if it mi?th be; ac hij ne mi?tten it nou?th do.
// we mowen now as it were; for nou?th, to heuen come, 142
Si??en oure lord it had ibou?th; & ?e fendes power bynome.
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Ac ?ai ?at suich grace ne hadden; ?at tofore vs come, 146
After oure lorde ?ai gradden; in ?
e
prophecie
ylome; 148
After hym ?
ai gradden; wi? gret wille & longe;
No mendement ?ai ne seie; bot gret pyne & stronge; 152
So longe ?at ?ai wery weren; & leten be al stille,
And he[r] gredyng forberen; & turneden to goddes wille; 156
ffor ?ai ne sei?en non o?er won; ?ou? hem ?ou?tten longe;
Oure lorde lete her will ago; er he wolde flesch a-fonge. 160
And ?o ?ai weren wery ynou?
