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A gem of carbuncle in the ornament of gold; and comparison of musics in the feast of wine.

As in the making [or (the) forging] of gold is a signet of smaragdus (or of emerald), so the number of musics is in merry and measurable [or temperate] wine.

Hear thou (while being) still, and good grace shall come to thee for reverence. Young man, speak thou scarcely in (or for) thy cause, (only) when need is. If thou art asked twice, the head have thine answer. [Hear thou (while) being still, and for reverence shall fall to thee good grace. Thou a young full waxen man, speak in thine own cause scarcely, (only) when need shall be. If twice thou were asked, have the head thine answer.]

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