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2 Besides his captiving elocution, he mends the ill fabric of his person with rich accoutrements. He wears all his clothes,¹ as Saint Paul saith, in the fashion. He hath change of suites. He puts on pride, when he goes to the Court: Bribery, when he goes to the Hall: Ebriety, when to a Tavern: Prodigality, when he shuffles in among Gallants: Usury, when he would walk in the Exchange: & Oppression, when he would ride down into the Country. Only, Avarice is the girdle of his loins, he is never without it. It is fashion, to be of any fashion, & to apply himself to thy humour, whom he courts. He hath a suit to speed of his suite, to please thy affection.

2 Besides his captiuing elocution, hee mends the ill fabricke of his person with rich acoutrements. He weares all his cloathes,¹ as Saint Paul saith, in the fashion. Hee hath change of suites. Hee puts on pride, when he goes to the Court: Bribery, when hee goes to the Hall: Ebriety, when to a Tauerne: Prodigality, when he shufles in among Gallants: Vsurie, when hee would walke in the Exchange: & Oppression, when hee would ride downe into the Country. Onely, Auarice is the girdle of his loines, he is neuer without it. It is fashion, to be of any fashion, & to apply himselfe to thy humour, whom he courts. He hath a sute to speed of his suite, to please thy affection.

1. 1Rom. 12.

3 This is not all, he tenders thee a fair and large jointure. Give him but marriage, and he will give thee maintenance. Jura, periura, Defraud, dissemble, swear, for swear, bribe, flatter, temporize; make use of all men, love only thy self; and riches (with preferment in his company) shall seek thee out. Thou shalt hazard no Straights, climb no Alps, prison not thy self in a study, nor apprentice thy life to the wars: entertain but the world for thy husband, and thou art out of all hunger and cold: