194. Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches. 195. The Smith and his penny both are black.

196. Whose house is of glasse, must not throw stones at another.

197. If the old dog barke he gives counsell.

198. The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.

199. I wept when I was borne, and every day shewes why.

200. Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind. 201. He that plaies his mony ought not to value it. 202. He that riseth first, is first drest.

203. Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow. 204. The hole calls the thiefe.

205. A gentlemans grayhound, and a salt-box; seeke them at the fire.

206. A childs service is little, yet hee is no little foole that despiseth it.

207. The river past, and God forgotten.

208. Evils have their comfort, good none can support (to wit) with a moderate and contented heart.

209. Who must account for himselfe and others, must know both.

210. Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.

211. The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing, and the liberall of a farthing sixe pence.

212. The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.

213. Waight and measure take away strife.

214. The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.

215. Every path hath a puddle.

216. In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is

corne.

217. Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.

218. In life you lov'd me not, in death you bewaile me. 219. Into a mouth shut, flies flie not.

220. The hearts letter is read in the eyes.

221. The ill that comes out of our mouth falles into our bosome.

222. In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.

223. In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.

224. Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.

225. Working and making a fire doth discretion require. 226. One graine fills not a sacke, but helpes his fellowes. 227. It is a great victory that comes without blood.

228. In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand griefes prove.

229. Reckon right, and February hath one and thirty daies.

230. Honour without profit is a ring on the finger. 231. Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets. 232. Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.

233. A naughty child is better sick, then whole.

234. Truth and oyle are ever above.

235. He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.

236. Advise none to marry or to go to warre.

237. To steale the Hog, and give the feet for almes.

238. The thorne comes forth with his point forwards.

239. One hand washeth another, and both the face. 240. The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.

241. The corne hides it self in the snow, as an old man in furrs.

242. The Jewes spend at Easter, the Mores at marriages, the Christians in sutes.

243. Fine dressing is a foule house swept before the doores.

244. A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.

245. An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.

246. The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes.

247. On painting and fighting looke aloofe.

248. Knowledge is folly, except grace guide it.

249. Punishment is lame, but it comes.

250. The more women looke in their glasse, the lesse they looke to their house.

251. A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.

252. Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.

253. The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.

254. Providence is better then a rent.

255. What your glasse telles you, will not be told by Councell.

256. There are more men threatned then stricken.

257. A foole knowes more in his house, then a wise man in anothers.

258. I had rather ride on an asse that carries me, horse that throwes me.

then a

259. The hard gives more then he that hath nothing. 260. The beast that goes alwaies never wants blowes.

261. Good cheape is deare.

262. It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.

263. Good words quench more then a bucket of water. 264. An ill agreement is better then a good judgement. 265. There is more talke then trouble.

266. Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other

men.

267. Better good afarre off, then evill at hand.

268. Feare keepes the garden better, than the gardiner. 269. I had rather aske of my sire browne bread, then borrow of my neighbour white.

270. Your pot broken seemes better then my whole one. 271. Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he lookes to be thy heire.

272. By suppers more have beene killed than Gallen ever cured.

273. While the discreet advise the foole doth his busines. 274. A mountaine and a river are good neighbours. 275. Gossips are frogs, they drinke and talke.

276. Much spends the traveller, more then the abider. 277. Prayers and provender hinder no journey.

278. A well-bred youth neither speakes of himselfe, nor being spoken to is silent.

279. A journying woman speakes much of all, and all of

her.

280. The Fox knowes much, but more he that catcheth him.

281. Many friends in generall, one in speciall.

282. The foole askes much, but hee is more foole that grants it.

283. Many kisse the hand, they wish cut off. 284. Neither bribe nor loose thy right.

285. In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome.

286. Chuse not an house neere an inne, (viz for noise) or in a corner (for filth.)

287. Hee is a foole that thinks not, that another thinks. 288. Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.

289. The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.

290. Goe not for every griefe to the Physitian, nor for every quarrell to the Lawyer, nor for every thirst to the pot. 291. Good service is a great inchantment.

292. There would bee no great ones if there were no little ones.

293. It's no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.

294. There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken. 295. The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.

296. The best mirrour is an old friend.

297. Say no ill of the yeere, till it be past. 298. A mans discontent is his worst evill. 299. Feare nothing but sinne.

300. The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the sire. 301. Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered. 302. That is not good language which all understand not. 303. Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for

once.

304. He will burne his house, to warme his hands.

305. Hee will spend a whole yeares rent at one meales

meate.