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A Mumming for the Mercers of London:
Trinity R.3.20 Verses

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Folio 85 Recto (Page 171)Folio 85 Verso (Page 172)Folio 86 Recto (Page 173)Folio 86 Verso (Page 174)Folio 87 Recto (Page 175)

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.