Certeyn þe shal no þyng [þynge O.] were, [O. gloss 'kepe.' A-ȝens god schalt þou þe not forbere D.]
Þat [þat, om. D.] for hys deþ þou shalt [ne shalt O, schalt þou D.] answere.
Ȝyf þou euer yn any tyme [in ony stryf D.]
Reftë any man hys lyme, [reftyst ony man of his lyf D.]
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Or hyt was reftë þurgh þy rede,
Þou art enchesun of hys dede.
Ȝyf hyt be aȝens hys wylle [wyl O.]
Or hys asent, þou synnest ful ylle. [yl O, þou schalt fulfille D.]
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Ȝyf þou þurgh wykked ordynaunce
Fordost pore mannys [mans O, for-dedyst p. mennys D.] sustynaunce
þat aftyrward he may nat lyue, [leue O, myȝt not leue (om. he) D.]
þou art coupable, [culpable D.] —a ȝyfte y ȝyue. [ȝeue O.]
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Ȝyf a porë man ['of' inserted in a later hand O, of D.] þe craue
A melys mete, hys lyfe to [hys lyffe to O, it may hym D.] saue,—
Ȝyf þou mayst ȝyue [ȝeue O.] hym, & nat [myȝt ȝeuyn hym & not ne D.] wylt, [folio 9b:2]
Beforë [be-forn D.] god þou hast hym spylt.
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Seynt Ambrosë seyþ hardly, [hardyly O, hardily D.]
Þat hyt ys slaghtyr [it is manslauȝtter D.] gostly.
what shul we sey [seye O, qwat schul seynt þese doctourys D.] of þys dytours,
Þys [a-ȝens þe D.] fals men, þat beyn sysours,
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Þat, for hate, a trewman wyl [trwman wyle O, trewe man dyȝtte D.] endyte,
And a þefe for syluer [seluyr O, & for gold a strong þef D.] quyte?
Be he neuer so strong [stronge O, strong D.] a þefe,
Ȝyf he may ȝyue, [ȝeuyn D.] he shal be lefe;
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A porë [pore trewe D.] man þat may nat so,
Þe deþë [deþ O.] þey wyl [wyle O, to þe deth he dampneth D.] dampne hym to.
Also hyt ys of þys dormers [al is of fals demerys D.] yn tounne,—
Falsë [Fals H.] treytours & feloune, [þe false tretourys to-gedere rowne D.] —
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