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[Image in center of page: red inked sketch of left hand with fingers on top and cloud] [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 thred with speed is sponne Our glasse in posting hast doth ronne Our lingring life by death is donne When as wee deeme 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 art here thy goodes be thyne when thou art gone thy part is least

[Below fingers in black ink:] Whilest thou livest thy freinds live

when thou diest they dien allso

When yu art dead & mayst not give

Then is thy freindship all agoe

[In black ink at the bottom of the page:] As dust and shadowes soe are we whose glorious life doth fade Which unto nothing doe returne that were of Nothinge made