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 So that in all the life time of the king, 



Marchants had peace withouten werring : 



He made a statute for Lombards in this land, StatutumRegis 



That they should in noe wise take on hande Edwarditerni 



Here to inhabite, here to chardge and dischardge 

 But fortie dayes, no more time had they large. 

 This good king by witte of such appreiffe 

 Kept his Marchants and the sea from mischiefe. 



Of the commodities of Scotland and draping of 

 her wolles in Flanders. The fourth Chapiter. 



MOreover of Scotland the commodities 

 Are Felles, Hides, and of Wooll the Fleese. 

 And all these must passe by us away 

 Into Flanders by England, sooth to say. 

 And all her woolle was draped for to sell 

 In the Townes of Poperinge and of Bell ; 

 Which my Lord of Glocester with ire 



For her falshed set upon a fire. Anno Domini 



And yet they of Bell and Poperinge 1436. //<?«. 6. 



Could never drape her wooll for any thing, *' 



But if they had English woll withall. 

 Our goodly wooll which is so generall 

 Needefull to them in Spaine and Scotland als, 

 And other costes, this sentence is not false : 

 Yee worthy Marchants I doe it upon you, 



I have this learned ye wot well where and howe : [I. 192.] 



Ye wotte the Staple of that Marchandie, 

 Of this Scotland is Flaunders sekerly. 

 And the Scots bene charged knowen at the eye, 

 Out of Flanders with little Mercerie, 

 And great plentie of Haberdashers Ware, 

 And halfe her shippes with cart wheeles bare, 

 And with Barrowes are laden as in substance : 

 Thus most rude ware are in her chevesance. 

 So they may not forbeare this Flemish land. 

 Therefore if wee would manly take in hand, 



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