Norwich qualities.
24
At length by [vew], to shore I drew,
Discharging straight both ship and [fraight],
At Norwich fine, for me and mine,
a citie trim:
Where strangers wel may seeme to dwel,
That [pitch and pay], or keepe their day,
But who that want, shall find it [scant]
so good for him.
Maister Salisburie deane of Norwich.
25
But Salisburie how were kept my vow,
If praise from thee were kept by mee,
Thou gentle deane, mine onely [meane],
there then to liue?
Though churles such some to craue can come,
And [pray] once got, regard thee not,
Yet liue or die, so will not I,
example giue.
In 138 houres I neuer made drop of water.
26
When learned men could there nor then,
Deuise to [swage] the stormie rage,
Nor yet the furie of my [dissurie],
that long I had:
From Norwich aire, in great despaire,
Away to flie, or else to die,
To seeke more helth, to seeke more welth,
then was I glad.
Faiersted parsonage in Essex.
27
From thence so sent, away I went,
With sicknes worne, as one forlorne,
To house my hed, at Faiersted,[E502]
where whiles I dwelt:
The tithing life, the tithing strife,
Through tithing ill, of Jacke and Gill,
The dailie paies, the [mierie] waies,
too long I felt.
Lease for parsons life.
28
When charges grew, still new and new,
And that I spide, if parson dide,
(All hope in vaine) to hope for gaine,
I might go daunce:
Once rid my hand of parsonage land,
Thence by and by, away went I,
To London streight, to hope and waight,
for better chaunce.