Yholdë prudent, and ryht wys.
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ffor no man hath, with-outë me,
Worshepe nor no dygnyte;
In hih estat ys no whyht Set,
But thorgh favour off my mawmet,
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To whom thow mvst submyttë the,
Or thow shalt deye; so mot I the!'
Pilgrim: [[St., om. C.]]
"ffyrst, thow mvst declarë me [folio 244b] [[St. & C.]]
Thy power and thyn Auctoryte, [prose cap iv] [[St. & C.]]
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Thow oldë, ryvelyd off vysage, [[St. & C.]]
Thy kynrede, and thy lynáge, [[St. & C.]]
Thy contre and thy nacïoun,
And also off what regïoun
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That thow art born, (I wyl ffyrst knowe,)
With bak and chynë courbyd lowe;
The maner ek off thy mawmet,
Shapë lyk a marmoset:
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Tel me hys condicïoun;
ffor me thynketh yt no resoun
Off equyte, nor by no ryht,
Syth he ys dowmb, and blynd off syht,
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I that am born off good lynage,
Sholde vn-to hym do now homage."
Avarice: [[St., om. C.]]
'Syth thow wylt fyrst yse, [prose cap v]
And what my namë sholdë be,
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I wyl, as now, no thyng spare;
But the trouthe to thè declare,
That thow shalt (with-oute offence)
Yive to me the mor credence.
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'Yiff thow lyst the trouthë se,
Kom on a-noon, and folwe me,
And thow shalt (yiff thow kanst espye)
Herë me ful lowdë crye;
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ffor I shall [[shall St., shan C.]] sen, duryng my lyff, [Stowe folio 304b]
The vale off sorwen [[sorow St.]] and off stryff,
The woful Interieccïoun
Most ful off lamentacïoun.'
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Pilgrim: [[St., om. C.]]
