goodnesse and courtesy that they have done to me: how doth he, bonté et courtoisie quilz mont faicte: comment se porte il,
I pray you, and how doth the good lady his wyfe. je uous prie, et comment le fait la bonne dame sa femme.
Le mes. Certaynly, madame, they do, or they fare, as they that ben Certainement, madam, ilz se portent, or ilz le font come ceulz qui sont
Ma. Forsoth I am glad therof, for he is a noble lorde, En mon Dieu, jen suis bien joieuse, car il est noble personne, seigneur,
man: and she is a good, and vertuouse lady, trewe, homme: et elle est bonne et uertueuse dame, honeste, preude, gentille
lady, woman, I pray you dame, damoisel, femme de bien, je uous prie ou requier de
to thanke her, to thanke them, and to them say that I me la remercier, de me les regraciér, et leur ou luy dictes que je
shalbe glade, to remembre the honour that he they seray joieuz, joieuse de recognoistre lhoneur quil ou quelle, quilz ou
do to me when oportunite or tyme shalbe. quelles me fait ou font quant temps oportun ou oportunité en sera.
Le mes. I shall endever me with all my power to fulfyll your comandement, madame. Je menploiray de tout mon pouer a accomplir uostre commandemant, madame.
Mar. Gyve him fifty crownes. Dones luy cinquante escus.
Le tres. It shalbe done, madame. Il sera fait, madame.
Lhus. What please your grace. Que plait il a uostre grace.
Ma. Go and brynge this gentilman to the seller and make him good chere, and Allés et menés ce gentil homme au celiér et luy faictes bonne chière, et
loke that he lake no thinge. regardés que riens ne luy faille.
Lhus. I shall fulfyll your pleasure, madame. Jaccompliray uostre plaisir, madame.
AN EPITAPHE MADE UPON THE DETH OF FRENCHE, WHICHE WAS FAYNED FOR TO TECHE HER GRACE, HER MAISTRE BEYNGE SYKE OF THE GOWTE.
Here lyeth the frenche ouerthrowen Cy gist le francois renuersé
as ye se and cast downe come uous uoiéz et abatu
the whiche is more than a yere a gone lequel plus dung an a passé
that he came among us; quauec nous sest embatu;
wold to God that he had lyved pleust ore a Dieu quil eust uescu
reignyng alwayes as he was wont regnant tousjours come il soulloit
sith that no man he wolde none yvell ueu qua nulluy mal ne uoulloit
Alas, at his begynnyng Helas, a son commencement