A    ^noteWho so loueth his childe, holdeth him still vnder correccion, that he maye haue ioye of him afterwarde (and that he grope not after his neghbours dores.) ^noteHe þt; teacheth his sonne, shall haue ioye in him, ∧ nede not be ashamed of him am&obar;ge his aquanta&ubar;ce. Who so enfourmed ∧ teacheth his sonne, greueth þe; enemie, and before his frendes he maye haue ioye of him. Though the father dye, yet is he as though he were not deed: for he hath left one behynde him that is like him. In his life he sawe him, ∧ had ioye in him, ∧ was not sory in his death, (nether was he ashamed before þe; enemies.) For he left behinde him an auenger agaynst his enemies, and a good doer vnto the frendes. For the life of childr&ebar; he shal binde the woundes together, and his hert is greued at euery crye. An vntamed horse wylbe harde, and a wanton childe wyl be wylfull. Yf thou brynge vp thy sonne delicatly, he shal make þe; afrayed: and yf thou playe with him, he shal brynge the to heuynes. Laugh not with him, lest thou wepe &wt; him also, and lest thy teth be sett on edge at the last.

B   Geue him not liberte in his youth, ∧ excuse not his foly. ^noteBow downe his neck whyle he is yonge, hytt him vpon the sydes whyle he is yet but a childe, lest he waxe stubburne, ∧ geue no more force of þe; (and so shalt thou haue heuynes of soule.) Teach thy childe, ∧ be dilig&ebar;t therin, lest it be to thy shame. Better is the poore beynge whole ∧ stronge, th&ebar; a man to be riche, ∧ not to haue his health. Health and welfare is aboue all golde, and an whole body aboue all treasure. There is no riches aboue a sounde body, ∧ no ioye aboue the ioye of the hert. Death is better then a wretched life, or contynuall sicknes. The good thinges þt; are put in a close mouth, are like as whan meate is layed vpon þe; graue.

C    ^noteWhat good doth the offeringe vnto an Idoll? For he can nether eate, taist ner smell. Eu&ebar; so is it also with the riche, whom God maketh seke: he seith it with his eyes, ∧ groneth therafter, and is euen as a gelded man, that lyeth with a vyrgin and sygheth. ^noteGeue not ouer thy mynde in to heuynes, ∧ vexe not thy self in thine owne councell. The ioye ∧ chearfulnes of the hert is the life of man, and a mans gladnes is the prolonginge of his dayes. Loue thine owne soule, and comforte thine hert: as for sorow and heuynes, dryue it farre from þe;, ^note for heuynes hath slayne many a man, and bryngeth no profit. Zele and anger shorten the dayes of the life: carefulnes and sorow brynge age before the tyme. Vnto a mery hert euery thinge hath a good taist, that he eateth.

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