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How the ffoxe cam in to the felde and how they foughten / capitulo xxxviijo·
wHan the kynge sawe reynart thus shorn & oyled he said to hym / Ey foxe how wel can ye see for your self / he wondred therof he was fowle to loke on / but the foxe said not one worde but kneled doun lowe to the•• the vnto the kynge & to the quene & stryked hym forth in to the felde / The wulf was ther redy and spack many a proud word / the rulers and kepars of the felde was the lupaert & the losse / they brought forth the booke / on whi∣che sware the wulf that the foxe was a traytour & a m••r¦derar / and none myght be falser than he was / & that he wolde preue on his body & make it good / Reynart the foxe sware that he lyed as a false knaue & a cursyd theef & that he wold doo good on his body / Whan this was don the gouernours of the felde / bad them doo theyr deuoyr / Thēne romed they alle the felde sauf dame rukenawe the she ape / she abode by the foxe & bad hym rememb•••• wel the wordes that she had sayd to hym / she said see wel too / whan ye were vij yer olde ye were wyse ynowh to goo by nyght wythout lanterne / or mone shyne / Where ye wy•••• to wynne ony goode / ye ben named emong the peple w••se & subtyl / payne your self to werke soo that ye wynne the prys / thenne may ye haue euer honeur. & worship / and al we that ben your frendys / he answerd my derest aunte I knowe it wel / I shal doo my beste & thynke on your coun¦seyl / I hope so to doo that alle my lignage shal haue wor∣ship therby / and myn enemyes shame and confusion / she sayde god graunte it yow.