Jack Juggler (Quarto 2)

        0.001 A new Enterlued for
    
 0.002Chyldren to playe, named Iacke Iugeler, both
 0.003wytte, and very playsent. Newly
 0.004Imprented.
 0.005 The Players names.
  
    
 0.006May
            ster Boungrace A galant
 0.007Dame coy A Gentelwoman
 0.008Iacke Iugler The vyce
 0.009Ienkin careaway A Lackey.
 0.010Ales trype and go A mayd.
 0.011 The Prologue.
 0.012
        Interpone tuis interdum gaudia curis
 0.013Ut po
            s
            s
        is animo quemues sufferre laborem
 0.014Doo any of you knowe what latine is this
 0.015Or ells wold you haue, an expositorem
 0.016To declare it in Engly
            she, per sensum planiorem
 0.017It is be
            st I speake Engly
            she, or ells with in a whylle
 0.018I may percace myne owne selfe, with my latin begile.
 0.019The two verses, which I rehersid before
 0.020I fine written, in the boke of Cato the wyse
 0.021Emongs good precepts, of lyuing a thousand more
 0.022Which to folowe there, he doth all men auise
 0.023And they may be Engly
            shed, breflie in this wyse
 0.024Emongs thy carful busines, use sume time mirth & ioye
 0.025That no bodilye worke, thy wyttes breke or noye.
 0.026For the mynd (saith he) in serious matters occupied
 0.027Yf it haue not sum quiet mirthe, and recreacion
 0.028Interchaungeable admired, mu
            st niddes be sone weried
 0.029And (as who 
            should saye) tried, through continual opera(cion)
    
 0.030Of labour and busines, without relaxacion
 0.031Therfore intermix hone
            st mirthe, in suche wise
 0.032That your 
            strēght may be refre
            shid, & to labours suffise
 0.033For as meat and drinke, naturall re
            st and 
            slepe
 0.034For the conseruacion, and helth of the bodye
 0.035Mu
            st niddes be had, soo the mynd and wittes to kepe
 0.036Pregnant, fre
            she indu
            struis, quike and lu
            stie
 0.037Hone
            st mirthe, and pa
            stime, is requisite and nece
            s
            s
        arie
 0.038For, Quod caret alterna re quie dut abile non e
            st
    
 0.039Nothing may endure (saith Ouyd) with out sum re
            st.
 0.040[More text to come.]
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Jack Juggler (Quarto 2)
