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56 hurt and hame. For no man hould o entangle himelfe in thee worldly toyles, as he might not euer leave them at his will. For o traunge and odein chaunces fall vpon him, as a man would neuer haue imagined, and therefore he cannot vpon uch a odeine withtande it, but is forced to yeelde. Wherefore I would wih no man to be o caried awaye with thee hort pleaures and weete ound of man's life, that they hould cat behinde them the remembraunce of the right way to doe well: as happened vnto him that would mende and et his Jewelles.

There was a rich Merchant of Surria that brought from the Cair a great umme of precious tones, and bicaue they wanted etting in Golde with curious worke to pullih them, hee agreed with an excellent artificer (mot kilfull in uch workes) to giue him daily a certaine umme of money, bicaue that during the time he wrought in his Jewelles he houlde worke with no other but only attende his buynee. This cunning workeman went euerye morning to thys merchants houe to worke, carying his tooles wyth him: and working all the daye at his deire, at