Dibdin, Thomas Frognall; Spencer, George John [Oth.]: Bibliotheca Spenceriana: or a descriptive catalogue of the books printed in the fifteenth century, and of many valuable first editions, in the library of George John Earl Spencer (Band 4) (London, 1815) [Cicognara, 4650-4]

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Now is not that of God a fayr grace
That suche a lewd mannys wytte shal pace
The wysedom of an heep of lerned men
Of maystris hadde he moo than thryes ten
That were of lawe expert and corious
Of whyche there were a dosen in that hous
Worthy to be stuardyes of rente and londe
Of ony lord that is in Englond
To malce hym lyue be hys owen good
In honour detles but he were wood
Othyr lyue scarsely as hym list desire
And able for to helpe al the shyre
In ony cause that myghte falle or happe
And yet this Mancypyl set al her cappe

THE REEVE.

A Reue ther was a sledir colerik man
His berd is shaue as nygh as he can