I schal fette yow a fatte yor fette forto wasche.
I norne yow bot for on nyȝt neȝe me to lenge,
And in þe myry mornyng ȝe may yor waye take.'
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And þay nay þat þay nolde neȝ no howsez,
Bot stylly þer in þe strete as þay stadde wern,
Þay wolde lenge þe long naȝt and logge þeroute;
Hit watz hous innoȝė to hem þe heven upon lofte.
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Loth laþed so longe wyth luflych wordez
Þat pay hym graunted to go, and gruȝt no lenger.
Þe bolde to his byggyng bryngez hem bylyve,
Þat [watz] ryally arayed, for he watz ryche ever. [MS. þat ryally arayed; M. inserts watz after ryally.]
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Þe wyȝez wern welcom as þe wyf couþe;
His two dere doȝterez devoutly hem haylsed,
Þat wer maydenez ful meke, maryed not ȝet,
And þay wer semly and swete, and swyþe wel arayed.
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Loth þenne ful lyȝtly lokez hym aboute,
And his men amonestes mete for to dyȝt:
'Bot þenkkez on hit be þrefte, what þynk so ȝe make, [MS., M. þynk; M. note þyng(?).]
For wyth no sour ne no salt servez hym never.' [MS. M., Fi. sour; M. note savour(?).]
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Bot ȝet I wene þat þe wyf hit wroth to dyspyt, [MS., M. wroth; M. note wroȝt(?); Fi. wroȝte.]
And sayde softely to hirself: 'Þis un[s]avere hyne [MS. vnfavere; M. corrects to vnsavere.]
Lovez no salt in her sauce; ȝet hit no skyl were
Þat oþer burne be boute, þaȝ boþe be nyse.'
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Þenne ho saverez wyth salt her seuez uch one,
Agayne þe bone of þe burne þat hit forboden hade,
And als ho scelt hem in scorne þat wel her skyl knewen.
Why watz ho, wrech, so wod? Ho wrathed oure Lorde.
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Þenne seten þay at þe soper, wern served bylyve, [folio 72b]
Þe gestes gay and ful glad, of glam debonere,
Welawynnely wlonk tyl þay waschen hade,
