A pleasant new nosegay full of many godly and sweet flowers, lately gatheredA pleasaunt newe nosegaye full of many godly and swete floures, lately gathered

Phil. Your first flour is called, Unfeigned humility. & it is good to expel all arrogancy, pride, haughtiness and elation of mind. It is of all virtues easily the Base & foundament, & without the which none consisteth in their germane & natural place. Your second flour shall be, Pure Innocency. being profitable to make you for to behave your selves devoutly & virtuously toward God, working that thing that shall be acceptable & thankful in his sight,¹ that ye may walk innocently, before him all the days of your life. Your ⟨image 19⟩third flour is called, Faithful Obedience. & shall aspire and breath unto you such redolent & sweet odour that ye shall thereby receive strength & knowledge to do your duty unto our most victorious & most virtuous Prince with all submission & lowliness of heart. Your fourth flower is named, Ready assistance, and it availeth very much to teach you, how ye ought to behave your selves toward your christen brothers,² that that affect may be in you, that was in Christ Jesus. Your fifth flour, which is the last, is called Christen Charity, & it is of so great strength & virtue, that without it all the other be not much approved nor allowed before God.³ For it is the perfect fulfilling of the law, and the end of the precept, as the Apostle writeth. Of these five flowers shall your Nosegay be made, which I desire you, that ye will ⟨image 19⟩not disdain joyfully to accept & friendly receive at my hand, as y• gift of him, which most entirely wisheth well unto you.

Phil. Your fyrst floure is called, Vnfayned humilite. & it is good to expell all arrogancy, pryde, hawtynes and elacion of mynde. It is of all vertues easelye the Base & foundament, & without the which none consisteth in theyr germayne & naturall place. Youre seconde floure shalbe, Pure Innocency. beynge profitable to make you for to behaue youre selues deuoutly & vertuously toward God, workyng that thinge that shalbe acceptable & thanckefull in his syght,