• "Diues [et] pauper.", Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375., page 357.
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heyre.Caplm .vij.DIues. Thy speche is not ple¦sauntto worldely couetousemen / and yet experyence she∣weththat thou sayste sothe. ¶Pau{per}It fareth by many folke as it doothby many a sheep. For many sheep benot payed to go with theyr felowes incomon pasture

• "The descrypcyon of Englonde Here foloweth a lytell treatyse the whiche treateth of the descrypcyon of this londe which of olde tyme was named Albyon and after Brytayne and now is called Englonde and speketh of the noblesse and worthynesse of the same", Higden, Ranulf, d. 1364., page 5.
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paas.¶Of the worthynesse and prerogaty∣ues.ca. iij.AS Fraunce passeth Brytayneso Brytayne passeth Irlondein fayre weder & noblyte / but not inhelthe. ¶Beda li. j. for this ylonde isbest to brynge forth trees and fruyte / Ruthern& beestes. And wyne groweththerin in

• "hEre endeth the book named the dictes or sayengis of the philosophres enprynted. by me william Caxton at westmestre the yere of our lord .M.CCCC.Lxx vij. Whiche book is late translated out of Frenshe into englyssh. by the noble and puissant lord Lord Antone Erle of Ryuyers lord of Scales ...", Legrand, Jacques, ca. 1365-1415., page 108.
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be blamed therof▪ ¶ And saide. It is bettir, a kyng to directe his peple, than to haue grete ha∣bondaunce of knyghtis ¶ And sayde Surete putteth a weye sorowe▪ and fere empescheth gladnes ¶ And saide The wordis of

• "hEre endeth the book named the dictes or sayengis of the philosophres enprynted. by me william Caxton at westmestre the yere of our lord .M.CCCC.Lxx vij. Whiche book is late translated out of Frenshe into englyssh. by the noble and puissant lord Lord Antone Erle of Ryuyers lord of Scales ...", Legrand, Jacques, ca. 1365-1415., page 113.
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from the paryll, and fro thēne forthon he afranchi¦sed legmon ande made him fre that a fore was bonde and thrall And he dyde and gaf him moche good and was re¦puted for right▪ a wyseman ¶ And one of

• "Hier begynneth the booke callyd the Myrrour of the worlde. ...", Legrand, Jacques, ca. 1365-1415., page 91.
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she le∣teth falle and is ofte constrayned to saue her self / Also it is so that the hounde kepeth the goodes of his lorde and maystre. And ben by hym warantes ayenst men and bes∣tes. And aboue alle other

• "Hier begynneth the booke callyd the Myrrour of the worlde. ...", Legrand, Jacques, ca. 1365-1415., page 103.
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Other ther be that make wymmen to conceyue and bere children. And other that make them bareyne and may bere none / Ther ben somme ryuers that make sheep black / And other that make them whyte as the lylye.

• "[Le morte darthur]", Malory, Thomas, Sir, 15th cent., page 170.
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ransake his woun∣des and comforted hym / And thus was the begynnynge of the fyrst iourney of the brytons and Romayns / and ther we∣re slayne of the Romayns moo than ten thousand / and grete ioye and myrthe was

• "Prolicionycion [sic].", Higden, Ranulf, d. 1364., page 140.
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fore englondSo take I my tales / And wende in to wales / To that noble bloodOf priamus bloodKnowleche for to wynne.Of grete Iupiters kynneFor to haue in myndeDardanus kyndeIn thyse four titles I fondeTo telle thestate of that londeCause

• "Here fynyssheth the boke yf [sic] Eneydos, compyled by Vyrgyle, which hathe be translated oute of latyne in to frenshe, and oute of frenshe reduced in to Englysshe by me wyll[ia]m Caxton, the xxij. daye of Iuyn. the yere of our lorde. M.iiij.Clxxxx. The fythe yere of the regne of kynge Henry the seuenth.", Mirk, John, fl. 1403?, page 50.
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the synagoges and tem¦ples where bifore the aulters thei offred sacrifices with grete supplycacyons and prayers / and slewe sheep weders for to doo sacrefyces destynated vnto the noble goddesse Ce∣res to Appolyn. and to Bachus / and specyally vnto

• "Here fynyssheth the boke yf [sic] Eneydos, compyled by Vyrgyle, which hathe be translated oute of latyne in to frenshe, and oute of frenshe reduced in to Englysshe by me wyll[ia]m Caxton, the xxij. daye of Iuyn. the yere of our lorde. M.iiij.Clxxxx. The fythe yere of the regne of kynge Henry the seuenth.", Mirk, John, fl. 1403?, page 112.
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/ and thenne she toke her vp bytwene her armes and with ryght grete sorowe and heuynesse / wasshed the blode awaye from a∣bout the sore and made it clene fulle swetly wyth hir owne raymentes / And perceyued and

• "Here begynneth the boke intituled Eracles, and also of Godefrey of Boloyne the whiche speketh of the conquest of the holy londe of Iherusalem ...", Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?, page 158.
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partes grete rowtes and merueyllous plente of peple in this hooste of Corbagat. Thise noble men wente so ferr that they sawe and knewe alle theyr beyng and srengthe / And syth drewe them to the barons and sayd to

• "This is the table of the historye of reynart the foxe.", Higden, Ranulf, d. 1364., page 94.
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it out and stryked forth thurgh alle the folke til he cam in to the place where the kynge hym self was / And grymbert was alway by the foxe and sayd eme be not a ferde. and make good

• "This is the table of the historye of reynart the foxe.", Higden, Ranulf, d. 1364., page 119.
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diseases & Infirmy∣tes / And also he is ioconde & glad in his herte / this combe is polysshid as it were fyne syluer / and the teeth of it ben smal and straite / And bytwen the gretter teeth

• "This is the table of the historye of reynart the foxe.", Higden, Ranulf, d. 1364., page 137.
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that we had byten theyr sheep / They cursed vs with many a curse / Tho cam we in to a felde sul of brome and brem∣bles there hydde we vs fro the vylaynes / And they durst not folowe

• "Here begynneth a lytell treatyse or booke named Johan Mau[n]deuyll knyght born in Englonde in the towne of saynt Albone [and] speketh of the wayes of the holy londe towarde Jherusalem, [and] of marueyles of Ynde [and] of other dyuerse cou[n]trees.", Mandeville, John, Sir., page 6.
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And the comon people that wolde put theyr bodyes & catell for to conque re our herytage / they may not do without lordes / for assemblynge of the people without a chyef lor∣de is as a flocke of

• "Here begynneth a lytell treatyse or booke named Johan Mau[n]deuyll knyght born in Englonde in the towne of saynt Albone [and] speketh of the wayes of the holy londe towarde Jherusalem, [and] of marueyles of Ynde [and] of other dyuerse cou[n]trees.", Mandeville, John, Sir., page 154.
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they bere no fethers but wolle as sheep do in our londe / & wo∣men of that coūtree y• are wedded bere crownes vp on theyr heedes that they may be knowen by. In this coūtree they take a beest

• "This book was compyled [and] made atte requeste of kyng Phelyp of Fraunce ... whyche book is callyd in frensshe. le liure Royal¨ that is to say the ryal book. or a book for a kyng. ...", Laurent, Dominican, fl. 1279., page 67.
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the false psedours that make the false party¦cyons and demaundes. and seche the false Iuges. and the false wytnessys. and the false aduocats. and false letters for to trouble other / and trauaylle the peple wrongfully in the spyrytuel courte

• "This book was compyled [and] made atte requeste of kyng Phelyp of Fraunce ... whyche book is callyd in frensshe. le liure Royal¨ that is to say the ryal book. or a book for a kyng. ...", Laurent, Dominican, fl. 1279., page 72.
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the weyghte and in the mesure / and this may be doon in thre maners / The fyrst is whan a persone hath dyuers weyghtes and dyuers mesures. and byeth by a more gretter weyght and lenger mesure and selleth

• "This book was compyled [and] made atte requeste of kyng Phelyp of Fraunce ... whyche book is callyd in frensshe. le liure Royal¨ that is to say the ryal book. or a book for a kyng. ...", Laurent, Dominican, fl. 1279., page 178.
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vygorous. ryght swyfte and open / whan he bereth the vertu of obedyence and the loue of god and doth it to his prelate. But whan his owne wylle bereth hym and ledeth. Thenne he is heuy and slowe to

• "This book was compyled [and] made atte requeste of kyng Phelyp of Fraunce ... whyche book is callyd in frensshe. le liure Royal¨ that is to say the ryal book. or a book for a kyng. ...", Laurent, Dominican, fl. 1279., page 249.
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doon and how it is prouf¦fytable and playsaunte to god / Fyrst I wyl· shewe shortly how a persone ought to do almesse. and wherof he shold do al∣messe. For a man must doo it of his owne good. and