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miscreant_n isegrim_n have_v contribute_v any_o assistance_n to_o his_o disloyal_a intention_n the_o young_a prince_n see_v his_o father_n speak_v with_o so_o great_a earnestness_n say_v royal_a father_n why_o be_v your_o majesty_n trouble_v at_o the_o advancement_n of_o isegrim_n lineage_n let_v it_o be_v signify_v by_o proclamation_n that_o in_o their_o father_n crime_n they_o have_v all_o forfeit_v their_o office_n and_o beside_o that_o upon_o good_a and_o sure_a ground_n your_o majesty_n well_o know_v that_o they_o be_v the_o destroyer_n of_o your_o subject_n and_o continual_o in_o their_o mask_a habit_n and_o under_o a_o pretence_n of_o sanctity_n they_o rob_v and_o pill_v they_o so_o bare_a as_o of_o necessity_n your_o kingdom_n must_v be_v ruin_v if_o they_o be_v permit_v to_o live_v in_o all_o excess_n and_o riot_n for_o of_o all_o the_o beast_n under_o your_o majesty_n authority_n there_o be_v none_o so_o debauch_v and_o vicious_a as_o they_o this_o speech_n of_o the_o prince_n be_v second_v by_o several_a other_o of_o the_o king_n friend_n all_o inveigh_v bitter_o against_o isegrim_n lineage_n the_o king_n hear_v this_o say_v sir_n what_o think_v you_o be_v best_a to_o be_v do_v if_o we_o lie_v aside_o this_o generation_n i_o mean_v displace_v they_o of_o their_o office_n and_o yet_o let_v they_o hold_v their_o wealth_n they_o may_v in_o time_n by_o their_o riches_n work_v we_o great_a wrong_n to_o this_o that_o friend_n of_o the_o king_n censure_n prudent_a advice_n to_o avoid_v vulgar_a censure_n who_o first_o speak_v say_v noble_a sir_n to_o lay_v aside_o this_o impious_a stock_n be_v honourable_a but_o to_o take_v away_o their_o wealth_n will_v have_v no_o good_a aspect_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o vulgar_a who_o censure_n be_v seldom_o right_a because_o they_o will_v impute_v their_o displace_n to_o arise_v from_o no_o other_o cause_n then_o that_o they_o be_v rich_a or_o to_o speak_v more_o plain_o because_o your_o majesty_n be_v dispose_v to_o themselves_o many_o man_n willing_o be_v blind_v and_o by_o cunning_a sycophant_n oppress_v because_o they_o judâ—_n of_o thing_n aâ—â—eâ—appâ—a_o and_o not_o â—â—_o they_o reaâ—y_o be_v in_o themselves_o seize_v on_o all_o they_o have_v therefore_o if_o your_o majesty_n please_v to_o displace_v the_o wolf_n there_o need_v no_o care_n to_o be_v take_v of_o the_o wealth_n they_o have_v for_o if_o other_o of_o your_o subject_n who_o eye_n be_v open_a do_v but_o once_o find_v that_o they_o be_v out_o of_o your_o majesty_n favour_n which_o way_n the_o wealth_n of_o these_o miscreant_n must_v needs_o go_v any_o one_o without_o the_o help_n of_o astrology_n may_v easy_o conjecture_v because_o whensoever_o they_o be_v displace_v and_o out_o of_o favour_n there_o will_v be_v so_o many_o complaint_n make_v of_o their_o extortion_n as_o undoubted_o all_o they_o have_v will_v be_v too_o little_a to_o make_v recompense_n for_o the_o wrong_n they_o have_v do_v beside_o if_o none_o of_o all_o this_o be_v they_o be_v such_o monstrous_a glutton_n as_o will_v be_v necessitate_v to_o eat_v up_o all_o in_o a_o short_a time_n you_o say_v well_o say_v the_o king_n i_o hearty_o believe_v if_o all_o those_o wolf_n be_v but_o strip_v of_o this_o their_o disguise_n and_o compel_v to_o put_v off_o their_o furr-gown_n the_o blind_a then_o will_v as_o clear_o see_v as_o the_o amiâ—s_v maâ—ks_n and_o disguise_n constrain_v mâ—st_a man_n to_o judge_n amiâ—s_v other_o clear_o sight_v beast_n you_o speak_v of_o it_o be_v true_a noble_a king_n say_v the_o same_o lord_n pull_v but_o off_o the_o mask_n there_o needâ—_n no_o more_o well_o then_o say_v the_o king_n that_o i_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o do_v speedy_o chap._n xxix_o how_o the_o king_n make_v proclamation_n that_o no_o beast_n shall_v walk_v disguise_v in_o other_o garment_n than_o what_o be_v natural_o they_o and_o what_o ensue_v thereupon_o the_o next_o day_n early_o the_o king_n cause_v a_o proclamation_n to_o be_v draw_v the_o tenor_n whereof_o run_v thus_o leo_fw-la rex_fw-la whereas_o several_a of_o our_o subject_n wear_v disguise_n and_o since_o under_o such_o mask_n and_o false_a habit_n many_o mischief_n have_v be_v commit_v and_o some_o of_o those_o person_n allow_v to_o wear_v such_o like_a disguise_n have_v prove_v traitor_n to_o our_o royal_a crown_n and_o dignity_n we_o therefore_o will_v and_o command_v all_o our_o subject_n in_o general_a whether_o high_a or_o low_o of_o what_o state_n or_o condition_n so_o ever_o that_o after_o ten_o day_n next_o ensue_v the_o publication_n hereof_o they_o presume_v not_o to_o wear_v any_o disguise_n whatsoever_o nor_o at_o any_o time_n day_n or_o night_n to_o walk_v clothe_v in_o other_o garment_n than_o what_o be_v natural_o their_o own_o upon_o pain_n of_o be_v proceed_v against_o as_o traitor_n to_o our_o royal_a crown_n and_o dignity_n etc._n etc._n have_v say_v this_o he_o dismiss_v the_o lord_n who_o be_v sit_v in_o counsel_n with_o he_o so_o the_o wolf_n depart_v sad_a enough_o chap._n xxx_o how_o the_o king_n desirous_a to_o see_v some_o of_o bellin_n kindred_n cause_v three_o of_o the_o old_a of_o they_o to_o be_v send_v for_o etc._n etc._n after_o the_o wealth_n of_o the_o wolf_n be_v thus_o take_v and_o the_o king_n jealousy_n thereabouts_o allay_v he_o become_v very_o pleasant_a and_o merry_a and_o in_o that_o merry_a mood_n say_v my_o follow_v when_o the_o cause_n of_o jealousy_n be_v remove_v cheerfulness_n necessary_o follow_v friend_n i_o shall_v be_v glad_a to_o see_v some_o of_o the_o ram_n kindred_n therefore_o if_o any_o of_o you_o know_v they_o our_o pleasure_n be_v that_o he_o go_v to_o they_o and_o bring_v two_o or_o three_o of_o the_o old_a among_o they_o before_o we_o then_o the_o lord_n who_o have_v before_o tell_v the_o king_n there_o be_v thousand_o of_o they_o live_v in_o