kenne me by some craft for to kenne the false

loke vpon thy left hal{u}ve lo where he stondyth

both false & fauinellP and theyr fers many

I loked on my left hal{u}ve as the ladye me tavght

and was warre off a voman wonderslyche clothed

p{u}vrfelyd wyth pelo{u}vre the fynest vpon yertheC

coroned wyth a crovne the kyng hath no better

Feytlyche / Feyt[is]lyche hyr fyngers were fretted wyth rynges

& ther-on red r{u}vbyes as red as any glede

and dyamontes off derrest pryce & dowble maner saphyres

oryentales and ewages enue{.}nymes to dystroye

hyr robe was full ryche off red skarlett Ingreyned

wyth rybandes off red gold & off rych stonys

hyr arrey me ra{u}vyshed s{u}vch ryches saghtLX I neuer

I had wondre watt she was & woos wyfe she were

watt ys thys woman quod I so worthyly attyred

that ys mede the mayden hath noyed me f{u}vll offt

and lakked my lemman that loyalte ys hoten

and {b}{e}alyed hyr {to}wyth lordes that lawys have to kepe

In the popes {....} palys she ys pry{u}ve as my-sel{u}ve

butt sothnes wold not so / for she ys a bastard

for falseeP was hyr father that hath a fykle to{u}vnge

and neuer soth sayd sythen he cam to yerthe

and mede ys manerryd after hym ryght as kynd asketh

qualis pater talis filius bonaP arbor bonum fructum facit

I owght ben hyer then she I cam off the better

my father the greyte god ys & gro{u}vndre off all graces

on god wyth-ovt begynnyng & I hys owne doghter

and hath gy{u}ven mercyT to mary wyth my-sel{u}ven

and watt man be marsyfull and leally me lo{u}ve

shalbe / shal be my lord and I hys leefe In the {hey} he hey{u}ven

& watt man taketh mede my heyd dare I ley

that he shall lese for hyr lo{u}ve a lomp off leall charyte

how constr{u}ved dauid the kyng off men that take mede

& men off thys mold that meynteyne tr{u}vght

& how ye sh{u}old sa{u}ve yo{u}vr-selffe þe sa{u}vter beyryth wyttnes

domine quis habitabit In tabernaculo tuo & cetera

and now worth thys mede maryed toT a shrewe

to on fals fykell to{u}vnge a feendes feere

Fa{u}vuellLX thr{u}vgh hys fayre spech hath þis folke Inchanted

and all ys lyers ledyng that she ys th{u}vs wedded

to-morow worth I-made the meyden brydall

therT myghtest þou wytt yff þou wylt wyche þei bynne all

that longen to that lordshyp the lasse & the more

know theym ther yff þou kannest & kepe thow thy ton{h}ge

& lack theym noght but lett theym worth tyll loyalte be I{u}vstece

and ha{u}ve poyer to p{u}vnnyche theym þat put forth thy reason

now I bekenne the cryst quod she & hys cleyne modre

& lett no conscyence combre þe for co{u}vetyse off mede

that all the rych reyten{nv}naunceP þat reynyth wyth the fals

were bydenT to the brydeale on bothP to sydys

off all maner off men þe meyne & the ryche

to marye thys meyden was many man assembled

as off knygtes and off clerkes & other comen poeple

as syso{u}vrs & somonors shrey{u}vys & theyr clarkys

bydyles & belyffs and brodIors off chaffeyre

Forgoers & vyte{k}lers / ad{u}vocates off þe arches

I can not rekne þe ro{u}vte that ranne a-bovte mede

but symonye and cy{u}vyll & syso{u}vrs off {corn} co{u}vrtesT

were most pry{u}vye wyth mede off any men me thoght

butt fa{u}vuell LX was þe f{u}vrst þat sett hyr ovte off bowre

and as a brodger broght hyr / to be wythP fals enIoyned

when symonye & {s}cy{u}vyllP {sey}seyd toP {th}here C both t{yo{u}vr}h..re P wylles

they assented for syl{u}ver to say as both wold

then lepe lyer forth & sayd low here a charter

that gyle wyth hys greyte othys gave them to-gedder

& preyd symonye to se & cy{u}vyll to reede ytt

then symonye & cy{u}vyll standen forth both

& vnfoldyth the feoffament that fals hadT made

& th{u}vs begynnen thes gomes to {g}redenP full hye

Siant / S[c]iant presentes et futuri et cetera

wytteth & wyttnessyth that wonien vpon yerth

that mede ys maryed more for hyr goodes

then for any vert{u}ve off fayrnes or any fre kynd

falsnes ys feyne off hyr for he woott hyr ryche

& fa{u}vinellLX wyth hys Fylke / Fy[k]le speche Feyffyth by hys charter

to be pryncys In pryde and po{u}verte to dyspysse

to backbyto{u}vrs & to bosten & beyre fals wyttnes

to scorne & to skold and sclandre to make

vnbuxome & bold to breke the tenne hestys

and the erldome off en{u}vye & wrath to-gedders

wyth þe chastylett off chest & chateryng ovt off reason

the co{u}vnnteP off co{u}vetous & all the costes a-bovte

that ys vsure & a{u}varyce all I theym gra{u}vnte

In bargaynes &T brokages wyth all þe burgh off theyft

& all the lordshyp off leychery In lenght & In breyde

as In workes and In wordes & weytyngT offT eyene

and In wedes & In wysshynges & wyth Idle thoghtys

ther as wyll wold & workmanshyp faylyth

glotonye he gaffe them yke & greyte othes to-geddre

and all day to drynke att dyuers tauerens

and ther to Iangell & Iape & I{u}vge theyr e{u}ven-crystyen

and on fastyngP days to freet er full tyme were

and then to sytten & sowpen tyll slepe theym assayle

and breden as b{u}vrgh swyne & bedden theym eassely

tyll sloghte and slepe sleken hys sydes

and then wanhope to awake theym wyth no wyll to amend

for he le{u}veth to be lost þis ys theyre last end

and to ha{u}ve & to hol{...}dP & theyr heyrs after

a dwellyng wyth þe de{u}vell and damned for euer

wyth þe app{u}vrtenances off p{u}vrgatory to the payn off hell

yeldyng for thys thyngP att on yers end

theyre soules vn-to sathan to suffer wyth hym peynes

{or}& wyth hym to wonne wyth wo / wyle god ys yn hey{u}ven

In wyttnes off wych thyng wrong was the f{u}vrst

& pers þe perdoner off pa{u}vlyns doctryne

bett þe byddell off {b}B{u}vkyngam-shyreP

reynold the re{u}ve off r{u}vttland sokne

m{u}vnd þe mylner {&}P & many mo other

In þe date off þe de{u}vell thys dede I Inseale

by syght off syr simonye & cy{u}vyles ley{u}ve

then tened hym theologie when he þis tale herd

and sayd to cy{u}vyle now sorow mote youLX ha{u}ve

s{u}oyche weddyngT to worche to wrath wyth tr{u}vght

and er thys weddyng be wroght wo the betyde

For mede not a mulyer & off amendes engendred

and god gra{u}vntyth to gyue mede vn-to trught

and thow hast gy{u}ven hyr to a gylo{u}vr lord gy{u}ve þe sorowe

the texte tellyth þe natt so tr{u}vght wott þe sothe

for dignus est operarius hys hyre for to ha{u}ve

& thow hast fast hyr wythT false fye on thy lawe

for all by leysynges þou ly{u}vest & leychero{u}vs workes

simony & thy-sel{u}ve{n} shenden holye churche

thees notaryes & ye noyen offt the poeple

ye shall byggen yt both by god þat me made

well ye wytten wernerdes butt yff your wytt fayle

þat fals ys Faythles & fykell In hys workes

and was a bastard borne off belsab{u}vbes kynne

and mede ys a m{u}vlyer a meyden off good

and myght kysse þe kyng for cosyn & she sh{u}vld

forthy worchyth by wyssdome & {wytt} by wytt also

and leyde hyr to london there ys ytt y-shoyde

yff any law wyll loke they lyggen to-gedder

and yff I{u}vstyces I{u}vggen hyr to be Ioyned to Fals

yet be ware off the weddyng for wytty ys trught

and coscyence / co[n]scyence ys a co{u}vncell & knowyth you echonne

and yff he Fynd you In defa{u}vte & wyth þe Fals hold

ytt shalbe sytt / shal besytt your so{u}vles full soreT atthe / at the last

hyr-to assentyth {s}cy{u}vyleP butt simonye ne wold

tyll he had syl{u}ver for hys servyce & also þe notaryes

then fett Fa{ui}vvnellLX forth floreynses ynowe

& bad gyle go gy{u}ve gold all a-bovte

& namelych to þes notaryes þat theym non fayle

and feoffe fals wyttnes wyth florenses Inowe

for þei mayPT mede master & maken att my wyll

tho thys gold was ge{u}ve greyte was þe thankyng

to fals & to Fa{uu}vvnellLX For þer fayre gyftes

& came to comforten from care the Fals

and seyden certes syr ceasse shall we neuer

tyll mede be thy weddyd wyffe thrught wytt T off vs all

for we ha{u}ve medePT mastred wyth o{u}vr mery speche

that she graaunt{.}ythP to goon wyth a good wyll

to london to {k} loke yff the lawe wold

Iugge you Ioyntly In Ioy for euer

then was falsnes Fayne & Fa{uu}vvnellLX as blythe

to lett somone all theT seggys In þe shyre abovte

and bad theym all to be bowne beggers & other

to wend wyth theym to westmynsterLX to wyttnes þis dede

but then cared they for caples to caryen theym thydder

and Fa{ui}vvnellLX fatt forth fooles Inowe

and sett mede onT a shre{u}ve shod all a-newe

and fals sat on a sysour þat softlye trottyd

and fa{ui}vvnellLX on a flatterer feytlyche attyred

tho had notaryes non / anoyyd therewyth

for {then} T simony & cy{u}vyll sh{u}old on theyre feette gang

and then T sware symonye & cy{u}vyll both

that somoners sh{u}vld be sadeled & ser{u}ve þem echonne

and lett apparellT pro{u}vysours In palfreys wyse

syr symonye hym-sel{u}ve shall sytt on theyr backes

deynes & subdeanes draw you to-gedders

archdeykens & offycyalles & all your {wolle} regesters

lett sadle theym wyth syl{u}ver our synnys to suffer

as avovtrye & de{u}vorses and derne vsurye

to beyre bysshopes a-bovte a-brode In wysytyng

paulynes poepleT {.}For pleyntes In constoryeT

sh{u}vld ser{u}ve my-selue that cy{u}vyll ys neue{n}ved / neue[n]ed

and cartsadle our com{o}y{.}ssary our cart shall he leyde

and facchen vs wytayles att fornycato{u}vrsLX

and make off lyers a long carte to leyden all þes other

as freres and feyto{u}vrs þat on theyr fete rennen

and th{u}vs fals & fa{ui}vvnellLX faren forth to-gedders

and medeP In the mydyst & all thys meyny after

I ha{u}ve no tome to tell you the ta{l}ylle that hyr folowytheT

butt gyle was forgoer & gydedT theym all

sothnes seethe þem well and seyd butt lytell

and pryked hys palfrey & passed theym all

and came to þe kynges co{u}vrt & conscyence told

and conscyence to the kyng karped ytt after

now by cryst quod the kyng yff I cache myght

Fals & fa{ui}vvnellLX or any off theyre feres

I wold be wroken on tho wrecchys þat worchen so yll

& done theym hang by þe hals & all that theym meynteyntheC

shall neuer man on thys mold meympryceLG the lest

butt ryght as the lawe wyll looke lett fall on theym all

and commaundeT a conestable þat he come att the fyrst

to attache tho tyrantes for any thyng I hoote

& fetter fast falsnes For anykyns / any kyns gyftes

and gyrd off gyles heyd & let hym go no f{u}vrther

and yff theyP lache lyer / let hym not eskapen

er he be putt on the pyllorye for any preaer

and bryng mede vn-to me mavgre theym all

drede at the dore stoode and the dome herd

how the kyng commanded constables & sergeantes

falsnes & hys felawshyp to fettren & bynden

then drede went wythlyche & warned the fals

and bad hym flee for fere and hys felowys all

falsnes for fereT fleydd to the freres

and gyle doyth hym to go agast for to dye

but marcheantes mett wyth hym & made hym abyde

& sett hym In theyre shoppes to shoeuen theyr ware

appareled hym as a prentys the poeple to ser{u}ve

lyghtlyche lyer lept a-wa{s}y thenceT

l{u}vrkyng thr{u}vgh lanys . to-l{u}vgged off many

he was more wellcome for hys many mery tales

o{u}ver all I omytedT & hoted to c{u}vrse

tyll perdoners had pyte & p{u}vlled hym In-to ho{u}vse

theyP wysshen hym & wypen hym & wond hym In clo{u}vtes

and sen{tt}dden P hym wyth seales on sondays to ch{u}vrches

and gaffe perdon for pence po{u}vndemayleP abovte

then lo{u}vred leches & letters they sent

that he sh{u}vld wone wyth theym waters to looke

spycers speken wyth hym to spyen theyr ware

For he co{u}vthe off theyr crafte & {kew} P knewe many goomesLX

but mynstrelles & messyngers mett wyth hym onnes

& helden a halfe yere & a-ley{u}ven days

freres wyth fayre speche fett hym thence

& for knoyng off commers coped hym as a frere

but he hath ley{u}ve to lepe ovt as oft as hym lykyth

and ys welcoem when he wole & wonnyth wyth theym oft

all they restP fledden for fere & flyen {to} In-to hernes

sa{u}ve mede the meyde d{u}vrst no mo abyde

butt tr{u}vlye to tell she tremled for drede

& eke wept & wrong when she was attached