ere ?at he mi?th hym ysee
late and erly; 687
In ?e halle he shulde be layd.
was ?ere non ?at it wi?sayd,
Bot graunted hastyly; 690
?ai loued hym more ?an any man.
To kepe hym wel, he hete hem ?an,
And wisten neuer why 693
His wijf hym loued at herte dere;
wel wolde she ?at he serued were,
And mychel was hym by. 696
(59)
? wi?
outen any
grucchyng
word,
Mete ?
at was vpon hire bord
?ai senten hym to almesse, 699
Ri?th of her owen dissh,
were it flessh oi?er fissh,
while he was in destresse; 702
?us was ?e pilegryme yserued ?an.
who he was, wist noman,
Gret was his ?olemodenesse; 705
ffor ?if his moder oi?er his wijf
hadden ywist Alexius lijf,
It had ben her gladnesse.
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(60)
? wi? hym ?ai speken, & hym sei?
