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TJ Here Begynneth 



The Treatyfe of Fyffhynge 



Wyth an Angle. 



Salamon in his parablys fayth that a 

 good fpyryte makyth a flourynge aege, 

 that is, a fayre aege and a longe, and fyth it 

 is foo : I af ke this queftion, which ben the 

 meanes and the caufes that enduce a man 

 in to a merry fpyryte : truly to my beft 

 dyfcrecon it femeth good dyfportes and 

 honeft gamys in whom a man joyeth with- 

 out any repentance after. Thenne follow- 

 eth it y i gode dyfportes and honeft gamys 

 ben caufe of mannys fayr aege and longe 

 life. And therefore now woll I chofe of 

 foure good dyfportes and honeft gamys. 



