Hyt faryth but as a chery fare.”
How the wise man taught his son,—Pieces of An. Pop. Poetry, p. 90. ed. Ritson.
Page 2. v. 28. to contribute Fraunce] i. e. to take tribute of France. In 1475 Edward withdrew from France with his army on condition that Louis should pay him immediately 75 thousand crowns, settle on him an annuity for life of 50 thousand more, &c. See Lingard’s Hist. of Engl. v. 303. ed. 8vo.
v. 35. as who sayth] A not unfrequent expression in our early poetry, equivalent to—as one may say, as the saying is.
Page 3. v. 37. I se wyll, they leve that doble my ȝeris] i. e. I see well, that they live that double my years.
v. 38. This dealid this world] i. e. Thus dealed this world. Skelton elsewhere, like many of our old poets, uses this for thus; as in his Ware the Hauke;
“Where Christis precious blode
Dayly offred is,
To be poluted this.”
v. 179. vol. i. 161.