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? an is ? ilke 3388
same good p{ur}posed to ? e werkes of mankynde ry? t as
a comune mede.

[Sidenote: This good is inseparable from the virtuous, therefore
virtue can never want its reward. ]

whiche mede ne may ben disseuered
fro good folk. for no wy? t as by ry? t fro ? ennes for? e
? {a}t hym lakki? goodnesse ne shal ben cleped good. 3392
For whiche ?
ing folk of good[e] maneres her medes ne
forsaken hem neuer mo.

[Sidenote: Evil men may rage as they please against the good, but
the crown of the wise shall not fall nor fade. ]

For al be it so ? at sherewes
waxen as wood as hem list a? eynes good[e] folk. ? itte
neuer ? e les ? e corone of wise men ne shal nat fallen 3396
ne faden.

[Sidenote: The wickedness of another cannot deprive a virtuous
soul of its own honour. ]

? For foreine shrewednesse ne bynyme?
nat fro ? e corages of good[e] folk hire p{ro}pre honoure.

[Linenotes:
3379 _whiche_--which
3380 _good_--goode
3381 _ne_ (2)--omitted
3383 _whiche_--which
3385 _forlonge_--forlong
3386-88-90 _whiche_--which
3391 _for? e_--forth
3393 _whiche_--which
_good[e]_--goode
3395 _wood_--woode
_good[e]_--goode
3396 _les_--leese
_ne_--omitted
3398 _good[e]_--goode]

[Headnote:
THE REWARD OF THE GOOD.