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A Mule espied a horsse gorgeously decked with a gilt byt, a faire sadle, & purple trappers, at whose Fortune he enuied much, supposing him to be happy, bicause he alwayes fared well, and went gayly: contrarywise, his owne estate in comparison of hys to be miserable. For (quod he) I am ouerladen with the packsaddle, and I am a dayly drudge to cary burdens. But shortly
after, he espyed the Horsse returning from bat∣taile sore wounded, then he accounted his owne estate better than the Horses, saying: I had ra∣ther get my liuing hardly with my daily labour, and to bée clad in vile aray, than after such faire and trim apparell to be in daunger of my life.
MOR. We must not enuie Kings and Prin∣ces bicause of their wealth and substance, séeing they are subiecte to many moe peryls than poore men are.