[Sidenote: Hot apples, Ginger, Wafers, Ypocras.] Whot appuls & peres w{i}t{h} sugr{e} Candy, [Fol. 182b.] With{e} Gyng{re} columbyne, mynsed man{er}ly, Wafurs w{i}t{h} ypocras. Now þis fest is fynysched / for to make glad cher{e}: 760 and þaugh{e} so be þat þe vse & maner{e} not afor{e} tyme be seyñ has, [Sidenote: The last Device, _Yemps_ or Winter, with grey locks, sitting on a stone.] Neu{er}thelese aft{ur} my symple affeccioñ y must conclude w{i}t{h} þe fourth co{m}pleccioñ, 764 ‘yemps’ þe cold terme of þe yer{e}, Wyntur / w{i}t{h} his lokkys grey / febill{e} & old, Syttyng{e} vppoñ þe stone / bothe hard & cold, Nigard in hert & hevy of cher{e}. 768 [Sidenote: These Devices represent the Ages of Man: _Sanguineus_, the 1st age, of pleasure.] ++The furst Sotelte, as y said, ‘Sang{ui}ne{us}’ hight [T]he furst age of mañ / Iocond & light, þe sp{ri}ngyng{e} tyme clepe ‘ver.’ [Sidenote: _Colericus_, the 2nd, of quarrelling.] ¶ The second course / ‘colericus’ by callyng{e}, 772 Full{e} of Fyghtyng{e} / blasfemyng{e}, & brallyng{e}, Fallyng{e} at veryaunce w{i}t{h} felow & fere. [Sidenote: _Autumpnus_ the 3rd, of melancholy.] ¶ The thrid sotelte, y declar{e} as y kan, ‘Autu{m}pnus,’ þat is þe .iij^d age of mañ, 776 With a flewisch{e}[208] countenaunce. [Sidenote: _Winter_, the 4th, of aches and troubles.] ¶ The iiij^th countenaunce[209], as y seid before, is wyntur w{i}t{h} his lokk{es} hoor{e}, þe last age of mañ full{e} of grevaunce. 780 [Sidenote: These Devices give great pleasure, when shown in a house.] ++These iiij. soteltees devised in towse,[210] wher þey byñ shewed in an howse, hith{e} doth{e} gret plesaunce w{i}t{h} oþ{er} sightes of gret Nowelte 784 þañ hañ be shewed in Riall{e} feest{es} of solempnyte, A notable cost þe ordynaunce. [Sidenote: _Inscriptions for the Devices._] The superscripcioun of þe sutiltees aboue specified, here folowethe +Versus+ [Sidenote: _Spring._] +Sanguine{us}.+ [Sidenote: Loving, laughing, singing, benign.] Largus, amans, hillaris, ridens, rubei q{ue} coloris, Cantans, carnos{us}, sat{is} audax, atque benignus. 788 [Sidenote: _Summer._] +¶ Estas+ +Colericus.+ [Fol. 183.] [Sidenote: Prickly, angry, crafty, lean.] Hirsutus, Fallax / irascens / p{ro}digus, sat{is} audax, Astutus, gracilis / Siccus / crocei q{ue} coloris. [Sidenote: _Autumn._] +¶ Autumpnus+ +Fleumaticus.+ [Sidenote: Sleepy, dull, sluggish, fat, white-faced.] Hic sompnolentus / piger, in sputamine multus, Ebes hinc sensus / pinguis, facie color albus. 792 [Sidenote: _Winter._] +¶ yemps+