For Meede haþ maad me amendes · I may no more aske." [H omits this line. Meede] he U. me amendes] my mendis TD. aske] axen TU; axe D.]
¶ "Nay," quod þe kyng þo · "(so god ȝiue me blisse!) [god] crist U.]
Wrong went not so awei · til ich wite more; [went] wendiþ THU; wendes D. til] er TU; or D.]
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Lope he so lihtliche awei · lauȝwhen he wolde, [for yf he lept so liȝtly · he wolde vs alle scorn H. awei] U omits. lauȝwhen] lauȝen T; laghen U; lawhen D.]
And eft be þe baldore · forte beten myne [hynen;] [eft] ofte THUD. baldore] boldere HTD; baldere U. forte, &c.] to bete my hynen TUD; to mysdo my puple H. V omits hynen]
Bote Reson haue reuþe of him · he resteþ in þe stokkes [of] on TDHU. resteþ in þe] shal reste hym in þe TD; schal resten in U; shal into þe H.]
Also longe as I lyue · bote more loue hit make." [Also longe] As long TUD; be as longe H.]
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¶ Þenne summe Radde Reson · to haue reuþe of þat schrewe, [þenne] TD omit. summe] summe men TD; U omits. of] on THUD.]
And to Counseile þe kyng · and Concience boþe, [to counseile] þo conseilede U.]
Þat Meede moste be Meynpernour · Reson heo bi-souȝte. [heo bisouȝte] þei besouȝte TUD; þei preied H.]
"Rede me not," quod Reson · "Reuþe to haue, [Rede] Rediþ H. Reuþe] no reuþe TUD; reuþe for H.]
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Til lordes, and ladies · louen alle treuþe,
And perneles porfyl · be put in heore whucche; [porfyl] purfile TH; purfil U; purfyl D. whucche] hucche TU; whicche H; huche D.]
Til children Chereschinge · be chastet wiþ ȝerdes, [children] childris T; childrens H; childrenes U. chereschinge] chiding H. chastet] chastid U; chasted D; chastisid TH.]
Til harlotes holynesse · be holden for an hyne; [Til] And THUD. holynesse] harlotrie U. be—hyne] be preised ful hiȝe H (TUH2D like V). an] any D.]
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Til Clerkes and knihtes · ben Corteis of heore Mouþes, [folio 397b:1] [Clerkes—knihtes] kniȝtes & clerkis H.]
And haten to don heor harlotrie · and vsun hit no more; [to don] TD omit. don] U omits. heor] H omits. and—more] oþer mouþe it with tungis T; & no more it vsen H; or mouthe it hem|selue U; oþer hit mouþen D.]
