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PROPHECY


Prophecy
Edited by Kathleen Forni
Originally Published in The Chaucerian Apocrypha: A Selection
Kalamazoo, Michigan: Medieval Institute Publications for TEAMS, 2005

   
   
   
   
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Whan feyth failleth in prestes sawes,
And lordes hestes ar holden for lawes,
And robbery is holden purchas,
And lechery is holden solas,
Than shal the lond of Albyon
Be brought to grete confusion.
   
teachings
commands
legitimate acquisition
pleasure; (see note)
(see note)
   
   


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