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Rosko.
Ros.
See howe we are crost: we thought the King for pleasure,
Came to visite vs: when to his paine,
And our plagues, I feare he bestowes his leysure.
To heare the wronges, of such as wyll complaine
Of any man: But the sport is to see
Us Officers, one looke of another:
I at Lorde Promos, Lorde Promos at mee,
The Lawiers, at the Shriefe and Maior.
They gase asmuch on the ruling Lawier.
For to be plaine, the clearest of all,
Peccaui syng, to heare the grieuous call,
Against Usurie, brybrie, and barrating,
Suborning, extorcion, and boulstring.
Some faultes are hearde, some by Proclamation staye,
Before the King, to be hearde on Fridaye.
I yet haue scapte, and hope to go scotfree:
But so, or no, whylst leysure serues mee.
To haue my aunswers fresh if I be cauld,
Of merry mates, I haue a meetyng stauld,
To whome my sences, to refresh I wend,
Who gets a pace as meryly may spend.

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