20 Good husbandlie lessons. 
Rent corne. 141 Rent corn who so paieth, (as worldlings wold haue, 
so much for an aker) must liue as a slaue: 
Rent corne to be paid, for a reasnable rent, 
at reasnable prises is not to lament. 
15 Once placed for profit, looke neuer for ease, 
except ye beware of such michers as thease : 
Foure Unthriftines, Slouthfulnes, Careles and Rash, 
beggers. 
that thrusteth thee headlong to run in the lash. 
Tunis 16 Make monie thy drudge, for to follow thy warke, 
omcers, 
Make wisedome controler, good order thy clarke: 
Prouision Cater, and skil to be cooke, 
make steward of all, pen, inke, and thy booke. 
Thrifts 17 Make hunger thy sauce, as a medcine for helth, 
phisicke. 
make thirst to be butler, as physick for welth : 
Make eie to be vsher, good vsage to haue, 
make bolt to be porter, to keepe out a knaue. 
hss 18 Make husbandrie bailie, abrode to prouide, 
make huswiferie dailie at home for to guide: 
Make cofer fast locked, thy treasure to keepe, 
make house to be sure, the safer to sleepe. 
Husbandly 1g Make bandog thy scoutwatch, to barke at a theefe, 
armors. : ‘ 
make courage for life to be capitaine cheefe: 
Make trapdore thy bulwarke, make bell to begin,’ 
make gunstone and arrow shew who is within. 
Rennes to 20 The credite of maister, to brothell his man, 
and also of mistresse, to minnekin Nan, 
Be causers of opening a number of gaps, 
That letteth in mischiefe and many mishaps. 
1 St. 14 is not in ed. of 1577. 2 be ginne. 1577. 
