vylonnye in bla¦mynge hym and defowlynge.¶And whanne suche a broder soo con∣strayned ageynste his wylle / called hym vylayne / Marchaunt and vnpro¦uffytable foole / thenne was he gladde / and blessyd hym and sayd / god bles¦se the /
M.CC·lxxix. & translated or reduced out of frensshe in to englysshe by me wyllyam Caxton. atte requese of a wor∣shipful marchaunt & mercer of london. whyche Instauntly re∣quyred me to reduce it for the wele of alle them that shal
puis le temps: a douques la partie pleynt auera brief {qu} est appelle Fieri pacias. Mes la ley dun estatut marchaunt e autre vt patetillar .xvi.¶Et nota si home sue execucion de dette due sur vn reconisaunce per vn Fieri
qe il tient iointement &c {per} mye & {per} tout & ceo est a tant adire q̄il est ssī {per} chescun {per}cell & per tout &c & ceo est voir q̄r en chescun {per}cell & {per}t & {per} toutez
by me symple persone Wylliam Caxton to thende that euery cri∣sten man may be the better encoraged tenterprise warre for the de¦fense of Cristendom. and to recouer the sayd Cyte of Iherusalem in whiche oure blessyd sauyour Ihesu Criste