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At the beginning of his metrical chronicle of England Robert Mannyng of Brunne begs the "Lordynges that be now here" to listen to the story of England, as he had found it and Englished it for the solace of those "lewed" men who knew not Latin or French.

Old English Libraries; The Making, Collection and Use of Books During the Middle Ages 1911

For righte as the bokes of the Scripture of hem techen the clerkes, how and in what manere thei schulle beleeven, righte so the ymages and the peyntynges techen the lewed folk to worschipen the seyntes, and to have hem in hire mynde, in whoos name that the ymages ben made aftre.

The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

The clerkes han rounde crounes, and the lewed men han crownes alle square: and thei holden

The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

Ze scholde zeven ensample to the lewed peple, for to do wel; and zee zeven hem ensample to don evylle.

The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

But emong the Egiptians, the punishemente due vnto the wicked and lewed, and the praise of the godlie and good, not heard by tales of a tubbe,21 but sene daiely at the eye: putteth both partes in remembraunce what behoueth in this life, and what fame and opinion thei shall leaue of them selues, to their posteritie.

The Fardle of Facions, conteining the aunciente maners, customes and lawes, of the peoples enhabiting the two partes of the earth, called Affricke and Asie 2004

And the lady answerde, sythe that I may not withdrawe zou fro zoure lewed corage, I schal zeve zou with outen wysschinge, and to alle hem that schulle com of you.

The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

The clerkes han rounde crounes, and the lewed men han crownes alle square: and thei holden

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

For righte as the bokes of the Scripture of hem techen the clerkes, how and in what manere thei schulle beleeven, righte so the ymages and the peyntynges techen the lewed folk to worschipen the seyntes, and to have hem in hire mynde, in whoos name that the ymages ben made aftre.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

And the lady answerde, sythe that I may not withdrawe zou fro zoure lewed corage, I schal zeve zou with outen wysschinge, and to alle hem that schulle com of you.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

Ze scholde zeven ensample to the lewed peple, for to do wel; and zee zeven hem ensample to don evylle.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003