THE ENGLISH POLICY 



With such colours wee have bee hindred sore. 

 And fayned peace is called no werre herefore. 

 Thus they have bene in divers coasts many 

 Of our England, more then rehearse can I : 

 In Norfolke coastes, and other places about, 

 And robbed and brent and slaine by many a rowte 

 And they have also ransomed Towne by Towne : 

 That into the regnes of bost have run her sowne : 

 Wich hath bin ruth unto this Realme and shame : 

 They that the sea should keepe are much to blame. 

 For Britayne is of easie reputation ; 

 And Saincte Malo turneth hem to reprobation. 



A storie of Edward the third his ordinance 



for Britayne. 



HEre bring I in a storie to mee lent, 

 That a good Squire in time of Parliament 

 Tooke unto mee well written in a scrowe : 

 That I have commond both with high and lowe, 

 Of which all men accorden into one, 

 That it was done not many yeeres agone. 

 But when noble King Edward the thrid 

 Reigned in grace, right thus it betyd. 

 For hee had a maner gelosie 

 To his Marchants and loved them hartily. 

 He feld the weyes to rule well the see, 

 Whereby Marchants might have prosperitee. 

 That for Harflew Houndflew did he maken ;' 

 And great werre that time were undertaken, 

 betwixt the King and the Duke of Britayne : 

 At last to fall to peace both were they fayne : 

 Upon the wich made with convencion 

 Our Marchants made hem readie bowne 

 Toward Britayne to loade their Marchandie, 

 Wening hem friends they went foorth boldly : 

 But soone anon our Marchants were ytake, 

 And wee spedde never the better for truce sake. 



n 9 



A.D. 



c. 1437. 



Historiaosten- 

 dens quam 

 ordinationem 

 Rex Ed- 

 war dus tertius 

 fecit contra 

 deprcedatores 

 marinos Brit- 

 annia min- 

 ority ad debel- 

 landum eos y 

 subjugandum, 

 Britannos 

 minores. 



