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Ther can no man in humblesse him acquite
As wemmen can ne can be halfe so trewe
As wemmen buen bot it be fal of newe
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[PART VI.]
¶ Fro Boleyne is þis erle of pauyhe comme
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Of whiche þe fame vp spronge to more and lesse
And to þe peple eres al and somme
Was Couþe eke þat a new Marquysesse
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He wiþ him brouht in suche pompe and recchesse
Þat neuer was þer seen wiþ mannes eye
So noble araie in al west lumbardeye
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¶ Ther Markes whiche þat knewe and schope al þis
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Or þat þis Erle was comme sent his message
For þilke cely poure Crisild
And sche wiþ humble herte and glad visage
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Nouhte wiþþe no swollen hert in hire Corage
Cam att hire heste and on hir knes hir sette
And reuerently and wisly sche him grette
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¶ Crisilda quod he my wil is vtterlye
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This maiden þat schal be wedded to me
Receyved be morwe as Roiallye
As possible is in my house to be
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And eke þat euery wyght in his degre
Haue his astate in sittinge and seruice
And hihe plesance as .I. can best deuise
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¶ .I. haue no womman suffisant certeine
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The chambres for to arraie in ordinance
After my lust; and þere-fore wolde .I. feine
Þine were al suche maner gouernance
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Þou knowest eke of olde al my plesance
Þouhe þine araie be bad and yuel be-seye
Do þou þi deuere att þe leste waie
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