'As som crafftis that haue be do
With sacriffyce, and eke also
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With óbseruáunces, vpon mownteynes,
In desérte, [[decrert St.]] and eke in pleynes,
And in placis fful [[full of St.]] savage,
Solytarye, and fful off rage,
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That, alle the maner ffor to noumbre,
It wolde a man greetly encombre,
As thow schalt se and knowe anon
Ȝeue thow lyste with me to gon;
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And ffynally, thi pas to dresse [[Tib. & St.]]
To hir that is the cheff maystresse [[Tib. & St.]]
Off alle this thyng that I haue tolde,
That, ȝeue thow be hardy and bolde [[Tib. & St.]] [Tib folio 47a]
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ffor to proche [[taproche St.]] to hir presence,
Thow schalt haue fful experyence.'
¶ The Pylgryme:
"THat euere I schuldë this thyng se, [[shuld . . yse St.]]
God, off his grace, dyffendë me;
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And he be my proteccyoun
Fro [[fro St.,? Tib.]] thylkë habytacyoun!
ffor, by opene evidence,
And by recorde off thi sentence,
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Thilkë place, with-outë [[with out Tib., St.]] wene,
To good [[god St.]] it doth no-thyng partene;
ffor, by the crowe that sytte aloffte,
Makyth noyse and cryeth offte,
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It schewith wel how thylkë place
Is devoyde, and ffer ffro grace,
And longeth (as I rehersë kan)
To the Deuel and to Sathan;
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ffor, save the Deuel, noon other wyght
Hathe power there, off verray ryght.
Therffore I wole me holden heere,
And to that placë kome noon nere;
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And trewëly, (to my devys,)
Thi-silff also (ȝeue thow be wys,)
Thow schalt wysely with-drawë the, [Stowe folio 319b]
And abydë [[abyden St.]] here with me
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ffor thyne ownë ávauntage,
