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Sbepbeardes they tweren of the bef, and lived in lotwly leas:

And fith thep2 Gules bene now at reff, Wwhyp done tue them dtlealez

Such one be twas, (as ¥ baue beard old Alarind often fayne)

bat tobilome twas the firkl thephearp, and lived twith little gaine:

And meeke he as,as meek tought be, fimple,as fiple Heepe,

Humble, and like in eche degree

- the flecke tobich be bib keepe,

Dften be bled of bis keepe alacrificeto batng,

Pow Wwith akiod,now withatheep — the Altars balloting:

So lotwfed be brite bis Hod, (uch fatiour couth be finde,

shat neuer fitbens twas abbozd, the imple fhepheardes kinve,

And fuch J weene the brethren were, that came frowt Canaan:

SLhe bethren twelue, that kept pfere the flockes of migbtie Pan.

Wut nothing (uch thilke Hepheard was, fwhome Ida bill did beare,

whole loue be bought fo deare: Fo2 be twas prond,that ill twas payo, (no fuch mought %epberdes be) Anpd with letwd lu twas cucrlatd; fivay thiniges doen ill agree:

twell eyed,as Argus twas, With flethly follies bnodefited,. .