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¶ Ther is also a pees inordinat,
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Whan þe grettér obeith to þe lesse;
As [As R, And H.] þus, whan to his soget a prelat
Obeyeth; and whan reson, þe blyndnesse
Sueth of sensualitees madnesse,
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Obeying it: al swich pees is haynous,
ffor it is goodë [to god. R.] pees contrarious.
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¶ Right swich a pees, Adam had with Eue,
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Whan þat he vnto hir desire obeyde;
He was, per caas, adraddë [adredde R, adrad H.] for to greue; [folio 90a]
Where-for he did as þat she to [as that she R, at þat she H.] hym seide: [¶ Contra talem pacem loquitur christus, Matthaei 10. Non veni, inquit, pacem mittere, sed gladium. &c.]
In þat obediencë he foleyde,
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ffor god hir him bytoke him to obeye;
But I a-drad am þat I þus fer seye [ferre sey R, fer seide H.] ;
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¶ If þat þis come vnto the audience
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Of women, I am sure I shal be shent:
ffor þat I touche of swich obedience,
Many a browë shal on me be bent;
Thei willë wayten been [wolden waite to ben R, wil . . . H.] equipollent,
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And sumwhat morë, vnto hir housbondis, [husbondis R, housbond (es scratcht out) H.]
And sum men seyn swich vsage in þis lond is. [lond is R, lond(es scratcht out) H.]
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¶ And it no wonder is, as semeth me,
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Whan þat I me be-þought haue al aboute,
Þogh þat womén desiren souereynte,
And hir housbondës makë to hem loute;
Thei made ware of a ribbe, it is no doute, [¶ Genesis 20. Mulier facta fuit de costa Ade; homo vero de limo terre, &c.]
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Which more strong is, and súbstancial,
Þan slyme of eerthe, & clenner þer-with-al.
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