Hardnes in 
youth not 
the worst. 
Cocking of 
youth not 
the best. 
Not pride in 
youth, but 
welth in age 
needfull. 
Man doth 
labour and 
God doth 
blesse. 
A contented 
minde is 
worth all. 
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The Authors life. 
To this before, adde one thing more, 
Youth hardnes taught, with knowledge wraught, 
Most apt do prooue, to shift and shooue, 
among the best: 
Where cocking Dads make sawsie lads, 
In youth so rage, to beg in age, 
Or else to fetch a Tibourne stretch, 
among the rest. 
Not rampish toie, of girle and boie, 
Nor garment trim, of hir or him, 
In childhoode spent, to fond intent, 
good end doth frame: 
If marke we shall, the summe of all, 
The end it is, that noted is, 
Which if it bide, with vertue tride, 
deserueth fame. 
When all is done, lerne this my sonne, 
Not friend, nor skill, nor wit at will, 
Nor ship nor clod, but onelie God, 
doth all in all: 
Man taketh paine, God giueth gaine, 
Man doth his best, God doth the rest, 
Man well intendes, God foizon sendes, 
else want he shall. 
Some seeke for welth, I seeke my helth, 
Some seeke to please, I seeke mine ease, 
Some seeke to saue, I seeke to haue 
to liue vpright: 
More than to ride, with pompe and pride, 
Or for to iet,! in others det, 
Such is my skill, and shall be still, 
for any wight. 
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