Poetry from Peele;Academy thanks donors

              POETRY FROM PEELE
Academy secretary, Al Roberts, has submitted
the following poem taken from James Peele's
Maner and Fourme, published in 1553. James
Peele did on occasion lapse into verse in order to
stress a point. The message of this verse may be
appropriate today.
An exortation to learne sciences especially of the
accompt in the trade of merchandise
As lacke of Science caueth povertie,
And dooeth abate mans estimation,
So learning dooeth brynge to prosperitie,
Suche as of goodes have finall possession,
Then muste we counte hym ware, discreete, and
wyse,
Whyle tyme dooeth serve, can tyme so well
reteyne.
That in good tyme hym tymely can advyse,
Tyme well to spende, and tourne it to his gayne.
For tyme well spente to gayne and not to waste,
The gayne will byde, though tyme dooth passe and
runne.
But all to late, yf tyme shall ones [once] bee paste,
For tyme ones [once] loste, can not a gayne bee
wonne.
In tyme beganne kynge Dionysius,
Some thynge to learne, and it in tyme to take,
His kyngdome loste in tyme he ganne saye thus,
I wyll take tyme, least tyme shall me forsake,
The youthe also I will instruct and teache.
Somme thynge to learne, and in tyme to beware,
So maye they rule, thoughe in greate heate and
breache,
Fortune shall frowne, and theym would make full
bare
Thus dydde I rule, my kyngedome gone and loste,
Whych beeynge kynge, no kyngely power coulde
have,
Thus may eche man fynde wealth in towne and
coast,
When wealthe is gone, that they moste fayne
woulde save.
O woorthy prince, though fortune sought thy
ende.
Yet thou in tyme as bookes dooth it recorde,
Dydst make fortune to the(e) bothe boowe and
bende,
As bonde to thee, and servile to her lorde.
Sithe knowledge then, is of such price and grace,
And tyme ones [once] loste, will not agayne
renewe,
Learne well this booke, while you have time and
space,
That you the lacke dooe not lamente and rewe.
J.P.
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We would like to express our appreciation to the
following members and others who have recently
contributed (in addition to dues) to support the
research and publications of the academy.
Arthur Andersen & Co. Foundation (Illinois)
Martin Benis (New York)
Gerald Bovard (Pennsylvania)
Roscoe E. Bryson, Jr. (Alabama)
Dale Buckmaster (Delaware)
Leo M. Duffy (Ireland)
Kenneth O. Elvik (Iowa)
Benedict E. Finotti (Maryland)
Diana T. Flamholtz (California)
Paul Garner (Alabama)
Paul Grady (Florida)
Robert M.Jennings (Indiana)
Earl K. Littrell (Oregon)
H. Elliot Lipschultz (Illinois)
Chester W. Mattocks (New Mexico)
Akira Nakanishi 0apan)
John B. Ryan (Australia)
Hanns-Martin W. Schoenfeld (Illinois)
Touche Ross Foundation (New York)
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John A. Yeakel (New Mexico)
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