he doth outrage This signe is berayly resembled Like to the man which hath assembled In eyther honde a water spoute Wherof the stremes rennen out He is of kynde moyste and hote And he that of the sterres wote Seyth that he hath of sterres twoo Vpon his heed ben of â—ho That capricorn hath on his ende And as the bokes maken mynde That tholomeus made hym self He hath eke on his womle twelf And two vpon his ende stonde Thou shalt also vnderstonde Tho frosty colde ryuere Whan comen is the newe yere That â—anus wyth double face In his chayer hath take his place And loketh vpon bothe sydes Somme dele toward the wynter tydes Somme dele to ward the yere suyng That is the monthe bylongyng Vnto this sygne of his dole Ye yeueth the fyrst prymerole Duo decimum signum psicis dicitue cuius mensis februarius est â–ª Quo pluuie torrens riparum concitat ampnes The xiâ— signe is laste of alle Of signes pisces men it calle The whiche is as telleth the scripture Beteth of two fysshes the fygure So is he colde and moyste of kynde And eke wyth sterres as I fynde Beset in sonâ—ry wyse as thus Two of his ende aquarius Hath lente vnto his heed two This signe hath of his owne also Vpon his wombe ouer this Vpon his ende also there is A nombre of xx sterres righte Which is to seen wonder sight Toward this signe in to his hous Cometh â—ubyter glorious And venus eke with hym accordeth To dwellen as the book recordeth The month but to this signe ordeyneth Is february which be reyned And with londe flodes in his rage That fordes letteth the passage Now hast thou herde the properte Of signes but in this degree Albumazare yet ouer this Seyth so as the erthe parted is In four right so ben deuysed The signes twelue and stonde assised That eche of hem in his partye Hath his clymate to â—ustefye Wherof the first regyment Toward the parte of orryent From antioche and that contre Gouerned is of signes thre That is cancer virgo leo And toward thocâ—â—dent also From Armenye as I am lerned Of capricorn it stant gouerned Of piscis and aquarius And after hem I fynde thus Southward fro alisaunder forth Tho signes whiche moste ten worth In gouernaunce of that dayayre Librn they ben and sagittayre With soorpyo whiche is conioynt With hem stante vpon the poynt Of constantynople the cyte So as the bookes tallen me The last of this dyuysion Stant outward septemtryon Where as by weye of pourueâ—unâ—e Aryes hath the gouernaunce Forth with Taurus and gemini Thus ben the signes propirly Deuyded as it is â—hersed Wherof the londes ben dyuersed Loo thus my sone as thou myght here Was Alysander made to lere Of hem that werken for his lore But now to loken ouermore Of other sterres how they fare I thynke herafter for to declare So as kyng Alysander in youthe Of hem that suche thynges couthe Enformed was tofore his eye By nyght vpon the sterres hyhe Hic tractat super doctrina Nectanabi dum ipse Iuuenem Allexandrum instruxit de illis precipue quindecim stellis vna eorum lapidibus et herbis â—ue ad artis Magice naturalis operaci onem specialius conueniunt vPon sondry creacion Stant sondry operacion Some worth this some worth that The fire is hote in his estat And brenneth what he may attryne The water may the fire restreyne The whiche is cold and moyst also Of other thyng it fareth also Vpon the erthe among vs here And for to speke in this manere Vpon the heuen as men may fynde There sterres ben of sondry kynde And worchen many sondry thynges To be that ben hir vnderlynges Among the whiche forth with alle Nectanabus in specialle Whiche was an Astronomyen And eke a grete magycyen And vndertake hath thylke empryse To Alysander in his appryse As of magyke naturele To knowe enformed hem somdele Of certeyne sterres what they mene Of whiche he seith thâ—â— ben fyftene And sonderly to euerychone A gras belongeth and a stone Wherof men worchen many a wonder To set thyng lothe vp and vnder Prima stella vocatur Aldeâ—oran cuius carbunculus et herba anabulla est To telle right as he bigan The first sterre Aldeâ—oran The clerest and the moost of alle By right name men it calle Whiche is of condicion To mars and of compleyion To Venus and hath therupon Carbuncle his propre stone His herbe is anabulla named Whiche is of grete vertu proclamed Secunda stella vocatur Clota seu pliades cuins lapis cristallum et herba funiculus est The second is not vertules Clota or els plyades Is hote and of the mones kynde He is and also this I fynde He taketh of mars complexion And lyche to suche condicion His stone appropred is Cristalle And eke his herbe in specialle The vertuous Fenel it is The thyrdde whiche cometh after this Tercia stella vocatur Algol â–ª cuius la pis Diamans et herba Eleborum nigrum est Is hote Algol the clere rede Whiche of Saturne as I may tâ—de His kynde taketh and eke of Ioâ—e Complexion to his beloue His propre stone is Dyamant Whiche is to hym moost acordaunt His herbe whiche is hym betake Is hote Eâ—â—â—pum the blake Quarta stella vocatur Alhaiot cuius lapis â—aphiâ—s et herba maribium est So as it falleth vpon â—â—tte The fourthe sterre is Albaiotte Whiche in the wyse as I said et Of saturne and of â—ubiter Hath take his kynde and therupon Saphire is his propre stone Maâ—bium his herbe also The whiche acorden to the two Quintâ— stella vocatut canis mator cu ius lapis berâ—â—â—us et herba sauina est And canis maior in his lyke The fifth sterre is of magyke The whoo 's kynde is veneryen As seith this Astronomyen His propre stone is said beryll But for to worche and to fulfylle Thynge whiche to this scyence falleth There is an herbe whiche men calleth Saueyne and that he
made me both wynde wyn After the season of the yere And than he set hym ner the fyre And as he myght his clothes dryed That he no more no word ne seyd Wherof he gat hym somdele reste For that hym thought was for the best I not of thylk ensample yet Acordeth with a mans wyt To suffre as Socrates dede And yf it fal in ony seede A man to â—ese so his galle Hym ought among the women alle In loues court by Iugement The name bere of pacyent To yeue ensample to the good Of pacyence how that it stood That other men it myght knowe And sone yf thou at ony throwe Be tempted ayenst pacyence Take hede vpon this euydence It shal par was the lesse greue My fadre so as I byleue Of that shal be no maner nede For I wol take so good hede That er I falle in suche assay I thynke â–ª esche we yf that I may But yf ther be ought elles more Wherof I myght take lore I pray yow so as I dare Now telle that I may beware Somme other tale of this matere Sone it is euer good to lere Wherof thou myght thy word restreyne Er that thou falle in ony peyne For who that no counseyl can hyde He may not fayle of wo besyde Whiche shal byfalle or he it wyâ—â— As I fynde in the bokes wryte hIc ponit Confessor Exemplum ê™ de alterius lite intromittere cauen duÌ„ est Et narrat qualiter Iupiter cum Iunone super quadam questi one litigabat videlicet vtrum vir aÌ„n mulier in amous concupiscencia ferueÌ„cius ardebat super quo Tiresiam eorum Iudicem constituebant Et quia ille contra Iunonem in dicte litis causa smÌ„aÈ diffiniuit irata ipsorum amborum oculorum lumine claritatis absque remis sione priuauit yEt cam ther neuer good of seryf To seche in al a mans lyf Though it begynne on pure game Ful ofte it torneth in to grame And doth greuaunce on som syde Wherof the grete clerk Ouyde After the lawe whiche was tho Of Iupyter of Iuno Maketh in his bokes mencion How they felle at dyssencyon In maner as it were a boorde As they bygonne for the woorde Among hem self in pryuete And that was vpon this degre Whiche of the two more amorous is Or man or wyf vpon this They myght not acorde in to one And took a Iuge therupon Whiche cleped is Tyresyas And bad hym deme in the caas And he withoute auysement Ayene Iuno gaf Iugement The goddesse â–ª vpon this ansuere Was wrothe wold not forbere But took a wey for euermo The lyght from both his eyen two When Iupiter this hurt hath sene Another benefete ther ayene He yafe suche a grace hym doth That for he wyst he sayd soth A soth sayer he was for euer But yet that other had leuer Haue had the lokyng of his eye Than of his word the prophecye But how so that the soth ment Strxfe was the cause of that he hent So grete a peyne bodely My sone be thou ware ther by And hold thy tonâ— stylle cloos For who that hath his word dyscloos Or he wote what they mene He is ful ofte nyhe his tene And leseth ful many tyme grace Where that he wold his thaÌ„k purchace And ouer this my sone â–ª dere Of other men yf thou myght here In pryuyte what they haue wrouÈt Holde counseyle dyscouer it nought For cheste can no counseyl hele Or be it wo or be it wele And take a tale into thy mynde The whiche of old ensample I fynde hIc ponit Confessor Exemplum centra illos qui in amoris causa alâ—â—â—â—us consilium reuelare presumunt Et narrat qualiter quedam auis tunc albissima nomine Coruus Consilium â—â—mine sue Cornide Phebo denudauit â—onde contigit non solum ipsam Corâ—â—dem interfeci sed et Coruum qui an tâ—a tamquam my albus fuit in piceum colorem pro perpetuo transmutari pHebê° whiche maketh that dayes lyght A loue he had whiche tho hyÈt Cornide which aboue hem alle He pleseth but what shal befalle Of loue ther is nomaÌ„ that knoweth But as fortune hyr happes thro weth So it byfel vpon a chaunce A yong knyght to her acqueyntaunce And had of her what he wolde But a fals byrd whiche she hath holde And kept in chambre of puâ—â— youthe Dâ—scoueryth al that euer he couthe The byrdes name was as tho Coruus whiche was than also Wel more whyte than ony swan And he that shrewe al that he can Of his lady to Phebus sayde And for wrath his swerd oute braide The whiche Cornyde anone be slough But after hym was woo ynough And took ful grete repentaunce Wherof in token in remembraunce Of hem whiche vsed wycked speche Vpon this byrd he toke his wreche That there he was snowe whyte to fore Euer afterward cole black therfore He was transformed as it she weth And many a man yet hym beshre weth And clepen hym in to this day A Rauen yet by whome men may Take euydence when he cryeth That som myshap it â–ª sygnyfyeth Beware therfore say the best If thou wolt be thy self in rest My good sone as I the rede hIc loquitur super eodem Et nar rat qualiter Laar Nimpha de eo ê™ Iupiter Iuturnam adulterauit â—unoni Iouis vxori secretnm reuelauit Quapropter Iupiter ira commotus lin gua Laaris prius abscisa ipsam postâ—a in profundum Acherontis exulem ê“ perpetuo manâ—pauit For in another place I rede Of thylk Nymphe whiche Laar hyght For she the pryuete by nyght How Iupyter lay by Iuturne Hath told god made â—yr ouertorne Hyr tonge he cut hyr in to helle For euer he send there for to duelle As she that was not worthy here To ben of loue aâ— Chamberere For she no counseyl couthe hele And suche a dayes be now fele In loues court as it is seyd That lete her tonges gone vnteyd My sone be thou none of tho To liâ—ngle telle tales soo And namely that thou ne chyde For cheste can no counseyl hyde For wrath said neuer wele My fadre soth is euery dele That ye me teche I wol holde The reule whiche I am holde To â–ª flee the chest as ye me byd For wel is hym that neuer chyd Now telle me forth yf ther be more As touchyng vnto wrathes lore Demouiâ— est odium quasi scribâ— cui dabit ira Mâ—teriam scripti cordis ad antra sui Non laxaâ—it amor odij que frena restringunt Nec secreta sui iuris adire sciuit Hic tractat Confessor de tercia specie ire que odium dicitur cuius natura omÌ„s ire inimicicias ad mentem reduceÌ„s illas vsque ad tempê° vindicte velut scriba demonis in cordis pappiro commemorandas inserit oF wrathe yet there is another Whiche is to chest his owne broder And is by