Or these daggarës / wrouht bi coteleres,
Bowës, crosbowës / arwis of fletcheres? [of] R, or La, of the H.]
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These instrumentis / for the werre all wrouht, [These . . all] The . . al H, All these Inst . . for the werre La, Alle . . is R.]
Yif werrë stynt / they shuldë serue of nouht. [stynt] were stint HR. they shulde] shuld La.]
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¶ "Her occupacioun / shold have non encres; [folio 75] [Her] Theyr H, Their R.]
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Knyhthod nat flouren shuld / in his estat; [nat . . shuld] ne shuld . flaure H, shold not floure R.]
In euery contre / yiff ther werë pees,
No man of armys shold be fortunat:
I preve that pees / is grond of all debat,
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For on five spookis / lik as on a wheel, [on . . on] in . . spekis . . as is R.]
Turnyth al the world / who can considre weel. [can considre] considereth R.]
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¶ "Gyn first at pees / which causith most richesse, [most] al H, om. R.]
& riches is / the originall of pride:
Pride causith / for lak of Rihtwisnesse,
Werre between Rewmys / look on euery side,
Hertis contrarye / in pees can nat A-bide: [can] wil R.]
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Thus, fynally / (whoo can considre & see,)
Werre is cheff ground & cause of pouerte.
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¶ "Pouert bi werrë / brouht to disencrese,
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For lak of tresoure / than he can no more,
Sauff only this / he crieth aftir pees,
And, compleyneth / on the warris sore: [on] LaR, vpon H.]
He seith, 'bi werris / he hath goodis lore, [goodis] his goodis HR.]
Line 467
Can no recure / but grutchyng & disdeyn,'
And seith he wold right fayn / have pees a-geyn. [And, right] H, om. La. he] LaH, the world R. fayn] lief H.]
(68)
¶ "Thus pride & richesse / to conclude in a clause,
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Betwene thextremytes / of pes & pouertee, [Betwene] LaR, om. H. (Scan 'thextremytes' as 1 foot).]
