And while that Latrya spak to me,
I sawgh the lady, whiche in [[lady within St.]] hir handys
Whiche I off spak, that bar the bondys, [[bands St.]] [Stowe folio 360b]
Sad and demure off hir vysage.
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To me sche takyth hir passage:
¶ Obedyence:
'TElle me,' quod sche, 'on euery part
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Verely what that thou art, [Tib folio 105b] [[Stowe MS., Tib. burnt]]
And the truthë specifye, [[Stowe MS., Tib. burnt]]
Yf thou come ought as espye [[St. & Tib.]]
Into this placë, to or [[and St.]] ffro, [[St. & Tib.]]
Or thou eny ffurther go.' [[St. & Tib.]]
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¶ The Pylgryme:
"MAdame," quod I, "haue on me ruthe.
I am no spyë, in good trouthe;
My purpos is, and that anoon, [[St. & Tib.]]
To Ierusalem ffor to goon. [[St. & Tib.]]
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And, the weyës as I sought, [[St. & Tib.]]
Hedre grace dieu me brought [[St. & Tib.]]
Only my wayë ffor tabrygge, [[St. & Tib.]]
And to eschewe eche other brygge." [[St. & Tib.]]
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¶ Obedyence: [[latria St.]]
'Tolde she the not (ȝeue thow haue mynde,) [[St. & Tib.]]
Here-in that thow scholdest ffynde [[St. & Tib.]]
Beddës harde, and no thyng soffte,
As it is I-prevëd offte
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Off ffolke off euery maner age:
And heere is a fful hard passage.'
¶ The Pylgryme:
"HOw harde euere that it be,
Trewely I schal it take at gre;
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To gracë dieu, what that I kan,
Serue hir as hir trewë man." [[St. & Tib.]]
¶ Obedyence: [[latria St.]]
'Take heder thy ffeet and thyne hondes;' [There is only one more after leaf in MS. Cott. Tib. A. vii, and the portion of the poem contained on that leaf,—which is nearly illegible,—is not missing in Vit. c. xiii.—W. WOOD (copier).] [[St. & Tib.]]
I shall them bothë knett in bands. [Stowe folio 360b]
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thow shalt ha ges [lyke] a faucon,
