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 Others having had great estates left unto them their friends, and who never knew the pain  care in getting of them, have as one said truly,  through them in a very short time:  are such as Solomon speaketh of, "who  riches, have no hearts, or rather the wit,  use them.” These men are most aptly  to the willow-tree, because the palms of  willow-tree are no sooner ripe, but blown  with the wind.

I remember to have heard of a wealth citizen London, in Queen Elizabeth’s time, who left  son a great sum of money, who imagined he  never be able to spend it; would usually ake ducks and drakes in the Thames with,  as boys were wont to do with tile sheards  oyster shells: and in the end came to such  want, that he was under the necessity of  sixpence, having many times more shoes  feet, and sometimes more feet than shoes, as  beggar said in the comedy.

Money also there are, who having been born a good estate, have quite undone themselves by, and that after a two fold manner: first  matching themselves without advice of parents  friends, in heat of youth, unto proud, foolish,  light women, that one would better live on  allowance at a distance, than have a full  at home where he is always trouble with  never ceasing tongue. And this is the reason many husbands travel beyond seas; or at home go from town to town, or from tavern to tavern,  look for company! and in a word, to spend any thing, to live any where, save at home in their houses, wherowhere [sic] they are sure to hear nothing  the brawlings of a scolding woman.