Fortune frowneth on the poore.
146 Of a rich man and a poore.
A Certein man béeing maruellous weary of the greate abundance of hys ryches, offe∣red a begger an .100. crowns if he would go to Fortune (which dwelt in ye furthest partes of
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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the worlde) and beséeche hir in his name to bestowe no more goods vppon him. The poore man being agast bicause of the trauail of so long a iourney, refused at the firste, but afterwarde changing his mynde, & promising that he would goe, the ryche man saide he woulde gyue but .90. The poore man supposing it to be a small re∣warde for so great paynes, first would not agrée therevnto, but after requiring .90. the riche man could hardly be persuaded to giue him .80. The begger refusing that summe, and after requiring it, the other rebated alwayes ten from the num∣ber which he offred, til it came but to ten pieces. At length ye begger, which refused .100. Crowns, being forced by pouertie, tooke the .10. Crownes, and wente vnto Fortune, whome with manye praiers he besought to giue no more goods to the rich man, but rather that she would be bountiful to him, whiche from his tender age had lyued in continuall pouertie, whom fortune aunswered: I haue determined to double yea & treble ye riche mans goods which sente thée, wh••ther he will or not, but thée will I make to lyue continually in pouertie: besides that, thou shouldest neuer haue had the .10. Crowns which thou receyuedst, had I not ben very fast asléepe.
MOR. Againste a miserable person Fortune always frowneth, but to a fortunate person shée
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is continually beneficial euen against his wil.