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Flosculus reigned̛ in Rome, that had̛ a sone that was wode, that dyverse daies rent his membres. the Fadir sawe that, and yaf̘ hym venyme, and had̛ lever slee him softly than he shuld̛ so rente hym self̘ dyverse daies. The modir sawe that, and was right sory; She wente to the domesman, and playned̛ on her husbond̛, that he had̛ slayn̛ his sone. ¶ The fadir before the domesman aunswered̛, and said̛, "it was a werke of charitee, and that for
this skille. ¶ My sone aƚƚ to-rente hym self̘, and so of longe tyme he suffred̛ many wrecchednesse. ¶ I, that was his Fadir, seyng that, I chase rather to slee hym, than longe tyme to se hym in sorow."