The fables of Aesop, as first printed by William Caxton in 1484, with those of Avian, Alfonso and Poggio, now again edited and induced by Joseph Jacobs . awethe foxe and the catte / they beganne to rennevpon them / And whanne the foxe fawe themcome / he fayd to the kat / Flee we my broder /flee we / To whome the kat anfuerd / Certaynlygodfep/ therof is none nede/ neuer the les thefoxe bylued not the cat / but fledde / and ranneas faft as he myght for to faue hym/ And thecatte lepte vpon a tree and faued hym felf/fayenge/ Now fhalle we fee/ who fhalle playebeft for to preferue and faue hym felf
The fables of Aesop, as first printed by William Caxton in 1484, with those of Avian, Alfonso and Poggio, now again edited and induced by Joseph Jacobs . awethe foxe and the catte / they beganne to rennevpon them / And whanne the foxe fawe themcome / he fayd to the kat / Flee we my broder /flee we / To whome the kat anfuerd / Certaynlygodfep/ therof is none nede/ neuer the les thefoxe bylued not the cat / but fledde / and ranneas faft as he myght for to faue hym/ And thecatte lepte vpon a tree and faued hym felf/fayenge/ Now fhalle we fee/ who fhalle playebeft for to preferue and faue hym felf/ Andwhanne the catte was vpon a tree/ he lokedaboute hym / and fawe how the dogges held thefoxe with theyr teethe / to whome he cryed andfeyd / O godfep and fubtyle foxe / of thy thow-fand wyles that fyth late thow coudeft doo / leteme now fee / and lliewe to me one of them /the foxe anfuerd not/ but was killed of thedogges fend the catte was faued/ CAnd ther-fore the wyfe ought not to defprayfe the fymple/For fuche fuppofeth to be moche wyfe whicheis a kynd and a very foole / QUINTUS. 139 C Sr^c faj fable is of tf)e fjrrjaotc anti of t!]e Iriulf. fe^:-^^^)^He feble ought not 10 arme hym •J^iSi [y^/l , n .u„ A / A, t^tU
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