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An high calling is noe priviledge for an impious action.
All our new corne comes out of old feilds, and all our newe learning is gathered out of old bookes. (Chaucer.)
Words spoken without consideracion are like a messenger without an errand.
Our owne righteousnes at the best is but like a beggars cloke, the substance old and rotten, and the best but patches.
fo. 9b.At Bradborne with my Cosen this Chrismas. 1601.
My cosen[34] told me that Mr. Richers would give his cosen Cartwright 8,000l. for his leas of the abbey of towne Mallinges, the Reversion whereof the L. Cobham hath purchased of hir Majestie.
An old child sucks hard; i.[e.] children when they growe to age proue chargeable.
Peter Courthope said it would be more beneficiall yf our woll and cloth were not to be transported but in colours; but my cosen[35] said we may as well make it into clokes and garmentes, as dye it in colours before we carry it ouer; for both variable, and as much change in colour as fashion.