And yiff I ffyndë avauntage [folio 120a]
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In tharneys ye praysë so, [[C. & St.]]
I wyl accordë wel ther-to." [The Stowe MS. puts the heading 'Grace Dieu' above the next line.] [[C. & St.]]
Thanne she a-noon hath forth brouht [Grace dieu (in Jn. Stowe's hand).]
The haberioun, fful wel ywrouht,
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Off wych to-forn I ha yow told;
And, to make me strong & bold,
Out off hyr tresour ek she ffette
An Elm, A Gorger, A Targette,
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Glovys off plate, A swerd also, [[Blank in MS. for an Illumination.]]
And thanne she spak & seydë, loo,
Grace dieu.
'Off thys harneys, take good heede,
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And trustë wel thow mustest [[trust . . must St. (badly)].] nede
Haue hem vp-on, (As by my lore,)
Or thow shalt repentë sore;
ffor they only to the suffyse,
Yiff thow the gouerne lyk the wyse.
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And to my doctryne lyst attende,
Lyk a man, the to dyffende
Ageyn hem that wyl do thé wrong. [Stowe folio 137b]
'And yiff I hadde the ffoundë strong,
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I hadde the yovë bet armure;
But I ha don my bysy cure
Yt to conseruë, ffor the [[thy St.]] prowh
Off folk that be mor strong than thow.
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'An helm tavoydë thé fro dred,
Thow shalt ha ffyrst vp-on thyn hed,
Thé to preserue, erly and late;
And a gorger mad off plate; [folio 120b]
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And affter thys [i]forgyd ffayre,
Glovys off plate, a myghty payre,
Set vp-on thyn hondys tweyne.
ffor ellys (yiff I shal nat ffeyne)
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Wyth-outen hem (as thynketh me,)
Thow myghtest nat wel armyd be.
'And, to declaren in substaunce,
Thyn helm ys callyd 'Attempraunce,' [prose cap cxix]
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