maister

Rince Pytcher is he that will drinke out his thrift at the ale or wine, and be oft times dronke. This is a licoryce knaue that will swill his Maisters drink, and brybe his meate that is kept for him.

Diuilliſh it is to deſtroy a cittie, but more then diuilliſhe, to euert citties, to betraye countreies, to cause ſeruaunts to kyll their maiſters, parentes theyr children, children their parentes, wiu

Ewes yeerly by twinning rich maisters doo make, the lamb of such twinners for breeders go take.

D'ye think I am to be John Tamson's man, and maistered by women a' the days o' my life ?

Thus Reason said: but she came, Reason vanished; Her eyes so maistering me, that such objection Seem'd but to spoile the foode of thoughts long famishēd;

And now hath wrong so maistered the right, That they liue best, that on wrongs offall light,