Ambition.
7 Of the Mise and the Frogs.
THe Mise on a time cōtended with the Frogs for the kingdome of the Marshes, wherupon they proclaimed open warre. The battell being ioyned, at the first onset they behaued thēselues so valiantly, that the victorie was doutfull. The wily Mouse lurking in the grasse, priuilie as it were out of an ambushment, assauted the Frog. But the Frog being of strength more puissant, in courage and leaping more valiant, with open warre prouoked his enimie: Their speares were bulrushes. It hapned, as they were fighting, that a kight espied them a farre off, who incontinent∣ly made spéede vnto them: but these noble war∣riours, being earnest in fighting, and nothing regarding themselues, were snatched vp, and torne in pieces by the Kight.
MOR. The lyke happeneth to seditious Citi∣zens, which being inflamed with the gréedy lusts of bearing rule, whiles they striue either with other, who shall be head officer, do hazarde theyr goods, and commonly their liues.