The Select Works of Robert Crowley Volume 15-17; Printer, Archdeacon of Hereford (1559-1657), Vicar of St. Lawrence, Jewry, &C. &C. Namely, His Epigrams, A.D. 1550 Voyce of the Last Trumpet, A.D. 1550 Pleasure and Payne, A.D. 1551 Way to Wealth, A.D. 1550 an I (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872 Excerpt: ...fonde entent. 1140 Some man, perchaunce, nede doeth compel To morgage hys lande for money; And wilt thou cause hym for to sell The liuelode of his progeny? 1144 Tel me if thou wouldest haue thy sonne (If haply he should stand in nede) To be so serued, when thou art gone, Of marchauntes that shall the succede?,1148 You may neither buy and sell benefices. nor lend for unlawful gain. 1120 Lake, m If you have enough, why desire more' Marry your daughter to your equal, and bind your sons apprentice. There are plenty of gentlemen. If you promote your son, you must buy him land. If a man must mortgage his bind--why do yon compel him to sell? Would you like your son so served? BE JUST AND SHOW MEKCY. Do thou as thou wouldest be done by, As very nature doth the teache, And let thy loue and charitie Unto all the Lordes creatures reach; And if any man stande in nede, Lende hym frely that thou maiste spare, And doubtlesse God wyll be thy mede, And recompence the in thy 'ware. Be iuste, playne, and not disceytefull, And shewe mercie vnto the pore, And God, that is moste mercifull, Shall euermore encrease thy store. V), And in the ende, when nature shall Ende thy peregrination, Thou shalt haue ioye emonge them all That walkt in theyr vocation. But, if thou do refuse to walke In thy callyng, as I haue tolde, Thy wisdome shalbe but vaine talke, Though thou be both auncient and olde. Saye what thou wylt for to defende Thy walkynge inordinately, Thou shalt be certen, in the ende, To be damned eternally.-For in the worlde ther can not be More greate abhomination, To thy Lorde God, then is in the, Forsakeyng thy vocation. Thou arte a man that God hath set To rule the route in thy countrey; Wherfore thou hadste nede forto get Good knowledge rather then money. For ignoraunce sha...