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Measour is Treasour:
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f.146 verso
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Folio 146 Verso
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Among boorys / beevys and leounys
Myn office is to walke in wyldnesse
Reste anyght /in cavys and dongeounys
Tyl phebus shewe / amorwen his bryghtnesse
Now stonde I here / to kepe in sekirnesse
This hows in sewyrte / with al my besy cure
to letyn in folk / that of gentilnesse
lyst hem governe / Iustly be mesure
Explicit quod lydgate