Prouerbes or adagies with newe addicions gathered out of the Chiliades of Erasmus by Richard Tauerner. Hereunto be also added Mimi Publiani.

Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536., Taverner, Richard, 1505?-1575., Publilius, Syrus, 1st cent. B.C. Mimi. English and Latin. aut

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❧ MIMI PVBLIANI, that is to saye, quicke and sentenciouse verses or meters of PVBLIVS. With the interpretacion and brief scholyes of Richarde Ta∣uerner.

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Cui plus licet {quam} par est, plus vult {quam} licet.

The person that hathe more au∣thoritie then he ought to haue, wyll Page [unnumbered] also do more then he hathe authori∣tie to do. This sētence is very praty, and it agreeth (sayeth Erasm{us}) vpō tyrauntes and wemen.

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