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Looke well vnto thine, 
Slut slouthfull must whine. 
5 An eie in a corner who vseth to haue, 
reuealeth a drab, and preuenteth a knaue. 
6 Make maide to be clenly, or make hir crie creake, 
and teach hir to stirre, when hir mistresse doth speake. 
Let hollie wand threate, 
Let fisgig be beate. 
7 A wand in thy hand, though ye fight not at all, 
makes youth to their businesse better to fall. 
8 For feare of foole had I wist! cause thee to waile, 
let fisgig be taught to shut doore after taile. 
Too easie the wicket, 
Will still appease clicket. 
g With hir that will clicket make daunger to cope, 
least quickly hir wicket seeme easie to ope. 
10 As rod little mendeth where maners be spilt, 
so naught will be naught say and do what thou wilt. 
Fight seldome ye shall 
But vse not to brall. 
11 Much bralling with seruant, what man can abide ? 
pay home when thou fightest, but loue not to chide. 
12 As order is heauenly where quiet is had, 
so error is hell, or a mischiefe as bad. 
What better a lawe. 
Than subjects in awe? 
13 Such awe as a warning will cause to beware, 
doth make the whole houshold the better to fare. 
14 The lesse of thy counsell thy seruants doe knowe, 
Their dutie the better such seruants shall showe. 
! «© A wise man saith not, had I wist.”—Uncertain Author in Zoftel’s 
Miscellany (p. 244, Arber’s ed.). 
