261
and asks who gave The stuard seyd, "so god me saue,
it him. Of thy garlond wondyr I haue,
And who yt hath the sent." 264
"Sir, it will tell "Syr," he seyd, "be the same hatte
me whether my wife I can knowe yf my wyfe be badde
goes bad." To me by eny other ma{n)}; 267
If my floures ou?er fade or falle,
Then doth my wyfe me wrong wyth-all_e_,
As many a woman ca{n)}." 270
"I'll prove that The stuard ?ought "by godes myg{h-}t,
this very night," That scha{l~l} I preue thys same nyg{h-}t
says the steward, Whether ?ou blys or banne," 273
gets plenty of And in to hys chambyr he gan gone,
money, and goes And toke tresure fu{l~l} good wone,
off And forth he spedde hem tha{n)}. AND 276
Butt he ne stynt att no stone THINKS
to the wright's Ty{l~l} he vn-to ?e wryghtes hows come HE HAS
house, That ylke same nyg{h-}t. SUCCEEDED 279
He mett the wyfe amydde the gate, SO WELL.
takes her round Abowte ?e necke he gan her take,
the neck, And seyd "my dere wyght, 282
[leaf 182] A{l~l} the good ?at ys myne
and offers her all I wy{l~l} the geue to be thyne
he has, to lie by To lye by the a{l~l} nyght.
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