To what extent could we understand the spoken language of a 16th Century Englishman?

by _DeanRiding

Would it be as difficult as reading through their texts or is the difficulty in reading just them spelling things more phonetically then we're used to?

Searocksandtrees

Hi, hopefully someone can respond to the specific points you raise, but to get you started, have a look at this answer from /u/cdesmoulins, as well as the linked posts