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170 Huswiferie. 
Good musicke regard, 
Good seruants reward. 
15 Such seruants are oftenest painfull and good, 
that sing in their labour, as birdes in the wood. 
16 Good seruants hope iustly some friendship to feele, 
and looke to haue fauour what time they do weele. “ 
By once or twise 
Tis time to be wise. 
17 Take runagate Robin, to pitie his neede, 
and looke to be filched, as sure as thy creede. 
18 Take warning by once, that a worse do not hap, 
foresight is the stopper of many a gap. 
Some change for a shift, 
Oft change, small thrift. 
19 Make fewe of thy counsell to change for the best, 
least one that is trudging infecteth the rest. 
20 The stone that is rolling can gather no mosse, 
for maister and seruant, oft changing is losse. 
Both liberall sticketh, 
Some prouender pricketh. 
Oneliberall. 21 One dog for a hog, and one cat for a mouse, 
one readie to giue is ynough in a house: 
22 One gift ill accepted, keepe next in thy purse, 
whom prouender pricketh are often the wurse. 
78. 
I Brewing. 
Brew somewhat for thine, 
Else bring vp no swine. 
Sane: I HERE brewing is needfull, be brewer thy selfe, 
what filleth the roofe will helpe furnish the shelfe : 
2 In buieng of drinke, by the firkin or pot, 
the tallie ariseth, but hog amendes not." 
1 Score quickely ariseth, hog profiteth not. 1577. 
