ther tabyde, til deth assaille.
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And [[St.]] in distresse and gret affray, [folio 301b]
vpon the bed whil I thus lay,
I myghtë [[myght St., C.]] tho no ferther gon, [Stowe folio 375a]
to me a lady cam a-noon,
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with ful many noble signe,
of cher and lok, ful benigne,
(I dar ryght wel record,)
Whos namë was 'Myserycord;
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oon of hir brestës opon was,
to yeve me mylk in such a caas.
And also (as I was war,)
me semptë that a corde she bar,
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to bynden hay (so thoughtë [[thought C., St.]] me).
and, of mercy and pyte,
to me that lay, like a wrecche,
She gan hir corde abrood to strecche; [[Blank in MS. for an Illumination.]]
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And ful goodly, with that sygne,
to me she sayd with cher benygne:
Mysericord: [[St., om. C.]]
'Rys a-noon, and suë me,
for by thy cher, I do wel se
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that thou art feblyd [[feble St.]] of thy myght,
and thou list not her a-ryght;
Wherfore I wil the fostre and guye,
and lede the to the fermerye.'
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Pilgrim: [[St., om. C.]]
Quod I, "that were ful glad to me.
But, for I wot not what ye be,
I pray you with ful humble cher,
your namë, that ye wil me lere."
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Misericord: [[St., om. C.]]
'My namë, yef it be conceyved, [folio 302a]
I ought wel to ben receyued,
for, whan Iuges, for offence
han yovëd [[have gyven C.]] hir sentence,
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I do my peyne and my labour,
of Iustice and of Rigour
forto do remissïoun,
