Ȝet hym is þe hyȝe Kyng harder in [heven], [MS., M. in her euen; M. 2 note her-in(?); so Fi.]
As Maþew melez in his masse of þat man ryche,
Þat made þe mukel mangerye to marie his here dere,
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And sende his sonde þen to say þat þay samne schulde,
And in comly quoyntis to com to his feste. [B. to-com.]
'For my boles and my borez arn bayted and slayne,
And my fedde foulez fatted wyth sclaȝt,
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My polyle þat is penne-fed and partrykez boþe, [MS. partrykeȝ; M. partrykes.]
Wyth scheldez of wylde swyn, swanez and cronez—
Al is roþeled and rosted ryȝt to þe sete;
Comez cof to my corte, er hit colde worþe.'
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When þay knewen his cal þat þider com schulde,
Alle excused hem by þe skyly he scape by moȝt. [MS., M. he; Fi. þay.]
On hade boȝt hym a borȝ, he sayde, by hys trawþe,
'Now t[ur]ne I þeder als tyd, þe toun to byholde.' [MS. tne; M. t[ur]ne.]
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Anoþer nayed also, and nurned þis cawse:
'I haf ȝerned and ȝat ȝokkez of oxen,
And for my hyȝez hem boȝt; to bowe haf I mester,
To see hem pulle in þe plow aproche me byhovez.'
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'And I haf wedded a wyf,' so wer hym þe þryd, [MS., M. sower; M. note swer(?); Fi. (p. 47) so werp; B. so werned.]
'Excuse me at þe cort, I may not com þere.'
Þus þay droȝ hem adreȝ wyth daunger uch one,
Þat non passed to þe pla[c]e, þaȝ he prayed were. [MS. plate, as M. notes.]
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Thenne þe ludych lorde lyked ful ille, [folio 62a]
And hade dedayn of þat dede; ful dryȝly he carpez.
He saytz: 'Now for her owne sorȝe þay forsaken habbez,
More to wyte is her wrange þen any wylle gentyl.
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Þenne gotz forth, my gomez, to þe grete streetez,
And forsettez on uche a syde þe cete aboute;
Þe wayferande frekez, on fote and on hors,
