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promise_n but_o i_o appeal_v to_o the_o court_n let_v i_o be_v try_v by_o your_o king_n and_o what_o judgement_n he_o give_v i_o will_v willing_o abide_v to_o this_o all_o consent_v so_o they_o come_v to_o the_o court_n before_o your_o majesty_n and_o the_o wolf_n two_o child_n come_v with_o their_o father_n the_o one_o be_v call_v emptybel_o the_o other_o navel-full_a because_o they_o seek_v to_o devour_v the_o man._n so_o the_o full_a process_n of_o the_o matter_n be_v declare_v to_o your_o majesty_n but_o the_o man_n kindness_n and_o covenant_n the_o serpent_n danger_n and_o faith-breach_n occasion_v through_o the_o extremity_n of_o hunger_n remember_v how_o much_o your_o highness_n be_v perplex_v with_o their_o difference_n and_o all_o your_o counsel_n also_o for_o the_o man_n sorrow_n the_o serpent_n hunger_n the_o man_n goodness_n and_o the_o serpent_n ingratitude_n equal_o raise_v much_o pity_n in_o your_o bosom_n but_o in_o the_o end_n such_o doubt_n rise_v that_o not_o any_o 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keep_v open_a court_n at_o his_o great_a palace_n of_o sanden_n and_o to_o that_o end_n by_o solemn_a proclamation_n make_v know_v over_o all_o his_o kingdom_n to_o all_o beast_n whatsoever_o that_o upon_o pain_n to_o be_v hold_v contemptuous_a every_o one_o shall_v resort_v to_o that_o great_a celebration_n so_o that_o within_o few_o day_n after_o at_o the_o time_n prefix_v all_o beast_n both_o great_a and_o small_a come_v in_o infinite_a multitude_n to_o the_o court_n only_a reynard_n the_o fox_n except_v who_o know_v himself_o guilty_a in_o so_o many_o trespass_n against_o many_o beast_n that_o his_o come_n thither_o must_v needs_o have_v put_v his_o life_n in_o great_a hazard_n and_o danger_n now_o when_o the_o king_n have_v assemble_v all_o his_o court_n together_o there_o be_v few_o beast_n find_v but_o make_v their_o several_a complaint_n against_o the_o fox_n but_o especial_o isegrim_n the_o wolf_n who_o be_v the_o first_o and_o principall_a complaint_n come_v with_o all_o his_o lineage_n and_o kindred_n and_o stand_v before_o the_o king_n say_v in_o this_o manner_n when_o the_o wolf_n have_v speak_v these_o word_n there_o stand_v by_o he_o a_o little_a hound_n who_o name_n be_v 〈…〉_o make_v likewise_o a_o grievoâ—us_a complaint_n 〈…〉_o inst_z the_o fox_n say_v that_o in_o the_o extreme_a 〈…〉_o inter_fw-la when_o the_o frost_n be_v most_o violent_a he_o be_v half_a 〈◊〉_d and_o detain_v from_o all_o manner_n of_o â—râ—y_n have_v no_o more_o 〈◊〉_d leave_v he_o to_o sustain_v his_o life_n than_o one_o poor_a pudding_n which_o pudding_n he_o say_v reynard_n have_v most_o unjust_o take_v away_o from_o he_o but_o the_o hound_n can_v hardly_o let_v these_o word_n â—ie_v from_o his_o lip_n when_o with_o a_o fiery_a and_o angry_a countenance_n in_o spring_v tibert_n the_o cat_n among_o they_o and_o fall_v down_o before_o the_o king_n say_v my_o lord_n the_o king_n i_o must_v confess_v the_o fox_n be_v here_o grievous_o complain_v upon_o yet_o be_v other_o beast_n 〈…〉_o search_v each_o will_v have_v enough_o to_o do_v for_o his_o own_o clear_n touch_v the_o complaint_n of_o curtise_v the_o hound_n it_o be_v a_o offence_n commit_v many_o year_n ago_o and_o though_o i_o myself_o complain_v of_o no_o injury_n yet_o be_v the_o pudding_n i_o and_o not_o his_o for_o i_o get_v it_o by_o night_n out_o of_o a_o mill_n when_o the_o miller_n lie_v asleep_a so_o that_o if_o curtise_n can_v challenge_v any_o share_n thereof_o it_o must_v be_v from_o my_o interest_n when_o panther_n hear_v these_o word_n of_o the_o cat_n he_o stand_v forth_o and_o say_v do_v you_o imagine_v tibert_n that_o it_o be_v a_o just_a or_o a_o good_a course_n that_o reynard_n shall_v not_o be_v complain_v upon_o why_o the_o whole_a world_n know_v he_o be_v a_o murderer_n a_o ravisher_n and_o a_o thief_n and_o that_o indeed_o he_o love_v not_o true_o any_o creature_n no_o not_o his_o majesty_n himself_o but_o will_v suffer_v his_o highness_n to_o lose_v both_o honour_n and_o renown_n so_o that_o he_o may_v thereby_o attain_v to_o himself_o but_o so_o much_o as_o the_o leg_n of_o a_o fat_a hen_n i_o shall_v tell_v you_o what_o i_o see_v he_o do_v yesterday_o to_o kyward_a the_o hare_n that_o now_o stand_v in_o the_o king_n protection_n he_o promise_v unto_o kyward_a that_o he_o will_v teach_v he_o his_o credo_fw-la and_o make_v he_o a_o good_a chaplain_n he_o make_v he_o come_v sit_v between_o his_o leg_n and_o sing_v and_o cry_v aloud_o credo_fw-la credo_fw-la my_o way_n lie_v thereby_o and_o i_o hear_v the_o song_n then_o come_v near_o i_o find_v that_o mr._n reynard_n have_v leave_v his_o first_o note_n and_o song_n and_o begin_v to_o play_v his_o old_a deceit_n for_o he_o have_v catch_v kyward_a by_o the_o throat_n and_o have_v i_o not_o at_o that_o time_n come_v he_o have_v take_v his_o life_n also_o as_o you_o may_v see_v by_o the_o fresh_a wound_n no_o kyward_a at_o this_o present_a o_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n if_o you_o suffer_v this_o unpunished_a and_o let_v he_o go_v quit_v that_o have_v thus_o break_v your_o peace_n and_o profane_v your_o dignity_n and_o do_v no_o right_a according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o your_o law_n your_o princely_a child_n many_o year_n hereafter_o shall_v bear_v the_o slander_n of_o his_o evil_n certain_o panther_n say_v isegrim_n you_o say_v true_a and_o it_o be_v fit_a they_o receive_v the_o benefit_n of_o justice_n that_o desire_v to_o live_v in_o peace_n the_o moral_a howsoever_o a_o vicious_a man_n persuade_v himself_o to_o escape_v punishment_n by_o absent_v himself_o from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o magistrate_n yet_o he_o deceiuâ—_v himself_o and_o by_o his_o contempt_n animal_n his_o enemy_n to_o be_v more_o bold_a in_o their_o complaint_n against_o he_o as_o appear_v here_o by_o the_o wolf_n who_o although_o worse_a than_o the_o fox_n yet_o do_v he_o with_o his_o absence_n &_o the_o seasonableness_n of_o the_o time_n for_o free_a liberty_n of_o speech_n â—ake_z opportunity_n to_o say_v the_o worst_a he_o can_v against_o he_o and_o by_o his_o example_n make_v other_o of_o fear_n full_a nature_n to_o do_v the_o like_a and_o therefore_o let_v no_o wise_a man_n shrink_v from_o his_o just_a trial_n but_o either_o defend_v his_o own_o innocence_n or_o else_o submit_v to_o mercy_n for_o dead_a man_n and_o absent_a find_v slack_a advocate_n chap._n 2._o how_o grimbard_n the_o brock_n speak_v for_o reynard_n before_o the_o king_n have_v you_o forget_v how_o you_o cheat_v he_o with_o the_o plaise_n which_o he_o throw_v down_o from_o the_o cart_n when_o you_o follow_v aloof_o for_o fear_n yet_o you_o devour_v the_o good_a plaise_n alone_o and_o give_v he_o no_o more_o but_o the_o great_a bone_n which_o you_o can_v not_o eat_v yourself_o the_o like_v you_o do_v with_o the_o fat_a flitch_n of_o bacon_n who_o taste_n be_v so_o
his_o shame_n and_o my_o utter_a loss_n for_o ever_o for_o howsoever_o he_o be_v cure_v yet_o to_o i_o he_o can_v never_o more_o be_v comfortable_a all_o this_o while_n reynard_n stand_v before_o the_o hole_n and_o see_v what_o pass_v and_o laugh_v so_o extreme_o that_o his_o body_n be_v ready_a to_o break_v say_v to_o dame_n jullock_n fie_o woman_n do_v not_o torment_v yourself_o so_o the_o priest_n have_v lose_v but_o one_o stone_n you_o may_v yet_o receive_v due_a beneviolence_n there_o be_v many_o a_o chapel_n in_o which_o but_o one_o bell_n ring_v now_o while_o the_o fox_n thus_o scoff_v the_o priest_n wife_n the_o poor_a priest_n fall_v down_o in_o a_o swoon_n so_o that_o every_o man_n leave_v the_o cat_n to_o revive_v the_o priest_n which_o while_o they_o be_v do_v the_o fox_n return_v home_o to_o malepardus_n for_o he_o imagine_v the_o cat_n be_v past_o all_o hope_n to_o escape_v but_o the_o poor_a cat_n see_v all_o her_o â—ors_fw-la busy_a about_o the_o priest_n he_o present_o begin_v to_o gnaw_v and_o 〈◊〉_d the_o cord_n till_o he_o have_v shear_v it_o quite_o asunder_o in_o the_o 〈…〉_o one_o he_o leap_v out_o of_o â—he_n hole_n and_o go_v roar_v &_o tumble_v â—â—ke_v the_o bear_n to_o the_o king_n court_n but_o before_o he_o get_v thither_o it_o be_v fair_a day_n and_o the_o sun_n be_v rise_v he_o enter_v the_o court_n like_o the_o pitiful_a beast_n that_o ever_o be_v behold_v for_o by_o the_o fox_n craft_n his_o body_n be_v beat_v and_o bruise_v his_o bone_n â—â—ivered_v and_o break_v one_o of_o his_o eye_n lose_v and_o his_o skin_n 〈◊〉_d and_o mangle_a this_o when_o the_o king_n behold_v and_o see_v tibert_n so_o pitiful_o mangle_v he_o grow_v infinite_o angry_a and_o take_v counsel_v once_o more_o how_o to_o revenge_v the_o injury_n upon_o the_o fox_n after_o same_o consultation_n grimbard_n the_o brock_n reynards_n sister_n son_n say_v to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o king_n counsel_n my_o good_a lord_n though_o my_o uncle_n be_v twice_o so_o evil_a as_o these_o complaint_n make_v he_o yet_o there_o be_v remedy_n enough_o against_o his_o mischief_n therefore_o it_o be_v fit_v you_o do_v he_o justice_n as_o to_o a_o man_n of_o his_o rank_n which_o be_v he_o must_v be_v the_o three_o time_n summon_v and_o then_o it_o he_o appear_v not_o make_v he_o guilty_a of_o all_o that_o be_v lay_v against_o he_o then_o the_o king_n demand_v of_o the_o brock_n who_o he_o think_v fit_a to_o summon_v he_o or_o who_o will_v be_v so_o desperate_a to_o hazard_v his_o hand_n his_o ear_n nay_o his_o life_n with_o one_o so_o tyrannous_a and_o irreligious_a true_o answer_v the_o brock_n if_o it_o please_v your_o majesty_n i_o be_o that_o desperate_a person_n who_o dare_v adventure_v to_o carry_v the_o message_n to_o my_o most_o subtle_a kinsman_n if_o your_o highness_n but_o command_v i_o the_o moral_a by_o the_o fox_n ensnare_a of_o the_o cat_n be_v express_v now_o when_o wise_a man_n wilâ—_n 〈◊〉_d their_o enemy_n or_o give_v credit_n to_o reconcile_a friend_n they_o evermore_o miscarry_v in_o their_o design_n and_o therefore_o every_o wise_a man_n shall_v so_o temper_v his_o affection_n that_o he_o grow_v noâ—_n fond_a of_o any_o thing_n in_o his_o enemy_n power_n how_o agreeable_a soever_o â—â—_o be_v either_o with_o his_o nature_n or_o his_o power_n for_o the_o baiâ—s_n of_o a_o enemy_n be_v only_o gild_a pill_n which_o be_v fair_a to_o look_v on_o but_o most_o bitter_a to_o taste_n by_o the_o mischief_n which_o the_o priest_n receive_v â—s_v show_v that_o they_o which_o harm_n watch_v harm_v each_o and_o that_o the_o trap_n which_o man_n now_o and_o then_o set_v for_o other_o briâ—gs_v hurt_v to_o they_o self_n chap._n 8._o how_o grimbard_n the_o brock_n be_v send_v to_o bid_v the_o fox_n to_o the_o court._n then_o say_v the_o king_n go_v grimbard_n for_o i_o command_v youâ—_n yet_o take_v heed_n of_o reynard_n for_o he_o be_v subtle_a and_o malicious_a the_o brock_n thank_v his_o majesty_n and_o so_o take_v humble_a leave_n go_v to_o mallepardus_n where_o he_o find_v reynard_n ermelin_n his_o wife_n sport_v with_o their_o young_a whelp_n then_o have_v salute_v his_o uncle_n and_o his_o aunt_n he_o say_v take_v heed_n fair_a uncle_n that_o your_o absence_n from_o the_o court_n and_o not_o more_o mischief_n to_o your_o cause_n than_o the_o offence_n do_v deserve_v believe_v it_o it_o be_v high_a time_n you_o appear_v to_o the_o court_n since_o your_o delay_n do_v beget_v but_o more_o danger_n and_o punishment_n the_o complaint_n against_o you_o be_v infinite_a and_o this_o be_v your_o three_o time_n of_o summons_n therefore_o your_o wisdom_n may_v tell_v you_o that_o if_o you_o delay_v but_o one_o day_n further_o there_o be_v not_o leave_v to_o you_o or_o you_o any_o hope_n of_o mercy_n for_o within_o three_o day_n your_o castle_n will_v be_v demolish_v your_o kindred_n make_v slave_n and_o yourself_o exempt_v for_o a_o public_a example_n therefore_o my_o best_a uncle_n i_o beseech_v you_o recollect_v your_o wisdom_n and_o go_v with_o i_o present_o to_o the_o court_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o your_o discretion_n shall_v excuse_v you_o for_o you_o have_v pass_v through_o many_o as_o eminent_a peril_n and_o make_v your_o foe_n ashamed_a whilst_o the_o innocence_n of_o your_o cause_n have_v bear_v you_o spotless_a from_o the_o tribunal_n reynard_n answer_v nephew_n you_o say_v true_a and_o i_o will_v be_v advise_v and_o go_v with_o you_o not_o to_o answer_v offence_n but_o in_o that_o i_o know_v the_o court_n stand_v in_o need_n of_o my_o counsel_n the_o king_n mercy_n i_o doubt_v not_o if_o i_o may_v come_v to_o speak_v with_o his_o majesty_n though_o my_o offence_n be_v ten_o time_n double_v for_o i_o know_v the_o court_n can_v stand_v without_o i_o and_o that_o shall_v his_o highness_n understand_v true_o though_o i_o know_v i_o have_v many_o enemy_n yet_o it_o trouble_v i_o not_o for_o my_o innocence_n shall_v awaken_v their_o injury_n and_o they_o shall_v know_v that_o in_o high_a matter_n of_o state_n and_o policy_n reynard_n can_v be_v miss_v they_o may_v well_o harp_n upon_o thing_n but_o the_o pith_n and_o ground_n must_v come_v from_o my_o relation_n it_o be_v the_o envy_n of_o other_o have_v make_v i_o leave_v the_o court_n for_o though_o i_o know_v their_o shallowness_n can_v disgrace_v i_o yet_o may_v their_o multitude_n oppress_v i_o nevertheless_o nephew_n i_o will_v go_v with_o you_o to_o the_o court_n and_o answer_v for_o myself_o and_o not_o hazard_v the_o welfare_n of_o my_o wife_n and_o child_n the_o king_n be_v too_o mighty_a and_o though_o he_o do_v i_o injury_n yet_o will_v i_o bear_v it_o with_o patience_n this_o speak_v he_o turn_v to_o his_o wife_n and_o say_a dame_n ermelin_n have_v care_n of_o my_o child_n special_o reunikin_n my_o young_a son_n for_o he_o have_v much_o of_o my_o love_n and_o i_o hope_v will_v follow_v my_o step_n also_o rossell_n be_v pass_v hopeful_a and_o i_o love_v they_o entire_o therefore_o regard_v they_o and_o if_o i_o escape_v doubt_v not_o but_o my_o love_n shall_v requite_v you_o at_o this_o leave_n take_v ermelin_n weep_v and_o her_o child_n howl_v for_o their_o lord_n and_o victualler_n be_v go_v and_o malepardus_n leave_v unprovided_a the_o moral_a in_o the_o send_n of_o the_o brock_n to_o fetch_v the_o fox_n be_v show_v that_o when_o the_o viâ—ious_a can_v be_v overtake_v and_o bring_v to_o answer_v than_o it_o be_v meet_v to_o use_v their_o own_o weapon_n against_o they_o and_o with_o policy_n which_o can_v no_o way_n be_v better_o do_v then_o by_o employ_v their_o kindred_n and_o such_o as_o they_o most_o dear_o affect_v to_o persuade_v they_o because_o affection_n be_v ever_o a_o prevail_a orator_n chap._n 9_o mow_v reynard_n shrive_v he_o to_o grimbard_n the_o brock_n when_o reynard_n and_o grimbard_n have_v go_v a_o good_a way_n on_o their_o journey_n reynard_n stay_v and_o say_v dear_a nephew_n blame_v i_o not_o if_o my_o heart_n be_v full_a of_o care_n for_o my_o life_n be_v in_o great_a hazard_n yet_o to_o blot_v out_o my_o sin_n with_o repentance_n and_o to_o cast_v off_o the_o burden_n give_v i_o leave_v to_o shrive_v myself_o unto_o you_o i_o know_v you_o be_v holy_a and_o have_v receive_v penance_n for_o my_o sin_n my_o soul_n will_v be_v quiet_a grimbard_n bid_v he_o procee_v then_o say_v the_o fox_n confiâ—ebor_n tibi_fw-la pater_fw-la nay_o say_v the_o brock_n if_o you_o will_v shrive_v to_o i_o do_v it_o in_o english_a that_o i_o may_v understand_v you_o then_o say_v reynard_n i_o have_v grievous_o offend_v against_o all_o the_o beast_n that_o live_v and_o especial_o my_o uncle_n bruine_n the_o bear_n who_o i_o late_o massacre_v and_o tybert_n the_o cat_n who_o i_o ensnare_v in_o a_o