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A Christmas banquet garnished with many pleasant and dainty dishes, newly preparedA Christmas bankette garnyshed with many pleasaunt and deynty disshes, newely prepared
A Christmas banquet garnished with many pleasant and dainty dishes, newly prepared by Theodore BasilA Christmas bankette garnyshed with many pleasaunt and deynty disshes, newely prepared by Theodore Basille
printed for John̄ Gough, 1542printed for Iohn̄ Gough, 1542
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
EVSE. We are come hither this day to put you both to pain and cost.
EVSE. We are come hyther this daye to put you both to payne and cofte.
PHIL. I pray you think not so, it is ⟨image 6⟩to me neither pain nor cost, but rather comfort and pleasure, to see you thus friendly cone & visit your neighbour. And I thank you right heartily that ye have not disdained to come at my request. I beseech you, that ye will take the pains to come hither into my parlour.
PHIL. I pray you thynke not so, it is ⟨image 6⟩to me neyther payne nor cost, but rather conforte and pleasure, to se you thus frēdly cōe & visite your neighbour. And I thanke you righte hertely that ye haue not disdayened to come at my requeste. I beseche you, that ye wyl take the paynes to come hyther into my parlour.
CHRISTO. I am loth to go so soon out of this your haul, which fedeth mine eyes with so many godly and goodly spectacles.
CHRISTO. I am lothe to go so sone oute of this your haull, which fedeth myne eyes with so many godly and goodly spectacles.