[88] _Sua consequentia, &c._] Another marginal note (not in eds.) which MS. does not clearly distinguish from the text. [89] _Ergo_] Not in MS. [90] _Attica_] So MS. Eds. “_Actica._” [91] _Sunt_] So MS. Eds. “_Suus._” [92] _Vel_] MS. “_Ve_.” [93] _hæc_] So MS. Eds. “_hoc_.” [94] _Urania_] Eds. of Day, and Marshe, “_Vxania_.” [95] _Amen, Amen_] Occurs twice in MS. by a mistake of the transcriber. [96] _to_] Not in MS. [97] _Cum cæteris paribus_] After these words, MS. has the passage “_Candidi lectores ... fovete Psittacum_,” which has been already given: see p. 11. [98] _Morda_] So MS. afterwards: here “_Merda_.” [99] _stede_] MS. “spede.” [100] _Psittace, perge_] MS. “_Psitago perage_.” [101] _Morda_] So MS. afterwards: here “_Merda_.” [102] _Parrot[e]_ Must be considered here as a Latin word, and a trisyllable—u. [103] _perlys_] MS. “prelys.” [104] _volitans_] MS. “_vtilans_”—not, I think, a mistake for “_rutilans_:” compare _ante_, “Psittace, perge, _volans_,” p. 16, and “I, properans, Parrot,” p. 17. [105] _notus_] Qy. “_motus_?” but I have no idea what these two lines mean. [106] _complayndre_] MS. “_complayndra._” [107] _polorum_] MS. “_populorum._” [108] _lowre_] Qy. “lowte?” [109] _sophysms_] MS. “sophyns.” [110] _many_] MS. “_many_ many.” [111] _perfyte_] MS. “profyte.” [112] _the world_] MS. “_the world_ the world.” [113] _revelyng_] So MS. _literatim_,—meant for “ruelyng” (ruling). [114] _ffylty gorgon_] MS. seems to have “ffyltyrͬgogon,”—the _r_ in the word (apparently) having been drawn through, and another _r_ placed over it, which, I suppose, ought to have stood above the _og_. HERE AFTER FOLOWETH A LYTELL BOKE,[115] WHICHE HATH TO NAME WHY COME YE NAT[116] TO COURTE? COMPYLED BY MAYSTER SKELTON, POETE LAUREATE. The relucent mirror[117] for all Prelats and Presidents, as well spirituall as temporall, sadly to loke vpon, deuised in English by Skelton. All noble men,[118] of this take hede, And beleue it as your Crede. To hasty of sentence, To ferce for none offence, To scarce of your expence, To large in neglygence, To slacke in recompence, To haute in excellence, To lyght [in] intellegence, And to lyght in[119] credence; 10 Where these kepe resydence, Reson is banysshed thence, And also dame Prudence, With sober Sapyence.[120] All noble men, of this take hede, And beleue it as your Crede. Than without collusyon, Marke well this conclusyon, Thorow[121] suche abusyon, And by suche illusyon, 20 Vnto great confusyon A noble man may fall, And his honour appall; And[122] yf ye thynke this shall Not rubbe you on the gall, Than the deuyll take all! All noble men, of this take hede, And beleue it as your Crede. _Hæc vates ille,_ _De quo loquuntur mille._[123] 30 WHY COME YE NAT TO COURT?