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And yf the angler take fyffhe : furely 

 thenne is there noo man merier than he is 

 in his spyryte. 



*[[ Alfo who foo woll vfe the game of 

 anglynge : he muft ryefe erly, whiche thyng 

 is prouffytable to man in this wyfe. That 

 is to wyte : mooft to the heele of his foule, 

 for it fhall caufe him to be holy ; and to 

 the heele of his body, for it fhall caufe him 

 to be hole. Alfo to the increafe of his 

 goodys, for it fhall make him riche. As 

 the olde englyfhe prouerbe fayth ^[ who 

 foo woll ryfe erly fhall be holy, helthy, and 

 zely. 



][ Thus have I prouyd in myn entent 

 that the dyfporte and game of anglynge is 

 the very meane and caufe that enducith a 

 man into a mery fpyryte : whyche after the 

 fayd parable of Salomon and the fayd doc- 



