'Tyl I som whylë lyst to se [Stowe folio 349b]
(Only off mercy and pyte,)
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To tourne her herte, hard as a ston,
And make the [[there Tib., the St.]] water out to gon,
At ther eye to rennë doun [[adoun Tib.]]
By sorwe and by contricïoun.
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'The [[The om. Tib.]] saltë terys han ther her cours:
Ryht as a wellë hath hys sours
Vpward, with water quyk and cler,
And renneth in-ta [[in ta St., in to a Tib.]] gret ryver,
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Ryht so, by dystyllacïoun
The crystal terys descendë doun,
Whan folk [[Whanne folke Tib.]] for ther synnës wepe.
'And swychë [[swyche Tib., swych C.]] dropys I do kepe,
And the water euerydel,
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To make A bath, in a vessel,
ffor wondyd folk that felë peyne
In conscience, and sorë pleyne,
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Tyl they for elthe [[heelthe Tib.]] and surëte,
Wyth thys bath ywasshen be;
ffor yt recureth euery wonde, [Tib folio 84a]
Callyd 'bapteme the secounde,'
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That doth a-way al [[alle Tib.]] grevaunce.
Wyth wych water, dame Penaunce
Maketh a lye (I the ensure,)
To wasshen a-way al ordure; [folio 285b]
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In wychë bathë [[whiche bathe St., wych bath C., Tib.]] (in certeyne)
The hooly womman Mawdeleyne
Ywasshen was, tak hed her-to.
Thapostel Peter ek also,
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And many mo than I may telle,
Wer ywasshen in thys welle;
And so shaltow, by red off me,
Yiff thow lyst to purgyd be.'
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¶ The Pylgryme: [[Tib., Pilgrim St., om. C.]]
"Ma dame, (yiff that ye lyst to se,)
Thys vessel (as semeth vn-to me,)
Ys nat halff fful; and Trewëly [[trewely Tib., Trewly C., truly St.]]
Therfore I dredë fynally
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That I may nat bathyd be,
