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e mek & myld,
And of maneres hende: 39
A litel after, wi? greth hast
? ei a-voweden to him chast,
To here lyues ende.
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? er-after was it nat lange:
Alex coude speke & gange,
And was set to lere. 45
Sone he was a ful good clerk,
& meche he louede godes werk
fforto speke & here.
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Sone whan he gan to belde,
& forto comen to mannes elde,
him was chosen a wif,
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Out of ? e emperoures bour,
A mayde good, of greth honur,
To wedde wi? -oute strif.
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Whan ? ei were wedded ? e ferste ny? th
In godes [lawe], as it was ry? th,
& was I-brouth to house: 57
Mek[e]liche he gan hire teche,
To drede god, of sinne leche,
? at is maydenes spouse.
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he prechede hire wi? al his my? th:
Of s[i]nne ? e scholde hauen no ply? th,
Bote kepe hire maydenhod; 63
& of iesu, ? at mayde clene,
In whom was neuere wem I-sene,
? e scholde habbe hire mede.
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? anne tok he his gold ring,
& ? af ? at mayde, ? at was ? ing,
& seyde to hire ? us: 69
'Tak ? is ring, & kep it me,
Til ? at godes wille be,
God bi-twene vs.