Of the Cuftoms of Kynges, and othere
that dwellen in the Ties cojlynge to
Preftre Johnes Lond» And of the
Worfchtpe^ that the Sone dothe to the
Fader y whan he is dede.
FROM tho Yles, that I have fpoken of
before, in the Lond of Treftre John,
that beo undre Erthe as to us, that ben o

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this half, and of other Yles, that ben moti
furthere bezonde ; who fo wiU purluen hcm^
for to comen azen right to the parties that ht
cam fro; aod io environne alle Erthe: but
what for the Yles, what for the See, aod
what for llrong rdwynge,* fewc folk aflaycii
for to paffen that paflage ; alle be it that men
myghte don it wel, that myght ben of pow*^
er to dreflc him thereto ; as I have (eyd zoti
before. And therfore men returnen from tbo
Yles abovefeyd, be other Yles coftyngc fro
the Lond of Treftre John. And thaone co*
men men in returnynge to an YIe, that is
clept Cajfbn : and that Yle hathe wel 60 jof-
neyes in Icngthe, and more then 50 in brede.
