And my sonë wlde noght [wil not redyly D.] here
For fals oþys, any prayere; [falce oþis. no preyȝere D.]
For he comaundeþ to [to HO, om. D.] more & lesse,
'Swere nat [noghte O, suere not D.] hys name yn ydulnesse.' "
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Þys womman with here chylde gan wende;
Blessyd be she with-outyn ende!
For hem þat ben [beyn O, þou þat art D.] of oþys bolde,
For hem haue y [þe I haue D.] þys talë tolde.
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Þys gentyl men, þys gettours, [summe gentilmen & þese gettourys D.] [folio 6a]
Þey ben [beyn O, þou þat art D.] but Goddys turmentours; [arn . . . tourmentourys D.]
Þey turment hym alle [al D.] þat þey may,
with fals oþys nyȝt [boþe nyghte O, falce oþis boþe nyȝt D.] and day.
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But ȝe leue ȝoure [ȝour O, leuyn ȝoure (om. fals) D.] fals sweryng,
Ȝoure [ȝour O, leuyn ȝoure (om. fals) D.] vnkyndë vpbreydyng,
Ȝe shul go a deueyl weye
But ȝe amende ȝou, ar ȝe deye. [qwyl ȝe may D.]
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For euery gadlyng nat wurþ [wrþ O, a gadelyng þat is not wurþ D.] a pere
Takyþ ensample at ȝow [oþere D.] to swere,
So euery man vn-to ouþer [oþer O, til oþer D.] —
Þe porë to þe ryche ys [to ryche is his D.] broþer—
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yn oþys and yn wykkedhede,
Þe toon [þat oon D.] þe toþer to helle shal lede.
Ȝyf þou euere swore [swore euer O, suere euere D.] by oure lady [leuedy O, lady D.]
yn any [ony D (om. yn).] tyme fals or wykkedly,
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Hastly [Hastely O, hastily D.] þe [þerfro] withdrawe;
Vengaunce comþ [comyþ O.] for swych myssawe. [or venoiounce come for þat sawe D.]
whan [qwan D.] þou sweryst by here þat he lyȝt [lyghte O, lay D.] ynne,
He takyþ [takyþ O, takiþ D, takþ H.] more to wraþþe þat [more hed to hate þe D.] synne
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Þan þou mysdedyst [dedist D.] aȝens hym
with worde [wrde O.] or dede neuer so grym.
