Nyght nor day spare no laboure, Yf thou thus truely thy mayster serue, But yf that thou do hym begyle, Than shall thy dedes thy name dyffyle, And out of his hous he shall the cast. Whan that thou arte thus departed As a seruaunte full yll aduerted, Than shall they come pryuely And aske whyder thou were yll or good; Yf he say yll and the bewrye, No man will haue the, by my hood. But yf some be in necessyte, And can none other seruaunte fynde, Suche peraduenture wyll haue the, But euer thou shalte fynde hym vnkynde. But yf he be a foole or blynde, Elles wyll he none of thy seruyce; Than must thou wander afore the wynde, Therfore of this se thou be wyse. Let pacyence abate thy maysters rygour, And take good hede to his condycyon, Thou shalt to hym do grete honour, Submyttynge the to his correccyon. And yf thy mayster make ye his secretary, Se thou haue a sare tongue and stable; His counseyle se thou not bewry, A secrete tongue is euer prouffytable. And yf your mayster haue an vse To swere the name of God in vayne, His company se you refuse, Leest ye be brought in suche a trayne. Seruauntes auoyde the company Of them that playe at cardes or dyse, For yf that ye them haunte truely, To thefte shall they you soone attyse. Ye seruauntes that se the courage, Of your mayster on angre set, Yf he wyll do ony man domage, With your myght se ye hym lette. Ye seruauntes that ben in batayle, Beware pyll not the comynte, Of God defended yf ye wyll be. What ye do stele ye must restore, Ye seruauntes that ben oft angry, Hauynge the dethe ay in your syght. Seruauntes yf that ye wyll ensue The doctrynes and them obserue, And serue and loue God with hertes true, Wherof the kynge shall you preserue, Ye seruauntes that wyll kepe in mynde, Imprynted at London, in Fletestrete, at the Here is the boke of mayd Emlyn that had .b. Husbandes and all kockoldes; she wold make theyr berdes whether they wold or no, and gyue them to were a praty hoodefull of belles. |