124 172. Fitzherberts protestation. 



her eyen, and wyped them with the heare of her 



44 heed, to whom onr lorde sayde, as in his gospell, 



Luke vii. 48. Dimittuntur tibi peccata tua. Thy synnes are forgyuen 



Lukevii. 50. to the ; and also he sayde to her: Fides ie saluam fecit, 



vade in pace. Thy faythe hath saued the, goo thou in 



48 peace. To the whiche mercy and peace I besech 



almyghty lesu brynge all chrysten soules. Amen. 



The author's 



BE it knowen to all men bothe spirytuall and tem- 

 porall, that I make protestacion before god and man, 

 52 that I entende not to wryte any-thynge that is or 

 maye be contrary to the faythe of Chryste and al holy 

 churche. But I am redye to reuoke my sayenge, if 

 any-thynge have passed my mouthe for wante of lernynge, 

 56 and to submytte my-selfe to correction, and my boke 

 to reformatyon. And as touchynge the poyntes of 

 [Foi. 90.] husbandry, and of other artycles conteyned in this 



present boke, I wyll not saye that it is the beste waye 

 60 and wyll seme beste in all places, but I saye it is the 

 best way that euer I coude proue by experyence, the 

 The author's whiche haue ben an householder this .xl. yeres and 



experience ■' 



°ea^°s'^Ea morc. And haue assaied many and dyuers wayes, and 



householder, g^ doue my dyligcnce to proue by experyence which shuld 

 be the beste waye. 



^ The Auctour. 



The author's % Go, lyttcll qucrc, and recommende me 



his book. To all that this treatyse shall se, here, or rede ; 



Prayenge them therwith content to be 

 4 And to amende it in places, where as is nede : 



Of eloquence, they may perceyue I want the sede. 

 And rethoryke, in me doth not abounde, 

 Wherfore I have sowew, such sedes as I fou^d. 



Finis. 



