There is no man worth a leke
Be he sturdy, be he meke
But he bere a baselard.

The Sloane Collection of Manuscripts

https://archive.org/stream/recordofeuropean03lakiuoft#page/8/mode/2up

Sir Hans Sloane

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Sloane

Стихотворение полностью правда я что-то недогоняю...

https://books.google.de/books?id=bHI-AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA723&lpg=PA723&dq=%22worth+a+leke%22&source=bl&ots=slPAPkea0c&sig=gyksyGiwI47DUtMJNuBnT5ZzpDo&hl=de&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi86Pir3dfMAhWHKCwKHbehBfE4ChDoAQgzMAU#v=onepage&q=%22worth%20a%20leke%22&f=false

Баселард

http://www.swordforum.com/forums/showthread.php?81695-There-is-no-man-worth-a-leke

https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4

Вот еще афоризм с этим выражением

http://www.azquotes.com/quote/1099608