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or die. Fast ?e proctoure gan to pray,
She says nay, And eu_er_ to hy{m~} sche seyd "naye,
That wolle I nott doo. 435
as her husband Hadest ?ou done ?at dede w_y_t_h_ me,
will know of it by My spouse by hys garlond myght see,
his garland. That schuld torne me to woo." 438
The proctor The proctoure seyd, "by heuen kyng,
If he sey to the any ?ing
He scha{l~l} haue sorowe vn-sowte; 441
offers her 20 Twenty marke I wolle ?e geue,
marks. It wolle ?e helpe welle to lyue,
The mony here haue I brought." 444
These she takes; Nowe hath sche the tresure tane,
they go upstairs, And vp ?e steyre be they gane,
(What helpyth yt to lye?) 447
The wyfe went the steyre be-syde,
and the proctor The proctoure went a lyty{l~l} to wyde
tumbles into the He fe{l~l} downe by and by. 450
cellar, Whan he in to ?e seller felle,
and thinks he is He wente to haue sonke in to helle,
going to hell. He was in hart fu{l~l} sory. 453
The stuard lokyd on the knyght,
The steward asks And seyd "proctoure, for godes myght,
him to sit down; Come and sytt vs by.
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