my fykel fleish, mi falsly blod; [my fykel fleish etc. ist als nähere Bestimmung des "y" der Vorzeile anzusehen: Ich, und zwar . . . . .]
on fold hem feole y falle to fete. [fold, ms. feld.]
to fet yfalle hem feole
for falsleke fifti folde,
of alle vntrewe on tele [Die beiden letzten Zeilen sollen durch Inhalt und Form zur folgenden Strophe hinüberleiten.]
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wiþ tonge ase y her tolde.
þah told beon tales vntoun in toune,
such tiding mei tide, y nul nout teme
of brudes bryht wiþ browes broune:
ovr blisse heo beyen, þis briddes breme.
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A rude were who wiþ hem roune, [A, ms. In; who, ms. roo.]
þat he mihte henten ase him were heme!
nys kyng, cayser, ne clerk wiþ croune
þis semly seruen þat ne may seme. [þat ne may seme, ms. þat me ne may seme; "þat" ist dat. sg.]
Semen him may on sonde
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þis semly seruen so,
boþe wiþ fet ant honde,
for on þat vs warp from wo.
Nou wo in world ys went away,
& weole is come ase we wolde,
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þourh a mihti, methful mai
þat ous haþ cast from cares colde.
euer wymmen ich herie ay,
& euer in hyrd wiþ hem ich holde,
ant euer at neode y nyckenay,
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þat y ner nemnede þat heo nolde.
y nolde & nullyt noht
for noþyng nou a nede.
Soþ is þat y of hem ha wroht,
as richard erst con rede.
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