To ouercome þe kyng · with [catel] ȝif heo mihten. [[catel TUD] Meede VH.]
¶ Þe kyng swor þo bi crist · and bi his Coroune boþe, [þo] THUD omit.]
Þat wrong for his werkes · schulde wo þole, [TUD omit this line.]
And Comaundede A Constable · to casten him in Irens. [T omits this line; UD omit down to Constable.]
"He ne schal þis seuen ȝer · seon his feet ones." [ne schal] shal not H; shulde not T. to casten hym in yrens he schal þis vij ȝer sen his fet onys (!) U; D similar, but has he schal not.]
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¶ "God wot," quaþ wisdam · "þat weore not þe beste;
And he amendes make · let Meynprise him haue; [And] ȝef H. make] mowe make TU; wol make H.]
And beo borw of his bale · and buggen him bote, [born of] borugh for T; brouȝt of H; borw for U; borow for D. buggen] bringen T; bigge HU; beggyn D.]
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And a-Menden his misdede · and euer-more þe bettre." [And] TUD omit, his] þat UD; þat he T. þe] do þe U.]
¶ Wit a-Cordede herwith · and seide him þe same: [him] TUD omit. D is corrupt.]
"Hit is betere þat boote · Bale a-doun bringe [Hit is betere] Betere is THUD.]
Þen Bale be beten · and boote neuer þe better." [beten] bote U.]
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ÞEnne Meede Meokede hire · And Merci bi-souhte, [Meede Meokede] gan mede to meke TUD.]
And profrede pees a present · al of pure Red gold: [pure Red] purid TH; pure U; pured D.]
"Haue þis of me," quod heo · "to Amende with þi scaþe, [me] me, man TUD. with] TUD omit.]
For Ichul wage for wrong · he wol do so no more." [Ichul] y wile T; y wol HU; I wyl D. wol] shal TUD.]
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Pees þenne pitously · preyede þe kyng
To haue merci on þat Mon · þat mis-dude him ofte:
"For he haþ waget me a-mendes · as wisdam him tauhte, [For—a-mendes] For he haþ wagid me wel TUD; For he hadde wagid hym wel H.]
I Forȝiue him þat gult · with a good wille; [him—gult] þee þis gult quod pees H.]
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So þat ȝe assented beo · I con no more sigge; [þat—beo] ȝe assente þerto TU; ȝe Assente D; þat ȝe assent, my lord H. no—sigge] sey no more TUD.]
