And make with hym acorde certeyn; [acorde wyþ hym certeyne O, & haue forȝeue|nesse of al certeyn D.]
Þogh þou haue do [doun O.] neuer [neuer O.] so ylle
Ȝyt wyl [wylle O.] he graunte þe [aske mercy. & þou schalt han D.] hys gode wylle.
My god me bad on none [no D.] wyse
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To dele with þe, [hym D.] ne none of hyse."
Þe munke [munk O, þat monk D.] rependyd hym þan, and [repentyd hym in þat D.] þoght,
"Alas!" he seyd, "what [qwat D.] have y wroght
Þat y shulde euer [euer O, hym euere D.] hym forsake
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Þat ys so redy me efte [euere me D.] to take.
Þy mercy, god, ys mochyl [his mercy is mechil D.] to telle;
when [Whan O, qwan D.] y see a maumet of helle
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Þat neuer [neuer O.] ȝyt loued þe,
He spekyþ of þy mochyl [gret D (om. he).] pyte.
Seþyn þou art [and siþþin he is D.] so mylde and meke
Þy mochyl [His mechil D.] mercy wyl [wyle O, wil I now D.] y seke;
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Here y forsakë þat y toke,
To hym y me betake [take OD.] þat y forsoke."
Seþyn [Seþþyn O, Siþþin D.] he ȝede to an ermyte, [heremyte D.]
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And shrofe hym of hys synne [alle his synnys D.] astyte;
And tolde hym þat he had y-doun, [how þat he hadde doun O, how he had don D.]
Forsaken god and hys relygyoun. [cristendom D.]
þys forsayde ermyte ful [þe hermyte þerfore D.] sory was [folio 2b:2]
Þat he had [hadde O, had don D.] do so grete trespas;
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Noþeles, he bad hym dwelle [to dwelle O, dwelle D.]
Þre wokys [Þo þre woukys O, þre wykis D.] with hym yn his [his D, om. HO.] celle;
For hys synne he shulde þan [he shulde D.] faste,
And yn preyers wel [weyl O, with wil D.] to laste. [laste OD, last H.]
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þys ychë munke [munk O, ilke mong D.] þat was so madde,
Dyde ryght [ryþ O.] as þe [þys O.] ermyte badde.
þey preyden [preyȝeden D, preyd H, preyde O.] boþe þat seuenyȝt
