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The Ship of Fools, Volume 1

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The Ship of Fools, Volume 1 is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before
Loke in what Balance, what weyght and what mesure Thou seruest other. for thou shalt serued be With the same after this lyfe I the ensure.
If thou ryghtwysly Juge by lawe and equyte Thou shalt haue presence of goddes hyghe maiestye But if thou Juge amys: than shall Eacus (As Poetis sayth) hell Juge thy rewarde discusse God is aboue and regneth sempiternally.
Whiche shall vs deme at his last Jugement, And gyue rewardes to echone egally After suche fourme as he his lyfe hath spent Than shall we them se whome we as violent Traytours: haue put to wronge in worde or dede And after our deserte euen suche shall be our mede
There shall be no Bayle nor treatynge of maynpryse Ne worldly wysdome there shall no thynge preuayle There shall be no delayes vntyll another Syse But outher quyt, or to infernall Gayle.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Ship of Fools, Volume 1

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The Ship of Fools, Volume 1 is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before
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Loke in what Balance, what weyght and what mesure Thou seruest other. for thou shalt serued be With the same after this lyfe I the ensure.
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If thou ryghtwysly Juge by lawe and equyte Thou shalt haue presence of goddes hyghe maiestye But if thou Juge amys: than shall Eacus (As Poetis sayth) hell Juge thy rewarde discusse God is aboue and regneth sempiternally.
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Whiche shall vs deme at his last Jugement, And gyue rewardes to echone egally After suche fourme as he his lyfe hath spent Than shall we them se whome we as violent Traytours: haue put to wronge in worde or dede And after our deserte euen suche shall be our mede
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There shall be no Bayle nor treatynge of maynpryse Ne worldly wysdome there shall no thynge preuayle There shall be no delayes vntyll another Syse But outher quyt, or to infernall Gayle.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Balance verb US /ˈbæləns/

bring into balance or equilibrium

From this reading “Loke in what Balance, what weyght and what mesure Thou seruest other. for thou shalt serued be With the same after this lyfe I the ensure.”

ensure verb US /enˈʃʊr/

make certain of

From this reading “Loke in what Balance, what weyght and what mesure Thou seruest other. for thou shalt serued be With the same after this lyfe I the ensure.”

mater noun US /ˈmɑːtər/

an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously

From this reading “Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before”

prudence noun US /ˈpruːdəns/

discretion in practical affairs

From this reading “Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before”

secrete verb US /sɪˈkriːt/

generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

From this reading “Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before”

shalt modal verb US /ʃælt/

an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”

From this reading “Loke in what Balance, what weyght and what mesure Thou seruest other. for thou shalt serued be With the same after this lyfe I the ensure.”

Wherefore adverb US /werˈfɔːr/

an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”

From this reading “Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before”

worldly adjective US /ˈwɜːrldli/

characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world

From this reading “There shall be no Bayle nor treatynge of maynpryse Ne worldly wysdome there shall no thynge preuayle There shall be no delayes vntyll another Syse But outher quyt, or to infernall Gayle.”

All words in this reading · 132

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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

aboue

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From this reading If thou ryghtwysly Juge by lawe and equyte Thou shalt haue presence of goddes hyghe maiestye But if thou Juge amys: than shall Eacus (As Poetis sayth) hell Juge thy rewarde discusse God is aboue and regneth sempiternally.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Loke in what Balance, what weyght and what mesure Thou seruest other. for thou shalt serued be With the same after this lyfe I the ensure.

amys

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From this reading If thou ryghtwysly Juge by lawe and equyte Thou shalt haue presence of goddes hyghe maiestye But if thou Juge amys: than shall Eacus (As Poetis sayth) hell Juge thy rewarde discusse God is aboue and regneth sempiternally.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading There shall be no Bayle nor treatynge of maynpryse Ne worldly wysdome there shall no thynge preuayle There shall be no delayes vntyll another Syse But outher quyt, or to infernall Gayle.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading If thou ryghtwysly Juge by lawe and equyte Thou shalt haue presence of goddes hyghe maiestye But if thou Juge amys: than shall Eacus (As Poetis sayth) hell Juge thy rewarde discusse God is aboue and regneth sempiternally.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Whiche shall vs deme at his last Jugement, And gyue rewardes to echone egally After suche fourme as he his lyfe hath spent Than shall we them se whome we as violent Traytours: haue put to wronge in worde or dede And after our deserte euen suche shall be our mede

BalanceverbUS /ˈbæləns/

bring into balance or equilibrium

From this reading Loke in what Balance, what weyght and what mesure Thou seruest other. for thou shalt serued be With the same after this lyfe I the ensure.

Bayle

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From this reading There shall be no Bayle nor treatynge of maynpryse Ne worldly wysdome there shall no thynge preuayle There shall be no delayes vntyll another Syse But outher quyt, or to infernall Gayle.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Loke in what Balance, what weyght and what mesure Thou seruest other. for thou shalt serued be With the same after this lyfe I the ensure.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading If thou ryghtwysly Juge by lawe and equyte Thou shalt haue presence of goddes hyghe maiestye But if thou Juge amys: than shall Eacus (As Poetis sayth) hell Juge thy rewarde discusse God is aboue and regneth sempiternally.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

certaynly

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From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

counsayle

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From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

dede

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From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

dedys

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From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

delayes

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From this reading There shall be no Bayle nor treatynge of maynpryse Ne worldly wysdome there shall no thynge preuayle There shall be no delayes vntyll another Syse But outher quyt, or to infernall Gayle.

deme

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From this reading Whiche shall vs deme at his last Jugement, And gyue rewardes to echone egally After suche fourme as he his lyfe hath spent Than shall we them se whome we as violent Traytours: haue put to wronge in worde or dede And after our deserte euen suche shall be our mede

deserte

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From this reading Whiche shall vs deme at his last Jugement, And gyue rewardes to echone egally After suche fourme as he his lyfe hath spent Than shall we them se whome we as violent Traytours: haue put to wronge in worde or dede And after our deserte euen suche shall be our mede

discusse

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From this reading If thou ryghtwysly Juge by lawe and equyte Thou shalt haue presence of goddes hyghe maiestye But if thou Juge amys: than shall Eacus (As Poetis sayth) hell Juge thy rewarde discusse God is aboue and regneth sempiternally.

Eacus

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From this reading If thou ryghtwysly Juge by lawe and equyte Thou shalt haue presence of goddes hyghe maiestye But if thou Juge amys: than shall Eacus (As Poetis sayth) hell Juge thy rewarde discusse God is aboue and regneth sempiternally.

echone

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From this reading Whiche shall vs deme at his last Jugement, And gyue rewardes to echone egally After suche fourme as he his lyfe hath spent Than shall we them se whome we as violent Traytours: haue put to wronge in worde or dede And after our deserte euen suche shall be our mede

egally

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From this reading Whiche shall vs deme at his last Jugement, And gyue rewardes to echone egally After suche fourme as he his lyfe hath spent Than shall we them se whome we as violent Traytours: haue put to wronge in worde or dede And after our deserte euen suche shall be our mede

ensureverbUS /enˈʃʊr/

make certain of

From this reading Loke in what Balance, what weyght and what mesure Thou seruest other. for thou shalt serued be With the same after this lyfe I the ensure.

equyte

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From this reading If thou ryghtwysly Juge by lawe and equyte Thou shalt haue presence of goddes hyghe maiestye But if thou Juge amys: than shall Eacus (As Poetis sayth) hell Juge thy rewarde discusse God is aboue and regneth sempiternally.

euen

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From this reading Whiche shall vs deme at his last Jugement, And gyue rewardes to echone egally After suche fourme as he his lyfe hath spent Than shall we them se whome we as violent Traytours: haue put to wronge in worde or dede And after our deserte euen suche shall be our mede

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Loke in what Balance, what weyght and what mesure Thou seruest other. for thou shalt serued be With the same after this lyfe I the ensure.

fourme

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From this reading Whiche shall vs deme at his last Jugement, And gyue rewardes to echone egally After suche fourme as he his lyfe hath spent Than shall we them se whome we as violent Traytours: haue put to wronge in worde or dede And after our deserte euen suche shall be our mede

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

Gayle

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From this reading There shall be no Bayle nor treatynge of maynpryse Ne worldly wysdome there shall no thynge preuayle There shall be no delayes vntyll another Syse But outher quyt, or to infernall Gayle.

godnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

goddes

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From this reading If thou ryghtwysly Juge by lawe and equyte Thou shalt haue presence of goddes hyghe maiestye But if thou Juge amys: than shall Eacus (As Poetis sayth) hell Juge thy rewarde discusse God is aboue and regneth sempiternally.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

gyde

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From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

gyue

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From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading Whiche shall vs deme at his last Jugement, And gyue rewardes to echone egally After suche fourme as he his lyfe hath spent Than shall we them se whome we as violent Traytours: haue put to wronge in worde or dede And after our deserte euen suche shall be our mede

haue

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From this reading If thou ryghtwysly Juge by lawe and equyte Thou shalt haue presence of goddes hyghe maiestye But if thou Juge amys: than shall Eacus (As Poetis sayth) hell Juge thy rewarde discusse God is aboue and regneth sempiternally.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

hede

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From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

hellnounUS /hel/

any place of pain and turmoil

From this reading If thou ryghtwysly Juge by lawe and equyte Thou shalt haue presence of goddes hyghe maiestye But if thou Juge amys: than shall Eacus (As Poetis sayth) hell Juge thy rewarde discusse God is aboue and regneth sempiternally.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

hyd

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From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

hyghe

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From this reading If thou ryghtwysly Juge by lawe and equyte Thou shalt haue presence of goddes hyghe maiestye But if thou Juge amys: than shall Eacus (As Poetis sayth) hell Juge thy rewarde discusse God is aboue and regneth sempiternally.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Loke in what Balance, what weyght and what mesure Thou seruest other. for thou shalt serued be With the same after this lyfe I the ensure.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Loke in what Balance, what weyght and what mesure Thou seruest other. for thou shalt serued be With the same after this lyfe I the ensure.

infernall

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From this reading There shall be no Bayle nor treatynge of maynpryse Ne worldly wysdome there shall no thynge preuayle There shall be no delayes vntyll another Syse But outher quyt, or to infernall Gayle.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

Juge

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From this reading If thou ryghtwysly Juge by lawe and equyte Thou shalt haue presence of goddes hyghe maiestye But if thou Juge amys: than shall Eacus (As Poetis sayth) hell Juge thy rewarde discusse God is aboue and regneth sempiternally.

Jugement

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From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

knowes

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From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading Whiche shall vs deme at his last Jugement, And gyue rewardes to echone egally After suche fourme as he his lyfe hath spent Than shall we them se whome we as violent Traytours: haue put to wronge in worde or dede And after our deserte euen suche shall be our mede

lawe

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From this reading If thou ryghtwysly Juge by lawe and equyte Thou shalt haue presence of goddes hyghe maiestye But if thou Juge amys: than shall Eacus (As Poetis sayth) hell Juge thy rewarde discusse God is aboue and regneth sempiternally.

lesse

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From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

Loke

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From this reading Loke in what Balance, what weyght and what mesure Thou seruest other. for thou shalt serued be With the same after this lyfe I the ensure.

lyfe

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From this reading Loke in what Balance, what weyght and what mesure Thou seruest other. for thou shalt serued be With the same after this lyfe I the ensure.

maiestye

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From this reading If thou ryghtwysly Juge by lawe and equyte Thou shalt haue presence of goddes hyghe maiestye But if thou Juge amys: than shall Eacus (As Poetis sayth) hell Juge thy rewarde discusse God is aboue and regneth sempiternally.

mannes

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From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

maternounUS /ˈmɑːtər/

an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously

From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

maynpryse

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From this reading There shall be no Bayle nor treatynge of maynpryse Ne worldly wysdome there shall no thynge preuayle There shall be no delayes vntyll another Syse But outher quyt, or to infernall Gayle.

mede

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From this reading Whiche shall vs deme at his last Jugement, And gyue rewardes to echone egally After suche fourme as he his lyfe hath spent Than shall we them se whome we as violent Traytours: haue put to wronge in worde or dede And after our deserte euen suche shall be our mede

mennys

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From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

mesure

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From this reading Loke in what Balance, what weyght and what mesure Thou seruest other. for thou shalt serued be With the same after this lyfe I the ensure.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

NenounUS /niː/

a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts

From this reading There shall be no Bayle nor treatynge of maynpryse Ne worldly wysdome there shall no thynge preuayle There shall be no delayes vntyll another Syse But outher quyt, or to infernall Gayle.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

offencenoun

the action of attacking an enemy

From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Loke in what Balance, what weyght and what mesure Thou seruest other. for thou shalt serued be With the same after this lyfe I the ensure.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Whiche shall vs deme at his last Jugement, And gyue rewardes to echone egally After suche fourme as he his lyfe hath spent Than shall we them se whome we as violent Traytours: haue put to wronge in worde or dede And after our deserte euen suche shall be our mede

outher

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From this reading There shall be no Bayle nor treatynge of maynpryse Ne worldly wysdome there shall no thynge preuayle There shall be no delayes vntyll another Syse But outher quyt, or to infernall Gayle.

Perchaunce

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From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

Poetis

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From this reading If thou ryghtwysly Juge by lawe and equyte Thou shalt haue presence of goddes hyghe maiestye But if thou Juge amys: than shall Eacus (As Poetis sayth) hell Juge thy rewarde discusse God is aboue and regneth sempiternally.

presencenounUS /ˈprezəns/

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

preuayle

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From this reading There shall be no Bayle nor treatynge of maynpryse Ne worldly wysdome there shall no thynge preuayle There shall be no delayes vntyll another Syse But outher quyt, or to infernall Gayle.

prudencenounUS /ˈpruːdəns/

discretion in practical affairs

From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Whiche shall vs deme at his last Jugement, And gyue rewardes to echone egally After suche fourme as he his lyfe hath spent Than shall we them se whome we as violent Traytours: haue put to wronge in worde or dede And after our deserte euen suche shall be our mede

quyt

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From this reading There shall be no Bayle nor treatynge of maynpryse Ne worldly wysdome there shall no thynge preuayle There shall be no delayes vntyll another Syse But outher quyt, or to infernall Gayle.

reade

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From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

regneth

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From this reading If thou ryghtwysly Juge by lawe and equyte Thou shalt haue presence of goddes hyghe maiestye But if thou Juge amys: than shall Eacus (As Poetis sayth) hell Juge thy rewarde discusse God is aboue and regneth sempiternally.

rewarde

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From this reading If thou ryghtwysly Juge by lawe and equyte Thou shalt haue presence of goddes hyghe maiestye But if thou Juge amys: than shall Eacus (As Poetis sayth) hell Juge thy rewarde discusse God is aboue and regneth sempiternally.

rewardes

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From this reading Whiche shall vs deme at his last Jugement, And gyue rewardes to echone egally After suche fourme as he his lyfe hath spent Than shall we them se whome we as violent Traytours: haue put to wronge in worde or dede And after our deserte euen suche shall be our mede

ryghtwysly

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From this reading If thou ryghtwysly Juge by lawe and equyte Thou shalt haue presence of goddes hyghe maiestye But if thou Juge amys: than shall Eacus (As Poetis sayth) hell Juge thy rewarde discusse God is aboue and regneth sempiternally.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading Loke in what Balance, what weyght and what mesure Thou seruest other. for thou shalt serued be With the same after this lyfe I the ensure.

sayth

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From this reading If thou ryghtwysly Juge by lawe and equyte Thou shalt haue presence of goddes hyghe maiestye But if thou Juge amys: than shall Eacus (As Poetis sayth) hell Juge thy rewarde discusse God is aboue and regneth sempiternally.

senounUS /seɪ/

a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium

From this reading Whiche shall vs deme at his last Jugement, And gyue rewardes to echone egally After suche fourme as he his lyfe hath spent Than shall we them se whome we as violent Traytours: haue put to wronge in worde or dede And after our deserte euen suche shall be our mede

secreteverbUS /sɪˈkriːt/

generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

sempiternally

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From this reading If thou ryghtwysly Juge by lawe and equyte Thou shalt haue presence of goddes hyghe maiestye But if thou Juge amys: than shall Eacus (As Poetis sayth) hell Juge thy rewarde discusse God is aboue and regneth sempiternally.

serued

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From this reading Loke in what Balance, what weyght and what mesure Thou seruest other. for thou shalt serued be With the same after this lyfe I the ensure.

seruest

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From this reading Loke in what Balance, what weyght and what mesure Thou seruest other. for thou shalt serued be With the same after this lyfe I the ensure.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading If thou ryghtwysly Juge by lawe and equyte Thou shalt haue presence of goddes hyghe maiestye But if thou Juge amys: than shall Eacus (As Poetis sayth) hell Juge thy rewarde discusse God is aboue and regneth sempiternally.

shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/

an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”

From this reading Loke in what Balance, what weyght and what mesure Thou seruest other. for thou shalt serued be With the same after this lyfe I the ensure.

spentadjectiveUS /spent/

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading Whiche shall vs deme at his last Jugement, And gyue rewardes to echone egally After suche fourme as he his lyfe hath spent Than shall we them se whome we as violent Traytours: haue put to wronge in worde or dede And after our deserte euen suche shall be our mede

suche

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From this reading Whiche shall vs deme at his last Jugement, And gyue rewardes to echone egally After suche fourme as he his lyfe hath spent Than shall we them se whome we as violent Traytours: haue put to wronge in worde or dede And after our deserte euen suche shall be our mede

Syse

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From this reading There shall be no Bayle nor treatynge of maynpryse Ne worldly wysdome there shall no thynge preuayle There shall be no delayes vntyll another Syse But outher quyt, or to infernall Gayle.

TakeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

taketh

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From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading If thou ryghtwysly Juge by lawe and equyte Thou shalt haue presence of goddes hyghe maiestye But if thou Juge amys: than shall Eacus (As Poetis sayth) hell Juge thy rewarde discusse God is aboue and regneth sempiternally.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Whiche shall vs deme at his last Jugement, And gyue rewardes to echone egally After suche fourme as he his lyfe hath spent Than shall we them se whome we as violent Traytours: haue put to wronge in worde or dede And after our deserte euen suche shall be our mede

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There shall be no Bayle nor treatynge of maynpryse Ne worldly wysdome there shall no thynge preuayle There shall be no delayes vntyll another Syse But outher quyt, or to infernall Gayle.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Loke in what Balance, what weyght and what mesure Thou seruest other. for thou shalt serued be With the same after this lyfe I the ensure.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

thynge

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From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

thynkest

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From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

Traytours

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From this reading Whiche shall vs deme at his last Jugement, And gyue rewardes to echone egally After suche fourme as he his lyfe hath spent Than shall we them se whome we as violent Traytours: haue put to wronge in worde or dede And after our deserte euen suche shall be our mede

treatynge

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From this reading There shall be no Bayle nor treatynge of maynpryse Ne worldly wysdome there shall no thynge preuayle There shall be no delayes vntyll another Syse But outher quyt, or to infernall Gayle.

violentadjectiveUS /ˈvaɪələnt/

acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity

From this reading Whiche shall vs deme at his last Jugement, And gyue rewardes to echone egally After suche fourme as he his lyfe hath spent Than shall we them se whome we as violent Traytours: haue put to wronge in worde or dede And after our deserte euen suche shall be our mede

vntyll

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From this reading There shall be no Bayle nor treatynge of maynpryse Ne worldly wysdome there shall no thynge preuayle There shall be no delayes vntyll another Syse But outher quyt, or to infernall Gayle.

vs

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From this reading Whiche shall vs deme at his last Jugement, And gyue rewardes to echone egally After suche fourme as he his lyfe hath spent Than shall we them se whome we as violent Traytours: haue put to wronge in worde or dede And after our deserte euen suche shall be our mede

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Whiche shall vs deme at his last Jugement, And gyue rewardes to echone egally After suche fourme as he his lyfe hath spent Than shall we them se whome we as violent Traytours: haue put to wronge in worde or dede And after our deserte euen suche shall be our mede

weyght

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From this reading Loke in what Balance, what weyght and what mesure Thou seruest other. for thou shalt serued be With the same after this lyfe I the ensure.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Loke in what Balance, what weyght and what mesure Thou seruest other. for thou shalt serued be With the same after this lyfe I the ensure.

WhereforeadverbUS /werˈfɔːr/

an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”

From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

Whiche

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From this reading Whiche shall vs deme at his last Jugement, And gyue rewardes to echone egally After suche fourme as he his lyfe hath spent Than shall we them se whome we as violent Traytours: haue put to wronge in worde or dede And after our deserte euen suche shall be our mede

whome

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From this reading Whiche shall vs deme at his last Jugement, And gyue rewardes to echone egally After suche fourme as he his lyfe hath spent Than shall we them se whome we as violent Traytours: haue put to wronge in worde or dede And after our deserte euen suche shall be our mede

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Loke in what Balance, what weyght and what mesure Thou seruest other. for thou shalt serued be With the same after this lyfe I the ensure.

worde

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From this reading Whiche shall vs deme at his last Jugement, And gyue rewardes to echone egally After suche fourme as he his lyfe hath spent Than shall we them se whome we as violent Traytours: haue put to wronge in worde or dede And after our deserte euen suche shall be our mede

workes

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From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

worldlyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrldli/

characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world

From this reading There shall be no Bayle nor treatynge of maynpryse Ne worldly wysdome there shall no thynge preuayle There shall be no delayes vntyll another Syse But outher quyt, or to infernall Gayle.

wronge

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From this reading Whiche shall vs deme at his last Jugement, And gyue rewardes to echone egally After suche fourme as he his lyfe hath spent Than shall we them se whome we as violent Traytours: haue put to wronge in worde or dede And after our deserte euen suche shall be our mede

wylt

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From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

wysdome

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From this reading There shall be no Bayle nor treatynge of maynpryse Ne worldly wysdome there shall no thynge preuayle There shall be no delayes vntyll another Syse But outher quyt, or to infernall Gayle.

wyse

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From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading Perchaunce thou thynkest that god taketh no hede To mannes dedys, nor workes of offence Yes certaynly he knowes thy thought and dede No thynge is secrete, nor hyd from his presence Wherefore if thou wylt gyde the by prudence Or thou gyue Jugement of mater lesse or more Take wyse mennys reade and good counsayle before

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Vocabulary met early in The Ship of Fools, Volume 1

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Ship of Fools, Volume 1, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

London
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Ship of Fools, Volume 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Henry
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Ship of Fools, Volume 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Sotheran
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Ship of Fools, Volume 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Mdccclxxiv
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Ship of Fools, Volume 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.