One and Thyrtye Epigrammes wherein are briefly touched so many Abuses, that maye and ought to be put away. Compiled and Imprinted by Robert Crowley |
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Of Forestallars. |
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Of Forestallars.
The fryses of Walisto Brystowe are brought,
But before thei were wouen
in Walis they are bought.
So that nowe we do paye
foure grotes or els more,
For the fryfe we haue bought.
for eyght pens heretofore.
And some saye the woule
is bought ere it do growe.
And the corne long before
it come in the mowe.
And one thyng there is
that hurteth moste of all,
Reuersiōs of fermes are bought,
long ere they fall.
And ryght so are benifices
in euery coaste,
So that persons and vicars
kepe neyther sodde nor roste.
The pore of the paryshe
whome the person shoulde fede:
Can haue nought of oure tythis,
Reuersions of fermes
are bought on ech syde,
And the olde tenant must pay well
if he wyll abyde.
And where the father payde a peny
and a Capon or twayne,
The sonne muste paye ten pownde
This passeth my brayne.
Well, let thes forestallars
repent them by tyme,
Leste the clarke of the market
be wyth them ere pryme.
For he when he cometh
wyll punysh them all,
That do any nedeful thynge
ingrose or forestall.
For well I wotte thys,
when he went laste awaye:
He sent vs his seruaunt,
and thus dyd he saye.
Se that emong you
none seke his owne gayne,
But profyte ech other
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