But not always did the author thus give up his plan of rendering his original closely: occasionally he has such repetitionary lines in the same place as the French poem, as, for instance, in ll.
This will be best illustrated by juxtaposing the corresponding phrases of the two versions.
The prestis assoyled him of þat synne, and is assoiled by Ful lowly for him prayinge.
Ye moste make offrynge for youre offence, For drede of grete vengeaunce, 2448 With oyle, mylke and ffranken̄cense By youre prestis ordynaunce.
Maij, I received a lettre from you by the prestis man of Walsyngham, and the Ascencion Day,[84.
Item, I wold the prestis of Caster were content for Midsomer term.
Nor take no waye whereby they heuyn may wynne But lye in that vyce that they rotyd ar in Leuynge the way that gydyth to ioy and rest Their owne sensualyte ensuynge as a beest Wherfore ye prestis that haue the charge and cure.
But pore folk that goon by strete, 6455 That have no gold, ne sommes grete, Hem wolde I lete to her prelates, Or lete hir prestis knowe hir states, For to me right nought yeve they.
How that gret hurt and inconvenientis have fallen to the roiaume because the creditours have not been duelie paide of here lonys and prestis made to highe sovereins.
Quhethir Prestis and clerkis may defend thair gudis be armes.
It liketh me evill to here that my prestis and pore men be onpaiid, and that no mony sent to me more thanne x.
Item, that Richard Calle bryng me up mony, so that my prestis [i.
I wote well, and my prestis and pore men be paiid and also all othir men.
And I wote well that the payment of my prestis and other charges that I have for Fastolffis livelode is not so gret as the livelode is, thow part therof be in trobill.
Item, but if ye make such purvyauns that my prestis be paiid and pore men, beside other charges, and purvey mony for me beside; owther ye gadir shrewdly or ellis ye spend lewdly.
Than ȝong men walit bissy heir and thar, And eik prestis of Hercules altar, The rostit bullys flesch set by and by, The bakyn breid of baskettis temys in hy, 10 And wynys byrlys into gret plente.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "prestis" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
