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put down the "I swere by the holy rode 162
money. I thought when I cam hydde{rh}
For to bryng[2] yt a{l~l} to-gydde{rh},
As I mott broke my heele." 165
The 40 marks she Ther sche toke xl marke
takes Of syluer and gold styff and sterke:
Sche toke yt feyre and welle; THE 168
and tells him to Sche seyd, "in to the chambyr wy{l~l} we, LORD IS
go [leaf 180, back] Ther no man scha{l~l} vs see; DROPPED
into the secret No lenger wy{l~l} we spare." 171
chamber. Vp the steyer they gan[3] hye: THROUGH
Upstairs he goes, The stepes were made so queyntly A TRAPDOOR,
That farther myght he nott fare. 174
stumbles, The lord stumbyllyd as he went in hast,
and pops down 40 He fe{l~l} doune in to ?at chaste
feet through the Forty fote and somedele more. 177
wright's trapdoor. The lord began to crye;
The wyfe seyd to hym in hye,
"Syr, what do ye there?" 180
He prays the "Dame, I can nott seye howe
That I am come hydder nowe
To thys hows ?at ys so newe; 183
I am so depe in thys sure flore
That I ne can come owte att no dore;
good dame to have Good dame, on me ?ou rewe!" 186
pity on him.
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