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Mistresse Dianora.
¶ Mistresse DIANORA demaunded of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 AN∣SALDO a Garden so faire in Ianuarie, as in the moneth of May. Maister ANSALDO (by meanes of an obliga∣tion whiche he made to a Necromancer) caused the same to be done. The husband agreed with the Gentlewoman that she should do the pleasure which maister ANSAL∣DO required, who hearing the liberalitie of the husband, acquited hir of hir promise, and the Necromancer like∣wise discharged maister ANSALDO.
The. xvij. Nouell.
OF all things commonly accompanying the ma∣ner and trade of mans lyfe, nothyng is more circumspectly to bée at∣tended & prouided for, than regarde & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of honestie: which attire, as it is moste ex∣cellent and comely, so a∣boue all other vain toy∣es of outward apparell to be preferred. And as honestie hath al other good cōditions included in it self, as the same by any meanes can not straye oute of that tract, troden before by the steppes of that most excellent vertue: Euen so, impossible it is for the partie adorned with the same, to wander one 〈◊〉〈◊〉 from that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 path. Wherefore lette eche wight that traceth this