a minligh wytt y bothe he was a nobyl berrey
off mynghtly prollés alle the days off this
present lyffe: eke a nobyl phylysophyr in alle
znydens z moral vertuys: bothe off practyk
et elosibens: hos name men clepys Sw apylis
Stapnlton y qlybyche lynys m days off hen
ry y synte: kynge off englond: y qlybyche
notabl mynght ffor vertu z to pffyre hem
y schuls come affyr hyn dys me to tuſate
thys bole olbte off latyne m to englyſch
Albyche boke y pnte off phyſophyr
Arpſotyl: compylid at y preyer off alysand
coſibero: an tholle thys phyſophyr puro
lys on alle clys to lepe ſecrete thyſ mate
eys her fſo lobyng: ytt to y petycon off so ye
et an empou: he thoſeth he mynght make
no còtradnycon: y ffor makin g a ſeeth m
parte to y empou: z alſo hydnyg in pte y
punte off ſuſeyrafflys: he compylid thys boke
ſpeknyg in it he clos concluſyomys: be eſa
mplis: et ſtiguatyſ ſpechys: techyng olb
was lettyrly: phyſophyr docteyne:

Longing to you lord off lords. To kepe the
health off your body off man and woman and
to pffytabl ynnes meffabl: be you alþyche you
knottlech off hemnly body is be gotyn on.

And myne autor in latyne affyr the ende off
lys pystil sent to you seyd bysthop your abicht
he putyth in your begyning off lys boke
as a plog he notyffith your chapitres seriat
ly this as to sey in order to fflynde albat
mate of a man woul lo be aspon your moveable.

And first he maketh a qvet comendacion off
arestotyl: holb many off your olde phyllosophis
held hym off your nonnibbe off ppheytis or order
find ey oppy now many off arystotyl your body
che no longer longing to your matyr off thys boke
now foundyth to trlbth: alberffor at your substa
and off thys mater and begynne be order
he help off other lords iesu to precede.

The apystil alþyche is first maketh mention
holb longing your matyr arystotyl be lys
llys zam and enffor mention eth saundyr qalbe
lys alle your body and mind in my name and in the name of the Lord.

Thende off y capytill off seide boke

The first capytyl off thyrd boke fye
syfith remedy a yen dlonk Hyp

The seide qoat make y body strong
also ffebyl

The thyrd off bathyn and holl yel schuld
be dyfposyd to y helth off man

The fourth holl senes betydeth

The fpythe holl hony is made y is dep
ys most paimt y qebyche y medycyns
off londys schuld be made

The first medyame off arystotyl yll be
che is y seide in ordre

The seide medyame y is y senenth cap
til in ordre

The thyrds medycyne y qebyche ys the
fourth capytil in ordre

The fourth medyame y qebyche is
nyghte capytil

The ffyffie medycyne qebyche is y

P ro longing gyryt off, yf seyn de chapt
longing

brynge to remembrauns be qebat mene
yfoul labouf in yf boke to wndyrstons
yf phylfophyr illeif he speafthif off vertu
ys moral: off prudens in demena lbus or off
exceucon off wryffulnes: it must be takyn
abapabl or as an evanypyl

A ngraunt of theologie
ans illeif as yf ffylfophyr remembe
yf off yf malyng off medyomes me fenny
th best to wryce hem aft foyse and man
yf yf phylfophyr wryfte aban yf make
ther bytt to fand to potecaryis to have
made ther medycyns to reelect yf sole yf
qelbche wrytyng stondyth be ffiguris
ans ebor dys abiemyat yf no man can vn
syrstonde ner reade but phylfophyr to bepe
yf aft clos: ffor wndyrstonsyth lbele it:
yf yf gone many fudry thyns to medycyn
ans offyn qelbche thynys yf aff
men bulle qebat thei illeif wold nozt
receyue hem qwer ffor be gret wysdym
phylfophrys off olde tyne made her

Hæc est epistula p[ro]priæ acrostichi. h[ab]ite
amodیر to alisamdeyr cœteyning this
sentens ffolledyring. De h[or]ne emporium
morte
rychtful god conferme z male y strong in y
meyn off knolbyng tho thyngis y be nestefary
to y e also in y path off triclothe vertu. z ve
presse feru y alle be styal appetitus that repp
ne manlyod z be dystborstful alryng to
vse chyndyrstondre hei? lechery and odyr wic.
And eke mut strenght thy lyngd am z illu
myne thy lytte to hys only snyse z llour
chapp. z mychtty emporium y p[ro]prietyl tholl
fentyst me. I receyndyt it llb[ite] chapp as
was quement. z plenarlym vndyr stode it
q[ebat] de sin tholl h[ast] to h[ane] me p[ersonally]
miellyng holz I may aksteyn oth be feru y
p[ersen] q[ebet] also tholl reþuyst me that
j[eh]thuls male no ffors. off thy umber h[ys] ne
r tholl tholl dydyst. be llb[ys]am or odyr
chapp. and for thys opyrymyoun y tholl
h[ast] as be thy l[ib]rytyng off me. I h[ane]

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queat think mayst so sauing y selfe to his
also y tyme off nede: and y mytis or desy
tyes off y sogettys Ellyon schalt yan yesse
asstyr y polber to them y hane nede: qely
che be honest psonys: hane desy'n to ha
ue rellard: and he y yesst on odyr man off
wyse he fyn myth: pastryth y velle off lar
genes: for he that yesst yiffiys to yem
qellythe hane none nede: he schal no oy
fyn gane y by: And alle y eul he yesst
to clastouys or mpre cllydys men he lesst
it: And y lyashty lles Spendyth or
yesst olte hys goode: he schal sone co
me to y llvecchydnes off bytne poite
et qellyche one 16 lykens to hym: y yes
hys emmys victory: on hys olbne pson:
Re yffor y yesst in tyme off nede off
hys goode to neseyul honest froll 16 de
pys a vertu9 large fynge: y qellyche 16
bothe llyse to hym selfe et large: fede
to hys sogettys et qellyche a kynys

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as is required,ffayle or be destroyed. As they
for lord's grace must be warden of sufficient power
to one abundance in excess or yffthis
That than tempains off lardenes y' allay
the in enemy's lord is grace comes about may
be known: as before and because pemyng must
be shown: as sufficient off y subsists off
lardenes off vertu to leffe off as rest to
munge off y' lys materys off puyteis
ner to execute to mend yffthis as off y' be
off yfth: Also it is off y' subsists off
vertu to reward y' as deserve reward
And also toffor yff alþrong done as
the to reward yem off thornamz
as goods be loste and rewardful to
help yem as supporte y' be sympyl as we
as we: toffulffyle y' as effect off innocent:
to anfalber thately to yem y' salute hym
to represse y' tongue as alle empl speche
bothe be soverail as be hynde hem and
off it be so that be sovontyd as he
off y' selfe or y' name; soffyr as for y' selfe

Stryffe gendryth emmyte: Emmyte ghe
Dryth wer: Aberre destroyst halbe
( albo cyteys) And thys is ayene y halbe
( ryght off natur: And y alwyche is ir
inguaut to natui destroyst y body:
Stodp y ffor ( loue y de for) off goode
ffame: ffor qely vesu be y dysm off yde
ffame dympth or solyth olbte telbthe
( telbth is vote off alle pirsabyl thymys)
( grounde ( mater off alle yode thymys)
ffor it is cœtary to lymge: g tendryth
dysm off ryghffulnes: and thys justyse or
ryghffulnes gendryth cōffysdenb: cōffy
denb gendryth parеныb: parеныs gen
dryth panyharpte or homlynes: yis
homlynes gendryth ffrend chyp: ffren
chyp gendryth ( no) msel ( help: in euyne
de: And be thys y world was ordeymd
And eke y halbe off man ffor yis acou
yth bothe to resum ( natui: ( h) an is
it appyn in nobthe y y dysm off gouuaʒ
ffor goode ffame: is goode laces dabyll ( surabll: )

fforth schame ſevrepveſſ: off qelbyche is bor
u z brought ſfouth thralsam: y^ qelbyche leſt
or bryngyth to y^ z etryment bothe off yoddſ
lalbe z lalbe off man: it is also deſtruction
off ſſampharite z coſſuſpon off alle vertiſ
verbe z eſe off manhod y^ qelbyche is còtra
ery to natuſ

The mystite capitul
han ſkyft z ſſormeſt cheſſhy it
is cœuencyt to a bynge: as to ly
ſelſ y^ y^ ſſame off hys name as in lauda
byl llysdam be in wſſe pripplysthys or dy
bulgate And y^ he lllys men bothe in co
numcation and in hys geſt in ſchell Dyst
recon and llysdam z ſfor y^ he is lbbirch
yyppys z hys ſſame ſpres And ſfor yis he
is ſerys off hys men: qebam yei ſe hym
e loqneut in hys llysdam z is prudent in
hys lœcynte z hys sedys: but lyſhthy it
may be knolbyn qelbysir y^ be llysdam in
a byng off onllysam: be asyr to lymys
ſor qalbat bynge ſu en ſub dbyth hys byng
zam Asyr y^ ſer and lalbe off yos is cunthy

cap it

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most in reputation and reuerens: eny ma
assepe y þys state is in mynyte or byth
or in elbyse nonnains y ellemuth caput
† be houyh moir ou a kynig to thek
off y qlyþche is to come: to ta
snel chanichys y he pcepi schal come
et be tyde lykelynes: to ley to hande be
ffou be memys off llysdan: y þe chaimes
map y eselver be born. At a coredyth
also a kynig to be copassyffe: And wath
and y meupung off y sensualyte to vey
treyne: lesse y he meups. Obte alys
ement ffuſſyllys hys ampe in sede: as
in mynyng or odre benyains doyng.
And it is vertu in a kynig to enoble hys
obne erroth: be y dystuſſyon off hys
obne reson: And allan y he is memys
to so amys be llysdan to renoke hys
moxon: ffor it is gret llysdan in a kyn
to goune hyn self: Allan yffore
a kynge ony proſſytabyl thyng seyth
to be done y qlyþche is noode: he ollþyth

cap

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capitulum

Et he y hys voys be der ffor y proffytth
myche in tymme off bateyl y thristene capit
alysandyr holl fpecyns and holl burchypffnl it is in a kynge to
absteyne ffro myche fpeche: Ant iff it be so
it ne de asbyth it: For it is bettyt y menye
erys hauyn longyns to her a lynge fpeche
eit e y p p erys be replestlys off myche fpeche
off y kynys tallkynge: For qhan y erys
be ffultfyllys y affection or dyfyre off y spy
vnt is be ffultfyllys: and yan yel charge noyt
myche off hys tallkynge it is alfb conenent
e lytyng to a kynge: to absteyne hym and
noyt come to offtyn in to y ffehyschyp off.
hys foyettyps in my fpecyal amongete yem y
be ffolk off none repnctacion: for on myche
homlynes a montye foyettyps: tjenysrrith co
tepte off llor chyp: e cau lyth yc to fett lytil
by hym: qwerffor y custom off men off
ymde is preys abyl in dyspoficion off y kynge
dam in despenſation: eke in malryng
ordynames ffor her kynge y qubeyche is yis

hym to be hym to God be hym and be y man off they goodeffame off a kynge you eppally is pmplysthyd and mydeth both he m pynte opynly The Comtene Capitil Capitell he kynge yan was Comt to Comans maleffactorys of almyche be y comme boys off ypeppyl weid lymth to dyer day to make deylnans falle fyn tuos peppyl schuls ffeer: be correctys be eampyl off hem and yan also he was Comt to veles or to lesse trybntys and off ma chamtyb off osyr londys of off hys obne reme to dyspense of hem to veles aparte off ytrybnte and to kepe hem of deffende her foms and her goods: and y is canse alby comytre of so myche for mar chamtyb have no llronge yont be oneft by treys of y eqmte is kept m byng and sell yng to myche and povstrumge and osyr ydeder ffor y kynys tributys and vestryts le angmentys of her ffor it ollyth to be ston yd y merchandise compyng ffor ffer comytre

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capitulum

I
t is commennt to an emperis
mageste to hane in hys holl sols
puat seruamtys y qelyche be men off
burchyp z tr'ebbe in lepyng off pnyteis
est y qelyche he may be myny in hys cha
byr ef eke to hane honest ysouys y can harp
z lide z pley at orqunf qeban y he ffy
mysth hym selff tednys y is to sei wlesu
or only fy ffor manuys fpreitis hath
delectaton in selyche naturally z hys ebbt/
vestyn ffor y tyme ef also stody z auryofyte
cbansk'abney ffor y tyme: ef alle y body is
frenglys y eft And iff tholl ebnlt hane
delectaton in myrth off mnybl: at y most
endur thre dapis in selyche man off ffor
tys or eft còtune fkom daps affor tholl
seyt expesnyent: 4t honest myrth in ap'
uzt plate: And qeban tholl art in y solas
Absteyne yei selff ffro drynke: but sette
y pece to y molbth ab iff tholl drankyst
offtyn z offre y meny y be in y myrth
est y to drynke offtyn off myghty elyne

and make you self as tholde tholl ber eke
fforth and feyn you self as if tholb ber tak
and myghcy byne: And yan bate blysely at
your menys language and at her behawing
than schalt tholl her many secrete mate
and her and pteue myche thyng and make as
tholl ghe you be edst hem nozt: but let
thy man off reuel nozt pase thrns in
a yer: And tholl must have a bolbgh
your special menne your sthal telle your al
and one and seyd thoroll olte your lyng dam
and allan your tholl art a mouse thy baroll
mys churchyp your beholdyn byse men and
and men and your hane despyd to be church
yppyd: hold yche off hem in lyb state:
Comelynde one to dyne and your day and an
syr to moroll: seff yem rellard on your lyb
byse: settyng yem after your degree be in our
chyp: and lette your be no churchy man lon
ging to your nor and mine your lyng dam but let
your selfe your lardenes in yours: And let e alle
men knowe your menines off your mageste and the

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it helpeth eke schyppende to feyle sfor
lukke in to ffer londys z many gode
thyngis be caufys be clyndys: And yt
neu y'lesse many hightys be caufys off
wyndis in am gret pele z many letty
ngis bothe on y'land e on y'fsee. Fols
te gare troobyll cttfygiys y' beuge
to y' hert: menmys goods in tempest
y' beuge to losse z to fpoynys z be
hem y' compponys off y' eyn be geusyd
deely veny is norfthys z many grete
hurtys ffalle off wyndys. And if wean
creatures y' be on y' earth befecthe hy hy
unayth alle yng to take a wey sfor
ye thyn hurtys: he sffyriryth neu y'lesse
y' wyndis to hane hec jpyr comys z
hec action off jpyrte yony to henu: sfor
alle thyngis be hyo cwyssam be egl
wecht now byr e or dyr he hath ode
ymys z as z la we hath orendys to hys
seuannt to fne tho e y' yede olde off
hys seniarabyl goodsnes z hys gret nicy

nup doctryne: and iff y'obne it
pnepose z y kynedam schal be stablythys
z abyde or cōtynne. Pfar yan y sthedymy off
memyr blode: ffor y lont to god y knolbyth
y pinyte off euym mamyb hert qwer ffor neu
off cwebelte: but he be dempt be lalbe! fle
hym nozt qebat su eu he be: take nozt wpon
y goddyb offyce: ffor it is nozt poynt to
y to knoble goddyb pinyte: ffor iff god poynt
sth be zeth: it is to fipose y he is gretth offe
nlys: bellaw yan off sthedymy off mamyb
blode: ffor y greet doctor hermogynes cbro
te seyns y qwan a creatm fleeth a creatur
hyke to hym: vertuib off hewyn y is to sey
amagelyb y cye to goddyb majeeste seyns
lors lors y fuaunt lbnl be hyke to y and
if he be slayne omrygtffnly the hyst
maker a bouny ansq lberyth: soff yr hym
y fleth ffor he schal be slayne: y benGA
uns is to me: and j. sthal velbawd it: and so
offryn y bertmys off hewyn schal repfente
hys zeth y is slayne: tyl benjamis be