Seþyn [Syn O, siþþe . . a palmerys D.] toke þe knyȝt palmers wede,
And yn [yn om. D.] to þe holy londe he ȝede;
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Ihesu cryst [crystys O, cristis D.] sepulcre he soght,
For þe synnys [synne hadde D.] þat he had wroght;
And, at þe [at þe, OD, at H.] two ȝerës ȝende,
God almyghty for hym gan sende;
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For þat day þat [þe same day D.] þe dede knyȝt seyde,
Þe touþer knyghte þat same day [for soþe þat oþer knyȝt D.] deyde.
Blessyd be god, of [grace be god D.] heuene kyng,
Þat sent hym þat yche [to hym þat D.] tokenyng.
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Now may ȝe se, by þys tale,
Þat þeftë breweþ mochë [mechil D.] bale.
Certys þefte ryȝt [ful D.] wykked ys
whan [qwan D.] þe dede bereþ wytnes,
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Namly, pore men for [a namely pore men D.] to pele
Or [And O (om. D), robben & beten w. o. skele D.] robbe or bete with-outë skyle.
Þeftë wyl hys mayster shende, [folio 16b]
And hym fordo [& for don D.] wyþ-outyn ende.
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Ȝyf þou be a serïaunt, [were euere ony seruaunt D.]
And takë [toke . . . comnaunt D.] more þan þy cunnaunt,
Custummablychë, mete or drynk [drynge O, & drynk D.] —
Þoht for noght hyt be þe þyng [it is al for nouȝt as þe þinkith D.] —
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y redë þat [rede sum tyme D.] þou þer-of lete,
For many smale makeþ a grete.
holy chyrche callyþ hyt þefte,
wyþ-outë skylle, for hyt [skyl al þat þat D.] ys refte.
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Ȝyf þou euer reysyddyst [receydist ony fals D.] custome,
Þou mayst be sykyr of hard [myȝt . . ryȝt hard D.] dome.
But ȝyf þat þou mayst hyt [ȝif þou may for don it & D.] felle,
hyt ys robbery, gostly to telle. [g. þou gost to helle D.]
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