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First Line: No cause, nor client fat, will cheveril leese
Last Line: For this: that wins, for whom he holds his peace.
Subject(s): Law & Lawyers; Attorneys


No cause, nor client fat, will Cheveril leese,
But as they come, on both sides he takes fees,
And pleaseth both. For while he melts his grease
For this: that wins, for whom he holds his peace.





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