It is to a godly chyld wel syttyng_e_ To vse disportes of myrthe & plesa[=n]ce To harpe or lute / or lustely to synge 304 [Sidenote: You should harp, lute, sing or dance.] Or in the prees right manerly to daunce Whan men se a chyld of suche gouernance They saye / glad may this chyldis fre_n_dis be To haue a chylde / so manerly as is he 308 * * * * * THE ORIEL TEXT. [45] Exersice your_e_-selfe also in redyng Of bokys enournede wyth eloquence; Ther shall ye fynde both pleasaunce and lernyng, 311 And so ye may in eu_er_y good presence Some [what] fynde and see as in sentence, That shall accorde the tyme to ocupie, That ye not nede to stondyn idelie. 315 [46] Itt[1] is fare to be cominycatyfe [Sidenote 1: MS. Iit.] In matires vnto purpoos according, So that a wight sume not excessyfe, 318 For trusteth well, hit is tedious thyng For to here a childe multiplie talkyng, Yif hit be not to the purpose applied, And also wyth goodly termys aleyde. 322 [47] Redith Gower in his writyng moralle, That au[=n]cient faders memorie, Redith his bokis clepide 'confessionalle,' 325 Wyth many anodir vertuous tretie, Full of sentence sette so frutuously, That them to rede shall yeue you corage, So is he fulle of sentence and langage. 329 [Sidenote: _Hill's Text._] ¶ Excersyse also yo_u_r selfe in redyng Off bokes enorned wit[=h] eloquence, _ther_ shall[e] ye fynde bot[=h] plesyre & lernynge, so _th_at ye may in eu_er_y good presence 312 Some-what fynde as in sentence _th_at shall[e] accorde the tyme to occupye, That ye not nede to stonde ydellye. ¶ It ys fayer to be comynycatyfe In maters vnto purpose accordyng, 317 So _th_at a wyghte seme exersyfe; ffor trustyth well[e] yt ys a tedyovs thy_n_g ffor to here a child multyply talkyng 320 yf yt be not to _th_e purpose applyed, & also w_i_t_h_ goodly termes alyed. ¶ Redyt[=h] gover i_n_ his wrytyng morall[e], That Auncyente ffader of memorye, 324 Redyt[=h] his bookes called co_n_fessyonall[e], w_i_t_h_ many a-nother_e_ vertuvs tretye ffull[e] of sentence sett full[e] fructvously, That hy_m_ to rede shall[e] geve you covrage, 328 he ys so full[e] of frute, se_n_tence, & langage. CAXTON'S TEXT. [45] Excersise your self also in redyng_e_ Of bookes enorned_e_ with eloquence [Sidenote: Practice reading of eloquent books.] Ther shal ye fynde / bothe plesir & lernyng_e_ 311 So that ye may / in euery good presence Somwhat fynde / as in sentence That shal acorde / the tyme to ocupy That ye not nede / to stonden ydelly 315