The morall philosophie of Doni drawne out of the auncient writers. A worke first compiled in the Indian tongue, and afterwardes reduced into diuers other languages: and now lastly englished out of Italian by Thomas North, brother to the right Honorable Sir Roger North Knight, Lorde North of Kyrtheling.

E. C. To the Reader.

IF care to showe, good will to natiue soyle, In setting forth, a worke of great auayle: If how to shunne, the vaine and restlesse toyle, Wherein we wade, for things that soone doe fayle. If graue aduice, bewrayde in simple showe, Forewarning still, the trayne of guilefull waye: If Wisedomes lore, the good from yll to knowe, And by the same, our brittle liues to staye. If this and more, yea more an hundred folde, Lies open nowe, vnto thy happie gaine: If these I saye, more worth than masse of Golde Doe well deserue, by him that tooke this paine. Good Reader than, graunt this my iust desire, In thankefull sort, receyue this learned Booke: For his rewarde, he seekes no further hire, But good report, when thou herein shalt looke. His paines were great, thy gift thus waye but small, Yet he content, and thinkes he reapeth all.