¶ And so bifell it on a Satyrday
This Carpenter was gon to Osenay
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And heende Nicholas and alisoun
Acordid ben to þis conclusioun
That Nicholas schal schapen hem a wyle
This sely Ielous housbond to begyle /
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And if so were þis game wente aright
Sche schulde slepe in his arm al night
For þis was hire desir and his also
And right anoon wiþouten wordes mo
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This Nicholas no lenger wold he tarye
But doþ ful softe in to his Chambur carye
Boþe mete and drynke for a day or tweye
And to hir housbond bad hir for to seye
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If þat he axed after Nicholas
Sche schulde seye sche wiste nat wher he was
Of al þat day sche saw him nat with eye
Sche trowed he were falle in som maladye
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For no cry þat hir mayden cowde him calle
he nolde answere for nought þat may bifalle
This passeþ forþ al þat ilke satyrday
Tha Nicholas in his chambre lay
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And eet and drank and dede what/ him leste
Til soneday þe sonne was gon to reste
This sely carpenter haþ gret meruaile [folio 46a]
Of Nicholas or what þing may him ayle
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And seyde I am a-drad by seynt Thomas
It stondeþ nat aright wiþ Nicholas
God schilde þat he deyde sodeinly
This world is now ful tykel sikerly
Line 3428
I saugh to-day a corps y-born to chirche
That now on monday last I saugh him wirche
Go vp quod he vnto his knaue anoon
Clepe at his dore and knokke wiþ a stoon
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Loke how it is and telle me boldely
This knaue goþ him vp ful sturdily
