Off all debatis / & werrë, be cheeff cause; [debatis] La R, delayes H.]
And, sith wollis bryngith in greet plente [sith] thy H, saith R.]
Wher thei habounde / (as folk expert may se),
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Than may I seyn / (yiff men wole takyn keepe,) [yiff] yif that H, yf R.]
Werre is brouht in / al only bi the sheepe.
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¶ "Here is a gentil reson of an hors! ¶ Ouis [Ouis] ¶ The Ram spekyth H, The shepe answereth R.]
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I trowë he be fallen / in a dotáge, [folio 75b] [trowe . . a] trowe . . into som R, leeve he be fal . in grete H.]
Which, of madnesse / bi wollë set no fors, [wolle] wullis H. no] HR, so La.]
Falsly affermeth / it doth non ávauntáge, [affermeth] affermyng HR.]
Vertuous plente / may do no damáge:
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Sheepe berith his wolle / I told so whan I gan, [wolle] flees HR. so] om. R.] [H has in margin: ¶ Non sibi, sed Reliquis, Aries sua vellera portat.]
Nat for hym-silf, but for profit of man. [H has in margin: ¶ Non sibi, sed Reliquis, Aries sua vellera portat.] [Nat] Nought H, Not R.]
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¶ "Divers comoditees that comen of the sheepe [Divers] LaR, om. H (scan 'comodi|tees' as 1 foot).]
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Causë no werris / what men Iangle or muse,
As in her gilt / ¶ ye Iuges, takith keepe [her . . takith] her take ye R, his . . taken H.]
What that I sei / her Innocence texcuse! [texcuse] LaR, to excuse H.]
Of Coveitise / men may falsly mysvse [mysvse] vse H, muse R.]
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Her bëenfatis / & wrongly hem attwite [Her . . attwite] LaR, His . . bewite H.]
Of such occasiouns / where he is nat to wite. [occasiouns . . he] lewdenesse . . he H, occasions . . she R.]
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¶ "What is the sheepe / to blamë in your sight
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Whan she is shoorn / & of hir flessh made bare, [she . . flessh] he . . his flees H, she . . her flees R.]
Thouh folk of malice / for hir wollis fiht [hir wollis] his wulle H, his wollis La, her wulles R.]
Causelees to stryve / foolis wil nat spare: [stryve] LaR, deryve H.]
Where pees restith / thér is al weelfare; [Where] Where that H.]
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