Note 1106 — COLYN CLOUTE.[875] HERE AFTER FOLOWETH A LITEL BOKE CALLED COLYN CLOUTE, COMPYLED BY MAYSTER SKELTON, POETE LAUREATE.
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Howe the Church, &c.] This passage in MS. stands thus:
“Some sey holy chyrche haue to mykell Som sey they haue tryalytes And some sey they brynge pluralites And qualifie qualites And also tot cotte They talke lyke sottes Makynge many owte cryes That they cannot kepe ther wyffes And thus the losselles stryvys.”