[6-text p 440]
And sufferyth vs as for excercice
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With scharpe schourgis / of aduercitee
fful ofte to be bet in sundery wyse
Not for to knowe oure wil for certis he
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Er we were born knew al oure freletee
And for oure beste is al his gouernaunce
Lat vs thanne lyue in verteuous sufferaunce
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But on word lordynyis herkenyth er I go [folio 259a]
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It were ful hard to fynde now on dayis
In al a toun Grysildis thre or two
ffor ȝif that thei were / put to swych a-sayis
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The gold of hem han now so badde alayis
With bras that thogh the coyn be fayr at Iye
It wele rathere breste atwo than plye
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ffor which heere for the wyuys loue of bathe
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Whos lyf & al hyre secte god meynteene
In high maystrye & ellis were it skathe
I wele with lusty herte frosch & grene
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Sey ȝow a song to glade ȝow I wene
And let vs stynte of ernest-ful matiere
Herkenyth myn song / þat seyth in this manere
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Lenuoy de Chaucer
Grysilde is deed & ek hire pacience
And bothe at onoys buryed in Ytayle
ffor whiche in opene audience
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No weddede man / so hardy be tassaylle
His wyuys pacience entrost to fynde
Grisildis for in certeyn he schal faylle
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