lady, all
Estienne et liberalite de saint Laurens. Vesla, tres noble
dame, tout

that I have founde so well of the soule resonable, as of the vegetable
ce que jay peu trouuer tant de lame raisonable come de la uegetable

and sensytyve, howbeit that I have here touched no thyng but the
outside,
et sensitiue, combien que nay icy rien touche sinon la
superficie,

for I to you dare well say, that every worde here doth comprehende
car je uous ose bien dire que chescune parolle icy comprent

a great boke in his declaration, trustyng that whiche rudely I have
ung grant liure en sa declaracion, esperant que ce que rudement jay

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here putte in termes shalbe occasyon that in tyme to come ye shalbe
icy mis en termes sera occasion que ou temps aduenir uous seres

moved for to serche the remenaunt, prayeng the swete Jesus, that it
instiguee de perscruter le demourant, priant le doulx Jhesuh que ce

be to the honour of God and to the helth of your soule.
soit a lhonneur de Dieu et au salut de uostre ame.

Ma.

God graunt that so may it happen.
Dieu ueulle que ainsy puist aduenir.

Amen.

OTHER COMMUNYCATION BETWENE THE LADY MARY AND HER AMNER,
OF THE EXPOSYTION OF THE MASSE, FOR INTRODUCTION
IN THE FRENCH TONGE.

Mary.

I have good memory, maistre Amnere, how ye sayd one day that
Jay bonne memoire, monsieur lAumosnier, coment uous disiez ung jour que

we ought nat to pray at masse, but rather onely to here and
ne debuons point orer ne prier a la messe, ains seullement ouir et

harken, and dyd prove it by that one say comunely: I go here
accouter, et le prouuez par ce quon dit comunement: je men uoy ouir

masse, whiche my lorde the President fortifyng sayd that we be nat
messe, ce que monsieur le President corroboroit disant que ne sommes
point

bounde by the lawe to say, but onely to here, is it nat trewe?
obliges par la loy de dire, mais seullement douir, nest il pas uray?

Lau.

Ye, verely, madame.
Ouy,