The Porteous of Nobleness (Page 2 of 6)
ny men / for honeste
is requirit to keip in saif gard thame
that takis compt and keip of othir mennis guyding.
O
nobill man be clenelines of person plesand &
fair hauyng
thay keip tham fra filth yt takis keip to all
othir men.
The tent vertu in ane nobill man is larges
LArges in all caice is sa curtase and avenand
that
it plesis to it self and proffittis all otheris for it
is the rent of honour quhairof the ane wynnis profit
the othir mereite It proffitis ye takar and
delitis ye gif=
fer And amendis and settis thame baith in right thair
Is na thing tynt yt larges dispendis for he
dispendis all
his gudis be wisedom And to larges all way gudis cum
is and aboundis bot ye prodigal man spendand
without
mesure & prouision waistis and destroyis larges than
yt
profitis and ekis hym self and plesis & contentis
all otheris
as ye techer of all vertuis in this warlde The
reward
takin oblisis the taker and acquitis ye giffer
of his gret
bounte Thing thairfor giffin is bettir than all ye
laif
for gudis hid reportis bot litill thanke ioy or
pleseir And
auarice is waryit & haldyn abhominable be sa mekill yt
scho closis hir hand and giffis to na man And it cummis
oftymes to ye auaricius that ane othir spendis
and puttis
to the wynd ye gudis that he gaderit with gret
trouble
and pane And gif thair cumis to hym wexation
werre or
trouble thar is na man yt comptis or
settis therby suppois
it confund hym bot larges gettis all tyme frendis and
help yt is the techar of all vertu in this
warlde Heirfor
ane fre liberal hert quharin nobilnes inhabitis sulde
noght be scars & haldand bot blithar and mair iocund
to
gif than to tak / for larges releuis and succuris a man
