¶
The
pleasant
Historie
of
the
six
worthie
Yeomen
of
the
West
.
IN
the
dayes
of
King
Henry
the
first
,
who
was
the
first
king
that
instituted
the
high
court
of
Parliament
,
there
liued
nine
men
,
which
for
the
trade
of
Clothing
,
were
famous
throughout
all
England
.
Which
Art
in
those
dais
was
held
in
high
reputation
,
both
in
respect
of
the
great
riches
that
therby
was
gotten
,
as
also
of
the
benefite
it
brought
to
the
whole
Common
wealth
:
the
yonger
sons
of
knights
and
gentlemen
,
to
whom
their
fathers
would
leaue
no
lands
,
were
most
commonly
preferred
to
learne
this
trade
,
to
the
end
that
therby
they
might
li●e
in
good
estate
,
&
dri●e
forth
their
daies
in
prosperity
.
Among
all
Crafts
,
this
was
the
only
chiefe
,
for
that
it
was
the
greatest
marchandize
,
by
the
which
our
Countrey
became
famous
through
all
Nations
.
And
it
was
verily
thought
,
that
the
one
ha●●e
of
the
people
in
the
landli●ed
in
those
daies
therby
,
and
in
such
good
sort
,
that
in
the
Common-wealth
there
was
few
or
no
beggars
at
all
:
poore
people
,
whom
God
lightly
blesseth
with
most
children
,
did
by
meanes
of
this
occupation
so
order
them
,
that
by
the
time
that
they
were
come
to
be
sixe
or
seauen
yeares
of
age
,
they
were
able
to
get
their
owne
bread
:
Idlenesse
was
then
banished
our
coast
,
so
that
it
was
a
rare
thing
to
heare
of
a
thiefe
in
those
dayes
.
Therefore
it
was
not
without
cause
that
Clothiers
were
then
both
honoured
and
loued
,
among
whom
these
nine
persons
in
this
Kings
dayes
were
of
great
credit
,
viz.
Thomas
Cole
of
Reading
,
Gray
of
Gloucester
,
Sutton
of
Salisburie
,
Fitzallen
of
Worcester
,
(
commonly
called
William
of
Worcester
)
●om
Doue
of
Exceter
,
and
Simon
of
South
hampton
,
alias
Sup-broath
:
who
were
by
the
King
called
,
The
●ixe
worthy
husbands
of
the
West
.
Then
were
there
three
liuing
in
the
North
,
that
is
to
say
,
Cutbert
of
Kendall
,
Hodgekins
of
Hallifax
,
and
Martin
Byram
of
Manchester
.
Euery
one
of
these
kept
a
great
number
of
seruants
at
worke
,
spinners
,
carders
,
weauers
,
fullers
,
diars
,
shéeremen
,
and
rowers
,
to
the
great
admiration
of
all
those
that
came
into
their
houses
to
behold
them
.
Now
you
shall
vnderstand
,
these
gallant
Clothiers
,
by
reason
of
their
dwelling
places
,
seperated
themselues
in
thrée
seuerall
companies
:
Gray
of
Gloucester
,
William
of
Worcester
,
and
Thomas
of
Reading
,
because
their
iorny
to
London
was
all
one
way
,
they
conuerced
commonly
together
.
And
Doue
of
Exceter
,
Sutton
of
Salisburie
and
Simon
of
South-hampton
,
they
in
like
sort
kept
company
the
one
with
the
other
,
meeting
euer
altogether
at
Bazingstoke
:
and
the
●ji
northerne
Clothiers
did
the
like
,
who
commonly
did
not
meet
,
till
they
came
to
Bosoms
Inne
in
London
.
Moreouer
,
for
the
loue
and
delight
that
these
westerne
men
had
each
in
others
company
,
they
did
so
prouide
,
that
their
waines
and
themselues
would
euer
méete
vpon
one
day
in
London
at
Iarrats
hall
,
surnamed
the
Gyant
,
for
that
he
surpassed
all
other
men
of
that
age
,
both
in
stature
&
strength
:
whose
meriments
and
memorable
déedes
,
I
will
set
downe
unto
you
in
this
following
discourse
.
How
King
Henry
sought
the
sauour
of
all
his
subiects
,
especially
of
the
Clothiers
.
Chap.
1.
THis
King
Henry
,
who
for
his
great
learning
and
wisedome
was
called
Beauclarke
,
being
the
third
son
to
the
renowned
Conqueror
:
after
the
death
of
his
brother
William
Rufus
,
tooke
vpon
him
the
gouernment
of
this
land
,
in
the
absence
of
his
second
brother
Robert
Duke
of
Normandy
,
who
at
this
time
was
at
warres
against
the
Infidels
,
and
was
chosen
King
of
Ierusalem
,
the
which
he
,
for
the
loue
he
bare
to
his
owne
country
,
refused
▪
and
with
great
honour
returned
from
the
holy
Land
;
of
whose
comming
when
King
Henry
vnderstood
,
knowing
he
would
make
clayme
to
the
crowne
,
sought
by
all
meanes
possible
to
winne
the
good-will
of
his
Nobility
&
to
get
the
fauor
of
the
Commons
by
curtesie
:
for
the
obtaining
whereof
hee
did
them
many
fauours
thereby
the
better
to
strengthen
himselfe
against
his
brother
.
It
chaunced
on
a
time
,
as
he
,
with
one
of
his
sonnes
,
and
diuers
of
his
Nobilitie
,
rode
from
London
towards
Wales
,
to
appease
the
fury
of
the
Welshmen
,
which
then
began
to
raise
themselues
in
armes
against
his
authority
,
that
he
met
with
a
great
number
of
Waine●
loaden
with
cloth
,
comming
to
London
;
and
séeing
them
still
driue
on
one
after
another
so
many
together
,
demaunded
whose
they
were
:
the
Waine-men
answered
in
this
sort
:
Coles
of
Reading
(
quoth
they
.
)
Then
by
and
by
the
King
asked
an
other
,
saying
:
Whose
cloth
is
all
this
?
Old
Coles
(
quoth
he
:
)
and
againe
anone
after
he
asked
the
same
question
to
other
,
and
still
they
answered
,
Old
Coles
.
And
it
is
to
be
remembred
,
that
the
King
met
them
in
such
a
place
,
so
narrow
and
streight
,
that
he
with
all
the
rest
of
his
traine
,
were
faine
to
stand
vp
close
to
the
hedge
,
whilest
the
carts
passed
by
,
the
which
at
that
time
being
in
number
aboue
two
hundred
,
was
néere
hand
an
houre
ere
the
King
could
get
roome
to
be
gone
:
so
that
by
his
long
stay
,
he
beganne
to
be
displeased
,
although
the
admiration
of
that
sight
did
much
qualifie
his
furi●
;
but
breaking
out
in
discontent
,
by
reason
of
his
stay
,
he
●●d
,
hee
thought
olde
Cole
had
got
a
Commission
for
all
the
car●s
in
the
Countrey
to
carry
his
cloth
.
And
how
if
he
haue
(
quoth
one
of
the
Wainemen
)
dooth
that
grieue
you
,
good
sir
?
Yea
good
sir
,
said
our
King
,
what
say
you
to
that
?
The
fellow
séeing
the
king
(
in
asking
that
question
)
to
bend
his
browes
,
though
he
knew
not
what
he
was
,
yet
being
abasht
,
he
answered
thus
:
Why
sir
;
if
you
be
angry
,
no
body
can
hinder
you
;
for
possible
sir
,
you
haue
Anger
at
commandement
.
The
king
séeing
him
in
vttering
of
his
words
to
quiuer
and
quake
,
laughed
heartily
at
him
,
as
well
in
respect
of
his
simple
answere
,
as
at
his
feare
:
and
so
soone
after
the
last
waine
went
by
,
which
gaue
present
passage
vnto
him
and
his
Nobles
:
and
thereupon
entring
into
communication
of
the
commoditie
of
clothing
,
the
king
gaue
order
at
his
home
returne
,
to
haue
Old
Cole
brought
before
his
Maiestie
,
to
the
intent
he
might
haue
conference
with
him
,
noting
him
to
be
a
subiect
of
great
ability
.
But
by
that
time
he
came
within
a
mile
of
Stanes
,
he
met
an
other
company
of
waines
in
like
sort
laden
with
cloth
,
whereby
the
King
was
driuen
into
a
further
admiration
:
and
demanding
whose
they
were
,
answer
was
made
in
this
sort
:
They
be
goodman
Suttons
of
Salisbury
,
good
sir
:
and
by
that
time
a
score
of
them
were
past
,
he
asked
againe
,
saying
:
whose
are
these
?
Suttons
of
Salisbury
(
quoth
they
)
and
so
still
,
as
often
as
the
King
askes
that
question
,
they
answerd
,
Suttons
of
Salisbury
.
God
send
me
many
such
Suttons
,
said
the
king
.
And
thus
the
farther
hee
trauelled
westward
,
more
waines
and
more
he
met
continually
:
vpon
which
occasion
he
said
to
his
Nobles
.
That
it
would
neuer
grieue
a
King
to
die
for
the
defence
of
a
fertile
countrie
and
faithfull
subiects
.
I
alwayes
thought
(
quoth
he
)
that
Englands
valour
was
more
than
her
wealth
,
yet
now
I
see
her
wealth
sufficient
to
maintaine
her
valour
,
which
I
will
seek
to
cherish
in
all
I
may
,
and
with
my
Sword
keepe
my selfe
in
possession
of
that
I
haue
.
Kings
and
Louers
can
brooke
no
partners
,
and
therefore
let
my
brother
Robert
thinke
,
that
although
hee
was
heyre
to
England
by
birth
,
yet
I
am
King
by
possession
.
All
his
fauourers
I
must
account
my
foes
,
and
will
serue
them
as
I
did
the
vngratefull
earle
of
Shrewsbury
,
whose
lands
I
haue
seized
,
and
banisht
his
body
.
But
now
we
will
leaue
the
King
to
his
●ourney
into
Wales
,
and
waiting
his
home
returne
,
in
the
meane
time
tell
you
of
the
meeting
of
these
iolly
Clothiers
at
London
.
How
William
of
Worcester
,
Gray
of
Gloucester
,
and
old
Cole
of
Reading
,
met
all
together
at
Reading
,
&
of
their
communication
by
the
way
as
they
●ode
to
London
.
Chap.
2.
WHen
Gray
of
Gloucester
,
and
William
of
Worcester
were
come
to
Reading
,
according
to
their
custome
,
they
always
called
old
Cole
to
haue
his
company
to
London
,
who
also
duly
attended
their
comming
,
hauing
prouided
a
good
breakefast
for
them
:
and
when
they
had
well
refreshed
themselues
,
they
tooke
their
horses
and
rode
on
towards
the
Citie
:
and
in
their
iourney
William
of
Worcester
asked
them
if
they
had
not
heard
of
the
Erle
of
Moraigne
his
escape
out
of
the
land
:
what
is
he
fled
quoth
Gray
?
I
muse
much
of
that
matter
,
being
in
such
great
regard
with
the
king
as
he
was
:
but
I
pray
you
,
do
you
not
know
the
cause
of
his
going
quoth
,
Cole
?
The
common
report
,
quoth
Gray
,
is
this
that
the
couetous
erle
,
who
through
a
greedy
desire
,
neuer
left
begging
of
the
King
for
one
thing
or
other
,
and
his
request
being
now
denied
him
,
of
méere
obstinacie
and
wilfull
frowardnesse
,
hath
banished
himselfe
out
of
the
land
,
and
quite
forsaken
the
Countrey
of
Cornewall
,
hauing
made
a
vow
neuer
to
set
foote
within
England
againe
,
and
as
report
goeth
,
he
with
the
late
banisht
Earle
of
Shrowsbury
,
haue
ioyned
themselues
with
Robert
duke
of
Normandy
,
against
the
king
,
the
which
action
of
theirs
hath
inflamed
the
kings
wrath
,
that
their
Ladies
with
their
children
are
quite
turned
out
of
doores
succorlesse
&
friendlesse
,
so
that
as
it
is
told
me
,
they
wander
vp
and
downe
the
countrie
like
forlorne
people
,
and
although
many
do
pittie
them
,
yet
few
do
releeue
them
.
A
lamentable
hearing
,
qd
William
of
Worcester
and
with
that
casting
their
eyes
aside
,
they
espied
Tom
Doue
with
the
rest
of
his
companions
come
riding
to
méete
them
,
who
as
soone
as
they
were
come
thither
,
fell
into
such
pleasaunt
discourses
,
as
did
shorten
the
way
they
had
to
Colebroke
,
where
alwaies
at
their
comming
towards
London
they
dined
:
and
being
entred
into
their
Inne
,
according
to
olde
custome
,
good
chaere
was
prouided
for
them
:
for
these
Clothiers
were
the
cheefest
ghests
that
trauelled
along
the
way
:
and
this
was
as
sure
as
an
acte
of
Parliament
,
that
Tom
Doue
could
not
digest
his
meat
without
musicke
,
nor
drinke
wine
with
out
women
,
so
that
his
hostesse
being
a
merrie
wench
,
would
often
times
call
in
two
or
three
of
her
neighbours
wi●es
to
keepe
him
companie
,
where
,
ere
they
parted
,
they
were
made
as
pleasant
as
P●es
.
And
this
being
a
continuall
custome
amongest
them
when
they
came
thither
,
at
length
the
womens
husbands
beganne
to
take
exceptions
at
their
wi●es
going
thither
:
whereupon
great
controuersie
grew
betweene
them
,
in
such
sort
,
that
when
they
were
most
restrayned
,
then
they
had
most
desire
to
worke
their
willes
:
now
gip
(
quoth
they
)
must
we
so
be
tied
to
our
taske
,
that
we
may
not
drinke
with
our
friends
?
ste
,
fie
,
vpon
these
yellow
hose
,
will
no
other
die
serue
your
turne
?
haue
wee
thus
long
vin
your
wines
,
and
do
you
now
mistrust
vs
?
verily
you
eate
two
much
salt
,
and
that
makes
you
grow
cholericke
,
badde
liuers
iudge
all
other
the
like
,
but
in
faith
you
shall
not
bridle
vs
so
like
Asses
,
but
wee
will
go
to
our
friendes
,
when
wee
are
sent
for
,
and
do
you
what
you
can
.
Well
quoth
their
husbands
,
if
you
be
so
head-strong
,
we
will
teme
you
,
it
is
the
duty
of
honest
women
to
obey
their
husbands
sayings
.
And
of
honest
men
(
quoth
they
)
to
thinke
well
of
their
wiues
;
but
who
doo
sooner
inpeach
their
credite
,
then
their
husbands
,
charging
them
,
if
they
do
but
smile
,
that
they
are
subtill
,
and
if
they
doe
but
winke
,
they
account
,
them
willy
,
if
sad
of
countenance
,
then
sullen
,
if
they
be
froward
,
then
are
they
counted
shrewes
,
and
sheepish
,
if
they
be
gentle
:
if
a
woman
keepe
her
house
,
then
you
will
say
she
is
melancholie
,
if
shee
walke
abroade
,
then
you
call
her
a
gadder
,
a
Puritane
,
if
shee
be
pretise
,
and
a
wanton
,
if
shee
be
pleasant
;
so
there
is
no
woman
in
the
world
that
knowes
how
to
please
you
,
that
w●s
thinke
our selues
accurst
to
be
married
wiues
,
liuing
with
so
many
woes
.
These
men
,
of
whose
company
you
forwarne
vs
,
are
(
for
aught
that
euer
we
sawe
)
both
honest
and
curteous
,
and
in
wealth
farre
beyond
your selues
;
then
what
reason
is
there
,
why
we
should
refraine
to
vsite
them
?
is
their
good
will
so
much
to
be
requited
with
scorne
,
that
their
cost
may
not
be
counteruayled
with
our
company
?
if
a
woman
be
disposed
to
play
light
of
loue
,
alas
,
alas
,
do
you
thinke
that
you
can
preuent
her
?
Nay
,
wée
will
abide
by
it
,
that
the
restraint
of
liberty
inforceth
women
to
belewd
:
for
where
a
woman
cannot
be
trusted
,
she
cannot
think
her selfe
beloued
,
and
if
not
beloued
,
what
cause
hath
she
to
care
for
such
a
one●
therefore
husbands
,
reforme
your
opinions
,
and
do
not
worke
your
owne
woes
,
with
our
discredit
,
These
Clothiers
,
we
tel
you
are
tolly
fellowes
,
and
but
in
respect
of
our
curtesie
,
they
would
scorne
out
company
.
The
men
hearing
their
wines
so
wel
to
plendfor
themselues
,
knew
not
how
to
answer
,
but
sayd
,
they
would
put
the
burden
on
their
consciences
,
if
they
dealt
vniustly
with
them
,
and
so
left
them
to
their
owne
willes
.
The
women
hauing
thus
conquered
their
husbands
conceits
,
would
not
leaue
the
fauour
of
their
friends
for
frownts
,
and
as
about
the
rest
Tom
Doue
was
the
most
pleasantest
,
so
was
he
had
in
most
reputation
with
the
women
,
who
for
his
sake
made
this
Song
.
Welcome
to
towne
,
Tom
Doue
,
Tom
Doue
,
The
merriest
man
aliue
,
Thy
company
still
we
loue
,
we
loue
,
God
grant
thee
well
to
thriue
,
And
neuer
will
depart
from
thee
,
For
better
or
wor●e
,
my
ioy
,
For
thou
shalt
still
haue
our
good
will
;
Gods
blessing
on
my
sweete
Boy
.
This
song
went
vp
and
downe
through
the
whole
countrey
,
and
at
length
became
a
dance
among
the
common
sort
,
so
that
Tom
Doue
,
for
his
mirth
and
good
fellowship
,
was
famous
in
euery
place
.
Now
when
they
came
to
London
,
they
were
welcome
to
the
host
larrat
the
Gyant
and
assoone
as
they
were
alighted
,
they
were
saluted
by
the
Marchants
,
who
wayted
their
comming
thither
,
and
alwaies
prepared
for
them
a
costly
supper
,
where
they
commonly
made
their
bargaine
,
and
vpon
euery
bargaine
made
,
they
stil
vsed
to
send
some
tokens
to
the
Clothiers
wiues
.
The
next
morning
they
went
to
the
hal
,
where
they
met
the
Northern
clothiers
,
who
greeted
one
another
in
this
sort
,
What
,
my
maisters
of
the
West
,
wel
met
:
what
chéere
?
what
théere
?
Euen
the
best
chéere
our
Marchantes
could
make
vs
,
(
quoth
Gray
.
)
Then
you
could
not
chuse
but
fare
well
,
quoth
Hogekins
:
and
you
be
weary
of
our
company
,
adien
,
quoth
Sutton
,
Not
so
,
sayd
Martin
but
shall
wée
not
haue
a
game
ere
wée
goe
?
Yes
faith
for
a
hundred
pounds
.
Well
sayd
,
olde
Cole
,
sayd
they
:
and
with
that
Cole
and
Gray
went
to
the
dice
with
Martin
and
Hogekins
;
and
the
dice
running
on
Hogekins
side
,
Coles
money
began
to
waste
.
Now
by
the
Masse
,
quoth
Cole
,
my
mony
shrinks
as
had
as
northerne
cloth
.
When
they
had
played
long
,
Gray
stept
to
it
and
recouered
againe
the
money
that
Cole
had
lost
.
But
while
they
were
thus
playing
,
the
rest
being
delighted
in
contrary
matters
,
euery
man
satisfied
his
owne
humor
.
Tom
Doue
called
for
musicke
,
William
of
Worcester
for
wine
,
Sutton
set
his
delight
in
hearing
merry
tales
,
Simon
of
South-hampton
got
him
into
the
kitchin
,
and
to
the
pottage
pot
he
goes
,
for
he
estéemed
more
of
a
messe
of
pottage
,
than
of
a
venison
pastie
.
Now
sir
,
Cutbert
of
Kendall
was
of
another
minde
,
for
no
meate
pleased
him
so
wel
as
mutton
,
such
as
was
laced
in
a
red
petticoate
.
And
you
shall
vnderstand
,
that
alwayes
when
they
went
to
dice
,
they
got
into
Bosomes
Inne
,
which
was
so
called
of
his
name
that
kept
it
,
who
being
a
foule
slouen
,
went
alwayes
with
his
no●s
in
his
bosome
,
and
one
hand
in
his
pocket
,
the
other
on
his
staffe
,
figuring
forth
a
description
of
cold
winter
,
for
he
alwaies
wore
two
coates
,
two
caps
,
two
or
thrée
paire
of
stockings
,
and
a
high
paire
of
shooes
,
ouer
the
which
he
drew
on
a
great
paire
of
lined
s●ippers
,
and
yet
he
would
oft
complaine
of
cold
,
wherfore
of
all
men
generally
he
was
called
Old
Bosome
,
and
his
house
Bosoms
Inne
.
This
lump
of
cold
ice
had
lately
married
a
yong
wife
,
who
was
as
wily
as
she
was
wanton
,
and
in
hir
company
did
Cutbert
onely
delight
,
and
the
better
to
make
passage
to
his
loue
,
be
would
often
thus
commune
with
her
:
I
muse
good
wife
,
quoth
he
.
Good
wife
,
quoth
she
?
Uerily
sir
,
in
mine
opinion
,
there
is
none
good
but
good
,
and
therefore
call
mee
Mistresse
.
Then
said
Cutbert
,
Faire
Mistresse
,
I
haue
often
mused
that
you
being
so
proper
a
woman
,
could
fi●d
in
your
heart
for
to
match
with
such
a
greas●e
Carle
as
this
,
an
euill
mannered
mate
,
a
foule
lump
of
kitchin
stuffe
,
and
such
a
one
as
is
indéed
a
scorne
of
men
;
how
can
you
like
him
that
all
women
mislikes
?
or
loue
such
a
loathsome
creature
?
me
thinks
verily
it
should
grieue
you
to
lend
him
a
kisse
,
much
more
to
lie
with
him
.
Indéed
sir
,
quoth
she
,
I
had
but
hard
fortune
in
this
respect
,
but
my
friends
would
haue
it
so
&
truly
my
liking
and
my
loue
toward
him
are
alike
,
he
neuer
had
the
one
,
nor
neuer
shall
get
the
other
:
yet
I
may
say
to
you
,
before
I
married
him
,
there
were
diuers
proper
young
men
that
were
sutors
vnto
me
,
who
loued
mee
as
their
lines
,
and
glad
was
he
that
could
get
my
company
,
those
were
my
golden
dayes
,
wherein
my
pleasure
abounded
,
but
these
are
my
yeeres
of
care
and
griefe
,
wherein
my
sorrowes
exceede
.
Now
no
man
regards
me
,
no
man
cares
for
me
,
and
albeit
in
secret
they
might
beare
me
good
will
,
yet
who
dares
shew
it
?
and
this
is
a
double
griefe
,
he
carries
ouer
me
so
iealous
a
mind
.
that
I
cannot
looke
at
a
man
,
but
presently
he
accuseth
me
of
inconstancy
,
although
(
I
protest
)
without
cause
.
And
in
troth
quoth
Cutb.
he
should
haue
cause
to
complaine
for
somewhat
,
were
I
as
you
.
As
sure
as
I
liue
,
and
so
he
shal
,
quoth
she
,
if
he
do
not
change
his
bias
.
Cutb.
hearing
her
say
so
,
beganne
to
grow
further
in
requesting
her
fauor
,
wishing
he
might
be
her
seruant
and
secret
friend
,
and
the
better
to
obtain
his
desire
,
he
gaue
her
diuers
gifts
,
insomuch
that
she
began
something
to
listen
vnto
him
:
and
albeit
she
liked
well
of
his
spéeches
,
yet
would
shee
blame
him
,
and
take
him
vp
very
short
sometimes
for
the
same
,
till
in
the
end
,
Cutbert
shewed
himselfe
to
be
desperate
,
saying
he
would
drowne
himselfe
rather
then
liue
in
her
disdaine
.
O
my
sweete
heart
not
so
,
qd
she
,
God
forbid
I
should
be
the
death
of
any
man
:
Comfort
thy selfe
,
kind
Cutbert
,
and
take
this
kisse
in
token
of
further
kindnesse
,
and
if
thou
wilt
haue
my
fauour
,
thou
must
bee
wise
and
circumspect
,
and
in
my
husbands
sight
I
would
alwayes
haue
thee
to
finde
fault
with
my
doings
,
blame
my
bad
huswifery
,
disprayse
my
person
,
and
take
exceptions
at
euery
thing
,
whereby
he
will
be
as
well
pleased
,
as
Simon
of
South-hampton
with
a
messe
of
Pottage
.
De●re
mistrsse
quoth
he
,
I
will
fulfill
your
charge
to
the
vttermost
,
so
that
you
will
not
take
my
iest
in
earnest
.
Shee
answered
,
Thy
foulest
speeches
I
will
esteeme
the
fayrest
and
take
euery
dispraise
to
be
a
prayse
from
thee
,
turning
●ch
word
to
the
contrary
:
and
so
for
this
time
adieu
,
good
Cutb.
for
supper
time
drawes
neere
,
&
it
is
meet
for
me
to
look
for
my
meat
.
With
that
down
comes
old
Bo●ome
,
calling
his
wife
,
saying
,
Ho
Wiinifred
,
is
supper
ready
?
they
haue
done
playing
aboue
:
Therefore
let
the
Chamberlaine
couer
the
table
.
By
and
by
husband
,
qd.
shée
,
it
shall
be
done
straight
way
.
How
now
my
masters
who
wins
,
qd.
Cutb.
Our
mony
walkes
to
the
west
,
qd.
Martin
:
Cole
hath
woon
forty
li.
of
me
,
&
Gray
hath
gotten
well
:
the
best
is
qd
,
Hogekins
,
they
will
pay
for
our
supper
:
Then
let
vs
haue
good
store
of
sacke
,
qd
Sutton
.
Content
,
sayd
Cole
,
for
I
promise
you
,
I
striue
not
to
grow
rich
by
dice-playing
,
therefore
call
for
what
you
will
,
I
wil
pay
for
all
.
Yea
sayd
Simon
!
Chamberlaine
,
I
pray
thée
bring
a
whole
potle
of
pottage
for
me
,
Now
Tom
Doue
had
all
the
Fidlers
at
a
beck
of
his
finger
,
which
follow
him
vp
and
downe
the
citie
,
as
diligent
as
little
Chickens
after
a
hen
,
and
made
a
vowe
,
that
there
should
want
no
musicke
.
And
at
that
time
,
there
liued
in
London
a
musician
of
great
reputation
,
named
Reior
,
who
kept
his
seruants
in
such
costly
garments
,
that
they
might
seeme
to
come
before
any
Prince
.
Their
Coates
were
all
of
one
colour
;
and
it
is
sayd
,
that
afterward
the
nobility
of
this
Land
,
noting
it
for
a
seemely
sight
,
vsed
in
like
maner
to
keepe
their
men
all
in
one
liuery
.
This
Reior
was
the
most
skilfullest
musician
that
liued
at
that
time
▪
whose
wealth
was
very
great
,
so
that
all
the
instruments
whereon
his
seruants
playd
,
were
richly
garnished
with
studdes
of
siluer
,
and
some
gold
:
the
bowes
belonging
to
their
Uiolins
were
all
likewise
of
pure
siluer
.
He
was
also
for
his
wisedome
called
to
great
office
in
the
city
,
who
also
builded
(
at
his
owne
cost
,
the
priory
and
hospitall
of
Saint
Bartholomew
in
Smithfield
,
his
seruants
being
the
best
confort
in
the
City
,
were
by
Tom
Doue
appointed
to
play
before
the
yong
princes
.
Then
supper
being
brought
to
the
boord
they
all
sat
down
,
and
by
and
by
after
comes
vp
their
host
,
who
tooke
his
place
among
them
and
anone
after
,
the
goodwife
in
a
red
piticoat
&
a
wastcoat
,
comes
among
them
as
white
as
a
Lilly
,
saying
,
My
masters
,
you
are
welcome
,
I
pray
you
be
merry
.
Thus
falling
close
to
their
meat
,
when
they
had
well
fed
,
they
found
leysure
to
talke
one
with
another
:
at
what
time
Cutb.
began
thus
to
finde
fault
,
Ywis
,
my
hoast
,
quoth
he
▪
you
haue
a
wise
huswife
to
your
wife
,
heere
is
meate
drest
of
a
new
fashion
.
God
sends
meat
,
and
the
diuel
sends
cookes
.
Why
what
ailes
the
meat
,
quoth
she
;
serues
it
not
your
turne
?
better
men
then
yourselfe
are
content
withall
,
but
a
paultry
companion
is
euer
worst
to
please
.
Away
,
you
fluttish
thing
,
qd.
Cutb.
your
husband
hath
a
sweete
iewell
of
you
:
I
maruell
such
a
graue
ancient
man
would
match
himselfe
with
such
a
young
giglot
,
that
hath
as
much
handsomenes
in
her
as
good
huswifry
,
which
is
iust
nothing
at
all
.
Well
sir
,
sayd
she
,
in
regard
of
my
husbands
presence
I
am
loth
to
aggrauate
anger
,
otherwise
I
would
tell
thée
thy
owne
.
Go
to
,
what
neede
all
this
,
quoth
the
company
?
in
good
faith
.
Gutb
.
you
are
too
blame
,
you
find
fault
where
none
is
.
Tush
,
I
must
speake
my
mind
,
quoth
Cutbert
,
I
cannot
dissemble
,
I
trust
the
goodman
thinks
neuer
the
worse
of
mee
,
so
I
haue
his
good
will
,
what
the
foule
euill
care
I
for
his
wifes
.
Enough
,
quoth
Tom
Doue
,
let
vs
with
musicke
remooue
these
brabbles
,
we
meane
to
be
merry
,
and
not
melancholy
.
Then
sayd
old
Cole
,
Now
trust
me
Cutbert
,
we
will
haue
our
hostesse
and
you
friends
ere
we
part
:
here
,
woman
,
I
drinke
to
you
,
and
regard
not
his
words
,
for
he
is
brabling
wheresoeuer
he
comes
.
Quoth
the
woman
,
nothing
grieues
me
so
much
,
as
that
he
should
thus
openly
checke
me
,
if
he
had
found
any
thing
amisse
,
he
might
haue
spied
a
better
time
to
tell
me
of
it
then
nowe
,
ywis
he
neede
not
thrust
my
had
huswifery
into
my
husbands
head
,
I
liue
not
so
quietly
with
him
,
God
wot
:
and
with
that
she
wept
.
Come
Cutb.
quoth
they
drinke
to
her
,
&
shake
handes
and
bee
friendes
.
Come
on
,
you
puling
baggage
,
quoth
he
,
I
drinke
to
you
here
will
you
pledge
me
and
shake
hands
?
No
quoth
shee
)
I
will
see
thee
choakt
first
,
shake
hands
with
thee
!
I
will
shake
hands
with
the
diuell
assoone
:
Go
to
,
sayde
her
husband
,
you
shall
shake
handes
with
him
then
,
if
you
will
not
shake
hands
,
I
le
shake
you
:
what
,
you
young
huswife
!
Well
husband
sayd
she
,
it
becomes
a
woman
to
obey
her
husband
in
regard
whereof
,
I
drink
to
him
.
That
s
well
sayd
quoth
the
company
:
and
so
she
took
her
leaue
&
went
downe
.
And
within
a
while
after
,
they
payd
the
shot
,
&
departed
thence
to
Garrata
hall
,
where
they
went
to
their
lodging
;
and
the
next
day
they
tooke
their
way
homeward
all
together
:
and
comming
to
Colebroke
,
they
tooke
vp
their
lodging
:
and
it
was
Coles
custome
to
deliuer
his
money
to
the
good
wife
of
the
house
to
kéepe
it
til
morning
,
which
in
the
ende
turned
to
his
vtter
destruction
,
as
hereafter
shall
be
shewed
.
How
Grayes
wife
of
Gloucester
,
with
one
or
two
more
of
her
neighbours
,
went
to
the
fayre
,
where
seruants
came
to
be
hyred
,
and
how
shee
tooke
the
Earle
of
Shrewesburies
Daughter
into
her
seruice
.
Chap.
3.
IT
was
wont
to
be
an
old
custome
in
Gloucestershire
,
that
at
a
certaine
time
in
the
yeere
,
all
such
young
men
and
maidens
as
were
out
of
seruice
,
resorted
to
a
faire
that
was
kept
neare
Gloucester
▪
there
to
be
ready
for
any
that
would
come
to
hire
them
,
the
yong
men
stood
all
on
arow
on
the
one
side
,
&
the
maydens
on
the
other
.
It
came
to
passe
,
that
the
Earle
of
Shrewsburyes
daughter
,
whose
father
was
lately
banished
,
beeing
driuen
into
great
distresse
,
and
weary
with
trauayle
,
as
one
whose
delicate
life
was
neuer
vsed
to
such
toyle
▪
sate
her
downe
vpon
the
high
way
side
,
making
this
lamentation
.
O
false
and
deceitfull
world
,
qd
she
!
who
is
in
thee
that
wishes
not
to
be
rid
of
thee
,
for
thy
extreamities
are
great
?
Thou
art
deceitfull
to
all
,
and
trusty
to
none
.
Fortune
is
thy
t●e
surer
who
is
like
thy selfe
,
wauering
and
vnconstant
,
she
setteth
vp
tyrants
beateth
downe
kings
,
giueth
shame
to
some
and
renowne
to
others
:
Fortune
giueth
these
euils
,
and
we
see
it
not
:
with
her
hands
she
toucheth
vs
,
and
we
feele
it
not
,
she
treads
vs
vnderfoote
,
and
we
know
it
not
:
she
speaks
in
our
eares
,
and
we
heare
her
not
:
she
cries
aloud
,
and
we
vnderstand
her
not
:
And
why
?
because
we
know
her
not
vntill
misery
doth
make
her
manifest
.
Ah
my
deare
father
,
well
maist
thou
do
.
Of
all
misfortunes
it
is
most
vnhappy
to
be
fortunate
:
and
by
this
misfortune
came
my
fall
.
Was
euer
good
Lady
brought
to
this
extremity
?
What
is
become
of
my
rare
Iewels
,
my
rich
array
,
my
sumptus
us
●●●●
,
my
waiting
seruants
,
my
many
friends
,
and
all
my
vaine
pleasures
?
my
pleasure
is
banisht
by
displeasure
,
my
friends
fled
like
foes
,
my
seruants
gome
,
my
feasting
turned
to
fasting
,
my
rich
array
consumed
to
ragges
,
and
my
iewels
decke
out
my
chiefest
enemies
:
therefore
of
all
things
the
meane
estate
is
best
,
pouertie
with
surety
,
is
better
than
honour
mixed
with
feare
:
●●●ing
God
hath
alotted
me
to
this
misery
of
life
,
I
wil
frame
my
heart
to
imbrace
humility
,
and
carry
a
mind
answerable
to
my
misfortunes
,
fle
on
this
vaine
title
of
Ladyship
,
how
little
doth
it
auaile
the
distressed
?
No
,
no
,
I
must
therefore
forget
my
birth
and
parentage
and
think
no
more
on
my
fathers
house
,
where
I
was
wont
to
be
serued
,
now
will
I
learne
to
serue
,
and
plaine
Meg
shall
be
my
name
:
good
Lord
grant
I
may
get
a
good
seruice
,
nay
any
seruice
shall
serue
,
where
I
may
haue
meat
,
drinke
and
apparell
.
She
had
no
sooner
spoke
these
words
,
but
she
espied
a
couple
of
maidens
more
comming
towards
her
;
who
were
going
to
the
faire
;
and
bidding
her
good
morrow
,
asked
her
if
she
went
to
the
faire
.
Yea
mary
qd
she
,
I
am
a
poore
mans
child
that
is
out
of
seruice
,
and
I
heare
that
at
the
Statute
folkes
do
come
of
purpose
to
hire
seruants
.
True
it
is
said
the
maidens
,
and
thither
goe
we
for
the
same
purpose
,
and
would
be
glad
of
your
company
.
With
a
good
will
,
and
I
am
right
glad
of
yours
,
said
she
,
beséeching
you
good
maidens
you
will
doe
me
the
fauour
,
to
tell
me
what
seruice
were
best
for
me
;
for
the
more
too
blame
my
parents
,
they
would
neuer
put
me
forth
to
know
any
thing
.
Why
what
can
you
do
(
quoth
the
maidens
)
can
you
brew
and
bake
,
make
butter
and
cheese
,
and
reape
corne
well
?
No
verily
said
Margaret
,
but
I
would
be
right
glad
to
learne
to
do
any
thing
whatsoeuer
it
be
.
If
you
could
spin
or
card
said
another
,
you
might
do
excellent
well
with
a
clothier
,
for
they
are
the
best
seruices
that
I
know
,
there
you
shall
be
sure
to
fare
well
,
and
to
liue
merily
.
Then
Margaret
wept
saying
(
alas
)
what
shall
I
do
?
I
was
neuer
brought
vp
to
these
things
.
What
can
you
doe
nothing
quoth
they
?
No
truly
(
quoth
she
)
that
is
good
for
any
thing
,
but
I
can
reade
,
and
write
and
sowe
,
some
skill
I
haue
in
my
néedle
,
and
a
little
on
my
Lute
:
but
this
,
I
see
will
profit
me
nothing
Good
Lord
,
quoth
they
,
are
you
bookish
?
we
did
neuer
heare
of
a
mayde
before
that
could
read
and
write
.
And
although
you
can
do
no
other
thing
,
yet
possibly
you
may
get
a
seruice
,
if
you
can
behaue
your selfe
mannerly
.
I
pray
you
qd.
another
,
seing
you
are
bookish
,
will
you
do
so
much
as
to
read
a
loue
letter
that
is
sent
me
▪
for
I
was
at
a
friends
of
mine
with
it
,
and
he
was
not
at
home
,
and
so
I
know
not
what
is
in
it
.
I
pray
you
let
me
see
it
quoth
Margaret
,
and
I
will
shew
you
.
Whereupon
she
readeth
as
followeth
.
O
Ienny
my
ioy
,
I
die
for
thy
loue
,
And
now
I
heare
say
that
thou
dost
remoue
:
And
therefore
,
Ienney
,
I
pray
thee
recite
Where
I
shall
meete
thee
soone
at
night
.
For
why
,
with
my
master
no
more
will
I
stay
,
But
for
thy
loue
I
will
runne
away
,
O
Ienny
,
Ienny
,
thou
puttst
mee
to
payne
,
That
thou
no
longer
here
remayne
.
I
will
weareout
my
shoes
of
Neats
Leather
,
But
thou
and
I
will
meete
together
,
And
in
spite
of
Fortune
,
Rat
,
or
Mouse
,
We
will
dwell
in
one
house
.
For
who
doth
not
esteeme
of
thee
,
Shall
haue
no
seruice
done
of
me
:
Therefore
good
Ienny
,
haue
a
care
To
meete
poore
Fragment
at
the
fayre
.
Now
alas
,
good
soule
(
quoth
Ienny
)
I
thinke
he
be
the
kindest
young
man
in
the
world
.
The
rest
answered
,
that
he
semed
no
lesse
,
and
surely
it
appeareth
that
he
is
a
pretty
witty
fellow
quoth
one
of
them
,
how
finely
he
hath
written
his
letter
in
time
,
trust
me
,
I
will
giue
you
a
good
thing
,
and
let
me
haue
a
copy
of
it
to
send
to
my
sweet
hart
:
that
you
shall
,
with
all
my
heart
&
so
comming
to
the
faire
,
they
took
vp
their
standing
.
Within
a
while
after
,
goodwife
Gray
of
Gloucester
came
●hither
to
store
her selfe
of
diuers
commodities
and
when
shee
had
boght
what
she
would
,
she
told
her
neighbor
she
had
great
néed
of
a
maid
seruant
or
twaine
:
therefore
qd
she
,
good
neighbor
go
with
me
and
let
me
haue
your
opinion
.
With
a
good
wil
,
said
her
neighbor
,
and
together
they
went
,
and
looking
and
viewing
the
maidens
ouer
,
she
tooke
speciall
notice
of
Margaret
.
Beléeue
me
,
quoth
she
,
there
stands
a
very
proper
mayden
,
and
one
of
a
modest
and
comely
countenaunce
.
Uerily
,
said
her
neighbor
,
so
she
is
,
as
euer
I
looked
vpon
.
The
mayden
séeing
them
to
view
her
so
well
,
was
so
abashed
,
that
a
scarlet
colour
ouerspred
her
lilly
chéeks
;
which
the
woman
perceiuing
,
came
vnto
her
,
and
asked
if
she
were
willing
to
serue
.
The
mayd
with
a
low
curtesie
,
and
a
most
gentle
speach
,
aunswered
it
was
the
onely
cause
of
her
comming
.
Can
you
spinne
or
card
,
said
goodwife
Gray
?
Truely
Dame
,
said
she
,
though
my
cunning
therein
be
but
small
,
my
goodwil
to
learne
is
great
,
and
I
trust
,
my
diligence
shall
content
you
.
What
wages
will
you
take
,
quoth
good
wife
Gray
?
I
will
referre
that
,
said
Margaret
,
to
your
conscience
and
curtesie
,
desiring
no
more
than
what
I
shall
deserue
.
Then
asking
what
country
woman
she
was
the
maiden
wept
,
saying
,
Ah
good
Dame
,
I
was
vntimely
borne
in
Shropshire
,
of
poore
parents
,
and
yet
not
so
néedy
as
vnfortunate
,
but
death
hauing
ended
their
sorrowes
,
hath
left
me
to
the
cruelty
of
these
enuions
times
,
to
finish
my
parents
tragedy
with
my
troubles
.
What
maiden
!
qd
her
Dame
,
haue
you
a
care
to
do
your
busines
,
and
to
liue
in
Gods
feare
,
and
you
shall
haue
no
care
to
regard
Fortunes
frownes
and
so
they
went
home
together
.
Now
,
so
soone
as
the
goodman
sawe
her
,
he
asked
his
wife
where
she
had
that
maiden
She
said
,
at
the
faire
.
Why
then
quoth
he
thou
hast
brought
all
the
f●●re
away
and
I
doubt
it
were
better
for
vs
,
to
send
the
faire
to
another
towne
,
than
to
keep
the
faire
here
.
Why
man
,
quoth
she
,
what
meane
you
by
that
?
Woman
I
meane
this
,
that
she
will
proue
a
Loadstone
,
to
draw
the
harts
of
al
my
men
after
her
,
and
so
we
shal
haue
wise
seruice
done
of
all
sides
.
Then
said
his
wife
,
I
hope
husband
,
Margaret
will
haue
a
better
care
both
to
her
owne
credit
,
and
our
commodity
then
so
,
and
let
me
alone
to
looks
to
such
matters
.
Is
thy
name
Margaret
(
quoth
her
master
?
)
proper
is
thy
name
to
thy
person
,
for
thou
art
a
pearle
indeed
,
orient
,
and
rich
in
beauty
.
His
wife
hearing
him
say
so
,
began
to
change
her
opinion
:
What
husband
(
quoth
she
)
is
the
wind
at
that
doore
?
Begin
you
to
like
your
maid
so
well
?
I
doubt
I
had
most
need
to
look
to
your selfe
:
before
God
,
I
had
rather
then
an
angell
I
had
chosen
some
other
:
but
heare
you
mayd
you
shall
pack
hence
,
I
will
not
nourish
a
snake
in
my
bosome
,
and
therefore
get
you
gone
,
I
will
none
of
you
prouide
a
seruice
where
you
may
.
The
mayden
hearing
her
say
so
,
fell
downe
on
her
knees
,
&
besought
her
saying
.
O
sweet
dame
,
be
not
so
cruell
to
mee
,
to
turne
me
out
of
doores
now
:
alas
,
I
know
not
where
to
go
,
or
what
to
do
,
if
you
forsake
me
.
O
let
not
the
fading
beauty
of
my
face
dispoyle
me
of
your
fauor
:
for
rather
then
that
shall
hinder
my
seruice
,
this
my
knife
shall
soone
disfigure
my
face
,
and
I
will
banish
beauty
as
my
greatest
enemy
.
And
with
that
her
abundant
teares
stopped
her
spéech
,
that
she
could
not
utter
one
word
more
.
The
woman
seeing
this
could
not
harbour
anger
longer
,
nor
could
her
master
stay
in
the
roonie
for
weeping
?
Well
Margaret
,
sayd
her
dame
(
little
knowing
that
a
Lady
knéeled
before
her
)
vsing
thy selfe
well
,
I
will
keepe
thee
and
thou
shalt
haue
my
good
will
,
if
thou
gouerne
thy selfe
with
wisdom
;
and
so
she
sent
her
about
her
businesse
.
Her
husband
comming
to
supper
sayd
,
●ow
now
!
wife
,
art
thou
so
doubtfull
of
me
,
that
thou
hast
put
away
thy
mayden
?
I
wis
(
qd.
she
)
you
are
a
wise
man
,
to
stand
praysing
of
a
maydes
beauty
before
her
face
.
&
you
a
wise
woman
(
qd.
he
)
to
grow
iealo●s
without
a
cause
.
So
to
supper
they
went
,
and
because
Margaret
shewed
her selfe
of
finest
behauiour
aboue
the
rest
,
she
was
appointed
to
waite
on
the
table
.
And
it
is
to
be
vnderstood
,
that
Gray
did
neuer
eate
his
meate
alone
but
still
had
some
of
his
neighbors
with
him
before
whom
he
called
his
mayd
,
saying
,
Margaret
,
come
hither
.
Now
because
there
was
another
of
the
same
name
in
the
house
,
she
made
answers
,
I
callnot
you
maiden
,
quoth
he
,
but
Margaret
with
the
lilly
white
hand
.
After
which
time
she
was
euer
called
so
.
How
the
Kings
maiestie
sent
for
the
Clothiers
,
and
of
the
sundry
fauours
which
he
did
them
.
Chap.
4.
KIng
Henry
prouiding
for
his
voyage
into
France
,
against
King
Lewis
and
Robert
Duke
of
Normandy
his
owne
brother
,
commited
the
gouernement
of
the
Realme
in
his
absence
,
to
the
Bishop
of
Salisbury
,
a
man
of
great
wisdome
and
learning
,
whom
the
King
estéemed
highly
,
and
afterward
he
thought
good
to
send
for
the
chiefe
Clothiers
of
England
who
according
to
the
kings
appoyntment
came
to
the
court
,
and
hauing
licence
to
come
before
his
Maiesty
,
hee
spake
to
this
effect
.
The
strength
of
a
king
is
the
loue
and
friendship
of
his
people
,
and
he
gouerns
ouer
his
Realme
most
surely
,
that
ruleth
iustice
with
mercy
,
for
hee
ought
to
feare
many
,
whom
many
do
feare
▪
therefore
the
gouernours
of
the
common
wealth
ought
to
obserue
two
speciall
precepts
,
the
one
is
,
that
they
so
maintayne
the
profit
of
the
commons
,
that
whatsoeuer
in
their
calling
they
do
,
they
referre
it
thereunto
:
the
other
,
that
they
bee
alwayes
as
well
carefull
ouer
the
whole
common
wea●th
,
as
ouer
any
part
thereof
,
lest
while
they
vpholde
the
one
,
the
other
be
brought
to
vtter
decay
.
And
for
as
much
as
I
doe
vnderstand
,
and
haue
partly
seene
,
that
you
the
Clothiers
of
England
are
no
small
benefit
to
the
wealth
publike
,
I
thought
it
good
to
know
from
your
owne
mouths
,
if
there
be
any
thing
not
yet
graunted
that
may
benefit
you
or
any
other
thing
to
be
remoued
that
doth
hurt
you
.
The
great
desire
I
haue
to
maintayne
you
in
your
trades
,
hath
moued
me
hereunto
.
Therefore
boldly
say
what
you
would
haue
in
the
one
thing
or
the
other
,
&
I
wlil
grant
it
you
.
With
that
,
they
all
fell
downe
vpon
their
knees
,
and
desired
God
to
saue
his
Maiesty
,
and
with
all
,
requested
three
dayes
respit
to
put
in
their
answere
:
which
was
graunted
,
And
thereupon
they
departed
.
When
the
Clothiers
had
well
considered
of
these
matters
,
at
length
they
thought
méete
to
request
of
his
Maiesty
for
their
first
benefit
,
that
all
the
Cloth
measures
,
through
the
land
might
be
of
one
length
,
whereas
to
their
great
disaduantage
before
,
euery
good
towne
had
a
seuerall
measure
,
the
difficulty
thereof
was
such
,
that
they
could
not
kéepe
them
in
memory
,
nor
know
how
to
keepe
their
reckonings
.
The
second
thing
whereof
they
found
themselues
greeued
,
was
this
,
that
the
people
would
not
take
crackt
money
,
though
it
were
neuer
so
good
siluer
:
whereupon
it
came
to
passe
,
that
the
Clothiers
and
diuers
other
receiuing
great
summes
of
money
,
to
take
among
it
much
crackt
money
,
it
serued
them
to
no
vse
,
because
it
would
not
go
currant
,
but
lay
vpon
their
hands
without
profite
or
benefit
,
whereof
they
prayed
reformation
.
The
third
was
a
griefe
,
whereof
Hodgekins
of
Halyfax
complayned
,
and
that
was
,
that
whereas
the
towne
of
Halyfax
liued
altogether
vpon
clothing
,
and
by
the
reason
of
false
borderers
&
other
euill
minded
persons
,
they
were
oft
robbed
,
and
had
their
clothes
carried
out
of
their
fieldes
,
where
they
were
drying
,
that
it
would
please
his
Maiesty
to
grant
the
towne
this
priuiledge
,
that
whosoeuer
hee
was
that
was
taken
stealing
their
cloth
,
might
presently
without
any
further
triall
be
hanged
vp
.
When
the
day
of
their
appearance
approached
,
the
Clothiers
came
before
the
King
,
and
deliuered
vp
their
petition
in
writing
,
which
his
Maiesty
most
graciously
perusing
,
sayd
,
he
was
ready
to
fullfill
their
request
:
and
therefore
for
the
first
poynt
of
their
petition
,
he
called
for
a
staffe
to
be
brought
him
,
and
measuring
thereupon
the
iust
length
of
his
owne
arme
,
deliuered
it
to
the
clothiers
,
saying
,
This
measure
shal
be
called
a
yard
,
and
no
other
measure
throughout
all
the
Realme
of
England
shall
be
vsed
for
the
same
,
and
by
this
shall
men
buy
and
sell
,
and
we
will
so
prouide
,
that
whosoeuer
he
be
that
abuseth
our
subiects
by
any
false
measure
,
that
he
shall
not
onely
pay
a
fine
for
the
same
to
the
king
,
but
also
haue
his
body
punnished
by
imprisonment
.
And
as
concerning
the
second
poynt
of
your
petition
,
because
of
my
sudden
departure
out
of
the
land
,
I
know
not
better
how
to
ease
you
of
this
griefe
(
of
crackt
money
)
this
decrée
I
make
,
because
they
account
crackt
money
not
currant
I
say
,
none
shal
be
currant
but
crackt
money
.
And
therefore
I
will
giue
present
charge
,
that
all
the
money
through
the
land
shal
be
●●it
,
and
so
you
shall
suffer
no
losse
.
But
now
for
your
last
request
for
the
towne
of
Halyfax
,
where
by
théeues
your
clothes
are
so
often
stolne
from
you
,
séeing
the
lawes
already
prouided
in
that
case
are
not
sufficient
to
keepe
men
in
awe
,
it
is
indeed
high
time
to
haue
sharper
punishment
for
them
.
With
that
Hodgekins
vnmannerly
interrupted
the
King
,
saying
in
broad
Northern
spéech
,
Yea
gude
faith
,
mai
Liedge
,
the
faule
eule
of
mai
saule
,
gif●
any
thing
will
kéep
them
whiat
,
till
the
karles
be
hangde
vp
by
the
cragge
.
What
the
dul●
care
they
for
boaring
their
eyne
,
sea
lang
as
they
may
gae
groping
vp
and
downe
the
countrey
like
fause
lizar
lownes
,
begging
and
craking
?
The
king
smiling
to
heare
this
rough
hewne
fellow
make
this
reply
:
Content
thee
Hodgekins
,
for
we
wil
haue
redresse
for
all
:
and
albeit
that
hanging
of
men
was
neuer
séene
in
England
,
yet
seeing
the
corrupt
world
is
growne
more
bold
in
all
wickednes
,
I
thinke
it
not
amisse
to
ordaine
this
death
for
such
malefactors
:
and
peculiarly
to
the
towne
of
Hallifaxe
I
giue
this
priuiledge
,
that
whosoeuer
they
find
stealing
their
cloth
,
being
taken
with
the
goods
,
that
without
further
iudgement
they
shal
be
hanged
vp
.
Thus
(
sayd
our
king
)
haue
I
graunted
what
you
request
,
and
if
heareafter
you
find
any
other
thing
that
may
be
good
for
you
,
it
shall
be
granted
;
for
no
longer
would
I
desire
to
liue
among
you
,
then
I
haue
care
for
the
good
of
the
common-wealth
:
at
which
word
ended
,
the
King
rose
from
his
royall
throne
,
while
the
clothiers
on
their
knées
prayed
for
both
his
health
and
happy
successe
,
and
shewed
themselues
most
thankfull
for
his
highnesse
fauor
.
His
maiesty
bending
his
body
toward
them
,
sayd
that
at
his
home
returne
,
he
would
(
by
the
grace
of
God
)
visit
them
.
How
the
Clothiers
had
prouided
a
sumptuous
feast
for
the
Kings
sonues
,
prince
William
and
prince
Richard
at
Ger●ards
hall
,
shewing
also
what
chaunce
befell
Cutbert
of
Kendall
at
that
same
instant
.
Chap.
5.
THe
Clothiers
departing
from
the
court
in
a
merry
minde
,
ioyfull
of
their
good
successe
,
each
one
to
other
praised
and
magnified
the
Kings
great
wisedome
and
vertue
▪
commending
also
his
affabilitie
and
gentle
disposition
,
so
that
Hodgekins
affirmed
on
his
faith
,
that
hee
had
rather
speake
to
the
Kings
maiestie
,
than
to
many
Iustices
of
peace
.
Indéed
(
said
Cole
)
he
is
a
most
mild
and
mercifull
prince
,
and
I
pray
God
he
may
long
raigne
ouer
vs
.
Amen
said
the
rest
.
Then
said
Cole
,
My
masters
,
shall
we
forget
the
great
curtesie
of
the
Kings
sonnes
,
those
swéet
and
gentle
princes
▪
that
still
shewed
vs
fauour
in
our
suite
?
in
my
opinion
it
were
reason
to
gratifie
them
in
some
sort
,
that
we
may
not
vtterly
be
condemned
of
ingratitude
:
wherefore
(
if
you
thinke
good
)
we
will
prepare
a
banquet
for
them
at
our
hoast
Garrats
,
who
as
you
know
,
hath
a
faire
house
,
and
goodly
roomes
:
Besides
,
the
man
himselfe
is
of
a
most
couragious
mind
and
good
behauiour
,
sufficient
to
entertaine
a
prince
;
his
wife
also
is
a
dainty
fine
,
Cooke
:
all
which
considered
,
I
know
not
a
fitter
place
in
London
.
T
is
true
,
quoth
Sutton
and
if
the
rest
be
content
,
I
iam
pleased
it
shal
be
so
.
At
this
they
all
answered
,
Yea
,
for
(
quoth
they
)
it
will
not
be
passing
forty
shillings
apéece
,
and
that
we
shall
recouer
in
our
crackt
money
.
Being
thus
agréed
,
the
feast
wae
prepared
.
Tom
Doue
quoth
they
,
we
will
commit
the
prouiding
of
musicke
to
thée
:
and
I
said
Cole
will
inuite
diuers
of
our
marchants
and
their
wiues
to
the
same
.
That
is
well
remembred
,
said
Gray
.
Upon
this
they
called
to
their
hoast
and
hostesse
▪
shewing
their
determinati●n
,
who
most
willingly
said
,
all
things
should
be
made
ready
,
but
I
would
haue
two
days
liberty
,
sayd
the
good
wife
,
to
prepare
my
house
and
other
things
.
Content
,
said
the
Clothiers
,
in
the
meane
spare
we
will
bid
our
gests
,
and
dispatch
our
other
affaires
.
But
Simon
of
Southhampton
charged
his
hostise
,
that
in
any
case
shée
should
not
forget
to
make
good
store
of
pottage
.
It
shall
be
done
quoth
shée
.
It
is
be
to
remembred
,
that
while
this
preparation
was
in
hand
,
that
Cutbert
of
Kendal
had
not
forgot
his
kindnes
to
his
hostise
of
Bosomes
Inne
.
Therefore
finding
time
conuenient
when
her
husband
was
ouerséeing
his
haymakers
,
he
gréeted
her
in
this
sort
,
Swéete
hostesse
,
though
I
were
the
last
time
I
was
in
towne
,
ouer
bold
with
you
,
yet
I
hope
it
was
not
so
offensiue
to
you
,
as
you
made
shew
for
.
Bold
my
Cut
quoth
she
?
thou
hast
vowd
thy selfe
my
seruant
,
and
so
being
,
you
are
not
to
be
blam'd
for
doing
what
I
wild
you
.
By
my
honesty
,
I
could
not
chuse
but
smile
to
my selfe
,
so
soone
as
I
was
out
of
their
sight
,
to
thinke
how
prettily
you
began
your
brabble
.
But
now
,
quoth
he
,
we
will
change
our
chidings
to
kissings
,
and
it
vexeth
me
that
these
cherry
lippes
should
be
subiect
to
such
a
Lobcocke
as
thy
husband
.
Subiect
to
him
quoth
she
!
In
faith
sir
,
no
,
I
will
haue
my
lips
at
as
much
liberty
as
my
tongue
,
the
one
to
say
what
I
list
,
and
the
other
to
touch
whom
I
like
:
In
troth
,
shall
I
tell
thee
,
Cutbert
,
the
churles
breath
smels
so
strong
,
that
I
care
as
much
for
kissing
of
him
,
as
for
looking
on
him
t
is
such
a
mis-shapen
mizer
,
and
such
a
bundle
of
beastlynesse
,
that
I
can
neuer
thinke
on
him
without
spitting
Fie
vpon
him
.
I
would
my
friends
had
carried
me
to
my
graue
,
when
they
went
with
me
to
the
Church
,
to
make
him
my
husband
.
And
so
shedding
a
few
dissembling
teares
▪
she
stopt
.
What
my
sweete
mistresse
(
quoth
he
)
weepe
you
?
Nay
sit
downe
by
my
side
,
and
I
will
sing
thee
one
of
my
country
Iigges
to
make
thee
merry
.
Wilt
thou
in
faith
(
quoth
she
)
?
Yes
verily
,
sayd
Cutbert
:
and
in
troth
,
quoth
she
,
if
you
fall
a
singing
,
I
will
sing
with
you
.
That
is
well
,
you
can
so
suddenly
change
your
notes
,
quoth
Cut.
then
haue
at
it
.
Man
.
LOng
haue
I
lou'd
this
bonny
Lasse
,
yet
durst
not
shew
the
same
.
Wo.
Therein
you
prou'd
your selfe
an
Asse
,
Man
.
I
was
the
more
too
blame
.
Yet
still
will
I
remaine
to
thee
,
Trang
dilly
do
,
trang
dilly
,
Thy
friend
and
louer
secretly
.
Wom.
Thou
art
my
owne
sweet
bully
.
Man
But
when
shall
I
enioy
thee
,
delight
of
thy
faire
loue
?
Wo.
Euen
when
thou
seest
that
fortune
doth
all
maner
le
ts
remoue
.
Man
O
,
I
will
fold
thee
in
my
armes
,
Trang
dilly
do
,
trang
dilly
,
And
keepe
thee
so
from
sodaine
harmes
.
Wom.
Thou
art
my
owne
sweet
bully
.
Wom.
My
husband
he
is
gone
from
home
▪
you
know
it
very
well
.
Man
But
when
will
he
returne
againe
?
Wo
In
troth
I
cannot
tell
:
If
long
he
keepe
him
out
of
sight
,
Trang
dilly
do
,
trang
dilly
.
Be
sure
thou
shalt
haue
thy
delight
.
Man
Thou
art
my
bonny
lassy
▪
While
they
were
singing
this
song
,
her
husband
being
on
a
sudden
come
home
,
stood
secretly
in
a
corner
and
heard
all
,
and
blessing
himselfe
with
both
his
hands
,
sayd
O
abominable
dissimulation
,
monstrous
hypocrisie
,
and
are
you
in
this
humor
?
can
you
brawle
together
and
sing
together
?
Well
quoth
he
,
I
will
let
them
alone
,
and
see
a
little
more
of
their
knauery
.
Neuer
did
Catte
watch
Mouse
so
narrowely
,
as
I
will
watch
them
:
And
so
going
into
the
Kitchin
,
he
asked
his
wife
if
it
were
not
dinner
time
.
Euen
by
and
by
,
husband
(
quoth
she
)
the
meat
will
be
ready
.
Presently
after
comes
in
Hodgekins
and
Martin
,
who
strayght
asked
for
Cutbert
of
Kendall
.
Answere
was
made
,
that
he
was
in
his
Chamber
.
So
when
they
had
called
him
,
they
went
to
dinner
:
then
they
requested
that
their
host
and
hostesse
would
sit
with
them
.
Husband
,
said
she
,
you
may
go
if
you
please
:
but
as
for
me
,
I
will
desire
pardon
.
Nay
,
good
wife
,
go
vp
said
her
husband
.
What
woman
,
you
must
beare
with
your
ghests
.
Why
husband
,
qd.
she
,
do
you
think
that
any
can
beare
the
flerts
&
trumps
which
that
Northern
tike
gaue
me
the
last
time
hee
was
in
towne
?
now
God
forgiue
me
,
I
had
as
liefe
sée
the
diuell
as
sée
him
:
Therefore
good
husband
▪
go
vp
your selfe
,
and
let
me
alone
,
for
in
faith
,
I
shall
neuer
abide
that
Iacke
while
I
liue
.
Upon
these
words
away
went
her
husband
,
and
though
he
sayd
little
he
thought
the
more
.
Now
when
he
came
vp
,
his
ghests
bade
him
welcome
.
I
pray
you
sit
downe
,
good
mine
hoast
,
quoth
they
,
where
is
your
wife
▪
what
will
not
shee
sit
with
vs
?
No
verily
sayd
he
,
the
foolish
woman
hath
taken
such
a
displeasure
against
Cutbert
,
that
she
sweares
she
will
neuer
come
in
his
company
Is
it
so
,
said
the
other
?
then
trust
me
we
are
well
agreed
.
And
I
sweare
by
my
fathers
sale
,
quoth
hée
,
that
were
it
not
more
for
good
will
o
you
,
than
loue
to
her
,
I
would
neuer
come
to
your
house
more
.
I
beléeue
it
well
,
said
old
Bosome
.
And
so
with
other
communication
they
droue
out
the
time
,
till
Dinner
was
ended
.
After
they
were
risen
,
Martin
&
Hodgekins
got
them
forth
about
their
affaires
,
but
Cutb.
took
his
host
by
the
hand
,
saying
,
My
host
,
I
le
go
talk
with
your
wife
;
for
my
part
I
thought
we
had
béene
friends
:
but
seeing
her
stomacke
is
so
big
&
her
heart
so
great
,
I
will
see
what
she
will
say
to
me
;
and
with
that
hee
s●ept
into
the
kitchin
,
saying
,
God
speed
you
hostise
.
It
must
be
when
you
are
away
them
,
sayd
she
.
What
is
your
reason
sayd
the
other
?
Because
God
neuer
comes
where
knaues
are
present
.
Gip
gooddy
draggletaile
qd
he
,
had
I
such
a
wife
▪
I
would
present
her
tallow
face
to
the
diuell
for
a
candle
.
With
that
shee
bent
her
browes
,
and
like
a
fury
of
hel
began
to
fly
at
him
saying
.
Why
,
you
gag-toothd
Iack
,
you
blinking
companion
,
get
thee
out
of
my
Kitchin
quickly
,
or
with
my
powdered
Beefe
br●th
,
I
will
make
your
pate
as
●alde
as
a
Friers
.
Get
me
gone
,
quoth
he
?
thou
shalt
not
bid
mee
twise
:
out
you
durty
heeles
,
you
will
make
your
husbands
hayre
gr●we
through
his
hood
I
doubt
;
and
with
that
hee
got
him
into
the
Hall
,
and
sate
him
downe
on
the
bench
by
his
hoast
,
to
whom
he
sayd
:
T
is
pitty
my
host
,
that
your
aged
yéeres
that
loues
quietnesse
,
should
be
troubled
with
such
a
scolding
queane
.
I
,
God
help
me
God
helpe
me
quoth
the
old
man
;
and
so
went
toward
the
Stable
;
which
his
wife
watching
,
sodainly
stept
out
and
gaue
Cutbert
a
kisse
.
Within
an
houre
after
,
the
old
man
craftily
called
for
his
Nag
to
ride
to
field
:
but
as
soone
as
he
was
gone
,
Cutbert
and
his
Hostesse
were
such
good
friends
,
that
they
got
into
one
of
the
Ware
houses
,
and
●ockt
the
doore
to
them
:
but
her
husband
hauing
set
a
spye
for
the
purpose
,
sodainly
turned
backe
,
and
called
for
a
capcase
which
lay
in
the
Warehouse
.
The
seruant
could
not
find
the
key
by
any
meanes
.
Whereupon
hée
called
to
haue
the
lock
broke
open
.
Which
they
within
hearing
,
opened
the
doore
of
their
owne
accord
.
So
soone
as
her
husband
spied
her
in
that
place
,
with
admiration
he
sayd
O
,
the
passion
of
my
hart
,
what
do
you
heer
?
what
you
two
that
cannot
abide
one
another
?
what
make
you
so
close
together
?
is
your
chiding
and
rayling
,
brabling
and
brawling
,
come
to
this
?
O
what
dissemblers
are
these
!
Why
▪
my
hoast
qd.
Cutbert
what
need
you
take
the
matter
so
hotte
?
I
gaue
a
Cheese
to
my
country
man
Hodgekins
,
to
lay
vp
,
and
deliuered
it
to
your
wife
to
bee
kept
▪
and
then
is
it
not
reason
,
that
she
should
come
and
seeke
me
my
Cheese
?
O
,
qd
▪
the
old
man
,
belike
the
doore
was
lockt
,
because
the
cheese
should
not
run
away
.
The
doore
said
his
wife
vnknowne
to
vs
clapt
to
it selfe
,
and
hauing
a
spring
lock
,
was
presently
fast
.
Wel
,
hus-wife
,
qd.
he
;
I
will
giue
you
as
much
credit
as
a
Crocadile
;
but
as
for
your
companion
I
will
teach
him
to
come
hither
to
looke
cheeses
.
And
with
that
he
caused
his
men
to
take
him
presently
,
and
to
binde
him
hand
and
foote
.
Which
being
done
,
they
drew
him
vp
in
a
basket
into
the
smokie
louer
of
the
hall
,
and
there
they
did
let
him
hang
all
that
night
,
euen
till
the
next
day
dinner
time
,
when
he
should
haue
beene
at
the
banquet
with
the
princes
:
for
neither
Hodgekins
nor
Martin
could
intreat
their
inflamed
hoast
to
let
him
downe
.
And
in
such
a
heate
was
he
driuen
with
drawing
him
vp
▪
that
he
was
faine
to
cast
off
his
gownes
,
his
coats
,
and
two
paire
of
his
stockings
,
to
coole
himselfe
,
making
a
vow
he
should
hang
there
vij
.
yeares
except
the
kings
sonnes
came
in
person
to
beg
his
pardon
,
which
most
of
all
grieued
Cutbert
.
When
Cole
and
the
rest
of
the
westerne
yeomen
●eard
hereof
,
they
could
not
chuse
but
laugh
,
to
think
that
he
was
so
taken
t●●dy
.
The
yong
princes
hauing
giuen
promise
to
be
with
the
clothiers
kept
their
houre
,
but
when
al
the
rest
went
to
giue
them
entertainment
,
Simon
was
so
busie
in
supping
his
pottage
,
that
he
could
not
spare
so
much
time
.
Which
when
the
princes
sawe
,
with
a
smiling
countenance
they
said
,
Sup
Simon
,
there
s
good
breath
,
or
else
beshrew
our
hostesse
:
quoth
he
,
neuer
looking
behind
him
to
sée
who
spake
,
till
the
prince
clapt
him
on
the
shoulder
.
But
good
Lord
,
how
blanke
he
was
when
he
spied
them
knowing
not
how
to
excuse
the
matter
.
Well
,
the
princes
hauing
ended
their
banket
,
Garrat
coms
,
and
with
one
of
his
hands
took
the
table
of
16
foot
long
quite
from
the
ground
ouer
their
heads
,
from
before
the
princes
,
and
set
it
on
the
other
side
of
the
hall
,
to
the
great
admiration
of
all
them
that
beheld
it
.
The
princes
being
then
ready
to
depart
,
the
Clothiers
moued
them
in
pleasant
maner
,
to
be
good
to
one
of
their
company
,
that
did
neither
sit
,
lie
,
nor
stand
.
Then
he
must
néedes
hang
,
qd
the
princes
.
And
so
he
doth
,
most
excellent
princes
qd
they
;
and
therewithal
told
them
the
whole
matter
.
When
they
heard
the
story
,
downe
to
Bosoms
inne
they
goe
,
where
looking
vp
into
the
roofe
,
spied
poore
Cutbert
pinned
vp
in
a
basket
,
and
almost
smoked
to
death
,
who
although
he
were
greatly
ashamed
,
yet
most
pittifully
desired
that
they
would
get
him
released
.
What
is
his
trespasse
,
said
the
prince
?
Nothing
if
it
shall
like
your
Grace
qd
he
,
but
for
loking
for
a
cheefe
.
But
he
could
not
find
it
without
my
wife
,
said
the
good
man
:
the
villaine
had
lately
dined
with
mutton
,
and
could
not
digest
his
meate
without
cheese
,
for
which
cause
I
haue
made
him
to
fast
these
twenty
houres
,
to
the
end
he
may
haue
a
better
stomacke
to
eate
his
dinner
,
then
to
vse
dalliance
.
Let
me
intreate
you
quoth
the
prince
,
to
release
him
:
and
if
euer
hereafter
you
catch
him
in
the
corne
,
clappe
him
in
the
pownd
.
Your
Grace
shall
request
or
commaund
any
thing
at
my
hand
,
said
the
old
man
;
and
so
Cutbert
was
let
downe
vnbound
:
but
when
he
was
loose
,
he
vowed
neuer
to
come
within
that
house
more
.
And
it
is
said
,
the
old
man
●osome
ordain●
,
that
in
remembrance
of
this
déed
euery
yeare
once
all
such
as
came
thither
to
aske
for
cheeses
should
be
so
serued
:
which
thing
is
to
this
day
kept
.
How
Simons
wife
of
South-hampton
being
wholy
bent
to
pride
and
pleasure
,
requested
her
husband
to
see
London
,
which
being
graunted
,
how
she
got
good
wife
Sutton
of
Salisbury
to
go
with
her
,
who
tooke
Crab
to
go
along
with
them
,
and
how
he
prophecied
of
many
things
.
Chap.
6.
THe
Clothiers
being
all
come
from
London
,
Suttons
wife
of
Southhampton
who
was
with
her
husband
very
merry
and
pleasant
,
brake
her
mind
vnto
him
in
this
sort
.
Good
Lord
husband
,
wil
you
neuer
be
so
kind
as
let
me
go
to
London
with
you
?
shall
I
be
pend
vp
in
South-hampton
,
like
a
patrat
in
a
cage
,
or
a
capon
in
a
coope
?
I
would
request
no
more
of
you
in
lieu
of
all
my
paines
,
carke
and
care
,
but
to
haue
one
weeks
time
to
sée
that
faire
citie
:
what
is
this
life
if
it
be
not
mixt
with
some
delight
?
and
what
delight
is
more
pleasing
than
to
see
the
fashions
and
maners
of
vnknowne
places
?
Therefore
good
husband
,
if
thou
louest
me
,
deny
not
this
simple
request
You
know
I
am
no
common
gadder
,
nor
haue
oft
troubled
you
with
trauell
.
God
knowes
,
this
may
be
the
last
thing
that
euer
I
shall
request
at
your
hands
.
Woman
quoth
he
,
I
would
willingly
satisfie
your
desire
,
but
you
know
it
is
not
conuenient
for
both
of
vs
to
be
abroad
,
our
charge
is
great
,
and
therefore
our
care
ought
not
to
be
small
.
If
you
will
goe
your selfe
,
one
of
my
men
shall
goe
with
you
,
and
money
enough
you
shall
haue
in
your
purse
:
but
to
go
with
you
my selfe
,
you
sée
my
busines
will
not
permit
me
.
Husband
said
she
,
I
accept
your
gentle
offer
,
and
it
may
be
I
shal
intreat
my
gossip
Sutton
to
go
along
with
me
.
I
shal
be
glad
quoth
her
husband
,
prepare
your selfe
when
you
will
.
When
she
had
obtained
this
licence
,
she
sent
hir
man
Wessell
to
Salisbury
,
●o
know
of
good
wife
Sutton
if
she
would
kéep
her
company
to
London
.
Suttons
wife
being
as
willing
to
go
,
as
she
was
to
request
,
neuer
rested
till
she
had
gotten
leaue
of
her
husband
;
the
which
when
she
had
obtained
,
casting
in
her
minde
their
pleasure
would
be
small
,
being
but
they
twayne
;
thereupon
the
wily
woman
sent
letters
by
collerick
Crack
her
man
,
both
to
Grayes
wife
,
and
F●●zallens
wife
,
that
they
would
meet
them
at
Reading
;
who
liking
wel
of
the
match
,
consented
and
did
so
prouide
that
they
met
according
to
promise
at
Reading
,
and
from
thence
with
Coles
wife
they
went
al
together
,
with
each
of
them
a
man
to
London
,
ech
one
taking
vp
their
lodging
with
a
seuerall
friend
.
When
the
Marchants
of
London
vnderstood
they
were
in
towne
,
they
ira●●ited
them
euery
day
home
to
their
owne
houses
,
where
they
had
delicate
good
cheere
:
and
when
they
went
abroade
to
see
the
commodityes
of
the
City
,
the
Marchants
wiues
euer
bore
them
company
,
being
attyred
most
dainty
and
fine
:
which
when
the
Clothiers
wiues
did
sée
,
it
grieued
their
hearts
they
had
not
the
like
.
Now
when
they
were
brought
into
Cheapeside
,
there
with
great
wonder
they
beheld
the
shops
of
the
Goldsmiths
;
and
on
the
other
side
,
the
wealthy
Mercers
,
whose
shops
shined
of
al
sortes
of
coloured
silkes
;
in
Watlingstreete
,
they
viewed
the
great
number
of
Drapers
in
Saint
Martines
,
Shoomakers
,
at
Saint
Nicholas
church
,
the
flesh
shambles
,
at
the
end
of
the
old
change
,
the
fishmongers
;
in
Candlewéeke
stréete
the
Weauers
,
then
came
into
the
Iewes
stréete
,
where
all
the
Iewes
did
inhabite
;
then
went
they
to
Blackwel
hall
,
where
the
country
clothiers
did
vse
to
méete
.
Afterward
they
procéeded
,
and
came
to
S.
Pauls
church
,
whose
steeple
was
so
hye
,
that
it
seemed
to
pierce
the
clouds
,
on
the
top
whereof
,
was
a
great
and
mighty
whethercocke
,
of
cleane
siluer
,
the
which
notwithstanding
seemed
as
small
as
a
sparrow
to
mens
eyes
,
it
stood
so
exceeding
high
,
the
which
goodly
weathercocke
was
afterwards
stolen
away
,
by
a
cunning
cripple
,
who
found
meanes
one
night
to
climbe
vp
to
the
toppe
of
the
stéeple
,
and
tooke
it
downe
,
with
the
which
,
and
a
great
summe
of
mony
which
he
had
got
together
by
begging
in
his
life
tune
,
he
builded
a
gate
on
the
North-west
side
of
the
city
,
which
to
this
day
is
called
Criple
gate
.
From
thence
they
went
to
the
Tower
of
London
,
which
was
builded
by
Iulius
Caesar
,
who
was
Emperour
of
Rome
.
And
there
they
beheld
salt
and
wine
,
which
had
laine
there
euer
since
the
Romans
inuaded
this
land
,
which
was
many
yeares
before
our
Sauiour
Christ
was
borne
,
the
wine
was
growne
so
thicke
that
it
might
haue
bin
cut
like
a
ielley
.
And
in
that
place
also
they
sawe
money
that
was
made
of
leather
,
which
in
ancient
time
went
currant
amongst
the
people
.
When
they
had
to
their
great
contentation
beheld
all
this
,
they
repaired
to
their
lodgings
,
hauing
also
a
sumptuous
supper
ordained
for
them
,
with
all
delight
that
might
be
.
And
you
shall
vnderstand
that
when
the
country
weauers
,
which
came
vp
with
their
dames
,
saw
the
weauers
of
Candlewikestréet
,
they
had
great
desire
presently
to
haue
some
conference
with
them
,
and
thus
one
began
to
challenge
thother
for
workmanship
,
quoth
Weasell
,
i
le
worke
with
any
of
you
all
for
a
crowne
,
take
it
if
you
dare
,
and
he
that
makes
his
yeard
of
cloth
soonest
,
shall
haue
it
.
You
shall
be
wrought
withall
,
said
the
other
,
and
if
it
were
for
tenne
crownes
;
but
we
wil
make
this
bargaine
,
that
each
of
vs
shall
wynde
their
owne
quilles
.
Content
quoth
Weasell
:
and
so
to
worke
they
went
,
but
Wesel
lost
.
Whereupon
another
of
them
tooke
the
matter
in
hand
,
who
lost
likewise
:
so
that
the
London
weauers
triumphed
against
the
country
,
casting
forth
diuers
frumps
.
Alas
poore
fellowes
,
quoth
they
,
your
hearts
are
good
,
but
your
hands
are
ill
.
●ush
,
the
fault
was
in
their
legges
,
quoth
another
,
pray
you
friend
were
you
not
borne
at
home
?
Whie
doe
you
aske
quoth
Weasell
?
because
,
said
hee
,
the
biggest
place
of
your
legge
is
next
to
your
shoe
.
Cutbert
hearing
this
,
being
cholericke
of
nature
,
chafed
like
a
man
of
law
at
the
barre
,
and
he
wagers
with
them
foure
crowns
to
twain
,
the
others
agreed
,
to
work
they
go
:
but
erab
conquered
them
all
.
Whereupon
,
the
London
weauers
were
nipt
in
the
head
like
birds
,
and
had
not
a
word
to
say
.
Now
saith
Crab
as
we
haue
lost
nothing
,
so
you
haue
won
nothing
,
and
because
I
know
,
ye
cannot
be
right
weauers
,
except
you
be
good
fellowes
,
therefore
if
you
will
go
with
vs
,
wee
will
bestow
the
ale
vpon
you
.
That
is
spoken
like
a
good
fellow
and
like
a
weauer
,
quoth
the
other
.
So
along
they
went
as
it
were
to
the
signe
of
the
red
Crosse.
When
they
were
set
downe
,
and
had
drunk
well
,
they
began
merrily
to
prattle
,
and
to
ertoll
Crab
to
the
skies
.
Whereupon
Crab
protested
,
that
he
would
come
and
dwell
among
them
.
Nay
,
that
must
not
be
,
sayd
a
London
weauer
?
the
king
hath
giuen
vs
priuilege
,
that
none
shal
liue
among
vs
,
but
such
as
serue
seuen
yeeres
in
London
.
With
that
Crab
,
according
to
his
old
manner
of
prophesing
,
sayd
thus
:
THe
day
is
very
neere
at
hand
,
When
as
a
King
of
this
faire
land
Shall
priuiledge
you
more
then
so
:
The●
weauers
shall
in
scarlet
go
.
And
to
one
brotherhood
be
brought
,
The
first
that
is
in
London
wrought
,
When
other
trades-men
by
your
fame
,
Shall
couet
all
to
doe
the
same
.
Then
shall
you
all
liue
wondrous
well
,
But
this
one
thing
I
shall
you
tell
:
The
day
will
come
before
the
doome
,
In
Candleweeke
streete
shall
stand
no
loome
.
Nor
any
weauer
dwelling
there
,
But
men
that
shall
more
credit
beare
:
For
clothing
shall
be
sore
decayed
,
And
men
vndone
that
t●e
that
trade
.
And
yo●
the
day
some
●en
shall
see
,
This
〈…〉
shall
raised
be
,
Whenas
Bayliffe
liffe
of
Sarum
towne
,
Shal
buy
and
purchase
Bishops
downe
.
When
there
neuer
man
did
sow
,
Great
store
of
goodly
corne
shall
grow
?
And
woad
,
that
makes
all
colours
sound
Shall
spring
vpon
that
barren
ground
.
At
that
same
day
I
tell
you
plaine
,
Who
so
aliue
doth
then
remaine
,
A
proper
mayden
there
shall
see
,
Within
the
towne
of
Salisbury
.
Of
fauour
sweete
,
of
nature
kind
,
With
goodly
eies
,
and
yet
starke
blind
,
This
poore
blind
mayden
I
do
say
.
In
age
shall
go
in
rich
array
.
And
he
that
takes
her
to
his
wife
Shall
lead
a
ioyfull
happy
life
,
The
wealthiest
Clothier
shall
he
be
,
That
euer
was
in
that
country
.
But
clothing
kept
as
it
hath
beene
In
London
neuer
shal
be
seene
:
For
weauers
then
the
most
shal
win
,
That
worke
for
clothing
next
the
skin
.
Til
pride
the
commonwealth
doth
peele
,
And
causeth
huswiues
leaue
their
wheele
.
Then
pouerty
vpon
each
side
Vnto
those
workemen
shall
be
tide
At
that
time
,
from
an
Egles
nest
,
That
proudly
builded
in
the
West
,
A
sort
shal
come
with
cunning
hand
,
To
bring
strange
weauing
in
this
land
.
And
by
their
gaines
that
great
will
fall
,
They
shall
maynetaine
the
weauers
hall
:
But
long
they
shall
not
flourish
so
,
But
folly
will
them
ouerthrow
.
And
men
shall
count
it
mickle
shame
,
To
beare
that
kind
of
Weauers
name
,
And
this
as
sure
will
come
to
passe
,
As
here
is
ale
within
this
glasse
.
When
the
silly
soules
that
sate
about
him
heard
him
speake
in
this
sort
,
they
admired
,
and
honoured
Crabbe
for
the
same
.
Why
my
masters
,
said
Weasel
,
do
you
wonder
at
these
words
?
he
will
tell
you
twenty
of
these
tales
,
for
which
cause
we
call
him
our
canuas
Prophet
:
his
attire
fits
his
title
,
said
they
,
and
we
neuer
heard
the
like
in
our
liues
;
and
if
this
should
be
true
,
it
would
be
strange
.
Doubt
not
but
it
will
be
true
,
qd.
Weasel
,
for
i
le
tell
you
what
,
he
did
but
once
sée
our
Nick
,
kis
Nel
,
and
presently
he
powred
out
this
rime
.
That
kis●e
O
Nel
,
God
giue
the
ioy
,
Will
nine
monthes
hence
breede
thee
a
boy
.
And
I
le
tell
you
what
,
you
shall
heare
:
we
kept
reckoning
and
it
fell
out
as
iust
as
Iones
buttockes
on
a
close
stoole
,
for
which
cause
,
our
maids
durst
neuer
kisse
a
man
in
his
sight
:
vpon
this
they
broke
company
,
&
went
euery
one
about
his
busines
,
the
London
weauers
to
their
frames
,
and
the
country
fellowes
to
their
dames
,
who
after
their
great
banqueting
and
meriment
went
euery
one
home
to
their
owne
houses
,
though
with
lesse
money
then
they
brought
out
,
yet
with
more
pride
.
Especially
Simons
wife
of
South-hampton
,
who
tolde
the
rest
of
her
gossips
,
that
shée
sawe
no
reason
,
but
that
their
husbands
should
mainetaine
them
,
aswell
as
the
Marchants
did
their
wiues
:
for
I
tell
you
what
,
quoth
she
,
we
are
as
proper
women
(
in
my
conceit
)
as
the
proudest
of
them
all
,
as
handsome
of
body
,
as
faire
of
face
,
our
legs
as
well
made
,
and
our
féete
as
fine
:
then
what
reason
is
there
(
séeing
our
husbandes
are
of
as
good
wealth
)
but
we
should
be
as
well
maintained
?
You
say
true
gossip
,
said
S●ttons
wife
:
trust
me
,
it
made
me
blush
,
to
sée
them
braue
it
out
so
gallantly
,
and
we
to
goe
so
homely
:
but
before
God
,
said
the
other
,
I
will
haue
my
husband
to
buy
me
a
London
gowne
,
or
in
faith
he
shall
haue
little
quiet
:
so
shall
mine
,
said
another
,
and
mine
too
,
qd.
the
third
:
and
all
of
them
sung
the
same
note
:
so
that
when
they
came
home
,
their
husbands
had
no
little
to
do
:
Especially
Simon
,
whose
wife
daily
lay
at
him
for
London
apparell
,
to
whome
he
sayd
,
Good
woman
,
be
content
,
let
vs
go
according
to
our
place
and
ability
:
what
will
the
Bailiffes
thinke
,
if
I
should
prancke
thee
vp
like
a
Peacocke
,
and
thou
in
thy
attire
surpasse
their
wiues
?
they
would
eyther
thinke
I
were
madde
,
or
else
that
I
had
more
money
then
I
could
well
vse
:
consider
I
pray
thée
good
wife
,
that
such
as
are
in
their
youth
wasters
,
doe
prooue
in
their
age
starke
beggars
.
Beside
that
,
it
is
inough
to
raise
me
vp
in
the
Kings
books
;
for
many
times
,
mens
coffers
are
iudged
by
their
garments
:
why
,
we
are
country
folkes
,
and
must
kéepe
our selues
in
good
compasse
:
gray
russet
,
and
good
home-spun
cloth
doth
best
become
vs
;
I
tell
thée
wife
,
it
were
as
vndecent
for
vs
to
go
like
Londoners
,
as
it
is
for
Londoners
to
go
like
courtiers
.
What
a
coyle
kéepe
you
,
quoth
she
?
are
not
we
Gods
creatures
aswell
as
Londoners
?
and
the
Kings
subiects
,
aswell
as
they
?
then
finding
our
wealth
to
be
as
good
as
theirs
,
why
should
we
not
goe
as
gay
as
Londoners
?
No
husband
,
no●
,
héere
is
the
fault
,
we
are
kept
without
it
,
onely
because
our
husbands
are
not
so
kind
as
Londoners
:
why
man
,
a
Cobler
there
,
kéepes
his
wife
better
then
the
best
Clothier
in
this
country
:
nay
,
I
will
affirme
it
,
that
the
London
Oyster-wiues
,
and
the
very
Kitchin-staffe
cryers
,
do
excéed
vs
in
their
Sundayes
attyre
:
nay
,
more
then
that
,
I
did
see
the
Water-bearers
wife
which
belongs
to
one
of
our
Marchants
,
come
in
with
a
Tankered
of
water
on
her
shoulder
,
and
yet
halfe
a
dozen
gold
rings
on
her
fingers
.
You
may
then
thinke
,
wife
(
quoth
he
)
she
got
them
not
with
idlenesse
.
But
wife
,
you
must
consider
what
London
is
,
the
chiefe
and
capitall
City
of
all
the
land
,
a
place
on
the
which
all
strangers
cast
their
eyes
,
it
is
(
wife
)
the
Kings
chamber
,
and
his
Maiesties
royall
seate
:
●o
that
City
repaires
of
all
Nations
vnder
heauen
.
Therefore
it
is
most
méete
and
conuenient
,
that
the
cittizens
of
such
a
City
should
not
goe
in
their
apparell
like
Peasants
,
but
for
the
credit
of
our
countrey
,
weare
such
seemely
habites
,
as
doo
carry
grauity
and
comelinesse
in
the
eyes
of
all
beholders
,
But
if
we
of
the
countrey
went
so
(
quoth
she
)
were
it
not
as
great
credit
for
the
land
as
the
other
?
Woman
qd
her
husband
,
it
is
altogether
needlesse
,
and
in
diuers
respects
it
may
not
be
.
Why
then
I
pray
you
,
quoth
she
,
let
vs
go
dwell
at
London
.
A
word
soone
spoken
,
said
her
husband
,
but
not
so
easie
to
be
performed
:
therefore
wife
,
I
pray
thée
hold
thy
prating
,
for
thy
talke
is
foolish
:
yea
,
yea
husband
,
your
olde
churlish
conditions
will
neuer
be
left
,
you
keepe
me
here
like
a
drudge
and
a
droyle
,
and
so
you
may
keepe
your
money
in
your
purse
,
you
care
not
for
your
credit
,
but
before
I
will
goe
so
like
a
shepheardesse
,
I
will
first
go●
naked
:
and
I
tel
you
plaine
,
I
scorn
it
greatly
,
that
you
should
clappe
a
gray
gowne
on
my
backe
,
as
if
I
had
not
brought
you
two
pence
:
before
I
was
married
you
swore
I
should
haue
any
thing
that
I
requested
,
but
now
all
is
forgotten
.
And
in
saying
this
,
she
went
in
,
and
soone
after
she
was
so
sicke
that
needes
she
must
goe
to
bed
:
and
when
she
was
laid
,
she
draue
out
that
night
with
many
grieuous
groanes
,
sighing
and
sobbing
,
and
no
rest
she
could
take
God
wot
.
And
in
the
morning
when
she
should
rise
,
the
good
soule
fell
downe
in
a
swowne
,
which
put
her
maidens
in
a
great
flight
,
who
running
downe
to
their
master
cried
out
,
Alas
,
alas
,
our
Dame
is
dead
,
our
Dame
is
dead
.
The
good
man
hearing
this
,
ran
vp
in
all
haste
,
and
there
fell
to
rubbing
and
chafing
of
her
temples
,
sending
for
aqua
vitae
,
and
saying
,
Ah
my
sweete
heart
,
speake
to
me
,
good
wife
,
alacke
,
alacke
,
call
in
the
neighbours
,
you
queanes
quoth
he
.
With
that
shee
lift
vp
her
head
,
fetching
a
great
groane
and
presently
swouned
againe
,
and
much
adoe
iwis
,
he
had
to
keepe
life
in
her
:
but
when
she
was
come
to
her self
,
How
dost
thou
wife
qd
he
?
What
wilt
thou
haue
?
for
Gods
sake
tel
me
if
thou
hast
a
mind
to
any
thing
,
thou
shalt
haue
it
.
Away
dissembler
(
quoth
she
)
how
can
I
belieue
thée
?
thou
hast
said
asmuch
to
mee
an
hundred
times
,
and
deceiued
mee
,
it
is
thy
churlishnesse
that
hath
killd
my
heart
,
neuer
was
woman
matcht
to
so
vnkind
a
man
.
Nay
good
wife
,
blame
me
not
without
cause
;
God
knoweth
how
dearly
I
loue
thée
.
Loue
me
!
no
,
no
,
thou
didst
neuer
carry
my
loue
but
on
the
tip
of
thy
tongue
,
quoth
she
,
I
dare
sweare
thou
desirest
nothing
so
much
as
my
death
,
and
for
my
part
,
I
would
to
God
thou
ha●st
thy
desire
:
but
be
content
,
I
shal
not
trouble
thee
long
:
and
with
that
fetching
a
●●gh
,
she
swouned
and
gaue
a
great
gr●ane
.
The
man
séeing
hir
in
this
case
was
wondrous
woe
:
but
so
soone
as
they
had
recouered
her
he
said
,
O
my
deare
wife
,
if
any
had
conceit
hath
ingendered
this
sickenes
,
let
me
know
it
;
or
if
thou
knowest
any
thing
that
may
procure
thy
health
,
let
me
vnderstand
thereof
,
and
I
protest
thou
shalt
haue
it
,
if
it
cost
me
all
that
euer
I
haue
.
O
husband
,
quoth
she
,
how
may
I
credite
your
wordes
,
when
for
a
paltry
su●e
of
apparell
you
denied
me
?
Well
wife
quoth
he
,
thou
shalt
haue
apparell
or
any
thing
else
thou
wilt
request
,
if
God
send
thée
once
health
.
O
husband
,
if
I
may
find
you
so
kind
,
I
shall
thinke
my selfe
the
happiest
woman
in
the
world
;
thy
words
haue
greatly
comforted
my
heart
,
me
thinketh
if
I
had
it
,
I
could
drink
a
good
draught
of
renish
wine
.
Well
,
wine
was
sent
for
:
O
Lord
said
she
,
that
I
had
a
péece
of
a
chickin
,
I
féele
my
stomacke
desirous
of
some
meat
.
Glad
am
I
of
that
said
her
husband
,
and
so
the
woman
within
a
few
dayes
after
was
very
well
.
But
you
shall
vnderstand
,
that
her
husband
was
faine
to
dresse
her
London
like
ere
he
could
get
her
quiet
neither
wold
it
please
her
,
except
the
stuffe
were
bought
in
Cheapeside
,
for
out
of
Cheapside
nothing
would
content
her
,
were
it
neuer
so
good
:
insomuch
that
if
she
thought
a
tailer
of
Cheapside
made
not
her
gowne
,
she
would
sweare
it
was
quite
spoiled
.
And
hauing
thus
won
her
husband
to
her
will
,
when
the
rest
of
the
Clothiers
wiues
heard
thereof
,
they
would
be
suted
in
the
like
sort
too
:
so
that
euer
since
,
the
wiues
of
South-hampton
,
Salisbury
,
of
Glocester
,
Worcester
,
and
Reading
,
went
all
as
gallant
and
as
braue
as
any
Londoners
wiues
.
How
the
Clothiers
sent
the
King
aid
into
France
,
and
how
he
ouereame
his
brother
Robert
,
and
brought
him
into
England
,
and
how
the
Clothiers
feasted
his
Maiesty
and
his
sonne
at
Reading
.
Chap.
7.
THe
Kings
maiesty
being
at
the
warres
in
Fraunce
,
against
Lewis
the
French
king
,
and
duke
Robert
of
Normandy
,
sending
for
diuers
supplies
of
souldiers
out
of
England
,
the
Clothiers
at
their
owne
proper
cost
set
out
a
great
number
,
and
sent
them
ouer
to
the
King
.
Which
Roger
Bishop
of
Salisbury
,
who
gouerned
the
realme
in
the
Kings
absence
,
did
alwayes
certifie
the
King
thereof
,
with
his
letters
written
in
their
commendations
.
And
afterward
it
came
to
passe
,
that
God
sent
his
Highnes
victory
ouer
his
enemies
,
and
hauing
taken
his
brother
prisoner
,
brought
him
most
ioyfully
with
him
into
England
,
and
appointed
him
to
be
kept
in
Cardife
castle
prisoner
,
yet
with
this
fauour
,
that
he
might
hunt
and
hawke
where
he
would
vp
and
downe
the
countrey
,
and
in
this
sort
he
liued
a
good
while
,
of
whom
we
will
speake
more
at
large
hereafter
.
The
King
being
thus
come
home
,
after
his
winters
rest
,
he
made
his
summers
progresse
into
the
west
country
,
to
take
a
view
of
al
the
chiefe
townes
:
whereof
the
Clothiers
being
aduertised
,
they
made
great
preparation
against
his
comming
,
because
he
had
promised
to
visite
them
all
.
And
when
his
Grace
came
to
Reading
,
he
was
entertained
and
receiued
with
great
ioy
and
triumph
:
Thomas
Cole
being
the
chiefe
man
of
regard
in
all
the
towne
,
the
king
honored
his
house
with
his
princely
presence
,
where
during
the
kings
abode
,
he
,
and
his
son
,
and
nobles
were
highly
feasted
.
Where
the
king
beheld
the
great
number
of
people
,
that
was
by
that
one
man
maintained
in
worke
,
whose
harty
affection
and
loue
toward
his
maiestie
did
well
appeere
,
aswell
by
their
outward
countenances
,
as
their
gifts
presented
vnto
him
.
But
of
Cole
himselfe
the
king
was
so
well
persuaded
,
that
he
committed
much
trust
to
him
,
and
put
him
in
great
authoritie
in
the
towne
.
Furthermore
the
king
said
,
That
for
the
loue
which
those
people
bore
to
him
liuing
,
that
he
would
lay
his
bones
among
them
when
he
was
dead
.
For
I
know
not
said
he
where
they
may
be
better
bestowed
,
till
the
blessed
day
of
resurrection
,
than
among
these
my
friends
which
are
like
to
be
happy
partakers
of
the
same
.
Whereupon
his
Maiesty
caused
there
to
be
builded
a
most
goodly
and
famous
Abbey
:
in
which
he
might
shew
his
deuetion
to
God
,
by
increasing
his
seruice
,
and
leaue
example
to
other
his
successors
to
doe
the
like
.
Likewise
within
the
towne
he
after
builded
a
faire
and
goodly
castle
,
in
the
which
he
often
kept
his
court
,
which
was
a
place
of
his
chiefe
residence
during
his
life
saying
to
the
Clothiers
,
that
séeing
he
found
them
such
faithfull
subiects
,
he
would
be
their
neighbor
,
and
dwell
among
them
.
After
his
Maiesties
royal
feasting
at
Reading
,
he
procéeded
in
progresse
,
til
he
had
visited
the
whole
west
countries
,
being
wondrously
delighted
,
to
sée
those
people
so
diligent
to
applie
their
busines
:
and
conuning
to
Salisbury
,
the
Bishop
receiued
his
Maiesty
with
great
ioy
,
and
with
triumph
attended
on
his
Grace
to
his
palace
,
where
his
Highnes
lodged
.
There
Sutton
the
Clothier
presented
his
Highnesse
with
a
broad
cloth
,
of
so
fine
a
thréed
,
and
excéeding
good
workmanship
,
and
therewithall
of
so
faire
a
colour
,
as
his
Grace
gaue
commendation
thereof
,
and
as
it
is
said
,
he
held
it
in
such
high
estimation
,
that
therof
he
made
his
parliament
robes
,
and
the
first
parliament
that
euer
was
in
England
,
was
graced
with
the
Kings
person
in
those
robes
,
in
requitall
whereof
his
highnes
afterward
yielded
Sutton
many
princely
fauours
.
And
it
is
to
be
remembred
,
that
Simon
of
Southhampton
(
séeing
the
King
had
ouerpast
the
place
where
he
dwelt
)
came
with
his
wife
and
seruants
to
Salisbury
,
and
against
the
K.
going
forth
of
that
city
,
he
caused
a
most
pleasant
arbour
to
be
made
vpon
the
toppe
of
the
hill
leading
to
Shaftesburie
,
beset
all
with
red
and
white
roses
,
in
such
sort
,
that
not
anie
part
of
the
timber
could
be
séene
,
within
the
which
sate
a
maiden
attired
like
a
Quéene
,
attended
on
by
a
faire
traine
of
maidens
,
who
at
the
kings
approach
presented
him
with
a
Garland
of
sweet
stoures
,
yielding
him
such
honour
as
the
Ladies
of
Rome
were
wont
to
doe
to
their
Princes
after
their
victories
:
which
the
King
tooke
in
gracious
part
,
and
for
his
farewell
from
that
country
,
they
bore
him
company
ouer
part
of
the
Plaine
,
with
the
sound
of
diuers
swéet
instruments
of
musicke
.
All
which
when
his
Grace
vnderstood
was
done
at
the
cost
of
a
Clothier
,
he
sayd
he
was
the
most
honoured
by
those
men
,
aboue
al
the
mean
subiects
in
his
land
:
&
so
his
highnes
past
on
to
Exceter
,
hauing
giuen
great
rewards
to
these
maydens
.
Thomas
Doue
and
the
residue
of
the
Clothiers
,
against
his
Graces
comming
thither
▪
had
ordained
diuers
sumptuous
shewes
;
first
,
there
was
one
that
represented
the
person
of
Augustus
Caesar
the
Emperour
,
who
commanded
after
the
Romane
inuasion
,
that
their
City
should
be
called
Augustus
,
after
his
owne
name
,
which
beforetime
was
called
Isea
,
and
of
latter
yéeres
,
Exeter
.
There
his
Maiesty
was
royally
feasted
seuen
daies
together
,
at
the
onely
cost
of
Clothiers
,
but
the
diuers
delightes
and
sundry
pastimes
which
they
made
there
before
the
King
▪
and
his
Nobles
,
is
too
long
here
to
be
rehearsed
.
And
therefore
I
will
ouerpasse
them
,
to
auoide
tediousnes
.
His
grace
then
coasting
along
the
country
,
at
last
came
to
Gloucester
,
an
ancient
City
,
which
was
builded
by
Glove
a
Brittish
King
,
who
named
it
after
his
own
name
,
Gloucester
.
Here
was
his
maiesty
entertained
by
Gray
the
Clothier
,
who
profest
himselfe
to
be
of
that
ancient
family
of
Grayes
,
whose
first
Originall
issued
out
of
the
ancient
and
honorable
Castle
and
towne
of
Rithin
.
Héere
was
the
King
most
bountifully
feasted
,
hauing
in
his
company
his
brother
Robert
(
although
his
prisoner
the
same
time
.
)
And
his
Grace
being
desirous
to
see
the
maidens
carde
and
spinne
,
they
were
of
purpose
set
to
their
worke
,
among
whom
was
faire
Margaret
with
the
white
hand
,
whose
excellent
beauty
hauing
pea●st
the
eyes
of
that
amorous
Duke
,
it
made
such
an
impression
in
his
heart
,
that
afterward
he
could
neuer
forget
her
:
and
so
vehemently
was
his
affection
kindled
,
that
he
could
take
no
rest
,
till
by
writing
he
had
bewrayed
his
mind
:
but
of
this
we
will
speake
more
in
an
other
place
:
and
the
King
at
his
departure
sayd
,
that
to
gratifie
them
,
hée
would
make
his
son
Robert
their
Earle
,
who
was
the
first
Earle
that
euer
was
in
Gloucester
.
Now
when
his
Grace
was
come
from
thence
,
he
went
to
Worcester
,
where
William
Fitz-allen
made
preparation
in
all
honourable
sort
to
receiue
him
,
which
man
being
borne
of
great
parentage
,
was
not
to
learne
how
to
entertaine
his
Maiesty
,
being
descended
of
that
famous
family
,
whose
patrimony
lay
about
the
towne
of
Oswestry
.
which
towne
his
predecessors
had
inclosed
with
stately
walles
of
stone
,
Although
aduerse
fortune
had
so
grieuously
frowned
on
some
of
them
,
that
thier
children
were
faine
to
become
tradesmen
,
whose
hands
were
to
them
instead
of
landes
,
notwithstanding
God
raised
againe
the
fame
of
this
man
,
both
by
his
great
wealth
and
also
in
his
posterity
,
whose
eldest
son
Henry
,
the
Kings
god-son
,
became
afterward
the
Mayor
of
London
,
who
was
the
first
Mayor
that
euer
was
in
that
Citty
,
who
gouerned
the
same
23.
yéeres
:
and
then
his
son
Roger
Fitz-allen
was
the
second
Mayor
.
The
Princely
pleasures
that
in
Worcester
were
shewen
the
king
,
were
many
and
maruelous
,
and
in
no
place
had
his
Maiesty
receiued
more
delight
then
here
;
for
the
which
at
his
departure
he
did
shew
himselfe
very
thankfull
.
Now
when
his
Grace
had
thus
taken
view
of
all
his
good
townes
Westward
and
in
that
progresse
had
visited
these
clothiers
,
he
returned
to
London
with
great
ioy
of
all
his
commons
.
How
Hodgekins
of
Halifax
came
to
the
Court
,
&
complained
to
the
King
,
that
his
priuiledge
was
nothing
worth
,
because
when
they
found
any
offendor
they
could
not
get
a
hangman
to
execute
him
:
And
how
by
a
Fryer
a
gin
was
deuised
to
chop
off
mens
heads
of
it selfe
.
Chap.
8.
AFter
that
Hogekins
had
got
the
priuiledge
for
the
town
of
Halifax
,
to
hang
vp
such
théeues
as
stole
their
cloth
in
the
night
,
presently
without
any
further
iudgement
,
al
the
clothiers
of
the
towne
were
excéeding
glad
,
&
perswaded
themselues
,
that
now
their
goods
would
be
safe
all
night
,
without
watching
them
at
al
,
so
that
whereas
before
,
the
town
maintayned
certaine
watchmen
to
kéepe
their
cloth
by
night
,
they
were
hereupon
dismissed
as
a
thing
néedlesse
to
be
done
,
supposing
with
themselues
,
that
seeing
they
should
be
straight
hanged
that
were
●ound
faulty
in
this
point
,
that
no
man
would
be
so
d●sperate
to
enterprise
any
such
act
.
And
indeede
the
matter
being
noysed
through
the
whole
countrey
,
that
they
were
straight
to
be
hanged
that
did
vse
such
theeuery
,
it
made
many
lewd
liuers
to
refraine
such
theeuery
.
Neuerthelesse
,
there
was
at
that
same
time
liuing
.
a
notable
Theese
named
Wallis
,
whom
in
the
North
they
called
Mighty
Wallis
,
in
regard
of
his
valor
and
manhood
:
This
man
beeing
most
subtill
in
such
kind
of
knauery
,
hauing
heard
of
this
late
priuiledge
,
and
therewithall
of
the
townes
security
,
sayd
that
once
he
would
venture
his
necke
for
a
packe
of
Northerne
cloth
▪
and
therefore
comming
to
one
or
two
of
his
companions
,
he
asked
if
they
would
be
partners
in
his
aduenture
,
and
if
(
quoth
he
)
you
will
herein
hazard
your
bodies
,
you
shal
be
sha●ers
in
all
our
booties
.
At
length
by
many
perswasions
the
men
consented
:
whereupon
late
in
the
night
,
they
got
them
all
to
a
Farriours
shop
,
and
called
vp
the
folks
of
the
house
.
What
the
foule
ill
wa●●
you
haue
(
quoth
they
)
at
this
time
of
the
night
▪
?
Wallis
answered
,
saying
,
good
fellowes
,
we
would
haue
you
to
remooue
the
shooes
of
our
Horses
feete
,
and
set
them
on
againe
,
and
for
your
paines
,
you
shal
be
well
pleased
.
The
Smith
at
length
was
perswaded
,
&
when
he
had
pluckt
off
all
the
shooes
from
their
horses
feete
,
they
would
needes
haue
them
all
set
on
againe
.
quite
contrary
with
the
ca●kins
forward
,
that
should
stand
backward
.
How
fay
,
fay
man
,
quoth
the
Smith
.
are
you
●●ck
fules
?
what
the
deell
doo
you
meane
to
breake
your
crags
?
gud
faith
I
tro
the
men
be
wood
.
Not
so
,
Smith
qd
they
,
do
thou
as
wee
●id
thee
,
&
thō
shalt
haue
thy
money
:
for
it
is
an
old
Prouerbe
,
Bee
it
better
,
or
be
it
worse
Please
you
the
man
that
beares
the
purse
.
Gud
faith
and
see
I
●all
,
qd.
the
Smith
,
and
so
did
as
he
was
willed
.
When
Wallis
had
thus
caused
their
Horses
to
be
shod
,
to
Hallifax
they
went
,
where
they
without
any
let
laded
their
Horses
with
cloth
,
and
so
departed
a
contrary
way
.
In
the
morning
,
so
soone
as
the
clothiers
came
to
the
field
,
they
found
that
they
were
robd
▪
whereupon
one
ranne
to
another
to
tell
these
tidings
.
Now
when
Hogekins
heard
thereof
,
rising
vp
in
haste
,
●e
wild
his
neighbours
to
marke
&
see
,
if
they
could
not
desc●ie
eyther
the
footesteps
of
men
or
Horses
.
Which
being
done
,
they
perceiued
that
horses
had
bin
there
,
and
s●
king
to
pursue
them
by
their
footesteps
,
they
went
a
cleane
contrary
way
,
by
reason
that
the
horses
were
shod
backward
&
when
in
vaine
they
had
long
persube
them
,
they
returned
,
being
neuer
the
●éere
.
Now
Wallis
vsde
his
feate
so
long
,
that
at
length
he
was
taken
,
and
two
more
with
him
:
whereupon
according
to
the
priuiledge
of
the
Towne
,
they
put
Halters
about
the
théeues
neckes
presently
to
hang
them
vp
.
When
they
were
come
to
the
place
appointed
.
Wallis
and
the
rest
being
out
of
all
hope
to
escape
death
,
prepared
themselues
paciently
to
suffer
the
rigor
of
the
law
.
And
there
with
the
rest
laying
open
the
lewdnesse
of
his
life
,
greeuously
lamenting
for
his
sinnes
,
at
length
commending
their
soules
to
God
,
they
yeelded
their
bodyes
to
the
graue
,
with
which
sight
the
people
were
greatly
mooued
with
pitty
,
because
they
had
neuer
séene
men
come
to
hanging
before
:
but
when
they
should
haue
beene
tyed
vp
,
Hodgekins
willed
one
of
his
neighbours
to
play
the
Hangmans
part
,
who
would
not
by
any
meanes
do
it
,
although
he
was
a
very
poore
man
,
who
for
his
paines
should
haue
beene
possest
of
all
their
apparell
.
When
he
would
not
yeeld
to
the
office
,
one
of
those
which
had
his
cloth
stolen
,
was
commaunded
to
do
the
deed
but
he
in
like
maner
would
not
,
saying
:
When
I
haue
the
skil
to
make
a
man
,
I
will
hang
a
man
,
if
it
chance
my
workmanship
do
not
like
me
.
And
thus
from
one
to
another
,
the
office
of
the
Hangman
was
poasted
off
.
At
last
a
Rogue
came
by
▪
whom
they
would
haue
compelled
to
haue
done
that
deed
.
Nay
,
my
Masters
,
qd.
he
not
so
:
but
as
you
haue
got
a
Priuiledge
for
the
Towne
,
so
you
were
best
to
procure
a
Commission
to
make
a
hangman
,
or
else
you
are
like
to
be
without
for
me
.
Neighbor
Hogekins
quoth
one
,
I
pray
you
do
this
office
your selfe
,
you
haue
had
most
losse
and
therefore
you
should
be
the
most
readiest
to
hang
them
your selfe
No
not
I
(
quoth
Hodgekins
)
though
my
losse
were
ten
times
greater
than
it
is
,
notwithstanding
look
which
of
these
théeues
will
take
vppen
him
to
hang
the
other
,
shall
haue
his
life
saued
,
otherwise
they
shall
all
to
prison
till
I
can
prouide
a
hangman
.
When
Wallis
saw
the
matter
brought
to
this
passe
,
he
began
stoutly
to
reply
,
saying
,
My
masters
of
the
towne
of
Halifax
,
though
your
priuiledge
stretch
to
hang
vp
men
presently
that
are
found
stealing
your
goods
,
yet
it
giues
you
no
warrant
to
imprison
them
till
you
prouide
them
a
hangman
,
my selfe
with
these
my
fellowes
haue
here
yéelded
our selues
to
satisfie
the
Law
,
and
if
it
be
not
performed
,
the
fault
is
yours
and
not
ours
,
and
therefore
we
humbly
take
our
leaue
:
from
the
gallowes
the
xviij
of
August
.
And
with
that
he
leapt
from
the
ladder
,
and
cast
the
halter
at
Hodgekins
face
.
When
the
Clothiers
saw
this
,
they
knew
not
what
to
say
,
but
taking
them
by
the
sléeues
▪
intreated
to
haue
their
owne
againe
.
Not
so
qd
Wallis
,
you
get
not
the
valew
of
a
plack
or
a
●awby
:
we
haue
stolne
your
cloth
,
then
why
do
you
not
hang
vs
▪
Here
we
haue
made
our selues
ready
,
and
if
you
wil
not
hang
vs
,
chuse
.
A
plague
on
you
quoth
he
,
you
haue
hindred
me
God
knowes
what
,
I
made
account
to
dine
this
day
in
heauen
,
and
you
keep
me
here
on
earth
where
there
is
not
a
quarter
of
that
good
cheare
.
The
foule
euill
take
you
all
,
I
was
fully
prouided
to
giue
the
gallows
a
box
on
the
eare
,
and
now
God
knowes
when
I
shall
be
in
so
good
a
mind
againe
:
and
so
he
with
the
rest
of
his
companions
departed
.
When
Hodgekins
saw
,
that
notwithstanding
their
théeuery
,
how
they
flowted
at
their
lenity
,
he
was
much
moued
in
mind
:
and
as
he
stood
in
his
dumps
,
chewing
his
cud
,
making
his
dinner
with
a
dish
of
melancholy
,
a
grey
Frier
reuerently
saluted
him
in
this
sort
:
All
haile
▪
goodman
Hodgekins
,
happinesse
and
health
be
euer
with
you
,
and
to
all
suppressors
of
lewd
liuers
,
God
send
euerlasting
ioyes
.
I
am
sory
goodman
Hodgekins
,
that
the
great
priuiledge
which
our
King
gaue
to
this
towne
,
comes
to
no
greater
purpose
:
better
far
had
it
bin
,
that
it
had
neuer
beene
graunted
,
then
so
lightly
regarded
:
the
towne
hath
suffred
through
their
owne
yée●ishnes
,
an
euerlasting
reproch
this
day
,
onely
because
foolish
pitty
hath
hindred
iustice
.
Consider
,
that
compassion
is
not
to
be
had
vpon
théeues
&
robbers
:
pitty
onely
●ppertayneth
to
the
vertuous
sort
,
who
are
ouerwhelmed
with
the
waues
of
misery
and
mischaunce
.
What
great
cause
of
boldnes
haue
you
giuen
to
bad
liuers
,
by
letting
these
fellowes
thus
to
escape
,
and
how
shall
you
now
kéepe
your
goods
in
safety
,
séeing
you
fulfill
not
the
law
which
should
be
your
defence
?
neuer
thinke
that
theeues
will
make
any
conscience
to
carry
away
your
goods
,
when
they
find
themselues
in
no
danger
of
death
,
who
haue
more
cause
to
prayse
your
pitty
,
then
to
commend
your
wisdome
:
wherefore
in
time
seeke
to
preuent
the
insuing
euill
.
For
my
owne
part
,
I
haue
that
care
of
your
good
,
that
I
would
work
al
good
means
for
your
benefit
,
&
yet
not
so
much
in
respect
of
your
profit
,
as
for
the
desire
I
haue
to
vpholde
iustice
,
and
seeing
I
find
you
and
the
rest
so
womanish
,
that
you
could
not
find
in
your
hearts
to
hang
a
theefe
,
I
haue
deuised
how
to
make
a
gin
,
that
shal
cut
off
their
heads
without
mans
helpe
,
and
if
the
King
will
alow
thereof
.
When
Hogekins
heard
this
he
was
somewhat
comforted
in
mind
,
and
sayd
to
the
Frier
,
that
if
by
his
cunning
he
would
performe
it
he
would
once
againe
make
suite
to
the
King
to
haue
his
grant
for
the
same
.
The
Frier
willed
him
to
haue
no
doubt
in
him
:
and
so
when
he
had
deuised
it
,
he
got
a
Carpenter
to
frame
it
out
of
hand
.
Hodgekins
in
the
meane
time
posted
vp
to
the
Court
,
and
told
his
Maiesty
that
the
priuiledge
of
Halifax
was
not
worth
a
pudding
Why
so
,
sayd
our
King
?
Because
,
quoth
Hodgekins
,
we
can
get
neuer
a
hangman
to
trusse
our
theeues
,
but
if
it
shall
like
your
good
Grace
,
(
quoth
he
)
there
is
a
feat
Frier
,
that
will
make
vs
a
deuice
,
which
shall
without
the
hand
of
man
cut
off
the
cragges
of
all
such
Carles
,
if
your
Maiesty
will
please
to
alow
thereof
.
The
King
vnderstanding
the
full
effect
of
the
matter
,
at
length
granted
his
petition
:
whereupon
till
this
day
,
it
is
obserued
in
Halifax
,
that
such
as
are
taken
stealing
of
their
cloth
haue
their
heads
choyt
off
with
the
same
gin
.
How
the
Bailifes
of
London
could
get
no
man
to
be
a
catch
pole
,
and
how
certaine
Flemings
tooke
that
office
vpon
them
,
whereof
many
of
them
were
fled
into
this
Realm
,
by
reason
of
certaine
waters
that
had
drowned
a
great
part
of
their
country
.
Chap.
9.
THe
City
of
London
being
at
this
time
gouerned
by
Bayliffes
,
it
came
to
passe
,
that
in
a
certaine
fray
two
of
their
catch-poles
were
killed
,
for
at
that
time
they
had
not
the
name
of
●ergeants
,
and
you
shall
vnderstand
,
that
their
office
was
then
so
much
hated
and
detested
of
Englishmen
,
that
none
of
them
would
take
it
vpon
him
so
that
the
Bayliffes
were
glad
to
get
any
man
whatsoeuer
,
and
to
giue
him
certayne
wages
to
performe
that
office
.
It
came
to
passe
,
as
I
sayd
before
,
that
two
of
their
officers
,
by
arresting
of
a
man
,
were
at
one
instant
slaine
,
by
meanes
whereof
the
Bayliffes
were
inforced
to
seeke
others
to
put
in
their
roomes
,
but
by
no
means
could
they
get
any
,
wherefore
according
to
their
wonted
maner
,
they
made
proclamation
,
that
if
there
were
any
man
that
would
present
himself
before
them
,
he
should
not
onely
be
settled
in
that
office
during
their
liues
,
but
also
should
haue
such
maintenance
and
allowance
,
as
for
such
men
was
by
the
City
prouided
:
and
notwithstanding
that
it
was
an
office
most
necessary
in
the
common-wealth
,
yet
did
the
poorest
wretch
despise
it
,
that
liued
in
any
estimation
among
his
neighbours
.
At
last
a
couple
of
Flemings
,
which
were
fled
into
this
land
,
by
reason
that
their
country
was
drownd
with
the
sea
,
hearing
the
proclamation
,
offered
themselues
vnto
the
Bailiffes
,
to
serue
in
this
place
,
who
were
presently
receiued
and
accepted
,
&
according
to
order
had
garments
giuen
them
,
which
were
of
ij
.
colors
,
blue
&
red
,
their
coats
,
breeches
&
stockings
,
whereby
they
were
known
and
discerned
from
other
men
.
Within
halfe
a
yéere
after
,
it
came
to
passe
,
that
Thomas
Doue
of
Exeter
came
vp
to
London
,
who
hauing
by
his
iollity
and
good
felowship
,
brought
himselfe
greatly
behind
hand
,
was
in
daunger
to
diuerse
men
of
the
citie
,
among
the
rest
,
one
of
his
creditors
fee●d
an
officer
to
arrest
him
.
The
dutch
man
that
had
not
been
long
experienced
in
such
matters
,
and
hearing
how
many
of
his
fellowes
had
bin
killed
for
attempting
to
arrest
men
,
stood
quiuering
and
quaking
in
a
corner
of
the
stréet
to
watch
for
Tom
Doue
,
and
hauing
long
waited
,
at
length
he
spien
him
;
whereupon
he
prepared
his
mace
ready
,
and
with
a
pale
countenance
proceeded
to
do
his
office
,
at
what
time
comming
behind
the
man
,
sodainly
with
his
mace
he
knockt
him
on
the
pate
,
saying
.
I
arrest
you
,
giuing
him
such
a
blow
,
that
he
felld
him
to
the
ground
.
The
catchpole
thinking
he
had
killed
the
man
,
he
left
his
Mace
behind
him
and
ranne
away
:
the
creditor
hee
ran
after
him
calling
and
crying
that
he
should
turne
againe
:
But
the
Fleming
would
not
by
any
means
come
backe
,
but
got
him
quite
out
of
the
city
,
and
took
sanctuary
at
Westminster
.
Doue
being
come
to
himselfe
,
arose
,
and
went
to
his
inne
,
no
man
hindring
his
passage
,
being
not
a
little
glad
he
so
escaped
the
danger
.
Yet
neuerthelesse
,
at
his
next
comming
to
London
,
another
catchpole
met
with
him
,
and
arrested
him
in
the
Kings
name
.
Doue
being
dismayd
at
this
mischieuous
chance
,
knew
not
what
to
do
:
at
last
he
requested
the
catchpole
that
hee
would
not
violently
cast
him
in
prison
,
but
stay
till
such
time
as
he
could
send
for
a
friend
to
be
his
surety
;
and
although
kindnes
in
a
catchpole
be
rare
,
yet
was
he
won
with
faire
words
to
do
him
this
fauor
:
whereupon
Doue
desired
one
to
goe
to
his
host
Iarrat
,
who
immediatly
came
vnto
him
and
offred
himselfe
to
be
Doues
surely
.
The
Officer
,
who
neuer
sawe
this
man
before
,
was
much
amazed
at
his
sight
:
for
Iarrat
was
a
great
and
a
mighty
man
of
body
,
of
countenance
grim
,
and
exceeding
high
of
stature
,
so
that
the
catchpole
was
wonderfully
afraid
,
asking
if
he
could
find
neuer
a
surety
but
the
diuell
,
most
fearefully
intreating
him
to
con●ure
him
away
,
and
he
would
doe
Doue
any
fauor
.
What
,
wil
you
not
take
my
word
qd
Iarrat
?
sir
qd
the
Catchpole
,
if
t
were
for
any
matter
in
hel
,
I
would
take
your
word
as
soone
as
any
diuells
in
that
place
,
but
séeing
it
is
for
a
matter
on
earth
,
I
would
gladly
haue
a
surety
.
Why
thou
whorson
criket
(
quoth
Iarrat
)
thou
magget
a
pie
,
thou
spinner
,
thou
paultry
spider
,
dost
thou
take
me
for
a
Diuell
?
Sirra
,
take
my
word
,
I
charge
thée
,
for
this
man
,
or
else
goodman
butterfly
,
I
le
make
thee
repent
it
.
The
officer
,
while
he
was
in
the
house
,
said
he
was
content
,
but
so
sone
as
he
came
into
the
street
,
he
cried
,
saying
:
Help
,
help
,
good
neighbours
,
or
else
the
Diuell
will
carry
away
my
prisoner
:
notwithstanding
,
there
was
not
one
man
would
sturre
to
be
the
Catchpoles
aide
.
Which
when
he
saw
,
he
tooke
fast
hold
on
Thomas
Doue
,
and
would
not
by
any
meanes
let
him
go
.
Ia●ret
seeing
this
,
made
no
more
to
doe
;
but
comming
to
the
officer
,
gaue
him
such
a
fillippe
on
the
fore-head
with
his
finger
,
that
he
felld
the
poore
Fleming
to
the
ground
&
while
he
lay
in
the
stréete
stretching
his
héeles
,
Iarret
tooke
Doue
vnder
his
arme
and
carried
him
home
where
he
thought
himselfe
as
safe
as
king
Charlemaine
in
mount
Alben
.
The
next
morning
Iarret
conueied
Doue
out
of
towne
,
who
afterward
kept
him
in
the
countrey
,
and
came
no
more
in
the
Catehpoles
clawes
.
How
Duke
Robert
came
a
wooing
to
Margaret
with
the
white
hand
,
and
how
he
appointed
to
come
and
steale
her
away
from
her
masters
,
Chap.
10.
THE
beautifull
Margaret
,
who
had
now
dwelt
with
her
dame
the
space
of
foure
yeeres
,
was
highly
regarded
and
secretly
loued
of
many
gallant
Gentlemen
of
the
countrey
,
but
of
two
especially
,
Duke
Robert
,
and
Sir
William
Ferris
.
It
chaunced
on
a
time
,
that
faire
Margaret
with
many
other
of
her
Masters
folkes
,
went
a
hay-making
,
attired
in
a
redde
stamell
petticoate
,
and
a
broad
strawne
hatte
vpon
her
head
,
she
had
a
hay
forke
,
and
in
her
lappe
she
bore
her
breakfast
.
As
she
went
along
,
Duke
Robert
,
with
one
or
two
of
his
keepers
,
met
with
her
,
whose
amiable
sight
did
now
anewe
kindle
the
secret
fire
of
loue
.
which
long
lay
smothering
in
his
heart
,
Wherefore
méeting
her
so
happily
,
he
saluted
her
thus
frendly
.
Faire
maid
,
good
morrow
,
are
you
walking
so
diligently
to
your
labour
?
Néeds
must
the
weather
be
faire
,
where
the
sun
shines
so
cleare
,
and
the
hay
holsome
that
is
dried
with
such
splendant
raies
.
Renowned
and
most
notable
Duke
(
qd.
she
)
poore
haruest
folkes
pray
for
faire
weather
,
and
it
is
the
laborers
comfort
to
see
his
work
prosper
,
and
the
more
happy
may
we
count
the
day
,
that
is
blessed
with
your
princely
presence
:
but
more
happy
sayd
the
Duke
,
are
they
which
are
conuersant
in
thy
company
.
But
let
me
intreat
thee
to
turne
back
to
thy
matters
with
me
,
and
commit
thy
forke
to
some
that
are
fitter
for
such
toile
:
trust
me
,
me
thinks
thy
dame
is
too
much
ill
aduis●e
,
in
setting
thee
to
such
homely
busines
.
I
muse
thou
canst
indure
this
vile
beséeming
seruitude
,
whose
delicate
limmes
were
neuer
framed
to
proue
such
painefull
experimentes
.
Albeit
,
quoth
she
,
it
becommeth
not
mee
to
controule
your
iudicical
thoughts
,
yet
,
were
you
not
the
Duke
,
I
would
say
,
your
opinion
deceiued
you
:
though
your
faire
eyes
seeme
c●eere
yet
I
deemed
them
vnperfect
▪
if
they
cast
before
your
mind
any
shadow
or
sparke
of
beauty
in
me
:
But
I
rather
thinke
,
because
it
hath
beene
an
old
saying
,
that
women
are
proude
to
heare
themselues
praised
,
that
you
eyther
speake
this
,
to
driue
away
the
time
,
or
to
wring
me
from
my
too
apparant
imperfections
.
But
I
humbly
intreat
pardon
,
too
long
haue
I
foreflowed
my
busines
,
and
shewue
my selfe
ouer
bolde
in
your
presence
:
and
therewith
,
with
a
courtly
grace
,
bending
her
knees
to
the
courteous
Duke
,
she
went
forward
to
the
fie●●
,
and
the
Duke
to
the
towne
of
Gloucester
.
When
he
came
thither
,
he
made
his
keeper
great
cheere
,
intreating
them
they
would
giue
him
respite
to
be
a
while
with
old
Gray
;
for
we
twaine
must
haue
a
game
or
two
,
quoth
he
:
and
for
my
safe
returne
.
I
gage
to
you
my
princely
word
,
that
as
I
am
a
true
Knight
and
a
Gentleman
,
I
will
returne
saf●
to
your
charge
againe
.
The
keepers
being
content
,
the
Duke
departed
,
and
with
old
Gray
goes
to
the
field
,
to
peruse
the
workefolkes
,
where
while
Gray
found
himselfe
busie
in
many
matters
,
he
tooke
opportunity
to
talkewith
Margaret
She
who
by
his
letters
before
was
priuy
to
his
purpose
,
gest
before
hand
the
cause
of
his
comming
:
to
whom
he
spake
to
this
effect
.
Faire
maide
.
I
did
long
since
manifest
my
loue
to
theeby
my
letter
;
tel
me
therefore
,
were
it
not
better
to
be
a
Dutches
then
a
drudge
?
a
Lady
of
high
reputation
,
then
a
seruant
of
simple
degree
?
with
me
thou
mightest
liue
in
plasure
,
where
here
thou
drawest
thy
dayes
foorth
in
paine
;
by
my
loue
thou
shouldst
be
made
Lady
of
great
treasures
:
where
now
thou
art
poore
and
beggerly
;
all
manner
of
delights
should
them
attend
on
thee
,
and
whatsoeuer
thy
heart
desired
,
thou
shouldst
haue
:
wherefore
seeing
it
lies
in
thy
owne
choise
,
make
thy selfe
happy
,
by
consenting
to
my
suite
.
Sir
(
quoth
she
)
I
confesse
your
loue
deserues
a
Ladyes
fauor
,
your
affection
a
faithfull
friend
,
such
a
one
as
should
make
but
one
heart
and
mind
of
two
hearts
and
bodies
;
but
farre
vnfit
is
it
that
the
Turtle
should
match
with
the
Eagle
;
though
her
loue
be
neuer
so
pure
,
her
wings
are
vnfitte
to
mount
so
high
.
While
Thales
gaz'd
on
the
ftarres
,
he
stumbled
in
a
pit
.
And
they
that
clime
vnaduisedly
,
catch
a
fall
suddenly
;
what
auayleth
high
dignity
in
time
of
aduersity
?
it
neyther
helpeth
the
sorrow
of
the
heart
▪
nor
remoues
the
bodies
misery
:
as
for
wealth
&
treasure
,
what
are
they
,
but
fortunes
baits
to
bring
men
in
danger
?
good
for
nothing
but
to
make
people
forget
them selues
:
and
whereas
you
alle●ge
pouerty
to
be
a
henderer
of
the
hearts
comfort
,
I
find
it
in
my selfe
contraty
,
knowing
more
surety
to
rest
vnder
a
simple
habite
,
then
a
royall
robe
:
and
verily
there
is
none
in
the
world
poore
,
but
they
that
think
themselues
poore
▪
for
such
as
are
indued
with
content
,
are
rich
hauing
nothing
els
:
but
he
that
is
possessed
with
riches
,
without
content
,
is
most
wretched
and
miserable
.
Wherefore
most
noble
Duke
,
albeit
I
account
my
life
vnworthy
of
your
least
fauour
yet
I
would
desire
you
to
match
your
loue
to
your
like
,
and
let
me
rest
to
my
●ake
,
a●●
vse
my
Forke
for
my
liuing
,
Consider
,
saue
Margaret
(
quoth
he
)
that
it
lies
no●
in
mans
power
to
place
his
loue
where
he
●s●
,
being
the
worke
of
an
high
deity
.
A
bird
was
neuer
séene
in
Pontus
,
nor
true
loue
in
a
fléeting
mind
;
neuer
shall
I
remoue
the
affection
of
my
heart
,
which
in
nature
resembleth
the
stoue
Abiston
▪
whose
fire
can
neuer
be
cooled
:
wherefore
sweet
mayden
giue
not
obstinate
deniall
,
where
gentle
acceptance
ought
to
be
receiued
.
Faire
sir
quoth
she
)
consider
what
high
displeasure
may
rise
by
a
rash
match
,
what
danger
a
Kings
frowns
may
breed
,
my
worthlesse
matching
with
your
royalty
,
may
perhaps
regaine
your
liberty
,
and
hazard
my
life
;
then
call
to
mind
how
little
you
should
inioy
your
loue
,
or
I
my
wedded
Lord
.
The
Duke
at
these
words
made
this
reply
,
that
if
she
consented
,
she
should
not
dread
any
danger
.
The
thunder
(
quoth
he
)
is
driuen
away
by
ringing
of
belles
,
the
Lions
wrath
qualified
by
a
yeelding
body
:
how
much
more
a
brothers
anger
with
a
brothers
intreaty
?
By
me
he
hath
receiued
many
fauors
,
and
neuer
yet
did
he
requite
any
one
of
them
:
and
who
is
ignorant
that
the
princely
crowne
which
adorneth
his
head
,
is
my
right
?
all
which
I
am
content
he
shall
still
enioy
,
so
he
requito
my
kindnesse
.
But
if
he
should
not
,
then
would
I
be
like
those
men
(
that
eating
of
the
tree
Lutes
)
forget
the
country
where
they
were
borne
,
and
neuer
more
should
this
clime
couer
my
head
,
but
with
thee
would
I
liue
in
a
strange
land
,
being
better
content
with
an
egge
in
thy
company
,
then
with
al
the
delicates
in
England
.
The
mayden
hearing
this
,
who
with
many
other
words
was
long
wooed
,
at
last
consented
;
where
yeelding
to
him
her
heart
with
her
hand
,
he
departed
,
appointing
to
certifie
her
from
Cardiffe
Castle
what
determination
he
would-follow
:
so
taking
his
leaue
of
Gray
,
he
went
to
his
brothers
,
and
with
them
posted
to
Cardiffe
.
Now
it
is
to
be
remembred
,
that
sir
William
Ferres
within
a
day
or
two
after
came
vnto
Graies
house
,
as
it
was
his
ordinary
custome
,
but
not
so
much
I
wis
for
Graies
company
,
as
for
the
mind
he
had
to
Margaret
his
maide
,
who
although
he
were
a
marryed
man
,
and
had
a
faire
Lady
to
his
wife
,
yet
he
layd
hard
siege
to
the
fort
of
this
maydens
chastity
,
hauing
with
many
faire
words
sought
to
allure
her
,
and
by
the
offer
of
sundry
rich
gifts
to
tempt
her
.
But
when
she
saw
,
that
by
a
hundred
denials
she
could
not
be
rid
of
him
,
she
now
chanced
on
a
sudden
to
giue
him
such
an
answer
,
a●
droue
him
from
a
deceit
into
such
a
conceit
,
as
neuer
after
that
time
he
troubled
her
.
Sir
William
Ferrers
being
very
importunate
to
haue
her
graunt
his
desire
,
and
when
after
sundry
assaults
she
gaue
him
stil
the
repulse
,
he
would
néeds
know
the
reason
why
she
would
not
loue
him
:
quoth
he
,
If
thou
diddest
consider
who
he
is
that
séeketh
thy
fauor
,
what
pleasure
he
may
doe
thée
by
his
purse
,
and
what
credit
by
his
countenance
,
thou
wouldst
neuer
stand
on
such
nice
points
.
If
I
be
thy
friend
,
who
dareth
be
thy
foe
?
and
what
is
he
that
will
once
call
thy
name
in
question
for
any
thing
?
therefore
swéet
gerle
,
be
better
aduised
,
and
refuse
not
my
offer
being
so
large
.
Truly
unt
William
(
quoth
she
)
though
there
be
many
reasons
to
make
me
deny
your
suite
,
yet
is
there
one
about
the
rest
that
causes
me
I
cannot
loue
you
.
Now
I
pray
thée
,
my
wench
,
let
me
know
that
quoth
he
,
and
I
wil
amend
it
what
soeuer
it
be
.
Pardon
me
sir
,
said
Margaret
,
if
I
should
speak
my
mind
,
it
would
possibly
offend
you
,
and
do
me
no
pleasure
,
because
it
is
a
defect
in
Nature
,
which
no
phisicke
may
cure
.
Sir
William
hearing
her
say
so
,
being
abashed
at
her
spéech
,
said
,
Faire
Margaret
,
let
me
(
if
I
may
obtaine
no
more
at
thy
hands
)
yet
intreat
thée
to
know
what
this
defect
should
be
.
I
am
not
wry
neckt
▪
crook-legd
,
stub
footed
lame-handed
,
nor
bleare-eied
:
what
can
make
this
mislike
:
I
neuer
knew
any
body
that
tooke
exceptions
at
my
person
before
.
And
the
more
sorie
am
I
quoth
she
,
that
I
was
so
malapert
to
speake
it
,
but
pardon
my
presumption
,
good
sir
William
,
I
would
I
had
béene
like
the
Storke
tonguelesse
,
then
should
I
neuer
haue
caused
your
dis
quiet
.
Nay
,
swéet
Margaret
,
quoth
he
,
tell
me
deare
loue
,
I
commend
thy
singlenesse
of
heart
,
good
Margaret
speake
.
Good
sir
William
let
it
rest
quoth
she
,
I
know
you
will
not
belieue
it
when
I
haue
reuealed
it
,
neither
is
it
a
thing
that
you
can
help
:
and
yet
such
is
my
foolishnesse
,
had
it
not
beene
for
that
,
I
thinke
verily
I
had
graunted
your
suite
ere
now
.
But
séeing
you
urge
me
so
much
to
know
what
it
is
,
I
will
tell
you
:
it
is
sir
,
your
ill
fauored
great
nose
▪
that
hangs
sagging
so
loathsomly
to
your
lippes
that
I
cannot
find
in
my
hart
so
much
as
to
kisse
you
.
What
my
nose
quoth
he
?
is
my
nose
so
great
and
I
neuer
knew
it
?
Certainly
I
thought
my
nose
to
be
as
comely
as
any
mans
:
but
this
it
is
,
we
are
al
apt
to
think
wel
of
our selues
,
and
a
great
deale
better
than
we
ought
:
but
let
me
sée
,
(
my
nose
!
)
by
the
masse
●is
tru●
,
I
do
now
feele
it
my selfe
:
Good
Lord
,
how
was
I
blinded
before
?
Hereupon
it
is
certaine
,
that
the
knight
was
driuen
into
such
a
conceit
,
as
none
could
perswade
him
but
his
nose
was
so
great
indeed
;
his
Lady
,
or
any
other
that
spake
to
the
contrarie
,
he
would
say
they
were
flatterers
,
and
that
they
lied
,
insomuch
that
he
would
be
ready
to
strike
some
of
them
that
commended
or
spake
well
of
his
nose
.
If
they
were
men
of
worship
or
any
other
that
contraried
him
in
his
opinion
,
he
would
sweare
they
flowted
him
,
and
be
ready
to
challenge
them
the
field
.
He
became
so
ashamed
of
himselfe
,
that
after
that
day
he
wold
neuer
go
abroud
,
whereby
Margaret
was
well
rid
of
his
company
.
On
a
time
,
a
wise
and
graue
gentleman
seeing
him
grounded
in
his
conceit
so
strongly
,
gaue
his
Lady
counsell
,
not
to
contrary
him
therein
but
rather
say
that
she
would
séeke
out
some
cunning
Phisition
to
cure
him
:
for
,
said
he
,
as
sir
William
hath
taken
this
conceit
of
himselfe
,
so
is
he
like
neuer
to
beare
other
opinion
,
till
his
owne
conceit
doth
remoue
it
,
the
which
must
be
wisely
wrought
to
bring
it
to
passe
.
Whereupon
the
Lady
hauing
conferred
with
a
Phisition
that
bare
a
great
name
in
the
country
,
hee
vndertooke
to
remoue
this
fond
conceit
by
his
skill
.
The
day
being
appointed
when
the
Phisition
should
come
,
and
the
knight
beeing
tolde
thereof
,
for
very
ioy
●e
would
goe
forth
to
méete
him
,
when
a
woman
of
the
towne
saw
the
knight
,
hauing
heard
what
rumor
went
because
of
his
nose
,
she
looked
very
stedfastly
vpon
him
:
the
knight
casting
his
eye
vpon
her
,
seeing
her
to
gaze
so
wistly
in
his
face
,
with
an
angry
countenance
,
said
thus
to
her
,
Why
how
now
good
huswife
,
can
you
not
get
you
about
your
busines
?
The
woman
being
a
shrewish
queane
,
answered
him
cuttedly
.
No
mary
can
I
not
qo
she
.
No
,
you
drab
▪
What
is
the
cause
,
said
the
knight
?
Because
quoth
she
,
your
nose
stands
in
my
way
.
Where
with
the
knight
being
verie
angry
,
and
abashed
,
went
backe
againe
to
his
house
.
The
Phisition
being
come
,
he
had
filled
a
certaine
bladder
with
shéepes
blood
,
and
conueyed
it
into
his
fléeue
,
where
at
the
issue
of
the
bladder
he
had
put
in
a
peece
of
a
swans
quid
through
the
which
the
blood
should
runne
out
of
the
bladder
so
close
by
his
hand
,
that
he
holding
the
knight
by
the
nose
,
it
might
not
be
perceiued
,
but
that
it
issued
thence
.
All
things
being
prepard
he
told
the
knight
,
that
by
a
foule
corrupt
blood
wherewith
the
veines
of
his
nose
were
ouercharged
,
his
impediment
did
grow
,
therefore
●d
he
,
to
haue
redresse
for
this
disease
you
must
haue
a
veine
opned
in
your
nose
.
whence
this
foule
corruption
must
be
taken
;
whereupon
it
wil
follow
,
that
your
nose
will
fall
againe
to
his
naturall
proportion
,
and
neuer
shal
you
be
croubled
with
this
griefe
any
more
,
and
thereupon
will
I
gage
mylife
.
I
pray
you
master
doctor
said
the
knight
,
is
my
nose
so
big
as
you
make
it
?
With
reuerence
I
may
speake
it
,
said
the
phisition
,
to
tell
the
trueth
,
and
auoyd
flattery
,
I
neuer
sawe
a
more
mis-shapen
nose
so
foule
to
●ight
.
Loe
you
now
Madam
,
quoth
the
knight
,
this
is
you
that
said
my
nose
was
as
well
.
as
handsome
,
and
as
comely
a
nose
as
any
mans
.
Alas
sir
quoth
she
I
spake
it
(
God
wot
)
because
you
should
not
grieue
at
it
,
nor
take
my
words
in
ill
part
,
neither
did
it
indeed
become
me
to
mislike
of
your
nose
.
All
this
we
will
quickly
remedy
▪
said
the
phisitian
,
haue
no
doubt
:
and
with
that
,
he
very
orderly
prickt
him
in
the
nose
,
but
not
in
any
veine
whereby
he
might
bleed
:
and
presently
hauing
a
tricke
finely
to
vnstop
the
quill
,
the
blood
ranne
into
abason
in
great
abundance
:
and
when
the
bladder
was
empty
,
and
the
bason
almost
full
the
Phisition
seemed
to
close
the
veine
,
and
asked
him
how
he
felt
his
nose
,
shewing
the
great
quantitie
of
filthy
blood
which
from
thence
he
had
taken
.
The
knight
be
holding
it
with
great
wonder
,
said
he
thoght
that
no
man
in
the
world
had
béene
troubled
with
such
abundance
of
corrupt
bloud
in
his
whole
body
,
as
lay
in
his
mis-shapen
nose
,
and
therewithall
he
began
to
touch
and
handle
his
nose
,
saying
,
that
he
felt
it
mightily
assuaged
.
Immediatly
a
glasse
was
brought
wherein
he
might
behold
himselfe
.
Yea
mary
qd
he
now
I
praise
God
,
I
see
my
nose
is
come
into
some
reasonable
proportion
,
and
I
feele
my selfe
very
wel
eased
of
the
burden
thereof
;
but
if
it
continue
thus
,
that
s
all
.
I
will
warrant
your
worship
,
said
the
phisition
,
for
euer
being
troubled
with
the
like
againe
.
Whereupon
the
knight
receiued
great
ioy
,
and
the
Doctor
a
high
reward
.
How
Thomas
of
Reading
was
murdred
at
his
hoasts
house
of
Colebrooke
,
who
also
had
murdred
many
before
him
,
how
their
wickednes
was
at
length
reuealed
.
Cha.
11.
THomas
of
Reading
hauing
many
occasions
to
come
to
London
,
as
wel
about
his
owne
affairs
,
as
also
the
kings
businesse
,
being
in
a
great
office
vnder
his
Maiesty
,
it
chanced
on
a
time
,
that
his
host
and
hostesse
of
Colebrook
,
who
through
couetousnes
had
murdred
many
of
their
ghests
,
and
hauing
euery
time
he
came
thither
great
store
of
his
money
to
lay
vp
,
appointed
him
to
be
the
next
fat
pig
that
should
be
killed
:
For
it
is
to
be
vnderstood
,
that
when
they
plotted
the
murther
of
any
man
,
this
was
alwayes
their
terme
,
the
man
to
his
wife
&
the
woman
to
her
husband
,
Wife
,
there
is
now
a
fat
pig
to
be
had
,
if
you
want
one
.
Whereupon
she
would
answere
thus
,
I
pray
you
put
him
in
the
hogstie
till
to
morrow
.
This
was
,
when
any
man
came
thither
alone
without
others
in
his
company
,
and
they
saw
he
had
great
store
of
money
.
This
man
should
be
then
laid
in
the
chamber
right
ouer
the
kitchin
,
which
was
a
faire
chamber
,
and
better
set
out
then
any
other
in
the
house
;
the
best
bedsted
therein
,
though
it
were
little
and
low
,
yet
was
it
most
cunningly
carued
,
and
faire
to
the
eye
:
the
feet
whereof
were
fast
naild
to
the
chamber
floore
,
in
such
sort
,
that
it
could
not
in
any
wise
fall
,
the
bed
that
lay
therein
was
fast
sowed
to
the
sides
of
the
bedsted
:
Moreouer
,
that
part
of
the
chamber
whereupon
this
bed
and
bedstéed
stoode
,
was
made
in
such
sort
that
by
the
pulling
out
of
two
yron
pinnes
below
in
the
kitchin
,
it
was
to
be
let
downe
and
taken
vp
by
a
draw
bridge
,
or
in
maner
of
a
trappe
doore
:
moreouer
in
the
kitchin
,
directly
vnder
the
place
where
this
should
fall
:
was
a
mighty
great
caldron
,
wherein
they
vsed
to
séethe
their
liquor
when
they
went
to
brewing
.
Now
,
the
men
appointed
for
the
slaughter
,
were
laid
into
this
bed
and
in
the
dead
time
of
the
night
when
they
were
sound
a
sléepe
by
plucking
out
the
fore said
iron
pinns
,
downe
would
the
man
fall
out
of
his
bed
into
the
boyling
caldron
,
and
all
the
cloathes
that
were
vpon
him
:
where
being
suddenly
scalded
and
drowned
,
he
was
neuer
able
to
cry
or
speak
one
word
.
Then
had
they
a
little
ladder
euer
standing
ready
in
the
kitchin
,
by
the
which
they
presently
mounted
into
the
sayd
chamber
,
and
there
closely
tooke
away
the
mans
apparell
,
as
also
his
money
,
in
his
male
or
capcase
:
and
then
lifting
vp
the
sayd
falling
floore
which
hung
by
hinges
,
they
made
it
fast
as
before
.
The
dead
body
would
they
take
presently
out
of
the
Caldron
and
throw
it
down
the
riuer
,
which
ran
néere
vnto
their
house
,
whereby
they
escaped
all
danger
.
Now
if
in
the
morning
any
of
the
rest
of
the
ghests
that
had
talkt
with
the
murthered
man
ouer
eue
,
chanst
to
aske
for
him
,
as
hauing
occasion
to
ride
the
same
way
that
hée
should
haue
done
,
the
goodman
would
answere
,
that
he
took
:
horse
a
good
while
before
day
,
and
that
he
himselfe
did
set
him
forward
:
the
horse
the
goodman
would
also
take
out
of
the
stable
,
&
conuay
him
to
a
hay-barne
of
his
,
that
stood
from
his
house
a
mile
or
two
,
whereof
himselfe
did
alwaies
keepe
the
keies
full
charily
,
and
when
any
hay
was
to
be
brought
from
thence
,
with
his
owne
hands
he
would
deliuer
it
:
then
,
before
the
horse
should
go
from
thence
,
he
would
dismarke
him
:
as
it
he
ware
a
long
taile
,
he
would
make
him
curtall
,
or
else
crop
his
eares
,
or
cut
his
maine
,
or
put
out
one
of
his
eyes
;
and
by
this
meanes
he
kept
himselfe
a
long
time
vnknowne
.
Now
Thomas
of
Reading
as
I
sayd
before
,
being
markt
,
and
kept
for
a
fat
pig
,
he
was
laied
in
the
same
chamber
of
death
but
by
reason
Gray
of
Gloucester
chaunst
also
to
come
that
:
night
,
he
escaped
scalding
.
The
next
time
he
came
,
he
was
laid
there
againe
,
but
before
he
fell
asléepe
,
or
was
warme
in
his
bed
,
one
came
riding
through
the
towne
,
and
cried
piteously
,
that
London
was
al
on
a
fire
,
and
that
it
had
burned
downe
Thomas
Beckets
house
in
West
cheape
,
and
a
great
number
more
in
the
same
stréet●
,
and
yet
(
quoth
he
)
the
fire
is
not
quencht
.
Which
tidings
when
Thomas
of
Reading
heard
,
he
was
very
sorrowfull
,
for
of
the
same
Becket
that
day
had
he
receiued
a
great
peece
of
money
,
and
had
left
in
his
house
many
of
his
writtings
and
some
that
appertained
to
the
king
also
:
therfore
there
was
no
nay
but
he
would
ride
back
againe
to
London
presently
,
to
see
how
the
matter
stood
;
thereupon
making
himselfe
ready
,
departed
.
This
crosse
fortune
caused
his
hoast
to
frowne
,
neuerthelesse
the
next
time
(
quoth
he
)
will
pay
for
all
.
Notwithstanding
,
God
so
wrought
,
that
they
were
preuented
then
likewise
,
by
reason
of
a
great
●ray
that
hapned
in
the
house
betwixt
a
couple
the
fel
out
at
Dice
,
insomuch
as
the
murderers
themselues
were
inforced
to
cal
him
vp
,
being
a
man
in
great
authority
,
that
he
might
set
the
house
in
quietnes
,
out
of
the
which
by
meanes
of
this
quarell
,
they
doubted
to
lose
many
things
.
Another
time
when
he
should
haue
beene
layd
in
the
same
place
he
fell
so
sicke
,
that
he
requested
to
haue
some
body
to
watch
with
him
,
whereby
also
they
could
not
bring
their
vile
purpuse
to
passe
.
But
hard
it
is
to
escape
the
ill
fortunes
wherunto
a
man
is
allotted
:
for
albeit
that
the
next
time
that
he
came
to
London
his
horse
stumbled
and
broke
one
of
his
legges
,
as
he
should
ride
ho●ewa●d
,
yet
hired
he
another
to
hasten
his
owne
death
:
for
there
was
no
remedy
but
he
should
go
to
Colbrook
that
night
:
but
by
the
way
he
was
so
heauy
a
sleepe
,
that
he
could
scant
keepe
himselfe
●●
the
●●ddle
;
and
when
he
came
neere
vnto
the
Towne
his
nose
burst
out
suddenly
ableeding
Wel
,
to
his
Inne
he
came
,
and
so
heauy
was
his
heart
,
that
he
could
eate
no
meate
:
his
hoost
and
hoastise
hearing
he
was
so
Melanchely
,
came
vp
to
cheere
him
,
saying
,
Iesus
,
Master
Cole
,
what
ayles
you
to
night
?
neuer
did
wee
see
you
thus
sad
before
:
will
it
please
you
to
haue
a
quart
of
burnd
sack
?
With
a
good
wil
(
quoth
he
)
and
would
●o
God
Thomas
Doue
were
her
,
hée
would
surely
make
me
merry
,
and
we
should
lacke
no
musick
:
but
I
am
sory
for
the
man
withall
my
heart
,
that
hee
is
come
so
farre
behind
hand
:
but
alasse
,
so
much
can
euery
man
say
,
but
what
good
doth
it
him
?
No
no
,
it
is
not
wordes
can
helpe
a
man
in
this
case
,
the
man
had
néede
of
other
reliefe
then
so
.
Let
me
see
:
I
haue
but
one
child
in
the
world
&
that
is
my
daughter
,
and
halfe
that
I
haue
is
hers
,
the
other
halfe
my
wifes
.
What
then
?
shall
I
be
good
to
no
body
but
them
?
In
conscience
,
my
wealth
is
too
much
for
a
couple
to
possesse
,
and
what
is
our
Religion
without
charity
?
And
to
whom
is
charity
more
to
be
shewne
then
to
decaied
housholders
?
Good
my
hoast
lend
me
a
pen
and
inke
,
and
some
paper
,
for
I
will
write
a
letter
vnto
the
poore
man
straight
,
and
something
I
will
giue
him
:
that
almes
which
a
man
bestowes
with
his
own
hands
he
shal
be
sure
to
haue
deliuered
,
and
God
knows
how
long
I
shall
liue
.
With
that
,
his
hoastise
dissemblingly
answered
,
saying
.
Doubt
not
.
Master
Cole
,
you
are
like
enough
by
the
course
of
nature
to
liue
many
yéeres
.
God
knowes
(
quoth
he
)
I
neuer
found
my
heart
so
heauy
before
.
By
this
time
,
pen
,
inke
and
paper
was
brought
,
setting
himselfe
to
writing
,
as
followeth
.
In
the
name
of
God
,
Amen
I
bequeath
my
soule
to
God
,
and
my
body
to
the
ground
,
my
goods
equally
betweene
my
wife
Elenor
,
and
Isabel
my
daughter
.
Item
I
giue
to
Thomas
Doue
of
Exeter
one
hundred
pounds
,
nay
that
is
too
little
,
I
giue
to
Thomas
Doue
two
hundred
pounds
,
in
money
,
to
be
payd
vnto
him
presently
vpon
his
demaund
thereof
by
my
sayd
wife
and
daughter
.
Ha
,
how
say
you
my
hoast
(
qd
he
)
is
not
this
well
?
I
pray
you
reade
it
.
His
hoast
looking
thereon
,
sayd
,
why
Maister
Cole
,
what
haue
you
written
h●●e
?
you
sayd
you
would
write
a
letter
,
but
me
thinkes
you
haue
made
a
will
,
what
néed
haue
you
to
doe
thus
?
thanks
be
to
God
,
you
may
liue
many
fayre
yéeres
.
T
is
true
(
quoth
Cole
)
if
it
please
God
,
and
I
trust
this
writing
cannot
shorten
my
dayes
:
but
let
me
sée
,
haue
I
made
a
will
?
Now
I
promise
you
,
I
did
verily
purpose
to
write
a
letter
:
notwithstanding
.
I
haue
written
that
that
God
put
into
my
mind
:
but
look
once
againe
my
hoast
,
fs
it
not
written
there
,
that
Doue
shall
haue
two
hundred
pounds
,
to
be
payd
when
he
comes
to
demand
it
?
yes
indéed
,
sayd
his
hoast
.
Well
then
,
all
is
well
sayd
Cole
,
and
it
shall
go
as
it
is
for
me
.
I
will
not
bestow
the
new
writting
thereof
any
more
.
Then
folding
it
vp
,
he
sealed
it
,
desiring
that
his
hoast
would
send
it
to
Exeter
.
He
promised
that
he
would
,
notwithstanding
Cole
was
not
so
satisfied
:
but
after
some
pause
,
he
would
needs
hire
one
to
carry
it
.
And
so
sitting
downe
sadly
in
his
chaire
againe
,
vpon
a
sudden
he
burst
foorth
a
weeping
:
they
demanding
the
cause
thereof
he
spake
as
followeth
:
No
cause
of
these
teares
I
know
:
but
it
comes
now
into
my
minde
(
sayd
Cole
)
when
I
set
toward
this
my
last
iourney
to
London
,
how
my
daughter
tooke
on
,
what
a
coy●e
she
kept
to
haue
me
stay
:
and
I
could
not
be
rid
of
the
little
baggage
a
long
time
,
she
did
so
hang
about
me
:
when
her
mother
by
violence
tooke
her
away
,
she
cried
out
most
mainely
,
O
my
father
,
my
father
,
I
shall
neuer
see
him
againe
.
Alas
,
pretty
soule
,
said
his
hostesse
,
this
was
but
meer
kindnesse
in
the
girle
,
and
it
seemeth
she
is
very
fond
of
you
.
But
alasse
,
why
should
you
grieue
at
this
?
you
must
consider
that
it
was
but
childishnesse
.
I
,
it
is
indeed
,
sayd
Cole
,
and
with
that
he
began
to
nod
.
Then
they
asked
him
if
he
would
go
to
bed
.
No
sayd
he
,
although
I
am
heauy
,
I
haue
no
mind
to
go
to
bed
at
all
.
With
that
certaine
musicions
of
the
towne
came
to
the
chamber
,
and
knowing
Master
Cole
was
there
,
drue
out
their
instruments
,
and
very
solemnely
beganne
to
play
.
This
musicke
comes
very
well
(
said
Cole
)
and
when
he
had
listned
a
while
thereunto
.
he
said
,
Me
thinks
these
instruments
sound
like
the
ring
of
S.
Mary
Outries
bells
,
but
the
base
drownes
all
the
rest
:
and
in
my
eare
it
goes
like
a
bell
y●
rings
a
forenoones
knell
,
for
Gods
sake
let
them
leaue
off
,
and
beare
them
this
simple
reward
.
The
musicions
being
gone
,
his
hoast
asked
if
now
it
would
please
him
to
go
to
bed
;
for
(
quoth
he
)
it
is
welneare
eleuen
of
the
clocke
.
With
that
,
Cole
beholding
his
hoste
and
hostesse
earnestly
,
began
to
start
backe
,
saying
,
what
aile
you
●o
looke
so
like
pale
death
?
good
Lord
,
what
haue
you
done
,
that
your
hands
are
thus
bloudy
?
what
my
hands
,
said
his
host
?
Why
you
may
see
they
are
neither
bloudy
nor
foule
:
either
your
eies
do
greatly
dazell
,
or
else
fancies
of
a
troubled
mind
do
delude
you
.
Alas
my
hoast
,
you
may
sée
,
saide
he
,
how
weake
my
wits
are
,
I
neuer
had
my
head
so
idle
before
.
Come
,
let
me
drinke
once
more
,
and
then
I
will
to
bed
,
and
trouble
you
no
longer
.
With
that
he
made
himselfe
vnready
,
and
his
hostesse
was
very
diligent
to
warme
a
kerchefe
,
and
put
it
about
his
head
.
Good
Lord
said
he
I
am
not
sicke
,
I
prayse
God
,
but
such
an
alteration
I
find
in
my selfe
as
I
neuer
did
before
.
With
that
the
scritch
owle
cried
pitteously
,
and
anone
after
th●
night
rauen
sate
croking
hard
by
his
window
,
Iesu
haue
mercy
vpon
me
.
quoth
he
,
what
an
ill
fauored
crie
do
yonder
carrion
birds
make
!
and
therewithall
he
laid
him
downe
in
his
bed
,
from
whence
he
neuer
rose
againe
.
His
host
and
hostesse
,
that
all
this
while
noted
his
troubled
mind
,
began
to
commune
betwixt
themselues
thereof
.
And
the
man
said
,
he
knew
not
what
were
best
to
be
done
.
By
my
consent
(
quoth
he
)
the
matter
should
passe
,
for
I
thinke
it
is
not
best
to
meddle
on
him
.
What
man
(
quoth
she
)
faint
you
now
?
haue
you
done
so
many
,
and
do
you
shrinke
at
this
?
Then
shewing
him
a
great
deale
of
gold
which
Cole
had
left
with
her
,
she
said
,
Wpuld
it
not
grieue
a
bodies
heart
to
loose
this
?
hang
the
old
churle
,
what
should
be
do
liuing
any
longer
?
he
hath
too
much
,
and
we
haue
too
little
:
●ut
husband
,
let
the
thing
be
done
and
then
this
is
our
owne
.
Her
wicked
counsell
was
followed
,
and
when
they
had
listned
at
his
chamber
doore
,
they
heard
the
man
sound
asléepe
.
All
is
safe
,
quoth
they
,
and
downe
into
the
kitchin
they
goe
,
their
seruants
being
all
in
bedde
,
and
pulling
out
the
yron
pins
,
downe
fel
the
bed
,
and
the
man
dropt
out
into
the
boyling
caldron
.
He
being
dead
,
they
betwixt
them
cast
his
body
into
the
riuer
,
his
clothes
they
hid
away
,
and
made
all
things
as
it
should
be
:
but
when
he
came
to
the
stable
to
conuey
thence
Coles
horse
,
the
stable
doore
being
open
,
the
horse
had
got
loose
,
and
with
a
part
of
the
halter
about
his
necke
,
and
straw
trussed
vnder
his
belly
,
as
the
ostlers
had
dressed
him
ore
eeue
,
he
was
gone
out
at
the
backe
side
,
which
led
into
a
great
field
ioyning
to
the
house
,
and
so
leaping
diuers
hedges
,
being
alu●●ie
stond
horse
,
had
got
into
a
ground
where
a
mare
was
grasing
,
with
whom
he
kept
such
a
coile
,
that
they
got
into
the
high
way
,
where
one
of
the
towne
méeting
them
,
knew
the
mare
,
and
brought
her
&
the
hurse
to
the
man
that
owd
her
.
In
the
meane
space
the
Musitians
had
béene
at
the
Inne
,
and
in
requit
all
of
their
euenings
gift
,
they
intended
to
giue
Cole
some
musicke
in
the
morning
,
The
goodman
told
them
he
tooke
horse
before
day
:
likewise
there
was
a
guest
in
the
house
that
would
haue
borne
him
company
to
Reading
;
vnto
whom
the
hoste
also
answered
,
that
he
himselfe
set
him
vpon
horse
backe
,
and
that
he
went
long
agoe
.
Anone
comes
the
man
that
owed
the
mare
,
inquiring
vp
and
downe
to
know
and
if
none
of
them
missed
a
horse
,
who
said
no.
At
last
hee
came
to
the
signe
of
the
Crane
where
Cole
lay
:
and
calling
the
hostlers
he
demanded
of
them
if
they
lackt
none
:
they
said
no.
Why
then
said
the
man
,
I
perceiue
my
mare
is
good
for
something
;
for
if
I
send
her
to
field
single
,
she
wilcome
home
double
:
thus
it
passed
on
all
that
day
and
the
night
folowing
.
But
the
next
day
after
,
Coles
wife
musing
that
her
husband
came
not
home
,
sent
one
of
her
men
on
horse-backe
,
to
sée
if
he
could
méet
him
;
and
if
(
quoth
she
)
you
méet
him
not
betwixt
this
and
Colebrooke
,
aske
for
him
at
the
Crane
,
but
if
you
find
him
not
there
,
then
ride
to
London
;
for
I
doubt
he
is
either
sicke
,
or
else
some
mischance
hath
fallen
vnto
him
.
The
fellow
did
so
,
and
asking
for
him
at
Colebrooke
,
they
answered
,
he
went
homeward
from
thence
such
a
day
.
The
seruant
musing
what
should
be
become
of
his
master
,
and
making
much
inquiry
in
the
towne
for
him
;
at
length
one
tolde
him
of
a
hor●e
that
was
found
on
the
high
way
,
and
no
man
knew
wh●nce
he
came
.
He
going
to
sée
the
horse
,
knew
him
presently
▪
and
to
the
Crane
he
goes
with
him
.
The
hoast
of
the
house
perceiuing
this
,
was
blanke
,
and
that
night
fled
secretly
away
.
The
fellow
going
vnto
the
Iustice
desired
his
help
,
presently
after
word
was
brought
that
Iarman
of
the
Crane
was
gone
;
then
all
man
said
he
had
surely
made
Cole
away
:
and
the
musitions
told
what
Iarman
said
to
them
when
they
would
haue
giuen
Cole
musicke
.
Then
the
woman
being
apprehended
&
examined
confessed
the
truth
.
Iarman
soone
after
was
taken
in
Winsor
forest
.
He
and
his
wife
were
both
hangd
after
they
had
laid
open
al
these
things
before
expressed
.
Also
he
confessed
,
that
he
being
a
carpenter
made
that
false
falling
floore
,
and
how
his
wife
deuised
it
.
And
how
they
had
murdred
by
that
means
lx.
persons
.
And
yet
notwithstanding
all
the
money
which
they
had
gotten
thereby
,
they
prospered
not
,
but
at
their
death
were
found
very
farre
in
debt
.
When
the
king
heard
of
this
murder
,
he
was
for
the
space
of
vij
.
dayes
so
sorrowfull
and
heauy
as
he
would
not
heare
any
suite
,
giuing
also
commaundement
,
that
the
house
should
quite
be
consumed
with
fire
wherein
Cole
was
murdred
,
and
that
no
man
should
euer
build
vpon
that
cursed
ground
.
Coles
substance
at
his
death
was
excéeding
great
,
he
had
daily
in
his
house
an
hundred
men
seruants
and
xl
.
maids
;
he
maintaind
beside
aboue
two
or
three
hundred
people
,
spinners
and
carders
,
and
a
great
many
other
housholders
.
His
wife
after
neuer
married
;
and
at
her
death
she
bestowed
a
mightie
summe
of
money
toward
the
maintaining
of
the
new
builded
monastery
.
Her
daughter
was
most
richly
married
to
a
gentleman
of
great
worship
,
by
whom
shee
had
many
children
.
And
some
fay
,
that
the
riuer
whereinto
Cole
was
cast
,
did
euer
since
carry
the
name
of
Cole
,
being
called
,
The
riuer
of
Cole
,
and
the
towne
of
Colebrooke
.
How
diuers
of
the
Clothiers
wiues
went
to
the
churching
of
Suttons
wife
of
Salisbury
,
and
of
their
meriments
.
Cha.
12.
SVttons
wife
of
Salisbury
which
had
lately
bin
delluered
of
a
sonne
,
against
her
going
to
Church
,
prepared
great
theare
:
at
what
time
Suttons
wife
of
South-hampton
came
thither
,
and
so
did
diuers
other
of
the
Clothiers
wiues
,
onely
i●
make
merry
at
this
Churching
feast
:
and
whilest
these
Dames
sate
at
the
●able
,
Crab.
Weasell
,
and
Wren
waited
on
the
boord
,
and
as
the
old
Prouerbe
speaketh
,
Many
women
many
words
▪
so
●ellit
out
at
that
time
:
for
there
was
her
,
wherein
he
requested
,
that
she
would
be
ready
to
méete
him
in
the
forest
,
betwixt
Cardiffe
and
Gloucester
.
The
young
Lady
hauing
secretly
receiued
his
message
,
vnknowne
to
her
master
or
dame
,
in
a
morning
betime
made
her
readye
and
got
foorth
,
walking
to
the
appointed
place
,
where
her
loue
should
méete
her
.
During
her
aboad
there
,
and
thinking
long
ere
her
lone
came
,
she
entered
into
diuers
passions
,
which
indéed
presaged
some
disaster
fortune
to
follow
.
O
my
déere
Loue
,
sayd
shée
,
how
slacke
art
thou
in
perfourming
thy
promise
▪
why
doe
not
thy
déeds
agrée
with
thy
inditing
?
see
,
these
are
▪
thy
words
,
Come
my
deere
Margaret
,
and
with
Cupids
swift
wings
flie
to
thy
friend
,
be
now
as
nimble
in
thy
footing
,
as
the
Camels
of
Bractria
,
that
runne
an
hundred
miles
a
day
,
I
will
waite
and
stay
for
thee
,
so
I
stay
not
too
long
.
There
is
no
countrey
like
Austria
for
ambling
horses
,
&
to
carry
thee
I
haue
got
one
.
O
my
Loue
(
quoth
she
)
heere
am
I
,
but
where
art
thou
?
O
why
doest
thou
play
the
trewant
with
Time
,
who
like
the
winde
slides
away
vnseene
?
An
ambling
gennet
of
Spaine
is
toe
flow
to
serue
our
turnes
.
A
flying
horse
,
for
flying
Louers
were
most
meete
.
And
thus
casting
many
lookes
through
the
Siluane
shades
,
vp
and
downe
to
espie
him
,
she
thought
euery
minuse
,
an
houre
,
till
she
might
see
him
,
sometimes
she
would
wish
herselfe
a
bird
,
that
she
might
flye
through
the
aire
to
meet
him
,
or
a
pretty
squirell
no
clime
the
highest
tree
to
discry
his
comming
:
but
finding
her
wishes
vaine
,
she
began
thus
to
excuse
him
and
perswaded
her selfe
,
saying
.
How
much
too
blame
am
I
,
to
finde
fault
with
my
friend
?
Alasse
men
that
lacke
their
liberty
,
must
come
when
they
can
,
not
when
they
would
,
poore
prisoners
cannot
doe
what
they
desire
,
and
then
why
should
I
be
so
hasty
?
Therefore
if
safely
I
may
lay
me
downe
▪
I
will
beguile
vnquiet
thoughts
with
quiet
s●eere
:
it
is
sayd
that
Galino
breedes
no
Serpents
,
nor
doth
Englands
forrests
nourish
Beares
or
Lions
,
therefore
without
hurt
I
hope
I
may
test
a
while
.
Thus
leauing
fayre
Margaret
in
a
sweete
slumber
,
we
will
returne
to
Duke
Robert
,
who
had
thus
plotted
his
escape
from
his
keepers
.
Hauing
liberty
of
the
King
to
hawke
and
hunt
,
he
determined
on
a
day
,
as
he
should
folow
the
chase
,
to
leaue
the
hounds
to
the
Hart
,
and
the
hunters
to
their
hornes
and
being
busse
in
their
sport
,
himselfe
would
fly
,
which
he
perfourmed
at
that
is
time
,
when
hee
appointed
Margaret
to
méete
him
,
and
so
comming
to
the
place
,
his
Horse
all
in
a
water
,
and
himselfe
in
a
sweate
,
finding
his
Loue
a
sléepe
,
he
awaked
her
with
a
kisse
,
saying
.
Arise
,
fayre
Margaret
,
now
comes
the
time
wherein
thou
shalt
bée
made
a
Quéene
:
and
presently
setting
her
on
horsebacke
he
posted
away
.
Now
when
the
Keepers
saw
they
had
lost
his
company
,
and
that
at
the
killing
of
the
game
,
he
was
not
present
,
they
were
among
themselues
in
such
a
mutiny
,
that
they
were
ready
one
to
stabbe
another
.
It
was
thy
fault
,
sayd
one
,
that
he
thus
escapt
from
vs
,
that
had
more
minde
of
thy
pleasure
,
then
of
thy
prisoner
,
and
by
this
meanes
we
are
all
vndone
.
The
other
sayd
as
much
to
him
▪
that
he
had
thought
he
had
followed
him
in
the
chase
:
but
leauing
at
last
this
contention
,
the
one
posted
vp
to
the
King
.
while
the
others
coasted
vp
and
downe
the
countrey
to
search
for
the
Duke
,
who
hauing
kild
his
horse
in
traueling
,
was
most
vnhappily
met
on
foote
with
fayre
Margaret
,
ere
he
could
come
to
any
Towne
,
where
he
might
for
money
haue
another
.
But
when
he
spyed
his
Kéepers
come
to
take
him
,
he
desired
Margaret
to
make
shiftfor
her selfe
,
and
to
seeke
to
escape
them
.
But
she
being
of
a
contrary
mind
,
sayd
,
she
would
liue
and
dye
with
him
.
The
Duke
séeing
himselfe
ready
to
bée
surprised
,
drew
out
his
sword
,
and
sayd
,
he
would
buy
his
liberty
with
his
life
,
before
he
would
yeeld
to
be
any
more
a
prisoner
;
and
thereupon
began
a
great
fight
betwixt
them
,
insomuch
that
the
Duke
had
killed
two
of
them
:
but
himselfe
being
●ore
wounded
,
and
faint
with
euermuch
bleeding
,
at
length
fe●●
downe
,
being
not
able
any
longer
●o
stand
:
and
by
this
meanes
the
good
Duke
was
taken
with
his
fayre
loue
,
&
both
of
them
cammitted
to
prison
.
But
in
the
meane
space
,
when
Graies
wife
had
mist
her
mayde
,
and
saw
she
was
quite
gone
,
she
made
great
lamentation
for
her
among
her
neighbours
:
for
she
▪
loued
her
as
dearely
as
any
child
that
euer
she
bore
of
her
owne
body
.
O
Margaret
(
quoth
the
)
what
cause
hadst
thou
thus
to
leaue
mee
?
if
thou
did
it
mislike
of
any
thing
why
didst
thou
not
tell
me
?
If
thy
wages
were
too
little
,
I
would
haue
mended
it
:
If
thy
apparell
had
béene
too
simple
,
thou
shouldest
haue
had
better
:
If
thy
worke
had
beene
too
great
.
I
would
haue
had
help
for
thée
.
Farewell
.
my
sweete
Meg
,
the
best
seruant
that
euer
came
in
any
mans
house
many
may
I
haue
of
thy
name
,
but
neuer
any
of
thy
nature
,
thy
deligence
is
much
in
thy
hands
I
laid
the
whole
gouernment
of
my
house
,
and
thereby
eased
my selfe
of
that
care
which
now
will
●umber
me
.
Heere
she
hath
left
mée
my
keies
vnto
my
chests
,
but
my
comfort
is
gone
with
her
presence
,
euery
gentle
word
that
shee
was
wont
to
speake
,
comes
now
into
my
mind
,
her
courteous
behauiour
shall
I
neuer
forget
:
with
how
sweete
and
modest
a
countenance
would
shee
qualifie
my
ouer-hasty
nature
?
It
repents
my
ha●t
that
euer
I
spoke
foule
word
vnto
her
.
O
Meg
,
wert
thou
here
againe
,
I
would
neuer
chide
thee
more
:
but
I
was
an
vnworthy
dame
for
such
a
seruant
:
what
will
become
of
me
now
,
if
I
should
chance
to
be
sicke
,
seeing
shee
is
gone
,
that
was
woont
to
be
both
my
Apoticarie
and
Phisition
?
Well
,
quoth
her
neighbours
,
there
is
no
remedy
now
,
but
to
rest
content
,
you
shall
one
day
heare
of
her
,
doubt
you
not
and
thinke
this
,
that
shee
was
not
so
good
,
but
you
may
get
another
as
good
,
and
therfore
do
not
take
it
so
heauily
.
O
neighbour
,
blame
me
not
to
grieue
,
seeing
I
haue
lost
so
great
a
iewell
,
and
sure
I
am
perswaded
,
that
scant
in
a
bodies
life
time
,
they
shall
meete
with
the
like
.
I
protest
,
I
would
circuit
England
round
about
on
my
bare
feete
to
meete
with
her
againe
.
O
,
my
Meg
was
surely
stole
away
from
me
,
else
would
she
not
haue
gone
in
such
sort
.
Her
husband
on
the
other
side
grieued
as
much
,
and
rested
not
night
nor
day
riding
vp
and
downe
to
seeke
her
:
but
shee
,
poore
soule
,
is
fast
lockt
vp
in
prison
,
and
therefore
cannot
be
met
withall
.
But
when
the
King
vnderstood
of
his
brothe●●
escape
,
he
was
maruellous
wrath
,
giuing
great
charge
and
commandement
when
he
was
taken
,
that
both
his
●ies
should
be
put
out
,
and
he
kept
in
prison
till
his
dying
day
;
appoynting
also
,
that
the
maid
should
lose
her
life
for
presumption
in
louing
him
.
This
matter
being
rumored
ouer
all
England
,
it
came
to
the
eares
of
Gray
and
his
wife
,
who
hearing
that
Margaret
also
was
there
in
prison
appointed
to
die
,
the
good
aged
woman
neuer
rested
til
she
came
to
the
court
,
where
knéeling
before
the
King
,
with
many
teares
she
besought
his
Maiesty
to
spare
the
maidens
life
,
saying
,
Most
royall
king
consider
I
humbly
beséech
you
,
that
the
duke
your
brother
was
able
to
intice
any
woman
to
his
loue
,
much
more
a
séely
maiden
,
especially
promising
her
marriage
,
to
make
her
a
Lady
,
a
Dutchesse
,
or
a
Quéene
,
who
would
refuse
such
an
offer
,
when
at
the
instant
they
might
get
both
a
princely
husband
and
a
high
dignitie
?
if
death
be
a
Louers
guerdon
,
then
what
is
due
to
hatred
?
I
am
in
my
heart
persuaded
,
that
had
my
poore
Margaret
thought
it
would
haue
bred
your
highnes
displeasure
,
she
would
neuer
haue
bought
his
loue
so
deare
.
Had
your
Grace
made
it
knowen
to
your
commons
,
that
it
was
vnlawful
for
any
to
marry
the
duke
your
brother
,
who
would
haue
attempted
such
an
action
?
if
she
had
wilfully
disobeyed
your
Graces
commandement
,
she
might
haue
bin
thought
worthy
of
death
;
but
séeing
ignorantly
she
offended
.
I
beseech
your
Grace
recall
the
sentence
,
and
let
me
still
inioy
my
seruant
,
for
neuer
will
I
rise
till
your
Maiestie
haue
graunted
my
petition
.
His
Highnes
,
who
was
of
nature
mercifull
,
be
holding
the
womans
aboundant
teares
,
tooke
pitty
on
her
,
and
graunted
her
suite
;
which
being
obtained
,
she
went
home
with
all
haste
possible
.
And
from
thence
,
she
with
her
husband
taking
their
iorny
to
Cardiffe
castle
,
they
came
at
that
very
instant
when
the
maiden
was
led
toward
hir
death
,
who
went
in
most
ioyfull
sort
to
the
same
,
saying
▪
that
they
were
not
worthy
to
be
accounted
true
Louers
,
that
were
not
willing
to
die
for
loue
:
and
so
with
a
smiling
countenance
she
passed
on
,
as
if
she
had
eaten
Apium
Ri●us
,
which
causeth
a
man
to
die
laughing
:
but
her
dame
Gray
seeing
her
,
fell
about
her
necke
,
and
with
many
kisses
imbraced
her
,
saying
,
Thou
shalt
not
die
my
wench
,
but
goe
home
with
me
,
and
for
thy
deliuerie
,
behold
heere
the
Kings
letters
;
and
with
that
she
deliuered
them
vp
to
the
gouernor
of
the
Castle
,
who
reading
them
found
these
words
written
:
We
pardon
the
maids
life
,
and
graunt
her
libertie
,
but
let
her
not
passe
,
till
she
see
her
louers
●ies
put
out
,
which
we
wil
haue
you
to
do
in
such
sort
,
that
not
only
the
sight
may
perish
,
but
the
eie
continue
faire
,
for
which
cause
I
haue
sent
downe
doctor
Piero
that
he
may
execute
the
same
.
The
gouernour
of
the
Castle
hauing
read
the
Kings
letter
,
said
thus
to
the
maiden
.
The
Kings
maiesty
hath
pardoned
thy
life
,
and
allowed
thy
liberty
.
but
you
must
not
passe
before
you
see
your
louers
eies
put
out
.
O
sir
,
said
the
maiden
,
mistake
not
your selfe
,
they
are
my
eies
that
must
be
put
out
,
and
not
the
Dukes
:
as
his
offence
grew
by
my
meanes
,
so
I
being
guiltie
,
ought
to
receiue
the
punishment
.
The
kings
commaundement
must
be
fulfilled
,
said
the
gouernor
:
and
therewithall
D
Robert
was
brought
forth
,
who
hearing
that
he
must
lose
his
eies
,
said
thus
:
the
noble
mind
is
neuer
conquered
by
griefe
,
nor
ouercome
by
mischance
:
but
as
the
Hart
reneweth
his
age
by
eating
the
serpent
,
so
doth
a
man
lengthen
his
life
with
deuouring
sorrow
:
my
eyes
haue
offended
the
King
,
and
they
must
be
punished
,
my
heart
is
in
as
great
fault
,
why
is
not
that
killed
?
The
Kings
maiesty
said
the
gouernor
.
spares
your
life
of
méere
loue
,
and
onely
is
content
to
satisfie
the
Law
with
the
losse
of
your
eies
,
wherefore
take
in
good
part
this
punishment
and
thinke
you
haue
deserued
greater
than
is
granted
.
With
this
Margaret
cried
out
,
saying
,
O
my
deare
loue
,
most
gentle
Prince
,
well
may
you
wish
that
I
had
neuer
bin
borne
,
who
by
séeing
of
me
must
lose
your
sight
;
but
happie
should
I
count
my selfe
,
if
it
so
please
the
King
,
that
I
might
redeeme
thy
eies
to
my selfe
,
or
else
,
that
being
an
equal
offendor
,
I
might
receiue
equall
punishment
:
hadst
thou
sustained
this
smart
for
some
●u
.
or
Princesse
of
high
bloud
,
it
might
with
the
more
ease
be
borne
,
but
to
indure
it
for
such
a
one
as
I
,
it
must
néeds
cause
atreble
griefe
to
be
increased
.
Content
thée
faire
Margaret
said
the
duke
,
for
honor
ought
to
be
giuen
to
vertue
,
and
not
riches
:
for
glory
,
honor
,
nobility
and
riches
,
without
virtue
,
are
but
clokes
of
maliciousnes
.
And
now
let
me
take
my
leaue
of
thy
beauty
,
for
neuer
must
I
behold
thy
face
:
notwithstanding
I
account
my
eies
wel
lost
,
in
that
I
do
forgo
them
for
so
péerlesse
a
paragon
.
Now
faire
heauens
,
farewell
,
the
Sunne
,
Moone
and
Starres
shall
I
in
this
world
neuer
behold
againe
;
and
farewel
also
the
fruitfull
earth
:
wel
may
I
féele
thée
,
but
those
poore
windowes
of
my
body
are
now
denied
to
view
thee
any
more
:
and
though
the
world
hath
neuer
bin
my
foe
,
yet
wil
I
bid
it
farewell
too
,
and
farewell
all
my
friends
;
whiles
I
liue
here
in
this
world
,
I
must
suppose
to
sléep
,
&
wake
when
I
come
in
heauen
,
where
I
hope
to
sée
you
all
againe
.
Yet
had
it
pleased
the
King
,
I
had
rather
haue
lost
my
life
than
my
eies
.
Life
,
why
what
is
it
but
a
floure
,
a
bubble
in
the
water
,
a
spanne
long
,
and
full
of
miserie
?
of
such
small
account
is
life
,
that
euery
souldier
will
sell
it
for
six
pence
.
And
trust
me
I
doe
now
detest
life
,
worse
than
a
goate
doth
hate
basill
.
With
that
the
Doctor
prepared
his
instrument
,
and
being
ready
to
set
to
the
Dukes
eies
,
he
said
,
O
stay
master
doctor
,
till
I
haue
conueyed
my
loues
countenance
downe
into
my
heart
:
Come
hither
my
swéete
,
and
let
me
giue
thée
my
last
kisse
,
while
my
eies
may
direct
me
to
thy
cherry
lippes
.
Then
imbracing
her
in
his
armes
,
he
said
,
O
that
I
might
giue
thée
a
kisse
of
xx
yeares
long
,
and
to
satisfie
my
gréedie
eies
with
thy
faire
sight
:
yet
it
doth
somwhat
content
me
because
thou
art
present
at
my
punishment
,
that
I
may
hold
thee
by
the
hand
,
the
comfort
my
heart
at
the
sodaine
pricke
of
my
eie
.
This
being
said
,
the
Doctor
performed
his
duetie
,
and
so
put
out
the
cristall
sight
;
at
what
time
D.
Robert
started
vp
,
and
with
a
most
manly
courage
said
,
I
must
thanke
his
Maiesty
,
that
though
he
depriueth
me
of
my
sight
,
yet
he
leaueth
me
eies
to
weep
for
my
sinnes
.
But
so
soone
as
Margaret
beheld
the
deede
,
she
fell
downe
in
a
swowne
,
and
much
adoe
her
dame
had
to
recouer
hir
life
:
which
when
the
duke
vnderstood
,
he
was
wondrous
woe
,
groaping
for
her
with
his
bleeding
eies
▪
saying
.
O
where
is
my
loue
?
for
Gods
sake
haue
regard
to
her
.
And
I
pray
you
most
heartily
good
goodwife
Gray
,
let
her
haue
this
fauour
for
my
sake
,
that
she
may
be
vsed
kindly
.
And
with
that
the
Kéepers
led
him
into
the
castle
,
and
Margaret
was
caried
away
wondrous
sicke
and
ill
:
but
her
dame
was
most
tender
ouer
her
,
and
would
suffer
her
to
lacke
nothing
.
When
she
was
somewhat
well
recouered
,
her
dame
●ray
set
her
on
horse
backe
:
and
at
her
comming
to
Gloucester
there
was
no
small
ioy
.
How
Tom
Doue
being
fallen
to
decay
,
was
forsaken
of
his
friends
,
and
despised
of
his
seruants
:
and
how
in
the
end
he
was
raised
againe
through
the
liberatity
of
the
Clothiers
.
Chap.
14.
SUch
as
seeke
the
pleasure
of
this
world
,
follow
a
shaddow
wherein
is
no
substance
:
and
as
the
adder
Aspis
tickleth
a
man
to
death
so
doth
vaine
pleasure
flatter
vs
,
till
it
makes
vs
forget
God
,
and
consume
our
substance
,
as
by
Tom
Doue
it
is
apparant
,
who
had
through
a
free
heart
,
and
a
liberall
mind
wasted
his
wealth
,
and
looke
how
his
goods
consumed
,
so
his
friends
fled
from
him
:
And
albeit
he
had
béene
of
great
ability
,
and
thereby
doue
good
vnto
many
,
yet
no
man
regarded
him
in
his
pouerty
,
but
casting
a
scornefull
countenance
vpon
him
,
they
passed
by
him
with
slender
salutation
:
neither
would
any
of
his
old
acquaintance
do
him
good
,
or
pleasure
him
the
value
of
a
farthing
;
his
former
friendship
done
to
them
was
quite
forgot
,
and
he
made
of
as
much
account
,
as
Iob
when
he
sate
on
the
dunghill
.
Now
when
his
wicked
seruants
sawe
him
in
this
disgrace
with
the
world
,
they
on
thother
side
beganne
to
disdaine
him
.
Notwithstanding
that
hee
(
to
his
great
cost
)
had
long
time
brought
them
vp
,
yet
did
they
nothing
regard
it
,
but
behinde
his
backe
in
most
scornfull
sort
derided
him
,
and
both
in
their
words
and
actions
greatly
abuse
him
,
reuerence
they
would
do
none
vnto
him
but
when
they
spake
,
it
was
in
such
malapert
sort
,
as
would
grieue
an
honest
mind
to
heare
it
.
At
last
it
came
to
passe
,
that
breaking
out
into
meere
contempt
,
they
said
they
would
stay
no
longer
with
him
,
and
that
it
was
a
great
discredit
to
them
,
to
serue
a
person
so
beggarly
:
whereupon
they
thought
it
conuenient
to
séeke
for
their
benefits
elsewhere
.
When
the
distressed
man
found
the
matter
so
plaine
,
being
in
great
griefe
,
he
spake
thus
vnto
them
.
Now
doe
I
find
,
to
my
sorrow
,
the
small
trust
that
is
in
this
false
world
.
Why
my
masters
(
quoth
he
)
haue
you
so
much
forgotten
my
former
prosperitie
,
that
you
nothing
regarde
my
present
necessity
?
in
your
wants
I
forsooke
you
not
,
in
your
sicknes
I
left
you
not
,
nor
despised
you
in
your
great
pouerty
:
it
is
not
vnknowne
,
though
you
doe
not
consider
it
,
that
I
tooke
some
of
you
vp
in
the
high
way
,
other
some
from
your
needy
parents
,
and
brought
the
rest
from
meere
beggery
to
a
house
of
bounty
,
where
from
paltry
boyes
,
I
brought
you
vp
to
mans
estate
,
and
haue
,
to
my
great
cost
,
taught
you
a
trade
,
whereby
you
may
liue
like
men
.
And
in
requitall
of
all
my
●urteste
,
cost
and
good
will
,
will
you
now
on
a
sodaine
forsake
me
?
is
this
the
best
recompence
that
you
can
find
in
your
hearts
to
yeeld
me
?
This
is
farre
from
the
minds
of
honest
seruants
.
The
fierce
Lion
is
kind
to
those
that
do
him
good
:
plucke
but
one
thorne
out
of
his
foote
,
and
for
the
same
he
will
shew
manifold
fauors
.
The
wilde
Bull
will
not
ouerthrow
his
Dam
:
and
the
very
Dragons
are
dutifull
to
their
nourishers
.
Bee
better
aduised
,
and
call
to
mind
,
I
beseech
you
,
that
I
haue
not
pluckt
a
thorne
out
of
your
feete
,
but
drawne
your
whole
bodies
out
of
perils
,
and
when
you
had
no
meanes
to
help
your selues
,
I
only
was
your
support
,
and
he
,
that
when
all
other
forsooke
you
did
comfort
you
in
all
your
extemities
.
And
what
of
all
this
,
quoth
one
of
them
?
because
you
tooke
vs
vp
poore
,
doth
it
therefore
follow
,
that
wee
must
bee
your
slaues
?
We
are
youngmen
,
and
for
our
partes
,
we
are
no
further
to
regard
your
profit
,
then
it
may
stand
with
our
preferment
:
Why
should
we
lose
our
benefit
,
to
pleasure
you
?
If
you
taught
vs
our
trade
,
&
brought
vs
vp
from
boyes
to
men
,
you
had
our
seruice
for
it
,
whereby
you
made
no
small
benefit
,
if
you
had
as
well
vsed
it
,
as
we
got
it
.
But
if
you
be
poore
,
you
may
thanke
your selfe
,
being
a
iust
scourge
for
your
prodigalitie
,
and
it
is
my
opinion
plaine
,
that
to
stay
with
you
,
is
the
next
way
to
make
vs
,
like
you
,
neither
able
to
help
our selues
,
nor
our
friends
therefore
in
briefe
,
come
pay
me
my
wages
,
for
I
will
not
stay
,
let
the
rest
doe
as
they
will
for
I
am
resolued
.
Well
sayd
his
Master
if
needs
thou
wilt
be
gone
,
here
is
part
of
thy
wages
in
hand
,
and
the
rest
,
so
soone
as
God
sends
it
,
thou
shalt
haue
it
:
and
with
that
,
turning
to
the
rest
.
he
sayd
.
Let
me
yet
intreat
you
to
stay
and
leaue
me
not
al●ogether
destitute
of
helpe
:
by
your
labours
must
I
liue
,
&
without
you
I
know
not
what
to
doe
.
Consider
therefore
my
neede
,
and
regard
my
great
charge
.
And
if
for
my
sake
you
will
doe
nothing
,
take
compassion
on
my
poore
children
,
stay
my
sliding
foote
,
and
let
me
not
vtterly
fall
through
your
flying
from
me
.
Tush
(
quoth
they
)
what
do
you
talke
to
vs
▪
we
can
haue
better
wages
and
serue
a
man
of
credit
.
where
our
fare
shal
be
far
better
,
and
our
gaines
greater
:
therefore
the
world
might
count
vs
right
coxcomes
,
if
we
should
forsake
our
profit
,
to
pleasure
you
:
therefore
adieu
,
God
send
you
more
mony
,
for
you
are
like
to
haue
no
more
men
:
and
thus
they
departed
.
When
they
were
gon
,
within
a
while
after
they
met
one
with
another
,
saying
What
cheere
?
are
you
all
come
a
way
:
In
faith
I
what
should
we
doe
else
(
quoth
they
;
but
hear'st
thou
,
sirra
,
hast
thou
got
thy
wages
?
Not
yet
saith
the
other
but
I
shall
haue
it
,
and
that
is
a
good
,
t
is
but
●
.
shillings
,
Saist
thou
so
(
quoth
he
now
I
see
thou
art
one
of
God
almighties
idiots
,
Why
so
,
saith
the
other
?
Because
(
quoth
he
)
thou
wilt
be
fed
with
shales
:
but
I
le
tell
thee
on
thing
,
t
were
best
for
thee
quickly
to
arrest
him
,
lest
some
other
doing
it
before
there
be
nothing
left
to
pay
thy
debt
hold
thy
peace
,
faire
words
make
fooles
faine
and
it
is
an
old
saying
One
bird
in
hand
is
worth
two
in
bush
:
if
thou
dost
not
arrest
him
preseutly
.
I
will
not
giue
thee
two
pence
for
thy
ten
shillings
.
How
shall
I
come
by
him
(
quoth
the
other
)
?
Giue
mee
but
two
pots
of
ale
,
and
I
le
betray
him
saieth
he
.
So
they
being
agreed
,
this
smooth
▪
fac'd
Iudas
comes
to
his
late
Master
and
told
him
that
a
friend
of
his
at
the
doore
would
speak
with
him
.
The
vnmistrusting
man
thinking
no
euill
.
went
to
the
doore
,
where
preseently
an
Officer
arrested
him
at
his
mans
suite
.
The
poore
man
seeing
this
,
being
strucken
into
a
sudden
●or
row
,
in
the
griefe
of
his
heart
spake
to
this
effect
:
Ah
thou
lewd
fellow
,
art
thou
the
first
man
that
seekes
to
augment
my
misery
?
Haue
I
thus
long
giuen
the●
bread
,
to
bréede
my
●uerthrow
?
and
nourisht
thee
in
thy
neede
,
to
worke
my
destruction
?
Full
little
did
I
thinke
,
when
thou
so
often
didst
dippe
thy
false
fingers
in
my
dish
,
that
I
gaue
foode
to
my
chiefest
foe
:
but
what
booteth
complaints
in
these
extremes
?
go
wife
,
quoth
he
vnto
my
neighbours
,
and
see
if
thou
canst
get
any
of
them
to
be
my
baile
.
But
in
vaine
was
her
paines
spent
.
Then
he
sent
her
to
his
kins●olks
▪
and
they
dented
him
:
to
his
brother
,
and
he
would
not
come
at
him
,
so
that
there
was
no
shift
,
but
to
prison
he
must
:
but
as
hée
was
going
,
a
messenger
met
him
,
with
a
letter
from
Master
Cole
.
wherein
as
you
heard
,
he
had
promised
him
two
hundred
pounds
:
which
when
the
poore
man
read
,
he
greatly
reioyced
,
and
shewing
the
same
to
the
officer
,
he
was
content
,
to
take
his
owne
word
.
Whereupon
●om
Doue
went
presently
to
Reading
,
where
,
at
his
comming
he
found
all
the
rest
of
the
Clothiers
lamenting
Coles
vntimely
death
,
where
the
wofull
widdow
paid
him
the
money
,
by
which
déede
all
the
rest
of
the
Clothiers
were
induced
to
do
something
for
Doue
.
And
thereupon
one
gaue
him
ten
pounds
,
another
twenty
,
another
thirtie
pounds
,
to
begin
the
world
anew
:
and
by
this
meanes
(
together
with
the
blessing
of
God
)
he
grew
into
greater
credit
then
euer
he
was
before
.
And
riches
being
thus
come
vpon
him
,
his
former
friends
came
fawning
vnto
him
,
and
when
he
had
no
néede
of
them
,
then
euery
one
was
ready
to
proffer
him
kindnesse
.
His
wicked
seruants
also
that
disdained
him
in
his
distresse
,
were
after
glad
to
come
creeping
vnto
him
,
intreating
with
cappe
and
knee
for
his
fauour
and
friendship
.
And
albeit
he
seemed
to
forgiue
their
trespasses
done
against
him
,
yet
he
would
often
say
,
he
would
neuer
trust
them
for
a
straw
.
And
thus
he
euer
after
liued
in
great
wealth
and
prosperitie
,
doing
much
good
to
the
poore
.
and
at
his
death
,
left
to
his
children
great
landes
.
How
faire
Margaret
made
her
estate
and
high
birth
knowne
to
her
master
and
dame
:
and
for
the
intire
loue
she
bore
to
Duke
Robert
,
made
a
vow
neuer
to
marry
,
but
became
a
Nun
in
the
Abbey
at
Glocester
.
Chap.
15.
AFter
faire
Margaret
was
come
againe
to
Glocester
,
neuer
did
she
behold
the
cleare
day
,
but
with
a
weeping
eye
:
and
so
great
was
the
sorrow
which
she
conceaued
for
the
losse
of
Duke
Robert
her
faithfull
Louer
,
that
she
vtterly
despised
all
the
pleasures
of
this
life
,
and
at
last
bewraid
her selfe
in
this
sort
vnto
her
Dame
.
O
my
good
Master
and
Dame
,
too
long
haue
I
dissembled
my
parentage
from
you
,
whom
the
froward
distinies
do
pursue
to
deserued
punishment
.
The
wofull
daughter
am
I
of
the
vnhappie
Earle
of
Shrewsbury
,
who
euer
since
his
banishment
haue
done
nothing
but
drawne
mischance
after
me
:
wherfore
let
me
intreate
you
(
deere
Master
and
Dame
to
haue
your
good
wills
,
to
spend
the
remnant
of
my
life
in
,
some
blessed
Monasterie
.
When
Gray
and
his
wife
heard
this
,
they
wondred
greatly
,
as
well
at
her
birth
,
as
at
her
strange
demaund
.
Whereupon
her
dame
knew
not
how
to
call
her
,
whether
Maiden
or
Madam
,
but
said
O
good
Lord
,
are
you
a
Lady
and
I
knew
it
not
?
I
am
sory
that
I
knew
it
not
before
.
But
when
the
folkes
of
the
house
heard
that
Margaret
was
a
Lady
,
there
was
no
small
alteration
:
and
moreouer
her
Dame
said
,
that
she
had
thought
to
haue
had
a
match
betwéene
her
&
her
sonne
:
And
by
many
perswasions
did
séeke
to
withdraw
her
from
being
a
Nun
saying
in
this
manner
,
What
Margaret
,
thou
art
young
&
faire
the
▪
world
(
no
doubt
)
hath
better
fortune
for
thée
,
whereby
thou
mayst
leaue
an
honourable
issue
behind
thée
,
in
whom
thou
mayst
liue
after
death
.
These
and
many
other
reasons
did
they
alleadge
vnto
her
,
but
all
in
vaine
,
she
making
this
replie
,
Who
knoweth
not
that
this
world
giueth
the
pleasure
of
an
howre
,
but
the
sorrow
of
many
daies
?
for
it
payeth
euer
that
which
it
promiseth
,
which
is
nothing
els
but
continuall
trouble
and
vexation
of
the
mind
.
Do
you
thinke
,
if
I
had
the
offer
and
choice
of
the
mightiest
princes
of
Christendome
,
that
I
could
match
my selfe
better
then
to
my
Lord
Iesus
?
No
no
,
he
is
my
husband
,
to
whom
I
yeeld
my selfe
both
body
and
soule
,
giuing
to
him
my
heart
,
my
loue
,
and
most
firme
affection
:
I
haue
ouerlong
loued
this
vile
world
?
therefore
I
beseech
you
farther
dissuade
me
not
.
When
her
friends
by
no
meanes
could
alter
her
opinion
,
the
matter
was
made
knowne
to
his
Maiestie
,
who
against
the
time
that
she
should
be
receiued
into
the
monasterie
,
came
to
Glaucester
with
most
part
of
his
Nobility
,
to
honour
her
action
with
his
princely
presence
.
All
things
being
therefore
prepared
the
yong
Lady
was
in
most
princely
wise
attired
in
a
gowne
of
pure
white
sattin
,
her
kertle
of
the
same
,
imbrodered
with
gold
about
the
skirts
,
in
most
curious
sort
,
her
head
was
garnished
with
gold
,
pearles
,
and
precious
stones
,
hauing
her
haire
like
thréeds
of
burnisht
gold
,
hanging
downe
behind
her
,
in
maner
of
a
princely
bride
:
about
her
iuory
necke
iewels
of
inestimable
price
were
hung
,
and
her
handwreasts
were
compassed
about
with
bracelets
or
bright
shining
diamonds
.
The
streets
through
the
which
she
should
passe
,
were
pleasantly
deckt
with
greene
●aken
boughs
.
Then
came
the
yong
Lady
most
like
an
heauenly
Angell
out
of
her
masters
house
;
at
what
time
all
the
bells
in
Gloucester
were
solemnly
rung
,
she
being
led
betwixt
the
Kings
maiesty
,
hauing
on
his
royall
robes
and
imperiall
crowne
,
and
the
chiefe
Bishop
wearing
his
Miter
,
in
a
Cope
of
cloth
of
gold
,
ouer
her
head
a
Canopy
of
white
silke
,
fringed
about
in
princely
manner
:
before
her
went
an
hundred
priests
singing
,
and
after
her
all
the
chiefe
Ladies
of
the
land
:
then
all
the
wiues
and
maidens
of
Gloucester
followed
,
with
an
innumerable
sort
of
people
on
euerie
side
standing
to
behold
her
.
In
this
sort
she
passed
on
to
the
cathedrall
church
,
where
she
was
brought
to
the
Nunry
gate
.
The
Lady
Abbesse
receiued
her
:
where
the
beautiful
maiden
knéeling
downe
,
made
her
praier
in
sight
of
all
the
people
:
then
with
her
own
hands
she
vndid
her
virgins
faire
gowne
,
and
tooke
it
off
,
and
gaue
it
away
to
the
poore
:
after
that
,
her
kertle
,
then
her
iewels
,
bracelets
and
rings
,
saying
.
Farewell
the
pride
&
vanity
of
this
world
.
The
ornaments
of
her
head
were
the
next
she
gaue
away
:
and
then
was
she
led
on
one
side
,
where
she
was
stripped
,
and
instead
of
her
smocke
of
soft
silke
,
had
a
smocke
of
rough
haire
put
vpon
her
.
Then
came
one
with
a
paire
of
sheares
,
and
cut
off
her
golden
coloured
lockes
,
and
with
dust
and
ashes
all
bestrewd
hir
head
and
face
.
Which
being
done
,
she
was
broght
again
into
the
peopls
sight
barefoot
and
barelegd
,
to
whom
she
said
:
Now
farewell
the
world
,
farewell
the
pleasures
of
this
life
,
farewell
my
Lord
the
King
,
and
to
the
Dukes
swéet
loue
farewell
;
now
shall
my
eies
wéep
for
my
former
transgressions
,
and
no
more
shal
my
tongue
talke
of
vanity
:
farewell
my
good
master
and
dame
,
and
farewell
all
good
people
.
With
which
words
she
was
taken
away
,
and
neuer
after
séene
abroad
.
When
duke
Robert
heard
thereof
,
hee
desired
that
at
his
death
,
his
body
might
be
buried
in
Gloucester
:
in
that
towne
,
quoth
he
,
where
first
my
cleare
eies
beheld
the
heauenly
beuty
of
my
loue
,
and
where
for
my
sake
she
forsooke
the
world
:
which
was
performed
accordingly
.
The
King
also
at
his
death
requested
to
be
buried
at
Reading
,
for
the
great
loue
he
bare
to
that
place
,
amongest
those
Clothiers
,
who
liuing
,
were
his
hearts
comfort
.
Gray
dying
wonderous
wealthy
,
gaue
land
to
the
monastery
,
whereinto
Margaret
was
taken
.
William
.
Fitzallen
also
died
a
most
rich
man
,
hauing
builded
many
houses
for
the
poore
,
whose
sonne
Henry
after
was
the
first
Maior
that
euer
was
in
London
.
Sutton
of
Sailsbury
did
also
at
his
death
much-good
,
and
gaue
an
hundred
it
.
to
be
yearely
lent
to
poore
weauers
of
the
towne
to
the
worlds
end
,
Simon
of
South-hampton
gaue
a
most
bounteous
gift
towards
the
building
of
a
monasterie
at
Winchester
.
Hodgekins
of
Halifax
did
also
great
good
,
and
so
did
Cutbert
of
Kendall
,
who
had
married
xx
:
ij
couples
out
of
his
owne
house
,
giuing
ech
of
them
x.
li.
to
beginne
the
world
withall
.
Martin
Byram
of
Manchester
gaue
toward
the
building
of
a
frée
schoole
in
Manchester
,
a
great
masse
of
money
.
And
thus
(
gentle
Reader
)
haue
I
finished
my
Storie
of
these
worthy
men
,
desiring
thée
to
take
my
paines
in
good
part
,
which
will
incourage
me
to
greater
matters
perceiuing
this
curteously
accepted
.
FINIS
.