Aesop's fables English and Latin : every one

Aesop’s fables English and Latin : every onewhereof is divided into its distinct periods, markedwith figures : so that little children being used to

write and translate them may not only moreexactly understand all the rules of grammar but

also learn to imitate the right composition of wordsand the proper forms of speech belonging to both

languages / by Charles Hoole.

1700

1 page duplicateAESOP’S. FABLES, Englih and Latin;Every one whereof is divided into it’s ditinct periods, marked with Figures;So that little Children being ued to write and tranlate them, may not only

more exactly undertand all the Rules of Grammar; but alo learn to imitate theright Compoition of Words, and the proper Forms of Speech, belonging to bothLanguages.

By CHARLES HOOLE, Mr. in Arts, L. C. Oxon. and Teacher of a privateGrammar School, in the Token-houe in Lothbury, near the Royal Exchange, London.

LONDON, Printed by R. E. for the Company of Stationers, 1700.AESOPI FABULAE, ANGLO-LATINAE; Quarum ingulae in ditinctas uas Pe-

riodos, numericis characteribus annotatas, ita dividuntur;Ut in eidem trancribendis & transferendis exercitati Pueruli; non modo Regu-

las quacunque Grammatica: accuratius intelligant; ed & aptam Verborum Com-poitionem, atque Idiomata utriuque Linguae felicius proequantur, atque imitentur.

A CAROLO HOOLE, in Artibus M. e Coll. Linc. Oxon. privatae ScholaeGrammaticae Intitutore, in aedibus Quadrantrariis Lothburienibus, haud ita procula Byra regali, apud Londinates.

LONDINI. Excudebat R. E. pro Societate Stationariorum, 1700.

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2AN INDEX OF ALL AESOP’S FABLES. The firt Number hoveth the Book: and

the econd the Fable in it.

AN INDEX OF ALL AESOP’S FABLES. The firt

Number hoveth the Book: and the econd the Fable

in it.

• Lib. Fab.

• 1. AMbaadour and the Trumpeters. 1 161

• Ape and her cubs. 1 119

• Ape and her young. 1 99

• Ape. 2 127

• Ape and the Dolphin. 2 167

• Ape and the Fox. 2 72

• Arion and the Dolphin. 1 138

• As. 1 129

• Aes. 2 189

• As and the calf. 1 147

• As, the ape and the mole. 1 144

• As and the Fox. 1 191

• As and the Hare. 1 229

• As and the Hore. 177 2 108

• As and the jeter. 1 193

• As and Jupiter. 2 106

• As and the Lyon. 2 147

• As that found no end of his toil. 1 203

• As that erv’d a bad mater. 1 205

• As and the Traveller. 1 127

• As and the Wolf. 2 109

• Sick As and the Wolves. 1 201

• As and the frogs. 2 192

• As and the Raven. 2 193

AN INDEX OF ALL AESOP’S FABLES. The firt Number hoveth the Book: andthe econd the Fable in it. 3

• As and the Fox. 2 194

• BAt, the Bramble, and the cormorant. 2 136

• Bat and the Weeel. 2 187

• Bald-man. 2 33

• Bear and the Bees. 1 175

• Beaver. 2 2•

• Bee-mater. 2 16•

• Bee and Jupiter. 2 10•

• Beetle and the Eagle 1 13•

• Birds. 1 19•

• Birds and Beetles. 1 17•

• Birds and Beats. 1 3•

• Birds and the Owl. 1 13•

• Bird and her young ones. 1 10•

• Black-more. 2 15•

• Boar and the As. 1

• Boar and the Country-man. 1 11•

• Wild Boar and the Fox. 2 13•

• Boy and fortune. 2 70 2 8•

• Boy, that kept heep. 2 8•

• Boy and the corpion. 2 11

• Boy and his mother. 2 30 2 12•

• Boy and the thief. 1 11•

• Bull and the he-goat. 1 9•

• Bulls and the Lyon. 1 10•

• Bull and the moue. 1 11•

• CAlf and the hind. 2 1••

• Camel. 1 93 2 19•



• Cane and the Olive-tree. 2

• Cardinal. 1 1•

• Fat Capons, and the lean o• 1 1

• Cat and the cock. 2 ••

• Cat turned into a woman. 2 2

• City-moue, and country-mou•• 1

• Cock. 1

• Cock and the Cat. 1 1

• Cocks and the Partridge 2 46

• Two Cocks that fought. 2 97

• Cockles. 2 158

• Collier and the fuller. 2 41

• Covetous Man. 2 141

• Covetous man and the man 107

• Country-fellow and the Lawyer. 1 224 1 53 2 5

• Country-man-man and Apple-tree. 2 8

• Country-man and the bullock. 1 112

• Country-man and fortune. 1 95

• Country-man and Hercules. 1 116

• Country-man and the Hore. 1 52

• Country-man and the moue. 1 167

• Country-man and the nake. 1 2 226

• Country-man and the River. 1 144

• Country-man and the Wheat. 1 141

• Cornih Chough. 1 29

• Crab fihes. 1 88

• Crab and the Fox. 2 173

• Crow and the Dog. 2 177


• Crow and the Fox. 2 85

• Crow and the Pitcher. 1 139

• Crow and the Raven. 2 170

• Crow and the Wolves. 1 135

• Cuckow and the Nawk. 1 146

• DOg and the As. 1 13

• Dog and the Cock. 2 134

• Dog and the butcher. 1 47 2 24

• Dog and the Lyon. 1 121

• City-Dogs and Country-dog. 1 169

• Dogs. 2 170

• Dog that would bite. 1 92

• Dog was that invited to Supper. 2 49

• Dog and his mater. 1 173

• Dog that worried his maters heep, 1 213

• Dog and the Ox. 1 64

• Dog and the heep. 1 48

• Dog and the Wolf. 2 86

• Dog and the hadow. 1 4 2 88

• Dormie and the Oak. 1 172

• EAgle. 2 205

• •agle and the Conie 1 219

• Eagl and the Beetle. 2 36

• Eagl and the Crow, 1 63

• Eagl and the Fox, 2 34

• Eagl• and the Jack-daw. 1 10

• Eagl• and the Mag-pie. 1 165

• Eagle and the man. 2 50



• Eagle and the raven. 2 53

• Earths labour. 1 136

• Eel. 1 156

• Elm a•d the oier. 1 190

• Two enemies. 2 67

• FAther that peruaded his on in van. 1 112

• Fellow hat refued a clyter. 1 200

• Bragging Fellow. 2 6

• Fir-tree and the Bramble. 1 104

• Fihes. 1 122

• Fih, that leaped out of the fryingpan. 1 159

• Fiherman. 2 54 & 166

• Fihermen. 1 128 2 55

• Fiherman and the little fih 1 83 & 104

• Fiherman and the part. 2 82 42

• Flea. 2 118 2 128

• Flea and the man. 2 129

• Fly. 1 155 2 102

• Flies. 2 168

• Fly and the Pimire. 1 30

• Fox and the Bramble. 2 42

• Fox and the Cat. 1 125

• Fox and the Crocodile. 1 44

• Fox and the Eagle. 1 59

• Fox and the grapes. 2 166

• Fox and the he-goat. 2 1 2 38

• Fox and the head. 2 4

• Fox and the Hunters. 2 45


• Fox and the Libard. 2 11

• Fox and the Lyon. 1 58

• Fox and the tork. 1 27

• Fox that lot his tail. 2 41

• Fox and the viard. 2 47

• Fox and the Weeel. 1 44

• Fox and the Woman. 1 148

• Fox, that commended harefleh 1 221

• Fox, that was hungry. 2 53

• Fortune-teller. 2 25 2 9

• Fowler. 2 82

• Fowler and the black bird. 2 28

• Fowler and the chaffinchi 176

• Fowler and the partridge 2 238

• Fowler and the ring dove 1 54

• Fower and the viper • 21

• Friends and the bear 1 94 2 17 2 66

• Frogs 2 133

• Two Frogs 2 163

• Frog and the fox 1 92 2 111

• Frogs and their King. 1 17 2 58

• Frog and the ox 1 31

• GArdiner and his dog 2 148

• Goat and the wolf 2 172

• Geee 1 80

• Geee and the cranes 2 142

• Gnat and the Lyon. 2 207

• Gooe 1 117



• Governour that took bribes. 1 231

• Gourd and the pine tree 1 134

• Grahopper and the pimire 1 118

• HAres 2 185

• Hare and the fox. 1 222

• Hare and the frog 1 25 2 107

• Hare and the tortoie 2 119

• Hare and the heep 1 25

• Hart 1 36

• Hart and the Lyon 2 37

• Harper 2 74

• Hawk and the pidgeon 1 142

• Hawks, that fell out 1 230

• Hedge-hog 1 209

• Heifer and the ox 2 69

• Hen, that laid golden eggs 2 205

• Hen and the fox 2 195

• Hen and the wallow 1 185

• Hermit and the ouldier 2 144

• Hind-calf 2 145

• Hind and the lyon 2 146

• Hind and the vine. 1 185

• Hog and the Hore 2 9

• Hore and the as 1 33 1 32

• Hore and the lyon 1 223

• Hore and thoe that mocked him 1 45

• Hore and the tag 1 22

• Hound, that was depied. 1 182


• Howpe 1 182

• Jealous Husband 2 71

• Husband and the wife 2 131

• Husband and his two wives 2 161

• Husbandman 1 192 2 62

• Husbandman and the dogs. 1 57 2 13 2 62

• Husbandman and his ons 1 51 2 14 2 51 2 74

• Husbandman and the tork 1 60 1 210

• Husbandman and the poet. 2 213

• JAck-daw 2 180

• Jack-daw and the pidgeon 2 179

• Jack-daw and the heep 1 65

• Jeter and the Bihop 1 181

• Jupiter 2 182 and 183 1 126

• Jupiter and the ape 1 81

• Jupiter and the crow 2 76

• kId and the wolf 1 24

• King and the apes 1 126

• Kings-fiher 2 165

• Sick Kite 1 15

• Bald Knight 1 95

• LAmb and the Wolf. 1 49 2 72

• Lark and her young ones 1 139 1 131

• Libard and the Fox. 1 123

• Linnet and the boy 1 180

• Log and the Oxen 1 179

• Lyon, the As and the Fox. 2 92

• Lyon and the Bear 2 135



• Lyon and the Fox. 1 43

• Lyon and the Frog. 169 2 89

• Lyon and the hunter. 1 110

• Lyon and the hog. 1 229

• Lyon and the man. 2 115

• Lyon and moue. 1 140 2 170

• Lyon and others. 1 5 1 175

• Lyon and the he-goat. 1 78 1 108

• Lyon, that was pat his trength 1 12 2 90

• Lyon, that loved a country man’s daughter. 2 93

• Lyones and the fox. 2 40

• Lyon and the wolf. 2 153

• MAn and Apollo. 2 7

• Man and his friends. 1 220

• Man and his money bags. 1 233

• Man whom the dog bit. 2 16 2 65

• Man and his wooden god. 2 48

• Man and his Satyre. 2 10

• Man and his wife. 1 188

• Members and the belly. 1 40 1 137

• Mice and the cat. 2 71

• Mountains bringing forth. 1 21

• Moue and the cat. 2 204

• Moue and the frog. 1 3

• Moue and the kite. 1 207

• Moue, that was bred in a chet 1 140

• City-moue and Country-moue. 1 9

• Mule. 2 79


• Mule and the hore. 1 184

• NEat-herd. 2 202

• Nightingale and the hawk 1 226

• Nure and the wolf. 1 86

• Nut-tree, as and the woman. 2 202

• OAk and the reed. 1 82 1 101

• Old-man. 1 164

• Old-man and death. 1 232 2 280

• Old-man and the young fellow that tole his apples. 1 225

• Old-man’s on and the lyon. 2 32

• Old-woman and the Devil. 1 170

• Old-woman and the maid. 1 76

• Owl. 1 158

• Ox and the teer. 1 120

• PEach-tree and the apple-tree. 2 123

• Peacock and the crane. 1 100

• Peacock and jack-daw. 2 37

• Peacock and the magpy. 1 71

• Peacock and the nightingale. 1 66

• Pidgeon. 2 198

• Pidgeons and the kite. 1 18

• Pidgeon and the magpy. 1 145

• Pimire and the grahopper. 1 84 2 130

• Pimire. 1 70 2 186

• Pimire and the pidgeon. 2 99

• Phyician. 2 81

• Pots. 1 96

• Priet and the Pears. 1 183



• Pike. 1 217

• Pidgeon and the crow. 2 199

• RAven and the fox. 1 11

• Raven and the erpent. 2 178

• Sick-raven. 2 87

• Ram and the Bull. 1 214

• Reed and the Olive-tree. 2 19

• Rich-man. 2 200

• Rich-man and his ervant. 1 168

• River and its pring. 1 194

• Allow and the ax. 2 120

• Satyr and the country-man. 1 131

• Satyr and the traveller. 1 89

• Sea-men. 1 158

• Serpent. 1 197

• Serpent and the husbandmen. 2 112

• Serpent and the crab. 2 151

• Sheep and the hepherd. 1 218

• Shepherd that turned eaman. 2 31

• Shepherd and the ea. 2 122

• Shepherd and the Husbandman. 1 62

• Shepherd and the wolf. 2 152

• Sick-man and the doctour. 2 26 2 104 1 72

• Smith and his dog. 2 78

• Snail. 1 208

• Souldier and his hores. 1 177

• Sow and the bitch. 2 150

• Spider and the gout. 1 139


• Spider and the wallow. 1 143

• Stag and the oxen. 1 42

• Sun and the North-wind. 1 89

• Swallow and the crow. 2 157

• Swallow and other birds. 1 10

• Shepherd. 2 201

• Swan. 1 52 2 155

• Swine and the dog. 1 178 2 149

• TAnner and the hunter. 1 81

• Thief and the dog. 1 16

• Thieves. 2 179

• Thruhes and the wallow. 1 165

• Tiger and the fox. 1 126

• Timber and the oxen. 1 150

• Tortoie and the eagle. 1 87 2 143

• Tortoie and the frogs. 1 171

• Traveller. 2 114

• Traveller and the bag of dates. 2 29

• Travellers. 2 162 2 188

• Trees. 1 151

• Trumpeter. 1 55 220 2 79

• Tunie and the Dolphin. 2 23 2 80

• VIper and the file. 1 37

• Vulture and the birds. 1 79

• WAgoner and the wheel 1 219

• Waps, the partridges and the husbandman. 2 125

• Wax. 1 191

• Weael and the mice. 1 67



• Wicked man and the devil. 1 195

• Widow and the green as. 1 215

• Wild as. 2 189

• Witch. 2 160

• Woman. 2 154

• Woman and the hen. 2 64 2 110

• Woman and her Husband. 1 197

• Woman and her dying husband. 1 153

• Woman and her lover. 1 154

• Woman and her maids. 2 159

• Woman and the Phyciian. 2 61

• Woodman. 2 105

• Wood and the country-man. 1 91

• Wolf and the crane. 1 6 2 35

• Wolf and the dog. 1 56

• Wolf and the lamb. 1 12 2 96

• Wolf and the fox. 1 35

• Wolf and the painted head. 1 28

• Wolf and the porcupine. 1 206

• Wolf and the heep. 2 184

• Wolf in the heeps-skin. 1 211

• Wolf and the young ow. 1 20

• Wolf and the old-woman. 2 206

• Wolves and the lambs. 1 38

• Worm and the fox. 2 204

• YOung fellow, that ung at his mothers burial. 1 198

• Young fellow and the cook. 2 18

• Young man and the cat. 1 50

AESOP’S FABLES Englih and Latin. 15

• Young man and the wallow. 2 103

• Young men. 1 46

• Youth, that mocked the old man. 1 163

De. Erami Adag. Chiliad. 2. Centur. 6.

in non-Latin alphabet , i. e. Ne Aeopum quidem triviti. De vehementer tupidis& imperitis. Nam antiquitus Aeopi fabellas etiam vulgus Idiotarum tenebat. Hasigitu• qui non legiet, nihil cire videbatur.

AESOP’S FABLES Englih and Latin.

1. Of the Cock.

1. A Cock, as he turn’d over a dunghil, found a pearl: aying, Why do I find a thingo bright?

2. If the jeweller had found it, none would have been more glad than he; as beingone that could tell the worth of it.

3. It is indeed of no ue to me, nor do I much value it: nay truly, I had ratherhave a barley-corn than all the Pearls in the World.

4. The Moral. ndertandly the Pearl, Art and Widom: and by the Cock a dotihman, and one that is given to pleaure.

5. Neither do blockih people love the Liberal Arts, eeing they know not the ueof them; nor a voluptuous peron; becaue he delighteth only in pleaure.

2. Of the Wolf and the Lamb.

1. A Wolf, drinking at a pring-head, aw a Lamb drinking a great way below.2. He ran to it, and chid the Lamb; becaue it muddied the Spring.3. The Lamb trembled, and humbly beought him, that he would pare an inno-

cent.4. Saying, that he, becaue he drank a great way below, could not indeed muddy

the W•ve’s drink. much les would he.5. The Wolf rails aloud on the contrary: Thou varlet, thou hadt a• good do

nothing: thou art always oppoing me; thy fire, thy dam, and all thy kind whom Icannot abide to ee, do what thy can to cros me.

6. I will punih thee to day.7. Mor. It is an old aying. It is an eaie thing to find a tick to beat dog with.8. A great man if h••it to hurt, doth oon ••ke an occaion to hurt.9. He hath offended ufficiently, that could reit.

3. Of the Moue and the Frog.

1. A Moue made war with Frog.2. They fought for the command of the Fen.

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3. The fight was eager and hazardous.4. The crafty Moue, lurking under the gras, ets upon the Frog by ambucado.5. The Frog being the lutier, being big-breated and a good leaper dares his

enemy to plain fight.6. They had each of them a pike made of a Bull-ruh.7. Which conflict being oon a far off, the Kite makes hate, and whiltfor eagernes

of fighting, neither looks to himelf, the Kite natcheth an• pulleth in peices both thewarriours.

8. Mor. Jut o it ueth to befall factious Citizens, who being inflame• with a lutof ruling, whilt they trive amongt themelves to become Officer• put their wealth,and for the mot part their life in hazard.

4. Of the Dog and the Shadow.

1. A Dog wimming over a River carried a piece of fleh in his mouth: wh• the Sunhone, o as it often falls out, the hadow of the fleh hone in water, at which, whenhe aw it, he catcht greedily, and lot what was in his chap

2. And therefore being daunted with the los both of the thing, and of hope, atthe firt he tood amazed, and afterwards recovering his pirit, barkt out thus. Poordog, thy deire had no mean.

3. Thou hadt enough and too much, unles thou hadt been mad; and throughthine own folly thou hat les than nothing.

4. Mor. By this little tale, we are put in mind of moderation, we are in mind ofdicretion, that there be a mean to our deire, we loe certain•ties for uncertainties.

5. Verily that Sannio in Terence aith wittily, I will not buy a Pig in a Po•

5. Of the Lion and ome other Beats.

1. THe Lion had covenanted with the Sheep and ome others, that the pr• hould becommon.

2. They go a hunting: a tag is taken: they divide it.3. When everal parties began to take the everal pieces as they had agree• the

Lion roared aying, One part is mine, becaue I am the mot worthy.4. Likewie another is mine, becaue I am the tronget.5. Furthermore, I challenge a third part, becaue I have wet more taking the

Hart.6. Latly, unles you will grant me a fourth part, farewel friendh••7. His fellows (when they heard this) went away empty and holding peace, not

da•ing to mutter againt the Lion.8. Mor. Faith hath always been rare, in this age it is more rare, it is and always

hath been very rare amongt great men.9. Wherofore it is better, to live with thy like.10. For he that liveth with a mightier man than himelf, is nece•• oftimes to

forgo his own right.11. Thou halt have equal dealing with thy equal.


6. Of the Wolf and the Crane.

1. THe bones by chance tuck in the throat of a Wolf, that had worried a Sheep.2. He goeth about, he intreateth help, but no body helpeth him.3. Every body aid, He was rightly erv’d for his greedines.4. At the lat, he perwadeth the Crane with many fair words, and more promies;

that with her great long neck, being put into his throat, he would take out the bonethat tuck in it.

5. But he mockt her, when he deir’d omething for her pains; Thou fool (quothhe) go thy way, hat thou not enough that thou livet? Thou art beholding to me forthy life.

6. If I had lited, I might have bit off thy neck.7. Mor. It is an old aying, that it is thrown away, which thou dot to an ungrateful

peron.

7. Of the Country-Man and the Snake.

1. A Country-man brought home a Snake which he had found in the Snow almottarved to death and laid it before the fire.

2. The Snake recovering trength and poion from the fire, and afterwards notabiding the heat, filled all the Cottage with hiing.

3. The Country-man, having got up an Hedge-take, runs to him, and takes himup roundly for the wrong done him, both with words and trokes.

4. Would he thus requite him?5. Would he offer to take away his life that had given him life?6. Mor. It ometimes comes to pas, that they do thee hurt, whom thou hat done

good to; and deerve ill at thy hands, from whom thou hat well deerv’d.

8. Of the Boar and As.

1. WHilt the idle As mocked the Boar, he chafed at him and gnaht his teeth.2. Thou very idle As, thou hat deerved mart; but although thou art worthy of

punihment, yet I corn to punih thee.3. Mock on and pare not, thou may’t do it cot-free.4. For thou art afe, becaue of thy idlenes.5. Mor. Let us endeavour, that when we bear or endure things that do not

beeem us, we may not peak or do things that do not beeem us.6. For naughty and ungracious perons, for the mot part, are glad if any good

man oppoe them; and they count it a great matter that they are thought worthy tohave revenge taken on them.

7. Let us imitate Hores and great Beats, which pas by barking currs with con-tempt.

9. Of the City-Moue and Country-Moue.

1. THe City-Moue had a mind to walk abroad into the Country.2. The Country-Moue aw her, and invites her home, gets things ready, and they

go to upper.


3. The Country-Moue fetcheth out whatoever he had laid up againt Winter, andbrings out all her tore, that he might atisfie the daintines of uch a great guet.

4. Notwithtanding the City-Moue knitting her brows, condemns the poornes ofthe Country, and withall commends the plenty of the City.

5. As he goes back, he brings the Country-Moue with her into the City; that hemight make good in deed, what he had brag’d of in words.

6. They go to the Feat, which the City-Moue had gallantly provided.7. As they are at their cheer, the noie of the Key is heard in the lock.8. They trembled, and ran away as fat as they could.9. The Country-Moue being both unued to it, and unacquainted with the place,

had much ado to ave her elf.10. When the ervant was gone away, the City-Moue comes again to the table,

and invites the Country-Moue.11. He creeps out of his hole. having carcely got hut of his fear, at the lat.12. He asks the City-Moue that invited him to drink, whether this danger was

often or no.13. He made anwer, that it was every day, and ought to be lighted.14. Then quoth the Country-Moue, Is it every day?15. Truly thy dainties have more bitter than weet in them.16. Indeed I had rather have my want with ecurity, than that abundance with

uch trouble of mind.17. Mor. Riches indeed make hew of pleaure, but if you look into them, they

contain danger and bitternes.18. There was one Eutrapelus, who when he would do his enemies the greatet

michief, made them rich, uing to ay, he thus took revenge on them; for they werelike to receive with their Riches a great burden of cares.

10. Of the Eagle and Jack-Daw.

1. AN Eagle having got a Cockle could not get out the fih by force or art.2. A Jack-daw coming to her, gives her counel.3. He perwades her to fly upwards, and to throw down the Cockle from on high

upon the Rocks, for o it would come to pas, that the hell would be broken.4. The Jack-daw tarries on the ground to watch for it’s fall, the Eagle throws it

down, the hell is broken, the Jack-daw natcheth up the Fih, the Eagle is orry to eeher elf couzened.

5. Mor. Do not trut every body; and be ure thou •eet into the Counel whichthou taket of others.

6. For many being asked their advice, do not give advice for them that ask them,but for themelves.

11. Of the Raven and the Fox.

1. A Raven having got a prey, croaked amongt the boughs.2. A Fox aw her hopping to and fro, he runs to her.3. The Fox, quoth he, bids the Raven many good morrows.4 I had often heard, that Hear-ay was a lier, and now I find it to be o indeed.


5. For as I came this way by chance epied you in the tree, I make hat towardsyou and blame the rumour.

6. For the report goeth; that you are as black as pitch, and I ee you are whitherthan Snow.

7. In mine opinion truly you out-trip the Swans, and are fairer than the paleIvy.

8. And if you excell in your voice, as you do in your feathers, truly I would ay,yet were the Queen of Birds.

9. The Raven, being allured with this flattering tale, makes her ready to ing.10. But the Cheee f•ll out of her bill as he made her ready, which when he had

natcht up, the Fox ets up a laughter.11. Then the poor Raven was aham’d and vext at her elf, and was grieved for

the los of the thing, bluhing at it withall.12. Mor. Some are o greedy of commendation, that they love a flatterer to their

hame and los; uch men are a prey to flatterers.13. But if you will avoid boating, you may eaily avoid that plaguy kind of

flatterers.14. If thou wilt be Thrao, thou halt not want a Gnatho.

12. Of the Lion that was pat his trength for age.

1. A Lion, which in his youth had made many his enemies through his fiercenes,was punihed for it in his old age.

2. The Beats pay him in his kind, the Boar gnaheth him with his tuhes, and theBull goars him with his horns.

3. But epecially the little As, being deirous to put away the old name of lothfulnesinults over him in words and kicks him lutily.

4. Then the Lion, ighing, aid, Thee whom I have long ago done hurt to, now dome hurt, as I did them, and good caue why: but thoe whom I have ometimes donegood to, now do me no good as I did them; nay, indeed they et themelves againt mewithout any caue.

5 I have been a fool to make many my enemies, but a greater fool to trut to falefriends.

6. Mor. In properity be not lifted up: be not curt.7. For if fortune change her Face, they, whom thou hat done hurt to will be

revenged on thee.8. And ee thou puttet a difference amongt thy friends.9. For there are ome friends that are not thine, but thy table’s, and thy fortune’s;

which fortune o oon as it hall be altered, they will be altered too.10. Thou halt be well dealt withall, if they be not thine enemies.11. Ovid complains not without caue.Lo I, that ert had many friends,Whilt with the wind and tide I went;As oon as ever the ea did well.Was left ’ith midt with veel rent.


13. Of the Dog and the As.

1. WHilt the Dog fawned upon the Mater and the Family, the Mater and the Familycherihed the Dog.

2. The little As eeing that, fetched a deep igh; it begun to irk him of his condition:He thought it was not fairly carried, that the Dog hould be welcom to all, and be fedat his Mater’s Table and get that by idlenes and play: and that he on the contrary,hould bear pack-addles, hould be beaten with a whip• hould never be out of work;and yet be hated of every body.

3. If thee things were done with fawning, he reolved to follow that trade whichwas o profitable.

4. Therefore to try the matter, he runs to meet his Mater one time, as he wascoming home again; he leaps upon him and knocks him with his hoofs.

5. When the Mater cryed out, the ervants ran to him; and the foolih As thatthought he was mannerly, was beaten with a cudgel.

6. Mor. We cannot all do all things as Virgil aith, in his Bucolicks: no• do allthings become all perons.

7. Let every one covet that, let him trive to do that; which he can do.8. For we know that, which is more ignifi cantly aid in Greek, Onos Ly•• an As

of Harps [or of an Harp] but Boetius hath it thus. An As et t• an Harp.9. Labour is vain, if nature be againt it: Nor ay, nor do, thy nature bing avere,

as Horace witneeth.

14. Of the Lion and the Moue.

1. A Lion being weary with heat and running, reted him under a hadow upon thegreen leaves.

2. And as a company of mice ran over his back he awaked, and caught•one ofmany.

3. The prioner humbly beeeches him, and cries, that he is unfit with who• theLion hould be angry.

4. And he conidering, that there was no commendation to be got, by kil•ing ucha little mall beat, lets the prioner go.

5. Not very long after, the Lion by chance, as he ran along the Fore• lights intothe Nets; he might roar, but he could not get out.

6. The Moue hears the Lion roaring pitifully, he knows his voice, he cre• into theholes under ground, he eeks for the knots of the nares: he finds the• having oughtfor them; he knaws them in pieces when he found them. Thu• the Lion ecapes outof the Nets.

7. Mor. This Fable perwades clemency to great Men.8. For, as humane affairs are incontant, ometimes great men themelve• want the

help of the meanet.9. Wherefore a dicreet man, though he can, will be loth to hurt a me•• body;

but he that is not loth to hurt another, is exceeding foolih.10. Why o? Becaue, though whilt he preumes upon his power, he fears body;

yet perhaps, time will come, that he may fear.


11. For it is certain, it hath befallen renowned and great Kings, that eith•• theyhave tood in need of the favour of mean Perons or been afraid of the dipleaure.

15. Of the ick Kite.

1. A Kite kept her bed, being jut ready to dye.2. She intreats her dam to go and pray to God for her.3. Her dam anwered, he could expect no help from God, whoe holy thi•• and

Altars he had o often deiled with her ravenings.4. Mor. It behoves us to reverence God; for he helps the godly, and withtandeth

the ungodly.5. Being lighted in properity, he hears not in adverity.6. Wherefore in properity think on him, that he may be ready when he is called

on in adverity.

16. Of the Swallow and other Birds.

1. AS oon as ever the Line was begun to be own, the Swallow perwades the mallbirds to hinder the owing; aying, that nares were making for them.

2. They mock her, and call the Swallow a foolih Prophet.3. When the Line was now grown up, and green, he advieth them again to pull

up the crop by the roots.4. They mock her again.5. The Line waxeth ripe, he exhorteth them to poil the crop as it tood.6. And when they would not hear her then neither giving them advice, the

Swallow, having left the birds company gets into man’s favour; he makes a leaguewith him, dwells with him, and cheers him with her ong.

7. Nets and nares were made of the Line for the other birds.8. Mor. Many neither know how to advie themelves, nor do they hear one that

gives them good advice.9. But when they undergo dangers and loes, then at the lat they begin to be

wie, and to blame their own want of wit.10. Then they have enough and too much advice: This and that (quoth they)

hould have been done.11. But it is better to be Prometheus, than Epimetheus.12. Thee were brethren: their names are Grecian.13. The one had advice before a thing, and the other after a thing: which the

Etymology of their names doth manifet.

17. Of the Frogs and their King.

1. THe nation of the Frogs, when it was free, beought Jupiter that they might havea King given them.

2. Jupiter laught at the petition of the Frogs.3. Yet they preed often upon him, till they made him to do it whether he would

or no.4. He threw down a great Clog.


5. That heavy thing makes a great plunge in the River.6. The Frogs being affrighted, hold their peace: they do homage to their King.7. They come nearer by little and little: at the lat, having cat away fear they

leap upon it, and leap down from it.8. The idle King is a port and a corn to them.9. They petition Jupiter again; they intreat they may have a King given them

that may be valorous.10. Jupiter gives them ae Stork.11. He, walking very toutly up and down the Fen, devours what ever of the Frogs

come in his way.12. Therefore the Frogs complained of his cruelty in vain.13. Jupiter doth not hear them, for they complain even yet to this day.14. For when the Stork goes to his ret at even, they come out of the holes, and

make an hoare croaking, but they talk to one that hears them no•15. For Jupiter’s mind is, that they that petitioned againt a gracio• King hould

now endure one that had no mercy in him.16. Mor. It ueth to befall the common people, jut as it did the Frogs; wh• if

they have a King a little more mild, they find fault with him, that he lothful andidle, and that they may once have a man of valour.

17. On the contrary, if at at any time they have a King that hath mett• inhim, they condemn this King’s cruelty, and commend the clemency of th• former.Whether it be, becaue we always grow weary of things preent, becaue the aying istrue, That new things are better than old.

18. Of the Pigeons and the Kite.

1. THe Pigeons once had war with the Kite, whom, that they might be abl• tobear, they choe the Hawk to be their King.

2. He when he was King plays the enemy, not a King.3. He catcheth and pulleth them in pieces, as fat as the Kite did.4. The Pigeons repented them of their doing, and thought it was better to endure

the Kite’s war, than the Hawk’s tyranny.5. Mor. Let it irk no body too much of his condition.6. There is nothing (witnes Horace) happy on every part.7. Truly, I would not deire to change my condition, o it were but tolerable.8. Many when they have got a new condition have again wihed for the old.9. We are almot all of us, of uch a fickle dipoition that we grow weary of our

elves.

19. Of the Thief and the Dog.

1. A Dog one time anwered a Thife, that reached him bread, that he would hold histongue, I know thy treacherous intentions: thou givet me bread, that I may leavebarking.

2. But I corn thy gift, becaue if I hall take the bread, thou wilt carry things outof thee houes.

3. Mor. Have a care you loe not a great matter, for a little profit’s ake.


4. Take heed how you trut any body.5. For there are many, that not only peak you fair, but alo do you a courteie,

with a treacherous meaning.

20. Of the Wolf and young Sow.

1. A Gilt (or young Sow) pig’d. A Wolf promieth, that he would look to her litter.2. The Sow that had Pigs anwers, That he needed not the Wolf’s humble ervice.

If he would be accounted dutiful, if he deired to do her a pleaure, he hould go furtheroff.

3. For the Wolf’s office conited not in being by, but being away.4. Mor. All things are not to be truted to all men.5. Many men offer their ervice, not for love of thee, but of themelves eeking their

own benefit, not thine.

21. Of the Mountains bringing forth Young.

1. THere was once a Report, that the Mountains were in travel.2. Men ran to them, and tood about them, looking for o. . . Monter with extream

fear.3. At the lat, the Mountains bring forth, there comes out a Mou••4. Then they were all ready to die with laughing.5. Mor. Horace toucheth on this little tale.The Hills bring forth, a illy Moue is born.6. It alo notes bragging.7. For bragging perons, when they profes and boat of great matters, carce

perform little matters.8. Wherefore thoe Thrao’s are rightly the ubject of jets and coffs.9. Likewie this tale forbids vain fears.10. For, for the mot part, the fear of danger is wore than the danger it elf, nay

it is a thing to be laughed at, which we fear.

22. Of the Hound that was depied by his Mater.

1. THe Mater et on a Hound, which was now grown old; h•cheers him up in vain,his feet are low, he makes no hate.

2. He had caught hold of a Deer; the Deer got from him, being that he wantedteeth.

3. His Mater rates him with blows and words.4. The Dog anwers, that he ought to be pardoned by right, that he was now

grown old; but that he had been a tout Dog, when he was young.5. But as I perceive, aith he, you like nothing without profit you loved me when

I was young, and able to catch the Game, you cannot abide me now I am low andwithout teeth.

6. But if you were thankful, you would love him that is old fo• his profitableyouths ake, whom you loved once when he was young for profits ake.

7. Mor. The Dog aid well.


8. For, as Ovid witneeth,Nothing but what brings profit is eteem’d;Take th’ hope of it away, no man is deem’d.9. There is no remembrance of a good thing pat, and no grea• love of one to

come; the main repect is to the good thing preentIt is unfit to ay, but truth to tell,The Rabble judgeth love by profit well.

23. Of the Hares and the Frogs.

1. WHen the Wood roared with a whirl-wind, that had not ued t• be, the fearfulHares began to run away apace.

2. And when a Fen was in their way as they ran, they tood ti. . . being doubtfulwhat to do, and in danger on both ides.

3. And, that which was an occaion of great fear, they aw th• Frogs to be underthe water in the Fen.

4. Then one of the Hares being more wie than the ret, and mo. . . eloquent aid;Why do we fear, and need not?

5. We have need of courage.6. We have nimblenes of body, but we want metal in us.7. This danger of the whirle-wind is not to be avoided, but to neglected.8. Mor. In every thing we have need of a pirit.9. Valour lies flat without Confidence.10. For Confidence is the leader, and queen of Valour.

24. Of the Kid and the Wolf.

2. WHen the Goat was going to feed, he hut up her Kid home, warning her to openthe door to no body till he can•• back again.

2. A Wolf, that had heard that a good way off, after the Da•• was gone, knocksat the door, peaks like the Goat, and bids hi• open the door.

3. The Kid perceiving his knavery aforehand, aith, I will open the door; forthough thy voice be like the Goat’s, yet truly ee a Wolf through the Chinks.

4. Mor. It is good for them, that children obey their parent• and it becomes ayoung man to give ear to an old man.

25. Of the Hart and Sheep.

1. AN Hart accued a Sheep before a Wolf, crying out, that ought him a buhel ofWheat.

2. The Sheep indeed was ignorant of the debt; yet, becaue the Wolf’s being by,he promieth that he would give it.

3. A day is appointed for the payment, it comes, the Heart p•• the Sheep inmind.

4. She denies it.5. For that he had made uch a promie, he excueth that was done for fear, and

becaue of the Wolf’s being by.


6. That an oath forced from one was not to be kept.7. Mor. It is a entence of Law, We may keep off force by for••8. Out of this little Fable a new one comes: We may refel de• by deceit.

26. Of the Countrey-Man and the Snake.

1. A Countrey-man had nourihed a Snake.2. And being angry on a time, he truck the beat with an•3. He got away, but not without a wound.4. Afterwards the Country-man coming to poverty, thought t• misfortune befell

him becaue of the wrong he had done to the Sna•5. Therefore he beeeches the Snake that he would come again.6. He aith, that he forgave him, but would not come ag•• neither hould he be

afe with the Country-man, who had u•• great ax at home; that the blewnes of thewound was ceaed, the mernory for all that remained.

7. Mor. It is carce afe to trut him again, that hath broken his word.8. It is indeed a point of pity to forgive a wrong; but it . . .

27. Of the Fox and the Stork.

1. A Fox invited a Stork to upper.2. He poured the meat upon the Table, which, becaue it wa• thin, the Fox licked

up, the Stork triving in vain to do o wit• her bill.3. The Bird being abued, went her way; he was both ahamed and grieved at the

injury.4. After a few days, he comes again and invites the Fox.5. A glas was et full of meat; which veel, becaue it wa•narrow-mouthed, the Fox

might ee the meat, and be hungry but he could not tate of it.6. The Stork eaily drew it out with her bill.7. Mor. Laughter deerve laughter, Jeting, jeting, Knaver• knavery, and Deceit,

deceit.

28. Of the Wolf and the painted Head.

1. A Wolf tumbles over a man’s head, which he found in a Grave• hop, he wondersat it, perceiving (jut as it was) that it ha• no en•

2. He aith, O fine head.3. There is in thee a great deal of Art, but no ene at all.4. Mor. Outward beauty is pleaing, if there be inward.5. But if we mut want either, he is better, that wanteth t• outward, than the

inward.6. For that ometimes without this incurs hatred, o that a fo•• is o much the

more diliked, by how much the fairer he is.

29. Of the Cornih-Chough.

1. THe Cornih-Chough decked her elf with a Peacock’s feather.


2. And afterward eeming to her elf pretty handom• corning her kind, he wentto the Peacocks.

3. They at the lat, undertanding the deceit, tripped the foo•ih bird of hercolours, and beat her.

4. Horace, in the firt book of his Epitles, tells this little t• of a Jack-daw.5. He aith, he was once made fine with feathers gathered which had fallen from

other birds, but afterwards he was ridi•lous, when every one of the birds had pulledher own feathers from

6. Let if perchance each bird hould come and take Her own feathers, the Dawhould laughter make,

Being tript of her toln colours—7. Mor. This little tale noteth thoe, that behave themelv• more loftily than is

fitting; that live with them that are b• richer, and more gentile, than themelves;whereupon they of•• become poor, and are made a mocking-tock.

8. Juvenal doth well advie us:Gnothi eauton, down from heaven did come, that is, Kn•• thy elf.

30. Of the Flie and the Pimire.

1. THe Flie was at a contet with the Pimire; he bragg’d . . . that he was bae; thather elf did that he crept, that her elf dwelt in Kings Palaces, that he lay in holes inthe ground; that he gnawed the corn; and drank water; that her elf feated it bravely,and yet got thee things with eae.

2. On the other ide, the Pimire aid, That her elf was not bae, but was contentwith her birth; that the Flie was a wanderer, but her elf was contant to a place;that corn and running water did re••th with the Pimire, as well as Paties and winedid with the Flie; and that herelf did not get thee things by lothful idlenes, but bydiligent labour. Furthermore he aid that the Pimire was merry and afe, beloved ofall; and, to conclude, was a pattern of labour. But that the Fl•e was full of cares,was et at by all with the danger of her life; that he was hated by all, and to conclude,was a pattern of loth. That the Pimire being mindful of winter, did lay up food,that the Flie did live but from hand to mouth, and was either like to endure hunger,or certainly to die in winter.

3. Mor. He that goes on to ay what he lits, hall hear thoe things which he litsnot.

4. The Flie had heard his own commendation, if he had given good language.5. But I yi•ld my conent to the Pimire.6. For a mean life with ecurity eems more deirable, than a brave life with danger.

31. Of the Frog and the Ox.

1. A Frog being deirous to match an Ox,. . . out her elf.2. The young one exhorted the Dam, to give over what he had begun, becaue a

Frog was nothing to an Ox.3. She welled the econd time.4. The young one cries out, Mother though you burt, you hall never be too hard

for the O•.


5. But when he had welled the third time, he burt.6. Mor. Every one has his gift.7. This man exceeds in beauty, that in trength, this is potent in wealth, that in

friends. It becomes every one to be content with his own.8. He hath an able body, thou a trong wit.9. Wherefore let every one advie with himelf: and let him not envy his better,

which is a poor thing; nor deire to cont•t with him, which is a point of folly.

32. Of the Hore and the Lyon.

1. A Lyon came to eat up a Hore: but wanting trength for old age, he began topractie a trade; he profeeth himelf a Doctor, he taies the Hore with a long tory.

2. The Hore oppoeth knavery to knavery, and cunning to cunning.3. He feigned that he had pricked his foot of late in a thorny place: He intreats

him, that being a Phyician, he would look upon it and pull out the thorn.4. The Lyon yields to him.5. But the Hore with all the force he could, gives the Lyon.6. The Lyon carcely recovering himelf, at the length (for he wa• almot killed

with the blow) aith, I am rightly erved for my fol•ly, and he hath worthily ecaped:for he hath revenged knavery with knavery.

7. Mor. Diembling is worthy to be hated, and is to be caugh• by diembling.8. An enemy is not to be feared, that hews himelf an enemy• but he that when

he is an enemy, pretends good will is to be feared at the length, and exceedinglydeerves to be hated.

33. Of the Hore and the As.

1. A Hore being finely trapped and fadled, ran along the way, neighing apace.2. And by chance a laden As tood in his way as he ran.3. The Hore fretting for anger, and—Fiercely chafing on the frothy bit.4. Thou low and idle As, quoth he, why dot thou hinder the Hores way?5. Get out of my way, I ay, or I will kick thee.6. The As not daring to bray to the contrary, giveth way and ayeth nothing.7. Now the Hores cods burt, as he was frisking and minding his career.8. Then being not good for a Race, or a Shew, he was deprived of his braveries,

and after that was old to a Carman.9. The As ees him afterwards coming with a Cart, and peaks to him.10. Good Sir! what furniture is this?11. Where is your gilded addle, and your tudded girths? where is your gay

bridle?12. Thus it might needs happen, friends, to you that was o proud.13. Mor. Many are puft up in properity, and neither remember themelves nor

modety, but becaue they grow proud in properity, they fall into adverity.14. I would advie them that eem to be happy, to be wary: for if the wheel of

fortune be but turned about, they will find it to be a mot mierable kind of misfortuneto have been happy.


15. This michief alo adds to their unhappines, they hall be corned of them whomthey corned: and they whom they have laughted at, will jeer them.

34. Of the Birds and the four-footed Beats.

1. THe Birds had a Battel with the four-footed Beats.2. There was hope on both ides, fear on both ides, and danger on both ides.3. Now the Bat having for aken her fellows went to the enemies. The Birds get

the better, The Eagle being their Captain and Leader.4. And they condemned the runagado Bat. That he hould never come again to

the Birds, and that he hould never flie in the day time.5. This is the reaon for the Bat, that he never flies but by night.6. Mor. He that refueth to be harer with his fellows in adverity and danger, hall

have no hare of properity or afety.

35. Of the Wolf and the Fox.

1. THe Wolf, when he had prey enough, lived in idlenes.2. The Fox comes to him, and enquires the reaon of his idlenes.3. The Wolf perceived, that treachery was intended towards him: he made as

though icknes was the reaon: he intreated the Fox to go and pray to the gods forhim.

4. She being orry that her cunning, did not take, goes to a hepherd, and informshim, That the Wolf’s kennel lay open, and that an enemy being ecure might betaken at unawares.

5. The hepherd ets upon the Wolf, and kills him.6. The Fox enjoys the kennel and the prey.7. But he had but mall joy of her roguery; for not very long after the ame

hepherd took her too.8. Mor. Envy is an ugly thing, and ometimes alo detructive to the Author.9. Horace in the firt book of his Epitle aith, At others weal an envious man doth

fret.Sicilian Kings than envy never yetInvented greater torments—

36. Of the Hart.

1. A Hart beholding himelf in a clear fountain, he approves of the lofty and branchedhorns of his forehead: but he condemns the lendernes of his legs.

2. By chance, whilt he looketh on them, and whilt he paeth judgment on them,the Hunter comes upon him: the Hart runs away Swifter than arrows, wifter thanthe wind,

That drives the clouds.3. The dogs purue him as he runs.4. But when he had entred into a thick wood, his horns were entangled in the

boughs.5. Then at the lat he commended his legs, and condemned his horns, which

made that he became a prey to the dogs.


6. Mor. We deire things that are to be avoided, and we avoid things that are tobe deired.

7. The things which do us hurt, pleae us: and the things which do us gooddipleae us.

8. We deire happines, before we undertand where it is.9. We look after abundance of wealth, and height of honours: we uppoe happines

to be placed in thee things, in the which notwithtanding is a great deal of labourand orrow.

10. That ame Lyrick Poet of ours expreeth it handomely,The tallet Pines areover-blown,

The loftiet Towers are overthrown,The highet Hills are mitten down

37. Of the Viper, and the File.

1. A Viper finding a File in a Smiths hop, began to gnaw it.2. The File miled aying, What thou fool, what dot thou do?3. Thou halt wear out thy teeth, before thou cant wear me, which am wont to

bite of the hardnes of the bras.4. Mor. Be ure to ee with whom thou hat to do.5. If thou whettet thy teeth againt one tronger than thy elf, thou halt not hart

him but thy elf.

38. Of the Wolves and the Lambs.

1. I Here was once a covenant betwixt the Wolves and the Sheep, amongt whomthere is naturally dicord, hotages being given on both ides.

2. The Wolves gave their Whelps, and the Sheep their company of Dogs.3. Whilt the Sheep were quiet and feeding, the young Wolves et up an houling

for the want of their dams.4. Then the Wolves ruhing upon them, cryed out, that their faith and covenant

was broken, and they pull in pieces the Sheep, that were detitute of the guard ofthe dogs.

5. Mor. It is folly, if in a league thou deliver the things that keep thee afe, tothe enemy.

6. For he that hath been an enemy, hath not yet perhaps ceaed to be an enemy:and peradventure he may take occaion to fall upon thee, being deprived of thyafeguard.

39. Of the Wood, and the Countryman.

1. AT what time alo the Trees pake, a Countryman came into a Wood; he intreatedit that he might have leave to get a haft for his ax.

2. The Wood conented.3. The Countryman, when his ax was fitted, began to cut down the Trees.4. Then, and indeed too late, it repented the Wood of its readines to do a

courteie: it was orry that it elf was the caue of its own detruction.


5. Mor. Have a care to whom thou dot a good turn.6. There have been many, that after they have received a courteie have abued

it, to the undoing of the betower of it.

40. Of the Members, and the Belly.

1. THe foot and the hand once accued the belly, becaue their gains were conumedby it, that would not work.

2. They bid that it hould either take pains, or ele that it hould not deire to bemaintained.

3. It beeeched them, once or twice.4. Yet the hands deny it utenance.5. The belly being empty for want of meat, when all the limbs began to be

feeble, then at lat the hands would be officious: but that was too late.6. For the belly being weak for lack of ue . . .7. So all the Limbs, whilt they envied the belly, died with th• belly when it died.8. Mor. As it is in the ociety of the members, o is humane ociety.9. A member tands in need of a member, and a friend tands i• need of a friend.10. Wherefore we mut make ue of mutual offices, and mutual labours: neither

do riches nor titles of honour ufficiently defend a ma•11. The only and main guard is the friendhip of many.

41. Of the Ape and the Fox.

1. AN Ape intreateth a Fox, that he would betow a piece of hi• tail on her to coverher •u••ocks: for it was a burthen t• him, which would be of ue and an honour toher.

2. The Fox anwers, That he had nothing too much, and that h• had rather havethe ground wept with his tail, than the Ape• buttocks to be covered with it.

3. Mor. There are ome that tand in need, and there are ome tha• have too much;no rich men have that fahion, to comfor• poor men with the uperfluous means.

42. Of the Stag and the Oxen.

1. A Stag running away from the hunter, betook himelf into a beat-houe: he in-treateth the O •en, that he might lie hid in the cratch.

2. The Oxen aid he could not be afe; for the mater and the ervants would bethere preently.

3. He aid, he was ecure, if o be they would not betray him.4. The ervant comes in, and doth not ee him hid in the hay, he goes his way out.5. The Stag begins to be jocund, and to fear nothing.6. Then one of the Oxen being grave both for his age and advice, aith, It was

an eaie thing to deceive this fellow, that is (as blind as) a Mole: but how thou cantlie hid from our mater, who is (as quick-ighted as) Argos,

This is the toil, this is the work.7. Preently after a while comes in the mater, who, that he might correct the

ervants negligence, viewing every thing with his eyes, and trying what was in the


cratch with his hand, caught hold of the Stag’s horns under the hay: He calls uponhis ervants, they run to him, they incloe the Deer, and take him.

8. Mor. In adverities and dangers, lurking places are hard to be found: whetherit be, becaue Fortune vexeth poor men, as he begun: or becaue they being hindredwith fear betray themelves through indicretion.

43. Of the Lyon and the Fox.

1. THE Lyon was ick, the living creatures came to viit him: only the Fox deferredhis ervice.

2. The Lyon ends a meenger to him with a Letter, which wihed him to come;aying that his only preence would be very acceptable to the Lyon, and that therewould be no danger why the Fox hould . . . .

3. Beides, that he himelf was ick and lay by it, o as though h• would do himharm (a thing that was not) yet he could not.

4. The Fox writes back, That he deired, that the Lyon might recover and that hewould pray to God for that; but he would not come and e• him, for he was affrightedwith the foot teps.

5. Which foot-teps, for amuch as they are all towards the Lyon’••en, and nonefrom it wards, that matter was a token, that many living creatures went in, butnone came out. Horace aith, 6. What once the Fox to the ick Lyon aid,

I will relate: The feeting made me ’fraid,Which all look to thee wards, but none look back.7. Mor. Beware thou do not trut words; unles thou dot tak• heed, thou halt

often be beguiled.8. Thou mayet gues at men both by their words and deeds, and by the deeds

the words are to be judged.

44. Of the Fox and the Weeel.

1. A Fox being lean with long fating crept by chance through a narrow hole, into acorn wisket; in which when he had well fed, hi•teg’d belly hindred him, as he troveto go out again.

2. A Weeel, a good way off eeing her triving, at the lat tellet• her, If he had amind to go forth, he hould come lean again to th• hole, which he got in at when hewas lean.

3. Mor. You may ee many to be pleaant and chearful in a mean condition, beingvoid of cares, and free from the troubles of the mind.

4. But if thee men become rich, you hall ee them to go heavily, an• never tohew a merry look, being full of care, and overwhelme• with troubles of the mind.

5. Thus Horace ings this tale in the firt Book and eventh Epitle. A Fox bychance crept through a little hole,

Into a basket, that had tore of grain:And having fed, he trove with’s belly full,To get out thence again, but all in vain.A Weeel bids him, if he thence would pas,Go to the hole lean, as at the firt he was.


45. Of the Hore and the Stag.

1. A Hore made war with a Stag.2. And being beaten at the lat out of the patures, he be ought ma• he•3. He comes back with a Man, he goes down into the plain field• and he that

was overcome before, is now made conqueror.4. But for all this when the enemy was overcome, and brought u•der, the Victor

himelf could not chue but obey the Man.5. He carrieth a rider on his back, and a bridle in his mouth.6. Mor. Many trive againt poverty, which when it is overcome fortune and

indutry, the conqueror’s liberty is often lot.7. For being Lords and Maters of poverty, they begin to erve . . . are tormented

with the •ourge of covetounes, they are h• with the bridle of paringnes neither dothey keep a mean in . . . .

8. Horace peaks of this, in the firt Book of his Epitles, and the tenth Epitle. TheStag did beat the Hore out of the field,

Who found himelf too weak, but, loth to yield,He crav’d man’s help, and underwent the rein;But having quell’d his foe by might and main,The rider from his back he could not get,Nor bit out of his mouth, but bears them yet;So •e that poverty doth trive to flie,Wants, that’s than gold more precious, Liberty;The wretch his Mater bears; a lave is he,That cannot with a little content be.

46. Of two young Men.

1. TWo young men, make as though they would buy meat at a Cooks.2. Whilt the Cook was doing other things, the one natcheth a piece of fleh out

of the basket, and gives it to his fellow, that he might hide it under his cloaths.3. The Cook, as oon as he aw a piece of fleh to be gone out of the basket, began

to charge them both of theft.4. He that had taken it away, wore by Jove, that he had nothing; and he that

had it wore often, that he took nothing away.5. To whom the Cook aid, truly the thief now is unknown to me, but he by

whom you have worn aw, and knoweth him.6. Mor. If we do any thing amis, men do not preently know it; but God, who

itteth above the heavens, and beholdeth the bottomles depth, eeth all things.7. Which if Men do but conider, they will in more cloely and warily.

47. Of the Dog, and the Butcher.

1. WHen a Dog had toln a piece of fleh from a butcher in the hambles, he ranpreently away with it as fat as he could.

2. The butcher being daunted with the los of the thing, at the firt held his peace;afterwards, when he came to himelf, he called to him thus a great way off, O thou


arrant thief, run ecure thou mait without any danger, for thou art ure now, becaueof thy wiftnes; but hereafter thou halt be watched more narrowly.

3. Mor. This fable ignifieth, that almot all men become then at lat more wary,when they have utained los.

48. Of the Dog, and the Sheep.

1. A Dog commenced an action againt a heep, bawling that he ought him a loafwhich he lent her.

2. The Sheep denieth the Action.3. The Kite, the Wolf, and the Vulture are ent for; they affirm the thing.4. The heep is cat; the dog taketh her away hatily, and fleaeth her being cat.5. Mor. Both every one knows, and this little tale doth very well.

49. Of the Lamb and the Wolf.

1. A Wolf met a Lamb that kept company with a He goat: he ask’d him, Whyhaving left his Dam, he rather followed a tinking He-goat; and perwades him, thathe would go again to his Dam’s dugs, that trutted out with milk; hoping that o itwill come to pas that he hould pull him in pieces, being drawn aide.

2. But he aid, O Wolf, my Dam committed me to him: an epecial care to lookafter me is committed to him. I mut obey my parent rather than thee, who deiretto draw me aide by thee words, and by and by to pull me in pieces, being drawnaide.

Mor. Do not trut all men, for many, whilt they eem to be willing to do othersgood, conult for themelves in the mean time.

50. Of a young-Man and a Cat.

1. WHen a young Man took delight in, and loved a Cat, he wearied Venus withintreaties, that he would turn the Cat into the hape of woman.

2. Venus pitied and heard him when he prayed: There is made a change of thehape, which liked the young man, being deeply in love, very well. Forooth, he wasall pretty appy, all pretty white, all pretty handome.

3. And not very long after, the goddes, deiring much to try whether the Cathad changed her manners alo with her body, lets in a little moue, down through thelittle Court.

4. There befel a thing that very much deerved laughter and port.5. The little woman preently makes after the little beat, when he aw her.6. Venus taking it ill, changed the woman’s look into a Cat.7. Her hands to feet, her arms to thighs turn’d thus, A tail is added, and he’s

made a Pus.8. Mor. They change the air, not mind, that o’er-ea run.9. And it is too hard a thing to leave the things one is ued to.10. Horace aith:Though Nature with a fork thou dot expell,Yet will it till recoil.


51. Of the Husband-man and his Sons.

1. A Husband-man had a great many young men to his Sons, and they were atdicord amongt themelves; whom the father triving to perwade to love one another,when he had laid down a bundle of ticks, he bids every one everally break it, as itwas tied together with a hort Cord.

2. The weak youths trive in vain.3. The father looeth it, and gives to every one a little rod; which when every

one, according to their little trength, eaily brake, he aid, O little ons, no body willbe able to overcome you, if you hold thus together.

4. But if you will wound one another, and make civil war, ye will be at the lata prey to the Enemies.

5. Mor. This Apologue teacheth, that mall means increae by concord, and greatmeans wate to nothing by dicord.

52. Of the Country-Man and the Hore.

1. A Country-man brought along the way a lere Hore, and an as oundly loaden withfardels.

2. The little as being weary, intreats the hore, that he would help him with hisloading, if he would ave his life.

3. The Hore aith, He would not do it.4. The little As at the length, being tired with the weight of his pack lyeth down

and dyeth.5. His Mater layeth all the load, and the skin of the dead as too, upon the Hores

back.6. With which, when he was preed down, he aith, O me poor wretch, I am now

thus tormented according to my own deert, who would not e’re while help the as,that was over loaden.

7. Mor. We are admonihed by this tale, to help our friends that are oppreed.8. Our Country (aith Plato) challengeth a part of our birth to it elf, and our

friends a part.

53. Of the Collier and the Fuller.

1. A Collier invited a Fuller to dwell with him in one houe.2. The Fuller aith, My friend, that is neither pleaure nor profit to me, for, I

greatly fear, let what I wah clean, thou mayet make as black as a coal is3. Mor. We are admonihed by this tale, to walk with blameles perons; we are

admonihed, to avoid the company of wicked men, as a plague.4. Company, aith Campanus, draws men; and acquaintance alo creweth into

mens behaviour; and every one becometh jut uch, as they with whom he convereth.

54. Of the Fowler and the Ring-dove.

1. A Fowler went a birding; he eeth a Ring• dove a great way off, making her netin a very high tree; he makes hate: Latly, he lays wait to hit her; he treads upon anake with his heel.


2. He tung him.3. He being affrighted with the udden harm, aith, Woe is me, poor man! whilt

I lye in wait to deceive another, I my elf am utterly undone.4. Mor. This little tale ignifieth, that they are ometimes beguiled by their own

crafts, who attempt alteration in a State.

55. Of a Trumpeter.

1. A Trumpeter was taken by the Enemies, and led away.2. He trembled, and beought them to pare a harmles peron: He aid that he, for

as much as he never bare any arms, except a Trumpet, could not indeed kill a man,much les would he.

3. They on the contrary pake roughly againt him, both with a cruel mutteringand blows.

4. Thou Rogue, thou hadt as good ay nothing; thou doet hurt mot of all, andthou halt now be hanged here: becaue whereas thou (as thou confeffet) art unskilledin military affairs, thou tirret up, and ettet on other mens courage.

5. Mor. Some offend mot grievouly who advie Princes, that are otherwie proneenough to michief, to do unjutly, and do buz into their ears ome uch words as thee.

6. What do you make any quetion? Have you forgot that you are a Prince? Maynot you do what you lit? You are greater than the Law: The name of a Law-breakercan carce light upon you, who do bear way even over the Laws themelves.

7. Your Subjects have nothing which is not yours. You are able both to ave andto detroy. It is lawful for you, to make him wealthier, or more honourable, whomyou think good. It is lawful for you to take away his wealth and honour when youpleae.

8. Some things condemn or commend other men: Every thing will be verycommendable for you.

56. Of the Wolf and the Dog.

1. A Wolf meets a Dog, as it chanced, in the wood, before it was light; he askethhim how he doth, he is glad to meet him: and at the lat asketh him how he cameto be lick.

2. To whom he aid, my Maters care hath done this: for my Mater cheriheth me,when I fawn upon him, I am fed from my Maters mot fine Table, I never ue to leepin the open air; and beides, it cannot be aid how all the family make much of me.

3. Truly aith the Wolf, thou art very happy, Dog! that hat light upon uch akind and gentle Mater, with whom, O I could wih too, that I might dwell; then noliving Creature in the World hould be more happy than I.

4. The Dog, eeing the Wolf to be very deirous of a new condition, promieth thathe would bring it about, that he hould find ome repect from his Mater, o he wouldbut abate ome of his old fiercenes, and undergo ervice:

5. He is reolved; It pleaed the Wolf to walk along to the farm-houe: they have agreat deal of very pleaant dicoure upon the way.

6. And afterward when it grew light, the Wolf epying the Dogs neck worn bare,aid, O Dog, what ails that neck of thine, with the hair all off it?


7. I ued, aid he, being omewhat fierce, to bark at, and ometimes to bite trangersas well as friends: and my Mater, not enduring that, did often beat me, forbidingme withal to et upon any but a Thief or a Wolf.

8. I am overmatered and made more mild, by being thus beaten, and I have keptthis mark of my inbred churlihnes.

9. The Wolf, when he heard this, aith, I will not buy thy Maters friendhip atuch a rate.

10. Therefore farewell, Dog, with that lavery of thine: my own liberty is betterfor me.

11. Mor. It is more deirable to be mater in a mean cottage, and to eat brownbread, than to enjoy dainty cheer in a tately palace, and to be liable to danger, andlive in fear.

12. For liberty is banihed out of a great houe, where wrong mut be taken andpaed over in ilence.

57. Of the Husband-Man and the Dogs.

1. A Husbandman after he had wintred a good many days in the Country, began atthe lat to want necearies; he killed his heep, and after a while his he goats: and latof all, he kills his oxen too, that he might have omething wherewithal to maintainhis body, that was almot famihed.

2. When the Dogs aw that, they reolved to ave themelves by running away; forthey hould live no longer, eeing their Mater did not o much as spare the Oxen, whoelabour he made ue of in doing his Country-work.

3. Mor. Have a care into what houe you put your elf for wages.4. Some Maters are very unkind.5. For many now a days are grown o mad, that they are ready to kill even their

ervants, for any misfortune, harm or damage.

58. Of the Fox and the Lyon.

1. A Fox, which was not ued to the Lions fiercenes, having by chance een that LivingCreature once or twice, did tremble and run away.

2. As oon as ever the Lion came and met him the third time, the Fox was o farfrom fearing any thing, that he went boldly to him, and aluted him.

3. Mor. Ue makes us all more bold, even towards them whom we durt carcelook at before.

59. Of the Fox and the Eagle.

1. A Fox’s Cub ran abroad; being caught by an Eagle, it calls to its dam to help it.2. She runs, and intreats the Eagle, that he would let go her Cub, being taken

prioner.3. The Eagle having got a prey, flieth to her young ones.4. The Fox purueth her with a fire tick which he natcht up, as though he would

burn down her trong hold.5. As oon as ever he had climbed up the tree, he aith, and now then defend thy

elf and young ones if thou cant.


6. The Eagle trembling whilt he feared her houe burning, aid Spare me and myyoung ones, and I will retore whatever I have of thine.

7. Mor. By the Eagle undertand men of a powerful and daring Spirit, by theFox undertand poor folks, whom rich folks endeavour all alike, to cavil with, andrevile:

8. But, eeing the Pimires alo have their pleen, thoe weak people ometimes dohandomly revenge a wrong which they have received.

60. Of the Husband-man and the Stork.

1. WHen the cranes and geee ate up the own Corn, the Country man et a nare forthem: the Cranes were taken, and the Geee were taken, and a tork alo was taken.

2. She beg’d hard for her elf, crying out, that he was one that did no• hurt, andwas neither crane nor gooe, but the bet of all birds, becaue he ued always to do allthat ever he could for her father, and to maint ai• him when he was very aged.

3. None of thee things, quoth he, are unknown to me; but, foramuch as we havetaken thee with them that did hurt, thou halt die likewie with them

4. Mor. He that committeth a naughty fact, and he that keepeth company withthem that are naught, are punihed both alike.

61. Of the Cock and the Cat.

1. A Cat came to eat up a Cock; and having not reaon enough to do him hurt, hebegins to accue the Cock, aying. That he was a bird that troubled others with hisnoie, becaue he wak’d men when they were aleep in the night, with uch a hrill voice.

2. He aid, he was innocent, eeing he thus called up men to their work.3. The Cat in the mean time pake earnetly againt him; Thou Villain, thou hadt

as good do nothing; thou liet with thy mother, and dot not refrain from thy iter.4. When the Cock endeavoured to clear himelf of that too, the Cat going on till

in a rage, aith, Neither hall this avail any thing; I will pull thee all in pieces to day.5. Mor. William Gauden aith, It is an old aying, One may quickly find a tick to

beat a dog withal.6. A naughty man, if he lit, will undo you, whether by right or wrong.

62. Of the Shepherd and the Husband-men.

1. A Boy kept heep in an open meadow; and when he cryed out in jet many times,that the Wolf was there, he raied the husbandmen on all ides.

2. Whilt they, having been too often made fools of, do not come to help him,when he craved their aid in good •rnet, the heep became a prey to the Wolf.

3. Mor. If any one be ued to lie, he will carcely be believed, if at any time hehall begin to tell the truth.

4. That jet in Horace, in the eventeenth Epitle of his firt Book concerning Planusthe jeter, is very like the foregoing Apologue.

5. He that was once befool’d, will not aay. To help lame Planus up in thecros-way,

Though many a tear he hed, and do protet


By his god Apis, I am not in jet:Believe me, tony hearts, and your help lendTo one that’s lame. Get ome to help thee, friend,That knows thee not, thy neighbours all do cry,We know thy cheats, and for us thou mait lie.

63. Of the Eagle and the Crow.

1. AN Eagle flyeth down from a very high rock. upon the back of a Lamb2. The Crow eeing that, thinks it fine port, like an ape, to imitate th• Eagle;

he lets himelf down upon a ram’s fleece; being let down, he is made fat by the feet;being fatned by the feet, he is caught: being caught he is thrown to the boys.

3. Mor. Let every one eteem himelf, not by others, hut his own worth.4. Take meaure of thy elf by thy own foot, aith Horace.5. Deire that, and attempt that, which thou art able to perform.

64. Of the Envious Dog and the Ox.

1. A Dog lay in a rack of Hay.2. An Ox came to eat.3. The Dog rouing himelf up, hindred him.4. The Ox aith, a michief on thee, with that envy of thine, who neither dot eat

the hay thy elf, nor ufferet me to eat.5. Mor. A great many are of that dipoition, that they envy to another that

which they cannot attain to for want of undertanding.

65. Of the Jack-Daw and the Sheep.

1. A Jack-daw chattered upon a Sheeps back.2. The Sheep aid, if thou houldt o chatter to a dog, thou houldt have ome michief

done thee.3. But the Jack daw aid, I know over whom I inult; I am troubleome to them

that are quietly dipoed, and friendly to them that are fierce.4. Mor. Bad men are always ready to contet with a weak and honet man.5. Every one that is mot innocent, is dahed againt the ground, but no body

crieth out againt a michievous and haty man, in his own hearing.

66. Of the Peacock and the Nightingale.

1. THe Peacock complaineth to Juno, the iter and wife of great Jupiter. that theNightingale ang weetly, but that he was laughed at by every body, for her hoarequawling.

2. To whom Juno made anwer, Every one hath his gift from god: the Nightingalefar exceedeth in inging, and thou in feat hers: It becometh every one to be contentwith his own lot.

3. Mor. Let us thankfully accept what God hath given us, and not eek greatermatters.

4. God doth nothing rahly.


67. Of the old Weeel and the Mice.

1. A Weeel, wanting trength by reaon of his old age, was not now able to followafter the mice, o as he was ued to do: he begins to devie a cunning trick, he hideshimelf in an heap of meal, thus hoping, that he might hunt without any labour.

2. The mice run to him, and whilt they have a mind to eat the meal, th•y areall every one devoured by the Weeel.

3. Mor. Where one is detitute of trength, he hath need of wit.4. Lyander the Lacedemonian, was ever and anon wont to ay, that the Fox’s fur

was to be eked to that, where the Lions skin would not reach.5. Which you may expres more clearly thus, where down-right dealing cannot

prevail, leight mut be ued.

68. Of the Country-man and the Apple-tree.

1. A Country-man every year got very well reliht Apples off an Apple-tree, whichhe had in a Cloe hard by: he preented the choicet to his Mater, that was a Citizen:who being taken with the incredible weetnes of the apples, removed the apple-treeat lat to his own home.

2. The tree being very old, withered all on a uddain; and there the apples, aswell as the apple-tree, were lot.

3. Which when it was told the Mater of the houe, he aid, Alas, it is an hardmatter to remove an old tree; it had been enough, and too much (if I had knownhow to bridle mine appetite) to pluck the fruit from the boughs.

4. Mantuan hath thus expreed this little tale in vere. A Country-man omeweeting pull’d,

And to his Lord them gave;Who, much delighted with the fruit,The tree near home would have.But it being old, oon withered,And with it’s Apples dy’d:Alas, ’tis no removing treesThus old, the good man cry’d.5. Mor. Such men are fools, that are too wie, And things not fit require:But he is wie, that wotteth how,To curb his own deire,

69. Of the Lyon and the Frog.

1. A Lyon thought he heard a noie; he tarted at it; he tood till, not withouttrembling, expecting ome great matter.

2. At the lat, a little Frog came out of the water.3. The Lyon having laid aide his fear, made hat, and trode the little beat under

his feet.4. Mor. This little tale forbiddeth vain fears, as doth that tale concerning the

labour of the Mountains, tranlated by William Gaudane.


70. Of the Pimire.

1. A Pimire being thirty, comes to a pring to drink; he falls by chance into thepring-well, a Pigeon helps her a good way off, by throwing a bough out of the tree;the Pimire getting upon the bough is aved.

2. A Fowler comes, that he might catch the Pigeon; the Pimire doth not ufferhim; he bites the Fowler by the foot, and the Pigeon flies away.

3. Mor. This fable teacheth us very well, that we mut requite courteies done tous.

71. Of the Peacock and the Magpy.

1. WHen the Nation of the birds roved up and down at their own liberty, they wihedthey might have a King given them.

2. The Peacock thought himelf as worthy as the bet to be choen, becaue he wasthe fairet.

3. When he was choen to be King the Magpy aith, O King, if the Eagle begintoutly to purue us, as he is wont, whilt you reign, how will you drive her away? Howwill you do to ave us?

4. Mor. The hape is not o much to be looked at in a Prince, as the trength ofbody: He hath need of dicretion.

72. Of the Sick-man and the Phyician.

1. A Phyician had a ick man in cure, but he died at the lat.2 Then aith the Phyician to his kinsfolks, This man died through intemperance.3. Mor.nles one leave drinking and Venery betimes, he hall either never come to

be old, or have but a very hort old age.

73. Of the Lyon and others.

1. THe Lyon, the As and the Fox go on hunting: good tore of game is taken, andbeing taken it is ordered to be divided.

2. As the As laid everal hares out for every one, the Lyon roared, he takes theAs and pulls him in pieces.

3. Afterwards, he bids the Fox do it: who being more crafty, when he had hardlyreerved the leat hare for himelf, having laid aide the bet piece by far for the Lyon,the Lyon asked him, who had taught him thus to do?

4. To whom he aid, the ruine of him hath taught me, pointing at the dead As.Mor. He’s happy who takes heed by others harms.

74. Of the Kid and the Wolf.

1. A Kid peeping out at a window, did dare to revile a Wolf, as he paed by.2. To whom the Wolf aid, Thou Villain, it is not thou that revilet me, but the

place.3. Mor. Both time and place do ever add confidence to a man.


75. Of the As.

1. AN As complaining of the Gardiner’s cruelty, intreated Jupiter, that he mighthave another Mater given him.

2. Jupiter heard the As’s prayers, and gives him a Brick-layer, with whom whenhe carried bricks, and heavier loads on his back, he came again to Jupiter, andintreated one might be given him that was more mild.

3. Jupiter laughed at him.4. Yet he never gave over urging, and intreating o far, till he made him do it5. He gives him a tanner; whom when the As knew throughly, he aid, Wo is me

poor wretch, who, whilt I am content with no mater, have light upon him, who (asfar as I gues) will not pare my very skin.

6. Mor. We always condemn things preent, and deire new things, which (as theProverb goes) are not better than the old.

76. Of the old Woman and the Maids.

1. AN old woman had a great many maids at home, whom he call•d up to theirwork every day, before it begun to be light, at the crowing of a cock, which he keptat her houe.

2. The maids being vex’d at lat, with the weariomnes of their daily buines, cutoff the cock’s head, hoping that now he was killed, they hould leep till noon, butthis hope failed the poor girls.

3. For their Mitres, as oon as he knew that the Cock was killed, bad then to rieat midnight ever after.

4. Mor. Many, whilt they trive to hun a great evil, fall into anoth•• quitecontrary.

5. It is a very common aying: Who fain would hun the one extreme,Into the other falls.

77. Of the As and the Hore.

1. THe As thought the Hore was happy, becaue he was fat and lived idlene’s, Buthe aid that himelf was unhappy, becaue he was lea•• and hide-bound, and made ueof every day by an harh Mater, to carry load

2. Not long after they cryed to arms.3. Then the Hore. A rider from his back did not repell,Nor bridle from his mouth, nor hafts that fellUpon his body—4. The As, when he aw this, gave god many thanks, that he had made him an

Hore, but an As.5. Mor. They are mierable, whom the common ort judge happy: a many are

happy, that think themelves very mierable.6. The Cobler aith, the King is happy whom he eeth to have all thi• at his will;

not conidering about what matters and cares he is ditract• whilt himelf in the meantime ings with his honet poverty.


78. Of the Lyon and the he-Goat.

1. A Lyon having by chance epyed a he-Goat walking on a very rock, advied herthat he would come down rather into the gr•• meadow.

2. The Goat aid, I hould do o perhaps, if thou wert away: who not peruademe, that I hould take any pleaure thereby, but that thou have omething to devour,being ready to tarve for hunger.

3. Mor. Trut not all men.4. For, ome do not advie for thee, but for themelves.

79. Of the Vulture and other Birds.

1. THe Vulture maketh as though he would keep her birth-day every year; he invitesthe little Birds to the Feat.

2. They almot all come: he entertains them when they come with great tokens ofjoy and repect: but the vulture teareth them in pieces, after they were entertained.

3. Mor. All are not friends that peak one fair, or ay, that they are willing to doone a courteie.

5. Hereupon aith Ovid.Oft under hony, weetet poions lurk.

80. Of the Geee.

1. THe geee spoiled the ground with the Cranes; which when they were heard theCountry folks roe preently upon them.

2. The Cranes as oon as they espied the Country-folks, flew away, but the Geeewere caught, which being hindred with the weight of their body could not get away.

Mor. When a City is taken by the enemies, a poor man eaily gets away; but arich man being taken prioner is made a lave.

In time of war riches are rather a burden than of any ue.

81. Of Jupiter and the Ape.

1. WHen Jupiter had a great mind to know, what mortal Wights had the prettietyoung ones, he gave order, that whatever living Creatures there were any where,they hould be called together.

2. They flock to Jupiter from all parts.3. All orts of birds and beats were now there; amongt which when the Ape alo

came, carrying her ill-favoured cubs in her arms, none could forbear laughing: naymore, Jupiter himelf laughed very exceively.

4. Then by and by, quoth the Ape herelf, Yea Jupiter alo our Judge knoweth,that my young ones do quite out-trip all as many as be here.

5. Mor. Every one thinks his own the fairet, as the proverb aith.9. And elewhere in Theocritus, in his Eidyls.What is not fair, o to the lover eems.


82. Of the Oak and the Reed.

1. THe Oak being ence full of didain and inolency too, et upon the Reed, aying, Ifnow thou hat any mettle in thee come on and fight, that the end of us two may hewwhether is the tronger.

The Reed, nothing wondering at uch great bragging of the Oak, and idle vauntingof his valour, anwered thus, I will not now •ight, neither am I orry for my condition.

3. For although I be moveable to every ide yet I overcome the hrill torms: Butthou, if once King Aeolus hould let out the winds that truggle in a vat cave, wiltfall down together-ward, and then I hall laugh at thee.

4. Mor. This fable heweth, that they are not alwaies the mot valiant who (evenunprovoked by any injury) do inult over others.

83. Of the Fiherman and the little Fih.

1. A Fiherman having thrown a baited hook into the water, pulled out a little Fih.2. The prioner intreated and beought him, that he would let him, being but

a very mall one, go away, and grow to its full growth, that he might have himafterwards when he was bigger.

3. The Fiher aid, I will not buy the Pig in the Poke: becaue I was always of thatdipoition, that I chooe to get whatever I can for the preent.

4. Mor, This little fable admoniheth us, that we hould not at any time forgothings certain, for the hope of things uncertain.

5. For what is more fond, than, as it is in Tully, to have uncertain things inteadof certain?

84. Of the Pimire and the Grahopper.

1. WHen winter drew near, the Pimire hurried corn into the barn floor In theSun-hine.

2. The Grahopper eeing that, he ran to her and beg’d a Grain.3. The Pimire aid, why dot not thou alo by my example, hurry what thou cant

in Summer, and add to the heap?4. She anwered that he pent that time in inging.5. The Pimire miling aid, If thou uet to ing in Summer, thou art worthy to tarve

now.6. Mor. We are put in mind by this little fable, whilt yet we have trength of

body, to get thoe things, whereby our feeble old age may be maintained.

85. Of the Lyon and the Bull.

1. A Bull fled from a Lyon, and light upon an He-goat: he made at him with hishorns and frowning look.

2. To whom the Bull, being exceeding angry, aid, thy ower countenance dothnot affright me, but I am afraid of an huge Lyon: who if he were not jut behind me,thou houldt know now, that it is no uch mall matter to fight with a Bull, and theBlood to follow from my wound.

3. Mor. We mut not add calamity to them that are in calamity.


4. He is ufficiently mierable, that is once mierable.

86. Of the Nure and the Wolf.

1. A Nure threatned a boy that cryed, that he hould be given to the Wolf, unles heheld his peace.

2. The wolf by chance heard it, and tarried at the door in hope of meat.3. At the leat, the Boy grew till, as leep came upon him.4. The Wolf go•th back into the wood, fating and empty.5. The Fox asketh him, where his prey is?6. The Wolf ighed, and aid, I was beguiled: a Nure threatned to throw away a

Boy that cried; but he deceived me.7. Mor. Credit is not to be given to a woman.

87. Of the Tortoie and the Eagle.

1. THe Tortoie was grown weary of creeping.If any one would lift her up into the skie, he promieth him orient pearls.3. The Eagle took her up.4. He demands his reward.5. He pinched her with his tall•ns, becaue he had nothing.6. Thus the Tortoie, which coveted to ee the tars; lot her life among tars.7. Mor. Be content with thy condition.8. There have been ome, who if they had remained low, might have been afe;

but being et up aloft have come into danger.

88. Of the Crab-fihes, the Old one and the Young one.

1. THe dam advieth the Crabfih that went backward, that he would go forward.2. The Young one anwered, Mother go before and I will follow.3. Mor. Blame no body for a fault, for which thou mait be blamed thy elf.

89. Of the Sun and the North-wind.

1. THe Sun and the North-wind try, whether was tronger.2. They agreed to try their trength upon a traveller, that he hould bear the bell

away, that could make his cloak fall off.3. The North-wind ets upon the Traveller with an horrible roaring torm; but he

makes no tay, but doubles his Cloak about him and went on.4. The Sun takes trength, which, when the torm was overcome by little and

little; cateth forth gleams.5. The Traveller begins to wax hot, to weat, to puff and blow.6. At the lat, not being able to go forward he tands to take the cool air and

having cat off his Cloak he its him down under a tree full of l•aves: and o the Sungot the victory.

7. Mor. Be ure to have a care, with whom thou trivet.8. For although thou beet trong, yet perhaps there is another tronger than hee;

or if not tronger, yet more cunning, o as by his policy he can overcome •hy trength.


90. Of the As.

1. AN As comes into a wood, and finds a Lyon’s skin; with which being clad he goesback into the patures, and affrights the flocks and herds, and •ak’s them run away.

2. He that had lot him comes, and looks up and down for his As.3. The As, as oon as he aw his Mater, runs to meet him; nay rather, he •uns

upon him with his roaring.4 But his Mater having caught hold of his cars, that tood out, aid, My ••tle As,

though thou deceivet others, yet I know thee very well.5. Mor. Do not make folks believe that thou art, what thou art not: make them

not believe that thou art learned, when thou art unlearned: do not brag that thouart rich and noble, when thou art beggarly and bae.

6. For, when the truth is found out thou wilt be laughed at.

91. Of the Frog and the Fox.

1. THe Frog went out of the marh, and profeed Phyick in the woods, amongt thewild beats.

2. She aid, he would neither yield to Hippocrates nor Galen.3. When others believed her, the Fox touted her.4. Shall he, quoth he, be accounted skilful in Phyick, that hath uch a pale look?5. But let her cure her •lf.6. And thus the Fox jeered her; for the frog hath a face of a wan colour.7. Mor. It is a point of folly, and a ridiculous thing, to prof•s that which thou

knowet not.

92. Of the Dog that would bite.

1. HIs Mater tied a little bell to a dog that bit folks ever and anon, that every onemight look to himelf.

2. The Dog uppoing, that his honour was given for his virtue, corned thoe abouthim.

3. There comes to this dog, one that was grave in years and reputation, adviinghim, that he would not mitake himelf; For that bell, aith he, is given thee for adigrace, not a grace.

4. Mor. A bragging fellow omtimes thinks that is for his commendation, whichis for his dicommendation.

93. Of the Camel.

1. A Camel being ahamed of himelf, complained, that the bulls went brave withtheir two horns, but that he was expoed without defence, to other beats.

2. He intreats Jupiter to betow horns on him.3. Jupiter laughs at the folly of the Camel, and doth not only deny his deire,

but alo crops his ears.5. Mor. Let every one be content with his fortune.6. For, many having purued a better fortune have come by the wore.


94. Of two Friends and a Bear.

1. TWo friends make a journey: and a Bear meets them on the road.2. The one having got into a tree, avoids the danger; the other, when there was

no hope of ecape, laid himelf flat on the ground.3. The great beat comes to him, and feels him, and earcheth at his mouth and

his ears4. When the man held his breath and motion, the bear, which pares dead folks,

uppoing it was a dead corps, goeth his way without doing him any hurt.5. When his fellow asked him afterwards, what the beat rounded him in his ear,

as he lay, he aid, he advied him this, That he hould never go a journey with uchlike friends.

6. Mor. Truth is as rare a bird as the Black Swan.7. Adverity and perils hew a true friend.

95. Of the bald Knight.

1. A Bald Knight had fatened a perewig to his cap.2. He came into the plain field, when a harp North-wind blew; and when he did

not well heed his periwig, his baldnes appeared on a uddain.3. The company about him et up a laughter, and he laughed himelf alo.4. What trange matter is it quoth he, for other mens hair to flie off, when thoe

that were my own have faln off long ago?5. Mor. The Knight did prettily, who was not angry, but laughed at them that

laughed at him.6. And Socrates when he had got a box on the ear, in the Market, anwered on

this fahion. That it was a vexation, that men did not know, when they hould comeabroad with an head-piece.

96. Of the two Pots.

1. TWo Pots tood upon the bank-ide, the one was an earthen one, and the a brasone, and the force of the River took them both away.

2. The bras one anwered the earthen one, that feared a knocking together, thatit hould not fear any thing; for it elf would take care ufficient, that they might notbe knocked together.

3. Then the other aid, Whether the tream dah me againt thee or thee againtme, both will be done to my peril.

Wherefore I am reolved to get farther from thee.5. Mor. It is better to live with an equal companion, than with a mightier.6. For thou mait be in danger of a mightier man, and not he of thee.

97. Of the Country-man and Fortune.

1. A Country man when he was at plow, found a pot of money in a furrow, hethanked the earth that had afforded him it.

2. When fortune aw that no honour was given to her, he aid thus with her elf:


3. When the treaure is found, the blockih fellow is not thankful unto me, butwhen the ame treaure is afterwards let, he will olicit me more than all with hisprayers and cries.

4. Mor. When we have received a good turn, let us be thankful to him that hathdone us a pleaure.

5. For ingratitude is worthy to be deprived even of a benefit, which it hath butlately received.

98. Of the Bull and the he-Goat.

1. A Bull fl•d from a Lyon: he came to a Cave eeking a place to lie hid in.2. An he-goat that was within, puh’d at him as he went in, with his horns3. Then the bull roared out thee expreions, thou indeed d•t puh at me, now

that I fly; but if he hall go away whom I flee from, thou halt then undertand, howmuch an he-goat differeth from a bull’s trength.

4. Mor. The he-goat, is one that knoweth not, that poor folks mut be holpen,or at leat not hurt.

5. For whooever hall not refrain from wronging poor folks, if, as fortune ismutable, poor folks come again to be happy, he hall certainly be orry, that he hathharmed poor folks.

99. Of the Ape and its Young.

1. JUpiter had commanded all living Creatures to appear in his ight, being to judgewhoe young was the fairet.

2. The wild beats haten, the birds flie, and the fih alo wim to the contet.3. The Ape comes in hate, the lat of all, drayling her young one with her.4. At the ugly buttocks of which young, when every one laughed, he aid thus,

Let him win whom Jupiter hall like bet; yet for all that, in my judgment, this Cubof mine is a pretty one, and ought to be preferred before all others young ones.

5. At this aying even Jupiter himelf miled.6. Mor. Both we and our own things like our elves.7. But let other men judge concerning us, and our doings, let if we our elves

judge, we be laughed at as the Ape was.

100. Of the Peacock and the Crane.

1. THE Peacock and the Crane upped together.2. The Peacock vaunted of her elf, hewed her tail, and corneth the Crane.3. The Crane confeeth, the Peacock had fine feathers; but that he her elf cuts

through the clouds with her tout flight, whilt the Peacock has much adoe to flie overa houe.

4. Mor. Let no man depie another.5. Every one hath his portion, every one hath his vertue.6. He that wanteth thy vertue, perhaps hath that which thou wantet.


101. Of the Oak and the Reed.

1. THE Oak being broken down by a trong South-wind, was thrown into a river;and, as it wum, tuck by chance with his boughs upon a Reed.

2. It wonders, that the Reed tood afe in uch a whirlwind.3. It made anwer, That he was afe by yielding and giving way; that he bended

at the South-wind, and North-wind, and every blat.4. And that it was no wonder, that the Oak-fell down, which deired not to yield

but to reit.5. Mor. Reit not a more powerfull man, but overcome him by yielding and

uffering.6. Which the mot elegant Poet Virgil expreeth neatly.Which way the fates do

drive, thou gallant man,Let’s move; by uffering is a way we canConquer all fortune.

102. Of the Tyger and the Fox.

1. A Hunter darted at wild beats.2. The Tyger bids all wild Beats tand away, and aid, that he onely would make

an end of the war.3. The Hunter darteth on.4. The Tyger is forthwith wounded.5. The Fox asked her, as he fled out of the battle, and drew out the dart, Who

had o much wounded a luty beat?6. She made anwer, That he did not know the cauer of her wound; but that he

gueed by the greatnes of the wound that it was ome Man.7. Mor. Stout men are for the mot part rah; but skill overcometh force, and

with trength.

103. Of the Bulls, and the Lyon.

1. THere were four Bulls that reolved to live and die one with another.2. A Lyon espyed them feeding together, and although he was hungry, yet, he

was afraid to et upon them all together.3. Firt, he laboured by cunning words to part them; and then he tears them in

pieces being parted.4. Mor. Nothing is more trong than concord: dicord maketh even trong men

weak.

104. Of the Fir-tree and the Brambles.

1. THE Fir-tree is reported, to have once despied the Brambles; it brags that itwas tall, was placed in buildings, and that it tood in hips with a ail; but that thebrambles were low and bae, and fit for no ervice at all.

2. Whoe anwer was on this manner, Thou Fir-tree, for •oth, dot glory in thineown good things, and dot inult in our ills.

3. But thou dot not relate thine own ills, and thou omittet our good things.


4. When thou art cut down with a ounding ax, O how thou couldt then wih,thou wert like us that are ecure.

5. Mor. Both high fortune hath its evil, and low fortune its good things.6. That I may ay nothing ele, this is ecure and afe; but that is neither without

fear, nor without dangen.7. Horace ings in his Lyrick veres, The loftiet towers are o’er born,With greater falls; high hills are tornWith thunder.

105. Of the Fiher and the little Fih.

1. A Little fih being pull’d out with a hook intreats the fiher, that he would let itecape.

2. It aid it was but newly pawned by its dam, and that it hould not do muchgood at a table, eeing it was but yet a very mall one: If he would let it go, it wouldcome again afterwards of its own mind to his hook, when it was a good big one.

3. The fiher aid, He would not forgo a certain booty though it was but a verylittle one.

4. What I have, quoth he, I know; what I may have I know not: I will not forgoa bird in the hand for two in the wood.

5. Mor. A thing certain is better than an uncertain; a thing preent is better thanthat which is to come: although ometimes a mall profit being let go hath brought agreat one.

106. Of the Bird and her young Ones.

1. A Bird advied her young ones, being laid in tanding corn, that they would beure to mind, if any thing was poken concerning the eaon [or reaping time] whilt hewas away.

2. The young ones being ad, told the dam, when he came back again fromfeeding, that the Landlord had let that work to his neighbours.

3. She made anwer, that there was no danger.4. Likewie on another day, being in a fright, they told her, that his friends were

intreated to come and reap.5. She bids them again be quiet.6. The third time, as oon as ever he heard that the Landlord and his Son were

reolved, the next morning to begin to hear; Now, quoth he, it is time for us to getaway.

7. I did not fear the neighbours and friends, becaue I knew they were not like tocome.

8. But I fear the Landlord, for he hath a care of the buines.9. Mor. The mot of us are lothfull in other mens buines: but, if thou would’t

have any thing well looked to, put it not over to another, but look to it thy elf.

107. Of the Covetous and the Envious man.

1. TWo men prayed to Jupiter, a covetous man, and an envious man.


2. Jupiter ends Apollo to atisfie their deires: he grants them both liberty to wihwhat they would, on this condition, that what thing oever the one requeted, theother hould receive it double.

3. The covetous man makes a tand a great while, becaue he thinks nothing willbe enough.

4. At the lat, he asked a many things, and his fellow received double.5. Now then, the envious man deired this, That he himelf might loe one of his

eyes, being glad that his fellow hould be punihed with the los of both.6. Mor. What can atisfie Covetounes?7. But nothing is madder than envy, which, o that it may hurt another, wiheth

it elf a michief.

108. Of the Lyon and the he-Goat.

1. A Lyon aw a he-Goat hanging upon a rock full of brambles.2. He peruades her to come down, to crop the thyme, and the willows in the

plain ground.3. The he-goat refueth to come down, making a loud anwer, that his words

indeed were not ill, but his mind was full of knavery.4. Mor. Conider who peruades you to any thing.5. Many peruade thee to things that are good, not for thee, but for themelves.

109. Of the Crow and the Pitcher.

1. A Thirty Crow found a Pitcher of water; but the pitcher was too deep for theCrow to reach to the water.

2. He trives to pour out the pitcher, but he was not able to doe it.3. Then he puts in pebble tones, which he gathered out of the Sand: and by this

means the water is raied, and the Crow drinks.4. Mor. Sometimes thou halt doe that by widom and advice, that thou cant not

doe by force.

110. Of the Lyon and the Hunter.

1. A Lyon wrangleth with an Hunter.2. He preferreth his own trength beyond a mans trength.3. After long diputes, the Hunter brings the Lyon to a tately Tomb, wherein a

Lyon was engraven, laying his head upon a mans knee.4. The beat aid, that was not evidence enough.5. For he aid, Men engrave what they lit: but if Lyons alo were crafts-maters, a

Man hould be engrauen under the Lyons feet.6. Mor. Every one as far as he can, both aith and doth what he thinketh may

advantage his own party and caue.

111. Of the Boy and the Thief.

1. A Boy at at a well weeping.2. A thief asked him the caue of his weeping.


3. The boy aid, that the rope was broken, and a pitcher of gold was fallen intothe water.

4. The man tript himelf, and leaped into the well and looked.5. When he could not find the Veel, he came up again, and could neither find

the boy nor his coat there.6. Becaue the boy had taken his coat, and run away.7. Mor. They are deceived ometimes, that ue to deceive others.

112. Of the Country-man and the Bullock.

1. A Country-man had a bullock that would neither abide tying nor yoking.2. The man being omewhat cunning, cuts off the beats horns, for he nag’d with

his horns, then he yoked him, not to the wain, but to the plow, let as he was wont,he hould kick his Mater.

3. He holds the plow himelf, being glad that by his pains he had brought it topas, that he could now be afe from his horns and hoofs.

4. But what became of it? the bullock every like reiting, fills the Country-manshead and face with and, by craping it abroad with his feet.

5. Mor. There are ome o intractable, that they cannot be dealt withall by skillor any policy.

113. Of the Satyr and Traveller.

1. A Satyr, which was formerly accounted the god of the woods, taking pity of aTraveller, that was covered with the now, and tarved with cold, brought him intohis cave and cherihed him with a fire.

2. And as he blew his hands, he asked him the reaon; who made anwer, and aid;That they may be warm.

3. Afterwards, when they were et down, the Traveller blew his fried barley; andbeing asked why he did it, he aid, That it may be cold.

4. Then the Satyr preently cating out the Traveller, aid, I will not have him tobe in my Cave, that hath a mouth of o contrary tempers.

5. Mor. Take heed you live not with a double tongued man, and one that is aProt•us in his talk.

114. Of the Boar and the Country-man.

1. THE Country-man cut off the ear of a Boar, that poiled his corn.2. He cut off the other ear of him, being found a econd time.3. He caught him when he came again, for all that; and then carried him, being

caught, into the city, as intended for a dainty to his Lord.4. Now when the beat was cut up at the table, the heart was not to be found.5. When the Mater chaed, and asked the Cooks earnetly for it, the Baily anwered;

My Lord, it is no wonder that the heart is not to be found, I think the foolih boarnever had any heart.

6. For, if he had had any heart, he would never have returned o often to mycorn, to his own mart.


7. Thus aid the Country-man.8. But all the guets were ready to die with laughing, and et up a loud laughter

at the folly of the Country-man.9. Mor. Many mens life is o witles, that you may make a quetion, whether they

haue a heart or not.

115. Of the Bull and the Moue.

1. A Moue had bitten a Bull by the foot, and run into her hole.2. The Bull hakes his horns, and eeks for the enemy, but could not ee him any

where.3. The moue mocks him, and aith, Becaue thou art trong and big, thou mut not

therefore corn every body.4. Now a little moue hath hurt thee, and that indeed without recompence.5. Mor. That proverb is thread bare, which I would expres more ignificantly

in our own tongue, Let no man be too heedles of his enemy. In Latin thus: Nemohotem uum flocci pendat.

116. Of the Country-man and Hercules.

1. A Country-mans waggon tuck fat in the deep clay.2. He preently lay all along, and beought the god Hercules to help him.3. A voice thundred from heaven; it aith, Thou feel, whip thy hores, & et thy

houlders to the wheels, and then call Hercules.4. For then Hercules will come if he be called.5. Mor. Idle wihes do no good, which verily God doth not heed. They ay, Help

thy elf, and then God himelf will help thee.

117. Of the Gooe.

1. THere was a Gooe which layed golden eggs, every day one.2. The owner, that he might become rich on a udden, killeth the gooe, hoping

that a treaure lay within her.3. But when the gooe was found empty, the poor man was amazed, and from

thence forward ighed heavily, and took on, that both the thing and the hope of it,were lot.

4. Mor. Our deires are to be moderated. We mut have a care, that we be notover haty, or too greedy: for, both too much hate doth hurt, and he that eeketh formore than is fitting, doth oftentimes get nothing.

118. Of the Grahopper and the Pimire.

1. WHereas the Grahopper chirps all Summer, the Pimire is buie about her harvet;he hurrieth corns inter her hole, laying them up againt winter.

2. When the winter grew harp, the hunger tarv’d Grahopper came to the Pimireand begged meat.

3. The Pimire refued to give her any, and told her, That he herelf had takenpains whilt he ung.


4. Mor. He that is lothfull in youth hall want in old age; and he that doth notpare, hall beg in time to come.

119. Of the Ape and her two Cubs.

1. WHen as an Ape, as they ay, hath brought forth two cubs, he loveth the one,and careth not for the other.

2. She had two at a litter, and when a fright came upon her, he, to avoid thedanger, caught that which he loved, in her arms, which (as he ran away in hate) hedahed againt a great tone, and killed.

3. But that which was not regarded, which tuck cloe on her rough back as heran away, remained afe.

4. Mor. It often comes to pas, that parents are an occaion of michief and dangerto that on, whom they tenderly affect, through their too much indulgency: whilthe, whom they les affect, behaves himelf gallantly and honetly.

120. Of the Ox and the Steer.

1. AN Ox being now grown ancient, drew the plow every day.2. A Steer, that had never known labour, skippeth in the Neighbouring patures,

and at lat inulteth over the fortune of his elder.3. He vaunteth, That he never knew yoke or bands, that he was free and at eae:

whereas the Ox had his neck worn bare with labour.4. And again, That he was tick and in good cae: whereas the Ox was rugged

and lean.5. His elder at that time indeed aid nothing to the contrary; but hortly after he

aw this skipper to be drawn to the Altars, and then he peaks to him in thee words.6. What is thy eaie life come to?7. That ecure eae hath brought thee to the ax.8. Now at the leat way, as I uppoe, thou dot rather peruade me to labour, which

preerves me, than to eae, which hath now haled thee to the laughter.9. Mor. To order our life well, we had need of labour and watcbfulnes.10. But a lothfull peron, and one that is given to pleaure, hall have that end of

his things, which he would be loth to have.

121. Of the Dog and the Lyon.

1. THE dog meets a Lyon, and jeers him, aying, Why dot thou, poor wretch, beingtarved with hunger, run up and down the woods, and by-places?

2. Look upon me, that am fat, and well liking; and I get not thee by labour butby eae.

3. Then the Lyon made anwer, Thou indeed hat thy good fare; but thou fool,thou hat hands withall.

4. Be thou a lave, thou cant do like a lave; I indeed am free, and will not erve.5. Mor. The Lyon anwered gallantly; for Liberty is better than any thing

whatoever.


122. Of the Fihes,

1. A Freh-water fih was carried into the Sea by the force of the tream: where itbragging of its nobility, et light by all the Sea kind of fih.

2. The Seal could not endure this, but aid, its Nobility hould then be hewed, ifit being caught with the Seal, hould be carried with him to the market.

3. That he himelf hould be bought up by the Nobles, but is by the ordinary ortof people.

4. Mor. Many are o taken with a deire of glory, that they themelves vaunt andbrag of themelves.

5. But the commendation of his own mouth, is not accounted a commendationfor a man, but it is entertained with the laughter of them that hear it.

123. Of the Libard and the Fox.

1. A Libard, that hath a peckled back, began to look big upon it; the other wildbeats, and the very Lyons being corned by him.

2. A Fox comes to him, and peruades him not to be proud, aying, That he indeedhad a gay skin, but himelf had a gallant wit.

3. Mor. There is a difference and an order of good things.4. The Goods of the body, excel the Goods of fortune; and it behoveth, that the

Goods of the mind he preferred before them both.

124. Of the Fox and the he-Libard.

1. WHen the he-Libard once et light by a Fox, in comparion of her elf, becaue hehad a skin peckled with all kind of coloured pots; the Fox made anwer, That he herelf had that comelines in her mind, which he had in her skin.

2. Mor. And indeed it is much better to have a nimble wit, than a peckled skin.

125. Of the Fox and the Cat.

1. WHen once the Fox, in a dicoure that he had with the Cat, bragged, that he hadeveral hifts, o that he had e•en a budget full of tricks; the Cat anwered, That hehad but one hift only to rely upon, if any danger hould be.

2. As they were talking, on a udden, a cry was heard, of dogs coming towardsthem.

3. Then the Cat leap’d into a very high tree, whereas the Fox in the interimbeing urrounded with a kennel of Hounds, was catch’t.

4. Mor. The fable implies, that one device is better ometimes, o that it be trueand effectual, than many tricks and vain devices.

126. Of the King and the Apes.

1. A King of Aegypt taught ome Apes, that they might perfectly learn how todance.

2. For, as no living creature doth more reemble the hape of a man, o none eledoth better, or more willingly, imitate mens actions.


3. Therefore after they were very well taught the art of dancing, they began todance, being clad in purple ro•es, and diguied: and the how took very well a longtime, till a conceited merry man, among the pectators, threw nuts amongt themwhich he carried privately in his pocket.

4. Then preently the Apes, as oon as they had een the nuts, having forgotten thedance, began to be that which they were before: and ox a udden from dancers theyreturned to Apes: and having torn their viards and rent their Clothes, they crambledone with another for the nuts, to the exceeding great laughter of the beholders.

5. Mor. This fable advertieth us, that the ornaments of fortune, do not alter aneans dipoition.

127. Of the As and the Travellers.

1. WHen two men by chance had found an As in the deart, they began to fall outbetwixt themelves whether of them hould lead him home as their own.

2. For he eemed to be offered by fortune to both alike.3. In the mean time, whilt they wrangled about this matter one with another,

the As got away, and neither of them enjoyed him.4. Mor. Some men fall hort of preent advantage, which through their ignorance

they know not how to make ue of.

128. Of the Fihermen.

1. SOme fihermen having cat in their nets, haled out Tortoies.2. When they had hared them amongt themelves, and were not able to eat them

up all, they invited Mercury, as he chanced to come to them, to their chear.3. But he, perceiving that he was not at all invited out of any good will, but

that he might eae them from over glutting themelves with the meat,, and had themeat the Tortoies themelves, which they had aught.

4. Mor. Some men after they have unadviedly undertaken any thing, imploreother mens a•d, whom they may engage in their own buines.

129. Of the As.

1. AT Cumanum, an As, that was weary of his lavery, having broken the bridle,had run away into a foret: He fitted a Lyons skin, which by chance he had foundthere, to his body, and o behaved himelf intead of a Lyon; frighting both men andwild beats with his voice and tail.

2. For the Cumani do not know a Lyon.3. This diguied As therefore, bare way a great while after this manner, being

taken and feared for an huge Lyon; till a tranger going to Cumae, (one who hadoftentimes een both a Lyon and an As, and therefore it was no hard matter forhim to know him) found that it was an As by his loaf ears, and by ome other igns,and brought him home, being oundly cudgeled; and retored him to his mater, thatowned him.

4. Now in the mean time, the As being already owned, made all the people ofCumanum laugh exceedingly, whom ere while he being thought to be a Lyon, hadalmot frighted to death.


5. Mor. We cannot well hide thoe vices which have grown up with us, ever incewe were children.

130. Of the Beetle and the Eagle.

1. A Beetle on a time, being lighted by an Eagle, began to think of taking revengeone way or other.

2. He earched diligently where the Eagle had built her net; the Beetle crept toit, and threw down her eggs, with the like wile.

3. When the Eagle had of en changed her dwelling, and did no good, he went toJupiter her Patron, and told him her miery.

4. He bids her lay her, eggs in his lap, which were like to be afe even in thatplace.

5. But the peevih Beetle crept hither alo, by the welts and plaits of his cloaths,whilt Jupiter never felt it at all.

6. Afterwards, when Jupiter aw the eggs to be tirred, and did not well mind,being affrighted at the trangenes of the matter, he haked his lap, and threw themon the ground.

7. Mor. This fable teacheth us, That no man, though he be never o little, is tobe undervalued.

131. Of the Satyr and the Country-man.

1. A Satyr, when he was very cold, in an extraordinary great frot, was brought intohis houe and entertained by a Country-man.

2. And wondring why the man blew into his hands, which he held to his mouth,he asked him why he did o?

3. He made anwer, That he might warm his cold hands, with the warmth of hisbreath.

4. After wards when, after a fire was made, and the Table furnihed, he blewagain into his hot pottage; He wondring alo the more at him, enquired of him whatthis might mean.

5. That I might cool my pottage, quoth he, which is too hot, with my breath.6. Then the Satyr riing from the table aith, What do I hear?7. Dot thou blow both hot and cold too, out of the ame mouth?8. You hall pack.9. For, I do not like to live in the ame houe with uch a man.10. Mor. Double tongued men are here et out, who ometimes commend, and

ometimes dicommend the ame man.

132. Of the Lark and her young ones.

1. AESop, that Fabulit of Phrygia, was, for good reaon, thought to be a wie man,becaue he did not everely and imperiouly command and cenure what were good tobe advied and peruaded unto, as the Philoophers are wont to do, but, having feignedmerry & delightfull tales, he brought into mens undertandings & minds, things thatwere wholeomly and heedfully taken notice of, with a winning way of hearing.


2. At this little fable of his, concerning a little bird’s little net, doth prettily andpleaantly premonih, that the hope & confidence of buines, which one may dipatch,is never to be put in another, but in ones elf.

3. There is a little bird, quoth he, her name is a Lark, he lives and builds hernet in the tanding corn, about the time almot that harvet is ready, her young onesbeing jut then ready to flie.

4. That Lark as it fell out, was gone into a crop of corn, that was ooner ripethan ordinary; and therefore when the corn began to grow white, her young oneswere not fledged.

5. Therefore when he went to eek meat for her young, he warned them, thatthey hould take notice, if any new thing were there aid or done, and that they houldtell it her, when he came back again.

6. Afterwards the owner of that corn calls his on being a young man, and aith,Dot thou not ee that thee are ripe, and require hands now?

7. Therefore to morrow, as oon as it hall be light ee thou go to our friends, andintreat them that they would come and lend us their pains, and help us in with thisharvet.

8. When he had aid thee words, he went his way: and when the Lark came againher young ones quivering, made a noie about her, and intreated their dam that hewould now make hate quickly and remove her elf into another place.

9. For the owner, they, hath ent his on to intreat his friends, that they wouldcome by peep of day, and hear.

10. The dam bids them, not to fear any thing.11. For if the owner, quoth he, hath put off his harvet to his friends, the corn

will not be horn to morrow; nor is there any great need, that I hould take you awayto day.

12. On the day after therefore, the dam flies abroad to get meat; th• Matertarries for them that he had intreated; the Sun groweth hot• and nothing is done,and there were no friends.

13. Then aith he again to his on, Thoe friends are for the mot par• of them idleperons: but let us two go rather, and intreat our Couins & kinsfolks, and neighbours,that they may come to morrow in time to hea•

14. The young ones being affrighted told this in like manner to their dam•15. The dam exhorts them that then alo they would not fear, nor take any care;

he aith, That no Couins, or Kinsfolks almot, were o bane, as to make no delay totake a toyl upon them, and to do as they are bidden preently: Onely mind you,quoth he, if o be any thing be aid again any further.

16. Another morning betimes, the bird went to feed, the couins and kinsfolksforbear the pains, which they were intreated to afford.

17. At the lat therefore the Mater aid to his Son, Let our friends & our kindredfarewell, thou halt bring two ickles, as oon as ever it is day, I my elf will take oneto me, and thou halt take the other to thee, and we our elves will hear the corn tomorrow with our own hands.

18. When the dam heard of her young ones, that the Mater aid that; he aid, Itis time to give place, and to be gone.

19. It will now without quetion be done, what he hath aid hall be.


20. For now it reteth in him, whom the matter concerneth, not in another, ofwhom help is deired.

21. And o the Lark removed from her net, and the corn was horn by the ownerof it.

22. Mor. This indeed is a Fable of Aeop’s, touching the relying upon friends andnear acquaintance which is for the mot part light and vain.

23. But what ele do the purer books of the Philoophers advie us, than thatwe hould trut to our elves only; & that we hould eteem all other things, which arewithout us, and without our mind, neither for ours, nor for us.

24. Ennius in his Satyrs, hath very wittily & handomely compried this tale ofAeop’s, in well compacted veres: the two lat whereof are thee, which Iverily thinkit is worth the labour, to have in ones heart & memory.

25. Be ure this thing be always in thy thought; What thou cant do, trut not thyfriends for ought.

133. Of the Birds and the Owl.

1. ALmot all the birds once went to the Owl, and intreated her, that hereafter hewould not build in the fale roofs of houes, but rather in the boughs of a tree, andamongt the green branches, for there he might more weetly take the pleaure of thepring.

2. Moreover, they hewed her a little Oak, that was newly sprung up, and ome-what tender as yet; in which forooth the Owl, as they aid, might ometimes it oftly,and make her net for her elf.

3. But he aid, he would not do it.4. But, on the other ide, he gave them counel, that they hould not trut themelves

to that little tree.5. For it would one time or other bring forth bird-lime, to wit, the very bane of

birds.6. They, as they are a light and flickering kind, corned the counel of a wie Owl.7. Now the Oak was grown up, now it was pread, now it was full of green leaves.8. Behold, there all the birds flutter by flocks in the boughs, they are merry,

they hop up and down, they play together, and they chirp.9. In the mean time, that Oak had brought forth bird-lime, and men had oberved

it; thereupon, all the poor birds alike, were entangled there on a udden; and whenit was too late, they repented themelves in vain, becaue they had corned that wholeome advice.

10. And they ay, this is the reaon, why all the birds now, when they ee the Owl,thronging about her do as it were compliment her, bring her along, follow her, itabout her, and flie about her.

11. For, remembring her advice, they now admire her as one that is wie, andtand round about her in a throng, that forooth, they may once learn of her to bewie.

12. But I think to no purpoe, nay indeed, alo ometimes to their great harm.13. For thoe ancient Owls were wie in good earnet; and now there are many

Owls, which indeed have the feathers, and the eyes, and the beak of Owls, but theyhave not the widom.


14. Mor. This fable teacheth you, that you do not corn the Counel of him, thatgiveth you good advice.

134. Of the Gourd and the Pine-tree.

1. A Gourd was once own near a Pine-tree, which was a very great one, and hadbroad boughs.

2. Now the Gourd, when it was grown big with many howers, and eaonablenesof the weather, began to be wanton, and to reach out its boughs omewhat aucily.

3. Now it crept into the Pine, now it advanced to get up, now it adventured towrap about the boughs and green branches, making hew of its greater leaves, itswhite flowers, and of its huge and freh green fruits.

4. Therefore it grew o proud and inolent that it adventured to challenge thePine-tree, and aith, Thou eet how I out-go thee, how I excell in large leaves, how Iexcell in greennes, and traightway over-top thee.

5. Then the Pine, which was gravely wie and trong, did not at all wonder at theboldnes of the aucy Gourd, but anwered it thus.

6. I have here abode many winters, heats, un burnings, and undry calamities,and do yet remain ound.

7. Thou wilt have les preumption at the firt frot nips, when both thy leaves hallfall down, and all thy greennes hall be gone.

8. Mor. We mut not be proud in properity.

135. Of the Crow and the Wolves.

1. A Crow bears the Wolves company along teep tops of the high mountains: hedeires that he might have a part of the prey, becaue having followed them he hadat no time left them, and he had been a companion.

2. Afterwards he was haken off by the Wolves, as having not followed them, butthe prey and the meat; and was no les like to devour the inwards of the Wolves, ifthey hould be killed, than he did of other living creatures.

3. Mor. We mut not always look upon what we do, but how we tand affectedwhen we do it.

136. Of the Earth’s labour.

1. THE earth on a time being grown big and wonderfully woln, made hew, as if hewould bring forth ome great thing.

2. They that dwell near, run to her, the husbandmen tand amazed; they betweenhope and fear expect the earth’s delivery.

3. Some thought, that that Typhoeus, with an hundred hands; others thought,that mountains were like to burt forth.

4. The earth is opened, there came forth a Moue; and they turned that into alaughter and a jet, which was thought would be a wonder to all.

5. Mor. We mut not always believe gay promies.


137. Of the Members and the Belly.

1. MAns joynts, when they aw the belly idle, fell out with it, and denied it theirhelp.

2. When they alo by th•• means fainted, they undertood, that the belly dividedthe meat, which it had received throughout all the members; and they becamefriends with it again.

3. Mor. Great matters decay by dicord, they avail by concord.

138. Of Arion and the Dolphin.

1. ARion was an ancient and famous Fidler.2. He was of the place and town Methymna, and of th• Country and Ile Lesbos.3. Periander the King of Corinth eteemed that Arion as a friend, and loved him

for his skill.4. He travels thence from the King, to ee the famous Countries Sicily and Italy.5. When he came thither, he pleaed both the ears and the minds of all, in the

Cities of both the Lands; and there the men prized him, took pleaure in him, andloved him.

6. He then afterwards, having gotten good tore of money, and a good etate,reolved to return to Corinth.

7. He therefore choe a hip and mariners, that were Corinthians, as being betterknown, and more friends to him. But the Corinthians, after they had entertainedthat man, and the hip was carried into the deep, being greedy of the booty and themoney, took counel about killing Arion.

8. Then he, when he undertood the villany, •ave them his money, and his otherthings that they might have it; and intreated them that they would but spare hislife.

9. The Mariners were o far moved with thee prayers of his, that they forbareto kill him by force with their own hands; but commanded him to leap headlongpreently into the ea before their faces.

10. The man being daunted at that, and all hope of life being lot, afterwardsintreated this one thing, that before he died, they would give him leave to put onhis clothes, and to take his fiddle, and to ing a ong of that his hap• which might beable to comfort him.

11. Then the wild and avage Seamen had a great deire to hear him.12. He obtains what he had intreated.13. And there preently, being girt after his manner, cloathed, made fine, and

tanding upon the hatches of the top of the tem, he ung the •ong which vs calledOrthyum, with a very loud voice.

14. Towards the end of his ong, he threw himelf a good way into the deep, withhis fiddle, and all his dreing, as he tood, and ung.

15. The Mariners, not making any other quetion, but that he had perihed, heldon in the coure which they had begun to make.

16. But a trange, and wonderfull, and loving act befell, a Dolphin on a uddenwam to him amongt the waves, and holding up his back above the w•ves, took him


up, and carried him with his body and clothes afe to Taenarus, in the country ofLaconia.

17. Then Arion went quite from that place to Corinth, and offered himelf toKing Periander, as he had been carried by the Dolphin, and told him the thing asit had happened.

18. The King did not believe it, but gave order, that Arion hould be kept inprion, as if he deceived him: and in a diembling manner asked the Seamen, beingought for, whilt Arion was kept cloe, whether they had heard any thing concerningArion, in thoe places from whence they came.

19. They aid the man was in Italy when they went thence, and did very wellthere, and that the Cities did much affect him, and delight in him, and that he washappy in their favour, and tore of money.

20. Then whilt they peak thee words, Arion lipt forth with his harp and cloaths,with which he had cat himelf into the Sea.

21. The Mariners being atonihed and convicted, could not deny.22. Mor. This fable teacheth us that more pity is ometimes found in the brute

creatures, than in thoe men, that, beides wealth, have no worth; beides hape, nothingof a man.

139. Of the Spider and the Gout.

1. THE Spider being omewhat more at leiure from weaving; walked eaonably abroadto refreh her elf.

2. The Gout offereth to meet her though he could very hardly overtake her byuneven trides.

3. After that days journey was pretty well paed, they were not far from a littletown, which the Inhabitants of that Country called Tyche.

4. They took both a reolution, to eek out an hot agreeable to their condition.5. The Spider, without making much ado, goes to lodge in a rich man’s houe,

there he hangs out her webs on every ide, and preads out her nets.6. Preently there came, I know not what ugly faces, which pulled down her

weavers hop.7. Therefore her buildings were but for a little while, which way oever he turned

her elf.8. For he could no where avoid the Grooms beeoms, that could epy a thing

quickly.9. She was in a very ad condition, which alone was vexed and troubled, amidt

uch plenty of all things.10. But the Gout, like a poor beggar had at lat with much ado, got leave to

come into a poor mans cottage: when he had at down in that place he endured allkind of mieries.

11. Coare bread was et before her, when he had a mind to her upper, & a potof water, when he could carce gape, becaue her chaps were o drie.

12. A boarded bed was pread, not with green leaves, not with gras, but withmall chaff for her that was weary with travel on the day time.

13. And it is not my purpoe now to tell, how hardly uch hard bedding, uch coareruggs agreed with her oft members, with a skin (as I may ay• of ilk.


14. That tately Star therefore, which hears and ees all things, was carce rien,when the Spider and the Gout met again together.

15. The Spider firt tells the troubles of the night pat, the changing of o manyplaces, ometimes blaming the Mater’s neatnes, and ometimes the overmuch ober-vance of the Groom.

16. The Gout, on the contrary, frameth many tories, concerning the povertyof her Hot, nor hath he leaure to hew the Spider the blew marks, which the hardbed-tead had made in her tender skin.

17. They make a motion that the Spider ought thenceforward to enter into poormens cottages, and the Gout into rich mens halls; they both willingly condecend tothis opinion.

18. But yet, as it grew darker and darker, they drew near to a City.19. The Gout not forgetting what was decreed upon, tole oftly into the houe of

a certain monied man.20. Who being, as good hap was, epied by the Mater, O trange, with what kind

repect, with what courteie and with what complements was he entertained!21. Swan-down beds, and bolters tuft with the underwing down of Partridges,

were put and pread under her.22. I forbear to peak of the Hypocras, the Alicant, the wine of Lesbos, and of

Tarentum.23. I forbear to peak of the Snap-figs, the Pheaants, and thee mall birds, which

pride it with two colours.24. In hort, there was no delight, no pleaure, which he enjoyed not.25. The Spider having entred into the poor mans cottage, weaves her webs;

which way oever the wall lieth with open ditances he hangs her nets.26. She betirs her elf buily about her round fahioned work; he mends what was

broken, he finihes what was begun: and, that I may peak briefly, he bears all theway in the empty houe.

27. She fears no ambucadoes, he fears no open on ets; nay indeed he is out ofthe reach of beoms.

28. Not long after, the Gout meets the Spider, he et out at large her delights,her happines, her fortunes.

29. The Spider extolls her Empire, and her liberty to weave, with wonderfullcommendations.

30. This reolution at the lat liked them both, that what way oever they travelled,the Gout hould turn into rich mens •oues, and the Spider into poor mens Cottages.

31. Mor. Though this Apologue may be applied to everal ues, yet it declareththis epecially, that one is in one place more fortunate than in another.

32. Beides, that great mens houes are the receptacles of dieaes.33. Latly, that there is no where greater liberty, than where there is les wealth.

140. Of the Moue that was bred in a Chet.

1. A Moue that was bred in a Chet, had pent almot all her life there, being fed withnuts, which ued to be kept in it.

2. As he was playing about the ides of the Chet, and had fallen down, and oughthow to get up again he found good chear very daintily provided.


3. Which when he had begun to tate he aid, How foolih have I been hitherto,who thought nothing in the world to be better th•n my Chet, look what weetermeats I eat here!

4. Mor. This fable heweth, that we mut not be o in love with our country if itbe mean, as not to g• to other places, eeing we may be more happy elewhere.

141. Of the Country-man that had obtained, that Wheat might growwithout Beards.

1. A Country-man had obtained of Ceres, that Wheat hould grow without beards,let it hould hurt the hands of them that did hear or •hreh it: which, as oon as itripened was eaten up by the little birds.

2. Then aid the Country-man, how deervedly do I uffer, who have lot very greatprofits, for a little conveniency ake.

3. Mor. This fable ignifieth, that mall inconveniences are to be weighed with agreater profit.

142. Of the Hawk, that purued the Pigeon.

1. WHen a Hawk purued a Pigeon with a peedy flight, he went into a Farm-houe,and the Country-man caught him.

2. Whom he intreated in a fair manner, that he would let him go: for, aid he, Ihave done thee no hurt.

3. To whom the Country-man made anwer, neither had the Pigeon hurt thee.4. Mor. This fable heweth, that they are deervedly punihed, who trive to hurt

the innocent.

143. Of the Spider and the Swallow.

1. A Spider being vext againt a Swallow, becaue he catch’d flies, which are hermeat, had hang’d her nets in a door tead, through which he ued to flie, that hemight catch her.

2. But the Swallow, as he flew, carried the nets, with her that wove them throughthe air.

3. Then the Spider hanging in the air, and perceiving that he was like to perihpreently aid:

4. How jutly do I uffer thee things, which having much ado to catch the leatthings that flie, with great toil, did think that I could hold uch great birds!

5. Mor. We are advied by this fable, not to undertake things beyond our trength.

144. Of a Country-man that was to pas over a River.

1. A Country-man being to pas over a River, which by chance had grown big withhowers, ought for a ford.

2. And when he had firt tried that part of the River, which eemed more quietand till, he found it deeper, than he had thought in his mind.

3. Again where he found it more hallow and afe there the treams ran with agreater noie of waters.


4. Then he aid to himelf, how more afely may we commit our life to waters thatmake a great noie, than to them that are till and quiet.

5. Mor. We are admonihed by this fable, that we hould les fear men that arefull of words, and ue to threaten, than till men.

145. Of the Pigeon and the Magpy.

1. A Pigeon being asked by a Magpy, what peruaded her to build always in the ameplace, eeing her young ones were always taken thence from her?

2. Anwered, Simplicity.3. Mor. This fable heweth that honet men are oftentimes eaily deceived.

146. Of the Cuckow and the Hawk.

1. THE Cuckow was jeered by the Hawk that, whereas he was as big bodied ashe, and not unlike in colour to her (for narrownes of pirit) he would rather eatearth-worms, than the weet fleh of other birds.

2. Within a few days after, he aw the Hawk being caught by a Country-man,whoe pigeons he purued, to hang down from an high turret, for the terrour of others.

3. To whom the Cuckow aid, Friend, how much better had it been for you tohunt worms, than to make after other folks birds?

4. Mor. This fable heweth, that their life is afer, and more to be liked of, thatare content with their own things without danger, than theirs who coveting othermens things, undergo great perils of life.

147. Of the As and the Calf.

1. THE As and the Calf feeding in the ame pature, had perceived by the ound of aBell that the Enemies army came towards them.

2. Then the Calf aid, O companion, let us run away hence, let the enemies carryus away prioners.

3. To whom the As aid, Do thou run away, whom the enemies have ued to killand eat.

4. It maketh no matter to the As, to whom the ame article of carrying a burdenis every where offered.

5. Mor. This fable admoniheth ervants that they do not much fear to changetheir Maters, if o be that they are not like to be wore than their former.

148. Of the Fox and the Women that eat the Hens.

1. A Fox pasing by a farm-houe, espied a company of women, very ilently eating agreat many hens, very daintily roated.

2. Towards whom he turning her elf aid, What outcries and barking of dogswould there be againt me, if I hould do that which you do?

3. To whom an old woman anwering aid, Thou bae creature, we thoe thingsthat are our own, but thou tealet other mens things.

4. Mor. This fable advieth us, that we do not think, we may do that with othermens things, which the owners may do.


149. Of the fat Capons and the lean one.

1. A Man had largely crammed many Capons, which were hut up in the ame coop,who were made fat all aving one, whom his fellows mocked as a lean racal.

2. The Mater being to entertain ome noble guets, at a dainty and cotly feat,commands the cook, that he hould kill and dres ome of thoe, which he hould findfatter than others.

3. The fat ones hearing this troubled themelves, aying, How much better had itbeen for us, to be lean.

4. Mor. This fable was invented for poor mens comfort, whoe life is afer thanrich mens.

150. Of the piece of Timber, and the Oxen that drew it.

1. A Piece of Elm-Timber complained to the Oxen, aying, O ye ingratefull Oxen, Ihave fed you a long time with my green boughs; but you drag me that have nourihedyou, along the tones and the mire.

2. To whom the Oxen made anwer, Our groans, and our ighs, and the goadwherewith we are pricked, can teach thee, that we draw thee full ore againt ourwills.

3. Then the piece of timber pardoned them.4. Mor. This fable teacheth us, that we be not angry againt them, that hurt us

againt their wills.

151. Of the goodly Trees, and the ill-favoured one.

1. A Great many trees grew together in the ame place, being tall, treight and freefrom knots except one that was low, little and knotty, which the other ued to makea mocking tock on, as being ill favoured and dwarfih.

2. The Owner of them being about to build an houe in a place, gave order, thatthey hould all be fell’d except that which eemed likely to make the houe unhandome,by its hortnes and ill favourednes.

3. When the ret were cut down, the ill favoured one aid thus with it elf; Nature,I will no more complain of thee, becaue thou hat bred me ill favoured, eeing I eeuch great dangers to hang over the heads of them that are fair.

4. Mor. This fable doth admonih us, that we be not orry, that we are bornunhandome, eeing handomnes hath oftentimes done many hurt.

152. Of the Swan that ung at her death, and was blamed by the Stork.

1. THE Swan being ready to die, was asked by the Stork, why he ung far moreweetly at her death, (which other living creatures o much dread) than he had donein all her life, eeing he ought rather to be ad?

2. To whom the Swan aid, Becaue I hall never be vexed any more with the careof eeking meat, nor hall I fear the nares of Fowlers.

3. Mor. This fable admoniheth us, that we do not fear death, by which, all themieries of this preent life are cut off.


153. Of the Woman that wailed for her dying Husband, and of her Motherthat comforted her.

1. A Mother comforted a woman, that was yet but young, whoe Husband lay adying, aying, Daughter, do not afflict thy elf, do not take on o very much; for I havefound thee another husband, a great deal handomer than this, who will quickly eaethee of thy want of thy former husband.

2. But the woman, not able to refrain her orrow, (as one that did ardentlyaffect her husband) did not onely turn the deaf ear towards her mother’s words; butblamed the uneaonable mention of another husband.

3. But as oon as he aw her husband dead, amidt her tears and mourning heasked her mother, whether the young Man was there, whom he would give her fora husband.

4. Mor. This tale heweth, how quickly women ue to forget their love to theirdeceaed husbands.

154. Of a Woman that wept for her Lovers departure.

1. A Dihonet woman wept ore for her sweet-heart, when he went away, whom hehad pillaged of almot all his things.

2. And when a neighbour asked her, why he wept o, and would not be comforted;he aid, I do not weep for his departure, but for the Cloak which I have left him.

3. Mor. This fable heweth, that not the lovers, but their goods are beloved bywhores.

155. Of the Flie, which itting upon a Chariot, aid he had raied a dut.

1. CHariots, upon which there at a flie, ran in a race.2. And when there was a very great dut rien, both by the trampling of the hores

feet, and the rowling of the wheels, the flie aid, What a mighty dut have I raied?3. Mor. This fable belongs to them, who, although they be cowardous, endeavour

to take other mens glory to themelves, by their brag-words.

156. Of the Eel that complained that he was infeted more than theSerpent.

1. AN Eel asked a Serpent, Why eeing they were alike, and a kin, men hould ratherpurue her than him.

2. To whom the Serpent aid, becaue men eldom hurt me, without danger.3. Mor. This fable heweth, that they ue les to be hurt, who revenge themelves.

157. Of the As, the Ape, and the Mole.

1. WHen the As complained, that he wanted horns, and the Ape that he wanted atail; the Mole aid, hold you your tongues, foramuch as ye may ee me blind.

2. Mor. This fable belongs to them who are not content with their condition;who, if they did but conider other mens mifortunes, would more patiently enduretheir own.


158. Of the Sea-men that implored the help of Saints.

1. A Sea-man that was overtaken with a udden and black torm in the Sea, aid tothe ret of his fellows, that implored the help of of divers Saints, Ye know not whatye ask.

2. For, before that thoe Saints can go to God for our deliverance, we hall beoverborn with this torm, that hangs over our heads.

3. I think therefore we had bet flie to him, who will be able to deliver us from ogreat evils, without the help of another.

4. When therefore they had called upon God Almighty’s help, the torm preentlyceaed.

5. Mor. This fable heweth, where the help of one that is more able can be had,we mut not flie to them that are weaker.

159. Of the Fih, that leaped out of the Frying-pan into the hot Coals.

1. THE Fih being yet alive, were fried in a frying-pan, with calding hot oyl; whereofone aid, Brethren, let us go away hence, left we perih.

2. Then they, leaping all at once out of the frying-pan, fell upon the burning hotcoals.

3. When therefore they felt the more mart, they condemned the counel whichthey had taken, aying, By how much a more cruel death do we now die?

4. Mor. This fable teacheth us, o to avoid preent dangers, that we fall not intogreater.

160. Of the four-footed Beats that made a League with the Fih againtthe Birds.

1. THE four-footed beats, when war was proclaimed againt them by the birds, madea league with the fih, that by their help they might defend themelves from the furyof the Birds.

2. But when they expected their deired uccours, the fih aid, They could notcome to them by land.

3. Mor. This fable advieth us, that we hould not make them our allies, who,when need is, cannot come at us.

161. Of the covetous Ambaadour, that beguiled the Trumpeters.

1. A Certain covetous peron being ent Ambaadour for his Country, came intoanother City, upon whom the Trumpeters readily waited, that they might fill hisears with the ound of their Trumpets, and their own pockets with his money.

2. To whom be ent word, That it was now no time for muick: that he was ingreat mourning and orrow, becaue his Mother was dead.

3. The Trumpeters then being frutrated of their expectation, went away orrow-full.

4. A friend of the Ambaadours hearing of his mourning, comes to him to viithim, and to comfort him, and asks him, how long his mother had been dead?

5. It is now forty years ago, quoth he.


6. Then his friend when he undertood the Ambaadours witty put off, laughedheartily.

7. Mor. This fable belongs to covetous men, who trive with all their skill to avetheir money.

162. Of a man that came to a Cardinal that was newly created, to bidhim joy.

1. A Notable merry conceited and jeting fellow, hearing that his friend was preferredto the dignity of a Cardinalhip, came to him to bid him joy.

2. Who being puft up with honour, and loth to own his old friend, asked him,who he was?

3. To whom he, as he was ever ready to bring out his jets, aid, I am orry foryou, and others that come to uch honours as this.

4. For as oon as ye have got uch places of preferment, ye loe your ight, yourhearing and other enes, o as ye can no more dicern your old friends.

5. Mor. This fable noteth them, that being highly promoted, light their oldacquaintance.

163. Of a Youth, that mocked at an old Man’s crookednes.

1. A Young fellow having espied an old man crooked like a bow that is bent, askedhim if he would ell him a bow?

2. To whom he made anwer, Hat thou any need to loe thy mony?3. For, if thou come to my age Nature will afford thee a Bow without mony.4. Mor. This fable heweth, that the infirmities of old age, which no body can

avoid by living, are not to be laughed at.

164. Of an old Man that married a young Girl.

1. AN indicreet man being above threecore and ten years of age, who till that timehad continued a batchelour, had married a young girl.

2. To whom, when he could not pay what was due, he ued to ay, How badlyhave I dipoed of my life?

3. For, I wanted a wife when I was young, and now that I am old, I am wantingto a wife.

4. Mor. This fable implyeth, that all things mut be done in their eaon.

165. Of the Eagle and the Magpy.

1. A Magpie petitioned the Eagle, that he would entertain her amongt his familiars,and thoe of his houhold;

2. Seeing he deerved it both for the finenes of her body, and for the nimblenesof her tongue, to dipatch his errands.

3. To whom the Eagle made anwer, I hould do this, but that I am afraid, leftthou houldet blab abroad by thy talkativenes, all the things that are done under myroof.


4. Mor. This fable advieth us, that tell-tales and pratlers are not to be kept inour houe.

166. Of the Truh, that made friendhip with the Swallow.

1. THE Thruh boated, that he had made a League of friendhip with the Swallow.2. To whom his dam aid, thou art a fool, on, if thou think thou cant live with

her, eeing ye both ue to go to everal places.3. For thou art delighted in cold places, and he in warm places.4. Mor. We are advied by this fable, that we do not make thoe our friends, whoe

coure of life differeth from ours.

167. Of the Country-man and the Moue.

1. THere was a Country-man that was very poor, but withall o full of his jets, thathe would not forget his natural jeting humour, o much as in a time of calamity.

2. He when he saw his farm houe burning by fire, that was by chance cat intoit, that he thought he hould never by any means be able to quench the fire, toodlooking adly upon the houe on fire.

3. In the mean time he epied a moue, which coming out of the Farmhoue, avoidedthe danger as fat as ever he could.

4. The Country-man having forgot his loes, ran, and catching up the moue,threw her into the middle of the fire, aying,

5. Thou ingratefull living Creature, thou hat dwelt with me in time of properity;and now, becaue my fortune is changed, thou hat foraken my farm-houe.

6. Mor. This fable heweth, that they are not true friends, who, when fortunemiles upon thee, tick to thee; but when all is not well, run fat away.

168. Of a rich Man and his Servant.

1. THere was a rich man, that had a Servant of a dull wit, whom he ued to namethe King of Fools.

2. He being omewhat often vexed at thee words, reolved to come even with hisMater.

3. For, one time as he turned to his Mater, he aid, I would I were the King ofFools.

4. For, there hould no Empire in the world be more large than mine; and youalo hould be under my command.

5. Mor. The fable ignifieth, that all places are full of fools.

169. Of the City-dogs, that purued the Country-dog.

1. A Many City-dogs purued a Country-dog full-speed, which he ran away from, along while together, and durt not fight again.

2. But when he turned again to them that purued him, and tood till, and begunalo to hew his teeth, they all tood till as well as he, and none of the City-dogs durtcome near him.


3. Then a General of an Army, who by chance was there, turning towards hisSouldiers, aid;

4. Mor. Fellow ouldiers, this ight puts us in mind, that we hould not run away,eeing we ee greater dangers are readier to light upon them that run away, than themthat fight again.

170. Of an old Woman, that blamed the Devil.

1. MEN, for the mot part, when any misfortune hath befallen them, through theirown default, will lay the blame upon fortune or the devil, to excue themelves, thusdo all men favour themelves.

2. The Devil taking this ill, when he aw an old woman getting up into a tree,out of which he had foreeen that he would fall, and lay the blame on him, aid towitnees that he had got;

3. See that old woman that is getting up into a tree, without any advice of mine,whence I ee beforehand, that he is likely to fall.

4. Bear witnes that I have not peruaded her, that he hould climb into it withher hoes on.

5. Preently the old woman fell down, and when they asked her, why he got upinto the tree with her hoes on, he aid, Becaue the Devil forced me.

6. Then the Devil, having brought witnees, proved that the old woman did itwithout his counel.

7. Mor. This fable heweth, that men do not deerve pardon, who blame fortune,or the Devil, when they in voluntarily.

171. Of the Tortoie and the Frogs.

1. A Tortoie having een the frogs, which lived in the ame pool, to be o light andnimble, that they could readily leap whither they lifted, and jump a very great way,blamed Nature becaue it had bred him a low creature, and hindred with a very bigburthen, o that he could not readily move himelf, and that he was continually borndown with a great weight upon him.

2. But when he aw the frogs become a prey to the cels, and to be apt to be hurtby every bodies blow, being never o little a one, being omewhat cheered, he aid,

3. How much better is it to bear a burthen, by which I am defended againt allblows, than to undergo o many perils of death?

4. Mor. This tale heweth, that we hould not take nature’s gifts in bad part,which oftentimes are more for our good, than we can be able to imagine.

172. Of the Dormice that would grub up an Oak.

1. THE Dormice reolved to grub up an Oak (being a tree that bears acorns) withtheir teeth; that they might have their meat the readier, let they hould be forced toclimb up and down o often for a living.

2. But one of them, which was far more ancient, more experienced, and moredicreet than the ret affrighted them from it, aying,

3. If we hall now kill her who nouriheth us, who hall afford us and our poterityutenance in time to come?


4. Mor. This fable heweth, that a wie man ought not only to look at thingspreent, but alo to foreee long beforehand things to come.

173. Of the Dog and his Mater.

1. ONE having a dog fed him always with his own hands, and let him looe when hewas tyed, that the dog might love him the more.

2. But he gave order, that his man hould tie him up and beat him, that hehimelf might eem to do the good turns, but his man the bad turns towards him.

3. Now the dog taking it unkindly, that he was every day tyed up and beaten, ranaway; and when his Mater blamed him, as one that was ingrateful and unmindfulof o great kindnees, becaue he had run away from him, of whom he had ever beenbeloved and fed, but never tyed up nor beaten, he anwered.

4. That which your man doth at your bidding. I think is done by you.5. Mor This fable heweth, that they are to be accounted evil doers, that have

been the caue of ill turns.

174. Of the Birds that feared the Beetles.

1. THE birds were mightily afraid let the Beetles whom they had heard to havemade an abundance of bullets on a dunghill, with a great deal of labour, hould killthem with a Cros bow.

2. Then aid the Sparrow, Do not ye fear.3. For how hall they be able to hoot bullets againt us that flie in the air, eeing

they can carce drag them along the ground with much heaving and ifting.4. Mor. This fable adm•niheth us, that we hould not fear the wealth of thoe

enemies, whom we ee to want wit.

175. Of the Bear and the Bees.

1. A Bear being tung by a Bee was o enraged, that he tore all the hives in pieces,in which the Bees made their honey, with his paws.

2. Then all the Bees, as oon as ever they aw their houes to be pulled down theirmaintenance to be taken away, and their young ones to be killed, making a head etupon the Bear with their tings, & almot killed him.

3. Who being with much adoe got out of their power, aid with himelf;4. How much better were it to endure the ting of one bee, than to raie up o

many enemies againt me by my chafing?5. Mor. This fable implieth, that it is far better ometimes to endure the injury

of one, than, whilt we have a deire to punih one, to get our elves many enemies.

176. Of the Fowler and the Chaffinch.

1. THE Fowler had pread nets for birds, and had cattered tore of meat for them, ina void place; yet, he took not the birds that came to feed, becaue he thought theywere but a few.

2. Which, when they had fed, and flown away, others came to feed, which aloby reaon of their paucity, he cared not to take.


3. This coure being kept for a whole day together, and ome coming, and othersgoing, whilt he always looked for a greater prey; at lat i• began to draw towardsnight.

4. Then the Fowler having lot his hope of taking many, when now it was timeto give over, as he drew up his nets caught one Chaffinch only, which unhappy birdhad tarried in the void place.

5. Mor. This fable heweth, that they that will catch all things, are oftentimescarce able to catch a few things.

177. Of the Souldier and the two Hores.

1. A Souldier having a very good hore, bought another, nothing at all o good as he,which he kept more choicely than the former.

2. Then aith the hore thus to the former, Why doth my Mater look more carefullyafter me than thee, eeing I am not to be compared to thee, neither in finenes, nortrength, nor wiftnes

3. To whom the other hore aid, This is the nature of men, to be always morekind to new guets.

4. Mor. This fable heweth the madnes of men, who are wont to prefer newthings before old, though they be the wore.

178. Of the Swine and the Dog.

1. A Swine mocked a Spaniel, which whined, and wag’d the tail at his Mater, whohad taught him with many blows and lugs by the ears, to et birds.

2. To whom the dog aid, Thou knowet not, thou fool, thou knowet not, what Ihave got by thoe blows.

3. For, by means of them, I eat the mot delicate fleh of Partridges and Quails.4. Mor. This fable admoniheth us, not to take our Maters blows unkindly, which

ue to be an occaion of many good things to us.

179. Of the Dog that blamed the Oxens lownes.

1. A Piece of Timber, which was carried in a wain, blamed the Oxen as if they werelow, aying, Run low-backs, for ye carry but a light load.

2. To whom the Oxen anwered, Thou mocket us, not knowing what punihmentattends thee.

3. For, we hall preently lay down this load, and then thou halt be made to bear,until thou beet broken.

4. Then the dog was orry, and durt not jeer the oxen any more.5. Mor. This fable advieth any one, not to inult over others calamities, eeing he

himelf may be made liable to greater.

180. Of the Linnet and the Boy.

1. A Linnet being asked by a Boy, that had made much of her, and fed her withdainty and tore of meat, why he being got out of the cage, would not return again,aid, That I may •eed my elf at my own pleaure, and not at thine.


2. Mor. This fable heweth, that liberty of life is to be preferred before alldelights.

181. Of the Jeter and the Bihop.

1. A Jeter coming to a Bihop (that was rich indeed, but covetons withall) on newyears day, ask’d him a Piece for a new-years-gift.

2. The Prelate aid, The fellow was mad, to think, o much money would be givenhim for a new-years-gift.

3. Then the Jeter began to beg a hilling.4. But when he aid he thought this too much too, he intreated him to betow

upon him but a bras farthing.5. But when he could not wring o much as this out of the Bihop, he aid, Reverend

Father, do but betow your Blesing upon me for a new-years gifts.6. Then aid the Bihop, Kneel down, Son, that I may bles thee.7. But I quoth the Jeter, will have none of that thy o cheap blesing.8. For, if it were worth a bras farthing, thou w•uldt certainly never give it me.9. Mor. This fable was made againt thoe Bihops and Priets, that eteem riches

and wealth more than all the acred rites and myteries of the Church.

182. Of the Howpe, that was unworthily preferred.

1. ALmot all the birds, being invited to the Eagle’s wedding, took it ill, that theHowpe was preferred before the ret, becaue he had a fine crown and was deckedwith changeable-coloured feathers; whereas he always ued to net amongt dung andfilth.

2. Mor. This fable reproveth their folly, who in honouring men, are wont moreto mind the finenes of their cloaths, and bravery of their beauty, than their vertuesand manners.

183. Of the Priet and the Pears.

1. A Greedy Priet travelling forth of his Country to a wedding, to which he wasinvited, found an heap of pears by the way, whereof he meddled not o much as withone, although he was very hungry.

2. But rather making a corn of them, he pit upon them.3. For he was vext, that uch meat as this hould be offered him upon the way

who was going to dainty chear.4. But when upon the way he met with a brook, grown o big with rain, that he

could not pas it, without the hazard of his life, he reolved to return home again.5. And returning fating, he was o very hugry, that unles he had eaten thoe pears,

which he had pied upon (eeing he found nothing ele) he had been famihed6. Mor. This fable teacheth us, that nothing is to be corned, eeing there is

nothing o vile and bae, which may not be ueful ometimes.


184. Of the Mule and the Hore.

1. A Mule •spying a Hore that was fine, with his gold bridle and addle, and coveredwith purple trappings, was ready to burt with envy, conceiving him to be happy,that continually ate very good meat, and was handomly clad: but that himelf wasunhappy in comparion of him, who being born down with pack addles, not very wellmoothed, was forced to bear very great burdens every day.

2. But when he aw the hore returning from a battle, to have many wounds, hecalled himelf happy, in comparion of his calamity, aying, That it was far better toget a hard living by daily labour, and to be beggerly attired, than after very goodand delicate feeding, and o great deckings, to undergo peril of death.

3. Mor. This fable teacheth, that we mut not envy Kings and Princes, becauethey abound in riches and wealth, eeing we may ee their life to be ubject to far moredangers, than poor mens are.

185. Of the Hog and the Hore.

1. A Hog epying a War-hore that went armed all over to a battle, aid, Thou fool,whither doll thou make o much hate? for thou halt perhaps die in the battle.

2. To whom the hore made anwer, A knife hall take away thy life from thee, beingfed amongt dirt and filth, when thou hall have done nothing worthy commendations;but glory hall attend my death.

3. Mor. This fable implyeth, that it is more commendable to die, having doneome brave exploits, than to live long, after a bae fahion.

186. Of the Tanner, that bought of a Hunter the skin of a Bear, that wasnever yet caught.

1. A Tanner coming to a Hunter, bought of him the skin of a Bear, and laid downmoney for it.

2. He aid, he had not a Bear’s skin for the preent, but that he was to go thenext day a hunting, and promied, that when he had killed the bear, he would lethim have his skin.

3. The Tanner going with the Hunter into the wood, for his mind ake, got upinto a very high tree, that, from thence he might ee the fight of the Bear and theHunter.

4. The Hunter came boldly to the cave, where the Bear lurked, and having putin his dogs, forced him to come out; which after he had avoided the Hunters thrut,threw him all along upon the ground.

5. The Hunter, knowing that this wild beat did not prey upon dead carcaes,topping his breath, counterfeited himelf dead.

6. When the Bear, melling with his noe put to him, could not perceive him tobreathe, either at the noe, or the breat, he went his way from him.

7. When the Tanner aw, that the wild beat was gone away, & that there was nomore danger, getting himelf down out of the tree, and coming to the Hunter, whodurt not get up as yet, he had him rie.


8. And afterwards he asked him. what the Bear aid to him in his ear, To whomthe Hunter aid, He advied me, that I hould not be willing hence forward to ell ahears skin, except I had firt caught him.

9. Mor. This fable heweth, that uncertain things are not to be accounted forcertain.

187. Of the Hermit and the Souldier.

1. AN Hermit, a man of a mot holy life, peruaded a Souldier, that at lat be wouldaddict himelf to his bodies quiet, and conult for the welfare of his oul: leaving thatecular warfare, which few ue, without offending God, and endangering their ouls.

2. To whom the Souldier aid, I will do, Father, what you peruade me to.3. For, the truth is, that at this time Souldiers can neither exact their pay,

though it be very mall; neither can they plunder abroad.4. Mor. This fable heweth, that many do abandon vices, becaue they can no

longer exercie them.

188. Of the Man and the Wife that had been twice married.

1. A Man after his Wife was dead, whom he had dearly loved, married another, andhe a window, who continually told him of the vertues and gallant exploits of herformer husband; to whom that he might be even with her, he alo related the honetbehaviour, and excellent chatity of his deceaed wife.

2. Now on a day, he being angry with her husband, gave a piece of a Capon,which he had provided for both their uppers, to a poor man that begged an alms,aying, I give thee this for my former Husbands ouls ake.

3. Which the husband hearing, after he had ent for the poor man, he gave himthat which was left of the Capon, aying, I alo give thee this, for the ouls ake of mydeceaed Wife.

4. Thus they at the lat had nothing to eat for thier Supper, whilt they deired todo one another a michief.

5. Mor. This fable teacheth us, that we mut not contet againt them, that arewell enough able to revenge themelves.

189. Of the Lyon and the Moue.

1. A Lyon being caught in a nare in a foret, when he aw himelf o intangled in thenet, that he thought he could not by all his trength get himelf out thence, intreateda Moue, that by knowing the nare, he would for him free: promiing, that he wouldnot be unmindfull of o great a courteie.

2. Which when the Moue had readily done, he beought the Lyon, that he wouldgive him his daughter to wife.

3. The Lyon did not ay nay, that he might doe his benefactor a kindnes.4. But the new married bride coming to her husband, when he did not ee him,

by chance trode upon him with her foot, and cruhed him all to pieces.5. Mor. This fable heweth, that marriages & other fellowhips are not to be liked,

which are made by them which are not equals.


190. Of the Elm and the Oier.

1. AN Elm that grew on the bank of a River, mocked an Oier that was near it, asbeing weak and feeble, becaue it was bended at every, even the leat, force of water.

2. But he et out his own teadines and trength, in gallant words, which had formany years endured the daily force of the river, and was never haken.

3. Now the Elm being one time broken, with the very great violence of the water,was hurried along by the waters; to whom the Oier miling aid, Neighbour, why dotthou leave me? where is thy valour now?

4. Mor. This fable ignifieth, that they are wier that yield to them that aretronger, than they that being willing to reit are baely overcome.

191. Of the Wax, that deired to be hard.

1. THE wax was orry that it was made oft, and ready to take impreion at every thelightet touch.

2. And eeing the bricks that were made of clay, a great deal ofter than it elf, tocome to uch hardnes by the heat of the fire, that they endured many hun•red years,it threw it elf into the fire that it might get the ame hardnes.

3. But being melted by the fire, it was preently wated.4. Mor. This fable advieth us, that we hould not deire that, which Nature hath

denied us.

192. Of the Husbandman, that would be a Souldier, and a Merchant.

1. A Husbandman took it ill that he tirred the ground every day, and could notcome to be rich by continued toil: whereas he aw ome Souldiers, who, in time ofwars, had got uch etates, that they went bravely clad, and being fed with goodcheer, led a happy life.

2. When therefore he had old all his heep, his goats, and oxen, he bought horesand arms, and went to be a Souldier; where, when his General was worted, he notonly lot what he had, but alo received many wounds.

3. Wherefore miliking the life of a Souldier, be reolved to turn Merchant, as thatwherein he thought there was greater gain, and les labour.

4. After he had old his •arms there, and when he had laded his hip with wa•es,he put to Sea.

5. But when he was in the main Sea, a udden tempet being raied, the hip wasunk, and he and the ret that were in her, were lot altogether.

6. Mor This tale teacheth us, that every one ought to be content with his owncondition, eeing that miery attends every where.

193. Of the As and the Jeter.

1. AN As taking it in dudgeon, that a Jeter was had in honourand •inely clad,becaue he let great farts, went to the Magitrates, deiring that they would not hewles honour to him, than they did to the Jeter.


2. And when the Magitrates, wondring, asked him why he thought himelf oworthy of honour, he aid, becaue he let greater farts than the jeter, and thoe toowithout any tink.

3. Mor. This fable blames thoe that lavih out their money in toys.

194. Of the River, that reviled its own Spring.

1. A River reviled its own Spring, as if it were idle, becaue it tood unmoveable, andhad no fih in it.

2. But it highly commended it elf, becaue it bred very good fih, and crept alongthe vallies with a pleaing noie.

3. The pring being vex’d againt the River, as being ungratefull, withheld itswaters.

4. Then the River being deprived of its fih, and pleaing noie, vanihed away.5. Mor. This fable noteth them, that arrogate the good things that they do to

themelves, and do not attibute them to God, from whence, as from a large fountainall our good things come.

195. Of the wicked man and the Devil.

1. A Wicked man, after he had committed a great many villanies, and was oftentaken, and put in cloe prion, and was very narrowly watch’d, beought a Devil’s help,which had often been with him, and helped him out of many dangers.

2. At the lat, the Devil appeared to him being caught again, and beeeching hiswonted help; having a great bundle of hoes, with the bottoms worn quite out, uponhis houlders, aying, Friend, I can help thee no longer.

3. For I have travelled up and down o many places hitherto to get thee at liberty,that I have worn out all thee hoes, and I have no money left, wherewithall, I maybe able to get others.

4. Wherefore thou mut even perih.5. Mor. This fable teacheth us, not to think that our ins hall always be unpuni-

hed.

196. Of the Birds, that would chue more Kings.

1. THE Birds held a council about chuing more Kings, foramuch as the Eagle alonecould not rule uch great flocks of Birds.

2. And they had done according to their deire, except they had forborn uch areolution, by the advice of the Crow.

3. Who when he was asked a reaon, why he thought more Kings were not to beelected, he aid,

4. Becaue many bags are more hardly filled than one.5. Mor. This fable teacheth us, that it is far better to be governed by one, than

by many Princes.


197. Of the Woman, which would die for her Husband.

1. A Very chat Matron, and one that loved her Husband very well, was troubledthat her Husband was ick, and he took on and ighed; and that he migh• tetifie herlove to her Husband, he beought Death, that if he was about to take her Husbandand away from her, he would kill her rather than him.

2. Amidt thee words, he ees death coming with a gatly look; with the fear ofwhom, he being aff•ighted, & now repenting her of her wih, he aid,

3. It is not I that thou looket for; he whom thou art come to kill, lyeth there inthe bed.

4. Mor. This fable heweth, that no man loveth his friend o well, that withethnot better to himelf, than to another.

198. Of a Young Fellow, that ang at his Mothers burial.

1. AN husband wept and wailed for his deceaed wife, which was carried out to beburied; but his on did ing.

2. Who when his father blamed him, as if he were mad, and out of his wits, thatwould ing at his mothers funeral, whereas he ought to mourn and weep with him;he aid,

3. Father, if you have hired the Priets to ing, why are you angry at me, that ingfor nothing?

4. To whom his Father aid, Thy office and the Priet’s is not the ame.5. Mor. This fable heweth that all things are not eemly for all men.

199. Of the Jealous Husband, that had put his Wife to be looked to.

1. A Jealous husband had put his wife, whom he had found to live not very chatly,to a friend, that he much truted, to be looked to, having promied him a great um ofmoney, if he would o narrowly watch her, that he could by no means violate wedlock.

2 But he, after he had tried a good many days, that this charge was too hard,and had found his wit to be outvied by the womans wilines, coming to her husband,aid, That he would no longer take this hard task upon him.

3. Seeing that not o much as Argus himelf, who was all eyes, could keep a womanagaint her will.

4. He aid moreover, that, If it were a thing mut needs be, he had rather carry aack full of fleas every day for a whole year together into the Meadow and by un•yingthe ack to let them feed amongt the gras, and when it grows night, to bring themback again home, than look to a dihonet woman one day.

5. Mor. This fable heweth, that no keepers are o diligent, that can be able tokeep dihonet women.

200. Of the Fellow that refued a Glyter.

1. A Man, a German by Nation, one that was very rich, was ick; to look to whom,a great many Phyicians came (for flies flie together by companies to the Honey)whereof one amongt other things aid, that a Glyter was neceary, if he would recover.


2. Which when the man, being never ued to this kind of Phyick, heard,•allinginto a rage, he commanded the Phyicians hould be packt out of the houe.

3. Saying, that they were mad, who would cure his breech, when his head aked.4. Mor. This fable heweth, that all things, even thoe that are wholeome, eem

harh and likely to do hurt, to them that are not ued to them, and have not triedthem.

201. Of the As that was ick, and the Wolves that came to viit him.

1. AN As was ick, and a report had gone abroad, that he was like to die hortly.2. Therefore when the Wolves and the Dogs came to viit him, and ask’d of the

young one, how his Father did; he made anwer through a crevie in the door, Betterthen ye would have me.

3. Mor. This fable heweth that many feign that they are troubled for the deathof others, whom they deire to die quickly.

202. Of the Nut-tree, the As, and the Woman.

1. A Woman asked a Nut-tree, that grew by the way ide, which was beaten withtones by people that paed by, why it was o mad, that by how much the more andgreater blows it was beaten with, it would yield by o much the more and betterfruit.

2. To whom the Wall-nut-tree aid, Dot thou not remember the Proverb, thataith thus? One elf-ame Law doth urely bind,

The Nut, the As, the Woman kind:There’s none of thee that rightly does,Except ometimes ye give them blows.3. Mor. This fable implieth, that men are oftentimes wont to wound themelves

with their own weapons.

203. Of the As that found no end of his labours.

1. AN As was very much grieved in winter time, becaue he was too cold, and hadhard meat of chaff; wherefore he wihed for the Spring-eaon, and the young gras.

2. But when the Spring was come, he was forced by his Mater, who was a Potter,to carry Potters clay into the yard, and wood to the oven, and to carry from thencebricks and gutter tiles, and covering-tiles to everal places; being weary of the Spring,in which he endured o much pains. he looked long for Summer, that his Mater, beinghindred with his Harvet, might then let him ret.

3. But then alo, when he was compelled to carry the corn unto the and thewheat from thence home, and had no time for ret, he hoped;his labours would havean end at leat in Autumn.

4. But when he aw, that there was not then any end of his labours, foramuchas wine, and apples and wood, were to be carried every day, be earnetly deired thewinter nows and frots again, that then at leat ome ret might be granted him, fromo great labours.

5. Mor. This fable heweth, that there are no times of this preent life, which arenot ubject to perpetual labours.


204. Of the Moue, which would make a league of amity with the Cat.

1. A Many Mice dwelling in the hollow of a wall, beheld a Cat which ate on aboarded floar, with her head hanging down, and a erious look.

2. Then aid one of them, This living creature eems to be very kind and mild.3. For he makes a hew of ome holine’s by his very look; I will go peak to him,

and make a perpetual league of amity with him.4. Which aoon as he had spoken, and was come nearer, he was caught by the

Cat, and worried.5. Then the ret eeing this, aid with themelves, Truly we mut not, we mut not

over-hatily believe the looks of one.Mor. This fable implieth, that men are to be judged, not by the look, but by

their works; foramuch as michievous Wolves do often lurk under a Sheep’s skin.

205. Of the As, that erved an ungratefull Mater.

1. AN As, which had erved an ungratefull Mater many years together, withouttumbling once; as it came to pas, being born down with an heavy pack, and goingin tony uneven way, fell under his burden.

2. Then his Mater being implacable, forced him with many blows to rie, callinghim an idle and dull Animal.

3. But he, poor As, amidt thee blows, aid with himelf, vnhappy I, what anungratefull Mater have I got!

4. For although I have erved him a long time without offence, yet doth he notweigh this one lip, with o many my former good turns.

Mor. This fable was feigned againt them, who being forgetfull of the good turnsdone them, do cruelly punih the leat offence of their benefactor towards them.

206. Of the Wolf, that peruaded the Porcupine to lay aide his Weapons.

1. A Wolf that was hungry, had a mind to et upon a Porcupine, which yet, becauehe was fenced on all ides with prickles, he durt not et upon.

2. But having invented a trick how to detroy him, he began to peruade him,that he would not bear uch a load of darts upon his back in time of peace.

3. Foramuch as Archers carried nothing, but when it was jut time to fight.4. To whom the Porcupine aid, We mut think it to be alway time to fight againt

a Wolf.Mor. This fable heweth, that it behoveth a wie man to be always armed againt

the wiles of his enemies and foes.

207. Of the Moue, that et the Kite at liberty.

1. A Moue having espied a Kite entangled in the nare of a Fowler, took pity on thebird, though he was her enemy; and having gnawed the bands in pieces, made wayfor her to fly away.

2. The Kite being unmindfull of uch a great courteie, when he aw her elf looed,natched up the Moue, that uspected no uch matter, and pulled her in pieces withher claws and her bill.


Mor. This table heweth, That wicked men are wont thus to requite thoe, thatdo them courteies.

208. Of the Snail, that begged of Jupiter, that he might bear her houeabout with her.

1. WHen Jupiter, from the beginning of the world, betowed upon every livingcreature uch gifts, as they had deired, the Snail begged of him, that he might carryher houe about.

2. And when he was asked by Jupiter, why he craved uch a gift at his hand,which would be heavy and troubleom to her: She aid,

3. I had rather continually carry uch a burden, than not to be able to avoid anill neighbour when I lit.

Mor. This fable heweth, that the neighbourhood of bad people is to be avoided,whatoever inconvenience we uffer.

209. Of the Hedge-hog, that thrut the Viper her Hot, out of doors.

1. THE Hedge-hog foreeing that winter came on, fairly intreated the Viper, that hewould grant him room in her hole, againt the extremity of the cold.

2. Which when he had done, the Hedge-hog tumbling himelf hither and thither,pricked the Viper with the harpnes of his pricks, and made her mart grievouly.

3. She eeing herelf to be ill dealt withall, foramuch as he entertained the Hedge-hog on guetwie, intreated him by fair means, that he would go out, eeing the placewas too narrow for them both.

4. To whom the Hedge-hog aith, Let him go forth that cannot abide here.5. Wherefore the Viper perceiving there was no room for him there, departed

thence out of his lodging.Mor. This fable heweth, That they are not to be admitted into our fellowhip,

that are able to thrut us out.

210. Of the Husbandman, and the Poet.

1. AN Husband-man came to a Poet, whoe land he plowed; and when he had foundhim alone amongt his books, he asked him, how he could live o alone.

2. To whom he aid, I have but begun to be alone, ince thou camet hither.Mor. This Fable heweth, That learned men, that are continually thronged with

a company of good Scholars, are then alone, when they are amongt illiterate fellows.

211. Of the Wolf that was clad with a Sheeps’ skin, which worried theFlock.

1. A Wolf being cloathed in a heep’s skin, put himelf amongt a flock of heep, andkilled every day one of them; which when the hepherd had taken notice of, he hangedhim in a very high tree.

2. And when the other Shepherds asked him, why he hanged a heep, he aid,3. The skin is indeed a heep’s skin, as you ee; but the works were a wolve’s

works.


Mor. This fable heweth, that men are not to be judged by their habit, but bytheir works; becaue many do wolve’s works under heep’s cloaths.

212. Of the Father, that in vain peruaded his Son to virtue.

1. A Father peruaded his Son at large, as one that was given to vice, that leaving thatvitious coure be would attend upon virtue, which would bring him commendationand credit.

2. To whom the on aid, Father, you peruade me in vain to do thee things.3. For I have heard many preachers, (as folks ay) who peruaded to a virtuous

coure better than you, and yet I never followed their admonitions.Mor. This fable heweth, that men of a wicked dipoition, will forake vice at no

bodies peruaion.

213. Of the Dog that kill’d his Maters Sheep, who hanged him for it.

1. A Shepherd had committed his Sheep to his Dog to keep, feeding him with verygood meat.

2. But he oftentimes killed one heep or other.3. Which when the hepherd had minded, he took his dog, and would needs kill

him.4. To whom the dog aid, Why do you deire to kill me? I am one of your houhold:

rather kill the wolf, which continually layes wait about your heepfold.5. Nay, quoth the Shepherd, I think thou deervet death more than the wolf.6. For he doth openly profes himelf my enemy; but thou continually leenet my

flock, under a hew of friendhip.Mor. This fable heweth, that they are far more to be punihed, who do us hurt

under a hew of friendhip, than they that openly profes themelves our enemies.

214. Of the Ram, that fought with a Bull.

1. THere was a Ram among the heep, that had uch a trong head and horns, thathe quickly and eaily overcame the other Rams.

2. Wherefore when he found no Ram more, that du•t withtand him as he ranagaint him, being puft up with often victories, he was o bold as to dare a Bull tofight with him.

3. But at the firt puh, when he had butted againt the Bulls forehead, he wasbeaten back with uch a cruel blow, that being almot dead, he aid thee words.

4. Fool that I am, what have I done? Why durt I provoke uch a potent adverary,to whom nature hath made me unequal?

Mor. This fable heweth, that we mut not trive with them that are more powerfull.

215. Of the Widow, and the green As.

1. A Widow loathing a ingle kind of life, had a mind to marry; but he durt not,being afraid of the jeering of the common ort, which ue to rail upon them that marrytwice.


2. But her Goip hewed her, how the peoples words were to be lighted, by thistrick.

3. For he gave order, that a white As that the widow had, hould be paintedgreen, and led about through all the treets of the City.

4. Which whilt it was done, all folks were o taken with admiration at the firt,that not onely children, but alo old people, being moved with this unuual matter,accompanied the As, to atisfie their mind.

5. Afterwards, when this kind of beat was every day led through the City theygave over wondring.

6. In like manner, quoth her Goip to the widow, it will befall you.7. For if you take a husband, you will be the peoples talk for ome few days, but

afterwards this talk will be huht.Mor. This fable heweth, that there is nothing o much worthy admiration, which,

in continuance of time, doth not ceae to be a wonder.

216. Of the Eagle, that natcht away the Conies young ones.

1. AN Eagle having et her net in a very high tree, had natch’d away a Conies youngones, which fed not far from thence, for prey for her own young; whom the Conyintreated with fair words, that he would vouchafe to give her her young ones again.

2. But he uppoing her to be a feeble and terretrial creature, and unable to doher any hurt, made no cruple to pull them in pieces with her tallons, in the ight oftheir dam, and to lay them before her young to be eaten.

3. Then the Cony, being vexed at the death of her young ones, did not uffer thiswrong to go unpunihed.

4. For he dig’d up the tree, that bare the net, by the roots, which falling downwith a mall blat of wind, threw the Eagle’s young ones that were yet unfledg’dand unable to flie, down upon the ground; which being eaten up by the wild beats,afforded the Cony great eae of her orrow.

Mor. This fable heweth, that no man truting to his own greatnes, ought to depiethoe that are weaker, eeing the weaker ometimes revenge the wrongs of them thatare tronger.

217. Of the Pyke, a River-fih, that deired to be King of the Sea.

1. THere was a Pyke in the River, that exceeded all the fih of that River in fairnes,greatnes, and trength.

2. Whereupon they all admired him, and gave him the greatet honour that couldbe, as if he were a King.

3. Wherefore being grown proud, he began to deire greater command.4. Having therefore left the River, in which he had reigned many years, he went

into the Sea, to challenge the command thereof to himelf.5. But meeting with a Dolphin of a wonderfull greatnes, which bare all the way

in it, he was o purued by him, that as he fled away, he had much ado to get intothe mouth of the river, from whence he durt not any more go forth.

Mor. This Fable admoniheth us, that being content with our own things, wehould not deire thoe, that are far greater than our trength


218. Of the Sheep, that railed upon the Shepherd.

1. A Sheep railed upon a Shepherd, becaue be being not content with the milk,which he milkt from her for his own ue, and the ue of his children, did moreoverbare her of her fleece.

2. Then the Shepherd being angry, drayled her young one to death.3. Cant thou, quoth the heep, do any thing wore to me?4. I can kill thee, quoth the Shepherd, and throw thy carcae to be eaten by

wolves and dogs.5. Then the heep was ilent, fearing yet greater michiefs.Mor. This fable heweth, that men ought not to be angry againt God, if he uffer

their wealth and their children to be taken from them; eeing he is able to bringgreater punihments upon them, both when they are alive, and when they are dead.

219. Of the Waggoner, and the Waggon-wheel that whined.

1. THE Waggoner asked the Waggon, why that wheel which was the wore whined,eeing the other did not o.

2. To whom the waggon aid, Sick folks are always wont to be peevih, and full ofcomplaint.

Mor. This fable heweth, that mieries are wont always to make men complain.

220. Of the Man, that would trie his Friends.

1. A Man that was very rich and liberal, had a great abundance of friends, whomhe often invited to upper, unto which they came very willingly.

2. Now being deirous to try, whether they would be faithfull unto him in toyl anddanger, he called them all together, aying, that there were enemies rien up againthim, whom he was reolved to go kill.

3. Wherefore they hould take up arms, and go with him, that they might revengethe wrongs that were offered him.

4. Then they all, aving two, began to excue themelves.5. Wherefore he hook off all the ret, and reckoned thoe two only as his friends,

whom he ever after loved entirely.Mor. This fable heweth, that Adverity is the bet tryal of Friendhip.

221. Of the Fox, that commended Hares-fleh to the Dog.

1. WHen a Fox was made to run for it by a Dog, and was jut ready to be cat•h’d,and knew that he could find no other way to ecape, be aid, O dog, why dot thoudeire to kill me, whoe fleh can do thee no ervice?

2. Catch that hare rather, (for there was a Hare not far off) whoe fleh folks ay,is very weet.

3. The dog therefore being counelled by the fox, letting the fox alone, ran afterthe Hare, which nevertheles he could not catch, by reaon of her incredible wiftnes.

4. A few days after, the hare meeting the fox, blamed him very much, (for hehad heard his words) becaue he had dicovered her to the dog.


5. To whom the fox made anwer, Why dot thou blame me, Hare, eeing I com-mended thee o much? what wouldt thou ay, if I hould have dicommended thee?

Mor. This fable heweth•, that many men under a hew of commendation, do plotdetruction to others.

222. Of the Hare that begged craftines, and of the Fox that begged peed,of Jupiter.

1. THE Hare and the Fox begged of Jupiter, the one, that he would add speed tohis craftines; the other, that he would add craftines to her wiftnes.

2. To whom Jupiter made this anwer, We have freely betowed gifts upon everyeveral creature, out of our mot bountifull boom, from the beginning af the world.

3. But, to have given all to one, had been a wrong to others.Mor. This fable heweth, that God hath betowed his gifts upon every one with

uch an even hand, that every one ought to be content with his own hare.

223. Of the Hore, that was unhandome, but wift; and of the others thatmocked him.

1. A Many hores were brought to the Circenian race, all very finely trapped, butone, which the others mocked as unhandom, and unfit for uch a race, and theythought he would never win.

2. But when the time to run came, and they all et out from the lits, at the oundof a trumpet, which was given; then it appeared at the lat, how much he, that wasjeered a little before, exceeded the ret in wiftnes.

3. For having left all the other a great way behind him, he bare the bell away.Mor. This fable ignifieth, that men are to be judged, not by their habit, but by

their virtue.

224. Of the Country-fellow, that was uffered to come to a Lawyer, by thebleating of a Kid.

1. A Country-man being in a great uit, came to a Lawyer, that he might get out ofit, having him for his Counel.

2. But he being hindred with other buines, bad one tell him, that he could notnow be at leiure for him; wherefore he hould go away, and come again another time.

3. The Country-man, who relied very much upon him, as an old and truty friend,coming, often again, was never let in.

4. At the lat he carried a ucking and fat Kid with him, and tood before theLawyers door, and pinching the Kid, made it bleat.

5. The Porter, who, according to his Maters order, ued quickly to let in theethat brought preents, when he heard the Kid’s bleating, opened the gate preently,and bad the man come in.

6. Then the Country-man turning him to the Kid, aid, I thank thee good Kid,that hat made me uch eaie entrance.

Mor. This fable heweth, that no things are o hard and difficult, but preents canmake them open.


225. Of an old Man, that toned a young fellow down, that tole his Apples.

1. AN old man intreated a young fellow, that tole his apples, in fair terms, that hewould come down out of the tree, and that he would not carry away his goods.

2. But when he talked to no purpoe, becaue the young fellow corned his ageand his words, he aid, I hear, that there is ome vertue not only in words, but alo inherbs.

3. He began therefore to pull gras, and throw it at him.4. Which when the young fellow aw, he laughed exceedingly, and thought the

old man doted, who thought, he could beat him down out of the tree with gras.5. Then the old man deiring to try all ways, aid, Seeing the power of words and

of herbs can do no good againt him that tealeth my goods, I will try what I can dowith tones, in which alo, they ay, there is ome vertue.

6. And throwing the tones at the young fellow, with which he had filled his lap,he forced him to come down, and go away.

Mor. This fable heweth, that a wie man mut firt try every thing, before he makeue of arms to help himelf withall.

226. Of the Nightingale, that promied the Hawk a Song for her life.

1. A Nightingale being caught by an hungry Hawk, when he perceived he houldpreently be eaten up by him, intreated him fairly, that he would let her go, promiingthat he would make him a huge requital, for uch a great courteie.

2. And when the Hawk asked her, what requital he could make him he aid, Iwill pleae thy ears with weet-ongs.

3. But I, quoth the Hawk, had rather thou houldet pleae my belly.4. For I can live without thy ongs, but not without meat.Mor. This fable implieth, that profitable things are to be preferred before thoe

that are pleaant.

227. Of the Lion, that choe the Hog for his Companion.

1. WHen the Lion was minded to get him ome companions, and many living crea-tures wihed to bear him company, and beg’d hard for it; corning all the ret, hewould only make an aociation with the Hog.

2. And being asked a reaon, he anwered, Becaue this living creature is o faithfull,that he will never leave his friends and allies, although in never o great danger.

Mor. This Fable heweth, That their friendhip is to be deired, that do not hrinkback from affording relief, in time of adverity.

228. Of the Gnat, that beg’d meat and lodging of a Bee.

1. A Gnat in winter-time, when he thought he hould be like to die for hunger andcold, went to the hives of Bees, and begged meat and lodging of them.

2. Which if he could but get of them, he promied, that he would teach theirchildren muick.

3. Then aid a Bee to her, But I had rather my children hould learn my trade,which can hield them from the danger of hunger and cold.


Mor. This Fable admoniheth us, To bring up our Children in thoe Trades, thatare able to hield them from Poverty.

229. Of an As that was the Trumpeter, and a Hare that was the Letter-Pot.

1. THE Lion, the King of Beats, being to fight againt the Birds, et his forces inarray.

2. And being asked by the Bear, what the Ases idlenes, or the Hares fearfulnes,(whom he aw to he there amongt other ouldiers) could avail him towards the victory,he anwered;

3. The As will call on my Souldiers to fight, with the ound of the trumpet; andthe Hare will erve for a Letter-Pot, becaue of the wiftnes of her feet.

Mor. This Fable ignifieth, That no body is o contemptible, but may do us goodin ome thing or other.

230. Of the Hawks, that fell out among themelves, which the Pigeonsmade friends.

1. THE Hawks being at odds one with another, fought every day: and being buiedwith their own quarrels, they did not trouble other birds.

2. The Pigeons being orry for their hap, made them friends, by ending Am-baadors.

3. But they, aoon as they were made friends amongt themelves, did not forbearto vex and kill the other weaker birds, and especially the Pigeons.

4. Then aid the Pigeons amongt themelves. How much better for us was theHawks falling out, than their agreement!

Mor. This Fable teacheth us, that the factions of bad citizens amongt themelves,are rather to be cherihed than extinguihed, that they may let honet men live quietly,whilt they fall to drawing of words amongt themelves.

231. Of the Governour, that was condemned of money unjutly taken.

1. A Governour that had robbed the treaury that he had charge of, was condemnedof extortion.

2. And when with much ado he retored what was taken away, one of thatProvince aid,

3. This Governour of ours doth as women do, which when they conceive childrenare very well pleaed, but when they bring them forth, are extreamly pained.

Mor. This fable implieth, that we mut not teal other mens goods, let when weare forced to part with them, we be much grieved.

232. Of the old Man, that would put off Death.

1. AN old man intreated death, which came to take him away, that he would forbeara little, till he had made his Will, and had provided other things needfull for uch ajourney.


2. To whom death aith, Why hat thou not hitherto provided, being o oftenwarned by me?

3. And when he aid, he never aw him before, he aid, When I took away every daynot only thy equals, whereof none almot now remain, but alo young folks, childrenand infants, did I not put thee in mind of thy mortality?

4. When thou perceivedt thy eyes to grow dim, thy hearing to be les, and thyother enes day by day to fail, and thy body to wax unweildly, did not I tell theethat I was nigh? and dot thou ay, thou hadt no warning?

5. Wherefore thou mut put me off no longer.Mor. This fable heweth, that we ought o to live, as if we aw death to he always

by us.

233. Of the Man, that pake to his bag of Money.

1. A Covetous man, who was ready to die, and like to leave a great heap of goldNobles, that was ill gotten, behind him, asked his bag of money, which he had biddento be brought him, now that he was dying, whom it was likely to make merry.

2. To whom the bag aid, Thine heirs, that hall pend the money that thou hatgotten with o much toyl, upon whores and featings; and the devils, that hall keepthy oul prioner in eternal torments.

Mor. This fable heweth, that it is a very fond thing to betow pain about uchmatters,•s may be like to afford others joy, and our elve torment.

The End of the Firt Book.

AESOP’s FABLES Englih and Latin.

The Second Book.

1. Of the Fox, and the He-Goat.

1. A Fox and an He-goat being thirty, went down into a Well; in which after theyhad drunk, the Fox aith to the He-goat, looking about him how to get forth, Havea good heart, Goat for I have devied a way how we may both get back.

2. For thou halt rear thy elf treight up, holding thy forefeet againt the wall, andlean thy horns forward, holding down thy chin to thy bret, and I skipping over thyback and thy horns, and getting out o• the Well, will pull thee out thence afterwards.

3. Whoe advice the He-goat relying upon, and being ready to do a• he •ad him,the Fox skipt out of the Well, and then danced about th•well ide for joy, and wasvery merry, taking no care at all for the He-goat.

4. But when he was blamed by the He-goat as a covenant-breaken he anwered;In good truth Goat, If thou hadt as much undertanding in thy mind, as thou hathairs on thy chin, thou wouldet not have gone down into the well, before thou hadtthought of a way how to go out again.

Mor. This fable implieth that a wie man ought to conider the en• before hecome to undertake a buines.


2. Of the Fox, and the Lion.

1. A Fox having never een a Lion before, when once he met him •the way before hewas aware, was o affrighted at the ight • him, that he had like to have died.

2. Which when it fortuned a econd time afterwards, he was affright• indeed atthe ight of the Lion, but not o as before.

3. But when a third time he aw the ame Lion in the City, he not only notaffrighted, but alo went boldly to him, and talked and di••coured with him.

Mor. This fable implieth, that cutom and acquaintance caueth, th• thoe thingseem neither terrible nor dreadfull, which are mot to• feared and dreaded.

3. Of the Cocks, and the Partridge.

1. ONE having Cocks at home, bought a Partridge, and put her ••mongt the Cocks,to be kept and fatt•d; and the Cocks, eve• one for his own particular pec•• her,and beat her away.

2. Now the Partridge was grieved in her elf, thinking, that the Cocks did uchthings to her, becaue her kind was quite differing from theirs.

3. But when he aw them hortly after fighting among themelves, and triking oneanother, being eaed of his grief and orrow, he aid;

4. Verily, I will not be troubled any more hereafter, o long as I ee them bickeringat it, even amongt themelves.

Mor. This fable implieth, that a dicrect man ought patiently to bear the affrontsoffered him, by thoe of another Country, whom he eeth not to forbear to wrong,even thoe of their own home.

4. Of the Fox, and the Head that he found.

1. A Fox going once into a Muician’s houe, as he gazed upon all the intrumentsof Muick, and all the furniture of the houe, he found a Wolf’s head skilfully andworkman-like made of marble; which when he had taken up in his hand, he aid; Ohead, that was made with a great deal of wit, having no wit at all!

Mor. This fable belongeth to them, that have gallantry of body, but no activenesof mind.

5. Of the Collier, and the Fuller.

1. A Collier that dwelt in an hired houe, invited a Fuller, that was come thitherhard by, that he would dwell with him in the ame houe.

2. To whom the anwered, O friend, it will not be convenient for me to do o,for I afraid, let that whatoever I whiten, thou houldt mut at all with thy collierlygrime.

Mor. This fable •mplieth, that we mut keep no company with lewd perons.

6. Of the bragging Fellow.

1. A Man that while travelled abroad, after he was come home again, in a braggingmanner told both many other things that he had gallantly atchieved in other coun-


tries, and that the mot of all, that he had outleapt them all at Rhodes; and aid,that the Rhodians that had been by, would bear him witnes of the ame.

2. To whom one of them that tood by, made anwer, and aid, • Sir, if that betrue which you ay, what need have you of witnees?

3. Look you where a Rhodian is; ee, here is a leap for you.Mor. This fable heweth, that where there is a real tetimony, there needs no

words.

7. Of the Man, that tempted Apollo.

1. A Roguih fellow went to Delphos to tempt Apollo, having a parrow under hiscloak, which he held in his fit; and coming the trivet, he asked him, aying; Is thatalive or dead, which I have my right hand? being ready to pull out the sparrowalive, if Apol•• had anwered, that it was dead; and again, being ready to pull it o•dead, in cae he had anwered, that it was alive.

2. For he would have killed it preently, in a private manner, under his cloak,before he pulled it out.

3. But the god undertanding the knavih craftines of the fellow, aid; O thouthat comet to ask me, do whether thou hadt rather (for, it is in thy power to chooewhether thou wilt) and bring out that which thou hat in thy hand, whether it bealive or dead.

Mor. This fable implieth, that nothing can lie hid from, or deceive the knowledgeof God.

8. Of the Fiherman, and the Sprat.

1. A Fiherman having cat his nets into the ea, drew out a little prat, which thusentreated the Fiherman.

2. Do not take me at the preent, being o mall and little; let me go and grow,that afterwards thou mait enjoy me, being thus grown to the full, to thy greaterprofit.

3. To whom the Fiherman aid, I hould be mad indeed, if I hould omit the gainwhich I have in my hand, though it be but little, in hope of a future good thing,although it be very great.

Mor. This fable implieth, that he is a fool, who for the hope of a greater matter,doth not take a thing that is both preent and certain, though it be but mall.

9. Of the Hore, and the As.

1. A Man had an Hore and an As.2. As they travelled on the way, the as aid to the hore, If thou wouldet have me

well, eae me of ome of my burden.3. Whilt the hore minded not his words, the as unk under his burden, and died.4. Then the owner of the beats lays upon the hore, all the fardles which the As

carried, and alo the hide, which he had flead from off the dead As.5. With which burden, the hore being over-born, and groaning, aid with a loud

voice:


6. Wo is me, the unhappiet of all the beats in the world! what a misfortune hathbefallen me, poor hore!

7. For, refuing a part, I now carry all the load, and his skin withall to boot.Mor. This fable implieth, that the greater ought to partake in their labour with

the les, that both may be afe.

10. Of the Man, and the Satyr.

1. A Man had contracted amity with a Satyr, who, as they ate together to eat (therebeing a great torm and cold) the man put his hands to his mouth, and warmed themwith his breath.

2. Which the Satyr eeing, asked him why he did it.3. He aith, I warm my cold hands with the warmth of my mouth.4. And a little after, ome warm broth being brought, when the man again held

his hand with the pottage to his mouth, and cooled the heat of the meat withblowing upon it, The Satyr asked him wherefore be did it.

5. And when the man anwered him, That I may cool my meat: But I, quoth theSatyr, will ue no familiarity with thee hereafter, who dot draw both hot and coldout of one mouth. Fare thee well.

Mor. This fable implieth, that his friendhip is to be avoided, whoe life is double,and peech not ingle.

11. Of the Fox, and the Libard.

1. THE Fox and the Libard wrangled about their fairnes; and as the Libard highlycommended his own changeable coloured skin, when the Fox could not more et outher own, he aid;

2. But, how much more gay am I, which have not a body, but a mind ofchangeable colours!

Mor. This fable implieth, that the beauty of the mind exceeds the beauty of thebody.

12. Of the Cat, that was turned into a Woman.

1. A Handom young man took delight in a Cat.2. He beought Venus, that he would turn her into a woman.3. The Goddes pitying the young man’s deire, turned the beat into a pretty girl.4. With whoe beauty, the young man being inflamed, brings her home with him.5. Who, as they at together in the chamber, Venus having a mind to try, whether

he had altered her manners as well as her body, ent in a moue into the middle ofthe room.

6. But he, forgetting both the company that were there, and the bride-chamber,roe out of the chamber, and followed the moue, being deirous to eat her.

7. Then the goddes being angry, retored her again into her own condition.Mor. This fable heweth, that wicked men, though they may alter their condition

and tate, yet they do not alter their manners.


13. Of the Husbandman, and his Dogs.

1. A Husbandman being taken tardy in the field with winter weather, when hisvictuals failed, firt killed all his heep, and eat their fleh, and preently after his goats;and lat of all he was maintained with his draught-oxen being killed.

2. Which when the dogs had oberved, they pake amongt themelves, aying, Butlet us run away from hence.

3. For if our Mater hath not spared his draught-oxen, urely he will not pare us.Mor. This fable heweth, that they are to be hunned and avoided, that do not

hold off their hand, even from thoe of their near acquaintance.

14. Of the Husbandman, that taught his Sons.

1. A Husbandman eeing his ons every day brawling, and that they could not bemade friends, gave order, that a handfull of rods hould be brought him.

2. Now his ons were there itting.3. Which rods, when they were brought, he tied them all together into one

bundle, and bad every one of his ons take the bundle and to break it.4. But when they were not able to break them, he looed the bundle afterwards,

and gave the rods to every one one, to be broken; and made this inference to themwhen they brake them quickly and eaily.

5. Thus hall ye alo, my ons, hew your elves impregnable to your enemies, andinvincibl•, if ye hall continue thus all in a mind.

6. But if not, your own very contention, and falling out one with another, willmake you a ready prey for your enemies.

Mor. This fable heweth, that mens affairs do indifferently either thrive by con-cord, or fail by dicord.

15. Of the Woman, and the Hen.

1. A Widow had a Hen, that laid her every day an egg.2. Now the woman hoping, that he would lay her two eggs for one, if he hould

give her more meat, brought her up plentifully.3. But the hen being made fatter, could not lay o much as one egg.Mor. This fable heweth, that men growing lither through riot and abundance,

are hindred from their purpoes.

16. Of the Man, whom the Dog had bitten.

1. ONE that was bitten by a dog, went about to every body begging cure; and hemet with one, who, when he knew the quality of the dieae, aid:

2. If thou indeed, friend, wouldet recover, take a crut of bread, teept in the bloodof the wound, and give it to the dog that hit thee, to eat.

3. To whom he aid again, Truely if I hould do o, I hould deerve to be worriedby all the dogs in the town.

Mor. This tale heweth, that wicked men are then mot heartned on to do michief,when they receive the greatet courteies.


17. Of the two Friends, and the Bear.

1. A Bear met two friends, as they travelled on the high way together; one ofwhom being affrighted, climbed up into a tree, and kept cloe: but the other whenhe conceived, that he was an unfit match for the Bear, and that if he hould fight,he was likely to be overcome, threw himelf down on his face, and made as thoughhe were dead.

2. Now the Bear coming to him, melt at his ears and the hinder part of his head,whilt he that lay all along, held his breath continually; o the Bear thinking that hewas dead, went his way.

3. For they ay, that a Bear doth not exercie his avagenes upon dead bodies.4. By and by the other man, that had lien cloe among the green houghs of a

tree, came down, and asked his friend, what the Bear had aid to him in his ear.5. To whom his friend aid, He advied me, That I hould not travel hereafter with

uch friends.Mor. This fable implieth, that thoe friends are to be avoided, who hrink back

from helping one in a time of danger.

18. Of the young Fellows, and the Cook.

1. TWO young fellows had bought meat of a Cook betwixt them.2. But when the Cook minded ome buines in the houe, and applied himelf about

it, the one of the young men put a piece of meat into the others hand.3. As oon as the Cook turned himelf, and ask’d for the piece of fleh which was

miing; he that had taken away the fleh, wore that he had it not; and he that had it,wore, that he took it not away.

4. To whom the Cook aid, when he perceived the knavery of the young men,Though the thief be unknown to me, yet will he not be unknown to that God, bywhom ye have worn.

Mor. This fable implieth, that if we conceal any thing from men, we can by nomeans conceal it from God, who alone looketh upon all things, and eeth all things.

19. Of the Reed, and the Olive-tree.

1. THE Reed and the Olive-tree diputed about their contancy, trength and firmnes.2. The Olive-tree indeed taunted the Reed, becaue it was weak, and bending

with every wind.3. But the Reed held its peace, waiting not very long.4. For, when a great wind came, the Reed was toed, and bent backward; but the

Olive-tree, when it would needs trive againt the violence of the winds, was broken.Mor. This fable implieth, that they that give way to them that are tronger than

themelves for a time, are better than they that do not give way.

20. Of the Trumpeter.

1. THere was a Trumpeter, that gave the alarum in the time of battle.2. He being taken by the enemies, cryed out to them that tood about him,3. Do not kill me, men, that am harmles and innocent.


4. For I never killed any man.5. For I have nothing ele but this Trumpet.6. To whom they anwered again with an out-cry,7. Thou halt be killed the rather for this, becaue when thou thy elf cant not

fight, thou cant et others on to fight.Mor. This fable implieth, that they offend more than others, who peruade evil

and wicked Princes to do unjutly.

21. Of the Fowler, and the Viper.

1. A Fowler having talen his birding nets, went a fowling, and when he aw a tock-dove itting in the top of a tree, he moved his reeds, et artificially with his nets, cloelytowards the bird, hoping he hould be able to catch her.

2. Which as he did, gazing up on high. he trod upon a viper that lay there,which being vexed with the mart, bit the man.

3. But he now ready to faint, aid, Alas poor man! Who whilt I would catchanother, being my elf catch’d by another, am undone.

Mor. This fable implieth, that deceitfull men hide their treacherous tricks, andyet do often uffer the ame from others.

22. Of the Reaver, that geldeth himelf.

1. THE Beaver is aid to continue in the water more than other four-footed beats,and that his tones are very good indeed in Phyick.

2. When he eeth that he is like to be caught, when men hunt him, (for heknoweth why he is hunted after) be himelf bites off his cods, and throwing themtowards them that purue him, by this means ecapes afe.

Mor. This fable heweth, that wie men ought by his example, to have no regardof their means, o they may obtain afety.

23. Of the Tunie, and the Dolphin.

1. A Tunie, as he fled from a Dolphin, that purued him with full peed, and was jutready to be taken, wound himelf fat in a narrow creek.

2. The Dolphin alo, with his very force, was dah’d upon another like it.3. At which the Tunie looking back, and eeing him gaping, aid,4. Now my death doth not grieve me, whilt I ee him that was the caue of my

death, dying with me.Mor. This fable heweth, That men bear their mieries patiently, when they ee

them mierable, that were the cauers of their mieries.

24. Of the Dog, and the Butcher.

1. A Dog leaping into a Butchers hop, whilt the Butcher was buied about omething,having natched up a beat’s heart, ran away.

2. Towards which the Butcher turned, and looking after him as he ran, aid:3. O dog, I hall watch you, wherever you hall be.4. For thou hat not tolen away my heart, but hat put heart into me.


Mor. This fable teacheth, that los is always a leon to men.

25. Of the Fortune-teller.

1. A Fortune-teller at in the market, and talked.2. To whom one brought news that his houe-doors were broken open, and that

all the goods that were in the houe, were taken away.3. At which tidings, the fortune-teller ighing, and running for peed went home.4. Whom one eeing running, aid to him, O thou that promiedt that thou wouldt

foretell other mens buines, urely thou thy elf didt not foretell thy own.Mor. This fable pertaineth to thoe, who not well ordering their own affairs,

endeavour to foreee and conult for other mens, which do not belong unto them.

26. Of the Sick man, and the Doctor.

1. A Sick man being asked by a Doctor how he did, anwered, That he was falleninto an extraordinary weat.

2. To whom the Doctor aid, That is good.3. Again, another day being asked how he did, he anwered, I have been a long

time troubled, being taken with a chilnes.4. And that is good too, quoth the Doctor.5. A third time, when the ame Doctor asked him, he aid, I am much weakned

with a couring of my body.6. That is good too, quoth the Doctor.7. Afterwards when an acquaintance asked him, How do you?8. He anwered, O friend, I am well again and again, but I am dying.Mor. This fable heweth, that flatterers are to be blamed.

27. Of the As, and the Wolf.

1. AN As having trod upon a plinter of wood, halted, and when he aw a Wolf, heaid,

2. Look, Wolf, I am ready to die for pain, being like to become either thy prey,or the vultures, or the ravens.

3. I earnetly requet of thee only one piece of ervice.4. Pull this plinter firt out of my foot, that I may at the leat die without torm•nt.5. Then the wolf taking hold of the plinter with his foreteeth, pulled it out.6. But the As having forgot the pain, hit his iron-hod heels againt the wolfs face;

and after he had broken his forehead, his noe, and his teeth, he ran away: whilt thewolf blamed himelf, and aid, That he was rightly erved, becaue he that had learnedto be a butcher of beats, would now become their Chirurgeon.

Mor. This fable heweth, that they that forake their own trades, and betakethemelves to others not fitting for them, are liable to corn and danger

28. Of the Fowler, and the Black-bird.

1. A Fowler had pread nets for birds, which a Black-bird eeing a good way off, heasked the man, what he did.


2. He anwered, that he was building a City; and he went away further off, andhid himelf.

3 Now the Black-bird truting his words, and coming to the bait laid by his nets,was caught.

4. And as the Fowler ran to her, he aid, O friend, if you build uch a City as this,you will not find many inhabitants in it.

Mor. This fable implieth, that the private and publick weal, is mot of all detroyedon that fahion, when the Rulers ue cruelty.

29. Of the Traveller, and the Bag that was found.

1. A Traveller having gone a long journey, vowed, that if he found any thing, hewould offer the half of it to Jupiter.

2. And afterwards when he had found a bag full of Dates and Almonds uponthe Road, he ate all the Dates and the Almonds.

3. But he offered the Date kernels, and the Almond hells and husk• at an altar,aying;

4. Thou hat, Jupiter, what I vowed to thee; for I offer thee the inides, and theoutides of that which I have found.

Mor. This fable implieth, that a covetous peron for greedines of money, willendeavour to cozen even the gods.

30. Of the Boy, and his Mother.

1. A Boy having toln his chool-fellows horn book at the chool, brought it to hisMother; by whom he being not punihed, played the thief more every day thanother.

2. And in proces of time, he began to teal bigger things.3. At the lat, he was found out by the Magitrate, and led to execution.4. But when his Mother followed him, and cried out, he intreated the guard,

that they would let him peak to her in her ear a little.5. Who, when they gave him leave; and his Mother, that made hate, laid her

ear to her ons mouth, he bit a piece out of his mothers ear.6. When his mother and the ret rated at him, not only as being a thief, but alo

ungracious towards his own mother, he aid:7. This woman hath been the caue of my undoing.8. For if he had whip’d me for the horn book which I tole, I hould not have gone

on to further matters, and be brought thus to the gallowsMor. This fable heweth, that they that are not retrained whe• they begin to do

amis, come to greater villanies.

31. Of the Shepherd, that turned Sea-man.

1. A Shepherd kept his flock on the Sea-coats, who when he aw the ea calm, he hada great mind to make a voyage to a Mart•

2. Having therefore old his heep, and bought ome bags of Dates he went to Sea.


3. Now when a great torm aroe, and the hip was in danger to be unk, he threwall the burden of the hip into the ea, and had much ado to ecape, after he hadunladed the hip.

4. A few days after, when one came and wondred at the calmnes the ea, (for itwas very calm) he anwered and aid:

5. It would have ome Daies again, as far as I conceive, and therefore it hewethit elf o till.

Mor. This fable heweth, that men are made wier by los danger.

32. Of an Old mans Son, and a Lion.

1. AN elderly man had an only on of a generous pirit, and on that loved houndswell; he had een his on in his dream to killed by a Lion.

2. Being afraid, let hereafter perchance, the event at one time or other houldfollow this dream, he built a very •ine roof, and very pleaant, with tretted roofs andwindows.

3. And bringing his on thither, he looked trictly to him every day.4. For he had painted in the houe all orts of living creatures, for his ons delight:

amongt which he had alo painted a lion.5. The young man looking upon thee things, became o much the more troubled.6. And tanding one time nearer the lion, he aid:7. O thou mot cruel beat, I am kept in this houe, as in a prion becaue of a vain

dream of my fathers: What hall I do to thee?8. And as he aid this, he truck his hand againt the wall, having a mind to put

out the lion’s eyes: and he hit it upon a nail that lay hid there.9. Upon which blow his hand rankled, and the matter fetered underneath, and

a fever came upon it, and the young man died in a hort time.10. Thus the lion killed the young man, whilt his father’s foppery did no good

at all to prevent it.Mor This fable implieth, that no body can avoid things that are like to come to

pas.

33. Of the bald Man, that wore others hair intead of his own.

1. AS a bald man that wore a periwig rode along, behold, a pretty trong wind blewit from off his head.

2. They that tood about him et up a loud laughter preently, and he laughing aswell as they, aid;

3. What wonder is it, if the hairs which were not mine own, be gon• from me?4. Thoe alo are gone, which were born with me.Mor. This fable heweth, that we ought not to be orry for lot means For that

which we receive not of nature when we are born, cannot alway continue with us.

34. Of the Eagle, and the Fox.

1. AN Eagle and a Fox having made a league of amity betwix• themelves, reolvedto dwell hard by one another, uppoing their friendhip would be the more f•m bytheir often convere.


2. The Eagle therefore made her net upon a high tree, and the laid her cubsnear the tree, among the bramble buhes.

3. One day then, when the fox went out of her kennel to eek omething where-withall to feed her cubs, the Eagle euen her elf lacking meat, flew into the covert,and natcht away the foxes cubs, and gave them to her young ones to eat.

4. When the fox came back again, and undertood of the cruel death of her youngones, he was very orrowfull.

5. And whereas he was not able to revenge her elf of the Eagle, becaue, beinga four-footed beat, he could not purue a bird, he cure• the eagle, (a thing whichis incident to the poor and impotent) and wihed ome michief or other might befallher.

6. Into o great a hatred is violated friendhip turned.7. It befell then in thoe days, that a goat was acrificed in the countrey, a piece

whereof the eagle natch’d away, together with the live coals, & carried it to her net;but when the wind blew omewhat high,net, which was made of hay, and mall anddry ticks, was burnt.

8. Aoon as the Eagle’s young ones felt the fire, becaue they were not yet able toflie, they fell down to the ground.

9. The fox catch’d them up preently, and a•e them in the eagle’s ight.Mor. This Tale ignifieth, that they which violate friendhip, though they may

avoid the vengeance of them whom they have hurt, yet hall no• ecape the judgmentof God.

35. Of the Eagle, and the Raven.

1. AN Eagle flying down from an high rock, natcht a lamb away ou• of a flock ofheep; which thing when a raven aw, being moved with emulation he flew upon aRam, with a great deal of noie and croaking, and o fatned her claws into the Ramsfleece, that he could not rid her elf thence, no not by the fluttering of her wings.

2. When the hepherd aw her thus intangled, he ran to the raven, and catcht her;and after he had cut her wings, he gave her to his children to play withall.

3. But when one asked the raven what bird he was, the raven aid, Heretoforeindeed, according to mine own conceit, I was an Eagle; but now I know verily, thatI am but a Raven.

Mor. This fable ignifieth, that he that dareth to attempt any thing beyond histrength, doth only bring this about, that he falls too often into adverity, and makeshimelf ridiculous to the common ort.

36. Of the Eagle, and the dung-Beetle.

1. AN Eagle purued an Hare; the Hare not knowing what to do, eeing a Beetle,which the opportunity offered her, beought help of it: to whom the Beetle promiedafety, and its protection.

2. Afterwards, when the beetle aw the Eagle drawing near, it intreats her, thathe would not take us ervant away from it by force.

3. But the Eagle corning the beetle’s littlenes, devoured the hare before its face.4. But the beetle remembring the wrong done it, minded where the Eagle built.


5. Lo, the Eagle layeth her eggs, the beetle being carried aloft with its wings,flies to the Eagle’s net, and rowling out the eggs, threw them down to the ground.

6. The eagle being grieved for the los of her eggs, flew to Jupiter (for he is a birdconecrated to that god) and deired him, that he might have a afe place granted tolay her eggs in.

7. Jupiter gave her leave, that when the time comes, he hould lay her eggs inhis lap.

8. The beetle foreeeing this, made a ball of dung, and flying up on high, let itfall upon Jupiters lap.

9. Jupiter being deirous to hake the ball out of his lap, hak’d out the Eagleseggs alo with it.

10. From that time to this, they ay, the eagle never layeth whilt the beetles arein being.

Mor. This fable ignifieth, that no man urely is to be despied; becaue there is nobody that receiveth a wrong, but may eek to revenge himelf when time erveth.

37. Of the Nightingale and the Hawk.

1. A Nightingale, as he on a high oak, ung all alone, as he ued to do.2. So oon as a Hawk, that was eeking meat, epied her, he flew to her on a udden,

and natch’d her away.3. But the Nightingale, when he aw he was going to be killed, intreated the

hawk, that he would let her go, becaue he was not ufficient to f•ll his belly; butthat it would be a gallant piece of work to turn him to the greater birds, to atisfiehimelf.

4. The hawk looking frowningly upon her, aid, Truly I hould be wore than afool, if I hould let go the meat which I have in my clutches, in hopes of a larger prey.

Mor. The tale ignifieth, that they that for go that which they have in theirhands, in hope of greater matters, are too much void of wit & reaon.

38. Of the Fox, and the He-Goat.

1. A Fox and an He-goat being thirty went down into a Well; but when after theirdrinking the He-goat looked for a way out, the fox aid gently to him,

2. Have a good heart, for I have well conidered what may be for our afety.3. For thou halt tand bolt upright, and hold thy fore-feet and thy horns cloe to

the wall, and I climbing over thy houlders, and thy horns, after I hall be got out ofthe pit, will take thee by the hands, and draw thee hence from above.

4. The He-goat was very ready to erve him.5. The Fox being glad of his own getting out, played upon the goat about the

mouth of the well.6. But as the He-goat blamed him, that he had not kept covenant with , the fox

aid wit•ily to him;7. Goat, If thou hadt had o much wit, as thy beard hath hairs, thou wouldt not

have gone down into the pit, before thou hadt conideratively een a way out thence.Mor. This fable heweth, that men that are wie, will firt conider the end of things,

before they et themelves to do things.


39. Of the Fox, and the Lion.

1. WHen a Fox, that had never een a Lion, met him by chance, he was o affrighted,that he was even ready to die.

2. When he aw him a econd time, he was affrighted, but not o as at the firt.3. When he looked upon him the third time, he came nearer him, and ventured

to talk with him face to face.Mor. This fable heweth, that ue and cutom makes the mot terrible things famil-

iar.

40. Of the Cat, and the Cock.

1. WHen a Cat had got a Cock, and ought an occaion why to eat him, he began toaccue him that he was a turbulent creature, and one that would not let folks leepby night, for his making a noie.

2. The Cock excued himelf, that he did it to pleaure them, fo•amuch as he calledthem to do their work.

3. Again the Cat aid, Thou art impious and wicked above meaure, becaue thoucontinually dot againt nature; for thou neither forbearet thy mother nor thy iter;but through incontinency dot carnally behave thy elf towards them.

4. The Cock maintained that too, that he did it likewie for his dames profit; forby uch like copulation, the hens lay eggs.

5. Then aith the Cat, Though thou hat many excues, yet I do not mean to fat.Mor. This fable ignifieth, that he that is naught by nature, when once he hath

reolved to do amis, doth not ceae from his naughtines, though he have no colour ofexcue.

41. Of the Fox without a tail.

1. A Fox having his tail cui off, to get out of a trap, when for hame he thought ita death to live, devied to peruade other foxes by a wile, that under a pretence of acommon benefit, they hould every one cut off his own tail, and o leen his digrace.

2. When therefore the foxes were all met together, he peruadeth them to cutoff their tails; maintaining, that their tails were not only a digrace to foxes, but aheavy and foolih burden.

3. One of the foxes anwered her wittily, Ho iter, if the matter be good for yourelf only, it is not fair for you to counel others alo unto it.

Mor. This fable belongs to them, that, under a hew of charity, look at their ownbenefit in adviing others.

42. Of the Fiherman, and the Smaris, a mall fih.

1. A Fiherman, that cat his net into the ea, took a Smaris, a mall fih in it, whichbeing but little, becaue it was young yet intreated the fiherman, he would pare itslife, till he was a big one, and he might make more profit of it.

2. The fiherman anwered it neatly, Truly, I hould be out of my wits, If I houldlet that go, in hopes of more gain, which is but very little profit to me.


Mor. The fable ignifieth, that it would be a fond thing to let go certainties foruncertainties, though there may be great hopes in them.

43. Of the Fox, and the Bramble.

1. AS a fox got up upon a hedge, to avoid the danger which he aw near him, hetook hold of a bramble, and prickt the hollow of his foot with the prickles.

2. And when he was ore wounded, he ighed, and aid to the bramble, When Ifled to thee to help me, thou didt undo me wore.

3. To whom the bramble aid, Thou wat mitaken, fox, which thoughtet to catchme with the like wiles wherewith thou hat ued to catch others.

Mor. This tale heweth, that it is a fond thing to deire help of them, whoe natureit is to do michief, rather than to do good to others.

44. Of the Fox, and the Crocodile.

1. THE Fox and the Crocodile trove about their nobility.2. When the Crocodile alledged many things for himelf, and vaunted himelf

beyond meaure, touching the plendour of his Ancetors; the Fox miling, aid:3. Oh friend, although thou hadt never aid this, it is clearly manifet by thy skin,

that thou hadt been deprived of the plendour of thy ancetors, now thee many years.Mor. This fable ignifieth, that the matter it elf doth mot of all confute lying

perons.

45. Of the Fox, and the Hunters.

1. A Fox running away from the Hunters, and being new weary with running alongthe way, by chance light on a woodman, whom be intreated to hide him in any place.

2. He hewed him his cottage.3. The Fox going into it, hid himelf in a corner.4. The Hunters come, they ask the woodman if he aw the Fox.5. The woodman indeed denied in words that he had een him; but pointed at

the place with his hand, where the fox lay hid.6. But the Hunters having not at all undertood the matter, went away preently.7. The fox, aoon as ever he aw them gone, coming out of the cottage, went oftly

back again.8. The wo•dman blames the fox, becaue whereas he had aved him, he did not

thank him at all.9. Then the fox turning himelf, aid oftly to him;10. Ho friend; if the deeds of thy hands and thy behaviour, had been like thy

words, I would have given thee deerved thanks.Mor. This fable ignifieth, that a naughty man, though he promie good things,

yet he performeth things that are bad and wicked.

46. Of the Cocks, and the Partridge.

1. WHen one had a many co•ks at home, he let a Partridg, which he had bought,feed amongt them.


2. But when the cocks mo•eted her, and pecked her with their bills, the partridgewas very orry at the wrong done her, thinking, that becaue he was a tranger, andnot of that kind, thoe injuries were offered her.

3. Afterwards, when the partridge aw the cocks fighting among themelves, heabandoned her orrow, and aid;

4. For the future indeed I hall not be grieved, eeing I ee uch grievous fightingamongt themelves.

Mor. This tale heweth, that wie men take patiently the wrongs, that are motdone them by thoe, that neither know how to forbear themelves, nor their own.

47. Of the Fox, and the Vizard.

1. A Fox being got into a Muician’s houe, as he earnetly gazed upon the thingsmade ready in the houe, he found an hobgoblins head artificially and indutrioulymade; which he taking in his hands, aid,

2. O what an head is this, without brains!Mor. This fable heweth, that all that are handom in body, have not the ame

beauty of mind.

48. Of the Man, and the Wooden-God.

1. A Man having a wooden-god at home, intreated it, to give him ome good thing;but the more he prayed it, the les his etate was at home.

2. At the lat, he being moved with anger, took the god by the legs, and knockedits head againt the wall.

3. When its head then was truck off, a great deal of gold flew out, which theman gathering up, aid:

4. Thou art too cros and perfidious, becaue, whilt I honoured thee, thou didtme no good; but now thou art tricken and beaten, thou hat done me an abundanceof good.

Mor. This fable ignifieth, that a naughty peron, if ever he do good, he doth it,becaue he is, forced to it.

49. Of the Dog that was invited to Supper.

1. A Man when he had provided a dainty upper, invited a friend home; his dog alobad the other mans dog to upper.

2. When he came into the houe, and aw o much good chear got ready, he aidmerrily with himelf,

3. I hall urely o fill my elf to day, that I hall not need to eat to morrow; andwhen he had aid this, he wagged his tail for fain.

4. But the Cook eeing him, took him oftly by the tail, and after he had whirledhim often about, threw him out at the window.

5. He being amazed, got up from the ground. and ran away crying. Other dogsmet him. and asked how gallantly he had upped?

6. But he being ready to faint, aid, I have o filled my elf with drink and goodchear, that I aw not the way how I got out.


Mor. This fable ignifieth, that one ought not to be merry at thoe things, atwhich he is to be orry.

50. Of the Eagle, and the Man.

1. WHen a man had caught an Eagle, he pluck’d off the feathers of her wings, andput her to tarry amongt his pullein.

2. Afterwards, one having bought her, put feathers into her wings again.3. Then the Eagle flew and caught a Hare, and carried it to her benefactor.4. Which thing the Fox eeing, aid to the man, Do not entertain this eagle on

guet-wie as •ormerly, let he offer to catch you, as well as he did the hare.5. Then the man likewie pluck’d away the eagle’s feathers.Mor. This fable ignifieth, that they that do us good turns are to be requited;

but naughty perons are by all means to be avoided.

51. Of the Husbandman.

1. A Man that was an Husbandman, when he aw that his life was near an end, andhad a mind his ons hould be well skilled in ordering the ground; he called them, andaid;

2. Sons, I am a dying, and all my goods are laid in my vineyard.3. They, after their fathers deceae, thinking to find a treaure in the vineyard,

took pades, and hacks, and mattocks, and quite digged up the vineyard, and oundno treaure.

4. But the vineyard, after it was well digged, brought forth far more fruit thanit was wont to do, and made them rich.

Mor. This fable ignifieth, that daily labour yields a treaure.

52. Of the Collier, and the Whitter.

1. A Collier intreated a Whitter, that he would dwell with him in a houe that hehad hired.

2. But the Whitter having had experience of the thing to be otherwie, aid, Thatwould not be good for me.

3. For what I hould whiten, thou wouldt imut them all with the embers of thycoals.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that things unlike in nature, cannot well tand together.

53. Of the Fox that was hungry.

1. A Fox being very hungry, when he aw a piece of fleh and bread laid in a cottage,he went into the cottage, and ate o much, that he made his belly well mightily.

2. And when by reaon of too much welling of his belly, he could not get forth,he ighed as his welled.

3. When another fox that was going by that way, heard his ighing, he camethither, and asked him what he ighed for; and after he undertood the caue why heighed, he aid wittily:


4. Thou mut iurry there, till thou beet made as lean as thou wat, when thouwentet in.

5. For o thou wilt eaily get out.Mor. This fable ignifieth, that nothing is o hard, but time can diolve it.

54. Of a Fiherman.

1. A Fiherman being not well skilled in fihing, took a pair of pipes and a net, andcame to the Sea-hore, and tood upon a rock, and began firt to pipe, uppoing hecould eaily catch fih by piping.

2. But when he could do no good with piping, he laid his pipes aide, and cat hisnet into the ea, and caught a great many fih.

3. But when he drew the fih out of his net, aud aw them dancing, he aid witti•y;4. O naughty living creatures! whilt I piped ye would not dance, and now becaue

I give over piping, ye do nothing but dance.Mor. This fable ignifieth, that all things are well done, which are done in their

ea•n.


1. WHen ome Fihermen, that had gone to fihing, and were wear• with fihing long,and pent alo with hunger and grief; becaue they had taken nothing, reolved to gotheir way; behold, a fih, tha• fled from another that purued it, leapt into the boat.

2. The fihermen being very glad, caught held of it; and, when the• came againinto the city, they old it at a great rate.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, tha fortune often affords that; which ski• cannot do.

56. Of the Fox, and the Libard.

1. THE Fox and the Libard contended about their fairnes: when the libard thoughtthe undry spots of his body an ornament to himelf, the fox aid mildly:

2. I indeed to be judged far the fairer, which have not my body but my mindmarked with everal marks.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that the beauty of the mind is better, than all thedecking of the body.


1. SOme Fihermen dragg’d a net in the ea, which when they felt to be heavy, theyskipt for joy, uppoing that they had many fih intangled in the net.

2. But when, as they drew the net to the land, they aw few fih, and a great toneto be in the net, they were very ad.

3. One of them that was antient, aid wittily to his fellows, Set your hearts ateae; for, orrow is the iter of mirth.

4. For one ought to foreee changes that are like to fall, and that he may bearthem the more eaily, to perwade himelf that they will come to pas.

Mor. This fable ignifieth, that he that remembreth man’s condition, is notdaunted in adverity.


58. Of the Frogs, that requeted a King.

1. THE frogs being grieved, that they had no King, ent petitioners to beeech Jupiter,that he would betow a King upon them.

2. Jupiter knowing their implicity, threw a log down into the midt of the pool.3. Which when it fell into the pool, the ound of it affrighted the frogs exceedingly.4. Who when they perceived to be a log, ent again to beeech Jupiter that he

would give them a live King, and not a dead one.5. Jupiter being moved with their fond requets, gave them a watererpent to be

their King.6. When he devoured the frogs day by day, the frogs beought Jupiter a third

time, to take away the cruel and fierce King from them.7. Then Jupiter aid, Take ye that King for always, whom ye have gotten with o

many petitions.Mor. This fable ignifieth, that we oftentimes wih for thoe things, which we are

orry afterwards to have obtained.

59. Of the he-Cat changed into a Woman.

1. A She Cat being fallen in love with a handom young man, beought Venus, tochange her into a woman.

2. Venus pitying her, changed her into a Womans hape: whom, becaue he wasvery pretty, her weet-heart quickly had to his houe.

3. But as they at together in the chamber, Venus being deirous to try whetherhe had changed her manners, as well as her face, put a moue in betwixt them, whichas oon as he aw, having forgotten her hape and her love, he ran after the moue tocatch her.

4. At which thing Venus being vexed, turned her again into the former hape ofa cat.

Mor. This fable ignifieth, that a naughty peron, though he change his vizard,doth nevertheles retain the ame manners.

60. Of an old Man that wihed for Death.

1. AN old man carrying a bundle of ticks out of a wood, upon his houlders, after hewas weary with the long way, laid his bundle upon the ground, and wihed for death.

2. Lo, death comes, and asks him the reaon, why he called him.3. Then quoth the old man, That thou mightet lay this bundle of ticks upon my

houlders.Mor. This fable ignifieth, that whooever is deirous of life, though it be ubject to

a thouand dangers, yet doth always avoid death.

61. Of the Woman, and the Phyician.

1. AN old woman being troubled with an inflammation in her eyes, ent for a Phyicianto cure her, promiing to give him a good fee, if he hould be cured of that dieae; butif he were not freed of it, he agreed that he hould owe him nothing.


2. But the Phyician, as often as he went to cure her, did o often carry omethingout of her houe by tealth.

3. The woman therefore, after her ore eyes were cured, when he aw none of hergoods in her houe, denied to pay the Doctor demanding the fee which he had agreedfor.

4. Wherefore when he was ued, he denied not the bargain; but that he was curedof her ore eyes, he denies that toutly.

5. Saying, When I was blind, I aw my houe furnihed with tore of houhold-goods;but now that I ee, as the Doctor aith, I perceive nothing to be at my houe.

Mor. This fable heweth, that men that are given to covetounes, do oftentimescontradict themelves.

62. Of the Husbandman; and the Dogs.

1. AN Husbandman etled himelf at his country-houe, in the depth of winter.2. But when his proviion failed him, he began to eat firt his goats and heep.3. But when the winter grew harper every day more than other, he did not pare

his oxen too.4. Which notable act, when the dogs oberved, talked one to another:5. Why tand we here (ay they?) why do we not avoid death that is ready to eize

on us?6. Can we think that he will pare our lives, that for food-ake laughtered his

oxen?Mor. This fable ignifieth, that we ought to avoid them, that behave themelves

cruelly towards their dearet friends.

63. Of the Husbandman, and his Sons.

1. A Husbandman had a great many Sons, that were always at jars one with another,and that never regarded what he aid to them.

2. When once they all at together at home, their father commanded, that abundle of ticks hould be brought afore them; and he began to exhort his ons tobreak the whole bundle.

3. When therefore they were not able with all their trength to break the bundle,their father had them, that they hould looe the bundle, and break the twigs one byone.

4. When every one eaily did this, then the father after ilence made, aid;5. My dear children, if ever you be all in one mind, your enemies hall not be

able to vanquih you; but if ye hall entertain jars amongt your elves, any one thathath a mind, will eaily undo you.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that union is tronger than iding, which is weak.


1. A Widow woman had a hen, which laid an egg every day.2. The woman thought after the fahion of the world. (which the deire of having

ever eggeth on) that the hen would lay twice a day, if he would ue to give her morepelt-wheat.


3. But the hen, being made fatter with more feeding, gave over laying that oneegg.

4. So the woman, from that time that he ought more after profit, lot it, out ofa blind deire to enhane it.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that ometimes preent profit is lot, by a deire of morethings.

65. Of the Man that was bitten by a Dog.

1. A Man, when a dog had bitten him, earnetly enquired for one that could curehim.

2. One that met him, and was asked concerning a Doctor, aid; Friend, if youwould be made whole, you need no Doctor.

3. For if the dog that bit you, do but lick the blood from the wound, there isnothing in the world better than that cure.

4. The other laughing at him, aith very wittily, If I hall ue uch a remedy as this,I hall be bitten by the dogs every day more and more.

Mor. This fable ignifieth, that bad men ue to requite ill turns for good turns,and michiefs for benefits.

66. Of the two Friends, and the he-Bear.

1.As two Friends travelled into the countrey, a he-Bear met them: which when hewas espied, the one of them being affrighted, got preently into a tree, to ave himelf;the other, becaue he made a quetion how he might be able to withtand the bearstrength, lay as if he had been dead, flat upon the ground, holding his blowing andbreathing.

2. Seeing he drew breath neither at the mouth nor at the noe, the bear uppoinghim to be dead, went away.

3. For they ay, that bears do altogether refrain from a dead body.4. Afterwards the other man coming out of the tree, asked his fellow what the

bear aid to him in his ear.5. He anwered in a jeting peech, I was advied by the bear, that hould travel no

more with uch like friends as you are.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that their friendhip is not to be regarded that when

need requireth, deny help to their friends.

67. Of the two Enemies,

1. TWO men that were at deadly enmity betwixt themelves, aile in one veel.2. And becaue one of them could not endure to tand in the ame place with the

other, one at at the head, and the other at the tern.3. Now when a torm was rien, and the hip was in danger, he th•• at at the head

asked the Pilot of the hip what part of the hip would be firt unk; and when thePilot told him, The tern; he aid:

4. It will not now trouble me to die, if I but ee my enemy die before me.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that an enemy often chooeth to undo himelf, o he may

but undo his enemy.


68. Of the Cane, and the Olive-tree.

1. THE Cane and the Olive-tree trove one with the other, whether was the tronger,the harder, and the more able to reit.

2. The Olive-tree upbraided the reed with its meannes, becaue quickly yieldedto the winds.

3. The Reed carce gave one word again to this aying.4. A little while after, the wind blowing with a vehement whi•• blat, pluck’d

the Olive-tree by the roots, that withtood it with its trength.5. But the reed bowing it elf at the blats, was eaily preerved.

69. Of the Heifer, and the Ox.

1. AN Heifer, when he aw an Ox plowing, corned him in comparion of her elf, whichdid nothing.

2. But when the day of acrificing came, the Ox was let alone; the Heifer waskept to be acrificed.

3. Which thing when the ox aw, he miled, and aid, Ho heifer thou thereforetooket no pains, that thou mightet be acrificed.

Mor. This fable ignifieth, that all kind of dangers hang over their heads, thatare idle and do nothing.

70. Of the Boy, and Fortune.

1. WHen a Boy lept by a Well, Fortune came thither, and raied him up, aying:2. Arie, and get thee hence quickly; becaue if thou houldet into the Well all

men would blame, not thy want of wit, but me Fortune

71. Of the Mice, and the Cat.

1. A Cat perceiving, that there were many mice in a certain houe, went thither, andcatching ometimes one, ometimes another, he killed a great many and ate them.

2. But when the mice aw they were wated every day, being got all together, theyaid with themelves:

3. For the future, we mut not go down below, if we would not be all detroyed,but we mut tarry here above, whither the Cat cannot come.

4. But the Cat, when he undertood the mice’s plot, counterfeiting her elf to bedead, hang’d her elf by the hinder feet about a pot, which was fatned to the wall.

5. One of the mice peeping down from above, as oon as it knew it was the Cat,aid not unwittily:

6. Ho friend, if I knew for certain that thou wert the Cat, I would not comedown.

Mor. This fable ignifieth, that a dicreet man, if he be once deceived, doth nomore trut gloing and diembling men.


72. Of the Ape, and the Fox.

1. AN Ape danced o neatly at a meeting of the bruit beats, that he was preentlymade King, by the conent of almot all.

2. But the Fox envying him, as he led the a•e thither, where he had een flehlaid in a trap in a ditch, he aid to him.

3. In this place a treaure is hid, which by the Law, belongeth to Kings.4. Wherefore eeing it is thine by Law, do thou thy elf take it.5. The Ape coming hatily thither, by the fox’s peruaion, as oon as he perceived

himelf caught in the trap, blamed the fox roundly, which had beguiled him.6. The fox aid to him prettily, O thou fool, who thoughtet, when fortune had

advanced thee, that thou wert worthy to rule over others.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that he that rahly ets upon any thing, doth rahly fall

into trouble, and is laughed to corn by every body.

73. Of the Hart, and the Lion.

1. WHen the Hart was very thirty, he went to a pring; and as he drank, espyinghis hadow in the water, he was very glad at the greatnes of his horns, and theirknaggednes; and afterwards looking at his feet and his legs, he was too too ad.

2. Whilt he pondered on thee things, behold a Lion appeareth, and purueth theHart.

3. But the Hart running away, did far outtrip the Lion through the plain fields.4. For they ay the trength of tags conits in their feet, and the trength of a lion

tands in his courage.5. As long therefore as the lion purued the hart through the plain grounds, he

could not overtake him.6. But it fell out by chance, that the hart entred into a wood, where when

he could not run away, his horns being intangled amongt the boughs, when beingcaught by the lion, he aw he was like to die;

7. Wo is me, poor wretch, quoth he, who having joyed in my horns, am undoneby my very horns.

Mor. This Fable ignifieth, that thoe things often do us hurt, which we think arelikely to do us good.

74. Of the Husbandman, and the Stork.

1. A Husbandman et prints in his ground, to catch the Crane• Geee, which contin-ually fed on his own corn.

2. But together with them he catch’d a Stork, which being held by the leg,intreated the husbandman, that he would looe her, and let her go, foramuch as hewas not a Crane, nor a Gooe to ee to, but a Stork, the mot dutifull of birds, whichalways obeyeth her parents, and never forakes them in their old age.

3. But the husbandman miling, aith, Thoe things that thou ayet, are not un-known to me.

4. For I perceive well enough who thou art.5. But eeing thou art catcht with thee, thou mut alo die with thee.


Mor. The fable ignifieth, that he that is taken in any fault with naughty people,is punihed as well as they.

75. Of the Lamb, and the Wolf.

1. A Lamb being in a houe that was well hut, when he aw the wolf coming to him,micalled him, and reviled him.

2. But the wolf aid unto him, Not thou, but the place, that is inaccesible revilethme.

Mor. This fable ignifieth, that place and time often make cowards hold.

76. Of Jupiter, and the Crow.

1. IUpiter being deirous to make a King over the flying creatures, appointed a dayof meeting for the birds, that he that was the fairet might be e• King over them.

2. Which thing the Crow perceiving aforehand, and being privy to his ownuglines, having gathered other •eathers from here and there, he trickt himelf up,and made himelf the finet of them all.

3. The day appointed comes, the birds came to the meeting.4. When Jupiter had a mind to make the Crow king over the birds, for his

finenes, the birds took it ill, and every one pluck’d her own feathers from the crow.5. But the crow being bereft of others feathers, remained a crow at the lat, as

he was before.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that he that dependeth on other mens things, when

they are lot, it will clearly appear to every body what he is.

77. Of a Trumpeter.

1. A Trumpeter alarmed the army to ight by the ound of his trumpet.2. Being •fterwards taken by the enemies by an ambuh, he cried out with a

lamentable voice:3. Do not ye kill me, to no purpoe and in vain.4. Truly I do not fight, nor have I any thing but this trumpet.5. They that led him away bound prioner, pake thus to him again on the other

ide:6. For this very thing thou art to be thought more worthy death, becaue thou

refuet to fight hand to hand with the enemy, and ettet on others to fight by theound of thy trumpet.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that they are more martly to be punihed, who, thoughthey do not wrong themelves, yet et on others to do wrong.

78. Of the Smith, and the Dog.

1. A Smith had a dog, which always lept whilt he himelf truck the iron; but whenhe went to meat, the dog preently got up, and ate what was thrown down under thetable, were it bone, or other uch things, without any more ado.

2. Which thing the Smith minding, he aid to the dog:


3. Alas poor man, I know not what I hould do; for whilt I trike the iron, thoucontinually leepet and liet idle: Again, when I begin to eat, thou preently riet, andfawnet upon me.

Mor. This fable ignifieth, that lothfull and drowie perons, that live upon otherfolks labours, are everely to be punihed.

79. Of a Mule.

1. A Mule being fed fat with too much barley, grew wanton, becaue he was too fat,and aid with her elf.

2. A hore was my ire, which was a very good courer; and I am like him in allthings.

3. A little after it fell out, that the Mule was to run full peed; but when he tiredin the race, he •id;

4. Wo is me, poor wretch, who thought I had been a hores daughter; but now Iremember, that an As was my ire.

Mor. This fable ignifieth, that fools forget themelves in properity; but in adverity,they oftentimes ee their own errors.

80. Of the Tunie, and the Dolphin.

1. A Tunie, when a Dolphin purued it, fetching a great leap with a noie, was t•edby a great wave upon an Iland; and the Dolphin too was carried by the ame waveupon the ame rock, whilt it thought to catch the tunie.

2. The tunie turning her elf, when he aw the Dolphin gaping, aid with her elf:3. It doth not much trouble me to die, eeing I ee the cauer of my death to die

with me.Mor. T•is fable ignifieth, that any one beareth adverity more lightly, when he

eeth the cauers of his adverity to be troubled with the like.

81. Of a Phyician.

1. A Phyician, when a ick man chanced to die, whom he had in cure, aid to themthat carried the corps to be buried.

2. If the man had kept himelf from wine, and made ue of clyter•, he would nothave died.

3. One of thoe that were there, aid wittily to the Phyician:4. Ho Doctor, that advice hould have been given, when it might have done good;

not now, when it can do no good at all.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that when advice doth no good, to give it at that time,

is indeed to befool a friend.

82. Of the Fowler.

1. A Fowler went a birding, with twigs and bird-lime; and when he aw a Thruel ingabove upon the bough of a tree, he et up his lime wands to ca•ch her.

2. But as he went, he trod on a viper with one foot; and being •itten by it, whenhe perceived himelf ready to faint, becaue of the poyon;


3. He ighed, and aid, Wo is me poor man; for whilt I hated to ca•ch another,another hath purued me to death.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that we oftentimes our elves uffer from another thoethings, which we endeavour to do againt others.

83. Of the Beaver.

1. THE Beaver is a four-footed living creature, which maintaineth it elf in fens; itstones are aid to be good for undry cures.

2. And therefore when any one purueth him, being not ingnorant of the reaonwhy he is purued, and truting to the wiftnes of his feet, he runs away as fat as hecan, until he come afe to a place, that may not be een.

3. And there cutting off his tones, he throweth them at the hunters, when theycome near him, and by that means acquits himelf from the hunters.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that a wie man leaveth nothing unaayed, that he mayacquit himelf from dangers.

84. Of a Boy that kept Sheep.

1. A Boy, when he kept heep in a plain place, often cried out, Do you hear? Oh Ihelp me againt the Wolves.

2. The plowmen that were thereabout, leaving their plowing, and running tohelp him, and finding that there was nothing, fall again to their work,

3. When the boy had done this a many times, to make port; behold, when thewolf came for certain, the boy calls out in earnet, that ome body would come andhelp him.

4. When the husbandmen, thinking that it was not true, went not to help him,the wolf eaily worried the heep.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that he that is known to lye, is not afterwards believed,when he peaketh the truth.

85. Of the Crow, and the Fox.

1. A Crow, when he had natch’d up a piece of fleh, at upon a tree.2. A fox eeing her, and being deirous to have the fleh for himelf, ets upon her

with a wile.3. As he tood therefore under the tree, he began to commend th• crow, aying;4. O what a great bird is this! how brave! what a bird of prey! how fair!5. It was fit that this hould have been the King of the Birds.6. For, he hath every thing more tately than other birds, if he had but a voice.7. As the crow being pret up with thee commendations, and not being able to

endure any longer to be aid to be dumb, croaked with a loud voice, the fleh fell onthe ground.

8. When the fox had natcht it up, he turned himelf to the crow, and aith;9. Oh crow, thou hat every thing handom, if o be thou didt not want wit.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that they that believe flatterers too much, do oft fall

into thoe mieries, which they do not think on.


86. Of the Dog, and the Wolf.

1. WHen a Dog lept before the hall, a Wolf came upon him, and caught him preently;and when he would have killed him, the dog intreated him, that he would not killhim, aying;

2 Good mater wolf, do not kill me now; for, as you ee, I am but thin, and lender,and lean.

3. But my Mater is like to make a wedding ere long, where, if you will but tarryfor me a little, I having fed daintily, and become fatter, hall be then better for thee.

4. The wolf truting thee words, let the dog go.5. When the wolf coming a few days after, found the dog leeping at home, he

tood before the hall, & wihed the dog to perform his promie to him:6. But the dog aid wittily, O wolf, if ever thou find me hereafter before the Hall,

tarry for the wedding no longer.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that a wie man, when once he hath avoided danger,

doth ever after take heed of it.

87. Of the ick Raven.

1. WHen a Raven was ick, he intreated his dam, to Pray to the gods, for his recovery,aying:

2. Mother, do not weep, but rather pray the gods, to retore my health.3. His mother anwered him quickly, Which of the gods, dot tho• think, will be

mercifull unto thee? eeing there is none from whoe altar• thou hat not natchedaway holy things.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that he that offendeth any body in properity, can findno man his friend in adverity.

88. Of the Dog that carried the fleh.

1. AS a Dog carried a piece of fleh in his mouth, and went over river, when he awthe hadow under the water, he thought was another dog, that carried more fleh.

2. And therefore he let that fleh which he carried, go under th water, and movedhimelf to catch the hadow; but he lot the fleh and the hadow both together, whichindeed were nothing.

Mor. This fable ignifieth, that out of a deire of having always more we do ofttimesloe the things which we enjoy.

89. Of the Lion, and the Frog.

1. WHen a Lion heard a frog croaking big, thinking that it had been ome great livingcreature, he turned himelf back, and tanding till a little, he aw the frog coming outof a pond; which, he being in a chafe, preently trode under his feet, aying:

2. Thou halt caue no living creature any more, by thy big voice, to tand andlook at thee.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that nothing is found with talkative perons, but atongue.


90. Of the old Lion.

1. WHen a Lion was grown old, and was not able to eek his living, he devied a way,how he might not want maintenance.

2. He went therefore into his den, and laid him down, and made as though hewere very ick.

3. The living creatures thinking that he was verily ick, came to him to ee howhe did; which the lion catching, devoured one by one.

4. When he had now killed a many living creatures, the fox, after he knew thecunning of the lion, came to the mouth of the cave, and as he tood without, askedthe lion, how he did.

5. The lion made him a kind anwer, and aid, Daughter fox, why do you notcome in to me?

6. The fox aid to him wittily, Becaue indeed, Mater, I ee many footteps of livingcreatures going in, but I ee none of them that come forth.

Mor. This fable ignifieth, that a wie man, that foreeeth imminent dangers, dotheaily avoid them.

91. Of the Lion, and the Bull.

1. A Lion puruing a huge bull in a treacherous manner, when he came near him,invited him to upper, aying:

2. Friend, I have killed a heep, you hall up with me to day if you pleae.3. The Bull being ready to do as the lion would have him; as they at down,

when he aw many cauldrons, and many great pits ready, and that the lion had noheep there, he went away preently; whom the lion eeing to go away, asked him, whyhe went away?

4. And the bull anwered him wittily I do not go away for nothing, eeing I eethings provided, not to dres a heep but a bull.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that the leights of wicked men are not unknown to wiemen.

92. Of the Lion, the As, and the Fox.

1. A Lion, an As, and a Fox, having made an agreement among themelves, went ahunting.

2. And when they had got a great deal of prey, the lion bids the as to devidethe prey.

3. When the as had divided it into three equal parts, he gave his fellows leaveto chooe which they would.

4. Which diviion, the lion taking in a nuff, and gnahing with his teeth, he depoedhim from dividing; and bad the fox, that he hould divide the prey.

5. But the fox, laying thoe three parts into one, and leaving for himelf none ofthe prey apart, gave the lion all.

6. Then quoth the lion to the fox, Who taught thee to divide?7. The fox aid, on a udden, The aes danger taught me to do it.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that other mens dangers make men more wary.


93. Of the Lion, that loved a Country-man’s daughter.

1. A Lion loved a Country-mans daughter.2. And foramuch as he deired to have her, he intreated the maids father, that

he would conent, that he hould be married to him.3. The country man aid to him, that he would by no means conent, that his

daughter hould be married to a beat.4. When the lion frowned, and gnahed his teeth, the country-man changed his

reolution, and aid, That he deired that his daughter hould be married to him, o thathe would but firt pull out his teeth, and pare his paws; becaue the maid was muchaffrighted with thoe things.

5. After the lion did that, out of too much love, he went to the country-man,and deired his daughter might be given him.

6. But the country-man when he aw the lion diarmed of his paws and teeth,took up a •udgel, and purued him with many blows.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that he that commits himelf to his enemies, is quicklyundone.

94. Of the Liones, and the Fox.

1. WHen the Liones was often upbraided by the Fox, that he brought but one whelponly at every litter, he aid, One indeed, but a Lion.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that gallantry doth not conit in the abundance ofthings, but in the worth.

95. Of the Wolf, and the Crane.

1. WHen the wolf was a great while troubled, with a bone that tuck in his throat,he offered the crane a fee, if he would pull it out of his throat.

2. After the crane had pulled the bene out of his throat, with his bill, bedemanded the fee that was promied him.

3. The wolf miling at him and withall whetting his teeth, aid:4. It ought to be a ufficient fee for thee, that thou hat pulled thy head out of a

wolfs mouth, without hurting.Mor. The tale ignifieth, that amongt wicked perons, it is taken for mall requital,

if one receive no harm for his good ervice.

96. Of the Wolf, and the Lamb.

1. WHen a wolf had found a lamb going atray, he took it, not b• trong hand, butought an occaion either by hook or crook to eat it.

2. Therefore, he aid thus to the lamb, thou hat done me an abundance of wrong,this long time together.

3. The Lamb ighed, and aid, How can that be, eeing I am newly come into thelight?

4. The wolf aid again, Thou hat poiled me a field, in eating it up.5. The lamb aid, I could not do that, eeing I wanted teeth.6. The wolf aid again, Thou hat drank of my Well too.


7. And, quoth the lamb, How could that be, eeing I have not yet drank water,by reaon of my age; but my mothers milk is yet my bread and drink?

8. The wolf at lat being moved with anger, aith, Although I cannot reolve thyarguments, yet I reolve to have a dainty upper. And he took the lamb and ate him.

Mor. This Fable heweth, that reaon and truth have no place with wicked men.

97. Of the two Cocks, that fought one with another.

1. TWO Cocks fought in the Country, one with another.2. He that had been the firt leader of the hens, when he was beaten by the other,

hid himelf for hame.3. But the other being proud of the victory, flew preently upon the top of the

houe, and gave notice by the great clapping of his wings, and by his crowing, thathe had overcome his rival in fighting, and that he triumphed over his adverary.

4. Whilt, being full of his brags, he crackled on thoe and uch like matters,behold, an Eagle, wanting meat, flying from aloft catcheth the cock in her talons,and carried him for food to her young ones.

5. Which thing, the cock that had been beaten, eeing, be came abroad, as itwere triumphing over his adverary, and enjoyed the hens freely himelf alone.

Mor. The tale ignifieth, that he that truteth prosperity too much, doth oftenfall headlong into adverity.

98. Of a Fortune-teller.

1. A Fortune-teller, in the open market-place of a City, told every one his fortune.2. Being therefore compaed about with a great throng of people, as he told one

or other their fortune, news was brought him, that his goods were tolen away outof his houe.

3. Which when he had heard, as he made hate away home, one met him, andaid to him, in a jeer:

4. How camet thou to be ignorant of thy own fortune, whilt thou toldet otherswhat was like to come to pas?

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that wicked blame others, and mind not to know theirown .

99. Of the Pimire, and the Pigeon.

1. A Thirty Pimire went down to a spring, where, as it would drink, it fell into thewater.

2. A pigeon that ate in a tree, that hanged over the pring, when it aw the pimireready to be drowned in the water, preently broke a little bough off the tree with herbill, and threw it into the pring without any more ado; which the pimire making to,recovered her elf out of the waters, to a afe place.

3. A fowler comes by the by, and as he goeth about to catch the pigeon, he etsup his lime-twigs.

4. The pimire eeing that, bit the fowler by one of his feet; the fowler beingtartled at the mart of it, let fall his lime-wands; at the noie of which, the pigeonbeing affrighted, flew away from the tree, and ecaped the danger of her life.


Mor. The fable ignifieth, that eeing brute creatures are o grateful to them, thatdo them a courteie, they that are endued with reaon, ought the more to be o.

100 Of the Calf, and the Hind.

1. THE Calf aid once to the Hind, Seeing thou art greater in bulk and wifter atrunning, by reaon of the nimblenes of thy feet, than the dogs, and far better fencedwith horns to fight; why art thou o much afraid of the dogs, mother?

2. The hind miling, anwered it, Becaue, child, though I have all thoe things thoupeaket of, I cannot endure the barking of the dogs, but preently begin to run awayfor fear.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that with thoe that are cowardly by nature, no peruaioncan prevail that they hould be couragious.

101. Of the Bee, and Jupiter.

1. THE Bee, which is the mother of the wax, coming once to acrifice to the gods,offered Jupiter a preent of hony.

2. With which offering, Jupiter being pleaed, he had, that whatoever he deired,hould be granted her.

3. The Bee therefore asking, aid, O thou the mot famous god of all the gods,vouchafe to grant to thy hand-maid, that whooever hall come to her hives to tealhony, may preently die, as oon as ever I hall have tung him.

4. At which requet, Jupiter being put to a tand, becaue he loved mankind verywell, he aid at the lat to the Bee:

5. It may uffice thee, that, whooever hall come to thy hives to teal hony, if thouting him, and in the tinging loe thy ting, thou thy elf die preently, and thy ting cotthee thy life.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that ometimes we wih harms to our enemies, which areafter turned upon our elves.

102. Of the Flie.

1. WHen a flie, that had fallen into a fleh pottage-pot, perceived that he was liketo be drowned in the broth, he aid with her elf:

2. Lo, I have drunk o much, I have eaten o much, and bathed my elf o much,that I can find in my heart to die, having my belly full of broth.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that it is a wie man’s part to bear that couragioulywhich he cannot avoid.

103. Of the young Man, and the Swallow.

1. WHen a riotous young man had pent his fathers etate, and nothing but hisclothes was left him, eeing a wallow before the eaon, and thinking that ummer wascome already, he old his clothes too.

2. But winter coming again, when he was troubled with a great cold, and awthe wallow again, which alo was tarved herelf to death with cold, he aid:

3. O thou naughty bird, which hat undone me and thy elf too.


Mor. The fable ignifieth, that thoe things cannot long continue, which are notdone in their eaon.

104. Of the Sick Man, and the Phyician.

1. A Sick man being asked by a Phyician, how he did, anwered, That he had weattoo much.

2. The Phyician aid, That was good.3. The ick man being asked a econd time, by the ame man, how he did, he aid,

That he was troubled with a great cold.4. The Phyician aid, That that alo would be for his health.5. The ick man being asked a third time, by the ame Phyician, how he did, aid,

That he had much ado to diget any thing.6. The Phyician aid again, That that was very good for his health.7. Afterwards, when one of his own houhold-ervants asked the ick man, how he

did, the ick man aid to him;8. I have very many, and very good igns of health, as the Phyician aith, yet, I

am ready to die with thoe ymptomes.

105. Of a Wood-Man.

1. AS a Wood-man felled wood by a river, which was dedicated to the god Mercury,his Ax by chance fell into the river.

2. He therefore being very orrowfull, at him down and ighed by the rivers ide.3. Mercury being moved with pity, appeared to the Wood-man, and asked him

the caue of his weeping; which as o•n as he undertood, he brought him a golden Ax& asked him, whether that was it which he had lot, or not

4. But the poor man aid, It was none of his.5. Again, Mercury offered him another of ilver; which when the poor man aid,

was not his; lat of all Mercury reached him a wooden one.6. When the poor man aid, that that was his, Mercury undertanding him to be

a true and jut man, betowed all upon him.7. The wood-man then coming to his fellows, declareth what had happened to

him.8. One of his companions being deirous to try the like, when he came to the

river, threw his ax into the water, and then at him down on the bank weeping.9. The reaon of whoe weeping Mercury undertanding, he brought a golden ax,

and asked him, whether that was it which he had lot, or not.10. Which when he aid, It was his; Mercury, after he perceived his impudence

and lie, neither gave him the golden one, nor his own.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that by how much God is more ready to help honet

men, he is by o much the more infetuous to wicked men.

106. Of the As, and Jupiter.

1. AN As that erved a gardiner, having but a little meat, and a great deal of work,intreated Jupiter to end him another Mater.


2. Therefore Jupiter commands, that he hould be old to a potter.3. With whom, when the as wrought, in carrying clay, bricks, tyles, and the like,

he beeecheth Jupiter again, that he might erve another Mater.4. Jupiter again gives order, that he hould be old to a Tanner.5. Whom the as erving with much toil, and little meat, aid, with a groan, Wo

is me, poor As, who forgoing better Maters, am come to a wore; with whom, as Iperceive, even my hide will be tanned after I am dead.

107. Of the Hares, and the Frogs.

1. THE Hares met all together; where, after they had complained of their inbredmiery, and wailed, that they had a more mierable life given them, than other livingcreatures, (becaue Men, Eagles, and Dogs, purued them even to death) they reolved,that it would be better for them to die at once, than to continue longer in uch awretched kind of life.

2. After they had taken this reolution, as they ran apace, to cat themelvesheadlong into a pond; the frogs which at upon the pond ide, as oon as they heardthe noie, leap’d down into the pond, and div’d under the water.

3. Which thing, when the hare that went the foremot, aw, he aid to the ret,Stand.

4. For, we mut alter our reolution.5. Becaue, as ye ee clearly, there are found ome living creatures more fearfull

than we.Mor. This fable ignifieth, that when a man in miery ees one more mierable than

himelf, he bears his own miery more patiently.

108. Of the As, and the Hore.

1. WHen an As aw a Hore, to be well fed, and to live at eae with good looking to,he commended him to be very happy, and aid, That he himelf was too too unhappy,becaue, though he took much pains, he had carce his belly full of chaff.

2. But when a time of war came, an armed ouldier gets upon the hore; andwhen he ruhed into the midt of the enemies, the hore being tab’d with a tuck, fellall along flat upon the ground.

3. Whom when the as beheld, he ighed, and pitied him, and changed his opinion.Mor. The fable ignifieth that one ought rather to like poverty, which is the

mother of ret, than to envy them that are more wealthy.

109. Of the As, and the Wolf.

1. AN As trod upon a thorn with one of his feet, and being lamed, when he aw awolf coming to him, and was not able to run away, he aid with a lamentable tone;

2. How Wolf, I am ready to die for pain: but, ince it mut needs be, that I mutbe meat for thee and the crows, I intreat thee to be o kind, as to draw a thorn outof my foot, that by thy good office, I may die without pain.

3. Whilt the wolf pulls the thorn out with his teeth, the as gave him a kick withhis heel.


4. The wolf thereupon having his noe, and his forehead, and his teeth all broken,crieth out, Wo is me, poor wretch, I am rightly erved, (and he aith it over again ashe wailed) who when I was but a Cook, would be alo a Phyician.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that every one hould employ himelf, in the trade whichhe undertands.


1. A Woman had a Hen, which laid golden eggs ever and anon.2. The woman therefore, thinking that the hen was all gold within, killed her.3. But when he found her to be like other hens, whereas he thought to become

rich, he lot the profit which he had at firt, out of a deire to get more.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that we oftentimes loe preent profit, out of a deire of

having more.

111. Of the Frog, and the Fox.

1. A Frog that was in a fen, when in croaking to other beats, he profeed himelf tobe a phyician, and skilfull in drugs; a fox aid very handomly unto him:

2. How houldt thou cure others, eeing thou cant not tell how to cure thy elf,that goet lamely?

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that one cannot teach others that, which he hath notlearn’d.

112. Of the Serpent, and the Husbandman.

1. WHen a Serpent, that had a hole before a Husbandman’s houe was truck by thehusbandman’s boy, it bit him o ore, that the boy died uddenly upon the biting.

2. When this thing was known, the parents made great lamentation.3. Then the father being moved with grief, took an Ax, and went after the erpent

to kill it; and as he weilded the ax to hit the erpent, he cut off the end of his tail.4. Afterwards being deirous to make peace with the erpent, he took meal, and

water, and alt, and honey, and invited the erpent, that they m•ght become friendsone with another.

5. But the erpent lying under a great tone, hied, and aid;6. You took pains to no purpoe, good Sir.7. For there can be no friendhip made betwixt us; for, as long as I hall ee my elf

without my tail, and you your on’s grave, we can never be quiet in our minds.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that grudges cannot be taken away, when the remem-

brance of wrongs is very freh.

113. Of the Hen, and the Fox.

1. WHen a fox that went into a Hen-houe, aw a hen ick upon her net, he asked herhow he did.

2. To whom the hen anwered readily, I hould be a little better, iter, if thouwouldet go away hence.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that the company of enemies is too too troubleom.


114. Of the Traveller.

1. A Traveller when he had travelled a great way, vowed a vow to Mercury, that ifhe found any thing, he would give him the half of it.

2. By chance then he found a bag full of Almonds and Dates; and when hethought it had been ilver, he took the bag, and ate the almond kernels, and themeat of the dates himelf.

3. And then going into Mercury’s Temple, and taking hold of his altar, he aidto him, with a jeering kind of peech:

4. Mercury, I now pay thee my vow, for I offer thee the half of what things Ifound, that is, the tones of the Dates, and the hells of the Almonds.

Mor. This tale ignifieth, that covetounes makes men contemners of God.

115. Of the Lion, and the Man.

1. WHen once a Lion and a Man went upon the way together, and as they wenteach et out himelf in words; behold, they met with a tone pillar, on which it wasengraven, that a man trangled a lion.

2. Which culpture, the man hewing to the lion, aid, Here one may ee, how muchmen are more excellent and tronger than lions, and all wild beats.

3. The lion anwering him readily, aid, if there were thoe that knew how to graveamongt lions, as there are thoe amongt men, thou houldet ee more men engravenkilled by lions, than lions by men.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that bragging men eign, that they did that, which theynever aayed to do.

116. Of the Fox.

1. WHen a fox aw cluters already full of grapes, and almot ripe, being deirous toeat of them, he tried every way how he might get them.

2. But when he had tried every way in vain, and could not atisfie his deire,turning his orrow into joy, he aid:

3. Thoe bunches of grapes are too our yet.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that it is the property of a wie man to eign that he is

unwilling to have that, which he knows he cannot get.

117. Of the Boy, and the Scorpion.

1. A Boy ought after Grahoppers in the Country, and when he would have taken aScorpion, the Scorpion, after he knew his implicity, aid to him:

2. Oh boy, keep thee quiet, and hold off thy hand, if thou wilt not be whollyundone.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that he knoweth well what he ought to avoid, and whatto follow, that conidereth both ways,


118. Of the Fowler, and the Partridge.

1. WHen a Fowler would have killed a partridge, which he had caught, the partridgeighed, and aid thus unto him:

2. Oh thou partridge-catcher, if thou wilt let me go, and grant me my life, I willfetch thee in many more other partridges.

3. And the fowler anwered handomly, Now I think thou deervet the rather to bekilled, becaue thou promiet to detroy thy friends by treachery.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that he that eeketh by treachery to undo his friends,falleth headlong into danger.

119. Of the Hare, and the Tortoie.

1. A Tortoie, when a Hare jeered at his feet, miled, and aid to her:2. If thou wilt run a race with me, thou halt clearly ee, that I am wifter than

thou art.3. To whom the Hare aid, Thou dot not know what my feet can do; but let us

chooe us a judge, that may et us out a race and a goal.4. Thereupon they made choice of a fox, being the wittiet of all bru•ts, which

appointed them the place, and the goal of the race.5. The Tortoie, having abandoned all loth and negligence, etting on her journey,

never reted till he came at the goal.6. But the hare truting to her feet, after he had reted her a little, awoke, and

ran to the goal as fat as her legs could carry her.7. And when he found the tortoie reting there, he confeed with hame, that the

tortoie had won of her.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that even very great matters will be dipatched by care

and diligence, not by trength of body.

120. Of the Sallow, and the Ax.

1. WHen the Ax fell’d a Sallow-tree, it made wedges of it, with which it might moreeaily cleave the Sallow.

2. Which thing the Sallow perceiving, it ighed and wailed, aying:3. I do not o much complain of the ax, which cutteth me by mens hands, as of

the wedges which are made out of my own body.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that in adverity oftentimes, friends that are not true,

are more infetuous to friends, than enemies are.

121. Of the Boy, and his Mother.

1. A Boy having cloely pilfered a book from his fellow, out of the chool, gave it tohis mother; which when his mother willingly received, and did not correct her on,the boy tole a cloak from another, and brought it to his mother too.

2. Which when his mother alo received willingly, the boy wanting correction,(after he had tole more things day by day, and greater matters, as his years grewon) was at lat publickly taken, and openly condemned by the Sheriffs to die, asbeing guilty of theft.


3. But when he was brought to the place of jutice, and his mother followed himcrying, after he had got leave to peak a word to his mother in her ear, he turned toher, and holding his mouth to his mothers ear, as if he were about to tell her omeecret, he bit off her ear.

4. His mother cried out becaue of the mart, and cured him.5. Then they that led him along, blamed him exceedingly; not only for his theft,

but becaue he was o ungracious towards his mother.6. But he aid to them without bluhing; Let none of you wonder, that I have

bit off my mothers ear; for, he her elf hath been the author and caue of this myundoing.

7. For, if he had corrected me when I brought her a book, which I firt filchedfrom my fellow out of the chool; having left my thievery for fear of troaks, I houldnever have come for the preent to this kind of bae death.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that he that in doing amis is not corrected at the veryfirt, becometh more wicked every day than other.

122. Of the Shepherd, and the Sea.

1. A Shepherd feeding heep by the Sea-hore, when he once aw the ea calm, havinga mind to ail, he changed his heep for dates; which being hipt, when now be wasput forth into the main ea, and was toed to and fro with a torm, without any hopeof being aved; he threw all thoe things that were in the hip into the ea, and withmuch ado got into a haven.

2. Soon after, when be kept heep, and aw the ea now calm again, he aid jetinglyto his fellow, that commended the calmnes of the ea; The ea would have dates again.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that ue and experience, make us more wary amidtdangers.

123. Of the Peach-tree, and the Apple-tree.

1. THE Peach-tree and the Apple-tree were at a controverie whether was the fairer.2. When they had triven a long time one with another, with undry and harp

debates; a bramble out of the next hedge, hearing their contets, came to them, andaid;

3. You have triven enough and too much betwixt your elves; be very quiet, andput an end to your brabbles.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that meaner men do oftentimes ettle the controveriesof their betters.

124. Of the Mole, and its Dam.

1. THE Mole is a living creature, blind by nature.2. She aid once to her dam. I perceive a great mell.3. A little after, he aith again, I ee a high chimney.4. Again, a third time he a••, I hear the noie of mith’s hammers.5. Her mother aid gently to her, O daughter, thou, as far as I perceive, art

deprived not only of thine eyes, but alo of thy noe and ears.


Mor. The fable ignifieth, That bragging fellows, when they profes great matters,are then mot of all confuted in the mallet.

125. Of the Waps, the Partridges, and the Husbandman.

1. WHen once the waps, and the partridges, being thirty, were met together, theywent to a Country-man, begging drink of him, and promied, that they would abun-dantly requite him for his water.

2. For, the partridges promie to dig him his vineyard, o that his vines houldyield full cluters of grapes.

3. And the wasps proffer largely, that they would defend his vineyard, by goingabout it, and keep thieves away thence.

4. To whom the husbandman aid, I have two oxen, which though they promienothing, do nevertheles do the ame work.

5. And therefore it is better for me, to give them water than you.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that we mut not help to maintain them, that are idle

an unprofitable.

126. Of Jupiter.

1. WHen Jupiter made a wedding, every living creature offered him preents, eachas they were able.

2. And the erpent pluck’d a Roe, and offered it to Jupiter, holding it in hermouth.

3. But as oon as Jupiter aw her, he aid openly, Truly I receive preents from allwith a good will, but I do not o from the erpent.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that any wie man ought to peruade himelf, that wickedmens preents are not without treachery.

127. Of the Ape.

1. AN Ape is aid to bring forth two young ones, towards one of which only hebears affection, and out of her affection doth nure it very diligently; but the otherhe hateth, and careth not for it.

2. Now it fell out, that that which the Ape o dearly loved, was trangled by herin her leep: wherefore that which was neglected, was brought up to perfect age, asthe mother’s only joy.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that fortune without doubt goeth beyond mens forecat.

128. Of the Flea.

1. WHen a flea had one time bitten one, and when he was catch’d, was asked, Whohe was, that offered to eat up his limbs; he aid; That he was one of that ort of livingcreatures, to which nature had appointed, that they hould live on that fahion; andthat he would not kill him, eeing he could not do him much hurt.

2. But the man miled, and aid to him, Thou halt by o much the rather be killedby my hands, becaue it is not lawfull to hurt any one, more or les without caue.


Mor. The fable ignifieth, that we ought not to pity wicked men, whether theyoffend les or more.

129. Of the Flea, and the Man.

1. A Flea skipping after its wonted fahion, etled upon a man’s foot, and bit himhard.

2. At which biting, the man being greatly vexed, took the flea, and would havecruhed her with his nailes.

3. But the flea skipping out of his hands, ecaped death.4. Then the man exclaimed, and aid, O Hercules, thou queller of evil things,

why didt thou not come, and help me to uppres this flea?Mor. The fable ignifieth, that one ought to crave Gods aitance, not in every the

leat, but in great and weighty matters.

130. Of the Pimires, and the Grahopper.

1. IT was about mid-winter, when the pimires laid their wheat abroad in the un.2. Which a grahopper eeing, when he was almot tarved with hunger, he went to

them, and intreated them to give her ome wheat to eat.3. But when the pimires asked her, What he did in ummer, and whether he tood

idle, and doing nothing or no, all that eaon?4. The grahopper anwered them, I neither tood idle, or doing nothing; but I

ang, whereby I eaed their toil, that travelled upon the way.5. Which when they heard, the pimires laughed, and aid; If thou anget in ummer,

to delight travellers; dance now, for fear let thou be tarved with cold.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that he that doth not do things that are to be done in

their eaons, falls into extremities, when he doth not think of it.

131. Of the Husband, and his Wives.

1. IT was the pring time, wherein one that had been nicely brought up, becauehe was neither young nor old, (for he was half hoary-ha•red) married two wivestogether; the one antient in years, and the other omewhat young.

2. When they dwelt all in one houe together, the old wife, that he might allureher husband wholly to love her, felt her husband’s head every day, and pulled awayhis black hairs.

3. Out of a like deire, the younger, that he might get him away out of the oldwomans company, pluck’d out his white hairs.

4. At the lat, they o pilled him, that they made their husband bald and ridicu-lous, to his utter digrace.

Mor. The tale ignifieth, that there is no better way of health for old men, thanto be without women, and epecially young ones; unles they would have themelvesquite undone.


132. Of one that promied Impoibilities.

1. A Poor man being ick and ore pa•ned, when he was given over by the Phyicians,beought the gods, and promied them, that if they would retore him his health again,he would offer them an hundred oxen for a acrifice.

2. But when his wife heard him, and asked him, Where wilt thou have thee, ifthou recover? He aid:

3. Why dot thou think that I hall arie hence, that the gods may require theethings of me?

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that many are forward to promie, what they nevermean to perform in good earnet.

133. Of the Frogs.

1. TWO Frogs were fed in a f•n; but in ummer time, when the fen was dried up,they quite forook that, and ought out another; but they light upon a deep Well.

2. Which as oon as they aw, one aid to the other, Ho, dot thou hear? let us godown into this Well.

3. She made anwer, and aid, If then the water hall dry up here, how hall we getup again?

Mor. The fable heweth, that we ought not to et upon things unadviedly.

134. Of the Dog, and the Cock.

1. A Dog and a Cock, having made a league of amity, undertook a journey.2. And when the night came upon them, the Cock got up into a tree, and lept;

but the dog lept at the root of a hollow tree.3. When the cock crew in the night, as he ues to do, a fox, as oon as he heard

him, ran to him, and tanding below, intreated him to come down to her, becaue hedeired to embrace a living creature, o commendable for •ong.

4. But when he had aid, that he hould firt call the porter, who lept at thebottom of the tree; that after he had opened the door, he might come down; and ashe ought him, that he might call him, the dog preently tarting out, tare her all inpieces.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that wie men do by a leight, end their inulting enemiesto them that are tronger.

135. Of the Lion, and the Bear.

1. A Lion and a Bear having got a great fawn betwixt them, fought about it.2. Thereupon, being orely wounded one by another, they lay down weary, after

they were taken with a dizzines, upon their ore fight.3. Now the fox going about and about, when he aw them both •aid, and the

fawn lying betwixt them, lept in betwixt them both, and natcht it up, and ran hisway.

4. But they indeed aw him; but becaue they were not able to rie, they aid, Woeis us, poor wretches, becaue we have taken pains for the fox.


Mor. This fable ignifieth, that whilt ome take pains, others go away with thegains.

136. Of the Bat, the Bramble, and the Cormorant.

1. A Bat, and a Bramble, and a Cormorant, having made a league of partnerhip,reolved to turn Merchants.

2. Thereupon the bat having borrowed money, threw it into the tock; the brambletook a Suit with her; and the cormorant being the third, brought Bras: and theyput to ea.

3. Now when a great torm aroe, and the hip was overwhelmed, and every thinglot, they themelves ecaped to land.

4. Since that time therefore, the cormorant its always near the eahores, to eewhether the ea any where cats up bras.

5. And the bat being afraid of creditors, doth not appear on the day time, butgoeth out to f•ed by night.

6. The bramble catcheth hold of the clothes of them that go by, eeking if any-where he can find her own.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that we fall again afterwards to thoe things, which wemot mind.

137. Of the Peacock, and the Jack-daw.

1. THE Peacock intreated the birds, being about to make a King, that they wouldmake choice of her, for her beauty.

2. Now, when all paed their votes for her, the jack-daw making a peech, aid:3. But if when thou art King, the eagle begin to purue us, how wilt thou relieve

us?Mor. The fable ignifieth, that Princes ought to be choen, not only for their

gallantry, but alo for their fortitude and prudence.

138. Of the Wild Boar, and the Fox.

1. A Wild Boar tanding by a tree, whetted his tuhes.2. The fox asking him the reaon, why he whetted his tuhes; there being no

neceity, he aid;3. I do not this without caue; for if danger come upon me, it will then be in

vain for me to be buie in whetting my tusks; but I mut ue them, being preparedaforehand.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that one ought to be prepared againt a danger.

139. Of the Lark.

1. A Lark being caught in a •are, lamented, and aid:2. Woe is me, mierable and unhappy bird, I have toln no bodies gold, nor ilver,

nor any other precious thing.3. But, a mall corn of wheat, hath been the occaion of my death.Mor. This fable aimeth at them, that undergo great danger for unprofitable gain.


140. Of the Hind-Calf.

1. THE Hind-Calf aid once to the Hart:2. Sire, thou art both wifter and bigger than the dogs, and beides thou bearet

huge horns for revenge; why then art thou o afraid of them?3. And he miling, aid, My on, thee things are true indeed; but this one thing I

know, that when I hear the barking of a dog, I am preently, I know not how, et arunning.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that they that are by nature fearfull, can be made toutby no admonition.

141. Of the Covetous Man.

1. A Covetous man, when he had old all his goods, and made a gold wedge, heburied it in a pla•e, burying there alo, both his mind and his reaon, and going byit every day, looked at it.

2. Now, one of his work-folks, by minding it, came to know it; and digged upthe wedge, and tole it.

3. After this, he went himelf alo: and eeing the place empty, he began to lamentand pull off his hair.

4. When one aw him thus taking on, and undertood the reaon, he aid:5. O Sir, be not o ad, for whilt you had the gold, you had it not.6. Therefore take a tone, and hide it in tead of thy gold, and uppoe it to be thy

gold, for it will do thee the ame ervice: for, as far as I perceive, when thou hadt thegold, thou madet no ue of it.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that the poeion of a thing is nothing worth, unles uebe made of it.

142. Of the Geee, and the Cranes.

1. THE Geee and the Cranes fed in the ame meadow.2. And when they aw the fowlers, the Cranes quickly flew away, becaue they

were light, but when the Geee tarried behind, becaue of the weight of their bodies,they were taken.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that in the acking of a City, poor men eaily get away:but rich men being taken prioners, are made laves.

143. Of the Tortoie, and the Eagle.

1. A Tortoie intreated an Eagle, that he would teach her to flie.2. But when he told her, that this was quite different from her nature, he preed

upon her the more with intreaties.3. Therefore he took her in her tallons, and bare her up a great height: and

thence let her down.4. But he fell upon rocks, and was dahed to pieces.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that many have done themelves hurt, who in their

endeavours have not hearkened to them that were wier.


144. Of the Hind.

1. A Hind being blind of one eye, ed upon the hoar, having the well eye towardsthe land, becaue of the hunters, and the other towards the ea, whence he upectednothing.

2. But ome that ailed by, and uppoed this, hot her.3. Now he bewailed her elf, becaue he had uffered nothing from whence he feared;

and was betrayed by that, which he thought would do her no hurt.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that oftentimes thoe things do us good, which eem to

be hurtfull for us; and thoe things do us hurt; which eem good for us.

145. Of the Hind, and the Lion.

1. A Hind running away from the hunters, entred into a cave.2. And when he had light upon a Lion there, he was caught by him.3. And as he died, he aid, Wo is me! triving to out-run men, I have light upon

one that is the mot cruel of all wild beats.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that many men, whilt they avoid mall peri••, run into

great ones.

146. Of the Hind, and the Vine.

1. A Hind running away from the Hunters, lay hid in a Vine.2. Now when they had paed by a little, the Hind thinking tha• he now lay very

cloe, began to browe the leaves of the vi•e.3. But when they were tirred, the hunters turning back, and uppoing that which

was true, that ome beat was hid under the leaves, they hor the hind through withtheir arrows.

4. And he dying, aid uch words as thee: I am jutly erved; for I ought not tohave hurt the vine, which preerved me.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that God puniheth thoe, that wrong their benefactors.

147. Of the As, and the Lion.

1. A Cock once fed with an As.2. And when a Lion et upon the As, the Cock crew; and the lion (for they ay

that he is afraid at the cro•ing of a Cock) ran away.3. But the as thinking, that he ran away becaue of him, preently made after the

lion.4. And as he purued him a good way off, where the cocks crowing could no more

be heard, the lion turned back and worried him.5. But he, as he died, cried out, Wo is me, wretched and mad as! for what have

I ruhed into the battel, that was not born of fighting parents?Mor. The fable ignifieth, that many men have et upon their enemies, that have

crouched on purpoe, and o have been lain by them.


148. Of the Gardiner, and his Dog.

1. A Gardiner’s dog fell into a well: now the Gardiner went down himelf into thewell, to take him out thence.

2. But the dog thinking that he came to •oue him in deeper, turned and bit theGardiner.

3, Now he returning with the mart, aid, I am rightly erved: for why did I triveto ave one, that would kill himelf?

Mor. This fable is againt unjut and ungratefull perons.

149. Of the Swine, and the Dog.

1. A Swine, and a Dog micalled one another.2. And the wine wore by Venus, that without all quetion, he would rend the dog

with his teeth.3. At thee words the dog aid tauntingly, Tho• dot well to wear to us by Venus,

for thou hewet, thou art well beloved of her, who by no means admitteth any one,that tateth thy unclean fleh, into her chappel.

4. The wine aid to him again, The goddes therefore makes greater hew thathe loves me, for this very reaon: for he utterly dilikes any one that killeth me, orhurteth me any way. But thou tinket both alive and dead.

Mor. This tale ignifieth, that dicreet Orators can handomly turn, what theirenemies object, to their own commendation.

150. Of the Sow, and the Bitch.

1. A Sow and a Bitch fell out about their fruitfulnes.2. Now the Bitch aid, That he was the mot fruitfull of all creatures that have

feet.3. And the Sow at thee words aid, But when thou ayet thee words, know that

thou whelpet blind puppies.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that things are judged on, not by their peed, but by

their perfection.

151. Of the Serpent, and the Crab.

1. A Serpent lived with a Crab, having made a league of friendhip with him.2. Therefore the Crab being plain in behaviour, advied him, that he would

change his ubtilty: but he did not do as he would have him.3. Therefore when the crab had watched him aleep, and had pinch’d him as hard

as he could, he killed him.4. And when the erpent, after he was dead, was tretch’d out in length, he aid,

Thou houldet have been thus treight and plain heretofore, and then thou hadt notuffered this punihment.

Mor. This fable heweth, that they rather receive the hurt, that et upon theirfriends by a wile.


152. Of the Shepherd. and the Wolf.

1. A Shepherd found a wolf’s whelp newly littered, and took it up and brought itup with his dogs.

2. And when it was grown up, if at any time a wolf had catched a heep, he alohimelf made after him with the dogs.

3. But when the dogs once could not overtake the wolf, and therefore came backagain, he followed him, that when he had overgot him, he might partake of the prey,as well as the wolf; and came thence back again.

4. But if a wolf had not catcht a heep without, he himelf killed one privately,and eat it with the dogs.

5. Till when the Shepherd had gueed and found out the matter, he hang’d himon a tree & killed him.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that a naughty nature doth not breed good manners.

153. Of the Lion, and the Wolf.

1. A Lion, when he was old, was ick, and lay in his den.2. Now the other beats, except the fox, had come to their king, to ee how he

did.3. The wolf therefore taking an occaion, accued the fox to the lion, as if he did

not care for the lord of him and them all; and therefore did not come to viit him.4. In the mean time the fox was there, and heard the lat words of the wolf; and

the lion grumbled againt her.5. But having beg’d a time to make her apology, he aid, And which of them that

have aembled, hath done o much good as I, which have gone about all parts, andhave enquired and learned a medicine of a Phyician for you?

6. And when the lion had forthwith commanded, that he hould tell the receipt,he aid, If after a live wolf be flead, you put his warm skin about you.

7. And as the wolf lay, the fox laughed, and aid, Thus thou mut not perwadeour lord to ill will, but to good will.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that he that is daily plotting, doth bring the halterupon his own neck.

154. Of the Woman.

1. A Woman had a drunken husband; and he, to free him from his ditemper, devieduch a trick as this:

2. For when he had oberved him over-gone with drink, and enles like a deadman, he took him upon her houlders, and carried him into a burying-vault; andthere laid him, and went away.

3. Now when he uppoed he was ober, he went and knockt at the door of theburying-vault.

4. And when he ask’d, who is that, that knocks at the gate? his wife anwer’d:5. It is I, that bring meat for them that are dead.6. And he replied, O good wife, bring me nothing to eat, but omething to drink;

for, thou maket me ad, eeing thou mentionet meat, and not drink.


7. But he aid, as he wailed and truck her breat, Wo is me, poor woman! for Ihave done no good neither by my light.

8. For you, husband, are not only not amended, but you are become wore thanyou were; your ditemper is grown to an habit to you

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that we mut not continue in bad actions; for cutom etsupon a man ometimes, even whether he will or not.

155. Of the Swan.

1. A Rich man kept both a gooe and a wan, yet not for the ame purpoes, but theone for to ing, and the other for his table.

2. But when the gooe was to uffer thoe things for which he kept her, it wasnight, and the time did not permit to dicern them both.

3. Now the wan being had away intead of the gooe, he ung a ong, as an entranceto his death; and dicovered his nature by the ong, and o ecaped death by the weetnesof his inging.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that Muick oft-times deferreth death.

156. Of the Black-More.

1. ONE bought a Black-more, thinking that he had uch a colour through thenegligence of him that had him before.

2. And after he had taken him into his houe, he ued all kind of wahing towardshim, and trove to make him clean with all kind of baths.

3. But he could not alter his colour; but the mart bred a dieae.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that, natures remain, as they were bred at the firt.

157. Of the Swallow, and the Crow.

1. THE Swallow and the Crow trove which was the fairer.2. And the Crow anwered and aid unto her, But thy beauty looks gay in the

pring time, but my body lateth in winter.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that the latingnes of a body is better, than the han-

domnes.

158. Of the Owl.

1. AN Owl hanged out at a window.2. Now a bat went and asked her the reaon, why he was ilent on the day, and

ang on the night?3. And when he aid, he did not this for nothing; (for he aid, he had been once

caught by inging on the day, and therefore ever ince he wiely avoided it;) the bataid, But thou mut not now take heed, when it doth thee no good; but thou houldethave done it, before thou wat caught.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that in misfortunes, repentance is unprofitable.


159. Of the Cockles.

1. A Country-man’s on roted Cockles.2. And when he heard them chirp, he aid, O ye bae living creatures, do you ing,

when your houes are on fire?Mor. The fable ignifieth, that every thing done uneaonably, is dicommendable.

160. Of the Woman, and her Maid.

1. A Widow woman being given to work, and having maids, was wont to raie themup by night to their work, by the cocks crow.

2. And thee being tired every day with work, thought it bet to kill the houe-cock,as him that called up their mitris by night.

3. But it befell them, that when this was done, they fell into a greater michief;for the mitris not knowing the cock hour, called them up more uneaonably.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that to many men, their own devices are occaions ofharm.

161. Of the Witch.

1. A Woman that was a Witch, promiing to with-hold Gods wrath, went on to domany things, and to make a gain thereby.

2. Some therefore accued her of impiety, and convicted her, and had her along,after he was condemned to death.

3. But one eeing her to be had along, aid, Thou which promiedt to avert Godswrath, how couldt thou not be able to alter mens purpoes?

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that many men promiing great matters, are not ableto do the leat.

162. Of the Husbandman.

1. A Husbandman, as he digged, found gold; therefore he crowned the earth everyday, as having received a good turn from it.

2. But Fortune tanding by him, aid, Ho, you ir, why do you attribute my giftsto the earth, which I gave thee, to enrich thee?

3. For if time hould alter, and this gold of thine hould go into other bands, Iknow you will blame me Fortune.

Mor. This tale ignifieth, that one ought to acknowledge his benefactor, and togive him thanks.

163. Of the Travellers.

1. TWO men went a Journey together; and when one had found a hatchet, theother, that had not found it, advied him that be hould not ay, I have found; but,We have found.

2. A little while after, when they which had •ot the hatchet, made after them,he that had it, aid, as they purued them, to him that went along with him, We areundone.


3. But he aid, Say, I am undone, not, We are undone; for even then, when thoufoundet the hatchet, thou aidet, I have found, not, We have found.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that they that have not been harers of our properity,will not be fat friends in our adverity.

164. Of the two Frogs.

1. TWO Frogs lived near to one another; but they fed, the one in a deep pond andfar from the way; the other in the way, having little water.

2. Now when that which was in the pond advied the other, that he would removeto her, that he might feed more afely, he did not do as he advied her, aying, That he,being ued to that place, was mightily taken with it; untill it fell out, that a waggonpaing that way, cruhed her all to mah.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that even men that attempt mall matters, will ratherdie, than change for the better.

165. Of the Bee-Mater.

1. ONE going into a Bee-garden, when the Mater was away, tole the honey-combs.2. But as oon as he, when he came again, aw the hives empty, he tood and

earched what was in them.3. But the bees returning from feeding, as oon as they found him tung him, and

ued him very badly.4. And he aid unto them, O ye bae living creatures, do you let him go without

any hurt, that tole your combs, and do ye ting me, that am buie about your good?Mor. The fable ignifieth, that ome men through their ignorance, do not beware

of their enemies, but reit their friends, as they that go about to betray them.

166. Of the Kings-fiher.

1. A Kings-fiher is a olitary b••d, that always lives in the Sea: it is aid, that he toavoid mens catching her, doth build in rocks near the ea.

2. But once being about to breed, he made her net.3. And when he went out to feed, it happened that the ea being tirred by a great

wind, was lifted above her net; and when it was drowned, detroyed her young ones.4. And he returning, when he knew the matter, aid, Wo is me, poor wretch, who

avoiding the land as treacherous, have fled to this, which is far more unfaithfull tome.

Mor The fable ignifieth, that ome men in avoiding their enemies, have ignorantlylight upon friends, that are far wore than enemies.

167. Of the Fiherman.

1. A Fiher-man fihed in a River.2. And when he had cat out his nets, and encompaed the tream on both ides,

and tyed a tone to the rope, he plunged the water, that the fih avoiding him mightfall into his net unawares.


3. Now when one of them that dwelt near the place, aw him do that, he chidhim, becaue he muddied the river, and did not uffer him to drink clear water.

4. And he anwered, But unles the river be thus muddied, I mut tarve for hunger.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that Governours of Cities then get mot, when they

have drawn the Countries into idings.

168. Of the Ape, and the Dolphin.

1. WHen it was in fahion for ailors to carry little pretty dogs and apes with them,to make them merry as they ailed, one had an ape with him.

2. And when they came to Sunium, a Cape of Attica, it happened, that therewas a great tempet; and when the hip was overwhelmed, and every man wam, theape alo wam.

3. A dolphin having espied him, and uppoing it was a man, tept out of his way,and bare him up, and carried him to land.

4. And as he was in Pyraeeum, a road for hips belonging to Athens, he askedthe ape, whether he was an Athenian born.

5. And when he aid, He was, and that he was come of noble parents there, heasked him, whether he knew Pyraeum too?

6. Now the ape uppoing him to peak of a man, aid, That he was both a verygreat friend, and a familiar acquaintance of his.

7. But the Dolphin being vexed with uch a great lye, ducked him under thewater, and killed him.

Mor. The fable is againt men, that are ignorant of the truth, and think they candeceive others.

169. Of the Flies.

1. WHen honey was pilt in a cellar, the Flies flew to it, and ate it up.2. And when their feet was fat in it, they could not flie away.3. And when they were ready to be dr•wned, they aid, Wo is us, poor wretches,

becaue we die for a little food.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that gluttony is the caue of many michiefs to many

men.

170. Of Mercury, and the Statuary.

1. MErcury being deirous to know, how much men repected him, went into a tatue-maker’s houe, being transformed into a man; and when he aw the tatue of Jupiter,he asked, what one might buy it for?

2. And when the man aid, For a groat; he miled, and aid, For how much mayone buy Juno’s?

3. And when he aid, For more; having epied his own tatue alo, and thinkingthat, foramuch as he was the meenger of the Gods, and gainfull, men made verygreat account of him; he asked concerning himelf.

4. And the tatuary aid, If you will buy thee, I will give you this too into thebargain.

Mor. The fable is againt a bragging fellow, that is of no account with other men.


171. Of Mercury, and Tireias.

1. MErcury being deirous to undertand, whether Tireia’s foretelling was true or no,after he had toln his cows out of the countrey, came to him into the city, being madeli•e a man, and lodged with him.

2. Now when Tireias bad news that his cows were lot, he took Mercury withhim, and went out, being to conider ome ooth-ayings by birds, concerning the thief.

3. And he bids him tell him, what bird he aw.4. Now Mercury aid, That he firt aw an eagle flying, from the left hand towards

the right.5. When Tireias aid, This was nothing to him, he aw a crow next itting upon a

tree, and told the wizard, that he looked ometimes upward, and ometimes toopedtowards the earth.

6. And he, after he had undertood the matter, aid, But this crow wears both byheaven and earth, that I hall receive my cows again, if thou wilt.

Mor. Any one may ue this peech to a thievih fellow.

172. Of the Dogs.

1. A Man having two dogs, taught the one to hunt, and the other to keep the houe.2. But, if at any time the hound got any thing, that which kept the houe, was

harer with him of his upper.3. And when the hound took it ill, and objected to him, That himelf took pains

every day, and that he, that did nothing, was maintained by his labours: he anwered;4. Do not blame me, but my Mater, who hath not taught me to labour, but to

devour others labours.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that young men that know nothing, are not to be

blamed, eeing their parents brought them up o.

173. Of the Husband, and the Wife.

1. ONE having a wife, which could abide none of his houhold, would know, whetherhe was o affected towards thoe of her fathers’ houhold.

2. Wherefore he ent her with a fair pretence to her father.3. But within a few days after, when he was come back again, he asked her, how

he behaved her elf towards them.4. And when he aid, The herdmen and the hepherds looked curvily upon me; he

aid to her;5. But, O wife, if thou dilike them, that drive out their flocks in a m•r•ing, and

come back again late at even, what can you look for from them, with whom you areall the day long?

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that thus great matters are many times dicovered bymall, and uncertain things by thoe that are certain.

174. Of the Goat, and the Wolf.

1. A being left by the flock, when the Wolf purued it, turned toward him, and aid;


2. O wolf, becaue I believe I am like to be thy meat, that I may die merrily, dothou pipe firt, that I may dance.

3. Now when the wolf piped, and the kid danced, the dogs, after they heard, runafter the wolf.

4. He turning to the kid, aid, I am rightly erved in thee things; for it did notbelove me to play the piper, eeing I am a cook.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that they that neglect thoe things, which they are bynature it for, and trive to exercie thoe things, which belong to others, do fall intomisfortunes.

175. Of the Crab, and the Fox.

1. AFter a Crab-fih had got out of the Sea, he ed in a certain place.2. Aoon as a hungry fox aw him, he came to him, and carried him away.2. And he, when he was to be eaten, aid; But, I am rightly erved, who, when I

am a ea-crab, would needs be a land-crab.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that men, who leaving their own employments, under-

take thoe things which do not agree with them, are deervedly unfortunate.

176. Of the Harper.

1. A Bungling Harper inging in a houe, pargetted over with lime, as he ued to dofamiliarly, and his voice ec•hoing from over againt him, upon himelf, was thoughtto have a very pleaant voice.

2. And being proud of this, he thought, that he ought alo to adventure himelfupon the theatre.

3. But when he went to hew himelf, and ang very badly, they•ied him out, andtoned him away.

Mor. The fable heweth, that ome Rhetoricians thus, that in the chools eem tobe ome-body, when they betake themelves to publick affairs, are nothing worth.

177. Of the Thieves.

1. THieves that went into a houe, found nothing but a cock; and when they hadtaken him, they went away.

2. When he was to be killed by them, he intreated them to let him go, aying,that he did men good on the night-time, by calling them up to their work.

3. But they aid, Thou halt the rather he killed for this; for, by calling them up,thou det not uffer us to teal.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that thoe things are mot of all againt naughty perons,which do honet men mot good.

178. Of the Crow, and the Raven.

1. A Crow envying a Raven, becaue he foretold men things by way of augury,and was therefore believed, as foretelling things to come; when he had espied ometravellers pasing by, he went into a tree, and tood, and croaked very much.


2. And when they had turned about at the noie, and wondred, after they un-dertood the matter, one aid;

3. O Sirs, let us be gone hence, for it is a crow that croaked, and he hath noskill in divination.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that jut on this manner alo, men that trive with theirbetters, beides that they come not near them to match them, are worthy to belaughed at.

179. Of the Crow, and the Dog.

1. A Crow acrificing to Minerva, invited a Dog to his good chear.2. But he aid to her, Why dot thou spend thy acrifices in vain?3. For the Goddes o hateth thee, that he hath taken away credit from thoe

aug•ries, which are properly belonging to thee.4. To whom the crow aid, I do the rather acrifice to her, becaue of that; that he

may be friends with me.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that many men are not afraid to do courteies to their

enemies for luc•e ake.

180. Of the Raven, and the Serpent.

1. A Raven wanting meat, as oon as he aw a Serpent leeping in a unny place, natch’dhim up as he flew.

2. When he had turned himelf, and bitten her, the raven being ready to die, aid;3. Who is me, poor wretch, who have found uch a commodity, that I am even

undone by it.Mor. The fable is againt a man, that for finding of a treaure adventureth his life.

181. Of the Jack-daw, and the Pidgeon.

1. A Jack-daw, when he aw Pidgeons well fed in a Pidgeon-houe, made her elf white,and went, that he might be partaker of the ame meat.

2. And they, as long as he held her peace, thinking he had been a Pidgeon, lether alone; but when once, having forgot her elf, he chattered, then her nature beingdicovered, they pecked her away.

3. And he being deprived of her meat, came again to the Jack-daws: and they,when they knew her not, becaue of her colour, heat her away from their meat; othat being deirous of two things, he obtained neither.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that it behoveth us to be content with our own things,conidering that covetounes, beides that it doth not at all advantage one, doth oft-times bereave him of the goods which he hath.

182. Of the Jack-daw.

1. WHen one had caught a Jack-daw, and tied her foot with a thread, he gave it tohis on.

2. She not enduring to live amongt men, when he had got liberty a little, fledaway, and betook her elf to her net.


3. But when the tring was hankled about the boughs, he being not able to flieaway, aid with her elf, aoon as he was ready to die;

4. Wo is me, poor wretch, who not enduring ervitude with men, have unawaresdeprived my elf of my life.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that ome men ometimes, when they trive to freethemelves from mean perils, do full into greater.

183. Of Mercury.

1. Jupiter had Mercury, that he hould compound the Receipt of a lye, for allTrademen.

2. He, after it was brayed, and made even according to weight, tempered forevery one alike.

3. And when after none but the Taylor was left, there remained a great dealof the phyick in the mortar, he took all the mortar, and tempered it for him; andhence it came to pas, that all Trademen lye o, and Taylors mot of all.

Mor. The fable is againt lying Trademen.

184. Of Jupiter.

1. JUpiter, after he had formed men, put all the affections into them, only he forgotto put in Shame.

2. Wherefore not having a way whereby to bring it in, he had it to go in, throughthe throng.

3. But it, taking it in nuff at the firt, refued; and when he preed the more uponit, it aid, Truly I will go in on this condition, if Love may not go in; but, if it comein, I will go out aoon as I can.

4. Hereupon it came to pas, that all whores are hameles.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that they that are in love are hameles.

185. Of Jupiter.

1. WHen Jupiter made a wedding, he feated all the living creatures; and when theTortoie only came late, he wondred at the reaon of her lownes, and asked her, Whyhe did not come to the feat?

2. When he aid, I love my houe, my houe is bet, he was angry at her, andcondemned her to bear her houe about, like a porter.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that many men chooe rather to live paringly bythemelves, than deliciouly with others.

186. Of the Wolf, and the Sheep.

1. A Wolf being bitten by the dogs, and being very ore, lay olitary.2. And when he wanted meat, he aw a heep, and intreated her, that he would

fetch him ome drink out of a river that ran by; for, aith he, if th•u wilt but give meome drink, I hall find my elf ome meat.

But he, after he apprehended the matter, aid, But, if I give thee drink, thou wiltmake ue of me as thy meat.


Mor. The fable is againt a michievous man, that goeth about to catch others byhis hypocriie.

187. Of the Hares.

1. THE Hares once making war with the Eagles, called the Foxes to help them.2. But they aid, We would aid you, but that we know who you are, and with

whom ye fight.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that they that trive with their betters, neglect their

own welfare.

188. Of the Pimire.

1. THat which is now a Pimire, was once a man; and he minding his husbandryevery day, was not content with his own labours, but tole his neighbours fruit alo.

2. Now Jupiter, being vexed at his covetounes, changed him into this livingcreature, which is called a pimire.

3. But when he had changed his hape, he did not change his affection; for, evenuntill now, he, going about the plowed fields, ilcheth other folks labours, and layeththem up for himelf.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that they that are naught by nature, though they verymuch alter their hape, do not alter their manners.

189. Of the Bat, and the Weeel.

1. WHen the Bat fell on the ground, a Weeel caught her; and when he was to bekilled, he begged quarter.

2. And when the weeel aid, he could not let her go, becaue he was naturally anenemy to all birds; he aid, That he was not a bird, but a moue; and o he was let go.

3. Afterwards alo when he had fallen down again, and was caught by anotherweeel, he intreated that he might not be worried.

4. And when this weeel aid, that he was an enemy to all mic•; he aid, I am nota moue, but a bat; and o he was let go again: And thus it came to pas, that havingchanged her name twice, he got quarter.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that we ought not always to tand in the ame things,conidering, that they that are changed according to the times, do for the mot partavoid danger.

190. Of the Travellers.

1. PAengers travelling by the ea ide, went into a cave; and there eeing loppings oftrees floating a great way off, they thought it had been a great hip, wherefore theywaited, as if he had been ready to land.

2. But when the rice were brought nearer by the wind, they did not think theyaw a hip any more, but a boat.

3. And when they were brought to them, when they aw they were rice, they aidone to another, How did we, to purpoe, wait for that which is nothing?


Mor. The fable ignifieth, that ome men, who on a udden eem to be terrible, arefound to be of no worth, when they come to try them.

191. Of the wild As.

1. A Wild As having een a tame As in a Sun-hine place, went to him, and aid, Hewas happy, both in the plight of his body, and the getting of his meat.

2. But afterwards, when he aw him bearing burdens, and the As-driver followingbehind him, and beating him with ticks, he aid:

3. But I hall no more think thee happy; for I ee, that thou hat not thy felicity,without great mieries.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that thoe gains are not to be envied, which dangersand mieries attend.

192. Of the Aes.

1. THE Aes once ent ambaadors to Jupiter, to beg releament from their labours,becaue they bare burdens every day, and were tired.

2. And he being deirous to how them, that it could not be, aid, That they houldbe then freed from their labours, when they had pied a flood.

3. But they, thinking that he spake true, ever ince then, and till now, wherethey ee the tale of other aes, tand there round about it, and pis.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that that which is fatal, is incurable with any one.

193. Of the As, and the Fox.

1. AN As being clad in a Lions skin, went up and down, frighting the other brutebeats.

2. And when he aw a fox, he endeavoured alo to affright him.3. But he (for he hapt to hear his voice) aid unto him, Know for certain, that I

alo had been afraid, but that I heard the• bray.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that ome unlearned men, that eem to be ome-body to

trangers, are confuted by their own talkativenes.

194. Of the As, and the Frogs.

1. AN As that carried wood, went through a marh ground.2. And having lipt, after he fell, and was not able to get up again, he lamented

and groaned.3. Now the frogs that were in the fen, when they heard his groans, aid to him:4. O thou as, what wouldt thou do, if thou hadt been here o long as we, eeing

thou taket on o, becaue thou hat but fallen a little?Mor. Any one may ue this aying, againt a lothfull peron, who is troubled for

any little pains; whereas he undergoes greater with eae.


195. Of the As, and the Raven.

1. AN As with a galled back, fed in a meadow ground.2. And when a Rav•n lighted upon him, and pecked his ore, the as brayed, and

kicked.3. But as the As-driver tood a good way off, and laughed; a wolf paing by, aw

him, and aid:4. Wo is us, poor wolves, whom if he do but ee, he runneth after; but, he tands

and laughs at this as.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that knavih perons are known, if they do but peep.

196. Of the As, and the Fox.

1. AN as and a fox having aociated themelves together, went abroad a hunting.2. And when a lion met them, the fox eeing the danger at hand, went to the lion,

and promied, that he would deliver the as to him, if he would promie him pardon.3. Who, when he had aid, he would let him ecape, he drew on the as, and made

him to fall into certain toils.4. But the lion eeing, that the as could not get away, firt caught the fox, and o

afterwards turned to the As.Mor. The fable ignifieth, that they that betray their fellows, do oft-times alo

undo themelves unawares.

195. Of the Hen, and the Swallow.

1. A Hen having found a nake’s eggs, kept them carefully, and hatched them.2. But when a Swallow aw her, he aid, O thou mad hen, why dot thou cherih

thee things, which, when they have grown up, will do thee the firt injury?Mor. The fable ignifieth, that a naughty nature is always ready to do michief,

though it have the greatet courteies that can be done to it.

196. Of the Camel.

1. WHen the Camel was firt een, men were afrighted with him, and being atonihedat his bignes, ran away.

2. But when in proces of time, they undertood his gentlenes, they adventured ofar, as that they went to him.

3. And perceiving a little after, that there was no gall in the beat, they wento much the more cornfully, as to put a bridle on him, and gave him to children tolead.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that things that are terrible, become contemptible bycutom.

197. Of the Serpent.

1. A Serpent being trod under foot by many men, complained to Jupiter.2. And Jupiter aid to him, If thou hadt tung him that firt trod upon thee, the

next would not have adventured to do it.


Mor. The fable ignifieth, that they that withtand thoe that firt et upon them,become terrible to others.

198. Of the Pidgeon.

1. A Pidgeon being thirty, as on as he aw a pot of water painted in a place, thinkingit was o indeed, and being carried on with a full woop, dah’d her elf againt theboard, before he was aware, inomuch, that her wings being broken, he fell to theground, and was caught by one of them that came by.

Mor. The fable ignifieth, that ome men, through too much earnetnes, ettingupon things unadviedly, undo themelves.

199. Of the Pidgeon and the Crow.

1. A Pidgeon being kept in a dove-coat, was proud of her fruitfulnes.2. But a Crow, when he heard her, aid, O thou (Pidgeon) forbear to boat of

this; for the more thou breedet, the more orrow thou increaet.3. Mor. The Fable ignifieth, that they are the mot mierable of all ervants, that

have many children in their ervitude.

200. Of the Rich man.

1. A Rich man having two daughters, when the one was dead, hired mourningwomen.

2. And when the other daughter aid. How wretched are we, which know nothow to lament, to whom the mourning pertaineth; but thoe that are nothing akin,wailed o very much.

3. Her mother aid, Daughter, do not wonder if thee take ono, for they do it formonies ake.

4. Mor. The fable ignifieth, thaet ome men out of covetounes, are not ahamedto gain by other mens calamities.

201. Of the Shepherd.

1. A Shepherd, having driven his heep into a grove of Oaks, laid his coat under anOak, and went up into it, and beat down the acorns.

2. And the heep, as they ate the acorns, ate up his cloaths too at unawares.3. But when the hepherd was come down, and aw that which was done.4. O ye mot naughty living Creatures, aith he, ye afford fleeces and cloaths for

others, and filch away even my coat from me, which feed you.5. Mor. The fable ignifieth, that many men out of madnes, do kindnees to thoe

that nothing belong to them, and do michief to thoe of their own houe.

202. Of the Neat-herd.

1. A Neat-herd feeding a herd of Cattle, lot a Calf, and looking up and down allthe deart, he pent much time in eeking it.


2. When he could find nothing, he vowed to Jupiter, that if he would but hewhim the thief which had taken his Calf, he would acrifice a kid to him.

3. But as he went into an oak grove; he found his calf to be devoured by a Lyon.4. Then trembling, and ore agat, he lifted up his hands towards heaven and aid:5. O mater Jupiter, I promie that I would give thee a kid, if I might •ind the

thief; and now I engage to acrifice a bull to thee, if I may ecape his hands.6. Mor. The fable is againt unfortunate men who whilt they want any thing,

praey that they may find it; and when they have found it, eek to be

203. Of the Eagle.

1. AN Eagle ate upon the Rock, ready to catch a Hare.2. But one hit her with an Arrow, which went into her, but the notch with the

feathers tood before her eyes; which when he aw, he aid3. And this is another grief to me, that I mut die by my own feathers.4. Mor. The fable ignifieth, that it is a hard cae, when one is endangered by his

friends.

204. Of the Worm and the Fox.

1. A Worm that was hid under the dirt, aid to all the living Creatures, I am aPhyician, well skilled in phyick, uch a one as Paeon, the Gods Phyician.

2. And how, quoth the Fox, eeing thou •uret others, dot thou not cur• thy elf,being lame?

3. Mor. The fable ignifieth, that unles experience be forth-coming all talking isto no purpoe.

205. Of the Hen that laid golden Eggs.

1. ONe having a Hen that laid golden Eggs, uppoing that a mas of gold was in her,found her, when he was killed, to be like other hen•.

2. This man hoping to find much wealth, was deprived even of that little.3. Mor. The fable ignifieth, that one mut be content with what he hath and

avoid unatiablenes.

206. Of the Wolf and the old Woman.

1. A Hungry Wolf went about, eeking meat.2. And going to a certain place, be heard a little child crying, an• an old woman

aying to it, Give over crying; or if not, I will give the•within this hour to the wolf.3. The wolf therefore thinking, that the old woman pake in earnet, expected till

the hour was near pent.4. But when the evening was come, he heard the old woman again, peaking fair

to the child and aying:5. If the Wolf come hither, we will kill him, child.6. When he heard thee things, the wolf aid, as he went, in this Cottag•they ay

one thing and do another.7. Mor. The fable is againt men, whoe deeds are not anwerable their words.

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207. Of the Gnat and the Lyon.

1. A Gnat coming to a Lyon, aid, I am neither afraid of thee, neither art thoutronger than I,

2. Dot thou think that I have les trength, becaue thou rendet with thy paws,and bitet with thy teeth?

3. This a woman can do, that fightethwith a man.4. But I am far tronger than thee.5. And, if thou wilt, let us come to the fight.6. And when he had founded the Trumpet, the gnat tuck upon him, biting his

mooth checks about his notrils.7. Now the Lion tore himelf with his own paws, till he was vexed.8. But the gnat, when he had overcome the Lyon, after he had ounded her

Trumpet, and ung a ong of triumph, flew away.9. But when he was to be devoured, being entangled in a pider’s web, he

lamented, that he having fought with the tronget, hould be killed by a Spider,a mean kind of living Creature.

10. Mor. The faeble is againt thoe, that vnaquih great ones, and are vanquihedby little ones.

THE END.

AESOPI FABULAE Anglo-Latinae.

1. De Gallo gallinaceo.

1. GAllus gallinaceus, dum vertit tercorarium, offendit gemmam: Quid, inquiens,rem ic nitidam reperio?

2. Si gemmarius reperiet, nihil eet eo latius, ut qui pretium ••iret.3. Mihi quidem nulli et uui, nec magni atimo: imo equidem omnibus •mmis

granum hor dei malim.4. Morale. Per gemmam, Artem Sapientiamque intellige: per gallum•ominem

tolidum & voluptuarium.5. Nec tolidi artes liberales amant, cum uum earum neciant; nec v••ptuarius,

quippe cui una placeat voluptas.

2. De lupo & Agno.

1. LUpus ad caput fontis bibens, videt agnum procul infra bibentem.2. Accurrit, agnum increpat, quod turbarit fontem.3. Trepidare agnus, upplicare, ut, parcat Innocenti.4. Se, quando longe infra biberit, potum lupi ne potuie quidem bare: nedum

voluie.5. Lupus contra intonat: Nihil agis acrilege: emper obes: pater, ••ter, omne

tuum invium genus, edulo mihi adveratur.6. Tu mihi dabis hodie poenas.7. Mor. Vetus dictum et: ut canem cadas facile inveniri baculum.8. Potens i libet nocere, facile capit nocendi cauam.

146 AESOPI FABULAE Anglo-Latinae.

9. Satis peccavit, qui reitere non potuit.

3. De Mure & Rana.

1. Ellum gerebat mus cum rana.2. De paludis certabatur imperio.3. Pugna erat vehemens & anceps.4. Mus callidus, ub herbis latitans, ex inidiis ranam adoritur.5. Rana viribus melior, pectore & inultu valens, aperto Marte hotem laceit.6. Hata utrique erat juncea.7. Quo certamine procul vio milvus adproperat: dumque prae tudio pugnae

neuter ibi cavet, utrumque bellatorem milvus rapit, ac laniat.8. Mor. Itidem evenire olet factiois civibus, qui acceni libidine do minandi, dum

inter e certant fieri magitratus, opes uas plerumque & vitam in periculo ponunt.

4. De Cane & mbra.

1. CAnis tranans fluvium, rictu vehebat carnem: plendente ole, ita ut fit, umbracarnis lucebat in aquis, quam ille viam avide captans quod in faucibus erat, perdidit.

2. Itaque tum rei tum spei jactura perculus, primum tupuit, deinde animumrecipiens, ic elatravit: Mier, deerat cupiditati tuae modus.

3. Satis uperque erat, ni deipuies: jam per tuam tultitiam minus nihilo tibi et.4. Mor. Monemur hac fabella modetiae, monemur prudentiae, ut cupiditati it

modus, ne certa pro incertis amittamus.5. Atute certe Terentianus ille Sannio, Ego, inquit spem pretio non emam.

5. De Leone, & quibudam aliis.

1. CUm ove quibudamque aliis pepigerat Leo, venationem fore communem.2. Itur venatum: capitur cervus: partiuntur.3. Singulis ingulas partes tolle r•, ut convenerat, incipientibus, leo irrugiit. Una,

inquiens, pars mea et, quia um digniimus.4. Altera item mea et •quia viribus praetantiimus.5. Porro, quia in do cervo plus udaverim, vendico tertiam.6. Quartam denique •••tem ni conceeritis. actum et de amicitia.7. Socij (hoc audito) dicedunt vacui & taciti, non aui mutire contra leonem.8. Mor. Rara emper f•iit fides, apud hoc eculum ra•ior et, apud potentes & et

& fuit emper rariima.9. Quocirca atius et, ut vivas cum pari.10. Qui enim cum potentiore vivit, necee habet aepe de uo jure concedere.11. Cum aequali aequale tibi jus erit.

6. De Lupo & Grue.

1. Lpo voranti ovem forte oa haere in gula•2. Ambit, orat opem, opitulatur nemo.3. Omnes dictitant, tulie eum pretium voracitatis.


4. Tandem blanditiis multis pluribuque promiis, gruem inducit, ut, collo longiimoin gulam inerto, os infixum eximeret.

5. Petenti autem praemium illuit: Inepta inquit, abi: non at habes, quod vivis?vitam debes mihi.

6. Si libuiet, licuit praemordere collum tuum.7. Mor. Tritum et, perire quod facis ingrato.

7. De Rutico & Colubro.

1. RUticus repertum in nive colubrum, frigore prope enectum, domum tulit, adjecitad focum.

2. Co•uber, ab igne vim viruque recipiens, deinde flammam non ferens, omnetugurium ibilando infecit.

3. Accurrit ruticus; correpta ude, verbis, verberibuque cum eo injuriam expotu-lat.

4. Num hanc referat gratiam?5. Num vitam erepturus it i•li, qui vitam ipi dederit?6. Mor. Fit interdum, ut obuit tibi quibus tu profueris; & male de te mereantur

ii, de quibus tu bene is meritus.

8. De Apro & Aino.

1. DUm iners Ainus irrideret aprum ille indignans frendebat.2. Malum quidem, ignavi. . . e, fueras meritus: ed etiami tu poena fueras dignus;

tamen ego indignus qui a te poenas umam.3. Irride tutus, impune tibi licet.4. Tutus enim es ob inertiam.5. Mor. Demus operam, ut cum indigna nobis audiamus aut patiamur. ne

indigna nobis dicamus aut faciamus.6. Mali enim & perditi plerunque gaudent, i quipiam bonorum eis reitat; magni

pen•unt haberi e dignos ultione.7. Imitemur equos & magnas betias, qui oblatrantes caniculos cum contemptu

praetereunt.

9. De Mure rbano & Mure Rutico.

1. LIbitum et urbano muri deambulare rus.2. Vidit hunc mus ruticus, in vitat, apparatu’r, itur canatum. 3. Depromit

ruticus quicquid repouerat in hyemem, & exhaurit omne •enu ut tanti hopitis expleatlautitiam.

4. Urbanus tamen frontem corrugans ruris damnat inopiam, urbis ubin•de laudatcopiam.

5. Rem•ans ducit ecum in urbem ruticum; ut qua verbis jactitarat. compro-baret.

6. Ineunt convivium, quod urbanus plendide compararat.7. Inter epulandum auditur in era murmur clavis.8. Trepidare illi, & fugitare fugitando.


9. Ruticus & inuetus, & loci ignarus, aegre e tueri.10. Decendente famulo, redit urbanus ad menam, vocat ruticum.11. Ille vix tandem metu depoito, prorepit.12. Invitantem ad pocula urbanum percontatur, Num hoc periculum •rebrum

it?13. Repondet ille, Quotidianum ee, contemni oportere.14. Tum ruticus, Quoridianum, inquit.15. Mehercule, tuae dapes plus fellis quam mollis apiunt.16. Equidem malo cum ecuritate meam inopiam, quam cum tali •nxietate illam

copiam.17. Mor. Divitiae prae e ferunt quidem voluptatem: ed i intropicias, •abent

pericula & amaritudinem.18. Eutrapelus quidam fuit, qui cum inimicis maxime nocere vellet, di•ites eos

faciebat, dictitans ita e eos ulcici, quippe accepturos cum divitiis ••gentem arcinamcurarum.

10. De Aquila & Cornicula.

1. AQuila nacta cochleam, non vi, aut arte quivit eruere picem.2. Accedens cornicula dat conilium.3. Suadet ubvolare, & e ublimi cochleam in axa praecipitare, ic e•im fore, ut

cochlea frangatur.4. Humi manet cornicula ut praetoletur caum, praecipitat aquila,, frangi••r teta,

ubripitur picis a cornicula, dolet clua aquila.5. Mor. Noli quibuvis habere fidem, & concilium, quod ab aliis accepe•s, fac

inpicias.6. Multi enim conulti, non uis conultoribus, ed ibi conulunt.

11. De Corvo & Vulpecula.

1. I Raedam nactus trepitat in ramis corvus.2. videt vulpecula geti•iem, accurrit.3. Corvum, inquit, plurima alute imperiit Vulpes.4. Saepenumero audi•iam Famam ee mendacen• jam re ipa experior.5. Nam ut hac orte jam praetereo upiciens te in arbore, advolo culpans •niam.6. Fama enim et, te nigriorem pice ee, & video candidiorem niv•.7. Meo ane judicio cygnos vincis, & hedera formoior alba es.8.Quod i ut plumis, ita & voce excellas, omnium avium equidem •e dixerim

reginam.9. Hac aentatiuncula illectus corvus, ad canendum apparat.10. Apparanti vero e rotro excidit caeus, quo correpto, vulpecula •achinnum

tollit.11. Tum demum miorum corvum pudet, pige•que ui, & jactura rei mi•to pudore

dolet.12. Mor. Nonnulli ic avidi laudis unt, ut cum uo probro & damno ••ment

aentatorem; ejumodi homines praedae unt parai•is.13. Quod fi vitaveris jactantiam, facile aentatorum petiferum genus vitaveris.


14. Si tu v•lis ee Thrao nuquam deerit tibi Gnatho.

12 De Leone enectute confecto.

1. LEO, qui in juventute complures ua ferocitate fecerat inimicos, in enectute exolvitpoenas.

2. Reddunt talionem betiae: dente aper, cornu petit taurus.3 Imprimis aellus, vetus ignaviae nomen cupiens abolere, verbis & •alcibus trenue

inultat.4. Tum gemebundus leo, Hi quibus olim nocui jam viciim nocent, & •erito: ed

hi quibus aliquando profui, jam viciim non prount, imo etiam immerito obunt.5. Stultus fui, qui multos fecerim inimicos; tultior, qui falis amicis •onfius fuerim.6. Mor. In ecundis rebus non efferaris, non is ferox.7. Nam i vultum mutarit fortuna, ulcicentur quos laeiti.8. Et inter amicos fac habeas dicrimen.9. Sunt enim quidam amici, non tui, led menae tuae, & furtunae tuae •uae

quidem fortuna imulac mutata fuerit, & illi mutabuntur.10. Bene tecum actum erit, i non inimici fuerint.11. Merito queritur Ovidius.En, ego non paucis quondam munitus amicis,Dum flavit velis aura ecunda m•is;t fera nimboo tumuerunt aequora vento,In mediis lacera puppe relinquor aquis.

13. De Cane & Aino.

DUm blandiretur canis hero & familiae, herus & familia canem demulcent.2. Aellus id videns, altius gemit, coepit eum pigere ortis; inique putat •mpara-

tum, canem gratum ee cunctis, pacıque de mena herili, idque •otio ludoque conequi;ee contra portare clitellas, caedi flagello, nunquam •otioum ee, & cunctis tamenodioum.

3. Si haec fiant blanditiis, eam artem quae tam utilis it, tatuit ectari.4. Igitur, quodam tempore, redeunti domum hero, rem tentaturus, procurrit

obviam, ubilit, pulat unguibus.5. Exclamante hero accurrere ervi, & ineptus Aellus, qui e urbanum credidit,

fute vapulat.6. Mor. Non omnia poumus omnes, ut ait Virgilius in Bucolicis: Nec omnes

omnia decent.7. Id quique velit, id tentet, quod poit.8. Nam cimus id quod Graece ignificantius dicitur, in non-Latin alphabet Ainus,

lyrarum vel lyrae. Sic autem Boetius, Ainus ad lyram poitus.9. Repugnante natura, irritus et labor, Tu nihil invita dices, facieve Minerva,

tete Horatio.

14. De Leone & Mure.

1. LEo, aetu curuque defeus, ub umbra fronde uper viridi, quiecebat.


2. Murum autem grege tergum ejus percurrente, experrectus, unum e multiscomprehendit.

3. Supplicat captivus indignum e ee cui Leo iracatur, clamitat.4. Reputans ille, in nece tantillae betiolae, nihil ee laudis, captivum dimittit.5. Nec vero ita multo pot, Leo forte, dum per altum currit, incidit in plagas;

rugire licet, exire non licet.6. Rugientem mierabiliter Leonem Mus audit, vocem agnocit, repit in cuniculos,

laqueorum quaerit nodos, quaeitos inven it, inventos corrodit, Leo e plagis evadit.7. Mor. Haec Fabula uadet potentibus clementiam.8. Etenim, ut unt res humanae intabiles, egent interdum ipi potentes ope humil-

limorum.9. Quare vir prudens eti potet, timebit vel vili homini nocere: qui autem non

timet nocere alteri, valde deipit.10. Quid ita? Quia eti potentia fretus, neminem metuit; foran olim erit ut

metuat.11. Contat enim evenie claris magnısque regibus, ut vilium homuncionum vel

gratia indiguerint, vel iram metuerint.

15. De Milvo aegroto.

1. I Ecto decumbebat Milvus, jam ferme m•riens.2. Matrem orat precatum ire deos.3. Mater repondet, Nihil opis illi perandum a diis, quorum acra & aras nis rapinis

toties violaet.4. Mor. Decet venerari uperos; illi enim pios juvant, impios adverantur.5. In felicitate neglecti, in mieria non exaudiunt.6. Quare in ecundis rebus is eorum memor, ut in adveris rebus praeentes int,

vocati.

16. De Hirundine & aliis Aviculis.

1. CUm primum coeptum et eri Linum, Hirundo uadet aviculis impedire ementem,dictitans ibi fieri inidias.

2. Irrident illi, tultum vatem Hirundinem vocant.3. Surgente jam Lino & virecente, rurum monet evellere ata.4. Iterum irrident.5. Maturecit Linum, hortatur populari egetem.6. Cum ne tunc quidem conulentem audirent, Hirundo, avium caetu relicto

hominis ibi conciliat amicitiam: init cum eo foedus, cohabitatur, cantu demulcet.7. Caeteris e Lino avibus fiunt retia & laquei.8. Mor. Multi nec ipi conulere ibi norunt, nec recte conulentem audiunt.9. Sed cum in periculis unt & damnis, tunc demum apere incipiunt, & uam

damnare ocordiam.10. Tunc atis uperque conilii et; Hoc, inquiunt, & illud factum oportuit.11. Sed praetat ee Prometheum, quam Epimetheum.12. Fuere hi fratres: nomina um Graeca.


13. Alteri conilium ante rem fuit, alteri pot rem: quod declarat interpretationominum.

17. De Ranis & earum Rege.

1. GEns Ranarum, cum eet libera, Jovi upplicabat dari ibi regem.2. Ridere Jupiter vota Ranarum.3. Illae tamen iterum intare atque iterum donec ipum perpellerent.4. Dejecit ille Trabem.5. Ea moles ingenti fragore quaat fluvium.6. Territae ilent ranae: regem venerantur.7. Accedunt pede tentim propius: tandem, abjecto metu, inultant, & deultant.8. Iners Rex luui et et contemptui.9. Laceunt rurum Jovem, orant Regem dari, qui trenuus it:10. Dat Jupitar Ciconiam.11. Is pertrenue perambulans paludem, quicquid Ranarum obyiam fit, vorat.12. De hujus igitur aevitia Ranae frutra queta unt.13. Jupiter non audit, nam & hodie adhuc queruntur.14. Veperı enim ciconia cubitum eunte, ex antris egreae rauc••u•atu murmurant:

ed urdo canunt.15. Vult enim Jupiter, ut quae regem clementem int depreca•, jam ferant in-

clementem.16. Mor. l’erinde atque Ranis, evenire olet plebi; quae i Regem manuetiorem

habet, ignavum & inertem ee cauatur: optat aliquando contingere ibi virum.17. Contra, i quando nacta et regem trenuum hujus aevitiam damnat; prioris

laudat clementiam; ive quod emper praeentium nos poenitet, ive quod verum etverbum, Nova veteribus ee potiora.

18. De Columbis & Milvo.

1. COlumbae olim bellum geere cum Milvo: quem ut expugnarent delegerunt regemibi Accipitrem.

2. Ille rex factus; hotem agit, non regem.3. Non egnius ac Milvus rapit, ac laniat.4. Poenitet Columbas incoepti; atius fuie putantes, pati bella Milvi, quam tyran-

nidem Accipitris.5. Mor. Neminem uae ortis nimium pigeat.6. Nihil et (tete Flacco) ab omni parte beatum.7. Equidem meam ortem, modo tolerabilis it, mutare non optem.8. Multi, nova orte quaeita, veterem rurus optarunt.9. Ita plerique ingenio vario umus omnes, ut nomet notri poeniteat.

19. De Fure & Cane.

1. FUri aliquando panem (ut ileat) porrigenti repondit Canis: Inidias tuas novi:panem das quo definam latrare.

2. Sed ego munus tuum odi: quippe, i ego tulero panem, tu ex tectis cunctaexportabis.


3. Mor. Cave parvi commodi causa amittas magnum.4. Cave cuivis homini fidem habeas.5. Sunt enim qui dolo non tantum benigne dicunt, ed & benig•• faciunt.

20. De Lupo & Sucula.

1. PArturiebat Sucula. Pollicetur Lupus, e cutodem fore foetus.2. Repondit puerpera; Lupi obequio e non egere: i velit •us haberi, i cupiat

gratum facere, longius abeat.3. Lupi enim officium contare, non praeentia, ed abentia.4. Mor. Non unt cuncta credenda cunctis.5. Multi uam operam pollicentur, non tuı amore, ed uı uum . . .

21. De partu Montium.

1. OLim rumor erat parturire Montes.2. Homines accurrunt, circumitunt, montri quippiam non ine pavore expectantes.3. Parturiunt tandem Montes, exit mus.4. Tum omnis riu emori.5. Mor. Hanc fabellam tangit Horatius.Parturiunt Montes, nacetur ridiculus Mus.6. Notat etiam jactantiam.7. Jactabundi enim, cum magna profitentur & otentant, vix •arva faciunt.8. Quapropter Thraones illi, jure unt materia joci & comma•um.9. Vetat item haec Fabula inanes timores.10. Plerumque enim gravior periculo et periculi metus; imo, ridi•lum et quod

metuimus.

22. De cane venatico qui ab Hero contemnitur.

1. CAnem venaticum, qui jam enuerat, intigat herus; frutra hortatur, tardi untpedes, non properat.

2. Praehenderat feram; Fera edentulo elabitur.3. Increpat herus verbere & verbo.4. Canis repondet, debere ibi jure ignoci; jam enuie, at venem fuie trenuum.5. Sed ut video, inquit, nil placet ine fructu, juvenem amati •edabundum; oditi

tardum, edentulum.6. Sed, i gratus ees, quem olim juvenem frugis cau•a dilexiti, •em fructuoae

juventutis gratia diligeres.7. Mor. Recte Canis.8. Nam tete Naone,Nil, nii quod prodet, charum et; •n, detrahe mentiSpem fructus avidam, nemo petrendus erit.9. Praeteriti commodi nulla et memoria, futuri autem gratia non •gna, praeentis

commodi umma.Turpe quidem dictu, ed i modo vera fatemur,Vulgus amicitias utilitate probat.


23. De Leporibus & Ranis.

•Ylva inolito mugiente turbine, trepidi Lepores rapide occipiunt fugere.Fugientibus cum obiteret palus, tetere anxii, utrinque com•eni periculis.Quodque majoris eet incitamentum timoris, vident in palu••ergi Ranas.Tunc ex Leporibus unus prudentior caeteris ac diertior, Quid, , inaniter timemus?5. Animo opus et.6. Corporum quidem agilitas nobis et, ed animus deet.7. Hoc periculum turbinis non fugiendum, ed et contemnendum.8. Mor. Omni in re opus animo.9. Jacet virtus ine confidentia.10. Confidentia enim dux & regina virtutis et.

24. De Hoedo & Lupo.

CApra cum eet patum itura, Hoedum domi concludit, monens aperire nemini, dumredeat ipa.

2. Lupus, qui id procul audierat, pot matris diceum pula••res: voce Cupriat,jubens recludi.

3. Hoedus dolum praeentiens, Non aperio, inquit; nam eti •x capriat, tamenequidem per rimulas Lupum video.

4. Mor. Obedire parenti filios, ipis et utile; & Juvenem eni •cet aucultare.

25. De Cervo & Ove.

CErvus coram Lupo Ovem •eam facit, modium tritici debere clamitans.2. Ovis debiti quidem erat incia, tamen Ob Lupi praeentiam•ndet e daturam.3. Dicitur olutioni dies: adet: monet Cervus Ovem.• Illa it inficias.• Quod enim promierat, excuat factum id metu & praeenti••pi.• Votum extortum non ee ervandum.• Mor. Sententia juris et, Vim vi repellere licet.• Ex hac Fabella nova quaedam nacitur, Fraudem fraude, re•re licet.

36. De Rutico & Angue.

RUticus quidam nutrierat anguem.Iratus aliquando betiam petit ecuri.Evadit ille, non ine vulnere.Potea ruticus deveniens ad paupertatem, ratus et id infor•i propter anguis In-

juriam ibi accidere.Igitur upplicat angui, ut redeat.Ille ait, Ignocere e, ed redire nolle; neque fore ecurum rutico, cui tanta fit domi

ecuris; livorem vulneris deiie, ee tamen memoriam.Mor. Ei, qui emel fidem olvit, iterum habere fidem vix et .Injuriam quidem condonare, id ane miericordiae et: cave••. . .


27. De Vulpecula & Ciconia.

1. VUlpecula vocavit Ciconiam ad coenam.2. Oponium in menam effundit; quod, cum liquidum eet, ciconia frutra rotro

tentante. Vulpecula lingit.3. Abit elua avis pudetque pigetque injuriae.4. Pot pluculum dierum redit, invitat Vulpeculam.5. Vitreum vas itum erat plenum oponii: quod quidem vas, cum eet arcti gutturis,

Vulpeculae oponium licuit videre, & eurire, gutare non licuit.6. Ciconia rotro facile exhauit.7. Mor. Rius rium, jocus jocum, dolus dolum, fraus meretur fraudem.

28. De Lupo & Capite Picto.

1. LUpus in officina culptoris caput humanum repertum verat, miratur, entiens (idquod erat) nihil habere enus.

2. O pulchruro, inquit, caput!3. Et in te artis multum, ed ensus nihil.4. Mor. Externa pulchritudo i adit interna grata et.5. Sin alterutra carendum et, praetat externa, quam interna carens.6. Illa enim ine hac interdum incurrit odium, ut tolidus e o fit odioior, quo

formoior.

29. De Graculo.

1. GRaculus ornavit e plumis pavonis.2. Deinde pulchellus ibi vius, fatidito genere uo, contulit e ad pavonum genus.3. Illi tandem, intellecta fraude, tolidam avem coloribus nudarunt, & plagis

affecerunt.4. Horatius hanc Fabellam, primo Epitolarum libro, narrat de Cornicula.5. Ait eam olim adornatam collectis, quae avibus exciderant, plumis: potea

autem, cum unaquaeque avium uam pluman decerpiet, ridiculam fuie.6. Ne i forte uas repetitum venerit olimGrex avium plumas, moveat cornicula rium,Furtivis nudata coloribus.—7. Mor. Notat haec Fabula eos, qui e gerunt aequo ublimius; qui cum his vivunt,

qui & ditiores unt & magis nobiles; quare ape inopes fiunt & unt ludibrio.8. Probe Juvenalis monet.—e coelo decendit, in non-Latin alphabet .Hoc et, Noce teipum.

30. De Muca & Formica.

1. MUca altercabatur cum Formica; e nobilem, illam ignobilam in cavernis latere,egetem rodere, aquam bibere; e plenide epulari jactabat; & haec tamen otio nancici.

2. E regione, Formica e non ignobilem ee, ed uis nat alibus ontentam. MucamVagam ee, e tabilem; apere Formicoe grana & fluenta, quod Mucae patilli, & vina,atque haec e non egni •tio, at trenua opera nancici: porro formicam laetam ee &


tu•am, charam omnibus, ex•mplar denique laboris; Mucam anxiam •um periculoee, cunctis infetam, cunctis inviam, exemplar denique egnitiei: formicam hyemismemorem alimenta reponere: mucam in diem vivere, hyeme aut eurituram, autcerte mori•uram.

3. Mor. Qui pergit quae vult dicere, ea quae non vult audiet.4. Muca i bene dixiet, bene audiet.5. Aentior autem Formicae.6. Videtur enim optabilior vita obcura a cum ecuritate, quam cum periculo

plendida.

31. De Rana & Bove.

1. RAna cupida aequandi Bov•m e ditendebat.2. Filius hortabatur matrem coepto deitere, nihil enim ee ranam ad bovem.3. Illa ecundum intumuit.4. Clamitat natus; Crepes licet, Mater, bovem nunquam vinces.5. Tertium autem cum intumuiet, crepuit.6. Mor. Cuique ua dos.7. Hic forma, ille viribus; hic opibus, ille pollet amicis; unumquemque uo decet

ee contentum.8. Valet ille corpore, tu ingenio.9. Quocirca quique emet conulat: nec invideat uperiori, quod mierum et: nec,

quod tultitiae et, certare optet.

32. De Equo & Leone.

1. VEnit ad Equum commedendum Leo: carens autem prae enecta viribus, meditaricoepit artem: medicum e profitetur: verborum ambage equum moratur.

2. Hic dolo dolum, artem apponit arti.3. Fingit e nuper in loco pinoo pupugie pedem, orat, ut inpiciens entem medicus

educat.4. Paret Leo.5. At equus, quanta potuit vi, calcem leoni impingit, & e continuo conjecit in

pedes.6. Leo vix tandem ad e rediens (ictu enim prope exanimatus uerat) Pretium,

inquit, ob tultitiam fero: & is jure auffugit: dolum enim dolo ultus et.7. Mor. Odio digna et imulatio, & imulatione capienda.8. Non et timendus hotis, qui hotem prae e fent, ed qui, cum hotis it benevolen-

tiam fimulat, is demum timendus et, & odio digniimus.

33. De Equo, & Aino.

1. EQuus phaleris ellaque exornatus, cum ingenti hinnitu per viam currebat.2. Currenti autem onutus aellus forte obtat.3. Equus ira fremebundus, & —Frana ferox pumantia mandens.4. Quid, inquit, tarde & ignave, obitis equo?5. Cede, inquam, aut proculcabo te pedibus.


6. Aellus, contra rudere non auus, cedit tacitus.7. Equo autem provolanti, & curum intendenti crepat inguen:8. Tum curu & otentui inutilis, ornamentis poliatur, deinde Carrario venditur.9. Potea cum Carro venientem videt aellus, & affatur.10. Heus bone vir! quid ituc ornati et?11. Ubi aurata ella, bullata cingula? ubi nitidum fraenum?12. Sic, amice, necee fuit evenire uperbienti.13. Mor. Plerique in ecundis rebus elati unt, nec ui memores, nec modetiae: ed,

quia properitate inolecunt, adveritatem incurrunt.14. Eos qui videntur felices, monuerim ee cautos; etenim i rota fortuna circum-

acta fuerit, entient mierrimum genus infortunii ee fuie felices.15. Accedit ad cumulum infelicitatis in quoque mali; contemnentur ab iis quos

ipi contempere & illudent eis ii, quos ipi riere.

34. De Avibus, & Quadrupedibus.

1. AVibus pugna erat cum quadrupedibus.2. Utrinque pes, utrinque metus, utrinque erat periculum.3. Vepertilio autem, relictis ociis, deficit ad hotes. Vincun• aves, duce & aupice

Aquila.4. Transfugam vero Vepertilionem damnant, uti ne ad ave• unquam illi it reditio,

uti ne lu•i unquam it volatus.5. Haec caua Vepertilioni et, ut non nii noctu volet.6. Mor. Qui cum ociis adveritatis & periculi particeps ee renuit properitatis &

alutis expers erit.

35. De Lupo & Vulpe.

1. LUpus, cum praedae atis ee•, in otio degebat.2. Accedit Vulpecula, cicitatur otii cauam.3. Senit Lupus inidias fieri: imulat morbum ee cauam: orat vulpeculam depre-

catum ire deos.4. Illa dolens dolum non uccedere, adit patorem, monet patere latebras lupi:

hotem enim ecurum poe inopinato opprimi.5. Adoritur pator lupum, mactat.6. Illa potitur antro, & praeda.7. Adfuit illi breve celeris ui gaudium: nam non ita multo pot idem pator &

ipam capit.8. Mor. Foeda res invidia et, & ipi interdum authori quoque pernicioa.9. Flaccus Epitolarum, Lib. 1.Invidus alterius rebus macrecit opimis.Invidia Siculi non invenere tyranniMajus tormentum—

36. De Cervo.

1. CErvus in perpicuo fonte e conpicatus, Probat procera frontis & ramoa cornua:ed tibiarum exilitatem damnat.


2. Forte, dum contemplatur, dum judicat, intervenit venator: fugit cervus.Ocyor pilis, & agente nimbos,Ocyor Euro.3. Inectantur fugientem canes.4. Sed cum intraet condenam ylvam, implicita unt ramis cornua.5. Tum demum tibias laudabat, & cornua damnabat, quae fecere ut praeda eet

canibus.6. Mor. Fugienda petimus: petenda fugimus.7. Placent, quae officiunt: quae conferunt, diplicent.8. Beatitudinem cupimus, priuquam, ubi fit, intelligamus.9. Opum excellentiam, & bonorum celitudinem quaerimus: inhis beatitudinem

itam opinamur, in quibus tamen multum labo ris et, & doloris.10. Pulchre id ignificat Lyricum ille noter. Saepius ventis agitatur ingensPinus, & celae graviore cauDecidunt turres, feriuntque ummosFulmina montes.

37. De Vipera & Lima.

1. IN Fabrica offendens limam Vipera, coepit rodere.2. Subriit lima, quid, inquiens, inepte? quid agis?3. Tu tibi ante contriveris dentes, quam me atteras, quae duritiem aeris prae-

mordere oleo.4. Mor. Etiam atque etiam vide, quicum tibi res it.5. Si in fortiorem dentes acuas, non illi ed tibi nocueris.

38. De Lupis & Agnis.

1. LUpis & agnis, quibus natura et dicordia, foedus aliquando fuit, datis utrinqueobidibus.

2. Lupi uos catulos, oves canum cohortem dedere.3. Quietis ovibus ac pacentibus, lupuli matrum deiderio ululatus edunt.4. Tum lupi irruentes fidem foeduque olutam clamitant, oveque canum praeidio

detitutas laniant.5. Mor. Incitia et, i in foedere tua praeidia hoti tradas.6. Nam qui hotes fuit, hotis foran nondum ee deiit: fortais & cauam ceperit, cur

te nudatum praeidio adoriatur.

39. De Sylva & Rutico.

1. QUo tempore etiam arboribus uus ermo erat, venit ruticus in ylvam, rogat ut adecurim uam tollere liceat capulum.

2. Annuit ylva.3. Ruticus, aptata ecuri, coepit, arboris uccidere.4. Tum, & quidem ero, poenituit ylvam uae facilitatis: doluit eipam ee cauam

ui exitij.5. Mor. De quo bene merearis, vide.6. Multi fuerunt, qui, accepto beneficio, in authoris abui unt perniciem.


40. De Membris & Ventre.

1. PEs & manus ventrem olim incuarunt, quod ab otioo eo lucra iporum vorarentur.2. Jubent aut laboret, aut ali ne petat.3. Supplicat ille, emel atque iterum.4. Negant tamen manus alimentum.5. Exhauto inedia ventre, ubi coepere omnes artus deficere, tum manus voluit

tandem oticioa ee: verum id ero.6. Nam venter deuetudine debilis, cibum rep•lit.7. Ita cuncti artus, dum ventri invident, cum ventre pereunte peunt.8. Mor. Perinde atque in membrorum ocietate et, ita e habet cietas humana.9. Membrum eget membro; amicus eget amico.10. Quare mutuis officiis, mutuis operibus utendum et; neque ditiae, neque

dignitatem apices, hominem atis tuentur.11. Unicum & ummum praeidium, complurium amicitia et.

41. De Simia & Vulpecula.

SImia vulpeculam orat, ut partem caudae ibi donet ad tegendas nates, illi enim eeoneri, quod ibi foret uui & honori.

2. Repondet illa, nihil nimis ee: & e malle humum cauda ua •rri, quam imiaenates tegi.

3. Mor. Sunt qui egent, unt quibus uperet, nulli tamen divitum moris et, ut reuperflua beet egenos.

42. De Cervo & Bobus.

CErvus venatorem fugiens, conjecit e in tabulum: boves orat, ut in praeepi latitareliceat.

2. Boves tutum ee negant: mox enim & dominum & famulum •uturos.3. Ille fecurum e ee ait, modo ne ipi prodant.4. Intrat famulus, occultum foeno non videt, exit.5. Getire cervus, & nihil jam timere.6. Tum unus e bobus, & aevo & conilio gravis, facile, inquit, erat •c (qui talpa

et) fallere, ed ut herum (qui Argus et) lateas. Hic labor, hoc opus et.•. Mox deinde introgreditur herus, qui, ut ervi negligentiam cor•at, cuncta

lutrans oculis, & praeepe m•nu tentans, cervi depre•dit ub foeno cornua, inclamatfamulos, accurrunt, feram conclu•t, capiunt.

•. Mor. In adveris rebus, periculis, latebrae difficiles unt inventu, quia mieros, utcoepit, fortuna exagitar, aut, quia ipi, me•u imiti, conilii emet imprudentia produnt.

43. De Leone & Vulpecula.

•Eo aegrotabat, viebant animalia, una officium differente Vulpecula.•. Ad hanc legatum mittit leo cum epitola, quae venire admoneat, •iimam rem

aegroto fore ejus unius praeentiam, nec quicquam ••uli fore cur vulpecula metuat,leonem enim . . . 3. Deinde aegrotum ee, & decumbere, ut etiami (id quod non erat)velit, nocere tamen non queat.


4. Recribit vulpecula, Optare e ut Leo convalecat, idque oraturam uperos,caeterum minime viuram; terreri enim e vetigiis.

5. Quae quidem vetigia cum omnia int antro leonis advera, & nulla avera, eamrem indicium ee, multum quidem animalium introie, ed exie nullum. Horatius.6.Olim quod vulpes aegroto cauta leoni,

Repondit, referam; Quia me vetigia terrent,Omnia te adverum pectantia, nulla retrorum.7. Mor. Cave fidem habeas verbis. Ni caveris, aepe tibi dabuntur verba.8. Capienda et conjectura tum ex verbis, tum ex factis; & ex his, illa unt

judicanda.

42. De Vulpecula & Mutela.

1. VUlpecula, longa inedia tenuis, forte per angutiorem rimam ad cumeram frumentirepit: in qua cum probe pata fuit, deinde rurus tentantem egredi ditentus impeditventer.

2. Mutela luctantem procul contemplata, tandem monet, i exire cupiat, adcavum macra redeat, quo macra intraverat.

3. Mor. Videas complures in mediocritate laetos ee, atque alacres, vacuos curis,expertes animi moletiis.

4. Sin hi divites facti fuerint, videbis eos moetos incedere, nunquam frontemporrigere, plenos curis, animi moletiis obrutos.

5. Hanc fabellam ic Horatius canit, lib. 1. Epit. 7. Forte per angutum tenuisVulpecula rimam.

Reperat in cumeram frumenti: pataque rurusIre foras pleno tendebat corpore, fr•tra.Cui Mutela procul, Si vis, ait, effugere it hinc,Macra cavum repetas arctum,quem macra ubiti.

43. De Equo & Cervo.

1. EQuus gerebat bellum cum Cervo.2. Pulus tandem e pacuiis, implorabat opem humanam.3. Redit cum homine, decendit in campum; victus antea jam fit victor.4. Sed tamen, hote devicto & ub jugum mio, ipe victor necee et erviat Homini.5. Equitem fert doro, fraenum ore.6. Mor. Dimicant multi contra paupertatem: qua per fortunam & indutriam

victa, aepe victoris interit libertas.7. Domini quippe & victores paupertatis ervire incipiunt divitiis; anguntur avari-

tiae flagris, parimoniae cohibentur fraenis: nec quaerendi tenent modum, nec (jutoquidem avaritiae upplicio) •artis rebus

8. De hac re Horatius. lib. 1. Epitolarum 10. Epit. Cervus equum pugnamelior, communibus herbis

Pellebat, donec minor in certamine longo.Imploravit opes hominis, fraenumque recepit.Sed potquam victor violens diceit ab hote,Non equitem doro, non fraenum depulit ore.


Sic, qui pauperiem veritus, potiore metallisLibertate caret, dominum ve•et improbus, atqueServiet aternum, quia parvo neciat uti.

46. De duobus Adolecentibus.

1. ADolecentes duo oponium apud coquum ee empturos imulant•2. Coquo alias res agente, carnem alter e canitro arripit: dat ocio, ut ub vete

occulat.3. Coquus ubreptam ibi carnis partem ut vidit, furti utrumque coepit inimulare.4. Qui abtulerat, per Jovem nihil habere: is vero qui habuit, nil e abtulie

identidem pejerat.5. Ad quos, Me quidem, inquit coquus, fur nunc latet: ed is inpexit, is cit, per

quem juratis.6. Mor. Si quid peccavimus, id tatim non ciunt homines: at Deus omnia videt,

qui edet uper coelos & intuetur abyos.7. Quod i cogitent homines, uppreius prudentiuque peccabitur.

47. De Cane, & Lanio.

1. CAnis in macello, cum lanio carnem abtuliet, in pedes ee continuo, quantumpotuit conjecit.

2. Lanius, jactura rei perculus, primum tacuit: deinde animum recipiens, icprocul acclamavit, O furaciime curre tutus, impune tibi licet. tutus enim es nuncob celeritatem; pothac autem cautius obervaberis.

3. Mor. Haec fabula ignificat, pleroque omnes tum demum fieri cautiores• ubidamnum acceperint.

48. De Cane, & Ove.

1. CAnis•vem in jus vocat, panem ex mutuo debere clamitans.2. Illa it inficias.3. Milvus, Lupus, Vultur acceruntur; rem affirmant.4. Damnatur Ovis, damnatam canis rapit ac deglubit.5. Mor. Ealis Tetimoniis opprimi quamplurimos, tum nemo necit, tum haec

quam optime docet fabellula.

49. De Agno & Lupo.

1. AGno comitanti caprum lupus fit obviam: rogitat, cur, reli••• matre, olidumpotius equatur hircum: uadetque ut ad ditenta matris ubera redeat: perans ita fore,abductum ut laniet.

2. Ille vero, Mater me, O Lupe, inquit, huic commiit: huic umma cura ervandidata et: parenti potius quam tibi obequendum, qui me reducere itis dictis potulas,ubductum mox dicerpere.

3. Mor. Noli omnibus fidem habere: multi enim, dum aliis videntur velce prodee,ibi interdum conulunt.


50. De Adolecente & Cato.

1. •Um adolecens quidam in deliciis amoribuque uurpae• catum, Venerem precibusfatigavit, ut catum in foeminam tranfiguraret.

2. Commierecit & audit orantem Venus: fit metamorphois, quae adolecenti miereamanti perplacuit: nempe, tota ucci plenula, tota candidula, tota clegantula.

3. Nec vero ita multo pot, percupiens experiri Dea, numquid eatus cum corporemutaet & mores, per impluvium immittit mucul•••

4. Ibi riu prorus atque ludo res digna accidit.5. Conpectam illico betiolam inequitur muliercula.6. Venus indignans, foeminae vultus in catum mutavit.7. Cum pedibuque manus, cum parvis brachia mutat Cruribus: & cauda et

mutatis addita membris.8. Mor. Coelum non animum mutant, qui trans mare .9. Nimique difficile et, aueta relinquere.10. Horat. Naturam expellas furca licet, uque recu•ret.

51. De Agricola & Filiis.

1. COmplures habebat agricola adolecentulos, iique inter e dicordes fuere: quospater elaborans trahere ad mutuum amorem, appoi••faciculo, jubet ingulos brevicircundatum funiculo effringere.

2. Imbecilla nequicquam conatur aetatula.3. Solvit pater, reddıtque ingulis virgulam; quam cum pro qui• que vireculis

facile frangeret, O, inquit, filioli, io concordes, vos vincere poterit nemo.4. Sed i mutuis volueritis evire vulneribus, atque int etinum . . . bellum eritis

tandem praeda hotibus.5. Mor. Docet hic Apologus, Concordia parvas res crecere, dicordia magnas

dilabi.

52. De Rutico & Equo.

1. RUticus equum vacuum, ainumque arcinulis egregie onutum producit ad viam.2. Defeus aellus equum, ibi onera ut adjuvet, orat, i alvum velit.3. Negat facturum equus.4. Aellus tandem arcinae pondere gravatus procumbit, moritur.5. Herus omne onus, mortui quoque aelli corium, in equi dorum reclinat.6. Quibus cum ille deprimeretur, Me mierum! inquit, merito meo ic nunc excru-

cior, qui dudum laboranti aino opitulari nolui.7. Mor. Monemur hac fabula, ut oppreis ubveniamus amicis.8. Ortus notri (inquit Plato) partem ibi patria vendicat, partem amici.

53. De Carbonario & Fullone.

1. FUllonem invitabat carbonarius, ut ecum in unis aedibus habitaret.2. Fullo, non et, inquit, mi homo, itud mihi vel cerdi, vel utile, vereor enim

magnopere ne quae ego eluam, tu reddas tam atra quam carbo et.


3. Mor. Monemur hoc Apologo, cum inculpatis ambulare, monemur celeratorumhominum conortium, velut petem quandam, devitare.

4. Trahunt (inquit Campanus) hominum odalitia, commercia etiam in morespenetrant, & perinde quique evadit, ut ii quibucum veratur.

54. De Aucupe & Palumbo.

1. IT venatum auceps videt nidulantem procul in altiima arbore palumbum adpr-operat, denique inidias molitur, premit calcibus anguem.

2. Hic mordere.3. Ille, improvio exanimatus malo, Me mierum! inquit, dum alteri inideor, ipe

dipereo.4. Mor. Significat haec fabella, nonnunquam eos uis artibus circumveniri, qui

res uovas moliuntur.

55. De Buccinatore.

1. BUccinator quidam ab hotibus capitur, abducitur.2. Trepidare ille, upplicare ut parcant innoxio: e, quando nihil armorum un-

quam praeter unam buccinam getaverit, hominem ne potuie quidem occidere, nedumvoluie.

3. Illi contra murmure, tum aevo tum verberibus, in•onant.4. Nil agis, celus, maxime noces; atque nunc hıc trucidabert: quod cum ipe (ut

ateris) is rei militaris imperitus, cornu ito tuo aliorum excitas evibraque animos.5. Mor. Graviime peccant nonnulli, qui, ad mala alioqui atis pronis principibus,

ut inique agant, conulunt, atque hujumodi quaedam ad illorum aures occinunt.6. Quid etiam dubitas? An te principem ee oblitus es? An non tibi quod lubeat,

licet? Tu legibus major: In te legirupae nomen cadere haud potet, qui ipis etiamdominaris legibus.

7. Tui nihil poident, quod tuum non it. Tu potes & ervare & perdere. Tibi faset opibus dignitateque augere, quem vium it. Fas et, ubi libuerit, adimere.

8. Mor. Alios alia vel damnant, vel commendant: Tibi nihil non honetiimumfuturum.

56. De Lupo & Cane.

1. LUpus cani ante lucem in ylva forte fortuna fit obviam: alutat, adventum grat-ulatur: denique rogat, quo pacto tam it nitidus.

2. Cui ille, Herilis cura hoc efficit: herus me blandientem ibi demulcet, de menapacor herili nitidiima, nunquam ub dio dormio; tum univerae familiae dici non potetquam im gratus.

3. Nae tu, inquit lupus, multo es feliciimus. O canis! cui tam benignus & comiscontigit herus, quocum O utinam commorari & mihi liceat: nullum me animaliumeet upiam fortunatius.

4. Canis, novi tatus cupidiimum videns lupum, effecturum e pollicetur, uthaereat in parte aliqua apud herum, modo de pritina ferocia, aliquid remittere,& ervitudinem ervire, velit.


5. Stat ententia: Lupo libitum et deambulare ad villam: ermones edunt in itinereprorus jucundiimos.

6. Potea vero cum illuxit, contritum canis eollum videns lupus, Quid ibi vult,inquit, O Canis, tua it haec prorus depilata cervix?

7. Solebam, inquit ille, feroculus, notis pariter & ignotis allatrare, obmorderequenonnunquam: Id aegre ferens herus, crebris me tundebat verberibus, prohibensetiam ne quem praeter furem lupumque adorerer.

8. Ego ic vapulando victus um, & mitior factus, hocque genialis aevitia ervaviignum.

9. Lupus, hoc audito, Ego, inquit, heri tui amicitiam tanti non emo.10. Vale igitur, O canis, cum tua ithac ervitute: mihi mea potior et libertas.11. Mor. Optabilius et humili caa dominum ee, & panem atrum vorare, quam

in ampliima regia opiparis menis frui, & obnoxium trepidumque degere.12. Nam, libertas ubiimi exulat aula, ubi accipienda venit, & n••itanda injuria

et.

57.De Agricola & Canibus.

1. AGricola cum ruri pluculos hyemaet dies, coepit tandem neceariarum rerumpenuria laborare: interficit oves, mox & capellas, potremo heves quoque mactat, uthabeat quo inedia pene exhautum corpuculum utentet.

2. Id videntes canes, alutem fuga quaerere contituunt; ee enim non victuorsdiutius, quando ne bobus quidem, quorum in opere rutico faciendo ut ebatur opera,pepercit herus.

3. Mor. In quam domum mercedis gratia te tradas, vide.4. Nonnulli inhumaniimi unt heri.5. Multi enim hodie eo dementiae prolabuntur, ut vel ervos infortunio malo, &

damno libenter mactent.

58. De Vulpe & Leone.

1. VUlpecula quae leonis immanitatem inuetam habebat, emel atque iterum id forteanimal contemplata, trepidare & fugitare.

2. Cum jam tertio obtuliet ee obviam leo, tantum abfuit, ut metuerit quicquamvulpes, ut confidenter illum adierit, alutaveritque.

3. Mor. Omnes nos conuetudo audaciores facit, vel apud eos quos anteae aspicerevix aui fuimus.

59. De Vulpe & Aquila.

1. Vlpeculae proles foras excurrebat, ab Aquila comprehena matris fidem implorat.2. Accurrit illa; ut captivam prolem dimittat, Aquilam rogat.3. Aquila, nacta praedam, ad pullos ubvolat.4. Vulpes, correpta face, quai illius munitiones incendio abumptura eet, in-

equitur.5. Cum jam arborem acendiet, Et ipa nunc te, inquit, tuoque i potes, tuere.6. Trepidans aquila incendium dum metuit, Parce, inquit, mihi parvique liberis;

tuum quicquid, habeo, reddider•.


7. Mor. Per Aquilam, potentis atque audacis animi homines intellige; pervulpem, pauperculos, quos calumniis premere, contumeliique afficere divitibus aequetudium et.

8. Verum, quando et ua & formicis ira, impotentes ii acceptam interdum probeulcicuntur injuriam.

60. De Agricola & Ciconia.

1. GRuibus aneribuque ata depacentilus, laqueum pratendit ruticus: capiunturgrues, capiuntur aneres, capitur & ciconia.

2. Supplicat illa, innocentem ee clamitans: & nec gruem nec anerem ee, edavium omnium optimam, quippe quae parenti edulo emper inervire, eundemqueenio confectum alere conueverit.

3. Horum, inquit, nil me fugit; verum, cum nocentibus potquam te cepimus,cum eis quoque morieris.

4. Mor. Qui flagitium committit, & is qui impuris e adjungit ocium, pari poenaplectuntur.

61. De Gallo & Cato.

1. VEnit ad Gallum commedendum Catus; non atis autem habens ad nocendumcauae, gallum criminari occipit, obtreperam ee avem dictitans, utpote quae vocetam acuta noctu dormientes homines expergefaciat.

2. Ille e innocentem ait, cum ic excitet ad opera mortales.3. Catus interea intonat; Nil agis, celete; cum matre rem habes, nec a orore

abtines.4. Id gallus quoque cum expurgare niteretur; Nec hoc, inquit, pereverantius

aeviens Catus, quicquam faciet; tu mihi hodie dicerperis.5. Mor. Vetus dictum ee ait Guil. Gaudanus, t canem caedas facile inveniri

baculum.6. Malus, i libitum fuerit, quo jure quaque injuria, te praecipitem dabit.

62. De Opilione & Agricolis.

1. PUer editiore pratulo oves pacebat, atque per jocum terque quaterque lupumadee clamitans, agricolas undique exciebat.

2. Illi aepius illui, erio auxilium imploranti dum non ubveniunt, fiunt ovespraedae lupo.

3. Mor. Si mentiri conueverit quipiam, huic i quando verum narrare occaeperit,haud facile habebitur fides.

4. Superiori Apologo finitimus et ille, apud Horat. lib. 1. Epit. 17. de Planocurra jocus. 5. Nec, emel irrius, triviis attollere curat

Fracto cure Planum, licet illi plurima manetLachryma; per anctum juratus dicat Oirim,Credite, non ludo; crudeles tollite claudum,Quare peregrinum, vicinia rauca reclamat.


63. De Aquila & Corvo.

1. Rpe editiima in agni tergum devolar Aquila.2. Videns id Corvus, imitari, velut imia, getit Aqullam, in arietis vellus e demit-

tit, demius impeditur, impeditus comprehenditur, comprehenus projicitur pueris.Mor. Non aliorum, ed ua e quique virtute aetimet.4. Tuo te pede metire, inquit Horatius.5. Id velis, id tentes, quod pois.

64. De Cane invido & Bove.

1. PRaeepi faeni pleno decumbebat canis.2. Venit bos ut comedat.3. Ille ee urrigens, prohibere,4. Bos, Dii te cum ithac invidia perdant, inquit. qui, nec foeno veceris nec me

vici inis.5. Mor. Eo unt ingenio plerique, ut aliis invideant quod ipi mentis inopia aequi

nequeant.

65. De Cornicula & Ove.

1. STrepitat in oviculae doro cornicula.2. Ovis, Cani, inquit, i ic obtreperes, ferres infortunium.3. At cornicula, Scio, inquit, quibus inultem; placidis moleta, aevis amica.4. Mor. Impotenti & incero perpetuo et cum malis parata certatio.5. Illiditur olo innocentiimus quique; nocentis vero, ac praeferocis hominis au-

ribus obtrepit nemo.

66. De Pavone & Lucinia.

1. PAvo apud ummi Jovis ororem & conjugem Junonem, queritur, luciniam uavecantillare; e ob raucam ravim ab omnibus irrideri.

2. Cui Juno, Dos ua a diis cuique: lucinia cantu, tu plumis longe uperas:unumquemque ua orte decet ee contentum.

3. Mor. Quae dii largiuntur, grato umamus animo, neque majora quaeramus.4. Superi temere agunt nihil.

67. De Mutela enicula & Muribus.

•. MUtela, prae enio viribus carens, mures jam, ita ut oler, inequi non valebat;meditari coepit dolum; in farinulae colliculum e illatebrat; ic perans forte, ut citralaborem venetur.

2. Accurrunt mures, & farinam eitare dum cupiunt, ad unum omnes a mutelavorantur.

3. Mor. Ubi viribus quip iam detitutus fuerit, ingenio opus et.4. Lyander Lacedaemonius ubinde dicere olebat, Quo non perveniret leonina

pellis, vulpinam auendum ee.5. Quod i lucidus dixeris, bi virtus non atis potet, adhibenda et atutia.


68. De Rutico & Malo.

1. RUticus quidam ex malo, quam in proximo habebat agello apidiima quotannislegebat poma: hero lecta donabat urbano; illectus incredibili pomorum dulcedine,malum tandem ad e trantulit.

2. Ea veterrima repente exaruit, atque ibi poma pariter & malus periere.3. Quod cum patrifamilias nuntiaretur; Heu! difficile et, inquit, annoam tran-

plantare arborem, atis uperque fuerat (i fraenos meoe noviem imponere cupiditati)fructus ramo decerpere.

4. Hanc fabellam ic Mantuanus cecinit. Ruticus ex malo dulciima poma legebat,nde dare urbano dona olebat hero.At herus, illectus frugum dulcedine, malumTrantulit in laribus proxima rura uis.At quia malus erat enior, tranlata repenteAruit, & proles cum genitrice perit.Heu! male transfertur, enio cum induruit arbor,Inquit herus: fuerat carpere poma atis.5. Mor. Qui. nimium apiunt, atque inconcea equuntur. Deipiunt: cohibet qui

ua vota, apit.

69. De Leone & Rana.

1. AUdire vocem vius Leo, proiliit; ubtitit non ine trepidatione, magni quippiamexpectans.

2. Egreditur tandem aquis ranula.3. Leo depoito metu adproperans, betiolam proculcat pedibus.4. Mor. Vetat hic Apologus inanes timores, ut illa a Guilielmo Gandano vera

fabula, de partu montium.

70. De Formica.

1. SItiens venit ad fontem ut biberet formica, incidit forte in puteum: opitulatureminus, ex arbore dejecto ramo, columba: Ramum concendens formica, ervatur.

2. Adet, columbam ut capiat, auceps; non init formica; aucupis pedem arripitmordicus; avolat columba.

3. Mor. Docet haec fabula praeclare, Moritis referendam ee gratiam.

71. De Pavone & Pica.

1. GEns avium cum libere vagaretur, optabat ibi dari regem.2. Pavo e imprimis dignum qui eligeretur, putabat, quia eet formoiimus.3. Hoc in rem accepto, Pica, O Rex, inquit, i, te imperante, aquila nos pertrenue,

ut olet, inequi coeperit, quo illam modo abiges? quo nos pacto ervabis?4. Mor. In principe non tam forma, quam corporis fortitudo pectanda opus et

prudentia


72. De Aegroto & Medico.

1. MEdicus curabat aegrotum: ille tandem moritur.2. Tum ad cognatos medicus, Hic, inquit, intemperantia periit.3. Mor. Bibacitatem & libidinem nii quis mature reliquerit, aut nun•uam per-

veniet ad atatem, aut perbrevem et habiturus enectutem.

73. De Leone & quibudam aliis.

1. LEo ainus, vulpes eunt venatum: capitur ampla venatio; capta partiri jua.2. Aino ingulis ingulas partes ponente, irrugiit leo: ainum rapit, ac •niat.3. Potea, vulpecula id dat negotii: quae atutior cum leoni longe op. . . a propoita.

ibi vix minimam particulam reervaet, rogat leo, a quo ic •cta it?4. Cui illa, Hujus me, inquit, clamitans docuit: mortuum ainum otendens.5. Mor. Foelix quem faciunt aliena pericula cautum.

74. De Hoedo & Lupo.

EFenetra prospectans hoedus, praetereuntem lupum convitiis inceere audebat.2. Cui lupus, Non tu, ait, celete, mihi convitiaris, ed locus.3. Mor. Et tempus & locus emper audaciam addunt homini.

75. De Aino.

ASinus, de hortulani aevitia querens, Jovi upplicat, alium dari herum.2. Exaudire Jupiter vora aini, dat regularium: apud quem cum tegu-gravioraque

tergo vectaret onera, acceit rurum ad Jovem; orat dari . . . mitior it.3. Ridere Jupiter.4. Ille tamen non detitit intare, orare, uque adeo donec perpelleret,5. Dat illi coriarium: quem ubi pernovit aellus, Me mierum! inquit qui dum

nullo um contentus domino, in eum inciderim, qui nec corio quidem meo (quantumauguror) parcet.

6. Mor. Semper damnamus quae praeentia unt; & nova appetimus, quae (ut diciolet) veteribus non unt potiora.

76. De Anu & Ancillis.

1. ANus quaedam domi habebat ancillas complures, quas quotidie antequam luce-ceret, ad galli gallinacei, quem domi habebat, cantum, excitabat ad opus.

2. Ancillae, quotidiani tandem negotii commotae taedio, gallum obtruncant,perantes, jam necato illo, in medios ee dies dormituras; ed haec pes mieras frutrataet.

3. Hera enim, ut interemptum gallum recivit, intempeta deinceps nocte urgerejubet.

4. Mor. Non pauci, gravius malum dum tudent evitare, in ••lterum diverumincidunt.

5. Pervulgatum et;Incidit in Scyllam, qui vult vitare Charybdin.


77. De Aino & Equo.

1. ASinus beatum putabat equum, quod pinguis eet & in otio degeret; e veroinfoelicem dicebat, quod macilentus eet, ac trigous quotidieque ferendis oneribus abimmiti hero exerceretur.

2. Haud multo pot ad arma clamatum et.3. Tum equus:Non equitem doro, non fraenum repulit ore,Nec telum corpore.4. Hoc vio, Ainus magnas diis gratias agebat, quod non equum e, ed ainum

fecient.5. Mor. Mieri unt, quos vulgus beatos judicat: & non pauci beati, qui e mierri-

mos putant.6. Sutor crepidarius regem dicit foelicem, quem rerum omnium compotem videt:

non coniderans, in quantas res & olicitudines ditrahatur, dum interim ipe cum op-tima paupertate cantillat.

78. De Leone & Capra.

1. EDita rupe ambulantem capram forte conpicatus Leo, monet, ut potius in viridepratum decendat.

2. Capra, Facerem fortais, inquit, i tu abees, qui mihi non itud uades, ut egoinde ullam capiam voluptatem, ed ut tu habeas quod vores famelicus.

3. Mor. Omnibus ne habeas fidem.4. Quidam enim non tibi, ed ibi conulunt.

79. De Vulture aliique Avibus.

1. ANnuum e natalem celebrare adimulat Vultur; aviculas ad coenam invitat.2. Veniunt pleraeque omnes; venientes magno plauu faveribuque accipit. accep-

tas laniat Vultur.3. Mor. Non unt amici omnes qui blande dicunt, aut benigne e facere velle

imulant.4. Hinc Ovidius.Melle ub hyblaeo aepe venena latent.

80. De Aneribus.

1. ANeres una cum gruibus agrum vatabant; quibus auditis, rutici protinus in illosforuntur.

2. Ruticos conpicatae avolant grues, capiuntur aneres, qui impediti corporisonere ubvolare non poterant

3. Mor Expugnata ab hotibus urbe, facile e ubducit inops; at dives ervit captus.4. In bello divitiae magis oneri unt quam uui.

81. De Jove & Simia.

1. JUpiter cire percupiens quinam mortalium citiimos ederet liberos, convocari jubetquicquid upiam et animantium.


2. Concurrunt ad Jovem undique.3. Aderat jam alitum pecudumque genus, inter quas & imia. deformes catulos

brachia getans; cum adveniet, a riu nemo temperare potuit; quinetiam Jupiter ipeprofue admodum riit.

4. Ibi continuo imia ipa; Imo inquit, novit & Jupiter judex noter, catulos meosmagnopere omnes, quotquot adunt, praecellere.

5. Mor. Suum cuique pulchrum, ut et adagium.6. Et alibi apud Theocri•um in IdylliisQuae minime unt pulchra, ea pulchra videntur amanti.

82. De Quercu & Arundine.

1. FAtus olim adeo inolentiae plena quercus arundinem aggrea et; Si nunc, inquieis pectus ammoum et tibi, procede agidum, ad pugnam, ut noter duarum eventusotendat utra viribus praeter.

2. Arundo quercus tantam exultationem fortidudinique jactationem vanam nihilmirata, ic repondit, Certamen nunc abnuo, nec meae ortis me piget.

3. Nam, eti in omnem partem mobilis, tempetares tamen pervinco onoras; tu iemel vato rex Aeolus antro luctantes emierit ventos, concides, & mihi tum rideberis.

4. Mor. Declarat hoec fabula, non emper eos fortiimos ee, qui (nulla etiam laceitiinjuria) aliis inultant.

83. De Picatore & Piciculo.

1. PIcator, jacto in aquam hamo cibis illito, piciculum eduxit.2. Orat obec•atque captivus, e minutulum ut abire inat, & adolecere, ut potea

majore potiatur.3. Picator. Ego, inquit, pem pritio non emam: quippe qui eo fuerim ingenio

emper, ut, quicquid poem, mallem auferre potius in praeentia.4. Mor. Haec nos monet fabella, ne certa incertorum pe unquam amittamus.5. Quid enim tultius, ut et apud Ciceronem, quam incerta pro certis habere?

84. De Formica & Cicada.

1. APpetente hyeme, frumentum in arcam, ad olem trahebat formica.2. Vidit id Cicada, accurrit, rogitat granum.3. Formica, Cur non inquit, & tu, meo exemplo, aetate trahis quodcunque potes,

atque addis acervo?4. Repondet illa ibi id temporis cantando tranigi.5. Ridens formica, Si. air, aetate cantare oles, merito nunc euris.6. Mor. Monemur hac fabella, dum adhuc robur corporis adet, quaerere ea

quibus imbecilla utentetur enectus.

85. De Leone & Tauro.

1. LEonem fugiebat taurus, in hircum incidit: is cornus & caperata minitabaturfronte.


2. Ad quem plenus irarum taurus, Non tua, inquit, in rugas contracta frons meterritat: ed immanem metuo leonem, qui nii tergo haereret meo, jam cires, non itaparvam rem ee pugnare cum rauro, & notro equi de vulnere anguinem.

3. Mor. Calamitois non et addenda calamitas.4. Sat mier et, qui emel et mier.

86. De Nutrice & Lupo.

1. NUtrix minatur puerum plorantem, ni taceat, datum iri Lupo.2. Lupus id forte audit: pe cibi manet ad fores.3. Puer tandem ilecit obrepente omno.4. Regreditur lupus in ylvam, jejunus & inanis.5. Vulpes ubi it praeda, cicitatur.6. Gemebundus ille, Verba, inquit, mihi data unt: puerum plorantem abjicere

minabatur nutrix, at fefellit.7. Mor. Foeminoe non et adhibenda fides.

87. De Tetudine & Aquila.

1. CEperat tetudinem toedium reptandi.2. Si quis eam in coelum tolleret, pollicetur baccas maris rubri.3. Sutulit eam Aquila.4. Pocit praemium.5. Non habentem fodit unguibus.6. Ita tetudo, quae concupiit videre atra, in atris vitam reliquit.7. Mor. Tua orte is contentus.8. Fuere nonnulli, qui, i manient humiles, poterant ee tuti: facti ublimes, in-

ciderunt in pericula.

88. De Cancris Matre & Filio.

1. CAncrum retrogradum monet mater, antrorum ut eat,2. Filius repondet, Mater, I prae, equar.3. Mor. Nullum reprehenderis vitii, cujus ipe queas reprehendi.

89. De Sole & Aquilone.

1. SOl & Aquilo certant, uter it fortior.2. Conventum et experiri vires in viatorem, ut palmam ferat qui excuerit man-

ticam.3. Boreas horriono nimbo viatorem aggreditur; at ille non deitit amictum gradi-

endo duplicare.4. Aumit vires ol, qui, nimbo paulatim evicto, emolitur radios.5. Incipit viator aetuare, udare, anhelare.6. Tandem progredi nequiens, captat frigus opacum, atque ub frondoo nemore,

abjecta mantica, reedit: ita Soli contigit victoria,7. Mor. Quicum certes, etiam at que etiam vide.


8. Nam eti tu fortior es, et foritan alius te fortior: aut i non fortior, certe callidior,ut conilio uo tuum vincat robur.

90. De Aino.

1. ASinus venit in ylvam, offendit exuvias leonis; quibus indutus redit in pacua,greges armentaque territat & fugat.

2. Venit qui perdiderat, quaeritat uum Ainum.3. Ainus, vio hero occurrit: imo cum rugitu uo incurrit.4. At herus, prehenis, quae extabant, auriculis; Alios licet, inquit, fallas; te, aelle

mi, prole nevi.8. Mor. Quod non es, nec te ee imules: non doctum, cum is indoctus: non

divitem, nobilem, cum is pauper & ignobilis, te jactes,9. Vero enim comperto, rideberis.

91. De Rana & Vulpe.

1. RAna egrea paludem, in ylvis apud feras medicinam profitetur.2. Ait, e nec Hippocrati, nec Galeno cedere.3. Caeteris habentibus fidem, illuit vulpes.4. An haec, inquit, medicinae habebitur perita, cui ic pallet os?5. Quin curet eipam.6. Sic illuit vulpes; et enim ranae os, caeruleo colore.7. Mor. Stultitiae et, profiteri quod necis, & ridiculum.

92. De Cane Mordaci.

1. CAni ubinde homines mordenti, ut ibi quique caveret, alligavit dominus nolam.2. Canis, ratus virtuti uae tributum decus, uos populares depicit.3. Accedit ad hunc canem aliquis jam aetate & authoritate gravis, monens eum

ne erret: nam ita, inquit, nola data et tibi in dedecus, non in decus.4. Mor. Glorious interdum ibi ducit laudi, quod ipi et vituperio.

93. De Camelo.

1. CAmelus, ui poenitens, querebatur, tauros inignes ire geminis cornubus e inermemobjectum caeteris animalibus.

2. Orat Jovem donare ibi cornua.3. Ridet Jupiter tultitiam cameli, nec modo votum negat, verum & auriculas

decurtat.4. Mor. Sit quique fortuna contentus ua.5. Etenim, multi fortunam equuti meliorem, incurrere p•jorem.

94. De duobus Amicis & ro.

1. DUo amici faciunt iter, occurrit in itinere urus.2. Unus, arbore concensa, periculum evitat: alter, cum per fuga non eet, collidit

e humi.


3. Accedit bellua, contrectat jacentem, os explorat & aures.4. Homine piritum continente ac motum, urus qui mortuis parcit, ratus cadaver

ee, innocuus dicedit.5. Percunctante potea ocio, quidnam betia dixiet jacenti in aurem; hoc monuie,

ait, Ne unquam cum illiumodi amicis iter faceret.6. Mor. Rara avis in terris nigroque imillima cygno, fides et.7. Verum amicum res adverae & pericula deignant.

95. De Equite calvo.

1. EQues calvus illigarat pileo comam fictitiam.2. Venit in campum acri pirante Borea: ac, dum male obervat capillatum

galerum, ubito apparet calvities.3. Tollit cachinuum corona, nec non & ipe ridet.4. Quid novi et, inquit, avolare capillos alienos, cım olim fluxerint qui fuerant

mei?5. Mor. Belle fecit eques, qui non et indignatus, ed cum ridentibus riit.6. Socrates vero, cum, accepiet in oro alapam, hoc modo repondit; Moletum ee,

necire homines, quando debeant prodire cum galea.

96. De duabus Ollis.

1. DUAE ollae tetere in ripa: altera erat lutea, altera aerea: utramque tulit visfluvii.

2. Luteae colliionem metuenti repondet aerea, ne quid timeat: ee enim ne colli-dantur atis curaturam.

3. Tum altera, eu me, inquit, tecum, en te mecum flumen collierit, cum meoutrumque iet periculo.

4. Quare certum et a te eparari.5. Mor. Satius et vivere cum ocio pari, quam cum potentiori.6. A potentiori enim potet ee periculum tibi, non illi a te.

97. De Rutico & Fortuna.

1. RUticus, cum araret, offendebat in ulcis the aurum: gratias agit telluri, quaehunc edidiet.

2. Fortuna videns nihil honoris haberi ibi, ita et ecum locuta.3. Theauro reperto tolidus mihi non et gratus; at eo ipo theauro potea amio, me

primam omnium votis & clamore olicitabit.4. Mor. Beneficio accepto, grati imus, bene de nobis merenti.5. Ingratitudo enim digna et etiam beneficio, quod jam acceperit, privari.

98. De Tauro & Capro.

1. FUgit leonem taurus; venit ad peluncam quaerens latibulum.2. Intranti occurat cornibus, qui intus erat, caper.3. Tum his verbis bos emugit: Tu quidem cornibus tuis meam excipis fugam:

verum i abierit, quem fugio; quantum a viribus tauri ditet caper, tum enties.


4. Mor. Qui necit, mieris ee uccurrendum, aut certe non nocendum, caper et.5. Quiquis enim a mierorum injuriis non temperaverit, i (ut et fortuna mutabilis)

mieris redierit felicitas, nimirum nocuie mieris eum poenitebit.

99. De Simia & ejus Prole.

1. OMnes animantes uo conpectui Jupiter adee juerat, cujunam oboles eet pulcher-rima, judicaturus.

2. Properant ferae, advolant aves, nec non ad id certamen adnatant pices.3. Omnium potrema fetinat Simia, trahens ecum uam prolem.4. Cujus quidem prolis foedas nates cunctis ridentibus, ic inquit: Maneat, cui

averit Jupiter, victoria: meo tamen judicio, hic meus natus et bellus, & omniumnatis jure praeferendus.

5. Hoc dicto, ubriit & Jupiter.6. Mor. Et nos & notra nobis placent.7. Sed de nobis & notris factis aliorum it judicium; ne, i ipt judicemus, cum

Simia rideamur.

100. De Pavone & Grue.

1. PAvo & Grus una coenant.2. Pavo e jactat, caudam otentat, gruem contemnit.3. Grus fatetur pavonem formois ee pennis: e tamen, dum vioc tectis upervolat

pavo, animoo volatu penetrare nubes.4. Mor. Nemo alterum contemperit.5. Sua cuique dos, u• cuique et virtus.6. Qui tua virtute caret, foran habet qua careas tu.

101. De Quercu & Arundine.

1. VAlidiore Noto effracta quercus in flumen praecipitatur, fluitat, haeret forte ramisuis in arundine.

2. Miratur arundinem in tanto turbine tare incolumem.3. Haec repondet, cedendo & declinando ee iuram, inclinare ad Notum, ad

Boream, ad omnem tatum.4. Nec mirum ee quod quercus exciderit, quae non cedere, ed reitore, concupivit.5. Mor. Potentiori ne reitas, ed hunc cedendo & ferendo vincas.6. Quod pulchre docet facundiimus poetarum Virgilius.Nata Dea, quo fata tra-

bunt retrahuntque equamur:Quicquid erit, uperanda omnis, fortuna ferondo et.

102. De Tigride & Vulpe.

1. VEnator jaculis agitabat feras.2. Tigris jubet omnes feras abitere; ee unam ait bellum confecturam.3. Pergit venator jaculari.4. Tigris oppido auciatur.


5. Fugientem e praelio, telumque extrahentem percontatur vulpes, Quinam va-lentem belluam tam valde vulneraet.

6. Repondet, e authorem vulneris haud noe: verum ex vulneris magnitudinecapere e conjecturam, aliquem fuie virum.

7. Mor. Fortes plerumque unt temerarii: & ars vim, ingenium fortitudinemuperat.

103. De Tauris & Leone.

1. QUatuor fuere tauri, quibus placuit communem iporum ee alutem, & communepericulum.

2. Vidit leo imul pacentes; eti eurit, tamen conjunctos aggredi metuit.3. Primum, dat operam verbis fallacibus egregare; tum egregatos laniat.4. Mor. Concordia nihil et firmius: dicordia etiam fortes reddit imbecilles.

104. De Abiete & Dumis.

1. FErtur olim abies depicere dumos: jactat e proceram ee, locari in aedibus, cumvelo tare in navibus: Dumos autem humiles, viles, nulli uui idoneos.

2. Quorum quidem tale fuit reponum: Tu ane, Abies, tuis gloriare bonis, &notris inultas malis.

3. Verum nec tua refers mala, & notra praeteris bona.4. Cum tu onanti detruncare ecuri, quam velles tum nobis, qui ecuri umus, ee

te imilem.5. Mor. Et ummae fortunae ua inunt mala, & humili fortunae ua bona.6. Ut nil aliud nunc dicam, haec ecura et ac tuta, illa nec extra metum et, nec

caret periculo.7. Horatius canit in Lyricis, —Celae graviore cauDecidunt turres; feriuntque ummosFulmina montes.

105. De Picatore & Piciculo.

1. SUbductus hamo piciculus, orat picatorem e dimittat.2. Ait modo e a matre fuum; atque menam, cum adhuc minutus it, non multum

juvare. Si dimittat, potea grandem ultro ad hamum ejus rediturum.3. Picator negat e dimiurum praedam certam, licet exiguam.4. Quid habeam, inquit, cio; quid im habiturus, necio: Ego pem pretio non

emam.5. Mor. Certum praetat incerto, praeens futuro; e•i nonnunquam exile com-

modum omium, attulit magnum.

106. De Alite & Pullis ejus.

1. ALes poitos in egete pullos monet, ut, dum ipa abet, diligenter attendant, i fiatSermo de occaione.

2. Redeunti a patu matri, pulli anxii narrant, dominum agri operam illammand•ae vicinis.


3. Repondet, nihil ee periculi.4. Item alio die trepidi aiunt, rogatos ad metendum ee amicos.5. Iterum jubet illa, ut int ecurt.6. Tertio, ut audivit ipum dominum cum filio tatuie, potero mane, cum falce

meem intrare; Jam, inquit, tempus et, ut ugiamus.7. Vicinos & amicos non timui, quia non venturos civi.8. Timeo dominum, illi enim res cordi et.9. Mor. Socordes alienis rebus plerique umus; quod i quid recte curatum velis,

alteri ne mandes, ed cures ipe.

107. De Avaro & Invido.

1. DUO homines orabant Jovem, cupidus, & invidus.2. Mittitur a Jove Apollo, per hunc ut eorum votis atisfiat; dat hic utrique

optandi liberam facultatem, hac conditione, ut quodcunque petiet alter id ipumalter acciperet duplicatum.

3. Haeret diu cupidus, cum nihil putat ore atis.4. Petit tandem non pauca, & duplum accipit ocius.5. Porro, invidus hoc petit, ut ipe uno privetur oculorum, laetus ocium mulctan-

dum ee utroque.6. Mor. Avaritiam quid potet atiare?7. Invidia vero dementius et nihil; quae dummodo noceat alteri, ibimet imprea-

catur malum.

108. De Leone & Capella.

1. VIdet leo pendere dumoa de rupe capellam.2. Suadet decendere, ut in campo thymum aliceque carpat.3. Recuat capella decendere; verba quidem ejus haud ane mala, ed mentem ee

plenam doli, reclamans.4. Mor. Cogita quis quid aadeat.5. Multi uadent utilia non tibi, ed ibi.

109. De Cornice & rna.

1. SItibunda cornix reperit urnam aquae; ed erat urna prefundior, quam ut poet acornice aqua contingi.

2. Conatur effundere urnam, nec valet.3. Tum lectos ex arena crupulos injectat; hoc modo aqua levatur, & cornix bibet.4. Mor. Interdum id, quod non potes efficere vi, efficies prudentia & conilio.

110. De Leone & Venatore.

1. LIgat leo cum venatore.2. Suam praeert fortitudinem, hominis fortitudini.3. Pot longa jurgiae, venator ducit leonem ad Mauoleum, in quo culptus erat leo

caput deponens in gremium viri.4. Negat fera, id atis ee i•dicii.


5. Homines enim culpere quod vellent, ait; quod i & leones forent artifices, jamvirum culptum iri ub pedibus leonis.

6. Mor. Quique quoad potet, & dicit & facit, quod uae parti & cauae putatprod•e.

111. De Puero & Fure.

1. SEdebat puer flens apud puieum.2. Fur rogat cauam flendi.3. Puer dicit, rupto fune incidie in aquas urnam auri.4. Homo exuit e, inulit in puteum, quaerit.5. Vae non invento, concendit, atque ibi nec puerum, nec uam invenit tunicam.6. Puer quippe ublata fugerat.7. Mor. Falluntur interdum, qui fallere olent.

112. De Rutico & Juvenco.

1. ERat rutico juvencus, vinculi omnique jugi impatiens.2. Homo atutulus betiae reecat cornua (cornibus enim petebat,) tum jungit non

currui ed aratro, ne, ut olet, herum pularet calcibus.3. Stivam ipe tenet, gaudens indutria effecie, ut jam foret tutus, & a cornibus,

& ab ungulis.4. Sed quid evenit? Taurus ubinde reitens, pargendo pedibus, os caputque rutici

opplet arena.5. Mor. Sunt nonnulli ic intractabiles, ut nulla queant arte, nullo conilio tractari.

113. De Satyro & Viatore.

1. SAtyrus, qui deus memorum olim et habitus, viatorem nive obrutum, atque algoreenectum, mieratus, ducit in antrum uum, fovet igne.

2. Spirantem autem in manus percontatur cauam, qui repondens, ut caleiat,inquit.

3. Potea cum accumberent, ufflat viator in polentam; quod cur faceret interro-gatus, ut frigecat, inquit.

4. Tunc continuo Sutyrus viatorem ejiciens, Nolo, inquit, in meo it antro, cuitam diverum et os.

5. Mor. Cave it in tuo convictu homo duplici ore, quique in ermone et Proteus.

114. De Apro & Rutico.

1. APro vatanti egetes ruticus praecidit auricu’am.2. Iterum depreheno praecidit alteram.3. Et tunc quoque redeuntem capit, captum portat in urbem, detinatum lautitiae

ui pa•roni.4. Secta jam in convivio bellua, nuquam apparet cor.5. Excandecente hero, & flagitante coquos, villicus repondet; Patrone, non et

mirum non apparere cor: credo tultum aprum nunquam cor habuie.6. Nam i cor habuiet, nunquam in poenam uam ad meas egetes toties rediiet.


7. Sic ruticus.8. At omnes convivae emori riu, cachinnari de tultitia rutici.9. Mor. Multorum hominum et adeo excors vita, ut an cor habeant pois am-

bigere.

115. De Tauro & Mure.

1. MUS tauri pedem momorderat fugiens in antrum uum.2. Taurus vibrat cornua, quaerit hotem, nuquam videt.3. Irridet eum mus; quia, inquit, robutus es, ac vallus, non idcirco quemvis

contemperis.4. Nunc te, & quidem gratis, laeit exiguus mus.5. Mor. Tritum et illud verbum, quod ignificantius notrate lingua dixerim, Let

no man be too heedles of his enemy. Latine ic: Nemo hotem uum flocci •pendat.

116. De Rutico & Hercule.

1. RUtici currus haeret in profundo luto.2. Mox upinus deum Herculem implorat.3. Intonut vox e coelo: Inepte, inquit, flagella equos, & ipe annitere rotis, atque

tum Herculem vocato.4. Tum enim aderit Hercules vocatus.5. Mor. Nil prount otioa vota, quae ane Deus non audit. Juva temet, inquiunt;

ipe tum juvabit te Deus.

117. De Anere.

1. FUit aner qui ponebat ova aurea, ingulis diebus ingula.2. Dominus, ut ubito fiat dives, anerem jugulat; perans intus latere gazam.3. Sed anere invento vacuo, tupet mier, anxieque dehinc upirat, ac plangit, &

rem & pem periie.4. Mor. Moderanda unt vota. Curandum et, ne vel praeproperi imus vel nimili.

Nam & fetinantia nocet: & qui plura, quam decet, quaerit, interdum acquirit nihil.

118. De Cicada & Formica.

1. CUM per aetatem cicada cantat, formica uam exercet meem; trahit in antrumgrana, reponens in hyemem.

2. Saeviente bruma, famelica cicada venit ad formicam, mendicat victum.3. Renuit formica, dictitans ee, dum illa cantabat, laborae.4. Mor. Qui egnis et in juventa, egebit in enecta; & qui non parcit, olim

mendicabit.

119. De Simia & duobus ejus Natis.

1. SImia, ut ferunt, cum peperit gemellos, alterum diligit, alterum negligit.2. Erat puerpera cum gemellis, atque cum incidiet terror, vitatura periculum,

dilectum prehendit ulnis, quem (dum praeceps fugitat) collidit petrae, atque enecat.


3. Neglectus autem, qui in hiruto haeerat tergo fugientis, manit incolumis.4. Mor. Solet evenire, ut ipi parentes, filio quem tenere amant, prae nimia

indulgentia int mali occaio & periculi; eo, quem minus amant, praetante e trenuumac probum.

120. De Bove & Juvenco.

1. BOS jam grandis aevo quotidie trahebat aratrum.2. Juvencus laboris expers, vicinis exultat in pacuis, ac tandem inultat fortunae

enioris.3. Jactat e jugi ac vinculi incium, e liberum, e otioum: illi attritum ee labore

collum.4. Denique e glabrum, ac nitidum: illum ee hirutum ac qualidum.5. Senior tum quidem nihil contra; ed brevi pot tempore videt hunc inultorem

duci ad aras, ac tum hice verbis affatur.6. Quo tua mollis vita pervenit?7. Securum itud otium rediit ad ecurim.8. Jam altem (ut opinor) potius uades mihi laborem, qui me tuetur, quam otium,

quod nunc te traxit ad necem.9. Mor. Ad vitam recte gerendam opus et labore & vigilantia.10. Socors autem & voluptati deditus, uarum rerum, quem nollet, ortitur exitum.

121. De Cane & Leone.

1. OCcurrit canis leoni, jocatur; Quid tu mier exhautus inedia percurris ylvas &devia?

2. Me pecta pinguem ac nitidum; atque haec non labore conequor, ed otio.3. Tum leo, habes quidem tuas epulas; ed habes, tolide, etiam vincula.4. Tu ervus eto, qui ervire potes; ego quidem um liber, nec ervire volo.5. Mor. Pulchre repondit leo; quibutibet enim rebus potior et libertas.

122. De Picibus.

1. PIcis fluviatilis vi fluminis correptus et in mare, ubi uam efferens nobilitatem,omne marinum genus, vili pendehat.

2. Non tulit hoc phoca, ed ait, tunc fore indicium Nobilitatis, i cum phoca captusportetur ad forum.

3. Se emptum iri a Nobil bus, illum autem a plebe.4. Mor. Multi ic capti unt libidine gloriae, ut ee ipi praedi•ent & jactent.5. Sed laus ui oris non datur homini laudi, at excipitur cum auditorum riu.

123. De Pardo & Vulpecula.

1. PArdus, cui pictum et tergum; caeteris eris, etiam leonibus depecti, intum•cebat.2. Accedit ad hunc vulpecula, uadet non uperbire, dicens, Illi quidem pecioam

ee pellam, ibi vero pecioam ee mentem.3. Mor. Dicrimen et bonorum, & ordo.


4. Bona corporis praetant bonis fortunae: utrique illis animi bona praeferanturoportet.

124. De Vulpecula & Pardale.

1. CUM aliquando pardalis vulpem prae e contemneret, quod ipa pellem haberetomnigenis colorum maculis variegatam. Repondit vulpes, ibi id decoris in animo ee,quod illi eet in cute.

2. Mor. Neque vero pauls a•ius et ingenio praeditum ee v•ro, quam cute veri-colere.

125. De Vulpe & Fele.

1. CUM aliquando vulpes in colloquio, quod illi erat cum fele, jactaret ibi varias eetechnas, adeo ut vel peram haberet dolis refertam: Felis autem repondit, ibi unicamduntaxat artem ee cui fideret, i quid eet dicriminis.

2. Inter confabulandum, repente canum accurentium tumultus auditur.3. Ibi felis in arborem altiimam ubiliit, cum vulpes interim a canum agmine

cincta capitur.4. Mor. Innuit fabula, praetabilius ee nonnunquam unicum conilium, modo id

it verum, & efficax, quam plures dolos, coniliaque frivola.

126. De Rege & Simiis.

1. REX quidam Aegyptius aliquot imias intituit, ut altandi rationem perdicerent.2. Ut enim nullum animal ad figuram hominis propius accedit; ita nec aliud

actus humanos aut melius, aut libentius, imitatur.3. Artem itaque altandi protinus edoctae altare coeperunt inignibus indutae

purpureis, ac peronatae: multoque jam tempore mirum in modum placebat spectac-ulum; donec e pectatoribus facetus quispiam, nuces, quas clanculum in inu getabat,in medium abjecit.

4. Ibi tatim imiae, imulatque nuces vidient, oblitae choreae, id ee coe perunt,quod antea fuerunt: ac repente e altatricibus in imias redierunt, contritique peronis,dilaceratique vetibus, pro nucibus inter e pugnabant non ine maximo spectatorumriu.

5. Mor. Admonet haec fabula, fortunae ornamenta non mutare hominis inge-nium.

127. De Aino & Viatoribus.

1. DUO quidam cum in deertis locis ainum quempiam forte fortuna nacti eeut,contendere inter e coeperunt, uter eorum, uti uum, domum abduceret.

2. Nam utrique pariter a fortuna videbatur objectus.3. Hac interim de re illis invicem altercantibus, ainus ee ubduxit, ac neuter eo

potitus et.4. Mor. Quidam a praeentibus commodis, quibus ob incitiam uti neciunt, ex-

cidunt.


128. De Picatoribus.

1. PIcatores aliquot, jacto r•ti, tetudines eduxerunt.2. Eas cum eent inter e partiti, neque ufficerent omnibus comedendis: Mercurium

forte accedentem, invitarunt ad convivium.3. At is, intelligens e neutiquam humanitatis gratia vocari, ed ut eos fatidio cibi

ublevaret recuavit; juitque ut ipi uas tetudines ederent, quas cepient.4. Mor. Nonnulli, poteaquam inconulte quippiam adorti unt, aliorum implorant

auxdium, quos uo negotio admiceant.

129. De Aino.

1. APud Cumanos ainus quipiam pertaeus ervitutem, abrupto loro in ylvam aufugerat;illic forte repertus leonis exuvias corpori applicabat uo, atque ita pro leone e gerebat,homines pariter ac feras voce caudaque territans.

2. Nam Cumani leonem ignorant.3. Ad hunc igitur modum regnabat aliquamdiu peronatus hic ainus, pro leone

immani habitus ac formidatus, donec hopes quipiam Cumas profectus (qui aepenu-mero viderat & leonem, & ainum, atque ob id non erat ei difficile dignocere) auriumprominentium indicio, atque aliis quibudam conjecturis, ainum ee deprehendit, acprobe futigatum reduxit, dominoque agnocenti reddidit.

4. Interim autem rium non mediocrem concitabat omnibus Cumanis ainus jamagnitus, quos dudum, creditus leo, metu propemodum exanimaverat.

5. Mor. Hand facile tegimus vitia, quae a pueris nobicum adoleverunt.

130. De Scarabaeo & Aquila.

1. SCarabaeus aliquando pretus ab aquila, coepit de vindicta quoquo pacto umendacogitare.

2. Pervetigavit ubinam aquila nidum collocaet, adrepit carabaeus, & ova imilidolo dejcit.

3. Aquila cum aepius domicilium commutaet, neque quicquam proficeret, Jovempatronum adiit, exponit calamitatem uam.

4. Is jubet, ut uo in gremio ponat ova, vel itic in tuto futura.5. Et huc per vetis laecinias, inuque prorepit pertinax carabaeus, haud quaquam

entiente Jove.6. Deinde ubi videt ova commoveri Jupiter, •eque atis animadverteret, territus

rei novitate, excuo gremio in terram dejeccit.7. Mor. Monet haec fabella, neminem, quantumvis puillum, contemnendum ee.

131. De Satyro & Rutico.

1. SAtyrus quidam cum vehementer algeret, hyberno g•lu upra modum aeviente, arutico quodam inductus et in hopitium.

2. Admiratus autem cur homo inflaret in manus ori admotas, rogavit cur itafaceret.

3. Is repondit, Ut frigidas manus halitus tepore calefaceret.


4. Deinde ubi, extracto foco, appoita mensa, in pultem fervidam rurum inflaret,magis etiam admiratus, cicitatus et quid hoc ibi vult.

5. Uti pultem, inquit ille, nimium ferventem halitu refrigerem.6. Tum Satyrus urgens a mena, Quid ego audio, inquit?7. Tune eodem ex ore pariter & calidum & frigidum efflas?8. Valebis.9. Neque enim mihi ratio et cum ejumodi homine commune habere hopitium.10. Mor. Notantur bilingues, qui eundem modo laudant, modo vituperant.

132. De Ca•ra & ejus Pullis.

1. AESopus ille Phrygiae Fabulator, haud immerito apieus exitimatus et, cumquae utilia monitu uauque erant, non evere non imperioe praecepit, & cenuit, utPhiloophis mos et; ed fetivos delectabileque Apologos commentos res alubriter acprospicienter animadveras, in mentes animoque hominum cum audiendi quadamillecebra induxit.

2. Velut haec ejus fabella de aviculae nidulo, lepide atque jucunde praemonetpem fiduciamque rerum, quas efficere quis posit haud unquam in alio, ed emet ipohabendam.

3. Avicula inquit et parva, nomen et caita, habitat, nidulaturque in egetibus idferme temporis, quo appetit meis, pullis jamjam plumantibus.

4. Ea caita in ementes forte conceerat tempetiviores; propterea frumentis flave-centibus pulli etiam tunc involucres erant.

5. Cum igitur ipa iret cibum pullis quaeitum, monet eos, ut i quid ibi novae reiieret, dicereturve, animadverterent, idque uti ibi, ubi rediiet, renunciarent.

6. Dominus potea agetum illarum, filium adolecentem vocat, &, Videne, inquit,haec ematuruie, & manus jam potulare.

7. Idcirco die cratino, ubi primum diluculabit, fac amicos adeas, & roges, utveniant, operamque mutuam dent, & meem hanc nobis adjuvent.

8. Haec ubi dixit, diceit; atque ubi rediit caita, pulli trepiduti circumtrepere,orareque matrem, ut tatim jam properet, atque alium in locum ee asportet.

9. Nam dominus, inquiunt, miit filium, qui amicos rogaret, ut luce oriente veni-ant, & metant.

10. Mater jubet eos, a metu otioos ee.11. Si enim dominus, inquit, meem ad amicos rejecit, cratino eges non metetur,

neque necee et hodie uti vos auferam.12. Die igitur potero, mater in pabulum volat; dominus quos rogaverat, operitur:

Sol fervet, & it nihil, & amici nuili erant.13. Tum ille rurum ad filium, Amici iti, inquit, magnam in partem ceatores

unt: quin potius imus, & cognatos, affines, vicinoque notros oramus, ut adint crastempore ad metendum.

14. Itidem hoc pulli pavefacti matri nunciant.15. Mater hortatur, ut tum quoque ine metu, ac ine cura int: cognatos affineque

nullos ferme tam ee obequibiles, ait, ut ad laborem capeendum nihil cunctentur, &tatim dicto obediant: Vos modo, inquit, advertite, i modo quid denuo dicitur.

16. Alia luce oria, avis in patum profecta et; cognati & affines opera, quam darerogati unt, uperedent.


17. Ad potremum igitur dominus ilio, Valeant, inquit, amici cum propinquis;afferes prima luce falces duas: unam egomet mihi, & tu tibi capies alteram, &frumentum nometipi manibus notris cras metemus.

18. Id ubi ex pullis dixie dominum, mater audivit; Tempus, inquit, et cedendi &abeundi.

19. Fiet nunc dubio procul quod futurum dixit.20. In ipo enim jam vertitur, cuja et res, non in alio unde petitur.21. Atque ita caita nido mi•ravit & eges a domino demea et.22. Mor. Haec quidem et Aeopi fabula, de amicorum plerumque & propinquorum

levi & inani fiducia.23. Sed quid aliud anctiores libri Philoophorum monent, quam •t nobis tantum

ipis nitamur; alia autem omnia, quae extra nos, extraque notrum animum unt, nequepro notris, neque nobis ducamus.

24. Hunc Aeopi Apologum Ennius in Satyris cite admodum & venuto veribusquadratis compouit: quorum duo potremi iti unt, quos habere corde & memoria,opere praetium ee hercle puto.

25. Hoc tibi erit a gamenium emper in promptu itum,Ne quid expecta amicos, quod tu agere pois.

133. De Avibus & Noctua.

1. AVes olim prope univerae noctuam adierunt, rogaruntque eam ne pot hac inaedium cavis nidificaret, ed in arborum potius ramis, atque inter frondes; ibi en•mvernari uavius.

2. Quin, eidem quercum modo enatam, puillam, tenellamque adhuc, offendebant;in qua cilicet, molliter, ut aiebant, & edere ipa aliquando noctua, & aum ibi contruerenidum poet.

3. At illa facturam e negavit.4. Qum invicem conilium dedit iis, ne arbuculae illi e crederent.5. Laturam enim quandoque ee vicum, petem videlicet avium.6. Contempsere illae (ut unt leve genus & volaticum) apientis unius Noctuae

conilium.7. Jam quercus adoleverat, jam patula, jam frondoa erat.8. Ecce, ibi aves illae omnes gregatim ramis involitant, laciviunt, ubultant,

colludunt, cantillant.9. Interea, quercus ea vicum protulerat, atque id homines animadverterant;

implicitae ergo repente ibi omnes pariter miellae; ac frutra eas era poenitentia ubiit,quod alubre illud conilium previent.

10. Atque hoc ee aiunt, cur nunc aves omnes, ubi noctuam viderint, frequenteseam quai alutant, deducunt, ectantur, circumdant, circumvolitant.

11. Etenim conilii illius memores, admirantur eam nunc ut apientem tipantquedena caterva, ut videlicet ab ea apere aliquando dicant.

12. Sed opinor frutra, imo vero, etiam interdum cum magno iparum malo.13. Nam veteres illae noctuae revera apientes erant: nunc multae noctuae unt,

quae noctuarum quidem plumas habent, & oculos, & rotrum, apientiam vero nonhabent.

14. Mor. Bene monentis conilia ne pernas, haec fabula docet.


134. De Cucurbita & Pino.

1. SAta et olim cucurbita juxta arborem pinum, quae grandis admodum & ramispatulis extabat.

2. Cucurbita vero, cum multis pluviis atque coeli temperamento creviet, lacivireincepit, & ramulos audacius porrigere.

3. Jam erpebat in pinum, jam urgere, jam ramos & frondes involvere audebat;ampliora folia, candentes flores, praegrandia poma & vire centia otentans.

4. Itaque tanto fatu atque inolentia intumuit ut pinum arborem aua it aggredi:& vides, inquit, ut te upero, ut amplis foliis, ut virore praeto, & jamjam ad cacumenpraeurgo.

5. Tum pinus, quae enili prudentia & robore pollebat, nihil mirata et cucurbitaeinolentis audaciam, ed ita ad eam repondit.

6. Ego hic multas hyemes, calores, aetus, variaque calamitates pervici, & adhucintegra conillo.

7. Tu ad primos rigores minus audaciae habebis, cum & folia concident, & viroromnis aberit.

8. Mor. Secundis rebus non et uperbiendum.

135. De Corvo & Lupo.

1. COrvus lupos per ardua montium juga comitatus, partem ibi praedae fieri potu-lat, quia eos ecutus nullo tempore detituiet, ociuque fuiet.

2. Repulus deinde et a lupis tanquam non eos, ed praedam cibumque ecutus; necminus luporum, i occiderentur, quam caeterorum animalium exta fuiet voraturus.

3. Mor Non quid agamus emper inpiciendum et, ed quo imus animo cum agamus.

136. De partu Terrae.

1. TUrgida olim facta tellus, & mirum in modum tumida magnum aliquod parituravidebatur.

2. Accurrunt finitimi, tupent agricolae, terrae partum inter pem metumqueexpectant.

3. Alii Typhoea illum centimanum, al•i montes erupturos putabant.4. Aperitur terra, prodiit Mus; & quod miraculo fore omnibus exitimabatur in

rium atque jocum converterunt.5. Mor. Non emper credendum promiis magnificis.

137. De Membris & Ventre.

1. HUmani artus, cum ventrem otioum viderent, ab eo dicordarunt, & uum illiminiterium negaverunt.

2. Cum eo pacto & ipi quoque deficerent, intellexerunt ventrem cibos acceptosper omnia membra dividere; & cum eo in gratiam redierunt.

3. Mor. Magnae res dicordia pereunt; concordia valent.


138. De Arione & Delphine.

1 VEtus & nobilis Arion cantator fidibus fuit.2. Is loco & oppido Methymnaeus, terra atque inula Lesbius fuit.3. Eum Arionem rex Corinthi Periander, amicum amatumque habuit, artis

gra•ia4. Is inde a rege proficicitur, terras inclytas Siciliam atque Italium viurus.5. Ubi eo venit, aureque omnium menteque in utriuque terrae urbibus •emulit,

in quaetibus itıc & voluptatibus amoribuque hominum fuit.6. Is tum potea grandi pecunia & re bona multa copious, Corinthum intituit

redire.7. Navem igitur, & nautas ut notiores amicioreque ibi Corinthios delegit, ed eo

Corinthii homino accepto, navique in altum provecta, praedae pecuniaeque cupidiceperunt conilium de necando Arione.

8. Tum illum, ibi pernicie intellecta, pecuniam caeteraque ua ut haberent dedie;vita modo ibi parcerent oravie.

9. Nautas precum ejus harum comiertos ee illatenus, ut ei necem inferre pervim uis manibus temperarent; ed imperavie, ut jam tatim coram deiliret praecepsin mare.

10. Homo ibi territus & pe omni vitae perdita, id unum potea oravit, ut priuquammortem oppeteret, iuduere permitterent ua ibi indumenta, & ides capere, & canerecarmen casus illius ui conolabile.

11. Feros & immanes nautas prolubium tum audiendi ubit.12. Quod oraverat, impetra•.13. Atque ibi mo• de more cinctus, amictus, ornatus, tanque in ummae puppis

foro, carmen quod Orihyum dicitur voce ubaltiima cantavit.14. Ad potrema cantus, cum idibus ornatuque omni, icut tabat canebatque, jecit

e••ocul in profundum.15. Nautae, haudquaquam dubitantes quin periiet, curum quem facere coeperant

tenuerunt.16. Sed novum, & mirum, & pium facinus contigit: Delphinum repente inter

undas adnavie, & doro uper fluctus edito vectavie, incolumique cum corpore &ornatu, Taenarum in terram Laconicam devexie.

17. Tum Arionem prorus ex eo loco Corinthum petivie, talemque Periandro regi,qualis Delphino vectus fuerat, efe obtulie, eique rem (icuti acciderat) narravie.

18. Regem ithaec parum credidie, Arionem (quai falleret) cutodiri juie, nautasrequiitos, obligato Arione, diimulanter interrogae, Ecquid audient, in iis locis undevenient, uper Arionem.

19. Eos dixie, Hominem, cum inde irent, in terra Italia fuie, eumque illic beneagitare, & tudiis delectationibuque urbium florere, atque in gratia pecuniaque magnafortunatum ee.

20. Tum inter haec eorum verba, Arionem cum fidibus & indumentis, cum quibuse in alum ejaculaverat, extitie.

21. Nautas tupefactos convictoque, ire inficias non quıe.22. Mor. Documento et haec fabula, plus aliquando inveniri in brutis animalibus

clementiae, quam in his hominibus, qui praeter opes nihil habent per•••: praeteriguram, nihil humanitatis.


139. De Aranea & Podagra.

1. ARanea, paululum a texendi opere quietior, animi relaxandi gratia, commodumdeambulabat.

2. Huic e obvium praebet Podagra, tameti paibus ambiguis admodum aegreillum aequeretu•.

3. Ejus diei itinere utcunque emeno, non longe aberant ab oppidulo, cui regionisincolae Tyche nomen indiderunt.

4. trique Conilium fuit, conditionis uae hopitem pervetigare.5. Aranea, non maximopere data opera, in opulenti cujudam civis aedes divertit:

inibi quaquaverum telas uas praependebat, praetendebatque retia.6. Aderant illico necio qui trygodaemones, qui textrinam illius demoliebantur.7. Momentaneum itaque erat ipius, quo etiam cunque e verteret, aediicium.8. Nuquam enim copariorum oculatas copas poterat effugere.9. Miera plane, quae it•tanta rerum omnium affluentia ola angebatur pertur-

baturque.10. Podagra vero, mendicabuli intar, vix tandem egetoi cujupiam tuguriolum

impetrarat: id loci cum decubuiet, nihil non experiebatur mieriarum.11. Apponebatur coenaturienti panis cibarius, aridis vix aucibus hianti hydropo-

terium.12. Jamque diurno intinere labacenti torus ligneus, nullis frondibus, nullo gramine,

ed praetenuibus pale is internebatur.13. Atque dicere non et hujus intituti, quam convenerint male membris mollibus,

cuticulae (ut ita dixerim) holoericae, tragula tam dura, tam barbari villi.14. Oriente igitur vix tandem illo auguto Sydere, quod exaudit, quod intuetur

omnia, convenere rurum aranea imul & podagra.15. Prior aranea praeteritae no•tis moletias, tot locorum commutationes denar-

rat: nunc hero exprobrans munditiem, nunc nimiam copariorum obervantiam.16. Podagra contra de hopitis ui egetate complura comminicitur; nec otium

habet admontrare araneae lividas vibices, quos adamantina fulcra tenellae cuticulaeimpreerunt.

17 Conilium ineunt araneam deinceps pauperum toguria, podagram vero divitumaulas debere ubingredi; in hanc aranea pedibus, podagra animis vadit ententiam.

18. Veruntamen tenebris jamjam increcentibus urbi cuipiam ee approximant.19. Podagra, intituti non immemor, pedeterntim e in nummoi cujudam domum

illatebravit.20. Qua commodum ab hero conpecta, dii boni, qua benevolentia, qua humani-

tate, quibus nominibus excipitur!21. Supponuntur, ubternunturque olorinae culcitrae, toralia perdictam ubalaribus

plumis referta.22. Taceo vinum dulce, vinum nigrum, Lesbium, Tarentinum.23. Taceo fideculas, phaianos atque eas aviculas quae binis uperbiunt coloribus.24. In umma nihil deliciarum, nihil voluptatum non exhauriebat.25. Aranea, pauperis caam ingrea, telas orditur, quaquaverum parietes inter-

patent, retia upendit.26. Orbiculari operi manibus pedibuque incuml it, reficit abrupta, perficit in-

cepta: & ut dicam breviter, vacua dominatur in aula.


27. Nullas inidias, nullos formidat inultus: imo vero etiam jam copis uperioromnibus.

28. Non multo pot, podagra araneam convenit, delicias uas, felicitatem, fortunasampliter exornat.

29. Aranea miris laudibus extotit imperium uum, aediicandi, texendique liber-tatem.

30. Placuit tandem haec utrique ententia: quo•umcunque proficicerentur, poda-gram in divitum domos, araneam in pauper•m tuguria debere divertere.

31. Mor. Apologus hic tameti ad uus varios accommodari queat, id tamenimprimis declarat, alium alio loco fortunatio•em ee.

32. Praetera morborum domicilia ee divitum aulas.33. Ad ultimum nuquam libertatem majorem, quam ubi divitiarum minus.

140. De Mure in cita nato.

1. MUS in cita natus, omnem ibi ere duxerat aetatem nucibus patus quae in eaervar olebant.

2. Dum autem circa oras citae ludens decidiet, quaereretque acenum reperit•pulaslautiime paratas.

3. Quas cum gutare coepiet, quam tultus, inquit, hactenus ui, qui in toto ter-rarum orbe nihil melius eitula mea ee cre•e•am, Ecce, quam uavioribus hic vecorcibis!

4. Mor. Haec abula indicat, non ita patriam diligendam, ignobilis i it, ut alianon adeamus loca, cum alibi beatiores ee poimus.

141. De Rutico, impetrante ut Triticum abque aritis naceretur.

1. IMpetraverat a Cerere ruticus, ut triticum abque aritis naceretur, ne metentium,triturantiumque manus laederet: quod ubi iharuit, a minutis avibus depatum et.

2. Tum ruticus, Quam digna, inquit, patior, qui parvae commoditatis cauaemolumenta quam maxima perdidi.

3. Mor. Fabula indicat; parva incommoda majori utilitate penanda.

142. De Accipitre Columbam inequente.

1. CUM accipiter columbam praecipiti inequeretur •olatu, villam ingreus, a ruticocaptus et.

2. Quem blande, ut e dimitteret, obecrabat; Non enim te laei, dixit.3. Cui Ruticus, Nec haec, repondit, te laeerat.4. Mor. Fabula indicat, merito puniri, qui innocentes laedere conantur.

143. De Aranea & Hirundine.

1. ARanea in hirundinem excandecens, quae mucas, qui uus et cibus, capiebat,retia, in foribus per quas volitare olebat, ut eum caperet, upenderat.

2. Hirundo vero advolans, retia cum textrice per aera portabat.3. Tum aranea in aere pendens, & ee jamjam perituram intelligens.


4. Quam jute haec patior, dicebat, quae minima volatilia magno labore vixcapiens, credidi tam magnas aves poe comprehendere.

5. Mor. Hac monemur fabula, ne viribus majora aggrediamur.

144. De Rutico amnem tranituro.

1. RUticus torrentem traniturus, qui forte imbribus excreverat, quaerebat vadum.2. Et cum primum eam fluminis partem tentaet, quae quietior, placidiorque

videbatur, reperit eam altiorem quam animo erat opinatus.3. Rurus ubi breviorem tutioremque adinvenit, ibi majori trepitu fluvius decur-

rebat.4. Tum ecum, quam tutius, inquit, clamois aquis, quam quietis & ilentibus,

vitam notram credere poumus.5. Mor. Hac admonemur fabula, ut minus verbo•os & minaces, quam quietos

extimecamus.

145. De Columba & Pica.

1. COlumba interrogata a pica, quid eam induceret, ut in eodem emper loco nidifi-caret, cum ejus pulli, inde ibi emper urriperentur;

2. Simplicitas, repondit.3. Mor. Haec indicat fabula, facile viros probos aepe decipi.

146. De Cuculo & Accipitre.

1. IRrius ab accipitre cuculus, quod cum ibi & corpore par, & colore non abimiliseet, (prae angutia animi) potius vermibus terrenis, quam uavibus aliarum aviumcarnibus, veceretur.

2. Vidit paucis pot diebus, accipitrem a rutico, cujus columbas inectabatur,captum, ad metum caeterorum ex alta turre pendere.

3. Cui cuculus, quam melius tibi, inquit, amice, fuiet vermes venari quam altendsaves impetere.

4. Mor. Haec fabula indicat, eorum vitam tutiorem ee, & magis probandam,qui uis rebus ine periculo unt contenti, quam illorum, qui aliena appelentes, adeuntmagna vitae dicrimina.

147. De Aino & Vitulo.

1. ASinus & vitulus, in eodem pacentes prato, onitu companae hotilem exercitumadventare praeenerant.

2. Tum vitulus, Fugiamus hinc, O odalis, inquit, n• hotes no•captivos abducant.3. Fuge tu, inquit, quem hotes occidere & ee conueverunt.4. Aini nihil interet, cui ubique eadem ferendi oneris et propoita conditio.5. Mor. Haec fabula ervos admonet, ne dominos magnopere mutare formident,

modo prioribus deteriores futuri non int.


148. De Vulpe & Mulieribas Gallinas edentibus.

1. VUlpes juxta villam quandam traniens, conpexit catervam mulierum plurimasgallinas opipare aatas alto ilentio comedentem.

2. Ad quas convera, Qui clamores, inquit, & canum latratus contra me eent, iego facerem quod vos facitis?

3. Cui repondens quaedam anus, peima animalium, inquit, nos quae notra untcomedimus; tu vero aliena furaris.

4. Mor. Haec fabula nos admonet, ne putemus nobis in aliena licere, quodpropriis dominis licet.

149. De Caponibus pinguibus & macro.

1. VIR quidam complures capones in eodem ornithob•co incluos largo nutrica veratcibo, qui pingues effecti unt omnes praeter unum, quem ut macilentum irridebant.

2. Dominus, nobi es hospites lauto & umptuoo accepturus convivi•, imperatcoquo, ut ex his interimat coquatque quos pinguiores invenerit.

3. Hoc audientes corpulenti, ee afflictabant, dicentes, Quanto praetitiet nosmacilentos ee?

4. Mo•. Haec fabula in pauperum olamen conicta et, quorum vita tutior etquam divitum.

150. De Trabe & Bobus eam trabentibus.

1. TRabs ulmea de bobus conquerebatur, dicens, Ingrati, ego multo tempore meisvos frondibus alui; vos vero me nutricem vetram per axa & luta trahitis.

2. Cui boves, Gemitus upiriaque notra, & timulus quo pungimur, te docerepount, quod te trahimus inviti.

3. Ignovit trabs.4. Mor. Haec nos docet fabula, ne in eos excandecamus, qui non ua ponte nos

laedunt.

151. De Arboribus pulchris & deformi.

1. ARbores complures in eodem creverant loco, procerae, rectae, enodeque praeterunum humilem, parvam, nodoamque, quam ut deformem puillamque caeterae ludib-rio babere olitae erant.

2. Aedificaturus domum loco dominus, jubet omnes excidi, praeter eam quaebrevitate & deformitate ua aedificium indecorum redditura videbatur.

3. Caeteris exciis, deformis haec ecum dicebat; De te non amplius querar, Natura,quod me turpem genueris, cum formois tam magna videam imminere dicrimina.

4. Mor. Haec fabula nos admonet, ne doleamus nos natos ee deformes, cummultis formoitas aepe nocuerit.

152. De Cygno in morte canente, repreheno a Ciconia.

1. CYgnus moriens interrogabatur a Ciconia, cur in morte (quam caetera animaliaadeo exhorrent) multo uaviores, quam in omni vita, emitteret onos, cum potius


moe••us ee deberet.2. Cui cygnus, quia, inquit, neque cibi quaerendi cura amp•ius cruciabor, neque

aucupum laqueos extimecam.3. Mor. Haec fabula admonet, ne mortem formidemus, qua omnes vitae praeentis

mieriae praeciduntur.

153. De Muliere, Virum morientem flente, & Parente eam conolante.

1. MUlierem adhuc juvenem, cujus vir animam agebat, parens conolabatur, dicens,Ne te afflictes, ne tantopere lugeas, filia: alium enim virum tibi inveni, ito longeformoiorem, qui prioris defiderium facile mitigabit.

2. At mulier doloris impatiens (ut quae maritum ardente amore proequebatur)non modo verba parentis non admittebat, ed intempetivam alterius mariti men-tionem accuabat.

3. At ubi maritum defunctum videt, inter lachrymas & luctus parentem interro-gat, an adit juvenis ille quem ibi in virum dare velle e dixerat?

4. Mor. Fabula indicat, quam cito defunctorum maritorum amor ex uxorumanimo excidere oleat.

154. De Muliere amatoris diceum flente.

1. Mlier impudica amatorem uum abeuntem, quem omnibus fere rebus poliaverat,multis lachrymis proequebatur.

2. Interrogante autem eam vicina, cur ita inconolabiliter fleret; Non diceum ejus,inquit, ed pallium, quod ei reliqui fle•.

3. Mor. Fabula indicat, Non amatores, ed eorum bona a meretricibus amari.

155. De Muca, quae quadrigis inidens, pulverem o excitae dicebat.

1. QUadrigae in tadio currebant, quibus muca inidebat.2. Maximo autem pulvere, tum equorum pedum pulu, tum rotarum volutatione,

exorto, dicebat muca, Quam magnam vim pulveris excitavi?2. Mor. Haec fabula ad eos pectat, qui, cum ignavi unt, alienam tamen gloriam

uis magnificis verbis in e transferre conantur.

156. De Anguilla conquerente, quod magis quam Serpens infetaretur.

1. ANguilla interrogabat erpentem, quare, cum imiles eeat atque cognati, hominestamen e potius quam illum inequerentur.

2. Cui erpens, Quia raro, inquit, me laedunt impune.3. Mor. Haec fabula indicat, minus laedi olere, qui ee ulcicuntur.

157. De Aino, Simia & Talpa.

1. COnquerenti Aino quod cornibus careret, Simia vero quod cauda ibi deeet; Tacereinquit Talpa, cum me oculis captam ee videatis.

2. Mor. Haec fabula ad eos pertinet, qui non unt ua orte contenti; qui i alioruminfortunia coniderent, aequiore animo tolerarent ua.


158. De Nautis, Sanctorum auxilium implorantibus.

1. NAuta quidam, in mari ubita & aira tempetate deprehenus, caeteris ejus ociisdiverorum divorum auxilium implorantibus, Necitis, inquit, quid petatis.

2. Ante enim quam Sancti iti ad Deum, pro notra libertate e conferant, hacimminente procella obruemur.

3. Ad eum igitur confugiendum ceneo, qui abque alterius adminiculo a tantismalis nos poterit liberare.

4. Invocato igitur Dei omnipotentis auxilio illico procella ceavit.5. Mor. Fabula indicat, Ubi potentioris auxilium haberi potet, ad imbecilliores

non confugiendum.

159. De Picibus, e artagine in prunas deilientibus.

1. PIces adhuc vivi in artagine ferventi oleo coquebantur: quorum unus, Fugiamushinc, fratres, inquit, ne pereamus.

2. Tum omnes pariter e artagine exilientes, in ardentes prunas deciderunt.3. Majore igitur dolore affecti, damnabant conilium quod ceperant, dicentes,

Quanto atrociori nunc morte perimus?4. Mor. Haec nos admonet fabula, ut ita praeentia vitemus pericula ne incidamus

in graviora.

160. De Quadrupedibus, ocietatem adverus Aves cum Picibus ineuntibus.

1. QUadrupedes, cum bellum ibi ab avibus eet indictum, cum picibus foedus ineunt,ut eorum auxilio e ab avium furore tuerentur.

2. Cum autem optata expectarent auxilia, pices negant e per terram ad eosaccedere poe.

3. Mor. Haec nos admonet fabula, ne eos nobis ocios faciamus, qui, cum opus itnobis, adee non pount.

161. De Legato avaro tubicines decipiente.

1. QUidam avarus pro patria Legatus, in aliam urbem profectus erat, cui tubicinespraeto affuerunt, ut illios aures tubarum clangore, locules autem uos pecunia im-plerent.

2. Quibus ille renunciari jubet, non ee nunc locum cantibus, e in ummo luctu &moerore contitutum; matrem enim uam obiie.

3. Tubicines autem pe frutrati & moeti abeunt.4. Amicus quidam legati audiens luctum, ad eum viendum conolandumque ac-

cedit interrogatque quamdudum mater ejus obiiet?5. Quadraginta jam anni unt inquit.6. Tunc amicus, intellecta legati tropha, in rium effuus et.7. Mor. Haec fabula ad avaros facit, qui omni arte tudent conervare pecuniam.


162. De viro, qui ad Cardinalem nuper creatam, gratulandi gratia, acceii.

1. VIR quidam factus admodum, & urbanus audiens amieum uum ad Cardinalaiusdignitatem adumptum, ad eum gratulandi gratia accesit.

2. Qui honore tumidus, amicum veterem agnocere disimulans quinam eet, inter-rogabat.

3. Cui ille (ut erat ad jocos promptus) Miereco, inquit, tibi caeterique qui adhujumodi honores perveniunt.

4. Quamprimum enim dignitates ejumodi etis aecuti, vium, auditumque &caeteros enus ita amittitis, ut pritinos amicos amplius non dignocatis.

5. Mor. Haec fabula eos notat, qui in alium ublati, veteres depiciunt amicitias.

163. De Juvene enis curvitatem irridente.

1. JUvenis quidam conpicatus enem in arem teni imilitudinem curvum interrogavit,An ibi arcum vellet vendere?

2. Cui ille, Ecquid et tibi opus pecuniam amittere?3. Si enim ad meam perveneris aetatem, abque pecunia arcum tibi natura con-

cedet.4. Mor. Haec fabula indicat, minime irridenda vitia enilis aetatis, quam nemo

vivendo effugere potet.

164. De Sene, puellam in uxorem accipiente.

1. VIR quidam imprudens exacto eptuageimo vitae auno puellam duxerat in uxoremqui ad id tempus in coelibatu permaniet.

2. Cui cum debitum olvere non poet, dicere olebat; Quam male vitam meamdipoui?

3. Juveni enim mihi uxor deerat; nunc autem enex deum uxori.4. Mor. Haec fabula innuit, omnia uo tempore peragenda.

165. De Aquila & Pica.

1. PIca aquilam rogabat, ut e inter uos familiares & dometicos acciperet:2. Quando id meretur, cum corporis pulchritudine, tum ad mandata peragenda

linguae volubilitate.3. Cui aquila, Hoc facerem, repondit, ni vererer, ne quae intrae tegulam fiant,

tua loquacitate cuncta efferres.4. Mor. Haec fabula monet, linguaces & garrulos domi non habendos.

166. De Turdo amicitiam cum Hirundine ineunte.

1. GLoriabatur turdus, e amicitiam contraxie cum hirundine.2. Cui mater, tultus es, fili, inquit, i credis cum ea poe convivere, cum uterque

vetrum divera oleant appetere loca.3. Tu enim frigidis, illa tepidis delectatur locis.4. Mor. Hac monemur fabella, ne eos nobis faciamus amicos, quorum vita a

notra dientit.


167. De Rutico & Mure.

1. RUticus quidam erat admod•m pauper: ed adeo facetus, ut ne calamitatis quidemtempore nativi leporis obliviceretur.

2. Is cum villam uam cau igne injecto ita ardentem videret, ut aliquo modoignem extinguere poe diffideret, moetus pectat incendium.

3. Interim cernit murem quendam, qui villa egreus periculum quam ocyimefugiebat.

4. Oblitus damnorum ruticus cucurrit, & murem corripiens, illum in mediumjecit incendium, dicens,

5. Ingratum animal, tempore felicitatis mecum habitati; nunc quia fortuna mu-tata, et villam meam deeruiti.

6. Mor. Fabula indicat, eos non ee veros amicos, qui arridente fortuna a lateretuo dicedunt: turbata autem praecipiti abeunt curu.

168. De Divite quodam & Servo.

1. VIR erat dives, ervum habens tardi ingenii, quem Regem tultorum olebat nun-cupare.

2. Ille hi• verbis aepe irritatus, tatuit hero par referre.3. Semel enim in herum converus, utinam, inquit, rex tultorom eem.4. In toto enim terrarum orbe, nullum meo latius eet imperium; & tu quoque

meo ubees imperio.5. Mor. Fabula ignificat, omnia plena ee tultorum.

169. De Canibus rbanis, Villaticum inequentibus.

1. CAnes complures urbani quendam villaticum praecipiti inequebantur curu, quosdiu ille fugit, nec repugnare auus et.

2. At ubi ad inequentes converus ubtitit, & dentes ipe quoque otendere coepit,omnes pariter ubtiterunt, nec aliquis urbanorum appropinquare audebat.

3. Tunc Imperator exercitus, qui forte ibi aderat, ad uos converus milites,4. Mor. Commilitones, inquit, hoc pectaculum nos admonet, ne fugiamus, cum

praeentiora fugientibus, quam repugnantibus, videamus imminere percula.

170. De Anu Daemonem accuante.

1. VOlunt homines ut plurimum, (quando ua culpa, aliquid ibi acciderit adveri) infortunam, vel in daemonem culpam conferre, ut e crimine exuant; adeo omnes ibiindulgent.

2. Hoc daemon egre ferens, cum videret anum quandam, arborem acendentem,ex qua illam ruituram, & in e culpam collaturam praevideret, acitis tetibus dixit;

3. Videte anum illam abque meo conilio arborem acendentem, unde eam cauramee propicio.

4. Etote mihi tetes, me ei non uaie, ut oleata illam arborem acenderet.5. Mox anus cecidit, & cum interrogarunt, cur oleata arborem acendiet, Daemon

inquit, me impulit.


6. Tunc Daemon, adductis tetibus, probavit id ab anu abque uo factum eeconilio.

7. Mor. Fabula indicat homines minime venia dignos, qui cum libere peccent,fortunam vel daemonem accuant.

171. De Tetudine & Ranis.

1. TEtudo conpicata ranas, quae in eodem tagno pacebantur, adeo leves, agileque,ut facile quolibet proilirent, & longitime alirent, naturam accuabat, quod e tardumanimal, & maximo impeditum onere procreaet, ut neque facile e movere poet, &magna aidue mole premeretur.

2. At ubi vidit ranas anguillarum ecam fieri, cujucunque vel leviimo ictui obnox-ias, aliquantulum recreata, dicebat,

3. Quanto melius et onus, quo ad omnes ictus munita um, ferre, quam tot mortisubire dicrimina?

4. Mor. Haec fabula indicat, ne aegre eramus dona naturae, quae majori nobiscommodo aepe unt, quam nos intelligere valcamus.

172. De Gliribus quercum eruere volentibus.

1. GLires quercum arborem glandiferam, dentibus eruere detinaverunt: quo para-tiorem haberent cibum, ne victus gratia •oties acendere & decendere cogerentur.

2. Sed quidam ex his, qui aetate & uu rerum ac prudentia caeteris longe anteibat,eos abterruit, dicens;

3. Si nutricem notram nunc interficiemus, quis futuris annis nobis ac poterisalimenta praebebit?

4. Mor. Fabula haec monet, virum prudentem debere non modo praeentiaintueri, verum etiam futura longe propicere.

173. De Cane & Hero.

1. CAnem quidam habens, quo magis ab illo diligeretur, emper eum uis pacebatmanibus, ligatumque olvebat.

2. Ligari autem, & verberari jubebat a ervo: ut beneficia a e, maleficia autem aervo in illum viderentur ee collata.

3. Aegre autem ferens canis e aidue ligari, verberatique, aufugit; & cum incre-paretur a domino ut ingratus, & tantorum beneficiorum immemor, qui a e fugiet, aquo emper dilectus patuque fuiet, ligatus autem verberatuque nunquam, repondit.

4. Quod ervus tuo juu facit, a te factum puto.5. Mor. Haec fabula indicat, eos malefactores habendos, qui maleficiorum caue

fuere.

174. De Avibus Scarabaeos timentibus.

1. MAgnus timor aves inceerat, ne Scarabaei arcu pilari eas occiderent; a quibusmagnam pilarum vim in terquilinio ummo labore fabricatam audierant.

2. Tunc paer, Nolite, inquit, expavecere.


3. Quomodo enim pilas in nos per aera volantes jacere poterunt, cum eas perterram magno molimine vix trahant?

4. Mor. Haec fabula nos admonet, ne hotium opes extimecamus, quibus deeevidemus ingenium.

175. De ro & Apibus.

1. URus ictus ab ape tanta ira percitus et, ut alvearia, in quibus apes mellificaverunttota unguibus dicerperet.

2. Tunc apes univerae, cum domos uas dirui, cibaria auferri, filios necari viderent,facto impetu, aculeis urum invadentes pene necavere.

3. Qui ex earum manibus vix elapus ecum dicebat;4. Quanto melius erat, apis unius aculeum tolerare, quam tot in me hotes mea

iracundia concitare?5. Mor. Haec fabula innuit, longe melius interdum ee injuriam unius utinere,

quam dum unum punire volumus, multos nobis inimicos comparare.

176. De Aucupe & Fringilla.

1. AUceps tetenderat volucribus retia, largamque illis in area effuderat ecam,pacentes tamen aves non capiebat, quia ibi videbantur paucae.

2. Quibus patis, ac avolantibus, aliae patum adveniut, quas quoque propterpaucitatem capere neglexit.

2. Hoc per totum di•m ordine ervato, ac aliis advenientibus, alii• abeuntibus,illo emper majorem praedam expectante, tandem adveperacere coepit.

4. Tunc auceps amisa pe multas capiendi, cum jam tempus eet quiecendi, attra-hens, retia, unam tantum fringillam, quae infelix in area remanerat, cepit.

5. Mor. Haec fabula indicat, qui omnia comprehendere volunt, aepe pauca vixcapere poe.

177. De Milite & duobus Equis.

1. MIles equum habens optimum, emit alium nequaquam illi bonitate parem, quemmulto diligentius quam priorem nutriebat.

2. Tunc priori ic ait, Cur me dominus quam te impenius curat•? cum tibi nequepulchritudine, neque robore, neque velocitate comparandus im.

3. Cui ille, Et haec, inquit, hominum natura, ut emper in novos hospites be-nigniores int.

4. Mor. Haec fabula indicat hominum amentiam, qui nova, etiam i deteriora int,olent veteribus anteponere.

178. De Sue & Cane.

1. SUS irridebat canem odoriequum, qui dominio murmure, & cauda a dulabatur, aquo artem aucupatriam multis verberibus, auriumque vellicationibus fuerat intruc-tus.

2. Cui canis, Necis, inquit, inane, necis, quae ex verberibus illis um conecutus.3. Per ea enim uavisimis perdicum coiurnicumque carnibus vecor.


4. Mor. Haec fabula nos monet, ne iniquo feramus animo praeceptorum verbera,quae multorum bonorum caua ee conuevere.

179. De Trabe, Boum pigritiam increpante.

1. TRabs quae curru vehebatur, boves ut lentulos increpabat, dicens, Currite pigri,Onus enim leve portatis.

2. Cui boves, Irrides nos, reponderunt, ignoras quae te poena maneat.3. Onus hoc nos oito deponemus, tum aut•m tu quoad rumparis, utinere cogeris.4. Indoluit trabs, nec amplius boves convitiis laceere aua et.5. Mor. Haec fabula quemlibet monet, ne aliorum inultet calamitatibus, cum

ipe poit majoribus ubjici.

180. De Carduele & Puero.

1. CArduelis avis interrogata a puero, a quo in deliciis habita, & uavibus & largiscibis nutrita fuerat; cur cavea egrea, regredi nollet: Ut meo, inquit, me arbitratu,non tuo pafcere poim.

2. Mor. Haec fabula indicat, vitae libertatem cunctis deliciis anteponendam.

181. De Scurra & Epicopo.

1. SCurra quidam Calendis Januarii ad Epicopum quendam, divitem quidem edavarum, accedens, numima aureum trenae nomine petiit.

2. Antites inanire hominem dixit, qui crederet tantam pecuniam ibi in trenamdari.

3. Tunc curra nummum argenteum efflagitare coepit.4. Sed cum ille hoc quoque nimium ibi videri diceret, aereum quadrantem, ut

altem ibi traderet, orabat.5. Sed cum ne hunc quoque poet ab Epicopo extorquere; Reverende, inquit,

pater, altem, benedictione tua me pro trena imperti.6. Tunc Epicopus, Flecte, inquit, genua, fili, ut te benedicam.7. At ego, inquit curra, benedictionem itam tuam tam vilem nolo.8. Si enim nummum aereum valeret, eam mihi nunquam profecto concederes.9. Mor. Haec fabula contra eos Epicopos & Sacerdotes confecta et, qui divitias

& opes pluris faciunt, quam cuncta Eccleiae acra & myteria.

182. De pupa indigne honorata.

1. INvitatae fere omnes aves ad Aquilae nuptias, indigne ferebant upupam caeterispraeferri, quia corona inignis eet, & veiicoloribus pennis ornata, cum emper intertercora & ordes olita eet volutare.

2. Mor. Haec fabula tultitiam eorum arguit qui in hominibus honorandis potiusvetium nuorem, praetantiamque formae, quam virtutes moreque oleant attendere.


183. De Sacerdote & Pyris.

1. SAcerdos quidam gulous extra patriam ad nuptias proficicens, ad quas fueratinvitatus, reperit in itinere pyrorum acervum; quorum ne unum quidem attigit,quamvis magna affectus fame.

2. Quin potius ea ludibrio habens, lotio consperit.3. Indignabatur enim hujumodi cibos ibi in itinere offerri qui ad lautas accedebat

epulas.4. Sed cum in itinere torrentem quendam ita imbribus auctum offendiet, ut ine

vitae periculo eum tranire non poet, domum redire contituit.5. Revertens autem jejunus, tanta et oppreus fame, ut nii pyra illa quae urina

conpererat comediet, cum aliud non inveniret, extinctus fuiet.6. Mor. Haec fabula monet, nihil ee contemendum, cum nihil it tam vile &

abjectum quod aliquando uui ee non poit.

184. De Mulo & Equo.

1. MUlus conpiciens equum aureo fraeno ephippioque inignem, & purpureis opertumphaleris, rumpebatur invidia, illum beatum reputans qui continue optimis vecereturcibis, & decoro amiciretur ornatu; e autem prae illo infelicem, qui clitellis maledelaiis oppreus, quotidie maxima onera fe•re cogeretur.

2. At ubi vidit equum e pugna redeuntem, multis affectum vulneribus, prae illiuscalamitate e felicem appellabat, longe melius ee dicens, Quotidiano labore durumvictum quaeritare & iurpiter vetiri. qua pot optimos & delicatos cibos, & tantosornatus, mortis adire dicrimina.

3. Mor. Haec fabula monet, regibus & principibus minime invidendum, quiadivitiis & opibus abundent, quum vitam eorum longe pluribus periculis quam pau-perum, videamus ee ubjectam.

185. De Porco & Equo.

1. POrcus conpiciens equum bellatorem, qui cataphractus ad pugnam prodibat;Stulte, inquit, quo properas? In pugna enim fortae morieris.

2. Cui equus, Tibi inter lutum ordeque impinguato, quum nihil dignum laudegeeris, cultellus adimet vitam; mortem vero meam comitabitur gloria.

3. Mor. Haec fabula innuit, honetius ee rebus praeclare getis occumbere, quamvitam turpiter actam protrahere.

186. De Coriario, emente pellem uri a Venatore nondum capti.

1. COriarius ad venatorem accedens, emit ab eo pellem uri, pecuniamque pro eaprotulit.

2. Ille ibi in praeentia pellem uri non ee, caeterum potridie venatum profeciurum;uroque interfecto, pellem illius ei e daturum profitetu•.

3. Coriarius animigratia cum venatore in ylvam profectus, altisimam arboremacendit, ut inde uri venatorique certamen propiceret.

4. Vena•or intrepidus ad antrum ubi urus latebat-profectus, immiis canibusillum exire compulit, qui evitato venatoris ictu, eum protravit humi.


5. Tunc vena•or ciens, hanc feram in cadavera non aevire, anhelitu retento, emortuum imulabat.

6. Urus naribus admotis olaciens, cum illum nec nao, nec corde pirantem depre-henderet, abcesit.

7. Coriarius cum feramabee perpiceret, ac nihil amplius adee pericu•i, ex arboree deducens, & ad venatorem, qui nondum urgere audebat, accedens, illum ut urgeret,monebat.

8. Interrogavit deinde, quid ad aurem ei urus locutus eet; Cui Venator, Monuitme, inquit, ne deinceps uri pellem vendere vellem, nii eum prius ceperim.

9. Mor. Haec fabula indicat, incerta pro certis non habenda.

187. De Eremita & Milite.

1. ERemita quidam, vir anctisimae vitae, militem hortabatur, ut relicta eculari mili-tia, quam abque Dei offena, & animae dicrimine pauci exercent, tandem e corporistraderei quieti, & animae conuleret aluti.

2. Cui miles, Faciam, inquit, quod mones pater.3. Verum enim et, quod hoc tempore milites neque tipendia exigere valeant, licet

exigua int, neque praedari point.4. Mor. Haec fabula indicat, multos vitiis renumiare, quia illa amplius exercere

non pount.

188. De Viro & Vxore bigamis.

1. VIR quidam defuncta uxore quam valde dilexerat, duxit alteram & ipam viduam,quae aidue ei prioris mariti virtutes, fortiaque facinora objiciebat; cui, ut par referret,ipe quoque defunctae uxoris mores probatisimos, pudicitiamque inignem referebat.

2. Quodam autem die, viro irata, pauperi eleemoynam petenti, partem caponisquam in coenam utriuque coxerat, dedit, dicens, Do tibi hoc pro anima prioris viri.

3. Quod audiens maritius, accerito paupere, reliquum caponis dedit, dicens, Etego quoque do tibi hoc pro anima uxoris meae defunctae.

4. Sic illi, dum alteri alteri nocere cupiunt, quid coenarent tandem non habuerunt.5. Mor. Haec fabula monet, non ee contra eos pugnandum, qui e posunt optime

vindicare.

189. De Leone & Mure.

1. LEO laqueo captus in ylva cum e ita irretitum viderit, ut nullis viribus e indepoe explicare confideret, murem rogavit, ut abroo laqueo eum liberaret, promittenstanti beneficii e non immeniorem futurum.

2. Quod cum mus prompte feciet leonem rogavit, ut filiam ejus ibi traderet inuxorem.

3. Nec abnuit leo, ut benefactori uo rem gratam faceret.4. Nova autem nupta ad virum veniens, cum eum non videret, cau illum pede

presit atque contrivit.5. Mor. Haec indicat fabula, matrimonia, & caetera conortia improbanda, quae

ab imparibus contrahuntur.


190. De lmo & Silere.

1. ULmus in ripa fluminis nata, iler ibi proximum irridebat, ut debile & invalidiem,quod ad omnem vel leviimum undarum impetum flecteretur.

2. Suam autem firmitatem & robur magnificis extollebat verbis, quod multosannos aiduos amnis impetus inconcua perculerat.

3. Semel autem maxima undarum violentia ulmus perfracta trahebatur ab aquis;cui iler ridens, inquit, Cur me deeris, vicina?bi et nunc fortitudo tua?

4. Mor. Haec fabula ignificat, apientiores ee qui potentioribus cedunt, quam quireitere volentes, tui piter uperantur.

191. De Cera duritiem appetente.

1. CEra ingemicebat e mollem, & cuicunque leviimo ictui penetrabilem procreatum.2. Videns autem lateres ex luteo multo e molliori factos, in tantam duritiem ignis

calore pervenie, ut multa perdurarent faecula, e jecit in ignem ut tandem duritiamconequeretur.

3. Sed tatim igne liquefacta conumpta et.4. Mor. Haec admonet fabula, ne appetamus quod et nobis natura denegatum.

192. De Agricola, Militiam & Mercaturam affectante.

1. AGricola quidam aegre ferebat, e aidue terram volvere, nec perpetuis laboribusad magnas divitias pervenire; cum nonnullos viderit milites, qui actis praeliis ita remauxerant, ut bene induti incederent, & lautis epulis nutriti beatam agerent vitam.

2. Venditis igitur ovibus, capris, ac bobus, equos emit & arma, & in militiamprofectus et; ubi cum ab imp•ratore uo male pugnatum eet, non olum quae habebatperdidit, ed etiam pluribus vulneribus affectus et.

3. Quare damnata militia mercaturam exercere tatuit, ut in qua majus lucrum& minorem laborem exitimabat.

4. Praediis igitur venditis, cum navim mercibus impleviet, navigare coeperat.5. Sed cum in alto eet, ubita tempetate co•rta, navis ubmera et, & ipe cum

caeteris qui in ea eram, ad unum omnes periere.6. Mor. Haec fabula admonet, quemlibet debere ua orte ee contentum, cum

ubique it parata mieria.

193. De Aino & Scurra.

1. ASinus indigne ferens curram quendam honorari & pulchris veti•us amiciri, quiamag•os ventris edebat onos, ad magitratus acceit, petens ne e minus quam curramhonorari vellent.

2. Et cum magitratus admirantes eum interrogarent, cur e ita honore dignumduceret, Quia, inquit, majores quam curra crepitus ventris emitto, eoque abquefoetore.

3. Mor. Haec fabula eos arguit, qui in rebus levisimis uas pecunias profundunt.


194. De Amne, uum Fontem convitiis laceente.

1. AMnis quidam uum Fontem convitiis laceebat, ut intertem, quod immobilis taret,nec ullos haberet pices.

2. Se autem plurimum commendabat, quod optimos crearet pices, & per vallesblando murmure erperet.

3. Indignatus fons in amnem velut ingratum, undas represit.4. Tunc amnis, & picibus, & dulci ono privatus, evanuit.5. Mor. Hac fabula eos notat, qui bona, quae agunt, ibi arrogant, non Deo

attribuunt, a quo ceu a largo fonte notra bona procedunt.

195. De Viro maligno & Daemone.

1. VIR malignus, cum plurima perpetraet celera, & aepius captus, & carcereconcluus arctisime pervigili cutodia teneretur, daemonis auxilium implorabat, quiaepenumero illi affuit, & e multis eum periculis liberavit.

2. Tandem iterum depreheno, & olitum auxilium imploranti, daemon, magnumcalceorum pertuorum facem uper humeros habens, apparuit, dic••s, Amice, ampliustibi auxilio ee non poum

3. Tot enim loca pro te liberando hactenus peragravi, ut hos omnes calceoscontriverim; nulla etiam mihi uperet pecunia, qua alios valeam comparare.

4. Quare pereundum et tibi.5. Mor. Haec admonet fabula, ne exitimemus notra emper impunita fore peccata.

196. De Avibus, plures Rege, eligere volentibus.

1. AVes conultabant de pluribus regibus eligendis, cum aquila tantos volucrumgreges ola regere non poet.

2. Fecientque voto atis nii cornicis monitu a tali conilio detitient.3. Quae, cum caua rogaretur, cur non plures reges duceret eligendos.4. Quia difficilius, inquit, plures, quam unus accus, implentur.5. Mor. Haec fabula docet, longe melius ab uno, quam a multis principibus

gubernari.

197. De Muliere, quae pro viro mori e velle dicebat.

1. MAtrona quaedam admodum pudica, & viri amantisima aegre ferebat mari•umadversa valetudine detineri, lamentabatur, ingemicebat, & ut uum in virum amoremtetaretur, rogabat mortem, ut i maritum ibi eet eruptura, e potius quam illum velletoccidere.

2. Inter haec verba mortem cernit horribili apectu venientem; cujus timoreperterrita, & jam ui voti poenitens,

3. Non um ego, inquit, quem petis; jacet ibi in lecto quem occiura veniti.4. Mor. Haec fabula indicat, neminem ee adeo amantem amici, qui non malit

ibi bene ee quam alteri.


198. De Adolecente in funere Maetris canente.

1. VIR quidam defunctam uxorem quae ad epul•hrum efferebatur, lachrymis &fletibus, proequebatur; filius vero ejus canebat.

2. Qui cum a patre increparetur, ut amens & inanus, qui in matris funerecantaret, cum una ecum moetus ee & flere deberet, inquit.

3. Pater m•, i Sacerdotes ut canerent conduxiti, cur mihi iraceris, gratis conci-nenti?

4. Cui pater, non tuum, inquit, & acerdotum, et idem officium.5. Mor. Haec fabula indicat, Non omnia omnibus ee decora.

199. De Viro zelotypo, qui uxorem dederat cutodiendam.

1. VIR zelotypus uxorem, quam parum pudice . . . compererat, cuidam amico, cuiplurimum fidebat, dederat cutodiendam; ingentem pollicitus pecuniam, i eam itadiligenter obervaret, ut nullo modo conjugalem violaret copulam.

2. At ille, ubi aliquot dies expertus cutodiam hanc nimis difficilem, & ingeniumuum verutia muli•ris vinci comperiet, ad marit•m accedens dixit, e amplius nollehanc tam duram gerere provinciam.

3. Quandoquidem, ne Argus quidem qui totus oculatus fuit, multerem invitamposit cutodire.

4. Addidit praeterea, i necee it, malle e anno integro accum plenum pulicibusquotidie in pratum deferre, olutoque acco eos inter herbas pacere, ve•ereque facto,omnes domum reducere, quam una die impudicam mulierem ervare.

5. Mor. Haec fabula indicat, nullos cutodes ita ee diligentes, qui impudicasmulieres valeant cutodire.

200. De Viro Clyteria recuante.

1. VIR quidam natione Germanus, dives admodum, agrotabat; ad quem curandumplures acceerunt medici (ad mel enim catervatim convolant mucae) quorum unusinter caetera dicebar, opus ee clyteribus, i vellet convalecere.

2. Quod cum vir, hujumodi inuetus medicinae, audiret, furore percitus medicosdomo ejici jubet.

3. Dicens, Eos ee inanos, qui cum caput ibi doleret, podici vellent mederi.4. Mor. Haec fabula innuit, Omnia etiam alutaria, inuetis & inexpertis, & apera

& obfutura videri.

201. De Aino aegrotante, & Lupis viitantibus.

1. ASinus aegrotabat, famaque exierat eum cito moriturum.2. Ad eum igitur viendum cum lupi caneque venient, peterentque a filio, quo-

modo pater ejus e haberet; ille per otii rimulam repondit; Melius quam velletis.Mor. Haec indicat fabula, Quod multi fingunt molete erre mortem aliorum, quos

tamen cupiunt celeriter interire.


202. De Nuce, Aino, & Muliere.

1. MUlier quaedam interrogabat nucem, ecus viam natam, quae a praetereunte pop-ulo axis impetebatur, quare eet ita amens, ut quopluribus majoribuque verberibuscaederetur, eo plures praetantioreque fructus procrearet?

2. Cui juglans, Ene, inquit, proverbii immemor, dicentis? Nux, Ainus, Mulier,imili unt lege ligati:

Haec tria nil recte facium, i verbera ceent.Mor. Haec fabula innuit, aepe homines propriis jaculis e olere confodere.

203. De Aino, laborum finem non inveniente.

1. ASinus hyberno tempore plurimum angebatur, quod nimio afficeretur frigore,& durum palearum haberet victum; quare vernam temperiem, & ieneras herbasoptabat.

2. Sed cum ver adveniet, cogereturque a domino, qui figulus erat, argillam inaream, & lignum ad fornacem, indeque lateres, imbrices, tegulas, ad divera loca de-ferre; pertaeus veris, in quo tot labores tolerabat, aetatem omnibus votis expectabat,ut dominus, mee impeditus, eum quiecere pateretur.

3. Sed tunc quoque cum mees in aream, & inde domum triticum ferre com-pelleretur, nec quieti ibi locus eet, autumnum altem laborum finem fore sperabat.

4. Sed ubi ne tunc quoque malorum terminum adee cernebat, cum quotidievinum, poma, ligna portanda eent, rurus hyemis nives, & glaciem efflagitabat, uttunc altem aliqua ibi requies a tantis laboribus concederetur.

Mor. Haec fabula indicat, Nulla ee praeentis vitae tempora, quae non perpetuisubjecta int laboribus.

204. De Mure, qui cum Fele amicitiam contrahere volebat.

1. MUres complures in cavo parietis commorantes, contemplabantur felem, quae intabulato, capite demio & triti vultu, recumbebat.

2. Tunc unus ex eis, Hoc animal inquit, benignum admodum & mite videtur.3. Vultu enim ipo anctimoniam quandam praefert; volo ipum alloqui; & cum eo

indiolubilem nectere amicitiam.4. Quae cum dixiet, & propius acceiet, a fele captus, & dilaceratus et.5. Tunc caeteri hoc videntes, ecum dicebant; Non et profecto, non et vultui

temere credendum.Mor. Haec fabula innuit, Non ex vultu, ed ex operibus, homines judicandes; cum

ub ovina pelle aepe atroces lupi delitecant.

205. De Aino, qui Hero ingrato erviebat.

1. ASinus, qui viro cuidam ingrato multos annos inoffeno pede erviebat, emel, utfit, dum arcina preus eet gravi, & atebroa incidens via, ub onere reciderat.

2. Tunc dominus implacabilis multis verberibus urgere compellebat, pigrumanimal & ignavum nuncupans.

3. At ille mier inter verbera haec ecum dicebat; Infelix ego, quam ingratumortitus um herum!


4. Nam quamvis ei multo tempore ine offensa ervierim, tamen non hoc unumdelictum tot meis pritinis beneficiis compenat.

Mor Haec fabula in eos conficta et, qui beneficiorum ibi collocatorum immemores,etiam minimam benefactoris ui in e offenam atroci poena proequuntur.

206. De Lupo uadente hitrici, ut tela deponeret.

1. LUpus euriens in hitricem• intendorat animum; quem tamen, quia agittis undiquemunitus erat, invadere non audebat.

2. Excogitata autem eum perdendi atutia, illi uadere coepit, ne pacis temporetantum telorum onus tergo reportaret.

3. Quandoquidem non aliquid agittarii, nii cum praelii tempus intaret, portarent.4. Cui hitrix, Adverus lupum, inquit, emper praeliandi tempus ee credendum et.Mor. Haec fabula innuit, virum apientem oportere, adverus inimicorum &

hotium fraudes, emper ee munitum.

207. De Mure, liberante Milvum.

1. MUS conpicatus milvum laqueo aucupis implicitum, mieratus et avis, quamvisibi inimicae, abroique dente vinculis, evolandi viam fecit.

2. Milvus tanti immemor beneficii, ubi e olutum vidit; murem nil tale upicantemcorripiens, ungnibus & rotro laceravit.

Mor. Fabula indicat, malignos viros hujumodi gratias uis benefactoribus olererependere.

208. De Cochlea petente a Jove, ut uam domum ecum ferre poet.

1. CUM Jupiter ab exordio mundi ingulis animalibus munera, quae peti•ent, •largire-tur, cochlea ab eo petiit, ut domuna uam poet circumferre.

2. Interrogata a Jove, quare tale ab eo munus expoceret, quod •lli grave &moletum futurum erat;

3. Malo, inquit, tam grave onus perpetuo ferre, quam, cum mihi •ibuerit, malumvicinum non poe vitare.

Mor. Fabula indicat, Malorum vicinitatem omni commodo fugiendam.

209. De Herinaceo, Viperam hospitem ejiciente.

1. HErinaceus hyemem adventare praeentiens, blande viperam rogavit, ut in propriaillius caverna adverus vim frigoris locum ibi concederet.

2. Quod cum illa feciet, herinaceus huc atque illuc e pervolvens, pinarum acumineviperam pungebat, & vehementi dolore tor•uebat.

3. Illa male ecum actum videns, quando herinaceum ucepit hospitio, blandiseum verbis, ut exiret, orabat; quandoquidem locus du•bus eet nimis angutus.

4. Cui Herinaceus, Exeat, inquit, qui hıc manere non potet.5. Quare Vipera, entiens ibi locum ibi non ee, illinc cesit hopitio.Mor. Fabula indicat, eos in conortia non admittendos, qui nos pount ejicere.


210. De Agricola quodam, & Poeta.

1. AGricola quidam ad Poetam accedens, cujus agros colebat, cum eum inter librosolum offendiet, interrogavit eum, quo •acto ita olus vivere poet.

2. Cui ille, Solus, inquit, tantum ee coepi, potquam te huc contuliti.Mor. Haec indicat Fabula, Bruditos viros, qui doctiimorum viro•um turba con-

tinue tipantur, tunc olos ee, cum inter illiter••tos homines fuerint.

211. De Lupo Ovis pelle induto, qui gregem devorabat.

1. LUpus, ovis pelle indutus, ovium e immicuit gregi, quotidieque aliquam ex eisoccidebat; quod cum pator animadvertiet, illum in altiima arbore upendit.

2. Interrogantibus autem caeteris patoribus, cur ovem upendiet, aiebat;3. Pellis quidem, ut videtis, et ovis; opera autem erant lupi.Mor. Haec indicat fabula, Homines non ex habitu, ed ex operibus judicandos,

quoniam multi ub vetimentis ovium, lupina faciunt opera.

212. De Patre, Filium ad virtutes frutra hortante.

1. PAter quidam filium, ut vitiis deditum, multis hortabatur verbis, ut, derelictavitiorum via, virtutibus invigilares, quae ei laudem & decus erat pariturae.

2. Cui filius, Frutra, inquit, pater, ad haec facienda hortaris.3. Multos enim praedicatores, ut aiunt, audivi, qui longe te melius ad virtutum

hortabantur viam, nunquam tamen eorum admonitionibus obecutus um.Mor. Haec fabula indicat, Vir•s malignae naturae nullius hortatu a vii•is velle

dicedere.

213. De Cane, Oves Domini ui occidente, a quo uspenus et.

1. PAtor quidam cani oves uas dederat cutodiendas, optimis illum pacens cibis.2. At ille faepe aliquam ovem occidebat.3. Quod cum pator animadvertiet, canem capiens, eam volebat occidere.3. Cui canis, Quid me, inquit, perdere cupis? Sum unus ex dometicis tuis;

interice potius lupum, qui continuo tuo infidiatur ovili.5. Imo, inquit Pator, Te quam lupum morte dignum magis puto.6. Ille enim palam e meum hotem profitetur; tu vero ub amicitiae pecie quotidie

meum imminuis gregem.Mor. Haec innuit fabula, longe magis puniendos, qui ub amicitiae pecie nos

laedunt, quam qui aperte e notros inimicos profitentur.

214. De Ariete, cum Tauro pugnante?

1. ARies quidam inter lanigeros greges erat tanta cornuum & capitis firmitate, utcaeteros arietes tatim facileque uperaret.

2. Quare cum nullum amplius arietem inveniret, qui occuranti ibi auderet obitere,Crebris elatus victoriis, taurum auus et ad certamen provocare.

3. Sed primo congreu, cum in taurinam frontem arietaet, tam atroci ictu reper-cuus et, ut fere moriens haec diceret;


4. Stultus ego, quid egi? Cur tam potentem adverarium auus um laceere, cuime imparem creavit natura?

Mor. Fabula indicat, Cum potentioribus non ee certandum.

215. De Vidua, & Aino viridi.

1. VIdua quaedam coelibatum exoa, nubere cupiebat; ed non audebat, verita vulgiirriiones, qui maledictis eas olent inceere, quae ad ecundas traneunt nuptias.

2. Sed Commater ejus, quam contemnendae eent populi voces, hac arte mon-travit.

3. Juit enim ainum album, quem vidua habebat, viridi colore depingi, & peromnes urbis vicos circumduci.

4. Quod dum fieret, tanta admiratio ab initio omnes invaerat, ut non olum pueri,verum etiam enes hac re inolita moti, ainum animi gratia comitarentur.

5. Deinde cum hujumodi animal quotidie per urbem duceretur, deierunt admi-rari.

6. Itidem, inquit ad viduam commater, eveniet tibi.7. Si enim virum acceperis, per aliquot dies eris fabula vulgi; deinde hic ermo

conticecet.Mor. Haec fabula indicat, nullam rem ee tanta dignam admiratione, quae diu-

turnitate temporis non deinat ee miraculum.

216. De Aquila, filios cuniculi rapiente.

1. AQuila in altiima arbore nidulata catulos cuniculi, qui non longe illinc pacebantur,in ecam pullorum uorum rapuerat; quam cuniculus blandis orabat verbis, ut uos ibiilios retituere dignaretur.

2. At illa eum ut puillum, & terretre animal, & ad ibi nocendum impotens arbi-trata, eos in conpectu matris unguibus dilacerare, & pullis uis epulandos opponere,non dubitavit.

3. Tunc cuniculus, filiorum morte commotus, hanc injuriam minime impunitamabire permiit.

4. Arborem enim, quae nidum utinebat radicitus effodit; quae levi impulu ven-torum procidens, pullos aquilae adhuc implumes & involucres in humum dejecit; quia feris depati magnum doloris olalatium cuniculo praebuerunt.

Mor. Haec indicat fabula, Neminem potentia ua fretum imbecilliores deberedepicere, cum aliquando infirmiores potentiorum injurias ulcicantur.

217. De Lupo pice fluvii, maris regnum affectante.

1. LUpus picis erat in amne quodam, qui pulchritudine, magnitudine, ac roborecaeteros ejudem fluminis pices excedebat.

2. Unde cuncti eum admirabantur, & tanquam regem, praecipuo proequebanturhonore.

3. Quare in uperbiam elatus, majorem principatum coepit appetere.4. Relicto igitur amne, in quo multos annos regnaverat, ingreus et mare, ut ejus

regnum ibi vindicaret.


5. Sed offendens Delphinum mirae magnitudinis, qui in illo regnabat, ita ab illoinectatus et, ut aufugiens vix amnis otium ingrederetur; unde amplius non auus etexire.

Mor. Haec fabula nos admonet, ut rebus notris contenti, ea non appetamus,quae notris viribus unt longe majora.

218. De Ove, Patori convitiante.

1. OVis convitiabatur patori, quod non contentus lacte, quod in uum uum filio-rumque ab ea mulgebat, inuper illam vellere denudaret.

2. Tunc pator iratus, filium ejus trahebat ad mortem.3. Ecquid, inquit ovis, pejus mihi facere potes?4. Ut te, inquit pator, occidam, & lupis canibuque projiciam devorandam.5. Siluit ovis, majora adhuc mala formidans.Mor. Haec fabula indicat, non debere homines in Deum excandecere, i divitias &

filios ipis permittat auferri; cum etiam majora & viventibus & mortuis poit inferreupplicia.

219. De Auriga, & Rita currus tridente.

1. AUriga interrogabat currum, quare rota, quae erat deterior, trideret; cum caeteraeidem non facerent.

2. Cui currus, Aegroti, inquit, emper moroi, & queruli ee conueverunt.Mor. Haec fabula indicat, mala olere homines ad querimoniam emper impellere.

220. De Viro, amicos experire volente.

1 VIR quidam dives admodum & liberalis, magnam habebat amicorum copiam, quosad coenam aepiime invitabat, ad quam libentiime accedebant.

2. Volens autem experiri, an in laboribus & periculis ibi fideles eent, omnespariter convocavit, dicens obortos ibi inimicos, ad quos perdendos ire tatuerat.

3. Quare correptis armis ecum irent, ut illatas ibi ulciceretur injurias.4. Tum omnes, praeter duos, ee excuare coeperunt.5. Caeteris igitur repudiatis, illos tantum duos in amicorum numero habuit, quos

deinde ingulari amore proecutus et.Mor. Haec fabula indicat, Adveram fortunam amicitiae experimentum ee quam

optimum.

221. De Vulpe, carnem Leporis Cani laudante.

1. VUlpes cum fugaretur a cane, & jamjam eet capienda, nec ullam aliam evadendiviam invenire e poe cognoceret: Quid me, inquit, o canis, perdere cupis, cujus carotibi uui ee non potet?

2. Cape potius leporem illum (non procul enim lepus aberat) cujus carnemuaviimam mortales ee commemorant.

3. Canis igitur motus conilio vulpis, omisa vulpe, leporem inecu•us et, quemtamen ob incredibilem ejus velocitatem capere non potuit.


4. Paucis pot diebus lepus conveniens vulpem, vehementer eam accuabat (verbaenim ejus audierat) quod e cani demontraet.

5. Cui vulpes; Quid me accuas, lepus, quum tantopere te laudavi? Quid diceres,i te vituperaem?

Mor. Haec fabula indicat, multos mortales ub laudationis pecie aliis perniciemmachinari.

222. De Lepore calliditatem, & Vulpe celeritatem a Jove petentibus.

1. LEpus & Vulpes a Jove petebant, haec, ut calliditati uae pedum celeritatem; ille,ut velocitati uae calliditatem adjungeret.

2. Quibus Jupiter ita repondit; Ab origine mundi e inu notro liberaliimo ingulisanimantibus ua munera umus elargiti.

3. ni autem omnia dedie allorum fuiet injuria.Mor. Haec indicat fabula, Deum ingulis ua munera, ita ee aequali lance largitum,

ut quique ee debeat ua orte contentus.

223. De Equo inculto, ed veloci; & caeteris eum irridentibus.

1. EQui complures ad Circenes ludos fuerant adducti, pulcherririmis phalaris ornati,praeter unum quem caeteri incultum, & ad hujumodi certamen ineptum irridebant,nec unquam victorem futurum opinabantur.

2. Sed ubi currendi tempus advenit, & dato tubae igno cuncti carceribus exiluere,tum demum innotuit, quanto hic paulo ante irrius caeteros velocitate uperaret.

3. Omnibus enim aliis pot e longo intervallo relictis palmam aecutus et.Mor. Fabula ignificat, non ex habitu, ed ex virtute, homines judicandos.

224. De Rutico, per vocem hoedi, ad Juriconultum admio.

1. RUticus quidam, gravi lite implicitus, ad quendam Juriconultum acceerat, ut eopatrono ee explicaret.

2. At ille aliis negotiis impeditus, renuntiari jubet, e non poe nunc illi vacare:quare abiret, alias rediturus.

3. Ruticus, qui huic ut veteri fidoque amico plurimum fidebat, aepius rediens,nunquam admius et.

4. Tandem hoedum adhuc lactantem & pinguem ecum deferens, •nte aedesjuriperiti tabat, & hoedum vellicans, illum balare cogebat.

5. Janitor, qui ex praecepto heri, dona portantes admittere o•ebat, audita hoedivoce, januam illico aperiens, hominem introire •ubet.

6. Tunc ruticus, ad hoedum converus; Gratius, inquit, ago, hoedule mi, qui tamfaciles mihi has effeciti fores.

Mor. Fabula indicat, Nullas res tam duras difficileque ee, quas mu•ura nonaperiunt.

225. De ene juvenem, poma ibi urripientem, axis dejiciente.

1. SEnex quidam juvenem ibi poma urripientem blandis orabat verbis, ut ex arboredecenderet, nec res uas vellet auferre.


2. Sed cum incaum verba funderet, juvene ejus aetatem ac verba contemnente,Non in verbis tantum, inquit, verum etiam in herbis •udio ee virtutem.

3. Herbas igitur vellere, & in illum jacere coepit.4. Quod juvenis conpicatus, in vehementem rium effuus et, & enem delirare

arbitrabatur, qui crederet eum ex arbore herbis poe depellere.5. Tunc enex omnia experiri cupiens, Quando, inquit, verborum & herbarum

vires adverus raptorem mearum rerum nullae unt, lapidibus agam, in quibus quoquedicunt ee virtutem.

6. Lapideque quibus gremium impleverat, in juvenem jaciens, •llum decendere& abire coegit.

Mor. Haec fabula indicat, Omnia prius apienti tentanda, quam •ad armorumconfugiatur auxilium.

226. De Lucinia, cantum accipitri pro vita pollicente.

1. LUcinia ab accipitre famelico comprehensa, cum modo e ab eo devorandumee intelligeret, blande eum rogabat, ut e demitteret, pollicita, pro tanto beneficioingentem mercedem ee re•aturam.

2. Cum autem accipiter eam interrogaret, quid gratiae ibi refer•e poet? Aures,inquit, iuas mellifluis cantibus demulcebo.

3. At ego, inquit accipiter, malo mihi ventrem demulceas.4. Sine tuis enim cantibus vivere; ine cibo, non poum.Mor. Haec fabula innuit,tilia jucundis anteponenda.

227. De Leone, Porcum ibi ocium eligente.

1. LEO cum ocios adcicere ibi vellet, multaque animalia ee illi adjungere optarent,idque precibus & votis expocerent; Caeteris pretis, cum porco olum ocietatem voluitinire.

2. Rogatus autem cauam, repondit, Quia hoc animal adeo fidum et, ut amicos& ocios uos in nullo quantumvis magno dicrimine unquam relinquat.

Mor. Haec fabula docet, eorum amicitiam appetendam, qui adveritatis temporea praetando auxilio non referunt pedem.

228. De Culice, cibum & hopitium ab Ape petente.

1. CUlex hyberno tempore, cum fame, & frigore e periturum conjiceret, ad apumacceit alvearia, ab eis cibum & hopitium petens.

2. Quae i ab eis fuiet conecutus, promittebat filios earum e artem muicamedocturum.

3. Tunc quaedam apis, At ego malo artem meam liberi mei dicant, quae eos afamis & frigoris periculo eximere poterit.

Mor. Fabula nos admonet, ut liberos notros his artibus erudiamus, quae eos abinopia valent vindicare.

229. De Aino Tubicine, & Lepore Tabellario.

1. LEO, rex quadrupedum, adverus volucres pugnaturus, uorum acies intruebat.


2. Interrogatus autem ab uro, quid ei aini inertia, aut leporis timiditas ad vic-toriam conferre poent, quos ibi inter caeteros milites adee cernebat, repondit;

3. Ainus tubae uae clangore milites ad pugnam concitabit; Lepus vero ob pedumceleritatem, tabellarii fungetur officio.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, Neminem adeo contemptibilem, qui aliqua re nobis prodeenon poit.

230. De Accipitribus inter e inimicis, quos Columbae compouere.

1. ACcipitres invicem inimici quotidie decertabant, uique odiis occupati, alias avesminime infetabant.

2. Columbae, illorum vicem dolentes, eos miis legatis compouere.3. Sed illi ubi inter e amici effecti unt, caeteras aves imbecilliores, & maxime

columbas, vexare & occidere non deinebant.4. Tum ecum columbae; Quam utilior accipitrum dicordia, quam concordia,

nobis erat!Mor. Haec admonet fabula, Malorum inter e odia civium alenda •otius quam

extinguenda; ut, dum inter e digladiantur, viros bonos •uiete vivere permittant.

231. De Praetore repetundarum damnato.

1. PRaetor, qui pecuniam cui praefuerat, expilaverat, reperundarun damnatusfuerat.

2. Cumque aegre ablata retitueret, dicebat quidam a provincialibus,3. Hic noter Praetor mulieres imitatur, quae foetus accipientes mira voluptate

afficiuntur; cum autem eos emittunt, incredibili dolore torquentur.Mor. Fabula innuit, aliena non ee urripienda, ne illa deponere coacti, moerore

conficiamur.

232. De Sene, mortem differre volente.

1. SEnex quidam mortem, quae eum e vita raptura advenerat, rogabat ut paululumdifferret, dum tetamentum conderet, & caetera ad tantum iter necearia praepararet.

2. Cui mors; Cur non, inquit, hactenus praeparati, to•ies a me monitus?3. Et cum ille eam nunquam a e viam antea diceret; Cum, inquit, non aequales

tuos modo, quorum nulli fere jam retant, verum etiam juvenes, pueros, infantesquotidie rapiebam, nonne te monebam mortalitatis tuae?

4. Cum oculos hebecere, auditum minui, caeteroque enus indies deficere, corpusingravecere entiebas; nonne tibi me propinquum ee dicebam? & te admonitumnegas?

5. Quare ulterius differendum non et.Mor. Haec fabula indicat, ita vivendum, quai mortem emper adee cernamus.

233. De viro, acculum nummorum alloquente.

1. VIR quidam avarus, qui, ingentem aureorum acervum male partum relicturus,moriebatur, interrogabat acculum nummorum, quem morienti ibi juerat afferri,Quibus voluptatem eet al•aturus?


2. Cui acculus, Haeredibus, inquit, qui nummos• n te tanto udore quaeitos, incortis & conviviis profundent; & daemonibus, qui animam tuam aeternis uppliciismancipabunt.

Mor. Haec fabula indicat, tultiimum ee in eis laborare, quae aliis gaudium, nobisautem int allatura tormenta.

Finis Libri Primi.

AESOPI FABLAE, Anglo-Latinae.

Liber Secundus.

1. De Vulpe, & Capro.

1. VUlpes & caper itibundi in quendam puteum decenderunt; in quo cum perbibient,circumpicienti reditum capro vulpes ait; Bono animo eto caper; excogitavi namquequo pacto uterque reduces imus.

2. Siquidem tu erige• te rectum, prioribus pedibus ad parietem ad•notis, cornuaqueadducto ad pectus mento reclinabis, & ego per terga cornuaque tua traniliens, &extra puteum evadens, te itinc potea educam.

3. Cujus conilio fidem habenti capro, atque, ut ille jubebat, obtem•eranti, ipa aputeo proiliit, ac deinde prae gaudio in margine putei geltiebat, exultabatque, nihilde hirco curae habens.

4. Caeterum cum ab hirco ut foedifraga incuaretur, repondit; Enimvero, hirce,i tantum tibi eet enus in mente, quantum et etarum in mento non prius in puteumdecendies, quam de reditu exploratum habuies.

Mor. Haec fabula innuit, Virum prudentem debere finem explorare, antequamad rem peragendam veniat.

2. De Vulpe, & Leone.

1. VUlpes nullum ante leonem conpicata, cum illi aliquando ex improvio, ita con-spectum ejus expavit, ut parum abfuerit quin extingueretur.

2. Quod cum iterum potea accidiet, ad conpectum quidem leonis exter•ita et,ed non ita ut prius.

3. Tertio autem cum leonem eundem in civitate eet intuita, non modo nonexterrita, ed etiam confidenter adiens, cum eo collocuta et & confabulata.

Mor. Haec fabula innuit, quod conuetudo, & converatio facit, ut quae maximehorribilia & formi landa um, neque horrida, neque formidoloa videantur.

3. De Gallis, & Perdice.

1. GAllos quidam domi uae cum haberet, mercatus et perdicem, e•mque alendam,& in ocietatem gallorum dedit una cum, illia aginandam; e•mque galli pro e quiquemordebant, abigeb•ntque.

2. Perdix autem apud e afflictabatur, exitimans, ideo talia inferri ibi a gallis,quod uum ab illorum genere alienum eet.

3. Ubi vero non multo pot apexit illos inter • pugnantes, mutuaque percutientes,recreata a moerore & trititia, inquit;


4. Equidem pot haec non afflictabor amplius, videns eos etiam inter e d•micantes.Mor. Haec fabula innuit, Virum prudentem debere aequo animo ferre contu-

melias ab alienigenis illatas, quos videt ne a dometicorum quidem injuria abtinere.

4. De Vulpe, & Capite quodam reperto.

1. VUlpes aliquando in domum citharoedi ingrea, dum omnia intrumenta muica,omnem upellectilem crutaretur, reperit e marmore caput l•pinum cienter fabrequefactum; quod cum in manum umpiet, inquit, o caput cum magno enu factum, nullumenum obtinens!

Mor. Haec fabula ad eos pectat, qui corporis dignitatem habent, animi indutriamnon habent.

5. De Carbonario, & Fullone.

1. CArbonarius conducta in domo habitans, fullonem invitavit, qui eo loci proximeveniet, ut iidem in aedibus una habitaret.

2. Cui fullo, O homo Non et itud factum conducibile: vereor enim ne quicquidipe candefacerem, id omne tu carbonaria apergine fucares.

Mor. Haec fabula innuit, nullum cum flagitiois habendum ee commercium.

6. De Viro jactabundo.

1. VIR quidam aliquandiu peregrinatus, cum iterum domum reverus fuiet, cummulta alia in diveris regionibus a e viriliter geta jactabundus praedicabat, tum veroid maxime, quod Rhodi omne, in certamine aliendi uperaet; ejudem rei Rhodios, quiaffuerant, tetes ee.

2. Ad quem unus aitentium repondens, inquit, O homo, i verum itud et quodloqueris, quod tibi opus et tetibus?

3. Ecce Rhodium, ecce hic certamen aliendi.Mor. Haec indicat fabula, quod ubi vera tetimonia adunt, nihil opus et verbis.

7. De Viro, Apollinem tentante.

1. VIR quidam facinorous Delphos e contulit, Apollinem tentaturus, habenque parculum ub pallio, quem pugno tencha•, & accedens ad tripo as interrogabat eum,dicens, Quod habeo in dextra, vivitne, an mortuum et? prolaturus paerculum vivum.iille mortuum repondiet; rurus prolaturus mortuum, i vivum repond•et:

2. Occidiet enim tatim ub pallio clam, priuquam proferret.3. At deus ubdo•am calliditatem hominis intelligens, dixit; O confu•tor, trum

mavis facere (penes te namque arbitrium et) facito, & ive vivum ive mortuum, quodin manibus habes, praeferto.

Mor. Haec fabula innuit, Mentem divinam nihil neque latere, neque fallere.

8. De Picatore, & Smaride.

1. PIcator quidam, demiis in mare retibus, extolit Smaridem puilli corporis, quae icpicatorem obecrabat.


2. Noli me in praeentia capere tam puillam & minutam; ine abire, & crecere, utpotea ic adulta commodo majore potiaris.

3. Cui picator inquit; Ego vero amens um, i lucrum quod inter manus habeo,licet exiguum, praetermittam, pe futuri boni, quantumlibet magni.

Mor. Haec fabula innuit, Stolidum ee, qui propter pem majoris, rem & praeentem& certam (licet parvam) non amplectitur.

9. De Equo, & Aino.

1. VIR quidam habebat equum & ainum.2. In itinere autem faciendo, inquit ainus equo; Si me alvum vis, leva me parie

oneris mei.3. Equo illius verbis non obequente, ainus ub onere cadens, moritur.4. Tunc dominus jumentorum, omnes quas portabat ainus arcinas, imulque

corium, quod a mortuo exuerat, equo imponit.5. Quo onere depreus equus & gemens, cum clamore inquit;6. Vae mihi jumentorum infeliciimo! quid mihi miero mali evenit!7. Nam recuans partem, nunc totum onus porto, inuper & illius corium.Mor. Haec fabula innuit, Majores debere in laboribus participes ee minoribus,

ut utrique int incolumes.

10. De Viro, & Satyro.

1. VIR quidam cum Satyro amicitiam inierat, qui cum edendi gratia aederent, exortacoeli tempetate ac frigore, vir manus ad os admovens anbelitu refocillabat.

2. Quod intuens Satyrus, interrogabat, quamobrem id faceret.3. Ille inquit, Calore oris algentes manus refocillo.4. Pauloque pot calidiori edulio allato, cum vir iterum ad os manum cum edulio

admovens calorem cibi apiratione refrigeraret, interrogat Satyrus, quamobrem idfaceret.

5. Repondente autem viro, Ut edulium refrigerem: Atqui ego, inquit atyrus,tecum pothac amicitiam non exercebo, qui ex uno ore & calidum promis & frigidum.V•le.

Mor. Haec innuit fabula, devitandam ejus amioitiam ee, cujus anceps vita et, &non implex ermo.

11. De Vulpe & Pardo.

1. VUlpes & Pardus, de pulchritudine altereabantur; & Pardo uam pellem vericol-orem extollente, Vulpes cum uam praeponere non poet, inquit;

2. At quanto ego pecioior, quae non corpus, ed animum vericolorem ortita um!Mor. Haec fabula innuit, Pulchritudinem animi antecellere pulchritudinem cor-

poris.

12. De Fele, in Foeminam mutata.

1. FElis quaedam delicium formoi erat cujudam adolecentis.2. Hanc ille ut in foeminam mutaret, Venerem deprecatus et.


3. Dea mierta cupiditatis adolecentuli, convertit betiam in pecioam pu•llam.4. Cujus forma inardecens adolecentulus adducit illam ecum demum.5. Quibus conidentibus in cubiculo, Venus volens pericolum facere, nunquid illa,

cum corpore mutaet & mores, murem immiit in medium.6. At illa, & eorum qui aderant, & cubiculi nuptialis immemor, e cubiculo urgens,

murem inequebatur, illum comedere cupiens.7. Tunc dea indignata, eam iterum in uam retituit naturam.Mor. Haec indicat fabula, Sceletos homines, eti conditionem tatumque mutent,

tamen mores nequaquam mutare.

13. De Agricola & Canibus.

1. AGricola quidam byberno ydere in agro deprehenus, deficientibus cibariis primuminterfectis ingulis ovibus, illarum carnibus vecebatur, mox & caprarum; potremooperariis bobus interemptis alebatur.

2. Quod canes cum animadvertient, inter e collocuti unt, dicentes, At nos hincfaciamus fugam.

3. Si enim operariis bobus dominus noter non pepercit, nec nobis quidem parcet.Mor. Haec indicat fabula, Fugiendos eos ee cavendoque, qui a familiaribus

quoque manus non abtinent.

14. De Agricola, filios docente.

1. AGricola filios uos videns quotidie litigantes, neque in gratiam inter e reducipotuie• juit faciculum virgarum ibi afferri.

2. Aderant autem filii ibi edentes.3. Quae cum aliatae eent colligavit omnes in unum faciculum, juitque ingulos

filiorum faciculum capere, atque confringere.4. Illis autem confringere non valentibus, olvens potea faciculum tradit ingulas

ingulis eis frangendas; atque illis tatim facileque frangentibus intulit.5. Ita & vos filii mei, i unanimes invicem pertiteritis, inexpugnabiles vos hotibus,

& invictos praebebitis.6. Sin minus, ipa vetra aemulatio atque editio opportunam vos praedam inimicis

faciet.Mor. Haec fabula innuit, aeque res humanos facere vel concordia incrementum,

vel dicordia jacturam.

15. De Muliere, & Gallina.

1. MUlier quaedam vidua habebat Gallinam, quotidie ingula ova parturientem.2. Sperans mulier autem pro ingulis bina ova parituram, i plus tribuiet ecarum,

opipare educabat.3. Gallina vero pinguior affecta, ne unum quidem ovum parturire poterat.Mor. Haec fabula indicat, Quod homines propter luxum & copiam rerum marce-

centes, ab intituto retardantur.


16. De Homine, quem Canis momorderat.

1. ADmorus a cane quidam, circuibat ingulos corrogant curationem, nactuque etquendam, qui, cognita mali qualitate, inquit:

2. Si tu quidem, o homo, convalecere vis, ume crutulum panis, madefactum inanguine vulneris, & porrige cani, qui te momordit, comedendum.

3. Cui ille deinceps, inquit, Ego mehercule i ituc fecero, dignus im, qui abomnibus hujus urbis canibus praemordear.

Mor. Haec fabula indicat. Improbos homines, quum maxima beneficia ac-ceperint, tum maxime ad malefacta animari.

17. De duobus Amicis, & ro.

1. DUobus amicis, una iter facientibus, it urus obviam; quorum unus perterritus inarborem candens. latuit; alter vero quum e imparem uro fore, &, i pugnare vellet,uperatum iri intelligeret, procidens imulabat e mortuum.

2. Urus autem adveniens, aures & occipitium olfaciebat; illo, qui tratus jacebat,uquequaque continente respirationem; ita mortuum ee credens urus, abiit.

3. Aiunt enim urum non aevire in cadavera.4. Mox alter, qui inter frondes arboris latuerat, decendens, interrogat amicum,

quidnam ad aurem urus cum illo eet locutus.5. Cui amicus inquit; Admonuit me, n• pothac cum hujumodi amicis iter faciam.Mor. Haec fabula innuit, devitandos eos amicos, qui periculoo in tempore ab

auxilio praetando revocant pedem.

18. De Adolecentibus, & Coquo.

1. DUO adolecentes oponium a coquo me•va•i communiter erant.2. Caeterum quum coquus quibudam negotiis dometicis intenderet, vaca•tique,

alter adolecentum partem op•o•ii in alterius manum im• iit.3. Convertente e coquo, & partem carnis, quae aberat, requirente; qui carnem

utulerat, jurabat e non habere; qui vero habebat, jurabat e non abtulie.4. Quibus coquus, intellecta adolecentum atut•a, inquit; Eti me latet fur, tamen

eum, quem juratis, Deum non latebit.Mor. Haec fabula innuit, quod i quid homines celamus, Deum nequaquam celare

poterimus, qui olus omnia propicit, & omnia videt.

19. De Arundine, & Olea.

1. DIceptabant Arundo & Olea de contantia, de fortitudine, & de firmitate.2. Olea quidem probra arundini ingerebat, ut fragili, & ad omnem ventum

vacillanti.3. Arundo autem obticebat, non longum tempus expectans.4. Nam cum ventus vehemens ingruiet, arundo agitabatur, reflectebaturque:

Olea vero, quum violentia ventorum reluctari vellet, confracta et.Mor Haec fabula innuit, eos qui fortioribus ad tempus cedunt, potioret ee iis qui

non cedunt.


20. De Tubicine.

1. ERat tubicen quidam, qui in militia ignum caneret.2. Is, intercepius ab hotibus, ad eos qui circumitebant, proclamabat,3. Nolite me, O viri, innocuum inoniemque occidere.4. Nullum enim unquam ego occidi.5. Quippe nihil aliud, quam hanc tubam habeo.6. Ad quem illi viciim cum clamore reponderunt.7. Tu vero hoc ipo magis trucidaberis, quod, cum ipe demicare nequeas, caeteros

potes ad certamen impellere.Mor. Haec fabula innuit, quod praeter caeteros peccant, qui malis & improbis

principibus peruadent ad inique agendum.

21. De A•cupe, & Vipera.

1. AUceps quidam, umptis aucupatoriis retibus, ad venandum proceit, vioquepalumbo in cacumine arboris edente, compoitas artificiose arundines cum retibus,ad avem clanculum admovebat; perans illam e venari poe.

2. Quod c•m egit, in altum innuens, jacentem viperam pedibus preit; quaeexaperata dolore hominem momordit.

3. At ille jam deficiens, Me mierum, inquit, qui dum alterum vaenari volo, ipeab altero captus pereo.

Mor. Haec fabula innuit, fraudulentos homines inidias uas occ••ta•e; aepe tamenab aliis idem utinere.

22. De Catore, virilia ua amputante.

1. CAtor praeter caeteros quadrupedes in aqua durare dicitur, ejuque genitalia adartem medicam ane utilia ee.

2. Ubi vidit indagantibus hominibus e captum iri (non enim ignorat quamo-brem indagetur) ipe ibi genitalia praecindit, atque in equentes projiciens, hoc modoincolumis evadit.

Mor. Haec fabula indicat, hujus exemplo prudentes debere, pro •dipicenda alute,nullam rationem habere fortunarum.

23. De Thynno, & Delphino.

1. THynnus quum Delphinum inequentem praecipiti curu fugeret, & jamjam capi-endus eet, in anfractum quendam e intorit.

2. Delphinus quoque ad alterum imilem impetu ipo allius et.3. Ad quem Thynnus repiciens, eumque expirantem videns, •nquit:4. Jam mihi mors non et moleta, videnti eum, qui mihi caua mor•is et, mecum

morientem.Mor. Haec fabula indicat, aequo animo ferre homines calamitates, cum eos,

propter quos in calamitate unt, calamitoos apiciant.


24. De Cane, & Lanio.

1. CAnis quidam iniliens macellum, lanio in aliqua re occupato, arrepto pecoriscordi fugie•at.

2. Ad quem lanius converus fugientem apiciens, inquit:3. O canis, ubicunque fueris, te obervabo.4. Non enim mihi cor utuliti; ed cor dediti.Mor. Haec fabula indicat, jacturam emper ee hominibus doctrinam.

25. De Vaticinatore quodam.

1. VAticinator quidam in foro edens, ermocinabatur.2. Cui quidam denunciat fores domus ejus effractas ee, omni••que direpta, quae

in domo fuient.3. Ad quem nuncium vaticinator gemens properanque curu, e domum recipiebat.4. Quem currentem c•idam intuens, O tu, inquit, qui aliena negotia te divinatu-

rum promittis, certe tua ipe non divinati.Mor. Haec. fabula ad eos pectat, qui res uas non recte adminitrantes, alienis

quae nihil ad eos pertinent, providere, & conulere •onantur.

26. De Aegroto, & Medico.

1. AEGrotus quidam a medico interrogatus, quonam modo e habuiet, Praetermodum repondit in udorem e fuie reolutum.

2. Cui medicus, Itud, inquit, bonum et.3. Altero autem die iterum interrogatus, quonam modo haberet; repondit, Al-

goribus correpius, diu vexatus um.4. Et id quoque, Medicus inquit, bonum et.5. Tertio, quum ab eodem medico iuterregaretur; repondit, Pro•••io corporis

debilitatus um.6. Itud etiam, Medicus inquit, bonum et.7. Potea autem a familiari quodam interrogatus, quomodo habes?8. O amice, repondit, etiam atque etiam bene habeo, ed morior.Mor. Haec fabula indicat, arguendos aentatores.

27. De Aino, & Lupo.

1. ASinus calcato ligni aculeo claudicabat, conpectoque lupo ait,2. O lupe, en, prae cruciatu morior, futurus eca aut tua, aut •ulturum, aut

corvorum.3. num modo abs te munus flagito.4. Educ prius de pede aculeum, ut moriar altem ine cruciatu.5. Tunc lupus ummis dentibus aculeum mordicus deprendens, eduxit.6. Ainus vero doloris oblitus, ferratos calces in faciem lupi im•egit; fractique

illius fronte, naribus & dentibus, aufugit: lupo e•pum accuante, ac merito ibi idevenie dicente, quod qui didiceat ee lanius jumentorum, nunc illorum volebat eeChirurgus.


Mor. Haec indicat fabula, quod qui ua artificia deerunt, transfe•entes e ad aliaipis non apta, in contemptum incidunt, & in dicrimen.

28. De Aucupe, & Merula.

1. AUceps tetenderat volucribus retia; quod eminus iniuente merula, per contabaturhominem, quid negotii ageret.

2. Ille repondit, e condere urbem, abiitque longius, & ee abdidit.3. Merula vero illius verbis fidem habens, & accedeus ad ecam jux•a retia ap-

poitam, capta et.4. Accurrente aucupe, inquit, O homo, i tu quidem talem urbem •ondis, haud

multos invenies incolas.Mor. Haec fabula innuit, eo maxime modo rem privatam & publi•am detrui,

cum praeides aevitatem exercent.

29. De Viatore & Pera inventa.

1. VIator longum ingreus iter, i quid inveniet, ejus dimidiumJovi e oblaturum vovit.2. Inventa autem potea in itinere pera palmidarum amygdalarumque •lena,

comedit omnes palmas amygdalaque.3. Sed harum nucleos, illarum putamina & cortices, ad aram quan•am obtulit,

inquiens;4. Habes, Jupiter, quod tibi voveram: quod enim inveni, ejus & ••teriora &

exteriora tibi offero.Mor. Haec fabula innuit, avarum propter pecuniae cupiditatem, etiam Diis moliri

fallacias.

30. De Puero, & Matre.

1. PUer quidam, in chola condicipuli furatus tabellum alphabetarium attulit matriuae; a qua non catigatus, quotidie magis •urabatur.

2. Procedente autem tempore, coepit furari majora.3. Tandem a magitra•u deprehenus, ducebatur ad upplicium.4. Matre vero equente ac vociferante, rogavit ille atellites, ut •auliper cum ea ad

aurem loqui permitterent.5. Quibus permittentibus, & matre fetinabunda aurem ad os filii •dmovente, i•e

auriculam matris dentibus amoram evulit.6. Cum mater exterique eum increparent, non modo ut furem, ed •tiam ut in

parentem uam impium inquit:7. Haec mihi, ut perderer, caua exti•it.8. Si enim me ob tabellam alphabetariam furatam catigaet, ne•uaquam ad

ulteriora progreus, nunc ad upplicium ducerer.M•r. Haec fabula indicat, quod qui inter initia peccandi non coer•entur, ad

gravlora flagitia evadunt.


31. De Patore, artem nauticam exercente.

1. PAtor in loco maritimo gregem pacebat; qui cum videret mare tranquillum, inceitcupido navigationem faciendi ad mer•atum.

2. Itaque venundatis ovibus, emptique palmularum arcinulis, na•igabat.3. Oborta autem vehementi tempetate, & navi mergi periclitante, •mne pondus

navis in mare dejecit, vixque evait exonerata navi.4. Paucis pot diebus veniente quodam, & tranquillitatem maris •dmirante, (erat

enim ane tranquillum) repondens, inquit:5. Palmulas iterum vult, quantum intelligo; ideoque immotum e •tendit.Mor. Haec indicat fabula, eruditiores effici homines, damno atque •ericulo.

32. De Filio cujudam Senis, & Leone.

1. FIlium enior quidam habebat unicum generoi animi, & venaticorum canum am-atorem; hunc per quietem viderat a leone •rucidari.

2. Territus, ne forte omnium hoc aliquando eqneretur eventus, extruxit domumquandam politisimam, & laquearibus ac fenetris amoe•iimam.

3. Illuc inducens filium, asiduus illi cutos inhaerebat.4. Depinxerat enim in domo, ad delectationem filii, omne anima•ium genus; in

quibus & leonem.5. Adolecens haec inpiciens, eo amplius moletiae contrahebat.6. Quadam autem vice propius tans leoni, inquit;7. O truculentisima fera, propter inane omnium patris mei, in hac •omo aervor,

velut in carcere: quid tibi faciam?8. Et haec dicens, manum parieti incusit, oculum leoni eruore volens; & in clavo,

qui illic latebat, offende•at.9. Qua expercuione manus emercvit, u••r vitque anies, ac ubecuta et, brevique

tempore adolecens et mortuns.10. Ita leo adolecentem occidit, nihil adjuvante patris ophimate.Mor. Haec fabula innuit, quae ventura unt devitare poe neminem.

33. De Calvo crin•s externos gerente pro nativis.

1 CAlvus quidam mentitos crines gerens, dum equo vehebatur, ecce, ibi validiorventus illos de capite u•tulit.

2. Rius tatim magnus a circumtantibus excitabatur, & ille mut•riu ad illos,inquit;

3. Quid mirum, i crines qui non erant mei, a me receerunt?4. Illi quoque receerunt, qui mecum fuerant nati.Mor. Haec indicat fabula, nos non debere moerere ob amias opes. Quod enim

nacentes a natura non accipimus, non potet nobicum perpetuo manere.

34. De Aquila, & Vulpe.

1. AQuila & vulpes, conflata inter e amicitia, in proximo habitare contituunt,firmiorem amicitiam ex frequenti converatione fore putantes.


2. Igitur, aquila nidum alta uper arbore intituit; vulpes vero arborem propeinter dumeta catulos collocat.

3. na igitur dierum, cum vulpes latibulum egrea patum catullis quaereret, aquila& ipa cibi indiga, in latibulum devolans, vulpis catulos arripuit, ac pullis uls come-tuna praebuit.

4. Vulpes reveniens, cognita filiorum morte atro•i, valde tritata et.5. Et cum aquilam ulcici non poet, quia quadrupes exitens volu•rem perequi

nequibat (quod unum mieris ac impo•entibus datur) aquilam execratur, ac mala illiimpr•catur.

6. Tantum in odium violata vertitur amicitia.7. Contingit igitur illis diebus ruri captum immolari, cujus frutum una cum

carbonibus accenis aquila arripiens, utulit ad nidum, ed vnto vehementius pirante,nidus, qui ex foeno ac mate•ra exili aridaque confectus e•at incenditur.

8. Aquilae pulli flammam e•••ntes, cum volare adhuc ne•uirent, hum• decidunt.9. Vulpes confetim illos arripiens, in aquilae conpectu devorat.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod qui amicltiam violant, quamvis eorum quos laeerint,

ultionem declinent, Dei uppli•ium non tamen effugient.

35. De Aquila, & Corvo.

1. AQuila cela ex rupe devolans, agnum ex ovium grege arripuit; quam rem cumcorvus conpicatur, aemulatione motus, vehementi cum trepitu ac tridore, devolat inarietem, atque ungues in crietis vellus ita implicat, quod inde etiam motu alarum,e explicare non potet.

2. Hunc pator cum ita implicitum videt, accurrens corvum comprehendit, atquealarum pennis inciis, pueris uis pro ludibrio dedit.

3. Verum enim cum quipiam corvum rogaret, quaenam volucris eet, corvus ait,Prius quidem, quoad animum, aquila fui; nunc vero me corvum ee certe cognoco.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod qui upra vires quippiam audet, hoc olum efficit,quod in advera aepius incidit, ac e vulgo ridiculum exhibet.

36. De Aquila, & Scabrone.

1. AQuila leporem perequebatur; lepus conilii inops, quem tempus obtulit, cabronemvidens, ab eo auxilium imploravit; cui cabro pollicatus et tutelam ac cutodiam uam.

2. Deinde cum aquilam propinquantem cabro conpicatur; eam precatur ne uumeripiat ibi ervum.

3. Aquila, cabronis parvitatem contemnens, coram eo leporem exedit.4. Verum cabro uae injuriae memer, ubi aquila nidificaret, obervat.5. Ecce, aquila ova parit; cabro alis elatus ad aquilae nidum volat, atque ova

devolvens humi dejecit.6. Aquila jactura ovorum moerore concita evolat ad Jovem (et enim ales deo illi

acrata) ac locum ad pariendum ibi tutum dari precatur.7. Jupiter illi concedit, ut, cum tempus adet, ejus in inu pariat ova.8. Hoc cabro praevidens globum e tercore confecit, atque urum evolans, in Jovis

inum demiit.9. Jupiter volens e inu globum excutere, ova aquilae imul excuit.


10. Ex tunc, aiunt, aquilam nunquam parere, quo tempore cabrones exitunt.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod nullus porro contemnendus: quoniam nemo et, qui

injuriam accipiat, quin cum tempus datur e ulcici quaerat.

37. De Philomela, & Accipitre.

1. PHilomela, cum alta quercu ederet, more uo ola canebat.2. Eam accipiter cibum quaeritans cum intueretur, repente advolat, illamque

rapit.3. At philomela quum e interemptum iri videt, accipitrem precatur, ut e miam

factat quonia ad explendum ejus venorem ipa atis minime i•: ed pro aturitate uaut ad majores aves e vertat, opus profecto fore.

4. Eam accipiter torve conspiciens ait; equidem nimium eem, i, quem manibustenco cibum, illum dimitto amplioris pe patus.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod qui omitiunt id, quod manu tenent, rerum majorumpe, conilio inopes ac ratione nimium unt.

38. De Vulpe, & Trago.

1. VUlpes & tragus itientes in quendam puteum decenderunt; verum enim, potpotum, cum egreum conpiceret hircus, vulpes ei comiter aie,

2. Bono is animo; nam quid aluti notrae opus it probe animadverti.3. Etenim rectus tabis, ac pedibus anterioribus, cornibuque muro adhaerebis;

tuas ego capulos, corn•aque concendens, cum egrea puteum fuero, te per manuscomprehendens, hinc deuper traham.

4. Huic caper prompte deervi••.5. Vulpes uo exultaus egreu, circa os putei capro illudebat.6. At dum caper illam incuat ibi pacta non ervae, ei facete vulpecula inquit;7. Si ea, caper, apientia praeditus ees, quo pilorum ornatu itaec tuae barba

referta et, non prius in puteum decendies, quam egreum peniculate vidies.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod homines conilio praediti, re••m fines prius inspicient,

quam dent operam rebus gerendis.

39. De Vulpe, & Leone.

1. VUlpes, quae nunquam viderat leonem, cum illi forte obviaet, adeo pertimuit, utmortem paene obiret.

2. Rurum illum cum apexiet, pertimuit; ed minime ut primum.3. Eum tertio cum intueretur, prope accedens, fuit aua coram dierere.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod rerum terribilia uus & contutudo dometica facit.

40. De Cato, & Gallo.

1. CAtus cum gallum cepiet, atque cauam quaereret, qui eum comedere poet, il-lum criminari coepit, quod eet an mal turbulentum, qui noctu clamitando haudpermitteret quiecere mortales.

2. Gallus e excuabat, quod id ageret ad eorum voluptatem cum ad opera faciendaillos excitaret.


3. Rurum catus ait, Impius es, ac upra modum celetus, qui agis continuo contranaturam, cum nec a matre, nec a ororibus te abtineas; ed per incontinentiam cumillis te commiceas.

4. Gallus item defendebat; quod dominae uae quaetus gratia id quoque ageret;enimvero ex hujumodi coitu galli •ae pariunt ova.

5. Tunc inquit catus, Excuationibus licet abundes, ego tamen jejunare haudintendo.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod qui pravus exitit natura, cum emel delinquere animopropouit, quamvis cauae deit praetexius, a pravitate tamen non deitit.

41. De Vulpe ine cauda.

1. VUlpes, ut laqueo evaderet, abcisa cauda cum e pudore vitam ibi mortem putaret,excogitavit alias dolo inducere vulpes, ut ub c•mmunis commodi specie, ibi ingulaecaudam abcinderent, & ic uum dedecus levaret.

2. Itaque ad unum vulpibus congregatis uadet, ut caudam ibi abcindant, dierenscaudam non modo dedecori vulpibus ee, ed oneri gravi atque inepto.

3. E vulpibus una ei facete repondit; Heus oror! Si res ita tibi oli conducit, hocitidem aliis conulere haud aequum et.

Mor. Haec fabula ad eos pectat, qui ub charitatis pecie, uum commodum conu-lendo propiciunt.

42. De Picatore, & Smaride piciculo.

1. PIcator, qui mari rete tetendit, eo Smaridem cepit piciculum; qui parva adhucaetate, picatorem orabat ut dum grandis eet, atque majorem quaetum ex eo aequipoet, ei vitam donaret.

2. Huic picator lepide repondit; Ego quidem mente carerem, i quod minimummihi et lucrum, id dimitterem amplioris pe quaetus.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod certa pro incertis, quamvis in cis magna eet pes,tultum eet dimittere.

43. De Vulpe, & Rubo.

1. VUlpes cum epem quandam acenderet, ut periculum vitaret, quod ibi imminerevidebat, rubum manibus comprehendit, atque volam entibus perfodit.

2. Et cum graviter aucta foret, gemens, inquit ad rubum; ut me juvares cum adte confugerim, tu deterius me perdiditi.

3. Cui rubus; Errati, vulpes, ait, quae pari dolo me capere putati, quo caeteracapere conueviti.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod tultum et implorare auxilium ab illis, quibus naturadatum et obee, potius quam aliis prodee.

44. De Vulpe, & Crocodilo.

1. VUlpes & Crocodilus de no••litate contendebant.2. Cum Crocodilus multa pro e adduceret, & upra modum e jactaret de plendore

progenitorum uorum, vulpes ei ubridens ait;


3. Heus amice, eti hoc tu quidem non dixeris, ex tuo corio clare apparet, quodmultis jam annis tuorum plendore fuiti denudatus.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod homines mendaces res ipa potisimum refellit:

45. De Vulpe, & Venatoribus.

1. VUlpes venatores effugiens, ac per viam currendo jam defea, hominem cau reperitlignarium; quem rogat, ut e quoquo loco abcondat.

2. Ille tugurium otendit.3. Vulpes illud ingrediens, in angulo quodam e abcondit.4. Adunt venatores; lignarium, i vulpem, viderit, rogant.5. Lignarius verbis quidem e vidie negat; manu vero ubi vulpe• latebat, locum

otendit.6. Verum enim venatores re haud percepta tatim abeunt.7. Vulpes, ut illos abiie prospicit, tugurio egrediens, tacite recedit.8. Lignarius vulpem criminatur, quod, cum alvum ecerit, nihil ibi gratiarum

agat.9. Tunc vulpes e convertens, Illi tacite ait;10. Heus amice, i manuum opera, ac mores verbo imiles habuies, meritas tibi

perolverem gratias.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod homo nequam, eti bona pollicetur, mala tamen &

improba praetat.

46. De Gallis, & Perdi•e.

1. GAllos quamplures cum quis domi haberet, quam emerat perdicem illis compacerepermiit.

2. Sed cum galli illam infetarent, rotrique perciuerent, perdix ea inuria vehe-menter perdoluit; putans, quia advena, nec ex eo genere eet, eas ibi inferri injurias.

3. Gallos deinde cum ad invicem certantes conpiceret perdix, amota animipertu•batione, ait;

4. De caetero quidem haud tritabor, poteaquam inter eos odioa certamina cernoMor. Fabula ignificat, quod homines apientia praediti, moderaet• animo ferunt

injurias ab illis vel maxime ibi illi•as qui nec ibi, nec uis parcere ciunt.

47. De Vulpe, & Larva.

1. VUlpes Citharoedi domum ingrea, dum, quae domi parata unt agaciter explorat,larvae caput reperit, arte indutrioa compoitum; quod man bus capiens, ait;

2. O quale ine cerebro caput!Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod non omnes corpore decori, eandem animi habent

pulchritudinem.

48. De Homine, & Ligneo Deo.

1. HOmo quidam deum ligneum domi habens, eum orabat ut boni quippiam ibi•ribuerei; ed quanto magis orabat, eo res domi angutior erat.

2. Demum ille, concitus ira, deum cruribus capit, & caput parie•• percutit.


3. Excuo igitur capite, multum auri exiliit, quod homo colligens, •it;4. Perverus nimium es atque perfidus, qui dum in honore te habui, nihil equidem

profuiti; percuus vero & verberatus boni plurimum contuliti.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod homo nequam i quando prodet, id •fficit vi coactus.

49. De Cane ad caenam vocata.

1. VIR quidam cum coenam opiparam paraet, amicum quendam domum vocavit,ejus quoque canis canem alterius ad coenam invitavit.

2. Is domum ingreus, cum tantum dapium videret apparatum, laeus ecum ipeait:

3. Hodie porro ita me explebo, quod die cratino comedere non •ndigebo; hiquedictis, motu caudae applaudit.

4. Coquus vero conpiciens, tacitus per caudem cepit; atque illum Caepiut rotans,per fenetram pro•icit.

5. Ile attonitus, humo aurgens, dum clamando aufugit caeteri canes •i occurrunt,atque rogant quam opipare coenaverit?

6. At ille languens ait; Ita potu & dapibus me explevi, quod quum ••iverimviam non vidi.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod quibus rebus quis doliturus et, rebus •lis laetari nondebet.

50. De Aquila, & Homine.

1. AQuilam homo quidam cum cepiet, pennis alarum ei evulis, inter gallinas moraridimiit.

2. Eam deinde quidam mercatus, pennis alas denuo munit;3. Tum aquila volans, leporem capit, fertque illum benefactori •o.4. Quam rem conpiciens vulpes, homini ait; Noli hanc aquilam, •ti prius, hospitio

habere; ne ceu leporem, te aeque venetur.5. Tum homo aquilae item pennas evulit.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod bene facientes unt quidem remune•ndi; improbi vero

omni tudio vitandi.

51. De Viro Agricola.

1. HOmo quidam agricultor exitens, cum finem vitae ibi adee cognoceret, cuperetquefilios in agrorum cultu fieri peritos, eos ••avit atque inquit;

2. Filii, ego e vita decedo, bona mea in vinea conita unt omnia.3. Illi pot patris obitum, putantes in vinea theaurum rerum reerire, aumptis

ligonibus, marris, ac bidentibus, vineam funditus ef•diunt, nullumque theauruminveniunt.

4. Verum enim vinea cum probe effoa foret, longe plures olito •uctus produxi•,atque illos divites fecit.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod labor asiduus theaurum parit.


52. De Carbonario, & Lot•re.

1 CArbonarius lotorem quendam rogavit, ut quam pretio conduxarat domum ecumpariter cohabitaret.

2. At lotor rem alias expertus, ait, Id Conducibile haud mihi eet.3. Nam quae albificarem, ea omnia carbonum favillis ipe maculares.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod res natura diimiles tare imul commode non pount.

53. De Vulpe euriente.

1. VUlpes ingenti fame concita, cum quodam in tugurio carnis frutum ac panemrepoita perpiceret, tugurium intravit, atque tantum comedit, quod ad ingentemtumorem ventrem ditendit.

2. Et cum nimia ventris tumefactione inde egrodi nequiret, tumens gemebat.3. Ejus gemitum vulpes alia, traniens illac, cum audiret, illuc accedit, rogatque,

quidnam gemeret; deinde cauam gemitus odocta, lepide ait;4. Itic manendum et, uque dum eo tenuis efficiaris, quanta oras, cum intrati.5. Nam eo pacto facile egredieris.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod nihil et tam durum, quod tempus non diolvat.

54. De Picatore quodam.

1. PI•ator quidam picandi inexpertus, tibiis ac reti aumptis, juxta maris littusaccedit; atque axo quodam uperexitens, imprimis, tubicinare coepit; putans cantue pices facile ee capturum.

2. Verum cantu quum nullum conequeretur effectum, depoitis tibiis, rete in maredimittit, ac pices cepit perplures.

3. Sed cum ex reti pices extraheret, atque eos altantes perpiceret, non inule ait:4. O improba animalia I dum ad tibiam cecini, altare noluitis; nunc, quia canere

ceo, altus datis asiduos.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod omnia probe fiunt, quae fiunt tempore uo.

55. De Picatoribus quibudam.

1. PIcatores picatum profecti diuque picando defesi, fame praeterea & moerore,quod nihil cepient confecti; cum abire decernunt, ecce, picis quidam, alium fugiense inequentem, in naviculam aliat.

2. Illum picatores laeti admodum comprehendunt, ac in urbem reveri grandipretio vendunt.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod frequentius fortuna id exhibet, quod ar• efficere nonpotet.

56. De Vulpe, & Pardo.

1. VUlpes cum pardo de pulchritudine contendebat; cum varias corporis notaspardus ibi duceret decori, vulpes ei comiter ait:

2. Ego quidem longe formoior um judicanda, quae non corpus ed animum variisnotis habeo notatum.


Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod decor mentis et potior omni corporis .

57. De Picatoribus quibudam.

1. PIcatores quidam mari rete trabebant; quod cum grave ee entirent, laetitiagetiunt, putantes multos pices habere irretitos.

2.Sed ut rete in terra• traxerunt, pices quidem paucos axum vero ingens reti ineecum perpiciunt, longe tritantur.

3. Quidam ex illis natu jam grandis, non inuebane ociis inquit: Animis etotequietis: quippe laetitiae oror et moetitia.

4. Oportet enim caus propicere futuros, illoque ut lenius quis ferat, peruadereibi ee eventuros.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod qui reminicitur ortis humanae, in adveris minimefrangitur.

58. De Ranis, Regem petentibus.

1. RAnae, moerentes quod ine rege orent, Jovi upplicatum orateres mi••tunt, utregem ibi daret.

2. Jupiter earum implicitatem cognocens, lignum in tagni medium dimiit.3. Quod cum in tagnum cecidit, ejus onus upra modum terruit ranas.4. Quae, cum lignum ee enerunt, rurus Jovi upplicatum mittunt, ut regem vivum,

haud mortuum, ibi dedet.5. Jupiter tultis earum precibus motus, hydrum illis dedit in regem.6. Is in diem cum r•nas devoraret, tertio Jovem ranae precantur, ut regem aevum

atque immanem ab eis amoveret.7. Tunc Jupiter inquit, Quem tot precibus regem exoratis, eum vobis perpetuum

habetote.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod aepe ea precamur, quae impetrae potea nos poenitet.

59. De Cata in foeminam mutata.

1. CAta quaedam, speciai cujudam adolecentis amore capta, Venerem or•vit, uteam in hominem mutaret.

2. Venus illius mierta, in formam hominis mutavit eam; quam cum longe pecioaeet, amator domum ubito abduxit.

3. Sed cum in cubiculo imul ederent, Venus experiri cupiens i mutata facie mutaet& mores, in medium contituit murem; quem cum illa propexit, oblita formae, &amoris ui, murem, ut capetet, perecuta et.

4. Qua uper re Venus indignata, denuo eam in priorem catae formam mutavit.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod homo nequam, licet peronam mutat, mores tamen

retinet eodem.

60. De Sene, mortem vocaute.

1. SEnex quidam lignorum facem uper humeros ex •emore portans, cum longa viadefeus eei, face humi depoito Mortem vocavit.

2. Ecce, Mors advenit, cauamque quamobreni e vocaverit, rogat.


3. Tunc enex, Ut hunc lignorum facem uper humeros mihi imponeres, ait.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod quiquis vitae cupidior et; licet mille ubjiciatur peri-

culis, mortem tamen emper devitat.

61. De Muliere, & Medico.

1. MUlier anus cum ophthalmiam pateretur, medicum ad e curandum accerit, cer-tum prelium illi dare promittens, i eo morbo curaretur: i vero non liberaretue, nihilei debere pacta et.

2. Medicus vero quoties illam ibat curatum, •oties quippiam e domo clam ex-portabat.

3. Mulier igitur, ophthalmia curata, cum nihil ua•um rerum domi ee perpicenet,medico me•oedem pactam petenti olvere denegat.

4. Quare vocata in judicium pactum quidem non denegat, fed e curatam oph-thalmia ee, id vero pernegat.

5. Aiens, cum caeca eram, domum multa upellectile refertam vide• bam; nunc,cum video, ut medicus •it, nihil rerum domi ee perpicio.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod homines avaritiae dediti, ibimet apius contradicunt.

62. De Agricola, & Canibus.

1. AGricola quidam magnitudine hyemis in uburbanis e locavit.2. Sed cum alimonia ibi deficeret, capris & ovibus primum veci coepit.3. Cum vero in diem magis faeviret hyems, bobus quoque nec pepercit.4. Quod facinus cum animadverterent canes, invicem verba faciunt.5. Quid hic tamus? (inquiunt) Cur mortem nobis incumbenem non fugimus?6. Putemune eum nobis parcere vitam, qui alimoniae gratia bove• jugulavit?Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod eos fugere debemus, qui in charis•mos crudeliter e

gerunt.

63. De Agrirola, & F•lii•.

1. AGricola quidam quamplures habuit filios, continua editione dicordes, ac ejusadmonitiones perpetuo negligentes.

2. Cum forte una domi omnes ederent, juit pater virgarum facem cor•m depor-tari, atque natos coepit hortari, ut integrum facem dirumperent.

3. Cum igitur facem cum totis viribus frangere non poent, genitor praecepit, utoluto face ingulatim frangerens virgas.

4. Cum quique facile hoc perficeret, tunc facto ilentio pater aiebat;5. Si quando animis idem eneritis, nati mihi chariimi, ne• ab inimicis uperari

poteritis; ed i inter vos editiones ervabi••s, qui volet, is facile vos perdet.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod for•ior et unio, quam editio, quae et imbecillis.


1. VIdua quaedam Mulier gallinam habuit, quae die quolibet pariebat ovum.2. Putavit mul•er more ing•nii humani (quod itis habendi emper olicitat) galli-

nam illam die bis parituram, i plus spel•ae tradere oleat.


3. At gallina pluri alimonia pinguior facta, id unum deiit parere ovum.4. Sic mulier, ex quo magis lucrum quaeritabat, id caeca augendi cupiditate

amiit.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod plurium cupiditate rerum praeens quandoque de-

perditur quaetus.

65. De Homine a Cane moro.

1. HOmo quidam, cum eum canis momordiet, fummo cum tudio cicitabatur, a quoanari poet.

2. Quidam. illi obviam factus, atque de medico rogatus, ait; Si vis (amice) fierian••, non et tibi opus medico.

3. Nam i canis, qui te momordit, a vulnere lingui anguinem tergit, ita cura nihilpotius reperiri potet.

4. Alter arridens, venutiime, inquit; Si hujumodi utar remedie, in diem magis acmagis a canibus mordebor.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod ab hominibus nequam, incommoda pro commodis,& mala pro beneficiis retribui olent.

66. De duobus Amicis, & ra.

1. AMici duo dum rus viarent, ura eis obviam occurrit; qua propecta alter eorumterritus, ut e alvaret, continu• arborem acendit; alter, cum urae viribus e poe obiteredubitaret, ••ti mortuus humi jacuit re upinus, retinens flatum atque anhelitum.

2. Cum nec •re, nec nao respiraret, ura eum examinatum exitimans, abiit.3. Dicunt enim a cadavere uras omnino abtinere.4. Alter deinde ex arbore decendens, quid in aurem illi diceret ura, ocium rogavit.5. Ille urbano ermone repondit: Admonitus um ab ura, ut cum hujumodi amicis

non proficicar amplius.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod eorum omicitia colenda non et, qui dum et opus,

amicis ubidia denegant.

67. De duobus Inimicis.

1. DUO quidam, gladiatorio animo inter e inimicitias habentes, una navi navigabant.2. Et cum alter eodem in loco tare cum altero non pateretur, unus in puppi,

alter in prora conedit.3. Orta autem tempetate, quum navis periclitaretur, qui in prora ede bat rogat

navis gubernatorem, quae pars navis ubmergi prius deberet; & cum gubernatorPuppim dixiet; ait ille:

4. Mors mihi modo moleta minime et, i inimicum meum prius mori perpic•o.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod inimicus, ut inimicum perdat, e ipum perdere aepius

eligit.

68. De Canna, & Oliva.

1. QUarum eet fortior, durior, & magis reitens, canna & oliva invicem contendebant.2. Oliva calamo humilitatem objiciebat, eo quod ventis facile cederet.


3. Huic dicto unum arundo haud reddidit verbum.4. Paulo pot, turbine vehementi aspirans ventus radicitus evulit olivam, totis

viribus ibi obitentem.5. At canna fla•abus e inclinans, alutem facile et aequuta.

69. De Vitula, & Bove.

1. VItula cum bovem arantem perpiceret, illum prae e, quae nihil agebat contempit.2. Sed cum immolationis affuit dies, bos quidem mius; vitula vero, ut immolare-

tur, retenta et.3. Quam rem bos cum conpicatur, ubridens ait; Heus vitula • ideo non laborabas,

ut immolareris.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod otiois & nihil agentibus pericula quaeque imminent.

70. De Puero & Fortun•.

1. CUM Puer quidam juxta puteum dormiret, Fortuna illuc accedens, illum exci-tavit, inquiens:

2. Surge, & hinc ocius abi; quippe in puteum i caderes, non tuam incientiam, edme Fortunum omnes accuarent.

71. De Muribus, & Cato.

1. DOmo quapiam quod perplures forent mures, catus praeentiens, illuc acceit;atque nunc unum, nunc alium capiens, complures interimendo comedit.

2. Verum mures cum e in diem con•mi perpicerent, ad unum coacti, inquiuntecum;

3. De caetero inferius non ee decendendum i nol•mus perditum iri omnes, ed hicuperius manendum, quo catus acendere non potet.

4. At catus, conilio murum percepto, imulans e mortuum ee, poterioribus pedibuse ad palum uspendit, qui fixus parieti erat.

5. E muribus quipiam deorum acute perspiciens, ut catum ee cognovit, haudinfacete ait;

6. Heus amice, i te felem ee certo cirem, deorum minime decenderem.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod vir prudens, emel i fallitur, fictis & imulatis ho-

minibus non amplius fidit.

72. De Simia, & Vulpe.

1. APud brutorum animalium concilium, imia ita appoite altavit, quod omniumfere conenu rex tatim fuit creatus.

2. At vulpes invidens ei, ubi viderat carnes laqueo in fovea itas, illuc imiam utduxit, inquit ad eam;

3. Hic, theaurus abconditus et, qui ex lege pectat ad reges.4. Quare cum tuus ex lege it, iu•e ipe capias illum.5. Simia vulpis uau illuc temere accedens, ut e captum laqueo enit, vulpem

acriter accuat, quae dolo e deceperat.


6. E• vulpes haud illepide ait; Heus tulta, quae, cum fortuna te extuliet, domi-nari caeteris jam te putabas dignam.

Mor. F•bula ignificat, quod qui temere quippiam aggreditur, temere in adveraincidit, ac vulgo ridiculus et.

73. De Cervo, & Leone.

1. CErvus vehementi iti c•m vexaretur, ad fontem proficicitur: dumque potat, uamin aqu• propiciens umbram, valde laetatus et magnitudine cornuum, ac ramoitate;deinde pedes, & crura perpiciens, nimium tritatus et.

2. Haec dum animo vertit, ecce leo apparet, ac cervum perequitur.3. At cervus fugam arripiens, leonem per campos longe anteibat.4. Dicunt enim cervorum vires conitere in pedibus, as leonis in animo tare robur.5. Quouque igitur leo per campos equutus et cervum, eum aequi non potuit.6. Cau vero contigit cervum nemus intrare, ubi cornibus ad ram•s implicitis,

cum fugere non poet, a leons captus, quum e moriturum videret;7. Heu me mierum, inquit, qui cornibus gavius, ipis cornibus pereo.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod quae putamus nobis profutura, ea nobis aepius

obunt.

74. De Agricola, & Pelargo.

1. AGricola laqueos in agro tetendit, ut grues & aneres venaretur, qui ata uacontinuo depacebant.

2. At imul cum illis venatus et pelargam: qui pede tentus rogat agricolam uteam olvat, miumque faciat, cum non it grus, nec speci• aner, ed pelargus, aviumpiiimus, qui parentibus emper deerviat, nec illos in enecta deeret unquam.

3. At agricola ubridens ait, Quae dicis haud me fugiunt.4. Nam qui is probe teneo.5. Sed cum his imul captus cum is, cum his quoque imul moriendum.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod qui cum improbis quopiam deprehenditur crimine,

pari poena plectitur cum illis.

75. De Agno, & Lupo.

1. AGnus in domo bene claua exitens, cum lupum ad e venientem perpicit, illumconvitiis, & maledictis perequitur.

2. At lupus inquit ei, Non tu, ed locus inacceibilis mihi convicia dicit.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod locus & tempus faciunt timid•• periepe audaces.

76. De Jove, & Corv•.

1. JUpiter volatilibus regem creare volens. diem conilii avibus indixit, ut, quipecioior eet, rex illis contitueretur.

2. Quam rem praeentiens corvus, ac uae deformitatis concius, pennis aliorumhinc inde collectis, e decoravit, ac pecioiimum omnium e reddidit.

3. Adet dies praefinitus, veniunt ad concilium aves.


4. Jupiter corvum, ob pulchritudinem, quum regem avibus e•eare, vellet, id avesindigne ferentes, quaeque uas a corvo extrahunt pennas.

5. At corvus alienis pennis quum eet exutus, corvus, ut erat, demum remanit.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod qui de rebus pendet alienis, illis amiis, quinam ille

it cuique liquido patet.

77. De Tubicine quodam.

1. TUbicen quidam, tubae onitu, pugnatum ciebat exercitum.2. Ab hotibus deinde per inidias captus, mieranda voce clamabat.3. Ne abs re at frutra occidere me velitis.4. Ego quidem non pugno, nec praeter tubam quippiam aliud poideo.5. Qui eum vinctum ducebant, hujumodi verba contra reddiderunt.6. Hanc ob rem morte dignior es judicandus, quod, cum hotibus manum conferre

devitas, alios fonitu tubae ad pugnam hortaris.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod graviori poena unt judicandi, qui, cum ipi injuriam

non agunt, alios ad injuriam agendum impellant.

78. De Fabro, & Cane.

1. FAber quidam canem habebat qui dum ipe ferrum cuderet, continuo dormiebat;quum vero manducabat, canis tatim urgebat, & quae ub mena erant dejecta, ceuoa, & alia hujumodi, ine morae corrodebat.

2. Quam rem animadvertens faber, ait ad canem:3. Heus mier, quid faciam necio, qui dum ferrum cudo, continu• dormis, &

egnitie teneris; rurus quum dentes moveo, tatim urgis, & caudam mihi applaudis.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod ocordes & omnolenti, qui ex aliorum vivunt la-

boribus, gravi menura unt coercendi.

79. De Mula quadam.

1. MUla quaedam, nimio hordeo pinguis effecta, nimia pinguedine laciviebat, ecuminquiens:

2. Pater mihi equus fuit, qui curu celerrimus erat, & ego ei per omnia um imilis.3. Parum pot contigit, quod oportuit mulam quantum po•uit currere; ed cum

curu ceavit,4. Heu me mieram, inquit, quae me equi filiam ee putabam, at nunc memini

ainum mihi patrem fuie.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod tulti in prosperis eipos didicunt; ed in adveris, uos

peraepe recognocunt errores.

80. De Thynno, & Delphino.

1. THynnus, quum eum delphinus perequeretur, magno elatus impetu ac tridore,a vehementi fluctu in Inulam defertur: eundemque in copulum, a fluctu eodem,delphinus, dum e putat capere thynnum, ipe quoque defertur.

2. Thynnus converus, quum delphinum expirantem animam perpicit, ecum ipeait;


3. Mors mihi moleta admodum non et, ex quo mortis authorem mori imul mecumperpicio.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod quivis advera levius fert, cum adveritatum authoreseadem adveritate opprimi perpicit.

81. De Medico quodam.

1. MEdicus quidam, quum, quem curaret aegrotum, eum mori contingeret; efferen-tibus funus aiebat:

2. Vir ite i e vino abtinuiet, & clyteriis uus fuiet, eum mori non contigiet.3. Ex his qui aderant quispiam medico haud infacete ait:4. Heus medice, ita conilia, quum prodee quibant, dicenda fuerunt; non nunc,

quum nihil valent prodee.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod ubi haud prodet conilium, id eo tempore dare, et

ane amicum deludere.

82. De Aucupe.

1. AUceps aucupatum calamis, vicoque tetendit, & cum turdum canere arborisdeuper apexit, ut eam caperet, calamos erexit.

2. At inter ambulandum, pede altero viperum calcavit; moruque ab ea, quumjam ob venenum e deficere praeenit;

3. Heu me mierum ingemui•, qui dum aelium capere fetino, alter ad mortem meet occupatus.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod quae contra alios facere nitimur, ea peraepe ab alioipi patimur.

83. De Catore.

1. CAtor et animal quadrupes, qui in paludibus e nutrit; eju•tetes vareis medelisutiles ee dicuntur.

2. Itaque cum quipiam eum equitur, uae perecutionis cauam non ignorans, pe-dum velocitati fidens, quantum potet fugit, uque quoad locum, ne videatur, alvusdeveniat.

3. Atque ibi tetes excidens, in venatores, cum ibi appropinquant projicit, & itopacto a venatoribus e eripit.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod apiens, ut a periculis e eripiat, nihil intentatumdeerit.

84. De Puero oves pacente.

1. PUer quidam quum oves eminentiore in loco depaceret, aepius clamabat; Heus,O, a lupis mihi uccurrite.

2. Qui circum aderant cultores agrorum, cultum omittentes, ac illi occurrentes,atque nihil ee comperientes, ad opera ua redeunt.

3. Quum pluries puer id joci caua feciet, ecce, cum lupus pro cert• adeet, puerut ibi uccurratur, erio clamat.


4. Agricolae id verum non ee putantes, cum minime occurrerent, lupus ovesfacile perdidit.

Mor. Haec fabula ignificat, quod qui cognocitur mentiri, ei veritatem dicentipotea non creditur.

85. De Corvo, & Vulpe.

1. COrvus, cum carnium frutum rapuiet, arborem quandam uper•dit.2. Vulpes eum upiciens, atque carnes ibi cupiens, illam art• aggreditur.3. Stans igitur ub arbore, corvum laudare coepit, aiens;4. O quam magna avis et haec! quam pecioa! quam venatrix quam formoa!5. Hanc decuit ee avium Regem.6. Nam, omnia regia upra alias aves illi unt, i modo vocem haberet.7. His laudibus corvus inflatus, & dici mutus haud valens pati ulierus; dum

magna voce crocitat, carnes humi decidunt.8. Illas cum vulpes rapuiet, convera inquit ad corvum;9. Heus corve, omnia decora tenes, modo mente non careres.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod qui adulatoribus nimium credunt, hi, quae non

putant, in advera aepius incidunt.

86. De Cane, & Lupo.

1. CAnis quum ante aulam dormiret, lupus uperveniens eum tatim cepit; & cumipum occidere vellet, canis ne eum occideret, rogavit inquiens:

2. Here mi, lupe, nunc occidere me noli; nam, ut vides, tenuis um, & gracilis, &macilentus.

3. Sed herus meus nuptias in proximo facturus et, ubi i parum me expectas, egoopipare manducans, atque pinguior factus, ero tibi utilior.

4. Lupus his verbis fidem habens, canem dimiit.5. Paucos pot dies lupus accedens, quum canem domi dormientem reperit, tans

ante aulam, canem rogat •t ibi promia praetet.6. Et canis haud rutice inqu•t, Heus lupe, i ante aulam de caeter• me ceperis,

haud amplius nuptias expectes.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod apiens cum periculum vitavit, ab ille potea continuo

cavet.

87. De Corvo aegroto.

1. COrvus cum aegrotaret, matrem rogavit, ut pro ua anitate deos precaretur,inquiens:

2. Mater, noli plorare, ed deos potius precare, ut anitatem mihi retituant.3. Ei mater cito repondit, Quem deorum tibi fore propitum putas? cum nullus

it e cujus aris acra non rapueris.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod qui in properitate quemvis offendit, in adveris am-

icum ibi reperiret neminem.


88. De Cane carnes portante.

1. CAnis ore ferens carnes, ac flumen traniens, cum ub aqua umbram propexit,putavit alium ee canem, qui plus carnium deferret.

2. Itaque quas ipe ferebat, eas carnes ub aquas ire demiit, &, ut umbram caperet,e movet, ed carnes & umbram, quae ane nihil erant, im•l perdidit.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod cupiditate plus emper habendi, quae tenemus, eaaepe perdimus.

89. De Leone, & Rana.

1. LEO, cum ranam magni loquacem audiret, putans aliquod magnum animal ee, eretro vertit, parumque ranam e •lagno exeuntem videt; quam indignabundus tatimpedibus calcavit, aiens;

2. Nullum amplius, ut te perpiciat, animal clamore movebis.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod apud verboos praeter linguam nihil reperitur.

90. De Leone ene.

1. LEO cum enuiet, nec victum ibi quaerere poet, viam machinatus et, quı alimentahaud ibi deint.

2. Ingreus igitur peluncam, graviter aegrotare jacens e imulabat.3. Animali illum vere aegrotare putantia, viitundi gratia ad eum accedebans;

quae leo capiens, ingulatim manducabat.4. Cum multa animalia jam occidiet, vulpes leonis cognita arte, aduam peluncae

accedens, leonem quo valeat pacto, exterius tans, rogat.5. Ei leo blande repondens, ait; Vulpes filia, cur non intro ingrederis ad me?6. Ei vulpes non illepide ait; Quoniam, here mi, animalium ingredientium per-

plura equidem vetigia cerno, ed egredientium vetigia nulla.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod homo prudens, qui pericula imminentia providet,

illa facile devitat.

91. De Leone, & Tauro.

1. LEO ingentem taurum per inidias equens, cum prope acceit, eum vocavit adcoenam, inquiens:

2. Amice, ovem occidi, hodie mecum, i placet, coenabis.3. Taurus leoni morem gerens, ut dicubuerint, cum multos lebetes, necnon mag-

nos & plures obelicos paratos conpiceret, & ovem illi nullum adee, e vetigio abiit;quem leo abeuntem perpiciens, cur abiret rogavit.

4. Et taurus haud inurbane repondit; Non de nihilo equidem abeo, cum intru-menta non ad ovem, ed ad taurum coquendum videam ee parata.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod homines prudentes minim• l•teant improborumartes.

92. De Leone, Aino, & Vulpe.

1. LEO, ainus & vulpes, contata inter e ocietate, venatum exeunt.


2. Cumque multam praedam cepient, leo aino mandat, ut praedam divida•.3. Ainus cum eam in tres partes aequales eet partitus, optionem capiendi ociis

dedit.4. Quam partitionem leo indigne ferens, ac dentibus frendens, a diviione depouit

eum, mandavitque vulpi, ut praedam ipa partiretur.5. At vulpes illas tres partes in unum colligens, ac praedae nihil ibi eorum

relinquens, leoni omnia tradidit.6. Tunc leo vulpi ait, Quis te partiri docuit?7. Inquit ex tempore vulpes, Aini periculum id me facere intruxit.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod aliorum pericula homines faciunt cautiores.

93. De Leone cujudam rutici filiam amante.

1. LEO cujudam rutici filiam amabat.2. Illam cum habere cuperet, patrem virginis rogavit, ut ibi nubere ipam aentiret.3. Ei ruticus ait, nullo pacto e aenurum ee, quod filia betiae nubat.4. Cum leo torve aspiceret, ac dentibus frenderet, ruticus mutato conilio ait, Se

cupere ei filiam nubere, modo dentes & ungulas prius caedat, evellatque; quoniamvirgo illis rebus longe terreretur.

5. Leo, id potquam prae nimio amore fecit, ruticum adiens, filiam ibi dari potu-lat.

6. At ruticus, leonem, cum, ungulis & dentibus perpicit inermem, arrepto fute,illum frequens pulando proequitur.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod qui inimicis e committit, de facili perit.

94. De Leaena, & Vulpe.

1. LEaena, cum a vulpe aepe exprobaretur, quod quolibet partu unum duntaxatpareret catulum, ait; Unum ane, at, pol, Leonem.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod pulchritudo haud in copia rerum, ed in virtuteconitit.

95. De Lupo, & Grue.

1. LUpus in gutture oe retento, cum longe cruciaretur, grui pretium obtulit, • illudgutture extraberet.

2. Grus, rotro, cum os e gutture extraxit, pretium ibi promium expotulat.3. Ei lupus ubridens, imulque acuens dentes, ait;4. Satis pretii tibi ee debet, quod ex lupi ore caput ine laeione edureris.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod apud improbos gratitude non parva habetur, i pro

obequio quis detrimentum non recipit.

96. De Lupo, & Agno.

1. LUpus, cum agnum inveniet errantem, eum non cepit fortiima manu; ed cauamquaeivit, quo jure, vel injuria, cum comederet.

2. Igitur agno verba hujumodi fecit, Tu mihi abunde jamdiu intuliti injurias.


3. Agnus gemendo ait, Quomodo id fieri potuit, cum nuperrime venirem adlucem?

4. Lupus denuo ait; Agrum mihi pacendo devatati.5. Agnus inquit, Cum dentibus etiam caream, id facere nequivi.6. Lupus rurum ait, Ex meo quoque fonte bibiti.7. Et inquit agnus, Quo p•cto id fieri potuii, quum aquam ex aetate nondum

biberim, ed lac matris cibus & potus adhuc mihi it?8. Lupus demum ira concitus, ait, Licet tua olvere nequeam argumenta, coenare

tamen opipare intend•; agnumque cepit, ac illum manducavit.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod apud improbos ratio & veritas locum non habent.

97. De duobus Gallis, inter e certantibus.

1. DUO galli inter e ruri certabant.2. Qui gallinarum prior dux erat, cum ab altero uperatus eet, prae verecundia e

abcondit.3. Alter vero victoria elatus, domus tectum tatim upervolvans, vehementi alarum

plauu, contuque, ignificat e rivalem uum pugnando uperae, & de adverario ferretrophaeum.

4. Dum haec & ejumodi jactabundus vece crocitat, ecce aquila cibi indiga, exalto devolaus gallum unguibus rapit, ac pullis uis alimonium contulit.

5. Quam rem, qui victus fuerat gallus perpiciens, ceu ex hote triumphans, inpublicum venit, ac olus gallinis libere potitur.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod qui properis nimium fidit, in adve•a aepius praecepsincidit.

98. De Vate quodam.

1. FOro urbis medio, quidam vates cuivis ortem aperi•bat futuram.2. Quamobrem magna hominum frequentia tipatus, dum uni & alteri uam aperit

ortem, ei nunciatur, res uas furtim domo ee abla•as.3. Quo audito, domum curriculo dum abit, quidam ei obviam factus ridicule a•t:4. Dum alios quid eet futurum, monebas, quı tuae ortis necius fuiti?Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod homines nequam corrigunt alios, & ua crimina cire

negligunt.

99. De Formica, & Cicada.

1. FOrmica itiens in fontem decendit, ubi dum bibere vult, in aquam cecidit.2. Columba quaedam arborem fonti imminentem uperidens, cum formicam aquis

obrui conpiceret, ramulum ex arbore rotro continuo frangit, & ine mora dejicit infontem ad quem ormica e applicans, ex aquis in tutum e recepit.

3. Obiter auceps quidam advenit, &, ut columbam venetur, calamos erigit.4. Formica id percipiens, pedem alterum momordit aucupis; eo dolore auceps

concitus, calamos dimittit; quorum trepitu columba territa ex arbore aufugiens,vitae periculum evait.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, cum bruta in benefic•s grata unt, eo magis ee debent, quiparticipes unt rationis.


100. De Vitulo, & Cerva.

1. VItulus cervae aliquando ait; Cum magnitudine is major canibus, & pedumceleritate curu velocior, & ad pugnam longe cornibus munitior; cujus rei gratia,mater, tantopere canes reformidas?

2. Ei cerva inquit, ubridens: Quoniam, fili, licet quae dicis omnia poideam,canum la•ratum ferre non poum, ed p•ae timore fugam tatim arripio.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod qui natura timidi unt, apud eos ut audeant nullavalet hortatio.

101. De Ape, & Jove.

1. APes quae cerae mater exitir, quondam accedens ut diis acra faceret, Jovi donumobtulit mellis.

2. Qua oblatione Jupiter laetus, juit ibi concedi quicquid ipa precaretur.3. Apes igitur rogans, ait, Illutriime deus deorum, ancillae tuae concedere velis,

ut quicunque ad alvearia p•o rapiendo melle acceerit, is, imul ac pupugero cumcontinuo moriatur.

4. Qua rega•ione Jupiter ambiguus, quoniam genus mortalium longe amabat,demum Api ait;

5. Sa•is tibi it, quod quicunque alvearia pro rapiendo melle acceerit, i eumpupugeris, & in punctura timulum dimieris, continu• ipa moriaris, tibique vita itipe timulus.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod inimitis quandoque mala precamur, quae in nosaepius vertuntur.

102. De Muca.

1. MUca, quae in ollam carnium deciderat, cum e in brodio uffocari enit, ecum ipaait;

2. Ecce tantum bibi, tantum comedi, tantom me lavi, quod jure atura moripoum.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod prudentis et, id potenti animo ferre, quod vitariminime potet.

103. De Adolecente quodam, & Hirundine.

1. ADolecens luxurious, cum bona patri• conump•et, oldque vetis remanit, visaante tempus hirundine, aetatem jam adee exitimans, ipam quoque vendidit vetem.

2. Sed hyeme denuo orta cum immeno cruciaretur frigore, visa rurum hirundine,quae & ipa frigore obibat, ait;

3. O peima avis, quae me & te pariter perdid•ti.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod quae uo tempore non fiunt, ea di• tare nequeunt.

104. De Aegroto, & Medico.

1. AEGer a medico rogatus, quo pacto e habuiet, Plus quam eot opus e udaerepondit.


2. Id bonum fuie, medicus ait.3. Secundo rogatus ab eodem, quomodo e haberet, inquit aegrotus, Se vehemen••

frigore fuie comprehenum.4. Id ad alutem fore, medicus quoque ait.5. Tertio ab eodem interrogatus, quo pacto e habuiet; inquit ••grotus, e cum

difficultate digerere potu•e.6. Rurus medicus ait, Id ad alutem optimum fuie.7. Deinde ex dometicis cum quidam aegrotum interrogaret, quomodo valeret, illi

aeger ait:8. Signa ad alutem, ut medicus ait, perplura & optima unt; illis tamen dipereo

ignis.

105. De Lignatore quodam.

1. LIgnator quidam dum juxta flumen, deo Mercurio dicatum, ligna caederet, ecuriscau decidit in flumen.

2. Multo igitur moerore comprehenus juxta fluminis ripam ge•e•s conidebat.3. Mercurius, miericordia motus, Lignario apparuit, uique fletus cauam rogavit;

quam imul ac didicit, ecurim auream ad•erens utrum quam perdiderat, illa eet,rogavit?

4. At eam pauper uam ee negavit.5. Secundo, Merourius alteram detulit, argenteam quam cum pauper ille uam

quoque ee negaret, potremo Mercurius•gneam utulit.6. Illam uam ee cum pauper aentiret; Mercurius cognoceas illum ee hominem

verum jutumque, omnes ibi dono dedit.7. Accedens igitu• ad ocios lignarius, quid ibi accederat declarat.8. Unus e ociis id experiti volens; cum ad flumen acceiet, ecurim in aquam

dejecit, deinde flens in ripa conedit.9. Cujus Mercurius fletus cauam edoct•s, ecurim ••ream afferens, i quam per-

diderat, illane eet rogavit.10. Quam cum uam aereret; Mercurius cognita ejus impudentia, ac mendacio,

nec auream, nec uam tradidit.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod quanto deus propitior et probis, e• improbis exitit

infetior.

106. De Aino, & Jove.

1. ASinus olitori cuidam erviens, cum parum comederet, & multum laboraret, Jovemexoravit, ut alium dominum ibi mitteret.

2. Itaque Jupiter mandat, ut figulo vaeneat.3. Apud quem ainus cum laboraret in deportando lutum, lateres, tegulas, &

hujumodi, ecundo Jovem precatur, ut alteri deervia• domino.4. Jupiter iterum mandat, ut coriario venundetur.5. Cui ainus multo labore, & pauco cibo erviens, Heu me mierum, cum gemitu,

ait, qui dominos omittens meliores, ad deteriorem perveni; apud quem, ut video,corium meum etiam pot mortem cruciabitur.


107. De Leporibus, & Ranis.

1. LEpores in unum imul convenerunt; ubi cum de mieria iporum innata dolerentgemerentque, quod vita eis, quam caeteris animalibus, data eet mierior, (quoniamHomines, Aquilae, & Canes, ad mortem uque perequerentur) decernunt melius ibifore emel mori, quam in vita tam miera diutius permanere.

2. Hoc capto conilio, ut e in tagnum praecipitent, dum ocius tenderent; ranae,quae uper tagni ripam atabant, ut trepitum audiunt, in tagnum deili•nt, eque aquisubmergunt.

3. Quam rem cum lepus qui praeibat conpicatur, reliquis ait, State.4. Nam, nobis ententia mutanda et.5. Quippe, ut liquido videiis, animalia quam nos magis timida reperiuntur.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod cum mier mieriorem apicit, uam aequius mieriam

fert.

108. De Aino, & Equo.

1. ASinus cum equum alimonia, & otio diligenti cura abundare perpiceret, cumlonge beatum ee commendabat, eque nimium •nfelicem dicebat; qui, cum multumlaboret, ad aturitatem de pa••is haud haberet.

2. At cum tempus belli advenit, miles armatus equum acendit, •c, cum mediosdecurrit in hotes, equus mucrone percuus, cadit humi protratus.

3. Quem ainus perpiciens, ingemuit, ejuque miertus ui animt ententiam mutavit.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod cum paupertate, quae mater et quietis, quis con-

venire debet potius, quam locupletioribus invidere.

109. De Aino, & Lupo.

1. ASinus quidam pede altero entem calcavit, clauduque factus, cum •upum ad evenientem conpiceret, nec fugere poet, mierabili voce inquit:

2. Heus lupe, demorior equidem e dolore; ed ex quo opus et, ut tibi & corvisfuturus im cibus, obecro quatenus tua benignitate entem e pede velis extrahere, utmunere tuo extremum ine dolore obeam diem.

3. Dum entem dentibus lupus evellit, ainus eum calce percuit.4. Lupus deinde, nao, fronte, ac dentibus perfractis, Heu me mierum, exclamat

(deplorandoque reiterat) qui cum eem coquus, medicus ee volui.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod quam quique novit, in ea e exerceat arte.


1. MUlier quaedam gallinam habebat, quae aurea continuo ova pariebat.2. Putans igitur totam intus auream ee, illam occidit.3. Sed cum aliis gallinis ee imilem reperit, ubi divitem fore putabat, quem primo

quaetum habebat, eum plus habendi cupiditate amiit.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod plus habendi cupiditate, id aepe perdimus, quod

habemus in manibus, lucrum.


111. De Rana & Vulpe.

1. RAna, in palude exitens, caeteris animalibus clamando cum profiteretur e medicumee, pharmacorumque peritum, ei vulpes venutisime ait:

2. Qui alios curaveris, cum claudicantem curare te necias?Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod alios docere quis non potet id, quod haud didiceret.

112. De Serpente, & Agricola

1. SErpens, ante agricolae cujudam domum latebras habens, cum ab agricolae filioeet percuus tam acriter ipum momordit, quod noru ex illo puer repente obiit.

2. Hac re cognita, magnus inter parentes gemitus oritur.3. Tunc pater moerore concitus, accepta ecuri, erpentem ut occi•eret perequitur;

vibranque ecurim, ut erpentem percuteret, ex•remum caudae ejus occidit.4. Deinde volens pacem cum erpente conficere, acceptis farin•, qua, ale, & melle,

ad recouciliandum inter e amicitiam vocat •erpentem.5. At erpens ub petra latens, ibilando ait;6. Frutra laboras, bone vir.7. Nam, inter nos amicitia fieri non potet; quippe dum me ine caud• apexero, &

tu tui filli epulchrum, quieti anim• ee nequibimus.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod cum injuriarum recens vel maxime exitat memoria,

odia tolli minime queunt.

113. De Gallina, & Vulpe.

1. VUlpes gallinarum tugurium ingrea, cum gallinam nido aegrotantem apexit, eamrogavit, Quomodo valeret.

2. Cui gallina prompte repondit, meliucule me haberem, i hinc abires, oror.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod inimicorum praeentia nimium moleta et.

114. De Viatore.

1. VIator quidam, cum multam viam viaet, votum Mercurio vovit, quod i quidreperiret, ejus rei dimidium illi offerret.

2. Forte igitur adinvenit peram, amygdalis dactylique referiam, & cum putaretid ee argentum, peram capiens, amygdalarum nucleos, & earnes dactylorum ipecomedit.

3. Deinde templum Mercurii ingreus, atque aram manibus tenens, verbis ridiculisinquit ad eum:

4. Votum, Mercuri, nunc perolvo tibi: nam quas equidem res adinveni, earumtibi offero dimidium, oa cilicet dactylorum, ac tetas amygdalarum.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod homines avaritia deorum efficit contemptores.

115. De Leone, & Homine.

1. LEO & homo, cum emel imul viam vi•rem, ac inter viandum, e quique verbiscommendaret; ecce, lapideae occurrunt columnae, in quibus erat incium quod homouffocavit leonem.


2. Quam culpturam homo leoni otendens, ait: Hic videre licet, quanto hominesleonibus ac feris omnibus praetantiores unt, ac robutiores.

3. Ei leo prompte respondens inquit, Si apud leones eent, ceu apud homines,qui culpere cirent, plures a leonibus homines, quam ab hominibus leones uffocarivideres.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod homines jactabundi fingunt e fecie, quae facerenunquam tentarunt.

116. De Vulpe quadam.

1. VUlpes cum racemos uvarum plen•s jam, ac maturecentes perpiceret, cupida deillis manducare, omnem viam machinata et, qua illos comprehendere poet.

2. Sed cum omnem viam frutra tent•et, nec deiderio uo atisfacere quiviet, moeti-tiam vertens in gaudium, ait:

3. Racemi illi adhuc nimium unt acerbi.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod prudentis et fingere nolle quae e conequi non poe

agnocit.

117. De Puero, & Scorpione.

1. PUer quidam ruri venabatur locutas, & cum corpionem capere vellet, corpioimplicitate ejus cognita, ait ei;

2. Heus puer, dege in pace, ac manum abtine, i non vis totus perire.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod qui in utramque partem cogitat, is quae equi & quae

vitare debeat, probe tenet.

118. De Venatore, & Perdice.

1. VEnator quidam, cum quam ceperat perdicem occidere vellet; perdix gemenshujumodi verba fecit ad eum:

2. Heus perdicum auceps, i me miam feceris, ac vitam donaveris, alias perpluresconducam tibi perdices.

3. Et auceps appoite respondet; Nunc ego te magis occidi dignam judico, quodamicos per inidias perdere polliceris.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod qui ibi charos perdere dolo quaerit, is praeceps inpericulum, incidit.

119. De Lepore, & Tetudine.

1. TEtuod, cum ejus pedes lepus derideret, ubridens inquit ad eum:2. Si periculum in curu feceris, quod quam tu velocior im, liquido cognoces.3. Cui lepus ait, Te profecto fugit, quid mei valeant pedes; ed judicem eligamus,

qui curum & terminum nobis definiat.4. Igitur eligunt vulpem, brutorum omnium agaciimam, quae & locum, & curus

terminum contituit.5. Tetudo, omni egnitie & negligentia emota, iter arripiens, haud quievit donec

ad terminum pervenit.


6. Lepus vero pedibus idens, ubi paulum quievit, omno excitatus, quantum pedesvaluerunt, ad terminum cucurrit.

7. Ibique cum tetudinem quiecentem reperit, e cum rubore fatetur a tetudineup•ratum.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod tudio & diligentia, non corporis viribus, res velmaximae conficientur.

120. De Salice, & Securi.

1. SEcuris, cum alicem caederet, ex ea ipa cuneos fecit, quibus alicem faciliuscinderet.

2. Quam rem praeentiens alix, gemens ejulanque ait;3. Non tantum de ecuri queror, quae hominum manibus me cindit, quantum de

•uneis qui •iunt ex corpore meo.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod in adveris, non veri amici infetiores amicis, quam

inimici, aepius redduntur.

121. De Puero, & Matre.

1. PUer quidam, e ludo literario librum ocio clam auferens, uae matri tradidit illum;quem mater cum libenter accepiet, nec filium catigaet, rurus puer alii vetem clamabtulit, atque matri quoque detulit.

2. Quam cum mater etiam libenter accepiet, puer catigatione carens, cum plurain diem ac majora accrecentibus annis furaretur, demum publice captus, ceu furtireus, per quaetores publice damnatus et mortis.

3. Sed cum ad locum jutitiae duceretur, eumque mater gemebunda equeretur,impetrata venia ut matri ad aurem unum loqui verbum liceret, ad eam converus,atque os auri matris adhibens, uti quippiam ecreti dicturus, aurem dentibus illiabcidit.

4. Mater vero prae dolore exclamans, mala illi imprecatur.5. Tunc qui eum ducebant, eum upra modum criminabantur, non olum furti, ed

quod tam impius fuit in matrem.6. Ille abque rubore inquit ad eos: Nemini vetrum it mirum, quod aurem matris

dentibus abcidi ipa enim hujus meae perditionis auctor et & caua.7. Quippe i me catigaet, cum ei librum detuli, quem ocio e cholis primum clam

abtuli, omiis prae timore verberum furtis, ad hoc in praeentia genus turpiimae mortisnon perveniem.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod qui in delinquendo ab initio non catigatur, faci-noroior in diem efficitur.

122. De Patore, & Mari.

1. PAtor quidam juxta littus maris pecudes pacens, cum mare ipum emel placidumapiceret, navigandi tudio capius, oves pro dactylis commutavit; quibus navi impoitis,cum in altum jam navigaret, & in tempetate ine pe alutis fluctuaret, quae in naviunt ea omnia projecit, atque in portum vix e recepit.

2. Denuo cum oves paceret, ac rurum mare jam tranquillum videret, uo conocioipam maris tranquillitatem commendanti, ridicule ait; Mare iterum dactylos cupit.


Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod uus & peritia nos reddunt in periculis cautiores.

123. De Punica, & Malo, arboribus.

1. PUnica & malus, arbores, de pulchritudine contendebant.2. Cum diu inter e variis & acerbis contentionibus certaent; rubus ex proxima

epe, hujumodi contentiones accipiens, acceit ad eas, atque inquit:3. Satis jam atis certatum inter vos et; quiecite admodum, & contentionibus

finem imponite.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod minores majorum lites aepenumero componunt.

124. De Talpa, & Matre.

1. TAlpa caecum animal natura et.2. Haec aliquando matri ait, Ingentem entio odorem.3. Parum pot rurum ait, Excelam apicio fornacem.4. Tertio item ait; Malleorum onitus audio fabrilium.5. Ei mater comiter ait; Heus filia, tu, uti percipio, non olum oculis, ed nao &

auribus orba exitis.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod homines jactabundi, cum magna profitentur, tunc

vel maxime in mini•ris redarguuntur.

125. De Vespis, Perdicibus, & Agricola.

1. VEpae emel, & perdicas, ••i concitae, cum imul convenient, ad ruticum quendamtendunt, potum ab eo petentes; atque pollicentes, quod illi pro aqua largas referrentgratias.

2. Quippe perdices vineam fodere promittunt, quod plenos vites producant race-mos.

3. Vepae vero e vineam circumeundo cutodire, ac ures inde amovere large offer-unt.

4. Quibus agricola inquit, •uos habeo boves, qui cum nihil promittunt, eandemhanc operam nihil minus praetant.

5. Itaque atius et mihi illis, quam vobis aquam praebere.Mor. Fabula ignificat, non ee illis ubveniendum, qui vani & inutiles unt.

126. De Jove.

1. CUM Jupiter nuptias celebraret, cuncta animalia illi munera obtulerunt, quaequepro viribus uis.

2. Verum enim erpens Roam legit, & ore illam tenens Jovi obtulit.3. At Jupiter ut eum ape•it, palam inquit, Ab omnibus dona libenter equidem

accipio: verum a erpente id haudquaquam facio.Mor. Fabula ignificat, improborum munera non ee ine dolis, quivis prudens ibi

peruadere debeat.


127. De Simia.

1. SImia duos catulos parere ertur, quorum ad unum duntaxat afficitur, & ex affectuillum diligentiime nutrit; alterum vero odit, negligitque.

2. Contigit autem, quod qui in deliciis habebatur, a imia in omnis fuit uffocatus;quamobrem qui neglectus erat, ad perfectam uque aetatem, cen matris deliciae, uiteducatus.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod hominum prudentiam fortuna proculdubio uperat.

128. De Pulice.

1. Plex cum quendam moru aliquando timulaet, captuque rogaretur, Quinam eet,qui membra ei depaceret, ait, Se ex eo animalium genere ee, quibus a natura datumeet, ut eo pacto vitam vivant, nec eum occidere velit, cum multum mali facere ipeilli nequeat.

2. At homo ille ubridens, inquit ad eum, Eo magis meis necaberis manibus,quoniam nec multum nec parum, abs re quempiam laedere licet.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod malorum licet parum vel multum delinquant, miererihaud oportet.

129. De Pulice, & Homine.

1. PUlex uo olito more altans, uper hominis pedem reedit, illumque moru acriterpupugit.

2. Qua punctione homo ira graviter concitus pulicem cepit, & unguibus obiun-dere voluit.

3. Sed pulex manibus exiliens, mortem vitavit.4. Tum homo exclamans, ait; O Hercules, malorum extinctor, ecquid mihi in

hunc opprimendum praeens non fuiti?Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod non in minimis, ed in magnis arduique rebus a Diis

auxilium quis implorare debet.

130. De Formica, & Cicada.

1. HYemis erat medium, cum formicae parim triticum apricabant.2. Quod cicuda apiciens, cum inedia conficeretur, acceit ad eas; ac triticum, pro

alimonia ut ibi concederent, oravit.3. At cum formicae eam rogarent, Quidnam aetate fecerit, num egnis & otioa eo

tempore teterit?4. Illi cicada ait: Neque egnis aut otioa teti, ed cantu cecini, quo laborem viae

viantibus levabam.5. Qua re audita, formicae ubridentes inquiunt, Si aetate ceciniti, ut viantes

delectares, nunc alta ne frigore conficiaris.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod qui quae facienda unt, uo tempore non facit, is in

angutias (quondo non putat) incidit.


131. De Viro, & xoribus.

1. TEmpus erat veris, quo quidam in deliciis educatus, cum nec juvenis nec enex eet,(emi-canus enim erat capillis) duas imul duxit uxores; unam quidem natu grandem,alteram vero juniorem.

2. Cum omnes eandem habitarent domum, uxor anus ut virum in amorem uipolliceret, quotidie viri caput pertrectans, nigros illi ovellebat capillos.

3. Pari tudio junior, ut ab anus conuetudine illum amoveret, albos evellebatcapillos.

4. Potremo ita illum depilarunt, ut calvum ac ridiculum, non ine ummo oppro-brio, virum reddiderint.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod nulla melior enibus alus exitit, quam foeminis carere,& maxime junioribus, nii penitus obrui e velint.

132. De imposibilia promittente.

1. VIR pauper aegrotans, & male affectus, cum a medicis depera•us eet, deosrogabat pollicens i anitatem ei rurus retituerent, centum boves ipis oblaturum ee inacrificium.

2. Uxore autem ejus, audiente; & bi tibi haec, i convalueris? •lle ait;3. Putas enim urgere me hinc, ut dii haec a me repetant?Mor. Fabula ignificat, multos facile polliceri, quae re comprobare non perant.

133. De Ranis.

1. RAnae duae in palude pacebantur, aetate autem ficcata palude, illa derelicta,quaerebant aliam; caeterum profundum invenerunt puteum.

2. Quo vio, altera alteri inquit, Decendamus, heus tu, in hunc puteum.3. Illa repondens, ait: Si igitur & hic aqua aruerit, quomodo acendemus?Mor. Fabula declarat, non oportere inconiderate res aggredi.

134. De Cane, & Gallo.

1. CAnis & Gallus, inita ocietate, iter faciebant.2. Vepera autem uperveniente, gallus concena arbore dor•iebat, at canis ad

radicem arboris excavatae.3. Cum gallus ut aolet, noctu cantaet vulpes ut audivit, accur•it, & tans in-

ferius, ut ad e decenderet, rogabat, quod cupere••ommendabile adeo cantu animalcomplecti.

4. Cum autem is dixiet, ut janitorem prius excitaret ad radicem •ormientem,ut cum ille aperuiet, decenderet; & illa quaerente ut •pum vocaret, canis tlatimproiliens eam dilaceravit.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, prudentes homines inimicos inultantes ad •ortiores atumittere.

135. De Leone, & ro.

•. LEO & urus imul magnum nacti Hinnulum, de eo pugnabant.


2. Graviter igitur a eipis affecti, ut ex multa pugna etiam•ertigine corriperentur,defatigati jacebant.

3. Vulpes autem circum circa eundo, ubi protratos eos vidit, & •innulum inmedio jucentem, hunc per utroque percurrendo rapuit; •ugienque abivit.

4. At illi videbant quidem ipum, ed quia non poterant urgere, Nos mieros dice-bant, quia vulpi laboravimus.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, aliis laborantibus, alios lucrari.

136. De Vepertilione, & Rubo, & Mergo.

1. VEpertilio, & Rubus, & Mergus, inita ocietate, mercatoriam decreverunt vitamagere.

2. Itaque vepertilio argentum mutuata projecit in medium; rubus ve••em ecumaccepit; mergus tertius; aes: & navigaverunt.

3. Tempetate autem vehementi oborta, & navi eversa, omnibus perditis, ipi interram evaerunt.

4. Ex illo igitur mergus littoribus emper aidet, num quopiam ae• ejiciat mare.5. Vepertilio vero, creditores timens, interdiu non apparet, noctu ad pabulum

exit.6. Rubus praetereuntium veti inhaeret, icubi uam cognocat quaerendo.Mor. Fabula ignificat, nos in ea quibus incumbimus, in poterum recedere.

137. De Pavo•e, & Monedula.

1. A Vibus creaturis Regem, Pavo orabat, ut e ob pulchritudinem eligerent.2. Eligentibus autem eum omnibus, monedula ucepto ermone, ait:3. Sed i, te regnante, aquila non perequi aggrea fuerit, quomodo nobis opem

feres?Mor. Fabula ignificat, Principes non modo propter pulchritudinem, ed ob forti-

tudinem & prudentiam eligi oportere.

138. De Apro ylvetri, & Vulpe.

1. A Per agretis cuidam arbori adtans, dentes acuebat.2. Vulpe rogante cauam, quare nulla propoita necesitate dentes acueret, ait;3. Non abs re hoc facio; nam, i me periculum invaerit, nequaquam me tunc

acuendis dentibus occupatum ee oportebit, ed potius paratis uti.Mor. Fabula ignificat, adverus periculum praeparatum ee oportere.

139. De Caita.

1. CAita laqueo capta, plorans dicebat;2. Hei mihi mierae & infelici volu•ri, non aurum urripui cujuquam, non argen-

tum, non aliud quicquam pretioum.3. Granum autem tritici parvum mortis mihi caua fuit.Mor. Fabula in eos tendit, qui ob inutile lucrum, magnum ubeunt periculum.


140. De Hinnulo.

1. HInnulus aliquando Cervo ait;2. Pater, tu & major & celerior canibus, & cornua praeterea ingenia getas ad

vindictam; curnam igitur ic eos times?3. Et ille ridens ait; Vera quidem haec inquis, fili; unum vero cio, quod cum canis

latratum audivero, tatim ad fugam, necio quo modo effero•.Mor. Fabula ignificat, natura timidos, nulla admonitione for••ficari.

141. De Avaro.

1. A Varus quidam cum omnia ua bona vendidiet, & auream glebam feciet, in locoquodam infodit, una defoo illic & animo uo & mente, atque quotidi• eundo ipamvidebat.

2. Id autem ex operariis quidam obervando cognovit, & refoam glebam abtulit.3. Pot haec & ille profectus, & vacuum locum videns, lugere caepit, & capillos

evellere.4. Hunc cum quidam vidiet, ic plorantem, & cauam audiviet;5. Ne ic, ait, o tu tritare; neque enim habens aurum habebas.6. Lapidem igitur pro auro acceptum reconde, & puta tibi aurum ee; eundem

enim tibi uum praetabit: nam, ut video, neque cum aurum erat, utebare.Mor. Fabula ignificat, nihil ee poeionem nii uus adfuerit.

142. De Aneribus, & Gruibus.

1. ANeres & grues in eodem prato pacebantur.2. Venatoribus autem viis, grues, quod eent leves, tatim evolaverunt; aneres vero

ob onus corporum cum manient, capti fueru•t.Mor. Fabula ignificat, quod in expugnatione urbis, inopes-facile fugere, divites

autem ervire captos.

143. De Tetudine, & Aquila.

1. TEtudo orabat aquilam, ut e volare doceret.2. Ea autem admonente procul hoc a natura ipius ee, illa magis precibus iutabat.3. Accepit igitur ipam u•guibus, & in altum utulit; inde demiit.4. Haec autem in petras c•cidit, & contrita et.Mor. Fabula ignificat, multos, quia in contentionibus prudentiores non audi-

verunt, eipos laeie.

144. De Cerva.

1. CErva altero ob. . . cata oculo, in littore pacebatur, anum oculum ad terrampropter venatores habens, alterum vero ad mare, unde nihil upicabatur.

2. Praeternavigantes autem quidam, & hoc conjectantes, ipam agittarunt.3. Haec autem eipam lugebat, quod unde timuerat, nihil paa foret; quod non

putabat malum allaturum, ab eo proditam.


Mor. Fabula ignificat, aepe quae nobis noxia videntur utilia fieri; quae veroutilia, noxia.

145. De Cerva, & Leone.

1. CErva venatores fugiens, in peluncam ingrea et.2. In leonem autem ibi cum incidiet, ab eo comprehena et.3. Moriens autem dicebat, Hei mihi, homines fugiens, in ferarum immitisimum

incidi.Mor. Fabula ignificat, multos homines, dum parva fugiunt pericola, in magna

incurrere.

146. De Cerva, & Vite.

1. CErva venatores fugiens, vite delituit.2. Cum praeteriient autem parumper illi, cerva prorus jam latere arbitrata, vitis

folia paci incepit.3. Illis vero agitatis, venatores converi, &, quod erat verum, arbitrati, animal

aliquod ub foliis occultari, agittis confecerunt cervam.4. Haec autem moriens talia dicebat, Juta paa um; non enim offendere oportebat,

quae me erviret.Mor. Fabula ignificat, qui injuria benefactores afficiunt, a Deo puniri.

147. De Aino, & Leone.

1. CUM aino gallus aliquando pacebatur.2. Leone autem aggreo a inum, gallus exclamavit, & leo (aiunt enim hunc galli

vocem timere) fugit.3. At ainus ratus propter e fugere, aggreus et tatim leonem.4. Ut vero procul hunc perecutos et, quo non amplius galli perveniebat vox,

converus leo devor•vit.5. Hic vero moriens clamabat, Me mierum & dementem! ex pugnacibus enim

non natus parentibus, cujus gratia in aciem irrui?Mor. Fabula ignificat, pleroque homines, inimicos, qui e de indutria humiliarunt,

aggredi, atque ita ab illis occidi.

148. De Olitore, & Cane.

1. OLitoris Canis in puteum decidit; olitor autem ipum illinc extracturus, de•cendit& ipe in puteum.

2. Ratus autem canis acceie, ut e inferius magis obrueret, converus olitoremmomordit.

3. Hic autem cum dolore reverus, Juta inquit patior; nam cur unquam ui inter-fectorem ervare tudui?

Mor. Fabula et in injutos, & ingratos.


149. De Sue, & Cane.

1. SUS & canis mutuo convitiabantur.2. Et us jurabat per Venerem proculdubio dentibus diciurum canem.3. Canis vero ad haec disimulanter dixit, Bene per Venerem nobis juras, ignificas

enim ab ipa vehementer te amari; quae impuras tuas carnes degutantem nullo pactoin acellum admittit.

4. Ei us, Propter hoc igitur magis prae e fert dea amare me; nam occidentem,aut alio quovis modo laedentem me, omnino averatur: Tu tamen male oles, & viva& mortua.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, prudentes Oratores, quae ab inimicis objiciuntur, artificioein laudem convertere.

150. De Sue, & Cane.

1. SUS & Canis de foecunditate certabant.2. Dixit vero canis e foecundam ee maxime pedetrium omnium.3. Et us occurrens ad haec inquit, Sed cum haec dicis, cito caecos te cutulos

parere.Mor. Fabula ignificat, non in celeritate res, ed in perfectione judicari.

151. Le Serpente, & Cancro.

1. SErpens, una cum Cancro vivebat, inita cum eo ocietate.2. Itaque cancer implex moribus, ut & ille atutiam mutaret, admonebat; hic

autem minime obediebat.3. Cum obervaet igitur cancer ipum dormientem, & pro viribus compresiet,

occidit.4. At erpenti pot mortem exteno, ille ait; Sic oportebat antehac rectum &

implicem ee; neque enim hanc poenam dedies.Mor. Fabula ignificat, qui •um dolo amicos adeunt, ipos offendi potius.

152. De Patore, & Lupo.

1. PAtor nuper natum lupi catulum reperit, ac utulit, unaque cum catulis nutrivit.2. At cum adoleviet, i quando lupus ovem rapuiet, cum canibus & ipe pereque-

batur.3. Cum canes vero aliquando non poent aequi lupum, atque ideo reverterentur,

ille equebatur, ut cum ipum aecutus eet, particeps foret venationis ut lupus; inderedibat.

4. Sin autem lupus extra non rapuiet ovem, ipe clam occidens, una cum canibuscomedebat.

5. Donec pator cum conjectaet, & intell••iet rem, de arbore ipum upendit, &occidit.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, naturam pravam bonos mores non nutrire.


153. De Leone, & Lupo.

1. LEO, cum conenuiet, aegrotabat jacens in antro.2. Acceerant autem viitatura regem, praeter vulpem, caetera animalia.3. Lupus igitur capta occaione accuabat apud leonem vulpem, quai nihili acien-

tem uum omnium dominum, & propterea neque ad viitationem profectam.4. Interim affuit vulpes, & ultima audivit lupi verba; leo igitur contra eam

infremuit.5. Sed defenionis tempore p•tito, Et quis, inquit, eorum qui convenerunt tantum

profuit, quantum ego, quae in omnem partem circuivi, & medicamentum pro te amedico quaeivi, & didici?

6. Cum autem leo tatim, ut •edicamentum diceret, imperaet, illa inquit, Si lupovivente excoriato, ipius calidam pellem indueris.

7. Et lupo jacente, vulpes ridens ait; Sic non oportet dominum ad malevolentiammovere, ed benevolentiam.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, eum qui quotidie machinatur, in cipum laqueum vertere.

154. De Muliere.

1. MUlier quaedam virum ebrium habebat, ipum autem a morbo liberatura, talequid commenta et.

2. Aggravatum enim ipum ab ebrietate cum obervaet, & mortui intar inenatum,in humeros elevatum, in epulchretum allatum depouit, & abivit.

3. Cum vero ipum jam obrium ee conjectata et, profecta januam pulavit epul-chreti.

4. Ille autem cum diceret, Quis et, qui pulat januam? uxor repondit;5. Mortuis cibaria ferens ego adum.6. Et ille, Non mihi comee ed hibere, O optima, adfer; tritem enim me reddis,

cum cibi, non potus meminiti.7. Haec autem pectus plangendo: Hei mihi mierae, inquit, nam neque atu prof•i.8. Tu enim vir, non olum non emendatus es, ed pejor quoque teipo evaiti; in

ha•i•um tibi deductus et morbus.Mor. Fabula ignificat, non oportere in malis actibus immorari; nam & noentem

quandoque hominem conuetudo invadit.

155. De Cygno.

1. VIR dives anerem imul & cygnum nutriebat; non ad eadem tamen, ed alterumcantus, alterum menae gratia.

2. Cum autem oporteret anerem pati ea, quorum causa nutriebat, nox erat, acdicernere, tempus non permiit, utrumque.

3. Cygnus autem pro anere abductus cantat cantum quendam mortis exordium;& cantu ignificat naturam, mortem vero effugit uavitate canendi.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, aepe muicen differre mortem.


156. De Aethiope.

1. AEThiopem quidam emit, talem ei colorem inee ratus, negligentia ejus qui priushabuit.

2. Ac aumpto in domum, omnes et adhibuit abtertiones, omnibus lavac•is ten-tavit mundare.

3. At colorem quidem tranmutare non potuit, ed morbum dolor paravit.Mor. Fabula ignificat, manere naturas, ut a principio provenerunt.

157. De Hirundine, & Cornice.

1. HIrundo & Cornix de pulchritudine contendebant.2. •epondens autem cornix ei dixit: Sed tua pulchritudo verno tempore floret,

meum vero corpus etiam hyeme durat.Mor. Fabula ignificat, durationem corporis decore meliorem ee.

158. De Butali.

1. BUtalis a fecetra quadam pendebat.2. Vepertilio autem profecta rogavit cauam, quare die ileret, nocte caneret.2. Cum autem id ea non incaum hoc facere dixiet, (nam die canendo olim capta

fuerat, & propterea ex illo prudens evait) vepertilio ait, Sed non nunc te ca•ereoportet, cum nulla utilitas, ed antequam capereris.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, in infortuniis inutilem ee poenitentiam.

159. De Cochleis.

1. RUtici filius aabat cochle•s.2. Cum autem audiret eas tridentes, ait, O peimae animani•s, domibus vetris

incenis vos canitis?Mor. Fabula ignificat, omne intempetive factum, vituperabile.

160. De Muliere, & Ancilla.

1. Mlier vidua operoa ancillas habens, has olebat noctu excitare ad opera, ad gallo-rum c•ntus.

2. His vero aidue defatigatis labore, vium et oportere dometicum occidere gallum,tanquam illum qui noctu excitaret heram.

3. Evenit autem ipis, hoc facto, ut in graviora inciderint mala: nam hera ignoransgallorum horam, intemperius eas excitabat.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, plerique hominibus conilia ee malorum cauas.

161. De Muliere venefica.

1. Mlier venefica divinarum irarum propuliones promittens, multa facere perever-abat, & lucrum inde facere.

2. Quidam igitur accuaverunt eam impietatis; & convicerunt, & damnatamducebant ad mortem.


3. Videns autem quidam, eam duoi, ait; Tu quae iras deorum avertere promit-tebas, quomodo neque hominum conilium mutare potuiti?

Mor. Fabula ignificat, multos magna promittentes, ne parva quidem facere poe.

162. De Agricola.

1. AGricola quidam fodiendo, aurum reperit; quotidie igitur terram ut ab ea ben-eficio affectus, coronabat.

2. Huic autem Fortuna adtans, inquit, Heus tu, cur terrae mea munera attribuis,quae ego tibi dedi ditatura te?

3. Nam i tempus immutetur, & in alias manus hoc tuum aurum eat, cio te tuncme fortunam accuaturum.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, oportere benefactorem cognocere, atque huic gratiamreferre.

163. De Viatoribus.

1. DO quidam una iter faciebant, & cum alter ecurim reperiet, alter, qui non invenitadmonebat ipum, ne diceret Inveni, ed Invenimus.

2. Paulo pot autem cum aggrederentur ipos, qui ecurim perdiderant, qui eamhabebat, perequentibus illis, ei qui una iter faciebat, dixit, Periimus.

3. Hic autem ait; Perii dic, non Periimus; etenim etiam tunc, cum ecurim inveniti,Inveni dixiti, non, Invenimus.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, qui non fuerunt participes felicitatum, neque in calami-tati•us firmos ee amicos.

164. De Ranis duabus.

1. DUAE ranae vicinae ibi erant; pacebantur autem altera in profundo tagno, &procul a via; altera in via, parum aquae habens.

2. Verum cum quae in tagno erat alterum admoneret, ut ad e migraret, ut tutiorecibo frueretur; illa non paruit, dicens, Firmiime e •eneri hujuce loci conuetudine;quouque obtigit, currum praetereuntem ipam confringere.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, homines quoque parva aggredientes citius mori, quammutentus in melius.

165. De Apiario.

1. IN mellarium ingreus quidam, domino abente, favum abtulit.2. Hic autem reverus, ut alveolos vidit inanes; tans quod in his erat per-

crutabatur.3. Apes autem a patu redeuntes, ut deprehenderunt ipum, aculeis percutiebant,

pesimeque tractabant.4. Hic autem ad eas, O peimae animantes, furatum vetros favos illaeum dimiitis,

me vero atagentem vetri percutitis?Mor. Fabula ignificat, ic homines quodam ob ignorantiam inimicos non cavere,

amicos autem ut inidiatores repellere.


166. De Alcedine.

1. ALcedo avis et olitaria, emper in mari vitam degens; hanc dicitur hominumvenationes caventem, ia copulis maritimis nidificare.

2. Caeterum aliquando paritura, nidos fecit.3. Egresa autem ea ad pabulum, accidit mare a vehementi concitatum vento,

elevari upra nidum, atque hoc ubmero, pullos perdere.4. Haec vero revera, re cognita ait; Me mieram, quae terram ut inidiatricem

cavens, ad hoc confugi, quod mihi longe et infidius.Mor. Fabula ignificat, homines quodam etiam ab inimicis cavendo, ignaros in

multo graviores inimicis amicos incidere.

167. De Picatore.

1. PIcator in fluvio quodam picabatur.2. Exteni, autem retibus, & fluxu compreheno utrumque, funi alligato lapi•e

aquam verberabat, ut pices fugientes inca•te in re•i• inciderent.3. Cum quidam vero ex iis, qui circa locum habitabant• id face•• videret in-

crepabat, quod tuvium turbaret, & claram aquam non ineret bibere.4. Et is repondit, Sed nii ic fluvius perturbetu•, me oportebit eurientem, mori.Mor. Fabula ignificat, civitatum etiam rectores tum maxime qu•tum, facere,

cum patrias in editionem induxe•••.

168. De Simio, & Delphino.

1. MOris cum eet navigantibus, Melitenes catulos, & imios adducere in olamennavigationis, quidam habebat ecum imium.

2. Cum autem pervenient ad Sunium, Atticae promontorium, tempetatem vehe-mentem fieri contigit; navi autem eversa, & omnibus natantibus, natabat & imius.

3. Delphis quipiam ipum conpicatus, & hominem ee ratus, digreus levabat, adterram perferens.

4. Ut vero in Pyraeo fuit Athenienium navali, rogavit imium an genere eetAthenienis.

5. Cum autem hic diceret, & claris hic ee parentibus, rogavit, a• & Pyaeeumciret.

6. Ratus autem imius de homine eum dicere, ait, Et valde amicum ee ei, &familiarem.

7. At delphis tanto mendacio indignatus, ubmergens ipum occidit.Mor. Fabula in viros, qui veritatem ignorantes, exitimant e decipere.

169. De Mucis.

1. IN cella quadam melle effuo, mucae advolantes comedebant.2. Implicitis autem earum pedibus, evolare non poterant.3. Cum vero uffocarentur, dicebant, Mierae nos, quia ob modicum cibum per-

imus.Mor. Fabula ignificat, multis gulam multorum malorum ee cauam.


170. De Mercurio, & Statuario.

1. MErcurius cire volens, quanti apud homines eet, ivit in tatuarii domum tranfor-matus in hominem, & visa tatua Jovis, rogabat, quanti quis ipam emere poet?

2. Hic autem cum dixiet, Drachma, riit; & quanti Junonis? ait.3. Cum dixiet, Pluris; visa & ua ipius tatua, ac opinatus cum nuncius it deorum,

& lucrous, maximam de e apud homines haberi rationem, rogavit de e.4. Statuarius vero ait; Si hace emeris, & hanc additamentum de.Mor. Fabula in virum glorioum, qui nullius apud alios et pretii.

171. De Mercurio, & Tireia.

1. MErcurius volens Tireiae vaticinium, an verum eet cognocere, furatus ipius bovesex rure, venit ad ipum in urbem, imilis factus homini, & ad ipum divertit.

2. Boum autem amiione renunciata Tireiae, ille aumpto Mercurio exivit, au-gurium aliquid de fure conideraturus.

3. Et huic jubet dicere ibi, quamnam avem videret.4. Mercurius autem primo vidie aquilam, a initris ad dextram volantem, dixit;5. Hic non ad e id ee cum dixiet; ecundo, cornicem uper arbore quadam edentem

vidit, & modo uperius apicientem, modo ad terram declinatam, vati refert.6. Et is, re cognita, ait; Sed haec cornix jurat & coelum & terram, i tu velis,

meas me recepturum boves.Mor. Hoc ermone uti quispiam poterit adverus virum furacem.

172. De Canibus.

1. HAbens quidam duos canes, alterum venari docuit, alterum domum ervare.2. Caeterum i quando venaticus caperet aliquid, qui domum cutodiebat, parti-

ceps una cum eo erat coenae.3. Aegre ferente autem venatico, & illi objiciente, quod ipe quotidie laboraret,

ille nihil faciens uis nutriretur laboribus: repondens ipe ait;4. Non me ed herum reprehende, qui non laborare me docuit, ed labores alienos

comee.Mor. Fabula ignificat, adolecentes, qui nihil ciunt, non ee reprehendendos, cum

eos parentes ic educaverunt.

173. De Marito, & xore.

1. HAbens quidam uxorem, quae dometicis omnibus inimica erat, voluit cire an ergapaternos dometicos ita afficeretur.

2. Quapropter cum rationabili praetextu ad uum patrem ipam miit.3. Paucis vero pot diebus ea reversa, rogavit quomodo adverus illos habuiet.4. Haec vero cum dixiet, Bubulci & patores me uspectabant; ad eam ait;5. Sed, o•uxor, i eos oditi qui mane greges agunt, ero autem redeunt, quid

sperare oporter in iis, quibucum toto converaris die?Mor. Fabula ignificat, ic aepe ex parvis magna, & ex manifetis incerta cognoci.


174. De Hoedo, & Lupo.

1. HOEdus derelictus a grege, perequente Lupo, converus ad eum, dixit:2. O lupe, quoniam credo me tuum cibum futurum, ne injucunde moriar, cane

tibia primum, ut altem.3. Lupo autem canente tibia, atque hoedo altante, canes cum audivient, lupum

perecuti unt.4. Hic converus hoedo inquit, Merito haec mihi fiunt; oportebat enim me, coquus

cum im, tibicinem non agere.Mor. Fabula ignificat, qui ea quibus natura apti unt, negligunt, quae vero aliorum

unt exercere conantur, in infortunia incidere.

175. De Cancro, & Vulpe.

1. CAncer e mari cum acendiet, in loco quodam pacebatur.2. Vulpes euriens ut vidit, acceit, ac eum rapuit.3. Ille devorandus. ait; Sed ego condigna patior, qui marinus cum im, terretris

ee volui.Mor. Fabula ignificat, homines etiam qui propriis derelictis exercitiis, ut, quae

nihil conveniunt, aggrediantur, merito infortunatos ee.

176. De Citharoedo.

1. CItharoedus rudis, in domo calce incrutata, familiariter ut olebat canens, &contra reonante in e voce, exitimabatur valde canorus ee.

2. Verum elatus uper hoc cogitavit, & theatro ee committere oportere.3. Profectus vero ad e otendendum, cum male admodum caneret, lapidibus ipum

exploum abigerunt.Mor. Fabula ignificat, ic ex Rhetoribus quodam, qui in o•olis videntur ee aliqui,

cum ad res publicas e conferunt, nullius pretii ee.

177. De Furibus.

1. FUres in domum quandam ingrei nihil invenerunt, nii gallum, atque hoc captoabierunt.

2. Hic ab eis occidendus rogabat, ut e dimitterent, dicens utilem ee hominibusnoctu, eos ad opera excitando.

3. Hi vero dixerunt, Sed propter hoc tanto magis occideris; illos enim excitando,furari nos non inis.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, ea maxime pravis ee advera, quae bonis unt beneficia.

178. De Cornice, & Corvo.

1. COrnix corvo invidens, quod is per auguria hominibus vaticinaretur, ob idquecrederetur uti futura praedicens, conpicata viatores quodam praetereuntes, ivit uperarborem quandam, tanque valde crocitavit.

2. Illis vero ad vocem converis & admiratis, re cognita, quidam inquit:3. Abeamus heus nos, cornix enim et, quae crocitavit, & augurium non habet.


Mor. Fabula ignificat, eodem modo & homines praetantioribus certantes, praeterquam quod non ad aequa perveniunt, riu quoque dignos ee.

179. De Cornice, & Cane.

1. COrnix Minervae acrificans, canem invitavit ad epulas.2. Ille vero ad eam dixit, Quid frutra acrificia abumis?3. Dea enim adeo te odit, ut ex peculiaribus quoque tibi auguriis fidem utulerit.4. Cui cornix, Ob id magis ei acrifico, ut reconcilietur mihi.Mor. Fabula ignificat, pleroque ob lucrum non vereri inimicos beneficiis proequi.

180. De Corvo, & Serpente.

1. COrvus cibi indigens, ut erpentem in aprico quodam loco dormientem vidit, huncdevolando rapuit.

2. Hic cum e vertiet, atque momordiet ipum, corvus moriturus dixit:3. Me mierum, qui tale reperi lucrum, ex quo etiam pereo.Mor. Fabula in virum, qui ob theaurorum inventionem de alute periclitatur.

181. De Monedula, & Columba.

1. MOnedula in columbario quodam, columbis viis bene nutritis, dealbavit ee, iv-itque ut ipa eodem cibo impertiretur.

2. Hae vero, donec tacebat, ratae eam ee columbam, admierunt; ed cum ali-quando oblita vocem emiiet, tunc ejus cognita natura, expulerunt percutiendo.

3. Eaque privata eo cibo, rediit ad monedulas rurum; & illae ob colorem, cumipam non nocerent, a uo cibo abegerunt, ut duorum appetens, neutro petiretur.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, oportere & nos notris contentos ee, coniderantes avaritiam,praeterquam quod nihil juvet, auferre aepe & quae adunt bona.

182. De Monedula.

1. MOnedulam cum quis cepiet, & pedem alligaet filo, uo tradidit filio.2. Haec non ferendo victum inter homines, ubi parumper libertatem nacta et,

fugit, in uumque nidum e contulit.3. Circumvoluto vero ramis vinculo, evolare haud valens, quum moritura eet

ecum loquebatur;4. Me mieram, quae apud homines non ferendo ervitutem, incau•e me mea? ita

privavi.Mor. Fabula ignificat, nonnunquam quodam, cum e a mediocribus tudent peri-

culis liberare, in majora incidere.

183. De Mercurio.

1. Jpiter Mercurio juit, ut artificibus omnibus mendacii Medicamentum miceret.2. Hic, eo trito, & ad menuram facto, ex aequo ingulis inicet.


3. Cum vero olo relicto utore, multum upereet medicamenti, totum acceptummortarium ei micuit: atque hinc contigit artifices omnes mentiri, maxime vero om-nium Sutores.

Mor. Fabula in mendaces artifices.

185. De Jove.

1. Jpiter, formatis hominibus, omneis illis affectus indidit; olum induere Pudoremoblitus et.

2. Quapropter non habens undenam ipum introduceret, per turbam ingredi, eumjuit.

3. Hic vero primum indigne ferens, contra dicebat; vehementius vero eo intante,ait; Sed ego ane his ingredior pactis, i Amor non ingrediatur; in ingrediatur, ipeexibo quam primum.

4. Ex hoc ane evenit, omnia Scoria inverecunda ee.Mor. Fabula ignificat, captos amore inverecundos ee.

184. De Jove.

1. JUpiter nuptias celebrans, omnia animalia convivio excipiebat; ola autem tetu-dine tarde profecta, admirans cauam tarditatis, rogavit eam, quamobrem ipa adcoenam non acceerat?

2. Cum haec dixiet, Domus chara, domus optima; iratus ipi, amnavit, ut domumbajulans circumferret.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, pleroque homines eligere parce potius apud e •ivere, quamapud alios laute.

186. De Lupo, & Ove.

1. LUpus a canibus morus, & male affectus, abjectus jacebat.2. Cibi vero indigens, visa ove, rogabat ut potum ex prae•erfluente flumine ibi

afferret; Si enim tu mihi, inquit, dederis po•um, ego cibum mihi ipi inveniam.3. Illa, re cognita ait, Sed, i ego potum do tibi, tu ut cibo me •teris.Mor. Fabula in virum maleicum, per imulutionem inidiantem.

187. De Leporibus.

1. LEpores olim belligerantes cum aquilis, invocarunt in auxilium vulpes.2. Hae autem dixerunt, Vobis auxiliaremur, nii ciremus qui vos etis, & cum

quibus praeliamini.Mor. Fabula ignificat, eos, qui cum praetantioribus certant, uam alutem con-

temnere.

188. De Formica.

1. QAE nunc formica homo olim fuit; hic agriculturae aidue incumbens, non eratpropriis laboribus contentus, ed & vicinorum fructus urnipiebat.


2. Jupiter autem indignatus hujus avaritia, tranmutavit eum in hoc animal, quaeFormica appellatur.

3. Verum cum mutaet formam, non & affectum mutavit: nam uque nunc, arvacircumeundo, aliorum labores urripit, & ibi recondit.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, natura pravos, eti maxime peciem tranmutaverint, moresnon mutare.

189. De Vespertilione, & Mutela.

1. VEpertilio in terram cum cecidiet, a mutela capta et; & cum occidenda foret, proalute rogabat.

2. Hac vero dicente, non poe ipam dimittere, quod natura volucribus omnibusinimica foret, ait, Non avem ed murem ee, & ic dimia et.

3. Potremo autem cum iterum cecidiet, & ab alia capta mute•, ne voraretur,orabat.

4. Hac autem dicente, cunctis inimicam ee muribus; haec, Non mus, ed vepertilioum, dicebat, & rurus dimia et; atque ita evenit bis mutato nomine alutem conecutamfuie.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, neque nos in iidem emper ee oporte•e, coniderantes eos,qui ad tempus mutantur, plerumque pericula effugere.

190. De Viatorib•s.

1. VIatores ecundum littus quoddam iter facientes, iverunt in peluncam quandam, &ibi conpicati armenta procul natantia, navem ee magnam exitimarunt, quamobremexpectaverunt, tanquam appulura ea eet.

2. Cum vero a vento lata armenta propius forent, non navim amplius, ed caphamvidere videbantur.

3. Advectis autem illis, cum armenta ee vidient, inter e dixerunt, Ut nos igiturfrutra quod nihil et, expectabamus?

Mor. Fabula ignificat, nonnullos homines, qui ex improvio terribiles ee videntur,cum periculum feceris, nullius ee pretii inveniri.

191. De Aino ylvetri.

1. ASinus ylvetris aino vio dometico in loco quodam aprico, profectus ad ipum,beatum dicebat, & corporis habitudine & cibi perceptione.

2. Deinde vero cum vidiet eum ferentem onera, & agaonem retro equentem, &baculis ipum percutientem, ait;

3. At ego non amplius beatum te exitimabo; video enim non ine magnis malishabere te felicitatem.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, non ee aemulanda lucra, in quibus inunt pericula &mieriae.

192. De Ainis.

1. ASini olim, propterea quod aidue onera ferrent, & fatigarentur, legatos mieruntad Jovem, olutionem laborum petentes.


2. Hic autem otendere ipis volens, id non fieri poe, ait, Tun• eos liberatum irilaboribus, cum mingendo fluvium fecerint.

3. At illi eum verum dicere exitimantes, ex illo & nunc uque, ubi aliorum urinamviderint, illic ipi circumtando mingunt.

Mor. Fabula ignificat, unicuique quod atale et, incurabile ee.

193. De Aino, & Vulpe.

1. ASinus indutus pelle leonis vegabatur, reliqua bruta perterrendo.2. Caeterum visa vulpe, tentavit & hanc perterrefacere.3. Haec autem (cau enim ipius vocem a•diverat) ad ipum •it, Compertum

habeto, quod & ego tim•iem, nii rudentem au•iviem.Mor. Fabula ignificat, nonnullos indoctos, qui iis, qui extra unt, aliqui ee viden-

tur, ex ua linguacitate redargui.

194. De Aino, & Ranis.

1. ASinus ligna ferens, pertranibat paludem quandam.2. Lapus autem, ut decidit, nec urgere poet, lamentabatur, ac upirabat.3. Ranae autem quae erant in palude, auditis upiriis;4. Heus tu, dixerunt, & quid faceres, i tanto hic tempore, quanto nos, fuies, cum

quia paululum ceciditi, ic lamenteris?Mor. Hoc ermone uti quipiam poterit in virum egnem, qui ob minimos quoque

labores tritatur, cum ipe majoribus facile reitat.

195. De Aino, & Corvo.

1. ASinus ulcerato doro, in prato quodam pacebatur.2. Corvo autem inidente ei, & ulcus percutiente, ainus rudebat ac faltabat.3. Sed agaone procul tante, ac ridente, lupus praeteriens, ipum vidit & dixit:4. Mieri nos, quos i tantum viderit perequitur, huic autem & arridet.Mor. Fabula ignificat, maleicos homines i tantum appare•••, dignoci.

196. De Aino, & Vulpe.

1. ASinus & Vulpes, inita inter e ocietate, exiverunt ad •enationem.2. Leo vero cum occurriet ipis, vulpes imminens periculum videns, profecta ad

leonem, tradituram ei ainum pollicita et, i ibi impunitatem promierit.3. Qui cum dimiurum eam dixiet, illa, adducto aino, in caes quodam ut incideret,

fecit.4. Sed leo videns illum fugere minime poe, primum vulpem comprehendit,

deinde, ic ad afinum verus et.5. Mor. Fabula ignificat, eos qui ociis inidiantur, aepe• & eipos necios perdere.

195. De Gallina & Hirundine.

1. GAllina erpentis ovis inventis, diligenter calefacta excludit.


2. Hirundo autem, cum eam vidiet, ait; demens, quid haec nutris quae cumexcreverint, a te prima injuriam aupicabuntur.

3. Mor. Fabula ignificat, implacabilem ee pravitatem, licet afficiatur maximisbeneficiis.

196. De Camelo.

1. CUm primum vius et Camelus, homines perterriti, & magnitudinem admiratifugiebant.

2. Ubi vero precedente tempore cognoverunt ipius manuetudinem, confii •unt eouque ut eam accederent.

3. At intellecto paulo pot, belluae non inee bilem, eo contemptius here ut fraenaei impenerent, & pueris agendam traderent.

4. Mor. Fabula ignificat, terribiles res conuetudine contemptibiles . . . eri.

197. De Serpente.

1. SErpens a multis hominibus peundatus, Jovem p•tulavit.2. Jupiter autem ad eum dixit, Si, qui prior conculcavit, pupugies, •equaquam

id facere •cundus aggreus fuiit.3. Mor. Fabula ignificat, eos qui prius invadentibus reitunt, aliis formidoloos

fieri.

198. De Columba.

1. COlumba•iti correpta, ut vidit in quodam loco poculum aquae dep•ctum verumraeta, atque multo elata impetu, incia in tabulam offendit. . . que adeo, ut & pennisipius perfractis in terram decideret, atque a quo•am occurrentium caperetur.

2. Mor. Fabula ignificat, nonnullos homines ob vehementes alacritate. . . c•uultores aggredient•s, injicere e in perniciem.

199. De Columbra & Cornice.

1. COlumba in columbario quodam nutrita, foecunditaete uperbiebat,2. Cornix vero, ea audita, ait, Heus tu, deine hac re gloriari; quo plures paris,

eo plus moeroris accumulas.3. Mor. Fabula ignificat, ex famulis quoque, eos ee infeliciimos, qui in ervitute

multos filios faciunt.

200. De Divite.

1. DIves duas habens filias, altera mortua prae•lens conduxit.2. Cum vero altera filia dixiet. Ut nos mierae, ad quas pertinet luctus, lamentari

neimus? hae vero non neceari• ic vehementer plangunt.3. Mater ait, ne mirare filia, i hae ita lamententur, nam nummorum gratia id

agunt.4. Mor. Fabula ignificat, nonnullos homines ob avaritiam, non vereri alienis

calamitatibus quaetum facere.


201. De Patore.

1. PAtor actis in quorcetum quoddam ovibus, trata ub quercu vete, acendit, &fructum decuti•bat.

2. Oves vero inter edendum glaendes, neciae & vetes una devorarunt.3. At cum pator decendiet, & quod erat actum vidit.4. O peima, ait, animalia, vos caeteris vellera ac vetes praebetis, a me vero qui

vos nutrio, & vetem urripitis.5. Mor. Fabula ignificat, pleroque homines ob dementiam eos qui nihil ad e

attinent, beneficio afficere; & in dometicos mala operari.

202. De Bubulco.

1. BUbulcus armentum taurorum pacens amiit vitulum; lutrando omnem olitudinem,indagando, mor•m traxit.

2. Ubi invenire nihil potuit, precatus et Jovem, i furem, qui vitulum cepit,otenderit, hoedum in acrificium oblaturum.

3. Caeterum proficicens in quercetum quoddam invenit a leone dev•rari vitulum.4. Trepidus igitur & perterrefactus, elevatis manibus uis in •oelum, ait.5. O domine Jupiter, promieram tibi hoedum me daturum ee, i furem invenirem:

nunc taurum tibi recipio acrificaturum, i hujus manus •ffugero.6. Mor. Fabula in homines infortunatos, qui dum quippiam amierint, precantur

ut inveniant; cum invenerint, quaerunt effugere.

203. De Aquila.

1. SUper petra aquila edebat, leporem captura.2. Hanc autem quidam percuit agitta, quae intra ipam ingrea et, ed crena cum

pennis ante oculos tabat; quam cum vidiet, aiebat:3. Et, hoc mihi altera moetitia, quod propriis pennis peream.4. Mor. Fabula ignificat, durum ee, cum quis a uis pericula patiatur.

204. De Verme & Vulpe.

1. Qi ub coeno celabatur vermis, uper terram egreus dicebat omnibus animalibus,Medicus um, medicaminum doctus, qualis et Paeon deorum medicus.

2. Et, quomodo, ait vulpes, alios curans, teipum claudum non curas?3. Mor. Fabula ignificat, nii praeto experientia fucrit, omne verbum in ane ee.

205. De Gallina auripara.

1. GAllinam quis habens ova aurea parientem, ratus intra ipam auri maam inee,occi•am aliis gallinis imilem reperit.

2. Hic multum perans invenite divitiarum, & exiguis illis privatus et.3. Mor. Fabula ignificat, oportere contentum ee praeentibus, & fugere inex-

plebilitatem.


206. De Lupo & Vetula.

1. LUpus euriens circuibat quaerendo cibum.2. Profectus autem ad locum quendam, audivit l•gentem puerulum, eique di-

centem anum; Deine plorare; in minus, hac hora tradam te lupo.3. Ratus igitur lupus •erio loqui aniculam, expectabat ad multam horam.4. Sed cum adveniet vepera, audivit ruius anum blandientem puerulo, ac dicen-

tem.5. Si venerit lupus huc. interficiemus eum, fili.6. His auditis lupus eundo dicebat, in hoc tug••io aliud di•unt, aliud faciunt.7. Mor. Fabula quadrat in homines, quorum facta verb•s non repondent.

207. De Culice & Leone.

1. CUlex accedens ad leonem ait, Neque timeo te, neque fortior me tu es.2. Minus mihi adee virium ideo exitimas, quod laceris unguibus, & dentibus

mordeas.3. Hoc & foemina cum viro pugnans facit.4. Ego vero longe um te . . .5. Si vero vis, veniamus ad pugnam.6. Et cum tuba ceciniet, culex inhaeit, mordens circa nares ipius laeves genas.7. Leo autem propriis unguibus dilaniavit eipum; donec indignatus et.8. Culex autem, victo leone, cum onuiet tuba, & epinicium ceciniet, evolavit.9. Aran•ae vero vinculo implicitus cum devoraretur, lamentabatur quod cum

maximis pugnans, a vili animali aranea occideretur.10. Mor. Fabula in eos, qui proternunt magnos, & a parvis proternuntur.FINIS.

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