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72 neyther uffer any to peake to him: o as hee is not to be delt withall by any. The hee Ae vndertanding the effect of their talke by dycretion, tepping in betweene them both, he would needes make the thirde, and aye hir minde too. He that is well cannot keepe him o. The Lyon taketh you both for hys friendes, therefore eeke not I praye you that that pertayneth not to you. What a goodyere haue you to do to meddle in his matters? are yee out of your wittes, or wearye of your liues? or what wilbe, attende you on Gods name to your buynee. For hee that is buye in that he knoweth not, nor toucheth him not, and that concerneth not his Arte; if any michaunce lighteth on him, he hath but that he hath iutly deerued. As I will tell you hereafter a tale of an Ape, and what hapned to hym, bicaue he woulde needes meddle with a craft he had no kill of. But before I beginne to tell you I will make a little digreion with two wordes.

It hath bene an olde and true opinion, that for the eruante to earch his maiters doings it is both naught and vncomely too: but to deire to know the Princes caues or affaires is of all other yet mot daungerous. And naturally who o is giuen to be a earcher out of other men's doings, he can neuer be reckened good nor honet. Now giue eare vnto the tale.