'And I make ek (as ye may se,) [[C. & St.]]
Line 3516
Serpentys on the grovnd to krepe; [[C. & St.]]
And allë greynës ek I kepe,
Make hem groven [[growen St.]] in ther guyse,
And al ther sesouns I devyse.
Line 3520
And yiff I shal the trouthe expresse,
I am lady & [[and ek [Stowe folio 67a] ]] maystresse
Off al the Erthë, who lyst knowe.
'But ye wolden holden lowe
Line 3524
My power, (yt ys no doute,)
Yiff ye myghte yt brynge a-boute,
fful wrongfully, ageyn al ryht,
And [[Stowe]] apallen ek my myght
Line 3528
At your fre choys; thys the ffyn;
Tourne vnkyndëly my wyn
In-to blcod, folk for to drynke;
Line 3531
The wychë [[whiche St., wych C.]] doth me sore a-thynke,
And fret myn hertë [[herte St., hert C.]] so with rage
That ye do me swych outrage,
So nyh vn-to myn herte yt sytte:
And yt passeth ek my wyt,
Line 3536
Your governaunce in thys matere.
'Touchyng [[Touchyng St., Touchyd C.]] bred, ye shal wel lere,
(To speken in especyal,)
I am not so wroth with-al,
Line 3540
Nor gruchche (in myn oppynyoun)
Off thylkë mutacïoun,
Be cause that I (who taketh hed,)
Medlede neuere to makë bred,
Line 3544
Croste nor kromë, al my lyve.
But I dar afferme her blyve,
Thogh I neuere madë looff,
The mater that yt ys made off [folio 55a]
Line 3548
Kometh fro my [[me St. (cf. line 3555)]] corn & greyne;
And I delyuered hem, certeyn,
Vn-to Crafft, wych I assure
Ys soget vn-to Nature. [Stowe folio 67b]
Line 3552
Thogh she yt made by hyr engyn,
The mater ffyrst was pleynly myn,
And kam fro me, yt ys no drede.
