<p><term id="embstma_1667_17901"/>AN vserer, whose Idol was his goulde,<lb/> Within his house, a peeuishe ape retain'd:<lb/> A seruaunt fitte, for suche a miser oulde,<lb/> Of whome both mockes, and apishe mowes, he gain'd.<lb/> Thus, euerie daie he made his master sporte,<lb/> And to his clogge, was chained in the courte.<lb/> <term id="embstma_1667_17902"/>At lengthe it hap'd? while greedie graundsir din'de?<lb/> The ape got loose, and founde a windowe ope:<lb/> Where in he leap'de, and all about did finde,<lb/> The GOD, wherein the Miser put his hope?<lb/> Which soone he broch'd, and forthe with speede did flinge,<lb/> And did delighte on stones to heare it ringe?<lb/> The sighte, righte well the passers by did please,<lb/> Who did reioyce to finde these goulden crommes:<lb/> That all their life, their pouertie did ease.<lb/> Of goodes ill got, loe heere the fruicte that commes.<lb/> Looke herevppon, you that haue <persName type="mythological">MIDAS</persName> minte,<lb/> And bee posseste with hartes as harde as flinte.<lb/> Shut windowes close, leste apes doe enter in,<lb/> And doe disperse your goulde, you doe adore.<lb/> But woulde you learne to keepe, that you do winne?<lb/> Then get it well, and hourde it not in store.<lb/> If not: no boultes, nor brasen barres will serue,<lb/> For <rs>GOD</rs> will waste your stocke, and make you sterue.<lb/> <gloss target="embstma_1667_17901" lang="la">Si necessariis con-<lb/> tenti essemus, mini-<lb/> mè vsuratiorum ge-<lb/> nus pessimum inue-<lb/> niretur <name type="author">Plutarch.</name> de<lb/> vsur. vit.</gloss> <gloss target="embstma_1667_17902" lang="la">Auaritia omnia in<lb/> se vitia habet. <name type="author">Aul.<lb/> Gell.</name> lib. 11. cap. 2.<lb/> Et idem lib. 3. cap. 1.</gloss> </p>

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The tame monkey of a miser throws his master's gold coins out of a window

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Malè parta malè dilabuntur. In foenatores

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86(MALE PARTA MALE DILABUNTUR)

Ill-gotten, ill-spent

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Male parta male dilabuntur. In foenatores