An invective against the most wicked [and] detestable vice of swearing, newly co[m]piledAn inuectyue agenst the moost wicked [and] detestable vyce of swearing, newly co[m]piled

In prolem dilata ruunt periuria patris,¹ Et paenam merito filius ore luit. Et quas fallacis collegit lingua parentis, Has eadem nati lingua refudit opes.

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That is to say, the perjuries of the father escaping punishment in this world, •aull upon the son, in so much that the son is plagued for that the father hath offended. And look what riches the tongue of the deceitful father hath gathered together, even the very same hath the tongue of the son paid home again and wastefully spent. The Greek Poet Hesiodus also saith,¹ that that man which wrongly testifieth and falsely forsweareth himself, doth not only hurt Justice, but he himself also is so hurt, that he can never be healed after. Moreover he saith, that all his posterity and children shall be of th• less reputation ever after, so that they shall live in ignominy, & their ⟨p. xlv⟩renown shall be obscure, dark and of no price before all men.

That is to saye, the periuries of the father escapyng punishment in this worlde, •aull vpon the sonne, in so muche that the sonne is plaged for that the father hathe offended. And looke what rytches the tonge of the deceatfull father hath gathered togyther, euen the very same hath the tonge of the sonne payde home agen and wastfully spēt. The Greke Poet Hesiodus also sayth,¹ that that mā whiche wrongly testifieth and falsly forsweareth hymselfe, doth not only hurte Iustice, but he himselfe also is so hurte, that he can neuer be healed after. Moreouer he saythe, that all his posterite and chyldren shall be of th lesse reputaciō euer after, so that they shall lyue in ignominy, & theyr