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Parchemyn he him wan,
And al his lyf wrot ?er-an,
As he lay in his bedde. 354
? Al he wrot opon his bok,
How he his ?onge wyf forsok,
?o he of londe wolde. 357
How he his mantel here by-tok,
And his gerdel ?at was so guod,
And a ryng of golde.
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? ?at fel opon a soneday,
?at alle men of cristis lay
To ?e cherche come, 363
Clerkes, kny?tes, ?onge & olde,
?
e
emperour
with his erles bolde,
?
e Pope self of Rome. 366
? ?o hy ?uder y-come were,
To here al so hy sholde ?ere
Hare seruise. 369
Al so hy hare bedes bede,
In ?e luft hy herde grede,
In a wonder wise:
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? 'Come? alle now to me,
?at synful haue? for me y-be,
And a-fonge? ?oure mede. 375
Alle ?
