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Specimens of English literature from the 'Ploughmans crede' to the ...

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XVIII,THE FIRSTE BOKE OF THE GOUERNOUR. I95[From ' The firste hoke' <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> * Gouernour,']Cap. XVII. Exercises / whereby shulde growe bothV\/Rastlynge isrecreation and pr<strong>of</strong>ite.a very good exercise in <strong>the</strong> begynnynge <strong>of</strong>you<strong>the</strong> / so that it be with one that is equall in streng<strong>the</strong> /or some-what vnder / & that <strong>the</strong> place be s<strong>of</strong>te / that infallinge <strong>the</strong>yr bodies be nat brused.5 There be diners maners <strong>of</strong> \vrasdi?/ges / but <strong>the</strong> beste /as well for hel<strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong> body / as for exercise <strong>of</strong> wrastiynge.streng<strong>the</strong> is : whanone ouer a-no<strong>the</strong>rslayeng mutually <strong>the</strong>ir ha;zdescaienus.necke / with <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r hande <strong>the</strong>y holdefaste eche o<strong>the</strong>r by <strong>the</strong> arme / and claspyng <strong>the</strong>yr legges10 <strong>to</strong>-ge<strong>the</strong>r / <strong>the</strong>y inforce <strong>the</strong>m-selfes with streng<strong>the</strong> & agilitie /<strong>to</strong> throwe downe eche o<strong>the</strong>r / whiche is also praysed byGalene. And vndoubtedly it shall be founde pr<strong>of</strong>itable inwarres / in case that a capitayne shall be constrayned <strong>to</strong>cope with his aduersary hande <strong>to</strong> hande / hauyng his weapon15 broken or loste. Also it hath ben sene / that <strong>the</strong> waikerpersone / by <strong>the</strong> sleight <strong>of</strong> wrastlyng / hath ouerthrowen<strong>the</strong> strenger / almost or he coulde fasten on <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r anyviolent stroke. Also re^nyn^ is bo<strong>the</strong> a good' *-* Rewnyngc.exercise and a laudable solace. It is written <strong>of</strong>20 Epaminondas <strong>the</strong> valiant capitayne <strong>of</strong> Thebanefe / who aswell in vertue and prowesse / as in lerninge surmounted allnoh\e-mtn <strong>of</strong> his tyme : that daily he exercised him-selfe in<strong>the</strong> mornyng with rennyng and leapyng : in <strong>the</strong> euening inwrastling : <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> intent that likewise in armure he mought25 <strong>the</strong> more strongly / embracinge his aduersary / put hym indaunger. And also that in <strong>the</strong> chase rennyng and leaping /o 2

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