Whan þe scheref saw þe kyngus seell,

He did of his hode anon:

‘Wher is þe munke þat bare þe letturs?’

He seid to Litull John.

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‘He is so fayn of hym,’ seid Litul John,

‘Ffor soþe as I yow say,

He has made hym abot of Westmynster,

A lorde of þat abbay.’

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