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Appendix to Dame Siriz
Hic Incipt Interludium de clerico et puella.
Clericus ait,
"Damishel, reste wel!"
"Sir, welcum, by saynt michel!"
"Wer esty sire, wer esty dame?"
"By gode, es noyer her at hame."
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"Wel wor suilc a man to life
Yat suilc a may mithe haue to wyfe."
"Do way, by crist and leonard,
No wily lufe na clerc fayllard,
Na kepi herbherg, clerc, in huse, no y flore
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Bot his hers ly wit uten dore.
Go forth yi way, god sire,
ffor her hastu losye al yi wile."
"Nu, nu, by crist and by sant ihon;
In al yis land ne wis hi none,
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Mayden, yat hi luf mor yan ye,
Hif me micht euer ye bether be.
ffor ye hy sory nicht and day,
Y may say, hay wayleuay!"
Y luf ye mar yan mi lif,
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Yu hates me mar yan yayt dos chnief.
Yat es nouct for mys-gilt,
Certhes, for yi luf ham hi spilt.
A, suythe mayden, reu of me,
Yat es ty luf hand ay salbe,
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