as the sprit is suche is the wyt, and suche as the wyt
is suche is the
quel est lesperit, tel est le sens, et quel est le sens,
telle est la

reason. Wherfore ye se clerely that the good mete cause
rayson. Par quoy uous uoiez manifestement que la bonne uiande faict

the good understandyng and good reason; holde you than to the
le bon entendement et bonne rayson; tenes uous doncques a la

beste and take nat to moche therof.
meilleure et nen prenes pas trop.

Ma.

In my God, I wene that my physicion whan I shall have one
En mon Dieu, je cuide que mon medecin quant jen auray ung

shall scante mende your reasons, wherfore I pray you to procede
pouldra a paine amender uos raysons, pourquoy je uous prie de proceder

that I may knowe my complexion,
que puisse congnoistre ma complexion.

Lau.

If it please you, madame, we shall abyde tyll another tyme,
Sil uous uient a plaisir, madame, nous differerons jusques a une
aultre fois,

bycause that your supper is almost ended.
pource que uostre soupper est quasy acheue.

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Ma.

Well, to morowe be it.
Bien, a demain soit.

THENDE OF THIS COMMUNICATION.

Mary.

Trewly, mayster amener, I thinke it longe to here the ende of our

Certes, monsieur laulmosnier, il me tarde douir la fin de nostre

begonne communycation.
encomencee comunicacion.

Lau.

In good soth, madame, I am redy to acquyte me, howbeit that I
make protestation
En uerite, madame, je suis prect de me acquicter, combien que je
proteste

before your grace that I shall speke therof as a clerke of armes,
deuant uostre grace que jen parleray come ung clerc darmes,

for I knowe nothyng of it but by here say.
car je nen scay rien que par ouir dire.

Ma.

Well, well, care ye nat.
Bien, bien, ne uous chaille.

Lau.

It is trouth, madame, that there is foure elementes, that is to
say: the
Il est bien uray, madame, que