IS thy wit quick? Than do not stick To read these Riddles dark: Which if thou do, And rightly too, Thou art a witty Spark. decorative border THE BOOK O MERRY Riddles. Together with proper Questions, and witty Proverbs, to make pleasant pastime. No less useful than behoveful, for any young man or child, to know whether he be quick witted or no. LONDON Printed for Roger jackson, and are to be sold at his shop near Fleetstreet Conduit. 1617. Hear beginneth the first Riddle. TWo legs sat upon 〈◊〉 legs, and had one leg 〈◊〉 her hand, then in came four legs and bare away one leg, than up start two legs, and threw three legs at four legs, and brought one leg again. Solution. That is a woman with two legs, that sat on a stool with three legs, and had a leg of mutton in her hand, than came a dog which hath four legs, and bare away the leg of mutton, than up start the woman and threw the stool with three legs, at the dog with four legs, and brought the leg of mutton again. The 2. Riddle. He went to the wood and caught it, He sat him down and sought it, Because he could not find it, He brought it home with him. Solution. 〈…〉 thorn, for a man went to the 〈…〉 caught a thorn in his foot, and 〈…〉 him down, and sought to have 〈…〉 out, and because he could not find 〈…〉 must needs bring it home. The 3. Riddle. 〈…〉 work is that, the faster ye work, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 it is ere ye have done, and the 〈…〉 ye work, the sooner ye make an end. Solution. That is turning of a spit: for if ye turn fast, it will be long ere the meat be enough, if ye turn slowly, it will be the sooner enough. The 4. Riddle. What is that that shineth bright all day, and at night is raked up in his own dirt. Solution. That is the fire, that burneth clear all the day, and at night is raked up in his ashes. The 5. Riddle. I have a tree of great honour, Which tree beareth both fruit and flower, Twelve branches this tree hath take, Fifty nests therein be make, And every nest hath birds seven, Thanked be the King of heaven: And every bird hath a diverse name, How may all this together frame? Solution. That tree is the year, the twelve branches, the twelve noneths, the fifty two nests, be the fifty two weeks, the seven birds, be the seven days in the week, whereof every one hath a diverse name. The 6. Riddle. What is that, that is rough within, and red without, and bristled like a bears snout: there is never a Lady in this land, but will be content to take it in her hand. Solution. That is an Eglantine berry, for that is rough within, and red without, and hath bristles on the tep. The 7. Riddle. What Kings, Queens, and their servants be they, that be burnt once a year, and be cut and torn as small as flesh to the pot. Solution. Those be the Kings and Queens and varlets among the cards, that be some burned, and some torn, and some cut. The 8. Riddle. What is that, that hath his belly full of man's meat, and his mouth full of dirt. Solution. It is an Oven when it is full of bread, or pies, for that is man's meat, and the Ovens mouth is then closed with dirt. The 9 Riddle. What is that that hath a beard of flesh, a mouth of horn, and feet like a Griffon. Solution. That is a Cock, for his beard is flesh, his bill horn, and his feet like a Griffon. The 10. Riddle. What is that, the more yelay on, the faster it wasteth. Solution. That is a Whetstone, for the more ye whet the less is the whetstone. The 11. Riddle. Of what faculty be they, that every night turn the skins of dead beasts. Solution. Those be the religious persons, for every night at Matins, they turn the leaves of their Parchment books, that be made of sheep skins, or calnes skins. The 12. Riddle. Two black, Leapt over the lake, With their mouths full of man's bones. Solution. That is a pair of shoes on a man's feet, when a man leapeth over a lake, for they be black, and they are within full of man's flesh and bones. The 13. Riddle. Three prisoners such as it was, Were shut up in a prison of glass, The prison door was made of bread, And yet they were for hunger dead. Solution. Those were three flies that were shut up in a Glass, and the mouth of it stopped with a piece of bread. The 14. Riddle. Little boy bunting, Sat on the house easing, With a bow and a bolt, slayeth the king and all his folk. Solution. That is death, which slayeth Kings, Princes, Dukes, Earls, Gentlemen, and every living creature. The 15. Riddle. Yonder side sea is there a boat, The king's daughter of England, there she sat: And if ye tell me her name, no man it wots, What was the maid's name that sat in the boat? Solution. Her name is Anne, for in the fourth line it saith, An if ye tell be her name: but this riddle is not to be seen on the book, but it is to be put without the book, or else it shall soon be understood. The 16. Riddle. M. and I. made great moan, When C. upon C. was left alone. Solution. That is Marie and john made great moan, When Christ on a Cross was left alone. For Marie beginneth with M. john beginneth with I, Christ beginneth with C, and Cross beginneth with C. Also this riddle may be put another way, and that is this. A thousand and one made great moan, when a hundred on a hundred was left alone. For M, is for a thousand, and I, is for one, and C, for a hundred, and then is M. for Mary, I. for john, C. for Christ, and then is the riddle very defuse. The 17. Riddle. Who bore the best burden that ever was borne, at any time since, or any time before. Solution. It was the Ass that bore both our Lady and her son out of Egypt. The 18. Riddle. What is the most profitable beast, and that men eat least on. Solution. It is a Bee, for it maketh both honey and wax, and costeth his master nothing the keeping. The 19 Riddle. I am without it, and yet I have it, Tell me what it is, I pray God save it. Solution. It is my heart, for I am without it, insomuch that it is within me, for ye may not understand by the riddle that I lack it. The 20. Riddle. What is that is like a meed, And is not past a handful breed, And hath a voice like a man, You will tell me this, but I wots not when. Solution. It is a little Popingay, for it is green like a meed, and is not past a handful breed, and it speaketh like a man. The 21. Riddle. L. and V and C. and I. So height my Lady at the font stone. Solution. Her name is Lucy, for in the first line is L. V C. I. which is Lucy: but this riddle must be put and read thus, fifty and five, a hundred and one: then is the riddle very proper, for L. standeth for fifty, and V for five, C. for a hundred, and I. for one. The 22. Riddle. What is that one seeketh for, and would not find? Solution. That is, a hole in his shoe, or a piece of pilgrims salve on a siege board, when he cometh darklong in the night. The 23. Riddle. What is that I wish for, and would not have? Solution. That is heaven, for many a man wisheth that he were in heaven: and though they knew sure that they should go thither straightway, yet would they be loath to die and go thither: And this riddle may be soiled another way, as when a man or woman doth say, a vengeance and a pestilence on her child, or on her servants, or wisheth them dead, yet would she be loath it were so. Marry percase if some woman wish such a wish to her husband, than peradventure this riddle could not thereby be assoiled. The 24. Riddle. What is that as high as hall, as bitter as gall, as soft as silk, as white as milk? Solution. That is a walnut, for it groweth as high as a hall, and the shell is as bitter as gall, and the rind that covereth the kernel, is as soft as silk, and the kernel is as white as milk. The 25. Riddle. What was he that slew the fourth part of the world. Solution. That was Cain, when he slew his brother Abel, for then there were no more persons in the world but four, that is to say, Adam, Eve, Cain and Abel. The 26. Riddle. What three heads be they that uphold the world? Solution. Those be, the hammer head, the plough bead, and the head that multiplieth the world. The 27. Riddle. what man is he that getteth his living backward? Solution. That is a Ropemaker, for as he maketh his Ropes, he goeth always backward. The 28. Riddle. Five brethren were bred at once, Without any flesh, blood, or bones, Two have beards, and two have none, The fift hath but half a one. Solution. The five brethren, be 5. green barbs under the rose leaves, which spring all at once, and two of them have bristles like beards on the edges and the other two have none, but they be plain on the edges, and the fist is bristled or bearded on the one side, and plain on the other. The 29. Riddle. What is he that goeth to the water, and leaveth his guts at home. Solution. That is a pillow beer, for when it goeth to washing, the pillow and the feathers be left at home. The 30. Riddle. What is he that goeth to the water on his head. Solution. That is a horseshooe nail, for the head is downward. The 31. Riddle. What is that that goeth to the water, and the first that toucheth the water is his arse. Solution. That is a bucket in a well, or a pail. The 32. Riddle. What be they that be all day full, and empty at night. Solution. It is a pair of shoes, for all day they be full with man's feet, and at night when he goes to bed, they be empty: and it may be asso yled by any other part of man's raiment. The 33. Riddle. Who is he that eateth his mother in his grandams belly? Solution. It is a worm in a nut, for of the kernel of the nut cometh the worm, therefore the kernel is here taken for the mother of the worm: and of the shell the kernel cometh: and therefore the shell is here taken for the mother of the kernel, and the grandam of the worm. The 34. Riddle. Who is he that runneth through the hedge, and his house on his back? Solution. That is a snail, which wheresoever he goeth, he carrieth his house on his back. The 35. Riddle. To what poor man is a man's alms worst bestowed. Solution. That is a blind man, for he would with a good will see him hanged that giveth him the alms. The 36. Riddle. What folk be they that love not to be prayed for. Solution. Those be beggars and poor folk, when men say, I pray God help you. The 37. Riddle. Ten men's strength, and ten men's length, and ten men cannot set it on end, what is that? Solution. That is a great rope or cable, of ten fathom in length or more, which ten men cannot set on end, nor ten score, nor ten thousand. The 38. Riddle. I gathered apples in a garden, and ere I could get out, I paid tolc for them at three gates. At the first gate I paid half the apples that I had gathered, and one more, and at the next gate I paid half the apples that I had left, and one more, and at the third gate I paid half the apples that I had left, and one more, and when I came out I had but one apple left: tell me now how many apples I gathered in all. Solution. He gathered in all xxii. apples, for at the first gate he paid a xi. that was half, and one more, that was xii. so he had left ten, then at the second gate he paid five, that was half, and one more, that was sip, so had he left four, and at the last gate he paid two, that was half, and one more, that was three and so he had one left. The 39 Riddle. Garden ways, comfort of flowers, to hight my Lady, what hight yours? Solution. Her name wis Alison, for the ways in the gardens be called Allis, and the sun is the comfort to all flowers, & so put them two together, and that maketh Alison. The 40 Riddle. The Dear complains and moans, The Heron feeding in her place, This is the name of my Lady's grace. Solution. Her name is Braybrook, for when the Dear complains, hunters say he brayeth, & the place of a Heron is a brook, & then put them two together, and that makes Braybrooke. But this riddle was made by same Gentleman for his Lady's pleasure, and is neither proper for every man, nor easy to be assoiled The 41. Riddle. What is that standeth on this side the wood, and looketh over the wood. Solution. That is a Sow, that hath a yoke about her neck, for her feet be on this side the wood, and her head is over the wood. The 42. Riddle. What is that goeth to the wood, and his head homeward. Solution. It is an are hanging upon a man's back, when he goeth to the wood. The 43. Riddle. What is that goeth to the wood, and carrieth his way on his neck. Solution. It is a man that goeth to the wood to fell boughs, and carrieth a ladder on his neck to get up. The 44. Riddle. I came to a tree where were apples, I eat no apples, I gave away no apples, nor I left no apples behind me. And yet I eat, gave away, and left behind me. Solution. There were three apples on the tree, for I eat one apple, and gave away one apple, and left one. And then I eat no apples, for I eat but one apple, which is no apples, and thus I gave away no apples, for I gave but one, and thus I left no apples, for I left but one. The 45. Riddle. What is that as small as a nit, and serves the king at every bit. Solution. It is salt. The 46. Riddle. There is a water that I must pass, The broadest water that ever was, And yet of all waters that ever I see, To pass it over is least jeopardy. Solution. It is the dew, for that lieth over all the world. The 47. Riddle. What is that, the more it is, the less men fear it, and the less it is, the more men dread it. Solution. It is a bridge, for if it be little, we are afraid to go over it for falling, and if it be big, we fear no more to go over it, then on the ground. The 48 Riddle. I bought a brace of hounds for my lords grace, and when I departed from his place, I neither left them there, nor took them with me, this marvelous thing how may it be. Solution. I left one of the greyhounds there, and took the other with me, so than I neither left them there, nor took them with me. The 49. Riddle. Here I have it, and yonder I see it. Solution. It is my breath in a misty morning, for here I have it at my mouth, and yonder I see it a yard from me. The 50. Riddle. What is that is higher than a hall, or a house and it seems much lesser than a mouse. Solution. It is a star in the sky. The 51. Riddle. My lovers will, I am content for to fulfil, Within this rhyme his name is framed, Tell me then how he is named. Solution. His name is William, for in the first line is will, and in the beginning of the second line is, I am, and then put them both together, and that maketh William. The 52. Riddle. What is that, that is as white as snow, And yet as black as any crow, And more pliant than a wand, And is tied in a silken band, And every day a Prince's peer, Looketh upon it with a sad cheer. Solution. It is a book tied within a silken lace, for the paper of it is as white as snow, and the ink is as black as a crow, and the leaves be more pliant than a wand. The 53. Riddle. What space is it from the highest of the sea to the bottom. Solution. It is but a stones cast, for be the sea never so deep, a stone if it be cast in, will reach to the bottom. The 54. Riddle. How many calves tails will reach to the sky. Solution. One if it be long enough. The 55. Riddle. Marry an Christ loved very well, My Lady's name here I do tell, Yet is her name neither Christ nor mary, Tell me her name then, and do not tarry. Solution. Her name is Maryan, for in the beginning it is said, Marry an Christ, but this riddle is to be put without the book, and not be read, or else it will soon be perreived. The 56. Riddle. What is that as white as milk, As soft as silk, As black as a coal, And hoppeth in the street like a steed fool. Solution. That is a Pie, that hoppeth in the street, for part of his feathers be white, and part be black. The 57 Riddle. What is that goeth about the wood, and cannot get in. will not lie in a great chest. Solution. It is a long Spear. The 65. Riddle. What is that as round as a ball, Longer than Paul's steeple, weathercock and all. Solution. It is a round bottom of thread, which when it is undone, it is much longer than Paul's steeple. The 66. Riddle. Down in the meadow have I two swine, the more meat I give them, the louder they cry, the less meat I give them the stiller they be. Solution. These be two millstones, which the more they grind, the more noise they make, and they be called swins here, because swine be fed with corn, and so be they. The 67. Riddle. What is that, that goeth through the wood, and toucheth never a twig. Solution. It is the blast of a horn, or the cry of a beast, or such other. The 68 Riddle. What is that, that hath slew legs on one side, and three on the other. Three heads and six ears, and two things like my mother. And yet such another thing as hath my brother. Solution. That is a man and a woman upon a mares back. The 69. Riddle. Beyond the sea there is an oak, And in that oak there is a nest, And in that nest there is an egg, And in that egg there is a yolk, That calleth together Christian folk. Solution. It is a clapper in a bell, within a steeple, for the Church is taken for the oak, the steeple is taken for the nest, the bell is taken for the egg, and the clapper is taken for the yolk. The 70. Riddle. Down in a dale there sits and stands, Eight legs and two hands, Livers and Lights, and lives three, I count him wise that tells this to me. Solution. It is a man riding on horseback, and having a hawk sitting on his hand. The 71. Riddle. Walking abroad to take the air, I met two Ladies bright and fair, Two pretty boys by the hands they led, And thus unto them both I said: O ye fair Ladies I pray you tell me, By nature and kind whose children these be. Their answer. Gentleman, if ye will the truth know plain, The sons of our sons they be certain: Brothers to our husbands they be iwis, And truly each of them to the other uncle is. Begotten and borne in wedlock they be, And we are their mothers we tell you truly. Solution. These two Gentlewomen had two sons, the one Thomas, and the other William: Thomas married William's mother, and William married Thomas his mother, and either of them had a son by their wives, which sons must needs be the sons of their sons, brothers to their husbands, the one uncle to the other, and they their lawful mothers. The 72. Riddle. Over a water I must pass, and I must carry over a lamb, a wolf, and a bottle of hay, if I carry any more than one at once, my boat will sink: if I carry over the bottle of hay first, and leave the lamb and the wolf together, the wolf will carry my lamb away, if I carry over the wolf first, the lamb will eat my bottle of hay. Now would I know how I should carry them over, so that I leave not the lamb with the wolf, nor the bottle of hay with the lamb on neither side. Solution. First carry over the lamb, and then come again and fetch the wolf, and bring the lamb back again on the other side, and then take the bottle of hay and carry it, and then fetch over the lamb, and so the question is assoiled. The 73. Riddle. There were two fathers a hunting went, And their two sons for the same intent. They caught coneys in all but three: And every one had one, how may that be? Solution. One of the sons, had a son, thus he is father, and standeth both for the father and the son. The 74. Riddle. I consume my mother that bore me, I eat my nurse that fed me, than I die leaving them all blind that saw me. Solution. Meant of the flame of a candle, which when it hath consumed both wax & week goeth out, leaving them in the dark which saw by it. The 75. Riddle. As long as I live, I eat, but when I drink I die. Solution. That is the fire, which continueth so long as it hath matter to burn upon, except it be quenched with water, which may be termed the death of that nature. The 76. Riddle. Ten thousand children beautiful of this my body bred: Both sons and daughters finely decked, I live and they are dead: My sons were put to extreme death. by such as loved them well: My daughters died in extreme age, but where I cannot tell. Solution. That is a tree, which signifieth the mother, the fruit the sons, and the leaves the daughters. ¶ John Goose. LOng time since, when men eat buttered peason with a spoon, I had a man unto my father, borne under the moon. His name was Tom Goose, this is true indeed, When he could live no longer he fell sick and died. And within four days after, when he was laid in grave, My mother would needs another husband have. The more husbands the better luck, some wives do say the same, And then married she one, Dick Duck was by his name. A widdoer he was, and had a daughter called jone, She was a merry one, and a minion minser alone: She was my sister and I was her brother, By law it was so, it could be none other. And my mother did love him as the turtle Dove. Yet at length my father died for love. Then said my mother, though I have two husbands wed, I must live die the quick (quoth she) and not by the dead. Yet was she tough and toothless, short tale to make, And married the third husband, called john Drake. He loved her right well, and had his own wishing, For within ten days he killed her with kissing. Then would he have a young woman to lengthen his life, And fell in with my sister jone, and took her to wife. After that I could not choose, though before I was her brother, But justly as became me, I called her mother. At length he was sealous, and she perceived his blindness, Where upon within a few days she killed him with kindness After he was dead, than did my mother Duck, Take me to her husband, me thought I had strange luck. Because first she was my sister jone, and I, john her brother, And after john her son, and she jone my mother; Now am I john her husband, and she jone my wife, We john Goose and jone Duck, together must lead our life, ¶ Now if you have well marked, Unto you I have told; How this demand is true, Therefore you may be bold. Proper Questions. The first Question. I Bought three pennyworth of Eggs lately, and for every penny had like many: And after gave them in alms a none unto three Beggars every each one, Some to the Beggar that asked my first, the second had twice so many just: The third Beggar that there I found, had twice as many as the second. Now answer me to this question shortly, how many Eggs had I for a penny? And how many Eggs after the rate, that every Beggar had for his part? Solution. I bought seven Eggs for every penny, & the first Beggar had three Eggs, the second six Eggs, & the third beggar had twelve Egs. The second Question. Two men that had in their purses money, the one to the other thus can say: Put one of thy pence of thy purse in mine, then is in my purse as much as in thine, Nay said the other, I pray thee do thus, put one of thy pence into my purse, Then have I double as much as thou: What was in both their purses say ye? Solution. The one of them had five pence in his purse & the other had seven pence in his purse, and so the question is assoiled. But if ye make the question, take always two pence, than the numbers must be ten, & xiiii. of iii d. xv. & one and twenty, and so always proceed forth. The third Question. A Fisher an hundred of herrings did buy, after the rate of two for a penny: And bought an hundred in another place, three for a penny neither more nor less: He put them together, and sold anon, still five for two pence till all were gone: Now in that bargain I think that he, Either won or lost, How say you: Solution. Account ever sixscore to the hundred, and reckon then, and ye shall find that he hath lost thereby, even four pence. The fourth Question. ANother question I would feign define, I wedded thy mother, & thou weddedst mine: By my wife I had a son soon after, & thou upon thy wife begattest a daughter. This question now tame would I know of thee What kin together these Children be. Solution. The Son was Uncle to the Daughter, because that her brother was his Father: also, the Daughter was Aunt to the Son, because her brother was his Father. The fifth Question. I Knew a maid that once did pray, a man to lend her some money, Which swore by God, and by Saint john, that to that maid he would lend none: Yet for all that, ere that he went thence, he saved his oath, & lent her twelve pence. Solution. This man lay with the maid first, and so she lost her maidenhead: and afterwards he lent her twelve pence. The sixth Question. A Bachelor came a man's wife until, praying her his carnal lust to fulfil: She swore a great oath as touching that sin. She would never offend with him therein. She kept her oath so undefiled, that soon after he got her with child. Solution. The wives husband died first, and after that, the Bachelor married her lawfully, and with her than he had carnal copulation. The seventh Question: I Knew a man which in his life, begat a child upon his own wife, And when it was born, his heart was done, he looked upon it, it was not his Son: Of this now tell me the true solution. Solution. The child that he begot upon his wife was a daughter. The eight Question. A Man would have slain his son hastily, But one counseled him the contrary: To slay thy son it is well done, to dread and fear nothing: For such a deed thou shalt have meed of Christ our heavenly King. The ninth Question. A Pair of Gloves a man once bought, and them to three sisters brought, And said, Cast lots, for some of you three, shall wear these Gloves for love of me. How might his saying be verified there, Yet none of them all did them wear? Solution. The one of the Sister's ware the one glove, and one of the other Sister's ware the other. The tenth Question. A Soldier that to Blackheath field went, prayed an Astronomer of his judgement: Which wrote these word to him plainly, thou shalt go thither well and safely: And from thence come whom alive again, never at that field shalt thou be slain. The soldier was slain there at that field, And yet the Astronomer his promise held. Solution. The pointing of the words, is the solution, as thus: Thou shalt go thither well and safely, and from thence come home again alive never: at that field shalt thou be slain. The eleventh Question IN Essex I know a place right well, where men buy Oysters by the Bushel: For every Bushel four pence they pay, and yet for all that, the buyers may For two pence a Bushel sell them again, all by one measure, and yet have good gain. Solution. They buy these Oysters when they be very small, and keep them in creeks of the salt water a year or two, till they be great, and then one Bushel will make sire Bushels. The twelfth Question. I Know a child borne by my mother, Naturally borne as other children be: That is neither my sister, nor my brother: answer me shortly what is he? Solution. It is the person that speaketh the word: for he is neither brother nor sister to himself. The thirteenth Question. A Vessel of wine here standeth me by, of eight gallons just full by the eye: An other of five gallons, an other of three: but those twain both empty be, Meet by three gallons of this wine truly, and thereto none other vessel to occupy. Solution. First fill the five gallon vessel full, & then with that fill the three gallon vessel full then, and there remaineth in the fifth gallon vessel two gallons: then put the three gallons that be in the three gallon vessel, into the eight gallon vessel, into the five gallon vessel, and then fill up the 3. gallon vessel, with the five gallon vessel, and it will receive but one gallon thereof, because there was in the three gallon vessel before, but two gallons, and so there will remain in the five gallon vessel, just four gallons, and then you have your purpose: that is to say, four gallons meet truly by those three measures only. The fourteenth Question. A Fish was late taken others among, which had a head of three foot long: And the tail was as long truly, as the head and half the body: And yet was the body without fail, as long as the head and the tail. This question here I pray thee tell, How long was the Fish here every deal. Solution. The tail of the Fish was nine foot long, and the body, was twelve foot long: and because the head was three foot long, therefore the length of the whole Fish was fourteen foot long, and so the question is assoiled. The fifteenth Question. A Widow with her horse and maid at Dover, Prayed a Shipman into France to bring them over: He swore that neither widow, horse, nor maid, Should into Francr for him be conveyed. How might his oath there saved be, Yet he brought them into France in his Ship all three. Solution. The widow was married, the maid lost her maidenhead, and the horse was gelded: and then the Syip man carried them all over together in his Ship, and so saved his oath which he had taken before. The sixteenth Question. ONe said, God speed dame with the Geese twenty, Nay six, said she, I have not so many: But if that I had as many more as I have, and half as many thereto, And over that half, half as many, and two Geese & a half, then had I twenty. How many Geese had she now truly? Choice and witty Proverbs. 1 SO great is the ill that doth not hurt me, as is the good that doth not help me. 2 He that for the new, leaveth the old way, oftentimes is found to go astray. 3 Given is dead: and restored is nought. 4 Conceal not the truth from the Physician and Laywer. 5 A young Barber and an old Physician. 6 To look for and not to come: To be in bed, and not asleep: To serve and not to be accepted, are three tedious things. 7 He that will not endure labour in this world, let him not be borne. 8 There is no virtue that poverty destroyeth not. 9 The abundance of things engendereth disdainfulness. 10 He that sitteth well, thinketh ill. 11 The mirth of the world dureth but a while. 12 He that useth me better than he is wont, hath betrayed me, or will betray me. 13 He that doth not that he ought, that haps to him which he never thought. 14 He that hath time, hath life. 15 All weapons of war cannot arm fear. 16 He helps little, that helps not himself. 17 So much is mine, as I possess; and, give or lose for for God's sake. 18 Choose not a woman, nor linen cloth by the candle. 19 Kinsman helps kinsman: but woe be to him that hath nothing. 20 Honours altar Manners. 21 He knoweth enough that knoweth nought, if he knoweth how to hold his peace. 22 A man assaulted is half taken. 23 He that is wise in his own eyes, there is more hope of a fool than such a one. 24 Old sin, new repentance. 25 Sin that is hidden, is half forgiven. 26 An ounce of state, requires a pound of gold. 27 He that lives well, dies well. 28 He that iudures her; overcometh her. 29 Fly that present pleasure, which pains thee after wards. 30 Every extremity is a fault. 31 Every question requireth not answer. 32 Patience is sorrows remedy. 33 Conscience serves for a thousand witnesses. 34 Nature is the true law. 35 All fear is bondage. 36 Things present are judged by things past. 37 That is well done, which is done soon enough. 38 There is a remedy for all dolours, saving for death. 39 The Law groweth of sin, and chastiseth it. 40 The like I say, sits with the jay. 41 Birds of a feather flee together. 42 One man is worth a hundred, and a hundred are not worth one. 43 A wise man ought not to be ashamed to change his purpose. 44 Marvel is the daughter of Ignorance. 45 The deeds are manly, and the words womanly. 46 The more that riches is honoured, she more is virtue despised. 47 Time is the father of Truth, and experience is the mother of Science. 48 He that soweth virtue, reapeth same. 49 Betimes in the Fishambles, and late in the Butchery. 50 To a good understander, half a word is enough. 51 Flies go to lean horses. 52 He that hath the world at will seemeth wife. 53 Provide a Fig for thy friend; and a Peach for thy enemy. 54 The heart's mirth, makes the face fair. 55 At marriages and burials, friends and kinsfolks be known. 56 A dradly disease neither Physician nor physic can ease. 57 The love of a harlot, and wine of a flagon, is good in the morning, and nought in the evening. 58 An Ass pricked must needs troth. 59 He danceth well enough, to whom fortune pipeth. 60 He gaineth enough, whom fortune loseth. 61 A dead be maketh no honey. 62 By one, and one, the spindle's are made up. 63 Fair words, and wicked deeds, de … in wise men and fools. 64 Ill goes the Boat without Oars. 65 An old band, is a captains honour. 66 A Barking dog seldom bites. 67 An old dog barks not in vain. 68 A running horse; an open grave. 69 A fair shop and little gain. 70 He that buyeth dear, and taketh upon credit, shall ever sell to his loss. 71 A fire of straw yields nought but smoke. 72 He that hunts two Hares, loseth both. 73 He that is in poverty, is in suspicion. 74 He that hath a good Spear, let him try him. 75 He that doth nothing, doth ever amiss. 76 He that doth amiss, may do well. 77 He that doth ill hateth the light. 78 He that hath no heart, hath legs. 79 He that hath no wise beateth her often 80 He that hath no children, doth bring them up well. 81 He that hath not served, knoweth not how to command. 82 He that cannot beat the horse, beatest the saddle. 83 He that doth not rob, makes 〈◊〉 robe or a gown. 84 He that hurts another, hurts himself. 85 A common servant, is no man's servant. 86 He that serves harlots, a is slave to sin. 87 He that will have all, loses hall. 88 He that goes to bed with dogs, arise with fleas. 89 He that goes to bed without his supper, is out of quiet all night. 90 He that goes and comes makes a good voyage. 91 He that lives in Court, dies upon straw. 92 Speak no ill of another, till thou thinkest of thyself. 93 One crow never pulls out another's eyes. 94 From word to deed is a great spce. 95 Folly is wise in her own eyes. 96 Hard with hard never made good wall. 97 Fair speech subdueth anger. 98 It is a goodly thing to take two Pigeons with one Bean. 99 Fair gaining, makes fair spending. 100 Mischief comes by pounds, and goes away by ounces. 101 Mariners craft is the grossest, yet of handy crafts the subtilest. 102 He whose belly is full, believes not him that is fasting. 103 The Peach will have wine, the Fig water. 104 Fish marreth the water, and flesh amends it. 105 He promises mountains, and performs molehills. 106 Promising is the vigil of giving. 107 More than enough breaks the Cover. 108 Sparing is the first gaining. 109 Wine by the savour, bread by the colour. 110 Experience is sometimes dangerous. 111 Make me a diviner, and I will make thee rich. 112 Friars observants spare their one, ●●d eat other men's. 113 A gloved cat can catch no mice. 114 A broken bag can hold no meal● 115 It thou wilt come with me, br … with thee. 116 Offices may well be given, br●●● discretion. 117 Suffer the ill, and look for the go●● 118 In the world their Bee men that w … have the egg, and the hen. 119 Above God there is no Lord. 120 Above black there is no colour, and above salt their is no favour. 121 If it were not for hope the heart would break. 122 Cut off a dog's tail, he will be a dog still. 123 nought is that Muse that finds no excuse. 124 Nought are those houses where the Hen crows, and the Cock holds his peace. 125 He is in ill case that gives example to another. 126 Too much hope deceiveth. 127 All draw water to their own mill. 〈…〉