Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".

                                
                                  And ȝaue hym alle [al OD.]  hys land & hous,
                                
                                  And al hys catel in toune & felde,
                                
                                  þat he shulde kepe hym wel [weyl O, schulde hym ȝeuyn D.]  yn hys elde.
                                
                                  Þys ȝong man wax fast [faste O, wex (om. faste) D.] , & was iolyfe,
                                
                                  hys cunseyl was [ȝaf O.]  to take a wyfe;
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                                  he weddyd one, & broght here home
                                
                                  with alle þe [O omits 'þe.']  myrþe þat þerto come; [al mery he spak to hir & com D.] 
                                
                                  He badde here fyrst, [O inserts 'boþe;' bad of . . . boþe D.]  loude and stylle,
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                                  To serue [servyn (om. weyl) D.]  hys fadyr weyl at hys wylle.
                                
                                  Sone aftyrwarde, [after þat D.]  þys ȝongë man,
                                
                                  Hys herte, hys [he his D.]  þoght, chaunge began;
                                
                                  Tendrere he was of wyfe and chylde,
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                                  Þan to hys fadyr oþer [om. oþer D.]  meke or mylde.
                                
                                  Of o day, he [hym OD.]  þoght [four or] fyue; [iiij or fyue D.] 
                                
                                  Long [Longe O.]  hym þoght hys fadyr a-lyue;
                                
                                  And euery day, boþe þe toon and þe toþer, [day after oþer D.] 
                                
                                  Serued hym weyl wers þan oþer. [hym wers . & with wil loþer D.] 
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                                  Y trowe þys man, whan [I þouȝte . . qwan D.]  he gan mone [folio 8b] 
                                
                                  For þoght þat [þat om. D.]  he ȝaf so meche [moche O, meche D.]  hys sone,
                                
                                  Þys oldë man was broght so logh [brout . . . lowhe D.] 
                                
                                  Þat he lay ful colde besyde a wogh. [and lay . . be þe wowe D.] 
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                                  Þys oldë man, vp-on a day,
                                
                                  Pleyned hym þat he coldë lay:
                                
                                  "Sone," he seyde, "for goddys loue
                                
                                  wrye [hyl D. (Wrye, A.S. wríhan, cover.)]  me with sum cloþe aboue."
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                                  Þe sone, þat was þe husband
                                
                                  To whom was ȝyuë alle [al O, ȝowyn al his D.]  þe land,
                                
                                  Clepyd hys sone, [he callid his child D.]  & bade hym take
                                
                                  A sak [sake O.]  of þo [his D.]  þat he dede make,
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                                  And badde hym turnë hyt tweyfolde [twofolde O, to fold D.]

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Title: Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".
Author: Mannyng, Robert, fl. 1288-1338.
Canvas: Page 41
Publication: London :: Pub. for the Early English text society, by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co., ltd.,; 1901-[03].

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