Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T51: esau, iacob, father, son, isaac, god, love, birthright, parents, thing.
And ranging abrobe with the Bridle of will. despiseth all virtue, searnyuge and honesties, And also his Father's mind to fulfil. Whereby at the length it so falleth out That this the young stripling after that day: Runs into confusion without any doubt And like for evermore quite to decay. Wherefore take heed all ye that be parents And follow a part after my counsel, Instruct your Children and make them students That unto all goodness they do not rebel Remember what writeth Solomon the wise, Oui parcit Virgae, odith filium. Therefore for asmuch as ye can devise Spare not the Rod, but follow wisdom. Further ye young men and Children also listen to me and hearken a while, What in few words for you I will show, Without any flatterye, fraud, or guile. This Richemans' Son whom we did set forth, Here evidently before your eyes: Was (as it chanced) nothing worth, Given to all naughtiness, vice, and lies. The cause whereof was this for a truth His time full idly he did spend, And would not study in his youth, Which might have brought him to a good end. His father's commandment he would not obey, But wantouly followed his fantasy: For nothing that he could do or say, Would bring this Child to honesty. And at the last (as here ye might see:) Upon a wife he fired his mind, Thinking the same to be felicity, When in deed misery came bebind. For by this wife be carefully lived, Who under his Father did want nothing: And in such sort was hereby tormented That ever a none, he went lamenting. His Father did will him lightness to leave And only to give himself unto study: But yet unto virtue he would dot cleave, Which is commodious for soul and body. You heard that by Sentences ancient and old He stirred his Son as he best thought: But he as an unthryfe stowte and bold, His bolsome counsel did set at naught. And since that he despised his Father God unto him did suddenly then send: Such poverty with a wife, and grief together That shame and sorrow was his end. Wherefore to conclude, I warn you all By your loving parents, always be ruled: Or else be well assured of such a fall? As unto this youngman worthily channced. Worship God daily which is the chief thing And his holy laws do not offend: Look that ye truly serve the king, And all your faults be glad to amend. Moreover, be true of hand and tongue, And learn to do all things that be honest, For no time so fit, as when ye be young, Because that age only is the aptest. I have no more, to speak at this season, F ye good wyll these thynges I dyd saye. Because I do see that virtue is geason, With most men and children, at this day.
seed 43: T48 · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
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And rangynge abrobe with the Brydell of wyll. Deſpyſeth all vertue, ſearnyuge and honeſtys, And alſo his Fathers mynde to fullfyll. Wherby at the length it ſo falleth out That this the yonge Stryplynge after that daye: Runnes into confuſyon without any doubte And lyke for euermore quyte to decaye. Wherfore take hede all ye that be parentes And ſolowe a parte after my counſell, Inſtructe your Chyldren and make them ſtudentes That vnto all goodnes they do not rebell Remember what writeth Salomon the wyſe, Oui parcit Virgae, odith filium. ¶ Therfore for aſmuche as ye can deuyſe Spare not the Rodde, but folowe wiſdome. Further ye yonge men and Chyldren alſo Lyſten to me and harken a whyle, What in fewe wordes for you I wyll ſhowe, Without any ſlatterye, fraude, or guyle. This Richemans Sonne whome we dyd ſet foorth, Here euidently before your eyes: Was (as it chaunced) nothinge worth, Gyuen to all noughtynes, vyce, and lyes. The cauſe wherof was this for a trueth His tyme full idlely he dyd ſpende, And woulde not ſtudye in his youth, Which might haue brought him to a good ende. His fathers cōmaundement he wolde not obaye, But wantouly folowed his fantaſye: For nothynge that he coulde do or ſaye, Woulde brynge this Chylde to honeſtie. And at the laſt (as here ye myght ſee:) Upon a wyfe he fired his mynde, Thynkynge the ſame to be felicitie, When in dede myſerye came bebynde. For by this wyfe be carefully lyued, Who vnder his Father did want nothinge: And in ſuche ſorte was hereby tormented That euer a none, he went lamentynge. His Father dyd wyll him lyghtnes to leaue And onely to gyue him ſelfe vnto ſtudye: But yet vnto vertue he would dot cleaue, Which is cōmodious for ſoule and bodye. You hearde that by Sentences auncient and olde He ſtyrred his Sonne as he beſt thought: But he as an vnthryfe ſtowte and bolde, His bolſome counſell dyd ſet at nought. And ſynce that he deſpyſed his Father God vnto hym dyd ſodeynly then ſende: Such pouertie with a wyfe, and griefe togyther That ſhame and ſorowe was his ende. Wherfore to conclude, I warne you all By your louynge parentes, alwayes be ruled: Or els be well aſſured of ſuche a fall? As vnto this yongman worthely channced. Worſhyp God dayly whiche is the chiefe thynge And his holy lawes do not offende: Looke that ye truely ſerue the kynge, And all your faultes be glad to amende. Moreouer, be true of hande and tonge, And learne to do all thynges that be honeſt, For no tyme ſo fytte, as when ye be yonge, Becauſe that age onely is the apteſt. I haue no more, to ſpeake at this ſeaſon, F ye good wyll theſe thynges I dyd ſaye. Bycauſe I do ſee that vertue is geaſon, With moſt men and chyldren, at this daye.