мимоходом, чтение, орфография (англ.)

Vpon a tyme, when tidynges came too the citie of Corinthe that kyng Philippe father to Alexander ſurnamed ye Great, was comming thetherwarde with an armie royall to lay ſiege to the citie : The Corinthians being forth with ſtryken with greate feare, beganne buſilie, and earneſtly to looke aboute them, and to falle to worke of all handes. Some to ſkowre and trymme vp harneis, ſome to carry ſtones, ſome to amende and buylde hygher the walles, ſome to rampiere and fortyfie the bulwarkes, and fortreſſes, ſome one thynge, and ſome an other for the defendinge, and ſtrengthenynge of the citie. The whiche buſie labour, and toyle of theires when Diogenes the phyloſopher ſawe, hailing no profitable buſines whereupon to ſette himſelf on worke (neither any man required his labour, and helpe as expedient for the commen wealth in that neceſſitie) immediatly girded about him his phyloſophicall cloke, and began to rolle, and tumble vp and downe hether and thether vpon the hille ſyde, that lieth adioyninge to the citie, his great barrel or tunne, wherein he dwelled: for other dwellynge place wold he haue none. This ſeing one of his frendes, and not a litell muſynge therat, came to hym: And I praye the Diogenes (quod he) whie doeſt thou thus, or what meaneſt thou hereby ? Forſothe I am tumblyng my tubbe to (quod he) bycauſe it where no reaſon yat I only ſhould be ydell, where ſo many be working. In ſemblable maner, right honorable ſir, though I be, as I am in dede, of muche leſſe habilitie then Diogenes was to do any thinge, that ſhall or may be for the auauncement and commoditie of the publique wealth of my natiue countrey : yet I ſeing euery ſort, and kynde of people in theire vocation, and degree buſilie occupied about the common wealthes affaires : and eſpecially learned men dayly putting forth in writing newe inuentions, and deuiſes to the furtheraunce of the ſame : thought it my bounden duetie to God, and to my countrey ſo to tumble my tubbe, I meane ſo to occupie, and exerciſe meſelf in beſtowing ſuch ſpare houres, as I beinge at ye becke, and commaundement of others, cold conueniently winne to me ſelf: yat though no commoditie of that my labour, and trauaile to the publique weale ſhould ariſe, yet it myght by this appeare, yat myne endeuoire, and good wille hereunto was not lacking. To the accompliſhement therfore, and fulfyllyng of this my mynde, and purpoſe : I toke vpon me to tourne, and tranſlate oute of Latine into oure Engliſhe tonge the frutefull, and profitable boke, which ſir Thomas more knight compiled, and made of the new yle Utopia, conteining and ſetting forth ye beſt ſtate, and fourme of a publique weale : A worke (as it appeareth) written almoſt fourtie yeres ago by the ſaid ſir Thomas More ye authour therof. The whiche man, foraſmuche as he was a man of late tyme, yea almoſt of thies our dayes: and for ye excellent qualities, wherewith the great goodnes of God had plentyfully endowed him, and for ye high place, and rowme, wherunto his prince had moſt graciouſly called him, notably wel knowen, not only among vs his countremen, put alſo in forrein countreis and nations: therfore I haue not much to ſpeake of him...