14.
Toun mestre chescun vre
Doteȝ sy eieȝ mesure
Quant beyure vyn deuras.
Gardeȝ ke tu seyeȝ
Hountous a la feeȝ, [al. tute veies]
E donke ben le fras.
A-Mesure þe in drynkynge;
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To fleo folye be snelle.
Gedere wit of wyse men,
And let hit wiþ þe dwelle.
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Libros lege; quod legeris memento. rem tuam custodi.
15.
Lyueres enliseȝ [A. Tes livres lirras, P. Livres lisez] ;
E ceo ke lu auereȝ,
Ne metteȝ en obly.
Gardeȝ ben ta chose:
Ceo est fest [al. Ceo faut] en poy de pose
Ke long tens est quili. [al. cuilli]
Bokes lere; þat þou hast herd,
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And hold hem in þi þouht.
Keep þi þing, & sone hit not spende
In long tyme deore was bouht.
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Lib[e]ros erudi. diligenciam adhibe. Blandus esto. iusiurandum serua.
16 (18).
Tes enfaunȝ apren
Ben sauer e sen. [MS. seen]
Si seieȝ diligent.
Seies douce e suef,
E ne mye gref.
Gardeȝ toun serment.
Wit & wisdam, bleþeliche
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Þi children þat þou teche!
Swere þou not but hit be soþ,
ffor drede of godes wreche.
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ffamiliam cura. irasci ab re noli. Neminem irriseris. [MS. irasceris.] meretricem fuge.
17.
Ta meyne chastie,
E ne seyeȝ mye
Pur petist irreȝ.
Ne-scharnyeȝ nulli—
