A14136:138
The Obedience of a Christian Man
The obedie[n]ce of a Christen man and how Christ[n] rulers ought to govern, where in also (if thou mark diligently) thou shalt find eyes to perceive the crafty conveyance of all jugglers.The obedie[n]ce of a Christen man and how Christe[n] rulers ought to governe, where in also (if thou marke diligently) thou shalt fynde eyes to perceave the crafty conveyance of all iugglers.
At Marlborow in the lande of Hesse i.e. Antwerp : the second day of October. Anno. M.CCCCC.xxviii, by me Hans luft i.e. J. Hoochstraten, 1528At Marlborow in the lande of Hesse i.e. Antwerp : the seconde daye of October. Anno. M.CCCCC.xxviii, by me Hans luft i.e. J. Hoochstraten, 1528
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And the kings warneth he that they have not to many wives / lest their hearts turn away:1 and that they read all way in the law of God / to learn to fear him / lest their hearts be lift up above their brethren. Which two points / women and pride the despising of their subjects / which are in very dead their own brethren / are the common pestilence of all princes. Read the stories and see.
And the kynges warneth he that they have not to many wives / lest their hertes turne awaye:1 and that they reade all waye in the lawe of God / to lerne to feare him / lest their hertes be lyft vppe above their brethern. Which two poyntes / wemen ād pride the dispisinge of their subiectes / which are in very deade their awne brethern / are the comen pestilence of all princes. Reade the stories and se.
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The shirereves / bailiff errants / constables ⟨image 54⟩and such like officers may let no man that hurteth his neighbour scape / but that they bring them before the judges / except they in the mean time agree with their neighbours and make them amends.
The shirereves / bayly araūtes / cōstables ⟨image 54⟩and soch lyke officers may let no man that hurteth his neyboure scape / but that they brynge them before the iudges / excepte they in the meane tyme agre with their neybours and make them amendes.