<P_1>

In Dei nomine , Amen . (FORMAN-E2-H,1.2)

This is the bocke of the life and generation of Simon , the sonn of
William , the sonn of Richard , the sonne of Ser Thomas of Ledes , the
sonn of Ser Thomas Forman , of Furnifales , and of An his wife ,
daughter of Ser Antony Smithe , &c . borne in the yeare from the
Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ 1552 , the of December , beinge
Saturday and new yere's eve , at 45 minutes after 9 of the clocke at
nighte , of the naturalle bodie of Marie , wife of the said William
Forman aforsaid , and daughter of Jhon Foster , esquier , by Marienne
Hallom , his wife , in a village called Quidhampton , in the countie of
Wilts , sytuate in the valley on the north side of the river betwene
Wilton and Sarum , whose parents were well descended and of good
reputation and fame , and havinge many childrene and they disposed
diversly . (FORMAN-E2-H,1.3)

He had by the saide Marie six sonnes and too daughters , <P_2> viz.
William , the eldest : Jone , the second , which after married with
William Hannom , gentleman , whose father was sometymes Maior of Sarum
, by whom she had noe yssue ; (FORMAN-E2-H,2.4)

after his death , she maried on William Brincke , (FORMAN-E2-H,2.5)

and died without yssue . (FORMAN-E2-H,2.6)

The third child of the said William and Marie was Henrie , that after
toke to wife An the daughter of Thomas Harte , and had by her yssue a
daughter named An . (FORMAN-E2-H,2.7)

The fowarth was Richard , whoe toke to wife Sissely Parlet , the sole
ayer of Jhon Parlete , (FORMAN-E2-H,2.8)

and she died in childbed , (FORMAN-E2-H,2.9)

and after he toke to his second wife Jone Warum , by whom he had three
children , Jhon , Dority and Richard , (FORMAN-E2-H,2.10)

and she also died . (FORMAN-E2-H,2.11)

The fifte child of the saide William and Mary was this Simon , whoe in
the 47. yeare of his age toke to wife , through the grace and wil of
God , Ane , the daughter of Jhon Baker , of Kente , a cyvilian , and of
Dorytie Monninges , the daughter of Sir Edward Monninges , of Kente ,
knighte , to whom was alyed many howses of honor and worshipe , as the
Cliffordes , the Sandes , the Lovelesses , the Chitches , the Finches ,
the Alifes , the Grindfordes , the Kempes , the Agers , and many
knightes and ladies , as the Erelle of Comberlan , Sir James Clifford ,
Sir Michell Sandes , the Ladie Loveles , the Ladie Ashenden , and
divers others , &c . (FORMAN-E2-H,2.12)

The sixte childe of the said William and Mary was Robarte , whoe toke
to wife Jon , the daughter of Steaven Pore , gentleman , of Dorsetshire
, (FORMAN-E2-H,2.13)

and the sam Robarte died leavinge his said wife with child .
(FORMAN-E2-H,2.14)

The seventh child of the said William and Marie was a daughter , alsoe
named Jone . (FORMAN-E2-H,2.15)

And the laste and yongeste was Johne , which too were not maried aft
yers of age . (FORMAN-E2-H,2.16)

And this was specially to be noted in the children of the said William
and Marie , (FORMAN-E2-H,2.17)

there was never any of them did marry till they were at leste 34 yers
of age . (FORMAN-E2-H,2.18)

And it is recorded in auncient <P_3> bockes that ther ar three thinges
specially noted in the name of the Formans , that is , ther was never
any of them proud , covetouse , nor a traitor ; (FORMAN-E2-H,3.19)

and that may $well $be {TEXT:welbe} seen to this daie in the generation
. (FORMAN-E2-H,3.20)

The father of this Simon died when he was but a xj. yers old ;
(FORMAN-E2-H,3.21)

his mother lived after the death of his father yeres a widdowe ;
(FORMAN-E2-H,3.22)

when she was fowar score and xij. yers old , she was a lustie woman ;
(FORMAN-E2-H,3.23)

but we will leave them all and speak of the wonderfull life of the sayd
Symon . (FORMAN-E2-H,3.24)

<heading>

OF VISIONS THAT THE SAID SYMON HAD , BEINGE YET A CHILDE .
(FORMAN-E2-H,3.26)

</heading>

Simon , beinge a child of six yers old , his father loved him above all
the reste , (FORMAN-E2-H,3.28)

but his mother nor brethren loved him not . (FORMAN-E2-H,3.29)

His father , for the affecton he had to him , wold alwaies have him ly
at his bedes feete in a lyttle bed for the nonce , (FORMAN-E2-H,3.30)

and soe sone as he was alwaies laid downe to slepe , he should see in
visions alwaies many mighti mountaines and hills com rowling againste
him , (FORMAN-E2-H,3.31)

although they wold overron him and falle on him and brust him , yet he
gote upp alwaies to the top of them (FORMAN-E2-H,3.32)

and with moch adoe wente over them . (FORMAN-E2-H,3.33)

Then should he see many grete waters like to drowne him , boilinge and
raginge against him as thoughe they wolde swallowe him up ,
(FORMAN-E2-H,3.34)

yet he thought he did overpasse them . (FORMAN-E2-H,3.35)

And thes dremes and visions he had every nighte continually for 3 or 4
yers space . (FORMAN-E2-H,3.36)

Thes visions God did showe him in his youth , to signifie unto him his
trobles in his riper years ; (FORMAN-E2-H,3.37)

for the mightie mountaines mighte signifie the great and mightie
potentates that he had controversy with afterwards . (FORMAN-E2-H,3.38)

And the waters mighte signifie the greate councells that were houlden
againste hime , to overthrowe him ; (FORMAN-E2-H,3.39)

yet God , the only defendor of all that be His , wold never let him be
overthrowen ; (FORMAN-E2-H,3.40)

but contynuallye gave him alwaies in the end the victory of alle his
enimies , (FORMAN-E2-H,3.41)

and he overpaste all with credite by the helpe of God , to whom be
praise for evermore ! (FORMAN-E2-H,3.42)

Amen . (FORMAN-E2-H,3.43)

<P_4>

<heading>

HOWE SIMON WAS SET TO SCOLE , WITH WHOM AND WHER . (FORMAN-E2-H,4.46)

</heading>

When Simon was almoste eyghte yers of age , in those daies when the
souldiars came from Newe-Haven , which was aboute the yere of our Lord
God , , that the plague began in Salisbury , ther was a certain
minister named William Ryddonte , <font> alias </font> Ridear , that by
his trade and occupation was a cobler , (FORMAN-E2-H,4.48)

byt after Quen Maries dayes , when the lawe did turne , he was made a
minister , (FORMAN-E2-H,4.49)

and soe withalle bacame a scholmaster and teacher of children .
(FORMAN-E2-H,4.50)

He was a man of som yers , mean of stature , and a black grom sir .
(FORMAN-E2-H,4.51)

He could read English well , (FORMAN-E2-H,4.52)

but he could noe Lattine more then the singell accidens ,
(FORMAN-E2-H,4.53)

and that he lerned of his too sonnes that went daily to a free scolle .
(FORMAN-E2-H,4.54)

This person , when the plague began , fled from Salisbury for feare
therof , (FORMAN-E2-H,4.55)

and cam to dwelle at the priorie of St. Gilles , nere unto the father
of this Simon , to whom this Simon was put to scolle at Michaelmas ,
wher he lerned his letters . (FORMAN-E2-H,4.56)

And when he came to lerne " In the name of the Father , " &c. , because
his capacity could not understand the mistery of spellinge , he prayed
his master he mighte goe to scolle noe more , because he should never
learne yt ; (FORMAN-E2-H,4.57)

but his said master beate him for yt , which made him the more diligent
to his bocke , (FORMAN-E2-H,4.58)

and after som four dais , when he had pondered theron well and had the
reason thereof , he learned yt . (FORMAN-E2-H,4.59)

And after that , his master never beate him for his bocke again .
(FORMAN-E2-H,4.60)

And he profited soe well , that in on yeare or lyttle more he had
lerned his single accidentes and his rules clean out .
(FORMAN-E2-H,4.61)

And bording with this priste in the winter time , he wold make him lie
alwaies naked , which kepte him in greete feare . (FORMAN-E2-H,4.62)

And after this he was put to the free scolle in the Close at Salisbury
, with on Doctor Booles , which was a very furiouse man , with whom he
wente to scole som too yeares . (FORMAN-E2-H,4.63)

Then did the said Simon bord at one Mr. Hauknightes , that somtyme
<P_5> was register to the bishope , (FORMAN-E2-H,5.64)

and nere unto this Mr. Hauknighte dwelt a cannon of the churche named
Mr. Mintorne , to whom many tymes this Simon wente . (FORMAN-E2-H,5.65)

And this cannon seldom or never kepte any fier in his house ,
(FORMAN-E2-H,5.66)

but he had some lode of faggots lying in a house , (FORMAN-E2-H,5.67)

and alwaies when he was a-cold , he wold goe and carry his faggots up
into a lofte till he was hote ; (FORMAN-E2-H,5.68)

and when he had caried them all up , he wold fetch them downe again and
burn none , (FORMAN-E2-H,5.69)

and soe he made this Simon doe many a tyme and ofte to catch a heate ,
saying yt was better to heat himself soe then to syt by the fier .
(FORMAN-E2-H,5.70)

Soe he went to scolle som too years with Docter Bolles ,
(FORMAN-E2-H,5.71)

and then aboute the yeare of our Lord God , 1563 , at Christmas , his
father had him , (FORMAN-E2-H,5.72)

and on the new yeare's eave after at nighte the father of the said
Simon died , (FORMAN-E2-H,5.73)

for he had kepte a great Christmas , (FORMAN-E2-H,5.74)

and on the day before new yer's eve he walked abrod to his ground with
on of his men . (FORMAN-E2-H,5.75)

And ther came a dove , (FORMAN-E2-H,5.76)

and lighted before him , (FORMAN-E2-H,5.77)

and alwaies rane before him , (FORMAN-E2-H,5.78)

and many tymes they offered to catch yt , (FORMAN-E2-H,5.79)

and yt wold rise up and falle downe againe , (FORMAN-E2-H,5.80)

and so they folowed it till it ran into a neighbour's wodbine ;
(FORMAN-E2-H,5.81)

and the same nighte aboute midnighte , after the dancing and sporte was
almoste ended , he going into his chamber to goe to bed , on as he
thoughte stroke him in the necke , (FORMAN-E2-H,5.82)

and he toke his bed , (FORMAN-E2-H,5.83)

and died just 24 howrs after . (FORMAN-E2-H,5.84)

<heading>

HOWE SYMON AFTER HIS FATHERS DEATH WAS PUT TO SHIFTE FOR HIMSELFE , AND
WENT TO DWELL WITH HIS AUNTE FOR TWO YERS . (FORMAN-E2-H,5.86)

</heading>

After the father of Symon was dead , his mother , who never loved him ,
grudged at his beinge at hom ; (FORMAN-E2-H,5.88)

and what faulte soever was committed by any the reste , he was allwaies
beaten for yt , (FORMAN-E2-H,5.89)

and she suffred him to goo to scolle no longer , (FORMAN-E2-H,5.90)

but set him to kepe shepe , and to plowe and gathering of stickes and
such like . (FORMAN-E2-H,5.91)

The boy beinge but a xj. yers old juste at the death of his father ,
yet having reasonable wit and discretion , and being nymber sprited and
apte to any thinge , seeynge the hatred of his mother and of the reste
of his brethren and sisters towardes him , and <P_6> that he could not
followe his bocke nor be at quiete , he put himself an apprentice to on
Mathewe Comins of Sarum at 14 yers , which useth many occupations .
(FORMAN-E2-H,6.92)

Firste he was a hosier , (FORMAN-E2-H,6.93)

and therby he lerned to sowe and to make a hose ; (FORMAN-E2-H,6.94)

then he was a merchante of cloth , and of alle smalle wares ,
(FORMAN-E2-H,6.95)

and sold hops , salte , oille , pitch , rosine , raisons , and all
poticary drugs and grocery , wherby the said Simon learned the
knowledge of alle wares and drugs , and howe to buy and selle ,
(FORMAN-E2-H,6.96)

and grue soe apte , and had such good fortune , that in shorte tyme his
master committed all to his charge . (FORMAN-E2-H,6.97)

But ther fell out many controversyes betwen his mistres and him ,
(FORMAN-E2-H,6.98)

and she wold often beate him , especially for on Jean Cole , her
sister's daughter , which she kepte . (FORMAN-E2-H,6.99)

<heading>

HOWE SYMON BEATE MARY ROBARTES , HIS MASTERS MAIDE .
(FORMAN-E2-H,6.101)

</heading>

Nowe when Symon had put himselfe an apprentice for yers , as is said ,
with Mathewwe Connin , with condition that he should $be 3 yeares at
the grammer scole , the which his master performed not , which was a
parte of the cause why he wente from his master afterwards , as
hereafter shall followe . Symon at firste beinge the yongeste
apprentice of four , was put to all the worste , (FORMAN-E2-H,6.103)

and being little and smalle of stature and yong of yers , every on did
triumphe over him , but especially a kitchen maid named Mary Robartes ;
(FORMAN-E2-H,6.104)

and oftentymes she wold knock him that the blod should rone aboute his
eares . (FORMAN-E2-H,6.105)

Yt fell out in tracte of tyme , within the terme of five yeeres , alle
the other apprentices went away , (FORMAN-E2-H,6.106)

and Symon servyd by yt , (FORMAN-E2-H,6.107)

and all thinges for the shope was committed to his charge .
(FORMAN-E2-H,6.108)

On a certain frosty morninge his master and mistress were both gon to
the garden , and there kinswoman with them , leavinge non at home but
Symon and Mary , willing Marye to locke into the shope and helpe , yf
occasion served ; they being gone , (FORMAN-E2-H,6.109)

$soe many customers came for ware that Simon could not attend them all
, wherupon he calles Mary to stand in the shope . (FORMAN-E2-H,6.110)

And she came forth (FORMAN-E2-H,6.111)

and reviled him with many bitter wordes , (FORMAN-E2-H,6.112)

and said shee wold anon have him by the ears , (FORMAN-E2-H,6.113)

and soe went her way again . (FORMAN-E2-H,6.114)

And <P_7> Simon put up all (FORMAN-E2-H,7.115)

and said lyttle , (FORMAN-E2-H,7.116)

but made the beste shift he could , (FORMAN-E2-H,7.117)

and ryd them all awaie , (FORMAN-E2-H,7.118)

and shut the shop dore , (FORMAN-E2-H,7.119)

and toke a yerd (FORMAN-E2-H,7.120)

and wente into Mary , who so sone as she sawe him was redy to have him
by the eares , (FORMAN-E2-H,7.121)

but Simon stroke her on the handes with his yerd , (FORMAN-E2-H,7.122)

and belabored her soe or he wente that he made her black and blue alle
over , (FORMAN-E2-H,7.123)

and burst her head and handes , that he laid her alonge crying and
roringe like a bulle , (FORMAN-E2-H,7.124)

for he beat her thorowly for all her knavery before to him done .
(FORMAN-E2-H,7.125)

<heading>

OF THE QUANDARY AND FEAR THAT SIMON WAS IN WHEN HE HAD BEATON MARIE .
(FORMAN-E2-H,7.127)

</heading>

When this combat was ended between Simon and Marie , and that Symon had
gotten the victorie of Marie , he was moch aferd , (FORMAN-E2-H,7.129)

for he thoughte yf his mistres should com home first she wole take the
maides parte , and then should Simon be well beaten ; but yf his master
cam firste , then he thoughte yt wold be so moch the better .
(FORMAN-E2-H,7.130)

And as God wold , his master came firste , (FORMAN-E2-H,7.131)

and finding the maid cryinge and howlinge , demaunded the cause ,
(FORMAN-E2-H,7.132)

and she told him that Simon had beaten her . (FORMAN-E2-H,7.133)

$That $'s {TEXT:That's} well like , said he , (FORMAN-E2-H,7.134)

but yf he had , said he , he had served thee well ynough ,
(FORMAN-E2-H,7.135)

for thou haste beaten him full ofte . (FORMAN-E2-H,7.136)

And with that he asked Simon the cause . (FORMAN-E2-H,7.137)

Sir , said he , her came many customers that I could not serve them and
loke to the shop to ; wherefore I called Mary to helpe to attend in the
shope , and see to things ; (FORMAN-E2-H,7.138)

and she came forth (FORMAN-E2-H,7.139)

and scolded at me , (FORMAN-E2-H,7.140)

and wente in again (FORMAN-E2-H,7.141)

and wold not doe it , that people mighte stealle what they wold for her
. (FORMAN-E2-H,7.142)

And because therof , I did give her three or four lambskines with the
yerd . (FORMAN-E2-H,7.143)

Thou servedst her well ynough , said he , (FORMAN-E2-H,7.144)

and yf she be soe obstinate serve her soe again , said he .
(FORMAN-E2-H,7.145)

Thes words mad the maid stark mad , (FORMAN-E2-H,7.146)

for she thoughte he wolde have pitied her , (FORMAN-E2-H,7.147)

but he toke Simon's parte . (FORMAN-E2-H,7.148)

And then shee cryed the more , till her mistress came ,
(FORMAN-E2-H,7.149)

and demanded of her the cause , (FORMAN-E2-H,7.150)

and she told her . (FORMAN-E2-H,7.151)

Then she cam into the shope with open mouth , (FORMAN-E2-H,7.152)

but his master stopte her mouth and furie , (FORMAN-E2-H,7.153)

and wold not suffer her to beate Simon , as she would have don ;
wherupon <P_8> she grudged at him moch , (FORMAN-E2-H,8.154)

and kepte it in mind a long tyme after . (FORMAN-E2-H,8.155)

But after this Simon and Marie agreed soe well that they never were at
square after , (FORMAN-E2-H,8.156)

and Mary wold doe for him all that she could . (FORMAN-E2-H,8.157)

And many a pound of butter she yelded in the bottom after for Simon's
breakfaste , which before that she wold never doe . (FORMAN-E2-H,8.158)

<heading>

OF THE COMBATE BETWEN SIMON AND THE TOO GODFRIES . (FORMAN-E2-H,8.160)

</heading>

In this proces of tyme , while Simon dwelte with his said master , they
kepte a stannage at our Ladie faier , (FORMAN-E2-H,8.162)

and ther were many knavishe boies which were at play behind the
stannage , (FORMAN-E2-H,8.163)

and thrue stones against the stannage , (FORMAN-E2-H,8.164)

and often thruste downe their ware ; (FORMAN-E2-H,8.165)

and then on Richard Kinge , a jornayman , com to his master to helpe at
that faire , sent Simon out to see who made that quarelle .
(FORMAN-E2-H,8.166)

And amonge alle the boies ther were too of Godfries sonnes of the Swane
, an inholder , which gave Simon hard wordes , (FORMAN-E2-H,8.167)

and said they wold have him by the eares , (FORMAN-E2-H,8.168)

and he being somewhat ferful stode abashed , (FORMAN-E2-H,8.169)

and the boies wolde not leave their knavery ; (FORMAN-E2-H,8.170)

at laste out came Kinge , (FORMAN-E2-H,8.171)

and findinge thes boies to play the knaves soe with Simon , and
threteninge him , hardned Symon to have them by the eares ;
(FORMAN-E2-H,8.172)

soe to buffets they wente . (FORMAN-E2-H,8.173)

And Simon beate them bothe , (FORMAN-E2-H,8.174)

and made them both give of ; (FORMAN-E2-H,8.175)

and after that , Simon would not shrinke for a bluddi nose with any
boye , (FORMAN-E2-H,8.176)

for he was then thorowely fleshed by the means of Kinge .
(FORMAN-E2-H,8.177)

<heading>

HOW SIMON WAS GIVEN TO HIS BOCKE , AND LERNED BY NIGHTE ALL THAT HENRY
GIRD LERNED IN THE DAIE . (FORMAN-E2-H,8.179)

</heading>

Simon thus beinge with his said master was moch gyven continually to
his bocke , (FORMAN-E2-H,8.181)

for he wold never be ydelle , (FORMAN-E2-H,8.182)

and many tymes his master chid him that he was soe moch gyven to his
bocke , (FORMAN-E2-H,8.183)

and in the end toke alle his Lattin bockes from him , which trobled
Simon his mind moch . (FORMAN-E2-H,8.184)

Soe it chaunsed that a kirsy man of Denshire , on Gird of Kirton ,
borded a sonn that he had with Simon's master , that wente every dai to
the free scole , (FORMAN-E2-H,8.185)

and he was bedfellowe to Simon ; (FORMAN-E2-H,8.186)

and loke whatsoever he lerned by day , that <P_9> did Simon learne of
him alwaies at nighte , wherby , thoughe he profited himselfe but
lyttle , yet he loste nothinge of that he had before-tyme lerned ,
(FORMAN-E2-H,9.187)

for his mind was moste ardently set on his bocke . (FORMAN-E2-H,9.188)

<heading>

HOW A. Y. LOVED SIMON . (FORMAN-E2-H,9.190)

</heading>

Ther was a man of good reputation and wealth , that dwelte not far from
Simon's master , that had a proper fine maiden to his only daughter ,
the which being but yonge of yeares and younger then Simon , that loved
Simon wonderfull welle , and wold suerly see him once a daie ,
(FORMAN-E2-H,9.192)

or ells she wold be sicke . (FORMAN-E2-H,9.193)

And often she wold com to Simon's master , and entreat him very kindly
on holly daies that she might see him or speake with him , and somtymes
to goe to pastymes with her ; (FORMAN-E2-H,9.194)

and she loved him soe well that yf forty youth were at play before the
dore , in a spacious place which ther was , yf Simon were not amonge
them , she would not be ther ; (FORMAN-E2-H,9.195)

but yf he were there , none could kepe her from thence .
(FORMAN-E2-H,9.196)

Yf Simon stode by his master or mistress at the dore she wold com and
stand by him , (FORMAN-E2-H,9.197)

and wold not goe from him tille necessity did comple .
(FORMAN-E2-H,9.198)

And Simon's master well perceyvinge the grete affection of the
gentlewoman towardes Simon , wold often say unto her , mistress An Yene
love my boy welle $me $thinks {TEXT:methinkes} ; (FORMAN-E2-H,9.199)

and she would aunswer , yea forsothe , yf yt will please youe to give
him leave to go rone with us , wee shall give youe thankes , sir .
Wherupon oftentymes he wold give him leave ; (FORMAN-E2-H,9.200)

and as for Simon , he loved her not but in kindnes ,
(FORMAN-E2-H,9.201)

but because she was soe kind to Simon , he wold doe anythinge he could
doe for her . (FORMAN-E2-H,9.202)

And this love on her syde lasted longe , as herafter $shall $be
{TEXT:shalbe} showed . (FORMAN-E2-H,9.203)

<heading>

HOWE SIMON AND HIS MISTRES FELL AT CONTROVERSY , WHEREUPON SIMON AT
SEVENTEEN YERES OLD AND A HALFE WENTE FROM HIS MASTER .
(FORMAN-E2-H,9.205)

</heading>

When Simon had dwelte with his master som six yeres and a halfe , ther
fell out a controversye betwen Simon and his mistres <P_10> aboute a
dossen of flax that his mistres loste from stanning in Simon's absence
, (FORMAN-E2-H,10.207)

and then wold have laid the blam on Simon , and have beaten him for yt
, of the whiche Simon thoughte great scorne , because he knewe himselfe
cleare of the matter , (FORMAN-E2-H,10.208)

and when she wold have beaten Simon , as she had wonte to doe , with a
yeard , Simon toke the yearde from his mistres , (FORMAN-E2-H,10.209)

and thruste her up behind a dore , (FORMAN-E2-H,10.210)

and put the dore on her , wherupon she durste not meddle with Simon
again , (FORMAN-E2-H,10.211)

but with weeping teares complained to his master , whoe for soe doinge
, althoughe yt was moch againste his wille , beate Simon for yt ;
(FORMAN-E2-H,10.212)

but he knewe his wife to be a wicked , hedstronge , and proud
fantasticalle woman , a consumer and spender of his wealth ,
(FORMAN-E2-H,10.213)

and oftentymes they too were also at square , insomoch that twise he
had like to have killed hir by casting a peire of tailors shers at her
, (FORMAN-E2-H,10.214)

for once they went so nere her , that as she was going in at a dore ,
he nailled her clothes and smock at her buttockes to the dore ,
(FORMAN-E2-H,10.215)

and the pointes of the shers wente clean throughe the dore ,
(FORMAN-E2-H,10.216)

and she honge faste by the taille ; wherupon he swore in his wrath that
yf ever he died before her , he wold never give her anythinge .
(FORMAN-E2-H,10.217)

Thes controversies were often betwen them , (FORMAN-E2-H,10.218)

and many tymes when Simon and his master wente to his farme together ,
some too milles of in the country , they wold on complain to another of
his mistress and her pride . (FORMAN-E2-H,10.219)

And his master wold say to him , Simon , thou moste suffer as well as I
myselfe ; (FORMAN-E2-H,10.220)

thou seeste we $can $not {TEXT:cannote} remadie yt as yet ,
(FORMAN-E2-H,10.221)

but God will send a remadie on daie . (FORMAN-E2-H,10.222)

Nowe because Simon's master had beaten him for his mistres sake ,
herselfe being in faulte , Symon told his said master flate that he had
not performed his covenantes according to promise ,
(FORMAN-E2-H,10.223)

and therfore he wold give of the trade and goe to his bocke againe ,
(FORMAN-E2-H,10.224)

and he wepte sorely unto his master , (FORMAN-E2-H,10.225)

and entreted him to have his good will ; (FORMAN-E2-H,10.226)

and his mastre seing he wold needes departe , consented therunto ,
(FORMAN-E2-H,10.227)

and gave him his indenture , at the which his mistres toke on mightily
, (FORMAN-E2-H,10.228)

and they all wepte , some for joye and some for madnes and rage .
(FORMAN-E2-H,10.229)

<P_11>

<heading>

HOWE SIMON , AFTER HE WAS GONE FROM HIS SAID MASTER , BECAME A SCOLLER
AGAIN AT THE FRE SCOLE . (FORMAN-E2-H,11.232)

</heading>

Nowe when Simon was gon from his said master , and was at his fre
libertie to serve ells where , he mighte have had mani masters ,
(FORMAN-E2-H,11.234)

but he wold dwell with none , (FORMAN-E2-H,11.235)

but provided and wente to the free scolle every day for eight wickes'
space , (FORMAN-E2-H,11.236)

and folowed his bocke hard . (FORMAN-E2-H,11.237)

Then his mother wold give him meate and drink no longer , nor any
maintenance , wherupon he was dryven to make many hard shiftes ,
(FORMAN-E2-H,11.238)

and he was soe gredy on his bocke , that yf his master wold not have
beaten him , yf he could not say his lesson well , he wold have wepte
and suobbed more than {COM:he_would_have_wept_and_sobbed} yf he had
byne beaten . (FORMAN-E2-H,11.239)

And yf his master gave him leave to play , that was death or a grete
punishment to him , (FORMAN-E2-H,11.240)

for he wold say , Play , play , (FORMAN-E2-H,11.241)

her is nothing but play , (FORMAN-E2-H,11.242)

I shall never be a good scoller ; (FORMAN-E2-H,11.243)

and alwaies when his fellowes wente to playe , he wold goe to his bocke
, or into som secret place to muse and meditate , or into the church .
(FORMAN-E2-H,11.244)

<heading>

HOWE SIMON BECAME A SCOLMASTRE BEFORE HE WAS EIGHTEEN YERS OLD .
(FORMAN-E2-H,11.246)

</heading>

Simon , percevinge his mother wold doe nothinge for him , was dryven to
great extremity and hunger , (FORMAN-E2-H,11.248)

gave of to be a scoller any longer , for lacke of maintenance ;
(FORMAN-E2-H,11.249)

and at the priorie of St. Jilles , wher he himselfe was first a scoller
, ther became he a scolmaster , (FORMAN-E2-H,11.250)

and taught som thirty boies , (FORMAN-E2-H,11.251)

and their parentes among them gave him moste parte of his diet .
(FORMAN-E2-H,11.252)

And the money he gote he kept , to the some of som ,
(FORMAN-E2-H,11.253)

and after folowinge when he had bin scolmaster some halfe yere and had
in his purse , he wente to Oxford for to get more lerninge ,
(FORMAN-E2-H,11.254)

and soe left of from being scolmaster . (FORMAN-E2-H,11.255)

<heading>

HOWE SIMON WITH ON OF HIS OLD SCOLLEFELLOWES WOLD GOE SEEK OUT OXFORD .
(FORMAN-E2-H,11.257)

</heading>

Nowe it befell in that in the yeare of our Lord God 1573 , the daie of
May , ther was an ardente desier in Simon of further lerninge and
knowledg , (FORMAN-E2-H,11.259)

and meeting with an old scollefellowe of his , whoe before were allway
brought up together and love {COM:sic} as <P_12> brethren , whose
father-in-lawe was as moch againe him as Simon's mother was againste
him . Thes too confederated together to goe to Oxford ,
(FORMAN-E2-H,12.260)

and did soe , (FORMAN-E2-H,12.261)

and ther they became both pore scollers , the on which was Thomas
Ridear in Corpus Christie College , and Symon in Magdalen Colledge .
(FORMAN-E2-H,12.262)

And every day he wente to the free scolle for a tyme ,
(FORMAN-E2-H,12.263)

and followed his boocke hard allwayes when he could have leysure .
(FORMAN-E2-H,12.264)

Nowe ther were too Bachelors of Arte that were too of his chife
benefactors ; (FORMAN-E2-H,12.265)

the one of them was Sir Thornbury , that after was bishope of Limerike
, (FORMAN-E2-H,12.266)

and he was of Magdalen College ; (FORMAN-E2-H,12.267)

the other was Sir Pinckney his cossine of St. Mary Halle .
(FORMAN-E2-H,12.268)

Thes too loved him nying welle , (FORMAN-E2-H,12.269)

and many tymes wold make Simon to goo forth tho {TEXT:sic} Loes the
keper of Shottofer for his houndes to goe on huntinge from morninge to
nighte , (FORMAN-E2-H,12.270)

and they never studied nor gave themselves to their bockes , but to goe
to scolles of defence , to the daunceing scolles , to stealle dear and
connyes , and to hunt the hare , and to woinge of wentches ; to goe to
Doctor Lawrence of Cowly , (FORMAN-E2-H,12.271)

for he had too fair daughters , Besse and Martha . (FORMAN-E2-H,12.272)

Sir Thornbury he woed Besse ; (FORMAN-E2-H,12.273)

and Sir Pinckley he woed Martha , (FORMAN-E2-H,12.274)

and in the end he maried her ; (FORMAN-E2-H,12.275)

but Thornbury he deceyved Besse , as the mayor's daughter of Bracly ,
of which Ephues writes , deceyved him . (FORMAN-E2-H,12.276)

But ther was their ordinary haunt alwaies , (FORMAN-E2-H,12.277)

and thethere muste Symon rone with the bottell and the bage early and
late . (FORMAN-E2-H,12.278)