[VOLUME I.]

[Alexander Barclay excusynge the rudenes of his translacion, ye first lefe Barclay ye translatour to ye folys.]

[A prologe in prose shewynge to what intent this Boke was firste made, & who were the first Auctours of it.]

[Another Prologe: in Balade concernyng the same.]

[In what place this Boke was translate and to what purpose it was translatyd.]

[Here begynneth the Folys and firste of inprofytable bokys.]

[Of euyll Counsellours Juges & men of lawe.]

[Of couetyse and prodigalyte.]

[Of newe disgysynges in apparayle.]

[A lawde of the nobles and grauyte of Kynge Henry the eyght.]

[Of olde Folys encresynge foly with age.]

[Of negligent Fathers ayenst their Children.]

[Of taleberers: & mouers of debate.]

[Of nat folowers of good counsel.]

[Of vngoodly maners, and dysordred.]

[Of the hurtynge of frendshyp.]

[Of dispysers of holy scripture.]

[Of folys inprouydent.]

[Of disordred & venerious loue.]

[Of them that synne trustynge vpon the mercy of almyghty god.]

[Of folys yt begyn great byldynge without sufficient prouysion.]

[Of glotons, and droncardes.]

[Of ryches vnprofytable.]

[Of folys that wyl serue two lordes both togyther.]

[Of superflue speche.]

[Of them that correct other, them self culpable in the same faut.]

[Of folys that fynde others good, nat restorynge the same to the owner.]

[The sermon or doctryne of wysdom.]

[Of Folys bostyng them in fortune.]

[Of the superflue curyosyte of men.]

[Of great borowers, & slacke payers.]

[Of vnprofitable vowers & peticions.]

[Of negligent stodyers.]

[Of them that folvsshly speke ayenst the workes of god.]

[Of lewde Juges of others dedes.]

[Of pluralytees of benefyces.]

[Of synners that prolonge from daye to day to amende theyr myslyuyng.]

[Of men that ar Jelous.]

[Of auoutry, and specially of suche as ar bawdes to theyr wyues.]

[Of suche as nedys wyll contynue in theyr foly nat withstandynge holsom erudicion.]

[An addicion of the secundaries of Otery saynt Mary, in Deuynshyre.]

[Of wrathfull folys.]

[Of the mutabylyte of fortune.]

[Of seke men inobedient.]

[Of to open councellers.]

[Of folys that can nat be ware by ye mysfortune nor take example of others damage.]

[Of folys that force or care for the bacbytynge of lewde people.]

[Of mockers and fals accusers.]

[Of them that despyse euerlastynge blys for worldly thynges & transitory.]

[Of talkers and makers of noyse in the Chirche of god.]

[Of folys that put them self in wylful ieopardy and peryll.]

[Of the way of felycyte, and godnes and the payne to come to synners.]

[Of olde folys yt gyue example of vyce to youth negligent & vnexpert.]

[Of bodely lust or corporall voluptuosyte.]

[Of folys that can nat kepe secrete theyr owne counsell.]

[Of yonge folys that take olde wymen to theyr wyues nat for loue but for ryches.]

[Of enuyous Folys.]

[Of impacient folys disdaynynge to abyde and suffer correccion, for theyr profyte.]

[Of folysshe Fesicians vsynge theyr practyke without speculacyon.]

[Of the ende of worldly honour & power and of folys yt trust in them.]

[An addicion of Alexander barclay.]

[Of predestinacyon.]

[Of folys that aply other mennys besynes leuynge theyr owne vndone.]

[Of the vyce of ingratytude or vnkyndnes and folys that vse it.]

[Of Folys that stande to moche in theyr owne conceyte.]

[Of folys that delyte them in daunsynge.]

[Of nyght watchers.]

[Of the vanyte of beggers.]