Deceitfull persons.
89 Of a Frier, a Layman and the Wolfe.
A Certaine religions man of the order of S. Anthonie, begged of a Husbandman a porti∣on of corne, for which he promised to war∣rant all that he had, especially that his shéepe that
A Schole of wise conceytes wherein as euery conceyte hath wit, so the most haue much mirth : set forth in common places by order of the alphabet / translated out of diuers Greeke and Latine wryters by Thomas Blage ...
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yere shoulde be safe. The countreyman giuing credite to his promises, lette his shéepe stray a∣brode where they list, wherof the greatest num∣ber a Wolfe destroyed: the Farmer therewith chafing, when the next yere the gatherer came for corne, did not onely deny him his almes, but also blamed him for his foolish promises. Why what is the matter (quod he?) The other aun∣swered, his shéepe were destroyed by the wolfe. What the Wolfe? (sayde he) surely that is a naughty beast, trust him not, but beware of him: for he would not onely deceiue S. Anthony but also Chryst him selfe, if he could. It is therefore follie to credit those whose mark that they shoote at is onely to deceiue.