Diaries of Richard Stonley, ca.1581–1598 V.a.460, 4v–5r

May 1593 Die Solis 20 Maij <lb> Cato Sermones Blandos blesosque cauere memento<lb> Simplicitas Veri sana est fraus ficta loquendi<lb> Trothes tales ys playne and Simple withowt<lb> euery flatteringe where as feyre flattering<lb> speche Lyeth commonly in a way cato distenethe<lb> Take hede therfore of feyre and lisping wordes<lb> that thow be not defrauded <lb> This day after morning preyer I kept home at <lb> my bookes with thankes to god at night Strangers<lb> at Dyner Mr Heigham Mr Puxley at Supper<lb> the same with Mr Newman<lb> Die Luna 21 Maij<lb> Cato Segnitiem fugito quae Viate ignauia fertur<lb> nam cum animus languet consumit inertia corpus<lb> A Slouthful and Ilde Lyf ys to be fledd, for when the mynd ys vnlustye then doth Idleness consume the bodye This day after morning preyer I went to Westminster<lb> kept ther till xj came bake to dyner kept home<lb> all the After none with thankes to god at night<lb> Strangers at dyner & Supper Mr Heighham<lb> Die Martis 22 Maij<lb> Cato Interpone tuis interdum gaudia curis<lb> vt posses animo quemuis suffere laborem<lb> The mynd worred with serious affayers must<lb> sometyme be refresshed with honest & moderate<lb> pleasures the better to be able to endure labors<lb> for as the poete writith Quod caret alterna requies<lb> Ouide durabile non est. Nothing withowt interchangable<lb> rest can endure<lb> Wyne for wyne vj^{s^{iiijd<lb>
Bote hier for Bote hier iijd<lb>
Iren work for Iren work jd<lb>
Vittell for vitell vjd<lb>
for vittell xvd<lb>
sertificath To the Auditour for the sertificathe <lb>
of the Subsidy xijd<lb>
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May 1593<lb>
This day after morninge preyer I kept home at<lb>
my bookes with thankes to god at night Strangers<lb>
at dyner Mr Heigham Mr Newman the same<lb>
at Supper<lb>
Die Marcurij 23 Maij<lb>
CITATION<lb>
Apparell<lb>
To Iohn Danson for a Cloke cloth <lb>
for Roger xxxjs viijd<lb>
Lawe<lb>
To Mr Hunt of Mr Osburns office<lb>
for his Lettre to the Baly of Barkinge <lb>
to stay the distreyninge of my<lb>
Landes ther or in Esham vs<lb>
This day after morning preyer I went to westminster kept ther <lb>
till xj & came home to dyner kept ther all the after none<lb>
with thankes to god at night Strangers at dyner Mr Heigham<lb>
the same at Supper with both Dr Donne & Mr Newman<lb>
Die Iouis 24 Maij Asention<lb>
CITATION<lb>
The day after morning preyer I kept home readinge<lb>
of the Scriptures with thankes to god at night<lb>
Strangers at dinner Mr Heigham William Hildrope<lb>
At Supper Mr Heigham and Mr Iohn Blount Peter<lb>
Wenson & uxor<lb>}}