Butt gaue yt to the wryghtes wyfe. 633
The garland is Thus the wryghtes garlond was feyre of hewe,
fresh as ever. And hys wyfe bothe good and trewe:
There-of was he fu{l~l} blythe; 636
I take wytnes att gret and sma{l~l},
Thus true are all Thus trewe bene good women a{l~l}
good women now That nowe bene on lyve, 639
alive! So come thryste on ther hedys
Whan they momby{l~l} on ther bedys MAY ALL GOOD
Ther pat_er_ n_oste_r ryue. WIVES GO 642
TO HEAVEN!
Here then is Here ys wretyn a geste of the wryght
written a tale of That hadde a garlond we{l~l} I-dyght,
the Wright and his The coloure wy{l~l} neuer fade. 645
Garland. Now god, ?at ys heuyn kyng,
God grant us all Graunt vs a{l~l} hys dere blessyng
his blessing, Owre hertes for to glade; 648
and may all true And a{l~l} tho that doo her husbondys ryg{h-}t,
faithful wives Pray we to Ih_es_u fu{l~l} of myght,
That feyre mott hem byfalle, 651
come to heaven's And that they may come to heuen blys,
bliss, For thy dere moderys loue ther-of nott to mys,
All_e_ good wyues all_e_.
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