Þe knyȝt seyd [he seyde D.] truly, "truste to me,
Þat samë prest shal prey [preye O, ilke p. s. preyȝe D.] for þe;
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And þat þy peyne mow [myȝt . . lesse (om. And) D.] be þe lasse,
Euery day shal he for þe [for þe shal he O, certeyn dayȝis schal he for þe s. masse D.] synge a masse."
"May y þan trust to þy [trusten þan to þe D.] sawe
Þat þou be now my [þou wilt be to me (om. þat) D.] trew felawe?"
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"ȝe, as y am a trew knyȝt, [folio 16a:2]
hyt shal be do, at [don with al D.] my myȝt."
"A tokene betwyxe [be-twen D.] þe and me," [me and þe O.]
Þan seyd þe dedë, [þe dede seyde þat D.] "shal þys be?"
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he toke and grepe [grypyd D.] þe knyȝtys arme,
But he felt þer-of none harme;
Also he touched hys bare þe; [so he touched þe bare skyn D.]
Þe bare bone myȝt men euer after se; [myȝt be sen D.]
But sorë [sor O, and for D.] þerof felt [felte O D.] he noght,
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But for þe felyng, more on hym [on hym more (om. but) D.] he þoght.
Þat mark saw alle men comunly, [þe tokene saw many on þerby D.]
But no man wyst [wyste O, non wyste r. qwy D.] redely why.
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Þe dedë seyd "þou shalt leue [not lyuyn D.] here
No lenger but [þan D.] þys two ȝere."
he tolde what day þat he shuld deye, [t. he schulde deyȝe & qwat day D.]
And seþyn he went forþe [ȝede furþ O, þe dede knyȝt þo ȝede D.] hys weye.
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Þe knyȝt amended seþyn [seþen amendede O, siþþe amendyd D.] hym weyl,
And to þe dede was as trew [trewe (om. as) D.] as steyl;
For he dede [(om. For) he dede for hym D.] as he hym hette,
Þe prest for hym song þat he hem hette. [hym to synge he let D.]
Þys aperyng, [schewyng D.] yn my [myne O, myn D.] auys,
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Auayled [It a-vayled D.] to boþe partys.
