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Specimens of English literature from the 'Ploughmans crede' to the ...

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XXII, THE MONARCHE. BOOK III. 1^^Quhowbeit his mo<strong>the</strong>r mylk <strong>the</strong> kow,He man be callit Dene Andrew,Dene Peter, dene Paull, and dene Robart.With Christ thay tak ane painfull part.With dowbyll clethyng <strong>from</strong>e <strong>the</strong> cald, 4675Eitand and drynkand quhen thay waldWith curious Countryng in <strong>the</strong> queirGod wait gyf thay by heuin full deir !My lorde Abbot, rycht venerabyll,Ay marschellit vpmoste at <strong>the</strong> tabyll 4680My lord Byschope, most reuerent.Sett abufe Erlis, in ParliamentAnd Cardinalis, duryng thare ryngis,Fallowis <strong>to</strong> Princis and <strong>to</strong> KyngisThe Pope exaltit, in honour, 4685Abufe <strong>the</strong> potent Empriour.The proude Persone, I thynk trewlye,He leidis his lyfe rycht lustelye ;For quhy he hes none v<strong>the</strong>r pyne,Bot tak his teind, and spend it syne. 4690Bot he is oblyste, be resoun,To preche on-tyll perrochioun :Thoucht thay want precheing sewintene ^eir,He wyll nocht want ane boll <strong>of</strong> beir.\The Cruelty <strong>of</strong> Ficars.]And als <strong>the</strong> Vicar, as I trow.He wyll nocht faill <strong>to</strong> tak ane kow, 4710And vmaist claith, thoucht bahz's thame ban,From ane pure selye housband-man.Quhen that he lyis for tyll de,Haiffeing small bairnis two or thre,

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