[See ll. 2475-80 of the French.] God wuld hyt werë now so here,
So meke wymmen 2of so fayre2 [2_2 of here O, mylde women of here D.] manere;
But of ouþer, men mowe [mow O, may D.] fynde
wymmen yn wedlak ryȝt on-kynde, [vnkynde O, ful on-kynde D.]
Line 2000
Þat for a gamë wurde [gamyn wurd D.] yn veyn
Þey wyl ȝyuë forty [ȝeuyn .xxti. þer D.] aȝeyn.
Se how þese [þys O.] wymmen [women with D.] a-cordaunce
Plesyd [plesedyn D.] god with lytyl penaunce,
Line 2004
And preysed hem to [euere preysid he D.] seynt Makayre
For þey bare hem [hem bare O.] yn wedlak fayre; [so trewe in wedlok ware D.]
As mochë þan shal he hem [& as meche mote hem of D.] blame,
Þat chydyn to-gydyr, & reysyn shame. [ch. & fyȝttyn & don meche scame D.]
Line 2008
Ȝyf þou euer þy wyfe lay [owher . . ly D.] by
Yn tyme of penaunce, to seye flesshly, [it was foly D.] —
ȝyf þou be custumable þar-to,
Þou synnest gretly, my boke seyþ so.
Line 2012
yn holy tyme and halyday
Forbere þy wyfe, [lust D.] ȝyf þat þou may.
Ne þou shalt nat know [k. fleschly (om. Ne) D.] þy wyfe
yn holy placë, by [be O, þe h. day be D.] þy lyfe;
Line 2016
Ȝyf þou do hyt custumably, [folio 14a:2]
Þou synnest, y sey, [be hir þan D.] dedly;
Cherche or cherchëȝerd, y sey, [seye O, or in cherche sawe D.]
yn holy stede hyt ys grete eye. [awe D.]
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yn lentyn tymë [it is tyme D.] of fastyng
Shalt þou leue to do swyche þyng. [þou schalt leue al swych doyng D.]
yn estyr tyme also, y [pasche tyme I þe D.] forbede
Þat þou haunte any [vse no D.] swyche dede.
Line 2024
Ȝyf a womman yn hordam [þou in hordam dost D.] do swyche outrage [L. 2525 Fr.]
