Lenvoye de Chaucer Folio 105r 1 of 2 folios
Folwe Grisilde / as in humilitee
For it were importable / thougħ they wold
1145
But for that euer y wygħ t / in his degree
Shulde be constaunt / in aduersitee
This storie / whicħ witħ heye stile / he endytetħ
1150
Vn to a mortal man / wel more Corrected from: <nothing>wewe ougħ t
Resceyuen al in gree / that god vs sent
For gret skyl is / he preeue that he wrougħ t
But he ne temptetħ noman / that he bougħ t
1155
He preeuetħ folk al day / it is no drede
Witħ sharpe skorges / and aduersitee
Ful oft to be bete / in sondry wyse
Nat for to knowe / oure wyl / for certis he
1160
Er we were borñ / knew al oure freelete
Lat vs thanne lyue / in vertuous suffraunce
It were ful hard / to fynde now a dayes
1165
In al a Toun / Grisildis thre or twoo
For if þ at they were put / to swicħ assayes
The gold of hem / hatħ now so bad a layes
Witħ bras / that thougħ the coyne be fair at eye
It wolde rather breste a two / than plye
1170
Whos lyf / and al hire secte / god mayntene
In heigħ maistrie / and elles were it skathe
I wol witħ lusty hert / fressħ and grene
Seyn ȝow a song
1175
Herkenetħ my songħ in this manere
GRisilde is ded / and eke hire pacience
And bothe at ones / I beried in Itaylle
For whicħ I crie / in open audience
No wedded man / so hardy be / to assaylle
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His wyues pacience / in trost to fynde
Grisildis / for in certeyn he shal fayle
Lat noon humilite / ȝoure tonges nayle
Ne late no Clerk / haue cause or diligence