+Lyeuyn the brewar 16
Brasse tant de ceruoyse
Breweth so moche ale
Quil ne peult vendre;
That he may not selle it;
Car il est renommees
For he is renomed
De mauuais beuurage;
Of euyll drynke; 20
Se luy conuient a le fois
So hym behoueth othirwhyle
Ietter deuant les porciaux.
To cast to fore the hogges.
+Lamfroy le couureur de tieulles
+Lamfroy the couerar of tyles
Couury le belfroy
Couerd the steple 24
Descailles, de tieulles,
With skaylles, with tyles,
A mieulx quil pouoit;
The beste wyse that he may;
Encordont esty
Neuertheles is it
Par le vent descouuert.
By the wynde discouerid. 28
+Leonard le couureur destrain
+Lenard the thaccher
Couury ma maysoncelle
Hath couerd my litell hous
Destrain et de gluy.
With straw and with reed.
Les lattes quil achatta
The latthes that he bought 32
Ne valent riens.
Be nothyng worth.
Il fist les parois,
He made the wallis,
Et les placqua de terre,
And daubed them with erthe,
Dont est il placqueur.
Wherof he was dawber. 36
+Logier le feultier
+Logier the feltmaker
A maint bon chappeau
Hath many a good hatte
De beures et de feultre.
Of beuer and of felte.
+Lucien le gantiers
+Lucian the glouer 40
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[Headnote: NAMES: LYON--MAXIMIAN. _Purser, Grocer, Surgeon, &c._]
Siet dencoste moy;
Sitteth besyde me;
Faitte gans de cierf,
Maketh gloues of an herte,
De chien et de brebis.
Of hound and of sheep.
+Lyon le bourssier
+Lyon the pursser 4
A boursses et aloyeres,
Hath pursses and pauteners,
Et les achattent les enfans;
And them bye the chyldren;
Des tasses bien ouuries.
Of the powches well wrought.
+Lucie le bastarde
+Lucie the bastarde 8
Ne fera iamais bien;
Shall neuer doo well;
Car elle dist mal de ceulx[1]
For she saith euyll of them
Qui bien lui ont fait.
That well haue don to her.
[Footnote 1: cenlx]
++MArtin le especier
++MArtin the grocer 12
Vent pluiseurs especes
Selleth many spyces
De toutes manieres de pouldre
Of all maners of poudre
Pour faire les brouets,
For to make browettys,
Et a moult de boistes pointes
And hath many boxes paynted 16
Plaines de confections,
Full of confections,
[Sidenote: P. 39.]
Et moult de cannes
And many pottes
Plaines de beuurages.
Full of drynkes.
+Maurisse le surgien
+Morysse the surgyan 20
Se mesle de guarir
Medleth hym to hele
Playes, claux,
Woundes, soores,
Et apostumes,
And apostomes,
De vnguements
With oynementis 24
Et demplastres;
And with plastres;
Il scet taillier de la pierre,
He can cutte out the stone,
Et guarir par beuurages
And hele by drynkes
De grauelle, de rompture.
Of the grauelle and of brekynge. 28
+Maximian le maistre de medicines
+Maximian the maistre of phisike
Regarde le vrine des gens;
Seeth the vrin of the peple;
Il leurs scet a dire
He can say to them
De quoy ils sont mallade:
Wherof they be seke: 32
Du mal du chief;
Of the heed ache;
Des doleurs des yeux,
Of the payne of the eyen,
Des oreilles;
Of the eres;
Sil ont[2] mal es dens,
Yf they haue toth ache, 36
Aux pys, as mamelles;
Atte the breste, at the pappes;
[Footnote 2: out]
Il scet guarir et curer
He can hele and cure
Ydropison, menison,
Dropesye, blody flyxe,
Tesyque, mormal,
Tesyke, mormale, 40
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[Headnote: NAMES: MABEL--OBEROL. _Tailoress, Mustard-maker, &c._]
Pieds, vngles,
Feet, nayles,
Fieures quartaines et tiercaines,
Fever quartayn and tercian,
De le gaunisse
Of the Jaundyse[5]
(Dont dieu nous garde),
(Wherof god kepe vs), 4
Et de tout ce
And of all that
Que greuer nous pourroit.
That may greue us.
[Footnote 5: Janudyse]
Il dont conseil a artetique
He gyueth conseill for the goute
Et daultres languers;
And for othir seknesses; 8
Il a moult de bonnes herbes.
He hath many good herbes.
+Mabile le cousturiere[1]
+Mabyll the shepster
Se chauist tres bien;
Cheuissheth her right well;
[Footnote 1: consturiere]
Elle fait sourplis,
She maketh surplys, 12
Chemyses, brayes,
Shertes, breches,
Courechiefs, et tout ce
Keuerchifs, and all that
Que on peult ouurer
That may be wrought
De ligne drap.
Of lynnen cloth. 16
+Mahault le huuetier
+Maulde the huue or calle maker
Se maintient sagement;
Maynteneth her wisely;
Elle vend chier ses huues;
She selleth dere her calles or huues;
[Sidenote: P. 40.]
Elles les keut[2] de deux coustures[3].
She soweth them with two semes. 20
[Footnote 2: kent]
[Footnote 3: constures]
++NYchole le mostardier
++NYcholas the mustardmaker
A bon vinaigre,
Hath good vynegre,
Bon verius, bon moustarde,
Good veriuse, good mustarde,
Galentine sausse,
Galentyne sawce, 24
Noir poiure,
Black pepre,
Bonne gansailliede[4].
Good ganselyn[6].
[Footnote 4: gausailliede]
[Footnote 6: gauselyn]
+Natalie la dame des estuues
+Natalye the wyf of the stewes
Tient bonne estuue,
Kepeth a good styewe, 28
La plus souffisante de la cite;
The moste suffysaunte of the cite;
Ilz y vont estuuer
They goon thedyr to be stewed
Toutes les estrangiers.
Alle the strangers.
Elle demeure
She duelleth 32
Deriere le mur des carmes.
After the walle of the white freris.
++OLiuier le couretier
++OLyuer the brocour
Gaigne a couretage,
Wynneth by brocorage,
A vng denier a dieu,
With one goddes peny, 36
Vingt liures ou trente.
Twenty pound or thyrty.
+Oberol le hostelier
+Oberol the hosteler
A touts les bons hostes;
Hath all the good ghestes;
Il a les allemains
He hath the alemayns 40
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[Headnote: NAMES: ONNOUR--OGIER. _Inn-Guests, Prison-keeper, &c._]
Quon appelle oesterlins,
That men calle esterlyngis,
Poyteuins, fransoys,
Poyteuyns, frenshemen,
Engloys, brabansois,
Englishmen, brabanders,
Flamengs, lombars,
Flemyngis, lombardis, 4
Espaignoys, Portingalois,
Spaynardys, portingalers,
Geneuoys, escochoys,
Ienewys, scottes,
Haynewiers, hollandois,
Heynewiers, hollanders,
Danoys, frisons.
Danes men, of friseland. 8
++Onnore le tourier
++Onnour the kepar of the tour
Garde le prison
Kepeth the prison
La les prisonniers sont;
There the prisonners bee;
Il y sont laronnes, mourdriers,
There ben theues, murderers, 12
Faulx monnoyers, robbeurs,
False money makers, robbers,
Afourceurs de femmes,
Rauisshers of wymmen,
Coppeurs de boursses.
Cuttars of purses.
Les vng pend on;
That one men hange; 16
Les aultres traynnon;
The othir be drawen;
Les aultres mettons sur roels;
The othir ben sette on wheles;
Ceux qui coppent boursses
Them that cutte purses
Coppe on les oreylles.
Cutte men the eres of. 20
Bussyn a a nom
Bussin is named
[Sidenote: P. 41.]
Ly bouriaulx de bruges.
The hangman of bruges.
Puis que malefaicteurs
After that the euyll doers
ount gehy leurs meffais,
Haue knowlechid her euyll dedes, 24
Les a il a mestrijer;
He hath them to mastrye;
Dieu nous garde
God kepe vs
De sa meistrise!
Fro his maystrye!
Baillius, escoutetes[1],
Bayllyes, scoutes, 28
[Footnote 1: estoutetes]
Aulcuns des escheuins,
Somme of the skepyns,
Cheuaucent auecq,
Ryde with,
La on les met a mort,
There as they be put to deth,
Et les sergeans ysont ainsy;
And the sergeants ben there also; 32
Ceulx qui eschappent
They that escape
Seront banny hors du pays
Shall be banysshed out of the londe
Sur pain dy estre penduz.
Vpon payne to be hanged.
+Ogier le fauconner
+Ogier the fauconer 36
Aporta des faucons,
Brought faucons,
Oystoires dardane,
Gerfaucons of ardane,
Espreuiers,
Spere haukes,
Quil vendra a montpellier.
That he shall sell at monpeller. 40
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[Headnote: NAMES: OGIER--QUERYNE. _Woolbeater, Cooper, &c._]
+Ogier le poulaillier
+Ogier the pulter
A des poules asses,
Hath polettes ynowhe,
Quils ne sont trop cras
Which ben not ouer fatte
Ne trop magre.
ne ouer lene. 4
++Pyere le bateure de laine
++PEter the betar of wulle
Va tout oyseux,
Gooth alle ydle,
Car son doyen
For his dene
Lui a deffendu son mestier
Hath forboden hym his craft 8
Sour lamende de vingt solz,
Vpon thamendes of xx. shelyngs,
Jusques a dont[1] quil aura[2]
Till that he shall haue
Achatte sa franchise.
Bought his franchyse.
[Footnote 1: dout]
[Footnote 2: anra]
Il sen plaindra
He shall complaine hym 12
Au burchmaistre,
Unto bourghmaistre,
Et les gardiens des mestiers
And the wardeyns of the crafte
Nen font compte.
sette not therby.
+Poul le cuuelier
+Poule the couper 16
Faict et refaict les cuues,
Maketh and formaketh the keupis,
tonniaulx, vaissiaux
Barellis, vessellis
Courans et gouttans.
Lekyng and droppyng.
+Paulin le mesureur de bled
+Paulyn the metar of corne 20
A tant mesure
Hath so moche moten
De bled et de mestelon
Of corne and of mestelyn
Quil ne peult plus de viellesse;
That he may no more for age;
[Sidenote: P. 42.]
Il est tout gryse.
He is alle graye. 24
Il donna a chescun sa mesure.
He gyueth to euerich his mesure.
+Pieronne sa filleule
+Pieryne his doughter
Est la pieure garce
Is the shrewest ghyrle
Que ie sache de cha la mere.
That I knowe on this side the see. 28
++QUintin le tollenier
++QVyntyne the tollar
A pris de moy
Hath taken of me
Vng liure de gros
A pound of grotes
Plus quil ne debuoit prendre
More than he ought to take 32
Du droit[3] tonlieu;
Of right tolle.
[Footnote 3: troit]
Sy me trayeray
So shall I drawe me
Au recepueur
Vnto the receyuour
Pour men droit requerre.
For my right to requyre. 36
+Quirin le detier
+Queryne the dysemaker
Vendt ses dees
Selleth his dyse
Ainsi qui veult a prest argent;
As he wyll for redy money;
Cest bonne marchandise.
Hit is good marchandyse. 40
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[Headnote: NAMES: ROBERT--RANDOLF. _Carrier, Handworker, &c._]
++RObert le messagier
++RObert the messager
Est enuoyes au roy,
Is sent to the kynge
A tout deux paires de lettres
With two paire of lettres
Sellees du seal royal.
Sealed with the kynges seal. 4
+Roberte la cerenceresse
+Roberte the heklester
Na plus de channeue,
Hath no more hempe,
Et a perdu sa cerench;
And hath lost her hekell;
Elle vendra son lin.
She shall selle her flaxe. 8
+Richaert le veytier
+Rychard the carier
(+Richier le chareton)
(+Richer the cartar)
Menra du fien sur ma terre
Shall lede dong on my land
Quand elle sera ahanne,
Whan it shall be ered, 12
Et sur mon courtil
And on my herber
Quand il sera fouys,
Whan it shall be doluen,
Et au gardin
And in to the orchard
Entour les arbres.
Aboute the trees. 16
+Rolland le mainouurier
+Rolande the handwerker
Fera mon prayel,
Shall make my pryelle,
Vne soif entour.
An hegge aboute.
+Rogier le coustre
+Roger the sextayn 20
Est a auignon,
Is at auinion,
Pour empetrer
For to gete
Vne cure, vne chapelrie;
A cure, a fre chapell;
Voire se dieu plaist.
Ye truly, yf god wyll. 24
+Rainier le esquier
+Reyner the squyer
[Sidenote: P. 43.]
Est aus Joustes,
Is atte Justes,
Aux tournoys, acompaignie
At the tornoye, acompanyed
Tres honnourablement;
Right worshipfully; 28
Il a mon rouchin,
He hath my coursour,
Mon palefroy, mon destrier,
My palfreye, my stede,
Mes lances.
My speres.
Il aura le pris.
He shall haue the prys. 32
+Raulle le changier
+Randolf the changer
A sys a change trente ans.
Hath seten in the change xxx. yere.
Les monnoyes sont bien desirees,
The moneyes ben well desired,
Si que les gens se mettent en peril
So that folke put hem in peryll 36
Destre dampnes.
To be dampned.
Cest grand folye
It is grete folye
De donner le eternalite
For to gyue the eternalite
Pour le temporalite.
For the temporalte. 40
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[Headnote: NAMES: WALTER--YSAAC. _Brushmaker, Currier, &c._]
++WAultier le paternostrier
++Walter the paternoster maker
Vend a le dedicasse
Solde at the dedicacion
Paternosters de cristal,
Bedes of cristall,
Par dousaines en gros,
By doseyns in grete, 4
Dambre, de voire, et de cornes.
Of ambre, of glas, and of hornes.
+Willame le rammonier
+William the brusshemaker
Vendt les rammons par loysir.
Selleth the brusshes by leyzer.
Ce poise moy; ie vouldroye
Wo is me; I wolde 8
Quil le vendisist bien.
That he solde well.
+Valerien le tenneur
+Valeryen the tawyer
A moult dauantage
Hath moche auantage
En ce quil vend cuyr,
In that that he selleth lether, 12
Car il le tanne meisme.
For he taweth hymselfe.
+Walram le coureur
+Walram the coryer
Faict vng ort mestier.
Dooth a foul crafte.
Il pute aual la maison;
He stynketh after the hous; 16
Il coure ses piaulx
He coryeth his hydes
De saing de herencs.
With sayme of heryngs.
+Vaast le vairrier
+Vedast the graywerker
Vendi orains a madame
Solde whiler to my lady 20
Vne pelice de vaire
A pylche of graye
Et de bonnes fourrures.
And of good furres.
+Wauburge le pelletiere
+Wauburge the pilchemaker[1]
Refaicte vng plice bien;
Formaketh a pylche well; 24
Aussi faict son baron.
So doth her husbonde.
[Footnote 1: piclh-]
++Xpristien le gorlier
++Xpristrian the colermaker
Me faict ung goriel;
Maketh to me a coler;
[Sidenote: P. 44.]
Dont aray deux goriaulx
Than shal I haue two coliers 28
Pour mes cheuaulx de querue.
For my horses of the plowh.
+Xpristiene la fylle
+Xpristine the doughter
Se plaint du serrurier,
Complayned her of the lokyer,
Pour ce quil nye
By cause that he denyeth 32
Dun enfant quil gaigna.
Of a child that he wan.
++YZores le hugiers
++Ysores the Joynar
Fist le forcier de mamye,
Made a forcer for my loue,
Sa luysel, son escrijn.
Her cheste, hir scryne[2]. 36
[Footnote 2: scyrne]
+Ysaac le vigneron
+Ysaac the wyneman
Yra as vignes.
Shall to the vyneyerd.
Il me souhaidera des crappes;
He shall weeshe me of the grapes;
Car en les vignes
For in the vyneyerd 40
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[Headnote: NAMES: _Kettlemaker, Proctor, &c._ GOD IS MERCIFUL.]
Gaignera il asses.
He shall wyn[n]e ynowh.
+Ysaac le chauderlier
+Ysaac the ketelmaker
Donne quatre chaudrons,
Gyueth four ketellis,
Contenant douze galons chescun,
Conteynyng twelue galons euerich, 4
Pour quarant gros le piece.
For fourty grotes the pece.
Et le bon chandelliere
And the good candelmaker
Donne quatre chandeylles de sieu[1]
Gyueth foure talow candellis
Pour vng denier le piece.
For one peny the pece. 8
[Footnote 1: sleu]
++ZAchare le procureur
++ZAchare the proctour
Mapporte vne sommonce;
Hath brought me a sommonce;
Car iay faicte sommondre
For I haue to do somone
+Ierome le barbier;
+Iherome the barbour; 12
Ie playderay encontre luy.
I shall plete ayenst hym.
+Iosse le parceminier
+Iosse the parchemyn maker
Me vendi vne piel parcemyn
Solde me a skyn of parchemyn
Qui tout flua,
That alle flued, 16
Et vne couuerture de franchin
And a coueryng of franchyn
Rees a vng les,
Shauen on the one syde,
Qui riens ne valoit,
Whiche nought was worth,
Que ie ny puis sus escripre.
That I myght not write vpon. 20
Va querre vne ponce[2]
Goo fecche a pomyce
Et du meillour papier,
And of the best papier,
Mon caniuet, mes forcettes.
My penknyf, my sheris.
[Footnote 2: pouce]
Iescripray vne lettre damours;
I shall write a lettre of loue, 24
Se lenuoyeray a mamye.
And shall sende it to my loue.
[Sidenote: [CH. IX.]]
++Je suy tout lasses
++I am alle wery
De tant de noms nommer
Of so many names to name
De tant de mestiers,
Of so many craftes, 28
Tant doffices, tant deseruices;
So many offices, so many seruises;
[Sidenote: P. 45.]
Je me veul reposer.
I wyll reste me.
++Encore dont, pour ralongier
++Neuertheless, for to lengthe
Ce que iay comenciet,
That whiche I haue begonne, 32
Diray ie du meilleur:
I shall saye the beste:
Cest que dieu nous crea
That is, that god hath made vs
A la samblance
Vnto the lykenes
De luy mesmes.
Of hym selfe. 36
Je dy au commencement,
I saye atte begynnyng,
Qui bien fera bien aura.
Who doth well shall well haue.
Dieu est misericors,
God is mercyfull,
Et si est iuste;
And so he is rightfull; 40
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[Headnote: SERVE OUR LORD AND THE SAINTS.]
Il a mercy des pecheurs
He hath mercy of the synnars
Qui cognoistre se veullent;
Which hem selfe wyll knowe;
De ceulx qui ont repentance,
Of them that haue repentaunce,
Qui fasse vraye confession,
Which make verry confession, 4
Et leur penance parfacent
And theyr penaunce fuldoo
Que le confesseur leurs charge.
That the confessour them charge.
Et le faulx mauuais,
And the false euyll,
Que damender nont cure,
That to amende them recche not, 8
Selon la saincte escripture,
After the holy scripture,
Sont en auenture de perir.
Ben in aduenture to perysshe.
Pour ce est il mal aduises
Therfore he is euyll aduised
Qui nauret le[1] sent
That wounded hym selfe feleth 12
En peril de mort,
In peryll of deth,
[Footnote 1: ? se]
Sil ne prend remede
Yf he take not remedye
Quand il le scet ou trouuer.
Whan he knoweth wher to fynde.
On dist qui sert nostre seigneur,
Men saye who serueth our lord, 16
Et la vierge marie,
And the mayde marye,
Les sains apostles,
The holy apostles,
Les[2] quatre euangelistes,
The foure euangelistes,
[Footnote 2: Le]
Angeles et archangeles,
Angelis and archangelis, 20
Prophetes et martirs,
Prophetes and martris,
Patriarces, confesseurs,
Patriarkis, confessours,
Sainttes viergenes,
Holy virgynes,
Sainctes vesues,
Holy wedowes, 24
Saints innocens--
Holy innocentes--
Ces saints et sainctes--
These saynctes--
Il attend bon loijer
He attendeth good reward
Enuers dieu par leurs priers.
Anenst god by theyr prayers. 28
On doibt oyr messe
Men ought to here masse
Et touttes les heures du iour;
And all the houres of the day;
Qui en est aysies au moins.
Whiche is at his ease atte leste.
[Sidenote: P. 46.]
Aller veoir le sacrament
Goo see the sacrament 32
Est vng bon desiunement.
Is a good brekefast.
Se vous debues
Yf ye owe
Aucunes pelerinages,
Ony pylgremages,
Si les payes hastiuement.
So paye them hastely. 36
Quand vous estes meus
Whan ye be meuyd
Pour aller vostre voyage,
For to goo your viage,
Et vous ne scaues le chemin,
And ye knowe not the waye,
Si le demandes ainssi[3],
So axe it thus, 40
[Footnote 3: amssi]
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[Headnote: TRAVEL TALK. LODGING FOR HORSE AND MAN.]
En commandant les gens a dieu:
In comandyng the peple to god:
'A dieu, bonnes gens;
'To god, goode peple;
Ie men voie a sainct Jaques,
I goo to saynt James,
A nostre dame de boulogne.
To our lady of boloyne. 4
A la quelle porte ysseray ie,
At whiche gate shall I goo out,
Et a quelle main
And at whiche hande
Prenderay ie mon chemyn?'"
Shall I take my way?'"
A le main dextre,
On the right hande, 8
Quand vous venres a vng pont,
Whan ye come to a brigge,
Si les passes;
So goo ther over;
Vous trouueres vne voyette
Ye shall fynde a lytill waye
A le main senestre,
On the lyfte honde, 12
Qui vous menra en vne contre
Whiche shall brynge you in a contre
La vous verres sur vne eglise
There shall ye see vpon a chirche
Deux haultes clocquiers;
Two hye steples;
De la aurez vous
Fro thens shall ye haue 16
Que quatre lieuwes
But four myle
Iusques a vostre gyste.
Vnto your loggyng.
La seres vous bien aisies
There shall ye be well easyd
Pour vostre argent,
For your money, 20
Et se y aures bon hostel.
And ye shall haue a good Jnne.
"Dame, dieu y soit!"
"Dame, god be here!"
"Compain, vous soies bien venus."
"Felaw, ye be welcome."
"Poroye ie auoir
"May I haue 24
Ung licte chyens?
A bedde here withinne?
Pourray ie cy herbegier?"
May I here be logged?"
"Oyl, bien et nettement,
"Ye, well and clenly,
Si fussies vous dousisme[1],
Alle were ye twelue, 28
tout a cheual."
Alle on horseback."
[Footnote 1: donsisme]
"Nennil,[2] fors que nous trois.
"Nay, but we thre.
A il a mengier chy ens?"
Is there to ete here within?"
[Footnote 2: Nenuil]
"Oyl, asses, dieu mercy."
"Ye, ynough, god be thanked." 32
"Apportes nous ent.
"Brynge it to vs.
[Sidenote: P. 47.]
Donnes du fain as cheuaulx,
Gyue heye to the hors,
Et les estraines bien;
And strawe them well;
Mais quils soient abuures."
But that they be watred." 36
"Dame que debuons nous?
"Dame what owe we?
Nous avons este bien aise.
We have ben well easyd.
Nous compterons demain,
We shall rekene to morow,
Et payerons aussi,
And shall paye also, 40
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[Headnote: AT THE INN. A NUMBER-BOOK TO BE WRITTEN.]
Que vous vous en loeres.
That ye shall hold you plesid.
Menes nous couchier;
Brynge vs to slepe;
Nous sommes lasses."
We ben wery."
"Bien, ie voye, vous reposeres.
"Well, I goo, ye shall reste. 4
Iannette, alumes le chandeille;
Ienette, lyghte the candell;
Si les menes la sus
And lede them ther aboue
Ou soler deuant;
In the solere tofore;
Si leur porte de liauwe chaude
And bere them hoot watre 8
pour lauer leurs pieds;
For to wasshe their feet;
Si les couure de coussins.
And couere them with quysshons.
Regarde que lestable
Se that the stable
Soit bien fremme."
Be well shette." 12
[Footnote: [? ferme]]
"Dame, peult on nauyer
"Dame, may men goo by ship
Descy a bouloigne?"
Fro hens to boloyne?"
"Oyl, maintenant il ya
"Ye, now ther is
Vne nef preste plaine de gens.
A shippe redy ful of peple. 16
Dieu les veulle conduire!
God well them conduyte!
Dieu les amaine a sauuete!
God brynge them in sauete!
Dieu les laisse leur voye
God late them theyr waye
Bien employer!
Well fulcome! 20
Escoutes! il tonne et esclire;
Herke! it thondreth and lyghtneth;
Y pluyt et gresille;
It rayneth and haylleth;
Dieu saulue les biens des champs!"
God saue the goodes of the feldes!"
"Dieu en puist souuenir."
"God may them bythynke." 24
Seigneurs, qui vouldroit,
Lordes, who wolde,
Ce liure ne fineroit iamais,
This boke shold neuer be ended,
Car on ne pourroit tant escripre
For men may not so moche write
Quon ne trouueroit toudis plus:
Me shold fynde alway more: 28
Le parchemin est debonnaire;
The parchemen is so meke;
Il seuffre sour luy escripre
Hit suffreth on hit to write
Quancques on veult.
What someuer men wylle.
[Sidenote: [CH. X.]]
++CY appres vous deuiseray
++HEre after I shall deuyse you 32
Vng liuret quon appelle
A litell book that men call
Le nombre, le quel est
The nombre, the which is
Moult prouffytable,
Moche prouffytable[1],
[Footnote 1: pronffytable]
[Sidenote: P. 48.]
Par le quel
By the whiche 36
On pourra scauoir compter
Men shall mowe conne rekene
De denier as deniers;
Fro peny[2] to pens;
[Footnote 2: peuy]
Si en poes retenir
So may ye reteyne
Les debtes quon vous doibt,
The dettes that men owe you, 40
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[Headnote: NUMBERS AND COINS. THE EPILOGUE.]
Et les receptes
And the receyttes
Que vous aues rechupt
That ye haue receyuyd
Ou que vous aues paiet.
Or that ye haue payd.
Si commencies ainsi
So begynne all thus 4
Comme est declare cy apres:
As is declared hereafter:
++UNg, deux, trois,
++ONe, tweyne, thre,
Quatre, chincq, six,
Foure, fyue, sixe,
Sept, huyt, neuf, dix,
Seuen, eight, nyne, ten, 8
Onze, douze, treze,
Enleuen, twelue, thirtene,
Quatourze, quinze, seze,
Fourtene, fiftene, sixtene,
Dixsept, dixhuyt,
Seuentene, eyghtene,
Dixneuf, vingt,
Nynetene, twenty, 12
Trente, quarante,
Thretty, fourty,
Chincquante, soixante,
Fyfty, Syxty,
Septante, huytante,
Seuenty, eyghty,
Ou quatre vingt,
Or four score, 16
Nonante, Cent,
Nynty, hondred,
Deux cents,
Two hondred,
Mille, Cent mille,
A thousand, a hondred thousand,
Vng million;
A myllyon; 20
Ainsi toudis montant.
Thus alleway mountyng.
+Vne liure de strelins,
+A pound sterlings,
Vne marcq que vault
A marcke that is worth
Deux nobles[1] dangleter,
Two nobles of englonde, 24
[Footnote 1: uobles]
Vne liure de gros,
A pound grete,
Monoye de flaundres,
Moneye of flaundres,
Vne soulde que vault
A shellyng that is worth
Trois gros ou douze deniers,
Thre grotis or twelue pens, 28
Vne gros vault quatre deniers,
A grote is worth four pens,
Vng denier, vne maille,
A peny, a halfpeny,
Vng quadrant, vne mite.
A ferdyng, a myte.
++CY fine ceste doctrine,
++HEre endeth this doctrine, 32
A westmestre les loundres
At westmestre, by london,
En formes impressee,
In fourmes enprinted,
En le quelle vng chescun
In the whiche one euerich
Pourra briefment aprendre
May shortly lerne 36
Fransois et engloys.
Frenssh and englissh.
[Sidenote: P. 49.]
La grace de sainct esperit
The grace of the holy ghoost
Veul enluminer les cures
Wylle enlyghte the hertes
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[Headnote: A CONCLUDING PRAYER.]
De ceulx qui le aprendront,
Of them that shall lerne it,
Et nous doinst perseuerance
And vs gyue perseueraunce
En bonnes operacions,
In good werkes,
Et apres cest[1] vie transitorie
And after lyf[2] transitorie 4
La pardurable ioye & glorie!
The euerlastyng ioye and glorie!
[Footnote 1: ceste, Blades ii. 133.]
[Footnote 2: this lyf, Blades ii. 133.]
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