Þer Cunnynge Clerkes · schul Couche be-hynde." [þer] þere as H. Couche] clokke TUD.]
ÞEnne com þer a Confessour · I-Copet as a Frere;
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To Meede þe Mayden · ful Mekeliche he loutede, [ful] THUD omit.]
And seide ful softely · in schrift as hit weore, [ful] wol U; wil D.]
"Þauh lerede and lewede · hedden leyen bi þe alle, [alle] ichone T; boþe H; echone D.]
And þauȝ Fals hedde folewed þe · þis Fiftene winter, [Fals] falsnesse UH; falshed TD. Fiftene] four score U.]
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I schal asoyle þe my-self · for a summe of whete, [summe of] sem of T; seem U; seme of D.]
And eke be þi Baude · and Bere wel þin ernde [Baude] baudekyn TU; bawd|strot H. ernde] arnede T; erande HD; arende U.]
Among Clerkes and knihtes · Concience to falle." [falle] felle THUD.]
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ÞEnne Meede For hire misdede · to þat Mon knelede, [knelede] lowtide U.]
And schrof hire of hir sunnes · schomeliche, I trouwe. [sunnes] shrewidnesse THD. schomeliche] shameles THUD]
Heo tolde him a tale · and tok him a noble, [Heo] TUD omit. tale] tokne U.]
For to ben hire beode-mon · and hire Baude after. [beodeman—after] bawde · and bere wel hir erand H.]
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¶ Þene he asoylede hire soone · and [siþ] to hire seide, [V omits siþ; but H has siþ, TU siþen, D sethen.]
"We han a wyndow in worching · wol stonden vs ful heiȝe: [in] of T. ful] wel T; wol U.]
Woldustow Glase þe Gable · and graue þerinne þi nome, [Woldustow] woldist þou THUD. þerinne] þere TUD.]
Siker schulde þi soule ben · for to dwellen in heuene." [for—heuene] heuen to haue TUD; heuen for to haue H.]
¶ "Wust I þat," quod þe wommon · "þer nis nouþur Wyndou ne Auter, [nouþur] THUD omit.]
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Þat I ne schulde maken oþur mende · and my nome write, [þat—mende] þat I schulde mende or make H; þat I ne schulde graue and mende U. D omits ne.]
Þat vche mon schulde seye · Ich were suster of house." [þat—seye] þat iche segge shal se T; þat men schulden sey H; þat eche segge schulde wite U; That eche man shal se D. Ich were] þat I were H; þat I am D; I am T. of] of ȝour TUD; of þe H.]
