> Branpr: The Cock in the North. 1185 
To be with the Bull the beste of all his kynne 
And the lawfull liberde that lokes full longe 
(@) Ouer holtes and hilles theis companyes shall elyme 
Ouer floddes and frethes and feldes amonge. 49 
@) VU. Theis beastes full boldelie with the bull shall abide 
And many moo than I mynge, shall busshe to the bolde 
@) Gentill vnthanckefull shall not aray bem to ride 
To batell with the Bull, but kepe hem in holde, 
(vu.:) The eroked Crabbe of kinde backewarde shall folde 
@) Neither powre nor mighte hym shall not astride 
But he shall vanishe in his werkes and awaie wolde, 
And the Bull for the best the battayle shall abide, 7 
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6) VII. The Crabbe as one Cowarde shall lurke in his lakes 
The Bull shall fighte frelie as boldeste and best, 
And ouercome the fysshes, and hunte bem with his hawkes 
The ffrancher so frelie, he shall fange in his fyste 
The ffysshers with her fyshehokes both be most and be leste 
Shall ransake the ryver callid waterforde righte 
For raunsomes and rewardes hat shall rise thorough her reste, 
And fethers full frelie shall flie with great mighte 65 
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) IX. The Sturgion so stought with pennys shalbe spente 
(«) With fynns and scales shalbe righte frome the rialle 
(«) The Neate for neweltie to the Bull shalbe sent 
To suppe with the Seamour bat Riche ys and royall 
Treys federid full sterne both the greate and be smalle 
(2) The Whales so white shall perishe in the prease 
(13) fo.ıza Dolphyns with Doterells and Seabulls withall 
() Pennys shalbe spente when Salmons shall decease 73 
X. Then shall thei flee fayntelie to woodes and to vallies 
() And turne her tailes towardes the bolde Bull Pat bydes 
«) For Spers shall hem spye, and beate with thair baylyse 
) The firenche folke for fere, faste awaie rydes 
And couery to a Couerte that standes there besides 
49 flowdes S, flouddes L feldes a. frethes (frythes S) LS 52 ray 
S 53 hym S 55 ascribe S 56 workes S 57 batiale L, ba- 
tell A 61 frencher L 62 tıeyr$ b.m.a.l.Z 63 ryves A 64 rawnsans 
S 65 federsS fleyS 67 fyunes sh stales shalbe rente from L 68 no- 
weltie S 69 soupe L 72 dotrells the seabulls LS 73 Pennes $ whan 
L 4 fivreS valeys S, walies L 75 her ) theyre SL 76 them 
L balyse LS 738 covarte S 
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