A litill saltseler of sylver and gilt, weying with the cover and the knoppe and the devyse xv.
A playn standing cupp of silver gilt weying with cover and the knoppe and the devyse xxvij.
A saltseler of sylver and gilte, weyng with the cover, the knoppe and the devyse xxiij.
A standyng cuppe of silver and gilt, weyng with the cover, the knoppe and the devyse xxvj.
And after souper gonnen they to ryse, 610 At ese wel, with hertes fresshe and glade, And wel was him that coude best devyse To lyken hir, or that hir laughen made.
Sone after this, though it no nede were, Whan she swich othes as hir list devyse Hadde of him take, hir thoughte tho no fere, Ne cause eek non, to bidde him thennes ryse.
And semeth me that he desyreth fawe With yow to been al night, for to devyse Remede in this, if ther were any wyse.
Item receyved of the Master and Wardens of the Merchint Tayllours for the beame light of this church according to the devyse of Dame Thomasyn Percyvall widow late wyf of Sir John Percyvall Knight deceased xxvj^{s.
Sir John Percyvall and otherwyse according to the devyse of Dame Thomasyn Percyvall his wyf iiij^{s.
As for the gydyn her in thys countre it is as worchepfull as all the world can devyse it, & ther wer never Englyshe men had so good cher owt of Inglong that ever I herd of.
But zit thei cone not speken perfytly; (for there is no man to techen hem) but only that thei cone devyse be hire naturelle wytt.
For it were to longe thing to devyse zou the manere.
And certein, or I ferther pace, I wol yow al the shap devyse Of hous and site; and al the wyse How I gan to this place aproche 1115 That stood upon so high a roche, Hyer stant ther noon in Spaine.
Item, my master gaff her an nothe devyse of goolde of the same fassyon with odre xiiij.
Item, my master gaff here a devyse of goolde with xiiij.
As for the gydyng her in thys contre, it is as worchepfull as all the world can devyse it, and ther wer never Englyshe men had so good cher owt of Inglong that ever I herd of.
Now voucheth sauf that I may yowdevyse How that I may been holpe and in what wyse.
As shamful deeth as herte may devyse 290 Come to thise Iuges and hir advocats!
What coude a sturdy housbond more devyse To preve hir wyfhod and hir stedfastnesse, And he continuing ever in sturdinesse?
I may yow nat devyseal hir beautee; But thus muche of hir beautee telle I may, That she was lyk the brighte morwe of May, Fulfild of alle beautee and plesaunce.
Of which if I shal tellen al tharray, Than wolde it occupye a someres day; And eek it nedeth nat for to devyse 65 At every cours the ordre of hir servyse.
But yet hadde I foryeten to devyse The noble kerving, and the portreitures, 1915 The shap, the countenaunce, and the figures, That weren in thise oratories three.
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