And ȝyf þou bere [beryst O, bere D (om. ȝyf).] awey þe þyng,
Þe more þou fallest yn cursyng.
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Ȝyf þou haue be a þefe of pray [folio 15a:2]
To robbë men be [vsyd to robbe men D.] nyȝt or be [OD om. be.] day,
Gretly þou dost aȝens þe lawe,
Þou oghtyst to do swyche men a [o O, of D.] dawe.
Or ȝyf þou swyche foly began [began OD.]
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To rauyshë any [to rauaschyn euere ony D.] womman,
Þat ys to seye, any [seyne ony D.] wedded wyfe,
Þe more ys þy synne & [in D.] perel of lyfe.
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Ȝyf þou rauyssh any [a O, rauasehedyst ony mayde D.] mayden clene—
Aȝens here wyl, þat [it D.] ys to mene,—
hyt ys seyde þurgh lawë wrete,
Þat þyn hede shulde be of smete [wretyn . . his hed . . smeten D.]
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(Lawe makeþ þat commandëment)
with-outyn any iuggëment;
Þat mayst þou fyndë al an [and O.] sum
In code 'de raptu virginum.'
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Ȝyf þou rauysshe a mayden powre, [rauaschyst . . pure D.]
Þou art holdyn [holde O, be holde hir to recure O.] to here socoure;
And, þat shal be [þat schal be don D.] at here wylle,
For, as she wyl, [wyle O, & al þat sche wile D.] þou shalt fulfylle;
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For þou hast do here [here a O, don hire a D.] tresun,
Þou hast stole here [& stolyn hir chef D.] warysun;
hyt may þe brynge to more cumbryng
Þan þoght [þogh O.] þou haddest stole moche [þan þou had stole meche D.] ouþer þyng.
To comun lechours, y þys [þis I D.] seye,
Many with-outë shryfte shul deye.
Ȝyf þou be a [a gret D.] lordyng,
And outraiusly [þat outrageusly D.] takyst mennys þyng
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yn tyme of werre or tyme of pes,
Þou stelyst hyt, with-outë les,—
