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And also to his neighbours.

His House was rightly termed Hall

Whose bred and beefe was redie;

It was a very hospitall

And refuge for the needie.

From whence he never stept aside,

In winter nor in summer;

In Christmas time he did provide

Good cheer for every comer.

When any service shold be doun,

He lyked not to lyngar;

The rich would ride, the poor wold runn,

If he held up his fingar.

He kept tall men, he rydd great hors,

He did write most finely;

He used fewe words, but cold discours

Both wysely and dyvinely.

His lyving meane,ssss1 his charges greate,

His daughters well bestowed;

Although that he were left in debt,

In fine he nothing owed.

But dyed in rich and happie state,

Beloved of man and woman

And (what is yeate much more than that)

He was enviedssss1 of no man.

In justice he did much excell,

In law he never wrangled:

He loved rellygion wondrous well,

But he was not new-fangled.

Let Romney Marsh and Dover saye;

Ask Norborne camp at leyseur;

If he were woont to make delaye

To doe his countrie pleasure.