The Tale of Melibeus Folio 338r 8 of 46 folios
the same thullyus addyth in this mateere /
put a thyng whiche that he clepith consent
This is to seyne /
they / and how manye been they /
that consentedyn
as to the fyrste poynt / it is weel knowyn whiche
folk been they / that consentedyn to ȝoure hastif
wilfulnesse /
ȝow \to/ makyn sodeyn werre / ne been not ȝoure
frendis /
that ȝe holdyn ȝowre frendis / as to ȝoure
ȝe ne been but a loone /
but a douȝtyr /
germaynys / ne noon othir nygh kenrede
fore that ȝoure enemyis / fordrede schulde stynte
to plede / wt ȝow or distroye ȝoure
wyn also that ȝoure rychesse mote been despendit
in dyuerce
his part / they ne wele takyn but lityl reward to
vengyn thyn deth /
And they han manye childeryn / bretheryn cosynys
hadyst slayn of hem two or thre / ȝet dwellyn
I nowe to wrekyn here deth /
thow so be that ȝoure kynreede / be moore sekyr &
stefast / than the kenreede of ȝoure adu
theles / ȝoure kenrede nys but a fer kynrede they
been but lytil sibbe to ȝow /
enenyis been nygh sibbe to h
heere condicio
vs considere also / if the conseylynge of h
seyledyn / ȝow to takyn sodeyn vengeauns / whethir
it acorded to reso
nay /
kyn veniea
Iurysdixioun of it