The following poem is not to be found after the edition of 1573 and its reprint of 1577.—M.
Fortuna non est semper amica,
Superbiam igitur semper devita.
1
Though Fortune smiles, and fawnes vpon thy side,
Thyself extol for that no whit the more;
Though Fortune frownes and wresteth al thing wide,
Let fancy stay, keepe courage still in store;
For chance may change as chance hath don before:
Thus shalt thou holde more safe then honour got,
Or lose the losse,[1] though Fortune will or not.
2
Thy friend at this shall dayly comfort haue,
When [warely] thus, thou bearest thy selfe vpright,
Thy foes at this shall gladly friendship craue,
When hope so small is left to [wrecke] their spight,
For lowly liefe withstandeth enuy [quight]:
As floeting ship, by bearing sayl [alowe],
Withstandeth stormes when boistrous winds do blowe.
3
Thy vsage thus in time shall win the [gole],
Though [doughtful] haps, dame fortune sendes betweene,
And thou shalt see thine enemies blow the cole,
To ease thine hart much more then thou dost weene,
Ye though a change most strangely should be seene,
Yet friend at neede shall secret friendship make,
When foe in deede shal want his part to take.
[1] lesse. M.
[A Table of the points of Huswiferie mentioned in this Booke.]
The Authors Epistle to the Ladie Paget.
The Authors Epistle to the Reader.
The Authors Preface to his booke of huswiferie.
The praise of huswiferie.
A description of huswife and huswiferie.
Instructions to huswiferie.
A digression to cockcrowing.
Huswiferie morning workes.
Huswifelie breakefast workes.
Huswifelie admonitions or lessons.
Brewing.
Baking.
Cookerie.
Dairie.
Scouring.
Washing.
Malting.
Dinner time huswiferie.
Huswifelie afternoone workes.
Huswifelie Euening workes.
Supper time huswiferie.
After Supper workes of huswiferie.
Of bedtime in winter and sommer.
The times to rise in winter and sommer.
Of bearing and forbearing.
The Ploughmans feasting daies.
The good huswifelie physicke.
The good motherlie nurserie.
A precept of thinking on the poore.
A comparison betwéene good huswiferie and bad.
The meanes for children to attaine to learning.
A description of womans age from fourtéene to fourescore and foure.
The Inholders posie.
Certaine table lessons.
Lessons for waiting seruantes.
Husbandly posies for ye hal.
Posies for the Parler.
Posies for the gestes chamber.
Posies for thine own bed chamber.
A Sonet to the Ladie Paget.
Principall pointes of Religion.
The Authors beliefe.
Of the omnipotencie of God and debilitie of man.
Of almesdéedes.
Of malus homo.
Of two sortes of people.
Of what force the deuill is if he be resisted.
Eight of Saint Barnards verses in Latine and English, to be soong both by one note.
Of the Authors departing from the Court.
The Authors life of his owne penning.
[Of Fortune.]