AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



C.795. 



make their supplication unto us, or unto our Judges, and 

 we will see justice executed to the full. 



An ancient testimonie translated out of the olde 

 Saxon lawes, containing among other things 

 the advancement of Marchants for their thrise 

 crossing the wide seas, set downe by the 

 learned Gentleman Master William Lambert 

 pagina 500. of his perambulation of Kent. 



IT was sometime in English lawes, that the people and 

 the lawes were in reputation : and then were the 

 wisest of the people worship-worthy, every one after 

 his degree : Earle, and Churle, Thein, and under-Thein. 

 And if a churle thrived so, that hee had fully five hides 

 of his owne land, a Church and a Kitchin, a Belhouse, 

 and a gate, a seate, and a severall office in the Kings 

 hall, then was he thenceforth the Theins right worthy. 

 And if a Thein so thrived, that he served the king, and 

 on his message rid in his houshold, if he then had a 

 Thein that followed him, the which to the kings journey 

 five hides had, and in the kings seate his Lord served, 

 and thrise with his errand had gone to the king, he 

 might afterward with his foreoth his lords part play at 

 any great neede. And if a Thein did thrive so, that 

 he became an Earle; then was he afterward an Earles 

 right worthie. And if a Marchant so thrived, that he 

 passed thrise over the wide seas, of his owne craft, he 

 was thencefoorth a Theins right worthie. And if a 

 scholar so prospered thorow learning that he degree 

 had, and served Christ, he was then afterward of dig- 

 nitie and peace so much worthie, as thereunto belonged : 

 unlesse he forfaited so, that he the use of his degree 

 use ne might. 



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