Conforte of hym forto haue,
her godes after hem to saue,
her londes & her ledes; 111
her eyre of hym forto make,
And her
richesse
hym bitake,
Palfreies & her stedes.
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she ledde her lijf,
ffor she no childe hadde. 99
hir lorde for ?at ilk ?inge
Ofte his honden gan to wrynge,
And sorou?ful lijf he ladde;
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ffor he wende ?at god almi?th
had ben wroo? wi? hym apli?th,
?ereof sore hym dradde. 105
Ofte he bisou?th god in heuene
Sende hem a childe, wi? mylde steuene,
To maken hem bli?e & gladde, 108
(10)
?
Conforte of hym forto haue,
her godes after hem to saue,
her londes & her ledes; 111
her eyre of hym forto make,
And her
richesse
hym bitake,
Palfreies & her stedes.
114
Ofte ?ai maden ?us her bone,
And god sent hem grace sone,
?at fulfilde were ?oo dedes: 117
A son conceyued ?at gode wijf;
Tyme com in her olde lijf
ybore it most be nedes
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120
(11)
? ?ai ?ankeden god, & glade were,
And avoweden in ?is manere
Chastite bo?e to take, 123
And to lyuen in clene lijf,
Eufeniens & his gode wijf,
And synne to forsake. 126
?e childe was mery in al manere,
As ?ai maden her praiere,
Ani?th as ?
