must know alle estates of the church goodly & greable,
and þe excellent estate of a kynge with his blode honorable:
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hit is a notable nurture / connynge, curyouse, and commendable.
The pope hath no peere;
Thestate off a
Emperowre is nex hym euery where;
Kynge corespondent; þus nurture shalle yow lere.
highe Cardynelle, þe dignyte dothe requere;
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Kyngis sone, prynce ye hym Calle;
Archebischoppe is to hym peregalle.
Duke of þe blode royalle,
bishoppe / Marques / & erle / coequalle.
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Thestate off a
Vycount / legate / baroune / suffrigan / abbot with mytur feyre,
barovn of þeschekere / iij. þe cheff Iusticeȝ / of london þe meyre;
Pryoure Cathedralle, mytur abbot without / a knyght bachillere
Prioure / deane / archedekon / a knyght / þe body Esquyere,
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Mastir of the rolles / riȝt þus ryken y,
Vndir Iustice may sitte hym by:
Clerke of the crowne / & theschekere Con|venyently
Meyre of Calice ye may preferre plesauntly.
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Thestate off a
Provyncialle, & doctur diuyne, [folio 186b]
Prothonotur, apertli to-gedur þey may dyne.
Thestate off a
Þe popes legate or collectoure, to-gedur ye assigne,
