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The sick mans salve Wherein the faithful christians may learn both how to behave…The sycke mans salue VVherin the faithfull christians may learne both how to behaue…
The sick mans salve Wherein the faithful christians may learn both how to behave them selves patiently and thankfully, in the time of sickness, and also virtuously to dispose their temporal goods, and finally to prepare them selves gladly and godly to die. Made and newly recognised by Master Tho. Becon. 1561.The sycke mans salue VVherin the faithfull christians may learne both how to behaue them selues paciently and thankefully, in the tyme of sickenes, and also vertuously to dispose their temporall goodes, and finally to prepare them selues gladly and godly to die. Made and newly recognised by Maister Tho. Becon. 1561.
London: printed by John Day, 1561London: printed by Iohn Day, 1561
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EU. Neighbour Epaphro •itus seeing the god hath richly blessed you with the goods of this world •t were very expedient to remember •he pore scholars of the universities of Cambridge & Oxford.1 For if they •e not maintained, all learning & virtue will decay, and a very bar•ary shall burst in among us, & at •he last bring this our realm into destruction. And verily the love of many now a days toward good ⟨p. 144⟩letters is very cold, in so much that we see daily many good wits compelled for lack of exhibition to forsake the university, and to become serving men, which kind of life is most abominable, and unworthy a good nature.
EU. Neighbor Epaphro •itus seing ye god hath richly blessed you wt the goods of this world •t wer very expedient to remēber •he pore scholers of ye vniuersities of Cābridge & Oxford.1 For if they •e not mainteined, all learning & •ertue wil decay, and a very bar•ary shall brast in among vs, & at •he last bring this our realme into •estructiō. And verely the loue of many now a daies toward good ⟨p. 144⟩letters is very colde, in so muche yt we se daily many good wits compelled for lack of exhibition to forsake the vniuersitie, and to becom seruing men, whiche kinde of lyfe is most abhominable, and vnwor•thy a good nature.