'To thys garnëment, trustë me, [Non recto corde es, quia non vis dirigere voluntatem tuam ad voluntatem dei. August.]
And nat the garnement vn-to the;
And put away the gret outrage,
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The ffaatnesse and the surplusage
That ys in the, and the gretnesse;
And the confourmë by meknesse [[mekenesse St.]]
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To thys purpoynt, that yt may be
Accordynde [[Accordyng St.]] & egal vn-to the,
In euery party wel syttynge.
'And thogh that yt, as in semynge,
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Be nat, at the prymë fface,
Euenly shapë the tenbrace
Yet affter-ward, vn-to thyn ese
Yt shal be syttynge, & wel plese;
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ffor thyng that greueth the to-day
Shal be to-morwe [[tomorwe / be St.]] vn-to thy pay;
Yt may so fall, off áuenture;
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'And therfore al-way [[all way St., . . way C.]] the assure [folio 118a]
In thys garnement for diffence, [prose cap cxiv]
Wych ys callyd pacyence,
With whos power, (now vnderstonde,)
All assautys thow shalt with-stonde.
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'ffor wrong despyt & al desdeyn
That any man kan to the seyn,
Outher off pryde or surquedye,
Repreff or any vyllenye,
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Venge the nat / nor do no wrak,
But looke a-noon thow tournë bak;
Lawhe and be glad, & sey ryht nouht, [Stowe folio 135a]
And be nat troublyd in thy thouht.
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'And off me thys wysdam lere, [Nota St., om. C.]
Berkyng off houndys for to here, [Magnorum virorum est, necligere ledentem. C. Seneca. St., om. C.]
Yt may to the, by good suffraunce,
Nouther damage nor do greuaunce.
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Ageyn assautys off al swych wrak,
Lat the Styth set [[sytt St.]] at thy bak,
And thy purpoynt off pacience,
Myghtyly stonde at dyffence:
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And with thys tweynë, trustë me,
Al maner off aduersite
