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They fasten a long line vnto 2. posts standing firmely in the ground, and vnto the same line they tie the young foles of those mares, which they mean to milke.
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Then come the dams to stand by their foles gently suffering themselues to be milked.
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And ther ben certeyn men in every town, that serven of non other thing; and thei clepen hem Cadeberiz, that is to seyne, the foles of Wanhope.
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And whan that the folk supposen, that the vesselle ben fulle, thei putten forthe anon the zonge foles, and maken hem to nyzen aftre hire dames; and than anon the mares retornen towardes hire foles, with hire charges of gold; and than men dischargen hem, and geten gold y now be this sotyltee.
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And thei eten houndes, lyounes, lyberdes, mares and foles, asses, rattes and mees, and alle maner of bestes, grete and smale; saf only swyn, and bestes that weren defended by the olde lawe.
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And ther ben certeyn men in every town, that serven of non other thing; and thei clepen hem Cadeberiz, that is to seyne, the foles of Wanhope.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And whan that the folk supposen, that the vesselle ben fulle, thei putten forthe anon the zonge foles, and maken hem to nyzen aftre hire dames; and than anon the mares retornen towardes hire foles, with hire charges of gold; and than men dischargen hem, and geten gold y now be this sotyltee.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And thei eten houndes, lyounes, lyberdes, mares and foles, asses, rattes and mees, and alle maner of bestes, grete and smale; saf only swyn, and bestes that weren defended by the olde lawe.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Then come the dams to stand by their foles gently suffering themselues to be milked.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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They fasten a long line vnto 2. posts standing firmely in the ground, and vnto the same line they tie the young foles of those mares, which they mean to milke.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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