PASSUS XVII. (DO-WEL VII.)
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TITLE. Hic incipit passus septi|mus de dowel M; Incipit passus sep|timus PE; Incipit septimus F; Passus sextus de dowel T.
OBS. S omits Passus xvii. to xxi.
] Incipit passus septimus.
Alas! þat [richesse] shal reue · and robbe mannes soule [A page 243] [[richesse EMF] ricchesse T; riche P. and] or M.]
[Fro] þe loue of oure lorde · at hus laste ende! [[Fro ETF] For PM. hus] þe T.]
Thei þat haue hure hyre by-fore · aren eueremore poure, [
Thei] Hewen T. haue—aren] nout han bi-forn · and arn M.
OBS. Here M has lost two leaves, including ll. 4—159.
] And shulle nat deye out of dette · to dyne er they deseruen hit. [shulle nat] selde T. to dyne] þat dyneþ T. er] or EF. they de|seruen] he deserue T.] Line 4 When here deuer is don · and his daies iourne, [here] his TF. deuer] dyner ET; diner F (wrongly).] Þen may men wite what he is worþ · and what he haþ deserued; [may men] men may T. wite EFT] white P. deserued] deseruede P.] And nouht to fonge by-fore · for drede of disalouwynge. [And] But T. by-fore] to-fore T. drede] feere F; but see B-text.] So ich say by ȝow riche · hit semeþ nat ȝe shulle [ȝe] þat ȝe FT.] Line 8 Haue two heuenes · for ȝoure her-beynge. Muche myrthe is in may · a-monge wilde bestes, [A page 244] [wilde] þe wilde T.] And so forth whil somer lasteþ · heore solace dureþ; [forth ET] furth F; miswritten fort P. whil F] while ET; mis|written wil P. heore] & here E.]
