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Who lookes aloft<br>
Whoe lookes alofte shall daunger finde<br>
Whoe lookes to lowe disgrace shall haue<br>
Whoe lookes to ofte must nedes be blynde<br>
Whoe neuer lookes nede neuer craue<br>
Whoe wynkes for wyles and dare not looke<br>
leaste subtyll syghte his fancye gall<br>
him selfe beguiles and getts the hooke<br>
for wante of syghte that makes him fall<br>
For equall choyse no prayse dothe gaine<br>
and love to lowe deseruethe skorne<br>
A loftye lykynge getts disdayne<br>
thus is the badge of fancye worne<br>
Iudge not amiss thinke as you wyll<br>
the fairest wood in parke you fynde<br>
be suer of this I meane no ill<br>
fairewell be good you knowe my mynde<br>
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satirus<br>
Thoughe Reuelle''rs'' in woods that rauge<br>
doe pass awaye w''i''thoute regarde<br>
And thinke yt Tryin in game to change<br>
there hartes for euerye common carde<br>
Yet when the waller dothe beholde<br>
to pryse the wood that erste was sene<br>
he rather seekes to haue yt solde<br>
then styll to see yt growe to grene<br>
He vewes the parke in compasse rownde<br>
and woodes where in the hartes do dwell<br>
buy staye I here a heauenlye sownde<br>
Try or you truste in haiste fairewell<br>
'''Will''' Tout ce que luit n'est d'or '''Parkyn'''<br>
Where I coulde I care not Wher I woulde I dare not (''note: this final line is written vertically, at the right of the main text'')<br>

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29v<br>
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I wolde yt were not as <del>yt</del> <del>is</del> I thinke<br>
I wolde yt were not soe<br>
I am not blyunde allthoughe I wynke<br>
I fele what wyndes do blowe<br>
I knowe where crafte w''i''th smylinge chere<br>
crepes into boldned brest<br>
I here howe fayned speche speakes faire<br>
Where hatred is posseste<br>
I see the serpente lye & lurke<br>
under the grene alowe<br>
I se him watche a tyme to worke<br>
his poyson to bestowe<br>
In frendlye lookes suche fraud is founde<br>
as faithe for feare is fledd<br>
& frendshipp hathe received such wounde<br>
as he is allmoste deade<br>
and haitefull hearte w''i''th malice greate<br>
so boyles in cancred mynde<br>
that flattery fleering in the face<br>
had allmoste maid me blynde<br>
But nowe I see all is not golde<br>
that glyttereth in the eye<br>
Nor yet suche frend''es'' as they p''ro''fesse<br>
as nowe by p''ro''fe I trye<br>
Though secret spyght by crafte have maid<br>
a cote of painted skyn<br>
And thinkes to fynde me in the shade<br>
by sleight to wrapp me in <br>
Yet god be praised myne eie<del>s</del> is clere<br>
& can beholde the sonne.<br>
When falshood dare not once appeare<br>
to ende that he begunne<br>
Thus tyme shall trye the thinge amysse<br>
w''hi''ch god save shortely sende<br>
And turne the harte ''tha''t fayned is<br>
to be a faithfull frende<br>
finis W Han''n''is<br>

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31<br>
XVII.<br>
9. De Articulis Fidei  <br>
The Writing of this Creed being almost=<br>
worn out, take as follows,<br>
I byleue stedfastely in my Lord god-<br>
almig<del>h</del>ty ''tha''t is fadur & sone and holy goost<br>
thre persones and on god I beleue ''tha''t his<br>
Sone tooke fleesche & blood in our lady clene<br>
modur wiif & mayden by lygeyns of the<br>
holy goost as his wills was I byleue that-<br>
goddis sone suffryd also deeth for me-<br>
& alle mankynde and also I beleue ''tha''t<br>
he was in <del>pye</del> ''th''e sepulcur ''tha''t his soule-<br>
went down to helle & brougt out soulis<br>
''tha''t weren ''th''erinne & ''tha''t he roos from<br>
deeth to lyue on ''th''e ''th''ridde day & he stey to<br>
heuene on hooly ''th''ursday & set hym on <br>
his fadur rigt hond & ''tha''t he schal comen<br>
agen to ''th''e general iudgement to reward<br>
yche man aftur his deseruyng I <del>by</del><br>
byleue in....sacrament of hooly church<br>
a gift of the fadur & of the son & of the hooly<br>
goost thre persones in a godhed I byleue<br>
also  in hooly chirch ordrynge us I beleue<br>
in ''th''e Sacrament of goddis flesche & his<br>
blood ''tha''t toe hedde on the blessid....<br>
rood tre for me and for alle man<br>
kynd.<br>
loquor ''(note: the Latin word loquor is written in the bottom right hand corner, it means 'I speak' or 'I am speaking.)'' <br>

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30<br>
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30 
Ingratitudo Ingratitudo<br>
You ar not built vp p''er'' one''rum''<br>
there to a galoun of fayre rennynge<br>
waters, and then take a halpenyworth<br>
of lycoures, and do a wey the barke<br>
thereof and brese hit to streyne throw<br>
a fayre lynnen clothe, and then wasche<br>
clene youre pot and do yn youre lycour<br>
a yen and do therto a pynte of clene puret<br>
honey and do hit to esy feyre and scome<br>
hit and wen hit ys clere do hit fro the <br>
fure & wen hit ys cold; do hit into a<br>
clene Glasse well stopped & yeff the pacient<br>
there of a ny''gh''t warme & on the morow<br>
cold and every tyme 5 sponefull.<br>
17A<br>
XXV. 1. A Treatise of the seven Sacraments<br>
The mi''gh''t of ''th''e fadere, ''th''e grace, and ''th''e -<br>
comownynge of oure Lord Ihu Christe & ''th''e -<br>
charite of the hooli goost be to gou in ''gh''ou-<br>
& wi''th'' ''gh''ou, bretheren and sustren.<br>
2. The Duty of a Christian. In ''th''e begyn=<br>
=nynge & eendinge of alle gode werkis.<br>
17A<br>
1. A Poem of Moralities here intitled Constitutio=<br>
nes Artis Geometrie secundum Euclidem.<br>
"Whoso wol hope wel rede and loke."<br>
''(note: we have used 'gh' to transcribe the letter form which looks a little like a long z,  seemingly it is acting as a 'yogh' in this manuscript.  Hence myght/might, nyght/night, ghou/you or thou)''

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48<br>
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(note the faded writing at the top of 48 has not been transcribed here)<br>
Verses wrote upon a Gentleman<br>
saying young <del>men</del> Ladies were not<br>
like to get Husbands tho men were<br>
averse to Marriage.<br>
You tell us with a serious Air<br>
What We without a Sigh can bear<br>
You say y''ou''r sex no longer deign<br>
To pay their vows at Hymen ffane<br>
They think a single Life the best,<br>
A Matrimonial one detest,<br>
''th''en let them take their final Leave<br>
For little cause have we to greive<br>
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49<br>
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What does our sex by Marriage gain<br>
A plentious Share of care & paine<br>
Soon as we give our Hand away<br>
And utter that dread word obey<br>
Fair Freedom instant takes its flight<br>
We bid adieu to each Delight<br>
For tho''ugh'' we chance to wed a Fool<br>
As Husband, he'll expect to rule,<br>
Will think he has Sense eno''ugh'' to guide<br>
For each Man has his share of Pride<br>
Good Nature and Good Sense are seen <br>
Tho''ugh'' Seldom to unite in Men<br>
In some I own, some few they ioin<br>
In thee conspicuosly they shine,<br>
But of Mankind how small a part<br>
possess so good so great a Heart,<br>
The Nymph who in the Lottery tries <br>
Hands a poor chance to gain a Prize<br>
The best when got, alas is small<br>
Tho''ugh'' for that Prize we hazard all.<br>
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86<br>
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Thoug. reuells in woods that<br>
No ma''n'' losethe worshipp by answeringe a l''ett''re./ To<br>
wryte to o''u''r better is of necessetye, to answer o''u''r<br>
equall is of wyll but to wryte vnto o''u''r inferior is<br>
of mere vertue. Alexander the great dyd wryte to<br>
Pulion his byt maker: Iuli''us'' Caesar to Rufus his gardn''er''<br>
Augustus to Pamphilo his smythe. Tiberi''us'' to Escauri''us''<br>
his myller Tullius to Mirto his tayler & Seneca to <br>
Gypho his rente getherer / Paulus Aemelius wryte<br>
to his husbandma''n'' of his oxne carte vines & trees <br>
Dentatus beinge in ''th''e warrs w''i''t''h'' Pyrrhus, .K''ing'' of Epicotes<br>
wryt to his carpent''er'' of his buyldinge tymber<br>
wyndowes chymnyes & dores. Alex''ander'' wryt to his<br>
smythe (sendinge him his horse) to cure him pare<br>
him dyet him & breth him. / Of Phalaris the<br>
famaous tyrant yt is red that neu''er'' man dyd him<br>
s''er''vice ''tha''t he dyd not gratefye either wryte him<br>
a l''ett''re that he dyd not answer /<br>
In Caius Caesar there wanted no fortitude, for ''tha''t he<br>
overcame manye people, either clemency for ''tha''t he<br>
p''ar''doned his enemyes either lib''er''ality for ''tha''t he gave<br>
kyngedomes either science for that he wrote manye<br>
bookes either fortune for ''tha''t he was lorde ou''er'' all me''n''<br>
but he wanted good mann''er''s ''th''e fondac''i''on of a quiet<br>
lyfe. Amongste the .K''ing'' yt was a custome ''tha''t<br>
whe''n'' ''th''e Senat entred ''th''e Emp''er''''or''s house they dyd vntie  <br>
him a certane greate obedience, & he to them a<br>
certane curtecy in doinge wherof as he grewe neg=<br>
lige''n''t either for ''tha''t he wolde not or not reme''m''bringe<br>
w''i''thin .5. dayes after they gave him .23. stabs w''i''th a<br>
dagg''er'' so ''tha''t he lost his lyfe. On the contrary. Suetoni''us''<br>
syt downe tyl they were all set, & rend''er''ed ''th''e same rev''er''ence<br>
they gave him, & if any of his churdre''n'' came in he wold not<br>
suffer y''o''w to ryse nor his ch''ur''d''en'' to syt donne<br>

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