ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



c 1437- 



I wol declare, who so luste to looke, 



I trowe full plainely in my litle booke. 



But covetise, and singularitie 



Of owne profite, envie, crueltie, 



Hath doon us harme, and doe us every day, 



And musters made that shame is to say : 



Our money spent al to litle availe, 



And our enimies so greatly doone prevaile, 



That what harme may fall and overthwerte 



I may unneth write more for sore of herte. 



An exhortation to the keeping of Wales. 



BEware of Wales, Christ Jesu mutt us keepe, 

 That it make not our childers childe to weepe, 

 Ne us also, so if it goe his way, 

 By unwarenes : seth that many a day 

 Men have bee ferde of her rebellion, 

 By great tokens and ostentation : 

 Seche the meanes with a discrete avise, 

 And helpe that they rudely not arise 

 For to rebell, that Christ it forbede. 

 Looke wel aboute, for God wote yee have neede, 

 Unfainingly, unfeyning and unfeynt, 

 That conscience for slought you not atteynt : 

 Kepe well that grounde, for harme that may ben used, 

 Or afore God mutte yee ben accused. 



Of the commodious Stockfish of Island, and 

 keeping of the Sea, namely the Narrow sea, 

 with an incident of the keeping of Caleis. 

 Chap. 10. 



The trade of f^\F Island to write is litle nede, 

 nstotv to \^j g aye Q £ Stock-fish : Yet forsooth in deed 



Island. _ c . 



Uut or Bnstowe, and costes many one, 

 Men have practised by nedle and by stone 

 Thider wardes within a litle while, 

 Within twelve yere, and without perill 



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