MANDEVILLE (SIR JOHN) VOYAGES, MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM IN VERNACULAR ENGLISH, written in an early 15th Century book hand, 20-23 lines to a page, 118 ll. (including two at end originally blank). Begins: For as much as ye londe ou[er] ye see yate es to say ye holie londe yat men callee ye londe of behest amange alle oyer londes itt is ye moste worthe londe, etc. On the opening page an initial F in gold with some marginal scroll decoration, in the lower margin a coat-of-arms, other initials in blue with pen decoration in red, the preliminary fly-leaves contain medical advice for every month of the year, and a list of the early Archbishops of York. On one of the blank leaves at end is an analysis of the life of St. Wilfrid, Archbishop of York, which suggests some local connection with this manuscript; bound in original wooden boards, covered with doeskin, leather d efective (6¾ in. by 4½ in.). ENGLISH. EARLY XV CENT.

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Of the three known English versions, two are represented by single manuscripts, both in the British Museum (Cotton and Egerton collections). This present manuscript belongs to an abridged version which was the basis of all the printed texts up to 1725 when the Cotton manuscript was edited. The Egerton version was not published till 1889 when it was edited for the Roxburghe Club by Sir George Warner.

Mandeville's Travels is one of the first attempts to bring secular subjects within the domain of English prose. "The success of the 'Travels' was remarkable. Avowedly written for the unlearned, and combining interest of matter and a quaint simplicity of style, the book hit the popular taste, and in a marvel-loving age its most extravagant features probably had the greatest charm. No mediaeval work was more widely diffused in the vernacular, and in English especially it lost nothing, errors apart, by translation, the philological value of the several versions being also considerable."—D.N.B. ART. MANDEVILLE.

At the foot of the first leaf of text appears a shield of arms, *azure a maunch ermine debruised by a bendlet gules, an annulet for difference*, being those of a member of the ancient Yorkshire family of *Norton*. It seems probable, therefore, that this manuscript has been handed down in the Brockman family since the time of Sir William Brockman of Newington (d. 1654), whose sister Margaret married Valentine Norton (cf. *Berry's British Genealogies*).

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men come fro fair landes to feche of ypur geselle
et if men take nen to mykille of it a day it
is nen ye leffe on ye moivee et ypur is a great
mauraille, and ypur is en mor great wynde
m ypur mothe, ypur furves alle eade ye gile.
ypur makens it fer a trobolo: and if me so
par in any metalle it meltse a non to glaſe
et ye glaſe ypur is made of mye gracelie.
it be done in a ganes m to vore gide a
one it tmnese to ye fonde ypur was
furſo: this finne men says: yett it is a
make of re granel, etc.: and also fro
a conne forfaynt men was in is menerſo
of a cee of philosophy ypur was is called
guie ypur is a gane cee et a riche and it
is full of fado, and it is a little on y
see, and fro vis cee bilonges Sampson
he fumget ye fators of heilond, chil
his cee taken to ypur cee, and par
he selfe ye Kyng in his alme glaſe

grynde to gider a fonte ye plate yat as gi
sre do amigede yar as fonte to be a
chapel bott ut 10 fasten dome. at zitt lyse
ye fances yar and if alle ut be oo yatt y
Dele of onynt fasten pape yat ut 10 alle on
plate. Wher om lord yafe ye lacke to moy
les at yar saynt fasten was graven and y
fall understande yatt ut 10 alle m a contre
or m a fast yatt dere as a name. Hor yen er
batho called monite Smay. bott ut 10 bo
tichen a grett clay and a grett valey.

Nos when annan lues Visetyn pion pl
air of onynt painne: and he wille tue
to Jerfm. he fall firste take leefe att ye mon
les. at recomandde hym speciaie to h pye
ins yo fame monks gifes et gade ville
Vitayles to pilgrymes to paſſe eſt yoro de
Sernese to Smerp and yatt fastes well yn
Iomnese: and m yatt fonte Snes les mann
arabiens yat men calleds bedoynese and

HESCHS A YAR NEKLES EST LYNE ELATHE: AND YAR
ER MEN OF ENEL CONDITIONSE. AT ENEN MEN
PASSED HIS WAY TO JERUSALEM: YE COME TO BARSUA,
BECAUSE YAHUS SACRINE THYME A FAVOR CITEE AND
A LILLYNGO OF CRISTEN MEN: AND SITTT YAR IS
SINNE OF YAR LYRLES: AND IN YAT TONNE
SNELLYDO SINNE THYME YE PATRISARKE ABRA,
HIM YIS CITEE FONNIDO. (CORIETE HIS CITOSE,
SAND AS OF YAM BLOTHE: YAT ISAS LYWO
OF JERUSALEM: AND OF YN LYNGDOMES OF ISRAEL:
AND HU RENGMYDO YU DUYNTTER: AND FROM
MENGAS TO YE VALE OF EBREN YAT IS FRA
EBREES YN MYLE: AND SINNE MEN CALLESITT
YE VALE OF MAMBRE: AND SO ITT IS CALLED
YE VALE OF TERES. (IN AS MYKYLO AS ADAM
KEPYDO YAR AN. C SEER FOR YE SEDO OF
HIS SONE ABEL: YAT KAYM OLECH: AND EBREN
ASAS SINNE THYME YE CHEDO TONNE OF ALL
YE PHILISTEANS: AND YAR ENELLES DIAMITAS
Y YAR UTT ASAS SO FREE YMEN TOKO TUSPASS,
OMN AND ALL EYER YATTA HADE ON ENEO.)

Sry ztt. itt has grett (n)l. ff or ch that man pati
has yar of on hylle. itt heles on ye fallynge
Enel and itt has many on vertues: and y
for itt is halde n vrght preychon se: ff or me
of erredye ges to bethlehem in a day. for itt
is notott (v) myle and itt is a phionse chay a
poro chodes: and Rethlehem is a lituit cee and
nawod & lango & chell challedo and m ille a
fyde chell closedo & a dieko: and itt chas die/
nte to be challedo effrata as holiccett fay
(che anum) cum in effrata/ pat is to fay
che hame herdo hym in effrata: to chado ye
est fyde of ye cee is a fayr byle and a
grationse. and itt has many tomor pynades
and corn eue full frangely made: and est
m yis kyle is fom & fomrie pilaunce of mar
bole grett a fayr: and be to en ye cee e
ye kyrke is ye fello floridne. A itt is called
ye floristhedo fello: ff or ac myllyle as a
maydymi chas blamede: est erengto y sello
liado done a formacon: for ch bullo canse.

Itt is broy to man for itt Eac forbesyne my
holde lande And alfo in ye lande of pilestynne
nor in ye lande of Synte men ettes lott luett
keef lott if itt be so halde yatt itt may no lang
tradvelt nor Syrko for itt w for bodyne: for yan
sall kepe yam forth to tylle y lande: In yas
atee of bethelem kus lyngo dans borne and
he hado on chifus and ccc lemmans: sio
bethelem to Jerfm ie lott n myle: and m ye
kay to Jerfm halfe a mylle is a furke cbar y
anngels kaydo to ye scheppardos of y fermgo
of criste: and m yatt Kay is ye tomne of
bachell yatt Eac Josephus moder ye patr
ars: and sfo bydo as sone as sfo hado
borne zensampyne and yar sfo Eas graue
and jacob hir hussande cett yn grett stan
on hir m todomyngo yatt sfo hado borne
yn chalder: and m yis kay to Jerfm crna
an hynfes yatt men sall gra bye

Hoe to spek of Jerim: se saff wondstande y

It fand fain amang hilles and yis na vy
Sers ver Welles Cott Water ytt comes fro chres
and men called it furste Jeresyl & syen it fak
called salem m to ye thyme of Kyngc Jund
& he ott ye names to gider and called it
iernm and so it is calleds zut And a hont
iernm is ye contre of onry and yet fuste
bye is ye lans of palestyn a astolon hou
iernm is m ye lande of inde for msas ma
chabes was Kyngc of ye lande And it mate
his to ye lande A ye Kyngdome of arake est
Canse on ye south yde to ye lande of cepte
on ye left syde to ye grett cee on ye no
ith syde to ye Kyngdome of onry & to y
ore of capre In iernm was sinne upatinte
& eresbistroppe and ahont ye contre of iernm
ar yes cates chres att un myle ierito att
un myle barfabee at con myle astolon at xvn
myle iafe att xxvn myle Ramatha and m
myle to lethelem to chaste ye south is a ly
le of Faynt marcartote if was an abbot for

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["If men made great works when they were young, and were as great when they were old, and as great when they were dead, then we may say that it is not only great works of men, but also great works of nature, that are lasting. And if it is true that all great works of nature are better than the works of men, then it follows that all great works of nature are better than the works of men, and that if men were as great as God, then there would be no need for any great works of nature, for there would be no need for any great works of nature, and that if all great works of nature were as great as God, then there would be no need for any great works of nature, and that if all great works of nature were as great as

A of op imse colons And on ye reylite flyd
is ye seynlge of omr lordo. A ye takernatso
is om/ fotte lango and o fotte dyso z yn
fote on lyzte. And it is now lango a gone
Den yat ye seynlge was all oppyne yatt
men mynte kisse itt and tonch itt. Don for
men come ynder and brako ye stummes in pe
lys or m pondyr yat for ye stads dane gristte
mako a kalle a bonte ye giane yat men may
noit tonche itt. On ye left flyd of ye taler
nale is not wyndautso. bot ytr is many la
mimpes lyzte and yar is alammpe le for ye
seynlge bymmynge. z on ye flyd ay itt gas
on te itt velse and luttye a gayne be itt self
on yat day yat omr lopde jase fra dedo to liſe
And also itt onte ye kuse on ye jute flyddo
is ye nomite of calnapie. What omr lordo was
done on ye cuse and ye cuse was done in
a mortese of stone yat was alityt wytt and
jede mengyde. Itt aile. And on ye pochdiro
flyddo yo komd of omr lordo when ly was
pynyddo on ye cuse and y is tallyt galeat a

WILLUM

I in tyl mow

and men gas vp to pat galgratha on a gjeſe t
m pitt morteſe adam hede gas ſone aftir noes
ſtado m toſemyngo yat ye ſyne of aſam
onſo be bonſte m pitt ſame place And m pitt
ſame place mado aſom Lys ſacce to om Loyd
and yar is a nater and be for ye anter ligges
Evoſiay v bolapne a baddebyne and oy yatto
gas ſinne thyme qſten ſyng of 1cym. An ſy
ſhaw onr lorde gas ſone on ye goſe is yis deſt
tyne m greck. Etheos Vasilion ſſmon preſemac
Eraſaſ Pothas E pas. Hic deu uſter ante ſeula
upains eſt ſalutem in medio ſerre yat is to ſay ye
godo omr ſyngo be for ye chalde has chaghte helth
m ye myſdys of ye uth. Und alſo on ye vodx
ſtare ye goſe gas pinte is chytyne est. Inne
Cros gosſe Pasis Chonpeſtes thor theſey moſh
Quod vides eſt ſundamentu toons ſerre et ſun
ſuri. yat is to ſay yat yn ſeu is gionde of
all ye warſe and ze fall undſtando yat
ſhen onr lorde dyſo he gas xyyn zeer
alde et m monethes and ye pſic of damd
ſans yns. Onadraguta auuus proxun ſin
generacion. A t yat is to ſay ſomſye zeer gas

jane and alway le for ye lyke of ye seynke
is agen hoffitall of saynt John of y dely
allke ye hoffitaleys of saynt John has y
fondoment and est fra hoffitall is a fayre
fale yat men callles nostredame le gramit and
yar is an oper lyke yat men callles nostredame
so Vamit and y was marie Cleophr and may
may salene when yan teren yar hayr for
vorod of onr lord of sedo. And fro ye lirke
of ye seynlare towarde ye est. att Em
pacyx is templin dui et ut is jislyhte afuyr
hons et ut is ilt vornide At hye and hekyd
et sedo and ut is well pacyd of er ellytto
marite. bott ye prazens will onfyr no
esten men nor jeke to com y m. for yan say
d fenle men full nott come in halye plates. bott
I com in y m oy plates for I hade letters
of ye condame of ye yrett veel. And comely
oy men has bott ye fienett and berys his
lettyrs or his selfe for yam hyngyng on
after t men dos yrett chyrstipe yar to t.

do litle
undain

Enellys par ngayne as men doo her asayns god
hedy, ffor ya men patt ut is svent to, yan knelle
yar to + sven yan lye ut on yar hede + aftyr
ward yan kisse ut, and knelyng seddye ut
hat grett gyrschipe. And yan yar jfine yo
bryngter to do alle ut he will do + m yis
temple din char wonte to le chamonys regnles
and yan hada a abbotte to Ehom vau char
obedient, and m yis temple das chalmayne
when ye anngel brente hym ye jfince of onre
lorde when he was surnmessede, and after
brynged thands made her ut to parishe and is
is nett yo temple wass Salamone made for
lastyde bott a yonslande + a hundreth and n
jeer, ffor tions + wasspistiane syon der Empo
of fome hade lapde a cese albonte seelim
for to distansfett ye ieds for yan hade done
cte to sedd, onl ont lef of ye Empo. And
when he toke ye temple he lett brynne ut
et east ut donne and he toke ye ieds and
sedd panno to sedd pl hundreth, and smne
he dyd m pson et salde of ya xxx for apsey

pue vorche he seft hym sden pe jedes walde hane stromed,
et a stern com dom and safe hym lyfhte, and ono
nis vache seut om lordo ladeo, when sso lermode lyw
santer. And yar in yat samo plato for saf om lordo
po doman lyw fromes, when sso (was taken in a don
tre, alsog yar was om lordo Cwenmfyzes: And yar
po annogel dannsfrdo att ye satimto of saynte
John kaptifto, and yar offreso in chesefadyle fyrste
bredo and Cymno, at Sater. In tokomnzo of ye sær
ment yat was to come. And yar felt dann to om
lordo knelvngo and pynego, yat ho walde, tiden ye
annogel to gif sey to hym, at to his felte, and yar
om lordo hardo his pper, at y for mado danno in
a tenipel in yat plato, hot om lordo for leedo hym
ho a namgel, when it was mnde, for he hado don
tresone. When ho gave slaa vrypo pe gnde limte
to hane his viste, and yar for all yat ho hado
ordando to make no fourth death, ho tole itt
Salomon lne sou to make and hende. And ho pyned
om lordo yat all pu yat pyned in yat plato do
Conathe and at gnde ( intent ho sodo gramme
pam yar lone gif sey asfede poyhtfullyo, and
ome lordo gramayde hym, and v for salamon

XXX penys and say so. Pennam tradens.
Languimem iusti parie to say. I hanc surnes
betrayngo a pabtevis blodo and on po toder
fys of momite from to carde yo vontho is po
felde of blodo and in yt felde is many tonnles
of cight men for parie many pilgarnels graven
and also in serlin to carde yo dafte is a fayr
hirko eshar yo tree grodes chilke ye cros
thee mide of it and parie faste bpe is a fayr hirko
eshar omr lado meet Elizabeth when par der
botho et childe and þ vaynte Johyn fuppse
m lue moder domino et dyde Christippe to ome
lordo lue maker and vender ye anter of yo
hirko is a place eshar oaynt Johyn chuse lerne
and parie by is po chapels of emnay and teda
myle fra serlin is momite. Dozo pat is a fayr
place and a lyfynge and þ hede an surnel yo
pphetti in a fayr tonnle et ut is tallhte momite
Dozo for men and pilgrames may see par fieste
serlin. and in yo myddiso of po (ale of sol
phato is a haply vydor torrens redromes and
omrthdarte yat ryder lay yo tree ye chilke
pe cros chis mado ofialfe in ytt (ale is a hirfa

in alys ofrystat
de qua fata fuit
que cito

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of our lady, and yīs ye seynle of our lady, and
omne vist of our lady when she dyed, as of ago, Lynn zeer
and y ner is ye place, chur om lord for gafe
saynt petr all his synnes: and be syd yatt ic
a chapel, chur Indas listo om lord yat men
calles Gettibmany and y om lord was tolyn
et ye seck and y spal trost d the his distiplois
be for his passyon when he sent to pray and
sayd Oater si fieri potest tranuciat a me
tallir iste pnis to say, ifader if it may be done
latt yie chalese ga fra me And y ner is a cha
pel chur one lord seeit blod and water and
yar is ye tombe of lyngo jofephat of chams
ye vale has his name and of ye syd of ye
vale is no momite of olmet and it is cullydo
ye momite of olmet for yar grodes many olme
trese and it is hyper yans serlin and he tomp
ye hilt a ye cee is ye vale of jofephat and
yat is noit fule larg and on yat hille stod
om lord when he sted in to heven and yar
is zut seen ye stepe of his left fotte when he
stod on ye stone and yat is a abbay of blak
chanone yat chafe sinne tyme bot noch pay

re bot a kirk and a half yme xx vn patys ie a chapell and yar ie a fane chur on ho faits ch he piched and layed / Erat papeau spii iiii upon est regniu celorinn / yat ie to say llyssed he yan yat er poore in spiunte for to yam ie ye hynsdoms of benen and yar he tanghte his distuples ye pater wster and y ie a kirk of saynt marie Cypaalso and y sitho lyggf and in lues pichte ymo ie bethfago firo chlyne om lord so sent saynt petyr to fech ye asse of palm so ponday and yar to dar so ve est ie a chapell yat me callys Bethama yar Snellydo Symon petys yat herbasdo omr lordo and he cally do Inliano ye bishope and yat ie he yat men callés on for gido her baryngo and in yar fane place omr lord so for gra so mare magdalone hyr synneso et y sitho Westhido hus seut and Cippedo yam dit hir hayr an so y dase ye lazar jasfydo yat four days de do and yar ie ye place chur om lady a peppe to saynt Thome aft ye asf fimpcon and gra so hir gurdell and yar ner ie ye fane yat om lordo stodo and pichido on oft tymes and yar on fall ho syt so on ne day of dom so hym self saydo et y ie y komite

per voce of om for de as halo chyrto tellys
hast est fideus meus dilectus in uno undn
Veneris compuncti - WIM AUDITE - YAT IS TO SAY
Her is my son, yat I alone in Church I am well pay'd
her ze hymo: and as halo gartO sistendyso on by
in likes of a donfo and so was par att his lap
tyfyngo alf yo tremto and yore Pomerordan
passydo ye childe of Israel: alf drye and par sat
franno in yo myddar to of yo water in token
yngo of mnacho and in yo plome a sefto mano
of omry Westhido hymo and he was halo: and
a litlet par fra is no cire of lyfayt vilke ponsa affa
lys and toko alfo in ye contre of plomeordano
is ye valo of mambro yat is a fayr vale and a
plentmonfo and so fall vnderstande yat to ga
fra ye dedo sre afterbar'd onto of yo markys
of ye land of prnnsfione is a strange custoff: yt
men call'es carros yat is to stay a palo morito
in yngliso and a lyngo of framto gartO make
yis custoff and his stomfetto alf yat lande and
me tallydo hymo Mandobyno and his pnito
esten men to kep itt and vnd yat custoff is a fayr
tommo y' men call'es fabaeth and par a lonte dne
ellys many esten men vnder tributo: and yane.

Et zeeplu yat is to fly ney tomo and yat is ye
temple of Joseph Jacobne fone yat so cherny do
Egipte fro yene was his fone bronghto and fand
m ye temple and yder come fede ofte on pibra/
meso wt over denecone and m yat cire was fato
bis dster vacifhedo for chome hir flye fleche
many men and yat ner is ye ciree of Garifon
whar yo Samaritans mak yar fatafite. On ye
biff was abraham fatafite his fone was fata and
yat mye is ye valo of dotahmo and yat is y'
Siftrene whar Joseph was castyn in of his lve
syno be for yat yar was hyme and it is n myl
to sikar fra ymo men comys to famarie yat-
men callye lobafto and yat is ye chfo ciree of y'
conve and m yat ciree was faynt John baptiste
gracken be tubip n ppheutyo Eliens and Eikon
bott le was lye dyde mye lastefl of thatateyne
be fye de se fow and was tirenlatyd of
his Disuples and gracken at famar y. Bott yar
mado Inliamne apostita to talo his banisg a-
le yon to famar yffor le was yat tymo en
bom bott ye fyngor chilky le tolso epe. Cire

par a lonte er samaritans and yan der contyde
yow ye posels and zut yar lade verrys fra
eften men lade and fra sarazens and fra jodes
et fra payneme z yan trodso chell in godso yat
alle fall dome and yan trodse m ye Sible est
ye letter and yan lappo yar heddys m pede lono
clatho for deforence of oy for sarazens lappes
y heddys m chitto and ersten me m bled or
lako and jodes m salod and m yat evertw me
llye many jodes yat paye trilnite as eften me
dos and ut is ye chell of yo jodes to be callyd
as y names er as yan calo yam alphab and
fra yw contro yar I hane spoken of me eade
to ye playne of galalo and lokes ye hilles
on ye o hando and galalo is of yo pumic of
ye lande of permission of yat pumic is ye
lande namo and alphatnaym and Rethsea
da and of Rethseida seae saynt pot and saynt
antraue borno and of Coroasim salt anteeft
be borne and simo says he salt be borno m
pabilono and yar for says ye jphlet yns de

d van g nat

Habulone Columbia exiſt que totum in
universi regnabit. yat is to ſay of babylon
ſall come a sonſe pat alſe ye Karloſo ſall do
com and yis antecipſo ſall be norpſchido?
bethſanda and he ſall vengo regne m Coro
aſim and yar for ſays balié chreit yns. De t
Corvafim we tubi /Bethſanda/yat is to
ſay. ſa to ye corvafim ſa to ye bethsanda and
ye came of galalo is for mylo fra nazareth
of yat cire ſaſo ye domano Sananca of
Chamo ye goſſpel. ſpeſkos and your lord
do yo firſt miraclo when he timmyd
vo chater in to chyne att ye festa of architri
clyne and fra ymo men gaſo to nazareth y
ſimme tyme ſas a grett ciree and noche is y
kott a lityll tonne and it is nott challede and
yar ſas om laſe lorne bot ſcho ſas gutyno
m Jerſim att nazareth Joseph toſe om laſe
to his chife when ſcho ſas foru ten hver of eſpo
and yar vo annyel grett hyr and ſaydo anſe
maria gracia plena dominus trunm
yat is to ſay hayle marie fulo of gracio

of ye se for it is little a fresh water a pond
and it is ner a hundred furlands of bread
and yar in is mykyll and first and yar on went
om lord so drye ferte and yar he styned to saynt
per when he com on no water and claus nor
dromso yat is to say yn of little fith de hi
streets yn. In ye cire of tribunes is ye table
yat om lord so ete on for his disciples after
his (apart) syng so and yar kned hym so more
lyng so of bread so as hal so sitt tellys. Et on
noont einu in fractione pinne / yat is to
say yar kned hym in bryng so of bread so and
ye hille of plomor Jordan so ye hryng so
Vndor ye hille of libary so and yar be syned
so land so of diffusion so and ut lastes to lat
sub so of lenth to ga to claus so ye north onto
of ye month yat is ner xxix myle and of lives
to Jerico (Jafs) so pl. myle and ye land so of
diffusion so in ye hryng some of Emry and
itt lastes to ye land so of arabie and als so
men Smelly a mang so so Savatzen in many
places (under tributs and yar er of drye)

mans and dmſe folto and yaia a
tristendx and ya hane dmſe laces and al
yan troſke m goda m ye fudor m ye ſone and
m ye hale gaſte bot ya verr in ye articles
of ye tronſe and men calles pam Jacobyne
for ſaynt pame connertyo pam and ſuynt
John baptiſto tristende pame and ya ſay a
man ſalt ſchrifo hym anſbe to goda and to
na man and ya ſay goda bado notte yau
ſman ſulde nott ſchrifo hym to a nodor a
yar for yan legg Damd m ye ſanter Conſi
tesor tibi wunne in tuto worte meo yau
to ſay. lor so I ſalt ſchrifo me to yo aſt all
my herte and m a noy place he fays yno
Quomā conſinuo hox wuſitebuar tibi
yat so to ſay. man ponshte ſalt he ſchre diyne
to yo and yan knaſe chel ye bibl and ye
ſanter bot yan legge nott in latyne bot m y
adſne language yan ſay yat Damd and over
JP hettyx ſays ilt. Bott ſaynt anſtyn and
gregor ſays yno Qua ſelera ſua cogu
ofut et commerſus ſuit Vemās dwat!

manner of syne is mar greales to a maner
yane a noy and yar for it is neufull yar
a man knac, ye lynd of syne and yar is oy
men yat men calles Smriens yar halde ye lais
of Greeke and yar hane lang, leurdys and yar
is oy men yat men calles Georgens and yam
faynt garey connertys and yar do mar
sthyo to fayntes in hecken yar oy dos and all
yar comnes er schaden ye clerks er jomdis
and ye leckdo mens ar skar and yar halde ye
lado of ye greles and oyer per ar yat men
calles tristen men of girdyng for as mylde
as yar der eurdels yndor neth and sinne oy
er callydo (Nestorens A sinne Ovens a sinne
Anbiens sinne garegons a sinne sinne) In
dyns yat er of ye lando of Pretioh and
ill do ane of yes halde sinne artiele of one fa
y this lond ilkon verrys fra oy and y (vepping)
der to mylde to tell hans

NOS SEN ITALIE ZO OF MANN MA
NER OF MEN YAT DIFFELLIS IN CON

trecs forfaydo nocte chyl I tmne agaym to
my Way I foyd chyl a ville tmne fra yelande
of galale yat I fyalke of: to come on yis fyde
he fall ga yore damasf yat is a richo atee a
fullo of gado marchandye and ut is m daye
iorn nayf fra pe sed and v myle fra Jerfmibott
ya fary marchandis on camele Wynlee hore
and diomedores and of maner of bestes yis
at ee fonndydo Chazar damasf yat clase abra
hni serfante be for yat joflas chas lorne and
clende to hane ben abrham eyr and y for he
callydo ye atee aftir hne namo damasf In
yat place flede Caymo hie hroder abell and
he fyde damasf is ye momito Smry m patt
cite chas many flaffians to sane mens lodydo
m heel and slaynt panle chas a flaffianc of
panle and slaynt luke chas hie insupill to ler
fisik and many oter ffra damasf men comes
to a plato yat is callydo (ar damo to sar
damato yat is v myle fra damasf and ut
is on a roche and yar is a fayr hark and pate

in fini octidem
fprimis tund

fueramet finit
fidelis

Inelke monkes and Mones cristen In pat
Forlo be hyndo ye hoo anter is table of tree
on yos chilke om laso kaa payntedo yatt
many tymes tirmys o m to flesthe bott yatt
ymago is seen noh bott a lityll: bott en yore
no grato of godo yt ymagoo droppos o self
as itt war of lyne and par is a wessell (onder
pe table to kepe pe onel and par of par vis pa
grames for to heale pame of many dmers forwa
and seknes and pai yat keppye itt om a gwer i
a clene wessell itt tymes to flesth and blodo: ly
talen yo cito of darke and no cito of stapha
is a pmer yat men calles sabatoris for of ye
fatterday itt tymnes faste and alt no Monke
after itt tymnes bott a litell and par is a noy
rpeber yatt on ye myhto itt freys noel fafte
and on ye mornis itt is noghto seen, and saa
gae men to acito yat men calles hornche
and par men gae m to yo se yat gae to
hornche and par mon gae m to yo see yat
gae to capo or elo men may ga fir y porto

my abil

my fin

Ye monnte Joz and fra yme men may see perlyn
att ye modyne lutho ye pphe tt machalo and of
Famatha is no tonno of donso Ehar of am
so ye pphe tt das

HORRIBLE YLLE AS MANY ME
A man woulde flerell ye saufor

of ye see bott is leckyr sa be lando if all itt be
ye mar payns aman fall ga to a hackens
of lnnbar dye as to vemys or to a noy plato
and he fall pasde m to evec to porte myroche
and he fall ga to Constantmoll and he fall
pasde ye chater yatt men calee brasso att yo
forgo yatt is a hacken on no see and fra ym
he fall ea to Johnall and yanno to no castell
of synoplo and fra yene he fall ga to sapdoac
yatt is a grett contre and par er many grett
hillees and he fall por timly to y eatec of
n. pike chilke yan of yo Empome
of Constantmoll and itt is a famr cito
and a chell chaffodo and yar is a piker pit
men callas po lay and y men gase le no

Dronken and yai hano luytt appointe to met
and yai hano comonle yo flex. and yai lixo
nott lango. In ethioppe is folke yat hafse
bott I fotte and itt is mar vanlo yai ga sa
fasto and yat is a lango fotte for itt cosiere
all yo body of sinne: and in ethioppe is yo
atree of saba op chilke an op yo lyngo
yat fotbighte onr forfes chas lyngo op.

H

id Etnioppe men gab in w Juiz
pynt many drakers cutrey anke

itt is called Jnso yo moro. yat is a pnle latte
lango: yo thinde pire yat is to carde yo
northy ie pnle caldo sa yat for grett caldo
chator and yle yo chator is come cristall
and on yat dronse yo ynd Diamonde yat
is lixe to a trifnle colom: and yat Diamonde
is so harde yat na man may lixe itt: oy
Diamonde is finne in arabie bott yai or not
sa goodo: and yai er nescher: and finne is m
cupo: and finne is in messidone: bott yo
beste is m Jnso and finne is fono many
tyme in amauffe: yat come onto chans
men fondos golde m a mynne chans me
belye yo masso in poese: and finne tyme

us
Vinci
pass.

us
tres
lapis
lithos

and yore ye Kyngdoms of Alacarte : and so shall (under)stand that ye landes and your Kyngdomes m to pay er halvdoy of your grett chans of Cathay & many oy, and y for be is a grett lord of me and of landes.

NOS HINLE I DEUPHIND TO ZOlb OF
YE Kyngdomes, AND J[ES]LAUIDY
TO ALL YOu NORTHLY TO COME JOOD IN FA
YE LANDE OF CATHAY. AN TO NO LANDE OF
SPAINSE AND BOSSY WHAR ESTON ME DNE
LLES. AND FOR ALE MYKLYT AS NEXT YO
GRETT CHANS : YO EMPOM OF PEO IS YO
GRIETTEST LORD : I SALL FIRST TO FPEDE OF LY
AND I SALL DOODS GODS OY LANDE AND
KYNGDOMS, AND YO COMYNGE DOODNE FRA
CATHAY TO YO ERKES FOO. WHAR ESTON
MEN DNELLOS : AND SO SALL UNDSTAND
YAT YO EMPOM OF PEO HAS N LONGDO
MES, YAT ON LAFTES ESTEDAR TO YO
KYNGDOMS OF C[HEL]ASTONE, AND UT LAFTOS
DESTEDAR TO YO FEE OF CAPSY, AND
SONTH CHARS TO YO LAND OF INDY : AND