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ffor, good men, this is not vnknown
to husbands that benne here abowt

that eych man muste (to his wife bowne),
and commonly for feare of a clowte.
Thus for clowtes now care I,

all ys for feare of our [dame-kynn,]

now wyll (I) caste my ware hereby,
and hye faste that I were at Hankynn.
Hankynn, hold up thy hand and have mee,
that I were on height there by thee.

95 Prim(us) pastor: Gladly, syr and thow would bee by me, for loth is me to denye thee.

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Secund(us) pastor: Nowe sythen god hath gathered vs

together,

with good harte I thanke him of his grace. welcome be thow, well fayre wedder!

Tudd, will we shape vs to some solace?

Tertius pastor: [Yea], solace would best be seene, that we shape vs to our supper,

for meate and drinke, well I deeme,

to eych deede is most dere.

105 Prim(us) pastor: Lay forth eych man, i-lych, what he hath lafte of his liverye;

And I will put forth my pyche,

with my parte, firste of vs all three.

bowe to his wife D

ffor] for to W 86 bene] be Wr. 87 to his wife bowne] 89 thus] this Wr. 90 our] omit H dame-kynn] dame kynne B, dame kenye Wh dame keynn D 91 I] omit D 94 on] on a H 95 pastor] omit H bee by] ban H 96 is me] me is H W h, I ame B 97 pastor] omit H sythen] seinge Wr. 99 wedder] wether H, weither W, weather h 101 Yea] Yeg H, omit D B Wh 103 deeme] wene Wh 105 pastor] omit H eych man i-lych] I ech man besech B i-lych] alyche HW h 107 put] first put HB

104 dede] man H

Secund(us) pastor and such store as my wife had, in your sight soone shall you see,

at our beginninge vs to glade,

for in good meate ther is much glee.
here is bredd this day was bacon,

onyons, garlycke, and leekes,
butter that bought was in Blacon,

and greene cheese that will greese well your

cheekes.

Tertius pastor: And here ale of Halton I have,
and what meate I had to my hyer;

A puddinge may noe man deprave,
and a Jannock of Lancastershyre.
Loe! here a sheepes head sowsed in ale,
and a gr(o)yne to laye on the greene,
And sowre milke my wife had (on sale)-
a noble supper as well is seene.

Prim(us) pastor: Nowe will I cast of my cloacke,
and put out parte of my liverye,

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115 was] before

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123 had] hath h on sale] ordeyned D B W h inserts the following eight lines:

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Primus pastor and as it is well sene, ye shall see and what somewhat I have in my sacke:

a piggs foote I have here, pardye!

and a panch clout in my packe.

A womb clout, fellowes, now have I,

a lyver as is no lak,

a chitterling boyled shall be.

this burden I beare on my backe.

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put owt that I save in my poacke,

and a pigges foote from puddinges purye.

Tertius pastor: Abyde, fellowes, and yee shall see here this hott meate [that we shall hend],

Jambons and other good meate in fere,
a puddinge with a pricke in ende.
Prim(us) pastor: my sottchell to shake out,
to sheppardes am I not ashamed;
and this tonge pared rownd aboute,
with my teeth yt shalbe atamed.
Tunc commedent, et dicat prim(us) pastor:
Byd me doe gladly, and I thee,

for by god here is good grawsinge.
Come eate with vs, god of heaven hye,
but take noe heede though ther be noe howsinge.

Secundus pastor: Howsinge ennoughe have wee here,
while that wee have heavon over our hedde(s).
Now to weete our mouthes tyme were,
this flackett will I tame, if thow reade vs.

145 Tertius pastor: And of this bottell nowe will I bibbe, for here is bowles of the best,

save] have HBWh 129 pastor] omit W

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such lickour makes men to live,

this game may noewhere be leste.

Prim(us) pastor: ffellowes, nowe our bellyes be full, thinke we on him that keepes our flockes; blowe thy horne and call after Trowle,

and bydd him somme of our byttlockes.

Secund(us) pastor: Well sayd, Hankyn, by my soothe,
for that shrewe, I suppose, vs seekes,
my horne to lille I shall not lesse

tyll that lad have some of our leekes.

Tertius pastor: Leekes to his liverye is likinge,

such a lad nowhere in land is.

blowe a note for that meetinge,

whyle that horne nowe in thy hand ys.

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Primus pastor: With this horne I shall make a hooe, [43b] that hee and all heaven shall here,

Yonder lad that sittes on a lowe

the lowd of this horne shall here.

Tunc cantabit, et dicat Garcius:

Good lord, look on mee,

and my flocke here, as the(y) fed have;
on this wold walke wee,

are no men here that (me wald have).

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lost B H h, lefte W sheepe H

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bylle B h, tilt H, blowe W lesse] lette W
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All is playne, perdai,

therfore, sheepe, we mon goe

noe better may bee

of beast that blood and bonne have.
Wotte I not day or night

necessaryes that to me beelongen:
tarboyte and tarboll,—

yee shall here,

nettle, hemlock, and butter abydinge,
and my good dogge, dottynolle,

that is nothing cheesse of his chydinge.

yf any man come mee bye,

And would wytt which waye beste were,

my legge I lifte up whereas I lye,

and wishe him the waye easte and west-where. And I rose where I laye,

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me would thinke that travel lost:

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for kinge ne duke, by this daye,

Ryse I will not, but take my rest here.

Nowe will I sitt here adowne,

and pippe at this pott like a pope;

would god that I were downe

harmeles, as I hastelye hope,

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plaine plaine H 170 we mon goe] mon we
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good have H

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