Then the Proctor The proctoure of ?e parysche chyrche ryg{h-}t
sees the wright Came and lokyd on ?e wryght,
He lokyd as he ware madde; 408
Fast ?e proctoure gan hym frayne,
and asks where he "Where hadest ?ou ?is garlond gayne?
got his garland It ys eu_er_ lyke newe." 411
from. The wryght gan say "felowe,
"With my wife; Wyth my wyfe, yf ?ou wylt knowe;
That dare me nott rewe; 414
and while she is For a{l~l} the whyle my wyfe trew ys,
true it will never My garlond wolle hold hewe I-wys,
fade, And neu_er_ falle nor fade; 417
but if she's false And yf my wyfe take a p_ar_amoure,
it will." Than wolle my garlond vade ?e floure,
That dare I ley myne hede." 420
The proctor thinks The proctoure ?ought, "in good faye THE PROCTOR
he'll test this, That scha{l~l} I wete thys same daye TEMPTS THE
Whether yt may so be." WIFE, AND 423
goes to the To the wryghtes hows he went, IS TRAPDOORED.
wright's wife He grete ?e wyfe wyth feyre entente,
Sche seyd "syr, welcome be ye." 426
and declares his "A! dame, my loue ys on you fast
love for her; Syth the tyme I sawe you last;
I pray you yt may so be 429
That ye would graunt me of you{rh} grace
he must have her To play w_y_t_h_ you in some p_ri_uy place,
[leaf 184] Or ellys to deth mutt me.
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