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ffor more solempne in euery manys syȝt
This feste was & grettere of costage
Than was the reuel of hyre maryage
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fful manye a ȝeer in hih prosperite [folio 258b]
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Lyuyn these too in concord & in reste
And richely his doghtyr maryede he
Vn-to a lord on of the worthieste
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Of al ytayle & þanne in pees & reste
Hise wyuys fadyr in his court he kepith
Tyl þat þe soule out of the body crepith
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His sone succedith in his heritage
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In reste & pees aftyr his faderys day
And fortenat was ek in mariage
Al put he nat his wif in greet assay
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This world is nat so strong It is no nay
As it hath been in olde tymys ȝoore
And herkenyth what this auctor seyth therfore
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This stori is seyd noght for that wyuys schulde [Auctor]
ffolwyn grysilde as in humylitee
ffor it were importable thogh they wolde
But for that euery wight in his degree
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Schulde been constaunt in aduersitee
As was Grisilde / therfore this Petrak wryteth
This story which he with high style endyteth
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ffor sythe a woman was so pacient
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Vn-to a mortal man wel more vs oghte
Receyuyn al in gre þat god we see
ffor greet skele is he / preue that he wroghte
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But he ne temptyth no man that he boughte
As seith seynt Iame / If ye his pistyl reede
He preuyth folk al day / it is no drede
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