Look about you now or never, OR, Two groatsworth of good council for a penny.  
FIrst, there are few men so simple, but can give council in some Cases, but especially where there is no need: neither is there any man so wise of himself, but may stand in need of the council of another, nor so obstinate but will accept the council of another, especially in a time of necessity.  
2 It is the easiest and commonest thing in the wor●d for a man to give good council to another; and yet it is a rare and hard matter to follow the same himself which he hath given to another.  
3 Of all men he is the veriest fool, that presumes to give good council to another, and followeth not the same himself.  
4 council is very good if the Giver thereof be wise, and the Receiver the●eof very observant: but council may do more harm then good if the councillor be no both wise & honest, & t●e counc●lled both wary and circumspect.  
5 In council it is good to be hard to resolve [especially if the Case be hard & difficult) but after consideration had, and Resolution taken, it is good to be constant and resolute in putting thy terminations into execution.  
6 Beware that thou take not hasty council from the mouth of any angry man, for anger maketh man to differ from himself, and indeed hath been fitly compared to a Clove that makes every thing seem b●gger than it is.  
7 If thou talk ke●p measure and ●ethod in thy d●scourse, for if t●ou be too brief, thou wilt hardly be u●d●●stood, & if thou be over-large, than thou wilt be troublesome to the Hearers, and not well born in mind: and if thou observe method and measure, then shalt thou not o●ely ●elp thy own memory, but also help the understanding of the Hearers.  
8 When thou art in prosperity remember adversity; and in adversity hope for prosperity: for it is good for a man to hope for the best, to be content in the worst, and patiently to suffer whatsoever shall happen: so shall thy life be more comfortable, thy death less terrible, and thy future estate more durable.  
9 If thou enter into friendship and familiarity with any man, be sure thou try before thou trust, lest thy friend be found like the Carbuncle, which at a distance seems to have sire, but being touched hath no heat: so thy friend when he comes to be tried be found to have no faith,  
10 And if thou wilt prove or try thy friend, take Time by the foretop, and stay not till thy necessity constrain thee, lest thy friend not only deceive thee, but add to thy misery, and thy trial be not only profitable, but also prejudicial.  
11 A true friend indeed is a pleasure in prosperity, a comfort in adversity, in grief a solace, in joy a merry companion, and at all times a second self, and no time hiding secrets, nor denying money: so that true friendsh●p resembles a man and his wife, whose two bodies are become one in will and affection.  
12 But feigned friends resemble a flock of crows that make their repair to no place but where there is carrion to be fed upon, and he that seeks a swarm of such friends needs not be long in his search, but if he takes not the better heed before he be a ware, perhaps may find himself in a Wasps Nest of enemies.  
13 Be slow to fall in friendship with any: but when thou art in friendship, continue sirm and constant: but before thou admit any man to thy friendship & familiarity, be sure thou first consider how he hath dealt with his other friends before time: for look how he hath served his former friends, be sure so he will serve thee.  
14 Believe after trial, and judge before familiarity, and if thou findest faithfulness, be thou no cause of breach: and as thou wouldst do with Gold, so do by thy friend: be sure thou tryest it before thou hast too much need, lest when thou hast most need, thou hast least help.  
15 Beware of the promises of great and rich men, for they both will deceive thy expectation when their own turns are served: for if thou art poor, the one by his power, the other by his purse, will depress thee: and there is no contending with a mighty man be thy Cause never so just.  
16 And if a great or rich man do promise thee a great recompense to do any thing that may be either hazardous to thyself, or prejudicial to others, or both, before thou begin thy enterprise consider that he that never trusted, was never deceived, and that it is more safe to sit still, and contented with what thou enjoyest by thy own industry, then to rise up in expectation of great things, at the promise of others, and with the Dog in the Fable lose the substance by snatching at the shadow, and so to fall into a precipiece of beggary and penury, from which thou wilt have much trouble before, if ever thou recover; and as thou mayst be pitied of few, thou shalt be sure to be envied of many, but helped by none, derided by thine enemies, forsaken of thy friends, and well spoken of hardly by any.  
17 Remember that great men and rich men would do by poor men, as they do by their dogs and horses, that is, keep them till they are past use either for pleasure or profit, and then either knock 'em on the head, or hang them, but that the Law stands in the gap: at best they deal by them as they do by their old shoeing-horns, make use of them for their necessity and when their turns are served, cast them by as useless, till the next time they stand in need. Alas poor souls.  
18 Great men and rich men seldom promise with purpose to perform to poor men, but never perform but with purpose more to deceive: and therefore 'tis said, that he that knows not how to dissemble, shall scarce ever be either great or a rich man.  
19 As it is not good ●o be too niggardly or sparing because thereby a man robs himself of the benefit of enjoying that he hath in possession: so by too profuse and prodigal spending, a man exposes himself to many hazards: for what neither power nor policy can compass, gold both conquers and commands.  
20 Be loving and kind to all, but be good to thyself, entrusting to thyself next unto God: for it is better to be envied for thy well-gotten wealth & plenty then pitied for thy wilfully procured poverty: besides, he that is in a low or declining condition, shall be forsaken of his nearest acquaintance, whilst he that is thriving shall have more kindred than ever he had foes by John of Westminster.  
22 He that knoweth how to use money, to h●m it will become an handmaid servant; but to him that knoweth no how to use it, to him it will become a● Lord or Master: and therefore it is ill bestowed upon a covetous man, for the more he hath, the more he desires.  
23 If thou art poor, ●pply thyself to Learning and Science, which is more commendable than Riches: for rich men without wisdom are accounted of but as sheep having golden fleeces.  
24 Be diligent, for Diligence is the Mistress of Learning: without which, nothing can be done concerning this life with commendation: and without diligence, it is impossible either to become learned or excellent in any Science.  
25 As the sweetest Eose groweth among the sharpest prickles; so the hardest labours bring forth the sweetest profits.  
26 He that endeavoureth attaineth, but he that neglecteth, repenteth either first or last.   

Imprinted for G. Horton.