DANIO

¶ Oh sweet melebea my daughter dear I am replete with oy and felicity For that you be now in my presens here As I perceive in Joy & prosperity From death to life me thinketh it reuyuyth For the fearful dream y I had lately ¶ Doubtless me though y to I was walking In a fair orchard where were places two The one was a hight ath wholesome & pleasing To all people that did repair thereto To was h them & clen them from sickness also The other a pit of foul stinking water shortly they died all that there in did enter ¶ And unto this wholesome both me thought y you In the right path were continued ̄ ming But before that me thought that I did see A foul rough bych aprikeryd cur it was which straking her body along on the grass And w to her tail lykkyd her so that she Made her self a fair spaniel to be ¶ This bych then me thought met you in the way Lepping & fawning upon you a pace And round a bowt you dydrenne & play which made you then dysport & solas which liked you so well y to in short space The way to the hight both anon you left it And took the Straight way to the foul pit ¶ And ever you looked continually upon that same bych & somoth her eyed That you cain to the fonle pit brynk suddenly Look to have fallen in & to have be destroyed which when I saw anon than I cried Starting in my sleep & therw to did awake That yet for fere me think my body does quaks ¶ was not this a fcrefull dream & marvelous I pray you daughter what think you now to this Hic mese eam certo tempore no ̄ oquit ̄ said uustu why speak you not why be you now so studious Is there any thing y hath chanced you I am your father tell me what it is wherein / despair not God is full of mercy ¶ Than on my knees now I fallen down And of God chiefly asking forgyfnes And next of you for in to oblyuyon I have put your doctrine & lessons doubtless Fere not daughter I am not merciless I trust you have not so greatly offended But that right well it may be amended ¶ Alas dear daughter I taught you a lesson wh changed way you should attain unto virtue That was every Morning to say and orason Praying God for grace all vice to eschew ¶ The verteu of that prayer I see well on thing hath preserved you from the shame of that sin But because you were somewhat continued ̄ senting you have offended God greatly therein wherefore daughter you must now Begin humbly to beseech God of his mercy For to forgive you your sin & misery ¶ Now y to is well said mine one faite daughter Stand up therefore or I know verily That God is good & merciful ever To all sinners which will ask mercy And be repentant & in will clearly To sin no more he of his great goodness will grant them therefore his grace & forgif es ¶ Lo here you may see what a thing it is To bring up young people verteously In good custom / foe gram does never mys To them that use good prayers daily which hath preserved this maid undoubtedly And kept her from ̄ actual deed of shame Brought her to grace preseruy her good name ¶ wherefore you virgins & maidens all Unto this example now take good h de Serve God daily the soon you shall To honest & goodness no doubt proceed And God shall send you ever his grace at need To w to stand all evil temptations That shall come to you by any occasions ¶ And you faders moders & other which be Rulers of young folk your charge is doubtless To bring them up verteously & to see Them occupied Still in some good bysynes Not in idell pastime or vnthryftynes But to teach them some art craft or learning whereby to be able to get their lyffyng ¶ The bringers up of youth in this region have done great harm because of their neclyge ̄ S Not putting them to learning nor occupations So when they have no craft nor sciens And come to men state you see thexꝑience That many of them compelled be To beg or stele by very necessity ¶ But if there be therefore any remedy The hedys & rulers must First be diligent To make good laws & execute them straytely Upon such masters that be neclygent Alas we make no laws but ponyshment when men have offended / but laws evermore would be made to prevent the cause before ¶ if the cause of the myscheffe were seen before which by continued ̄ iecture to fallen be most likely And good laws & ordynauncys made therefore to put a way the cause / y to were best remedt what is the cause that there be so many Theft & robberies / it is be cause me ̄ be Driven thereto by need & poverty ¶ And what is the verey cause of that need Be cause they abur not for their lyffyng And truth is they can not well labour in deed Be cause in youth of their ydyll vpbryngyng But this thing shall never come to reforming But the world continued ̄ tynually shall be nought As long as young people be evil upbrought ¶ wherefore the eternal God that raynyth on hie Send his merciful grace & influens To all governors that they circumspectly May rule their inferiors by such prudence To bring them to virtue & Due obedyeus And that they & we all by his great mercy May be ꝑteners of his blessed glory.