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he that is wise will Covet gould

but wise is he wch wisheth graine

he shall therby more good behould

then werth of gould may well coteine

on graine therof shalbetter be

then gould or goodꝭ or other fee/

Prevente in tyme, what after will ensue

Thy hed well wrapte/ tri this yt shalbe true

Soe mayste thou ioye when others doe complain

And Lyue in peace, whille they Abyd in paine

Thoughe pain yt be to cut thy shine

yet learne that Lesson well in minde

Thou shalte therby moch profite bringe

bothe to thy selfe and all thy Kinde/

Calendared text from MS Ashmole 236, f. 151r

Cite this as: Lauren Kassell, Michael Hawkins, Robert Ralley, John Young, Joanne Edge, Janet Yvonne Martin-Portugues, and Natalie Kaoukji (eds.), ‘NOTE229’, The casebooks of Simon Forman and Richard Napier, 1596–1634: a digital edition, https://casebooks.lib.cam.ac.uk/notes/NOTE229, accessed 29 October 2026.