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Þou most ek telle in wuch manere þou dust þe sunne iwis
For ȝif a man anoþer quelþ wel more sunne it is
To drawe quik lime fram oþer & pine him longe do
Þanne quelle him anon hasteliche þat þe pine were ido
For ȝif a man anoþer quelþ wel more sunne it is
To drawe quik lime fram oþer & pine him longe do
Þanne quelle him anon hasteliche þat þe pine were ido
And also god of lecherie & of oþer sunnes iwis
In suche manere þou [m]iȝt it do þat þe sunne þe more is
Þer uore noman ne may be[o] ssriue of þat he deþ amis
And namelich of dedlich sunne bote he telle al þis
And wanne ȝe seoþ reson wy ne wiþ seggeþ me noȝt
Ac for Godes loue ech Cristen man habbe þis inis þoȝt
And in þis manere þat ich habbe itold let him ssriue clene
And siker elles al is ssrift nis noȝt worþ a bene
In suche manere þou [m]iȝt it do þat þe sunne þe more is
Þer uore noman ne may be[o] ssriue of þat he deþ amis
And namelich of dedlich sunne bote he telle al þis
And wanne ȝe seoþ reson wy ne wiþ seggeþ me noȝt
Ac for Godes loue ech Cristen man habbe þis inis þoȝt
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And siker elles al is ssrift nis noȝt worþ a bene
& in þe manere þat ich habbe itold woso is clene issriue
And is penance do þerto is sunne beoþ forȝiue
And wo comeþ elles to ssrift to vnchargi is sak
As uol he geþ hom aȝen and mid as heui pak
And wo so is also issriue & bileueþ inis þoȝt
An sunne & par auntre mo þat he ne telleþ noȝt
Þulke sunne bileueþ inis nest forto gaderi mo
Þat þe deuel ne forȝut noȝt woder he ssel go
And is penance do þerto is sunne beoþ forȝiue
And wo comeþ elles to ssrift to vnchargi is sak
As uol he geþ hom aȝen and mid as heui pak
And wo so is also issriue & bileueþ inis þoȝt
An sunne & par auntre mo þat he ne telleþ noȝt
Þulke sunne bileueþ inis nest forto gaderi mo
Þat þe deuel ne forȝut noȝt woder he ssel go
For wanne henne leggeþ in hore nest eiren monyon
& me comeþ & nimeþ al awei me wole euere bileue on
Þat bileueþ as a nest ey þat þe hen mowe iwite
Ware he ssel efsone legge leste it were forȝute
Also wanne men beoþ issriue ȝif hi bileueþ vntold
Somme sunne in hore wrecche þoȝt þerof þe deuel is bold
For he haþ þanne a nest ey & he wot wuder go
And legge as inis owe nest euere mo and mo
Þeruore woso wole be[o] issriue ichot wel him is best
Þat he ne bileue non [n]est ey to make þe deueles nest
Ac þat he be[o] sori inis herte & is penance do
And al oþer þing þat ich habbe ised þat valleþ þerto
So þat he mowe an Ester day wanne he haþ al iuast
Oure Louerdes vleyss vnderfonge þat a swete mossel is last
& me comeþ & nimeþ al awei me wole euere bileue on
Þat bileueþ as a nest ey þat þe hen mowe iwite
Ware he ssel efsone legge leste it were forȝute
Also wanne men beoþ issriue ȝif hi bileueþ vntold
Somme sunne in hore wrecche þoȝt þerof þe deuel is bold
For he haþ þanne a nest ey & he wot wuder go
And legge as inis owe nest euere mo and mo
Þeruore woso wole be[o] issriue ichot wel him is best
Þat he ne bileue non [n]est ey to make þe deueles nest
Ac þat he be[o] sori inis herte & is penance do
And al oþer þing þat ich habbe ised þat valleþ þerto
So þat he mowe an Ester day wanne he haþ al iuast
Oure Louerdes vleyss vnderfonge þat a swete mossel is last
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