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A direction for the government of the tongue according to Gods word
Cambridge: printed by John Legate printer to the University of Cambridge, 1593Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legate printer to the Vniuersity of Cambridge, 1593
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Chapter 12: An exhortation to keep the tongue.Chapter 12: An exhortation to keepe the tongue.
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.
1Again, One Leav•• a ploughman, railing, said, that he saw the […] favoured knave Latimer, when he was burned: and also in despite, said, that he had teeth ⟨p. 71⟩like an horse. At which time and hour, as near as could be gathered, the son of the said Leaver most wickedly hanged himself.
1Againe, One Leav•• a ploughman, railing, said, that he saw the 〈…〉 favoured knaue Latimer, when he was burned: and also in despite, saide, that hee had teeth ⟨p. 71⟩like an horse. At which time and houre, as neere as could be gathered, the sonne of the saide Leaver most wickedly hanged himselfe.
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Again, in the time of K. Edward, 1a young gentleman of Cornwall being in company with other moe gentlemen together with their servants, being about the number of twenty horse-men, among whom this lusty younker entered into talk, and began withal to swear, and use ribald speech: being gently reproved, the young gentleman took snuff, and said to the reprover, why takest thou thought for me? take thought for thy winding sheet: well, quoth the other, amend, for death giveth no warning: for he soon cometh a lambs skin to the market, as an old sheep's skin. Gods wounds, (saith he) care not thou for me: raging still in this manner worse and worse in words, till at length passing on their journey, they came riding over a great bridge, standing over a piece of an arm of the sea, upon which bridge this gentleman swearer spurred his horse in such