e studies of wicked folk. ? And for?i ?ou au?test not to
wondre ?ou? ?{a}t I in ?e bitter see of ?is lijf be fordryuen wi?
tempestes blowyng aboute. in ?e whiche te{m}peste ?is is my most
p{ur}pos ?
at is to seyn to
displese
to wikked[e] men.
? Of whiche
schrews al be ?e oost neuer so grete it is to dispyse. for it nis
gouerned wi? no leder of resoune. but it is rauysched only by flityng
errour folyly {and} ly?tly. ? And if ?ei somtyme maky{n}g an ost
a?eynest vs assaile vs as strengere. oure leder drawe? to gedir hys
rycchesse i{n} to hys toure. {and} ?ei ben ententif aboute sarpulers or
sachels vnp{ro}fitable forto taken.
