Lystyne Lordys Verament
(also called "A Shoemaker's Verse Testament" (c.1475-1500)
Manuscript Oxford, Lincoln College, MS Lat 141 f.5-6
f.5.v | Pyrdow, pyrdow, pydowy, wows se bone Trenket sowterly |
Lystyne lordys veramente How the sowt hath mad hys testamente, Wt py. |
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He
bequethyd to Mabb hys wyffe Hys paring bord, hys carwyng knyfe Wt pyrd. |
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He
bequethyd to his sone Ihon Hys lastys, his lygellys ewyrylkon Wt pyrdo. |
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He
bequethyd to his sone Tome Hys chaspy and his schoyng horne Wt pyrdowy. |
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f.6.r | He
bequethyd to his sone Hyke [Dicke] Hys tranket hys turning styke Wt pyrdowy. |
He bequeythyd to his sone Coke Hys sterop and hys fotyng-bloke Wt pyrdowy. |
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He
bequethyd to his sone How All že brystyllys of a sowe Wt pyrdowy. |
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He
bequethyd to his dowtyr Belle Hys talow, his gres, now euedelle Wt pyrdowy. |
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He bequethyd to his dowtyr Anne Hys blackyng pot. his blacking pan Wt pyrdowy. |
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He bequethyd to his dowtyr Kat Hys nallys hys thombys blake Wt pyrdowy. |
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He bequethyd to his dowtyr Ione Kyng Coltyng spone hys orgone Wt pyrdowy. |
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Thus že sowter mad hys ende He lygge in graff by Kyng Coltyng Wt pyrdowy. |
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