" 456
The proctoure began to stare,
he doesn't know For he was he wyst neu_er_ whare, THE PROCTOR
where he is, Butt wele he knewe ?e knyght CAN'T 459
And the stuard ?at swyngelyd ?e lyne. MAKE OUT
but asks what the He seyd "syres, for godes pyne, WHERE HE
Lord and steward What do ye here thys nyg{h-}t?" HAS GOT 462
are after there, The stuard seyd, "god geue the care, TO.
Thowe camyst to loke howe we fare,
Nowe helpe ?is lyne were dyght." 465
He stode sty{l~l} in a gret ?ought,
What to answer he wyst noght:
"By mary fu{l~l} of myght," 468
working the wife's The proctoure seyd, "what do ye in ?is yn_e_
flax; For to bete thys wyfees lyne?
[leaf 184, back] For Ih_esus_ loue, ffu{l~l} of myght," 471
The proctoure seyd ryght as he ?oug{h-}t,
he, the proctor, "For me yt scha{l~l} be euy{l~l} wroug{h-}t
will never do the And I may see aryg{h-}t, 474
like, For I lernyd neu_er_ in lon{d+}
it's not his For to haue a swynge{l~l} in hond
trade. By day nor be nyght." 477
The steward says, The stuard seyd, "as good as ?o{=u}.
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