A brefe rehersall of the first foundacion of the mynstre of Chestre / and of the institucion of secular chanons in the tyme of kyng
Edwarde senior. [Bradshaw]
Nam si per frigus inertiae proceres languent, ciues lugent, monachorum oraciones
latent; [Lucian]
Hec breuiter dixerim ad consolationem ciuium, [Lucian]
Caritatis existens totus, tutos ciues seruat ab
hostibus.
[Lucian]
quia facile continget ut superueniens
alienigena quispiam uersipellis et callidus, temporis lapsu
conuena factus et habitator inscriptus, stulti ciuis uituperium augeat, [Lucian]
ut si homo compositus urbem
dilectamintueri necne desiderat, ille qui simplex est Deus,
tueri non desinat et ciuibus karissimis placidissimus protector sit, qui
plateas eorum in modum gloriose crucis aptauit. [Lucian]
ut pro suscepto ministerio coram Dei iudiciaria sede, facilius
ambo simul infirmas actiones ciuium excusarent, fortius ulciones auerterent,
fecundius gratiam impetrarent. [Lucian]
Ciuium sit
uidere et prudenter aduertat saltem
literatus habitator
Domini uocem: tu es
Petrus et super hanc
petram edificabo ecclesiam meam. [Lucian]
uolentem aliquid reponere ad competenciam
loci et ciuium caritatem. [Lucian]
because often a stranger ponders what a citizen does not even consider. [Lucian]
Chester is
better known to natives, but
rewards assiduous investigation. [Lucian]
she excels in the honesty of her nobles, the faith of her citizens and
the religion of her monks. [Lucian]
The honesty of her
nobles, the faith of her citizens, the religion of
her monks. [Lucian]
to protect the
citizen, and to preserve the city, [Lucian]
For if the
nobles wilt though frosty indolence, if the citizens lament and if
the prayers of the monks go
unnoticed; [Lucian]
I have
briefly said these things for the consolation of the citizens [Lucian]
Being wholly affectionate, he serves to
keep the citizens safe from
enemies. [Lucian]
because it might easily come to pass that a
sly and cunning foreigner, a refugee, becomes an naturalised
inhabitant and provides a reproach for the ignorant citizen, [Lucian]
where, with an abundance of merchandise,
particularly food available, a
native or a
foreigner may come to buy provisions. [Lucian]
and arranged fully and nobly for the
prosperity of the citizens. [Lucian]
so that they might more easily excuse the
unfortunate actions of the
citizens, more forcibly avert retribution and circulate
grace more freely in accordance with the vows they made before
God's throne. [Lucian]
Let the
citizens behold, and at least may the learned inhabitant observe the voice of the
Lord: thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build my
church. [Lucian]
when I should offer something in exchange
for the beauty of the city and
the generosity of the
citizens. [Lucian]
By the officers and rule[r]s of the sayd towne, [Bradshaw]
After sentence gyuen / ministres
were all redy [Bradshaw]
The ministres returned / theyr labour in
vayne: [Bradshaw]
ni bu sersiant waeth na
neb gaethach, [Satire on the Men of Chester]
pob llywydd a fydd wrth fach—o bren
ir, [Satire on the Men of Chester]
no sergeant has been worse nor anyone
more servile, [Satire on the Men of Chester]
every official will hang on a
greenwood hook, [Satire on the Men of Chester]