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A creature is that humane flesh deuoures, From out whose bowels fatnesse may be taken, That being dried by fire, a certaine houres Will waxe as hard, as crust of bread well baken,…

Part the First Mery it was in the grene forest…

Adam lay ibounden, Bounden in a bond. Four thousand winter Thoght he not too long.…

Who sekes to tame the blustering winde, Or causse the floods bend to his wyll, Or els against dame nature's kinde To 'change' things frame by cunning skyll:…

Of on that is so fayr and bright Velut maris stella, Brighter than the day is light, Parens et puella:…

Marke well my heavy, dolefull tale, You loyall lovers all, And heedfully beare in your brest A gallant ladyes fall.…

Bytuene Mershe and Averil When spray biginneth to springe, The lutel foul hath hire wyl On hyre lud to synge:…

Ye moderne Lawreats famousd for your writ, VVho for your pregnance may in Delos dwelt, On your sweete lines eternitie doth sit, Their browes enobling with applause and lawrell.…

Nowell, nowell, nowell, nowell, Tydyng' gode y thyngke to telle The borys hede that we bryng here, Betokeneth a p'nce with owte pere,…

Trolle on away, trolle on awaye, Synge heave and howe rombelowe trolle on away. Both man and chylde is glad to here tell…

Mary Wryte and her mother Her father ande brother-- Was Alle of them drowned, Inn Bvckstones povnde.…

Part the First. Henry, our royall kind, would ride a hunting To the greene forest so pleasant and faire;…

I Sweet appletree, your branches delight me, Luxuriantly budding my pride and joy! I will put before the lord of Macreu,…

GIVE place, you ladies, and begone! Boast not yourselves at all! For here at hand approacheth one Whose face will stain you all.…

A Robyn, Jolly Robyn, Tell me how thy leman doeth, And thou shalt knowe of myn.…