[166-1]I sye the pye, and herd it spek; and, be God, it is not worthe a
crowe; it is fer wers then ye wend; be God, it wer shame to kep it in a
cage.
[Footnote 165-1: [From Paston MSS., B.M.] At the foot of this
letter is written, in a different but contemporary hand, ‘A^o E.
iiij^ti xij^{o}.’ The date is besides abundantly evident from other
circumstances.]
[Footnote 166-1: This _P.S._ is written on the back of the
letter.]
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