EBBA 36297
Society of Antiquaries of London - Broadsides
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Remember man both night and day, thou
must nedes die there is no nay.
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THy mortal body four-med of clay
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Wyll sone resolve and passe away
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But yet the time, houre, nor day
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Uncertayne is, wherfore I say
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Remember man.
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In youth or pleasure if thou put trust
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In honour, treasure or yet in lust
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Sone al thy joy shall turne to dust
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For remediles hence thou must
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Remember man.
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Al high estate and dignitie
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Pompe, glory, wealthe and soveraygntie
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It cannot prolonge thy lyfe pardie
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But all shall turne to vanitie
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Remember man.
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The mo thy yeres, the shorter is thy lyfe
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Agaynst Death there is no strife
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And no kinne, friend, child nor wyfe
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For thy pore soule wyl be pensife
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Remember man.
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Then help thy soule whyle thou art here
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For though thy frend be never so nere
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When thou art dead and layed in bere
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They wyl with thy goodes make good chere
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Remember man.
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Art thou so folish for to beleve
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That they thy soule wyll releve
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Or yet thy goodes in almes geve
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Which to forgo did thee sore greve.
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Remember man.
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Nay, nay they wyll say openly
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It were much sinne and great folly
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On him to rue or take pity
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That kept his goodes so nigardly.
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Remember man.
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While thou hah goods do almes dedes
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Let vertue destroy all vicious wedes
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And sowe in thy soule the holsome sedes
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Of sorow & repentance that to heaven ledes
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Remember man.
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Send forth before to make thy way
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Charytable dedes which shall and may
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Conduct the surely without delay
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Paradise to winne at the endles day
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Remember man.
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Call also to thy memory
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This world frayle and transitory
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Full of foule sin and misery
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To hevenly blisse cleane contrary
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Remember man.
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Of Christ Jesu the fervent love
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Remember man all thynge above
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Whome pitie did stirre and also move
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To suffer death for thy behove
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Remember man.
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The fearefull day of strait judgement
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Fir wel in thy intendiment
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Where man and woman shall sore repent
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Their synfull life and time mispente.
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Remember man.
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Forget not the infinite paynes of hell
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Being so fervent and so fell
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That nothynge can speke nor yet tell
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Where damned soules shall evermore dwel
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Remember man.
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Remember thy joy inestimable
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So pleasaunt and so delectable
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Of Paradise so comfortable
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Prepared for persons laudable
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Remember man.
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Man if thou kepe thys thyng in mynde
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And to thy maker be not unkinde
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Eternall Joy thou shalt then finde
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Ordayned by God for al mankinde
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Remember man.
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The Joyes of Heaven the paynes of Hel
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The passion of Christ his deth so fel
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The world and death consider thou wel
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And domes day love every deale.
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Remember man.
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Finis.
Imprinted at London at Holburne
Cunduite by John Tysdale, and
John Charlewood.
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