A. C. mery talys

〈…〉〈…〉 he were well lernyde yet he was 〈…〉〈…〉 whych had a Gentylmannys sonne 〈…〉〈…〉 teche hym to speke latyn. Thys frere 〈…〉〈…〉 in the fo••••rey / and because thys frere 〈…〉〈…〉 knowe that thys chylde had metely well spent 〈…〉〈…〉 bene wyth hym / he bad thys chylde to make in 〈…〉〈…〉 y^e cloyster. Thys chylde halfe astonyed bycause 〈…〉〈…〉 thys latyn so shortly answeryd at all aduentures 〈…〉〈…〉 ambulant. 〈…〉〈…〉 ••yme a good old gentlyman beyng a lawyer cam to lo•• 〈…〉〈…〉 me and as he cā he hapenyd to ouertake a frere which 〈…〉〈…〉 chryft and wēt alone wythout hys beuer wherfore this 〈…〉〈…〉 frere where was hys beuer that shold kepe hym compa 〈…〉〈…〉 ••ontrary to hys relygyon to go alone / and it wolde cause 〈…〉〈…〉 ••••ym to be som apostata or som vnthryft By god syr quod y^e 〈…〉〈…〉 maūdeth hym vnto your mastershyp / why quod the gentyl∣•••• 〈…〉〈…〉 hym not / than (quod the frere to the gētylman) ye are the 〈…〉〈…〉 for hym / 〈…〉〈…〉 thys tale ye may se that he that geueth counsell to any vnthryt 〈…〉〈…〉 heth hym hys dutye shall haue oftymes but a mock for hys labour 〈…〉〈…〉 re gentylmen cam into an Inne where a fayre woman was tap 〈…〉〈…〉 ••fter wherfore as these thre satte there makynge mery eche of thē kys¦sed her and made good pastyme & plesure howbeit one spake merley & sayde I can not se how this gentylwoman is able to make pastyme & plea¦sure to vs all thre excepte that she were departed in thre partes / ¶ By my trouthe quod one of them yf that she myght be departed than I wolde chuse for my parte her hed and her fayre face that I my ghte alway kysse her / Than quod the second I wolde haue the breste and harte for there lyeth her loue / 〈…〉〈…〉 quod the thyrd then ther is nothyng left for me but the loynys / buttoc∣kys and leggys & I am contente to haue it for my parte / And whan these gen¦tylmē had passed the tyme there by the space of one hour or .ii. they toke theyr leue & were goynge awaye but 〈◊〉〈◊〉 they went the thyrd man whych had chosen the bely & the buttockys dyd kys the tapyster & bad her farewell / what quod the fyrste man that had chosen y^e fere & the mouth why dost thou so / thou dost me wronge to kysse my parte that I haue chosen of her / O quod the other I pray ••he be nat angry for I am contente that thou shalt kys my parte for it /