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[Image in center of page: red inked sketch of left hand with fingers on top and fluffy sleeve on bottom] [Black inked words below sleeve:] [a] Life decayes and death lingers not This is the monument of Eternitie [red ink:] 28: Maii [correction] 1590

[Top of page in black ink above thumb:] The worlds deceit the ioyes of heaven thy death the death of Christ And paynes of hell remember well whilst thou on earth here livest Love upside downe doth quicklye turne, when Death his pang doth send Thy life once gone thy freindes a none their love of thee do end

[Top of page in black ink above forefinger:] Our fatall thread with speed is sponne Our [glafse?] in posting hast doth ronne Our lingring life by death is donne When as wee deem it scarce begonne [Below center of hand in black ink] Depart thy goodes whilest thou hast tyme And trust thou not to [faire?] beheast Whilest thou are here thy goodes be thyne when thou are gone thy part is least [Below fingers in black ink] Whilest thou liveth thy freinds hue

when thou diest they dien allso

When yu are dead [x? &?] mayst not giue

Then is thy freindship all agoe

[In black in at the bottom of the page] Tis dust and shadowes soe are we whose glorious life doff fade Which unto nothing soe returne that were of nothing made