And fyrst off allë, tho I spak
To hyre that sat vp-on the bak
Off Envye, formest off alle,
Bytter off look as any galle,
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As she haddë ben in rage,
Shrowdyd to-forn al hyr [[hys St.]] vysage,
Requerynge hyre nat to spare,
What she was, for to declare. [folio 226b] [[St. & C.]]
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Tresoun Answerde: [[St., om. C.]]
Quod she, for short conclusioun, [[St. & C.]]
'Yiff thow lyst knowe, I am Tresoun;
And yiff that ffolkys knewen me,
My fellashepe they woldë ffle,
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Eschewe yt, but he wer a ffool,
Lete me abyde allone, al sool,
Off me, so peryllous ys the suit.
'ffor thorgh me ys execut,
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Off my moder callyd Envye, [Stowe folio 264a]
Al the malys (who kan espye),
Hyr wyl, hyr lust, and hyr lykyng,
And hyr venym in euery thyng.
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And, for hyr-sylff may nat fulfylle
Al hyr malys at [[and St.]] hyr wylle,
Ther-for, off gret Inyquyte,
ffyrst to scole she settë me,
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Bad, I sholde myn hertë caste
To practyse and lernë faste,
ffynde a way, by sommë [[somme St., som C.]] vyce
Tácomplýsshen hyr malyce,
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Hyr cursyd fals affeccïoun
To putte in execucïoun.
'And I wyl tellyn (off entente)
ffyrst wher I to scolë wente;
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Off wychë [[whiche St., wych C.]] scolë (thys the caas),
Myn ownë ffader mayster was;
Wych tauhte my suster fyrst to frete,
And the fflessh off men to ete,
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As yt werë, for the noonys,
Gnawe and Ronnge hem to the boonys.
'Whan he me sawh the samë whyle,
