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7 Ye seruauntes, applie your busines and arte, 1048 Doinge the same in singlenesse of harte.

8 Ye husbandes, loue your wyues, and with them dwell, 1052 All bitternesse set aparte, vsing wordes gentell.

[Sidenote: The Duty of [9] Wives, [10] Parsons and Vicars, [11] Men of Law, [12] Craftsmen, [13] Landlords, [14] Merchants, [15] Subjects, [16] Rich Men, [17] Poor Men, [18] Magistrates, [19] Officers,]

9 Ye wyues, to your husbandes be obedient alwaie, 1056

[Sidenote: [sign. D. iii.b.]]

For they are your heades, and ye bounde to obeie.

10 Ye persons and vickers that haue cure and charge, 1060 Take hede to the same, and roue not at large.

11 Ye men of lawe, in no wyse delaie 1064 The cause of the poore, but helpe what ye maie.

12 Ye that be craftes men, vse no disceite, 1068 Geuing to all men tale, measure, and weighte.

13 Ye that be landlordes and haue housen to let, 1072 At reasonable rentes do them forth set.

[Sidenote: [sign. D. iiii.]]

14 Ye merchauntes that vse the trade of merchandise, 1076 Vse lawfull wares and reasonable prise.

15 Ye subiectes, lyue ye in obedience and awe, 1080 Fearyng G.o.ds stroke, and daunger of the lawe.

16 Ye rych, whom G.o.d hath goods vnto sente, 1084 Releue the poore and helpe the indigente.

17 Ye that are poore, with your state be contente, 1088 Not hauinge wherwith to lyue competente.

18 Ye magestrates, the cause of the widdow and fatherles 1092

[Sidenote: [sign. D. iiii.b.]]

Defende againste suche as shall them opresse.

19 All ye that are called to any other office, 1096 Execute the same acordinge to iustice.

[Sidenote: The Duty of all Men.]

20 Let eche here so liue in his vocacion, 1100 As maie his soule saue, and profet his nacion.

[Sidenote: G.o.d grant us all to live and die well!]

21 This graunting G.o.d, that sitteth on hie, 1104 we shall here well lyue and after well die.

+Famam virtutis mors Abolire nequit quod. F. S.+

-- Imprinted at London in Paules Churchyearde. By william Seares.

Whate-ever thow sey, avyse thee welle!

[_MS._ O. 9. 38. _Trinity College, Cambridge._]

Almy?ty G.o.dde, conserue vs fram care!

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