Crossword-Solution: COPEN 5 letters, 12 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 9

Which seeing, I got me out of the door Where Flemings began on me for to cry, “Master, what will you copen {82b} or buy? Fine felt hats, or spectacles to read? Lay down your silver, and here you may speed.” Then to Westminster Gate I presently went, When the sun was at highé prime; Cooks to me they took good intent, And proffered me bread with ale and wine, Ribs of beef, both fat and full fine; A fair cloth they gan for to sprede, But wanting Money I might not then speed.

Within the hall, neither rich nor yet poor Would do for me ought, although I should die: Which seeing, I gat me out of the door, Where Flemings began on me for to cry, 'Master, what will you copen[1] or buy? Fine felt hats? or spectacles to read? Lay down your silver, and here you may speed.

Within this hall, neithere ryche nor yett poor, Wold do for me ought, although I shold dye; Which seing, I gat me out of the doore, Where Flemynge began on me for to cry, Master, what will you copen or by, Fyne felt hatts, or spectacles to reede? Lay down your sylver, and here you may spede.

The other account was from a Kaffir named Copen, who spoke English well, and who was a boy at the time in Dingaan's kraal.

Within this Hall, neither rich nor yet poor Would do for me ought, although I should die: Which seeing, I gat me out of the door, Where Flemings began on me for to cry: "Master, what will you _copen or buy_? [chap or exchange] Fine felt hats, or spectacles to read? Lay down your silver, and here you may speed." Spectacles to read before printing was invented must have had a rather limited market; but we must bear in mind where they were sold.