(71) LAMANT.
"Ones must it be [UH, it must be T.] asaied, þat is no nay, [Fr.: Vue fois le fault essayer.]
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with suche as be of reputacïoun
And of trewe loue the right deuoyr [UT, duetes H.] to paie,
Of fre hertis, getyn by due Raunsom;
ffor fre will holdeth this opynyon,
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Þat it is grete dures and discomfort
To kepe an hert in só streyt a presoun,
Þat hathe but on body for [UH, to T.] his disport."
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(72) LA DAME.
"I knowe so many Cases [UT, caases H (causes margin).] meruelos,
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That y must nede, of resoun, thynk certeyn,
Þat suche entre [UH, entent T.] is wondre perelous;
And yit wele more, the comyng bak ageyn; [bak ageyn H, abak certeyn U, bak certeyn T.]
Good or wurship therof is seldon seyn;
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Wherfore y wil not make none suche aray,
As for to fynde a plesaunce but bareyn,
When it shall coste so dere, þe first asay."
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(73) LAMANT.
"ye haue no cause to doute of this matiere, [Fr.: Vous n'auez cause de douter.] [folio 129]
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Nor you to meve with non suche fantasise
To putte me far all [all, om. T.] out, as a straunger;
ffor youre goodnes can thynk [thynk H, thynke T, thyng U.] and wele avise,
Þat y haue made a prefe [prese U.] in euery wise,
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By which my trouth sheweth open evidence:
Mi long abidyng and my trew seruice
May wele be knowe by playn experience."
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(74) LA DAME.
"Of very right, he may be called trewe, [Fr.: Il se peut loyal appeller.]
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(And so must he be take in euery place)
Þat can deserue, and let as he ne knewe,
And kepe the good, yf he it may purcháce.
