To his Friende: P. of courting, trauailing, Dysing, and Tenys

TO liue in Court among the Crue is care,
Is nothing there but dayly diligence,
Nor Cap nor Knée, nor money must thou spare,
The Prince his Haule is place of great expence.

In rotten ribbed Barck to passe the Seas
The forraine landes and straungie sites to sée,
Doth daunger dwell: the passage bréedes vnease,
Not safe the soyle, the men vnfriendly bée.

Admit thou sée the straungest things of all?
When eie is turnde the pleasant sight is gone:
The treasure then of trauaile is but small,
Wherefore (Friende P.) let all such toyes alone.

To shake the bones, and cog the craftie Dice,
To Carde in care of sodaine losse of Pence,
Vnséemely is, and taken for a vice:
Vnlawfull play can haue no good pretence.

Too band the Ball doth cause ye Coine to wast,
It melts as Butter doth against the Sunne,
Naught saue thy paine, whē play doth cease, yt hast:
Too studie then is best when all is donne.
For studie stayes and brings a pleasant gaine,
When play doth passe as glare wt gushing raine.