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Som tyme þer was a kyng, & he garte make iiij kistis of tre. And ij of þaim he fillid̛ fuƚƚ of stynkand̛ banys of dead folk̘, & he
garte cover þaim clene abown̛ with platis of golde; & þe toder ij he fillid̛ fuƚƚ of fyne precious stonys; & enoyntid̛ þaim withoute with pykk & tarr. And þan̛ he callid̛ aforn̛ hym̛ aƚƚ þe wyse men̛ of his cownceƚƚ, and askid̛ þaim whilk of þies war moste wurthie. And þai said̛ þase at war coverd̛ with golde, & þe toder þai reprovid & sett at noght. And þan̛ þe kyng sayd̛; "I wiste wele ye walde say so." & þan̛ he commawndid̛ at oppyn̛ þies kystis at war giltid̛; & so þai war, & þar come oute of þaim a fowle stynke & ane iƚƚ. And þan̛ þe kyng said̛; "This is a figur of þaim þat er cled withoute with gay aray, and within er fuƚƚ of syn̛ & iƚƚ dedys." And he garte oppyn̛ þe toder, and þer come oute a swete smeƚƚ at aƚƚ men̛ myght fele. And þan̛ þe kyng sayde, "This is a figur of þaim þat er cled with feble clothis withoute, & within hase a grete fayrnes in a þer sawle, & er fuƚƚ of gude warkis."