¶_o of_o gentylnes_n and_o nobylyte_n a_o dyaloge_n between_o the_o marchaut_n the_o knight_n and_o the_o ploughman_n dyspute_v who_o be_v a_o very_a gentylman_n &_o who_o be_v a_o noble_a man_n and_o how_o man_n shall_v come_v to_o auctoryte_n compilid_o in_o manner_n of_o a_o interlude_n with_o divers_a toy_n &_o geftis_n addyd_v thereto_o to_o make_v merry_a pastime_n and_o disport_n the_o merchant_n o_o what_o a_o great_a wealth_n and_o prosperyte_v it_o be_v to_o any_o reme_n where_o merchant_n be_v have_v free_a lyberte_fw-fr and_o inteecourse_n also_o all_o marchaundyse_n to_o convey_v to_o and_o fro_o which_o thing_n i_o have_v use_v and_o the_o very_a fetch_v find_v and_o thereby_o get_v many_o a_o thousand_o pound_n wherefore_o now_o be_v cause_n of_o my_o great_a riches_n thoroughowt_n this_o land_n in_o every_o place_n doubtless_o i_o be_o magnyfy_v and_o great_o regardyd_v and_o for_o a_o wise_n and_o noble_a man_n estemyd_fw-la the_o knight_n master_n merchant_n i_o here_o you_o right_a well_o but_o now_o in_o presumpsion_n i_o thynk_v you_o excel_v to_o call_v yourself_o noble_a in_o presence_n here_o i_o wis_v man_n know_v what_o your_o ancestor_n be_v and_o of_o what_o great_a stock_n descendid_a you_o be_v your_o fadyr_n be_v but_o a_o black_a smyth_n perde_o march_n ¶_o why_o sir_n what_o then_o what_o be_v you_o i_o pray_v you_o knight_n ¶_o marry_o i_o be_o a_o gentylman_fw-mi i_o will_v you_o know_v and_o may_v dispend_v yearly_o v._n c._n mark_v land_n and_o i_o be_o sure_a all_o that_o you_o have_v in_o hand_n of_o yearly_a rent_n be_v not_o worth_a v._o marky_v m_n ¶_o but_o i_o will_v thou_o knewi_v for_o all_o thy_o krakky_n i_o be_o able_a to_o buy_v now_o all_o the_o land_n that_o thou_o have_v and_o pay_v for_o it_o out_o of_o hand_n which_o i_o have_v get_v by_o my_o own_o labour_n and_o wit_n k_o ¶_o yet_o be_v thou_o but_o a_o chorle_fw-mi and_o i_o have_v a_o scorn_n thou_o shuldist_n compare_v with_o i_o a_o gentylman_n bear_v m_o ¶_o why_o what_o cally_v thou_o a_o gentylman_n tell_v i_o k_o ¶_o marry_o i_o call_v they_o gentylman_n that_o be_v bear_v to_o great_a landy_n by_o inherytaunce_n as_o my_o ancestor_n by_o contynuaunce_n have_v have_v this_o v._o c._n year_n of_o who_o now_o i_o be_o desendid_a and_o commyn_v lynyal_o bere_v the_o same_o name_n and_o arm_n also_o that_o they_o bear_v this_o v._o c._n year_n agoo_o my_o ancestor_n also_o have_v ever_o be_v lordys_n knight_n and_o in_o great_a auctoryte_n capteyn_n in_o the_o war_n and_o governor_n and_o also_o in_o time_n of_o pease_n great_a ruler_n and_o thin_a be_v never_o but_o artysycer_n as_o smythê_n masonê_n carpentar_n or_o wevar_n m_n ¶_o all_o that_o be_v truth_n i_o will_v not_o deny_v now_o yet_o i_o be_o more_o gentylman_n bear_v than_o thou_o for_o i_o call_v he_o a_o gentylman_n that_o gentil_o do_v give_v unto_o other_o man_n lovyng_o such_o thing_n as_o he_o have_v of_o his_o own_o pper_n but_o he_o that_o takith_v aught_o away_o from_o a_o neither_o and_n do_v give_v he_o no_o thing_n again_o therefore_o owght_fw-mi to_o be_v callyd_v a_o chorle_fw-mi evermore_o but_o my_o ancestor_n have_v giffyn_n alwey_a to_o thy_o ancestor_n such_o thing_n as_o they_o by_o their_o labour_n do_v true_o get_v and_o win_v for_o my_o ancestor_n bildid_a howsis_n wherein_o thy_o ancestor_n have_v have_v their_o dwell_v place_n also_o my_o ancestor_n have_v make_v tolis_n to_o all_o manner_n crafti_n man_n belong_v whereby_o clothis_n and_o every_o other_o thing_n where_o of_o thy_o ancestor_n need_n have_v have_v with_o the_o same_o toly_n have_v ever_o be_v make_v so_o my_o ancestor_n have_v gyffin_n their_o labour_n ever_o to_o comfort_n and_o help_v thy_o ancestor_n k_o ¶_o i_o deny_v that_o ever_o thauncestour_n of_o thy_o do_v ever_o give_v to_o the_o ancestor_n of_o i_o at_o any_o time_n any_o thing_n except_o that_o they_o gafe_v some_o what_o therefore_o other_o ware_n or_o money_n m_o ¶_o marry_o god_n a_o mercy_n 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he_o a_o marvelous_a quyk_fw-mi wyttyd_v man_n and_o can_v work_v as_o well_o for_o his_o ê‘t_n as_o any_o in_o this_o land_n use_v that_o art_n and_o devyse_v new_a fassyon_n in_o chynge_n that_o he_o make_v that_o every_o man_n to_o buy_v his_o ware_n be_v glad_a and_o carve_v &_o grave_n in_o iron_n &_o steel_n both_o image_n &_o letter_n marvellous_o well_o and_o there_o on_o ley_fw-fr gold_n &_o guilt_n it_o also_o fine_n &_o pure_a as_o any_o gold_n smyth_n can_v do_v my_o grauntfader_n also_o be_v a_o mason_n of_o great_a wit_n as_o any_o in_o this_o regyon_n and_o can_v byld_v a_o castle_n &_o tour_fw-fr right_a well_o in_o which_o some_o of_o thy_o kynny_n man_n now_o do_v dwell_v where_o in_o aperyth_n right_a good_a masonry_n with_o immagys_n &_o arm_n wrought_v curious_o my_o great_a graundfadyr_n lo_o be_v a_o wever_n of_o wollyn_n yarn_n &_o of_o other_o gere_n and_o make_v marvelous_a pleasant_a workis_n to_o be_v hold_n lynyn_n dyaê‘_n sylk_n &_o cloth_n of_o gold_n all_o such_o subtle_a thyngis_n as_o i_o have_v rehersyd_v lo_o my_o ancestor_n by_o their_o wyttis_n can_v work_v &_o do_v and_o as_o for_o thy_o ancestor_n i_o know_v no_o thing_n they_o can_v do_v by_o their_o wittis_n worth_n of_o praise_a but_o use_n occupi_fw-la &_o waste_v ever_o more_o such_o thyngis_n as_o my_o ancestor_n 〈◊〉_d before_o and_o thou_o &_o thy_o ancestor_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o such_o thingis_fw-la wrought_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o other_o man_n oughtist_n not_o be_v praise_v therefore_o but_o the_o praise_n ought_v to_o be_v give_v ever_o more_o to_o the_o artyfycer_n which_o by_o his_o wit_n it_o devysyd_v and_o so_o connyng_o wrought_v it_o wherefore_o if_o thou_o say_v that_o wit_n &_o polesy_n be_v the_o thyngê_n perteyn_v to_o gentry_n thy_o ancestor_n may_v never_o compare_v with_o i_o for_o their_o actê_n prove_v they_o wise_a than_o thy_o for_o thin_a do_v never_o no_o thing_n in_o their_o day_n concern_v quyk_fw-mi wit_n that_o be_v worthy_a pray_v k_o 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i_o can_v for_o i_o say_v it_o be_v come_v a_o noble_a man_n to_o have_v rich_a apê‘ell_n &_o clothing_n and_o goodly_a housy_n of_o costly_a byld_a and_o that_o i_o man_n accord_v to_o his_o degree_n be_v knowyn_n from_o other_o and_o what_o they_o be_v for_o if_o such_o costly_a thyngê_n be_v not_o make_v work_n for_o poor_a peple_n can_v never_o be_v hade_a and_o many_o folkê_n than_o shall_v fall_v to_o idylnes_n which_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o vice_n and_o wretchydnes_n p_o you_o but_o i_o delyte_n no_o such_o vanytese_fw-it worldly_a i_o delyte_n neither_o in_o sloth_n nor_o gloteny_n i_o dig_v and_o delfe_n &_o labour_n for_o my_o lyving_n never_o ydyll_v but_o somewhat_o ever_o do_v daily_o i_o ren_fw-it and_z go_z bear_v sweet_a &_o swynk_n i_o eat_v broun_n breed_n and_o drynk_v small_a drynk_v content_a w_n t_o course_n meat_n what_o so_o ever_o it_o be_v so_o it_o quench_v the_o hunger_n it_o suffysyth_v i_o these_o point_n i_o use_v which_o i_o have_v rehersyd_v now_o 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