That moneth past / the levis gynnë fade, [gynne] begynne to H, gyn to R.]
Which made, in somer / a plesant lusti shade: [plesant lusti] LR, lusti ple|saunt H.]
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What doon hors than / (to speke in wordis pleyn,) [What. .than] Than what don hors H.]
The secunde crop / thei carie home Roweyn. [home Roweyne] of Rowayne H, home of ryweyn R.]
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¶ "Bi draught of hors / fro riveres & fro wellis [folio 69b] [fro. .& fro] from. .from & H, fro. .& R.]
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Bowges be brought / to breweres for good ale;
Leede, ston, & tymbre / cariage eek for bellis, [for] of H, caryage of bellis R.]
We brynge to chyrches / (of trouthe, this is no tale); [We] horsis H. of] LH, in R.]
We lade cloth sakkis / & many a largë male, [lade] leede H, lede R.]
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And gladly someres / ar sent euyr to-forn [ar. .] ever be sent aforn H, be sent to forne R.]
With gardeviaundis / how myht we be for-born? [we] hors H, horse R.]
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¶ "Ye prudent Iugis / the Egle & the leoun,
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What I haue saide / doth wisly advertise;
Weieth this mater / in your discrecïoun, [Weieth] LR, Wey H.]
Whedir Goos / or Sheepë (pleynly to devise)
Off ther naturë / may in any wise [may] LR, mowen H.]
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(Iustly demyth / lat it nat be sparid,) [demyth] LH, deme ye R.]
Vn-to an hors / be likned & comparid. [&] LR, or H.]
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¶ "That I have told / is trouth, & no feynynge; [no feynynge] LR, nat feyned H.]
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No wiht of reson / may a-geyn replie, [may ageyn] agenst it may HR.]
Goos nor Gandir / nór no Grene goslynge, [nór. .nor no] ne. .ne HR.]
But if he entre / the boundis of Envie: [he] they HR.]
Lat hir come forth / & say for hir partie." [hir. .hir] theym. .theyr H, her. .her R. The Goose answers.]
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¶ "Yis, trust me weel / for the [MS. "the I" with I crost thro.] I wil nat spare, [Auca] The Goose H. trust me weel] saide the goose H, Ghoos yes truste me wel R.]
Lik as I fele / my verdite to declare:
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