Epist. 16.

1. I Know not wherein you offend your father; yet some four days agoe, when he read your Letter, and I was by, me-thought-he frowned.

2. For it is likely he either found some barbarism, or had some other triall of your ignorance.

3. Endeavour, I pray you, that you may keep in his love, and take away his anger.

4. Which you shall easily do, if he may see you have benefited in learning.

5. I told you these things long ago softly, and in your ear; I tel you again, that you may not hereafter hope to be excused.

6. You ought to mind how much he hath loved you hitherto, fo• asmuch as he hath let you want nothing at any time.

7. Unlesse you do as I advise you, I see it is like to go very ill with you; for besides the scorn that will be cast upon you, all Page  134 your friends will forsake you; which if it come to passe, how will you do to live, when no body will lend you a hand? Farewell.