'Wher-so-euere that they pace;
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Ther skapeth noon, day nor nyht,
But yiff yt be only by fflyht;
I may nat ffayllë, ffer nor ner,
Yiff myn offycerys done ther dever.'
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The pylgrym:
Thanne quod I / "I pray the [prose cap iii.49] [Stowe folio 236a]
Lat me sen hem, what they be;
But I leue, in myn entent,
That they be nat her present."
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Venus:
'ffor sothe, I haue hem her with me,
But I wil nat shewe hem the;
Yet neuertheles, yiff thow wylt dwelle,
The namys off hem I shal telle:
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The ffyrstë callyd ys 'raptus,'
The tother 'stuprum,' And next, 'Incestus,'
The ffourthë, 'Adulterium,'
The ffyffthë, 'Fornicacioun,'
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'Raptus ffor [[in St.]] -soth (by déscryvyng,)
Ys ycallyd 'Ravysshyng [folio 204b]
Off wommen' (who so taketh hede),
A Synne gretly for to drede.
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'And stuprum (with-outë wene,)
Ys off maydenys that be clene.
"Incestus' ys a synne in dede,
A man to taken hys kynrede.
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'The ffourthë ys 'avout[e]rye'
With wyvës by ffoul lecherye.
'Another ther ys, wych for me
Shal nat here rehersyd be,
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Nor told, in no maner wyse,
Wych houeth [[hawethe St.]] ynowh to suffyse;
And yt shal nat ffor me be wyst, [Stowe folio 236b]
Vnderstond yt as ye [[the St.]] lyst.
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'Ech by hym sylff ys vycyous,
And to vse, fful perillous;
I wyl nat telle hem out at al.
But to swych (in especyal)
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As dwellë with me, yong and old,
