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An exposition of Solomons book called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seen and allowedAn exposition of Salomons booke called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seene and allowed
An exposition of Solomons book called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seen and allowed.An exposition of Salomons booke called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seene and allowed.
London: printed by John Daye, 1573London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1573
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Woe to thee ó land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning.
Woe to thee ó land, when thy king is a childe, and thy princes eate in the morning.
1Hitherto we have heard that the world goeth thus that fools chiefly prevail and bear the swing, although to their ⟨p. 166⟩great loss, that when they have oppressed the words of the wise, they pay for their foolishness. Therefore, where things thus go, it is very dangerous for the king to be a child, seeing among such abundance of fools, the king also is unwise. In this case stand the kingdoms of Germany and Spain at this day, where the Princes judged of all other to be most wise, rule and do all for their own commodity and avail. The residue can do nothing but ride on a great horse, keep harlots, quaff. &c. committing all matters to their Counsellors, which seek but their own gain, nothing regarding the common weal. And thus all Germany lieth wast as it were, having in her no civility of manners, no care of well bringing up their youth, the laws & all good discipline and arts being decayed, and no consideration of Justice being had.
1HEtherto we haue heard that ye worlde goeth thus that fooles chiefly preuaile and beare the swinge, although to theyr ⟨p. 166⟩great losse, that when they haue oppressed the wordes of the wyse, they paye for their foolishnes. Therfore, where thinges thus goe, it is very daūgerous for ye king to be a childe, seeing among such aboundaunce of fooles, the kyng also is vnwise. In this case stand the kingdomes of Germanie and Spayne at this day, where ye Princes iudged of all other to be most wyse, rule and doe all for their owne cō moditie and auayle. The residue can doe nothing but ryde on a great horsse, kéepe harlots, quaffe. &c. committing all matters to their Coūsellers, which séeke but their owne gayne, nothing regarding the common weale. And thus all Germanie lyeth wast as it were, hauing in her no ciuilitie of manners, no care of well bringing vp their youth, the lawes & all good discipline and artes being decayed, and no consideration of Iustice being had.