¶ Þe douk Berard þer he stode
Stared on Gij as he wer wode,
& egrelich seyd his þouȝt.
'Pilgrim,' he seyd, 'þou art ful stout:
Y-wis, þi wordes þat er so prout
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Schal be ful dere abouȝt.
Y warn þe wele,' he seyd þo,
'Þat þine heued þou schalt forgo,
Where so þou may be souȝt.'
Sir Gij seyd, 'þan þou it hast,
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Þan make þer-of þi bast; [folio 159b:a]
For ȝete no getes þou it nouȝt.'
¶ Bifor þemperour þan come Gij, [C line 9261]
& seyd, 'sir Berard of Paui
Is a man of miȝti dede,
& fram fer cuntres comen icham,
& am a sely pouer man:
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Y no haue here no sibbered,
No y no haue wepen no armour briȝt.
For þe loue of god al-miȝt,
Finde me armour & stede.'
Þemperour answerd, 'bi Iesu,
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Pilgrim, þou schalt haue anow
Of al þat þe is nede.'
¶ Þe douk Berra[r]d þennes he went:
His hert was in strong turment,
He no wist what he do miȝt.
Þemperour cleped his douhter, a mayde [amayde MS.] :
'Leue douhter,' to hir he seyd,
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'Kepe þis pilgrim to-niȝt.'
Sche him vnderfenge ful mildeliche,
& dede baþe him ful softliche:
In silke sche wald him diȝt,
