my lorde, my master, of lilleshulle abbot

“The office of a connynge vschere or marshalle with-owt fable

must know alle estates of the church goodly & greable,

and þe excellent estate of a kynge with his blode honorable:

hit is a notable nurture / connynge, curyouse, and commendable.

[ The pope hath no peere;]

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Emperowre is nex hym euery where;

Kynge corespondent; þus nurture shalle yowlere.

[1008]

highe Cardynelle, þe dignyte dotherequere;

2. Emperor.
3. King.
4. Cardinal.

Kyngis soñe, prynce ye hym Calle;

Archebischoppe is to hym peregalle.

Duke of þe blode royalle,

[1012]

bishoppe / Marques / & erle / coequalle.

5. Prince.
6. Archbishop.
7. Royal Duke.
II. Bishop, &c.

Vycount / legate / baroune /suffrigañ / abbot with mytur feyre,

barovñ of þeschekere / iij. þe cheff Iusticeȝ / of londoñ þemeyre;

Pryoure Cathedralle, mytur abbotwithout / a knyght bachillere

[1016]

Prioure / deane / archedekoñ / a knyght / þe bodyEsquyere,

III. 1. Viscount. 2. Mitred abbot.
3. Three Chief Justices.
4. Mayor of London.
IV. (The Knight’s rank.)
1. Cathedral Prior, Knight Bachelor.
2. Dean, Archdeacon.
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Mastir of the rolles / riȝt þus rykeñ y,

Vndir Iustice may sitte hym by:

Clerke of the crowne / & theschekereConvenyently

[1020]

Meyre of Calice ye may preferreplesauntly.

3. Master of the Rolls.
4. Puisné Judge.
5. Clerk of the Crown.
6. Mayor of Calais.
[Fol. 186 b.]

Provyncialle, & doctur diuyne,

Prothonotur, apertli to-gedur þey may dyne.

Þe popes legate or collectoure,to-gedur ye assigne,

[1024]

Doctur of bothe lawes, beynge in science digne.

7. Doctor of Divinity.
8. Prothonotary.
9. Pope’s Legate.
V. (The Squire’s rank.)
1. Doctor of Laws.

Hym þat hath byñ meyre / &a londynere,

Sargeaunt of lawe / he may with hym compere;

The mastirs of the Chauncery with comford &chere,

[1028]

Þe worshipfulle prechoure ofpardoun in þat place to appere.

2. Ex-Mayor of London.
3. Serjeant of Law.
4. Masters of Chancery.
5. Preacher.

The clerkes of connynge that hañ takeñ degre,

And alle othur ordurs of chastite chosyñ, & also of pouerte,

alle parsons & vicaries þat ar of dignyte,