The Tale of Melibeus Folio 327v 29 of 46 folios
oure lord hath wold / rygh so it is don / I blyssede be
the name of oure lord /
Answerde Melybeus to his wyf prudence
th
bele / but trewely myn herte is troubeled / with
this sorwe So greuously / that I not what to don
And th
cas And herkenyth what they seye in conseylynge
And ȝow gouerne aftyr here sentente
werke alle th
uere repente
Prudence ; this Mellibeus leet callyn a gret congre
gacioun / of folk /
and ȝynge
As by here semblaunt / to his loue
That dydyn h
loue as it happith ofte /
subtyle flatererys /
lawe
re / this Mellibeus in sorweful wyse / schewede hem
his cas /
that in herte he bar a crewel yre redy to doon venge
aunce vp on hise fois /
werre schulde begynne /
he here conseyl / vp on this matyere /
lycence / And assent of sweche as were wyse vp ros
he / as to vs surgeenys a
wight the beste / that we can wheere as we been wt
holdyn / And to oure pacient that we don no dama
ge /
whan twey men / hath euerych wo
same surgeen helyth hem bothe /
oure art it is nat
of ȝoure doughtir Al be it so sche be
we schul do so ententyf bysynesse / fr
That with the grace of god sche schal been hool
sound / as soone as is possible /