Here begynnethe the boke calledde Iohn bochas descriuinge the falle of princis princessis [and] other nobles tra[n]slated i[n]to englissh by Iohn ludgate mo[n]ke of the monastery of seint edmu[n]des Bury ...

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Here begynnethe the boke calledde Iohn bochas descriuinge the falle of princis princessis [and] other nobles tra[n]slated i[n]to englissh by Iohn ludgate mo[n]ke of the monastery of seint edmu[n]des Bury ...
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Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375.
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[London :: Printed by Richard Pynson,
1494 (27 Jan.)]
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Kings and rulers -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800.
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"Here begynnethe the boke calledde Iohn bochas descriuinge the falle of princis princessis [and] other nobles tra[n]slated i[n]to englissh by Iohn ludgate mo[n]ke of the monastery of seint edmu[n]des Bury ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A16251.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 1, 2024.

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HAue mynde of saul which of estate riall From lowe degre was callyd for makenesse But presumpcion made him haue a fall Of god abiect for his frowardnesse Lost his crowne the bible berith witnesse And cause was for his disobeysaunce To goddys byddynge he yaue none attendaunce
God nat axeth nomore of man atall But hole herte without doublenesse For all the giftys which in especiall He yaue to man of high goodnesse But he chastiseth all vnkyndnesse Such as been rebell for to do plesaunce And to his byddynge yeue none atendaunce
Noble princes vertue moost principall You to conserue in youre high noblesse Is to emprente in your memoriall Feith equyte all wronges to redresse To susteyne trouth and rightwisnesse And tofore god holde heuenly the balaunce And his byddinge yeue hole youre attendaun••••
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