Whills þou arte quene in thi quarte,
Halde thies wordis in thyne herte,
For þou salle lyffe bot a starte;
Hethyne salle þou fare." [T. reads ifare.]
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XXI.
"How salle we fare," said the freke, "þat fowndis to fyghte,
That ofte foundis the folkes, in fele kyngis landis, [I.=D.]
That riche rewmes ouer rynnes agaynes the ryghte, [I.=T.]
And wynnes wirchippis and welthis, by wyghtenes of handis?" [I. wurschip and wele.]
"Ȝoure kynge es to couetous, I telle the, sir knyghte;
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Maye no mane stere hym of strenghe, whilles þe whele standis; [I. Ther may no strenȝthe him stir.]
Whene he es in his mageste hegheste, and maste es of myghte, [I.=D.]
He salle lighte fulle lawe, appone the see sandis.
Thus ȝoure cheualrous kynge chefe schalle a chaunce; [folio 157a] [I.=T.]
False fortune in fyghte, [I. Felles fortune.]
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That wondirfulle whele wryghte, [I.=T.]
Mase lordis lawe for to lyghte; [I. That lau wille lordis gere liȝte.]
Takes witnes by Fraunce.
XXII.
Fraunce hafe ȝe frely with ȝour fyghte wonnene;
The Frollo and þe Farnaghe es frely by-leuede; [I. Frol and his Farnet ful fery haue ȝe leuyt.]
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Bretayne and Burgoyne es bothe to ȝow bowndene, [I. Bretan and Burgoyn, is bothe in ȝour bandum.]
And alle the dugepers of Fraunce with þe dyne dreuede.
Gyane may gretyne þat þe werre was by-gounnene;
Es noghte a lorde in þat lande appone lyfe leuede.
Ȝete salle þe riche Romaynes with ȝow bene ouer-ronnene, [I.=T.]
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And alle þe rownde tabille þaire rentis be reuede. [I. And atte the Rountabulle the rentus schalle be reuet.]
Thay salle ȝitt be tybire tymbire ȝow tene. [I. Hit schalle be tynte, as I troue, and timburt with tene.]
