[6-text p 245] youre likynge / [2915] for I putte me hoolly / in youre disposicion & ordinance
[2916] ¶ Thanne dame Prudence / whan she say the goode wyl of hir housbonde; she delyueride / & took auys in hir self / [2917] thynkynge / how she myghte brynge this nede / vn-to a good conclusion & to a good ende; [2918] And whan she saugh hir tyme / she sente for thise Aduersaries to come vn-to hire / in to a priuee place / [2919] & shewed wysly vn-to hem / the grete goodes / þat comen of pees / [2920] & the grete harmes & perils / þat been in werre / [2921] & seyde to hem / in a goodly manere; / how þat hem oghten haue greet re|pentance / [2922] of the Iniurie & wrong þat they hadden doon / to Melibe hir lord / & vn-to hire / & to hir doghter //
[2923] And whan they herden / the goodliche wordes / of dame Prudence; [2924] they weren so supprised & rauysshed / & hadden so [folio 232b] greet ioye of hire / þat wonder was to telle ‖ [2925] A lady quod they / ye han shewid vn-to us / the blessynge of swetnesse / after the sawe of Dauid the prophete ‖ [2926] ffor the reconsilynge / which we ne been nat worthy to haue in no manere / [2927] but we oghten requeren it with greet contricion & humylitee; [2928] ye of youre grete goodnesse / haue presented vn-to vs ‖ [2929] Now se we wel / þat the science / & the konnynge of Salomon / is ful trewe / [2930] for he seith / That swete wordes / multiplien & encressen freendes / & maken shrewes / to be debonaire & meke
[2931] Certes quod they / we putten oure dede & al oure matere / & cause / al hoolly / in youre goode wyl / [2932] & been redy to obeye vn-to the speche & comande|ment of my lord Melibe ‖ [2933] And therfore deere & benygne lady / we preyen yow / & biseken yow / as mekely / as we konne & mowen / [2934] þat it like / vn-to youre grete goodnesse / to ful-fille in dede / youre good|liche wordes / [2935] for we consideren & knowelichen /
