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And Colleyne threed, Fustian and Canvas, 



Card, Bukeram : of olde time thus it was. 



But the Flemings among these things dere, 



In common loven best Bakon and Beere. 



Also Pruse men maken her adventure 



Of Plate of silver of wedges good and sure 



In great plentie which they bring and bye, 



Out of the lands of Beame and Hungarie : 



Which is increase full great unto their land, 



And they bene laden, I understand, 



With wollen cloth all maner of colours 



By dyers crafted full divers, that ben ours. 



And they adventure full greatly unto the Bay, 



for salt that is needefull withouten nay. 



Thus if they would not our friends bee, 



We might lightly stoppe hem in the see : 



They should not passe our streemes withouten leve, 



It would not be, but if we should hem greve. 



Of the commodities of the Genuoys and her 

 great Caracks. Chap. 6. 



THe Genuois comen in sundry wises 

 Into this land with divers merchandises 

 In great Caracks, arrayed withouten lacke 

 With cloth of gold, silke, and pepper blacke 

 They bring with them, and of II crood great plentee, 

 Woll Oyle, Woad ashen, by vessel in the see, 

 Cotton, Rochalum, and good gold of Genne. 

 And then be charged with wolle againe I wenne, 

 And wollen cloth of ours of colours all. 

 And they adventure, as ofte it doth befall, 

 Into Flanders with such things as they bye, 

 That is their chefe staple sekerly : 

 And if they would be our full enemies, 

 They should not passe our stremes with marchandise. 



A.D. 



c 1437- 

 Pitch, Tarre, 

 Board, Flexe, 

 Collein threed, 

 Fustian, Can- 

 vas, Cardes, 

 Bokeram, 

 Silver-plate, 

 Wedges of 

 Silver and 

 Mettall. 



P- 193.] 



|| Or, Woad. 



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