re
Men wyll saye
Que vng abbe de clingny
That an abbot of cluny 32
Est le plus riche clercq
Is the richest clerke
Qui soit en[1] le monde
That isin the world
Apres le pape.
Next the pope.

[Footnote 1: on]

Grys moysnes sont
Gray monkes ben 36
Del ordene de chistiaulx;
Of the ordre of cistiauls;
Saint bernard est leur patron.
Seint bernard is theyr patron.
Blancs moynes treuue on
White monkys men fynde
Del ordene de premonstre;
Of the ordre of premonstrence; 40

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[Headnote: MONKS AND NUNS. THE GREAT ONES OF THE WORLD.]

Noirs moisnes del ordene
Blac monkes of the ordre
Saincte benoit;
Of seynt benet;
Guillemynes, freres mineurs,
Wyllemyns and frere menours,
Jacopins, chartreurs,
Blac freris & monkes of chartre ho{us}, 4
Carmes, Augustins,
White freris and austyns,
Prescheurs, Bogars,
Prechers, lewd freris,
Curats, chappelains,
Curattes, chappelains,
Abbesses, prioresses,
Abbesses, prioresses, 8
Nonnains
Nonnes
Del ordene saynt clare,
Of the ordre of seint clare,
Beghines, clergesses.
Beghyns, clergesses.

++ORes viennent les noms
++NOw comen the names 12
Des ducs, des countes,
Of dukes, of erles,
De duc deuerwik,
Of the duke of yorke,
De duc de lancastre,
Of the duke of lancastre,
De duc de bretaigne,
Of the duke of bretaigne, 16
De duc de guyhenne,
Of the duke of guyan,
De duc de ghelres,
Of the duke of gheldreland,
De duc de bourgoigne,
Of the duke of burgoyne,
De duc daustrice;
Of the duke of ostryche; 20
Le counte darondel,
The erle of arondel,
Le counte de kente,
The erle of kente,
Le counte dessex,
The erle of essex,

[Sidenote: P. 23.]

Le[1] counte weruy,
The erle of warwyke, 24

[Footnote 1: La]

Le counte de flaundres,
The erle of flaundres,
Le counte de clermont,
The erle of clermonde,
De boulougne, de sainct pol,
Of boloyne, of saint pol,
De hainau, de holant;
Of henaud, of holand; 28
Chastelain de douures;
Castelayn of douer;
Viscounte de biaumont,
Vycounte[3] of beaumond,
De bourshier, de