waters to sprynge contynually ¶ And though that the water be grose and heuy â—â—t nothynge so grose as the yerth I wys Therfore by hete it is vaporyd vp lyghtly And in the ayre makyth cloudys and mystê But as sone as euer that it grosely is Gederâ—d to gyder it descendyth a gayne And causyth vppon the yerth hayle snow rayne ¶ The yerth because of his ponderosyte A voydyth equally the mouyngê great Of all extremytes and sperys that be And â—endyth to the place that is most quiet So in the myddys of all the sperys is set Foâ—mast abieâ—t from all maner mouynge where naturally he restyth mouyth nothynge ¶ Marke well now how I haue the shewyd toldâ— Of euery element the very sytuacyon And qualyteâ— wherforâ— this fygure bâ—holde For a more manyfest demonstracyon And by cause thou sholdyst not put to oblyuâ—on My doctryne this man callyd studyous desire with the shall haue conâ—ynuall habytacyon The styll to exhort more scyens to adquire ¶ For the more that thou desyrest to know any thynge Therin thou semyst thâ— more a man to be For that man that desirâ—th no maner coÌ„nynge All that wyle no better than a bâ—st is he why ben the eyâ—s made but only to see The leggys to bere the body of a creaturâ— So â—uery thynge is made to do his nature ¶ So lyke wyse reason wit and vnderstondyng ys gyuâ—n to the man for that thou sholdyst iÌ„ dede Knowe thy maker cause of thyne owne beyngâ— And what the worlde is wherof thou doest ê“cede wherfore it be houyth the of verey nede The cause of thyngê â—urst for to lerne And than to knowâ— laude the hye god eterne ¶ Humanyte ¶ O gloryous lorde and prynce moste plesant Greatly am I now holdâ—n vnto the So to illumyne my mynd that was yngnorant with such noble doctryne as thou hast here shewed me wherfore I promyse vppon my fydelyte My dylygence to do to kepe in memory And the for to honour styll ê‘petually ¶ Studyous desire ¶ And syth it hath pleasyd thy grace to admyt Me vppon this man to gyue attendaunce with thy doctryne here shewyd I shall qikkyn his wyt And dayly put hym in remembraunce His courage and desyre I shall also inhaunce So that his fâ—lycyte shall be most of all To study and to serche for causys naturall ¶ Natâ—â—e ¶ well than for a seasâ—n I wyll departe Leuynge you to gyder here both twayne what I haue shewid man prynt well in thyne hert And marke well this fygure that here shall râ—mayne wherby thou maist perceyue many thynges more playn â—â—ncernynge the matter I spake of beforâ— â—nd whan that I shall resort here a gayne Of hye poyntê of coÌ„nynge I shall shew the more ¶ Studyous desire ¶ Now humanyte call to your memory The coÌ„nynge poyntê that nature hath declaryd And though he haue shewed dyuers poitê many Of the elâ—mentis so wondersly formed yet many other causys there are wolde be lernyd As to knowe the generacyon of thyngê all Here in the yerth how they be ingendryd As herbys plantys well spryngê ston and meâ—all ¶ Humanyâ—t ¶ Those thyngê to knowe for me be full expedieÌ„t But yet iÌ„ those poyntê whiche nature late shewyd me My mynde in them as yet is not coÌ„tent For I can no maner wyse parceyue nor see Nor proue by reason why the yerth sholde be In the myddê of the fyrmament hengyng so small And the yerth with the water to be rouÌ„de with all ¶ Studyoâ—s desire ¶ Me thynkyth my selfe as to some of those poiÌ„tê I coude gyue a suffycyent solucyon For furst of all thou must nedys graunt this That the yerth is so depe and botom hath non Or els there is some grose thyng hit stoÌ„dyth vpon Or els that it hangyth thou must nedê consent Euyn in the myddê of the fyrmament ¶ Humanyte ¶ what than go forth with thyne argument ¶ Studyous desire ¶ ThaÌ„ marke well in yâ— day or in a wynters nyght The sone and mone and sterris celestyall In the est furst they do apere to thy syght 〈◊〉 after in the west they do downe fall 〈◊〉 agayne in the morowe next of all 〈◊〉 .xxiiij. houres they be come Iust Toâ—â— est poiÌ„tê again where thou sawist them furâ—◠¶ Tâ—an yf the erthe shulde be of endles deâ—nes Or shulde stande vpon any other grose thâ—â—gâ— It shulde be an impedyment dowtles To the sone mone and sterris in theyr mouynge They shulde not so in the est agayne sprynge Therfore in reason it semyth moste conuenyent The yerth to hange in the myddê of the fyrmameÌ„t Humanyte ¶ Thyne argument in the poynt doth me coÌ„fouÌ„de That thou hast made but yet it ê“uytht not ryght That the yerth by reason shulde be rounde For though the fyrmament with his sterris bryght Compas aboute the yerth eche day and nyght yet the yerthe may be playne ê‘aduentnre Quadrant triangle or some other fygure Studyouse desyre ¶ That it can not be playne I shall well ê“ue the Be cause the sterris that a ryse in the oryent Appere more soner to them that there be Than to the other dwellynge in the occident The eclypse is therof a playne experymente Of the sone or mone which whane it dothe fâ— Is neuer one tyme of the day in placys all ¶ yet the eclyps generally is alwaye In the hole worlde as one tyme beynge But whan we that dwell here see it in the mydday They in the west partis see it in the mornynge And they in the est beholde it in the euenyng And why that sholde so be no cause can be found But onely by reason that the yerthe is rownde ¶ Humanyte That reason proueth the yerth at the lest One wayes to be rownde I cannot gayne say As for to accompt frome the est to the west But yet not withstondynge all that it may Lese hys rowndenesse by some other waye ¶ Studyous desyre Na no dowte yt is rownde euery where which I coulde proue thou shoudest not say nay yf I had therto any tyme and leser But I knowe a man callyd experyens Of dyuers instrumentys is neuer without Cowde proue all these poyntys yet by his scyeÌ„â— Can tell how many myle the erthe is a bowte 〈◊〉 many other strauÌ„ge coÌ„clusioÌ„s no dowte â—â—â—ys instrumentys cowde shew theÌ„ so certayn â—â—at euery rude carter shold them ê‘sayue playn ¶ Humanyte Now wolde to god I had that man now here For the contembtacyon of my mynde ¶ Studyous desyre ¶ yf ye wyll I shall for hym enquere And brynge hym heder yf I can hym fynde ¶ Humanyte Then myght I say ye were to me ryght kynde ¶ Studyous desyre I shall assay by god that me dere bought For cunnyng is the thynge that wolde be sought ¶ Sensuall apetyte well hyet quod hykman when that he smot Hys wyffe on the buttockê with a bere pott Aha now god euyn fole god euyn It is euen the knaue that I
¶ A new interlude and a mery of the nature of the .iiij. elementê declarynge many proper poyntê of phylosophy naturall and of dyuers straunge landys and of dyuers straunge effectê causis whiche interlude yf the hole matter be playd wyl conteyne the space of an hour and a halfe but yf ye lyst ye may leue out muche of the sad mater as the messengers ê‘te and some of naturys parte and some of experyens ê‘te yet the matter wyl depend conuenyently and than it wyll not be paste thre quarters of an hour of length ¶ Here folow the namys of the pleyers ¶ The messengere Nature naturate Humanyte Studyous desire Sensuall appetyte The tauerner Eyperyence yngnoraunce Also yf ye lyst ye may brynge in a dysgysynge ¶ Here folow dyuers matters whiche be in this interlude conteynyd ¶ Of the sytuacyon of the .iiij. elementê that is to sey the yerth the water the ayre and fyre of theyr qualytese and propertese and of the generacyon corrupcyoÌ„ of thyngê made of the coÌ„myxion of them ¶ Of câ—rtâ—yn ê¯clusions ê“uynge yâ— the yerth must 〈…〉 rouÌ„de yâ— it hâ—ngyth in the myddê of the fyr 〈◊〉 that it is in circuÌ„fereÌ„ce a boue .xxj. M. myle 〈◊〉 Of 〈◊〉 ê¯clusions â—â—ynge that the see lyeth 〈◊〉 vppon 〈…〉 〈…〉 â—â—â—osmography as how 〈…〉 of â—yuers strauÌ„ge 〈◊〉 â—landys and whiche wey thâ—y lyâ—â— and of 〈◊〉 nâ—w founde landys and the maner of the people 〈…〉 cause of stone mâ—tall 〈…〉 ¶ 〈…〉 cause of well spryngê 〈…〉 of the cause oâ— hote fumys that come 〈…〉 of yâ— yâ—rth and of the cause of the bathys 〈…〉 in the yerth whiche be ê‘petually hote ¶ Of thâ— cause of thâ—â—bbe and flode of the see ¶ Oâ— the cause of rayne snowe and hayle ¶ Oâ— thâ— cause of the wyndâ—s and thonder â— Of thâ— cause of the lyghtnynge of blasyng sterâ—ys and flamys fleynge in the ayre ¶ The messenger THabouÌ„dant grace of the power deuyne whiche doth illumyne the world inuyron Pâ—eserue this audyeÌ„ce and cause them to inclyne To charyte this is my petycyon For by your pacâ—â—ns and supportacyon A lytyll inâ—erlude late made and preparyd Before your presence here shall be declaryd ¶ whiche of a fâ—w conclusyons is contriuyd And poyntê of phylosophy naturall But though the mattâ—r be not so well declaryd As a great clerke coude do nor so substancyall yet the auctour hereof requiryth you all Though he be yngnorant and caâ— lytyll skyll To regarde his only intent and good wyll ¶ whiche in his mynde hath oft tymes ponderyd what nombre of bokê in our tonge maternall Of ioyes and tryfellys be made and impryntyd And few of thâ—m of matter substancyall For though mâ—â—y make bokê yet vnneth ye shall In our englyshe tonge fynde any warkê Of connynge that is regardyd by clerkê ¶ The grekâ— thâ— romayns with many other mo In their moder tonge wrot warkê excellent Than yf clerkê in this râ—almâ— wolde take payn so Consyderyng that our tonge is now suffycyent â—o expoun any hard sentence euydent â—hey myght yf they wolde in our englyshe tonge â—rytâ— workys of grauyte somtyme amonge ¶ For dyuers prâ—â—gnaunt wytt◠〈◊〉 this lande â—s well of noble men as of meane estate 〈◊〉 â—othynge but â—nglyshe can vnderstand◠〈◊〉 yf connynge laten bokys were translate 〈◊〉 englyshe wâ—l corrâ—â—t and appâ—obate 〈…〉 in englyshe myght be lâ—rnyd 〈…〉 othâ—r people in their owne tongê dyd â—But now so iâ— is that in our englyshe tonge 〈◊〉 one thâ—râ— is that can but rede wryte 〈…〉 wyll oft presume amonge 〈…〉 to compyle and balatê to indyte Some oâ— loue or other matter not worth a myte Some to opteyn fauour wyll flatter and glose Some wryte curyous termê nothyng to purpose ¶ Thus euery man after his fantesye wyll wryte his conseyte be it neuer so rude Be it vertuous vycyous wysedome or foly wherfore to my purpose thus I conclude why shold not thâ—â— the auctour of this interlude Utter his ownâ—â—antesy and conseyte also As well as dyuers other now a dayes do ¶ For wysâ—domâ— and foly is as it is takyn For the one callyth wysedome a nother callyth foly yâ—t amonge moste folke that man is holdyn moste wyse whiche to be ryche studyeth only But he that for a coÌ„myn welth bysyly Studyeth and laboryth and lyuyth by goddê law Except he wax ryche men count hym but a daw ¶ So he that is ryche is euer honouryd All though he haue got it neuer so falsely The pore beynge neuer so wyse is reprouyd This is the oppynyon moste coÌ„mynly Thorowe out the worlde and yet no reason why Therfore in my mynd whan that all suche dawis Haue babelyd what they caÌ„ no force of .ii. strawis ¶ For euery man in reason thus ought to do To labour for his owne necessary lyuynge And than for the welth of his neyghbour also But what dyuylish mynd haue they which musiÌ„g And labouryng all their lyffê do no nother thyng But briÌ„ge ryches to their owne possessyon Nothyng regardiÌ„ge their neyghbours distruccioÌ„ ¶ yet all the ryches in the worlde that is â—ysyth of the grounde by goddys sendynge And by the labour of pore mennys handys And though thou rychâ— maÌ„ haue therof the kepynge yâ—t is not this â—yches of thy gettynge Nor oughtyst not in reason to be preysyd the more For by other meÌ„nys labour it is got before ¶ A great wytted man may sone be enrychyd That laboryth and studyeth for ryches only But how shall his coÌ„scyens than be discharged For all clerkê afferme that that man presysely whiche studyeth for his owne welth pryncypally Of god shall deserue but lytyll rewarde Eâ—cept he the coÌ„myn welth somwhat regarde ¶ So they sâ—y that that man occupyed is For a coÌ„myn welth whiche is euer laborynge To relâ—ue pore people with temporall goodys And that it is a coÌ„myn good act to brynge People from vyce and to vse good lyuynge Lyke wyse for a coÌ„myn welth occupyed is he That bryngyth them to knowlege the yngnoraÌ„t be ¶ But man to knowe god is a dyffyculte Except by a meane he hym selfe inure whiche is to knowe goddê creaturys that be As furst them that be of the grosyst nature And than to know them that be more pure And so by lytyll and lytyll ascendynge To know goddê creaturys meruelous werkiÌ„ge ¶ And this wyse man at the last shall come to The knowlege of god and his hye mageste And so to lerne to do his dewte and also To deserâ—e of his goodnes partener to be wherfore in this work dâ—claryd shall ye see Furst of the element is the sytuacyon And of their effectis the caule and generacyon ¶ And though some meÌ„ thynâ—e this matter to hyâ— And not mete for an audyence vnlernyd Me thynke for man nothynge more necessary Than this to know though it be not vsyd Nor a matter more lowe can not be arguyd For though the elementis goddys creaturis be yet they
And be contynuall mouynge Ta. Then know I a lyghter mete than yâ— Hu. I pray the tell me what Ta. yf ye wyll nedys know at short longe It is euyn a womans tounge For that is euer sterynge Hu. Syr I pray the let suche fanteses be And come heder nere harke to me And do after my byddynge Goo pâ—ruey vs a dyner euyn of the mosâ— Of all maner dysshes both sod and roste That thou canst get spare for no coste yf thou make thre course Ta. ¶ Thaâ— ye get nother gose nor swane But a dyshe of dreggys a dyshe of braâ—e A dysshe of draffe and I trowe than ye can not get thre worse Hu. ¶ what horson woldyst thou puruey Bran draffe stynkynge dreggê I sey I holde the mad I trowe Ta. ¶ Gogges passyon sayd ye not thus That I shulde puruey you thre course dyssheâ— And these be course Inowe Hu. ¶ Thre course dysshes qd a what mad â—ole thou mys takest me clene I se well thou wotest not what I mene And vnderstandyst a mys I mene this wyse I wolde haue the To puruey mete so great plente That thou sholdyst of necessyte Serue them at thre coursys ¶ That is to vnderstande at one â—â—rde Thou shuldest brynge them vnto yâ—â—orâ— At thre seuerall tymesâ— Ta. ¶ what than I se well ye wyll make a fesâ—e â—u ¶ ye by the rode euyn with the gretest Sen. ¶ By my trouth than do ye best Euyn after my mynde But ye must haue more company Hu. ¶ That is trewe and so wolde I gladlâ— If I knewe any to fynde Sen. ¶ why wyll ye folowe my counsell Hu. ¶ ye Sen. ¶ Than we wyll haue lytell nell A ê“per wenche she daunsith well And Iane with the blacke lace we wyll haue bounsynge besse also And two or thre proper wenchis mo Ryght feyr and smotter of face Hu. ¶ Now be it so thou art saunce pere Ta. ¶ ThaÌ„ I ê‘ceyue ye wyll make gode chere Hu. ¶ why what shulde I els do Ta. ¶ If ye thynke so best than wyll I Go before and make all thynge redy Agayne ye come therto Hu. ¶ Mary I prey the do so Ta. ¶ Than farewell syrs for I am gone ¶ Hu. And we shall folow the anon without any taryyng Sen. Then it is best syr ye make hast For ye shall spende here but tyme iÌ„ wast And do no nother thynge Hu. ¶ yf ye wyll let vs goo by and by Sen. I pray you be it for I am redy No man better wyllynge Exâ—aâ— Sen. Hu. Intrat Exê‘ies Stu. ¶ Now cosyn experyens as I may say ye are ryght welcom to this contrey without any faynyng Exê‘ieÌ„s Syr I thanke you therof hertely And I am as glad of your company As any man lyuynge Stu. Syr I vnderstonde that ye haue be In many a straâ—nge countree And haue had grete fylycyte Straunge causes to seke and fynde Eâ— Ryght farr syr I haue rydden gone And seen straunge thynges many one In affryk europe and ynde Bothe est west I haue ben farrÌ„ North also and seen the sowth sterrÌ„ Bothe by see and lande And ben in sondry nacyons with peple of dyuers condycyons Stu. Maruelous to vnderstonde Syr yf a man haue suche corage Or deuocyon in pylgrymage Iheruzalem vnto For to accompt the nexte way How many myle is it I you pray Ex. From hens theder to goo Syr as for all suche questyons Of townes to know the sytuacyon How ferrÌ„ they be a sunder And other poyntes of cosmogryfy ye shall neuer lerne then more surely Then by that fugure yonder For who that fygure dyd fyrst deuyse It semeth well he was wyse And perfyte in this sâ—yens For bothe these and lande also Lye trew and iust as they sholde do I know by experyens Stu. who thynke you brought here this fygure Ex. ¶ I wot not Stu ¶ Certes lorde nature Hym selfe not longe a gone ¶ whiche was here personally Declarynge hye phylosophy And lafte this fygure purposely For humanytes instruccyon Ex. ¶ Dowtles ryght nobly done Stu. Syr this realme ye knou is callid eÌ„glaÌ„de Somtyme brettayne I vnderstonde Therfore I prey you poiÌ„t with your haÌ„de In what place it shulde lye Ex. ¶ Syr this ys ynglande lyenge here And this is skotlaÌ„de that Ioyneth hym nere Compassyd a boute euery where with the occian see rownde ¶ And next from them westwardly Here by hym selfe alone doth ly Irelande that holsome grounde ¶ Here than is the narowe seey To Calyce and Boleyne the next wey And flaunders in this ê‘te Here lyeth fraunce next hym ioynynge And spaynÌ„ southwarde froÌ„ theÌ„s staÌ„dynge And portyngale in this quart This contrey is callyd Italye Beholde where Rome in the myddê doth ly And Naples here be yonde And this lytell See that here is Is callyd the Gulfe of Uenys And here venys doth stande ¶ As for almayne lyeth this way Here lyeth denmarke and norway And northwarde on this syde There lyeth Iselonde where meÌ„ do fyshe But be yonde that so colde it is No man may there abyde ¶ This See is called the great Occyan So great it is that neuer man Coude tell it sith the worlde began Tyll nowe within this .xx. yere westwarde be founde new landes That we neuer harde tell of before this By wrytynge nor other meanys yet many nowe haue ben there ¶ And that contrey is so large of rome Muche lenger than all cristendome without fable or gyle For dyuers maryners haue it tryed And sayled streyght by the coste syde Aboue .v. thousand myle ¶ But what coÌ„modytes be within No man can tell nor well Imagin But yet not longe a go Some men of this coutrey went By the kynges noble consent It for to serche to that entent And coude not be brought therto ¶ But they that were they venteres Haue cause to curse their maryners Fals of promys and dissemblers That falsly them be trayed whiche wold take no paine to saile farther Than their owne lyst and pleasure wherfore that vyage and dyuers other Suche kaytyffes haue distroyed ¶ O what a thynge had be than yf that they that be englyshe men Myght haue ben the furst of all That there shulde haue take possessyon And made furst buyldynge habytacion A memory perpetuall And also what an honorable thynge Bothe to the realme and to the kynge To haue had his domynyon extendyngâ— There into so farre a grounde whiche the noble kynge of late memory The moste wyse prynce the .vij. Herry Causyd furst for to be founde ¶ And what a great meritoryouse dede It were to haue the people instructed To lyue more vertuously And to lerne to knowe of men the maner And also to knowe god theyr maker whiche as yet lyue all bestly For they nother knowe god nor the deuell Nor neuer harde tell of heuyn nor hell wrytynge nor other scripture But yet in the stede of god almyght The honour the sone for his great lyggâ— For that doth
them great pleasure ¶ Buyldynge nor house they haue noÌ„ at all But wodes cotê and cauys small No merueyle though it be so For they vse no maner of yron Nother in tole nor other wepon That shulde helpe them therto ¶ Copper they haue whiche is founde In dyuers places aboue the grounde yet they dyg not therfore For as I sayd they haue non yryn wherby they shuld in the yerth myne To serche for any wore ¶ Great haboundauace of woddê ther be Moste parte vyr and pyne aple tre Great ryches myght come therby Both pyche and tarre and sope asshys As they make in the eest landes By brynnynge therof only ¶ Fyshe they haue so great plente That in hauyns take and slayne they be with stauys withouten fayle Nowe frenchemen other haue fouÌ„de the trade That yerely of fyshe there they lad A boue an C. sayle ¶ But in the south parte of that contrey The people there go nakyd alway The lande is of so great heâ—e And in the north parte all the clothes That they were is but bestê skynnes They haue no nother fete But howe the people furst began In that contrey or whens they cam For clerkes it is a questyon Other thynges mo I haue in store That I coude tel therof but now no more Tyll a nother season Stu. ¶ ThaÌ„ at your pleasure shew some other thiÌ„ge yâ— lyketh me so wel your coÌ„myniÌ„ge ye can not talke a mys Ex. ¶ ThaÌ„ wyl I torne a gayne to my matter Of Cosmogryfy where I was errÌ„ Beholde take hede to this ¶ Loo estwarde beyonde the great occyan Here entereth the see callyd mediterran Of .ij. M. myle of lengthe The Soudans contrey lyeth here by The great Turke on the north syde doth ly A man of merueylous strengthe ¶ This sayde north ê‘te is callyd europa And this south ê‘te callyd affrica This eest ê‘te is callyd ynde But this newe landê founde lately Ben callyd america by cause only Americus dyd furst them fynde ¶ Loo Ihrfin lyeth in this contrey And this be yonde is the red see That moyses maketh of mencyon This quarter is India minor And this quarter India maior The lande of prester IohnÌ„ ¶ But northwarde this way as ye se Many other straunge regions ther be And people that we not knowe But estwarde on the see syde A prynce there is that rulyth wyde Callyd the Cane of catowe ¶ And this is called the great eest see whiche goth all a longe this wey Towardes the newe landis agayne But whether that see go thyther dyrectly Or if any wyldernes bytwene them do ly No man knoweth for certeyne But these â—ewe landê by all cosmografye Frome the cane of catous lande caÌ„ not lye Lytell paste a thousande myle But from those new landê meÌ„ maâ—â—ayle playne Estwarde cuÌ„ to englaÌ„de agaiÌ„e where we began ere whyle ¶ Lo all this partâ— of the yerth whiche I Haue here discryuyd openly The north parte we do it call But the south ê‘te on the other syde ys as large as this full and as wyde whiche we knowe nothynge at all ¶ Nor whether yâ— moste ê‘te be lande or see Nor whether â—he people that there be Be bestyâ—â—l or connynge Nor whâ—thâ—r thâ—y knowe god or no Noâ—â—owâ— thâ—y beleue nor what they do Of this we knowe noâ—hynge Lo is not this a thynge wooderfull How that ¶ Et subito studyouse desire dicat Stu. ¶ Pese syr no more of this matter Beholde where humanyte coÌ„meth here Sen. ¶ How sey you maister humanyte I prey you haue ye not be mere And had good recreacyon Hu ¶ yes I thanke the therof euery dell For we haue faryd meruelously well And had good coÌ„munycacyon Ta. ¶ what how maister where be ye now Sen. ¶ what I shrewe the what haste hast thou That thou spekyst so hye Ta. ¶ So hye qd a I trow ye be mad by saynt gyle For dyd ye not ere whyle Make poyntment openly To come agayne all to supper There as ye were to day at dyner And yet ye poynted not playne what mete that ye wyll haue drest Nor what delycatê ye loue best Mâ— thynke you farre ouer sayne Hus ¶ As for myne owne ê‘te I care not Dressâ— what mete thou louest spare not what so euer thou doest best thynke Ta. ¶ Now if ye put it to my lyberte Of all metê in the worlde that be By this lyght I loue best drynke Sen. ¶ It semyth by thy face so to do But my maister wyll haue mete also what so euer it cost Ta. ¶ By god syr than ye must tell what Hu. At thy discressyon I force nat whether it be soden or rost Ta. ¶ well syr than â—are not let me a lone ye shall se that all thynge shall be done And ordeyned well and fyne Hu. ¶ So I require the hertely And in any wyse specyally Let vs haue a cuppe of newe wyne T◠¶ ye shall haue wyne as newe as can be For I may tell you in pryuyte Hit was brued but yester nyght Hu. ¶ But that is nothynge for my delyte Ta. ¶ But than I haue for your apetyte A cup of wyne of olde claret There is no better by this lyght Hu. ¶ well I trust the well Inowe Ta. ¶ But on thynge if it please you nowe ye se well I take muche payne for you I trust ye wyll se to me Hu. ¶ ye I ê“myse the get the hens And in this matter do thy dylygence And I shall well rewarde the Sen. By cause thou lokyst for a rewarde One thynge for the I haue pÌ„pared That here I shall the gyffe Thou shalte haue a knauys skyn For to put thy body theriâ— For terme of thy lyfe Ta. ¶ Now gramercy my gentyll brother And therfore thou shalt haue nother For voydynge of stryfe Sen ¶ Nowe farewell gentyll IohnÌ„ Ta. Than farewell fole for I am gone Sen. ¶ A byde torne ones a gayne harke what I sey yet there is a nother thynge wolde do well at our maisters wasshynge Hu. ¶ what thynge is that I the prey â—â—n ¶ Mary thus canst thou tell vs yet where is any rose water to get Ta. ye that I can well purney As good as euer you put to your nose For there is a â—eyre wenche callyd rose Dystylleth a quarte euery day Sen. By god I wolde a pynt of that were pâ—wryd â—uyn vpon thy pate Before all this presence Ta. ¶ yet I had leuer she and I where both to gyther secretly In some corner in the spence For by god it is a prety gyrle It is a worlde to se her whyrle Daunsynge in a rounde O lorde god how she wyll tryp She wyll bounce it she wyll whyp ye clene aboue the grounde Hu. ¶ well let all suche matters passe I sey And get the hens and goo thy way Aboute this other matter Ta. ¶ Than I goo streyght lo fare ye well Sen. ¶ But loke yet thou remembre â—uerydell That I spake of