The Tale of Melibeus Folio 337v 9 of 46 folios
And with hise neigheboris /
there is a manere garnesoun / that no man may ven-
quische / Ne desconfite /
uyd / of hise citesynys
ȝoure olde
ȝow ne ouȝtyn / not sodeynly ne not to hastif
ly procedyn in this neede //
ueyen /
gence /
seydyn / ryȝt wisely
neede / er thow begynne it / apparayle the wt gret
diligence /
werre / in batayle /
gynne I reede / that thow apparayle the
do it with greet dyligence
Thullyus seyth that longe apparaylynge / by forn
batayle / makyt schort victorye
The garneso
was acordit be ȝoure neigheboris sweche
as doon ȝow reuerence wt outyn loue /
olde enenyis reconsyled / ȝoure flatereris
ledyn . ȝow certeyn th
ledyn ȝow / the contrarye /
conseylede ȝow / to venge ȝow
errid / to han clepid / swich manere folk to ȝoure / conseil
resonys a fore seyd /
to the special // ȝe schul fyrst procedyn / aftyr the doct
ne / of thullius /
of this conseyl / nedyth not diligently enqure
is weel wist whiche they been that han don to ȝow
this trespas / and vilenye /
is / and in what manere they han doon to ȝow al
this wrong
schuln examyne al the secunde condicio
the same thullyus addyth in this mateere /