But he were clene of euery trespas [trespasse O, of his trespas D.]
Þat he ne shulde yn [but he schulde in-to D.] þe watyr falle
To þe mayster fende [deuel D.] of alle.
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Þo men þat loue to do ryghtly, [þe man þat louede to do ryȝt D.]
Þey shal passe þere sauëly [he schulde passe þer safly a plyȝt D.]
Into [In-to D, To HO.] þat blesful cuntre,
Þere ioyë withoute ende shal be.
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A preste y sagh passe þere weyl, [saw þer passede wel D.]
And hadde no lettyng of any deyl, [a deyl O, hadde lettyng neuere a del. D.]
As he hadde leuyd yn hys lyfe [In his lyf he had lyued D.] clene,
At hys passyng was hyt [it was D.] weyl sene.
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A man y kneugh þere [kn. þere also H, kneghe þ. a. O, saw þere (om. also) D.] yn peynys strong. [stronge O, peyne strong D.]
Þat felunlyche dyde euer wrong; [wronge O, felounly euere dede wrong D.]
I knegh [knew D.] hym here yn grete [gret OD.] bayly,
He loued veniaunce with-oute mercy.
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'Pers,' y wote [woot O, wot D.] weyl, was hys name,
Yn þe [þat D.] watyr he suffred shame.
y sagh hym bere [saw þer D.] vpp-on hys krowne [crown Brennynge . . . down O, brennende yryn beryn D.] [folio 10b]
Brynnyng eryn þat bare hym downe [crown Brennynge . . . down O, brennende yryn beryn D.]
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In-to þe watyr, blak [so blac D.] as kole.
Alas, þe paynes y sagh hym þole! [O. gloss 'suffre.' þe peyne I say . . D.]
Moche y desyred [mechil I askyd D.] to wete certeyne
why [qwy D.] he suffred al þat peyne;
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And asswyþe [also swyþe D.] hyt was me tolde,
For to do veniaunce he was euere [euer O, ay D (om. For).] bolde;
And whan [qwan D (om. þe).] he shuldë deme þe ryȝt,
To felunly he dyde [felunnye he dede O, to deme wrong he deed D.] hys myȝt;
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At hym myght no man hauë [ha D.] grace,
