that lond ben short of speche and trewe of theyr wor∣des and clothed in wylde beeste skynnes. and ben Fysshers and haue one man bothe kynge and preest. Ther ben gerfawcons and gentil haukes. and there ben whyte beers that
colour and hewe· of rody and reed purpure and of ble∣we and spcially and mooste of whyte / ¶Ther is also plente of shellefysshe that men dyen ther with fyn reed. the redenes therof is wonder fayr and stable. and
vnto his hande vnto the tyme and tymes and halfe a tyme that is vnto a yere and two yeres and half a yere·¶ And Remigius seyth that Antecrist shal feyne hym deed and aryse agayne But atte laste criste
their mesfeates and trespeaces were redressyd and amendid / And they obeyed and dide that he or they cōmanded / They caryed with them alle theyr thynges seruauntes / menages / houshold / thier Oxen kyen sheep / and other
them / And bette them / And dyde to them ouermoche shame· They passed the water and cam to gaultier / and shewde to hym playnly how they had ben demened without forface: They had moche grete despite and moche
them / whom they delyuerd· after they wente to the tentes of solyman· and there they foūde so grete plente of rychesses / of vytaylles / of sheep of horses & other beestes that it can not be recounted /
they made them to speke and trete with them. And acor∣ded to gydre that they alle shold take theyr wyues and childeren and bere with them suche goodes as they had / and rendre and gy∣ue ouer the dongeon. The
the chirche. And other to gouerne and kepe the holy places clene / ffor the false and vntrew sarasyus had defowled them. They had sette in the chirches somme theyr kyen. Oxen and sheep· And other theyr horses and asses
lye softe / And by a maner of likenes of him they that lyue vnchastly ben y cleped sardanapali / R / But among alle englissh medlid to gedres is so grete chaunging & diuersite of clothing & of aray
hast thou borne the mete that I delyuerd to the / And Esope ansuerd to her that loueth the best / And Ex∣antus demaūded who is she / And Esope callyd the lytel hoūd & sd this is she here
sheep / your lambes / and your beestes / and yet now he taketh your fysshes oute of the Ryuer / and ete them / ¶ And thenne alle the men came to gyder / somme with flynges /
/ and wente and entred in to the Wode / And after wold doo as his godfader dyd be∣fore / and wente and tooke the mare by the neck / But the mare tooke hym with her treth / and
withoute gyuynge of ony peny / and bethought hym self / that he shold take and put on hym a fayre mantel / and thus ara∣yed came to the yate / ¶ And thenne whan the porter byheld hym /
none hare he wyl not flee awaye. and it is not yet open. It shal wel abyde and tary for me·. And whan the gloton aryseth he begynneth his matyns and his prayers and sayth. O god what shal we
ryght lytel astate / and lefte al pompes and al worldly thyn¦ges.and me semeth that al proud peple ought to aduyse themvpon the hystoryes and auncient examples the wyche shewehow humylite enhaunceth the peple / and pryde ouerthroweththem. Rede we
tremblid to fore hē. And euery mā began to make place to the noble kīg Thee zethephi{us} had suche sorow. that he cam and put him tofore the berde of the knight Fletheris and of loth. and he had with
was moche Ioyous / and camto them dylygently / as a goodherdman that taketh grete payneto kepe the sheep fro his aduer∣sarye / and grete playsyr oughthe to haue to come thyder / Forhis comyng and hys prechyngdyd soo grete
well do theyr dew∣tees to theyr maysters for pryde / & many shall departe fro theyr mayster. Smale bestes as sheep goot{is} hogges & suche other shall haue syknesses & shal deye / wherfore it shalbe holsom to ete wylde
our hertes wyth grete ioye for we ben the sones and the doughters of god made and formed to hys semblaunce. bretheren and sus¦tres of ihesu crist / and bought and redemed wyth his precious blood / Fedde wyth hys
Also ye ha¦ue asked how I cam thyd{er} / & what pro∣speryte I haue had there by see and by londe. And bycause in satysfyeng your desyres & prayers of whiche I hope ye shall be ayded. I shall begynne