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appear_v if_o you_o will_v read_v each_o several_a deed_n by_o they_o perform_v their_o mirth_n and_o glee_n when_o you_o shall_v see_v say_v devonshir_n lad_n be_v no_o clown_n or_o swadde_n your_o delight_n end_v let_v they_o be_v so_o friend_v in_o their_o behalf_n to_o say_v will_v more_v such_o this_o day_n in_o this_o land_n there_o live_v that_o so_o our_o foe_n grieve_v and_o our_o enemy_n quell_v so_o gentiles_n farewell_n my_o rhyme_n here_o i_o end_n and_o to_o you_o commend_v their_o story_n at_o large_a as_o i_o take_v the_o charge_n who_o action_n to_o view_v shall_v better_o please_v you_o finis_fw-la a_o table_n contain_v the_o contence_n of_o this_o book_n how_o these_o gallant_a merchant_n of_o the_o west_n begin_v first_o their_o familiarity_n and_o what_o happen_v they_o chap._n 1._o how_o these_o new_a acquaint_v friend_n iourny_v to_o roan_n in_o normandy_n and_o what_o happen_v they_o chap._n 2._o how_o robert_n and_o john_n be_v lodge_v in_o the_o nunnery_n of_o saint_n bennet_n in_o roan_n and_o be_v by_o the_o lady_n abbess_n cure_v of_o their_o wonder_n chap._n 3._o how_o oliver_n for_o his_o unreverence_n in_o time_n of_o procession_n be_v commit_v to_o prison_n and_o all_o his_o companion_n chap._n 4._o how_o oliver_n robert_n and_o otho_n depart_v to_o bordeaux_n and_o william_n and_o his_o two_o compainion_n arrive_v in_o england_n chap._n 5._o how_o william_n after_o his_o return_n to_o england_n trade_v in_o the_o city_n of_o exeter_n where_o he_o woo_v a_o wife_n chap._n 6._o how_o james_n william_n prentice_n abuse_v his_o master_n to_o his_o love_n to_o hinder_v the_o marriage_n chap._n 7._o how_o the_o father_n and_o mother_n of_o joane_n william_n love_n send_v for_o he_o chap._n 8._o how_o james_n v_o 〈…〉_z trouble_a in_o mind_n for_o his_o bad_a do_n and_o what_o 〈…〉_z because_o of_o his_o grief_n chap._n 9_o how_o the_o six_o merchant_n in_o their_o journey_n to_o bristol_n meet_v by_o chance_n and_o what_o chance_v chap._n 10._o how_o william_n in_o his_o journey_n home_o from_o bristol_n be_v rob_v and_o how_o in_o mer_fw-fr 〈…〉_z t_o his_o company_n pay_v his_o loss_n chap._n 11._o how_o these_o famous_a merchant_n for_o wrong_n do_v they_o by_o the_o french_a nation_n furnish_v the_o 〈◊〉_d ship_n to_o the_o sea_n with_o their_o victory_n chap._n 12._o how_o joane_n william_n wife_n can_v not_o endure_v her_o servant_n james_n with_o his_o departâ—e_n to_o spain_n chap._n 13._o how_o the_o king_n with_o his_o army_n march_v to_o exeter_n and_o relieve_v the_o city_n besiege_v by_o the_o cornish_a rebel_n chap._n 14._o how_o william_n and_o his_o other_o friend_n to_o make_v the_o king_n sport_n make_v challenge_v to_o all_o comer_n at_o wresling_n hurl_v and_o football_n chap._n 15._o how_o the_o cardinal_n leave_v the_o king_n at_o exeter_n iourny_v to_o london_n and_o what_o jest_v happen_v chap._n 16._o how_o james_n william_n servant_n be_v his_o factor_n in_o spain_n at_o one_o cast_v at_o dice_n lose_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o florence_n and_o medina_n fitie_n thousand_o ducat_n chap_n 17._o how_o james_n travel_v from_o calais_n to_o saint_n lucas_n encounter_v a_o lady_n widow_n to_o a_o cavileere_n of_o spain_n in_o man_n apparel_n chap._n 18._o how_o james_n lie_v with_o the_o spaniard_n and_o find_v she_o to_o be_v a_o woman_n chap._n 19_o how_o jame_v accompany_v the_o lady_n to_o cherry_n and_o what_o entertainment_n she_o give_v he_o chap._n 20._o how_o william_n by_o one_o of_o her_o neighbour_n be_v make_v acquaint_v with_o james_n his_o man_n fortune_n with_o his_o answer_n to_o he_o chap._n 21_o how_o william_n otho_n and_o oliver_n from_o plymouth_n pass_v to_o spain_n and_o their_o fortune_n chap._n 22._o how_o the_o english_a merchant_n arrive_v at_o chere_n at_o james_n his_o marriage_n chap._n 23._o how_o james_n with_o his_o wife_n honourable_a friend_n be_v at_o their_o cheer_n william_n and_o his_o company_n visit_v they_o with_o their_o welcome_n chap._n 24._o how_o otho_n and_o oliver_n at_o the_o house_n of_o a_o courtesan_n be_v rob_v of_o their_o money_n and_o apparel_n chap._n 25._o how_o james_n at_o his_o master_n william_n departure_n clear_v all_o his_o account_n with_o recompance_n and_o his_o wife_n kind_a favour_n chap._n 26._o finis_fw-la aa_n a_o pleasant_a discourse_n of_o six_o gallant_a merchant_n of_o devonshire_n chap._n i._n how_o these_o gallant_a merchant_n of_o the_o west_n begin_v their_o first_o familiarity_n and_o what_o happen_v they_o the_o famous_a city_n of_o bordeaux_n be_v situate_v in_o britain_n part_n of_o the_o french_a confine_n in_o which_o city_n yearly_a near_o the_o month_n of_o september_n be_v hold_v a_o mart_n of_o long_a continuance_n to_o which_o mart_n or_o uyntage_n from_o all_o place_n merchant_n make_v their_o traffic_n for_o such_o wine_n as_o the_o country_n thereabouts_o do_v plentiful_o yield_v among_o many_o of_o sundry_a country_n which_o make_v their_o voyage_n to_o this_o famous_a porte_fw-fr three_o gallant_a youth_n merchant_n of_o great_a reputation_n wealth_n &_o credit_n have_v to_o name_n william_n robart_n and_o otho_n all_o from_o the_o well_o know_v and_o honourable_a city_n of_o exeter_n have_v residence_n at_o roan_n in_o normandy_n where_o their_o great_a affair_n end_v have_v some_o idle_a time_n and_o weigh_v not_o the_o expense_n of_o a_o hundred_o or_o two_o of_o crown_n in_o a_o merriment_n give_v faithful_a promise_n each_o to_o other_o to_o pass_v for_o bordeaux_n as_o well_o to_o see_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o uyntage_n and_o order_n thereof_o as_o witness_v to_o themselves_o whether_o report_n of_o the_o great_a fleet_v which_o yearly_a there_o jade_a may_v be_v true_a as_o also_o to_o meet_v with_o some_o their_o countryman_n of_o devonshire_n and_o with_o they_o to_o frolic_v for_o which_o journey_n according_a to_o time_n prefix_v be_v provide_v to_o bordeaux_n they_o be_v come_v where_o they_o frequent_v the_o gallant_a company_n of_o all_o nation_n thereof_o demeaning_n themselves_o in_o such_o manner_n that_o their_o company_n be_v acceptable_a and_o desire_a of_o all_o man_n companion_n for_o all_o sport_n or_o exercise_n whether_o game_a drink_v sport_v or_o revel_v what_o any_o dare_v do_v they_o never_o refuse_v it_o such_o boon_n companion_n they_o be_v and_o so_o of_o all_o man_n esteem_v not_o long_o after_o their_o come_n to_o bordeaux_n fortune_n bring_v with_o happiness_n from_o the_o western_a shore_n of_o england_n a_o tall_a ship_n well_o equip_v and_o furnish_v fit_a for_o the_o voyage_n of_o who_o arrival_n william_n and_o his_o accompliss_n be_v advertise_v as_o man_n glad_a to_o hear_v of_o their_o country_n welfare_n and_o friend_n make_v such_o enquiry_n for_o the_o ship_n company_n that_o in_o good_a time_n they_o be_v meet_v with_o three_o other_o gallant_n merchant_n viz._n walter_n oliver_n and_o john_n with_o who_o as_o stranger_n meeting_n and_o question_n propound_v and_o 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