PASSUS IX. (DO-WEL I.)
[TITLE. Passus nonus LO; Passus Nonus de visione, vt supra CR; to which W adds et primus de Do-bet (an obvious mistake); B adds, et se|cundus de Dowel. But Crowley has the correct title.] Passus nonus [de visione; et primus de dowel.]
"Sire dowel dwelleth," quod witte · "nouȝt a day hennes, [A page 110]
In a castel þat kynde made · of foure kynnes þinges; [kynnes] maner R.]
Of erthe and eyre is it made · medled togideres, [eyre] of Eyr WB; heyer R. is it] is it (printed it is) W.]
With wynde and with water · witterly enioyned.
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Kynde hath closed þere-Inne · craftily with-alle,
A lemman þat he loueth · like to hym-selue, [like] y-liche R.]
Anima she hatte · ac enuye hir hateth, [hatte] hatteth R.]
A proude pryker of Fraunce · prynceps huius mundi,
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And wolde winne hir awey · with wyles, and he myȝte. [folio 35]
¶ Ac kynde knoweth þis wel · and kepeth hir þe bettere, [Ac] And CR.]
And hath do hir with sire dowel · is duke of þis marches. [And—do] And hath I-do R; As does C; And dooþ W; As doþ B. sire] R om. þis] þe R.]
Dobet is hir damoisele · sire doweles douȝter,
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To serue þis lady lelly · bothe late and rathe.
Dobest is aboue bothe · a bisschopes pere; [A page 111] [aboue] aboute R.]
Þat he bit, mote be do · he reuleth hem alle; [do] don B; doon O. reuleth] reule C.]
Anima þat lady · is ladde bi his lerynge. [lerynge] lernyng R.]
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