Versos English William Langland The fowrthe artycul thys moste be

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The fowrthe artycul thys moste be

by (1332–1386)

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The fowrthe artycul thys moste be, That the mayster hym wel be-se That he no bondemon prentys make, Ny for no covetyse do hym take; For the lord that he ys bonde to, May fache the prentes whersever he go. Early History of Freemasonry in England, p. 14.