Al only of hyr gentyllesse;
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ffor gladly, wher ys most bevte, [Nota St.]
Ther ys grettest hvmylyte,
And that ys verrayly the sygne,
Swych ar most goodly & benygne.
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An appyl tre, with frut most lade,
To folk that stonden in the shade,
Mor lowly doth hys braunchys loute
Than A nother tre with-oute; [i. sine fructu St.]
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ffor [[ffor St.]] wher haboundeth most goodnesse, [folio 13b]
Ther ys ay most of mekënesse. [[mekenesse St.]]
Noon so gret tokene of beute,
As ys parfyt humylyte.
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Who wanteth hyr in hys banere,
Hath not vertu hool & entere.
And affter thys I gan abrayde,
And to hyrë [[hire St., hyr C.]] thus I sayde,
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"How to gon, I castë [[kaste St., cast C.]] me,
To Ierusaleem the cyte,
ffayllyng (to myn entencion)
Both a sherpe [[Scrippe St.]] & a bordon,
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ffor wych I went, yt ys no doute,
ffor to seke ham Round aboute,
Yiff I myhte any fynde or se."
Grace dieu:
'Now vndyrstondë,' [[vnderstonde St.]] than quod she,
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'Yff thow lyst hawe [[have St.]] of hem tydyng,
Thow mostest, ouer [[ouer St., auer C.]] alle thyng
To thyn entent, as thow shalt se,
ffor thy profyt, kom, folwe me.
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And yt is gretly to thy prowh
That thow hast me fovndë now,
By whos helpë [[helpe St., help C.]] thow schalt spede,
To ffynden al that the shal nede.'
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The pylgrym:
Than quod I, "my lady dere, [prose cap viii]
I pray yow that ye wyl me lere
Your name & your condycioun,
Your contre, & yovr Regyoun;
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ffor yt ful plesaunt wer to me,
