7 Upon a slothful ass he chose to ride, 8 Arrayed in a habit black, and amice thin,
amice > cap, hood, cape (of some religious order)
9 Like a holy monk, the service to begin.
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And in his hand his Portesse still he bare,
2 That much was worne, but therein little red,
For of deuotion he had little care,
4 Still drownd in sleepe, and most of his dayes ded;
Scarse could he once vphold his heauie hed,
6 To looken, whether it were night or day:
May seeme the wayne was very euill led,
8 When such an one had guiding of the way,
That knew not, whether right he went, or else astray.
1 And in his hand his portas still he bore,
portas > {Portable breviary, Roman Catholic prayer-book containing the Divine Office for each day} still > ever, continually
2 That much was worn, but therein little read,
therein little > [little]
3 For of devotion he had little care, 4 Still drowned in sleep, and most of his days dead;