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At Christmas by labour is little to get, 
that wanting, the poorest in danger are set. 
What season then better, of all the whole yeere, 
thy needie poore neighbour to comfort and cheere ? 
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*| Against fantasticall scruplenes. 
Chap. 28. 
4 T this time’ and that time’ some make a great matter, 
som help not but'hinder the poore with their clatter. 
Take custome from feasting, what commeth then last, 
where one hath a dinner, a hundred shall fast. 
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that hay will eate none, nor let other that would ; 
Some scarce in a yeere giue a dinner or twoo, 
nor well can abide any other to doo. 
Play thou the good fellow, seeke none to misdeeme, 
disdaine not the honest, though merie they seeme : 
For oftentimes seene, no more verie a knaue 
than he that doth counterfait most to be graue. 
31. 
“| Christmas husbandhe fare. 
Chap. 29. 
OOD husband and huswife now cheefly be glad, 
things handsom to haue, as they ought to be had; 
They both doo prouide against Christmas doo come, 
to welcome good neighbour, good cheere to haue some. 
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