XXII.
Nou þei dresse hire to deþ withouten eny drede,
And lede forþ þat ladi louesum of lere.
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Grete god, of his grace, of gultes vn-gnede, [P. of yeftes ungwede. C. of gyftes vngnede. I. of gyftes ful gnede.]
Help with þe holi gost, and herde hir preyere. [P. Wiþ help of þe holy goost herd.]
He directed þis dom and þis delful dede [P., C. derf dede.]
To Danyel þe prophete, of dedes so dere;
Such ȝiftes god him ȝaf in his ȝouþehede,
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Ȝit failed hit a fourteniht ful of þe ȝere, [278-281. Wanting in I.] [P. faylid hym. C. fayled he.]
Nouht layne.
Þo criede þat freoly foode:
"Whi spille ȝe Innocens blode?"
And alle þe stoteyd and stode, [P. þei starid and. I. þei stynted and.]
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Þis ferlys to frayne.
XXIII.
"What signefyes, gode sone, þese sawus þat þou seis?" [P. þu sayes. C. þys sawe and what hyt seythe. I. þu seyth.]
Þus þese Maisterful men mouþes can mele. [P., I. witþ mouþes. C. with mowthe.]
"Þei be fendus al þe frape, I sei hit in feiþ, [P. Ȝe be fendis. C. Ȝe arn fonned. I. Ȝe bene fonned.]
And in folk of I(s)rael be foles wel fele.
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Vmbiloke ȝou, lordes, such lawes ben leiþ, [Wanting in I.]
Me þinkeþ ȝor dedes vnduwe such domus to dele;
Aȝein to þe ȝild-halle þe gomes vn-greiþ;
I schal be proces apert disproue þis a-pele,
For nede. [C. In dede.]
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Lat twinne hem in two, [P. Lete disseuere. C. Lett desseuere. I. We schal disseuer.]
For now wakneþ heor wo;
Þei schal graunte, ar þei go,
Al heore falshede."
