The pilgrimage of the life of man, English by John Lydgate, A. D. 1426, from the French of Guillaume de Deguileville, A. D. 1330, 1335. The text ed. by F. J. Furnivall ... With introduction, notes, glossary and indexes by Katharine B. Locock ...

'And tak also good heed herto, Line 11368 Yiff all ffolk in a Regioun Hadden On [[oon St.]] occupacioun In the Rychest crafft of alle, Demë thanne what sholdë falle: Line 11372 Thanne al ylyche (yiff thow tok [[take St.]] hed) The ffoot as good as ys the hed; [folio 175a] A knaue also, by hys werkyng, Sholde ben Egal wyth the [[a St.]] kyng; Line 11376 The wych (who wysly kan espye,) Ne wer no maner polycye, But rather a confusïoun In euery maner Regïoun. Line 11380
'Wherfor, in Townys & cytes, Lat men lyuen lyk her degres: Wysë ffolk that kan dyscerne, Lat hem by wysdam so governe Line 11384 That no man ne haue no wrong; And swych as myghty ben, & strong, Wyth myghte lat hem the lond dyffende; [Stowe folio 201a] And clerkys to ther studye entende; Line 11388 And labourerys, lat hem werche; And spyrytual ffolk off the cherche, Lat ther occupacïoun Ben in contemplacïoun, Line 11392 In deuocioun & prayere; Voyde hem ffrom offyce seculer; Lat hem go lyuë lyk ther bond; Line 11395 And swyche [[swyche St., swych C.]] ffolk as tyle the lond, Lat hem do trewly ther labour, Bothe in drouht & ek in shour; ffor trewly (yiff I rekne shal) Carte & plowh, they ber vp al [[Nota St. later.]] Line 11400 The clergye & the cheualrye.
'And overmor, ffor my partye, Thogh my crafft (in cónclusioun) Be off no reputacïoun, Line 11404 Swych as I kan, swych I ha wrouht; And therfore rebuke me nouht; ffor crafftys vsyd in pouerte
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The pilgrimage of the life of man, English by John Lydgate, A. D. 1426, from the French of Guillaume de Deguileville, A. D. 1330, 1335. The text ed. by F. J. Furnivall ... With introduction, notes, glossary and indexes by Katharine B. Locock ...
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Guillaume, de Deguileville, 14th cent.
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London,: Pub. for the Early English text society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co., limited,
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