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And when she had hym all togedyr tolde,
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From her he departyd and of hyr toke hys leue,
Seying that for hyr sake hys wey take he wolde
In to the paleyce hys matyrs to meue.
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And er he thens went he trowyd hem to greue
With suche tydynges as he shuld hem tell.
So forthe yn he went & spake wordys fell.
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When he came in the presence of the goddes all,
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As he had be woode he lookyd hym about.
His shete from his body down he let fall,
And on a rewde maner he salutyd all the rout,
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With a bold voyse, carpyng wordys stout.
But he spake all holow, as hit had be oon
Had spoke in another world þat had woo begoon.
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He stood forthe boldly with grym countenaunce,
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Saying in thys wyse as ye shall here,
"All ye gret goddys yeue attendaunce
Vnto my wordys without all daungere,
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Remembre howe ye made me your offycere
All tho with my dart fynally to chastyse
That yow dysobeyed or wold your law dyspyse.
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"And for the more sewerte ye seelyd my patent,
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Yeuyng me full power soo to occupy,
Wherto I haue enployed myn entent
And that can Dame Nature well testyfy;
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Yef she be examynyd she woll hit nat deny.
For when she forsaketh any creature,
I am ay redy to take hym to my cure.
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"Thus haue I dewly, with all my dilygence,
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Executyd the offyce of olde antiquyte,
To me by yow grauntyd, by your comon sentence.
For I spared noon hygh nor low degre,
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So that on my part no defaute hath be.
For as sone as any to me commyttyd wase
I smete hym to the hert—he had noon other grase.
