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It also shewes the cruell wreake of women in their wrath And that no hainous mischiefe long delay of vengeance hath. And lastly that distresse doth drive a man to looke about And seeke all corners of his wits, what way to wind him out. The good successe of Jason in the land of Colchos, and The dooings of Medea since, doo give to understand That nothing is so hard but peyne and travell doo it win, For fortune ever favoreth such as boldly doo begin: That women both in helping and in hurting have no match When they to eyther bend their wits: and how that for to catch An honest meener under fayre pretence of frendship, is An easie matter. Also there is warning given of this, That men should never hastely give eare to fugitives, Nor into handes of sorcerers commit their state or lyves. It shewes in fine of stepmoothers the deadly hate in part, And vengeaunce most unnaturall that was in moothers hart. The deedes of Theseus are a spurre to prowesse, and a glasse How princes sonnes and noblemen their youthfull yeeres should passe. King Minos shewes that kings in hand no wrongfull wars should take, And what provision for the same they should before hand make. King Aeacus gives also there example how that kings Should keepe their promise and their leages above all other things. His grave description of the plage and end thereof, expresse The wrath of God on man for sin: and how that nerethelesse He dooth us spare and multiply ageine for goodmens sakes. The whole discourse of Cephalus and Procris mention makes That maried folke should warely shunne the vyce of jealozie And of suspicion should avoyd all causes utterly, Reproving by the way all such as causelesse doo misdeeme The chaste and giltlesse for the deedes of those that faultie seeme. The storie of the daughter of king Nisus setteth out What wicked lust drives folk unto to bring their wills about. And of a rightuous judge is given example in the same, Who for no meede nor frendship will consent to any blame. Wee may perceyve in Dedalus how every man by kynd Desyres to bee at libertie, and with an earnest mynd Dooth seeke to see his native soyle, and how that streight distresse Dooth make men wyse, and sharpes their wits to fynd their own redresse. Wee also lerne by Icarus how good it is to bee In meane estate and not to clymb too hygh, but to agree Too wholsome counsell: for the hyre of disobedience is Repentance when it is too late forthinking things amisse. And Partrich telles that excellence in any thing procures Men envie, even among those frendes whom nature most assures. Philemon and his feere are rules of godly pacient lyfe, Of sparing thrift, and mutuall love betweene the man and wyfe, Of due obedience, of the feare of God, and of reward For good or evill usage shewd to wandring straungers ward. In Erisicthon dooth appeere a lyvely image both

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