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THere was a Goose which day by day laide a golden Egge: hir maister desirous in al the hast to be rich, killed the Goose, hoping that ther was some hidden treasure within hir: and then finding hir emptie, the wretch was amazed and after mourned and sighed, that he had loste both his hope and substance.
MOR. We must measure our affections and that we be not to hastie, for hast maketh wast, & he that al would haue, somtime looseth all.