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Folio 85 Recto (Page 171)
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And nowe filoweþe a lettre1 made in wyse of balade by daun •
Johan brougħt by a poursuyaunt in wyse of Mommers •
desguysed to fore þe Mayre of Londoun2 Eestfeld vpon þe •
twelffeþe nigħt of Cristmasse ordeyned Ryallycħ by þe •
Worthy Merciers Citeseyns of Londoun •
Notes
  1. The expansion here could be "et," but "ett" seems more likely. ↩
  2. The final glyph here is one of the primary examples I use to feel that the suspension is in fact "u" rather than "n" as it is usually rendered. ↩

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