Glig-gamena angel-deod, or, The sports and pastimes of the people of England : including the rural and domestic recreations, May-games, mummeries, pageants, processions, and pompous spectacles, from the earliest period to the present time : illustrated by engravings selected from ancient paintings in which are represented most of the popular diversions . nd jape not too to keeping, to kynd, and ware knaves taches to lothe, to lovyng, to lyberall of medlurs, to merry but as manner to noyous, to nyce, ne nought to newe to orpyd, to oveyrthwarte, and othe
Glig-gamena angel-deod, or, The sports and pastimes of the people of England : including the rural and domestic recreations, May-games, mummeries, pageants, processions, and pompous spectacles, from the earliest period to the present time : illustrated by engravings selected from ancient paintings in which are represented most of the popular diversions . nd jape not too to keeping, to kynd, and ware knaves taches to lothe, to lovyng, to lyberall of medlurs, to merry but as manner to noyous, to nyce, ne nought to newe to orpyd, to oveyrthwarte, and othes do thee to preysyng, to prevy, ne peerless with to queynt, to querelous, but quyene wele thee to ryetous, to revelyng, ne rage not too to strange, ne to stervyng, nor stare not too to taylours, ne tayle wyse, for temperance yt to venemous, to violent, and waste not too to wyld, ne wrathful, and ne too wyse deeme fear of a fall. A measurable meane way is best for us all. Explicit.* Said to have been Mayster Bennet. MS. Harl. marked 1706, written in the fourteenth century. b There are two copies of this alphabet in the Harl. Lib. one cited in the preceding note, and an-other marked 541; whence the above is chiefly taken. At the end of the former we read XY wythesed and per se—
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