Myldenesse, ne mercy, for any trespace; [meknesse ne m. to purchase D.]
And for he dede so mochë wogh,
Suffreþ he now shame ynogh. [suffred he so meche now D.]
Line 1460
Swyche ys goddys ordynaunce,
'For veniaunce [for his cruelte D.] to take veniaunce.'
Ȝyt of a-noþer y had a syght,
'Steuene,' forsoþe, hys namë hyght;
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Þat yche [same D.] Steuene was wont [wnt O.] to be
wonyng yn Romë, þys [duellynge in Rome, þat D.] cyte.
As he wulde [wlde O.] passe þe brygge, betydde, [bregge þat tyde D.]
Hys fete begunne to slyde besyde, [be-gunne for to slyde D.]
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And, was yn poynt for to [for to OD, to H.] falle
In-to þe watyr bytterer þan galle;
Þe fendës wende weyl hym to [wendyn hym a D.] fonge,
12But by þe bregge þan gan he12 [12_12 be þe bregge he gan D.] honge.
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Þe fendys here crokys fasted yn hys knees, [fest in his leggis D.]
And al to-drowe & rente hys þees; [thes O, to-drowyn . . þeyȝis D.]
Feyr men come þedyr,—but y not [noot O, not D (om. but).] how,—
And by hys armys vp hym [be þe . . . hym vp D.] drow;
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Þey wulde [wlde O.] nat suffre hym falle al [to falle D.] downe [down O.]
In-to þat grete confucyoun;
He plesyd [preyed D.] god with sum gode dede,
Þarefore þey hylpe hym yn hys [holpyn hym at D.] nede.
Almysdede [Almasdede O, almesse deede D.] men vndyrstonde
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By þe drawyng vp [vp om. D.] of hys honde.
Y trowe he trespast [trespacyd D.] yn lecherye
Þat þey þe þeës [thes O, to-drowyn . . þeyȝis D.] drow [þeyȝis drowyn D.] hym by.
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But forsoþe y can [can y O.] nat telle [folio 10b:2]
wheþyr [qweþer D.] he shulde to heuene or helle."
Þys talë haue y [I haue D.] tolde to ȝow,
