O, Envy! Envy! too long thou hast reigned!
For in the Serpent hadst thou beginning!
Against EVE, thou began'st! In ADAM, thou obtained'st!
Thou caused'st them to lose Paradise with crafty
dealing!

And CAIN thou induced'st to mischief and brawling ;
So slew he АBEL, his brother full dear!

And yet, thou art busy thy unthrifty seed sowing! Between man and man much mischief thou dost here!

Who caused JACOB's sons, JOSEPH to sell
To the Ishmaelites, but thy provocation?
Who betrayed CHRIST? How saith the Gospel?
None but thou, Envy! Cursed be thy season!
Innumerable mischief, by thee is done!

Who that in books will read, shall find it plainly That thou hast destroyed City, Borough, and Town! Thou hast perverted good men unto thy folly!

Then I conclude, of thee all this doth spring!
GOD it amend! GOD send us such grace
Envy to exile; and all that with him holdeth!
Charity GOD send us, in this and every place!
Plenty, Mirth, and Equity, that they may come in
place!

The cloudy mists of Wrong shall perish then! Sapientia Patris, all malice shall deface!

Now that it may so be, say we all Amen!'

THE ENGLISHMAN SPEAKETH.

I AM an Englishman; and naked I stand here, Musing in my mind, What raiment I shall wear? For now, I will wear this! and now, I will wear that! Now, I will wear, I cannot tell what!

All new fashions be pleasant to me!

I will have them! whether I thrive, or thee.
Now, I am a Frisker! All men doth on me look!
What should I do but set cock on the hoop!
What do I care, if all the World me fail?
I will get a garment shall reach to my tail!
Then, I am a Minion! For I wear the new guise.
The next year after this, I trust to be wise!
Not only in wearing my gorgeous array;
For I will go to Learning a whole summer's day!
I will learn Latin, Hebrew, Greek, and French;
And I will learn Douche, sitting on my bench!

I do fear no man! All men feareth me!
I overcome my adversaries by land and by sea!
I had no peer, if to myself I were true!
Because I am not so, divers times I do rue!
Yet I lack nothing! I have all things at will,
If I were wise, and would hold myself still;
And meddle with no matters not to me pertaining :
But ever to be true to GOD and to my King!

But I have such matters rolling in my pate, That I will speak and do, I cannot tell what! No man shall let me; but I will have my mind! And to father, mother, and friend, I will be unkind! I will follow mine own mind, and mine own trade! Who shall let me? the Devil's nails unpared!

Yet, above all things, new fashions I love well! And to wear them, my thrift I will sell!

In all this world, I shall have but a time; Hold the cup, good fellow! Here is thine! and mine!

THE AUTHOR RESPONDETH.

O, GOOD Englishman! hear what I shall say! Study to have Learning, with Virtue, night and day! Leave thy swearing, and set pride aside; And call thou for grace, that with thee it may bide! Then shall all nations, example of thee take, That thou hast subdued sin, for JESUS CHRIST's sake. And works of mercy and charity do thou use; And all vices and sin utterly refuse!

Then all countries, a confluence will have to thee, To have knowledge of Truth and of the Verity; Of learning of English, of manners also.

JESUS I beseech to keep thee from all woe; And send thee ever fortune, and also much grace; That in Heaven thou mayst have a resting-place!