〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 good lesson for young men.  
 Trinitarian depiction of Christ with orb and right hand extended in blessing  

Mine own dear child, I read and counsel the  
While thou hast youth, 
Delicis iwentutis mee et ignorantias meas: ne memineris. Psalm. 24.  & strength at thy will  
All sin and vice, that thou refuse and flee  
Thy precious time, beware that thou do not spill  
It runneth away, it standeth never still  
Therefore beware, and fie from all outrage  
There dieth more young, than liveth to great age.   


〈…〉 Psalmus, 126  〈…〉 ●y●e hast spent  
for every word and deed, that thou hast done  
Thou mayst not scape, from thy just judgement  
Therefore do so, that thou need not to repent  
That thine enemies, say not to the chekmate  
when thou shalt pass, and meet them in the gate,   

¶ Let the dread of god, now be thy bridle  
And purvey for the time, 
Initium sapientie timor domini. Psa. 110  that lasteth aye  
From virtuous occupation, be not idle  
But get the ghostly richesse, that thou may  
The figure of this world, goeth fast away  
He is rich, that hath heavenly richesse  
All worldly mirth, shall end in heaviness.   

¶ while thou art young, be meek and serviable  
Unto thy sovereygnes, 
Intertoga patrem tuum & annunciabit tibi maiores tuos et dicent tibi. Deuter. 33.  use thou gentle speech  
It is a thing in youth, right commendable  
To be more glad to learn, than for to teach  
Till thou mayst to more knowledge a reach  
He that will teach, or he any good can  
je will be long, or he prove a wise man.   

¶ flee from pride, for that will have a fall  
For god resisteth, 
Iniquitatem si aspexi in cord meo: non ex audiet dominus Psalmus. 65.  proud men evermore  
Beware of envy, it is better as gall  
flee from wrath, or it will grieve the sore  
Keep no malice, within thine heart in store  
These wicked roots, be as a deaths dart  
My child set wisely, keeping to thy heart.   

 
flee riotous company, 
〈…〉 chrietatem sectandam et potandum usque ad vesperam ut vino estuetis, Esa. 5  where so ever thou go  
It is great shame, a man to take excess  
For commonly a be'st will not do so  
flee from sloth, it is a pleasant foo  
A diligent man winneth, for body and soul  
Where as a slothful man, may chance lose all   

¶ flee the filthy sin of lechery  
For it is that, that god doth greatly hate  
Beware thou speak, no words of ribaldry  
For all that here, thereof some harm shall take  
For avery word, 
Ex abundantis cordis os loqitur. Mathewe. 12.  account thou must need make  
Thy tongue will show, plainly what thou art  
A filthy tongue, declareth a filthy heart   

¶ Labour truly, for to sustain thy need  
To keep thy body, from all indigence  
Covet the bliss of heaven, 
Habebis Thesauros in celo. Mathewe. 19 Mark. 12.  for thy meet  
Covet contrition, for all thine offence  
Covet clean heart, and clean conscience  
Covet heavenly richesse, that lasteth aye  
which no thief can steel, nor bear away.   

¶ The ten commandments, 
In via testimoniorum tuorum de lectatus sum sicut in omnibus divitijs. Ps. 118  look the thou keep & hold  
with all thy power, unto thy lives end  
delight in them, more than in silver or gold  
Love all creatures, be it foo or friend  
None is so evil, 
Maledicti qui declinant a mādat●● tuis. Idem.  but that he may amend  
And meekly look, upon thyself with all  
None is so just, but that he may fall   

 
It is a virtue, 
… 'em pat●●●tur ꝓpter justitiam. Mathewe. 5.  that is right excellent  
Though thou sometime, for troth do suffer wrong  
Thou shalt never be shamed, though thou be shent  
To please god, 
Penitemini ergo et convertemini, ut deleantur pcta ura Acts. 3.  set all thy hole intent  
flee great oaths and lies, for they be evil  
For all liars, be the children of the devil   

¶ Have steadfast faith, 
Quicunque manducaverit panem, et biberit calicem dni indign/ reus erit. corporis et san guinis dni. 1. Corynthi. 8  with perfit reverence  
Unto the holy sacraments all  
The special remedy, for thine offence  
To rise again by, when that thou dost fall  
Ordained of god, therefore most special  
Very contrition, with confession true  
To scape the pain, 
Confiteamur peccata nostra quoniam fidelis est deus ut remittat nobis. 1. johan. 1.  that for the sin is dew.   

¶ But where the serpent, lurketh in their heart  
They say that confession, is right nought  
He is so loath, from them to depart  
They say it is yvough, 
Confitemini alter utrum p●●cata vestra. james. 5.  god knoweth our thought  
we shall befafe, Christ hath so dear us bought  
But who so doth, confession despise  
The sacrament of the altar, 
Quodcunque solueritis super terram, erunt soluta et in ceis. Mathewe. 16.  setteth at little prise.   

¶ Fasting and prayer, my child see that thou use  
To exclude sin, with all thy hole intent  
Holy breed, 
Hoc autem genus demoniorum non eiicitur, nisi per orationem et jeiunium. Mathewe. 17 Mathe. 9  and holy water, do thou not refuse  
In taking of them, be thou right reverent  
Think they were ordained, for a good intent  
A special virtue, shalt thou find therein  
Against wicked spirits, and venial sin.