[6-text p 427]
To stynte rancour and discencion
Bitwixe his poeple and him þus spak þe bulle
þe which þey han publisshed atte fulle
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¶ The rude poeple as it no wonder is
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Wenden ful wel þat it hadde be riȝt so
But whan þis tyþinges come to Grisildis
I deme þat hir herte was ful wo
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And sche ylike sad for euermo
Disposed was þis humble creature
To aduersite of fortune al tendure
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¶ Abydyng euer his lust and his plesance
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To whom sche was ȝiuen herte and al
As to hire worldly verray suffisaunce [folio 139a]
But schortly if þis story telle I schal
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This marquys writen haþ in special
A lettre in which he scheweþ his entente
And secretly he to boloigne it sente
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¶ To þe erl of Panyke which þat hadde þo
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Wedded his suster preyed he specially
To bringen home aȝein his children tuo
But he o þinge preyed outrely
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With alle his herte ful affectuously
þat he to no wight þough men wolde enquere
Schulde nought telle whos children þat þei were
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¶ But seye þe mayden schulde y-wedded be
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Vnto þe marquys of Saluce right anon
And as þis erle was preyed right so dede he
ffor at day sette he on his day is goon
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Toward Saluce and lordes many oon
In riche array þis mayden for to gyde
hire ȝonge broþer ryding by hir syde
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