The second tome of homilies of such matters as were promised, and entitled in…The second tome of homilees of such matters as were promised, and intituled in…

woe and sorrow, strife and brawling, wounds without cause, disfigured face, and redness of eyes are to be looked for, when men set them selves to excess and gourmandise, devising all means to increase their greedy appetites by tempering the wine, and saucing it in such sort, that it may be more delectable and pleasant unto them. It were expedient, that such delicate persons should be ruled by Solomon, who in consideration of the aforesaid inconveniences, forbiddeth the very sight of wine. Look not upon the wine (saith he) when it is red, & when he showeth his colour in the cup, or goeth down pleasantly: for in the end thereof it will bite like a serpent, and hurt like a cockatrice. Thine eyes shall look upon strange women, and thine heart shall speak lewd things, and thou shalt be as one that sleepeth in the midst of the sea, and as he that sleepeth in the top of the mast. They have stricken me thou shalt say, but I was not sick, they have beaten me, but I felt it not, therefore will I seek it yet still […] Certainly that must needs be very hurtfu[…] which […]eth, and infecteth like a poisoned […]ent, whereby ⟨p. 208⟩men are brought to filthy fornication, which causeth the heart to devise mischief. He doubtless is in great danger that sleepeth in the middest of the sea, for soon he is overwhelmed with waves. He is like to fall suddenly that sleepeth in the top of the mast. And surely he hath lost his senses, that can not feel when he is stricken, that knoweth not when he is beaten. So, surfeiting and drunkenness bites by the belly, and causeth continual gnawing in the stomach, brings men to whoredom and lewdness of heart, with dangers unspeakable: so that men are bereaved and robbed of their senses, and are altogether without power of them selves. Who seeth not now the miserable estate where into men are brought, by these foul filthy monsters, gluttony, and drunkenness. The body is so much disquieted by them, that as Jesus the son of Sirach affirmeth, the unsatiable feeder never sleepeth quietly, such an unmeasurable heat is kindled, whereof ensueth continual ¹ache and pain to the whole body. And no less truly the mind is also annoyed by surfeiting banquets:

wo and sorowe, stryfe and brawling, woundes without cause, disfigured face, and rednesse of eyes are to be looked for, when men set them selues to excesse and gurmaundise, deuising all meanes to encrease their greedy appetites by tempering the wine, and sawcing it in suche sort, that it may be more delectable and pleasaunt vnto them. It were expediente, that suche delicate persons should be ruled by Salomon, who in consideration of the aforesaid inconueniences, forbiddeth the very sight of wine. Looke not vppon the wyne (saith he) when it is red, & when he sheweth his colour in the cuppe, or goeth downe pleasauntly: for in the ende thereof it will bite lyke a serpent, and hurte lyke a cockatrice. Thyne eyes shall looke vpon strange women, and thine heart shal speake lewde thynges, and thou shalt be as one that sleepeth in the middes of the sea, and as he that sleepeth in the toppe of the mast. They haue stricken me thou shalt say, but I was not sicke, they haue beaten me, but I felt it not, therefore wyll I seeke it yet still Certaynely that must needes be very hurtfu which eth, and infecteth lyke a poysoned ent, whereby