Ys in Latyn Guladius, [[Gladius St., Guladius C.]] [¶ Gladius a gula dicitur, & generaliter dicitur Ensis in prelio; sed ensis tan|tum ferrum est / Gladius vero, totus sed proprie dicitur guladius, quia gulam dividit / & scias quod Mucro, ensis, gla|dius, spata sunt nomina synonima. Gula, a galla, greco dicitur / hec gula, -le, id est, = anterior pars colli; pos|terior dicitur Cervix.—C. & St.]
Sayd of gula, (as he put,)
ffor that yt a-sonder kut
The throte off a man a two: [Glaive, si com truis en escript, 1105 Guele devisant, si est dit. p. 35.]
Thys Ianuence recordeth so;
ffor throte yn Ynglyssh, (thys the ffyn,)
Ys callyd Gula in Latyn,
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Wher-off Glayvë took hys name.
Grameryens [[Stowe]] sëyn the same, [folio 39b]
For yt a-sondyr [[Stowe]] doth deuyde
The partyes layde on euery syde, [Camb.: For right that he hath herd allegge, he shulde do his jugement, and non oother wise, p. 18. Quar tout ainsi comme allignier 1110 Il a ouï, son iugement Doit il faire, non autrement. p. 35.]
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Wher, save Right, ys [[Stowe]] no refuge.
'But first, every Right [[Stowe]] ful Iuge
Sholde, by [[Stowe]] good avysëment,
Or he gesse [[Stowe]] eny Iugëment,
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Discerne [[Stowe]] to-forn (with al hys myght),
Seke and [[Stowe]] enqueryn out the ryght
Off outher [[Stowe]] part in hys presence,
Nat [[Stowe]] ben to hasty off sentence,
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Nor [[Stowe]] off hys doomys in no wyse.
¶ Also [[Stowe]] to yow I shal devyse,
Wheroff the tweynë eggys serue, [prose cap xxvii]
Off thys swerd, that kutte & kerue:
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ffor on allonë in no wyse [[Stowe]]
By hym sylff may nat suffyse; [Pour quoi. I. seul pas ne soufist 1115 Et quel enseignement i gist. Se vostre glaive avez pointu Par discretion, et agu. p. 36.] [[Stowe]]
ffor yiff yowr swerde forgyd off steel [[Stowe]]
Be to-forn ypoynted wel, [[Stowe]]
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And sharpyd by dyscrecioun, [[Stowe]]
Ye moste (off ryght & good resoun)
Ther-with-al haue ryghtwysnesse,
Vyces to reforme and dresse,
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On your sogectys (euere among,)
