Text 74: The Book of Mandeville

… That bereth applis grete plente
And who þat cleueth an appul atwyn
A litille beest he fyndith thereyn.
To a litille lombe liche it ys
Of bloode and bone and eke of flessh
And welle shapen atte folle
In al thinge saufe it hath noo wolle
And men and women þere meest and leest
Eten of þat frute so with þat beest.

… That bears apples in great plant

And he who cut an apple in two parts

A little beast he found inside.

It is like a little lamb

With blood and bone and also with flesh

And it is well shaped in general

In all things except it has no wool

And men and women from the greatest to the lowliest

Eat of that fruit so with that beast.