anye wiſe holde thy peace, and replie not againe as others doe, neither ſhake thy heade as though thou miſlykederſt, but get thee out of ſight as thou wert not hee. Neuer be afrayde of bending his browes, or of a frowning looke, as longe as thou ſtandeft vpright, that is: that thou proceedeſt truly and honeſtly in thy doings. Sometimes they giue thee faire words, and do to thee as the fowler that catcheth Thruſhes that cried out for colde of his handes amongeſt the boughes: and the Thruſhes that were in the cage to make a noyſe, ſayde that he cried for that he was ſorie they came to ſtoope to the Birdlime. No ſayde a little Birde looke to his handes, and let his eyes alone. Take alwayes heede to the doinges and not to the wordes. Knoweſt thou not of the Quaile that hunge out of the windowe in a Cage, and a ſparrow-Hawke ſeeing hir, ſtooped downe to the Cage, and ſayde to hir, Daughter mine, be not afrayde, make no noyve, for I bring thee good newes: and began to tell hir ſtraunge and pleaſant fables, and in the meane while with hir talentes ſhe beganne to teare the wyers of the Cage. The Quaile leauing to give eare to hir bablinges, ſeeing hir woorking well ynough, began to be frowarde, and to beſtirre hir. Inafmuch as hir Maiſter hearing hir fluttering in the Cage (knowing there was ſomewhat
