Sikerli I can nought fynden Who hem first founded; But the foles foundeden hemselfe Freres of the Pye, 130 And maken hem mendynans, And marre the puple.
Patriarkes and prophetes, Prechours of Godes wordes, Saven thorgh here sermons Mannes soule fro helle: Ryght so flaterers and foles Aren the fendes procuratores, Entysen men thorgh here tales To synne and to harlotrie.
And in newe sortes newe Foles ar arayede Despisynge the costom of good antiquyte.
Therfore the fyrst actoure willynge to deuyde suche foles from wysemen and gode lyuers: hathe ordeyned vpon the se of this worlde this present Shyp to contayne these folys of ye worlde, whiche ar in great nomber.
A scoler longe: and that in dyuers scoles But he myght be Captayne of a Shyp of Foles But if that any one be in suche maner case.
Illustration: Of other Foles a nomber yet I fynde Which by theyr bablynge wordes and langage Can nat kepe close the secrete of theyr mynde.
For his Foles Hode his iyen so sore doth blynde That Pryde expelleth his lynage from his mynde.
Here begynneth the foles and first inprofytable bokes.
And ther ben certeyn men in every town, that serven of non other thing; and thei clepen hem Cadeberiz, that is to seyne, the foles of Wanhope.
Delyte not in wo thy wo to seche, As doon thise foles that hir sorwes eche 705 With sorwe, whan they han misaventure, And listen nought to seche hem other cure.
And thilke foles sittinge hir aboute 715 Wenden, that she wepte and syked sore By-cause that she sholde out of that route Departe, and never pleye with hem more.
At love in scorn, and for despyt him calle "Seynt Idiot, lord of thise foles alle.
I woot wel that this Iew, this Salomon, Fond of us wommen folesmany oon.
Sottes and foles lete lightly out of mynde the good that men techeth hem.
Than the foles harte beganne to feynte,[237] and [he] prayde this laste man that came to hym to helpe hym home.
Lo, by this tale ye se, that foles can nat telle what and whan to speake: therfore it were best for them to kepe alway silence.
For thou were wont to chace At Love in scorn, and for despyt him calle "Seynt Idiot, lord of thise foles alle.
Lo, these goddes and wel mo Among the Greks thei hadden tho, And of goddesses manyon, Whos names thou schalt hiere anon, 1130 And in what wise thei deceiven The foles whiche here feith receiven.
Lo now, thurgh what creacion He hath deificacion, And cleped is the god of wit To suche as be the foles yit.
The king therof merveille hadde, Whan that a fol so wisly spak, And of himself fond out the lack 4000 Withinne his oghne conscience: And thus the foles evidence, Which was of goddes grace enspired, Makth that good conseil was desired.
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