++AGnes our maid
Scet bien nommer
Can well name
Toutes les grandes festes
All the grete festes
Et les termes de lan.
And the termes of the yere. 8
"Damoyselle, nommes les."
"Damyselle, name them."
"Non feray, se dieu mait;
"I shall not, so god helpe me!
+Agathe les nommera."
+Agace shall name them."
"De par dieu, puis quainsi[1] soit!
"In gods name, sith it soo is! 12
[Footnote 1: quaiusi]
A noel, a pasques,
At cristemasse, at estre,
Alascension, a la pentechoste,
At assencion, at Whitsontid,
La trinite, a la saint iehan,
The trinite, at seint Johan,
Le iour de saint piere,
The day of saint petre, 16
A le seint remy,
At seynt remyge,
Le iour de tous sains,
The day of all[5] halowes,
[Footnote 5: oll]
A le saint martin,
At seint martins messe,
A le saint xp[-o]fre,
At seint xpriforis, 20
A nostre dame en marche,
At our lady in marche,
A le chandeloer[2],
At candlemasse,
[Footnote 2: chandeber]
A la nostre dame my aoust,
At our lady in heruest,
A quaremien[3],
At shroftyde, 24
[Footnote 3: quaremiou]
Le iour de pasques florie,
The day of palme sonday,
Le iour de lan,
The new yers day,
Le[4] iour des trois roix,
The day of thre kynges,
Le[4] peneuse sepmaine,
The paynful weke, 28
[Footnote 4: Les]
An, demy an,
Yere, half yere,
Le iour du sacrament,
The day of sacrament,
[Sidenote: P. 27.]
Le procession deuerwik,
The procession of yorke,
Le procession de couentre;
The procession of couentre; 32
Les pardons de syon
The pardon of syon
Sero{u}nt au commencement daust."
Shall be at the begynnyng of august."
"+Appoline, venes boire."
"+Appolyn, come ete."
"Non feray, saulue vostre grace!
"I ne shall not, sauf your grace! 36
Encore buuray ie,
Yet shall I drynke,
Car ie ne refuse point
For I reffuse not
Le hanap
The cuppe;
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[Headnote: NAMES: ANASTASE--ALBERT. _A Three Years' Peace coming._]
Ce serroit villonnie."
That were vylonye."
"+Anastase, aues mengist?"
"+Anastase, haue ye eten?"
"Encore dyne ie;
"Yet I dyne;
A nuyt soupperay ie."
At nyght I shall souppe." 4
"Vous aues bien vo temps
"Ye haue well your tyme
Qui si longement
That so longe
Estes in solas."
Be in solace."
"Dennuy de meschance
"Fro noyeng of meschief 8
Me veul garder,
I wyll kepe me,
De duel de maise auenture,
Fro sorow of euil auenture,
Mais toudis viure en joye
But alleway lyue in ioye
Sers mon deduit."
Shall be my byledyng." 12
"+Amand, vostre serouge,
"+Amand, your cosen alyed
A plus belle amye
Hath a fairer lyef
Que vous nayes,
Than ye haue,
Et mieulx aprise
And better taught 16
Que ie nen scay nulle;
Than I knowe ony;
Elle est belle et sage,
She is faire and wyse,
Si quils pourroient auoir
So that they myght have
Asses des biens ensamble."
Ynough of goodes to gedyr." 20
"+Amelberge est bien plaisante;
"+Amelbergh is well plaisa{u}nt;
Dieu luy doinst bon eur!
God gyue her good happe!
Ves le cy ou[1] elle vient."
See her hiere where she cometh."
[Footnote 1: on]
"Ves moy cy, voirement!
"See me hiere, veryly! 24
Que dittes vous de moy?"
What saye ye of me?"
"Nous ne disons de vous
"We ne saye of you
Synon que bien."
Nothing but good."
"+Albert de haesbrouk!
"+Albright of haesburgh! 28
Venes vous de la ville?"
Come ye fro the toune?"
"Oyl, sire, sil vous plaist."
"Ye, sire, yf it plese you."
"Quelles nouuelles
"What tydynges
Nous apportes vous?"
To vs brynge ye?" 32
"Bonnes et belles;
"Good and fair;
[Sidenote: P. 28.]
Car on dist
For men saye
Que paix serra
That peas shall be
Entre les deux roys
Bitwene the two kynges 36
Et leurs royames,
And theyr royames,
Ou trieues[2] pour trois ans."
Or triews for thre yere."
[Footnote 2: trienes]
"Sire, de celle bouche
"Sir, with that mouth
Puyssies vin boire."
Mote ye wyn drynke." 40
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[Headnote: NAMES: BAUDEWIN--BERTRAN. _English and Scotch Peace._]
++BAudewin le cousin charles
++BAudewyn the cosin of charles
Est mareschal de fraunce.
Is mareshall of fraunce.
Il me disoit
He sayde to me
Quil sera respyt
That it shall be respyte 4
Entre les engloys
Bitwene the englisshmen
Et les escochoys.
And the scottes.
Il en a eubt lettres.
He had therof lettres.
Benoit le vylain
Benet the chorle 8
Est lieutenant
Is lieutenant
Du bailly damiens
Of the baylly of amyas
Et de la preuostie.
And of the prouostye.
Il est mes parens
He is my kynnesman 12
Et ie le sien;
And I am his;
Si men puis vanter.
So I me auaunte.
"+Bernard, est le clocque sounee
"+Bernard, is the clocke sowned
Pour aller a le euure?"
For to goo to werke?" 16
"Vous[1] voules dire
"Ye wolde saye
Le clocque des ouuriers?"
The belle of werkemen?"
[Footnote 1: Vons]
"Non fay, vrayement,
"I ne doo, truly,
Mais le clocque du iour."
But the day belle." 20
"Oyl, tres grand pieche."
"Ye, ouer a grete while."
"+Boneface, fais du feu;
"+Boneface, make fyer,
Fais bouillir lencre.
Make the ynche to seethe,
Si mets plus de galles
And put therin mo galles 24
Et plus de substaunce,
And more substance,
Et mouue le qui narde."
And styre it that it brenne not."
"+Berthelmieu, demores cy
"+Bertilmewe, abyde hiere
Auecques nous huymais.
With vs this day. 28
Nous vous donrons[2]
We shall gyue you
De ce que nous avons[3],
Of that we haue,
Et de ce que dieu nous a preste.
And of that which god hath lente vs.
[Footnote 2: donrous]
[Footnote 3: a vons]
Si vous fera on
So men make to you 32
Ung biau lite;
A fayr bedde;
Vous ne aures pys
Ye shall haue no werse
Que nous mesmes."
Than we our self."
[Sidenote: P. 29.]
"+Bertran, ce seroit asses;
"+Bertram, this shall be ynough; 36
Car se il ny auoit
For yf he haue
Fors que du pain
Nothing than brede
Et bon ceruoyse
And good ale
Il me souffiroit,
Hit shold suffyse me, 40
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[Headnote: NAMES: BARNABE--CYPRIEN. _Baking, Washing._]
Si comme a chescun
So as to euerich
Doibt souffire."
It ought suffyse."
"+Barnabe, alles vous ent!
"+Barnabe, goo ye hens!
Nous ne auons cure
We haue no charge 4
De vostre companie.
Of your felawship.
Ne vous coroucies point!
Ne angre you not!
Car sacies tout a plain
For knowe ye all plainly
Que vostre compaignie
That your felawship 8
Nest bonne ne belle."
Is not good ne fayr."
"+Basilles, que vous couste
"+Basylle, what hath coste you
Mon menage,
My houshold,
Que vous vous plaindes de moy?"
That ye playne you of me?" 12
"Plaigne ou ne plaigne point,
"Playne or playne nothyng,
Ie naray iamais
I shall haue neuer
Compaignie auecq vous
Companye with you
Tant come ie viue,
As longe as I lyue, 16
Ou la vie ou corps auray."
Or the lyf in my body shall haue."
"+Brixe, va ou four,
"+Bryce, go to the ouen
Pour les pastees;
For the pasteyes;
Sacque hors lespaude
Drawe out the sholdre 20
De lespoye tout chault,
Of the spete all hoot,
Car il est asses rostis,
For it is ynough rosted,
Et le drechies par escuelles."
And dresse it by disshes."
"Sire, les pastees sont venus;
"Sire, the pasteyes be come; 24
Le rost est drechye."
The roste is dressyd."
Beatrix le lauendier
Beatrice the lauendre
Venra cy apres mengier;
Shall come hether after diner;
Se ly baillies les ligne draps;
So gyue her the lynnen clothis. 28
Elle les buera nettement.
She shall wassh them clenly.
"+Berte, escures les pots
"+Berte, skowre the pottes
Contre ces haulz iours
Ayenst thise hye dayes
En le chambre par tout."
In the chambre ouer all." 32
++COlard li orfeure
++COlard the goldsmyth
Me doibt faire
Oweth me to make
Ma chainture,
My gyrdle,
Vne couroye clauwe
A gyrdle nayled 36
dargent, pesant quarant deniers,
With siluer, weyeng xl. pens,
[Sidenote: P. 30.]
Et vng triaclier.
And a triacle boxe.
+Cyprien le tisseran
+Cyprien the weuar
Ma promys a tystre
Hath promysed to weue 40
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[Headnote: NAMES: COLARD--CLEMENCE. _Kempster, Spinster, &c._]
Mon drap
My cloth
Demain ou apres demain.
To morow or after morow.
"Quand y fu le file porte?"
"Whan was the thred theder born?"
"Hier, deuant hier.
"Yesterday, tofore yesterday. 4
Anthan, deuant anthan,
Foryere, tofor foryere,
Ne leust on mye tissu
Hit had not be wouen
Pour autant come a iourdhuy,
For as moche as on this day,
Ne si hastiuement[1]."
Ne so hastyly." 8
[Footnote 1: hastinement]
+Colard ly foulon
+Colard the fuller
Scet bien fouler drap.
Can well fulle cloth.
Si veul ie quil le foule;
So wylle I that he fulle;
Encore est il moult dangereux.
Yet is he moche dangerous. 12
+Conrad li tondeurs
+Conrade the sherman.
Le doibt tondre;
He oweth to shere;
Il prende del aulne quatre mites
He taketh of the elle foure mytes
Puis que les tondeurs
Syth that the sheremen 16
Eurent leur franchise.
Hadde theyr franchise.
+Katherine la pigneresse
+Katherin the kempster
Fu cy a{ur}ain pour argent.
Was hiere right now for moneye.
Elle iura par sa foye
She swore by her faith 20
Quelle ne pigna oncques
That she kembyth neuer
Laine si bien;
Wulle so well;
Pour ce lui payera on bien.
Therfor men shall paye her well.
+Cecile la fyleresse
+Cecyle the spinster 24
Vint auecques elle.
Cam with her.
Elle prise moult vostre fylet
She preyseth moche your yarn
Qui fu filee a le keneule;
That was sponne on the dystaf;
Mais le fil
But the yarne 28
Quon fila au rouwet
That was sponne on the whele
A tant de neuds
Hath so many cnoppes
Que cest merueille a veoir.
That it is meruaylle to see.
+Colombe le boysteuse
+Colombe the halting 32
Sen ala tenchant de cy,
Wente her chydyng from hens,
Pour ce que ie
For this that I
Le vouloye baysier;
Wolde haue kyssed her;
Neantmoins nauoye ie talent,
Neuertheless I had no luste, 36
Et elle me mauldist,
And she me cursyd,
Et ie le remauldis.
And I cursyd her agayn.
+Clement & +Clemence son fillaistre
+Clement & +Clemence his stepdoughter
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[Headnote: NAMES: CLARE--DONAAS. _Cloth-hurler, Bridlemaker._]
[Sidenote: P. 31.]
Tencierent ensamble;
Chydden to gyder;
Elle dist que oncques parastre
She said that neuer stepfadre
Ne marastre furent bons;
Ne stepmodre were good;
Elle luy reprouua quil[1] auoit trouue
He repreuud her that he[2] had founden 4
Luytant a vng valleton.
Her wrastlying with a boye.
[Footnote 1: ? Il ... qu'il l']
[Footnote 2: she]
+Clare la aueugle
+Clare the blynde
Va pour son pain.
Goth for her breed.
Aulmosne y est bien employe,
Almesse is there well bestowed, 8
Car au temps quelle veoit
For the tyme that she sawe
Elle eust enuys demande;
She had not gladly axed;
Si que cest pite de elle.
So that is pite of her.
+Clarisse la esbourysse
+Clarisse the nopster 12
Scet bien son mestier.
Can well her craft.
"Tresquand le a elle aprys
"Syth whan hath she lerned it
Draps esbourier?"
Cloth for to noppe?"
"Que demandes vous?
"What axe ye? 16
Elle eu fu berchie.
She was ther with rocked.
Elle a bien a faire
She hath good to doo
Quelle gaigne moult,
That she wynne moche,
Car elle est moult gloutee."
For she is moche lichorous." 20
++DAvid le lormier
++DAvid the bridelmaker
Est ung bon ouurier
Is a good werkman
De faire selles,
For to make sadles,
Frains, & esperons,
Bridles, and spores, 24
Et ce quil y affiert.
And that thereto belongeth.
+Denis le fourbisseur
+Denis the fourbysshour
A de moy vng espee
Hath of me a swerd
De tresbon taillant,
Of right good cuttyng, 28
Vng couttel a pointe,
A knyfe with a poynte,
Vng espee,
A swerde,
Quil me doibt fourbier.
Whiche me ought to furbysshe.
+Damyan le armoyer
+Damyan the armorer 32
Me vendra vnes plates,
Shall selle me a plate,
Vng bachinnet,
A bacenet,
Vng haubergon,
An habergeon,
Vng gorgiere,
A gorgette, 36
Gauns de fer.
Gloues of yron.
+Donace le pourpointier
+Donaas the doblet maker
A parfaicte mon pourpainte
Hath performed my doublet
Et mon paltocque.
And my Jaquet. 40
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[Headnote: NAMES: EUSTACE--ERMENTIN. _Upholster, Painter, &c._]
++EVstaes le tailleur
++EVstace the taillour
A tant de taillier,
Hath so moche to cutte,
[Sidenote: P. 32.]
Pour la bonne diligence
For the good diligence
Quil faict a peuple
That he doth to the peple 4
De liurer leurs vestures
To deliuere their clothes
Au iour quil a promys.
Atte day that he hath promysed.
Pour ce il ne cesse
Therfor he resteth not
Nuyt ne iour;
Nyght ne day; 8
Et sy a plente de coustriers;
And hath plente of sowers;
Encore dont ne peult il
Yet thenne he may not
A grand paine liurer aux gens
With grete payne deliuere the peple
Ce quil leurs promet.
That whiche he hath promysed hem. 12
+Euraerd le vieswarier
+Euerard the vpholster
Scet bien estoupper
Can well stoppe
Vng mantel trauwet,
A mantel hooled,
Refouller, regratter,
Full agayn, carde agayn, 16
Rescourer vne robe,
Skowre agayn a goune,
Et tous vieulx draps.
And alle old cloth.
+Elyas le pointurer
+Elyas the paynter
E[s]t remaysonnes et remues
Is howsed agayn and remeuyd 20
De la ou il soloit demourer.
Fro thens where was woned to duelle.
Il y met si longement
He tarieth so longe
Mon drap a taindre
My cloth to dye 24
Que iaray dommage de luy.
That I shall haue harme of hym.
De quel couleur le taindra il?
Of what colour shall he dye it?
De bresille, de galles,
Of brasylle, of galles,
Il destaindera tantost.
He shall stayne it anon. 28
Je le feroye descorche,
I shalle doo it with barke.
+Estieuene le voirier
+Steuen the glasyer
Luy pria qui le fesist bien;
Praid hym he wold do it wel;
Se luy en merchies
So thanke hym 32
Quand vous le verres,
Whan ye hym see,
Car il affiert bien.
For it behoueth well.
+Ermentin gist malade;
+Ermentin lieth seke;
Parles tout bas.
Speke all softe. 36
On portera son vrine
Men shall bere his vrine
Au maistre alfrant.
To maistre alfranke.
Regarde que lorynal
See that the vrinall
soit net et clere;
Be clene and clere; 40
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[Headnote: NAMES: FRANCIS--FERRAUNT. _Draper, Wine-crier, Baker, &c._]
Et sil est ort,
And yf it be foull,
Se le frotte dedens.
So rubbe it within.
Keuure ta soer; elle suera;
Couer thi suster; she shall suete;
Se luy vauldra moult.
Hit shall auaille her moche. 4
Elle lui vient de paour:
Hit cam to here of fere:
Elle vey bateiller deux hommes,
She saw two men fighten,
[Sidenote: P. 33.]
Dont lun fu tues
Of whom that one was slayn
Et laultre quassies.
And that othir hurte. 8
++FRancoys le drappier
++F[R]Aunseys[1] the drapier
[Footnote 1: Fanuseys]
Est ung riche homme;
Is a riche man;
Cest bien employe;
It is well bestowed;
Il donne voulentiers pour dieu;
He gyueth gladly for goddes sake; 12
Il visette les deshaities,
He visiteth them that be not hole,
Les prisonniers,
The prisoners,
Si conseille les vesues
Also counseilleth the wedowes
Et les orphenins.
And the orphans. 16
+Firmin le tauernier
+Fremyn the tauerner
A deux tonniaulx de moust.
Hath two tonnes of muste.
Il ma presente
He hath profred me
A croire se ien a faire.
To borowe yf I haue to doo with hem. 20
Enuoyes en querir;
Sende to fecche them;
Il passe legierment le gorge.
Hit passeth lyghtly the throte.
+Frederic le vin crieres
+Frederik the wyn criar
Dist quil vault bien
Saith that it is well worth 24
Ce quon vende.
That men selleth it for.
Il a droyt quil le dist;
He hath right that he it saith;
Il enboyt grandz traits.
He drynketh grete draughtes.
+Fierin le boulengier
+Fierin the baker 28
Vend blanc pain et brun.
Selleth whit brede and broun.
Il a sour son grenier gisant
He hath vpon his garner lieng
Cent quartiers de bled.
An hondred quarters of corn.
Il achate a temps et a heure,
He byeth in tyme and at hour, 32
Si quil na point
So that he hath not
Du chier marchiet.
Of the dere chepe.
+Fourchier le cardewanner
+Forcker the cordewanner
Met plus de cuir a oeuure
Put more lether to werke 36
Que trois aultres,
Than thre othir,
Sy bonne vente a il
So good sale hath he
Des solers et galoches.
Of shoes and of galoches.
+Ferrau[n]s le chausser
+Ferraunt the hosyer 40
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[Headnote: NAMES: PHILIPOTE--GERVAIS. _Thief's ear cut off, &c._]
Fait chausses si mal taillies
Maketh hosen so euyll shapen
Et si mal cousues[1],
And so euyll sewed,
Que ie ne conseilleroye nulluy
That I shall counseille noman
Chauses a luy achatter.
Hosyn of hym to bye. 4
[Footnote 1: consues]
+Phelipote le tigneuse
+Philipote the scallyd
Embla a son maistre
Stall fro her maister
Vng forgierel
A forcyer
[Sidenote: P. 34.]
Ou il auoit dedens
Where ther was therin 8
Biaucop dorfrois
Many orfrayes
Et de reubans de soye
And rybans of silke
Et de la fustane;
And of fustain;
Si quil le fist prendre
So that he toke her 12
Et mettre en prison;
And sette in prison;
Puis eubt elle
Syth had she
Loreille copee;
Her ere cutte of;
Si quelle menacha
So that she thretened 16
Son maistre a faire tuer.
Her maister to be slayn.
Quoy quel en aduiegne,
What so euer come therof,
Chescun garde sa loiaulte!
Eueriche kepe his trowthe!
+Felix le ouurier de soye
+Felice the silkewoman 20
Fait tant de bourses
maketh so many purses
Et aloyeres de soye;
And pauteners of silke;
Car elle en est maistresse.
For she is therof a maistresse.
++GVillebert le arcenier
++GVysebert the bowemaker 24
Fait les arcs et les sagettes;
Maketh the bowes & the arowes;
Les arblastriers trayent.
The arblastrers shote.
+Gerard le moulenier,
+Gherard the myllar,
Selon ce quon dist,
After that men saye, 28
Emble le moytie
Steleth the half
Du bled ou de farine[2]
Of corn or of mele
De ceulx qui luy
Of them that to hym
Apportent a mieuldre.
Brynge to grynde. 32
[Footnote 2: farme]
La moytie ne emble il mye,
The half he steleth not,
Mais vng peu de chescun sac.
But a lytyll of euery sack.
++Geruas le escripuain
++Geruays the scriuener
Scet bien escripre chartres,
Can well write chartres, 36
Preuileges, instrumens,
Preuyleges, instrumentis,
Debtes, receptes,
Dettes, receyttes,
Testamens, copies.
Testamentis, copies.
Il scet bien compter
He can well rekene 40
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[Headnote: NAMES: GOMBERT--GUY. _Writing, the Noblest Craft, &c._]
Et rendre comptes
And yelde rekenynges
De toutes rentes,
Of all rentes,
Soit de rentes a vye,
Be they of rente for lyf,
Ou rentes herytables,
Or rent heritable, 4
De toutes censes.
Of all fermes.
Il est bien prouffitables
He is well proufitable
En vng bon seruice;
In a good seruise;
Ce quil escript
That whiche he writeth 8
Demeure celee.
Abydeth secrete.
[Sidenote: P. 35.]
Cest la plus noble mestier
Hit is the most noble craft
Qui soit au monde;
That is in the world;
Car il nest si hault
For ther is none so hye 12
Ne si noble
Ne so noble
Qui se ahontier peult
That may hym shame
De le aprendre ne de le faire.
For to lerne ne for to doo.
Se nest lescripture
Yf it were not the scripture 16
La loy & foy periroyent,
The law and faith shold perisshe,
Et toute la saincte escripture
And all the holy scripture
Ne seroit mise en oubly.
Shall not be put in forgeting.
Pour ce chescun loial xpristien
Therfore euery true cristen man 20
Le doibt faire aprendere
Ought for to do lerne
A ses enfans et parens;
To his children and frendes;
[Footnote: [? aprendre]]
Et le doibuent meismes scavoir,
And them selfe owe it to knowe,
Ou aultrement, sans faulte,
Or othirwyse, withoute faulte, 24
Dieu leurs demandera
God shall demande them
Et en prendera vengance;
And shall take of vengeaunce;
Car ignourance
For ignorance
Pas ne les excusera.
Shall nothyng excuse hem. 28
Chescun si acquite
Euery man so acquite hym
Comme il vouldra respondre!
As he wylle ansuere!
+Gombers le bouchiere
+Gombert the bocher
Demeure dencoste le boucerie.
Duelleth beside the bocherie. 32
Il vent si bien ses chars
He selleth so well his flessh
Que luy appiert;
That to hym it appereth;
Car luy voy si poure
For I sawe hym so poure
Quil ne scauoit[1]
That he knewe not 36
Que bouter en sa bouche.
What to put in his mouth.
[Footnote 1: scanoit]
Pour ce est bonne chose
Therfore it is good thyng
Scauoir vng bon mestier.
To conne a good craft.
+Guyd le poissonner
+Guy the fysshmonger 40
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[Headnote: NAMES: GABRIEL--GEORGE. _Linen-weaver, Bookseller, &c._]
Ne sest mye pis portes,
Hath not werse borne hym,
Si quil appert aual sa maison.
So as it apperith after his hous.
Il vend toutes manieres
He selleth all maners
De poissons de mer
Of see fysshe 4
Et de doulce eauwe
And of fressh water
Lesquels sont escripts
The whiche ben wreton
Dessus en aulcun lieu
To fore in som place
Dedens ce liure.
Within this book. 8
+Gabriel le tillier
+Gabriel the lynweuar
Tist ma toille
Weueth my lynnencloth
De fil de lin
Of threde of flaxe
[Sidenote: P. 36.]
Et destoupes.
And of touwe. 12
Si me fault de le traisme
Me lacketh woef
Et de lestam.
And of warpe.
Est elle acheuee?
Is it ended?
Oyl, des ioefdy
Ye, sith thursday 16
Elle est tissue
Hit is wouen
Pour fair blancher.
For to doo white.
+Ghyselins le corbillier
+Ghyselin the mande maker
A vendu ses vans,
Hath sold his vannes, 20
Ses corbilles,
His mandes or corffes,
Ses tammis.
His temmesis to clense with.
+Gherlin le chaudrelier
+Gheryn the ketelmaker
A este a bonne feest;
Hath ben at a good fayre; 24
Il a lassie
He hath there lefte
Grand plente de batteries[1];
Grete plente of baterye;
[Footnote 1: barteries]
Lesquelles denrees
The whiche penyworthis
Ie ne nommeray point,
I shall not name, 28
Car ils sont nommees
For they be named
En vng des chapitres.
In one of the chapitres.
+George le librarier
+George the booke sellar
A plus des liures
Hath moo bookes 32
Que tout ceulx de lauile.
Than all they of the toune.
Il les achate touts
He byeth them all
Tels quils soient,
Suche as they ben,
Soient embles ou enprintees,
Be they stolen or enprinted, 36
Ou aultrement pourchacies.
Or othirwyse pourchaced.
Il a doctrinaulx, catons,
He hath doctrinals, catons,
Heures de nostre dame,
Oures of our lady,
Donats, pars, accidens,
Donettis, partis, accidents, 40
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[Headnote: NAMES: GERVAS--LAMBERT. _Smith, Painter, Usurer, &c._]
Psaultiers bien enluminees,
Sawters well enlumined,
Loyes a fremauls dargent,
Bounden with claspes of siluer,
Liures de medicines,
Bookes of physike,
Sept psalmes, kalendiers,
Seuen salmes, kalenders, 4
Encre et parcemyn,
Ynke and perchemyn,
Pennes de signes,
Pennes of swannes,
Pennes dauwes,
Pennes of ghees,
Bons breuiares,
Good portoses, 8
Qui valent bon argent.
Which ben worth good money.
+Gervas le feure
+Geruays the smyth
Est biaucop plus rices.
Is moche richer.
Encore dont prest il
Neuertheles leneth he 12
La liure pour trois mailles.
The pound for thre halfpens.
[Sidenote: P. 37.]
+Gertrude la soeur +Gillebert
+Gertrude the suster of +Gylbert
Est morte et trespassee;
Is deed and passed;
Prijez pour son ame.
Praye for her soule. 16
Quand trespassa elle?
Whan passed she?
Droit maintenant.
Right now.
Dieu luy pardonne
God forgyue her
Ses pechies et ses meffais.
Her synnes and her trespaces. 20
Nous yrons au corps
We shall goo to the corps
Demain a loffrande.
To morn to thoffrynge.
++HEnry le pointurier
++HErry the paynter
Point mon escu
Paynteth my shelde 24
De diuerses couleurs.
With diuerse colours.
A grand rayson
By grete reson
Ie me loe de luy.
I am plesid with hym.
++IEhan le vsurier
++IOhan the usurer 28
A tant preste
Hath lente so moche
Quil ne scet le nombre
That he knoweth not the nombre
Del auoir quil a
Of the good that he hath
tout maisement assemble.
Alle euyll gadred to gedyr. 32
Il preste la liure
He leneth the pounde
Pour quatre deniers.
For four pens.
++Kylian et ses compaignons,
++Kylian and his felaws,
Pour leurs merites,
For their deseruynges, 36
Sont saincts en paradys,
Ben sayntes in paradyse,
Ou est joye sans fin.
Where is ioye withoute ende.
++LAmbert le charpentier
++LAmbert the carpenter
A marchandet a moy
Hath bargayned with me 40
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[Headnote: NAMES: LAURENCE--LUCIAN. _Mason, Brewer, Tiler, &c._]
De faire mon chastel,
To make my castell,
Le basse court et vne grange,
The nether court and a berne,
Et le doibt charpenter
And he oughteth to tymbre it
De bon ouurage;
Of good werke; 4
Et les degretz,
And the steyres,
Tous[1] les boys charpentifs,
Alle the tymbre woode,
Doibt il liurer mesmes.
He is bound to deliuer hym selfe.
[Footnote 1: Tons]
+Laurence le machon
+Laurence the masone 8
A pris a machonner,
Hath take to masone,
Et amenra des ouuriers,
And shal brynge the werkmen,
Et sont achattes
And ben bought
Bonnes pieres de marbre;
Good stones of marble; 12
Les fenestres dalbastre;
The wyndowes of alabastre;
Mais le caulx
But the lyme or chalke
Nest encore point mesure.
Is not yet moten.
[Sidenote: P. 38.]