Wych, as I rehersë [[Reherse St., rehers C.]] shal,
ffor to scale that hihe wal,
That was so myhty & so strong,
With hym brouht a ladder long,
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In the wych men myhtë se
xij. greës [[Twelve greces St.]] off humylyte,
By wych, thor[o]gh deuocyon,
ffolk off hys relygyon
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Ascendyd vp, gre by gre, [folio 11a]
With-ovtë lette to that cyte,
And the ryht[ë] weye han take.
Monkys greyë, whyte, & blake,
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Ascendyng vp with-outë ffeer.
And Seyn Fravnceys I sawh ek ther, [prose cap v]
fful dyllygent, and ek bysy,
And (as me thouht) ful ffrendly
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To ffolk of hys profession. [prose page 3]
And ek in myn avysyon
I sawh ther cordys rovnd & long,
Al yffret with knottys strong,
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Hard to ffele, and nothyng soffte.
And ffro the valey hih a-loffte
Vp-on the wal they dede hem caste,
And by the cordys held ham ffast,
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Grypyng hem with gretë [[grete St., gret C.]] peyne,
Off entent they myghte atteyne
To gete vp to that hihe wal,
ffor to kepe hem ffrom a ffal,
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Alway by the corde hem held.
And many A-nother I be-held,
Off dyuers ffolkys that vp ran,
Off whom the namys I not kan,
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Nor how they dyde hem sylff assure,
Over the wallys to Recure
On echë party Round abovte;
ffor I in soth, that stood with-oute, [[in doute St.]]
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Myghte not be-holden al the paas,
But on the party that I was,
Wych was to me gret dysplesavnce.
But I dar seyen, [[seye St., seyn C.]] in substaunce,
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