ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



c. 1437. 



For if wee lese it with shame of face 

 Wilfully, it is for lacke of grace. 

 Howe was Harflew cried upon, and Rone, 

 That they were likely for shought to be gone ; 

 Howe was it warned and cried on in England, 

 I make record with this pen in my hand. 

 It was warened plainely in Normandie, 

 And in England, and I thereon did crie. 

 The world was defrauded, it betyde right so. 



Harflew was Farewell * Harflew : lewdly it was a go. 



lost in the ye re ]sj owe ware Caleis, I can say no better: 



27 of Henry My soule discharge I by this present letter. 



the sixth. 



After the Chapitles of commodities of divers 

 lands, sheweth the conclusion of keeping of 

 the sea environ, by a storie of King Edgar 

 and two incidents of King Edward the third, 

 and King Henrie the fifth. Chap. 11. 



"Owe see we well then that this round see 

 To our Noble by pariformitee 



Under the ship shewed there the sayle, 



And our king with royal apparayle, 



With swerd drawen bright and extent 



For to chastise enimies violent ; 



Should be lord of the sea about, 



To keepe enimies from within and without ; 



To behold through Christianitee 



Master and lord environ of the see : 



All living men such a prince to dreed, 



Of such a regne to bee aferd indeed. 



Thus prove I well that it was thus of old ; 

 *Dicit Chro- Which by a * Chronicle anon shalbe told, 

 nka, quod iste Right curious : but I will interprete 



Edgiirus cunc- T . • -r-, r , tj-j-^. t 



tispradeces- lt into English, as I did it gete : 

 soribus suis Of king Edgar : O most marveilous 

 ftflitior, nulli Prince living, wittie, and chevalerous : 



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