es traynnon;
The othir be drawen;
Les aultres mettons sur roels;
The othir ben sette on wheles;
Ceux qui coppent boursses
Them that cutte purses
Coppe on les oreylles.
Cutte men the eres of. 20
Bussyn a a nom
Bussin is named

[Sidenote: P. 41.]

Ly bouriaulx de bruges.
The hangman of bruges.
Puis que malefaicteurs
After that the euyll doers
ount gehy leurs meffais,
Haue knowlechid her euyll dedes, 24
Les a il a mestrijer;
He hath them to mastrye;
Dieu nous garde
God kepe vs
De sa meistrise!
Fro his maystrye!
Baillius, escoutetes[1],
Bayllyes, scoutes, 28

[Footnote 1: estoutetes]

Aulcuns des escheuins,
Somme of the skepyns,
Cheuaucent auecq,
Ryde with,
La on les met a mort,
There as they be put to deth,
Et les sergeans ysont ainsy;
And the sergeants ben there also; 32
Ceulx qui eschappent
They that escape
Seront banny hors du pays
Shall be banysshed out of the londe
Sur pain dy estre penduz.
Vpon payne to be hanged.
+Ogier le fauconner
+Ogier the fauconer 36
Aporta des faucons,
Brought faucons,
Oystoires dardane,
Gerfaucons of ardane,
Espreuiers,
Spere haukes,
Quil vendra a montpellier.
That he shall sell at monpeller. 40

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[Headnote: NAMES: OGIER--QUERYNE. _Woolbeater, Cooper, &c._]

+Ogier le poulaillier
+Ogier the pulter
A des poules asses,
Hath polettes ynowhe,
Quils ne sont trop cras
Which ben not ouer fatte
Ne trop magre.
ne ouer lene. 4

++Pyere le bateure de laine
++PEter the betar of wulle
Va tout oyseux,
Gooth alle ydle,
Car son doyen
For his dene
Lui a deffendu son mestier
Hath forboden hym his craft 8
Sour lamende de vingt solz,
Vpon thamendes of xx. shelyngs,
Jusques a dont[1] quil aura[2]
Till that he shall haue
Achatte sa franchise.
Bought his franchyse.

[Footnote 1: dout]

[Footnote 2: anra]

Il sen plaindra
He shall complaine hym 12
Au burchmaistre,
Unto bourghmaistre,
Et les gardiens des mestiers
And the wardeyns of the crafte
Nen font compte.
sette not therby.
+Poul le cuuelier
+Poule the couper