Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".

                                
                                  Þe bysshop seyd, "þys haue we seyn; [Isen D.] 
                                
                                  Do hyt now to lygge aȝeyn." [stente aȝen D.] 
                                  Line 524 
                                
                                  Þe wycchë dede al at hys wylle: [al his wil D.] 
                                
                                  She made þe slop aȝen lygge [& bad þe bagge stonde D.]  stylle,
                                
                                  Þe bysshop made a clerk [dede . . þer D.]  þan wryte
                                
                                  Al þat she seyd, mochel [seyde meche D.]  and lyte,
                                  Line 528 
                                
                                  And allë [al OD.]  how she made here went; [sche dede & mente D.] 
                                
                                  Þe bysshop þarto ȝaf gode [ȝaffe gode O, ȝaf his D.]  entent.
                                
                                  "Þan," seyde þe bysshop, "now shal y,
                                
                                  As þou hast do, do [þou dedyst don. D.]  þy maystry."
                                  Line 532 
                                
                                  Þe bysshop bygan þe charme to rede, [folio 4b] 
                                
                                  And as she dyde, [seyde D.]  he dyde yn [dede yn O, dede in D.]  dede;
                                
                                  He seyd and dedë euery deyl,
                                
                                  Ryȝt as she dede, he dede as weyl. [al weyl O, al weel D.] 
                                  Line 536 
                                
                                  Þe sloppe [bagge D.]  lay stylle, as hyt ded wore, [oor D.] 
                                
                                  For hym ne ros hyt [hym it sterede D.]  neuer þe more.
                                
                                  "why," seyd he, "wyl [wyle O, qwhy . . . wil D.]  hyt nat ryse,
                                
                                  And y haue do [don D.]  þe samë wyse,
                                  Line 540 
                                
                                  And seyd þe wurdys, [wrdys O, wurdis D.]  lesse ne mo,
                                
                                  And for my seyyng wyl [wyle O, qwhy . . . wil D.]  hyt nat go?"
                                
                                  "Nay," she seyd, "why [qwhy D.]  shuld hyt so?
                                
                                  Ȝe beleue nat [nouȝt O, þou trowist not D.]  as y do:
                                  Line 544 
                                
                                  wlde [Wolde O, it wil D.]  ȝe beleue my wrdys as [trowyn as do D.]  y,
                                
                                  Hyt shulde a [ha O.]  go, and sokun [schulde gon & soukke D.]  ky."
                                
                                  He seyd, "þan fayleþ noght [nouȝt O, not D.]  but beleu|yng;" [trowyng D.] 
                                
                                  She seyd, "þat helpeþ al my þyng;
                                  Line 548 
                                
                                  And so hyt ys for [of OD.]  ourë lawe,
                                
                                  Beleue [trouþe D.]  ys morë þan þe sawe; [lawhe . . . sawhe D.]

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Title: Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".
Author: Mannyng, Robert, fl. 1288-1338.
Canvas: Page 20
Publication: London :: Pub. for the Early English text society, by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co., ltd.,; 1901-[03].

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