The governance of virtue teaching all faithful christia[n]s, how they ought daily to lead…The gouernaunce of vertue teaching all faythful christia[n]s, how they oughte daily to leade…

Hearken my Son what I will say, and lay my words in thy heart as a foundation. My Son when I am dead bury me and after despise not thy Mother, but honour her all the days of her life, and do to please her, and not to displease her. My Son remember how great peril she suffered bearing thee in her womb, and when she is dead, bury her in the same grave by me. Son reverence our Lord God at all times, sin not, nor break not his commandments▪ but love virtue all the dates of thy life, and walk not in the ways of wickedness For while thou studiest for virtue, thou shalt have good success in all things that thou goest about, and so shall all they that love goodness. Do alms of thy substance and be no niggard in doing of it.

Herken my Sonne what I wil say, and lay my wordes in thy harte as a foundation. My Sonne when I am dead bury me and after despise not thy Mother, but honoure her all the dayes of her lyfe, and do to please her, and not to displease her. My Sonne remember howe greate perill she suffered bearing thee in her wombe, and when she is deade, bury her in the same graue by me. Sonne reuerēce our Lord God at all times, sinne not, nor break not his commaundements▪ but loue vertue all the dates of thy life, and walk not in the waies of wickednes For while thou studiest for vertue, thou shalt haue good successe in all thinges that thou goest aboute, and so shall all they that loue goodnes. Do almes of thy substance and be no •igard in doing of it.

Turn not thy face away from any port man, as thou wouldest that God should not turn away his face from thee. Give as thou shalt be able, if y• have much, give much, and if thou have little, give of that little. For thou shalt lay up for thee a good treasure against the day of necessity. For alms delivereth from death, and suffereth not the soul to come into darkness. Alms is a great comfort before the highest to all that use it.

Turne not thy face awaye from any poort man, as thou wouldest that God should not turne away his face from thee. Geue as thou shalt be able, if y haue much, geue much, and if thou haue little, geue of that little. For thou shalt lay vp for thee a good treasure against the daye of necessitie. For almes deliuereth from death, and suffreth not the soule to come into darknes. Alms is a great comfort before the highest to all that vse it.