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And by the garlond ?ou may see,
Feky{l~l} or fals yf ?at sche be,
Or ellys yf sche be trewe." 66
The wright is Of thys chaplett hym was fu{l~l} fayne,
delighted with his And of hys wyfe, was nott to layne;
garland and wife, He weddyd her fu{l~l} sone, 69
marries her and And ladde her home wyth solempnite,
takes her home; And hyld her bryda{l~l} dayes thre.
Whan they home come, 72
and then begins to Thys wryght in hys hart cast,
think that when he If that he walkyd est or west
is out at work As he was wonte to done, 75
men will try to "My wyfe ?at ys so bryght of ble,
corrupt his wife. Men wolle desyre he{rh} fro me,
And ?at hastly and sone;" 78
So he plans a Butt sone he hym by?ought
crafty room and That a chambyr schuld be wrought
tower, Bothe of lyme and stone, 81
Wyth wallys strong as eny stele,
And dorres sotylly made and wele,
He owte framyd yt sone; 84
and builds it soon The chambyr he lett make fast,
with plaster of Wyth plast_er_ of parys ?_a_t wy{l~l} last,
Paris, Such ous know I neu_er_ none; 87
which no one could Ther ys [ne] kyng ne emp_er_oure,
ever get out of if And he were lockyn in ?at towre,
he once got into That cowde gete owte of ?at wonne.
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