'Dyssymule, and mak in swych caas
Off Elenchorum a fallaas. [folio 28a] [[St. & C.]]
(Elenchus ys a syllogysme, [[St. & C.]] [Verba Translatoris.]
Or by fallaas, a Sophisme, [[C. & St.]]
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Thyng that hath on Apparence [[C. & St.]]
With-outen eny Existence; [[C. & St.]]
Or an argument in shewynge [[C. & St.]]
Wych in effect hath no beynge [[C. & St.]]
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Affter the thyng that yt doth shewe.) [[C. & St.]]
¶ And ther-fore, in wordës fewe,
To the purpos vallyáble,
An exaumple ful notáble
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To folk that be not rekkeles,
Putteth Arystotyles:
In Elenchis thow mayst rede
He byddeth for to take in dede
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A Boelys [[Boolys St.]] galle, & ther-with-al
On bord, on cloth, or on a wal
Portreye or peynte, as I ha told,
And yt wyl resemble gold
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By apparence vn-to the syht,
Yiff yt be vernysshed cler & bryht.
¶ And sothly, who that lokë wel,
Off gold ther ys neuer a del,
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But apparencë, to deceyue
ffolkys that kan not vel [[wel St.]] parceyve
The feyntë colour in hys kynde.
¶ By wych exaumple han in mynde,
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Thogh thow be hornyd on thyn hed,
To shewe outward a tookne of drede
Vn-to folk that be contrayre,
Yet ay be inward debonayre.
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'Tak exaumple off thy staff
Wych Grace Dieu vn-to the gaff:
Thogh the poynt be sharp & kene,
Yt ys vpward, pleyn, smothe & clene;
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The myddys ryht as any lyne,
Abouë, crokyd to enclyne;
Sygnefyyng vn-to the [Camb. MS. reads: Dowte not that that [yerde] ne tokeneth that ther shulde be in the, humblesse, whan thou chastisest by equitee, p. 11.]
