¶ Lete gallant go! I mene, recheles ruskyn:
Take hede my child to suche as be co_n_nyng,
so shall[e] ye best worship co_n_qvere & wynne;
Enforce you i_n_ all[e] yo_u_r demenyng 480
To folowe vertu, & fro foly declynnyng;
& weyte well[e] _tha_t ye love honeste
which ys accordyng vnto humanyte.
[Sidenote: Ihu 1503 per Richard Hill: ffl C lxv]
¶ That ys for you to vnd_er_stond & knowe,
_th_at yo_u_r araye be manerly resonable, 485
Not apysshe ynto moke ne to mowe;
To nyce araye _tha_t ys not co_m_mendable,
ffetys, newe fonden by foolis vnp_ro_fytable, 488
_th_at make _th_e worlde so playnly transformate
_th_at me_n_ seme_n_ Almost enfemynate.
¶ Playe not Iacke maleperte, _tha_t ys to say,
be ware of presumpc_i_on, be ware of pryde; 492
take not _th_e first place, my child, by _th_e waye;
till[e] oder be sette, ryght manerly a-byde,
presumtvous be ofte sette a-syde
& all[e] day avaled, as me_n_ may see, 496
& he ys sette vp _th_at hat[=h] humylyte.
CAXTON'S TEXT.
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Lete galante go / I mene recheles rusky[=n]
[Sidenote: Let Reckless Ruskyn go!]
Take hede my chyld to suche as be connyng
[Sidenote: You follow skilful men,]
So shal ye best worship conquere & wynne 479
Enforce you in al your demenyng_e_
To folowe vertu / & fro folye declynyng_e_
[Sidenote: virtue and]
And waite wel that ye loue honeste
[Sidenote: honesty.]
Whiche is acordynge[1] vnto humanyte 483
[Footnote 1: Orig. accrdynge.]
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[Sidenote: Leaf 12 b.]