Deyë certys shuld he neuere,
For lyue [lyffe O, lyf D, om. For, for.] and hele ys þere for euere.
y sagh þere folk [y saghe þer folke O.] 3[of so feyr syghte,
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Here wonynge placys yn joye were dyghte; [her wonyngstede in joyȝe was dyȝt D.]
All þe [þo D.] folke]3 [3_3 These two lines (from "of so" to "folke") printed from O, are omitted in the Harleian MS.] þat I saghe þere
were [O. omits "were"; as fayre aungelys alle þey D.] as feyre as aungelys were.
y sagh þere housys of ful ryche atyre, [of ryȝt fayr tyr D.]
Alle of gletryng [Al of gleterynge O.] golde as fyre; [as bryȝt schynyng as gold wyr D.]
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Blesful [Blysful O.] bryghtenes was [bernys were D.] þerynne; [folio 10a:2]
Þe syght was cely, & welþe to wynne;
For, some of þo wynly wones [þe wurþi wonys D; O. gloss, 'sekyr dwell|yngys.']
were peynted with [al wyþ O, weryn al peynted with D.] precyus stones,
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Some were caste [dyȝt D.] with ryche colours
And feyr [proudly OD.] peynted with frute & floures.
Þere ys noun lyuyng here a [no man þat is o D.] lyue,
But criste, þat may [myȝte D.] hyt alle dyscryue.
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Þe soþë myght y neuer wytte, [he neuere wete D.]
who shuld yn þo stedys [in þat place D.] sytte.
But yn þe watyr þat was [þat water þat is D.] hydus,
Sstynkyng, [styngkende & D.] blak, & merueylus,
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y say [saghe O, saw D.] moche folk falle þerynne,
Caytyuys charged ful of [false caytyuys chargyd with D.] synne.
A myste out of þe watyr come,
And to sum housys [hows O, hous D, om. And.] hyt gan gone,
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And to sum, come [com O, hous it cam not D.] hyt noght,
Þat me merueyled yn my þoght.
Þe bregge þat ouere þe watyr lay,
Hyt was euer of swyche a-say,
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Þat þer-ouere myght no man passe
