Il6 THE RHYMED CHRONICLE OF JOHN HARES'!'^ FFE. 



They spake him faire and wisht him rest content, 

 Till she came downe : wherto he gave consent. 

 Harestaffe had writt to him to that effect, 

 But shortlie their advyse he did neglect : 

 And through ill counsell thither came againe, 

 And will they nill they thither would remayne. 

 But Buck could not abyde to suffer that 

 But out of doores perforce he threwe him flatt. 



When she came downe unto him she did send 

 Desyringe him that he would not contend, 

 Protestinge y l she meant not him to wronge, 

 Nor would requyre to hold the Parsonage longe : 

 Nor yet would on her husbands bargaine stande ; 

 But for there was noe house upon y e lande 

 Soe fitt as that, wherin she might remayne, 

 Against her foes, possession to maintayne, 

 She must of force continewe there a season 

 And for y e same would gyve him what was reason. 



Tut, he would have noe reason, nor agree 

 She should on anie termes his fermer be, 

 Or there abyde : for he was link'd w th those, 

 Who shortlie after did theimselves disclose 

 Though neere allyed, to be her spytefull foes. 



When she p'ceaved this she tould him plaine, 

 That her possession there she would mayntaine 

 And for what wronge she did him, would abyde 

 The Judges censure y' should it decyde. 



Soone after this Corn-harvest tyme was come, 

 And sorie Clement (to be troublesome) 

 To gather some tyth corne would needs assay, 

 When Francis Buck and's man came by that way : 

 What wordes amongst them past I cannot tell, 

 Buck's man and he by theares togeather fell, 



