And ffortune wente her way A-noon.
And also sone as she was gon,
Line 19668
I stood in dred and in gret doute
Vp-on hyr whel turnynge aboute,
Tyl that, [[That I, Tib.]] by reuolucïoun,
I [[I om. Tib.]] was cast fful lowe A-doun,
Line 19672
By power off that [[the Tib.]] double quene;
ffor, I myghte me nat sustene,
In iupartye and in gret dred,
Wysshynge that I hadde be ded. [Stowe folio 238b]
Line 19676
And in trouble and gret peyne, [Tib folio 62b]
Thanne I gan my sylff [[lyffe St.]] compleyne,
Dysconsolaat off al vertu,
Only for lak off Gracë Dieu,
Line 19680
That was whylom to me ffrendly,
Whom I ha lost thorgh my foly, [[Stowe]]
Wher-off I felte ful [[ful, om. Tib.]] gret offence,
That I forsook so penytence,
Line 19684
Only (allas!) for lak off grace,
By hyr sharpë heggh [[sharp highe St.]] to passe,
Wher I myhte have had socours,
And medycyne to myn Errours,
Line 19688
By hyr spyrytual doctryne
ffro the wyche I dyde enclyne.
Allas, my woful aventure, [folio 256a]
That I lefftë myn Armure
Line 19692
Behyndë me, allas, in veyn!
But yiff I myhte hem gete ageyn, [[ageyn Tib., hole in MS. C., get them agayne St.]]
I sholdë [[would St.]] lyue bettre in pes,
Line 19695
And nó mor ben so rekëles; [[rekeles Tib., rekles C., recles St.]]
But, allas my woful ffaate!
I make my cómpleynt al to late;
ffor I stonde in Iupartye
Only off deth, thorgh my ffolye.
Line 19700
Allas! what may I now best werche?
O sacramentys off the cherche,
I hope by gracë wel certeyn,
I receyvede yow nat in veyn;
Line 19704
But now, allas, that I am falle,
I ha lost yow, [[yow yow C., ȝou Tib., yow St.]] on and [[and om. Tib.]] alle,
