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GReat are their errours, who beleeue it to bee the act of a great and generous minde to doe many courtesies, to giue and fill another mans bosome, and enrich his house, whereas sometime it is not a great minde, but a great fortune that doth it. They know not how much more great and hard a matter it is somewhiles to re∣ceiue, then to lauish courtesies. For to the end I may detract from neither, be∣cause
both of them when they are done out of vertue are equall. It is no lesse proper to a noble hart to owe, then to giue, yet more laborious is this, then that, as the keeping of things receiued requireth more diligence, then doth the gi∣uing of them. We therefore ought not feare, that wee restore not time enough, nor hasten to doe it out of season, because he sinneth as much that hast••neth to recompence a good turne out of due time, as he that requiteth not when the op∣portunitie is offered him. It is laid vp with me for him, neither feare I in his, nor in mine owne behalfe.* 1.1 He is wholly assured, he cannot lose this benefit, but with me, no not with me also. I haue giuen him thankes, that is as much as I haue requited him. He that thinketh very much vpon the restoring of his debt, ima∣gineth that the other thinketh vpon his satisfaction too much. It behoueth him to be pro••e to doe both the one and the other, if he will receiue a be∣nefit againe, let vs tender it, and deliuer it willingly, if hee had rather continue it in our custodie. Why should we dig vp his treasure? Why refuse we to keepe it? He is worthie to doe what he listeth. Touching opinion and report, let vs so prise them, as that they should attend vs, and not lead vs.
He that requi∣teth vnseasona∣bly, is no lesse faultie, then he that requiteth not in time and place.