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Rh. Among which a king there was (called in their tongue) Dites, who deired much to reade hyories, and to imprint in memorie the goodly and profitable examples to direct him and his withall. O noble time and happie yeares: in his reigne I aye liued in this Dites Court this noble Philoopher Sendebar, o excellent in his comparions and examples, as no man that went before or after him coulde once go euen with him, much lee exceede him. This worthy Prince rapt with the excellencie of this rare (yea odde) man, mot willingly pent ome time in dicouring with him: and this wonderfull Philoopher alo with deepe and profounde entences hewed his worthinee. But amonge all the bet thinges hee pake, hee alwayes admonihed the Prince to haue a good eie to his Court, and a ounde iudgement to iudge hys people: and chiefly that hee houlde not loue fauour, nor eteeme for friendes (endeuoring himelfe all he coulde to knowe them) double tongued men, lyers, tale bearers, and vitious liuers. And to the ende his Maietie houlde oone feele uch mates as it were at hys fingers endes, he made him a longe dicoure of their maners and practies, with thee examples which you hall heare, woonderfull and learned.