PASSUS V.
[TITLE. So FSEG; Hic incipit quintus passus de uisione M; Passus quartus de visione vt prius I.] Incipit passus quintus.
"CEsseþ," saide þe kyng · "ich soffre ȝow no lenger; [A page 43] [B page 48] [Cesseþ] Seceth now F; Setthe (sic) I. saide] seiþ S.]
Ȝe shulleþ sauhtne for soþe · and serue me boþe. [shulleþ] schulle M; schal IF. sauhtne] saughten I; sauȝte M; sauȝtle S; sauȝtne F.]
Kus hure," quaþ þe kyng · "conscience, ich hote." [Kus] Kisse I; Kys MF.]
"Nay, by crist," quaþ conscience · "conge me rather! [conge] congeie I; congeþ M; cunge S. rather] are I.]
Bote reson rede me þer-to · raþer wol ich deye." [rede] radde F. þer-to] þertille I. wol] wolde IF; wilde M.]
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"And ich comaunde," quaþ þe kynge · to conscience þenne, [ich] M om.]
"Rape þe to ryde · and reson þat þow fecche; [Rape IMFSE] Rappe P. and—þow] and reson þow M; resoun to F.]
Comaunde hym þat he come · my consail to hure, [Comaunde] & comaunde F. hure] here MIF.]
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For he shal rulye my reame · and rede me þe beste, [rulye] reule IS; rewle F; rewele M; rule E.]
Of mede and of oþer mo · and what man shal hure wedde, [oþer mo] mo oþer I. what man] ho F. wedde] haue S.]
And a-counte with þe, conscience · so me crist helpe, [a-counte] counte E.]
How þow ledest my puple · lered and lewede." [puple—lewede] lond · & þe leeue peple F.]
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"Ich am fayn of þat forwarde · in fayþ," þo quaþ con|science, [Ich—fayn] Fayn am IF. in fayþ] M om. þo] F om.]
