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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.
Whose princes eat in the morning.
That is, which distribute not their doings into their times: which have no care how the affairs of the common weal fare, so they may do well. Yea if any man be desirous to give the Prince good counsel how to proceed, they will seek to oppress him. In the morning, is as much, as first and foremost, afore all other things: for the morning is the first hour to labour and do any thing in. These men eat in the morning, when they first of all make provision for their own game and belly: and as for the affairs ⟨p. 167⟩of the kingdom, they are put of till the evening, that is, they are handled last of all.
THat is, which distribute not their doinges into their tymes: which haue no care how the affayers of the common weale fare, so they may doe well. Yea if any man be desirous to geue the Prince good counsell how to procéede, they wyll séeke to oppresse him. In the morning, is as much, as first and formost, afore all other thinges: for the morning is the first houre to labour and doe any thing in. These men eate in the morning, when they first of all make prouision for theyr owne game and belly: and as for the affaiers ⟨p. 167⟩of the kyngdome, they are put of till the euening, that is, they are handled last of all.