at
shrewes were despoyled of moeuyng to don yuel. ? so shulle{n} ?ei q{uo}d
she. sonnere p{er}auenture ?en ?{o}u woldest or sonnere ?en ?ei hem self
wenen to lakken mowynge to done yuel. ? For ?ere nis no ?ing so late in
so short bou{n}des of ?is lijf ?at is longe to abide. namelyche
to a
corage inmortel.
Of whiche shrewes ?e grete hope {and} ?e heye
co{m}passy{n}g{us} of shrewednesse is often destroyed by a sodeyne ende
or ?ei ben war. {and} ?at ?ing establi? to shrewes ?e ende of hir
shrewednesse. ? For yif ?at shrewednesse maki?e wrecches. ?an mot he
nedes be most wrecched ?
